David Miller in Chicago - Bring Him Home

[dieseldog00]

He's as tall as the conductor standing on that podium. I have to say though that this performance is not as good as Colm Wilkinson's, or Alfie Boe's even. Sorry Dave.

[solaceincarnate]

@dieseldog00 Not as good as Alfie's no, but MUCH better than Colm's. Colm cannot sing, and sounds horrible doing so.

[dieseldog00]

@solaceincarnate Well David Miller can certainly sing. Just a beautiful voice and one of the most powerful tenors in the world.

[jillwable]

He has a beautiful voice, but i feel that Alfie Boe sings it best.

[starfirewolf00]

david has a fabulous voice, and I love hearing him sing this..thanks for sharing.

[AnastasioFranco]

@1fourtheheap Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion but they do not always have to express it in public.

[VIKINGBLONDIE18]

God he knows how to milk it. GOOSEBUMPS!

[SuperVonny]

Les Miserable is my all time favourite Musical seen several times, David does this justice, I saw Il Divo last night at London Colleseum and they were magnificent as always! thank you for this footage of David, he truly is gifted x

[clintoginaire]

He is ok in this. He is trying to sing it too much though instead of spinning it and acting it. There are no subtleties for instance in the phrases - distinguishing one thought from another vocally. It's too robotic. He has a tendency to sing under the note as well, especially the longer he holds it. I think his vibrato needs to tighten up. If it does, that should fix the issue. He also changed the color of his natural timbre on the high note word "let" at the end and in turn ruined the climax

[excaliburtation]

he looks kinda like Paul Jr. from American Chopper.

[sager153]

Ummmmm - FYI - there are NO "High C's" anywhere found in this song.

[NYFrenchman]

I like very mush your rendition of Bring Him Home, it is not an easy song to sing, I know, I sing it.... I like the way you slide smoothly from your head voice to your thorax voice with a nice feeling on top of that . Bravo.

[58scotland]

I'm sorry but he really doesn't do the song justice. I'd be disappointed if I saw him singingbn this on the London stage, He's no Colm Wilkinson.

[AnastasioFranco]

@58scotland pardon me but are u deaf?????

[napoleonchip]

Oh David is just amazing!!!!!

He has a great sense of humor!

[bellabella204]

This is one song that I love and hearing David singing it brings tears to my eyes.Colm Wilkinson is a great Valjean but I think David's version has more power and emotion.

[Aarbatak]

I need a napkin, does somebody have a napkin?????

[bettydompsin]

J'aime David Miller,il est jeune et beau et plein de talent ,longue et très longue carrière a lui ********merci pour la vidèo

[Babesie18]

To cocopianoboy. I listened to David Phelps. I found his voice quite pleasant for the genre he sings. I prefer David Miller's classical operatic performances. Both Davids have the ability to convey emotional responses through their artistry, something rare from most singers these days. Heck, most singers these days are created by electronic mixing and don't really sing.

[suzukitoshiyuki1]

david miller is a natural.... a handsome charismatic voice machine. alternating with high c's, head tones and lyrical tenor which involves difficult maneuvers, i find him simply magnificent. he sang this song differently from the rest of the other singers but it turned out extremely beautiful. he fits in il divo but he should adorn the great stages of opera or even broadway and london with his astonishing talent. divinissimo!

[ziggy1317]

Absolutely glorious!

[wenglishsal]

OMG how beautiful is this, I was tearing up within the first 2 bars... David is stunning in Il Divo, but to hear his wonderful voice by himself is fabulous.. Definitely added to my favorites... Wonderful, simply wonderful... :0)x

[siroakleigh98]

I am a trained singer and have performed Les Miserables professionally, so please don't accuse me of having a lack of appreciation. Maybe my comment should have been, "I hate when singers have such a heavy vibrato that it sounds like they are being shaken." For instance, Colm Wilkinson was the original singer of this song. He uses vibrato and it sounds wonderful and etherial. All I meant by my comment was that I prefer a light sound with THIS song. Sheesh.

[tromba567]

a #1

[AnastasioFranco]

This is by far the best performance of this song I have heard. It is so touching...

[cynf1]

My Favorite song, from my favorite show, sung by my favoriye singer.

Pure gold..Simply wonderful.

[thetubkins]

What kind of tenor is he?

[krajncrocky1]

light tenor

[AnastasioFranco]

@krajncrocky1 He is a lyric tenor and not light.

[luixander19]

@AnastasioFranco my friend lyric and light are one thi ng

[AnastasioFranco]

@luixander19 Υου are wrong. a light tenor is a leggero (check your dictionary) wheras lyric is a heavier voice. The repertory for each voice is different although there is some common ground between the two voices. Check out wikipedia

[unwantedcow]

haters be hatin'

[siroakleigh98]

for me, the song sounds best when it is sung with little or no vibrato. Miller's vibrato is very strong and makes it too heavy for me. It's just my personal taste.

[AnastasioFranco]

@siroakleigh98 What most people including you, fail to appreciate is that vibrato is a natural occurence when the air hits the vocal chords and they vibrate. The lack of vibrato suggests that the voice is strained and the sound is not natural. Particularly, high notes cannot be sung properly or at all without vibrato.

[siroakleigh98]

@AnastasioFranco I am a trained singer and have performed Les Miserables professionally, so please don't accuse me of having a lack of appreciation. Maybe my comment should have been, "I hate when singers have such a heavy vibrato that it sounds like they are being shaken." For instance, Colm Wilkinson was the original singer of this song. He uses vibrato and it sounds wonderful and etherial. All I meant by my comment was that I prefer a light sound with THIS song. Sheesh.

[lovevic52]

what? I didn't say anything like that you ass. Get your head out of your butt

[lovevic52]

god this is horrible no offense

[Kikaspy]

Sensacional, maravilhoso, lindo, lindo, lindo. Amo demais!

[jamoss11]

John Owen Jones sings this song better.

[alanferraro]

one of the worst's interpretations of this song i've ever heard!

[CelesteVoce]

I'm sorry for all his fans but this is awful singing! In the beginning the 'falsetto' voice is toneless and without support would never be heard without a microphone. When he goes into full voice the sound is artificial & ugly. The ending is painful - sorry fans of this madness they call singing :(

[TheNikkonish]

@CelesteVoce first, do you really think that colm wilkinson's version would be heard at all without a microphone? second, have you ever even seen Les Miserables? You seem to lack the context in which this song is normally performed.

[87redsilver]

This song is really not opera , it's broadway and it can be sung differently . Also there is something called head voice that even opera singers use for dynamics . But to tell you the truth , I like Colm Wilkinson and Owen Jones versions better than Miller's .

[krajncrocky1]

@CelesteVoce yes that it is.

voice for opera musst be powerful.and not so,like a girl

[Mgcian55]

dear, have you heard many good singers?

[CelesteVoce]

I have heard more good singers than you have had Sunday lunches!

[Mgcian55]

Just out of curiosity, what's your idea of a good singer? Name three..just for fun.

[CelesteVoce]

Here is 3x3 great singers - Beniamino Gigli, Tito Schipa, Giacomo Lauri Volpi, Aureliamo Pertile, Bonci, Francesco Merli, Galiano Masini, Enrico Caruso and me!

[Mgcian55]

well I actually agree with all of those... so I'm surprised you don't like Miller. Well, I agree with all of those, except for yourself of course, considering I've never heard you sing. But the confidence is admirable. :)

[lesmisfan100]

@CelesteVoce tbh i really dont think he cares. Because he probs makes alot of money from doing his bad singing as you call it. But i think hes Brillant!!!! If he is that bad surely he would have not made it this far in opera and the crossover music. So i guess hes doing something rite.

[Divofanatic]

Colm Wilkinson is great as Valjean and a great singer of this song, but David singing this song just blows Wilkinson away.

[87redsilver]

Not true , I don't think so , there is also something called taste , interpretation and personality , which this guy does not have .

[AKKAZAR]

ur face is lame..

[87redsilver]

my face is lame ? What a stupid remark !

I'm not the one you called "bitch" above . You should respect people 's opinion without insulting them , anyway .

And by the way it's "your" , not ""ur" .

[OperaVince]

He'd make a great Siegmund or Tristan. His voice sounds like it's getting richer and richer, but without losing any brightness. I remember seeing him in Pearl Fishers (Nadir) in 2000 at Opera Australia (Sydney). He's still young, but in about 10 years I hope he considers Wagner. His voice reminds me somewhat of Peter Hoffman.

[paddaman1]

Its not a Wagner voice!

[OperaVince]

I think it might be down the road. He starts off very light, but when you get to 1:50 it's as if his larynx drops another three feet, and you hear this richness that I didn't hear in his 2000 Nadir or his 2002 Werther. If he can sustain that for 4 hours I don't know, but it'd be nice to hear. I'm not normally a fan of tenors who sing Wagner...I like to hear baritones work up to it (a la Claude Heater), but I think Miller has potential to go in that direction. No rush though...he's only 35ish

[AnastasioFranco]

This is a voice of a lyric tenor. It is not suited for Wagner

[operamartyc]

Just saw him and the rest of Il Divo on 7/20/09 and David is just fantastic - his masters degree in opera performance is showing in this song. So very well done!!! Great talent! When he is tired of Il Divo, (if ever) he can fill up an opera house very well! Getting married in Aug. to Joy. Best wishes to two beautiful, talented singers!!!

[Iesepurcell]

i saw him 7/20 too! he's phenominal!!!!! hes also a pretty good dancer on the upbeat songs too!

[cantopuro]

who s she!!???

[Rosey212]

Gorgeous and effortless!

[BULLTRONHERO]

Holy shit, good job dave man.

[TheSnowfire55]

Truly wonderful performance. David Miller's vocal range is perfect for this song (very difficult one to sing). His breathing and phrasing are perfect. The roundness of his tones and the extrordinary vocal control he has makes this a great pleasure to listen to This is just so emotional and beautiful! Love it! Bravo!

[Divofanatic]

Saw IL Divo a few nights ago and it was the most wonderfull night of my life.The show was absolutely perfect and the guys fantastic. I got David's autograph!!!

[angeluscapricorn]

this was amazingly sweet

[griavathra]

Oh, God, I loved this... I´m crying. I´ve allways loved music, I´ve allways felt it so very personal, but long ago I stoped from crying, it moved me no more, and now I´m crying again... This goes beyond everything I´ve heard up until now, it might sound exaggerate but OMFG, this was heavenly.

[mimixownzall]

Hes pretty good, but Colm is better. Look up 10th anniversary bring him home.

[drin2014]

i wouldn't say Colm is technically better, just different and yes, more appropriate for Valjean. However, this song is a wonderful standalone song and as a standalone performance, I think this blows Colm Wilkinson out of the water.

[draquinzel]

T3T well thats your opinion,

I love opera singers singing popular songs.

I specially love juan diego florez

[Dorothy737]

Thanks Laurene. This is simply wonderful. Its lovely to see David without his ID hat on. Its nice to see him with it but its good to see his talent outside of it.

[Limpandtotheleft]

No doubt about it. Opera-trained bel canto singers simply slaughter music written for musical theatre.

They'd be better each sticking to their own field.

[jimbobtwo2]

Well sorry folks...i have heard his voice live...it is an operatic voice...it does not do this sensitive song justice...as he is much too much force...this is a sensitive, deep song...forceful...no...powerfu­l in emotion but not in bellowing..it is the wrong type of song for him...his amazing voice is better in a Wagnerian Opera...thanks

[AnastasioFranco]

Fantastic!!!

[Divofanatic]

I love hearing David singing this song.His voice is so powerful and I love him to bits and the rest of the Divos.

[Divofanatic]

Could someone tell me how to get a camera into a concert, I'm going to see them this month and I'd like to get a couple of pictures.

[yvettelou]

I saw them at the O2 recently. Everybody was taking pictures, they have no problem with it. Some venues have their own policy but The O2 and Wembley in the UK, you can take cameras. Third time I have seen them. wonderful. My Mum is the fan and after going with her the first time I became a fan shortly after. Their concerts are something else!I will be going every year from now on. I nipped down the front while noone was looking, took some photos! Have a fantastic time!!!!

[justhockeypics]

Great voice and beautiful song !

I love him !

[Divofanatic]

Divofanatic: Thanks Closetbird ,I just got the name mixed up.

[dannigoros]

Amazing!

[recreate2444]

amaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing voice.....!!!!

[Divofanatic]

Divofanatic: David sings this song so beautifully that I cry. Much much better than Colin wilkinson.

[closetbird]

It is colm wilkinson

[joolspirog]

Not better, different, Emphasis on different notes and notes. Both incredible. For me the wilkinson one was more natural but this is powerful.

[telbridget]

Just when i think i've heard the best i keep changing my mind. I've now listened to 6 different singers do this, and i was so suprised to find David doing this. I love him with Il Divo anyway, but this just shows the extent of his beautiful voice. I really enjoyed it, thanks for this.

B x

[laurenek]

telbridget, I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's a deceptive song: seems simple, but it's very difficult to sing. I thought David did a fab job on it.

[tommatt007]

so true

[Alcazar1024]

He's such a handsome man. :)

His style's really nice. :D Liked it a lot.

[adam64897]

wow, he sings the entire song in his full voice.

[mcfrogner]

It's beautiful, but no; he uses his full voice, but in a large portion of this song he does use his falsetto/mixed voice.

[GrawAgent]

a good examplo of how to use the mixed voise

[searnold56]

agreed with mcfrogner. he sings the majority of the song in a mixed head voice. he transitions between his full voice and his head voice nicely because his instrument isn't very substantial in size but it is indeed a mix for the anything below a mezzo forte

[meinelieblingsvideos]

Beautiful :)

[pigkk9975]

What a voice! Angelic Voice! Words just simply can't descride how this has touched me. So peaceful.

[amicosempre]

Thanks again for the video. He is so good! A very beautiful and MOVING performance. Thanks for always being so kind as to share your videos. Very generous!

[jimdivax]

The voice IS OPERA-tastic, but TOO PERFECT for this song...too mannered and heavy-handed. None of the dirt and fallibility to make it trully moving

[draquinzel]

so awesome

[thirdy27]

i was there when he did this show, it was just amazing

[mozartfanatic]

Colm Wilkinson will be please to hear him sing this!

[lisaadamson1123]

Colm and David both bring his own style to the song.Great job David love Les Mis

[DivaSweetGirl]

simplemente ASOMBROSOOOO!!

Dave eres el mejooOr!!!

[billy1983yes]

This is truly beautiful.

In fact I also posted my trial of singing "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" from "Les Miserables" in youtube too.

[aarontenor]

He is amazing

[GrawAgent]

are you a tenor?

[Babesie18]

This is the most beautiful songs I've ever heard David sing. The emotional performance brought tears to my eyes. I can see why he is one of the best tenors in the world (maybe even THE BEST). This performance is great! Thanks for the clip.

[cocopianoboy]

@Babesie18 you seriously should listen to david phelps on no more night... I guess all the best tenors are named david :D