Les oiseaux dans la charmille Doll Song (Makeda Hampton)

[Easter004]

good job! You have such control I thought a recording was playing lol

[hvqqhvqq]

Good job, sister. Votre français est très bien prononcé. Faits moi signe si vous passez en France !

[makeets3885]

Merci!

J'aimerais beaucoup venir en France!

[complicatedt1]

ii love your voice, i feel however this was taken really fast :( but :) for the voice

[soccasweeti08]

wow this song is hhhaarrdd.

you sing it a lot better than me....

[josephlemon]

Dear Makeda, I think your voice is beautiful. Have you considered looking at more lyric rep? Marguerite, Juliette, Manon, Musetta, Pamina, Susanna, Despina, Zerlina? Your voice sounds warm to me, and more lyric than high voiced coloratura. It's a lovely sound.

[coloraturajoy]

pamina, susanna, and despina would definitely be more soubrette....technically i guess you could include that in a more light lyric to light coloratura category, but Mozart himself labeled them soubrette which is really quite different than lyric. in any case.... i think you'd do well with those roles as well, makeda.

[josephlemon]

Actually, the fachsystem didn't exist during Mozart's day. It didn't come about until the last 19th/Early 20th century. Pamina is in no way a soubrette, I have yet to see or hear that one. All of the ina/ana's are considered starter roles for young sopranos.

[josephlemon]

until the late*

[coloraturajoy]

i just spent an entire semester doing a graduate level study on this. soubrettes have been around and have been selectively used for a great purpose since the 17th century plays of Molière and Mariveaux. Mozart utilized the soubrette intentionally, especially in the role of Susanna. Look it up. It's pretty interesting.

[josephlemon]

No opera role was written for a specific "type" of voice until the ascension of Giuseppe Verdi into the world of Italian music, and Richard Wagner into the world of German music. Before that, roles were created for voices and nothing more. "Soubrette" in terms of theatre refers to a character's disposition, not their vocal range. The first Susanna had a huge range, a "soubrette" in terms of fach is essentially a light-lyric young soprano voice.

[vinemp]

What a beautiful instrument you have, Makeda! (From the moment you opened your mouth I envisioned that "Le chanson d'Olympia" would be in your repertory for life.) I'd love to hear how this sits in your voice now! Additionally, I wonder if you have tried your hand at "Zeffiretti lusinghieri"--you would make a lovely Ilia.

[isinglouderthanu]

leontyne price contemporary. sing it girl! Try Glitter and Be Gay, or ANYTHING from Aida... espically O Patria Mia.

[makeets3885]

Thanks for the comment! Aida, however, is definitely not my repertoire. I stick close to lyric coloratura rep.

Thanks for watching :)

[vulcanswork]

Vai ragazza, non lasciarti fermare da nessuno.

Brava.

[aemyonwandom]

wow BEAUTIFUL!!! and the high notes are simply perfect... when i heard the strenght of your voice i didn't imagine you were able to do those high notes!

[matosc]

I hope u achieve ur goal if you haven't already...U go girl!!!! That song is not easy...but what song is?LOL Really... More Power to you. Have u ever sung Glitter and Be Gay from Candide...thats a good one for you to sing... I sang it various times and it takes a lot of practice and performing to make a piece sound good...Good luck in ur career

[matosc]

When was this? I see you sing this song more than once and its on Youtube...where were you studying...was it your first year in learning? I am serious...maybe you got much better now...but at least ur keeping Opera alive...with due time we all get to excel and be GREAT singers...

[singerdman2000]

Where were you studying and are you still?