The baritone who sings the Torreador song here, Norman Garrett, played college basketball at Texas Tech where his leaps were close to legendary. I laughed when I saw his Texas Tech warm-up suit, but I was stirred by his voice.
Kudos to the Opera Company of Philadelphia for doing it! Our tv and radio refuse to broadcast opera, so they take the things into their hands. Fantastic!
Holy cow! You run with some heavy, heavy company. I am so surprised more people have not commented on your text. Paul Robson is an international icon. I’m 71 years old, but I knew of him almost my entire life.
Opera, as with all good music, by your definition, is not meant to be closed up in concert halls, opera houses, or only certain broadcasters. They, especially opera, tell stories about mythology, legends, history, and real life, real people. Bravo for music of the people, by the people and for the people! Thank you to RUclips for making available to millions.
Beautiful post. You clearly remind us that this was the contemporary music of the masses back then. And it is meant to be enjoyed the same way nowadays.
This is my favorite of the "random acts of culture" so far. Bravo! Notice how most of the older people in the crowd immediately recognize the song, but everyone else are just clueless about it.
It's been ten years and this never gets old. I know the flash mob isn't a thing anymore but nothing gave me more pride in my city than watching/being a bystander to these performances. We are better. We are culture. We are PHILADELPHIA.
Congratulations from Paris - excellent pronunciation of French by all the singers. This is art and a wonderful way of understanding what life is all about - sharing and enjoying, not arming and hurting.
Absolutely love this! Don't know why it doesn't have a million views plus. Great production quality, great performance, wonderful crowd reaction. I like the folks that can only smile in astonishment and the old dude that just keeps eating. Brings opera to the masses. Phila Opera/Random Acts seems to have the best flash mobs. I'm moving to the Philadelpia area in a couple years - maybe if I hang out at train stations, airports, malls, libraries, Ikeas and cheesesteak joints I'll get lucky.
Just look at the people's face.Smiling,happy,whatever they were thinking or doing before.This is the good music effect.More of this for a better word.And here no phones,no tablets.People enjoying.Bravi from Italy
I hummed this song to my friend's toddler as I fed her strained peas. The minute I stopped, she started banging her feet on the highchair step & at the same tempo. Not only was she paying attention, but she also got it down pat on the 1st listen. I was flabbergasted. An 18-month-old playing percussion on "The Toreador Song".
Che format meraviglioso ,sarebbe fantastico riproporlo in Italia. E i nostri locali per le vie dei nostri mercati rionali è per le vie dei centri cittadini ,davvero belli questi estratti delle più grandi opere di sempre.Complimenti.👍👍
Oh my, this is amazing!! These guys are incredible...the Toreador Song has such an intense, yet playful and beautiful music, I love it! These random acts of culture are brilliant...thanks to RUclips for allowing me to experience them, since I'm far away in Brazil. I would love to experience it in person one day, though! Congratulations to the opera company for the initiative...great!! :D ♥
This is soooo cute. Thirty some years ago, members of a university choir we would sometime start singing complex pieces on our way to or from rehearsals - in a public transport, on a busstop or in a park... We did not know we were Flash-mobing!
A dziś łotry odbierają ludziom wszelkie radości! Cieszmy się, śmiejmy się na pohybel łotrom! Thank you very much and we need you today. Please come back!
While Texas Tech guy was walking in, I thought, "What is he thinking, just barging through on his phone and ignoring this?!" And then he opened his mouth and started singing. :) Tutti bravi!
I'm really glad that The OCP did this. They're doing a great deal for communal, and national awareness of opera and its beauty. Keep up the great work guys! I hope that you do this again some day, and hope that more companies around the country will follow in your footsteps!
Ahhh... the tenor may get the girl, but the baritone is the one the girl secretly wants....! What, with that lovely treacly voice and the comlpex personality... What girl wouldn't..??
I love this! What a pleasant experience it must be to be suddenly ripped out of the everyday and placed on the level of dreams, if only for a few moments!
1:41 "Wow! Brutha be singin'!" He was impressed! So was I! If there's supposed to be 1000 of these by 2014, then you guys are running far behind. We all need a Random Act of Culture!
Young and old with the biggest smiles❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you George Bizet. Questioned and ridiculed in his own lifetime. Honored and immortal after it.
how can something so beautiful have 114 thumbs down?
their french is terrible!
The baritone who sings the Torreador song here, Norman Garrett, played college basketball at Texas Tech where his leaps were close to legendary. I laughed when I saw his Texas Tech warm-up suit, but I was stirred by his voice.
He's magnificent.
I would say he is one multi-talented young man.
I never saw him play basketball but his voice is incredible. I'm glad he chose opera as his career.
Kudos to the Opera Company of Philadelphia for doing it! Our tv and radio refuse to broadcast opera, so they take the things into their hands. Fantastic!
Bloody love watching this
Saw this Opera in Savinlinna Finland 3 years ago. Never get tired of the music
My Godfather, Paul Leroy Robeson, is looking down from Heaven and most certainly approves! Bravo gentlemen! Bravissimo!
Holy cow! You run with some heavy, heavy company. I am so surprised more people have not commented on your text. Paul Robson is an international icon. I’m 71 years old, but I knew of him almost my entire life.
Opera, as with all good music, by your definition, is not meant to be closed up in concert halls, opera houses, or only certain broadcasters. They, especially opera, tell stories about mythology, legends, history, and real life, real people. Bravo for music of the people, by the people and for the people! Thank you to RUclips for making available to millions.
Beautiful post. You clearly remind us that this was the contemporary music of the masses back then. And it is meant to be enjoyed the same way nowadays.
Putting smiles on peoples' faces - the essence of flash mob.
I miss pre-Covid life! Lovely singing, and I also love the reaction from the public! :)
Greetings from Sweden.
This is my favorite of the "random acts of culture" so far. Bravo!
Notice how most of the older people in the crowd immediately recognize the song, but everyone else are just clueless about it.
Thrilling! Absolutely thrilling! I love the shot of the woman taking her toddler & "dancing" with him in her arms! Good, mom!
It's been ten years and this never gets old. I know the flash mob isn't a thing anymore but nothing gave me more pride in my city than watching/being a bystander to these performances. We are better. We are culture. We are PHILADELPHIA.
Wonderful 💖💖💖🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Flash Opera!!!! this should definitely be a thing everywhere
random acts of opera
Love this beyond words - what a fabulous idea.
Great singing. Love it, thanks.
So very cool. I got to get out more, I would have loved to been there.
Florence
Congratulations from Paris - excellent pronunciation of French by all the singers. This is art and a wonderful way of understanding what life is all about - sharing and enjoying, not arming and hurting.
Absolutely love this! Don't know why it doesn't have a million views plus. Great production quality, great performance, wonderful crowd reaction. I like the folks that can only smile in astonishment and the old dude that just keeps eating. Brings opera to the masses. Phila Opera/Random Acts seems to have the best flash mobs. I'm moving to the Philadelpia area in a couple years - maybe if I hang out at train stations, airports, malls, libraries, Ikeas and cheesesteak joints I'll get lucky.
Wonderful greetings from France
Im still hoping to run into something like this myself. Such a wonderfull present to receive!!!!
What a great ensemble, well done, Bravo!
Warmest Greetings from Scotland !!! Just great !! Thankyou XXXX
I remember the first time I played this opera......years later; I saw the opera. I've been hooked ever since.
Bravo! Love that Reading Terminal Market, too!
Absolutely loved it.
Wish I could be there.
If only this could happen everywhere...
+Stunfisk Video ... I'd never go home. :)
@@nightswimmer99 same
Maybe not the emergency room.
@@Njorl but the OR would be ok
Troy Cook makes me cry from my heart every time I hear him sing. He has a voice that belongs to angels.
This is one of my favourite RUclips videos and I’ll always come back to it for uplift. Thank you so much
A total triumph of the human's race most admirable quality - the capability to create and perform music! Bravo! Made my day ..:)
Just look at the people's face.Smiling,happy,whatever they were thinking or doing before.This is the good music effect.More of this for a better word.And here no phones,no tablets.People enjoying.Bravi from Italy
Wonderful thank you from Dublin Ireland 🌹🌹❤️🦋
Bravo, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Bravo!
You have no idea how much I enjoy this. Delicious. An utter delight. Well done all ❤❤
we need more of this
Love to see so many enjoying these fine singers!
Bravo!!!
Random Acts of Culture Rock!!!
My buddy Norman Garrett not only has a great voice, he also has a 40" vertical leap! Congratulations and bravissimo!
Saw this when it came out.. and then ran into the Texas Tex dude in my apartment building visiting a friend.. and fan girled.
I hummed this song to my friend's toddler as I fed her strained peas. The minute I stopped, she started banging her feet on the highchair step & at the same tempo. Not only was she paying attention, but she also got it down pat on the 1st listen. I was flabbergasted. An 18-month-old playing percussion on "The Toreador Song".
Sooooo Ein KONCERT mit FREI Karte Für ALLEEE Mir Fehlen Die Worte Wundervolllll lllll Gracie VONNN❤❤❤ HVALLAAAAA
Che format meraviglioso ,sarebbe fantastico riproporlo in Italia. E i nostri locali per le vie dei nostri mercati rionali è per le vie dei centri cittadini ,davvero belli questi estratti delle più grandi opere di sempre.Complimenti.👍👍
Oh my, this is amazing!! These guys are incredible...the Toreador Song has such an intense, yet playful and beautiful music, I love it! These random acts of culture are brilliant...thanks to RUclips for allowing me to experience them, since I'm far away in Brazil. I would love to experience it in person one day, though! Congratulations to the opera company for the initiative...great!! :D
♥
WOW! I am speechless! It is amazing what music can do to people!
This is soooo cute.
Thirty some years ago, members of a university choir we would sometime start singing complex pieces on our way to or from rehearsals - in a public transport, on a busstop or in a park... We did not know we were Flash-mobing!
Thank you guys, thank you, You made my day much happier I can't stop smiling.
Absolutely love it! I love experiencing culture!
A dziś łotry odbierają ludziom wszelkie radości! Cieszmy się, śmiejmy się na pohybel łotrom! Thank you very much and we need you today. Please come back!
I just saw Carman Saturday at McCall Hall. One of my faves. They are so lucky.
What delightful fun...! The baritone in the Texas Tech on his phone, wandering around when, all of a sudden, he's in on it, as well! LOL!
Encore!!
The people at 2:30 are adorable!! Also the older man who appears to be whistling along. Love it!
I am so in love with this! Completely! Totally ! In love!
Way more of this please. Thanks!
While Texas Tech guy was walking in, I thought, "What is he thinking, just barging through on his phone and ignoring this?!" And then he opened his mouth and started singing. :) Tutti bravi!
Absolutely splendid! "Random act of culture" indeed.
That was so awesome! Bravo! Encore!
Estoy feliz y maravillado con estos actos culturales, sale lo mejor mi... Que feliz me siento, donde lo vea en vivo lloro.
there simply cannot be enough opera in public places.
BRAVISSIMO!!! BRAVISSIMO, TROY COOK, DANIEL MOBBS AND NORMAN GARRETT AND THE OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA CHORUS! WELL DONE!!
All of these are awesome!
I have been searching for this song! Oh happy day!
40 años para darme cuenta . QUE GRANDE LA OPERA
I love the undercover feel of this one.
Loved it tremendously and happy to find all this talent
i love this Opera
Superb. Well. Done
I'm really glad that The OCP did this. They're doing a great deal for communal, and national awareness of opera and its beauty. Keep up the great work guys! I hope that you do this again some day, and hope that more companies around the country will follow in your footsteps!
Absolutely brilliant XX
I've always loved "Carmen", it's one of the few operas where the baritone gets the girl. Can you guess that I'm a baritone?
Yes, but only temporarily - that rotten tenor Don Jose stabs her to death at the end!
I'm a baritone too. I'll try to push the Toreador into our repertoire :)
Ahhh... the tenor may get the girl, but the baritone is the one the girl secretly wants....! What, with that lovely treacly voice and the comlpex personality... What girl wouldn't..??
Saw this opera in Savonlinna, Finland. 2 days there in bus, 2 days back. But worth it. We also saw Madame Butterfly. Marverllous
He doesn't get her for long, though. The tenor tops her!
That would be so awesome to witness. Was not expecting the black gentleman. Wish I could sing like that.
Emotional, surprising, incredible...
I love it. Thank you for sharing.
Great music and a good looking crowd. A real treat.
Well done!!
Thank you , people had fan and good mood !!!
Thank you for this .
Love this, whish I could see one flash mob opera live!
Precioso ,es bueno que la musica, el arte y la cultura esté en todas partes !!! 🌷🌻🌼🌲🍂🌵
WHOAAA i thought that brotha will pull out some RnB twist to this but danngggg what a VOICE!!
did not expect that!!! MIND BLOWN!!
JUST AMAZING!!!!
SOOOOOO COOOL!!! totally wished i could have been there
AWESOME!
Amazing! Thank you
I love this! What a pleasant experience it must be to be suddenly ripped out of the everyday and placed on the level of dreams, if only for a few moments!
et en français en plus!! quel bonheur merci!
Bravo. Absolutely splendid. Thank you.
Hard to see anybody NOT smiling . . Brilliantly uplifting ....
It is fabulous!
Well done. Got to keep opera and classical music alive.
Maravilloso!!!! Aunque lo estoy viendo en 2021 😂. Como me gustaría encontrarme con un flash así!!!!! Ahora con pandemia mundial....cero posibilidad😰
UnbelievAble. Thank you
great these are times i wish i had gone pro i could sing it better too late now
This is wonderful.
1:41 "Wow! Brutha be singin'!" He was impressed! So was I! If there's supposed to be 1000 of these by 2014, then you guys are running far behind. We all need a Random Act of Culture!
Amazing BEAUTIFUL people
Wow! A random act of culture....so cool! What a gift!
génial et superbe flashmob !