Angela GHEORGHIU - Habanera - Carmen - Bizet

[helenaprice]

Just one thing: some singers do need microphones (or at the very least should use them) in certain "opera houses" as the venues were not built with the acoustics in mind. Therefore, if you're not sitting in the "right spot" the sound disperses and quickly gets lost (been there, very frustrating).

[MrCiprinel]

o voce exceptionala!

[27athenian]

amazig colour in her voice very beautifull woman . she needs a some more in technique if she wants to be remembered

[CommodusSPQR]

Magnificent!!

[alexliliryan]

May GOD protect her voice for as long as she lived Just as HE did to others opera singers.

[CyrilWashbrook]

Just to be clear about the role of those microphones in front of her... they're recording, not amplifying. You don't need microphones in opera houses: they're constructed with the explicit purpose of carrying sound across a large chamber.

[truvianni]

@CyrilWashbrook and with Angela's voice there would be even less of a need for micropphones to amplify her voice

[zitronenroller]

OMG fantastic, great.....

[nailycai]

Love love love it., Love her more!

[bobresmerita]

indiscutabil, un star, o performanta remarcabila.

sunt mandru sa traeiesc in timpurile sale, si ale Irinei Iordachescu!!!

[Ray0X0]

I hate this aria... :-/

[MrBaldaccio]

fantastica interpretazione

[rockinamber18]

for a romanian opera singer she does frence nicely

[DONMANOLOCORLEONE]

De lo mejor que escuchado en años des de la gran callas

[TheMilly78]

Bravissima...

[hnic97]

it is microphone there

[ezellabella1]

I am a huge Angela Gheorgiu fan, but she is not the best on this. If you are a soprano and your bottom register is not rich & projected "consistently" on up into middle and top, please do not sing this aria!...However, her interpretative skills on this is quite excellent!....

[draculagrof1234]

@ezellabella1

You are right! I agree with you, but I like this performance as well. Nowadays, she is definitely one of the best!! Or probably the best...

[Tygertwain1]

@draculagrof1234 Angela is without doubt THE best in the world!!!

[Simba92]

That was BEAUTIFUL!!!

[ramirinnn]

no, no, she should choose her repertoire more properly.

[mcmorenor]

maravillosa!

[danutpopescu1]

Vivat Angela!

[patomario1968]

Angela Je t'aime!!

[gestas60323]

The embodiment of Carmen, her vocal and physical beauty cannot be surpassed !

[alloutiu]

Dear gestas60323, You have my wholehearted agreement too. God bless you and Angela.

[dayelbeny]

Frumos ...... foarte frumos!!!!!!!

[radiostar2920]

i have a humongous crush on angela gheorghiu

her rendition of the habanera is fantastic, as well as bascially all her other work. she's a master master master of opera! plus, she's amazingly beautiful! :D

i <3 gheorghiu

[alloutiu]

Ms. Gheorghiu, You melt my heart with this song. The best Habanera-Carmen that I have ever heard.

[gestas60323]

exactly my feeling !

[lji1942]

A hölgy gyönyörűen énekel, és az egész produkció nagyon jó.

[Trust2400]

I LOVE Katherine Jenkins, but I have to say I think this is sang better. I would love to see her sing in play

[alloutiu]

Angela Gheorghiu is a rare blessing from God to the people on earth. She not only sings exquisitely well, but is outstandingly beautiful. May God continue to bless her.

[Mesjefskie]

She sings well because she sang opera music from a very young age. She studied singing at the National University of Music in Bucharest and and graduated in 1990. Don't credit a non-specific deity for her accomplishments!

[korriban129]

Absolutely beautiful.

[Dogaradodia]

Certified Intergalactic! Angela Gheorghiu sings the best "Habanera".

[igotskyllzz]

AMAZING. Some people that have such a powerful voice like this, don't even need to sing into a microphone.

[pisihopat]

you're too stupid for this century. opera doesn't need microphone you jerk, and it never has !

[nicholo05]

Of course they don't need to sing into a microphone. Opera existed hundreds of years ago, before electricity was discovered.

[Kayafan124]

L'amour est un oiseau rebelle

que nul ne peut apprivoiser,

et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle,

s'il lui convient de refuser.

Rien n'y fait, menace ou prière,

l'un parle bien, l'autre se tait:

Et c'est l'autre que je préfère,

Il n'a rien dit mais il me plaît.

Lamour! Lamour! Lamour! Lamour!

[evilgodmother]

Technically fine, and yet it lacks the passion of Carmen. Too sterile and too decent. Check Maria Ewing's Carmen for comparison.

[tonitoni53]

pour répondre à nejihuga665

Carmen is french opéra (G BIZET) and language is french.

Angela.... FANTASTIC !!!

[nejihyuga665]

Type in bumac and click on the first one. It is unbelievable. He has the 2nd highest male voice. The highest one can sing can sing a C# above the piano.

[nejihyuga665]

what language is she singing in? Her voice is so beautiful.

[ohallort]

i really love her. so embarrassing...

[corellithebest]

She is EXCELLENT! Her voice colour is so rich, seductive, and her chest voice is filled with sexual appeal. The real Carmen!

[catincavo]

The best Carmen !

[Llokky]

Fantastic! Lovely interpretation!

[Richardtheincredible]

es una de las mejores interpretaciones que he escuchado de carmen... y es hermosa la interprete

[FruTillakazu]

Angela *-*

[nixonrojas]

wow es una de las mejores interpretaciones que he escuchado de carmen... y es hermosa la interprete

[artavedissian]

She has a wonderful voice.  Beautiful performance. Excellent, excellent, excellent.

This Romanian opera singer is definitely today's best!

[justabrit]

Jennifer Larmore is good too

[alexliliryan]

@artavedissian She needs to go to a hairdresser! She looks like a slut,dirty and slizy girl. What a shame!

[Delmasca]

@alexliliryan HOW IS THAT THE POINT?!

[alexliliryan]

@Delmasca The point is that she is not only a magnificent sopranos but she's also a beautyful woman. I know that Carmen is a gipsy because I read Guy De Maupassant's novel "Carmen" and also I just bought "La Traviata" blue-ray disc recorded at Scala di Milano and I was absolutely overwhelm by her beauty, acting and of course by her wonderful voice. This people in Valencia don't do a justice to her. I do like her very much and one day you might aprove my point! Thank you for challenging me.

[diegoblasco]

Decía Nietzsche que Carmen era la mejor ópera nunca escrita...y quién soy yo para llevarle la contraria al filósofo.

[mikeleev]

Una vez escuché una práctica de una soprano a unos pocos metros de ella, casi muero de la emoción, parece simplemente algo fuera de este mundo.

[Akiragothic666]

The song is very beautiful

[tubeninja1]

WoW! What control, not my favorite performance of carmen but I still reaaly enjoyed it

[ejrouge]

Angela is a great singer. One of my favorites. But, I don't really get to understand why she sang Carmen. I mean, she did it great, as she always does, but I don't understand that desire of protagonism some singers have.

[sdorr]

AG is far too cold, and as has been said, runs the gamet of emotions from A to B ..... for Carmen.

[sdorr]

.....still cold....is it so hard to smile,

or leer a little, as Carmen, for heaven's

sake??? ...esp for a singer who's supposed to have some acting ability??? I can't understand why so cold...esp give what Senor Domingo did.....

[jkrowns]

As far as I am concerned, this is the type of Carmen I like... Dark and mysterious. After all, if you see the lyrics she's singing you'll know that there are no reason to be smiling about. :) Just my opinion, anyway...

[corellithebest]

If you mean that Angela is smiling too much for this aria, she is not smiling all the time, and I perceived her smile as an ironic and patronizing one, a real seductive smile. But that's my opinion, too, you don't have to agree with me. And Angela is here a bit dark and mysterious, as well. I can't wait to see the broadcast next year when she will be performing Carmen on stage for the first time!

[jkrowns]

No, no, I actually tried to say what you did. :) I was responding to a comment where someone suggested that Angela should smile more. And I said that she doesn't have to, and that I like best her Carmen, anyway.

[corellithebest]

It's all right, maybe I misunderstood you. I thought you wanted to say that she smiles too much. Then I am glad we agree! :)

[jkrowns]

All right then. By the way, I also think Corelli is the best. Cheers!

[corellithebest]

Yes, he is the best! I am so glad we seem to agree on every point! Cheers! :)

[corellithebest]

And I 've just seen you are Romanian, Angela's co-national. You must be very proud that your people has such wonderful singers: Virginia Zeani, Angela Gheorghiu, Elena Cernei. And the first Tosca happened to be Romanian! (However, I don't remember her name now.)

[jkrowns]

Yes, I am, indeed. I was actually born in a town very close to Angela's, as well.

I take very much pride in having such talented people born in my country; but, on the other hand, you can see they only achieve success while abroad, as this country does nothing for them.

Hariclea Haricli (or Darclée as she is also known) is the name you were looking for. It's no biggie you don't remember her name, as probably half the country doesn't remember, either.

[njattack]

This video has a sound problem. It's far too low.

[SalQrazy]

I liked this very much, thanks!

[nicevidbro]

she portraits carmen very good.

[gehduarte]

that aria is fabulous. loved her interpretation.

[Fanaticopera]

Wonderful!! Thanks Alice. from fanaticopera

[OperaBR]

Didn't she and Alagna sing the Final Duet in this concert? I remember reading that they sang some parts of Carmen. Seeing them in the exciting Final Duet would be thrilling!

If you have it, please, I beg you to post it. ;-D