Astounding breath control, composure and strength! The beautiful Ms. Price is beyond remarkable! She’s incomparable! It’s no wonder she’s still with us at the age of 97!
I first heard her on a Met Opera Madame Butterfly on a Saturday afternoon, on my little transister am/fm radio. I was 13. Over the years she was my favorite soprano. Her voice is unique and mezmerizing. I saw her in recital in '82 here in Albuq New Mexico...she was absolutely astounding; did every favorite aria, and i think 2 encores. I still have the program, stored in the LP set of Tosca I bought later in the 60's, with Karajan conducting. Later I bought that CD, which captures every nuance, which are hers alone. She is a LEGEND and a NATIONAL TREASURE.
If this performance doesn't inspire future opera singers then I don't know what will. In this video Leontyne Price gave a masterclass on exactly how to sing this aria... brilliant delivery, brilliant voice, and perfect melodious vibrato.
Exceptionally gifted opera singer. The high notes were absolutely out of this world. Miss Price remains a jewel and an asset to the opera world. Bravo.
When I saw the original broadcast I was shocked that she was not permitted to sing the entire aria uninterrupted. But now as I watch the performance, I realize the audience couldn't restrain their applause for Ms. Price's magnificent voice and superb artistry. Back in 1983, I applauded afterwards. Today, in my heart; I applaud Ms. Price as I listen. This great lady sang splendidly!
She had already won the Kennedy Center Honors, which is usually awarded to artists in retirement. She just sang better than any young opera singer in their prime. No one better.
music royalty... She's 96 yrs old, as we speak. And thats probably a testament to how well, she's taken care of herself. She is, to my mind, the greatest soprano, who ever lived. I saw her perform in Montreal in 1982...I was 14 yrs old..there with my Aunt and Uncle, who lived in Toronto. We flew to Montreal and stayed there two days, before her performance. Seeing her live...blew my mind. It was like seeing the face of God.
@@chipbarfield62 Im also a fan of the late, great Montserrat Caballe'. And was also privileged to see her at the Kennedy Center Opera House, in my hometown Wash/DC. She was in her 40s and was VERY heavy. I hate to say this, but she struggled with her breath control and vibrato..and there was nowhere to point, besides her health not being better. I STILL listen to her early recordings, and I STILL think she brings something to Verdi and Bellini, that no other soprano does. But in contrast, you have a Leontyne Price, who even in her 70s, could go to 3 octaves with ease, with no pitch issues or desperate attempts to push thru chords she feared not being able to pull off. Im fine with realizing, we wont get another one like her. It happens sometimes...along comes that vocalist, that has a gift that is just extremely rare to so many other folks on the planet. And she is one of them.
Thanks for posting this wonderful video. I was hoping someone would post it one day. I remember being mesmerized by seeing and hearing Ms. Price sing this at the Grammys. I love the way she held the climatic "Signor" a little longer than how many singers would do it. Very dramatic and refreshing.
Thank you! This appeared on RUclips a year or two ago, then disappeared before I could copy it. I think it’s actually a kind of a miracle, at age 56! The date was Feb 23, 1983. (And note, her cousin, Dionne Warwick, is there at the very end, as the camera scans the crowd, standing in the front row, clearly moved.)
@@coreyjamontsmith917I think it’s Whitney Houston who the Price family denied being a cousin. In Dionne Warwick’s memoirs, she says that Leontyne often greeted her as “cousin!” when they met at occasions like this.
@@EElgar1857 Yes, but nobody does that Aflat stepping down from the Bflat quite like she does, so it's understandable that an audience maybe not familiar with the aria got swept away.
She is just sublime. And here the public applause even before she’s finished..partly because they don’t know the aria but she realizes it and holds on longer to the note under applause.
John Denver apresentando Leontyne Price... 80'S foi uma época verdadeiramente diferenciada...ricamente abundante de talentos verdadeiros e inigualáveis❤
And an incredible display of the wonders of human genetics the great mezzo pop singer Dionne Warwick is visibly sitting in the audience and so is their shared first cousin Whitney Houston. In my book there are no better singers - range, phrasing, breathing, coloring, tone, breathing - around.
Leontyne is NOT a first cousin to Whitney and Dionne. They are cousins, but it is distant. To be first cousins, they would have to all be the children of siblings. While Whitney and Dionne are the children of two sisters (Lee Drinkard Warrick and Emily Drinkard Houston), Leontyne is a cousin of Cissy Houston. I would need to see a family tree to divine the closeness, but as far as I can tell, Cissy and Leontyne are not the children of two siblings, despite what Wikipedia says (without citation, mind you). Cissy's father was a Drinkard, and her mother a McCaskill. Leontyne's father was a Price, and her mother a Baker. Where they get "first" cousins for Wikipedia, I don't know.
A wonderful voice but after just watching Ms. Nilsson and Ms. Callas, I find something missing here. Having heard some of her other pieces, I was expecting a knockout but on Tosca she has to take a step back.
Dumb audience to applaud after her high note. Wait until the lady is finished! I only saw her twice on the stage - her signature role of Aida, and Ariadne, of all things!
Imagine a time when an Opera singer could take the stage at the Grammy’s. How far our culture has fallen since then.
Yep, all they do is show up naked now!
@@Wisdom2812 to deflect and distract us from their lack of talent
Exactly.
I remember being 19 and watching this outstanding performance in my parents' home. I love Ms. Price's voice!
Terriblemente!
Happy 97th Anniversary Of Life
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Her Royal Highness
Queen Leontyne Price
Grandest & Dearest Soprano Of Them ALL !!!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Happy Birthday
Her Majesty ❤❤❤❤❤
Goodness, that high note was phenomenal! Absolutely effortless control.
i always catch myself feeling, " is she even trying."
Simply The Best Ever. GOD bless her
Astounding breath control, composure and strength! The beautiful Ms. Price is beyond remarkable! She’s incomparable! It’s no wonder she’s still with us at the age of 97!
Saturday, February the 10th, 2024; happy 97th birthday Miss Price.
I first heard her on a Met Opera Madame Butterfly on a Saturday afternoon, on my little transister am/fm radio. I was 13. Over the years she was my favorite soprano. Her voice is unique and mezmerizing. I saw her in recital in '82 here in Albuq New Mexico...she was absolutely astounding; did every favorite aria, and i think 2 encores. I still have the program, stored in the LP set of Tosca I bought later in the 60's, with Karajan conducting. Later I bought that CD, which captures every nuance, which are hers alone. She is a LEGEND and a NATIONAL TREASURE.
ABSOLUTELY 💯
AMEN!!!!
Singing at SUCH a high level after her Kennedy Honor.
That "Black" hue in her voice.....personally captivates me. DIVA....DIVINA....DIVINISSIMA....👏👏
If this performance doesn't inspire future opera singers then I don't know what will. In this video Leontyne Price gave a masterclass on exactly how to sing this aria... brilliant delivery, brilliant voice, and perfect melodious vibrato.
She is the standard by which all Toscas must try to match. There will never be another.
I bow at her feet. I first hears her in recital at the San Francisco Opera House in 1982, and have been under her spell ever since.
I’ve been looking for this clip everywhere please don’t ever remove it ❤
Me too ❤❤❤ for years
Perhaps click the Save to watch later button.
@@valeriesmith5780That won’t keep it from being removed.
Exceptionally gifted opera singer. The high notes were absolutely out of this world. Miss Price remains a jewel and an asset to the opera world. Bravo.
What an aria, what an artist. 🙌🏼✝️
When I saw the original broadcast I was shocked that she was not permitted to sing the entire aria uninterrupted. But now as I watch the performance, I realize the audience couldn't restrain their applause for Ms. Price's magnificent voice and superb artistry. Back in 1983, I applauded afterwards. Today, in my heart; I applaud Ms. Price as I listen. This great lady sang splendidly!
Pop divas have nothing on a true diva like this. So glamorous. Such an artist!
She had already won the Kennedy Center Honors, which is usually awarded to artists in retirement. She just sang better than any young opera singer in their prime. No one better.
music royalty... She's 96 yrs old, as we speak. And thats probably a testament to how well, she's taken care of herself. She is, to my mind, the greatest soprano, who ever lived. I saw her perform in Montreal in 1982...I was 14 yrs old..there with my Aunt and Uncle, who lived in Toronto. We flew to Montreal and stayed there two days, before her performance. Seeing her live...blew my mind. It was like seeing the face of God.
I agree. She's 56 years old singing Aida which is unheard of.
@@chipbarfield62 Im also a fan of the late, great Montserrat Caballe'. And was also privileged to see her at the Kennedy Center Opera House, in my hometown Wash/DC. She was in her 40s and was VERY heavy. I hate to say this, but she struggled with her breath control and vibrato..and there was nowhere to point, besides her health not being better. I STILL listen to her early recordings, and I STILL think she brings something to Verdi and Bellini, that no other soprano does. But in contrast, you have a Leontyne Price, who even in her 70s, could go to 3 octaves with ease, with no pitch issues or desperate attempts to push thru chords she feared not being able to pull off. Im fine with realizing, we wont get another one like her. It happens sometimes...along comes that vocalist, that has a gift that is just extremely rare to so many other folks on the planet. And she is one of them.
@@Lawrence_619 What year did you hear Caballe?
@@liedersanger1 I was 10 yrs old...this is '78. My folks took me to see her perform Tosca....her and José Carreras.
I have a little question did you ever hear Jesse Norman perform with Karjon and sing Liebestad ??? I am thrilled by Ms Price for certain
😍 Beautiful 😍
Absolutely AMAZING
To see Dion Warwick standing and applauding her cousin!! Omg❤❤❤
I fon't know why she doesn't mention her name as her cousin anywhere...
@@lucascampos5781 she’s painfully private and in recluse
@@jaibrightofficial I think they aren't such close
Thanks for posting this wonderful video. I was hoping someone would post it one day. I remember being mesmerized by seeing and hearing Ms. Price sing this at the Grammys. I love the way she held the climatic "Signor" a little longer than how many singers would do it. Very dramatic and refreshing.
Santo Dios. Esta mujer es fabulosam.increible.
Thank you! This appeared on RUclips a year or two ago, then disappeared before I could copy it. I think it’s actually a kind of a miracle, at age 56! The date was Feb 23, 1983. (And note, her cousin, Dionne Warwick, is there at the very end, as the camera scans the crowd, standing in the front row, clearly moved.)
Hi. Thank you; however, D. Warwick isn’t her cousin. The Price Family had confirmed it.
Verdade também tinha notado que esse vídeo tinha sumido
@@coreyjamontsmith917Wikipedia didn't get the memo
@@coreyjamontsmith917I think it’s Whitney Houston who the Price family denied being a cousin. In Dionne Warwick’s memoirs, she says that Leontyne often greeted her as “cousin!” when they met at occasions like this.
@@marksmith3947 Anyone can post anything on that website; that’s why I do not allow my students to use it.
The crowd went wild!!! 😄
Me too!
Yes, and at the wrong time!
@@EElgar1857 Yes, but nobody does that Aflat stepping down from the Bflat quite like she does, so it's understandable that an audience maybe not familiar with the aria got swept away.
Glorious voice! For I this aria belongs for ever to Maria Callas.
She is just sublime. And here the public applause even before she’s finished..partly because they don’t know the aria but she realizes it and holds on longer to the note under applause.
Opera at the Grammy Awards!!! Wow!!!!
John Denver apresentando Leontyne Price...
80'S foi uma época verdadeiramente diferenciada...ricamente abundante de talentos verdadeiros e inigualáveis❤
And an incredible display of the wonders of human genetics the great mezzo pop singer Dionne Warwick is visibly sitting in the audience and so is their shared first cousin Whitney Houston. In my book there are no better singers - range, phrasing, breathing, coloring, tone, breathing - around.
Leontyne is NOT a first cousin to Whitney and Dionne. They are cousins, but it is distant. To be first cousins, they would have to all be the children of siblings. While Whitney and Dionne are the children of two sisters (Lee Drinkard Warrick and Emily Drinkard Houston), Leontyne is a cousin of Cissy Houston. I would need to see a family tree to divine the closeness, but as far as I can tell, Cissy and Leontyne are not the children of two siblings, despite what Wikipedia says (without citation, mind you). Cissy's father was a Drinkard, and her mother a McCaskill. Leontyne's father was a Price, and her mother a Baker. Where they get "first" cousins for Wikipedia, I don't know.
@@direfranchementYes! And only one of them is a once in a century talent.
@@liedersanger1 Two of them! Do your fact check
When the Grammys had taste and art
Una gloria de la lirica de todo los tiempos
How beautiful ❤️🔥
A DIVINA ESSÊNCIA FEMININA , ELEGEU , A MAGNÍFICA VOZ ,
... DE LEONTINE PRICE ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Brava, diva.
Straordinaria ❤
A legacy of Leontyne, Dionne and Whitney!
And Cissy!
@@ceciliaeliasheras1120 Thank you, I forgot Cissy who passed away today 10-7-2024 at 91 yrs.
Weird the announcer didn’t also mention her being an opera singer.
Why waste time stating the obvious?
@@gregorymoreira8876 He actually has a very good point. And there was a reason for it.
He did mention that she sang the aria from TAH-SKA.
@@sgnmath1234😂
I believe the announcer is John Denver.
Magistral!❤
A wonderful voice but after just watching Ms. Nilsson and Ms. Callas, I find something missing here. Having heard some of her other pieces, I was expecting a knockout but on Tosca she has to take a step back.
I HOPE THE AUDIENCE KNOW HOW LUCKY THEY WERE XXXXX
From this extraordinary artist to nicki minaj........we're doomed
She now has 19 Grammys
That note!
Omg ❤❤❤❤❤❤DIVINA
SUBLIME ❤❤
The audience started clapping even before she was finished!!
❤
I laugh at the applause, but you can hardly blame them. Ms. Price held out that note so long the non opera goers must’ve thought the song was over.
Stupenda
Bravissima! It's unfortunate the uneducated audience applauded before she was finished.
Au-moins il a une jolie voix! Qu'il sait au--moins utiliser! Bravo! Contrairement à bien d'autres concurrents à oublier définitivement.
Dumb audience to applaud after her high note. Wait until the lady is finished! I only saw her twice on the stage - her signature role of Aida, and Ariadne, of all things!
Ta querida!
LA D I V I N A !!! 💥🙏 2024
Why don’t we celebrate Opera at the Grammys anymore. It’s weird
❤🇱🇨!!!
Thinks the orchestra: "Oh cr@p, I only aimed to be a Hollywood musician!!"
41 years ago the Grammys still boasted some class. A bygone Age. Sad.
Beautiful but OMG, rhythm…. !!!! 🥴