Themes also touched on in terry pratchett's essay 'the last hero' (jk)
I'm with you on his sincerity - see also 'nun weisst du fragende Frau, warum ich Friedmund nicht heisse' (similar theme to your example), 31.30 in this one https://youtu.be/Qx55EmiFadg?si=uNJXMWmZI6lMSDON - don't think I've heard that much vibrato from a male anywhere else in the operas!
Themes also touched on in terry pratchett's essay 'the last hero' (jk)
I'm with you on his sincerity - see also 'nun weisst du fragende Frau, warum ich Friedmund nicht heisse' (similar theme to your example), 31.30 in this one https://youtu.be/Qx55EmiFadg?si=uNJXMWmZI6lMSDON - don't think I've heard that much vibrato from a male anywhere else in the operas!