THE G-SPOT • The Baritone high G from 1903 to 1983

Few things leave me as satisfied as a well sung baritone G. High enough to thrill, low enough to sound full and manly. Personally, I think a good G is the crowning achievement of the baritone voice. Here is a little study on that note. How it changed, how it evolved, different voice types, schools and approaches. Please excuse the abundance of Tabarro, Rigoletto and Figaro extracts, but I tried to pick examples where the voice is as naked as possible. And yes, I left out many. But I had to make a choice.

01 GIUSEPPE CAMPANARI
02 JOHN FORSELL
03 JEAN NOTÉ
04 MATTEO DRAGONI
05 DOMENICO VIGLIONE BORGHESE
06 TITTA RUFFO
07 GAETANO VIVIANI
08 MICHAEL BOHNEN
09 GIUSEPPE DANISE
10 RICCARDO STRACCIARI
11 APOLLO GRANFORTE
12 HANS REINMAR
13 GIUSEPPE VALDENGO
14 MATHIEU AHLERSMEYER
15 LAWRENCE TIBBETT
16 HEINRICH SCHLUSNUS
17 GINO BECHI
18 ANTENORE REALI
19 TITO GOBBI
20 PAVEL LISITSIAN
21 PIERO CAMPOLONGHI
22 VICTOR DAMIANI
23 CARLO TAGLIABUE
24 ROBERT MERRILL
25 LEONARD WARREN
26 ETTORE BASTIANINI
27 ROLANDO PANERAI
28 HUGO HASSLO
29 GIUSEPPE TADDEI
30 CORNELL MACNEIL
31 FRANCO BORDONI
32 GIORGIO ZANCANARO
33 SILVANO CARROLI
34 PIERO CAPPUCCILLI
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