Love Elina! One of the most sought after mezzos these days. I have been fortunate enough to see her performer live a few times. Amazing talent! Ps. You picked an epic production. Hope you get a chance to watch the whole thing
Loved your reaction to this. Agreed that a really good opera singer will let you know what is going on, even when only seeing the one aria. By the way, you're correct - Carmen is absolutely playing José. She's had her hands tied up because they're going to come and take her to jail, so she's basically trying to get him to untie her so she can escape her sentence. And he, like a sucker, falls for it.
if you like watching opera you should watch ping pang pong from Turandot the interaction between the three singers is fantastic the other one is from Carmen 3 years ago it was from Carmen on the lake the final scene where she drowns she was in full scuba gear under her costume and still hit the top of her range with ease.
I also love the Catalogue Aria which Leporello spilled the beans to Donna Elvira Don Giovanni's more than 6,000 escapades with women he hooked up with.
@@elisabetta611 Indeed. They do not need them because opera houses are built the way a professional singer easily fills the whole room with her/his voice! However, for recording reasons they wear microphones ... 🤔
Give a try to Carmen Domingo, Obraztsova, Kleiber, Zeffirelli, 1978, YT has full record of this opera with subtitles, and this perfomance is one of the best.
Elina Garanca is one of my favorite opera singers. Love her voice.
She´s my favorite Opera singer, I love her performances, clear, loud and beautiful voice and presence.
I love your appreciation of and respect for the amazing skills of opera singers.
CARMEN is the only COMPLETE opera that I have seen in person, and it was an experience I will NEVER forget! I LOVED it!!
Love Elina! One of the most sought after mezzos these days. I have been fortunate enough to see her performer live a few times. Amazing talent!
Ps. You picked an epic production. Hope you get a chance to watch the whole thing
Elina is by far the best Carmen.
Totally agree
Intelligent observations, Dave; I'm enjoying your enjoyment of this scene.
Ahhhhhhhh, this was FUN. I'd LOVE to see you react to the FINALE of the opera with those two. It's INSANELY INTENSE!
Loved your reaction to this. Agreed that a really good opera singer will let you know what is going on, even when only seeing the one aria.
By the way, you're correct - Carmen is absolutely playing José. She's had her hands tied up because they're going to come and take her to jail, so she's basically trying to get him to untie her so she can escape her sentence. And he, like a sucker, falls for it.
if you like watching opera you should watch ping pang pong from Turandot the interaction between the three singers is fantastic the other one is from Carmen 3 years ago it was from Carmen on the lake the final scene where she drowns she was in full scuba gear under her costume and still hit the top of her range with ease.
Don Giovanni Commendatore scene Mozart....that will blow your socks off.......Don Giovanni dragged off to hell....Sue
I also love the Catalogue Aria which Leporello spilled the beans to Donna Elvira Don Giovanni's more than 6,000 escapades with women he hooked up with.
They have tiny microphones now that can be hidden in their hair line and are mostly invisible to the audience.
No. They absolutely DO NOT.
@@elisabetta611 Indeed. They do not need them because opera houses are built the way a professional singer easily fills the whole room with her/his voice!
However, for recording reasons they wear microphones ... 🤔
I can see, and one should ask one self, is it a good or a bad madness. Not every madness is evil tho. Be careful what mud you step in tho :)
Give a try to Carmen Domingo, Obraztsova, Kleiber, Zeffirelli, 1978, YT has full record of this opera with subtitles, and this perfomance is one of the best.