Mattia Battistini - Ernani: Lo vedremo veglio audace - 1906

And with this, I believe we finally have all of Battistini’s Ernani recordings on YouTube. Surely by now, much more needn’t be said about this man, this musician, this master of his art. Just listen to how imposing, how bellicose Battistini manages to turn his voice without ever losing control of or abandoning the essential qualities of bel canto like legato, enunciation, and clarity and beauty of tone. Aristodemo Sillich, bass, sings the Silva. All of Battistini’s Ernani recordings: .