Contralto Eula Beal sings "None but the lonely heart"

[RoseForEverafter]

Does anyone know where a good video of an operatic contralto is??? I can't find any!

[iHeartMusique007]

I love the contralto voice but i'm a countertenor. I would love to sing this though.

[mintchocolatekisses]

I love contralto. I wish I was one.....I'm just a little mezzo ='(

[caroline5420]

@mintchocolatekisses ='( I am just a little soprano! :´(

[mariop561]

Heavenly voice. Dark as a moonless night, sweet as honey, soft as velvet. I am at a loss of words.

[Montanarus]

EPIC...!!!! :') 

[Noshirm]

What a rich, beautiful voice Beal had! (:-0)

[kasha1932]

Oh,Oh,Oh! From where does this Eula Beal come? I do love this unique voice...have never heard anything quite like it! Kathleen Ferrier and Dame Baker come about as close...but not to be compared. Somehow, I get the impression that this is a person from another age. Looking at her hair style, dress and general appearance of the room does that to me. Will look her up because I did enjoy this very sad, emotional piece. BRAVA Eula...whereever you may be. Thanks for the post!

[Poet2916]

i'm a contralto and this doesn't sound like contralto to me is there operatic contralto's and jazz contralto's? when i say jazz contraltos im thinking like etta james, most notably judy garland, nina simone, the singing voice for ursela in little mermaid, peggy lee etc.

[SimplyMuzick]

@Poet2916 yea. i'm a classical singer and classical contraltos have a higher range. Actually the contraltos i know also sing alot of mezzo-soprano literature. So yea i think it's safe to say that classical contraltos have a higher range than contraltos in other genres, probably because of the head voice being the dominant register.

[paulostroff99]

As good vocally as it gets.One of my most prized performances.Enjoy.

[CanadaPisces]

One of the loveliest renditions of a much loved composition!

[paulostroff99]

@CanadaPisces -I share this emotion with you my dear friend.

[MrMalcolm4605]

Heartbreakingly beautiful. I'm left weak at the knees ! Sensational !

[paulostroff99]

SUPERB!

[luceelizabeth]

Wow what a stunning voice!

[kate18234]

I heard her tonight for the first time on KCET and had to hear more. I'm grateful for this discovery at this late date (for her and for me).

[Kievest]

Eula Beal's radiant and elegant voice with its warm coloration imbues every

poetic word, phrase and emotion with the highest dignity and deepest

conviction! Tchaikovsky's eternal song is lifted out of the commonplace

into the sublime! Thank you for posting and to CraigFrancisSoto for

sharing this treasure!

[mariop561]

She is not beautiful. She is heavenly. Hear Voice belongs in heaven... With the Angels!

[mariop561]

She is not beautiful. She is heavenly. Hear Voice belongs in heaven... With the Angels!

[felixholek]

there was a video of this song published in you tube perhaps 1 or 2 years ago. It was sung by a baritone (leonard warren ?? i'm not sure;..). wonderfull interpretation...does anyone know it ??

[felixholek]

je ne me lasse pas d'écouter cette video....merci de l avoir publiée. La voix de Eula Beal est merveilleusement enveloppante et chaude. Elle convient parfaitement çà Tchaikovsky..... Et en plus elle a un physique de star hollywoodienne !!

[DONTKAMIZI]

Absolutely fabulous! Fabulous! Thank you for loading it!

[loredinusa]

Look at her, a perfect instrument! She is so true to the text and music. And I didn't know she existed until now. I wish I knew about her before she left this world. Amazing...no diva here, just a singer, but a perfect singer!

[jamesjmertins]

It is a better voice than Rise Stevens with certainly a better top. It is something special and that is rare.

[MrSkylark1]

There is no one on the operatic stage today, in any voice category, who can sing like this anymore

[loredinusa]

@MrSkylark1 It's true, isn't that sad?

[coryisawake]

This is a really beautiful luminous sound!

[ColourfulTears]

I am a contralto singer and it's wonderful to hear one as amazing as this. Perhaps one day I will be able to sing like this.

[Kievest]

Simplicity, directness, cavernous emotion

all wrapped in a voice of warm, resonant

beauty and nobility! Thank you for the

magnificent post!

[alontas]

CraigFrancisSoto : thank you for the data. I imagined her voice was that of a contralto. Many people do not like that range of voice, but I like it, though it is very uncommon to hear a really good contralto. I like to hear that song when I am sad. The first time I heard it I had 16 yrs old, in a recording by Ezio Pinza. I haven't found never since then of that Bass. He was good too.

[paulostroff99]

If perfection exists-this is surely it

[alontas]

Wonderful voice, so powerful and moving. Anybody knows the approximate date of this recording?

[CraigFrancisSoto]

alontas- This piece was taken from a 1947 short film called 'Concert Magic'.Isn't her voice just marvelous, And a true contralto,not a mezzo. Che bellissima voce !

[sirigi22]

There`s something extra touching about contralto voices,I think, maybe because of the dark timbre,it`s better suited for conveying sad emotions. I don`t know. I`m biased though,cause I`m a contralto too hehe.

[lewhitte]

so unusual and beautiful... i remembered stumbling across it months ago, she had a profound effect on me and had to hunt to find her again...

[CraigFrancisSoto]

A stunning rendition of one of Tchaikovsky's most beautiful pieces.What a wonderful true contralto voice !

[DivaDeb1234]

I'd go to her recital !

[7inga7]

What a glorious performance!

[Hisrevenge]

I wish so much that I could access more of her recordings. I just keep listening to these four pieces that she has on youtube. So sad...

[mildredwinter]

@Hisrevenge wow me too

[etresanchez]

None but the lonely heart Can know my sadness Alone and parted Far from joy and gladness Alone and parted far From joy and gladness My senses fail A burning fire Devours me None but the lonely heart Can know my sadness

[tempo78]

Wow. What more can i say.

[jenson7720]

This is whats its all about...the most incredible voice ive ever heard...this is the first time ive ever commented on anything on youtube but had to for her...Stunning!

[paulostroff99]

@jenson7720 I fully agree.She was in a class of her own. Her Bach and Schubert were even better.

[vstasov]

Stunning. Thank you so much. What a surprise.

[CraigFrancisSoto]

Che bellissima voce! I was not at all familiar with her previously. What a marvelous contralto voice. And what a great pity for us opera lovers that Ms. Beal essentially retired to get married and raise a family at a young age. This young lady would have had a great career given her truly superb voice.Grazie mille Signora Beal. Bravissima !

[paulostroff99]

CraigFrancisSoto-It is my understanding that she was already very happily married,and simply chose that life of a housewife and mother, over fame and fortune. She was as good as it got!!

[vstasov]

What a strong statement that is about her nature. Love and family are not to be ignored or taken lightly. I respect her decision. Thanks paulostroff, for this information about this superb artist. Her performance is hauntingly beautiful - sharing the gold medal with Pavel Lisitsian.

[loredinusa]

@vstasov Yes, indeed, look, a perfect singer, with a perfect technique, and a royal stage appearance, yet, she knows that family should be above career.What a statement for each one of today's women, from someone who could have had all the fame in the world, if she would have wanted it!

[jjhan23]

She's fabulous! I've never heard of her but I will never forget her great technique, If you don't have it, you will never move people the way she does. WOW!

[vivegedda]

@jjhan23 Such a natural contralto!!!

[bee109bee2007]

OMG HER BOTTOM REGiSTER GiVES ME CHiLLS...ABSOLUTELY ||LOVE|| iT

[dickdomino]

A voice from the 'Golden Age'.....completely beyond the ken of the majority of today's 'experts'.....

[alostsoul01]

She's incredible...I found on wikipedia that she died this year on July 29..sad :(

[HeavensToMurgatroid9]

if you found it on wikipedia it probably means she's alive and well

[Dobrib]

Magnificent!TY

[paulostroff99]

Very lovely! Brava! TY James!

[paulostroff99]

I said it 10 months ago and after hearing all the others-I say again that this haunting version plays constantly in my mind! Unparalleled .

[andigrim007]

Beautiful singing !

Such a wonderful voice !

[callasdimitrova]

she is an incredible singer...

a real contralto

wonderful done!

[XenaAmazon]

RIP Eula Beal, beautiful Contralto singer ever.

[murcuillat]

beautiful!