The most Beautiful, Pure and Soberb voice ever exist and will do. No one in this world can resist her magical and unique way of singing. One voice beyond others. For this and all her songs: Sissel is the Voice of the Universe.
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Beautiful! What a voice!!! I have recently come across another beautiful version by Irish soprano Ruth Kelly Brady, check her out on iTunes, she has a beautiful voice!
Lots of people post comments about who should be singing this piece and how they should be singing it. I don't understand Italian, and until I read where this song came from, I didn't know how it should be sung. All I know is...when Sissel sings it, it sounds wonderful to me.
listening to her sing it, makes me feel good. To me, that's all that matters. Thank you.
If its a bad indicator of our society that people only knows this song because of a video game, then I am guilty. However, to that I say that whatever preserves this music is fine in an age where Justin Biebers and Jonas Brothers is considered "good" music
Here's one for 'pucciniverdi777' 2 weeks ago One entry found for aria. Main Entry: aria
Pronunciation: är--
Function: noun
: a SONG in an opera sung by a single voice
(Once and for all folks, this is AN ARIA, NOT A SONG. It's an aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi, written by Giacomo Puccini. If you're going to comment on opera arias, at least learn that they're called arias.
This is the best version of this I have ever heard. Her voice is clear, strong and her enunciation is perfect. She has a very great degree of control on her voice, so uncommon in contemporary opera. A very talented performer with one of my favorite operatic works of all time.
You are an elitist snob and undoubtedly have about as many friends as a skunk at a wine tasting party. As far as your opinions go, you need to wise up. Your attitude and $5 will get you a cup of mocha at the local Starbucks. I doubt that you are impressing anyone, although I'm certain that you are a legend in your own mind.
@6855mike, do yo mean Baballé when she thoughout most of the piece destroy it with a wobbling vibrato, drop down to fry register and general incosistent harmony due to modulation shits between head and chest voice? /watch?v=IvUHFQsuXDw
Compared to this crap, Sissel is in her own league high above all sopranos of the old school. I don't care to even justify that other name you mention with a direct answer. It's far too distant.
Having gone back and listened to those others you named, Sissel makes them sound like someone "dragging a dead cat over a violin" by comparison.
You are entitled to your fetishes - where your musical enjoyment is concerned - just try to have the courtesy to keep you own narrow opinions to yourself. To do otherwise is to assume the attributes of the common "troll". To quote your previous statement; ..."but get a clue." The sun does not rise solely for your benefit.
For those who do not speak Italian: Oh my dear father, I like him, he is very handsome. I want to go to Porta Rossa to buy the ring! Yes, yes, I want to go there! And if my love were in vain, I would go to Ponte Vecchio and throw myself in the Arno! I am pining and I am tormented, Oh God! I would want to die! Daddy, have mercy, have mercy! Daddy, have mercy, have mercy!
hace algunos dias hice un comentario con respecto al mal trabajo que hacen con sisse su manager o su compania l, algunos dias me llego un comentario que aparentemente era del manager o de la compania que maneja a sissel, solo puedo decir que la fama y la vida privada de cualquier cantante se puede acotar. e insisto el trabajo que estan haciendo con sissel es de mala calidad.
Opera singer or not, she is stunning to listen to. Her voice is incredible. Have heard plenty of opera singers that didn't sound as beautiful as Sissel.
@THORSEN907, don't you let them dupe you into believing Sissel's lack of wish to comply with old school opera style in any way can count as disqualifying on her part when it comes to high quality singing. In fact quite the opposite. It's much much much harder to sing clean, clear vowels without excessive use of vibrato. To put it undiplomatic, old school opera style teach a set of techniques to make it much easier to sing. But the operas are getting away with it. People are stupid.
I take that back. After doing a search on all the movies this GREAT Song was used it. I have heard it wayyyyyy before Grand Theft Auto 3. I think it stuck more because, I was driving in the game...and this seems like an amazing driving song.
I really like how she actually portrays the song and the story behind it, she's not just singing it... especially with the babbinos at the end. You really get the sense that she is pleading and tortured over something even if you didn't know the meaning of the song.
I like opera and the rest of you like popera. There's no need to be beating me up because I don't like popera. Each person is entitled to his or her own opinion. Final word.
@pucciniverdi777 If you don't like popera, then why are you here in the first place?....
I think it's because you're a pretentious prat, with delusions of grandeur, that's trying to impress everyone with your "great knowledge" of opera. Well it ain't working here. Sissel is the BEST.
@Chris234ify I can comment on any video I choose. that's the way it works on YT. I'm not trying to impress anyone. People have commented to me and I've commented back. If you can't stand having someone criticize your favorite singer, you need to grow up and get over it. Your nastiness and crude language is unwarrented. You know nothing of opera so you've decided that anyone who does is pretentious and has delusions of grandeur. Like I said, grow up and learn to have a polite discussion.
Hey Puccini. I sing many arias but singing them in my own style. Sounds like you really have the need to be right. It's all good. People are going to do what they're going to do. Why don't you write Sissel herself and send her your thoughts. They may be helpful to her. I just don't think this is the proper forum to keep on a pointless journey. Too many people love her. Puccini. Go turn on some opera. Probably make you feel better. I won't be commenting to back to you anymore. Thank you anyway
I have studied opera. For years. It's just that people have their own style. Sissel is not trying to be the "opera singer here". I'm sure she works on her technique but she has a gift many singers do not have. Just live and let live. Why don't you comment on people you like? Have a great day
I listened to Ruth Ann Swenson and yes she has a beautiful voice but she doesn't move me. Being critical and comparing Jackie and Ruth to Sissel is irrelevant. Don't listen to her then. Technique smechnique. A singer is always working on their instrument. Sissel moves people. Ruth did not move me at all even though her high notes were perfect. Elton John didn't have the best technique but he moved people. If Sissel doesn't move you then save your comments for Ruth
@NancyJWarm Jackie is a child and shouldn't be compared to Sissel. Swenson is an opera singer and if Sissel insists on singing opera arias, then it is fair to compare her to opera singers. Technique is very important for opera singers. They might be called the Olympic athletes of the singing world, and technique and training enable them to have the stamina to sing complete opera roles and to sing them properly. Singing with bad technique can ruin an opera singer's voice. (continued)
@NancyJWarm Bad technique can ruin other types of voices too. Not all singers are "always woring on their instrument". Being moved is fine, but I prefer to hear opera arias sung by singers who use the right technique. These voices can be very moving also. Just because you don't like opera and know nothing about it doesn't give you the right to sneer at opera singers. To me, Sissel just sounds like a xover singer who knows nothing about singing opera.
Didn't move me at all. How can listen to Callas or Caballe and then say this is any good? She is definitely talented, but where is the emotion, where is the gravitas? This is more suited to broadway, not classic opera.
@6855mike Where is the emotion ...gravitas? Mike, you need to realize that this opera is a comedy! This aria is about a girl trying to pull a fast one on her dad. She is no more sincere in what she says than a GOP candidate for the presidential election, and Sissel brings this out if you look a bit more closely.
@MizterStranger Once and for all folks, this is AN ARIA, NOT A SONG. It's an aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi, written by Giacomo Puccini. If you're going to comment on opera arias, at least learn that they're called arias.
Before listening to this amazing performance, as an Italian, I thought that the best version of this aria was that by Renata Scotto. Though, after listening to the Norwegian soprano I changed my mind. It is possible to find an outstanding singer even out of the Mediterranean area!
someone out there hit me the next time I dont listen to at least one song by Sissel each day. It is the only sanity in this insane world. Sissel I love you so much!
To the person who said Sissel is too lod to sing this aria, that it should be sung by someone Jackie Evancho's age, look at the libretto. The young girl (teenager perhaps) is telling her father that if she can't marry the boy she loves, she will jump off a bridge and drown herself. Hardly appropriate for an 11 year old like Jackie...but slightly better than Nessun Dorma, which is a tenor aria, and not only age inappropriate but gender inappropriate..
@pucciniverdi777, don't worry about comments refering to age in a non favoring way. Such comments come from mental illness or immaturity. Humans who have heard a version, unable to disconnect from it before another version is available. Put simply, most people are dumb fucks, probably more than 99,90%.
@pucciniverdi777 - Sissel, like Jackie, is not performing in a full opera. She is not performing in the context of a young woman or a man as in Nessum Dorma. They are simply singing beautiful arias beautifully. Get a clue, dude.
@dlrunner121 You get a clue. Check out an English translation of Nessun Dorma, and you'll see that it doesn't work for a female to sing it. "Even you O princess...I will tell it on your mouth when the light shines." Not exactly an aria for a female to sing. You're right about onhe thing, neither Jackie or Sissel is an opera singer. Opera singers sing roles in complete operas and without a mic. You need to learn something about opera before you go making pronouncements about it.
@pucciniverdi777 You guys consistently miss the entire point of classical crossover singing.
It's generally more melodic and enjoyable to the ear than full opera - of course we can argue that as an opinion. And as far as singing songs appropriate for the singer...who cares who sings what songs, if they are sung well and sound beautiful to us. Personally, and only personally, I enjoy the beauty of the voice and the music. I could care less about the words.
@Mrsawyer46 The point is that I don't like crossover. I find the operatic voices more melodic and enjoyable to the ear. Operatic singers are held to a higher standard than crossover singers and I admire the fact that opera singers have gone through the years of rigorous training to get where they are. Crossover singers sound to me like singers who just couldn't master opera. My opinion and I'm entitled to it.
@Mrsawyer46 Have you ever listened to an actual opera singer sing this aria (aria, not song!)? If not, you might listen to Ruth Ann Swenson and then decide who you like best.
@pucciniverdi777 I just listened to Caballe perform O Mio Babbino Caro. Well, I listened to as much as I could stand. Her high notes made me cringe. And the reason she doesn't gulp air is because, her lungs are huge.
@Mrsawyer46 The reason she doesn't gulp air is that she has learned to sing with proper breathing technique. It has nothing to do with her size. BTW, opera singers aren't judged on their looks. Be sure you aren't letting Sissel's looks influence your enjoyment of her voice. Please try listening to Ruth Ann Swenson. You might like her better. And I'm sorry, Sissel's high notes make me cringe.
@pucciniverdi777 I have listened to Ruth Ann Swenson. She's very accomplished...but then, she should be.
She has a lengthly resume'. I can't speak to Sissel's technique, but she sounds wonderful to me.
And as for the little girl...I'm sure when her lungs develope, she'll be able to accomplish with one breath, that which takes a couple to do now. Then, watch out!
@Mrsawyer46 Jackie Evancho won't have a voice left if she doesn't get a good teacher and learn proper vocal technique. Singing the way she does now without proper training can seriously damage her voice. i hope she does find a good teacher and that she has a long career. She's very talented. If Sissel sounds good to you, that's fine, but she still doesn't have the voice, techique, or training for opera. I'm glad you liked Ruth Ann Swenson.
@pucciniverdi777 Sissel is streets ahead of most opera singers with their somewhat forced and contrived way of singing. Not only does it sound artificial but it is this which can in the long term cause damage to the voice, as a number of operatically trained singers will testify. Rolando Villazon, who did learn proper vocal technique as you put it, is just one of the latest. As for Jackie Evancho, she is good for her age but unlikely to make the top flight.
@blackbeasthamish opera singing sounds contrived to you because you don't understand it. It is certainly not forced. Singing with correct technique DOES NOT damage the voice. Opera singers will testify TO THIS not to the reverse as you suggest. Villazon's voice is shot because he ignored the proper technique he was taught and sang and continues to sing with terrible technique. Study up on this and on opera in general before making more comments that show that you know nothing about opera.
Exactly the reply I would expect from an opera fanatic. Most of them have their heads so far up their backsides they never see the light. Yes, it is contrived because the technique is "man made" and unnatural. I used to be very fond of opera, and lived not too far from Covent Garden where I was able to see the best. I then realised more natural singing was much better. Villazon, by the way, has denied your claim, and I think I prefer to believe hIm rather than some amateur.
@blackbeasthamish Really, you expect Villazon to say, "Yes I'm ruining my voice by singing with bad technique and singing too much"? One doesn't get nodes on the vocal cords by singing with perfect technique and never singing too much. Please educate yourself. I will no longer respond to you. BTW, sticks and stones...etc.
@blackbeasthamish Again, how can a voice you hear from the speakers be more natural than voice that comes from singers? Do you have even an idea how the pop singers would sound without microphones e.g. in the same room? It'll be very different from what you hear from speakers. Speakers are most certainly man made. Ever heard of artificial reverb? Again, most opera singers have longer careers than pop. Look at Domingo - he is over 70 and still singing as are most top opera singers.
@pucciniverdi777 Exactly the kind of reply I expected from an opera fanatic. Most have their heads so far up their arses they never see the light. Opera is contrived because it adheres to man made rules. I used to be very fond of opera and as I lived not too far from Covent Garden I was able to see the best. I then realised a more natural style was preferable. Singing is an art, not a science, and shoud be regarded a such. Villazon by the way, has denied your claim. I think I trust him more.
@blackbeasthamish Opera technique is not some ivory tower elitism. Technique is what keeps opera singers going. Without it, their voices wouldn't stand up to the rigors of singing opera. Of course Villazon denies what I've said. What would you expect. He will go the way of di Stefano before him and sing his voice out quite young. We simply disagree. I don't like popera and you don't like opera. There is no need for your foul language and insulting remarks.
@pucciniverdi777 You last comment simply demonstrates that you hear what you want to hear, and believe what you want to believe. This is often the way of opera buffs. I never said I didn't like opera. What I do say is that not all opera is good, and neither are all opera singers. Unlike your average opera buff, however, I am more than willing to listen to all kinds of music with an open mind
@blackbeasthamish I just looked at pucciniverdi777's channel. There's many different types of music there...not just opera. Check things out before you criticize someone. Also, as jewelmarkess says, amplification distorts voices. And yes, opera singers can be heard without a mic when they sing pianissimo...and they are experts in phrasing and expression.
@blackbeasthamish Have you looked at my channel? You'll see a wide variety of music there. I listen to a lot of different types of music. You are the one who has demonstrated that you hear what you want to hear and see what you want to see.
@blackbeasthamish I am not going to criticize Sissel since I respect that you like her and she doesn't pretend to be an opera singer, but what you say is totally wrong. Do you know that even the type of speakers changes the voice color? So how a voice that comes through the microphone and speakers be more natural than the voices people hear in opera theaters soming directly from singers? Also, statistically opera singers have careers that last for decades, into 60s and 70s; far longer than pop.
@jewelmarkess I don't dispute that speakers have an effect on voice projection and timbre, but this can be beneficial. Opera singers are so intent on projecting their voices so it can be heard through the whole auditorium than subtlety and warmth are sometimes sacrificed in the interests of volume. Yes, many of them are excellent, but a fair proportion are no more than average and would benefit from amplifed sound. To that extent it's natural, but not always pleasant to hear.
@blackbeasthamish Whether it's beneficial or not is in the ears of the listener, I respect that this is the sound you prefer. If you like the sound that comes from the speakers, find, but don't tell that it's more "natural" because it's anything but. As to projection, with operatic singing technique it comes naturally. Opera singers are heard even when they sing pianissimo. Phrasing, expression, emotions are very important in opera; a singer can't succeed if (s)he just hits the notes.
@blackbeasthamish Opera singers damage their voices by singing with good technique????? That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. As pucciniverdi777 says, please learn something about opera singing before you make another completely ludicrous and laughable comment.
@Mrsawyer46 If you'd listen to Swenson or perhaps Montserrat Caballe singing O mio babbino caro, you'd hear that they don't strain on the high notes and don't audibly gulp for air the way Sissel does. Also, their voices are more even throughout the range.
@pucciniverdi777 I've never listened to Swenson...but I have listened to Caballe. And you're right. She doesn't strain or audibly gulp for air. She just screams out her vocals. That's the difference between true "opera" singers, and those like Sissel and Jackie. True opera singers yell out the words, classical crossover performers sing them smoothly, sweetly and elegantly. By the way, if you have the courage, go to Jackie Evancho npr youtube and listen to Ombra Mai Fu with only piano.
Gyönyörű hangú bájos operaénekes hölgy, kiváló szimfonikus zenekar, jó karmester, jó akkusztika és egy hálás közönség. Ez a jó koncert műsor feltétele.
Itt most minden nagyon rendben volt. Gratulálok a kép és hang minőségi rögzítéséért is.
I just realized what you're afraid of. You're afraid that this little11 year old girl is as good as, or better than, Sissel. And that's hard for you to swallow. Now that I know that, I can stop responding to your inane comments.
@Mrsawyer46, no, what I'm deadly afraid of is that George Orwell will be right, that there will be a time where right is wrong and wrong is right. In such a society it is not good to live for honourable people like myself. Internet is close to fulfill his prophecy, where every good for nothing is alowed to produce whatever incoherent rant that hits their mind. This is not a concern of yours, is it?
I spent the evening listening to different versions of this piece and I think this is the purest version I have come across. The voice is crystal clear, passionate, but not too dramatic. Just an extremely lovely presentation of this aria. I prefer this version to all the others I have heard tonight.
@weavermuto Did you listen to real oepra singers like Ruth Ann Swenson, Kiri Te Kanawa, Mirella Freni, Montserrat Caballe singing this aria or just to pop opera singers like Sissel, Sarah Brightman, and Filippa Giordano? If not, please listen to some real opera singers befoe deciding which version is best.
@silhouetted321 She is a pop singer who sings opera arias, not an opera singer like Montserrat Caballe. Sissel's voice and technique are not that of an opera singer and she always uses a microphone. Real opera singers do not use mics.
@pucciniverdi777 "Real opera singers" don't use mics because the orchastra isn't blaring behind them during the opera. If you check out concerts, where "opera" singers are performing individual arias for the enjoyment of an audience, you'll see they all use a mic. Even the great tenors use mics when doing concerts.
@Mrsawyer46 I'm sorry, but they do not use mics in concerts. I've attended concerts by opera singers and they have never used a mic. Opera singers only use mics in large outdoor venues with poor acoustics. You've probably been watching the Three Tenors concerts, where they used mics or Pavarotti's Pavarotti & Friends concerts where rock and pop singers performed. Mics were used there, but these are hardly operatic concerts.
@Mrsawyer46 Opera has always been sung without mics. It has nothing to do with where the orchestra is. There were certainly no mics several hundred years ago when opera performances began, and the opera singers have always had to be able to sing without amplification.
@pucciniverdi777 The Three Tenors concerts were sung by tenors who were all legitimate opera singers, but these particular concerts were always quite commercial...and sung in large outdoor venues.
@pucciniverdi777 It would follow then, that pop and classical crossover singers, could also sing without amplification...were they in a suitable venue and so inclined.
@Mrsawyer46 No, pop and classical crossover singers usually don't have the volume and training to sing without a mic. Opera singers have years of rigorous training to learn proper singing technique. Part of that is voice projection. Many of them simply have big voices to begin with. Having a voice too small to sing opera has been the career breaker for some would be opera singers. Pop opera singers like Sissel, Katherine jenkins, Sarah Brightman...(continued)
@Mrsawyer46 (part 2) Andrea Bocelli, Paul Potts, Filippa Giordano always use mics. Bocelli in particular has a small reedy voice that needs a lot of amplification. Listen to his Met recital (which the Met allowed him to do for financial reasons) where he is not amplified (Opera houses do not use mics). His voice sounds vrey weak and amateurish.The La donna e mobile from that recital is on YouTube...(continued)
@Mrsawyer46 The pop opera singers sinply don't have the voices, technique, or training to sing opera. They would never be invited to sing roles in complete operas in legit opera houses. This is what opera singers do. Pop opera (or classical crossover) singers sing isolated opera arias and always use a mic.
@pucciniverdi777 I agree with you, to a point. Maybe "most" pop opera singers don't have the voice, technique or training to do a full opera. Maybe they don't want to. But Jackie Evancho, considering what she has already demonstrated at age 11, certainly has all of the tools necessary to do a full opera...if SHE chose to. I've followed her career closely, and at this point in time, she doesn't seem to be interested in doing a full opera. Give her a few years though.
@Mrsawyer46 We don't know what Jackie's voice will sound like as an adult. Also, Jackie has never sung without a mic. Her controlling mother has said: "We don't like opera". I hope Jackie will make up her own mind about whay she wants to do. Jackie needs a good teacher though. She sings without correct technique, dropping her larynx to create a more mature sound and wobbling her chin to produce more of a vibrato...(continued)
@pucciniverdi777 (part 2) Already, her top notes sound more strained than they did a year ago. If she doesn't learn proper singing technique she may permanently damage her voice. Without proper technique, she doesn't have "the tools necessary to do a full opera". It would be a crime to see her voice damaged, but it could easily happen. Many teachers and professional singers have voiced this concern...and they're concerned, not the jealous haters that some people accuse them of being.
@pucciniverdi777 You, my friend, like many others, know less about singing and voices than you think. I've been involved with music for over 50 years...as a musician and singer. I've been around every kind of singer and sung every type of song. I, like many others, don't care for "full opera".
Having had classical training, I can tell you, the voice naturally takes on a deeper richer tone the more you train. And when Jackie's an adult, her voice will sound the same, but more mature.
@Mrsawyer46 I'm a classically trained singer and have been around music as long as you have. I know JE's voice may take on a deeper richer tone, but she will have no voice at all if she doesn't get a good teacher and learn to sing with proper technique. Already, I can hear strain on the top notes and see her wobbling her chin to produce more of a vibrato. She also drops her larynx to get a more mature sound.
@Mrsawyer46 Don't bother telling me about Evie Burnett and her Estil method. She is only the coach for AGT, not JE's teacher. Juilliard has issued a statement saying they aren't teaching her either as was rumored. Her teacher is her mother who has no vocal teaching experience. I'd like to see this talented kid's voice last, but it won't if she doesn't get a good teacher. I suspect her parents are in it for the money they can make right now, and don't care about the future.
@pucciniverdi777 To begin with, there was a discussion between the people at Juilliard and Jackie's parents. Jackie's parents elected to not enroll her there at this time. Juilliard was agreeable to making an exception of their age requirement. Now, as for damaging her voice: much has been made of that already. Use common sense. Most children run and play and scream and screech, especially little girls. And their voices turn out fine. Her's will be fine.
@Mrsawyer46 Most children aren't singers who are singing with bad technique. J.E.'s bad technique is what is going to damage her voice. Most screaming little girls aren't aiming for a singing career either. You use some common sense. You don't know what you're talking about.
@pucciniverdi777 I suppose Jackie's parents should refuse any payment for her performances...just let her do what she loves, for free. And as for training, I suspect with the money they now have, she's gettng superior training...no problem.
@Mrsawyer46 Her mother is her teacher, as pucciniverdi777 already told you. The woman has no qualifications as a voice teacher whatsoever. Jackie continues to sing with poor technique. I'm with pucciniverdi777, jackie's voice won't last into adulthood if she doesn't get a good teacher and learn how to sing properly. Technique IS important. BTW, your analogy of little girls screaming is ridiculous.
@arpeggio1358 Well, you and pucciniverdi777 may be right about how a voice can be damaged singing the way Jackie sings. However, with the money she has earned already, and the attention her "voice" has received, I'm sure she'll have first rate training soon, if she doesn't already. So we can forget about her voice being damaged. Her parents aren't stupid.
@Mrsawyer46 Jackie's mother is still her teacher, even though she knows nothing about teaching. The parents seem only interested in money...and they are stupid. J.E.'s voice is already showing signs of strain. Do some research online about what singers and voice teachers are saying about the potential for JE's voice being damaged. These people speak the truth and aren't jealous.
@arpeggio1358 WOW! I was being friendly and sensible. But it seems you can't have that. Now, the facts: Jackie is being checked about every 6 months at the University of Pittsburgh medical center. They have a department established specifically to diagnose and treat problems of the throat and vocal cords. She's fine so far. And as for training, she's already receiving first rate coaching. So you should find something else to be critical about.
@Mrsawyer46 Her moither is her teacher, despite having no credentials as a voice teacher. That's not "first rate coaching". She may be fins so far, but damage doesn't always happen overnight. The voice may not last into adulthod. Strain can be heard in the top notes already. Buy JE's mother's party line if you wish. I prefer to listen to trained singers and established vocal coaches. Many of them are saying JE will probably end up with a damaged voices.
@Mrsawyer46 I was the one being sensible. You were ranting on about something about which you obviously know nothing.You refuse to check out this subject and educate yourslf. I'll bet you're one of her fans who think she's a genuine angel sent by some deity to earth with a perfectly trained voice that needs no additional training. You're the one who needs to find something else to be critical about, something about which you actually know something.
@Bittersweet21222 Hard to tell what JE is as she drops her larynx to produce a more mature sound.This is very damaging to the voice.Voices can change a lot before adulthood and the emergence of an adult sound.Voices can change in various ways after that too. Tenor, Placido Domingo started out as a baritone.
@Mrsawyer46 I don't know about that. I would imagine Jackie loves to sing, she loves being on stage, she loves to perform. Sure having money is good, but money isn't everything. Not being able to do what makes one happy leads to regret. Plus she has this amazing voice, and it'd be a loss to all of us if it's gone before it has a chance to develop. Having said that - I am neither a singer nor a teacher, so I cannot comment on her technique, but what I read from those who do worries me.
@Mrsawyer46 Big problem. Jackie drops her larynx to get an "older" sound. She also wobbles her chin to get a bigger vibrato. Dropping the larynx is a big no no in singing and has the potential to greatly damage the voice.
@pucciniverdi777, Sissel's technique doesn't give us compressed tones and under-harmonics with a clear assosiation to humans with a dick between their legs, which we're used to with opera singers of the old school. Neither is her tones exhausted so that there are no nuances left. She doesn't have to, because she's using a microphone. A performance without a mic cannot be good in a room larger than 500 square feet, and then only in a room where the acustics helps carrying the sound.
CREO KE AY MUCHOS TALENTOS EN ESE PROGRAMA, PERO KREO K TODO ES ACTUADO SOLO PAR HACER FAMOSOS A PERSONAS CON EXPERIENCIA COM PAUL POTTS, ESTA CHICA Y LA ESPOSA DE SHREK, NO DIGO K NO KANTEN COMO ANGELES PERO QUE NO NOS KIERAN VER LA KARA DE PENDEJOS SI DE ALGO SE ES DE VOCES Y TECNICAS DE CANTO, ELLA ESTÁ TRABAJADA XD
Sissel has the purest soprano voice I have heard since my own mother sang like this 50 years ago. Some singers do sing this in a more classical style. Sissel has her own style that is beyond description.
this is the best cover of o mio babbino caro. her tone quality is perfect, excellent facial expressions, body language. the itallian is really good too! This is a perfect voer of o mio babbino! This is also my all-state solo. My all-state audition is tomorrow. Im defintaley using this as a refrence! Thank you for posting this beautiful video! I love you sissel!!
Sisille is increadable, although I like Anna Netrebko more. Sessile performs like a charm rabbit - soft and calm, Anna sings this song more agressively like a wild cat...
Wonderful !
gregbboy619 7 hours ago
A microphone..AND NO PASSION!
italoscozzese 23 hours ago
Spectacular!! send chills down my spine.
MADCAP8271 2 days ago
@MADCAP8271 I have the same, she sings beautiful.
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The most Beautiful, Pure and Soberb voice ever exist and will do. No one in this world can resist her magical and unique way of singing. One voice beyond others. For this and all her songs: Sissel is the Voice of the Universe.
joseccna 3 days ago
awesome ---shes great
czar14617 6 days ago
Love her voice.
cosawanty 1 week ago
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Beautiful! What a voice!!! I have recently come across another beautiful version by Irish soprano Ruth Kelly Brady, check her out on iTunes, she has a beautiful voice!
sal07x 1 week ago
Perfection...
4800Sarah 1 week ago 3
she's an angel and she has a good italian pronunciation too
SeiraVonKarma 2 weeks ago 7
Wspaniały głos, cudowne wykonanie wykonanie, brawo!!!
jaras1410 2 weeks ago
Wow! OMG, what a voice! So clear, so sweet, so listenable!
TheMIKEYDEEE 2 weeks ago
Seems like the Norwegians don’t give standing ovations - they should at least be cheering
35Shrublands 2 weeks ago
Lots of people post comments about who should be singing this piece and how they should be singing it. I don't understand Italian, and until I read where this song came from, I didn't know how it should be sung. All I know is...when Sissel sings it, it sounds wonderful to me.
listening to her sing it, makes me feel good. To me, that's all that matters. Thank you.
Mrsawyer46 2 weeks ago
@Mrsawyer46 You are so very right, she has an amazing voice.
pelican201 5 days ago
PURITY
liveLibya 2 weeks ago 2
Ha Puccini ekkora ihletben volt, miért csak 48 ütemet írt ebből a csodaszép áriából. Itt és most kellene ezért kukoricán térdepeltetni.
B. Gyuri
Gyurkaize 2 weeks ago
Nem mondanám, hogy másnak nincs ilyen hangja, de amilyen külsőt kölcsönöz az előadásához, naaaa ettől egyedi.
Bazsányi György.
Gyurkaize 2 weeks ago
Énekeljen bármit, csak a hangjától zizegjen a levegő ! Erre a betétdalra roppantul ráérzett a Sissel.
Gyurkaize 2 weeks ago
If its a bad indicator of our society that people only knows this song because of a video game, then I am guilty. However, to that I say that whatever preserves this music is fine in an age where Justin Biebers and Jonas Brothers is considered "good" music
VAM9IRE 3 weeks ago
tenk så deilig å høre dette hver dag da
36forsberg 3 weeks ago
So beautiful it makes you cry......she is so wonderful ...truly a gifted voice
FuddyDuddy99 3 weeks ago
Good to listen too when studying
SupahZaf 3 weeks ago
What emotional!!
TokyoNetTV 3 weeks ago
solamente puedo decir se paso .
fernando1959able 4 weeks ago
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Beautiful song!
Here's one for 'pucciniverdi777' 2 weeks ago One entry found for aria. Main Entry: aria
Pronunciation: är--
Function: noun
: a SONG in an opera sung by a single voice
(Once and for all folks, this is AN ARIA, NOT A SONG. It's an aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi, written by Giacomo Puccini. If you're going to comment on opera arias, at least learn that they're called arias.
pucciniverdi777 2 weeks ago)
bazbee 4 weeks ago
This is the best version of this I have ever heard. Her voice is clear, strong and her enunciation is perfect. She has a very great degree of control on her voice, so uncommon in contemporary opera. A very talented performer with one of my favorite operatic works of all time.
MsJoaniePH 1 month ago 23
Best you've ever heard compared to what? Justin Beiber? Are you telling us you've listed to Callas or Caballe' and you think this is better?
Everyone is entitled to their opinion . . . but get a clue.
6855mike 3 weeks ago
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@6855mike
You are an elitist snob and undoubtedly have about as many friends as a skunk at a wine tasting party. As far as your opinions go, you need to wise up. Your attitude and $5 will get you a cup of mocha at the local Starbucks. I doubt that you are impressing anyone, although I'm certain that you are a legend in your own mind.
MsJoaniePH 3 weeks ago
@6855mike, do yo mean Baballé when she thoughout most of the piece destroy it with a wobbling vibrato, drop down to fry register and general incosistent harmony due to modulation shits between head and chest voice? /watch?v=IvUHFQsuXDw
Compared to this crap, Sissel is in her own league high above all sopranos of the old school. I don't care to even justify that other name you mention with a direct answer. It's far too distant.
Idol2011no 3 weeks ago
@6855mike
Having gone back and listened to those others you named, Sissel makes them sound like someone "dragging a dead cat over a violin" by comparison.
You are entitled to your fetishes - where your musical enjoyment is concerned - just try to have the courtesy to keep you own narrow opinions to yourself. To do otherwise is to assume the attributes of the common "troll". To quote your previous statement; ..."but get a clue." The sun does not rise solely for your benefit.
MsJoaniePH 2 weeks ago
MsJoaniePH 1 month ago
hace algunos dias hice un comentario con respecto al mal trabajo que hacen con sisse su manager o su compania l, algunos dias me llego un comentario que aparentemente era del manager o de la compania que maneja a sissel, solo puedo decir que la fama y la vida privada de cualquier cantante se puede acotar. e insisto el trabajo que estan haciendo con sissel es de mala calidad.
fernando1959able 1 month ago
she gives me chills!!! :)))
TeRmAGazia 1 month ago
Opera singer or not, she is stunning to listen to. Her voice is incredible. Have heard plenty of opera singers that didn't sound as beautiful as Sissel.
THORSEN907 1 month ago
@THORSEN907, don't you let them dupe you into believing Sissel's lack of wish to comply with old school opera style in any way can count as disqualifying on her part when it comes to high quality singing. In fact quite the opposite. It's much much much harder to sing clean, clear vowels without excessive use of vibrato. To put it undiplomatic, old school opera style teach a set of techniques to make it much easier to sing. But the operas are getting away with it. People are stupid.
MrOperettalover 1 month ago 2
Piękne...
januszek19621 1 month ago
I take that back. After doing a search on all the movies this GREAT Song was used it. I have heard it wayyyyyy before Grand Theft Auto 3. I think it stuck more because, I was driving in the game...and this seems like an amazing driving song.
AriesSoprano 1 month ago 2
Thank God for Grand Theft Auto 3 introducing me to this beautiful song
AriesSoprano 1 month ago 2
@thirdheartbeat cheaaaa!!
jhay514 1 month ago
Grand Theft fucking Auto III
ThirdHeartbeat 1 month ago
GTA 3.
doneystoney 1 month ago 19
simply..................tingles.............
22moodindigo 1 month ago
I really like how she actually portrays the song and the story behind it, she's not just singing it... especially with the babbinos at the end. You really get the sense that she is pleading and tortured over something even if you didn't know the meaning of the song.
pepper1594 1 month ago
I would dearly love to hear Sissel and Sarah Brightman together. They are the two finest voices on Earth.
EdwardWinstonBear 1 month ago
It's funny how some 11 year old kid has more views then.... this.
blackartist321 1 month ago
this woman has no business singing this...
madjosh23 1 month ago
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How great is this?
rintintinification 1 month ago in playlist Beautiful Toons
PARA MI SISSEL ES TAN GRANDE COMO MARIA CALLAS, EL TIEMPO LO DIRÁ.
LO QUE PASA ES QUE MARIA CALLAS SOLO HUBO UNA Y FUE LA MEJOR.
elmejorpat 1 month ago
I like opera and the rest of you like popera. There's no need to be beating me up because I don't like popera. Each person is entitled to his or her own opinion. Final word.
pucciniverdi777 1 month ago
@pucciniverdi777 If you don't like popera, then why are you here in the first place?....
I think it's because you're a pretentious prat, with delusions of grandeur, that's trying to impress everyone with your "great knowledge" of opera. Well it ain't working here. Sissel is the BEST.
Chris234ify 1 month ago
@Chris234ify I can comment on any video I choose. that's the way it works on YT. I'm not trying to impress anyone. People have commented to me and I've commented back. If you can't stand having someone criticize your favorite singer, you need to grow up and get over it. Your nastiness and crude language is unwarrented. You know nothing of opera so you've decided that anyone who does is pretentious and has delusions of grandeur. Like I said, grow up and learn to have a polite discussion.
pucciniverdi777 1 month ago
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@Chris234ify And before you call me an opera snob again, take a look at my channel. There's a pretty eclectic mix of music there.
pucciniverdi777 1 month ago
i love you ioanna!
costantinos123 1 month ago
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i love babbino! ok?
costantinos123 1 month ago
i love babbino!
costantinos123 1 month ago
Don't know the first thing about opera but I do know that I could listen to this absolutely mesmerizing voice all day long.
brkat818 1 month ago
@brkat818 If you know nothing about opera then stop insulting someone who does know something about it. You simply show your ignorance.
pucciniverdi777 1 month ago
her voice is beautiful, i wish i met her personally
Gencturk92 1 month ago
Hey Puccini. I sing many arias but singing them in my own style. Sounds like you really have the need to be right. It's all good. People are going to do what they're going to do. Why don't you write Sissel herself and send her your thoughts. They may be helpful to her. I just don't think this is the proper forum to keep on a pointless journey. Too many people love her. Puccini. Go turn on some opera. Probably make you feel better. I won't be commenting to back to you anymore. Thank you anyway
NancyJWarm 2 months ago
I have studied opera. For years. It's just that people have their own style. Sissel is not trying to be the "opera singer here". I'm sure she works on her technique but she has a gift many singers do not have. Just live and let live. Why don't you comment on people you like? Have a great day
NancyJWarm 2 months ago
I listened to Ruth Ann Swenson and yes she has a beautiful voice but she doesn't move me. Being critical and comparing Jackie and Ruth to Sissel is irrelevant. Don't listen to her then. Technique smechnique. A singer is always working on their instrument. Sissel moves people. Ruth did not move me at all even though her high notes were perfect. Elton John didn't have the best technique but he moved people. If Sissel doesn't move you then save your comments for Ruth
NancyJWarm 2 months ago 5
@NancyJWarm Jackie is a child and shouldn't be compared to Sissel. Swenson is an opera singer and if Sissel insists on singing opera arias, then it is fair to compare her to opera singers. Technique is very important for opera singers. They might be called the Olympic athletes of the singing world, and technique and training enable them to have the stamina to sing complete opera roles and to sing them properly. Singing with bad technique can ruin an opera singer's voice. (continued)
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@NancyJWarm Bad technique can ruin other types of voices too. Not all singers are "always woring on their instrument". Being moved is fine, but I prefer to hear opera arias sung by singers who use the right technique. These voices can be very moving also. Just because you don't like opera and know nothing about it doesn't give you the right to sneer at opera singers. To me, Sissel just sounds like a xover singer who knows nothing about singing opera.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@NancyJWarm Why not learn something about opera and then decide if singing with proper technique is important or not?
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
Didn't move me at all. How can listen to Callas or Caballe and then say this is any good? She is definitely talented, but where is the emotion, where is the gravitas? This is more suited to broadway, not classic opera.
6855mike 3 weeks ago
@6855mike Where is the emotion ...gravitas? Mike, you need to realize that this opera is a comedy! This aria is about a girl trying to pull a fast one on her dad. She is no more sincere in what she says than a GOP candidate for the presidential election, and Sissel brings this out if you look a bit more closely.
KingOfErehwon 3 weeks ago
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figgiu e buttane
macdaugall 2 months ago
8ea!!!!!!thn latrebv!!!!!<3 <3
costantinos123 2 months ago
Wow....remarkable.....She is by far the best soprano to have sang this song
MizterStranger 2 months ago 12
@MizterStranger This is not a song. It's an aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@MizterStranger Once and for all folks, this is AN ARIA, NOT A SONG. It's an aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi, written by Giacomo Puccini. If you're going to comment on opera arias, at least learn that they're called arias.
pucciniverdi777 1 month ago
Przepięknie !
milenymama 2 months ago
I enjoy how she's actually acting out the song with its story.
pepper1594 2 months ago
Before listening to this amazing performance, as an Italian, I thought that the best version of this aria was that by Renata Scotto. Though, after listening to the Norwegian soprano I changed my mind. It is possible to find an outstanding singer even out of the Mediterranean area!
zelig93 2 months ago
Oh its just simply beautiful, xxx
kotodama27 2 months ago
someone out there hit me the next time I dont listen to at least one song by Sissel each day. It is the only sanity in this insane world. Sissel I love you so much!
tobeeagle33 2 months ago
OMG! Beautifil Voice!! I love it!
felipecaicedoc 2 months ago
To the person who said Sissel is too lod to sing this aria, that it should be sung by someone Jackie Evancho's age, look at the libretto. The young girl (teenager perhaps) is telling her father that if she can't marry the boy she loves, she will jump off a bridge and drown herself. Hardly appropriate for an 11 year old like Jackie...but slightly better than Nessun Dorma, which is a tenor aria, and not only age inappropriate but gender inappropriate..
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777, don't worry about comments refering to age in a non favoring way. Such comments come from mental illness or immaturity. Humans who have heard a version, unable to disconnect from it before another version is available. Put simply, most people are dumb fucks, probably more than 99,90%.
Idol2011no 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 - Sissel, like Jackie, is not performing in a full opera. She is not performing in the context of a young woman or a man as in Nessum Dorma. They are simply singing beautiful arias beautifully. Get a clue, dude.
dlrunner121 2 months ago
@dlrunner121 You get a clue. Check out an English translation of Nessun Dorma, and you'll see that it doesn't work for a female to sing it. "Even you O princess...I will tell it on your mouth when the light shines." Not exactly an aria for a female to sing. You're right about onhe thing, neither Jackie or Sissel is an opera singer. Opera singers sing roles in complete operas and without a mic. You need to learn something about opera before you go making pronouncements about it.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 You guys consistently miss the entire point of classical crossover singing.
It's generally more melodic and enjoyable to the ear than full opera - of course we can argue that as an opinion. And as far as singing songs appropriate for the singer...who cares who sings what songs, if they are sung well and sound beautiful to us. Personally, and only personally, I enjoy the beauty of the voice and the music. I could care less about the words.
Mrsawyer46 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46 The point is that I don't like crossover. I find the operatic voices more melodic and enjoyable to the ear. Operatic singers are held to a higher standard than crossover singers and I admire the fact that opera singers have gone through the years of rigorous training to get where they are. Crossover singers sound to me like singers who just couldn't master opera. My opinion and I'm entitled to it.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46 Have you ever listened to an actual opera singer sing this aria (aria, not song!)? If not, you might listen to Ruth Ann Swenson and then decide who you like best.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 I just listened to Caballe perform O Mio Babbino Caro. Well, I listened to as much as I could stand. Her high notes made me cringe. And the reason she doesn't gulp air is because, her lungs are huge.
Mrsawyer46 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46 The reason she doesn't gulp air is that she has learned to sing with proper breathing technique. It has nothing to do with her size. BTW, opera singers aren't judged on their looks. Be sure you aren't letting Sissel's looks influence your enjoyment of her voice. Please try listening to Ruth Ann Swenson. You might like her better. And I'm sorry, Sissel's high notes make me cringe.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 I have listened to Ruth Ann Swenson. She's very accomplished...but then, she should be.
She has a lengthly resume'. I can't speak to Sissel's technique, but she sounds wonderful to me.
And as for the little girl...I'm sure when her lungs develope, she'll be able to accomplish with one breath, that which takes a couple to do now. Then, watch out!
Mrsawyer46 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46 Jackie Evancho won't have a voice left if she doesn't get a good teacher and learn proper vocal technique. Singing the way she does now without proper training can seriously damage her voice. i hope she does find a good teacher and that she has a long career. She's very talented. If Sissel sounds good to you, that's fine, but she still doesn't have the voice, techique, or training for opera. I'm glad you liked Ruth Ann Swenson.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 Sissel is streets ahead of most opera singers with their somewhat forced and contrived way of singing. Not only does it sound artificial but it is this which can in the long term cause damage to the voice, as a number of operatically trained singers will testify. Rolando Villazon, who did learn proper vocal technique as you put it, is just one of the latest. As for Jackie Evancho, she is good for her age but unlikely to make the top flight.
blackbeasthamish 2 months ago
@blackbeasthamish opera singing sounds contrived to you because you don't understand it. It is certainly not forced. Singing with correct technique DOES NOT damage the voice. Opera singers will testify TO THIS not to the reverse as you suggest. Villazon's voice is shot because he ignored the proper technique he was taught and sang and continues to sing with terrible technique. Study up on this and on opera in general before making more comments that show that you know nothing about opera.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777
Exactly the reply I would expect from an opera fanatic. Most of them have their heads so far up their backsides they never see the light. Yes, it is contrived because the technique is "man made" and unnatural. I used to be very fond of opera, and lived not too far from Covent Garden where I was able to see the best. I then realised more natural singing was much better. Villazon, by the way, has denied your claim, and I think I prefer to believe hIm rather than some amateur.
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@blackbeasthamish Really, you expect Villazon to say, "Yes I'm ruining my voice by singing with bad technique and singing too much"? One doesn't get nodes on the vocal cords by singing with perfect technique and never singing too much. Please educate yourself. I will no longer respond to you. BTW, sticks and stones...etc.
pucciniverdi777 1 month ago
@blackbeasthamish Again, how can a voice you hear from the speakers be more natural than voice that comes from singers? Do you have even an idea how the pop singers would sound without microphones e.g. in the same room? It'll be very different from what you hear from speakers. Speakers are most certainly man made. Ever heard of artificial reverb? Again, most opera singers have longer careers than pop. Look at Domingo - he is over 70 and still singing as are most top opera singers.
jewelmarkess 1 month ago
@pucciniverdi777 Exactly the kind of reply I expected from an opera fanatic. Most have their heads so far up their arses they never see the light. Opera is contrived because it adheres to man made rules. I used to be very fond of opera and as I lived not too far from Covent Garden I was able to see the best. I then realised a more natural style was preferable. Singing is an art, not a science, and shoud be regarded a such. Villazon by the way, has denied your claim. I think I trust him more.
blackbeasthamish 1 month ago
@blackbeasthamish Opera technique is not some ivory tower elitism. Technique is what keeps opera singers going. Without it, their voices wouldn't stand up to the rigors of singing opera. Of course Villazon denies what I've said. What would you expect. He will go the way of di Stefano before him and sing his voice out quite young. We simply disagree. I don't like popera and you don't like opera. There is no need for your foul language and insulting remarks.
pucciniverdi777 1 month ago
@pucciniverdi777 You last comment simply demonstrates that you hear what you want to hear, and believe what you want to believe. This is often the way of opera buffs. I never said I didn't like opera. What I do say is that not all opera is good, and neither are all opera singers. Unlike your average opera buff, however, I am more than willing to listen to all kinds of music with an open mind
blackbeasthamish 1 month ago
@blackbeasthamish I just looked at pucciniverdi777's channel. There's many different types of music there...not just opera. Check things out before you criticize someone. Also, as jewelmarkess says, amplification distorts voices. And yes, opera singers can be heard without a mic when they sing pianissimo...and they are experts in phrasing and expression.
arpeggio1358 1 month ago
@blackbeasthamish Have you looked at my channel? You'll see a wide variety of music there. I listen to a lot of different types of music. You are the one who has demonstrated that you hear what you want to hear and see what you want to see.
pucciniverdi777 1 month ago
@blackbeasthamish I am not going to criticize Sissel since I respect that you like her and she doesn't pretend to be an opera singer, but what you say is totally wrong. Do you know that even the type of speakers changes the voice color? So how a voice that comes through the microphone and speakers be more natural than the voices people hear in opera theaters soming directly from singers? Also, statistically opera singers have careers that last for decades, into 60s and 70s; far longer than pop.
jewelmarkess 1 month ago
@jewelmarkess I don't dispute that speakers have an effect on voice projection and timbre, but this can be beneficial. Opera singers are so intent on projecting their voices so it can be heard through the whole auditorium than subtlety and warmth are sometimes sacrificed in the interests of volume. Yes, many of them are excellent, but a fair proportion are no more than average and would benefit from amplifed sound. To that extent it's natural, but not always pleasant to hear.
blackbeasthamish 1 month ago
@blackbeasthamish Whether it's beneficial or not is in the ears of the listener, I respect that this is the sound you prefer. If you like the sound that comes from the speakers, find, but don't tell that it's more "natural" because it's anything but. As to projection, with operatic singing technique it comes naturally. Opera singers are heard even when they sing pianissimo. Phrasing, expression, emotions are very important in opera; a singer can't succeed if (s)he just hits the notes.
jewelmarkess 1 month ago
@blackbeasthamish Opera singers damage their voices by singing with good technique????? That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. As pucciniverdi777 says, please learn something about opera singing before you make another completely ludicrous and laughable comment.
arpeggio1358 1 month ago
@Mrsawyer46 If you'd listen to Swenson or perhaps Montserrat Caballe singing O mio babbino caro, you'd hear that they don't strain on the high notes and don't audibly gulp for air the way Sissel does. Also, their voices are more even throughout the range.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 I've never listened to Swenson...but I have listened to Caballe. And you're right. She doesn't strain or audibly gulp for air. She just screams out her vocals. That's the difference between true "opera" singers, and those like Sissel and Jackie. True opera singers yell out the words, classical crossover performers sing them smoothly, sweetly and elegantly. By the way, if you have the courage, go to Jackie Evancho npr youtube and listen to Ombra Mai Fu with only piano.
Mrsawyer46 2 months ago
Oooooh microphones blah blah blah ooooh Jackie blah blah ooooh techique range volume blah shit... Stfu and enjoy. Please.
clearcutstudio 2 months ago
Gyönyörű hangú bájos operaénekes hölgy, kiváló szimfonikus zenekar, jó karmester, jó akkusztika és egy hálás közönség. Ez a jó koncert műsor feltétele.
Itt most minden nagyon rendben volt. Gratulálok a kép és hang minőségi rögzítéséért is.
Gyurkaize 2 months ago
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I just realized what you're afraid of. You're afraid that this little11 year old girl is as good as, or better than, Sissel. And that's hard for you to swallow. Now that I know that, I can stop responding to your inane comments.
Mrsawyer46 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46, no, what I'm deadly afraid of is that George Orwell will be right, that there will be a time where right is wrong and wrong is right. In such a society it is not good to live for honourable people like myself. Internet is close to fulfill his prophecy, where every good for nothing is alowed to produce whatever incoherent rant that hits their mind. This is not a concern of yours, is it?
Idol2011no 2 months ago
love this!!!
suegourley 2 months ago
I spent the evening listening to different versions of this piece and I think this is the purest version I have come across. The voice is crystal clear, passionate, but not too dramatic. Just an extremely lovely presentation of this aria. I prefer this version to all the others I have heard tonight.
weavermuto 2 months ago 4
@weavermuto Did you listen to real oepra singers like Ruth Ann Swenson, Kiri Te Kanawa, Mirella Freni, Montserrat Caballe singing this aria or just to pop opera singers like Sissel, Sarah Brightman, and Filippa Giordano? If not, please listen to some real opera singers befoe deciding which version is best.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
Was searching for Monserrat caballe and found this. Very pleasant find =) Definitelya very BRIGHT soprano, though young.
silhouetted321 2 months ago
@silhouetted321 She is a pop singer who sings opera arias, not an opera singer like Montserrat Caballe. Sissel's voice and technique are not that of an opera singer and she always uses a microphone. Real opera singers do not use mics.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 "Real opera singers" don't use mics because the orchastra isn't blaring behind them during the opera. If you check out concerts, where "opera" singers are performing individual arias for the enjoyment of an audience, you'll see they all use a mic. Even the great tenors use mics when doing concerts.
Mrsawyer46 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46 I'm sorry, but they do not use mics in concerts. I've attended concerts by opera singers and they have never used a mic. Opera singers only use mics in large outdoor venues with poor acoustics. You've probably been watching the Three Tenors concerts, where they used mics or Pavarotti's Pavarotti & Friends concerts where rock and pop singers performed. Mics were used there, but these are hardly operatic concerts.
(part 1)
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46 Opera has always been sung without mics. It has nothing to do with where the orchestra is. There were certainly no mics several hundred years ago when opera performances began, and the opera singers have always had to be able to sing without amplification.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 The Three Tenors concerts were sung by tenors who were all legitimate opera singers, but these particular concerts were always quite commercial...and sung in large outdoor venues.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 It would follow then, that pop and classical crossover singers, could also sing without amplification...were they in a suitable venue and so inclined.
Mrsawyer46 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46 No, pop and classical crossover singers usually don't have the volume and training to sing without a mic. Opera singers have years of rigorous training to learn proper singing technique. Part of that is voice projection. Many of them simply have big voices to begin with. Having a voice too small to sing opera has been the career breaker for some would be opera singers. Pop opera singers like Sissel, Katherine jenkins, Sarah Brightman...(continued)
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46 (part 2) Andrea Bocelli, Paul Potts, Filippa Giordano always use mics. Bocelli in particular has a small reedy voice that needs a lot of amplification. Listen to his Met recital (which the Met allowed him to do for financial reasons) where he is not amplified (Opera houses do not use mics). His voice sounds vrey weak and amateurish.The La donna e mobile from that recital is on YouTube...(continued)
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46 The pop opera singers sinply don't have the voices, technique, or training to sing opera. They would never be invited to sing roles in complete operas in legit opera houses. This is what opera singers do. Pop opera (or classical crossover) singers sing isolated opera arias and always use a mic.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 I agree with you, to a point. Maybe "most" pop opera singers don't have the voice, technique or training to do a full opera. Maybe they don't want to. But Jackie Evancho, considering what she has already demonstrated at age 11, certainly has all of the tools necessary to do a full opera...if SHE chose to. I've followed her career closely, and at this point in time, she doesn't seem to be interested in doing a full opera. Give her a few years though.
Mrsawyer46 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46 We don't know what Jackie's voice will sound like as an adult. Also, Jackie has never sung without a mic. Her controlling mother has said: "We don't like opera". I hope Jackie will make up her own mind about whay she wants to do. Jackie needs a good teacher though. She sings without correct technique, dropping her larynx to create a more mature sound and wobbling her chin to produce more of a vibrato...(continued)
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 (part 2) Already, her top notes sound more strained than they did a year ago. If she doesn't learn proper singing technique she may permanently damage her voice. Without proper technique, she doesn't have "the tools necessary to do a full opera". It would be a crime to see her voice damaged, but it could easily happen. Many teachers and professional singers have voiced this concern...and they're concerned, not the jealous haters that some people accuse them of being.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 You, my friend, like many others, know less about singing and voices than you think. I've been involved with music for over 50 years...as a musician and singer. I've been around every kind of singer and sung every type of song. I, like many others, don't care for "full opera".
Having had classical training, I can tell you, the voice naturally takes on a deeper richer tone the more you train. And when Jackie's an adult, her voice will sound the same, but more mature.
Mrsawyer46 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46 I'm a classically trained singer and have been around music as long as you have. I know JE's voice may take on a deeper richer tone, but she will have no voice at all if she doesn't get a good teacher and learn to sing with proper technique. Already, I can hear strain on the top notes and see her wobbling her chin to produce more of a vibrato. She also drops her larynx to get a more mature sound.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46 Don't bother telling me about Evie Burnett and her Estil method. She is only the coach for AGT, not JE's teacher. Juilliard has issued a statement saying they aren't teaching her either as was rumored. Her teacher is her mother who has no vocal teaching experience. I'd like to see this talented kid's voice last, but it won't if she doesn't get a good teacher. I suspect her parents are in it for the money they can make right now, and don't care about the future.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@pucciniverdi777 To begin with, there was a discussion between the people at Juilliard and Jackie's parents. Jackie's parents elected to not enroll her there at this time. Juilliard was agreeable to making an exception of their age requirement. Now, as for damaging her voice: much has been made of that already. Use common sense. Most children run and play and scream and screech, especially little girls. And their voices turn out fine. Her's will be fine.
Mrsawyer46 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46 Most children aren't singers who are singing with bad technique. J.E.'s bad technique is what is going to damage her voice. Most screaming little girls aren't aiming for a singing career either. You use some common sense. You don't know what you're talking about.
arpeggio1358 1 month ago
@pucciniverdi777 I suppose Jackie's parents should refuse any payment for her performances...just let her do what she loves, for free. And as for training, I suspect with the money they now have, she's gettng superior training...no problem.
Mrsawyer46 2 months ago
@Mrsawyer46 Her mother is her teacher, as pucciniverdi777 already told you. The woman has no qualifications as a voice teacher whatsoever. Jackie continues to sing with poor technique. I'm with pucciniverdi777, jackie's voice won't last into adulthood if she doesn't get a good teacher and learn how to sing properly. Technique IS important. BTW, your analogy of little girls screaming is ridiculous.
arpeggio1358 1 month ago
@arpeggio1358 Well, you and pucciniverdi777 may be right about how a voice can be damaged singing the way Jackie sings. However, with the money she has earned already, and the attention her "voice" has received, I'm sure she'll have first rate training soon, if she doesn't already. So we can forget about her voice being damaged. Her parents aren't stupid.
Mrsawyer46 1 month ago
@Mrsawyer46 Jackie's mother is still her teacher, even though she knows nothing about teaching. The parents seem only interested in money...and they are stupid. J.E.'s voice is already showing signs of strain. Do some research online about what singers and voice teachers are saying about the potential for JE's voice being damaged. These people speak the truth and aren't jealous.
arpeggio1358 1 month ago
@arpeggio1358 WOW! I was being friendly and sensible. But it seems you can't have that. Now, the facts: Jackie is being checked about every 6 months at the University of Pittsburgh medical center. They have a department established specifically to diagnose and treat problems of the throat and vocal cords. She's fine so far. And as for training, she's already receiving first rate coaching. So you should find something else to be critical about.
Mrsawyer46 1 month ago
@Mrsawyer46 Her moither is her teacher, despite having no credentials as a voice teacher. That's not "first rate coaching". She may be fins so far, but damage doesn't always happen overnight. The voice may not last into adulthod. Strain can be heard in the top notes already. Buy JE's mother's party line if you wish. I prefer to listen to trained singers and established vocal coaches. Many of them are saying JE will probably end up with a damaged voices.
arpeggio1358 1 month ago
@Mrsawyer46 I was the one being sensible. You were ranting on about something about which you obviously know nothing.You refuse to check out this subject and educate yourslf. I'll bet you're one of her fans who think she's a genuine angel sent by some deity to earth with a perfectly trained voice that needs no additional training. You're the one who needs to find something else to be critical about, something about which you actually know something.
arpeggio1358 1 month ago
@arpeggio1358 i agree. JE is not a true saprano either.
Bittersweet21222 1 month ago
@Bittersweet21222 Hard to tell what JE is as she drops her larynx to produce a more mature sound.This is very damaging to the voice.Voices can change a lot before adulthood and the emergence of an adult sound.Voices can change in various ways after that too. Tenor, Placido Domingo started out as a baritone.
arpeggio1358 1 month ago
@Mrsawyer46 I don't know about that. I would imagine Jackie loves to sing, she loves being on stage, she loves to perform. Sure having money is good, but money isn't everything. Not being able to do what makes one happy leads to regret. Plus she has this amazing voice, and it'd be a loss to all of us if it's gone before it has a chance to develop. Having said that - I am neither a singer nor a teacher, so I cannot comment on her technique, but what I read from those who do worries me.
jewelmarkess 1 month ago
@Mrsawyer46 Big problem. Jackie drops her larynx to get an "older" sound. She also wobbles her chin to get a bigger vibrato. Dropping the larynx is a big no no in singing and has the potential to greatly damage the voice.
arpeggio1358 1 month ago
@pucciniverdi777, Sissel's technique doesn't give us compressed tones and under-harmonics with a clear assosiation to humans with a dick between their legs, which we're used to with opera singers of the old school. Neither is her tones exhausted so that there are no nuances left. She doesn't have to, because she's using a microphone. A performance without a mic cannot be good in a room larger than 500 square feet, and then only in a room where the acustics helps carrying the sound.
Idol2011no 2 months ago
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@Idol2011no What drivel. You have no idea what you're talking about.
pucciniverdi777 2 months ago
@Idol2011 Yeah, thanks. Dick comment, clear tell. Please go away.
nula07 2 months ago
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She still, like the other opera singers has that tone that hurts the ears, were
Jackie has a smoother delivery and it is kind to the ears. Little girl our not, she
will have this sound into her adult age. More and more people will come to
like opera because of Jackie Evancho's beautiful voice. She still is out singing
the best out there.
tonirdel1 2 months ago
CREO KE AY MUCHOS TALENTOS EN ESE PROGRAMA, PERO KREO K TODO ES ACTUADO SOLO PAR HACER FAMOSOS A PERSONAS CON EXPERIENCIA COM PAUL POTTS, ESTA CHICA Y LA ESPOSA DE SHREK, NO DIGO K NO KANTEN COMO ANGELES PERO QUE NO NOS KIERAN VER LA KARA DE PENDEJOS SI DE ALGO SE ES DE VOCES Y TECNICAS DE CANTO, ELLA ESTÁ TRABAJADA XD
LORDSANANDA64 2 months ago
Sissel has the purest soprano voice I have heard since my own mother sang like this 50 years ago. Some singers do sing this in a more classical style. Sissel has her own style that is beyond description.
123onlymine 2 months ago
80 people are under the mind control device Justin Bieber keeps inside his hair :<
mrdejavugemini 3 months ago 2
Absolute perfection. Such a talent
benshiva 3 months ago
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Sissel is to old to sing O Mio Babbino Caro it about a young girl talking to her father should be sung by someone like Jackie Evancho.
Just a response to all those who criticized Jackie for singing Nessun Dorma.
Both Sissel and Jackie have beautiful voices.
richardoky 3 months ago
Sissel is amazing,:)
arnsteinful 3 months ago
the best performance....
AlexClevaBoy 3 months ago 14
best is when mr cover trhis
TheMultifun 3 months ago
this is the best cover of o mio babbino caro. her tone quality is perfect, excellent facial expressions, body language. the itallian is really good too! This is a perfect voer of o mio babbino! This is also my all-state solo. My all-state audition is tomorrow. Im defintaley using this as a refrence! Thank you for posting this beautiful video! I love you sissel!!
TaylorShae95 3 months ago
Bealtifull! Song ;
Peti126 3 months ago
Bealtifull! lindoo!
natielly181 3 months ago
what a voice, what an expression!!
dirk9567 3 months ago
Shes tearing my heart out !! Bravo !!
MrJohnnyrace 3 months ago
Hi.
How can you describe "O Mio Bambino Caro", Giacomo Puccini and SIssel.? One word - DIVINE. Thank You for your video
Grig
blogcristilulu 3 months ago
No playback mr. Sissel does obviously not need it :)
87lolzor 3 months ago 6
Goosebumps
WingDaisy 3 months ago
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She have an amazing voice but, she is doing a playback in this video
sindelasgard 3 months ago
She have an amazing voice but, she is doing a playback in this video
sindelasgard 3 months ago
@sindelasgard NO! You think it's playback because you've never heard real singing before.
Listen well: Sissel is the best there is.
jwilliam2255 3 months ago
This is wonderful and pleasant singing. I love her voice and hope I will be as good one day:-)
TheDiamanter 3 months ago
@TheDiamanter Your humbleness and humility shows you have a very good starting point : )
Chris234ify 3 months ago
@Chris234ify Thank You :-)
TheDiamanter 3 months ago
Sisille is increadable, although I like Anna Netrebko more. Sessile performs like a charm rabbit - soft and calm, Anna sings this song more agressively like a wild cat...
denzip 3 months ago
Wow