Nadine Sierra "Mi chiamano Mimi"

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @CallasAfrica
    @CallasAfrica 4 года назад +72

    Her breath is endless... Coupling phrases like it's nothing 😳😳😳... I'm in love

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад +2

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre

    • @Q5RPE
      @Q5RPE 3 года назад +4

      I have noticed when she sings duets with the men many times the men run out of breath first.

  • @beatnikbaritone
    @beatnikbaritone 8 месяцев назад +16

    I've said it before and I'll say it again - Nadine is this generation's Mirella Freni - proving it right here

  • @davidszone2788
    @davidszone2788 2 года назад +18

    I watched this lady tonight live at the Met singing the role of Violetta, it was a fantastic stage production from a stunning cast, especially the baritone and tenor, but this lady stole the show! Absolutely amazing, and with such apparent ease, the drama from her voice and acting was on another level.

    • @veronicamorrison6056
      @veronicamorrison6056 2 года назад +1

      I just discovered her too by the same means. I am still under the spell. A thing of such beauty, youth, talent and ease of performance gives hope to humanity in this sorely troubled time. BRAVO Nadine Sierra.

  • @operaloversabater3690
    @operaloversabater3690 3 года назад +21

    Beautiful voice along with great breath control and phrasing. Her voice has more color now that she’s 33! Brava..! 👏🏼👏🏼

  • @loiseaunoir1021
    @loiseaunoir1021 3 года назад +18

    We opera goers want to live through certain moments of pure bliss and when the melody gets expansive on this aria, it's one of these moments. Puccini is very rewarding in every sense of the word for singers who can nail it like you did here. Those who say we can't have talent and beauty in one package know nothing about the experience of attending masterpieces like la Bohème. I'm full of hope and I foresee a great career for you Nadine.

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад +1

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @6828tom
    @6828tom 3 года назад +8

    Had to good fortunate to meet her in person. As warm and charming as her singing.

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @rejauntreasure8061
    @rejauntreasure8061 Год назад +2

    This is amazing, her voice is soo sublime.

  • @markemark255
    @markemark255 3 года назад +9

    I absolutely love this girl. The voice is brilliant and she soooo beautiful! Total total package

  • @operabuff82
    @operabuff82 2 года назад +5

    I am in love with Nadine Sierra! Excellent soprano! Enjoyed listening to her.

  • @joemcbob9688
    @joemcbob9688 3 года назад +7

    Bravissima! Ms. Sierra, I love your singing!

  • @scarlettadeopera1118
    @scarlettadeopera1118 3 года назад +9

    Wundervolle Stimme ! Bin fasziniert

  • @evamartaharbar1403
    @evamartaharbar1403 7 месяцев назад +2

    Una exquisitez!!!!!!!!! Bravísiiiiiiiiiiiiima.

  • @christianscheen8218
    @christianscheen8218 2 месяца назад

    No worries here anymore that there isn’t going to be a flawless new generation of opera singers….. Bravo!

  • @ShauntaiSherree
    @ShauntaiSherree 9 месяцев назад

    Oh my goodness!!! What a voice. Absolutely sublime, that breath control! Brava brava brava!!!!

  • @joszandstra2044
    @joszandstra2044 2 года назад +6

    Simply beautiful. Love the music, and love the interpretation by Nadine

  • @leandroabreu9532
    @leandroabreu9532 Год назад +1

    Una meravigliosa cantante ❤ !

  • @boltoht
    @boltoht 2 года назад +9

    She is simply perfection in this role. I hope to hear her sing this at the Met.

  • @beatrizvolante416
    @beatrizvolante416 3 года назад +8

    I get goosebumps whenever I hear this ! Splendid 😍

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @ИринаКопырова
    @ИринаКопырова 3 года назад +2

    Потрясающее исполнение !!!! Диапазон голоса поражает, красота и сочность голоса покоряет !!! Переслушала все записи арий и восхищаюсь вашим талантом и трудолюбием. Вы мировое достояние. Спасибо за радость слушать ваш голос. Вы просто соловушка!!!

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @WhirledPublishing
    @WhirledPublishing 3 года назад +4

    One of the most beautiful renditions ever - amazing.

  • @bradleyqnoble
    @bradleyqnoble 4 года назад +8

    Your voice makes my eyes roll back Nadine 😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @jeremycouplan3526
    @jeremycouplan3526 4 года назад +9

    Wow, beautifully phrased and sung, such control, incredible.

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад +1

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

    • @Q5RPE
      @Q5RPE 3 года назад +1

      @@vincec8218 you've made this thread a Kasondra Kazanjian commercial.

  • @swativyas773
    @swativyas773 3 года назад +3

    Wow Nadine !! I really loved your performance

  • @jermainejr11
    @jermainejr11 4 года назад +20

    Nadine is going to become the MiMi of our generation......I feel it. This had me FLOORED and chilling ALL OVER MY BODY during the Virtual MET Gala. Brava Diva! You are incomparable! LOVE YOU NADINE!

    • @richardzimmerman6609
      @richardzimmerman6609 4 года назад +1

      Have you seen her performance of Ecommi in Lieta Vesta at the Neue Stimmen? She had me crying with her.

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      @@richardzimmerman6609 Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre

  • @mattia3423
    @mattia3423 Год назад

    Una delle migliori interpretazioni!

  • @rugby8-Philadelphia
    @rugby8-Philadelphia 2 года назад +1

    Absofreakinglutely Amazing!!!
    Brava
    I love the connection from "cielo" to "ma" with the little portamento 😎
    And, so often, the little moment "viva sola...........soletta" is ignored, or not well empowered --- yours was SO lovely!
    Enough twinkle in the eye to convey....but not Overt (after saying you pray to the Lord 😎)
    Thank you
    😊😊😊

  • @feralnerd5
    @feralnerd5 6 месяцев назад

    the way the tenor is just looking at her the whole time like ‘look at her go’… I bet she’s a joy to work with

  • @bibiortjens190
    @bibiortjens190 4 года назад +10

    So real, fresh and a loveable Mimi!

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @alejandrobriglia
    @alejandrobriglia 3 года назад +11

    Muy buena Soprano!!!! su voz tiene un color muy lindo! y es acompañada solo con un piano,no por una orquesta! fantástica!

  • @idameyer5530
    @idameyer5530 4 года назад +7

    Love the dress!! Singing is great as always.

    • @marinamarchese6748
      @marinamarchese6748 4 года назад +1

      It's always been my dearest , gretest passion! ever since I was a very little kid. I too sing !!

    • @AllenJones-w3p
      @AllenJones-w3p 8 месяцев назад

      I like Nadine's dress too, and she also has gorgeous high heels.

  • @ivanabutler6213
    @ivanabutler6213 4 года назад +27

    Your voice is maturing so beautifully Nadine. Beautiful look and performance. It was very emotional. Keep up the hard work. Very inspiring ❤

    • @mugrad25
      @mugrad25 4 года назад +1

      she almost sounds like a full lyric at 3:34

    • @draganvidic2039
      @draganvidic2039 3 года назад +2

      @@mugrad25
      She IS in fact an undeveloped lyric but trained as a coloratura.

    • @로보티니콜라스
      @로보티니콜라스 3 года назад

      @@mugrad25 a high note doesn't determine anything in terms of fach. This moments 4:57 do, and she doesn't sound lyric at all.

    • @mugrad25
      @mugrad25 3 года назад

      @@로보티니콜라스 I agree to me..it sounded powerful..more powerful than cotrubas but not quite freni...

    • @로보티니콜라스
      @로보티니콜라스 3 года назад

      @@mugrad25 MORE POWERFUL THAN COTRUBAS?!!?!😂 let me tell you something, Coutrubas was far more lyric, she used chest notes in the lower register and was entirely connected, it is far more powerful sound than this weak nasal head voice in the lower register that this Sierra has. It's a different technique and approach to the singing, Coutrubas is old school, I have heard both singers live and I speak from the experience...

  • @ivanazdravkova
    @ivanazdravkova 2 года назад +3

    You're so talented and you always perform with honesty! Thus aria sounds wonderful!

  • @markemark255
    @markemark255 4 года назад +7

    THAT'S how you sing Mimi!! ❤❤❤😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰😘😘😘

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @robsmith2523
    @robsmith2523 2 года назад +3

    Praised for her vocal beauty, seamless technique, and abundant musicality, Nadine Sierra is being hailed as one of the most promising, young talents in opera today. She was named the Richard Tucker Award Winner in 2017 and was awarded the 2018 Beverly Sills Artist Award by the Metropolitan Opera. Having made a string of successful debuts at the Met, Teatro alla Scala, Opéra national de Paris, and Staatsoper Berlin, she has become a fixture at many of the top houses around the world. On August 24th, 2018, her debut album, There’s a Place for Us, was released under the Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music labels.

  • @albertopiras6198
    @albertopiras6198 3 года назад +2

    Meravigliosa Nadine 🤗🤗🤗

  • @1393PVWWO
    @1393PVWWO 3 года назад +3

    Living in the music!

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @sarahtoca9270
    @sarahtoca9270 4 года назад +5

    I love your interpretation. Lovely.

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @PRINCESADEJADE
    @PRINCESADEJADE 4 года назад +6

    Wonderful Nadine!!! Brava!!! What we say in Spain.

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Por favor escucha a la soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

    • @PRINCESADEJADE
      @PRINCESADEJADE 3 года назад

      @@vincec8218 ¿Son excluyentes? ¿Pueden ser maravillosas las 2? Me cansan las comparaciones. Y perdone, si no era esa tu intención al nombrarme a otra soprano. Que tenga un buen día.

  • @ornellaiaselli9347
    @ornellaiaselli9347 3 года назад +4

    Meravigliosa interpretazione

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад +1

      Per favore ascolta la soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @philpritchard5173
    @philpritchard5173 4 года назад +3

    Fantastic

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @kate.sessionslive5359
    @kate.sessionslive5359 3 года назад +4

    Wow! It was so amazing. You looks so comfortable singing in stage. I'm so impressed.

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @maxwellworldwidehistorical3801
    @maxwellworldwidehistorical3801 3 года назад +1

    Spectacular!

  • @vinoveritas4921
    @vinoveritas4921 2 года назад

    Magnifique 🤩

  • @123vitorvieira
    @123vitorvieira 4 года назад +3

    Amazing! Tutti!!

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @hectorrivera2785
    @hectorrivera2785 3 года назад +2

    She's brilliant.

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @rolandoornatelli2169
    @rolandoornatelli2169 9 месяцев назад +1

    Meravigliosa

  • @isaballaserrano4991
    @isaballaserrano4991 2 года назад

    Bravissima! ❤❤❤❤❤💯

  • @gio3308
    @gio3308 7 месяцев назад

    Magnificent

  • @soficali16
    @soficali16 2 года назад

    I think you're the best singer of this time

  • @danielc9483
    @danielc9483 4 года назад +2

    cannot wait for a production of this after quarantine!

    • @jermainejr11
      @jermainejr11 4 года назад +1

      You and me both!!!!!!!!! MY GOODNESS!!!!!!

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @heraguglielmo9916
    @heraguglielmo9916 2 года назад

    You are the best ❤

  • @christiandanielimolesi9693
    @christiandanielimolesi9693 4 года назад +2

    i love this woman

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @ГурамКвициния
    @ГурамКвициния 4 года назад +2

    Bellissima Nadine

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Per favore ascolta la soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @ranet01
    @ranet01 3 года назад +1

    Wonderful❤️❤️❤️

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @howardcheng217
    @howardcheng217 Год назад

    Bravo ❤❤❤

  • @robsmith2523
    @robsmith2523 3 года назад +1

    Nadine Sierra needs to be singing at the Kennedy Center!

  • @Dungannonsoprano
    @Dungannonsoprano 3 года назад +4

    So fabulous.... to me she sounds so like Mirella Freni who is my favourite Mimi 👏

  • @AllenJones-w3p
    @AllenJones-w3p 8 месяцев назад +5

    Mimi is one of the most outstanding roles ever written for a lirico-spinto soprano, and Nadine Sierra sings it magnificently.

  • @호박꽃-s8g
    @호박꽃-s8g Месяц назад

    반주자의 기량이 대단합니다~!

  • @simonaperini4391
    @simonaperini4391 4 года назад +2

    sublime

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Per favore ascolta la soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @solarczyk49
    @solarczyk49 3 года назад

    Beautiful .... 💖 Bravo 👏👏👏🌹

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад +1

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @_MusiciAnn
    @_MusiciAnn 11 месяцев назад

    Восторг!!!❤🎉🌹🌷🌺

  • @giottico
    @giottico 4 года назад +2

    very very beautiful nadine

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Per favore ascolta la soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

    • @giottico
      @giottico 3 года назад

      @@vincec8218 ok poi ti dico

    • @giottico
      @giottico 3 года назад

      si l'ho sentita in tu che di gel sei cinta. bella voce , solo un piccolo momento in cui ha allargato su un acuto. cmq in generale brava

  • @eacasanova
    @eacasanova 3 года назад

    Bravissimaaaa!!!

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Por favor escucha a la soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @clarareeves2868
    @clarareeves2868 4 года назад +6

    Please record Donde lieta pleeeeeaaaase 🙏🙏🙏🙏😍

    • @mugrad25
      @mugrad25 4 года назад

      thats one of the most heartbreaking arias ever

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @nohemilozanosantiago9131
    @nohemilozanosantiago9131 4 года назад +2

    SOY SU FAN

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Por favor escucha a la soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @stellaalgida3003
    @stellaalgida3003 4 года назад +4

    always ❤️

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @katerinasoprano
    @katerinasoprano 3 года назад

    Very beautiful, Nadine, Brava!!! :*

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @MsFlorian30
    @MsFlorian30 4 года назад +2

    superbe

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @annavaljakka
    @annavaljakka 2 месяца назад

    She isn't my favourite soprano but gotta respect her for not breathing before "dell'aprile"😁

  • @julienbravo9298
    @julienbravo9298 3 года назад

    maravillosa voce

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Por favor escucha a la soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

  • @Xena4prez
    @Xena4prez 4 года назад +4

    goosebumps for me lol!

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @ИринаКопырова
    @ИринаКопырова 3 года назад +4

    Чудо из чудес Ваш голос. Вольный как ветер и Солнечный по цвету. Обожаю ваш голос, Надин, ваше чувственное исполнение, которое обдаёт энергией, исходящей от Вас. Дарите своё мастерство, дарите счастье слышать ваш голос.

  • @julianaspector3391
    @julianaspector3391 2 года назад +1

    So Beautiful!!!! Who's the guapo gentleman?

  • @JasmineZhang-ek6tl
    @JasmineZhang-ek6tl 9 месяцев назад

    brava

  • @bbking7349
    @bbking7349 8 месяцев назад

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @ernestoesperon5051
    @ernestoesperon5051 2 года назад +1

    NADINE SUPERMEGASTART

  • @GabrielaSilva-xk5yf
    @GabrielaSilva-xk5yf 4 года назад +1

    Before the quarantine

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @nicoleverelst2255
    @nicoleverelst2255 3 года назад

    Brava

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @mariesabineclemencon
    @mariesabineclemencon 3 года назад

    💐

  • @AllenJones-w3p
    @AllenJones-w3p 2 месяца назад

    She'd make a terrific Suor Angelica.

  • @bodiloto
    @bodiloto 2 года назад +3

    Mi chiamano Adina …

    • @GiovanniGGori
      @GiovanniGGori 2 года назад +2

      Quello è, forse, il suo ruolo migliore.

  • @adriennefuller4984
    @adriennefuller4984 3 года назад +2

    Pucini's phrasing is tricky she nailed it!

  • @cesarezappa7574
    @cesarezappa7574 2 года назад +1

    la frase .....di primavere...ascoltate il diamante della sua voce...dopo la insuperabile Callas con i dovuti paragoni c'e' lei Serra,nessuna altra

  • @iheartverdi
    @iheartverdi 4 года назад +3

    Mimis of the world, I’m putting y’all on notice. This young lyric maybe a bit underweight (in my opinion) for this role. However, if this excerpt is any indication, Nadine Sierra is coming for your checks. Great idiomatic text painting, great interpretation, wonderfully long phrasing, and overall style. Brava!

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, gorgeous voice with an instantly recognizable timbre; her voice is very big for a lyric soprano; I've heard her in person three times

  • @azarchalabiani592
    @azarchalabiani592 2 года назад +1

    🤍

  • @MrSkylark1
    @MrSkylark1 2 года назад +2

    The mouth is open too wide on certain phrases. Listen to Victoria de los Angeles for beauty of tone and phrasing..

  • @riccardobarreca8066
    @riccardobarreca8066 4 года назад +1

    Scappa Mimì, ché se ti acchiappa sei rovinata! Rodolfo pesa almeno 120 chili....e tu sei diventata così magretta!

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 3 года назад

      Per favore ascolta la soprano Kasondra Kazanjian

    • @GiovanniGGori
      @GiovanniGGori 2 года назад

      Beh, negli anni trenta Rodolfo era interpretato (magistralmente), da Beniamino Gigli, che non mi pare fosse uno con il fisico da palestrato, anzi...😅

    • @riccardobarreca8066
      @riccardobarreca8066 2 года назад

      @@GiovanniGGori Diciamo che era rotondeggiante anzi che no, però di figura niente affatto minacciosa. Questo maori quando le si avvicina sembra che se la voglia mangiare....come facevano i suoi antenati! Battute a parte Pene Pati è un ottimo tenore, nella romanza di Gounod "Salut demeure" smorza pefettamente il Do acuto.

  • @LBC-zs6zs
    @LBC-zs6zs 4 года назад

    开场这小眼神儿,真会演

  • @fernandopinheirobb
    @fernandopinheirobb 3 года назад

    MIMI
    À primeira vista sempre é o ápice do que aconteceu no
    1º encontro dos amores, embora a relação ganhe mais
    Colorido no decorrer dos dias. Os mistérios fizeram-no,
    Ele, Rodolfo, a sentir-se atraído por Mimi, cada vez mais.
    Com a vela apagada e a chave de casa, Mimi pede ajuda
    A Rodolfo para acendê-la. Ao sair da casa dele, o vento
    Apaga as 2 velas, a de Rodolfo e a de Mimi, está muda,
    E ambos passam a procurar a chave na sala. É o advento
    Do romance de amor do casal iniciado à chama da lareira
    E do luar que penetra pela janela aberta. Quando as mãos
    Se encontram no chão, ela esquece que tem a cegueira.
    Nesse sublime enlevo surge Che gelida manina, bela ária
    Da ópera La Bohème, de Puccini, enternecendo corações,
    A vida do casal Mimi e Rodolfo passa a ser extraordinária. (*)
    (*) FERNANDO PINHEIRO, presidente da Academia de Letras dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil. - MIMI (poesia), de Fernando Pinheiro. - in O mundo de Morfeu, de Fernando Pinheiro.

  • @2000wattz
    @2000wattz 5 месяцев назад +1

    Too slow…

  • @fabriziogarzi9892
    @fabriziogarzi9892 2 года назад +1

    Sicuramente un po esile per Puccini ma meglio qua' che in Lucia o Violetta.

  • @ransomcoates546
    @ransomcoates546 3 года назад +1

    Why do they not teach these people the difference between open and closed Italian vowels? And she cannot sing piano above the staff - it’s the forte flapping again.