Ms.Moore, you are one of the most astonishing vocalists I have ever heard! It truly is mind-bending how effortless you make this taxing aria seem. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful footage with us fans. Best of luck on your last leg of Love Never Dies before it says farewell. :)
OMG Rachel, I'm working this piece back up for auditions and came across this--you're freaking fantastic in this role--my favorite version that I've found!
@punchinker Depends on who you ask. G & S came long before Andrew Lloyd Webber and so the styles of singing popular during their time seem to be the most appropriate for performance of their work. Also, this was a production put on by Knoxville Opera, so it stands to reason that they were going to have a show that was operatic in style. If they had wanted a musical theater voice they would have hired one. It is entirely a matter of personal preference.
Interesting comment less "Verdi" more "Llyod Webber" In a biography I read recently on Sullivan, he said to a singer "give me more Mario", meaning he wanted grand opera from the singer. One of the best D'Oyly Carte soprano's to sing this comes to mind, Valarie Masterson. This soprano is excellent as well. Masterson is here on RUclips. Thanks for the post.
That was rather nicely done. 🙂 I find it fascinating how many companies in the USA do G&S and then pop it on RUclips. Accents on this were fairly good as well - not much US twang for the majority!
Marks:~ Singing 10 out of 10 for a clean direct line,and perfectly pitched notes. Diction 10 out of 10 crystal clear and well projected. Comedy 9 out of 10,funny but not hammed up. A very good production!
What i find is also intereating is the acting? In this production the denouement is the discreet kiss behind the parasol. In another i believe in australia the male actor's frustration concludes with his fainting to humorous effect.
depends on which character, honestly. really a proper dramatic tenor wouldn't work for - well - any of the tenor leads, although it works slightly better for the less nice tenors (those picked up by thomas round in the earlier days of the old d'oyly carte, essentially: edwin, alexis, ralph, the duke, tolloller, richard dauntless, fairfax, fitzbattleax and ernest). the nicer tenors work with a more musical theatre voice (or at least that's my finding. i have a more operatic voice and i sturggle to get cast as anybody other than the tenors i've listed). sopranos you can really be more relaxed on timbre with. mabel's coquettish, yes, but honestly you could have a more musical theatre timbre for her, or something more like this. only exceptions are princess ida and julia jellicoe, both of whom really need to be dramatic and "commanding". (although a mezzo could get away with julia. so.)
Absolutely not. This aria, for example, requires a standard of technique far beyond the capability of anyone I have starring in Lloyd Webber or other musicals. Arthur Sullivan considered himself a serious composer, and his operettas were conceived to be performed by fully fledged opera singers, albeit more in the English style, rather than the more dramatic style of Italian opera.
Mackenzie Olson The notes are different because the movie is wrong. It was rewritten for the film. And what on earth does hair colour have to do with it? This lady is playing Mabel, not Linda Ronstadt (who is no opera singer btw).
Ms.Moore, you are one of the most astonishing vocalists I have ever heard! It truly is mind-bending how effortless you make this taxing aria seem.
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful footage with us fans.
Best of luck on your last leg of Love Never Dies before it says farewell. :)
Silver54ful if this vocalist is one of the most astonishing you’ve heard, you need to research many others on RUclips.
@@Silver54ful whoever it was it wasn’t me.
OMG Rachel, I'm working this piece back up for auditions and came across this--you're freaking fantastic in this role--my favorite version that I've found!
Right up there with Linda Rondstat for me. This was fantastic!
Dear Ms. Moore...what a wonderful performance and what a lovely soprano....thank you so much for such utter enchanting singing and acting.
She has such a beautiful voice. I hope someday my voice can be as beautiful as hers!
Abigail Lantz it’s been 6 years - is it now?
Robbie Hagberg your voices are really wonderful vision that you guys did not want for a job thank you guys for both
@punchinker Depends on who you ask. G & S came long before Andrew Lloyd Webber and so the styles of singing popular during their time seem to be the most appropriate for performance of their work. Also, this was a production put on by Knoxville Opera, so it stands to reason that they were going to have a show that was operatic in style. If they had wanted a musical theater voice they would have hired one. It is entirely a matter of personal preference.
I love it! :D It's the best version i've heard on RUclips!
Interesting comment less "Verdi" more "Llyod Webber" In a biography I read recently on Sullivan, he said to a singer "give me more Mario", meaning he wanted grand opera from the singer. One of the best D'Oyly Carte soprano's to sing this comes to mind, Valarie Masterson. This soprano is excellent as well. Masterson is here on RUclips. Thanks for the post.
Excellent!
Wonderful.
Phil McDonald Thank you ☺️
Awesome job Rachel! You have an incredible voice! (Jessica Reed)
Beautiful
That was rather nicely done. 🙂
I find it fascinating how many companies in the USA do G&S and then pop it on RUclips. Accents on this were fairly good as well - not much US twang for the majority!
You sound amazing!! :) xo
The most amazing Mabel ever 😍
I did this play at my school
Same here.
Marks:~
Singing 10 out of 10 for a clean direct line,and perfectly pitched notes.
Diction 10 out of 10 crystal clear and well projected.
Comedy 9 out of 10,funny but not hammed up.
A very good production!
What i find is also intereating is the acting? In this production the denouement is the discreet kiss behind the parasol. In another i believe in australia the male actor's frustration concludes with his fainting to humorous effect.
G and S is supposed to done as straight as possible. Mr Gilbert did not want his actors to "ham it up". It was funnier not to.
no one beats Valerie Masterton at this. this is good, but not the finest.
She has a terrific 'opera' voice, agreed. But doesn't G & S call for a little less 'Verdi' and a bit more' Lloyd Webber'?
depends on which character, honestly.
really a proper dramatic tenor wouldn't work for - well - any of the tenor leads, although it works slightly better for the less nice tenors (those picked up by thomas round in the earlier days of the old d'oyly carte, essentially: edwin, alexis, ralph, the duke, tolloller, richard dauntless, fairfax, fitzbattleax and ernest). the nicer tenors work with a more musical theatre voice (or at least that's my finding. i have a more operatic voice and i sturggle to get cast as anybody other than the tenors i've listed).
sopranos you can really be more relaxed on timbre with. mabel's coquettish, yes, but honestly you could have a more musical theatre timbre for her, or something more like this. only exceptions are princess ida and julia jellicoe, both of whom really need to be dramatic and "commanding". (although a mezzo could get away with julia. so.)
Absolutely not. This aria, for example, requires a standard of technique far beyond the capability of anyone I have starring in Lloyd Webber or other musicals. Arthur Sullivan considered himself a serious composer, and his operettas were conceived to be performed by fully fledged opera singers, albeit more in the English style, rather than the more dramatic style of Italian opera.
She had the chops but Linda Ronstadt was better!
@@danicemarielobrin mostly due to a lack of opera training. She still killed it though.
Definitely not, if you ask me.
mabel has brown hair..... and her notes are totally different from the movie.great opera singer nut maybe not for this.
Mackenzie Olson The notes are different because the movie is wrong. It was rewritten for the film. And what on earth does hair colour have to do with it? This lady is playing Mabel, not Linda Ronstadt (who is no opera singer btw).
Sharon Cutworth ok?
@@danicemarielobrin girl this was 6 years ago i don’t even remember why i was criticizing this