Kristine Opolais, RUSALKA ''Song to the Moon''

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  • Опубликовано: 2 янв 2025

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  • @stevegilbert5484
    @stevegilbert5484 5 месяцев назад +5

    Been playing this version by Kristine for 15 years. It gets better with each time of playing. Thank you Kristine.

  • @Jean-LouisDefaye-kd1iw
    @Jean-LouisDefaye-kd1iw 11 месяцев назад +3

    Je l'écoute en boucle.
    Christine Opolais interprète merveilleusement ce morceau ou plutôt elle le vit.
    Une très grande émotion, un moment merveilleux. Merci.

  • @jamieburke2793
    @jamieburke2793 2 года назад +9

    Beautiful. Gave me tears. Such passion in her voice and incredible expression. Just what i needed to hear tonight.

  • @lyndafstjames6416
    @lyndafstjames6416 11 месяцев назад +4

    Beautiful woman, gorgeous voice. So much passion. ❤

  • @jenniferholohan-fernandez8292
    @jenniferholohan-fernandez8292 8 лет назад +29

    Adore Opolais - such a breath of fresh air ! I can't comment o the quality or purity of her voice - but this rendition moves me to tears, she is beautiful, skillful, sounds and looks divine - seems truly emotionally involved in conveying the music - sublime!

    • @delphineseaful
      @delphineseaful 7 лет назад +4

      Yeah truly i ve been there
      Opera is emotion
      She is so so rare
      Im lucky to alive to hear and watch her

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 4 года назад

      Check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @bernardhappe8548
    @bernardhappe8548 Год назад +3

    Magnifique ! merci

  • @drone3of6
    @drone3of6 11 лет назад +6

    The best version of Rusalka I have ever heard.

    • @pukkassi
      @pukkassi 11 лет назад +4

      Try again. For instance, L. Popp.

  • @carlottabrianza7372
    @carlottabrianza7372 9 лет назад +36

    I am a big fan of this version , her voice is resonant and smooth like silky honey !!

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 4 года назад

      Check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @mirthafernandez3088
    @mirthafernandez3088 3 года назад +3

    Beautiful color and rich voice

  • @Arminiushoff
    @Arminiushoff 15 лет назад +10

    Ohhh my God, She's singing from her Heart!, Thank you for this video, is really, really beautiful !

  • @bernhardmeier6896
    @bernhardmeier6896 10 лет назад +14

    Beautiful woman, beautiful voice. Brava!

  • @shodanart
    @shodanart 4 года назад +11

    Beautiful voice, beautiful emotions, beautiful performance, beautiful aria, beautiful girl! ❤️💔🔥

  • @jamesaldabo7767
    @jamesaldabo7767 Год назад +1

    Passionné d'opéra ,je dois avoir une douzaine d'enregistrements de grandes mezzo et sopranos différentes et il y a longtemps que je ne n'avais pas eu une telle chair de poule et la gorge serrée .
    Projection puissante des aigus canalisation parfaite du timbre , tenue des notes et final magnifique .
    Je ne l'écoute pas suffisamment
    Merci Mme Oppolai

  • @nadagrinerbaldic1710
    @nadagrinerbaldic1710 3 года назад +2

    Beautiful ...

  • @charleshmansfield5786
    @charleshmansfield5786 5 лет назад +2

    Shall I let this moment of beauty pass without comment? Indeed, I shall not. I have enjoyed many talented sopranos’ interpretation of this wonderful classic by Dvorak, but this performance by Kristine ranks among the top two or three. She is amazing. How is it I have not had the pleasure of her voice until now? I don’t know, but this will not, cannot, be my last.

  • @jurajaryn5510
    @jurajaryn5510 9 лет назад +11

    tato píseň je český klenot-kristine ji zpívá jako rodilá češka,nádhera krásná výslovnost,perfektně ji rozumím

  • @OperaPilot
    @OperaPilot 15 лет назад +14

    A beautiful woman with a splendid voice brings Rusalka to life. Thank you, Kristine!

  • @annettekeith9729
    @annettekeith9729 7 лет назад +10

    Her assent to opera diva was hard won and her beauty is just added gift to those of us who love music. And I would love to hear her sing next to a male opera star in any composer's work of song.

  • @Dr.DivaMa
    @Dr.DivaMa 12 лет назад +7

    She's gorgeous! Her voice is so rich and clear. BRAVO!

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima 6 лет назад +3

    I am touched by her clear soprano that sings the outpouring of the heart of the Spirit of Water in love .
    My mother was listening to this song with tears in her eyes

  • @szegedification
    @szegedification 6 лет назад +6

    We can hear this aria from almost every singer dead and alive She is up there. Beautiful.

  • @raaadja99
    @raaadja99 7 лет назад +41

    I don't understand such harsh comments here. She has a wonderful voice, she is perfectly in the character, her diction is great, overall she gives the aria everything it needs. People compare her with Flemming, who hasn't done as good job with Rusalka as Opolais is doing here. Contrary to Flemming, Opolais lives the music and projects all the emotions the water nymph is going through in this piece. For me she could easily be compared to Beňačková, who set an international bar with this aria in the late 1980's. Well done, Kristine!

  • @jirilat611
    @jirilat611 3 года назад +1

    úžasné,dojemné a skvělá čeština,bravo!

  • @michaelkim2018
    @michaelkim2018 10 лет назад +1

    Kristine O is one of the best Rusalka singers. She really knows how to express the meaning of the song. One can feel being same emotional state with her by looking at her gestures and facial expression. She is very sensual looking, too.

    • @michaelkim2018
      @michaelkim2018 9 лет назад +2

      Funny, I listened to her performance exactly one year ago. After listening to many who sang "Rusalka" in the past, tonight I have decided Kristine Opolais to be the best for this song. Absolutely marvelous.

  • @luisaguila6305
    @luisaguila6305 2 года назад +2

    Una explosión de talento y voz él acompañamiento..musical impecable,..la distinción y presencia imponen..Hermoso bravo!..mil veces Bravo.

  • @opernnarr123
    @opernnarr123 13 лет назад +2

    Kristine Opolais ist seit der aktuellen Münchner Kusej-Inszenierung die Number-One-RUSALKA weltweit. Eine exorbitante Leistung dieser jungen Dame!

  • @ajeansmith5478
    @ajeansmith5478 Год назад +2

    Great

  • @kocurik679
    @kocurik679 12 лет назад +3

    Ak vie Kristina takto zaspievat v reci českej, co je pre ňu cudzia reč, lepsie, ako Cešky, tak Vam poviem...je užasna a genialna...ma užasnu energiu.....milovanie s nou musi stat za to......................

  • @alainguet1956
    @alainguet1956 10 лет назад +24

    Why can't people simply enjoy this stunning performer, voice and looks, and stop criticizing? I guess doGreatartistsgrowontrees? can sing Mimi standing on his head at very short notice...

    • @buenvendor
      @buenvendor 6 лет назад +4

      I always wonder the same. I guess she is too beautiful for some people's standards, but to be honest with you, she is one of the most gifted living women these days.

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 4 года назад

      Check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

    • @shodanart
      @shodanart 4 года назад +2

      Alain Guët I totally agree! ❤️

  • @elegie84
    @elegie84 15 лет назад +6

    She's so beautiful! God bless!

  • @roncoffey4900
    @roncoffey4900 5 лет назад +1

    I heard this beautiful love song by Dvorak for the first time sung by Patricia Janekova, then only 13. After searching youtube versions by several sopranos, thus far only Patricia and Kristine Opalais produce the proper separation of notes in the triplets that make the song so delightful. I love the way these two equally beautiful sopranos don't slide through those passages!

    • @juliaflowers4409
      @juliaflowers4409 4 года назад +1

      But there is big difference. Patricia is Slovak by origin and living in Czechia, so there is not problem with pronauncion in Czech. Kristine is another case and there belongs big respect for her.

  • @mz_eagle6
    @mz_eagle6 4 года назад +4

    Love her voice, her smile! :)

  • @maxwellworldwidehistorical3801
    @maxwellworldwidehistorical3801 4 года назад +1

    Great Art from a Great Interpreter.... and Obviously ..... a LOVELY Soul! I am a FAN!

  • @fragiovannidacastello4870
    @fragiovannidacastello4870 8 лет назад +7

    GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL

  • @MarieKrantz
    @MarieKrantz 3 года назад +1

    merveilleuse voix! son chant m'émeut .... une des interprètes que je préfères pour Rusalka ... je suis fan!!

  • @pouchkinepouchkine
    @pouchkinepouchkine 11 лет назад +1

    bravissimo! I'm so impressed and touched, thank you very much, Mrs. Opolais! God blessed you!!

  • @TurandotFanatic
    @TurandotFanatic 11 лет назад +1

    Besides the clearer pronunciation of all singers I checked on RUclips, is also the best "andamento" for this aria, in my opinion. She does not run, or drag the andamento. Brava!
    I became a fan immediately!

  • @captebbtide
    @captebbtide 6 лет назад +4

    She looks just like a girl in my first period music class in high school. Such memories! Kristine sings this classic very well indeed.

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 4 года назад

      Check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @PaulaSeichei91
    @PaulaSeichei91 14 лет назад +6

    I love her! Just perfect!!!

  • @deutschefach
    @deutschefach 14 лет назад +3

    Every singer is a unique experience. Kristine is an extremely passionate singer. She is at the same time very straight forwtard in her phrasing. She hardly ever drops the end of the phrases. That is something that Renée does in a very studied way. She sings in a way that is secure for the conductor too. She can take more chances than she does here and use less voice and more shading. But this is a wonderful singer and a beautiful woman. I could imagine listening to her for a lifetime. Can't you?

  • @arnoldamaral7406
    @arnoldamaral7406 5 лет назад +5

    I was really impressed she did Madame Butterfly at the Met. She has a beautiful lyrics spinto voice. The fact that she is a beautiful woman should not even be an issue. Sincerely Arnold Bourbon Amaral

  • @herol64700
    @herol64700 13 лет назад +1

    happened on to this via a link. have listened to it 10 times so far WONDERFUL

  • @drone3of6
    @drone3of6 11 лет назад +6

    such beauty and perfection!

  • @TurandotFanatic
    @TurandotFanatic 11 лет назад +2

    The pronunciation of Opolais is the most clear to me, and she makes the best "andamento" also. Brava!

  • @jmj4879
    @jmj4879 2 года назад +1

    Absolument splendide!

  • @acadx
    @acadx 12 лет назад +2

    oh my, she is wonderful, what a voice and what a beautiful woman, just magnificent

  • @ThePHILIPOTTO
    @ThePHILIPOTTO 10 лет назад

    Fabulous --- a powerful voice packed with emotion, and very attractive!! -- I will be going to see her at Covent Garden in June in Manon Lescaut playing opposite my favorite Tenor Jonas Kaufmann --- can't wait to see them!!

  • @ritakobyljanskaya3897
    @ritakobyljanskaya3897 7 лет назад

    Kristine ochen krasyvaya y ochen khoroshaya. Very beautiful and very good. The most beautiful singer in the lyrics ;)

  • @keithshwalbe6981
    @keithshwalbe6981 2 года назад +3

    Exquisite rendition.

  • @SuperJohnnykay
    @SuperJohnnykay 13 лет назад +4

    I think for the Czech purists Urbanova,Subrtova and Souckova are the sopranos of choice due to ethnicity.I wonder if they shun the Slovak sopranos like Benackova &Orgonasova.Czechs or slovaks let me know.For the rest or us,this Latvian girl here is sensational!!! She just bowled me over with passion & intention in her performance.Just going back to listen again,all the best,John from Australia

  • @mirific29
    @mirific29 14 лет назад +7

    one of the best performance, so expressive and her diction is so clear, you can understand every letter, great!

  • @GoetheGal
    @GoetheGal 12 лет назад +4

    This is not the type of singing that this art form demands!! This is pop singing!!! Anyone who likes this has not listened to truly great singing. Please take the time and treat yourself to some of the greats like Moffo, Caballe, Callas, Sutherland, Sayao, Norman, Price...or there are so many...please...listen to more that just this!!!

  • @Homoclassicus
    @Homoclassicus 15 лет назад +1

    Wonderful voice, she's got a timbre of personality, with metal, beautiful vibrato, all under excellent control. I especially like how she uses the richness of her voice to the advantage of the slight variations and nuances of the song. She's certainly a singer of great promise and will enjoy a great career, I hope so (for the sake of the Opera fan world). Her undeniable beauty won't be a problem, at least for those who don't have envy problems with beautiful and talented divas.

  • @soniasalinas7034
    @soniasalinas7034 5 лет назад +1

    KRISTINE GRAN DIVA; SU VOZ ATERCIOPELADA CLARA ,BRILLANTE ES UN ÁNGEL DEL CIELO QUE NOS HA ENVIADO DIOS PARA CONOCERLA Y DISFRUTAR SUS PRESENTACIONES....MUCHAS BENDICIONES.Chile.

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima 6 лет назад

    夢を見ているようなうっとりとした心に美しい歌声が響いてきます。素晴らしい貴女!ありがとう。

  • @kocurik679
    @kocurik679 12 лет назад

    Bravurne zvladnuta Cestina, ale to srdce co dala do najkrajsej Dvorakovej arie.........Absolutne excelentna spevacka Kristine Opolais...1000x BRAVO....pozdrav zo Slovenska.....

  • @erpollock
    @erpollock Год назад +1

    Wow! She nailed it. Never heard her before, she is marvelous, beauty and expression. Where is she from?

  • @anthonyladerman9189
    @anthonyladerman9189 11 лет назад +1

    I am very impressed with this performance. Bravissimo

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima 6 лет назад +2

    She sings passionately at emotional song . This excitement communicates itself to me.From where are you watching this video ? please tell me it .

    • @tonirose6776
      @tonirose6776 3 года назад +1

      From B.C. Canada

    • @shin-i-chikozima
      @shin-i-chikozima 3 года назад

      @@tonirose6776
      Thank-you
      How is your country ?
      In Japan ,
      domestic and youth infections are increasing
      People are all in a dither , and hustle and bustle with Covid -19
      I'm managed to survive the third wave of Covid -19 attacks Tokyo while listening to masterpieces ( Bruckner , Debussy , Dvorak , Mussorgsky and etc. ) and reading various literatures of the world ( Faulkner , Verginia Woolf , Proust , Manzoni , Balzac , Norman Mailer , etc. )
      Be on the alert for Covid - 19
      Good luck !
      Someday please visit Japan in spring
      The cherry blossoms in full bloom are beyond your imagination and beyond description !

  • @alangold8414
    @alangold8414 4 года назад

    Regardless of others Kristine is perfection indeed. Close you eyes ans listen to perfection. Then open your eyes and WHAMMO!!!!!

  • @AnthonyAnthonijsz
    @AnthonyAnthonijsz Месяц назад

    Happy to see a theorbo in the orchestra and hear it now and then

  • @jeanpierrezutter587
    @jeanpierrezutter587 4 года назад

    A beautiful voice !!

  • @jeanetteh.9240
    @jeanetteh.9240 4 года назад

    Fabulous!

  • @radekkohoutek
    @radekkohoutek 5 лет назад +3

    Oh moon in the deep sky,
    your light sees far,
    you roam over the wide world,
    and peer into human dwellings.
    Oh moon, stay a while,
    tell me, where is my love ?
    Tell him, silvery moon,
    that my arms enfold him,
    so that for at least a moment
    he’ll remember me in his dream.
    Shine for him into the distance,
    tell him who awaits him here !
    If the human soul dreams of me,
    may he awake with that thought !
    Oh moon, don’t fade !

    • @marinellabakken5863
      @marinellabakken5863 3 года назад +1

      Thank you for posting the translation! It always helps.

  • @furdynation
    @furdynation 9 лет назад +17

    Fantastico!!! She is the real deal!!! Very womanly singer with energy unlike her contenders!

    • @furdynation
      @furdynation 9 лет назад +1

      +Claude Observateur c'est mon plaisir!

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 4 года назад +1

      Check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

    • @furdynation
      @furdynation 4 года назад +1

      Vince C refreshing!! Thank you.

    • @susanlandsman9572
      @susanlandsman9572 4 года назад

      @@vincec8218 Broken record. We heard you the first time.

    • @furdynation
      @furdynation 4 года назад

      Voracious Reader Hmm, I believe you answered your own question of me.

  • @aliciasarramida
    @aliciasarramida 6 лет назад +1

    sublime!!!

  • @karlajensen3708
    @karlajensen3708 7 лет назад +1

    While to me, I shall never hear this and not think of Gabriela Benackova (pardon me but I have a US keyboard) Ms. Opolais sings this beautifully, not just with her voice, but her expressions as well. For me, she was Rusalka in that moment.

  • @davidtiger
    @davidtiger 14 лет назад +3

    Kristine I am your fist fun. You are talented Latvian star. And trust me. Soon you will be singing together with Anna Netrebko.
    You have ability to touch viewers hearts and come back to Opera again.
    Please sing the song: "O mio bobbino" . One of my favorites.
    I hope you have nice people who take care of your career.

  • @tenorschofield
    @tenorschofield 10 лет назад +1

    Brava!!! great interpretative talent and beautiful voice, in a beautiful woman!!! The perfect package for a lircal artist. Never heard until yesterday about her (through our stage director Omar Ottomani, for our September "Tosca" in Perú and Argentina). Brava!!!

    • @shoona8
      @shoona8 6 лет назад

      John Schofield 💕

  • @Lazaro65tube
    @Lazaro65tube 11 лет назад +2

    Belíssima voz. Pura arte! Maravilha!

  • @JamesAHollandMusic
    @JamesAHollandMusic 4 года назад +1

    She is very beautiful and her voice is beautiful indeed. Not my favorite rendition but she is very good.

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima 3 года назад

    Whenever I listen to her unsurpassed soprano , sadness is coming
    In memory of Mrs Miku Ishida who was a kind and heartfelt person
    My only regret is that I have not heard from you , Mrs Miku Ishida
    I'm worried about you suddenly losing communication
    From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵

  • @jaracarter9036
    @jaracarter9036 3 года назад

    Very emotional performance.

  • @4piglite
    @4piglite 15 лет назад

    Wow--nicely done, sort of patterns after Leontyne. Beautiful use of the lilting upper register in those tender moments. Good job--- :)

  • @katbarkei
    @katbarkei 9 лет назад +1

    Marvelous!

  • @בטימזרחי-ט8ד
    @בטימזרחי-ט8ד 9 лет назад +1

    אני אוהבת את היצירה הזו מאד מאד

  • @coolwindinmyhair...5094
    @coolwindinmyhair...5094 4 года назад

    Exquisite.

  • @gautama2009
    @gautama2009  14 лет назад +4

    you know? Kristine's pronunciation in Czech is one of the best in the opera world! And if You don't understand that than do not post the comment. :))

    • @katharinapolivkova2157
      @katharinapolivkova2157 4 года назад +1

      I understand and I admire her! I am Czech💗🇨🇿

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 4 года назад

      Check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @patriciohampar
    @patriciohampar 12 лет назад

    excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @sitzpredsedafunt8544
    @sitzpredsedafunt8544 4 года назад +1

    Lucia Popp is only one, but this was very nice. Thanks.

  • @tww2002
    @tww2002 8 лет назад +4

    I like the song. Love her voice and acting skills. And she is Hot!

  • @gladisveyt
    @gladisveyt 11 лет назад

    Interestingly, but according to Wikipedia, Fleming's parents immigrated to the US exactly from Prague, which is the capital of Czechia - a Slavic country, the birthplace of Dvorak.

  • @soniasalinas7034
    @soniasalinas7034 5 лет назад +5

    Kristine .Hermosa tesitura vocal delicada GRAN DIVA. Disfruto sus conciertos.muchos éxitos para este año.
    Los Ángeles chile.

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 4 года назад

      Check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @drone3of6
    @drone3of6 11 лет назад

    i'm in love!

  • @belcanto57
    @belcanto57 8 лет назад +1

    Nádhernou interpretáciou překonala aj rečové problémy

    • @pezpermon
      @pezpermon 8 лет назад

      +belcanto57 Presne tak.

  • @dougebraga
    @dougebraga 14 лет назад

    WONDERFUL WOMAN! WONDERFUL VOICE!

  • @romandemidov
    @romandemidov 2 года назад +1

    ❤️👏👏👏😘🌿🌿🌿

  • @lilliwitt4941
    @lilliwitt4941 10 лет назад +6

    Kristine Opolais, RUSALKA " Song of the moon "

  • @bmh4d0k3n
    @bmh4d0k3n 11 лет назад

    Interesting! Thanks for the response. My heritage is actually Slovak in part (on my paternal grandfather's side, so that's where my last name, Hanisko, comes from). I'm a singer and I know the frustration of trying to sound as native as possible; I haven't even attempted Czech. I'm attempting to learn how to sing in Russian, and that's enough of a challenge ...

    • @juliaflowers4409
      @juliaflowers4409 4 года назад

      For Czechs and Slovaks not needed to learn the language of each other.
      (And much better then learn Russian from lessons is to find any Russian friend :) )

  • @naimamusique
    @naimamusique 3 года назад

    She's got it!

  • @jeffreymafereka9477
    @jeffreymafereka9477 7 лет назад

    We all had different teachers, everyone has good and bad somewhere. Less critics. I've lent that. Good phrasing.

  • @gianluigi9616
    @gianluigi9616 4 года назад

    5:39 是鑼嗎@@...

  • @jpself13
    @jpself13 9 лет назад +1

    Bravo

  • @bmh4d0k3n
    @bmh4d0k3n 12 лет назад

    What do you think of Renée Fleming's Czech?

    • @cadaverdog1424
      @cadaverdog1424 3 года назад

      Fleming’s Czech is good. Only a couple of small mistakes.

  • @bronxxmetal
    @bronxxmetal 12 лет назад +3

    Georgeous and wonderful. What a voice!
    But she made a little mistake (she sang "kdo to naň čeká" instead of "kde je můj milý!").
    One can tell she's not Czech by the "dy" in lidí. :)
    But enough critisism. I like it nevertheless. Like somebody else said, it's appreciated when non-natives try to sing in Czech.

  • @jirizednik6218
    @jirizednik6218 3 года назад

    She is very beautiful. Pronunciation in Czech is OK. But I am not sure regarding the intonation. Either the mic is incorrectly placed, and acoustic is bad, or the intonation is not correct. I voted for "like". An overall feeling is good.

  • @petertoth5513
    @petertoth5513 12 лет назад

    Natalia, as there is also a famous opera called Rusalka by Russian composer Dargomyzhsky, I think you could be forgiven your Russian reference. Furthermore, Kristine clearly has a problem with the pronunciation of sibilants. However, she certainly is a very passionate singer and really delivers this aria with conviction even if it's not my favourite interpretation.

  • @cougar33999
    @cougar33999 7 лет назад +1

    Maravilha !!!!!

  • @petertoth5513
    @petertoth5513 12 лет назад

    Gautama2009, I'm curious to know on what authority you have based your comment about Kristine's Czech pronunciation (''one of the best in the opera world''!)

  • @EPCRh
    @EPCRh 11 лет назад

    I empathize with those who point out poor pronunciation - it should be as true as possible and maybe best sung by a native tongue. However, the beauty is in the music and the poetic sound of the words. Foe example, most people can listen to opera in a language they don't understand and still love it. Take the Magic Flute as an example - some may consider the libretto is dated and trite but it is still a masterpiece.

    • @SiEtIn1
      @SiEtIn1 11 лет назад

      what do you mean best sung by a native tongue??? shold she change her tongue for a Czech one to sing this? I just want to point out that that doesn´t make any type of sense, by any stretch