GETHSEMANE - Carl Anderson as Jesus, 2000, Italy

Rare audio of Carl Anderson as Jesus.

[MacBady]

He had such a powerful soul voice. The amount of anger he can conjure here, so different from Neely's sadness and desperation. What a great singer.

[vanessajazp]

Such a great, passionate voice!
The casting for the 1973 film really did a stellar job of finding amazing singers.

[stefanopertusini]

I attended his show in Milan in 2000. After a hundred concerts and theatrical performances, that's still the most emotional show I have ever witnessed in my entire life.

[tonyscheinman]

OMG THIS IS BRILLIANT! A former "Judas" singing as "Jesus"...AND DOING ONE H*** OF A JOB AS WELL!!! Even with that slight line flub at 1:37 and even if he didn't hit that major high note at 2:16, he was incredible!!! He really brought out the true emotion of the song!

[Maricam]

First listening to this on Holy Friday is no coincidence, he had a wonderful voice, may the Lord be by his side in Heaven 🫶🏻

[blakeallen]

Holy fuck, , , thank you so much for uploading this. This is absolute GOLD! Hearing Judas sing as Jesus is something I never knew existed. So much power in his voice!
*sidenote* Was this officially released? Or is it a bootleg?

[aaronkrolikowski]

My mind is blown. I had no idea this existed. This role switch gives me real-life goosebumps.

[buggyroberson]

So Carl has played both Judas and Jesus...okay then...he is just like fellow black American actor Rex Ingram who played both God and Satan in 1936 and in 1943.

[paulaunger]

Marvellous voice, and excellent enunciation. And I liked the way he tackled the high note - choosing a lower one to equal effect. And only 4 years before he died of Leukaemia. Fantastic. RIP Mr Anderson.

[coatsiecoatsie]

What a phenomenal voice and actor…..doesn’t get much better than this

[susanmacdonald]

He may not have the high notes that some other actors playing this role hit, but this was marvelous!

[Fynnie]

Goosebumps. I never knew this existed until today. Where have I been all these years?? Carl has all the emotions. Gone way too soon. Still sad about it.
Thank you for this audio.

[papadopp]

Oh my! Never thought I’d hear Carl’s dynamics on this song. There was a symbiotic relaxation between Carl and Ted.
Thank you. We lost Carl five days after my wife and it was a week— a season— of grief.

[evelyng]

Wow this is my favourite of all time never even. Knew Carl sung this song never even knew he also played Jesus in the musical amazing love Carl's voice pure brilliant

[JorgeRiquelme-yb]

❤ extraordinario cantante que nos dejó su música y su voz inigualable, saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱

[punkbjork]

amazing interpretation. this is among my top favorite renditions now. thanks so much for sharing. what a beautiful powerhouse of a voice.

[jesusjorgegalvezjaime]

Primera vez que escucho GETHSEMANE en voz de Carl Anderson y es precioso. Te recordamos Carl, descansa en paz.😢😢

[cronoletal]

Qué tesoro inesperado. Fantástica versión!

[DarozGuitar]

Man ive been searching for this for YEARS! i was beginning to doubt my memory of this. thanks for posting

[franklinmargaret]

Cool. A different yet powerful rendition of an unforgettable song!!!