Certains commentaires sont afligeants. Dessay, dans une bien belle époque, a prouvé à la scène avec Flemming quelle Morgana piquante, étincelante elle pouvait être: drôle, humaine et musicienne. Après cet air, le Palais Garnier chaque fois hurlait de joie. Seule l'étroitesse des strpontins de l'amphihéâtre nous empêchait de danser et de virevolter avec elle!! La joie pure , simple et profonde de la musique.
I concur with a comment below: Brava Ms Dessay on a very noble rendition. However I think Ms Battle has won the battle of being the suprema exponent of Handel.
It has been said that Dessay interprets this the best way it can be... I suggest to take time for Karina Gauvin's... Why on earth she hasn't as much, if not more, of Dessay's reputation is so totally beyond me. But I can't deny Dessay has quite a voice...
For me she is out of style and repertoire: the variations are out of style and the piece is too low for her range. Still prefer old Sutherland, because the young Sutherland in this aria is unreachable!
@francofussi Dottore, a me la sutherland non piace proprio. Apprezzo molto di più la Dessay per la morbidezza, la versatilità della voce, l'interpretazione e soprattutto per la tecnica...
@matteocostacurta suvvia, non diciamo fesserie. La Dessay è ridotta male, completamente svociata, afona, sempre tirata, sforzata, sbiancata. Non ti piace la Sutherland? Quindi non ti piace il canto.
Nathalie Dessay est une grande voix, mais elle me semble ici trop tranquille, trop égale pour ce rôle, que je préfère interprété avec plus de fougue (Patricia Petibon, par exemple)
i just can't realize how can you not love natalie.she's a brilliant singer! phenomenal technique, beautiful color of her voice and so much musicality! without depth??yeah, i understand when people fight about anna netrebko, but natalie really has no flaws in her singing that you can criticize that easily!
Dessay's voice has actually gotten better, more mature and more color, as you would expect with any opera singer as they get older.
Dessay's voice is particularly beautiful right now. She must be one of the best singers in opera at the moment and we can all look forward to the new roles she is going to be taking over the next 5 years.
But what a musician she is! She does baroque perfectly.
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In my opinion Mrs. Dessay isn't a great singer since 2000. I think her voice is too thin, she wobbles too much and her high tones are too spiky and without depth and it reminds me of the last school choir singing of my daughter.
I believe, today she sings only in the second class like Callas in the past and Nathalie, it's time to say goodbye opera stage!
The fans can hear you 1000 years on YouTube but for the new opera audience you're too bad!
in reality he is a Netrebko fan in disguise that cloned the account of another guy who hates Netrebko and loves Callas.
So since all the Netrebko fans seems to hate Dessay, he does that and goes badmouthing all Dessay videos, adding the Callas twist to it so they offend 2 in 1.
Proof it is a Netrebko fan, they wouldn't be able to distinguish a good musician even while listening to this piece of art Tornami a Vagheggiar.
@mtnmanjtt ummmmmmmmm.................................you are just plain stupid, ignorant, and VAPID!!!! Her voice is DEFINITELY not thin (and there's no wobble) and her high notes DO have a SHIMMERING depth to them (spiky doesn't even make sense), and she will NEVER be a second-class singer (she's GUARANTEED a role at the Met EACH SEASON).
@musicaltheatrestar Besides, the woman has had TWO surgeries on her vocal chords AND she STILL sounds AMAZING, AND she can still hit those high notes that other sopranos could only dream of.
@musicaltheatrestar She's also the best actress on the operatic stage today. FYI, did you know that if an opera company wants to get Natalie Dessay to sing in their season, they have to book her FIVE YEARS IN ADVANCE!
@musicaltheatrestar So, you might need to research more about today's opera singers before you comment on YouTube. And by criticizing Natalie Dessay, you have shown that you are COMPLETELY ignorant of the voice (in means of pedagogy--if you even know what that is). Her technique is almost FLAWLESS, but she is NOT perfect (no one is)..........................but she is awfully close!!!
@musicaltheatrestar I'd love to hear who you think is a world-class singer....you would probably say that Paul Potts guy (or whatever his name is, I obviously don't know exactly what it is b/c he's not a world-class singer) off of Britain's Got Talent who really isn't all that great!
@musicaltheatrestar I wouldn't say her technique is almost flawless. I am growing concerned with the darkening of her voice that is happening and the slowing of the vibrato in the upper registers. At an age of forty-five this is not the typical darkening that comes from menopause. I hope for her sake and for all of us who enjoy hearing her, that whatever is causing it is fixed soon.
@musicaltheatrestar Continued from my last...she describes herself as a "natural" singer who didn't have to have much help from instructors. I have a sneaking suspicion that the darkening and vibrato slowing is happening because musculature changes as we age and requires extra technical issues that many "natural" singers never learn because they never had to to begin with. And if that's the case, that is fixable -- unless she goes the way of Callas and throws all abandon out the window.
@CountertenorJ Most singers who claim that they are "natural" singers really mean that they have found ways to produce resonance better than the ways that their instructors have told them, which is perfectly reasonable b/c they know their bodies & voices better than anyone else. & she still takes voice lessons, all of the leading opera singers are still taking voice lessons (a lot of people don't know that). So she's in good hands, and she's also had 2 vocal surgeries so I'll give her that!
@musicaltheatrestar Most are not taking lessons so much as they are receiving coaching. They are two entirely different things. Coaching is for musicality, diction, conceptual information and comportment. Lessons are mainly for technique and facility building. I hope she is in good hands, but her voice is saying that even those hands may not be enough.
@CountertenorJ Two vocal surgeries are no reason to not be in top form, unless what she is offering now is her top form. If it isn't, she should take more time off to recuperate and heal -- not for our sake, but for the safety of her lovely instrument. Vocal damage is incredibly difficult to correct while maintaining an active singing and practice schedule.
Certains commentaires sont afligeants. Dessay, dans une bien belle époque, a prouvé à la scène avec Flemming quelle Morgana piquante, étincelante elle pouvait être: drôle, humaine et musicienne. Après cet air, le Palais Garnier chaque fois hurlait de joie. Seule l'étroitesse des strpontins de l'amphihéâtre nous empêchait de danser et de virevolter avec elle!! La joie pure , simple et profonde de la musique.
opera751 6 days ago
I concur with a comment below: Brava Ms Dessay on a very noble rendition. However I think Ms Battle has won the battle of being the suprema exponent of Handel.
MrAndredekock 2 months ago
It has been said that Dessay interprets this the best way it can be... I suggest to take time for Karina Gauvin's... Why on earth she hasn't as much, if not more, of Dessay's reputation is so totally beyond me. But I can't deny Dessay has quite a voice...
Rhopoe 4 months ago
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For me she is out of style and repertoire: the variations are out of style and the piece is too low for her range. Still prefer old Sutherland, because the young Sutherland in this aria is unreachable!
MisterPapageno 4 months ago
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MisterPapageno 4 months ago
brava! we are far from the class and supreme elegance of miss Battle in this aria though...
glpb24 6 months ago
preciosa =)
walkquir 8 months ago
she makes it sound so easy! I have the utmost respect for this woman...she is my idol hands down
andicn 10 months ago
ma dov'è il fascino barocco? cercate la Sutherland...
francofussi 1 year ago
@francofussi Dottore, a me la sutherland non piace proprio. Apprezzo molto di più la Dessay per la morbidezza, la versatilità della voce, l'interpretazione e soprattutto per la tecnica...
matteocostacurta 1 year ago
@matteocostacurta suvvia, non diciamo fesserie. La Dessay è ridotta male, completamente svociata, afona, sempre tirata, sforzata, sbiancata. Non ti piace la Sutherland? Quindi non ti piace il canto.
MrPinko1975 11 months ago
@MrPinko1975 Concordo pienamente! La Dessay s'è ormai scassata, senza contare che quest'aria è troppo centrale per lei!
MisterPapageno 4 months ago
Nathalie Dessay est une grande voix, mais elle me semble ici trop tranquille, trop égale pour ce rôle, que je préfère interprété avec plus de fougue (Patricia Petibon, par exemple)
MrBasilego 1 year ago
She can't sing baroque Opera !!!
she sing it like she was singing lakmé !!
mdarcy1969 1 year ago
The coda is really good.
DottoreJojo 2 years ago
i just can't realize how can you not love natalie.she's a brilliant singer! phenomenal technique, beautiful color of her voice and so much musicality! without depth??yeah, i understand when people fight about anna netrebko, but natalie really has no flaws in her singing that you can criticize that easily!
silvija73 2 years ago 2
my favorite song. lost this song awhile back glad to find it again :)
AVALONFANINVA 2 years ago
Dessay's voice has actually gotten better, more mature and more color, as you would expect with any opera singer as they get older.
Dessay's voice is particularly beautiful right now. She must be one of the best singers in opera at the moment and we can all look forward to the new roles she is going to be taking over the next 5 years.
But what a musician she is! She does baroque perfectly.
kinakina123123 2 years ago 18
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In my opinion Mrs. Dessay isn't a great singer since 2000. I think her voice is too thin, she wobbles too much and her high tones are too spiky and without depth and it reminds me of the last school choir singing of my daughter.
I believe, today she sings only in the second class like Callas in the past and Nathalie, it's time to say goodbye opera stage!
The fans can hear you 1000 years on YouTube but for the new opera audience you're too bad!
mtnmanjtt 2 years ago
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hahahahhahahahahahhahahahaha you must be deaf or something hahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahhaha
nicosupersex 2 years ago
haven't you heard?: thin is in.
(sorry, I just had to say it.)
wattever333 2 years ago
maybe because you like dramatic sopranos, who have great depth in sound... Natalie Dessay is not a dramatic soprano.
she is great in almost everything she does (my fav 'Tu del ciel ministro eletto', please don't say she sings it bad, because it is perfect).
tell me which singer is good in your opinion?
madziua90 2 years ago 4
ignore that mtn guy, he is a clone.
in reality he is a Netrebko fan in disguise that cloned the account of another guy who hates Netrebko and loves Callas.
So since all the Netrebko fans seems to hate Dessay, he does that and goes badmouthing all Dessay videos, adding the Callas twist to it so they offend 2 in 1.
Proof it is a Netrebko fan, they wouldn't be able to distinguish a good musician even while listening to this piece of art Tornami a Vagheggiar.
Ignore them :)
eradesso 2 years ago
my comment was to mtnmanjtt
madziua90 2 years ago
@mtnmanjtt ummmmmmmmm.................................you are just plain stupid, ignorant, and VAPID!!!! Her voice is DEFINITELY not thin (and there's no wobble) and her high notes DO have a SHIMMERING depth to them (spiky doesn't even make sense), and she will NEVER be a second-class singer (she's GUARANTEED a role at the Met EACH SEASON).
musicaltheatrestar 1 year ago
@musicaltheatrestar Besides, the woman has had TWO surgeries on her vocal chords AND she STILL sounds AMAZING, AND she can still hit those high notes that other sopranos could only dream of.
musicaltheatrestar 1 year ago
@musicaltheatrestar She's also the best actress on the operatic stage today. FYI, did you know that if an opera company wants to get Natalie Dessay to sing in their season, they have to book her FIVE YEARS IN ADVANCE!
musicaltheatrestar 1 year ago
@musicaltheatrestar So, you might need to research more about today's opera singers before you comment on YouTube. And by criticizing Natalie Dessay, you have shown that you are COMPLETELY ignorant of the voice (in means of pedagogy--if you even know what that is). Her technique is almost FLAWLESS, but she is NOT perfect (no one is)..........................but she is awfully close!!!
musicaltheatrestar 1 year ago
@musicaltheatrestar I'd love to hear who you think is a world-class singer....you would probably say that Paul Potts guy (or whatever his name is, I obviously don't know exactly what it is b/c he's not a world-class singer) off of Britain's Got Talent who really isn't all that great!
musicaltheatrestar 1 year ago
@musicaltheatrestar I wouldn't say her technique is almost flawless. I am growing concerned with the darkening of her voice that is happening and the slowing of the vibrato in the upper registers. At an age of forty-five this is not the typical darkening that comes from menopause. I hope for her sake and for all of us who enjoy hearing her, that whatever is causing it is fixed soon.
CountertenorJ 1 year ago
@musicaltheatrestar Continued from my last...she describes herself as a "natural" singer who didn't have to have much help from instructors. I have a sneaking suspicion that the darkening and vibrato slowing is happening because musculature changes as we age and requires extra technical issues that many "natural" singers never learn because they never had to to begin with. And if that's the case, that is fixable -- unless she goes the way of Callas and throws all abandon out the window.
CountertenorJ 1 year ago
@CountertenorJ Most singers who claim that they are "natural" singers really mean that they have found ways to produce resonance better than the ways that their instructors have told them, which is perfectly reasonable b/c they know their bodies & voices better than anyone else. & she still takes voice lessons, all of the leading opera singers are still taking voice lessons (a lot of people don't know that). So she's in good hands, and she's also had 2 vocal surgeries so I'll give her that!
musicaltheatrestar 1 year ago
@musicaltheatrestar Most are not taking lessons so much as they are receiving coaching. They are two entirely different things. Coaching is for musicality, diction, conceptual information and comportment. Lessons are mainly for technique and facility building. I hope she is in good hands, but her voice is saying that even those hands may not be enough.
CountertenorJ 1 year ago
@CountertenorJ Two vocal surgeries are no reason to not be in top form, unless what she is offering now is her top form. If it isn't, she should take more time off to recuperate and heal -- not for our sake, but for the safety of her lovely instrument. Vocal damage is incredibly difficult to correct while maintaining an active singing and practice schedule.
CountertenorJ 1 year ago 2
@musicaltheatrestar
Do you think jumping around like an idiot and moving around like a wild animal is good acting?
primohomme 1 year ago
beautiful......no words for such a great singer, not really in the baroque spirit but still great!
terendefotbal 2 years ago 11
what's the barroque spirit according to you anyway? it sounds perfectly barroque to me
nicosupersex 2 years ago 3
I think Paris, 1999
asisecanta 3 years ago
nice. when and where did she sing this?
MzMinerva 3 years ago