Madamina Catalogue Aria

[hellynaw]

bravo

[heringecske]

very nice, strong voice

[heringecske]

very nice, strong voice

[heringecske]

very nice, strong voice

[carotamia]

I like your quality .Nice and open, impressive high notes Just don't forget that this is Mozart, not Wagner. Sing LEGATO ! Do some phrasing that brings colors and life into your performance , make it interesting . The most boring singers are the ones who only trust a forte sound. Search for the beauty of you instrument !

[Desgrez13]

You are wonderful man! Un beso!

[serRudyll]

quite good :)

[styrianinchina]

Great voice and nice timbre for Leporello's arias ...

Especially I was very delighted about your very good legato lines. Unfortunately singing smooth legato lines is too much untended nowadays.

Watch out for a very nice video here on youtube, uploaded by lochness11:

It's a masterclass lesson by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf teaching a bass-baritone this famous "Catalogue aria!.

Once again - great job!!!

[starbird44]

Thank you for you version; it's wonderful!

Now, would you please do:

 Largo al factotum , the aria from Barber of Seville. Please, sir?

Keep up the good work.

[inrharmony]

Oh Jeeez!!!! I hope to attempt that again soon....toughest aria I've ever done....

Thank you for your kind comments...

[greentomo]

thats awesome. i was quite blown away by this being your first time. i love Mozart, him and Wagner wrote the best operas in my opinion.

hey any chance you could learn Alles Fühlt Der Liebe Freuden from The Magic Flute by Mozart..one of my favorites. anywayz keep up the good work

[inrharmony]

don't know if I have the music to that one, or the accompaniment. Thanks for the kind words!!!

[bluenotedrops]

Good pitch and nice resonance. Watch your Italian though. It's "belle" not "bella." And roll those r's! (especially on "mille tre") Lol. But like I said you have the pitches down for the most part. Just watch out. Don't push on your voice. Back off a little. Don't try to sound like an opera singer. Focus your voice more up and out. Don't let it sit. Good job overall.

[inrharmony]

Thanks for the comments....it's all a work in progress!!!

[ArentWeSpecial]

This is very impressive! How long have you been singing?

[inrharmony]

Thank you....I've been singing seriously for about 15 or 20 years....

[ArentWeSpecial]

It certainly shows. How long have you been working on this particular piece?

[inrharmony]

Not that long, actually....and since I'd never sing that role, I just have it to do for fun stuff like recitals...but that vid was about a year ago....would love to revisit the piece.

[whisperr33]

pretty damn good first attempt. lol

[inrharmony]

Hehehe.....thanks!!!

[BassoProfundo87]

You did a fine job with this aria! I would love to see you do this with a different accompaniment, I've NEVER heard it this slow. Here's a little tip for getting that 'quel che fa' hum out better: try singing it through an 'ng' as in the word 'thing', it'll be much more resonant. Great work, bravo!

[inrharmony]

Thanks for all the advice....and yes, the accompaniment is MAJOR slow!!! I'm thinking "death" to the maestro if he doesn't get going!!! I'll try some of the stuff you said. Haven't sung that in a while, but I think I'm due for some fun singing after the holidays are over....LOL

[daginghin]

Very impressive - I'm working on this aria for my recital and it's a bear. Well done - really nice resonance and low breath support!

[inrharmony]

Most kind of you to say that!!! It is a wonderful piece, and just a whole bunch of fun when it comes together...best of luck on your recital!!!

[bdvarner]

First time? Very nice my friend! Especially considering the generally molasses tempo on your accompaniment. Just made a hard aria harder. Nice relaxed mouth and jaw. Great color..kind of Ramey-like. Thanks!

[inrharmony]

Wow...can I copy and frame this comment? Thanks for all the kind words....

[bdvarner]

Absolutely. My wife is a singer, and she has a video on YouTube. Look for Natalie Mann. She was also impressed. She's friends with Kyle Ketelsen (they went to IU together). You should check out his catalogue aria from the ROH last month on YouTube. Please post some more!

[inrharmony]

Thanks again, and also to your wife. I will check her video and Kyle's...thanks for the tips!!!

[gilmourex]

you should keep your tongue more relaxed using more your diaphram

[inrharmony]

Yeah, there's about a million other things I should do with it too...hehehe.  Thanks for the tip.

[aguacun]

Very nice voice...must be more carefull with diction...the diction of the italian is a bit strong than english... and I belive that it deserves a video with a real piano accompainment. Very good.

[inrharmony]

Thanks for the comment....diction is tricky, especially early on in a song. I haven't had much formal training in Italian other than rehearsing over the years, so it's bound to be rusty.

[aguacun]

You had a great voice teacher because yout voice is very well placed with body support... down in the body and not straight in the mask. That´s why you have color but at the same time brightness and easy emition of your voice... is just great!

[inrharmony]

Thank you....my voice teacher has basically turned my voice upside down from what it was four years ago...he seems to be happy with the results. There's still work to do, but it's coming...thanks again for the nice words!!!

[pathbird]

Bravo! I have put your performance in my favorites list. I used to open up my radio program on WUSB-90.1 FM with an excerpt of

Madamina. Thank you, sir.

[inrharmony]

Wow....I'm incredibly humbled!!! I really want, some day, to spend some serious time with this aria, even though it isn't really in my ideal vocal fach....but what the heck, it's fun!!! Thanks again!!!

[operaman20]

Actually it's really Good I thought so!

[inrharmony]

Thanks....had alot of fun with that!!!

[alexilgatto]

Grandissimo!

[inrharmony]

Thanks so much!!!

[ponceleon2]

Great! Good job!

[inrharmony]

Many thanks....

[aliusxxi]

Really your first attempt? Very well!!

[inrharmony]

Thank you!!! I've had to put it aside for a while, but I might post a new one over the summer....

[aliusxxi]

How many time for prepare the first? With a "maestro" or vocal professor or alone?

[inrharmony]

No, I've never worked this piece with my voice teacher, but I'd been fiddling around with it on my own for a while before the vid....

[GamesAndStuff]

Wonderful.

[inrharmony]

Thanks very much!!!

[Gerdokalice]

Неплохо, очень даже не плохо:) Bravo!)

[inrharmony]

Thank you!!!

[WOOKIEDO]

You did an honorable job. Here is a tip, as you ascend toward your passaggio try to elongate the space in your throat and relax and drop the jaw. This will help to give a little cover to the sound and make it sound less like a shout. You have a solid voice and the notes are there, now all you have to do is polish it up and remember what you fix! Keep singing. Ciao

[inrharmony]

Thanks for the comments...Lucky for me I have a great voice teacher...he has, however, a difficult student...haha. It's a work in progress...although I've had to leave this aria alone for a while now...too many other things in the hopper!!!

[Wiltenor1]

Awesome! Have you ever done (or thougth of doing) something from "Man Of La Mancha?" I think something like the title song or "The Impossible Dream" would be well-suited for your voice!

[inrharmony]

Thanks for the comments....well, I've thought of doing some Broadway-type stuff, such as Sweeney Todd, so who knows...I'm trying to get my foot in the door at a couple of the local play houses...

[wenarto]

5 stars...wow....check mine out, I am bad compare to you.

[drvarska]

dude, thats great singing. you have it all. now have fun by learning it by heart and enjoy it. i am impressed.

[inrharmony]

Thank you for the nice comment!!! This is one of those pieces that I'll use for recital and so forth, so it'll be fun to work some more on it....

[welniana]

I have never heard so distinct performance of Madamina!!!

What you are going to do with your voice?!!!

It is the best Madamina I have ever heard!!!

PS. Greetings from Poland!

[inrharmony]

Wow...can I frame this response? LOL!!! Thanks for the kind words. Well, I am a professional singer, although opera is not really my strength, but I have done it in the past and I have one or two things coming up in the near future. I have church, temple, and symphonic chorus jobs, as well as free-lance soloing, so I keep busy with the singing...Have a great new year!!!

[222mozart]

how can it be ?

wonderful

[inrharmony]

I dunno...just lucky, I guess!!! Thanks....

[Celoth]

I'm not gonna lie... considering the text description of this video, I really expected it to be crap. I was pleasantly surprised, you have a very powerful voice, and for the most part you were technically right on most of it. If I were to give any critical response, I would say work on your delivery of the piece... Give your performance some character.

Great work

[inrharmony]

Thank you...I do intend to spend more time with the aria as time allows...too many projects in the hopper right now, but I'll spend some time with it soon and post a newer version...thanks again for the kind works!!!

[seanlee747]

What kind of orchestral recording are you using?

Good job.  Sounds great (especially considering its not in a concert hall :)

[inrharmony]

That is one of those Music Minus One recordings...actually more specifically this series is called "Cantelopera"...I think I got the spelling correct!!! The room is pretty live...hard wood floors, so that helps alot. Thanks for the comments!!!

[alvarogm86]

pppfff, great job man!

very tecknical...should be a little more theatrical....it's great otherwise

[inrharmony]

Thanks....at that time I had literally just started working on that aria. I probably wouldn't put an over-abundance of thought into that, but you are right that I could loosen up a bit....thanks for the comments!!!

[inrharmony]

*blush*...thanks for the kind words!!! Keep plugging away at it...it's such a wonderful aria. Hope to hear you do it some time!!!

[ftumschk]

Excellent work - you have a seriously good voice. If you had taken that last, long "È la grande maestosa" in one breath it would have been totally brilliant. But I quibble! Respect, and let us know how your *second* attempt comes along :)

[inrharmony]

*blush*...thanks for the kind words!!! I'm unfortunately so busy with other music right now that a second vid on this will have to wait a bit, but I do intend to revisit this wonderful aria soon...thanks again!!!

[inrharmony]

Thanks!!! It's a fun one....

[gilmourex]

if you're actually singing that's very good, sounds like professional.

[inrharmony]

I'm usually pretty humble...hehehe...but rest assured, that's me singing. Thank you for the compliment!!!

[lucolazi]

veramente bravo!!! Bravo!!! Great

[inrharmony]

Thank you so much!!!

[Siegfriedcastilla]

be carefull with the pronuntiation of the "t" cause is italian not english, by the way nice voice

[inrharmony]

Thanks...and thanks for the pointer. Always gotta have the diction!!!!

[JeannineAnne]

My absolute favorite aria in the entire world and you did a lovely job on it! Bass-Baritone voices are the best!! (I'm a violist so I love those low notes!) Pretty close to Furlanetto but he's my fave!! :o) Keep up the good work!!!

[inrharmony]

Ooooo....Furlanetto is quite good....I have to agree with you, I think his version is about my fav. Thanks for the kind words...I hope to have an updated version of this on here soon...it's about time.

[inrharmony]

Now THAT'S a comment I'm happy to approve...hehehe. I'm humbled, actually...Van Dam is quite good at this aria, even the one on YouTube where he's getting up there in years. I truly love to listen to the great ones sing....there's much to learn that way.

[happyaretha]

i think you can sing as well as he van dam

[max88hb]

I think it's pretty good, but isn't the 2nd part way too slow compared to other performances??

Anyway good job man!

[inrharmony]

Yeah, I thought so too when I first fiddled around with the acommpaniment recording. Ah well...anyway, thanks for the kind words!!!

[Harianned]

you have a great bass baritone voice and a very secure technique!

[inrharmony]

Thanks so much...I was sort of nervous putting this up, since I've never sung this aria before.  It's coming along...one of my new favorites!!!

[J2OLDS]

Well.... you've got the lungs for playing the pipes *<8P !!!!

[inrharmony]

Hehehe....thanks....I knew the singing was good for something!!!

[Mellomel]

It must feel awesome to perform ...so well, a piece of art that is so ingraved with history. Wow! this is simply a treat! You are just so great!

[inrharmony]

*blush*...well, I'm working on taking it to the next level. Been a local soloist forever....hopefully I'll be able to get out of town with my music soon. Thanks for the comment!!

[curt344]

Since I don't know Italian, I wouldn't have caught the 'goof.' It sounded great to this layperson, I can tell you that much!

Nice bow at the end.

:-D

[inrharmony]

Yeah, it was just a reversal of vowel sounds...sort of like focking op instead of....well, you get the idea!!  Thanks!!!

[Ravensinger]

You are sounding so good honey!!!  Keep up the great work!!! YEEAAHHHHH!!!