Kiri Te Kanawa-Exsultate Jubilate

[lodovicosforza]

Sorry once again to be skeptical, but -- as they say about baseball players -- there are holes in her swing. She can't match her lower and higher registers, she relies on an ugly vibrato to aide her tuning, and she enters off pitch altogether too often, including on the first syllable of "Exulatate".

[jc2971]

Finally a beautiful performance of this great classic

[marinjohn]

Only one woman can master this piece....Dame Janet Baker.

[anonymusum]

@marinjohn

You should listen to Lucia Popp or Edith Mathis

[georgesorosisgay1]

BRILLIANT!!

[whistlenotelover]

i just have to confess upon first viewing, at the final cadence i has some kind of emotional catharsis and broke-down weeping a surge of tears. Kiri has nostalgic poise, ethereal elegance and such sublime sincerity that just cradles your heart, suspending one in a dimension of disbelief, and hints of heaven! I'm honored to catch a glimpse of a truly unique artist of royal calibre who are genuinely deliver us sheerly inspired musical craft that is timelessly memorable, and indescribably moving.

[theblueangel28]

@whistlenotelover what a lovely comment, thank you for sharing your experience. so beautifully stated

[Umsamir1970]

Pure Heavenly Beauty of Mozart's Music!

[heashon2000]

Barbara Bonney sings this better. Not nearly as choppy.

[orphan567]

I LOVE MOZART!!!!!!!!

[bcom11]

eww scoops

[paulzie1]

Wow Impressive! She looks lovely too

[fromheretoglory]

BRAVA!!!

[LadyofMetal16]

Amazing, and such a down to earth lady, gorgeous! Much to love to you, Dame Kiri!

[newhotmailit]

marvellous!!!

[iristacrat]

Eleanor Steber was the greatest Mozart singer, and Puccini!!

This is ok, but not virtuoso, Steber's is and she has a full on big Lyric voice.

Try to get her live recordings-

[MissLimLam]

I love that she sounds soo English and then there is a random word where she sounds Australian/New Zealander.

How do you get damed??

Wonderfull singing anyway!

[1NomDePlume]

Accent does not earn a person to be called a Dame. It's her contribution to the world of music. Dame Kiri is revered not only in England, Australia & New Zealand but throughout the world.

[saxamaphoneguy1]

You can be made a Dame if you are part of the British Empire, which New Zealand is/was (sorry for my ignorance, but I know it was at the time of her knighting) :-)

[catholicwriterbry]

@MissLimLam Some might say, You're damed if you and damed if you don't.

[marinjohn]

Only one woman for this song and thats Janet Baker,her version is perfection,pity the video is not on youtube....

[MOJO3011]

a bit too many smears & slides, not as much technical control and rhythmic pulse when you compare to others- lovely voice though. Arleen Auger is the one to watch singing this. She is by far the most outstanding on this...

[suzanneetmoi]

@MOJO3011 While I adore Dame Kiri, and always will, for me, Madam Auger defined this piece. However, their versions ARE slightly different in ornamentation, with Dame Kiri taking some of the lower notes and Madam Auger the higher with more fioratura. Both renditions are wonderful and both deserve to be heard!

[ProudlyFilipino]

3:30-40 was disastrous

[cptnunderwhere]

Yeah, it's the hardest part of the aria and it could have been better, but it was still very good - especially for a LIVE PERFORMANCE.

[lrycfn]

you've got to be kidding me! She had one slightly off note. This is a near perfect performance-she is not a machine, but a genuinely fine singer with one of the most gorgeous voices in the world. People like you are the reason opera is a dying art.

[thecritiquevirtuoso]

I beg to differ, technical mastery is a requisite for any professional singer; even more so for someone of such a "calibre" as Te Kanawa.

[musicyh]

are you kidding me? Kiri Te Kanawa = lack of technical mastery?

She is known as one of the most technically and musically accomplished singers. Why else would she be so famous from the time she first debuted as Mozart's Countess until now?

[drdre333]

It was definitely NOT "disastrous"

[baritonebynight]

Hardly disastrous, but thanks for playing.

[LeTampinateur]

@baritonebynight why?

[baritonebynight]

@LeTampinateur My comment was directed the bitter old queen who said this performance was disasterous. Are you asking me why its not disasterous or are you somehow confused that you thought I was knocking Dame Kiri?!

[LeTampinateur]

@baritonebynight Thank you, I was a bit confused about your comment

[baritonebynight]

@LeTampinateur apparently alot of people are confused and didn't read the comment in context either as I LOVE Dame Kiri

[baritonebynight]

@ProudlyFilipino Filipinos are more proud of Imelda Marcos than of that stupid comment. She came of the voice very briefly. I know this is an old comment, but its a very very stupid one.

[cuddlebear51]

Mozart is her favorite composer because that's the ONLY THING SHE COULD

SING.

[GoldenAwakening]

Its far better to be the authority at one composer than be singing ten composers and be blah. She didn't say mozart is her favorite composer (we already know) she said "Exultate Jubilate" is her favorite Mozart piece...and I think many performers will agree.

[fundfreq]

really? because last night i watched her in Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss - a character she arguably defines

[DavidMJordan]

Mozart is famously difficult to play/sing so how could he be the 'only thing'?

[cptnunderwhere]

Congratulations! You just won The Stupidest Comment of the Video Award!

[motyleasi]

wonderfull!:) mgnificient!:)

[DavidMJordan]

Who are the orchestra?

[bobbleheadedbudgie]

perfection: one of my favourite peices sung by an artist whose enthusiasm and voice are an exceptional fit.

Thank you for posting :)

[nadiapatton]

Terrific singing, fantastic orchestra... Kiri's amazing!

[Hirtaufdemfelsen]

Wo~ thanks Radubradu tell us this!

Great Singing!

[radubradu]

wonderful

when i think mozart composed this at age 17, it makes me feel so small

[cabbalistic]

He composed this at 17?!

woah!

[tris648]

@radubradu

i though he was 14 when he composed this -.-

[Makashi11]

@radubradu Or massive - to be part of the same species as him