Kiri always knew what to sing and this is why she's a phenomenal singer. She has a voice able to succeed in operas and crossover styles. She is a truly artist that by the time flows she only proves how big and talented she is and has always been.
And by the way, this is hardly *opera vibrato*. In fact, there's hardly any noticeable vibrato at all. You want to hear real opera vibrato, go listen to Kiri's opera arias here.
So you're saying that you don't like vibrato in this piece, and you don't like straight notes either? Then what do you like? A voice either has vibrato or no vibrato, there is no in-between. If you don't like both, then there's no voice and no singing that would fit your bill.
Not a fan of this version. I'm no professional critic of music but it sounds very flat and the pace seems wrong compared to how I've always heard it sung. I've never heard Silent Night sung by a woman that I didn't make me cry... this time is the first. I don't know what it is... maybe the classical training took too much of the passion and emotion out of it and just left yet another bar of music to sing for the performer.
I've always thought that the Christmas album Joan Baez made in about 1964 was incredible. How she handles her large instrument and makes it spin with an incredible fil-de-voce is one in a million. And Joan can still produce a delicate tone like this, even today! Also, the touching simplicity and child-like quality on her Silent Night is awesome, and I belive she does it in the original German! Oh, yeah, and Kiri is fabulous, yes.
Check out the Norwegian soprano Sissel. She has an amazing voice and she is extremely talented. Her voice is crystalclear. And singers like Placido Domingo, Bryn Terfel and Jose Carreras loves her. Check out the videos of Sissel here on YouTube.
Clearly you didn't pay attention to what I said because I mentioned why you don't get the vibratto sound in choral music. I'd also like to point out that Sade is a soul/r&b singer not a choral singer and since you were talking about choral singers I was referring to women singing in that style. FYI Sade does have vibratto when she sings higher notes but because her range is generally low, it's much more subtle than it is for sopranos. I'm not angry, but I did find your comment a bit unfair.
So adult women aren't allowed to sing this song? Women have vibrato and this is a classical song, a woman who can sing will sing this with vibratto. If you hear it in a choir you won't notice the vibratto so much because the other voices will meld and make the sound smoother, but I guarantee if you took any woman out of that choir and had her sing it you'd hear vibratto. Kiri's got a beautiful voice and she's singing this very purely.
Well..vibrato is not an 'embellishment'. It is something that comes naturally when you're singing properly, opera or non-opera. When you have a soloist (even in a choir) who has had vocal lessons, there's bound to be some vibrato unless the person is a boy soprano or a little girl in her early teens. Kiri is already using less vibrato than usual over here. Any less and she'd be straight-toning (which sounds just wrong/eerie coming from a mature adult).
So exquisite! Her voice just soars effortlessly, and it's such a pious rendition - especially at the end. I would have loved it taken at a slightly slower tempo though...this tempo makes it sound a bit rushed.
By any standards this is very very good. Anyone who thinks otherwise is quite simply wrong. I can't say fairer than that.
mojorama1 2 months ago
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mickeyb1000 1 year ago
A voz de KIRI TE KANAWA e uma dadiva de Deus como tambem a composicao de NOITE FELIZ; uma combinacao perfeita.
Vagalume1949 1 year ago
Kiri is perfection.
nailycai 1 year ago
so beautiful voice... melting on my heart.
Thank you for let me listen this ...
mattawacoffee 1 year ago
Kiri always knew what to sing and this is why she's a phenomenal singer. She has a voice able to succeed in operas and crossover styles. She is a truly artist that by the time flows she only proves how big and talented she is and has always been.
lipera 1 year ago 2
And by the way, this is hardly *opera vibrato*. In fact, there's hardly any noticeable vibrato at all. You want to hear real opera vibrato, go listen to Kiri's opera arias here.
musicyh 2 years ago
So you're saying that you don't like vibrato in this piece, and you don't like straight notes either? Then what do you like? A voice either has vibrato or no vibrato, there is no in-between. If you don't like both, then there's no voice and no singing that would fit your bill.
musicyh 2 years ago
Not a fan of this version. I'm no professional critic of music but it sounds very flat and the pace seems wrong compared to how I've always heard it sung. I've never heard Silent Night sung by a woman that I didn't make me cry... this time is the first. I don't know what it is... maybe the classical training took too much of the passion and emotion out of it and just left yet another bar of music to sing for the performer.
PersephoneMilneaux 2 years ago
Everything she sings is perfectly in tune, and not forced. I love that so much.
Urcheon 2 years ago 2
Her performance is exceptionally wonderful.
imus16 2 years ago 2
I've always thought that the Christmas album Joan Baez made in about 1964 was incredible. How she handles her large instrument and makes it spin with an incredible fil-de-voce is one in a million. And Joan can still produce a delicate tone like this, even today! Also, the touching simplicity and child-like quality on her Silent Night is awesome, and I belive she does it in the original German! Oh, yeah, and Kiri is fabulous, yes.
leslielandberg 3 years ago
leslie. Agreed. Joan Baez has a great voice.
swanningaround 2 years ago
Check out the Norwegian soprano Sissel. She has an amazing voice and she is extremely talented. Her voice is crystalclear. And singers like Placido Domingo, Bryn Terfel and Jose Carreras loves her. Check out the videos of Sissel here on YouTube.
sisselfan 3 years ago
And LISTEN to MUSICYH / cause he know what he taling about!
MisterSoprano 3 years ago
OMG, who are you to talk who is aloud or not to sing this song... I think anyone should sing it if it makes it beautiful. And Kiri does it!
MisterSoprano 3 years ago 2
Clearly you didn't pay attention to what I said because I mentioned why you don't get the vibratto sound in choral music. I'd also like to point out that Sade is a soul/r&b singer not a choral singer and since you were talking about choral singers I was referring to women singing in that style. FYI Sade does have vibratto when she sings higher notes but because her range is generally low, it's much more subtle than it is for sopranos. I'm not angry, but I did find your comment a bit unfair.
shebird1 3 years ago
So adult women aren't allowed to sing this song? Women have vibrato and this is a classical song, a woman who can sing will sing this with vibratto. If you hear it in a choir you won't notice the vibratto so much because the other voices will meld and make the sound smoother, but I guarantee if you took any woman out of that choir and had her sing it you'd hear vibratto. Kiri's got a beautiful voice and she's singing this very purely.
shebird1 3 years ago 2
OMG .... she's so amazing [:
taumeasina 3 years ago
Well..vibrato is not an 'embellishment'. It is something that comes naturally when you're singing properly, opera or non-opera. When you have a soloist (even in a choir) who has had vocal lessons, there's bound to be some vibrato unless the person is a boy soprano or a little girl in her early teens. Kiri is already using less vibrato than usual over here. Any less and she'd be straight-toning (which sounds just wrong/eerie coming from a mature adult).
musicyh 3 years ago 5
So exquisite! Her voice just soars effortlessly, and it's such a pious rendition - especially at the end. I would have loved it taken at a slightly slower tempo though...this tempo makes it sound a bit rushed.
musicyh 3 years ago 3
What is the date on this?
LizN90 3 years ago
December 3,1994
napat14 3 years ago