Susan Graham

[Fliegenfaenger11]

Ich liebe die pralle Sinnlichkeit dieser Stimme - wunderbar gesungen. BRAVA!

[claggan22]

... I'm pretty sure the conductor is a guy... just look at 4:30- he doesn't have even a SEMBLANCE of a "chest" lol

[mintykangaroo]

her mouth is so large. i love it.

[ThatsMrMoronToYou]

The conductor looks like a guy.  A touch of make-up wouldn't have hurt her cause.

[skidiva1913]

@ThatsMrMoronToYou What an apt log in name you have. The conductor is a man Mr. Moron.

[ThatsMrMoronToYou]

@skidiva1913  You think?

[ThatsMrMoronToYou]

Nice rack.

[dianamasha]

ohhhhhh yeah

[classicgrace]

Oh wow Susan Graham singing "The Man I love" fabulous!

[papidou1934]

merveilleuse voix d'opéra au service de Gerswhing...

[543693The]

@papidou1934

Merci Claude pour ce magnifique chant de Gerswhing que j'aime et qui aussi fait des opéras et comédies musicales !!!

Elle chante merveilleusement ! J'ai un oeil sur le commentaire vidéo ....

[Shabannie]

@papidou1934 Thank you for sharing Gershwin with me. Susan Graham is beautiful.

------------Ellen

[songbird383]

The first song is a Gershwin number called "The Man I Love". The tempo at the beginning of the clip seemed rushed for Ms. Graham, and then somehow slowed down far too much. Just my opinion, but "The Man I Love" should move a bit more quickly...

[flylooper]

@songbird383

I disagree. She got the tempo right for her voice. Lots of rubato and conversational style of delivery, just like Ira wrote his lyrics. Just a magical rendition. That said, though, the Gershwin tunes were written for Broadway and the movies, and operatic voices don't always just that "just people" quality which, after all, both Broadway and the moves are all about.

[flylooper]

@songbird383

@songbird383

I disagree. She got the tempo right for her voice. Lots of rubato and conversational style of delivery, just like Ira wrote his lyrics. Just a magical rendition. That said, though, the Gershwin tunes were written for Broadway and the movies, and operatic voices don't always convey that "we're just people" quality which, after all, both Broadway and the moves are all about.

[Lionhaircut]

Mais c'Est Kent Nagano!!! Il est plus jeune, j'ai travaillé avec lui il y a quelques mois.

C'est vraiment super! et j'adore Susan Graham.

[pagerbear]

I love Susan Graham's singing, but I'm not a big fan of classically trained singers doing cross-over stuff. This is not a criticism of her, but of the practice in general.

But I'm crazy about that dress!

[nicosupersex]

@pagerbear this is Gershwin, who's an opera composer, this is the style he intended, opera style

[olympicfreak678]

Oh my goodness, that final note at 6:48 is just magical, amazing. Susan Graham has a special, creamy, and sort of America's-little-girl quality. That mezzo-soprano voice's beauty tracends both opera and broadway.

[pianomags]

@olympicfreak678 well said! Gershwin always always looked for the best, whatever their background and used "trained" singers when he could. Most "trained" singers covered all styles of singing; they still do today of they have a half-decent teacher.

[mareum5505]

Oh, I got it! Thanks to JorPove.

[mareum5505]

What's the name of first piece? Does anybody know?

[JorPove]

Esta es la famosa cancion de George e Ira Gershiwn llamada " The Man I Love" de los años 20

[gretchenamspinnrade]

Thanks for adding this! It's simply adorable!