I wonder how many of those who commented on this video actually have ever taken even one belcanto lesson. Cause if they would have they would know that what Vivica does here is pure coloratura. She has the perfect tessitura and ambitus. I wonder how many singers can state that. So brava Vivica!!!!
I am a professional singer and I feel so little compared to this most incredible artist/singer. To top it all, she is one of the nicest people in and out of stage, BRAVA VIVICA!!!!!
I personally Know Vivica, she grew up in Alaska where I met her when she came to my city fairbanks for a performance. She is my inspiration and idol. She is the proof that someone from alaska can truly make it big... if they work big to! Thanks Vivica for being so amazing. We are rooting for you!
Qué maravilla. Bravo Vivica. He sabido qué hay quien considera que su técnica es no ortodoxa, pero hay que considerar que afortunadamente ya no se utiliza la intervención quirúrgica de la época original.
A-MAZ-ing! How can I be so mesmerized by the voice, yet unable to take my eyes off that wierdness she does with her mouth and jaw to create the trills and runs? I have never seen that technique before, but clearly, for her it works! Who else can produce those blisteringly fast runs of which she is clearly the QUEEN. Must.....stop...looking!
Ahora intenten imaginar como la hubiese cantado Farinelli, del cual se dice, poseía las mas hermosas florituras y que no había voz que se le compare. Realmente Riccardo Broschi, sacaba lo mejor de la voz de su hermano, hermosa aria.
Imagine what it would be like to be her: Control and range in dimensions beyond what we could hope for- and yet always critical of her own performance- this is what heaven is this sublime yet deep insight into such an artist... as no other media could ever hope to provide. Singing with Biondi- she is at the acme of her art. i hope for her it is a long peak- she is so good.
I just like the moment when Vivica smiles :) before I heard her at the "Victoires de la musique classique" (a French TV show), I did not like lyrical music. But since I heard her I have been fond of it!! So I must thank her, and tell she is one of my idols :)
it's interesting to compare her ornamentation in this video to those on her farinelli album. these are a little more elaborate, but in a few spots she seems to almost run out of breath. on the album, there are a few ornamented phrases that seem to go on forever without her ever breathing! she is absolutely brilliant!
haha you should've seen Vivica on monday, she performed the best qual guerriero I could ever dream of as an encore :D Plus I was wondering how she could make Agitata da due venti hers since it's bartoli's hymn ^^ well she just sang it twice as fast as Bartoli. And Flawlessly. She was a goddess on stage :)))
How italian, where can i get a race change operation? Biondi is genius, Europa Galante plays in my head while cycling, spuring me on to ever better times. What a life it must be to do this for a living. I am sure it is not easy, but oh they make it look so. True experts. i could live my life watching only these recordings, and forsaking the final performances, such is the honesty and veracity of the performance. None such compares.
Wagner and Verdi may have been more erudite, but Vivaldi and Scarlatti were peerless in the artistic vein... This unassuming solo never fails to moisten my eyes, if not shed a tear. And i do not even know the libretto... Pretty interesting for someone who played punk in the 80's, I still love both: excellent music transcends genres.
Europa Galante, conductor is Fabio Biondi, who also plays first violin part. They do use original instruments or copies of them with entrails strings etc.
Another upload of this says "FU Celine Dion". I have no personal animosity to ms. Dion, but the vocal comparison is really of two different worlds. Freddie Mercury vs. David Hasselhoff Europa Galante and Fabio Biondi's production of Bajazet is truly original enough to draw in the non-opera aficionado (me), and the awesome voices included are so much more accessible than ever expected. Awesome, in the true meaning of the word.
yo tengo la versión en disco, y puedo decir que esta versión es mucho mejor que la del disco, ya que esta es increiblemente más rápida y más brillante, especialmente en las partes 2:41-2:43 y 6:38-6:47 (mis partes favoritas) son muy lentas en la versión de disco, y una coloratura esta supuesta a ser el tipo de canto más rápido.
this is opera? it feels so intimate, i expected different. I went to an opera once, it was nothing like this, was I simply at a bad opera? This is totally different... i do not know what the one I saw was... this is incredible, and this is just a practice. Maybe i need to go to an Italian opera in Italy or something...
I 100% agree with you. This is a REAL opera singer in the mold of Horne. I don't hear any of those ugly "popping" sounds that Bartoli tortures us with. I can hear everything here, this is SPECTACULAR.
Qual guerriero in campo armato Pien di forza e di valore Nel mio core innamorato Sdegno e amor fanno battaglia, Il timor del dubbio evento Il dolore ed il cimento L'alma mia confonde ed abbaglia
i really don't think she was bashing Vivica, at least I know she likes her. What she said had nothing to do with bashing. She was replying to the previous comment that claims she is covering her ear to hear herself saying she is not doing it for that reason. Indeed, she is in a recording session and they all have monitor earpieces. That's why they are holdng their ears to hear the music thorugh the monitor. Check out other videos from same dvd.. they all do it!
I love the nonrecurved (traditional) bows...do you realize you are looking at about 10 million dollars worth of instruments? Not including Bibica;s awesome voice? Her personality itself is worth a million...good god, the french and Italians are the artists of the world by divine decree. I still like r. invernizzi's voice better, but i have to admit- geneaux is a technical wonder!
It is true that this aria was written by Riccardo Broschi for his brother Carlo, the famous castrato Farinelli, but Vivaldi re-worked it and re-wrote it to have it sung by a contralto.
In the world has many voice tecnica and all tecnica is ok, don´t a perfect tecnica but important is sing a good sing and she is a very good singer. thank´s
I was wondering why both Genaux and Garanca, during rehearsals and recording sessions, so often put their palms to the sides of their heads. Finally I figured it out. They are both from very cold places, Alaska and Latvia, and are used to trying to keep their ears warm. Whew!
She can do what she wants, wobble, cover her ear or even tap dance, the result is incredible and sounds totally healthy (for a music like that it's not expected) and that's all that counts.
i love her! is this aria on any album of her?? and this mouth-thing is really sweat, isn't it? i like cecilia bartoli, but for castrato arias vivica has the better voice and controll of it. her coloraturas are adorable!!
Please Vivica Genaux... marry me! Such a lovely girl who would sing for me "Qual guerriero in campo armato" like this, every morning for the rest of my life... And then I could die... :-)))
I wonder how many of those who commented on this video actually have ever taken even one belcanto lesson. Cause if they would have they would know that what Vivica does here is pure coloratura. She has the perfect tessitura and ambitus. I wonder how many singers can state that. So brava Vivica!!!!
I am a professional singer and I feel so little compared to this most incredible artist/singer. To top it all, she is one of the nicest people in and out of stage, BRAVA VIVICA!!!!!
If I had not heard this aria, I would say it is impossible to sing. Bravo Vivica!
I personally Know Vivica, she grew up in Alaska where I met her when she came to my city fairbanks for a performance.
She is my inspiration and idol. She is the proof that someone from alaska can truly make it big... if they work big to!
Thanks Vivica for being so amazing. We are rooting for you!
My jaw dropped when I saw her sing this aria in a concert performance of Bajazet in Yokohama some years ago.
lucky you
Qué maravilla. Bravo Vivica. He sabido qué hay quien considera que su técnica es no ortodoxa, pero hay que considerar que afortunadamente ya no se utiliza la intervención quirúrgica de la época original.
A-MAZ-ing! How can I be so mesmerized by the voice, yet unable to take my eyes off that wierdness she does with her mouth and jaw to create the trills and runs? I have never seen that technique before, but clearly, for her it works! Who else can produce those blisteringly fast runs of which she is clearly the QUEEN. Must.....stop...looking!
Ahora intenten imaginar como la hubiese cantado Farinelli, del cual se dice, poseía las mas hermosas florituras y que no había voz que se le compare. Realmente Riccardo Broschi, sacaba lo mejor de la voz de su hermano, hermosa aria.
A mi me divierte mas la idea de verlo peleando con Handel como en la fantasía de cierta película jajaja
Imagine what it would be like to be her: Control and range in dimensions beyond what we could hope for- and yet always critical of her own performance- this is what heaven is this sublime yet deep insight into such an artist... as no other media could ever hope to provide.
Singing with Biondi- she is at the acme of her art. i hope for her it is a long peak- she is so good.
Awesome vocal ''gymnastics''!!Virtuoso performance by Vivica & her accompanyists.
Più che perfetta. Più che perfetti. Tutti loro.
Splendidi!!!
Bravissimi! Grazie per una simile manifestazione di meraviglia.
It's unbelievable! This divine voice can only come from goddess.
My favorite baroque aria for mezzo ☆ Grande Vivica!!!
I just like the moment when Vivica smiles :)
before I heard her at the "Victoires de la musique classique" (a French TV show), I did not like lyrical music.
But since I heard her I have been fond of it!!
So I must thank her, and tell she is one of my idols :)
I love this aria, it´s so full of energy and vitality
Hermoso !!. Realmente es un festín para el alma !!!! No me canso se escucharla....
Increible Vivica !
Such a beautiful voice !
magnifique.Quelle virtuosité!
it's interesting to compare her ornamentation in this video to those on her farinelli album. these are a little more elaborate, but in a few spots she seems to almost run out of breath. on the album, there are a few ornamented phrases that seem to go on forever without her ever breathing! she is absolutely brilliant!
she is great ! I've read in an interview that she trained 3hours per day during month before recording her tribute to Farinelli.
that was awesome! baroque arias rock!
my favorite singer
She's fantastic! absolutely great!! Brava Vivica
She's GLORIOUS!
1:55-2:03 is amazing. Her jumps are immaculate!
Me hizo llorar!
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL! both voice and face
Bravo!!!! Genaux has put the ultimate stamp on this aria and has set the standard very very high. Wouldnt mind hearing Bartoli perform this:)
FANTASTIC!
Simply superb!!
Es increible, apenas puedo creer lo que escucho y veo.
Couldn't imagine that a singer could do this.She can't be human. Just incredible.Top of artistry!!!
COMPLIMENTI!.......😢❤❤❤❤❤ COMMOVENTE!!!!❤❤❤❤
époustoufflant, c'est la meilleure! you're the best vivica!!
Sin lugar a dudas. Vivica es la mejor!!!!!!!!!!!
VG is incredible in every sense.
the music is wondeful, the performance is typical Europa Galante (INCREDIBLE)..
And it is just plain FUN.
Bravi!!!! applauso!!! meraviglioso! Grazie per il suo video
creator level cinematography.
I could watch this forever.
Perfection!!!!
haha you should've seen Vivica on monday, she performed the best qual guerriero I could ever dream of as an encore :D
Plus I was wondering how she could make Agitata da due venti hers since it's bartoli's hymn ^^ well she just sang it twice as fast as Bartoli. And Flawlessly. She was a goddess on stage :)))
How italian, where can i get a race change operation? Biondi is genius, Europa Galante plays in my head while cycling, spuring me on to ever better times.
What a life it must be to do this for a living. I am sure it is not easy, but oh they make it look so. True experts. i could live my life watching only these recordings, and forsaking the final performances, such is the honesty and veracity of the performance. None such compares.
Wagner and Verdi may have been more erudite, but Vivaldi and Scarlatti were peerless in the artistic vein... This unassuming solo never fails to moisten my eyes, if not shed a tear. And i do not even know the libretto...
Pretty interesting for someone who played punk in the 80's, I still love both: excellent music transcends genres.
Beyond any words
Rehearsals will forever be more meaningful and soulful than the performance.
5:27: she is such a little cutie! With the voice that could represent the entire planet...
: Maravillosamente bien .
this is really a drug! so so stunning!
De 1:50 a 2:13 Farinelli lo hacia con una sola respiración. A esta grandiosa mujer le toma al menos 3 (que pueda contar no se si al final toma otra).
Wonderful !!!!!
Che voce !!!
Complimenti !!!!
com certeza quem diz que não gosta deste video não consegue fazer 1/3 do que ela faz com a voz, pura falta de capacidade, ela é realmente muito boa
it is post covid-19, and even to this date I cannot find a perfect rendition like this
staring and listening the glory of god,,, she is one of a kind.,,,
Europa Galante, conductor is Fabio Biondi, who also plays first violin part. They do use original instruments or copies of them with entrails strings etc.
Dios mío la tía, impresionante 😵😍
Quedarme con la boca abierta, es poco! Me enamoré
Bello y excelentísima contralto
OMG !!! so fantastic!!!!!!!!!!
Another upload of this says "FU Celine Dion".
I have no personal animosity to ms. Dion, but the vocal comparison is really of two different worlds. Freddie Mercury vs. David Hasselhoff
Europa Galante and Fabio Biondi's production of Bajazet is truly original enough to draw in the non-opera aficionado (me), and the awesome voices included are so much more accessible than ever expected.
Awesome, in the true meaning of the word.
fantástica!=)
bella bella bella!!!
è uno di quei motivetti ipnotici che uno fischietta tutto il giorno nei momenti di isteriaXD
yo tengo la versión en disco, y puedo decir que esta versión es mucho mejor que la del disco, ya que esta es increiblemente más rápida y más brillante, especialmente en las partes 2:41-2:43 y 6:38-6:47 (mis partes favoritas) son muy lentas en la versión de disco, y una coloratura esta supuesta a ser el tipo de canto más rápido.
Abosolutely OUT OF THIS WORLD!
this is opera? it feels so intimate, i expected different.
I went to an opera once, it was nothing like this, was I simply at a bad opera?
This is totally different... i do not know what the one I saw was... this is incredible, and this is just a practice. Maybe i need to go to an Italian opera in Italy or something...
Amazing!
Is there any particular reason she holds her hand to her ear?
That way she can hear her own voice better like if you are wearing headphones. Try it yourself!
I love this woman!
великолепно!
I love her!
Wonderful! Your turn now Cecilia Bartoli! You kick butt in so many fast arias let's see you do this one come on cei cei won't you?
Une merveille…
In jeder Beziehung unglaublich!
Unmenschlich schweres Stück und unbeschreiblich süße Sängerin :-)
bellissima voce, bravissima cantante!!!
I 100% agree with you. This is a REAL opera singer in the mold of Horne. I don't hear any of those ugly "popping" sounds that Bartoli tortures us with. I can hear everything here, this is SPECTACULAR.
Marylin Horne?😂😂😂 She would never stood a chance with this aria. Not even Bartoli touched it!!!
Qual guerriero in campo armato
Pien di forza e di valore
Nel mio core innamorato
Sdegno e amor fanno battaglia,
Il timor del dubbio evento
Il dolore ed il cimento
L'alma mia confonde ed abbaglia
que bos que tiene exelente Dios la siga guiando por el buen camino
i really don't think she was bashing Vivica, at least I know she likes her. What she said had nothing to do with bashing. She was replying to the previous comment that claims she is covering her ear to hear herself saying she is not doing it for that reason. Indeed, she is in a recording session and they all have monitor earpieces. That's why they are holdng their ears to hear the music thorugh the monitor. Check out other videos from same dvd.. they all do it!
Я в восторге!
Amazing!
İş sanatta şubatta konser vermişti europa galante ile :)
Wonderful Vivica!!!!
right now i'm amazed...
Pity such a beautiful woman and voice is impossible to look at while singing florid passages.
I love the nonrecurved (traditional) bows...do you realize you are looking at about 10 million dollars worth of instruments? Not including Bibica;s awesome voice? Her personality itself is worth a million...good god, the french and Italians are the artists of the world by divine decree.
I still like r. invernizzi's voice better, but i have to admit- geneaux is a technical wonder!
It is true that this aria was written by Riccardo Broschi for his brother Carlo, the famous castrato Farinelli, but Vivaldi re-worked it and re-wrote it to have it sung by a contralto.
As you can see there is ever people who like to critizice the people who are 100 times better than themselves.
In the world has many voice tecnica and all tecnica is ok, don´t a perfect tecnica but important is sing a good sing and she is a very good singer. thank´s
I was wondering why both Genaux and Garanca, during rehearsals and recording sessions, so often put their palms to the sides of their heads. Finally I figured it out. They are both from very cold places, Alaska and Latvia, and are used to trying to keep their ears warm. Whew!
Hahahah
Jaja! Ildebrando D'arcangelo is behind there listend her xD
Not a diva : a goddess...
Diva means goddess :p
It was precisely a play on words... :)
She can do what she wants, wobble, cover her ear or even tap dance, the result is incredible and sounds totally healthy (for a music like that it's not expected) and that's all that counts.
Vivica surmounts perfectly the test...!
She is really remarkable. And it may just be me, but this song really makes me want to dance!
i love her! is this aria on any album of her?? and this mouth-thing is really sweat, isn't it? i like cecilia bartoli, but for castrato arias vivica has the better voice and controll of it. her coloraturas are adorable!!
not only does she use her mouth to accentuate the mellismas, but she uses it to augment her vibrato...
it's absolutely cheating
wonderfull!!!!
Please Vivica Genaux... marry me! Such a lovely girl who would sing for me "Qual guerriero in campo armato" like this, every morning for the rest of my life... And then I could die... :-)))
Maravilla !!! en estilo antiguo
Wow indeed.
I love it
She is recording in a studio and listening the music from the monitors.
💜💐