This french aria is from Gaetano Donizetti's opera "La Fille du Régiment" (The Daughter of the Regiment) and it is one true aria which distinguishes the tenors from the baritones. With the amazing C5, it truly challenges the ability of the tenor to maintain the quality while conquering the note. Of course, the easiest way out of this would be the usage of Falsetto but that would drastically reduce its worth.
Luciano Pavarotti brought ultimate glory to the aria when the Maestro, dubbed King of High Cs sang the aria and delivered the full awe and wonder of it. No doubt it simply blew me off my chair!
