Vivaldi: Mentre dormi, Amor fomenti (L'Olimpiade) - Jaroussky

[Adeodatus100]

Exquisite. I especially like Jaroussky's decoration of the vocal line in the DC repeat. It's intelligent, not at all overdone, and utterly engaginh.

[asisecanta]

Nice try, but LISTEN TO MINGARDO: Unsurpassable.

[Caffarelli81]

Did you use the score from mutopia project for this video? If so it's nice to see the influence of this open-source music! :)

[KatherineXIX]

This is such a beautiful aria. You rock for posting it.

[thebarroque]

Nice Rendition but, forgive me Jaroussky Fans, as much as I love his voice, I wouldn't replace Sara Mingardo in this aria for him.

[brianusamd]

thank you very much for this. Simply beautiful Jaroussky is superb as usual.

[mradaChris]

I so love this version of the song! I was hoping that someone would and you did! This is one that I'd like to harmonize with.

c.

[mradaChris]

Who doesn't love this voice! It is like listening to an angel.

[MehdiCaps]

Yes, I've heard many angels sing in my life, and the resemblance is striking. ;) He also sounds a little like elves, fairies and leprechauns, and has something of a djinn, too. OK, now I'm gonna go to my kitchen on my flying carpet, to cook some griffin (although I know the Bible forbids us to eat griffins).

[mradaChris]

I don't recall eating griffins! What exactly is that?

chris

[MehdiCaps]

It's "a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and often wings of an eagle" (Wikipedia).

I could swear I had found it in the Bible, but I can't find it anymore (depends on translations, I guess). Anyway, it's forbidden: "every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you" (Deu 14:19).

[MehdiCaps]

My ironic comment was not meant to be aggressive at all, by the way. Just kidding. It's simply that I have noticed that PJ's voice is most often compared to that of:

1) an angel;

2) a castrato;

3) Farinelli in particular.

Only problem: angels don't exist (at least in this world), castrati have disappeared, and Farinelli has been dead for a while. So I'm wondering how one can find a resemblance with them.

PJ himself said he sounds more like a child. He may be wrong, but at least he's realistic.

[mradaChris]

Not to worry! I took no offense! Well I can agree with 1 and 2 on your list, even though I cannot verify my claims! :-) I don't think he would sound like Farinelli, Carestini more likely! :-) Don't ask why I think this. :-)

chris

[kubinko444]

He he.... I can imagine, that with very good will angels maybe can sing like Philippe :-) and I can also imagine that for voices like Philippe´s the ladies in the past were falling to unconsciousness. His singing always evokes the huge among of love and other feelings..... His singing and personality is quite extraordinary.