Angela GHEORGHIU - Je dis que rien ne me epouvante - Carmen

[SavHub]

Such a consummate actress & what an impeccable performance; Listen to and feel in your guts the emotions conveyed by her voice - she knows how to touch every fiber of our being!

[jorlando91]

is it me or was she speeding this up so much!?

[nohpiano]

Micaela - the ultimate party-pooper in opera:) Sutherland once said any time she had insomnia, she would think of Micaela and it helped LOL

[belascap]

I don't know why there are so many negative comments about her diction. Her words are clear and she obviously has a good understanding of the words. It's her pitch I have trouble with... Glorious voice, however.

[WowUsernameAvailable]

She sounds as if she were having cramps. Cramps all over her body. And heartburn too.

[cantanteporsiempre]

Is this the wig she did not want to use and the regista said, "this wig will be on stage, with or without you"? lol

[robin678]

Yes, a great Micaela. Sad that this role is often undercast as Micaela is considered to be the "seconda donna." BUT...she has the best aria that Bizet ever wrote! Marie Mclaughlin was a wonderful Micaela not so many years ago.

[cantanteporsiempre]

@robin678 Of course, Carmen rules but an outstanding carmen, otherwise, this "seconda donna" could steal the night

[Fili59]

C'set super ce que vous faites, moi je dois faire ce morceau en rock , ce qui n'est pas si facile que ca non plus car je fais CARMEN LOPERA ROCK, mais jamais je ne serais a la hauteur de vous. Félicitation je vous admire...

[Cosifantuttee]

Pourquoi ne pas apprendre le chant lyrique au conservatoire, plutôt que d'avoir l'idée de massacrer Bizet? "Mozart" n'a pas suffit?? Pas touche à Carmen!!!

[attiliobandiera]

In my opinion that's too fast. It lacks a little of its sweetness, And too much vibrato.

[ciociosan22]

my favorite rendition of this aria! musically, maybe not visually. but yeah, i don't think it's dull by any means...

[sincerity112]

great angelaaaaaaaaaaa

[raythespian]

Angela makes this dull aria quite interesting. I liked it better in the olde days when they interpolated a high Bb at the end.

[CONTESTAR]

Some find this aria the most interesting in the whole piece...

I wouldn't change a single note in it... The climax in the middle is so beautifully built that I would close my ears if they interpolated anything at the end...

There are musical pieces that call for a high note and the composers even expected it even though they left it out in their manuscript. This -most definitely- is not the case in this thought-out aria...

[aliceorascu]

eu zic asa: ia mai duceti-va in pisici de !@#$#@#!!! doar sa criticati sunteti buni! habar nu aveti ce inseamna sa canti, nu mai vorbesc de stil si alte chinezarii de acest fel ptr mintea voastra!!! toti ratatii isi dau cu parerea!!!!

[corellithebest]

She is AMAZING and so MOVING in this aria! Her voice is so strong, pure and resonant, like a bell, and her acting OTHERWORLDLY!

[khothye]

This aria is wonderfull but very very dificult. If any singer can sing it only good, for me is a triumph. Congratulations Angela! (Ps: The best Micaela: Ileana Cotrubas, of course. The have also the perfect pronunciation)

[OlgaSoprano]

She has some weird vowel / mouth shapes / contortions that drive me NUTS.

[CatalinaDM56]

Agreed...

[ponchodevane]

this was perfect

[elinorberg]

She sings it to dramatic and to exited. Where is the legato and the line?

[bsok1289]

elinorberg- i've felt that way about many things angela does. is that for you too, or just this song?

[natashathweatt]

i don't like it so fast

[LyricSopranoCH]

It's not fast.

[ejrouge]

Angela is such a beautiful Michaela. I like better than her Carmen.

[operafan85]

Now, he sings at the Met again, fortunately.

[burtsbees2]

isn't this the famous production in which volpe forced her to wear the blonde wig?

[JuillHope17]

yep and then on tour in japan she was all "i ain't wearing no wig" and vople was all "it's going on that stage" and then after she said she wasn't gonna wear it, she still showed up with alagna for a performance and vople was in the elevator with them and he was all "someone else is doing it" and alagna and her stood in the lobby as people were walking in making this big deal about how they wouldn't let her perform. when they revived the production, though, she wore it.

[donatello1]

What's with her diction? Her french isn't very pretty, although her sound is.

[JuillHope17]

lots of singers have terrible french diction because hafl just can't do it right, and half have had teachers with bad french themselves, even though they're fluent, or from funny parts of france. it's weird, but her french diction is actually one of the best out there, sadly. that's why to get perfect french singers need to like, go to france, haha.

[mia1456]

Try to listen María del Rocío Giordano´s Micaela. She is really young (22) but her voice has a beautifull color, sweetness, and she do great pianos.

[alexgomez2]

Granted, to sing this aria in a live performance must be difficult as it starts in the lower register, but Angela is either too passionate in that register or cannot hear herself,then in that higher register she screams so the balance between lower and high register is pretty bad. Where is Ileana Cotrubas? Why must the great singers age?

[sagmann]

Sutherland? I even couldn't understand her english...and I totally agree with notrichandnotfamous comment. French people can sometimes be a pain in...the neck. Angela Georghiu a une voix absolument sublime, mais Michaella est fragile, ce que Georghiu n'arrive pas a etre. D'ailleurs, les grands pontes de l'opera l'ont vite compris, et Georghiu est devenue une fabuleuse Carmen. Oh, a propos, je suis Francais.

[ArabelD]

Her French is awful! It sounds ridiculous.

[notrichandnotfamous]

On voit que vous êtes jeune. À moins d'être française, les sopranos me rendent jamais parfaitement justice aux opéras français. L'accent d'Angela n'est pas si mal. Et son talent fait plus que compenser. À une chanteuse ordinaire sans accent, je préfère une chanteuse de génie avec accent.

[notrichandnotfamous]

... à l'exception de Sutherland. Il y a quand même des limites. Je n'ai jamais pu supporter cette bouillie informe qui lui sortait de la bouche même lorsqu'elle chantait dans sa propre langue. Je la soupconne de ne jamais avoir mémorisé un livret de sa vie. Elle n'en a jamais eu besoin. Elle n'avait qu'à régurgiter sa bouillie d'un opéra à l'autre, les amateurs, découragés, n'essayant même plus de la comprendre.

[ArabelD]

En effet, je suis jeune, et je connais encore mal l'opéra. L'unique fois où j'ai vu La Traviata, c'était il y a quelques mois à la dernière production de l'opéra de Paris... et que la cantatrice - la pauvre - avait bien du mal. J'ai donc été très impressionnée lorsque j'ai visionné les videos Angela GHEORGHIU dans le rôle de Violetta...

[ArabelD]

...N'empêche que je trouve vraiment dommage qu'elle ne parvienne pas à chanter dans un français agréable. Ca fait un peu accent savoyard, ce qui, pour Carmen, est un peu surprenant lol! Quant à Sutherland, je vais m'empresser de rechercher quelques unes de ses performances...

[notrichandnotfamous]

Hum... Comme Québécois, je suis moins exigeant que vous pour les accents ;) Il semble que l'intolérance des Francais pour ceux-ci met leur objectivité à rude épreuve quand ils ont à juger la performance d'un allophone.

[ArabelD]

Je ne remet pas en cause sa performance! Je dis juste qu'en tant que francophone j'ai du mal à "abstraire" le sens de ce qu'elle dit. D'ailleurs, j'y vais aussi pour m'amuser, et pour moi l'histoire et le livret font partie intégrante d'un opéra... Mais vous avez sans doute raison, les français sont vraiment obsédés.

[notrichandnotfamous]

Je vous propose un exercice. Tapez "Nina Simone ne me quitte pas" et écoutez. Essayez d'oublier l'accent pour ne retenir que la chaleur et l'humanité de la voix. Si vous arrivez un jour à apprécier, alors vous pourrez vous estimer guérie. Sinon - si vous aimez l'opéra français - préparez-vous à souffrir car les chanteuses et chanteurs français d'exception sont plutôt rares.

[Devereux82]

Bravissima Angela!

[Italia1987]

she's a really good actress

[hanja2etoile]

the Metropolitan Opera in New York City

[ARReith]

Where was this performed?

[OperaBR]

I won't say this is the best Micaëla ever, because I've heard so many unforgettable interpretations that I wouldn't feel fair by saying that. However, Gheorghiu ranks among the very best. The depth and emotion that her voice convey with the amazing richness and delicacy of her timbre is amazing. Her distinctive combination of dark and light tones are ideal for this aria. Besides, I really love the way she gestures and sings, always so stylish and simple, but very effective. Brava!

[zovirotto]

brava gheorghiu you are best micaela!

[hanja2etoile]

Wonderful!

I have to ask, is this the infamous wig that she refused to wear but Volpe made her?

[SirGeorg]

The best Micaela I've ever heard. My favorite was Te Kanawa, but it was before I listened to this.