Handel:Giulio Cesare in Egitto-Al lampo dell'armi - A Scholl

[brockelman]

What a wonderful thing for you to put together and post! Thanks sincerely!

[FRAGIORGIO1]

Thank you for your patience and generosity in preparing and sharing this performance.

[artabanes]

This is so much fun to watch the score while listening to this excellent recording. Thanks for creating this!

Mora, mora Cesare, mora!

[MmeFigaro]

it´s good. But I continue to find the most excellent interpretation for this aria Jennifer Larmore....

[jamesjddong]

hi mr.zanin are you watching this?

[chewy5000]

roflcopter

[vespersinblue]

Sonia Prina defeats Andreas Scholl, 3-1

Live with it!

[palcika1]

Since when is singing a match?

I'm so fed up with it, one cannot watch a video of a mezzo/contralto or a countertenor (or any singer) without running into these brainless comments about which is better.

I just don't see why some people need music to have their fun, when they're more interested in a good fight.

[CatalinaDM56]

This is definitely one of my favorite Handel arias.

[kevin18x9]

i love andreas voice, beautiful singer

[oscardegliorazi]

I love Andreas but it seems to me that in fast passages he has some difficulties...however he's a great musician

[callimacos]

I love Andreas Scholl,

Beautifull italian pronounciation!

Mille volte bravo

[qubit101010]

excellent !!

[jhvorotin]

Insane! He shoots like Lucky Luke...

[fengbo1984]

you did a good job.

[nancyfi]

il m'enchante,il me berce et je m'envole! MAGNIFIQUE, IL EST ROYAL!

[delauge]

so, he is god

[f4113n02]

@NicolinoXVIII fuck you.

[raigekimaru]

shiza that is insane

[Bambam78]

WOW! delicious! BRAAAAAAVO!

[Beattietron]

Beautiful singing by Scholl as per usual. Personally, although the melismas are ultra clear I would have liked to hear him do it just a smidgen slower. I am not a singer myself but it just sounds a little jackaly at times.

[shazzer1976]

It looks like a rollercoaster ride! Class!

[mytoxx]

It IS a rollercoster ride! Class!

[wujingcdh]

i have this original audio,which is from "arias for senesino",just as you said,my dear civileso, your work dose lose too much...in CD's track, his voice is much more clear and flowery. melisma sounds very delightful ,and even though, still as his characteristic techneque—so smooth、so neat,so stable,no superabundance.and the other parts of that audio are much better too...but, anyway,thank you so much for sharing your enthusiasm and your work with us! Bravo! well done!谢谢，支持你！

[CountertenorJ]

Something that many singers tend to neglect is that some melisma is meant to be slurred and some is not, as indicated in the actual music.  The coloratura in this aria is written as a non-slurred coloratura. It's job is to match the styling of what the violins/strings have to do. It's supposed to be slightly bouncy and not smeared/elided.

[armycasa]

Perfect baroque interpretaion and splend agility

[cantorandopera]

Sorry to be the spoilsport for this audio - but all the melisma sounds like laughing. His voice is just not for me - but I am glad that so many others enjoy him - that is what is great about singers - their appeal is not universal. In this aria I love Daniels.

[turandot82]

I agree that Daniels is better at this aria, but it's still great to hear.

[PsychoLemur42]

The DICTION...wah! Mmm...

[turandot82]

I had to post this on Myspace. Jokingly, I said that if the video game people come out with an "Opera Hero" game, this aria would be the hardest and most exciting round.

Andreas Scholl, great voice, wonderful technique, and a cutie to boot. Bravo!

[civileso]

LOL:)) And it only gets better!

[lamsauping]

I am deeply appreciative of your posting!!!!

[hillevifan]

I am singing this for a competition in a week and I hope I can sing it as well as him

[civileso]

YOu better let us hear it, too, if you can get it taped. I would love to hear it. How wonderful for you.. I wish you to be at your best and win. Good luck.

[elias12186]

I think I have watched this 800 times. :)

[civileso]

Confession: I think I did, too:))

[elias12186]

Damn, then that means not even 100 people have watched it :) Shame

[civileso]

Yeah, of course.. That's because there are no pretty pictres or a self-rubbing clown on the video:)) Their own loss.. I did my best:)))

[fuckingridiculous]

What happened to the chorus in the final ritornello? One of the most dramatic moments in the whole opera, just gone! I may never recover...

Mora, Cesare, mora!

[Sandy4ever98]

this guy is quite good, however i'm not into his tone but i saw the opera in person in nyc...it was absoulutly amazing!!

[firebreathone]

What do you mean, you are not into his tone. This is a countertenor ! You will get used to it. I find it absolutely wonderful and so will you when you get used to it

[civileso]

His voice is beautiful beyond words.. There is no other voice that moves me as his voice does. It is bewitching.. Incomprehensable!! I think I just made up a word, just forgive me.. I get excited when it is Scholl singing:))

[LoRau]

I completely agree with you, civileso! :))

[civileso]

:))) I knew I wasn;t alone:))

[civileso]

By the way, I looked up, it is "incomprehensible".. Ahahaha:))

[brianmdusa]

I like Scholl, I really enjoyed listening to this. By the way, this is the same Brian as brian317usa. How have you been?

[civileso]

I'm doing great. Specially when I hear a Giulio Cesare aria sung like this:)) Nice to see you around..

[Sandy4ever98]

oh no i know he's a countertenor...and he is great....ive heard and gotten used to it

[gehaktmolen]

this is sooo unbelievible!!

[dangerousmezzo]

Wonderful! Here's a translation of this aria: A SECTION In the shimmering of arms This my warring soul Will take revenge. B SECTION Whatever gives it its strength Cannot disarm This fighting hand. A SECTION (da capo) In the shimmering etc.

[civileso]

Thank you so much for the translation.. I have been to every libretto page for this.. Most of them make no sense..

[dangerousmezzo]

My pleasure! I'm directing Giulio Cesare this summer for an opera workshop, and am working hard on my translation, anyway ... :)

[LoRau]

almost unreal... I'm speechless...

Andreas is really crazy! 8))))

[civileso]

He should be banned! I get neck spasms trying to sing one bar of what he does here:)))

[ericfc93]

ahhhhhh scholl is fucking amazing but did u knowke but hes still amazing that he sang this is like 30 something sections

b/c its just too fast for human voice no jo

[firebreathone]

Awesome!

[mbaggarly]

Fabulous!