Alfredo Kraus: Pourquoi me reveiller: Werther; Massenet: Liverpool 1992

This video features Alfredo Kraus singing Pourquoi me reveiller from Massenet´s opera Werther during a televised concert held at Kings Dock in 1992 on the occasion of the visit to Liverpool of the Tall Ships. The Tall Ships Race and the concert also commemorated the 500th anniversary of the arrival in the New World of Christopher Columbus.
The concert was performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Robin Stapleton and Julian Reynolds - and featured Montserrat Caballé, Julia Migenes, Mario Frangoulis, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Justino Diaz, Monserrat Caballé , Alfredo Krauss, Dennis O´Neil, Rita Hunter and Paco Peña. It was attended by the King and Queen of Spain
Concierto 500a Aniversario Cristobal Colon; Liverpool 1992 en la presencia de su majestad el Rey Juan Carlos de España, la Reina Sofia y el Principe Andrew de Inglaterra.

[sopranosd]

It kills me how amazing this man was. Gorgeous color, perfect technique and heart!

[claudiosalemme]

at 65 years old still present with his class and technique

[missleroy]

Oh my god ! He was 65 years old for this concert... It's incredible! When I think about all the young singers who can't sing anymore at 40...

[sarado]

Bravo Maestro Kraus, sei più grande!

[melchorcoello]

Si alguien pudiera superarlo, siquiera igualarlo... me gustaría conocerlo. !!

[jmballestra]

Bravo !! Excellente interprétation !!!!

[yawarhuaca]

Indimenticabile Kraus, un grande, sehr gut gesungen, fantastique!

[ottorinoperuzzi]

I l piu grande werther della storia grandissimo. Alfredo

[carmenescuza]

que tecnica..!!! inigualable, creo que no habra un tenor con esa habilidad, a esa edad cantando un area realmente dificil. unico seras siempre maestro kraus

[nenitapoblete]

INOLVIDABLE Y MARAVILLOSO
ALFREDO KRAUSS...!!!

[juandavid]

Alfredo Kraus: único, magistral, insuperable...

[isabellopver]

no me cansaré nunca de oirle BRAVO. Gracias papa por hacerme descubrir el GRAN Alfredo Kraus, te lo debo a ti.

[gunnisonguy]

He was the first Werther I ever heard live on stage.  It was more than 20 years prior to this performance and his voice from my first hearing remains my touchstone for all later Werthers.

[juanhornalopez]

un grande que nos trae los mejores recuerdos

[sidneikovacs]

Dotado de uma técnica apurada sempre teve cuidado com seu repertório sem exageros. Carisma e respeito pelo público.

[ursmue]

Das ist toll. Obwohl A.Kraus hier nicht mehr der Jüngste ist, ist nichts  Altes in der Stimme, einfach ein SUPERMANN. 

[animandes]

Lo máximo de la Vía Láctea, tal vez en otra, por ejemplo en Andrómeda, en el hemisferio norte o Magallanes en el sur, exista otro tenor igual a Kraus, porque mejor, en ninguna parte del universo.

[maxilon-canario]

En el Belcanto estaba Kraus y después los teatros... y san se acabó el belcanto

[규탁한-id]

현대 테너의 가장 모범이라고 생각 되어지는 테너 나이가 들었음에도 명테너 무었인지를 보여주는군요

[alleviso]

@juventusfan84 Perfettamente d'accordo. Kraus è stato il PIU' GRANDE TENORE dell'ultimo quarto del secolo ventesimo. Oltre alla tecnica "belcantistica" mirifica, è stato anche un grandissimo interprete, di classe e raffinatezza infinite ( vien da ridere alle accuse di "freddezza" da parte dei tantissimi incompetenti che vedevano "caldo" per esempio un Pavarotti, totalmente inesistente come imterprete). Nel Werther, poi è INSUPERABILE, nemmeno Schipa gli può tenere testa.