Renee Fleming; Händel: Endless pleasure

[FrauArtMus]

Endless pleasure really!))

[saxcoburg]

Sensuality beyond all measure, lucky is that horse that beareth the weight of Caeser!

[raigekimaru]

what a wonderful name for a song =P

[jregister22486]

Oratorio is characterized by liturgical text/themes. This is not oratorio.

[nostopsnopurgatory]

It's great to finally get to see Renee happy. She's either a innocent woman whose husband thinks she's cheating on him and he's gonna kill her (Othello) or she's under water and wants to be a human and then she does and it goes to hell (Rusalka) or she's royalty with a unfaithful husband who wants to get on her maid (Figaro). I mean finally FINALLY we get to see her happy! Its about time...

[depaulalexander1]

she is the one!!! love her!!

[swampagIsCool]

Renee is sooo much better than cecilia

[Babs22h]

@swampagIsCool they are totally different singers! and dont even have the same vocal colors or ranges or sing the same rep! thats silly to try to judge the two

[swampagIsCool]

@Babs22h well i prefer cecilia's "colours" or 'ranges" or anything in general then ok?

[samlaxtenorsax]

i love Renee Fleming singing this piece. I'm singing it now for my voice lessons at westminster choir college

[Aniretak205]

OMG. SAM, THIS IS FREAKY. And so am I!! :D

your studio mate, K

[sasamack]

I belive 'Semele' is an oratorio and not an opera.

[gesinella]

@sasamack

Well, Handel himself called it "After the Manner of an Oratorio", further it's a worldly theme, so actually it is half way between opera and oratorio, and has often been called "opera".

[asdfopera]

I love this because you can hear and see that she has so much fun with this aria.

[bagvaghitta]

My dear musicians,

you all must be deaf eared and deffected not to hear it is English!

[hairwire]

....what is she saying? Seriously, it's very hard to believe she's singing in English. Is she English speaking, or German?

[tenorismo]

Please God ,the never ending pleasure of never hearing La Fleming singing again , or her face plastered through out Opera news. Her faciel tics, and her cleavage pushed up to her chin.

[KriBlackRoson]

you motherfucking IDIOT

shut the fuck up, she is one of the best singers on earth, you can't do better, even I can't! so keep your stupid head OUT!

[bjmiceli]

My partner, who is Italian, heard her in "La Traviata" and said that he could not understand the words either, so this problem afflicts her in more than one language. Beautiful voice, though.

[LazlosPlane]

They used to say the same things (including me) about Sutherland. Couldn't understand a freakin' woid she sung!

But that voice...

[KriBlackRoson]

in opera you can't always understand, but this is clear, that some of you don't get it it's your problem

[bjmiceli]

Is she really singing in English? I could not understand a single word.

[Babs22h]

i guess its a matter of taste but i prefer flemings more expressive face and gestures (aka they speak to me ) more than sutherlands or a sumi jo.

[OperaLover84]

Renee, lova ya, but stop swallowing those vowels!

[paulphillips82]

She's a goddess!

[Babs22h]

her trill at 2:41 is exquisite!

[OperaLover84]

she and Sutherland probably have the best ever!

[nadipaz]

It is william christie there!!

[w7md]

I love this very modern interpretation. It reminds me that Handel was not J. S.Bach. He wrote music to be enjoyed and financed by the public, not by religious institutions or by the nobility. I have no objection to an artist having endless pleasure with her own interpretation of "Endless pleasure". I think that if Handel could hear this in the context of the music of today, he would be pleased and would say "If you don't like it, don't buy it",

[75goodies]

indeed w7md. Everything that Handel wrote was intended for performance. He had to make money like Shakespeare. He didn't write music to be put in a drawer and forgotten about. I love Handel. Long Live Handel !!!!!!!!!!!xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[tenorismo]

Yuck la fleming when will she be over

[hintless]

This sucked ive hear a 14 yr old do better (notlying)

[emdeemaa]

the best interpretation

[rootedinfaith3]

She thoroughly enjoyed singing it. I'm so thrilled when I watch her because she puts emotion into it- just as real as Callas- she is truly one of the greats.

[OperaLover84]

Just makes me smile ;)

[corneliusfelix]

Guenniweisses - well I guess that's just abt yr level of philistinism and exactly where your head is up - I thought this site was abt free comment not abuse! perhaps that doesnt apply where u come from - no wonder handel left!

[bellasong75]

Gorgeous!

[OperaLover84]

lovely! so playful ;)

[corneliusfelix]

just awful......handel must be turning in his grave!

[Guenniweisses]

Arschloch!

[spbsalon]

It is a little hasty! Pleasure vanishes. But Renee is charming, as always!

[sopran21]

I love this piece and renne brings some fresh air to this piece....

It's a bit fast I think but she's wonderfull!!!

[musiconino]

How much should the consistency of a singer's voice be compromised in the name of theatrics?

[Neanerbeaner1988]

you'd be surprised how many people think you can compromise...a LOT!

[Babs22h]

alot of music theater is playing with the "ugly" sounds a persons voice can make.

[musiconino]

Unfortunately, this isn't musical theater. It's opera.

[rootedinfaith3]

Tell him lol.

[Babs22h]

I guess thats what I like about this piece it makes it a bit more interesting to watch... I mean besides its not like she is losing or throwing her technique out the window... I mean she still sounds very operatic and not at all like a musical theater singer...she's doing a bit more acting... which helps convey the meaning of the song.. brava fleming

[Babs22h]

this is what i also like about singers who act while singing: her trills come off as giggles of pleasure (at 0:30) which i think adds different level to her piece. creative. sumi jo...take note

[Babs22h]

i say take it faster! go renee!

[thespis148]

Unbelievable trills!

[alejandra379]

a little bit too fast...

[SarahEliora]

This is a fast piece. I am learning it now at the same rate. She makes it look easy, though! :) I wish I was that relaxed!

[Sunkissed04643]

She has a gorgeous voice - but i feel like this was taken a tad bit too fast.

[BWV1906]

stop hating....she nailed it!

[hillevifan]

this now officialy my reason for loving renee fleming...only she could produce an endless pleasure thats this quality

[xgianpatrick]

endless, yes.

[Babs22h]

hehe is that a quip against rene?lol

[hillevifan]

is that the concerto copenhagen?

[Olfux]

yes it is.

:o) Carl

[Olfux]

Ich stimme an so liebevoll und schön wie kein ander. Sie gibt sich völlig hin.

[adolf10]

Ich liebe Händel und die Fleming ist so unglaublich gut; spricht fließend deutsch französisch.

Man sehe sich nur Ihre Mimik an.

[CHerbek]

She is so fun to watch - all those amazing facial expression ;)

[Olfux]

She is so beautiful.

[bobbleheadedbudgie]

I know!! I have such a crush on her. *sigh* I totally wish I could be like her.

[Babs22h]

very beautiful and so cute at the end 2:46 like "YAY! i nailed this one!!!!!":-) endless pleasure from REnee

[hillevifan]

lol so true

[broadwayteen]

Ao great to see Renee really bring the endless pleasure through the aria. Best Ive heard!

[blckglam]

this was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Homoclassicus]

Excellent! It's so good to hear this aria sung in a joyful, relaxed way. What is the year of this concert?

[Olfux]

It was in 2005

[Homoclassicus]

Thank you! ;-)