Oh, how sweet that you have found the melody you've been searching for ten years in my video! That happens to me sometimes on RUclips, too. I love it when that happens, it's such a relief. You're welcome and thank you for watching, Grant! :-)
Oh I had always wanted this video! So glad to see casta diva, the one from samson et dalila and "e lucevan le stelle". I love those too. When it comes do arias, puccini is my favourite. His musical romanticism just speaks to me! So here's my list: 1) Che gelida manina 2) si mi chiamano mimi 3) o mio babbino caro 4) vissi d'arte 5) casta diva
Oh, I LOVE the ones you listed too, especially Che gelida manina! I almost added that one and O mio babbino caro to make a 7 favorite arias list. Puccini is also my favorite. Thank you so much for watching my videos and for the great comments. I really appreciate it.
I don't have a vast knowledge of operas either. I don't know the one you mentioned, so I just watched Patricia Janeckova's performance of it, and absolutely LOVED it! The beginning and the end act made me laugh. Thanks for introducing me to the wonderful aria!
I have always listened to the Pavarotti version of "e lucevan le stelle". Thanks to I had the opportunity to discover the corelli version. His voice is so moving! I genuinely teared up watching the video and listening to his voice
You're welcome! I'm glad that you enjoyed Corelli's version. He sang it with so much emotion, as he always did. I get a few tears every time I hear the 5 songs on my list.
@@andrewium I just had a chance to listen to the great Giuseppe Di Stefano's singing you linked here, and OMG, I absolutely loved it! I'm not familiar with the aria, but it's very soulful and beautiful. Thank you for the link!
No particular order. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle Largo al Factotum Nessum Dorma Celéste Aida The Queen of the Night Aria. Two arias about revenge, one about lust, one is about his job, and one is a love song.
Oh Kim! They are all so divine! Can't think of anything more than that! Thank you so very much my dear friend for sharing all this so incredible magic with us in your most unique way!
my favorite is Maria Callas ......so beautiful voice ! Also like "tosca" by Franco Corelli. Thank you for the share dear Kim. Best wishes and hugs, Karen:-))
Oh, it's so wonderful to have your presence here, dear Karen! I'm glad that Maria Callas is your favorite too. You're welcome and thank you for watching and for the lovely comment! :-)
Thank you dear Kim for sharing these wonderful arias, sung by some of the finest opera singers. My favourite aria would probably be Puccini's Nessun Dorma, but my favourite operatic song, though you could scarcely call it an aria, is the Liebestod from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Have a wonderful week ! Warmest greetings from England, Paul
Oh, I love Liebestod though I haven't seen the whole opera! I get a few tears every time I listen to it, and I recently came across a beautiful Horowitz' piano version on RUclips, which also gives me a few tears every time. I think Nessun Dorma is almost like an anthem of opera arias. Thank you for your kind visit and a wonderful comment, dear Paul! I wish you a wonderful week and a beautiful season of the year!
Always a great pleasure of mine watching your wonderful uploads ...☼. your presentation made it worth watching...Thanks for sharing...Regards Khalique...{:-)
MissDiamondsMM Hi Marilyn! I can’t seem to leave a comment here?? I’d like to say hello to Melodious Heart and say how nice it is to see her again and to have open comments!! Hopefully she will see this? OH LOOK!! THE COMMENT IS HERE!!!!! Welcome dear friend!! So nice to talk here!
Thank you, Marilyn! It's always a joy to have your visit on my channel. Yes, autumn is near, I can feel it in the air already. I know you are happy that the summer is almost over. Have a wonderful Autumn!
@@Suzan4B Wow, Suzi, what a delightful surprise to have your presence here!! It's been a long time. I hope you and your sweet ones are all well and healthy. I think about all of you sometimes. Will "see" you on your side soon. Give your cats hugs for me!
@@MelodiousHeart1 Your always in 'My Thoughts' Melody ! Yes 'very happy', heat is over ( we had 100 F ) in July ( not normal !!) But Autumn gives me always 'bit sadness' when I feel nature is bit dying.. Even it is much better than last summer ;-) And Spring is my fav ..( but that will take some time....) '' Stay Warm'' My Friend ! '' Sleep Well'' :-)
I absolutely adore Bella figlia dell'amor and love Caro nome, but don't know the other two you mentioned, so I just listened to them and love them both. Thank you for introducing me to them.
These five are all my favourites too. I also like: ”Sempre Libera” from La Traviata ”Regnava Nel Silenzio” from Lucia di Lammermoor ”Merce di lette amiche” from I Vespri Siciliani
Hello Maria, thank you so much for the great comment! I appreciate it. I love "Sempre Libera", but am not familiar with the other two you mentioned, so I just watched them and loved both songs. Glad that you introduced me to them.
great video and great favorites - my top 3 would be "Wotan's Farewell" (Die Walküre), "La fleur que tu m'avais jetee" (Carmen), and "E' la solita storia del pastore" (L'Arlesiana)
Oh, I love your 2nd and 3rd songs, especially the 3rd one, but I don't know the first one. Will definitely give it a listen. Thank you very much for the great input! I appreciate it.
another desert island favorites question! OK, here are my most frequently listened to favorites: "Che gelida manina" Puccini's Boheme, "Recondita Armonia" Puccini's Tosca, Seguidilla Bizet's Carmen, the Flower Duet Delibes' Lakme, and one light opera favorite "Brightly Dawns our Wedding Day" the madrigal from Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado. One caveat: my choices are influenced by performances. But thanks for stirring the stewpot of musical memories.
You're welcome, and thank you for the great comment, I really appreciate it. I also love the arias you listed, especially "Che gelida manina". But I haven't heard of "Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day", since I'm not familiar with Gilbert and Sullivan's operas. Will have to check it out.
That’s a great selection. Here’s mine, in no particular order: Mozart: Per pietà, Cosí Fan Tutte (Bartoli/Harnoncourt) Puccini: Donna non vidi mai, Manon Lescaut (Domingo/Sinopoli) Handel: As with rosy steps, Theodora (Hunt Lieberson/Christie) Verdi: Il lacerato spirito, Simon Boccanegra (Ghiaurov/Abbado) Beethoven: Gott! welch' Dunkel hier, Fidelio (Vickers/Klemperer)
I must confess that out of 5 arias you listed, I only know (and love) Donna non vidi mai. I will make sure to check out the other 4. Thank you very much for watching and for the detailed comment! I really appreciate it.
Not in particular order arias and duets Il dolce suono (Mad scene) - Lucia Sulla tomba - Lucia Toredor song - Carmen Invano Alvaro - La Forza Del Destino Voi che sapete - Marriage of Figaro
Hey, it's good to have your visit! :-) Thank you. Yes, the one by Franco Corelli is absolutely amazing, what a powerful and soulful performance that was! Yes, I love Anna Netrebko!
Dove sono. O mio babbino caro both by Dame Kiri. Habanera. By Callas And Voi che sapete by flicka von Stade all of them made me weep first time I heard them.
Oh, I adore all three of your choices! They also give me a few tears every time I hear them, along with the ones on my list and many others. Thank you for the comment! I really appreciate it.
Franco Corelli!!! Thanks!!! :D . I've would include "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" from The Magic Flute, "Ch'ella mi creda", from La fanciulla del West, The Princess' Aria from L'enfant et les sortileges, "O Lola, ch'ai di latti la cammisa" from Cavalleria Rusticana, "Mild und leise" from Tristan und Isolde, "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess and "Hai ben raggione" from Il Tabarro. There are more than five. Well, I can't help.
I don't know Doretta's Song, so I just listened to Renee Fleming's version and absolutely loved it. Thank you for introducing me to it and for the wonderful comment!
Let's see if these are also my favourite opera arias…. Among my favourites are the arias I sing, of course: O Mio Babbino Caro, Quando m'en Vo, Summertime and Nessun Dorma but your choice is amazing too. I am now listening to Handel's Ombra mai fu. I simply love it…. how can one not love it? Waiting for the next three….
Thank you so much for your kind visit and the great comments, Francisca! I truly appreciate your presence here. I love the 4 songs you listed, especially the first 2, and of course, who could NOT love Nessun Dorma, it's like an anthem of the opera arias. It would be wonderful to watch and hear you singing any of the arias. I wish you a beautiful autumn days!
@@MelodiousHeart1 Oh yes, Nessun Dorma is epic. My voice coach was not at all in agreement with me singing it, especially because my version repeats the end. She thought that a light soprano like me would never pull it off and moreover Puccini meant it to be sung by a man and her husband is the n. 1 authority on Puccini so that created a few problems but.... in the end she was not too unhappy and believe me, she is very demanding. Here is the link in case you didn't see it yet: ruclips.net/video/wp4vExRZ7F4/видео.html. Well, Autumn, unfortunately Autumn is what others would call Winter... Colin has a big cold and so do a lot of people and it has gone very cold and dark. I dislike the fact that they make the days even an hour shorter but well, so is life....
@@FranciscaRigaud I just watched your Nessun Dorma performance and enjoyed it very much! I must say that I have never heard a female singing it but you pulled it off. Thank you for sharing the link. I hope Colin is doing better. Please take care, Francisca!
@@MelodiousHeart1 Many thanks Kim... always trying to improve.......................... it took a lot of physical work to get it to the point where it was then and I will go on working on it. Not many women sing it but some do like Catherine Jenkins. The words are actually supposed to be sung by a man but it is such a powerful aria.... I had to sing it!
I absolutely adore the 4 arias you chose, except "Mild und leise", which I have never heard before. I just watched a performance of it, and now I know why it's one of your favorites. It's poignantly beautiful!! Thank you for the great comment and for introducing me to "Mild und leise"!
I love all the music composed by Saint-Saens…. But they are all amazing!!! Listening to Pavarotti now… simply amazing!!!! Oh, I forgot that I sing Carmen's Habanera too!!!
Oh, it's wonderful to have your visit and to read your nice comments, Francisca! I hope you'd share Habanera, I love that aria. Hope your new married life is a beautiful one. I'm sure it is. :-)
@@MelodiousHeart1 Many thanks....I will have a go at recording Habanera soon. The footage for the video is done. I love that aria too and most people do so it gets everybody swinging wherever I sing. Married life is great, thanks.................................. Have a lovely day, my friend...
Like with all these kinds of lists... almost impossible to choose just five. So I'll focus on solo arias only (no duets/ensembles), and I chose one each for soprano, mezzo, tenor, baritone and bass. I am adding links to some good performances of these arias, and I wish they had English subtitles, but they are so difficult to find. 1. Soprano: Puskai pogibnu ya, no pryezhde (Letter scene) from Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) ruclips.net/video/rhe1mGvP_Tg/видео.html I am a male, but I can completely understand the emotions this young lady goes through in her torment to write a letter to the man she fell in love with. Tchaikovsky did a fantastic job in capturing all that in the music. And it is beautiful. 2. Mezzo: D'amour l'ardente flamme from La Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) ruclips.net/video/Hy3e-j8MxW8/видео.html This must surely be one of the most beautiful opera arias in the entire French repertoire! The video is old and not HiFi quality, but we have the wonderful Jessye Norman singing. And there are English subtitles. 3. Tenor: Ah! Mes amis... Pour mon âme from La Fille du Régiment (Donizetti) ruclips.net/video/z96fc9twlhI/видео.html I chose this, because it is such a joyous piece and a wonderful show-off piece for any tenor who can sing high Cs. And here we have the fantastic Chinese tenor Yijie Shi... what a voice! And he does the encore too! 4. Baritone: Si può? from I Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) ruclips.net/video/ksFGtLcjMDg/видео.html What a way for a baritone to open an opera! The section starting from around 3 minutes in is just to die for. This is also an old video, but we do have the great Sherrill Milnes in stunning good voice here (those high notes at the end... WOW). 5. Bass: Ella giammai m'amo from Don Carlo (Verdi) ruclips.net/video/MfAS5jOi-nM/видео.html One of the grandest of all operas, and so much to do for not one, but three basses! The main bass role of course is the King, and here is his heart breaking aria about understanding that his wife does not love him. Bravo Ildar Abdrazakov! I hope you will enjoy these :-) xxx
Song to the moon - Dvorak done by Lucia Popp Der Holle Rache - Mozart done by Diana Damrau Nessun Dorma - Puccini done by Luciano Pavarotti Ah! Mes Amis - Donizetti done by Juan Deigo Florez and please allow me to add Duo des fleurs - Delibes done by Sabine Devieihe & Marianne Crebassa
Absolutely wonderful selection!! I didn't know Song to the Moon and Ah! Mes Amis, so watched the performances you mentioned and I loved both, especially "Song to the Moon", which was sung gorgeously by Lucia Popp. I have never heard of her, so I read about her on Wikipedia and was sad to read that she died at 54, which I'm sure you already know. What a waste of such talent! I also watched the versions of Der Holle Rache and Duo des fleurs, and loved them. Thank you so much for watching my videos and for the great comment. I really appreciate it.
@@MelodiousHeart1 I am both honored and humbled that I could introduce you to some piece that you had not heard and that you found it/them as wonderful as I. From time to time I come across other pieces that make me think of you and wonder what you would think of them. I have loved classical music all my life and I am now an old man so I've heard and appreciated much. That love drew me to your channel and your wonderful taste in music. Keep up the fabulous work!
@@mikehebert7936 Oh, what a wonderful comment! Actually, my knowledge of opera music is quite limited, since I don't listen to them as much as I listen to other types of music. But I absolutely love the ones I listen to. I am always looking for new pieces and new musicians, so please feel free to share any pieces with me any time. Thank you!
Guess what! I’m eternal Maria Callas, my channel was just terminated! Due to copyright!!! I’m so mad! There are channels online that post animals being killed! But mine was just artists! I am working to get it back! By the way for your videos, just watch out, make sure that the footage you use is not copyright. Thank you❤️❤️❤️
Oh no... That's too bad!! It's also very disappointing to me, too, since I really liked your channel. I planned to watch "For the First Time" again soon, but at least I got to watch it once. I have seen this happen to many channels, so I do need to watch out, since almost all my videos have at least 1 or 2 copyrighted videos. I guess I've been lucky. Thank you for visiting. Will check out your channel soon.
Melodious Heart thank you❤️ I hope RUclips will accept my appeal. They said we must terminate your channel due to using footage form Maria by Callas. Why does music and the law have such different motives and goals?
@@michaelli3190 "...footage from Maria by Callas" doesn't make sense at all. "Maria by Callas"??? I didn't know we could appeal after getting a channel terminated. I really do hope that you would get the channel back. Good luck, and keep me posted.
Melodious Heart ruclips.net/video/jxCy1xIbNGc/видео.html thank god I saved that Lanza film on my phone. I uploaded it on a different channel. I hope you enjoy it!!! And thank you for your support❤️❤️ I won’t let youtube stop beautiful people like you to not see this film!
Dear Kim, I love all these arias that you proposed, but my favorite, I think it is "Si dolce il tormento" by Claudio Monteverdi, performed by the great P. Jaroussky ruclips.net/video/XsKXV90Yna8/видео.html. Many thanks from this wonderful selection, my dear. Have a nice week end, Cristina
Dear Cristina, I really appreciate your kind visit and wonderful comment! I didn't know the aria you listed, so I just watched the video, and wow...what a beautiful song, and the countertenor's voice was so angelic! Thank you for introducing me to this heavenly song!
@@MelodiousHeart1 You're welcome, dear Kim, and I'm so glad you liked beautiful Aria by Monteverdi and the wonderful voice by Jaroussky, thank you so much for your appreciation. Hugs and kisses, Cristina
@@CristinaS You're welcome, Cristina. I am also glad that you introduced me to Philippe Jaroussky. I think I have heard his name before but never really listened to him. He has such a gorgeous voice and I love the way he sings.
I uploaded for the first time by Mario Lanza. I know you said you wanted to watch it a second time. Eternal Maria Callas is not seeming to be doing well. RUclips said there’s nothing they can do. But there can be hope......... thank you and best regards... I don’t think I’ll start another channel.... I’ll just let my old Maria Callas channel be the last. Thank you! For everything...😞 just click on this channel and you’ll find I uploaded it. Please watch out for copyright, use my experience as a learning opportunity, goodbye.....
No, I won’t let youtube decide what I want. I will start another channel. I should keep going with my videos, I will! Thank you again will upload some of my non copyright content to this channel. Thank you❤️
@@eternalmariacallas2283 Hey, it's great to have you back as "Eternal Maria Callas"! I like that channel name. Will visit the channel soon and watch Lanza movie again. Thank you!
I've been searching for that beautiful melody from "Mon coeur s'ouvre" for almost ten years. Thank you, Kim!
Oh, how sweet that you have found the melody you've been searching for ten years in my video! That happens to me sometimes on RUclips, too. I love it when that happens, it's such a relief. You're welcome and thank you for watching, Grant! :-)
Oh I had always wanted this video! So glad to see casta diva, the one from samson et dalila and "e lucevan le stelle". I love those too. When it comes do arias, puccini is my favourite. His musical romanticism just speaks to me! So here's my list:
1) Che gelida manina
2) si mi chiamano mimi
3) o mio babbino caro
4) vissi d'arte
5) casta diva
Hi great composer! 🙂
I hope I can share Vissi d’arte and Casta Diva soon on my channel. Greetings from Maria
Oh, I LOVE the ones you listed too, especially Che gelida manina! I almost added that one and O mio babbino caro to make a 7 favorite arias list. Puccini is also my favorite. Thank you so much for watching my videos and for the great comments. I really appreciate it.
I don't have a vast enough knowledge to give a list on my favorite arias, but I do like "Les Oiseaux dans la Charmille" from The Tales of Hoffmann.
I don't have a vast knowledge of operas either. I don't know the one you mentioned, so I just watched Patricia Janeckova's performance of it, and absolutely LOVED it! The beginning and the end act made me laugh. Thanks for introducing me to the wonderful aria!
Great video! thanks for introducing me to these beautiful arias :))) I also really like un bel di vedremo from Madame Butterfly
I have always listened to the Pavarotti version of "e lucevan le stelle". Thanks to I had the opportunity to discover the corelli version. His voice is so moving! I genuinely teared up watching the video and listening to his voice
You're welcome! I'm glad that you enjoyed Corelli's version. He sang it with so much emotion, as he always did. I get a few tears every time I hear the 5 songs on my list.
I also love Giuseppe di Stefano's recording, with his amazing control over the Italian style, and his well controlled diminuendo just packs a punch!
@@andrewium Giuseppe di Stefano is one of my favorite tenors!
@@MelodiousHeart1 have you listened to this yet? What he does at the 5:00 mark is unbelievable. ruclips.net/video/JvvVrDYaNCw/видео.html
@@andrewium I just had a chance to listen to the great Giuseppe Di Stefano's singing you linked here, and OMG, I absolutely loved it! I'm not familiar with the aria, but it's very soulful and beautiful. Thank you for the link!
No particular order.
L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
Largo al Factotum
Nessum Dorma
Celéste Aida
The Queen of the Night Aria.
Two arias about revenge, one about lust, one is about his job, and one is a love song.
I love all the arias you have chosen!! Thank you for such a great input, I appreciate it.
Oh Kim! They are all so divine! Can't think of anything more than that!
Thank you so very much my dear friend for sharing all this so incredible magic with us in your most unique way!
You're welcome, Katerina. It's always a pleasure to have your visit on my channel. Thank you!
Nice opera, I love listening to this kind of act! great day to you melodious heart! my gratitude and appreciation. thanks
I appreciate your kind visit. Thank you!
my favorite is Maria Callas ......so beautiful voice ! Also like "tosca" by Franco Corelli. Thank you for the share dear Kim. Best wishes and hugs, Karen:-))
Oh, it's so wonderful to have your presence here, dear Karen! I'm glad that Maria Callas is your favorite too. You're welcome and thank you for watching and for the lovely comment! :-)
For a combination of both listen to Bellini’s Norma with Callas and Corelli
Thank you dear Kim for sharing these wonderful arias, sung by some of the finest opera singers. My favourite aria would probably be Puccini's Nessun Dorma, but my favourite operatic song, though you could scarcely call it an aria, is the Liebestod from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Have a wonderful week ! Warmest greetings from England, Paul
Oh, I love Liebestod though I haven't seen the whole opera! I get a few tears every time I listen to it, and I recently came across a beautiful Horowitz' piano version on RUclips, which also gives me a few tears every time. I think Nessun Dorma is almost like an anthem of opera arias. Thank you for your kind visit and a wonderful comment, dear Paul! I wish you a wonderful week and a beautiful season of the year!
@@MelodiousHeart1 Welcome dear Kim ! I will go to listen to Horowitz ! Have a happy Monday, Paul
An amazing wonderful video. I can not add more dear Kim.
Thank you for visiting my channel .... Greetings Lolo
Hello Lolo, It's been a long time since I visited your channel. Will make sure to visit you soon. Thank you for the kind visit.
Always a great pleasure of mine watching your wonderful uploads ...☼. your presentation made it worth watching...Thanks for sharing...Regards Khalique...{:-)
Thank you for the kind visit. I appreciate it. :-)
' Beautiful Share ' Melodia😉👍
Enjoy " Your Autumn" Dear Friend
With Love,
Marilyn 💎🕊
MissDiamondsMM Hi Marilyn! I can’t seem to leave a comment here?? I’d like to say hello to Melodious Heart and say how nice it is to see her again and to have open comments!! Hopefully she will see this? OH LOOK!! THE COMMENT IS HERE!!!!! Welcome dear friend!! So nice to talk here!
Thank you, Marilyn! It's always a joy to have your visit on my channel. Yes, autumn is near, I can feel it in the air already. I know you are happy that the summer is almost over. Have a wonderful Autumn!
@@Suzan4B Wow, Suzi, what a delightful surprise to have your presence here!! It's been a long time. I hope you and your sweet ones are all well and healthy. I think about all of you sometimes. Will "see" you on your side soon. Give your cats hugs for me!
@@MelodiousHeart1 Your always in 'My Thoughts' Melody !
Yes 'very happy', heat is over ( we had 100 F ) in July ( not normal !!)
But Autumn gives me always 'bit sadness' when I feel nature is bit dying..
Even it is much better than last summer ;-)
And Spring is my fav ..( but that will take some time....)
'' Stay Warm'' My Friend ! '' Sleep Well'' :-)
Melodious Heart ❤️
@Melodious Heart thank you so much for the Ombra mai fu... the counter tenor is out of this world!
You're welcome. I agree, Christopher Lowrey's voice is out of this world.
I prefer Andreas Scholl
@@darren3443 I also LOVE Andreas Scholl's version.
Let's not forget Una voce poco fa, Caro nome, Porgi Amor, Bella figlia del Amor, last one being a quartet. .amazingly beautiful. .
I absolutely adore Bella figlia dell'amor and love Caro nome, but don't know the other two you mentioned, so I just listened to them and love them both. Thank you for introducing me to them.
Thanks Melodious Heart. Opera is a sublime art, I could not live without it.Da Capo!
There’s so many of them I cant decide
These five are all my favourites too. I also like:
”Sempre Libera” from La Traviata
”Regnava Nel Silenzio” from Lucia di Lammermoor
”Merce di lette amiche” from I Vespri Siciliani
Hello Maria, thank you so much for the great comment! I appreciate it. I love "Sempre Libera", but am not familiar with the other two you mentioned, so I just watched them and loved both songs. Glad that you introduced me to them.
You’re welcome 🙂
great video and great favorites - my top 3 would be "Wotan's Farewell" (Die Walküre), "La fleur que tu m'avais jetee" (Carmen), and "E' la solita storia del pastore" (L'Arlesiana)
Oh, I love your 2nd and 3rd songs, especially the 3rd one, but I don't know the first one. Will definitely give it a listen. Thank you very much for the great input! I appreciate it.
another desert island favorites question! OK, here are my most frequently listened to favorites: "Che gelida manina" Puccini's Boheme, "Recondita Armonia" Puccini's Tosca, Seguidilla Bizet's Carmen, the Flower Duet Delibes' Lakme, and one light opera favorite "Brightly Dawns our Wedding Day" the madrigal from Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado. One caveat: my choices are influenced by performances. But thanks for stirring the stewpot of musical memories.
You're welcome, and thank you for the great comment, I really appreciate it. I also love the arias you listed, especially "Che gelida manina". But I haven't heard of "Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day", since I'm not familiar with Gilbert and Sullivan's operas. Will have to check it out.
That’s a great selection. Here’s mine, in no particular order:
Mozart: Per pietà, Cosí Fan Tutte (Bartoli/Harnoncourt)
Puccini: Donna non vidi mai, Manon Lescaut (Domingo/Sinopoli)
Handel: As with rosy steps, Theodora (Hunt Lieberson/Christie)
Verdi: Il lacerato spirito, Simon Boccanegra (Ghiaurov/Abbado)
Beethoven: Gott! welch' Dunkel hier, Fidelio (Vickers/Klemperer)
I must confess that out of 5 arias you listed, I only know (and love) Donna non vidi mai. I will make sure to check out the other 4. Thank you very much for watching and for the detailed comment! I really appreciate it.
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How are you??
Very nice work....Excellent... :)
Hello Brissa, thank you for the kind visit, I appreciate it. I hope you are well.
Iago's credo sung by Lawrence Tibbett or Tito Gobbi is truly great.
♥️Love Your Videos♥️
Thank you!
Dang that Handel one was really nice thanks
Indeed, the countertenor's voice is so exquisite. Thanks for watching, Sarah!
Not in particular order arias and duets
Il dolce suono (Mad scene) - Lucia
Sulla tomba - Lucia
Toredor song - Carmen
Invano Alvaro - La Forza Del Destino
Voi che sapete - Marriage of Figaro
Hi Kim :) Wonderful choice, number one wins! The second movie is amazing singing :) you like the voice (Anna Netrebko)
Hey, it's good to have your visit! :-) Thank you. Yes, the one by Franco Corelli is absolutely amazing, what a powerful and soulful performance that was! Yes, I love Anna Netrebko!
@@MelodiousHeart1 Your movies are a pleasure to my ears. Have a nice weekend my friend:)
@@rutosart Thank you! Have a great weekend, too, my talented friend.
My top 5:
1. Vissi D’arte
2. E lucevan le stelle
3. Casta Diva
4. Una Voce Poco Fa
5. Ch’ella mi Creda
Dove sono. O mio babbino caro both by Dame Kiri. Habanera. By Callas And Voi che sapete by flicka von Stade all of them made me weep first time I heard them.
Oh, I adore all three of your choices! They also give me a few tears every time I hear them, along with the ones on my list and many others. Thank you for the comment! I really appreciate it.
Franco Corelli!!! Thanks!!! :D . I've would include "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" from The Magic Flute, "Ch'ella mi creda", from La fanciulla del West, The Princess' Aria from L'enfant et les sortileges, "O Lola, ch'ai di latti la cammisa" from Cavalleria Rusticana, "Mild und leise" from Tristan und Isolde, "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess and "Hai ben raggione" from Il Tabarro. There are more than five. Well, I can't help.
I think 'Or son sei mesi' from Fanciulla is more interesting that 'Ch'ella mi creda', other than that I agree.
Love your choices. One I just recently discovered is Doretta's Song.
I don't know Doretta's Song, so I just listened to Renee Fleming's version and absolutely loved it. Thank you for introducing me to it and for the wonderful comment!
@@MelodiousHeart1 Anna Moffo also made a stunning recording of this aria.
@@andrewium I finally had a chance to listen to Anna Moffo's Doretta's Song, and loved it too! It was so beautiful and divine.
Let's see if these are also my favourite opera arias…. Among my favourites are the arias I sing, of course: O Mio Babbino Caro, Quando m'en Vo, Summertime and Nessun Dorma but your choice is amazing too. I am now listening to Handel's Ombra mai fu. I simply love it…. how can one not love it? Waiting for the next three….
Thank you so much for your kind visit and the great comments, Francisca! I truly appreciate your presence here. I love the 4 songs you listed, especially the first 2, and of course, who could NOT love Nessun Dorma, it's like an anthem of the opera arias. It would be wonderful to watch and hear you singing any of the arias. I wish you a beautiful autumn days!
@@MelodiousHeart1 Oh yes, Nessun Dorma is epic. My voice coach was not at all in agreement with me singing it, especially because my version repeats the end. She thought that a light soprano like me would never pull it off and moreover Puccini meant it to be sung by a man and her husband is the n. 1 authority on Puccini so that created a few problems but.... in the end she was not too unhappy and believe me, she is very demanding. Here is the link in case you didn't see it yet: ruclips.net/video/wp4vExRZ7F4/видео.html. Well, Autumn, unfortunately Autumn is what others would call Winter... Colin has a big cold and so do a lot of people and it has gone very cold and dark. I dislike the fact that they make the days even an hour shorter but well, so is life....
@@FranciscaRigaud I just watched your Nessun Dorma performance and enjoyed it very much! I must say that I have never heard a female singing it but you pulled it off. Thank you for sharing the link. I hope Colin is doing better. Please take care, Francisca!
@@MelodiousHeart1 Many thanks Kim... always trying to improve.......................... it took a lot of physical work to get it to the point where it was then and I will go on working on it. Not many women sing it but some do like Catherine Jenkins. The words are actually supposed to be sung by a man but it is such a powerful aria.... I had to sing it!
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Wow you have a really great music taste
Oh, thank you, Layila! :-)
Maria Callas, Casta Diva, the one and only... My love dear Kim!❤
Thank you, Myrsini! I'm glad that you also love Callas.
would add Korngold's Marietta's Lied, Dvorak's Song to the Moon, Bizet's Pearl Fisher's Duet
Great selection, thank you!
"Nessun Dorma", "Mild und leise", "Vesti la giubba", "E lucevan le stelle", 'La donna è mobile"
I absolutely adore the 4 arias you chose, except "Mild und leise", which I have never heard before. I just watched a performance of it, and now I know why it's one of your favorites. It's poignantly beautiful!! Thank you for the great comment and for introducing me to "Mild und leise"!
not an easy task! Beautiful choices
Thank you for watching, Tom. I appreciate your visit.
I love all the music composed by Saint-Saens…. But they are all amazing!!! Listening to Pavarotti now… simply amazing!!!! Oh, I forgot that I sing Carmen's Habanera too!!!
Oh, it's wonderful to have your visit and to read your nice comments, Francisca! I hope you'd share Habanera, I love that aria. Hope your new married life is a beautiful one. I'm sure it is. :-)
@@MelodiousHeart1 Many thanks....I will have a go at recording Habanera soon. The footage for the video is done. I love that aria too and most people do so it gets everybody swinging wherever I sing. Married life is great, thanks.................................. Have a lovely day, my friend...
Listen to Shirley Verrett singing Dalila, she's much better than Horne.
Like with all these kinds of lists... almost impossible to choose just five. So I'll focus on solo arias only (no duets/ensembles), and I chose one each for soprano, mezzo, tenor, baritone and bass. I am adding links to some good performances of these arias, and I wish they had English subtitles, but they are so difficult to find.
1. Soprano: Puskai pogibnu ya, no pryezhde (Letter scene) from Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) ruclips.net/video/rhe1mGvP_Tg/видео.html
I am a male, but I can completely understand the emotions this young lady goes through in her torment to write a letter to the man she fell in love with. Tchaikovsky did a fantastic job in capturing all that in the music. And it is beautiful.
2. Mezzo: D'amour l'ardente flamme from La Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) ruclips.net/video/Hy3e-j8MxW8/видео.html
This must surely be one of the most beautiful opera arias in the entire French repertoire! The video is old and not HiFi quality, but we have the wonderful Jessye Norman singing. And there are English subtitles.
3. Tenor: Ah! Mes amis... Pour mon âme from La Fille du Régiment (Donizetti) ruclips.net/video/z96fc9twlhI/видео.html
I chose this, because it is such a joyous piece and a wonderful show-off piece for any tenor who can sing high Cs. And here we have the fantastic Chinese tenor Yijie Shi... what a voice! And he does the encore too!
4. Baritone: Si può? from I Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) ruclips.net/video/ksFGtLcjMDg/видео.html
What a way for a baritone to open an opera! The section starting from around 3 minutes in is just to die for. This is also an old video, but we do have the great Sherrill Milnes in stunning good voice here (those high notes at the end... WOW).
5. Bass: Ella giammai m'amo from Don Carlo (Verdi) ruclips.net/video/MfAS5jOi-nM/видео.html
One of the grandest of all operas, and so much to do for not one, but three basses! The main bass role of course is the King, and here is his heart breaking aria about understanding that his wife does not love him. Bravo Ildar Abdrazakov!
I hope you will enjoy these :-) xxx
Song to the moon - Dvorak done by Lucia Popp
Der Holle Rache - Mozart done by Diana Damrau
Nessun Dorma - Puccini done by Luciano Pavarotti
Ah! Mes Amis - Donizetti done by Juan Deigo Florez
and please allow me to add Duo des fleurs - Delibes done by Sabine Devieihe & Marianne Crebassa
Absolutely wonderful selection!! I didn't know Song to the Moon and Ah! Mes Amis, so watched the performances you mentioned and I loved both, especially "Song to the Moon", which was sung gorgeously by Lucia Popp. I have never heard of her, so I read about her on Wikipedia and was sad to read that she died at 54, which I'm sure you already know. What a waste of such talent! I also watched the versions of Der Holle Rache and Duo des fleurs, and loved them. Thank you so much for watching my videos and for the great comment. I really appreciate it.
@@MelodiousHeart1 I am both honored and humbled that I could introduce you to some piece that you had not heard and that you found it/them as wonderful as I. From time to time I come across other pieces that make me think of you and wonder what you would think of them. I have loved classical music all my life and I am now an old man so I've heard and appreciated much. That love drew me to your channel and your wonderful taste in music. Keep up the fabulous work!
@@mikehebert7936 Oh, what a wonderful comment! Actually, my knowledge of opera music is quite limited, since I don't listen to them as much as I listen to other types of music. But I absolutely love the ones I listen to. I am always looking for new pieces and new musicians, so please feel free to share any pieces with me any time. Thank you!
Do duets count? :)
Au fond du temple saint, Bizet, "Pearl Fishers"
Bjorling/Merrill/Cellini of course
Callas "Casta diva"
Guess what! I’m eternal Maria Callas, my channel was just terminated! Due to copyright!!! I’m so mad! There are channels online that post animals being killed! But mine was just artists! I am working to get it back! By the way for your videos, just watch out, make sure that the footage you use is not copyright. Thank you❤️❤️❤️
Oh no... That's too bad!! It's also very disappointing to me, too, since I really liked your channel. I planned to watch "For the First Time" again soon, but at least I got to watch it once. I have seen this happen to many channels, so I do need to watch out, since almost all my videos have at least 1 or 2 copyrighted videos. I guess I've been lucky. Thank you for visiting. Will check out your channel soon.
Melodious Heart thank you❤️ I hope RUclips will accept my appeal. They said we must terminate your channel due to using footage form Maria by Callas. Why does music and the law have such different motives and goals?
@@michaelli3190 "...footage from Maria by Callas" doesn't make sense at all. "Maria by Callas"??? I didn't know we could appeal after getting a channel terminated. I really do hope that you would get the channel back. Good luck, and keep me posted.
Melodious Heart ruclips.net/video/jxCy1xIbNGc/видео.html thank god I saved that Lanza film on my phone. I uploaded it on a different channel. I hope you enjoy it!!! And thank you for your support❤️❤️ I won’t let youtube stop beautiful people like you to not see this film!
@@michaelli3190 Wow, I am so glad you uploaded the movie again! Will definitely watch it again. Thank you!!
Why no aria from Mozart or Verdi, the two biggest composers of operas?
Dear Kim, I love all these arias that you proposed, but my favorite, I think it is "Si dolce il tormento" by Claudio Monteverdi, performed by the great P. Jaroussky
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Many thanks from this wonderful selection, my dear.
Have a nice week end,
Cristina
Dear Cristina, I really appreciate your kind visit and wonderful comment! I didn't know the aria you listed, so I just watched the video, and wow...what a beautiful song, and the countertenor's voice was so angelic! Thank you for introducing me to this heavenly song!
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You're welcome, dear Kim, and I'm so glad you liked beautiful Aria by Monteverdi and the wonderful voice by Jaroussky, thank you so much for your appreciation.
Hugs and kisses,
Cristina
@@CristinaS You're welcome, Cristina. I am also glad that you introduced me to Philippe Jaroussky. I think I have heard his name before but never really listened to him. He has such a gorgeous voice and I love the way he sings.
Listen to Verrett singing Mon coeur. So much better than the nasal Horne.
I uploaded for the first time by Mario Lanza. I know you said you wanted to watch it a second time. Eternal Maria Callas is not seeming to be doing well. RUclips said there’s nothing they can do. But there can be hope......... thank you and best regards... I don’t think I’ll start another channel.... I’ll just let my old Maria Callas channel be the last. Thank you! For everything...😞 just click on this channel and you’ll find I uploaded it. Please watch out for copyright, use my experience as a learning opportunity, goodbye.....
No, I won’t let youtube decide what I want. I will start another channel. I should keep going with my videos, I will! Thank you again will upload some of my non copyright content to this channel. Thank you❤️
@@eternalmariacallas2283 Hey, it's great to have you back as "Eternal Maria Callas"! I like that channel name. Will visit the channel soon and watch Lanza movie again. Thank you!
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Thank you for the kind visit. :-)
Händel O.K. Sonstige... brrrr,nicht zu hören. Und wo ist Mozart ?
Eis aqui mais duas árias que estão entre as minhas favoritas:
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Aqui está outra ária que eu amo:
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Eis a minha favorita:
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im sorry i cant remember her name but the japanese singer doing madam butterfly she sends shivers down my spine.