Everyone is (rightfully) talking about Jessye Norman's perfect performance, but I have to say, this Jose is also by far the best I've heard. Absolutely no strain or struggle on that high note. Totally clean and powerful and beautifully emotional. These two are a match made in heaven.
LIKE your words, eternity, history, legendary, she deserves full. Just right dose of touch, how many times we hear the extreme versions, this is truly very class of its own.
@@user-py1jg6bb2r Who knows?. I wondered if the fact that it was recorded in a studio was what made it stand out as the best to me, but there were so many nuances that I did not hear in the other sopranos.
@@coreycox2345 Other singers did not treat Carmen as an intelligent and gentle woman, at least not enough details as Jessye dived into...I did hear it from the tenor's side of recording only, and it is true Jessye did not do Carmen live on stage. The tenor with her here is american's outstanding voice that is forgotten. Neil Shicoff sings with squillos. Gorgeous.
Our lives have been immeasurably enriched by Diva Norman's singing gifts. With RUclips we can enjoy her fabulous abilities for years to come, introducing new generations to her magnificence.
Woaw, her french is perfect. First time I can understand pretty much everything carmen says (and I'm french). A lot of "life" in this song as well. She's not just singing, she's also acting.
Yes, Jessye said she doesn't sing in any language she doesn't speak fluently. She thinks there should be a bigger emphasis, aside from the standard diction classes vocalist take, to a bigger emphasis on learning the language more so it can be more authentic.
Yes ! Miss Norman speaks French, Italian, German perfectly. She has been, is and always be a great artist. Her vocal range, the beauty of her voice, her musicality and a lot of qualities she has, are some of the reasons she is on the top 3 or 2 of the world. She is great ! I do not know if she speaks another language ( I am sure she does ), but as an international opera star, surely she does. I hope to meet her soon. She is one of the "must" in my life goals.
@@josevaladez I hope you meet her in your dreams. She's an ancestor now; you can call on her wit, wisdom and great talent to inspire you whenever you have need.
I totally agree with you ! Jessye Norman makes me think of Maria Callas, with the same powerful voice. I hope they met each other in Paradise for Divas ! 🙏😇🎶
La mejor Carmen de todos los tiempos. Eterna, brilla ya. Luz, siempre. Je me souviens d'elle en chantant " La Marseillaise", à l'occasion du bicentennaire de la Révolution Française, envelopée par le drapeau français. Fue el delirio de los que la escuchamos en la Plaza de la Bastilla. Un momento único, inolvidable y mágico. Lux aeterna🌟🌠❤
No puede ser que haya muerto este grandioso ser humano! Ella era divinamente fuera de serie, un ser tocado por el dedo de Dios. La oi por primera vez interpretando a Carmen allá por los años 1992. Quedé cautivado con su voz y siempre he dicho que la versión de Carmen interpretada por ella es la más sensual, arrolladora y perfecta que he oído pues denota totalmente lo que Carmen es! Que descanse en paz tan excepcional ser humano 🕊,mi corazón se siente dolido 😢😢. Tempus Fugit. Carpe diem 🙏
Extraordinary, never before have I seen such wonderful compressed passion in Bizet, who shines gloriously. When class, skill, passion, motivation, brilliance combine, we have ART.
Ton of more takes into the inner complex feelings of Carmen... how many times, Carmen was polarized and simplified. No matter how many times hearing this song, Jessey's version be a stream of fresh spring, from Heaven💖❤👍 I will go back to this again and more...master touch on everything, Thank you.
I just came from a video of Carmen where one of the comments was that no soprano should EVER sing Carmen. My reply was that I guessed he had never heard Jessye Norman sing Carmen.
I think it is important for children to be exposed to high art and fine music. I am going to play this for them as they sleep. opera, ballet, the symphony.
If you are the mother of those children they are in good shape. I am always grateful that in our home we had classical music recordings when we were still in grade school. And THAT is why my high school classmates thought that I surely had an edge over everyone else. I did. Thank you, Mom and Dad.
Yes! We listened to Everything in our home. How many times I was bullied/fights and told, “that ain’t our music”. I wish I’d known about Ms. Jessye Norman.
Such an unusual delivery - so personal and detailed. Hard to imagine this flexible, light sounding voice also sang the Wagner roles to enormous success too! Great stuff!
from Jose' Sepulveda....Bastard Out Of California......Neil Shicoff is stupendous as Don Jose'!!!!! What a marvellous tenor.......of course Jessye Norman is a nonpareil.......superbly gifted and invested with incredible instincts for every role she undertakes.
Now, listening to Ms Norman's rendition... everything else seems rush. This interpretation was so sensual and seductive, it is like a river of sensations that sweeps you of your feet to drag poor guy in an ocean of despair. I don't know what else can be said. This is one of the few reasons I am grateful to RUclips, jewels like this are here for us to relive them. Thank you Ms Norman. Forever!
One of the better interpretations I have seen. I was not expecting to hear this beauty from Norman - but I swallow my words. Bartoli falls flat and her diction is overpowering. This is simple with a clear delivery, and in tune throughout. Breath control and presence is fantastic. Over-the-top? Perhaps a bit - but consider the context of the character. She is in the middle of seducing a soldier - I would be dramatic too!
@@violetta47 Callas sings unconventional and wild, great. This is much more crafty, but both are not mezzo-s, they jump into Carmen because it is too tempting not to...But the real deal should be to the real mezo,
Descansa en paz Jessye .. Gracias por brindarnos tus bellas interpretaciones. Eres única y muy virtuosa. Todo un regalo de Dios Padre, ahora les cantarás a todos los que partieron antes ... AMÉN
I think Norman really explores the sensuality of Carmen here. (After all, she's trying to seduce her captor into letting her go!) Norman sings it so sensually doesn't she? A real temptress!
Carmen doesn't seduce in this precise moment. She just is saying the weekend is coming up and she sent to the... her former lover, she detests all her pretenders and will dance with the first that wanna her love (lying as always). Absolutely no promises or coquetting, just marking her independence and capriciousness.
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Everyone is (rightfully) talking about Jessye Norman's perfect performance, but I have to say, this Jose is also by far the best I've heard. Absolutely no strain or struggle on that high note. Totally clean and powerful and beautifully emotional. These two are a match made in heaven.
This is a legendary moment in the history of operatic music, and here it is -- captured for all eternity. How great is that?
LIKE your words, eternity, history, legendary, she deserves full. Just right dose of touch, how many times we hear the extreme versions, this is truly very class of its own.
@@user-py1jg6bb2r I have been listening to different Carmens on RUclips. Her voice is in a different league.
@@coreycox2345 Unfortunate not to see her on stage maybe due to her large size. I enjoy her artistry big time.
@@user-py1jg6bb2r Who knows?. I wondered if the fact that it was recorded in a studio was what made it stand out as the best to me, but there were so many nuances that I did not hear in the other sopranos.
@@coreycox2345 Other singers did not treat Carmen as an intelligent and gentle woman, at least not enough details as Jessye dived into...I did hear it from the tenor's side of recording only, and it is true Jessye did not do Carmen live on stage.
The tenor with her here is american's outstanding voice that is forgotten. Neil Shicoff sings with squillos. Gorgeous.
The color of her voice is so rich.
And now maestro Ozawa has left us too 😭
RIP Jessye Norman. What a voice. So expressive.
RIP Miss Norman. The heavenly choir needs to step up its game now.
Carmen mai sentita cosi, bellissima troppo bella,,, la diirettice d orchestra poi e divina grazie a tutti,
Jessye recorded this when she was at the height of her career! Her performance has given me many hours of delight!
Our lives have been immeasurably enriched by Diva Norman's singing gifts. With RUclips we can enjoy her fabulous abilities for years to come, introducing new generations to her magnificence.
Missing her TREMENDOUS voice...
Woaw, her french is perfect. First time I can understand pretty much everything carmen says (and I'm french). A lot of "life" in this song as well. She's not just singing, she's also acting.
Vous plaisantez sur la perfection de son français ^^ Ecoutez Béatrice Uria monson
ruclips.net/video/WO4hKpCZbSA/видео.html
Yes, Jessye said she doesn't sing in any language she doesn't speak fluently. She thinks there should be a bigger emphasis, aside from the standard diction classes vocalist take, to a bigger emphasis on learning the language more so it can be more authentic.
Yes ! Miss Norman speaks French, Italian, German perfectly. She has been, is and always be a great artist. Her vocal range, the beauty of her voice, her musicality and a lot of qualities she has, are some of the reasons she is on the top 3 or 2 of the world. She is great !
I do not know if she speaks another language ( I am sure she does ), but as an international opera star, surely she does. I hope to meet her soon. She is one of the "must" in my life goals.
@@josevaladez I hope you meet her in your dreams. She's an ancestor now; you can call on her wit, wisdom and great talent to inspire you whenever you have need.
@@LMBronson Thanks a lot for your words. Greetings from Monterrey, México.
Both left us a great legacy… I miss you…
Requiescat in pace
She is amazing, and so is the tenor.
I totally agree with you ! Jessye Norman makes me think of Maria Callas, with the same powerful voice. I hope they met each other in Paradise for Divas ! 🙏😇🎶
Impeccable pronounciation...
I can never get enough of Miss Norman.❤️
RIP Jessye Norman. your voice will stay unforgetable.
And to think she's only rehearsing and sounds like this Wow 👍🏾
This is no rehearsal. This is the recording session. It explicitly is.
A true operatic powerhouse!!!!! Rest In Peace Jessye!!!
"I think we got it ..." Damn right!
Elle inspirait la joie Jessye... Une Carmen magnifique...
Que en paz descanse Seiji Ozawa.
+ 6 febrero 2024.
Unsurpassed in voice and interpretation. And her face is a sculptor's dream.
Her diction is pristine ✨
Que c'est beau, que c'est beau, que c'est beau! Merci pour cette vidéo et manzanilla pour tous !!!
The passion, the sweat, the effort, the talent, and the connectedness of everyone involved is a privilege and joy to behold!
My goodness! I still get goosebumps every time I watch this video. The brilliant Ms. Norman.
RIP Jessye Norman.
La mejor Carmen de todos los tiempos. Eterna, brilla ya. Luz, siempre. Je me souviens d'elle en chantant " La Marseillaise", à l'occasion du bicentennaire de la Révolution Française, envelopée par le drapeau français. Fue el delirio de los que la escuchamos en la Plaza de la Bastilla. Un momento único, inolvidable y mágico. Lux aeterna🌟🌠❤
I hope she will never stop to sing, even in Heaven. Rest and sing in peace.
Thank you for this Carmen, Jessye. We'll miss you. We already do
No puede ser que haya muerto este grandioso ser humano! Ella era divinamente fuera de serie, un ser tocado por el dedo de Dios. La oi por primera vez interpretando a Carmen allá por los años 1992. Quedé cautivado con su voz y siempre he dicho que la versión de Carmen interpretada por ella es la más sensual, arrolladora y perfecta que he oído pues denota totalmente lo que Carmen es! Que descanse en paz tan excepcional ser humano 🕊,mi corazón se siente dolido 😢😢. Tempus Fugit. Carpe diem 🙏
What a consumate exquisite artist
Genialni Jessye Norman , Maestro Ozawa. RIP both.
It’s very rare to see how pro musicians and singers rehearse. Thanks for this.
I agree 100%
Extraordinary, never before have I seen such wonderful compressed passion in Bizet, who shines gloriously. When class, skill, passion, motivation, brilliance combine, we have ART.
Listen Callas...ruclips.net/video/7NhkCKmEDKM/видео.html
Ton of more takes into the inner complex feelings of Carmen... how many times, Carmen was polarized and simplified.
No matter how many times hearing this song, Jessey's version be a stream of fresh spring, from Heaven💖❤👍
I will go back to this again and more...master touch on everything, Thank you.
Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, el señor Neil Shicoff es mi Don José preferido! ...y Jessye, magnífica!
Best Carmen ever
I love you!! You will be sorely missed, your passion, the beauty of your craft. Weeping
Jessye Norman, canto de pura perfección y belleza.
Oh my god I love her triplets and the lalalalalallaLALA LA! at the end :D
Forever Great and Beloved our Soprane Mrs Norman !
Seiji and Jessye, both match perfectly for ever.
And the tenor, beautiful voice too,
And Maestro Ozawa is now with the wonderful incomparable Ms Jessye Norman. R.I.P. to you both.
Divine Jesse Norman. Glorious.
Her french is flawless...and this voice...
It shows that for a soprano who sings out her soul no acting is needed. She is sexy and desirable even without acting.
La perfeccion hecha voz. Y el director expectacular. Que clase magistral!!!!!
An unjustly underrated recording. Who of today’s singers can equal any member of this terrific cast? Thanks for the upload 💐💐💐
I just came from a video of Carmen where one of the comments was that no soprano should EVER sing Carmen. My reply was that I guessed he had never heard Jessye Norman sing Carmen.
You will be loved and remembered eternally for your contributions to the world Ms. Norman RIP
Glorious. My God.
a GIANT! She will now sing for the angels. RIP Madam
I think it is important for children to be exposed to high art and fine music. I am going to play this for them as they sleep. opera, ballet, the symphony.
If you are the mother of those children they are in good shape. I am always grateful that in our home we had classical music recordings when we were still in grade school.
And THAT is why my high school classmates thought that I surely had an edge over everyone else. I did. Thank you, Mom and Dad.
@@rr7firefly Having sung Frasquita in many performances of 'Carmen', I second that.
I’m 13 and I’m glad my parents taught me about this
That’s what my mother did. I thank her every day for it.
Yes! We listened to Everything in our home. How many times I was bullied/fights and told, “that ain’t our music”.
I wish I’d known about Ms. Jessye Norman.
Thank you for everything,Jessye .
We miss you already!! 10/1/2019
Time to sing for the "Saints"
Rest in peace! ♥️♥️♥️
THEY KILLED IT!.... JUST KILLED IT! BRAVA!
Eternal rest to a magnificent lady with a beautiful voice 🕊
Lovely, their voices blend so well
I got goosebumps the entire video damn
Best Carmen I've ever seen. I'm crying
Покойся с миром, Великая Джесси!
Этот голос действительно ни в какие рамки не вписывается. Безграничный голос!
I just Love her May she R.I.P ❤😢💔
J'adore ....merci merci !!!!!
Such an unusual delivery - so personal and detailed. Hard to imagine this flexible, light sounding voice also sang the Wagner roles to enormous success too! Great stuff!
she is the greatest singer.
Полноценный спектакль! Все великолепны!!! Голоса изумительные! Дирижёр сразил меня наповал !
Beautiful the communication between them, she's pure magic
The world has lost her voice.
RIP - JESSYE NORMAN a great artist has gone...
from Jose' Sepulveda....Bastard Out Of California......Neil Shicoff is stupendous as Don Jose'!!!!! What a marvellous tenor.......of course Jessye Norman is a nonpareil.......superbly gifted and invested with incredible instincts for every role she undertakes.
La mejor interpretación de Carmen!!!!! La gran Jessye Norman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Incroyable performance. Jessye Norman est divine!
Now, listening to Ms Norman's rendition... everything else seems rush. This interpretation was so sensual and seductive, it is like a river of sensations that sweeps you of your feet to drag poor guy in an ocean of despair. I don't know what else can be said. This is one of the few reasons I am grateful to RUclips, jewels like this are here for us to relive them. Thank you Ms Norman. Forever!
Outstanding singing from both singers. Wonderful conductor. Thank you so much for this priceless post.
"Class" all the way. Ms. *Jessie Norman, rest in peace .
So sad that we lost such an extraordinary soul...
Incredible voice. She's my all-time favorite female singer. But honestly, I can't imagine Jessye making do with a mere colonel in any aspect of life.
In our hearts... Thank you.
Love the way the conductor actually listens to her regarding a tempo - getting more and more rare today.
One of the better interpretations I have seen. I was not expecting to hear this beauty from Norman - but I swallow my words. Bartoli falls flat and her diction is overpowering. This is simple with a clear delivery, and in tune throughout. Breath control and presence is fantastic. Over-the-top? Perhaps a bit - but consider the context of the character. She is in the middle of seducing a soldier - I would be dramatic too!
All agreed except the language is french. ;-)
Yes! Thank you - it has been edited - I must have written this at 3am LOL. "Duh moment."
@@pierreb97 E che lingua dovrebbe essere? And what language should it be?
Listen Callas ..she is perfect..ruclips.net/video/7NhkCKmEDKM/видео.html
@@violetta47 Callas sings unconventional and wild, great. This is much more crafty, but both are not mezzo-s, they jump into Carmen because it is too tempting not to...But the real deal should be to the real mezo,
Wspaniali! Jessye Normai, Neil Shicoff, Seiji Ozawa... Jessey GENIALNA!...
Да! Да! Да! Именно такая Кармен!!! Вкрадчивая, тонкая и страстная!
I'm just blown away. She is perfection!
Absolutely astonishing!!
RIH
JESSE NORMAN , UMA DAS MAIS ESPLÊNDIDAS SOPRANOS , DA HISTÓRIA DA ÓPERA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bravo!!! Carmen cannot get better when Jessye is doing it
Jessye Norman,a insuperável.
Descansa en paz Jessye .. Gracias por brindarnos tus bellas interpretaciones. Eres única y muy virtuosa. Todo un regalo de Dios Padre, ahora les cantarás a todos los que partieron antes ... AMÉN
I am mesmerized! Absolutely magnificent voice. Like velvet... I am in awe..
Linda mi Jessye Norman! Ha de estar en el cielo y los ángeles deben estar envidiosos de su voz!!
Of course that they got it! exceptional director and singers Jessye and Neil, great job, wonderful !!
She really digs in on the lower notes. Just wonderful - top to bottom!
Agree ... nailed not hammered!
Заслушаешься!!! Восторг!
I think Norman really explores the sensuality of Carmen here. (After all, she's trying to seduce her captor into letting her go!) Norman sings it so sensually doesn't she? A real temptress!
yet she gave carmen higher class, not that lower level sexy G... this is totally renewed the role in many ways...
Also the ACTING. So transcendent.
Please, what are the directions to Lillas Pastia’s?
@@brucekuehn4031 greetings from Barbados if you were trying to make me laugh/smile you were successful
Carmen doesn't seduce in this precise moment. She just is saying the weekend is coming up and she sent to the... her former lover, she detests all her pretenders and will dance with the first that wanna her love (lying as always). Absolutely no promises or coquetting, just marking her independence and capriciousness.
That's pure joy and enjoyment while singing. Love it
The tenor is holding his own. Jessey Norman is my favorite opera singer ever!
Como pode ser tão maravilhosa ,ela e ele,a estória,as vozes e principalmente a emoção,entende se tudo dem entender a letra,adoro!!!
She's perfect for Carmen... Period.
Increible final de la soprano...tenor espectacular...director sublime!!!
Fantastica, mi fa venire i brividi sulla schiena!
When i hear she sing everything make sense
Love it, the nose, eyebrows, weight plus facial expressions - all result of hard work. At least the audience always appreciates it.