The most beautiful aria in operatic history sung by the greatest tenor in history. Evokes so much emotion

No microphones. Just a man and a piano. Timelessly brilliant

Is it possible? Is it truly possible that a human voice could do this? A velvet canon

4:05 do you see that little smile there? he knows hes about to tear this place down with that high c

And THAT’S how you sing Che gelida manina! He loved this role and especially this aria. He chose La Bohème for all his major house debuts.

I was completely mesmerized by his facial expressions, clear enunciation, and controlled power. Brilliant performance. 👏

The type of man you'll witness once in a lifetime

One of the best singers that has ever walked this planet

THE BEST THAT EVER LIVED, A ONCE IN A LIFETIME TALENT. SO GLAD I WAS ABLE TO LISTEN TO HIM,ONE OF THE HIGHLITES OF MY 80 YEARS.

It really doesn't get better than this. Gift from God.

There will NEVER be another like him. Absolutely peerless. Be grateful we got to witness his incomparable talent in our lifetime.

I’ve never heard a such sharp incredible stunning thrilling High C like this....Im not amazed that at that time in the ‘60 Pavarotti was called the new Bijorling. His voice sounds here so powerful and easy, like the Bijorling’s voice, an hero of thr Met in the Golden age of the Opera

I knew this recording of him as a younger man would be absolutely beast mode. Goodness. Incredible once in a lifetime voice.

This is why I love KZfaq, countless undiscovered gems await discovery!

In our life time we will never see tenor that sings at this level of perfection. Luciano Pavarotti is a true gift from God and his legacy will carry on for generations to come.

Great tenors should never die.....our souls need them! Luciano, sei grande!

I can't stop listening to this. This may be the best aria on the internet.

Che voce..... con quale naturalezza attacca "Talor dal mio forziere......" un' esecuzione eccezionale. Immenso Pavarotti!!!

That smile at 4:07 never fails to get me happy. And now, two years later, it also makes me melancholic and nostalgic.

My God!!! That C !!! And the look on his face while his produces it is like "I have to balance this note carefully or i could risk bringing down the ceiling" :p

His voice is INSANE

A young Pavarotti. WOW WOW WOW His voice just cuts right through you. First time I saw this. Unbelievable!

when one has such a long career, we forget how astoundingly beautiful the voice was when they were young. Truly beautiful and magical

Isn't that that most effortless high C you've ever heard? Maestro your are the best!!

The voice was always astonishing. I had the pleasure of hearing him, live, March 4, 1978, in the Fox Theater in Atlanta. Despite all the best intentions of recording engineers( and this is excellent) when one heard his voice, live, no mike, in person, even in a venue with acoustics more suited to Movies, he was a miracle. He ended his recital with Nessum Dorma, and the theater was in awe. We rewarded him with a five minute standing ovation. His great "Al Alba , Vincero!" was electric. I will not get involved with any of the pissy little disputes such as Lanza versus Pavarotti. I have only heard Lanza, as has everyone else, recorded, and unless one gets lucky and hears the live singing, it is all just surmising.

I bet that High C is still bouncing off one star after another! Riposa in pace Maestro!

This is one of the best things ive ever heard

The legend is that in some of his first concerts the piano went silent and Pavarotti had to wait, because his voice was so overwhelming that the pianist became momentarily paralysed...this is the first time I've heard early Pavarotti, and I've listened to a few arias...and I can understand my fingers not being able to move along the tops if I heard this voice a few feet away

You don't have to be a singer to know how HARD this aria is. It's also just very long with hardly any breaks. Gotta love 60s Pavarotti. Bravo.

Che gelida manina, se la lasci riscaldar... Cercar che giova, al buio non si trova. Ma per fortuna, è una notte di luna, e qui la luna l'abbiamo vicina. Aspetti, signorina, le dirò con due parole: chi sono, chi sono, e che faccio, come vivo: Vuole? Chi son? Chi son? Son poeta. Chi cosa faccio? Scrivo. E come vivo? Vivo. In povertà mia lieta, scialo da gran signore rime ed inni d'amore. per sogni e per chimere e per castelli in aria! L'anima ho milionaria. Talor dal mio forziere ruban tutti i gioielli due ladri: gli occhi belli. V'entrar com voi pur ora, ed i miei sogni usati e i bei sogni miei tosto si dileguar! Ma il furto non m'accora, poichè v'ha preso stanza... la speranza! Or che mi conoscete, parlate voi deh! parlate... Chi siete? Vi piaccia dir?

What a great voice. Never saw him this young before.

FOREVER you will be in our hearts, Sir Pavarotti! I've always admired you since I was a little girl. Love you always! Miss you!

There have been singers that match and in some roles dare I even say bettered but it is the "whole package" that makes him so wonderful, his beautiful voice is but a part of it, his stage presence and vocalization combine to make him the archetypal Tenor. We were so lucky

How beautiful was The Maestro- beautiful features, beautiful expressions and smile, beautiful voice ! Rest with the angels, you did good !

Amazing! His lower register seems more powerful here than in arias he sang late in his career. Here both high and low are strong and perfectly delivered. It was interesting to watch the athleticism of the ways he mindfully shaped his mouth for each note.

Glory to God this was good. Wow. Truly a legendary talent if ever there was one.

4:18 c'è stato una vibrazione di terremoto in casa che tutti ci siamo dati - le nostre gelide manine. Grande, Luciano per sempre!

Luciano Pavarotti makes my day any time: ) Love, Love, Love his voice......just heaven! Thank got these people are around who enlighten my the day at least and hopefully many others, we need more great singers , great people like him in these very troubled times......!

Per me, questa è la migliore edizione in cui lui canta ‘La Manina’ su KZfaq, l’unica.

What an extraordinary voice and artistry - the marry that kind of power with the sweet, musical tone - and to finish with that sweet pianissimo, the most delicate finish. Only once in our lifetime have we seen an artist like this. The century began with Caruso and ended with Pavarotti.

That famous smile at 4.o6 you just know what's coming is going to be fabulous

This divine being said that he was merely human and that Bjorling was extraterrestrial. Like all truly gifted artists, he was always glowing about other performers and did not boast. It is no coincidence that this humility came from a man whose rendition of this aria is simply incomparable. Every detail and every nuance possesses more control and more power than is humanly reasonable. If you heard a young tenor singing like that at Cardiff Singer of the World, you would just pass out.

Thanks so much for posting this gem from 1964. I had not heard many early examples of Pavarotti, this is just incredible. And how handsome he was back then at 28 years old. I had just watched a 1965 clip of him with Mirella Freni doing the famous duet from La Boheme. He's my all time favourite tenor, and this has just cemented his place at the top of list of great tenors even more. What a star. He will never be forgotten.

Tanti lo hanno amato...tanti criticato. Alcuni, invidiosi del suo talento e della sua straordinaria potenza. La speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeraanzaaaaaa che prima o poi ritorni

He was great even then and just got better. Amazing voice.

Que joven y guapo Luciano, nunca lo había visto así. Hermosa voz como siempre.

Blows my mind to see & listen to this brilliant tenor early in his career. Without the beard and ample girth, I wouldn't have recognized him.

Wow! even though the video is old and the quality is poor, but I can feel the echo and the beautiful reverb of Pavaritt's voice . How beautiful! Thank you so much for this video.

OMG what a performance! The stark piano accompaniment makes the aria even more intimate and striking... wow...

El Rey de la Opera sin duda alguna.... Lastima que ya no esta. Esos agudos bestiales lo hacen inigualable

Incredible performance, Pavarotti and Puccini, wonderful combination, I have this mental picture of them in heaven congratulating each other on their stellar careers

That smile man Everytime I see it all I can think is him probably thinking "You thought that was good? You don't even know the note I'm about to hit you guys with"

Having been blessed to see and hear him, in person, 25 years ago, I will never forget how I wept as he made love to each and every note. It was a truly spiritual experience to hear this amazingly gifted man. If this was his earthly voice, can you imagine how he sounds in Heaven?!!!!

the one and only , Maestro!

Nowhere to hide. Just Pavarotti and a piano, Absolutely breathtaking!

I saw him at the ROH in 1975 in Boheme. He was magnificent! John Steane said in a letter to me that it was the Boheme of ones dreams,and so it was. Henry Webb

OMG unbelieveable- tearjerker- RIP Maestro !!!!

I come to this video and am always overcome with emotion at the beauty and clarity of a voice so beautiful it flys with the angels ! Rest well Maestro and know you are greatly missed! This world is less brilliant without you !

No other explanation except true God-given talent. Born to sing true glory. Above and beyond expression.

This is the Pavarotti I like to listen to. Her he shows his great talent as tenor,for me he never sings better in the later years. Brynjar Hoff

ah....mon Dieu! What a treasure to have stumbled upon this.

We all miss you Maestro, and you will live on in our hearts and memories forever through your recordings...RIP....

It is difficult to overstate this man's stature in the history of art. Shakespeare, Rembrandt, Mozart, Pavarotti. It was not until he passed that I realized that we had a timeless legend among us, yet I never took the opportunity to hear him in person. One of the poignant regrets of my life.

it is enough to bring a tear to a glass eye. Thank you for all those song`s. My life was make better for the hearing of them.

What a badass :) He put the limit so high that nowadays tenors break their voices trying to catch up with him.

If anyone doubts there's a God just show them Pavarotti! Only God could bless someone with an instrument like that!!! It was handcrafted and mastered and refined finer than the world's most precious stones! A voice the angels listen to... he is probably singing in Heaven to the saints and angels!!! Thank you God for beauty in the world.. and thank you Pavarotti for sharing your gift. I am truly touched with a bit of heaven and joy every time I listen....

What a gift. Just speechless.

Todo un maestro el gran Lucciano Pavarotti. Ese "DO" es uno de los más gloriosos que he escuchado. La perfección hecha voz.

Merci infiniment pour cette rare pépite

electrifying effortless brilliance as always. Pavarotti was special.

My very first visit to an opera was Traviata with Sutherland and a 28 year old Pavarotti. I will never forget it. It sparked my initial interest in Opera training myself.

Un immense merci pour cet enregistrement d'anthologie que je n'avais jamais vu. Tellement magnifique...

I love you Maestro. No doubt you're in heaven serenading the angels. RIP

Pure perfection!

How happy he looks! Such joy and passion in doing the thing he loves!

The best there's ever been

Che gelida manina, se la lasci riscaldar... Cercar che giova? Al buio non si trova. Ma per fortuna, è una notte di luna, e qui la luna... l'abbiamo vicina. Aspetti, signorina, le dirò con due parole: chi son? chi son!... e che faccio... come vivo?... Vuole? Chi so? Sono um poeta. Chi cosa faccio? Scrivo. E come vivo? Vivo. In porvetà mia lieta, scialo da gran signore... rime ed inni d'amore. Per sogni e per chimere... e per castelli in aria! L'anima ho milionaria. Talor dal mio forziere... ruban tutti i gioelli due ladri:…

Alucinante!. Se puede cantar mejor?!. Qué voz! y tenía 29 años. Si existe la perfecciónl, aquí está..

My favorite opera song

Phenomenal. The best clip I've seen of Pavarotti. He's gone up a great deal in my opinion after that magically intense & expressive performance.

The pleasure of this wonderful voice remains with us, brings joy to the heart, and a happy tear as well. Bravo Maestro,bravo....

Quisiera que estuvieran grabadas sus clases, sus prácticas, desde el comienzo, desde muy joven... Pavarotti es increíble y escucharlo es una experiencia fascinante. Lo que hace con esta aria aquí, con sólo un piano, sostenido por su bellísima voz...

La voix sublime d'un jeune Pavarotti , aigus cristallins projetés avec aisance . Merci, spassiva

Tenor hasta la muerte, me encanta como mantiene la compostura despues de semejante ACTUACION... Un espectaculo escucharlo...

It is my biggest frustration. have not listened to this man in life .......

The most beautiful voice ever ❤️

it is always amazing how little effort he puts forth, all he moves is his eyebrows, training for 7 years really pays off. No one trains like that any more, plus his voice to begin with dominated any other voice from the past, present and future. Like there is only one Einstein, Hawking, etc.

Exquisite... wish someone in sound engineering would remix this - and remove the notion LP is singing in a long box halfway down the hallway. Sound equipment in 1964 was what it was - a remastered version could easily pay for itself. I think most people here would pay for an enhanced version of this masterpiece.

Bravo!!!! この声量、寸分ブレない音程、美しい声、凄い迫力・・・。 さすがパバロッティ。

Wow. This is old USSR TV-channel “Culture” 😄 One of 3 government channels) BTW Pavarotti is great 👍

I have watched and listened to this incredible video at least 40 times over the past few years. every single time I am transported somewhere....

Anyone can tell that high C was absolutely hurled into the air, and Pavarotti was just watching it soar until it was ready to come back down. Amazing.

For me, it's not just the high C, but it's the way he comes off it, and cherishes the Bb after it. Nothing to stop people copying that, btw... I think the audience didn't really know what had just hit them!

He was handsome !!!!

The best of the best, bigger than life Luciano :)

Thank you very much !!!! One of the biggest regrets of my life Is not being able to watch him sing in a concert A voice that comes only once every 100 years !!!!!

Que maravilha ! Um piano e um homem ! Belíssimo

So rare to see a young Pavarotti!!! THANK YOU for posting!

My Sicilian father introduced us to opera. I was the only one of three boys that really appreciated it. And Dad packed us all up with Mom and off we went to live in Rome around 1959. Thanks, Dad & Mom!

I do t understand how 130 people can deslike this giant of opera and one of the greatest lyric tenor of all time. This people are deaf and has afull taste!! 😡😡 Bravo Luciano!!