Everyone’s tried to sing at some point, and a lot of them might have stopped after being told they weren’t very good at it.
Now, that’s not a nice thing to say to people. Don’t worry about how good you are at something. Just do it. Everyone’s got to start somewhere.
And if you’re still unsure about just giving singing a try, take your cue from this golden retriever.
This retriever’s taste in music is pretty classy. Named Hugo, he seems to have taken a liking to opera. That, or, like many people, he just pretends to like it to seem fancy.
Hugo is no tenor, but that’s not going to stop him. His parents are watching a performance of O Sole Mio, led by famous tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
Luciano Pavarotti is a legendary singer. Wikipedia describes him as “one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time”. Pavarotti performed on some prestigious stages in his lifetime.
His voice was no doubt an inspiration to many young, aspiring opera singers.
And now it seems to have reached Hugo as well, who’s quite a bit furrier than most of those other would-be tenors.
I hate to break it to Hugo, but his voice is a bit..uhh…barky to be a tenor. But he doesn’t know that.
When he hears Pavarotti sing, he can’t help but sing along too.
Dogs can’t belt, but howling is the closest they can get. So Hugo howls as close to the notes as possible.
The scene that plays out is adorable. A musical golden retriever appreciating good old opera. Pavarotti isn’t the only tenor performing here.
Two other tenors sing alongside Pavarotti, though their names escape me right now. And of course, there’s an aspiring fourth one in the form of Hugo.
Pavarotti himself passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2007. It’s touching to see his voice resonating with Hugo long after he died. There’s something reassuring and wholesome about that, don’t you agree?
And speaking of Pavarotti, a part comes on where he belts one of the longest and highest notes you’ll hear – and you better believe it caught Hugo’s attention.
Perfect use of his diaphragm and nasal registers, Pavarotti demonstrates mastery of the head and chest mix when he belts. He lets the note out with support from his chest, but resonation from his head, and it’s fantastic.
Hugo may not appreciate it on a technical level, but he’s not deaf.
He can hear the impressive sound coming from the human on the screen, and he tries to match it.
What’s more, there was no shortage of hilarious comments on the video.
Take, for instance, this one that read:
“You realize how good Pavarotti was when even a dog appreciates his work.”
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