Everyone is a critic and a professional all of a sudden. Great men. I loved it.

Excelent, wonderful ❤️

Even I was out of breath watching this. Formidable.

Netrebko's next husband?

Well done.

Paul you're a light lyric tenor you should't sing dramatic tenor repertoire

Очень надрывно получается. Вы поете на пределе сил. Вам нужно развиваться дальше

Esa deberías cantar en Got talent España all star un lujo oírte ….

Im no expert in opera but Ive listened to this aria a thousand times by a thousand tenors and you are definately lacking in vibrato speed. You have more of a wobble

felicitaciones por todos tus logros. muy pocos a punta de talento y sin las herramientas para una preparación técnica pueden llegar hasta donde ud lo ha hecho. siga a delante sin olvidar sus orígenes. saludos desde Colombia.

I'm sorry, but you look asleep after the song, not sad.

I'm an opera lover and a musician half of my life. I honestly don't get the dislikes amount. I think you did amazing job with this very hard piece. Idx, maybe people always compare this piece to Caruso or Pavarotti performances but like.. we are not comparing even a strong scientists to Einstein right?..

Love it and love you :)

That was wonderful I wish I could see that in person you should make a new video same song but just updated

Ich finde es gut dass Herr Potts keinerlei Skrupel hat, denn er schreckt vor Nichts zurück.

Espero y no frecuente esta clase de roles, son mucho para su voz.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!

Holy cow! Great work!

Paolo Villaggio?

I think you have a good voice, But you should look for a suitable repertoire. Your voice is very light for that aria.

Lol people in comments teach this man that shocked the world with his voice how to sing. He is so great that people are simply jealous and they dislike immediately if they find "a weak" video.

Bravissimo !!! I'm used to a faster tempo, it's my taste, but you sang it preciously ! beautifully !, BRAAAVO !!!

hermoso como canta

Alguns vencedores destilando ódio nos comentários...

I tell you: This guy is a victim of today's "opera teachers", who NEVER sang BIG ROLES, in BIG THEATERS, over BIG ORCHESTRAS without microphones. So he never got to know a voice teacher who could REALLY develop all of his potentials for opera singing. Don't blame the guy, he has a very beautiful voice (and also the balls to keep posting videos here on YT even after some harsh comments, so that's definitely something to admire!). If ever I could suggest him a teacher, my number one choice would be mr. Michael Trimble, who has over 60 years of experience on opera singing (he's 80+ years old, a very kind gentleman), who the teaches in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Everyone interested on learning opera singing should look him up here on KZfaq, he has a channel filled with valuable information... Check him out!

Dam this is from years ago but i love this so much even in 2018!

Potencial (como muchos) tiene, solo le falta un buen maestro. También, obviamente, debe de poner de su parte para mantener en forma su voz. Su actuación también es mejorable. Todo en la vida tiene solución, señores, lo único que no es la muerte.

i think you sing this very well, you are nicely in tune and you have a strong voice... but this would sound much better in a more acoustic and open place 😊 i would love to hear you sing on the stage in an opera, since you have a good sence for acting as well!

success winners distilling hate in the comments ....

Paul potts..... Love from Indonesia.......😘

great effort buddy...vastly superior to 99.9% of what the rest of us could do ! it does sound as though you were trying to force it a little bit .I.m guessing during most of the aria you were concentrating on breathing, pronunciation etc. in short the technical bits..i can imagine listening to you after a couple of coldies and you"re totally relaxed and thinking about nothing but how you"re feeling while you"re singing

Bravo! This sounds very good :)

Another Masterpiece. Thanks.

wow, people on the internet can be really mean. no it's not perfect but it's still beautiful. I mean come on it does say "rehearsal" on the caption Mr. Potts thank you for having the courage to tape this as I am a fan of yours in the USA and this is one of my favorite songs and I was looking to see if u had attempted it. I hope you get comfortable with it to perform it live

Not gonna lie I was never a big fan , but definitely alot of potential I see here man

Good job Paul. Vesti La Giubba is a heavy piece, that takes all of the tenors conditioning and technique.

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I'm glad you're able to avoid breathing in between "oh" and "ridi" at 2:40. When that happens, it tends to ruin the momentum of the song and just not sound right.

I think u are very good at singing that song because that is a hard song to sing

This role is suited for a larger voiced tenor, singing this role as a light lyric or lyric tenor of small size will eventually lead to vocal damage from forcing the voice past its limit. Please stay within your voice's repetoire if you are serious about singing, you will thank yourself down the road when you still have a healthy voice. You must have ultimate respect and understanding of your instrument, never let your ego get in the way of your voice's physical limitations.

y sin microfono toma ya bravo ,me gustaria ser tu vecino jaja

Do the composer a favor and don’t sing this aria. If you keep singing this way, you will absolutely loose your voice.

bravoooooooo...sus canciones y tu vos me toca el alma..fenomenal.

Bravo, Bravo...

❤😭😭😭😭😭❤❤❤

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Очень сильная тряска у него в голосе, это чревато. Если он и дальше будет так напрягать голос - тряска усилится.

Oh my. The emotion makes this one so real. Thanks, Paul. Been surfing youtube for the "great tenors" who have performed this. Hmmm. I think your interpretation is second to none.

ho appena visto il film sulla tua storia. Complimenti sia per la tua voce che per come hai ricominciato a cantare, bravissimo

Bravissimo maestro....excellente

Bravo ne kadar güzel skmişsin. :)

no acoustic room and he still has good voice

ki lehetett az operatőr.....

i see the comments and im like wtf People! show this guy some respect! i love this. i think you should continue With opera! btw 2:38 that part really hits me everytime!! :D

Das ist ja zum fürchten, die Drei Tenöre, Bocelli - Al Bano - Potts - 🤣

I try to say one thing(almost the least important): if u wanna sing a very old art and italian tradition which is holy in Italy, at least, AT LEAST, learn the minimum dose of italian language to sing arias, it's almost insulting hearing very bad italian, didn't mean to speak as a nativespeaker but at least the minimum to not make it seem like a parody of opera

Congrats Paul frontal Portugal ;)

you sing is amazing, but now be the clow, inside you, and you are perfect! more drama! felling

Es fehlt gänzlich an Technik und die Stimme ist zu leicht für dieses Arie

Bravissimo Paul

Not bad but you lack of strong in the voice

Bravo Paul !! Im a finalist of Argentina God talent , see my video Christian Anchaval en talento argentino

Le alcanzo para un concurso, no para triunfar en el mundo de la ópera. I'm sorry

Not fit for his voice, this is more for spinto or dramatic tenor, domingo, or corelli, and lanza

first your vocal technique is not on point... second you are lyric tenor it doesn't suit you to sing nessun dorma or pagliacci.

Harsh comments indeed! Pronounciation? listen to Carreras singing in English... As for all else; a beautiful vocal without the benefit of artificial or acoustic reverb. And he's rehearsing the piece. This guy has a true gift; any knob can write unhelpful critisism.

sehr sehr schlecht.its not good

He is gonna lose voice after this

No traes nada bro.

Björling is better! 😁

Canta meglio di kura

Nice, but mario de monaco still have the best performance

Not every good signing voice could do well in Opera, It's the case here, I wasn't impressed when he was on Britain Got Talent and I am not impressed now. Take my advice, leave Opera alone and focus on some English classics.

Je peux pas croire que des soi disant mélomanes aime ce chanteur n'importe quoi

impara bene l'italiano . la voce ce ma la linguistica è importante

Not My Cup Of Tea!! Not At All!!! Sorry!!!

wtf........