Cynthia Erivo performs "Somewhere" from West Side Story with the National Symphony Orchestra

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  • Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
  • Broadway superstar Cynthia Erivo performs "Somewhere (There's a Place For Us)" from West Side Story with the National Symphony Orchestra.
    Composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
    From the National Symphony Orchestra's season opening Gala performance, featuring new Music Director Gianandrea Noseda. Sunday September 24, 2017.
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Комментарии • 315

  • @billsandmarks
    @billsandmarks 6 лет назад +550

    Her control, her tone superb.

  • @hannahphillips2862
    @hannahphillips2862 6 лет назад +392

    It's official. Cynthia can do ANYTHING.

  • @michaelshea8647
    @michaelshea8647 5 лет назад +298

    Anyone else have to cancel their plans for tonight because they watched this and cannot function from crying hysterically? Asking for a friend

    • @cmlazar
      @cmlazar 6 месяцев назад

      I cry every time I hear it.

  • @kaddieA
    @kaddieA 6 месяцев назад +24

    The most underrated star in the world. She’s only gotten better with time

  • @OsheyBaddest
    @OsheyBaddest Год назад +32

    It’s the way she just eats every song she performs 😭 literal queen

  • @clairegrant2702
    @clairegrant2702 2 года назад +83

    What an absolute goddess. Her voice is STUNNING. SUCH a good choice to cast her as Elphaba in the Wicked film, she will be incredible.

  • @unidan82
    @unidan82 21 день назад +1

    The fact that this is very high for her and she still sounds absolutely incredible!

  • @norahidvegi846
    @norahidvegi846 6 лет назад +353

    Holy shit! This is what I call world-class diversity and technical singing.
    Compared to her "Piece of sky" (from Yentl) - with that outstanding and soulful performance, this is where it clearly shows how she can control her voice and master that "mixed" voice technique that's probably one of the hardest techniques (in my opinion).
    More than outstanding.
    Love you so much, Ms. Erivo!

    • @PeregrineSW
      @PeregrineSW 2 года назад +3

      All voice is mixed voice.As long as you use your diaphragm to support everything. The thing is how much weight you choose to add depending on what technique you're using,or what style of singing. The reason you say is hard is because you have to pass a certain bridge when you go into the higher registers. Here,she uses less weight which falls into the more classical way of singing. But she has more weighty belts as well like the G5 in "I'm Here"

  • @tracygibson3196
    @tracygibson3196 4 года назад +46

    Is there nothing this woman can't sing. I so idolize her voice.

  • @turkmusik
    @turkmusik 3 года назад +85

    What a magnificent, restrained performance. No showing off, just pure art and emotion.

    • @DiandraStarShine
      @DiandraStarShine 2 года назад +1

      what do you mean by, "...no showing off?" to what, exactly are you referring?
      re: your comment about Ms. Cynthia Erivo's singing:
      "What a magnificent, restrained performance. No showing off, just pure art and emotion."

  • @chand3123k
    @chand3123k 5 лет назад +97

    Finally, someone who does this song justice.

    • @dwightalfred
      @dwightalfred 3 года назад +5

      Did Barbra not do it justice?

  • @sisam1724
    @sisam1724 2 года назад +54

    You can't go wrong with good classical training. She's an incredibly versatile singer. Her head voice is stunning!

    • @user-vf5ft8pw6d
      @user-vf5ft8pw6d 7 месяцев назад

      can hardly go wrong with passion and skill.

  • @rosierennie5867
    @rosierennie5867 2 года назад +10

    Is this the same woman who sang "Stand Up" HOLY... Her voice has some incredible range 😍😍😍😍

  • @tthom2459
    @tthom2459 3 года назад +16

    I'm convinced she could sing the damn phone book and bring tears to my eyes. This is a higher range than I'm used to hearing her sing. She masters it beautifully and with grace and calm

  • @OrangeXenon54
    @OrangeXenon54 5 лет назад +140

    I am always awestruck by how such a beautiful song has such simple lyrics. Pure poetry. And Cynthia's version fully captures the emotions of the song. Truly a gem.

    • @amandadangerfieldpiano
      @amandadangerfieldpiano 2 года назад +2

      So true.

    • @JRobbySh
      @JRobbySh 2 года назад +9

      Sondheim was a genius. He could make the lyrics sing. So he was a poet.

    • @user-vf5ft8pw6d
      @user-vf5ft8pw6d 7 месяцев назад

      The song is beyond beautiful and Cynthia is great, but we have yet to find the best singer for it.

  • @dspothawaii
    @dspothawaii 6 лет назад +223

    How does anyone dislike this? One of the greatest renditions of this song and what a PURE voice.

    • @kalden07
      @kalden07 6 лет назад +13

      She is a Queen. Her voice is just everything.

    • @dinahellen
      @dinahellen 4 года назад +8

      kalden07 She’s not a bad actor either! Come February, she may become the youngest EGOT winner (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar? And Tony Awards). She’s got some tough competition this year, though, for Best Actress, if she is nominated. She is already nominated for Golden Globe, SAG, and Critics’ Choice Awards for “Harriet.”

    • @pammiesingkho1786
      @pammiesingkho1786 2 года назад

      Mga gunggong kace halos ang mga nagdisliked nito like they jst dnt appreciate music.

    • @dinahellen
      @dinahellen 2 года назад

      @10 🎶The Artist🎶 No! Renee Zelwegger won for Judy, and Elton John won for Best Song.

  • @huangrenjunism
    @huangrenjunism 3 года назад +16

    she can literally sing to everything

  • @randyd498
    @randyd498 4 года назад +47

    I found this by accident and so glad I did. This was beautiful!! I saw Cynthia on Broadway in The Color Purple twice. The show was amazing but Cynthia was so good I had to go twice just to see her!! She is amazing in everything she does and has a wonderful future. A true star!

  • @musicislife7849
    @musicislife7849 5 лет назад +68

    I can’t help but notice the flute player in the purple who lowers her eyes when she’s not playing to listen to Cynthia.

    • @louscheffer2283
      @louscheffer2283 4 года назад +6

      I get this 100% I find even simple scenes distracting and close my eyes when listening closely, even at the symphony.

  • @TwilightEpiphany
    @TwilightEpiphany Год назад +15

    Cynthia's mixed and head voice is remarkable! What a versatile and exquisite performer.

  • @hiatusmode989
    @hiatusmode989 5 лет назад +32

    When she got into the first refrain, I felt ghoosebombs haha...Cause it exploded all over my body..The resonance 😭❤️❤️❤️

    • @Gee-xb7rt
      @Gee-xb7rt 5 лет назад +1

      its really a masterful performance, the beginning is just breath, it makes you wait, and then grows wings.

  • @need4HIM
    @need4HIM 5 лет назад +42

    Beautiful, clear, lyrical voice. Just beautiful.

  • @KelG
    @KelG 4 года назад +33

    The original version always makes me tear up and cry. Her singing just made me cry more. Beautiful voice.

  • @fbonhomme9353
    @fbonhomme9353 5 лет назад +45

    There's a place for us,
    Somewhere a place for us.
    Peace and quiet and open air
    Wait for us
    Somewhere.
    There's a time for us,
    Some day a time for us,
    Time together with time to spare,
    Time to look, time to care,
    Some day!
    Somewhere.
    We'll find a new way of living,
    We'll find a way of forgiving
    Somewhere
    There's a place for us,
    A time and place for us.
    Hold my hand and we're halfway there.
    Hold my hand and I'll take you there
    Somehow,
    Some day,
    Somewhere!

  • @kiatan300
    @kiatan300 Год назад +4

    She just put an arrow in my heart

  • @samosullivan1744
    @samosullivan1744 3 года назад +19

    Every time she sings, she never fails to utterly capture your heart and soul!

  • @SophiaZoe
    @SophiaZoe 4 года назад +20

    She sings it with so much ease! It is incredibly beautiful

  • @paulmccarthy8434
    @paulmccarthy8434 5 лет назад +5

    This woman captures the essence of the song as originally written and the emotional, sensitive meaning of love.

  • @amymartinez8194
    @amymartinez8194 3 года назад +2

    Her singing makes me want to cry. No matter what shes singing.

  • @andrewvanvelsor7426
    @andrewvanvelsor7426 6 лет назад +33

    I would do just about anything to be in the presence of Cynthia. What an incredible gift to art.

  • @jillsalkin7389
    @jillsalkin7389 4 года назад +11

    I haven't heard her use her voice like this. Brava!!

  • @Peter-oh3hc
    @Peter-oh3hc 4 месяца назад +1

    I know I am 6 years late to this party. But god I have not wept this hard over a piece of music in years. Thank you

  • @SCID2008
    @SCID2008 2 года назад +17

    Her control is amazing. A great singer doesn't need to scream or shout but just reach for her notes. Beautiful.

  • @passingthefireworldwide
    @passingthefireworldwide 3 месяца назад +1

    Starting crying before she even started singing. This is the song 🥹🥹🥹

  • @JefersonSantos-bt1ef
    @JefersonSantos-bt1ef Месяц назад +1

    superb! what a rendition, ms Erivo. love you, from Brazil

  • @hsgjkhagljkh
    @hsgjkhagljkh 2 года назад +8

    I've checked out all the big stars' version of this song. Cynthia's is by far my favorite. It just touches my soul so deeply.

  • @janiechien
    @janiechien 2 года назад +6

    Cynthia Erivo's version truly captures the emotions of this song. And she has touched the core of my inner heart!❤

  • @marcusgoguanco6921
    @marcusgoguanco6921 6 лет назад +124

    HOLY! CYNTHIA! 😱😱😱😱❤️❤️❤️❤️ i did not know Cynthia can sing operatic-y! I am shookt

    • @gabriellalopez6537
      @gabriellalopez6537 6 лет назад +23

      I know! I just found out she was classically trained. This whole time I thought she was gospel!

    • @anthonyhenrysmith
      @anthonyhenrysmith 6 лет назад +10

      she certainly knows her head voice well and swaps easily between belt voice n head voice so stunning!

    • @jermainejr11
      @jermainejr11 6 лет назад

      Marcus Gabriel Goguanco, I love your adjective! Hahaha! Considering I sing opera - that was a cute attempt!
      She is Queen.

    • @tylerbond5282
      @tylerbond5282 6 лет назад +4

      She speaks in an interview about believing that everyone should be exposed to all types of music because you learn different skill sets that can be applied to others

    • @lovestoryim
      @lovestoryim 4 года назад +6

      She studied in Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She's also a musical theatre actress. It's easy to understand why and how she can sing like this. Basically all singing styles will be taught with the same basis, then for each style the appropriate techniques will be applied for. She is not operatic in this performance. She just used some techniques which are used in classical singing more. Most of her techniques are used in musical theater a lot

  • @kathymarik1932
    @kathymarik1932 4 месяца назад +3

    That was a beautiful rendition of one of my favourite songs

  • @risa.t6156
    @risa.t6156 5 лет назад +10

    Why is her voice so beautiful😭❤️

  • @beaker0313
    @beaker0313 3 года назад +3

    Oh man… it takes an absolute artist to achieve that level of vulnerability and power in the same piece! Brava

  • @scarletred8888
    @scarletred8888 Год назад +3

    Doing justice to this beautiful song, Cynthia only relies on the perfection and beauty of her voice - no embellishments, pure talent and artistry, brava Cynthia!

  • @patwilliams2672
    @patwilliams2672 2 года назад +1

    SING CYNTHIA..........ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.............

  • @kfatimah
    @kfatimah 6 лет назад +147

    Just discovering her. Amazing! If she isn't already, she should be doing scores for Disney.

    • @kevindavila625
      @kevindavila625 6 лет назад +5

      K. Fatimah Woolfolk listen to the cast album of the color purple. She's sublime. If not at least "I'm here"

    • @dinahellen
      @dinahellen 4 года назад +1

      She loves Disney songs.
      ruclips.net/video/hv4H_ziaAG4/видео.html

    • @debbabe2254
      @debbabe2254 2 года назад

      The new Disney film "Pinocchio." She sings "When You Wish Upon A Star." It is exquisite.

  • @glindathegoodishwitch9244
    @glindathegoodishwitch9244 4 года назад +8

    She has an incredible voice and boy can she ever act. This lady has It All!! Love her.

  • @jak30341
    @jak30341 2 года назад +1

    Nobody today sings like this, this CONTROL AND VIBRATO and light clean tone

  • @BlkButrfly88
    @BlkButrfly88 3 года назад +7

    Look at everyone’s faces around her they are FEELING her performance absolutely mesmerizing!

  • @arleenbutner9741
    @arleenbutner9741 2 года назад +3

    Thank You

  • @tonymanocchio2394
    @tonymanocchio2394 4 года назад +20

    Omg she is so beautiful and her voice like angels from the sky

  • @AuntieMamie
    @AuntieMamie 7 месяцев назад +2

    What a gift. I wish there were more of this remarkable woman. I could listen all day… and night. More please

  • @nutrishus
    @nutrishus 4 года назад +2

    She is the most remarkable and beautiful singer alive. I am so grateful she exists. Thank you Cynthia

  • @blackgargamel
    @blackgargamel 6 лет назад +13

    It's so beautiful that it made me cry.

  • @souljaatheart8560
    @souljaatheart8560 6 лет назад +21

    Such a pure beautiful voice most underrated singer

  • @gladysloan
    @gladysloan 2 года назад +2

    Beautiful beautiful simply just beautiful.

  • @javimar9
    @javimar9 4 года назад +5

    A masterpiece from Lenny, beautifully being sung.

  • @johnpagan104
    @johnpagan104 4 года назад +5

    Wow can listen to this all day.

  • @theogoldberg8919
    @theogoldberg8919 2 года назад +2

    Thank you Cynthia

  • @miabergeron8534
    @miabergeron8534 4 года назад +6

    Her voice is so timeless!!

  • @adventureawaits1401
    @adventureawaits1401 3 года назад +4

    FINALLY!! Someone who does this song Justice!! And I had to SCROLL to find this!! I had to go through so many other singers over singing, adding unnecessary melismas, and their voice is synthesized by sound engineers!!! They get thousands more views and I call BS!! LETS GET THiS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN SOME RECOGNITION!!!

  • @patrickdeering1909
    @patrickdeering1909 5 лет назад +7

    Ms. Erivo is a revelation, in this performance and always. The special treat here, however, is the orchestra and the arrangement of perhaps Bernstein and Sondheim’s greatest composition. Listen again.

  • @twelveoaks1
    @twelveoaks1 2 месяца назад +1

    She can sing anything! A superb talent. Top 3 voices...Karen Carpenter, Barbra Streisand, Cynthia Erivo!

  • @carolyntrahan9751
    @carolyntrahan9751 Год назад +3

    Such a wonderful song to be shared by a lovely lady with a golden voice and poise

  • @24HourDiseaseChannel
    @24HourDiseaseChannel 3 года назад +1

    I've never heard a more natural talent since Judy Garland. What a beautiful instrument.

  • @brucemonkhouse6698
    @brucemonkhouse6698 2 года назад +2

    Majestic , sensitive and understated..Ms Erivo is also very elegant

  • @rubybutt7343
    @rubybutt7343 6 лет назад +7

    This is the loveliest thing I have ever heard

  • @brianm2143
    @brianm2143 2 года назад +2

    The lady has class as well as a stunning voice.

  • @carmeljanneker875
    @carmeljanneker875 3 года назад +4

    What beautiful control. Angelic and perfect

  • @bored8715
    @bored8715 3 года назад +2

    Thank you god for giving her this voice. And thank you Cynthia for sharing it with us

  • @keybawd4023
    @keybawd4023 3 года назад +4

    The great musical writers wrote for the theatre and that meant performances with fairly strict tempo and little 'rubato'. And after a half century of listening to every musical under the sun along with eveny performance, I do believe that those great songs have more magic when played straight. Cynthia Erivo gets the balance between stage and concert hall perfectly. A magical performance.

    • @manuelorozco7760
      @manuelorozco7760 3 года назад

      I'm more of a Rogers and Hammerstein or Miranda fan

  • @andrewmurray837
    @andrewmurray837 2 года назад +7

    The song is sublime, and this is my favorite performance of it. Perfection.

  • @gerelynskaggs214
    @gerelynskaggs214 Год назад +8

    Every time I watch this, I cry. This song already makes me emotional, but her voice just dials the emotions up ten times.

  • @christinecrow1410
    @christinecrow1410 3 года назад +1

    WOOOOOOOW!

  • @reze3416
    @reze3416 4 года назад +4

    She is gorgeous and her voice is heavenly 😍

  • @h193013
    @h193013 Год назад +2

    Cannot wait to see her as Elphaba

  • @paulrobinson3213
    @paulrobinson3213 3 года назад +2

    What a remarkably talented performer

  • @robbiechandler7858
    @robbiechandler7858 5 лет назад +10

    👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 my fave song in WSS . Cynthia is a beast of a vocalist

  • @julkasteven8198
    @julkasteven8198 2 года назад +2

    Beautiful performance Cynthia.

  • @user-fm8br2my4n
    @user-fm8br2my4n 2 года назад +1

    Breathtaking

  • @charisanneluke
    @charisanneluke 15 дней назад +1

    Incredible!

  • @lesabbath8416
    @lesabbath8416 4 года назад +3

    She’s amazing

  • @cotaitcirce9
    @cotaitcirce9 2 года назад +1

    Best!!!!

  • @nicolaablett7790
    @nicolaablett7790 4 года назад +1

    she is remarkable from where ever she came

    • @mikeyminit5059
      @mikeyminit5059 4 года назад +2

      Nicola Ablett She’s Nigerian🇳🇬

  • @jillianarnold441
    @jillianarnold441 4 года назад +2

    Wow real classy.

  • @christinanagy5062
    @christinanagy5062 2 года назад +5

    Gorgeous voice!

  • @nwmusic2010
    @nwmusic2010 Год назад +1

    WOW!!!! I have never heard this song sung like that in my life. My goodness

  • @jeiperez6582
    @jeiperez6582 2 года назад +2

    Awesome

  • @marieclancey1544
    @marieclancey1544 5 лет назад +9

    The perfect soulful voice for this song!

  • @DemocritusWept
    @DemocritusWept 2 года назад +2

    She has a fabulous voice

  • @jameszangrilli4125
    @jameszangrilli4125 2 года назад +1

    wow. beautiful

  • @sandrapister3589
    @sandrapister3589 6 лет назад +11

    The most beautiful song ever written. The music is gorgeous,

  • @karinebaffreau241
    @karinebaffreau241 8 месяцев назад +2

    Angel voice !

  • @stacychamblin8704
    @stacychamblin8704 2 года назад +1

    Lovely!

  • @mariaskinnider115
    @mariaskinnider115 12 дней назад +1

    Magnificent

  • @tomosborne3437
    @tomosborne3437 4 года назад +6

    A beautiful voice and performance. Utterly stunning.

  • @zoe-bi9up
    @zoe-bi9up 6 лет назад +20

    the most gorgeous thing I’ve ever heard!!! best cover I’ve heard of the song

  • @CHGOES
    @CHGOES 4 года назад +2

    Sing, girl. Cynthia is a superstar ❤🙌🏾

  • @burthuffman2802
    @burthuffman2802 5 месяцев назад

    Cynthia is one of my favorite singers, she is amazing. I love her and her voice.

  • @hptwin2008
    @hptwin2008 Год назад +1

    She is one in a million! Just love her beauty and her amazing voice!

  • @estebansilma8128
    @estebansilma8128 2 года назад +2

    Oh, God! An angel on earth! ❣️🎶

  • @certainperson9869
    @certainperson9869 2 года назад +1

    What a touching rendition of this beautiful song with such quiet strength and power.