Victoria de Los Angeles - O Mio Babbino Caro

[operabuffey]

She has a lovely, crisp voice , bright voice which pleases and cheers us up.

[MusikPiratCH]

It's so sad that this art of singing of Victoria de los Angeles seems to be lost. In the 1960's there were at least 2 more outstanding sopranos with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Maria Callas (not my favorite, but still good).

In this aria Victoria is probably best!

[trickmastermonkey]

that was awesome

[maragato23]

Wow.... lindo , muy lindo, que bella voz!

[orovalleydude]

Thanks for posting, this is great singing....

[TheVengador60]

Finally a singer that can show us what a little desperate girl in love feels....Tebaldi,Fleming and all those other pieces of crap should listen on their knees to this recording.

[millriv]

I agree completely - this transports you into another world.

[heavensjewels1]

foghornish.....can't hear that at all. Belle Canto singer, one of the greatest of these. The recording is old. Maybe that is what you are hearing. I think she is bell clear, beautiful, a great singer....so much passion, purity, emotion and a wonderful voice.

[jewelmarkess]

@heavensjewels1 This is a beautiful performance, exquisite, but it has nothing to do with Bel Canto. Bel Canto refers to specific style of singing that is characterized among other things a lot of ornaments, it is mostly associated with operas written in the first half of the 19th century especially those by Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. Puccini's style is verismo - very different from bel canto. Victoria de los Angeles was a great opera singer, but not bel canto singer.

[arpeggio1358]

@jewelmarkess I see that our friend voizovrsn has been here also touting gina Decker. When will he learn that all he's doing is getting more people to make nasty, negative comments about Decker.

[jewelmarkess]

@arpeggio1358 Yes, it's both funny and sad that (s)he promotes a video of a bad amateur on this video of one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. I started writing a comment suggesting Ms Decker tries to audition for a local community chorus instead (if they take her) as this may help her improve her pitch, but then I changed my mind. Her/his comment is 3 weeks old, why bring her hear again?

[arpeggio1358]

@jewelmarkess I think it's a losing battle. They just remove any comments that are the slightest bit negative. poor deluded woman.

[operabuffey]

@arpeggio1358 Well, I want to thank you for making such a hullaballoo about Ms. Gina Colao Decker. I had never heard her and so I went to check her out. Now I was amazed at the beauty of her voice and now I am a fan'!

[operabuffey]

@operabuffey I think youk, arpeggio ought to quit picking on unknowns and 10-year old girls with gorgeous voices.

[arpeggio1358]

@operabuffey I'm not pickin on anyone. Deckler's friends were going all over the place gushing over her, so I had to hear for myself. As for Jackie, she has an amazing talent, but she needs a teacher so she won't ruin her voice with the bad technique she currently uses. This shows concern, not picking on her.

[arpeggio1358]

@operabuffey Let me guess. You're another one of Decker's friends. Also, stop stalking me on YouTube3. nobody who knows anything about opera could possibly like Decker's voice.

[Loader2K1]

If it weren't for Grand Theft Auto 3, I would have never heard of this song. What a beautiful song to listen to as you engage into fictional gangster debauchery.

[hellofromgod2001]

gta 3 took me here

[crissgalo]

Mr. Bean!!!

[mark6230]

Victoria de los Angeles is the best Lauretta of all times, as she is the best Butterfly, Mimi, Manon, Carmen, Margueritte (of Faust)...... The secret of the sublime art of Victoria de los Angeles?: she was a great human being and she ever sung with his beautiful soul

[mark6230]

Victoria de los Angeles is the best Lauretta of all times, as she is the best Butterfly, Mimi, Manon, Carmen, Margueritte (of Faust)...... The secret of the sublime art of Victoria de los Angeles?: she was a great human being

[arthursuncle]

Sublime.

[marko425]

What can I say - it's must be what heaven is like.

[puidehamster]

noone sings this aria lie victoria, and perfect mimi as well

[Brahmsfourth]

My heart has just melted like "buttah." OK, so the voice is a little "foghornish," but the pathos and phrasing are jewel-like in their beauty. Immensely appealing!

[MsMaynes]

@Brahmsfourth

I can't agree with "a little foghornish," other wise you have perfectly described this equisite performance.

[The99Gambo]

Outrageously perfect. The voice of an angel for sure.

[londonblue123]

Her interpretation and Leone Mitchell´s one are my favourites!!! Thank you!

[Katamanteuomos]

Simply perfect. Even Maria Callas wasn't performing that song such reliable and christian, such mystical. It's a story about a child who can't manage with the prohibition of father. Axiologicaly it's a christianity in simple italian story about quotidians problems. "Dio" and "babbino" is the same person... :) Instead, this song shows problem of having and being so... :) disgusting marxism! (not serious).

[Holderlin]

So great Victoria... Real, natural, superior singing. Real, natural, superior music.

Thanks GreekCallas. You a nature force and gift.

[michaud1]

Very beautfiful. Great interpration. We will miss her.

All the great ones are gone. Tebaldi, Callas, Nillson,

Moffo, Milanov, they will never be replaced. Golden age of opera.

[boyamichicken]

@michaud1 maybe someday a golden soprano will come along and we'll be pleasantly surprized, but at the moment you are so right.

[jm960]

One of most natural beautiful voices I have heard. I wish the type of singing was more emulated. Love you Victoria de Los Angeles.

[voizovrsn]

@jm960 I have found another gorgeous natural singing voice! Check out Gina Colao Decker's version of this one. She is contemporary and unknown as yet.