James McCracken:Nessun Dorma


From Puccini's opera Turandot this aria has been performed by many well known tenors and even by soul singer and song writer,Aritha Franklin at the 1998 Grammys.James MacCracken (1926-1988) is best known for his interpretation of Otello by Guiseppe Verdi.I saw his performance of Otello in Toronto in the early 80s and what a performance it was too.







Channel: Music
Uploaded: October 8, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Author: jwccc47

Length: 00:02:40
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jwccc47 (October 29, 2008 at 1:56 am)
Yes and it is the only recording I know of where he does this aria.I guess it was in the mid 70s when I got this record.
2ndAveLine (October 27, 2008 at 12:24 am)
AH!!!
This IS the recording from 10 Famous Tenors.
Bravo James!!!
stevevandien (October 22, 2008 at 11:48 pm)
Amen. Rest in peace, Jimmy:) --
papermason (October 20, 2008 at 11:54 pm)
Inhale ..... WOW!!!!.....Exhale......Just beautiful. This is so heartfelt, and deeply emotional. SUPERB video, jwccc47!!!
mm9913 (October 19, 2008 at 12:41 pm)
Ah McCracken, one of the most reliable tenors of the previous era. Gone but not forgotten.

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