GHEORGHIU & ALAGNA - Death scene (Final) - Roméo et Juliette

[savianka]

This is really great performance and it is a pitty for me that I couldn´t be there.

[Bluzme]

Sends shivers up and down my spine

[Milylily4Ever]

so what! so amazing 10 minutes...even if they are dying

[GoldenAgeSunshine]

Although I'm not a great Gheorghiu fan, I must admit that this finale is superb. Both embody the perfect Roméo and Juliette. What a mastery of their art, the perfect command of their voice. And the music is splendid, esp. in the orchestral closing lines, masterfully and passionately conducted by veteran Plasson. The orchestra deserve full plaudits. Who cares if they take about 10' to die?

[AriaSinger1]

Glorious tenor B4!

[dawngoth20]

cool

[operafan85]

I prefer the Vaduva - Alagna version from the Covent Garden (1994)

[TheRitapetrisor]

Felicitari pentru postarile tale..e minunat sa stii ca cineva se gandeste la muzica de calitate si la frumos...asa vedem si noi ca lumea in care traim are si parti frumoase ...

[jrtrmish]

You haven't heard anything till you've heard Jussi Bjorling and Bidu Sayao do this scene. Incredible!

[seetsebea1]

perfetto,

[jenovan1]

fusion totale et parfaite des deux voix, ces deux artistes sont extraordinaires, je les adore et ne m'en lasse pas...

[EROSGODOFGAYS]

An absolutely incredible performance!

[operaraggazza]

What? They are divorcing?

[callasglorify]

apparently yes...this is the main reason of her stepping out of Carmen: Don Jose is Alagna...still she will sing in Carmen having Kaufmann as Jose...there are already rumors about something between them :)))

[ionutz1791]

No ,they are not divorcing

[ShawDAMAN]

shame they're divorcing.... +_+

[444mariam]

5***))))))

[prismalo93]

its hard singing while lying down. impressive.

[operafan85]

They don't have to pretend that they love each other...:)

[BDWYSTARNYC]

This is stunning! What exquisit music and wonderful voices to go with it! Bravi!

[corellithebest]

They are OUT OF THIS WORLD! Their performance is so subtle, so passionate!

[tiaelenita38]

Ellos como pareja en verdad nos transmiten su amor, junto con sus bellas voces e interpretacion escenica...!!!!Los adoro...!!!

[baruffacp]

molto bravi che meraviglia......

[IZ0KON]

Molte grazie Alice. I love very much Angela and Roberto.

Io amo molto sia Angela che Roberto insieme sono eccezionali! Bravissimi!

Giovanni

[lakme76]

stupendi

[nardones73]

meravigliosi,belli e bravi!

[Fundudehh7]

mice easy way to get 17k views, rip off a cd!

[miva31]

Va iubesc din tot sufletul

[SupremeBaka]

i saw this last night at the lyric in baltimore

they take too long to die

haha

it was good though

[Lilith89ibz]

Hey, it's an opera. Everybody takes like ten minutes to die lol

[theblacksister]

@Lilith89ibz ...at least...

[TheMissSmashley]

Mimi in La Boheme is technically dying throughout the entire opera! Haha I love it though ^_^

[esinglott]

Romeo et Juliette where Romeo's part is sung by Roberto Alagna is excellent and worth listening to.

esinglott

[courtneybaritone01]

I like the one with Leontina Vaduva better. This is not as intense

[KatherineXIX]

While I realize that for the sake of music/singing together, Juliette needs to wake up before Romeo dies, I think it's much sadder in Shakespeare's original play. But musically, that would have been anticlimactic, I suppose.

[Guzguluu]

is very good

[rhapsodyswept]

That was so good! I watched w/ a friend, so I had to translate the French, but it was still so powerful that, by the end, I was on the edge of tears and she had to keep reminding me to translate.

[Fundudehh7]

nice

[OperaFrancaise]

oh Gounod divine!

[Fundudehh7]

this isn't how it really goes but its pretty close, I like juliet's death part its always really well acted, its like the most valuable female acting role ever. It still works though, your way. And it still has all the great drama!!!

[Luindriel]

Yes well if he had followed the original we wouldn't get to see them sing and die together! :) I cry almost every time. I saw him do this at the Met last month with Anna Netrebko and it was AMAZING. They were amazing. *sniff*

[Luindriel]

** my first "he" refers to Gonoud, my 2nd to Alanga. Whoops. :)

[ximenitiodek]

Alagna es incomparable como Romeo, hermoso,romántico y su dicción perfecta

[Fundudehh7]

this is my fave romeo and juliet scene, the acting is almost always great to watch

[marese3]

C'est d'une beauté inexplicable, j'adore ce final il est bouleversant, j'aurai aimé être à Orange pour en ressentir toute la puissance. une fan du couple mithyque Marèse

le 27/12/2007

[juanpablofarina]

De los tenores de su generación es el que tiene la voz más aterciopelada y especialmente el fraseo en francés es insuperable. A mi gusto le falta fuerza interpretativa. Sus gestos y su mirada son bastante fríos.

[NataliaDiBartolo]

Wonderful Gounod!

But I prefer Leontyna Vaduva as Juliette. Nobody has this video, with magnificent Roberto and splendid Leontyna?

[Lflennoy]

I have it on DVD, I will aim my camera at the television and post in on here..... :)

[miraonorma]

Thank you for this incredible video. What d'ya know? Gounod, bravo!

[marctenor]

lovely singing, even when rolling around...

[TwilightGeisha]

They look, too old

[dvdgrog]

Is that really all you can say after watching that? That's your reaction? Aside from the fact that they sang gorgeously and with tremendous feeling and sincerity, where do you think you will find today, or at any time for that matter, teen agers who can sing like that?

[TwilightGeisha]

it was just an observation.They are really good. Yes they are, but come on. You overreacted a bit. Why are you so defensive?

[dvdgrog]

I didn't really think I was being defensive. I was struck, in light of the outstanding performance, that the one thing you felt prompted to comment on was that they look too old. They look as young as or younger than any pair of singers that could be gathered to sing the roles today. After all, this is opera. Your comment stands out and begs a reply because in opera the singers almost never look the age of the characters they are playing.

[TwilightGeisha]

I don't exactly listen to opera, and even though I do appreciate it, it's not something I would want to put in my ipod. I discovered this while trying to look for the French musical called Romeo et Juliette. And the first thing I thought was, they look old. Hence forth. I typed it up. Thank you for sharing your feelings. I see you are someone who really aprreciates opera, and o that, I say great.

[alberich88]

Thanks for this gem!!!

[PierangeloFevola]

Sei grande...thanks!!! da Napoli

[tenoregrande]

thanks!!!