Summer Watson - Song to the moon from Rusalka - Dvorak

[BillSuda]

A lovely rendition with a charming instrumental accompaniment.

[ErikaSopranolirica88]

Lucia Popp was the best Rusalka ever

[PenzancePete]

1 Lot's of echo to "thicken" her thin sound.

2 She can't hit a note, every opening note is approached from below.

3 It's a crap performance.

Memo to singer. Listen to Lucia Popp and then wonder why you bothered.

[MissBiguk]

Amazing.... Although Anna Netrebko's version is still my favourite :)

[Arainion]

i like this version, even though it sounds too much american

[chkjns]

@Arainion Ironic that it sounds American when the soprano, conductor, & orchestra are all quite British! I've never really understood what 'American' sounds like anyway, maybe because I'm American. What I do know is this: our very best music comes from the descendants of African slaves, immigrants from Italy seeking a better life, and the descendants of Jewish refugees fleeing ethnic hatred in Russia, & then Germany. What you call 'American', is actually truly 'world' music - we are the world.

[Arainion]

@chkjns By saying american I mean that it has lost its original style and replaced it with typical superficial american features: exaggerated emotional noises, twittering flute, and so on. It's absolutely different style than Dvorak's. It's like from some American musical movie for teenagers. No it's not world music, it's american... or british?, doesn't matter, it's the same. Americans actually are British.

[EnLugal]

@Arainion Americans are just dumber version of British (not counting blacks and the spics, they form a cathegory of their own).

[rigidfinger]

Wonderful voice, hope to see more.

[maskinan]

Total crap....

[aletibet]

The song to the moon is very beautiful anyway!!!!!

[zralokvemigraci]

...and no one has the right to intervene in the way he composed it because no one knows what he really felt. it's like overwriting of letters. it totally changes the meaning and becomes so impersonal... shame on everyone who can do this to music.

and by the way her czech pronounciation is awful. look at flicka von stade or anna netrebko. despite the fact they're not czech, their pronounciation is much better.

[zralokvemigraci]

who let that disgusting flute sound in Dvořák's piece? Dvořák is Czech and so is his music! but it's not just that; i don't understand why to spoil such a beautiful music, how anyone dares to change its harmonies? it's beautiful just as Dvořák wrote it, because it's HIS music which comes from HIS feelings.

[sweetcupcake34]

i thought it actully beautiful, i dont know i just like music however it sounds.

[SukoshiOtakuSan]

ugly !!!

[racehorse87]

The singing sounds lovely.

[AstridLovesNightwish]

Beautiful!

[Djoskuner]

WHY?? :D WE LOVE ORGINAL ANYWY!!

[gharusa]

I agree what a STUPID version!!!!!! Singer is fine though

[risan01]

why do people do this, anyone knows?

[zralokvemigraci]

@risan01 because they don't know anything about humility or things like that. listen to it once again and see how boastful it is... poor Dvořák. or not to be considered as a nationalist, and that's what i'm not, poor every composer whose music is spoilt like that (and we both know this is not the only case).

[dayzee370]

What a shitey version!! Why would anybody want to spoil Dvorak...Shame...

[sweetcupcake34]

everyone had there own style of singing

[jorgepda]

she sucks. and so does the orchestration.

[happysweetamy]

She has one of the most amazing voices I´ve heard, has been a fav singer of mine since I first heard her NELLA FANTASIA version some years ago.

[Mariss666]

what the hell is this orchestration???

I like her singing though...

[booksforsaleATebid]

Thanks for posting the video. I have this music in the background when i am listing on ebid.

[summerrocks3]

This lady has my exzact same name SUMMER WATSON I LOVE IT!!

[operaticxingenue]

Her Czech is SO bad.

[airamsz]

maybe, but at least she tried and for that one has to give her credit.

[airamsz]

I think that Summer is awesome, her voice sweet as honey. Love her version of Rusalka over Sarah Brightman which is nice also, plus Summer sings it in Czech...Bravo

[Reisce]

I love her voice. One of my favorite albums.

[clive3262]

That's nice.

[metuberous]

Very nice...a different approach to a lovely aria. I love the clarity of the voice!

[MontanaBarNone]

I Like it! Thanks!  Plenty of versions out there; this is a good one......

[Adlytolk]

I hope, it´s some kind of bad joke! Fantasy version of Dvořák? No, thanks!

[selfdual]

Thank you very much for posting this video! I hope Summer will have another CD soon.