Elizabeth Zharoff "Martern aller Arten" REACTION & ANALYSIS by Vocal Coach/Opera Singer!

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  • Опубликовано: 25 фев 2021
  • Wait, what? Elizabeth Zharoff reacting to Elizabeth Zharoff? You got that right! In celebration of our 250k subscribers, our Patrons suggested I analyze myself in the video of me performing "Martern aller Arten" live at the Queen Elizabeth competition.
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    Performed by Elizabeth Zharoff - Words and Music by Maria Cebotari, Staatskapelle Berlin and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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    Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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  • @TheCharismaticVoice
    @TheCharismaticVoice  2 года назад +188

    We just released merchandise! Check out the full line-up here: thecharismaticmerch.com

    • @leonjacobs9823
      @leonjacobs9823 2 года назад

      Hi from sunny South Africa. Please could I ask that you can do a "reaction" on Roy Orbison - She's a Mystery to Me... Thank you for your RUclips show, really enjoying it:-)

    • @mallemout
      @mallemout 2 года назад

      Amazing song and lovely analysis, as per usual. Only thing i'm struggling with is believing that that is you. You say it is you and obviously I believe that. At the same time, my eyes and brain just refuse to accept that that is the same person. Even with considering a small age difference. Partial face blindness is a hell of a thing 😅

    • @Walter_Arrecis_Letona
      @Walter_Arrecis_Letona 2 года назад

      Después de oirte cantar te admiro más, ahora ya se con exactitud porque eres tan buena para analizar a cantantes de ópera, eres impresionante, con una gran voz y no digamos la belleza física y esos hermosos ojos que posees. Saludos desde Ciudad de Guatemala, en Centro América.

    • @jondougherty1114
      @jondougherty1114 2 года назад

      I would first like to say you have an amazing voice and I will be looking at more of your performances as I love expanding my horizons and I love opera and I would love to hear your reactions to Cecilia Bartoli one of my other favorite singers

    • @joshuashoff7539
      @joshuashoff7539 2 года назад

      I've got Michael Zharoff on my friends list currently on Facebook; used to play Magic the Gathering with him from time to time, no innuendos.

  • @mauricioramirez5948
    @mauricioramirez5948 3 года назад +5656

    That Zharoff girl is amazing. You should react more to her. Give her more exposure.

    • @KumaBearXD
      @KumaBearXD 3 года назад +81

      Totally agree haha

    • @marktrader490
      @marktrader490 3 года назад +113

      NO! Look at her... obviously some kinda nepotism going on here. I'm so disappointed in CV. I thought she was of better character than this.
      Her niece is definitely talented though.

    • @chadbennett7873
      @chadbennett7873 3 года назад +47

      Agreed - she seems really nice too! You must be very proud of your "daughter".

    • @philgallagher1
      @philgallagher1 3 года назад +155

      That's exactly what I came here to say! This girl's quite good - give her 10 years and she could end up with her own RUclips channel!

    • @incubusnb
      @incubusnb 3 года назад +76

      I wonder if she could get an interview with her. Would be an interesting conversation.

  • @Revelatus
    @Revelatus Год назад +992

    After I saw this performance, I realized how incredibly humble you are

    • @Jims_Camera_at_dawn
      @Jims_Camera_at_dawn Год назад +65

      With abilities like this, she has the rite to critique other singers. Kind of nice she enjoys ALL types of good music. As we say around here, easy on the eyes too.

    • @OGFlipperbaby
      @OGFlipperbaby 9 месяцев назад +3

      for real...

    • @marktraeger1637
      @marktraeger1637 8 месяцев назад +2

      All day.

  • @marcelotumas9073
    @marcelotumas9073 Год назад +597

    "Overall, I did a pretty good job." Understatement of the year, ma'am. That was an AMAZING job.

    • @faizanmckagan2827
      @faizanmckagan2827 8 месяцев назад +9

      Most of the real super stars are always forever humbled. Makes her that much special

  • @markaliberti8313
    @markaliberti8313 8 месяцев назад +177

    I’m not into opera at all but honestly I forget that human beings can actually make sounds like that. Awesome👍

    • @ThinWhiteAxe
      @ThinWhiteAxe 8 месяцев назад +2

      same

    • @brian_isalich_kescenovitz
      @brian_isalich_kescenovitz 5 месяцев назад

      Boom!😉

    • @lancewilliams4847
      @lancewilliams4847 3 месяца назад

      1 issue is the language barrier (mostly FR, GRM, IT). Most 'classical' (actually, it's 5-6 different periods that have all been grouped into 'classical'). But besides 'Opera', there are also many SONGS, which are probably more likely to have been translated, making them more 'acceptable' to listen to. There is some really cool stuff, actually. I'll always remember 1 recording I heard in college, where the singer hit a note with absolutely NO 'vibrato' (where the note 'wiggles' or vibrates) - just a straight note, and it was so PURE and powerful, it actually physically STUNNED me - like went right through me. I wish I could remember that song and recording, but I've always remembered that moment - 40 years later!

  • @captainnapalm75
    @captainnapalm75 2 года назад +471

    Elizabeth, after nailing a vocal run that 99.99% of people couldn't even attempt without physical injury: "I did a pretty good job." Yeah. Yeah, you did. And, Einstein was pretty good with numbers.

    • @stevenponte6655
      @stevenponte6655 Год назад +15

      I loved when she says that. Im like Damn GIRL, they were amazing!!!

    • @walkingthruyourdata-6019
      @walkingthruyourdata-6019 Год назад +2

      That's funny

    • @josephmccall8301
      @josephmccall8301 Год назад +8

      And Tesla was just decent at frequencies lol

    • @DanKaschel
      @DanKaschel 11 месяцев назад +9

      Ironically numbers weren’t really Einstein’s specialty

    • @VictorHernandezVH1
      @VictorHernandezVH1 10 месяцев назад +9

      Actually, Einstein did not work well with numbers. His genius was imagining spatial geometry through thought experiments. He worked with mathematicians to help translate his ideas into equations. IMHO it goes to never discount anyone's potential.

  • @pvdaele
    @pvdaele 3 года назад +2683

    Being from Belgium, I am no stranger to the Queen Elizabeth competition. I had no idea you had participated in this, and you even made it to the finals!
    For the people not familiar with this competition, or with classical music: this is a yearly competition, but not always for the same instrument. It alternates between voice, piano, violin and more recently also cello. It is open to the most promising classical musicians from all over the world. You can only compete once. Getting nominated is already great. Making it to the finals is only for exceptional talents. And to be honest, it is very subjective comparing these finalists. The jury sometimes prefers a candidate for an original interpretation, while other times they see the interpretation as a flaw.
    Competitors are isolated from the outside world during the competition, which takes weeks, while they have no idea how good the performances of the other competitors were. You only have one option: do your absolute best. This must have been absolutely nerve wrecking.
    I'm listening to your performance at the finals, now. Absolutely amazing. And hard to fathom that this is the same woman that is so open to voices like Jinjer/Devin/Floor ... You truly are one of a kind.

    • @TheCharismaticVoice
      @TheCharismaticVoice  3 года назад +1056

      Thanks Peter, and you're right on all fronts. It was a nerve wracking experience, and extremely competitive. I always felt emotion was as important as technique, and so I bring that emotion into each note I sing. Some of the judges score higher marks on technique while omitting emotion from their evaluation. I made it to the finals, but I didn't win.
      No one in their right mind would do "Martern aller Arten" in this competition. I did. ;-)

    • @pvdaele
      @pvdaele 3 года назад +491

      @@TheCharismaticVoice , I always find the jury to be very conservative. I come from a family where classical music was very important, and the finals were always a subject in our conversations. Rarely did we all agree on the winner, let alone the top 3. I think with the vocal competition there is a bit more diversity in the repertoire. When the instrument is piano, you better brace yourself to listen to the same Rachmaninov concerto 6 times in the finals week.
      But it is definitely true. There is a set repertoire that is more likely to allow you to win the competition. A few years back there was a violin concerto chosen by one of the finalists that nobody ever did before. Commentators were really confused, not knowing to applaud the bold choice or to be very critical because the usual repertoire was a bit more technical after all.
      I was looking back at some articles. The week before the finals, you were mentioned as one of the 2 favourites. You must have made quite the impression :-)
      But in the end, you are absolutely right. The competition and the jury puts technicality over emotion, most of the time. However the audience -also at home- does not always agree with that. The audience of the Queen Elizabeth finals is a pretty reserved audience. It is not always that they give an applause like the one you have gotten. On the contrary. I hope you don't look back to the experience with too much bitterness or regret. Because your performance has certainly moved some people.
      Also, that polite applause by the Queen at the end, is about as enthusiastic as I have ever seen her.

    • @BrianMurphy2112
      @BrianMurphy2112 3 года назад +54

      Too many notes! Well sire which notes would you have me remove. Loved Tom Hulce. Must watch the film again

    • @pete_lind
      @pete_lind 3 года назад +11

      ​@@TheCharismaticVoice
      You stole that dress from Tarja Turunen , La Traviata - Act 1: Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici ruclips.net/video/x0yv8Q51EAM/видео.html 3 min 28 sec

    • @ceciliafellouse
      @ceciliafellouse 3 года назад +93

      What a wonderful (and informative) comment. And congratulations to you, Elizabeth, for this outstanding achievement. I guess we are now officially allowed to say to you : you rock !!

  • @DavidJacobs-rl1rj
    @DavidJacobs-rl1rj 4 месяца назад +35

    She does not need
    A microphone
    Her voice is f***ing
    POWERFUL!!!

    • @zacknight7640
      @zacknight7640 3 месяца назад +3

      Underrated comment

    • @Seebeejeebees
      @Seebeejeebees 2 месяца назад +2

      She did not mean
      To blow our minds
      But that sh*t happens to her
      Aaaall the tiiimeeee

  • @Rockin_Ross
    @Rockin_Ross Год назад +55

    What makes you a champ is you can compliment your own ability without being arrogant.
    Not only that, but reviewing yourself is in and of itself a tough thing to do.
    We are our own worst critics. As a drummer I hate, but need to see myself playing to make adjustments for the shows.
    You are truly a remarkable person and the upmost professional musician. ❤

    • @elausente21
      @elausente21 9 месяцев назад +2

      So true... I have never been able to do it and be remotely satisfied. This is simply the best performance and reaction.

  • @warlord1981nl
    @warlord1981nl 3 года назад +622

    I love the excuse for showing she still fits the dress 10 years later :P

    • @JulioLeonFandinho
      @JulioLeonFandinho 3 года назад +61

      I think she looks thinner now, anyway gorgeous woman... and very talented, of course

    • @undead.rising
      @undead.rising 3 года назад +29

      She's actually thinner now!

    • @sarjenka
      @sarjenka 3 года назад +9

      I still fit in clothes from 25 years ago. Just a question of not over eat :)

    • @SA-xf1eb
      @SA-xf1eb 3 года назад +16

      @@sarjenka not always but we get your point.

    • @mjlotus
      @mjlotus 3 года назад +9

      @@sarjenka Easy to say, hard to do!

  • @stevenpatrick85
    @stevenpatrick85 3 года назад +657

    Loved the "hold my beer I got this" look you gave the conductor just before you started.

    • @johnfrantz3945
      @johnfrantz3945 3 года назад +27

      Hold my wine?

    • @metalmark1214
      @metalmark1214 2 года назад +19

      Hold my tea, Elizabeth's drink of choice.

    • @Carlos-sd6cz
      @Carlos-sd6cz 2 года назад +20

      and at the end, she is like "It was that soprano enough for you people"?

    • @josephvolden5867
      @josephvolden5867 2 года назад +4

      LMAO I thought the same thing

    • @fliptopia357
      @fliptopia357 2 месяца назад

      I think she was partially thinking about the fact his beat saber doesn't light up and looks a bit thin.

  • @reedthompson8365
    @reedthompson8365 Год назад +59

    I had to laugh every time she said, "This part is hard." If you'd asked me, I wouldn't have said it was hard. I would have said it was impossible.
    This was an exquisite performance -- beautiful, stirring, powerful. I love it!

  • @docabj
    @docabj 10 месяцев назад +88

    I stumbled across this performance last night. That was borderline punk rock. The energy, emotion, execution, and swag are what most performers imagine they will do but often miss. I wanted to roar when they showed the sweat. Watching someone work super hard and execute with excellence, without apologizing for getting dirty is a truly beautiful thing ❤.

    • @markmiller4971
      @markmiller4971 9 месяцев назад +8

      She stood her ground and delivered. Fabulous and a true talent.

    • @seonaelizabethcoster8465
      @seonaelizabethcoster8465 8 месяцев назад +3

      And now I really want to see Elizabeth sing this as a punk rock chick. 👩🏽‍🎤🤘🤟🏻

    • @davevandebunte2949
      @davevandebunte2949 8 месяцев назад +5

      "Borderline punk rock"...well, it IS Mozart, lol. If Mozart had been alive in the 1980s, he absolutely would have been in a punk rock band...

    • @seonaelizabethcoster8465
      @seonaelizabethcoster8465 8 месяцев назад +4

      @@davevandebunte2949 I snortled so hard when I read your comment that my tea came out my nose. But you're totally right. Mozart would have been the biggest emo-punk rocker

    • @MarkusUbl
      @MarkusUbl 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@davevandebunte2949 yes!!

  • @frankov_83
    @frankov_83 3 года назад +402

    It's like having a daily chat with the sweet-spoken Bruce Banner and then one day seeing The Hulk on a stage 😁👀

  • @catthestitchwitch1200
    @catthestitchwitch1200 3 года назад +387

    I see Emilia Clarke attended the Elizabeth Zharoff school of Expressive Eyebrows

    • @mtthws380
      @mtthws380 3 года назад +7

      Thank you! I thought I was the only one who saw that.

    • @satuleppanen8759
      @satuleppanen8759 3 года назад +2

      Me too!

  • @danielmarone5757
    @danielmarone5757 Год назад +120

    This the 1st time I heard you sing.. oh my God I can't believe how good you are.

  • @andrewmettler2228
    @andrewmettler2228 Год назад +43

    One of the most amazing parts of this (which, *all of it* is amazing!) is that there is no microphone! Wow, you are an incredible talent. Kudos, Elizabeth!

    • @richardharrold9736
      @richardharrold9736 6 месяцев назад

      Yeah. Don't stand next to an opera singer as she lets rip, you'll get your eardrums blown out!

  • @aaronpeek5642
    @aaronpeek5642 3 года назад +900

    I always assumed she was just a vocal coach that could sing opera; now I find out she is a mind-blowing amazing singer! Best music reactor on RUclips

    • @xstatixtribalelectronicmus2787
      @xstatixtribalelectronicmus2787 2 года назад +8

      Absolutely!!!😳🔥

    • @YodaOI
      @YodaOI 2 года назад +14

      Right you are, Strong the Force with this one is!!

    • @herrNielsson
      @herrNielsson 2 года назад +8

      So true, but let me precise a little bit by the supplement “best vocal reaction …”. If you like very helpful reaction videos, as I do, I clearly recommend also the “daily dough”. A classical composer reacts to a bunch of good stuff from another point of view.
      I would absolutely love to see a video with you both, Elizabeth and Dough, talking about compositional and vocal aspects. That’ll be my Christmas wish!

    • @Beachbum1Day
      @Beachbum1Day 2 года назад +4

      @@herrNielsson It’s “The Daily Doug” not Dough and I agree it is also a very good channel 👍🏻👍🏻

    • @MultiKamil97
      @MultiKamil97 2 года назад +1

      You say it like opera singers are not amazing singers 😅

  • @billparrish4385
    @billparrish4385 2 года назад +290

    So let me get this straight.... You're one of the most 'heavy on musical theory' reactors on YT (delightfully so). You have that endearing quality of charming innocence crossed with nerdy enthusiasm (which is basically my drug of choice). You're stunningly beautiful! And now we're seeing you in this performance, an accomplished and renowned soprano, who not only sings like an angel, but can credibly act (one can _feel_ how ticked off your Konstanze is). You can sing in another language with a pronunciation and accent that can fool the ear of a native. And now you sit here ten years hence, wearing the same dress! So what, are you a brain surgeon and a particle physicist in your spare time? I'm in awe.... Brava!

    • @mew3766
      @mew3766 Год назад

      When she speaks Deutsche, I'm mesmerized, she is so enticing, even sexy. Who do you know can do that in German? Make the word for "death -- Tod," sound hawt? Yes, H O T. Elizabeth is my crush, such a crush, OF COURSE she can do brain surgery also, and cook a perfect souffléI am certain.

    • @GeneNerd
      @GeneNerd 9 месяцев назад +7

      If she wasn't so sweet and delightful it would be patiently unfair.

  • @johnmagana1
    @johnmagana1 9 месяцев назад +12

    Ok, how many people fell in love with Elizabeth after 4 minutes and 15 seconds of this video. What a wondrous voice... such power, emotion, control, and beautiful timbre.... Phenomenal performance Elizabeth!

  • @oystersnag
    @oystersnag 10 месяцев назад +25

    I'm late to the party, but I just want to say, I love watching you in this reaction. I can see your body and head movements are 100% reenacting your performance on stage without actually singing. As a cellist, I do this every time I hear a piece I've performed before. You aren't just listening, you're FEELING it again and that's the part I miss most about performing live.

  • @Mozart4000
    @Mozart4000 3 года назад +847

    Elizabeth Zharoff? Never heard of her. Probably one of these young RUclips talents.

    • @sendtoanthony
      @sendtoanthony 3 года назад +123

      Zharoff sounds Russian. It's well known that the Russians employ beautiful women as spies to seduce Western men into giving up Rock 'n' Roll secrets.

    • @kirkmccune7944
      @kirkmccune7944 3 года назад +15

      @@sendtoanthony LOLOLOL!!!!!

    • @rumynKSF
      @rumynKSF 3 года назад +16

      @@sendtoanthony Yes, yes, the hand of Moscow and all that...The KGB is not asleep, and I would not be surprised if somewhere,in a secret safe behind the fireplace, she keeps vodka, caviar and a balalaika..

    • @rumynKSF
      @rumynKSF 3 года назад +7

      @@kirkmccune7944 Kirk, it looks like you're under the thumb of Russian intelligence..ha ha ha..

    • @johnnyho8833
      @johnnyho8833 3 года назад +10

      @@kirkmccune7944 You're laughing, but what secrets has she extracted from you? :-)

  • @ExaltedDuck
    @ExaltedDuck 3 года назад +525

    You should do a tea time interview with her afterward.

    • @TheCharismaticVoice
      @TheCharismaticVoice  3 года назад +160

      That's a fantastic idea!

    • @BlitzsieLDiscoLSnow
      @BlitzsieLDiscoLSnow 3 года назад +15

      Or invite her to the party and have some mimosa's ready :P

    • @RobMedellin
      @RobMedellin 3 года назад +13

      Do something like Ryan George XD

    • @rumynKSF
      @rumynKSF 3 года назад +7

      @@TheCharismaticVoice Yes, yes, and let the tea be brought by the Lord of chat himself..

    • @QuirkyUncleDave
      @QuirkyUncleDave 3 года назад +17

      @@RobMedellin So I hear you have an opera for me? Yes, ma'am I do. It's going to be tough to get through all those notes at the end. Actually for her it was super easy, barely an inconvenience.

  • @cherylhurst7093
    @cherylhurst7093 Год назад +34

    Wow, Elizabeth Zharoff I knew you were an opera singer, but I am blown away by how mesmerizing and complex your voice is. Your voice is exquisite. I think I would probably get three words in before I got stumped. It is amazing how loud and how hard one must sing but making it sound beautiful at the same time. Those runs are incredible.

  • @Treasacello
    @Treasacello Год назад +48

    6:32 Look at you pulling the energy up through the floorboards! 16:44 the part that amazes me, although the pitch is good is that sustained crescendo has so much build and power! Fun fact: the orchestra members are also breathing through the phrases, while not nearly as exhausting as singing, it is not easy and getting all of the notes right to support the singer and emphasize the vocal line is practiced over and over until we can do it faster than we think we can, too. Don't we all wish we had the energy we had when we were 24?

  • @ddinfant679
    @ddinfant679 Год назад +357

    I always thought that she must b an average opera singer at best, mostly because she never talks about what she does or sings while doing her reactions. I like her a lot and to see her singing so spectacularly awesome is such an amazing surprise. She's so humble and down to earth I never thought she'd be this good. Absolute world class!! And then the way is able to praise herself without shame.... Such a fine fine line...she's amazing

    • @anomymouse5043
      @anomymouse5043 10 месяцев назад +17

      My thoughts exactly! I listen quite a lot of classical singing. I also do little singing myself (but I don't just have time or rational place to practice solo singing). Here every note (I mean, seriously, every note) is clear, strong, in control etc. Low register sounds great. High register sounds great. Some German pointed that the pronunciation is perfect.
      I actually watched the original video, not this reaction.

    • @fernsehdesign
      @fernsehdesign 10 месяцев назад +8

      just goes to show us again. Never seriously jugde anyone before they let us judge it. If necessary at all. But anyway. Bravo to her.

    • @OGFlipperbaby
      @OGFlipperbaby 9 месяцев назад +6

      i didnt know what to expect but this is top notch.

    • @mattgreen7692
      @mattgreen7692 8 месяцев назад +10

      Many of the greatest are humble, they have no need to brag because their skills speak for them.

    • @adrienne1958l
      @adrienne1958l 4 месяца назад +1

      Brava ! ❤

  • @nerdmeat
    @nerdmeat 3 года назад +642

    10 Years and a pandemic quarantine later and you still fit in the same dress? Rub it in why don't ya!

  • @justsomedude7556
    @justsomedude7556 7 месяцев назад +11

    Such a great voice, my mother was an opera singer and we were raised on the NY Met and Opera when we cleaned the house. Since I was raised in an house without AC in the south, we had open windows and fans and the neighborhood knew when we were cleaning the house or my mother was warming up. She always did scales in the shower and was a Soprano and did not need microphones to be heard. She started singing professionally at 5 until her late 50's, and was always sought out to sing for various churches in the South Florida area.

  • @maikek.76
    @maikek.76 8 месяцев назад +10

    I love how young Elizabeth portrays Constanze‘s feelings with her body and face and is incredibly immersed in what she‘s singing (in a foreign language, mind you) - a true performer! 👏🏻
    And I adore how you explain your feelings and the technicalities of your singing and performance, a glimpse into how opera singing works. Also, I feel your restraint in watching and listening without singing along - one can tell that you‘re feeling every single note! ❤

  • @danwest268
    @danwest268 Год назад +241

    As a German, BRAVO on the pronunciation. It really hurts my ears to hear many opera singers sing Mozert. Damn, is all I have to say

    • @headhunter1945
      @headhunter1945 10 месяцев назад +14

      Absolutely. As a German emigrant it gives me great joy to hear her pronunciation.

    • @annakonda6289
      @annakonda6289 8 месяцев назад +3

      I second that!

    • @texasnewt
      @texasnewt 8 месяцев назад +3

      Kudos! Opera extraordinaire!!

  • @lucas.tamaki
    @lucas.tamaki 3 года назад +339

    Now we just need to wait another 10 years to see Elizabeth reacting to Elizabeth reacting to Elizabeth singing

  • @davetay44
    @davetay44 Год назад +47

    I know this video is a year old. But I've only recently (in the last few months) found this channel and have been mesmerized by all of your awesome analysis and technical break downs of all my favourite childhood metal songs. It's clear from listening to you talk about how people sing (or even scream) that you know what you're on about and can certainly talk the talk, and I assumed you'd be a good singer yourself. But watching this, my my can you walk the walk too! Absolutely insane skills, and very humble about it too "I think I did OK" understatement! Even more respect on top of the plenty I already had for you!

    • @reedthompson8365
      @reedthompson8365 Год назад +5

      Mr. Taylor, like you, I only recently came across this channel, and I'm in full agreement with you on every point. Ms. Zharoff's humility comes across in her analyses of other singers as well, focusing the discussion on _their_ abilities and accomplishments. Funny thing about "how people sing or even scream": I remember Renée Fleming once described operatic singing as "a kind of controlled screaming."

  • @pcl8993
    @pcl8993 Год назад +63

    Again, my dear Elizabeth. I’m not an “opera” fan, but that voice of yours can definitely reach the heavens! WOW! 💋😍💕

  • @jjs3890
    @jjs3890 2 года назад +453

    WOW! I come here as an amused metal head watching you appreciate the art. But having a chance to see you in action….just wow! I knew you were a professional by how you discuss singing techniques but I had no idea how amazing you are at killing it in the opera! Well done!

    • @warrmr
      @warrmr 2 года назад

      The sheer power of her voice is unbeleviable :) If there was ever a truer "Master Exploder" She owns JB (even if it was in a movie) :)
      ruclips.net/video/VB7lYoVbiHM/видео.html

    • @kellyp6504
      @kellyp6504 2 года назад +31

      Holy heck right?! Her reactions are always so legit and insightful and real. I’ve always been impressed by her technical knowledge of singing but ….mind blown! As a fellow metal head…watching out of pure curiosity as well…Elizabeth not only walks the talk, she struts the talk in heels! Girl, I’ve been a fan of your channel for a long time but this just levels up everything including my appreciation and respect for your musical opinions! Thank you!

    • @xaero892x
      @xaero892x 2 года назад +19

      Another metalhead here, who also came for the amusement but now I'm suitably impressed. Blimey Elizabeth. Not only are you gorgeous, but you have an amazing voice too. Bravo indeed. Wow!
      I think we all just gave you a standing ovation after that. Well done.

    • @tommylee5873
      @tommylee5873 Год назад +1

      Metal head. Absolutely love watching her fell in love with System of A Down.
      So genuine reaction and emotion.

  • @bryanharrison3889
    @bryanharrison3889 2 года назад +60

    There are SHIT TONS of "vocal coach" personnas on youtube. MANY are great, talented, and informative. SOME are rank amateurs with good common sense advice, and there are also MANY that don't know what they're talking about and can't sing. Well, You can't say ANYTHING LIKE THAT about Mrs. Zharoff. I've seen her sing in varous situations, and she's never short of fantastic, and her analasys and reactions are top notch. She catches stuff other coaches don't even know to listen for. GRADE A start to finish. Best personality too. 15/10

  • @bradclark22
    @bradclark22 17 дней назад

    Typical of a perfectionist ya know.. critical of themselves to the extreme and everyone else doesn't see those faults the person says they have. Reality is this is Amazing to listen to and so exceptional!!!

  • @keithwhitehead4897
    @keithwhitehead4897 Год назад +36

    Apart from the great voice, your facial animations are always a joy to watch, you can just see so much life flash across it all of the time.

  • @theaterbrain21
    @theaterbrain21 3 года назад +274

    I thought I couldn't love her any more than I did before. But watching her celebrate herself was BEAUTIFUL! Yes, her singing is incredible, there is no doubt. But to be able to celebrate yourself and not come off as cocky or pompous.... Liz is a gift to the world.

    • @dialecticalmonist3405
      @dialecticalmonist3405 3 года назад +9

      She knows she's a badass and people who know singing and art know she's a badass.
      She doesn't have to, nor could she ever, convince pop culture fans what peak performance is.

  • @robgaros2985
    @robgaros2985 3 года назад +392

    Bringing "being your own biggest critic" to a new level...

    • @TheCharismaticVoice
      @TheCharismaticVoice  3 года назад +115

      Oh boy, you have no idea! ;-)

    • @johnmullens2857
      @johnmullens2857 3 года назад +7

      @@TheCharismaticVoice You come across as very critical of yourself, so I'm very curious! I've heard you sing and I think it's awesome, can't wait to hear what you have to say! I used to be a fairly good singer when I was a LOT younger, and no matter how well a performance went or how much praise I got, I ALWAYS found faults in it lol. Im kind of betting you're the same, regardless the fact you are loads better than I ever was! Cant wait!

    • @roichir7699
      @roichir7699 3 года назад +6

      @@johnmullens2857 I think that is the same for any "profession" one has. I have no talent in music other than listening, but I am a martial artist for some 15 years now and before covid was in quite good shape. Others told me, that in competition or just technique I am really good and did well in cmopetition fights and so on. But I still find things in everything where I am not 100% satisfied with myself. Noone will see these things but I know them and feel them. I think it is part of the way to become really good at what you do even if it means you will never get the 100%.

    • @johnmullens2857
      @johnmullens2857 3 года назад +2

      @@roichir7699 true

    • @johnnyho8833
      @johnnyho8833 3 года назад +6

      @@TheCharismaticVoice HA! If everyone had your shortcomings, it would be a better world.

  • @lennierichardson1387
    @lennierichardson1387 6 месяцев назад +8

    Splendid performance. Dynamic range, breath control, dynamics, flawless intonation, arch precise enunciation, phrasing, believability and emotional content... it is all there.

  • @calicojohncash
    @calicojohncash 9 месяцев назад +16

    Amazing performance of one of my favorite Mozart arias!!! As a composer, I've always loved Mozart's use of four instrumental soloists in the orchestra, paired off in various ways, reacting to the soprano (especially since one is a cello, my primary instrument!!).

  • @stephanevilleneuve9450
    @stephanevilleneuve9450 3 года назад +303

    Opera singers, you are the athletes of the voice. No amplification, just that thin body, it’s so extraordinary. Elizabeth, sincerely BRAAAAVO.

    • @willemtates8232
      @willemtates8232 3 года назад +9

      It is Brava 🎼🌷🌷🌷🌷🎼

    • @addicted2808
      @addicted2808 3 года назад +3

      Brava...

    • @RickGraziano
      @RickGraziano 10 месяцев назад +1

      I know, I'm very late to this video, but I'm also amazed at the projection that many opera singers achieve. I am friends with Roberta Alexander, an incredible soprano, and the power she has is otherworldly.
      Elizabeth, you possess that same power. As I've told Roberta before, if you were a siren calling me to my doom, I'd go willingly and happily!

  • @kaidrache2395
    @kaidrache2395 3 года назад +196

    This is one of the reasons why I like Elizabeth's channel so much. There are so many "vocal coaches" on the net that I never know which one is genuine and has the experience to really analyze other world class singers and which one does not. That beautiful blond darling here not only KNOWS what she is talking about, she also has the credentials to prove it. Bloody phantastic!

    • @texasnewt
      @texasnewt 8 месяцев назад

      Hear, hear!👍

  • @wojopf88a
    @wojopf88a 5 дней назад

    This is the best half hour spent on a Sunday, listening to real opera ! I am more a rock opera person! But this is great and enjoyable!

  • @ANightworkerslife
    @ANightworkerslife Год назад +9

    Ok.. 24 and THAT fullbodied voice?? Damn girl..... and I see the dramatic coleratura ;) Do you have more of you performing? I would LOVE to hear both the Flower Duet AND Queen of the night ;) (gonna look through your channel properly)

  • @gangr3l
    @gangr3l 3 года назад +341

    No one going to mention that awesome eyebrow game?
    Jokes aside though I love the amount of emotion and character portrayal you do in your singing!

    • @TheCharismaticVoice
      @TheCharismaticVoice  3 года назад +134

      The eyebrow game is fierce.

    • @georgeallan1375
      @georgeallan1375 3 года назад +12

      @@TheCharismaticVoice Cute seeing you mouthing your own words during this remarkable performance. Outstanding!

    • @mrjebadia2582
      @mrjebadia2582 2 года назад

      How old were you then ?

    • @christerpettersson5750
      @christerpettersson5750 2 года назад +3

      @@mrjebadia2582 i was problably 26

    • @chaosh7040
      @chaosh7040 2 года назад +1

      Didn't pay attention the 1st time through then saw this comment & went back for a rerun & it's almost like she was conducting the orchestra with those brows...like they were dictating the story & not just the orchestra but the rest of her was just keeping pace with wherever they lead (even before she started singing...while telling the conductor "let's do this" at the start). Very fierce them brows.

  • @jesuschrist3678
    @jesuschrist3678 3 года назад +192

    Most male heavy metal vocalists: "ARE YOU READY TO ROCK!"
    Elizabeth: "Hold my glass of red..."

    • @TheAwesomes2104
      @TheAwesomes2104 2 года назад +32

      I don't know if I'd want to be holding a wine glass anywhere near Elizabeth singing, tbh

    • @nissemagazine
      @nissemagazine 2 года назад +4

      Gaahl would like a word

    • @camerartus
      @camerartus 2 года назад +1

      @@TheAwesomes2104 lol! You have a point.

    • @Jonathan-A.C.
      @Jonathan-A.C. Год назад

      @@TheAwesomes2104
      Generally I’d disagree a bit about that “voices breaking glass” stuff, but she is LOUD

    • @bas2831
      @bas2831 Год назад

      My wife and I were speechless thru the entire video...then I mumbled something that my wife said sounded a bit like "Holy Shit"... Then we watched it again in silence. That's some beautiful charismatic voice you got there. Not sure why we were surprised, your speaking voice gives you away.

  • @jessegreen1891
    @jessegreen1891 Год назад +7

    I always find it amazing that singers can sing for minutes on end without missing a word. This is a whole new level. 30+ mins for a simple song and it's a full range! Crazy!

  • @ArinaThomsen
    @ArinaThomsen 9 месяцев назад +7

    This was amazing. There is a saying "those who can do - do, those who cannot do - teach". But this video is the proof that you really can do it, and you do it it with such grace and mastery!

  • @johnbelesis
    @johnbelesis 2 года назад +212

    I thought you had 30 facial expressions more than the average human, but you also sing 30 times better than the average human. this is lit🔥

  • @whatnowstinky
    @whatnowstinky Год назад +130

    DAMN!
    as a professional opera singer i figured she must be very good, but i was not expecting THAT!
    ignoring the technical ability and dedication it must take to be able to sing like that, the passion, emotion and 100% commitment to the role, just leaving it all on the stage, totally blew me away! WOW!
    truely amazing, it has opened my eyes to a new world.

  • @zethpadilla3159
    @zethpadilla3159 21 час назад

    I hate the classic music like this. Cause I bealive got's no passion. But I have to say, You have so many passion. You are an amazing singer. You remind me to Eddie Vedder, with your expressions. Your heart and soul exposed. Vulnerable as Cobain. Elizabeth Zharoff all my respects and trully love to your music. Amazing! You are incredible special pure heart. And what a voice you have. Bravo!

  • @gigantor62
    @gigantor62 Год назад +11

    I was never interested in opera. That's all changed now. Thank you Elizabeth.

  • @aprofessionalcitizen9030
    @aprofessionalcitizen9030 3 года назад +284

    Elizabeth critiquing herself: "damn Elizabeth, you did good!" Love it. Positivity and approval are our ways on this channel!

  • @dercrimson87
    @dercrimson87 3 года назад +290

    Wow Elizabeth - not only was that one of the most difficult female arias in opera in a way of singing - it is also in german. And German is really tough to learn. But not only that - it is german from the 18th century. That is nuts for somebody who isn't a native speaker.
    Greetings from Berlin, Germany

    • @n5iln
      @n5iln 3 года назад +5

      German isn't that difficult when compared to, say, English...

    • @Rancid-Jane
      @Rancid-Jane 3 года назад +1

      Ah, things I did not know.

    • @TheCrazyCatHouse
      @TheCrazyCatHouse 3 года назад +36

      @@n5iln German is much harder to learn then English!

    • @NorthgateLP
      @NorthgateLP 3 года назад +7

      Yeah it feels like she's struggling much more with the german than with the difficult singing.

    • @kathrynhawkins7911
      @kathrynhawkins7911 3 года назад +5

      While I agree that German is hard, he is 18th century German harder? Yes it’s not as easy to understand because people spoke different, I’m not sure how that changes when it comes to singing. Kind regards from Hamburg(-ish), Germany
      Also I think she did very well.

  • @adrielquiroga7901
    @adrielquiroga7901 Год назад +4

    That Zharoff girl does know how to put on a show and do funny and expressive faces and gestures. She always looks like she's having fun, and watching her makes me have fun even though I don't know a lot about music. Also, that dress really fits her!

  • @scottwatschke4192
    @scottwatschke4192 8 месяцев назад +4

    Elizabeth I admire your bravery and your honesty. I can't imagine many people doing what you did. but I love it.

  • @Duncan_Idaho_Potato
    @Duncan_Idaho_Potato 2 года назад +85

    There are a lot of these "Vocal Coach Reacts to..." channels out there. But there are precious few of them where you ever actually get to hear what said vocal coach is capable of themselves. I feel like Elizabeth Zharoff just sang this beautiful aria in a room full of all those other reactors, then stretched out her hand, dropped the mic, turned her back, and strolled out of the room without once looking back. Bad. Ass.

    • @evkirby1
      @evkirby1 Год назад +3

      The badass part is that although she would be perfectly within her right too. That is obviously not who she is.

  • @Shane7492
    @Shane7492 2 года назад +341

    When you realize The Charismatic Voice is very respectful and polite with her reaction videos, because let's be honest: nothing she has reacted to comes close to what Elizabeth can do with her voice. Beyond jaw dropping!

    • @bananasarewafflestoo5516
      @bananasarewafflestoo5516 2 года назад +17

      That's a close minded statement, She is great but saying "nothing she's reacted to comes close" is very immature and very opinionated. It's Just like me saying that Freddie Mercury is the greatest singer of all time which I believe he is, However it is only true to me not everyone else, Everything is objective, There is no best of anything only what is best to you. And yes I know this is 8 months old lol.

    • @Shane7492
      @Shane7492 2 года назад +15

      @@bananasarewafflestoo5516 That was a very immature and opinionated reply.

    • @PedroRicardoVP
      @PedroRicardoVP 2 года назад +6

      @@Shane7492 no. Your comment was immature and opinionated. Elizabeth has reacted to great and accomplished virtuosos. Just because she is not the ABSOLUTE best that has ever been on the channel, doesn't mean she is not amazing. In the comments it's clear that everyone is in awe with her talent and very few choose to diminish others' accomplishments like you did.
      She is fantastic and I would listen to her for many productions undoubtedly, but Damrau and Pavarotti for example have dedicated their entire lives to the productions they put out and it's simply not fair to compare their career paths.

    • @Shane7492
      @Shane7492 2 года назад +13

      @@PedroRicardoVP no. Your reply was immature and opinionated. I was complimenting Elizabeth, and instead of seeing the positive in that statement, people like you choose to focus on what came across as a criticism of others and see it in a negative light. As you said, it's my OPINION. If you disagree, then we can just agree to disagree, but it looks bad on you to downplay my compliment toward Elizabeth being respectful and humble all the time.

    • @DavidDatura
      @DavidDatura Год назад +10

      I was about to say! Even the best Rock/Pop singers sound quite limited next to a proper opera singer. And I don’t even like opera 🤷‍♂️

  • @mstephen6103
    @mstephen6103 3 месяца назад

    Wow, this piece obviously is so incredibly hard to sing from the beginning right to the very end. I have no doubt that she really had to practice these vocal runs, but her performance shows the payoff. Just amazing. What talent. The vocal demands for this piece alone are just insane. The sheer amount of vocal power and range one must have in order to sing like this, absolutely brilliant, beautiful and captivating. I loved this performance. I'm getting an education here. Considering my lack of exposure to Opera which by the way after viewing this is making me feel foolish for not listening to it earlier in my life's journey. A wonderful performance all around and thank you for sharing this.

  • @kylekerwin4993
    @kylekerwin4993 3 дня назад

    I had no idea how great of a singer you are. Impressive and beautifully done. Bravo

  • @maanvis81
    @maanvis81 3 года назад +242

    I have experienced many Floorgasms in the recent past, but today I think I experienced my first Zhargasm today. It was overwhelming :D

    • @markuse.828
      @markuse.828 3 года назад +1

      Me too, buddy!

    • @firstclaw1
      @firstclaw1 3 года назад +6

      Goosebumps! Elizabeth has been killing it. She belongs to the top.
      I don't remember hearing an aria like this, and I did hear and experience a few operas including Mozart (Magic Flute), Wagner (e.g. The Valkyrie. etc.) for example.
      I'm loving it, and you won my heart. Without your clear comment, I wouldn't have found anything less than absolutely thrilling and brilliant.
      PS: You also look stunning. I love your hair.

    • @dialecticalmonist3405
      @dialecticalmonist3405 3 года назад +4

      She talked about drooling to help her perform.
      Little does she know, those watching her perform are doing the same.

    • @testpattern23
      @testpattern23 3 года назад +1

      @@dialecticalmonist3405 yeah, I think she's my soulmate...in another universe of course

  • @yetigrande
    @yetigrande 3 года назад +76

    Elizabeth 10 years ago: looks beautiful and stunning, sings incredibly well.
    Elizabeth now: looks even more beautiful and stunning, probably sings just as well and gives us wonderful RUclips content and critiques.

  • @chriswilson9331
    @chriswilson9331 Год назад +8

    I can't comprehend the training or the amount of sheer talent it takes to sound this way. You have an amazing talent Mrs. Zharoff. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.

  • @freeman7079
    @freeman7079 Год назад +13

    Your confidence and ability to compliment yourself is a very attractive quality in artists when it comes from a humble place, as is obvious here.

  • @beastzerkerjet
    @beastzerkerjet 3 года назад +61

    "that part is hard guys" understatement of the century?

    • @beastzerkerjet
      @beastzerkerjet 3 года назад +6

      is there anything that isn't hard about opera?

  • @juliannagoodwin2875
    @juliannagoodwin2875 3 года назад +79

    I had to pause when you started singing. I was NOT prepared. Just consider me slayed.

  • @wojopf88a
    @wojopf88a 5 дней назад

    Lady, if You EVER DO ANOTHER ONE LIKE THIS I WANT FRONT ROW SEATS! BEAUTIFULLY DONE!

  • @reisterstownjazzensemble953
    @reisterstownjazzensemble953 2 месяца назад

    Being a musician I play many different styles of music including classical myself I get it. I know what you mean on everything you said. You're an incredible singer and greater that you know what was great and was just good. Most won't know especially, the audience, but you are the best critic of yourself and how to change it. That's the mark of a true professional.

  • @emanuelmedina5077
    @emanuelmedina5077 2 года назад +144

    That girl, Elizabeth Zharoff has an incredible voice, you should react to more songs from her!

  • @Drew_pew_pew_pew
    @Drew_pew_pew_pew 3 года назад +252

    Man I feel dumb. I live in Belgium so my wife and I follow the Queen Elizabeth competition each year if we have the time. I never knew you were a finalist and this really puts in perspective your skill level and that you are not just another vocal coach. I googled the news articles from back then (in Dutch) and it's fun to read the reviews and what the judges had to say about the performances :-).

    • @TheCharismaticVoice
      @TheCharismaticVoice  3 года назад +69

      Oh man. I don't even remember what the judges said about me. . .

    • @Drew_pew_pew_pew
      @Drew_pew_pew_pew 3 года назад +106

      @@TheCharismaticVoice I'm sorry if I got your hopes up. I misinterpreted the article and thought they were from judges. It were actually sopranos analysing your performance. I should have known better. I will do my best to translate with my limited skillset. Jard van Nes states:" Zharoff is an incredible talent and I hope she will take the time to further grow. Her voice is rather monochromatic (literal translation) and her German has to improve." Ilse Eerens states:" I saw a young soprano battling herself in the performance but at the end, she still stands. Furthermore, she had a very good connection with the orchestra, something we haven't always seen with the other contestants the past few days. And then the article goes own with you telling you felt tired and sweaty.

    • @marktrader490
      @marktrader490 3 года назад +22

      That's so funny, that she comments on the fatigue and perspiration in this video 10 years later, and those were also her comments immediately following her performance...
      She must have been REALLY tired and REALLY sweaty... lol

    • @andreasrademacher5715
      @andreasrademacher5715 2 года назад +19

      @@Drew_pew_pew_pew German has to improve... I don't know... I'm sorry, I'm German and I have an ear for language(s). Of course, you hear at some points, that it is sung with an accent, even you don't understand anything anyway. In opera singing - you don't even understand the lyrics at all, aren't you? So - what's the point? :)

    • @catcherintherai9099
      @catcherintherai9099 2 года назад +5

      @@andreasrademacher5715 Dries was just translating an article, that's what the article said, not Dries' opinion

  • @timothydeyoung9689
    @timothydeyoung9689 Месяц назад

    Bravo!
    First I'll start by saying that Opera is not my genre at all. My wife is a trained (Masters degree) Opera vocalist(?) (from China) and performed professionally before we met. Still not my genre and while I appreciate her skills and accomplishments, all of that happened before we had met and she had already moved on to excel in (of all things) a career in finance. I am still not drawn to Opera at all, but....
    I ran into your performance last night while visiting others of your reaction videos and was floored by the performance. First time I ever watched an Opera performance all the way through. Then I found this video about your own reaction to your own (same) performance and I watched all 30 minutes of that too. I fully enjoyed it. Thank you so very much for your and young Elizabeth's contributions! Captivating.
    Bravo!

  • @jjdracing510
    @jjdracing510 Год назад +1

    @TheCharismaticVoice ... I've been enjoying watching you fall in love with metal for about a year, so I had to look up your background. Holy Hell... amazing performance, and I am not an opera fan. Seriously, Amazing! I am now a fan!

  • @Eden1907
    @Eden1907 Год назад +109

    Hello Elizabeth. I actually watched you sing that live during the Queen Elizabeth (I live in Belgium) and I loved your performance. I'd love to see you react to your own Pamina. Please do it!

    • @georgemcbride7857
      @georgemcbride7857 9 месяцев назад +6

      Oh yes. That would be great

    • @bradclark22
      @bradclark22 8 месяцев назад +5

      You are fortunate to have seen her perform live. I hope to see it someday myself now that I have had a chance to hear Elizabeth sing on RUclips and am aware of the talent she has! This is coming from a metalhead who has zero knowledge about classical music!!!

  • @stevie9632
    @stevie9632 3 года назад +47

    Find you someone who looks at you the way Elizabeth looks at Elizabeth :p

  • @rperezatx007
    @rperezatx007 10 месяцев назад +1

    WOW.I think the Earth just shifted. You are an absolute BEAST. Seriously I could just type wow for the next 25 lines or so and be okay with it. Wow.

  • @lisawilliamslakelover0396
    @lisawilliamslakelover0396 11 месяцев назад +6

    This is the first time seeing this, you triggered tears. You gave me chills. I grew up with opera all around me. Madame Butterfly, Tosca, La traviata I could go on...I miss my family , this is the most beautiful thing I've heard in a very long time! Thank you! Bravo!👏👏❤🔥🔥

  • @johnnyho8833
    @johnnyho8833 3 года назад +72

    "Costanza is an amazing character" says Elizabeth, who is a truly amazing character!

  • @rionsummers5939
    @rionsummers5939 3 года назад +114

    Wow! I’ve been enjoying your channel and often wondered what you sound like as a singer not knowing what genre you would sing...I’m floored. You were fierce in this aria and I’m so impressed with your performance of this incredibly difficult piece. You should be proud and I have no doubt you have gained more credibility with your subscribers and no doubt have more fans. I so appreciate your incredible skill as a singer and knowledge and thank you for having the courage to react to your younger self...I couldn’t do that. I’m a huge fan of yours...just wow!

  • @sanandaallsgood673
    @sanandaallsgood673 10 месяцев назад +7

    You've got some pipes, girl!! I've never been a big opera fan but there are some pieces that move me beyond reason and I think it's because I don't know the stories behind the music. With your explanation of what is going on, it helps appreciate the 'attitude' and vocal inflections you give. Thank you and good job!

  • @eirintowne
    @eirintowne Год назад +7

    That was very impressive!
    All my life I have been a Mozart-lover, and performing in the choir for "The Magic Flute" that one time it happened to me is a very dear memory. I remember the hardest part as being descending sequences, actually staying on tune instead of dropping along with the rest of the choir (it is just so darned hard not to!), and that one point where we went from a loooooong ff high note to a pp high note that was also qute long.
    I could never have sang this aria, even when I was at my best! The low notes are just too low for me to be able to voice with satisfactory fullness, and I was born a sprinter, not a long distance person. Good heavens, the stomach-ache you must have had at the end of that!

  • @avalves
    @avalves 3 года назад +39

    What? Elizabeth Zharoff reacting to Elizabeth Zharoff?! I must see that!!

  • @sitearm
    @sitearm 3 года назад +72

    "If the spit isn't flying, something is wrong."
    E Zharoff
    best quote ever *grins* ty for posting this!

  • @flackanator1
    @flackanator1 Год назад +11

    This is the first performance I have heard by you, I have not been to a live opera but after hearing your voice soar beyond the expanse with a ethereal beauty that lifted me as if for only a moment I could soar as well. I will be exploring so much more, thank you so much for sharing this.

  • @wojopf88a
    @wojopf88a 5 дней назад

    At 11 yrs old ,I was a violin player in grammar school! Jr. High I switched to the saxophone, high school I switched to the drums,and later the guitar!

  • @kevinmark2146
    @kevinmark2146 2 года назад +57

    Elizabeth starting this video out with “I’m going to go balls to wall” hooked me 😂
    She certainly did go balls to the wall!

    • @MikeCarvin
      @MikeCarvin 2 года назад +3

      Now she should react to Accept's Balls to The Wall!!

  • @LillyAlara
    @LillyAlara 3 года назад +48

    Next up: Elizabeth performs metal!
    We can hope, right? :D

    • @aenithharper2417
      @aenithharper2417 3 года назад +1

      I my secret heart of hearts I really want to hear this.

  • @SMJTLW
    @SMJTLW Год назад +11

    What an absolute MARATHON of an aria my god. It's so awesome to see you review this, years later. I appreciate that you were kind to yourself, because you absolutely slayed it. Incredible work!!

  • @Sotales07
    @Sotales07 7 месяцев назад +9

    Really love this. Recently found your channel and your reactions have made me appreciate the music I've listened to most of my life even more. And this video has made me better understand the talent of opera singers.

  • @flippha
    @flippha 3 года назад +224

    as a German I'm really impressed by your pronounciation. And this "spitting out" at the end of "zuletzt befreit mich doch der Tod" is totally in line with the german pronounciation. We tend to pronounce soft consonants hard at the end of a word, so "Tod" is rather pronouned "Toht".

    • @highks496
      @highks496 2 года назад +4

      A lot of Germans mis-spell "Tod" ("death") as "Tot" because of that. It doesn't help that the adjective "tot" ("dead") is actually spelled with a "t".

  • @ivancarvers5349
    @ivancarvers5349 2 года назад +231

    Normally I only say this in sports events, but... I was there.
    First time I was at a QE contest, first time to hear opera live,
    I was blown away
    A new world opened for me
    Thank you Ms Zharoff

    • @dave93x
      @dave93x Год назад +16

      Damn. Must be weird to have seen this in person and then years later see her big on RUclips like this.

    • @mew3766
      @mew3766 Год назад +6

      I am blown away. My music taste is broad, and this rises to the very top, such power, such emotion, such beauty.

  • @peccatumDei
    @peccatumDei 10 месяцев назад +4

    A composer never uses too many notes, or to few. A composer always uses the precise number of notes he intends!
    Elisabeth, I know I'm very, very late with this comment, but I was so thrilled to find this. Your personality shone through in this performance, and I love it!

  • @jonolson1965
    @jonolson1965 Год назад +25

    Love your channel. I find you gracious, humorous, charming very knowledgeable and lovely. And then you sang! ❤

  • @HughHarding46
    @HughHarding46 3 года назад +83

    Elizabeth, did you also see the comments on your video? The nightwish army showed up in massive support

    • @TheCharismaticVoice
      @TheCharismaticVoice  3 года назад +35

      I did! I've responded to some of them. ;-)

    • @HughHarding46
      @HughHarding46 3 года назад +1

      @@TheCharismaticVoice Not sure how to get this to you outside of this but I came across this today and this would, in my opinion, make a great reaction video. This is a younger Floor, ruclips.net/video/uzW1jDAt69Q/видео.html

  • @csb78nm
    @csb78nm 2 года назад +57

    Stunning performance. I hit that high note once... when I dropped a hammer on my toe :-D

  • @BlindTom61
    @BlindTom61 Год назад +35

    I'm absolutely stunned. Not by your singing. But who could possibly top this? Who won this competition, if not you? I'm gobsmacked.

    • @maestromuffin1
      @maestromuffin1 Год назад +1

      these were the finals - and it's always subjective!!!

  • @gunfunandstuff9226
    @gunfunandstuff9226 3 месяца назад

    the part where she talks about "spitting" had me cracking up.....made me remember the episode of "Friends" where Joey is on stage with another actor enunciating their lines and profusely spitting on each other 😂😂😂😂

  • @Cef21
    @Cef21 2 года назад +16

    "it's hard, this is such a hard aria, guys" You don't need to tell us, like we're judging, this all magic to me.

  • @EvonZundel
    @EvonZundel 2 года назад +42

    I am a first soprano. When in high school we sang songs like O Fortuna (nothing like this song!) but I completely appreciate your performance. I would literally shake if singing a song remotely like this! The comments about fuller lower notes, spitting, pronunciation…so familiar! The adrenalin rush must have been amazing. Bravo, Elizabeth!

    • @roykliffen9674
      @roykliffen9674 Год назад

      "O Fortuna" should have endeared you to Elizabeth; She loves the "Carmina Burana". Guess this reaction was made some time after the premiere of this video. It likely impossible to keep up with all the comments seeing all the videos she is making

  • @ngairebennett
    @ngairebennett Месяц назад

    After watching this I realise all her reactions to other singers are like an Olympic swimmer coming down to the shallow end to tell all the splashing toddlers that they’re doing a great job.