Definitely there are others who able to sing this piece far more better than her, but for some reason, I find myself constantly coming back to this to listen to this version. She definitely sacrifices of singing technically perfect, but the emotion that's given instead is far superior to listen to.
Simply perfect. I believe this is one of the very best perfromances. Her restraint is part of her magic. I agree that Olga Borodina understands the aria and I think she is as good.
I'm afraid this interpretation of the aria is not very good. I don't care for her stage presence and her voice lacks something that other sopranos and mezzo sopranos have. The definitive version is by Olga Borodina.
@mtlhoma for me, it is this. She has a beautiful voice, but her technique has placed it principally nasally, to feel certain, a common technique which however keeps the voice out of its placement where it can truy sing us at its best, and fullest. Her high note goes up in that true place, nice, though.
@gwirgalon I think it, too but she sing very well i think and her high notes are the best. I think she sing not always nasally, except in this concert. Elina one of my favourite opera singer. I think she doesn't use her body enough in many opera arias. I dont think her head-resonance is bad, it could be very very good except it is sometimes a little bit nasal, okay, but i think she could do better, and in many concert it is better. In my opinion it is only by her lawer voice. I think.
@mtlhoma I very like Elina Garanca, her voice, and how she is singing, but i miss something , too.. For example : I love this aria from her, but i would need more emotion.... I think, the emotion is not enough. Elina is always a little bit moderate to me, but i really like her.
@NoirOrchestre That's the problem. You go to the opera to enjoy it, not to understand it. Who cares about much-maligned librettos of Trovatore, or Puritani, or La Forza? It's beautiful. Stop.
@NoirOrchestre That's the problem. You go to the opera to enjoy it, not to understand it. Who cares about much-maligned librettos of Trovatore, or Puritani, or La Forza? It's beautiful. Stop.
@NoirOrchestre Think of all the forced marriages where the women--or girls--had to survive a man in her whom she didn n't want touching her, or who had just beaten her--how did --does--she survive? She thinks of another and sings to him..
Le Royaume de Dieu est un gouvernement céleste dont le Roi est Jésus Christ. Il détruira bientôt les gouvernements humains, et la terre deviendra un paradis — Isaïe 11:9 ; Daniel 2:44 ; Jérémie 10:11. Le dessein de Dieu consistant à faire de la terre un paradis s’accomplira. — Genèse 2:8-9 ; Proverbes 2:21-22 ; Isaïe 25:8 ; 46:11. Dans le monde nouveau, Dieu accordera de nombreux bienfaits aux humains — Psaumes 37:29, 67:6, 72:16 ; Révélation 21:4 ; Isaïe 33:24, 35:5-6.
Of the renditions I've heard, I treasure Jessye Norman's phenomenal interpretation has all the heart-felt passion and richness befitting the aria. Her presentation is featured on YouTube.
Just beautiful!! Loved watching her in the Met's recent production of Carmen!!
I'm sorry, but you should NEVER sacrifice precision and proper technique for emotion. Once you establish good technique, THEN you can fully experiment with emotion and interpretation.
Callas "sacrificed" precision for emotion. Emotion is in fact what ART is all about anyhow. Solid technique is great and in most cases a must, but it is not the reason why we sing, dance, draw, sculpt. It is the emotional enlightenment that matters. That is why Callas and many others were brilliant. Who can do this? You? Perhaps you can. I hope so. I hope we all can in some way or another. God bless.
If all you critics don't think her voice is seductive enough for a temptress would look at a series of her (in staged opera) Carmens you might think again. This is a recital not a drama.
@bodiloto dude stop it, just because you keep stating she is a soprano in the comments section doesn't mean she is one, how hard is it for you to understand LIGHT MEZZOSOPRANO words?
@Maggielicious21 1interpretazione - livello scuola media musicale. 2suoni dritti 3colore della voce troppo chiaro per questo repertorio 4intonazione approssimativa, posizione della voce bassa,stonata. 5dal vivo e senza microfono Garanca ha una voce più chiara di quella di Netrebko! 6purtroppo Netrebko é uno soprano lirico,niente di più. 7in questa interpretazione tutto é falso perché manca il colore giusto per questo ruolo. 8finale orrendo. 9questa é la voce del soprano.
Indeed a great singer in a great song. Without trying to minimize the great performance of Elina, ( I am biased because I admire her so much ) I think that Maria Callas' performance of this most beuatiful aria is the best ever recorded..
I am so glad that Camile Saint-Saens composed such beauitiful opera..
I go back just far enough to remember Rise Stevens singing this aria. I never thought I would ever hear anyone as good as she was. Garanca is not only as good, she is actually better--when does she visit the U.S. West Coast??
Wonderful voice, perfect to play the role. I heard Maria Callas singing it and it was awful! Only Maria Callas fans love to hear her singing, but I heard she singing some notes out of tune and she cracks every time she goes on low notes. On the other hand, Elina mantained her timbre all the same and made a wonderful interpretation. Thanks for posting!
@mircavalcante During some parts of her career she (Callas) sang a lot of things very well. She was, however, a great actress at a time when opera did not have that many great actresses and actors. I accept the testimony of N.D. that she was an excellent musician also.
As beautiful as her voice can be...and I have heard it many times. To me she is a little too dark and her voice does not seem to carry the weight of such a role. Not my favourite of hers. God bless he though you can see she tries. Just too dark and a little stilted.
One of the best mezzo of our time! Her Dalila is too sweet, it is okay for a concert but not for an opera. Anyway she took my heart and she deserves 5 stars!
One more comment... after reading a few more comments... "Label", "Terms", "Meant to...", "Has to...", "Should..."... I think, i'd prefer to have a conversation about music with someone who had no knowledge of it... The people on here (majority), I thought would know, music is about interpretation and feeling and you have your OWN opinions about it. Don't categorise it, or say it HAS to sound one way or the other, everyone has their own opinions.
I wanted to do music in university, and a lot of these comments reminded me why I didn't go on and do it... though i was good at the theory... I also hated it... so boring, music should just be made by feeling, and sang/performed the way you feel it should...
"Mezzo"...they advertise her so. Good soprano. Nothing special indeed. Listen this sung by Cernei and Verrett. They you get an idea of what "mezzo" and "great" mean.
What bothers me about Garanca is how EVERY TIME she sings a higher note, she does a ritardando on it.... it's very annoying. It almost seems like she's compensating for her wider vibrato, even if it's toward the higher end of her middle voice. It's really frustrating listening and watching her as it really seems as if she's distracted and "thinking" too much, as a late student would do who isn't used to performing that much. Get out of your head and into your character, Elena!
Absolutely beautiful. I wonder, though, what did she say at the very end? I cannot make it out...she's definitely addressing Samson, but I cannot discern the rest.
"Je t'aime", or "I love you" in French. The line is originally sung by Samson in the opera, but in recitals it's sometimes included as part of Delilah's lyrics.
Beautiful rendition of this sublime aria- actually half of a duet. But, everyone should hear Jessye Norman's astounding performance of Mon coeur... that was (and I hope still is) posted on Youtube: she sings it at maybe 1/4 tempo- and the effect is stupendous- not only for her amazing breath control but for the dangerous aspect of the music that she underlines thereby! There are 2 great recordings of this opera with Jon Vickers (w Rita Gorr, 1963 EMI and Orialia Dominguez, live)
La meilleure version de cet air de Samson et Dalila que j'ai pu entendre, est celui chanté par Agnès Baltsa, une mezzo soprano grecque, il est clair que si l'on pouvait entendre Maria Callas et Agnès Baltsa chanter ensemble, le résultat serait surprenant .. je ne pense pas que ce soit le style qui convient à Elina Garanca, c'est un peu fade ...
La meilleure version audible de "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix· que j'ai entendue est celle chantée par Agnès Baltsa.. Il est évident que le résultat obtenu chanté par une soprano est différent de celui, chanté par une mezzo-soprano.. à mon avis c'est plus audible chanté par une mezzo.. Agnès Baltsa est une mezzo soprano grecque, si on avait pu entendre ces deux chanteuses ensemble, cela aurait pû être surprenant...
hola !ne me dites pas que Garanca c'est la mezzo pour chanter Dalila .Il faut écouter la Cortez ,(que j'ai accompagné dans cet air )et Verret pour se rendre compte ce que Dalila .Et puis Garanca on dirait une soprano pas une mezzo ,il faut écouter les anciennes chanteuses !!!!!!
She sounds more like a Soprano to me. For instance, if she was a true Mezzo-Soprano, the sound would be a richer and darker sound - more earthy. To me, her voice sounds hollow and thin, it has a very soprano-like quality of timbre - almost silvery - and her middle lacks a certain thickness typical of the Mezzo voice type. Perhaps she is just an underdeveloped Soprano with an extended bottom, but either way, she indeed posesses a fine voice. Brava.
Personally, and I am sorry to admit this, I don't hear anything more than someone -with a good voice- is singing the notes on the paper.. no more no less..
My goodness people, this bitching about A being better than B has been going on as long as opera, and it completely misses the point. Why not appreciate the special gifts each person brings?
I can listen to her all day long, my favorite Mezzo. Note, she is wearing a flounced dress in a cylindrical shape that was symbolic of a goddess in ancient Sumer.It could be coincidental but it is a happy coincidence.I wish the clarinet was replaced with the oboe d'amore,Otherwise , the performance was outstanding.
@jfsanin No offense, she's amazing, but I wouldn't say the best. Lovely interpretation, at least she doesn't have all that Bartoli jaw tension though, lol
Wow, what an incredible performance! You may be interested in this 1953 recording of this work by Rosa Ponselle, made in her home with piano accompaniment:
She didn't hit the high note at the end. Although she is technically a good singer, she has no musicianship whatsoever. Listen to Shirley Verrett do this piece or Jesse Norman. This is the music industry today, sing for the masses, don't take chances. Too bad.
......honestly, elina garanca's vocal fach is COLORATURA MEZZO-SOPRANO, which means she can sing basically anything she wants. which makes her such a great candidate for roles like this because....sure a soprano could sing it, but it would have no warmth like that of a mezzo voice, she is an amazing singer and should not be mistaken for anything other than that.
A very advertised singer. Whom I wouldn't put in the olimpus. She's a good singer, no more. and she's not an authentic mezzo. I'm pretty sure in a few years she'll sing as a soprano.
She's not a mezzo!!!!!!!! She is a sopran! And the voice is nothing special, her timbre is not beautiful!!! I am wondering about that noise around her!!!!
@bronislavai She is a mezzo and a very good one at that (though not my fav). Mezzos come in all types of different vocal colors and ranges. Some are lower mezzos and some are higher mezzos. In her coloratura technique, she a has an easy top register and takes advantage of it. That does not make here not a mezzo. My teacher is a coloratura mezzo and she dabbles in Soprano rep but is a definite mezzo.
I'm performing this aria too! It's a very wonderfull aria, from a very great composer. Your perfomance it's the best I've find here!!! Your voice it's superb! Congratulations!!!!
ok, my bad!! my apology to all muse fans!! matt does sing it in french and it sounds very very nice indeed. . . . . but not better than Camille Saint-Saens original! :D
Ton amour est le brasier amoureux, ton amour si fort et si douloureux. Je t'aime.
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Definitely there are others who able to sing this piece far more better than her, but for some reason, I find myself constantly coming back to this to listen to this version. She definitely sacrifices of singing technically perfect, but the emotion that's given instead is far superior to listen to.
ParkJinna 1 month ago
She`s Superb!
DanBarthy 1 month ago
Fabulous!
diana
aussiechickdiana 2 months ago
I belong to you
Muse!!!!!!
tomdum2 2 months ago 3
gogo clarinet solo! :)
ParkJinna 2 months ago
Very good performance of this aria, but I prefer Jessye Norman's version :)
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klaasjanBerbatov 2 months ago
Simply perfect. I believe this is one of the very best perfromances. Her restraint is part of her magic. I agree that Olga Borodina understands the aria and I think she is as good.
TedMichaelMorgan 3 months ago
Simply perfect. I believe this is one of the very best perfromances. Her restraint is part of her magic.
TedMichaelMorgan 3 months ago
I'm afraid this interpretation of the aria is not very good. I don't care for her stage presence and her voice lacks something that other sopranos and mezzo sopranos have. The definitive version is by Olga Borodina.
ZeekWolfe1 3 months ago
This is not her repertoire.... and I agree it is a bit sterile.
ddevicente 3 months ago
I try to like but I miss something out of her performance. sorry Anna.
mtlhoma 4 months ago
@mtlhoma for me, it is this. She has a beautiful voice, but her technique has placed it principally nasally, to feel certain, a common technique which however keeps the voice out of its placement where it can truy sing us at its best, and fullest. Her high note goes up in that true place, nice, though.
gwirgalon 4 months ago
@gwirgalon I think it, too but she sing very well i think and her high notes are the best. I think she sing not always nasally, except in this concert. Elina one of my favourite opera singer. I think she doesn't use her body enough in many opera arias. I dont think her head-resonance is bad, it could be very very good except it is sometimes a little bit nasal, okay, but i think she could do better, and in many concert it is better. In my opinion it is only by her lawer voice. I think.
bpetii1 4 months ago
@gwirgalon she misses the soul. she is good, technically, but the soul. Is not the soul the essence of evertyghing?
mtlhoma 3 months ago
@mtlhoma I very like Elina Garanca, her voice, and how she is singing, but i miss something , too.. For example : I love this aria from her, but i would need more emotion.... I think, the emotion is not enough. Elina is always a little bit moderate to me, but i really like her.
bpetii1 3 months ago
Musers!: 2:03 ;)
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NoirOrchestre 4 months ago
I've always wonder how can Dalila sing this without meaning it, and then betray Samson...
NoirOrchestre 4 months ago
@NoirOrchestre That's the problem. You go to the opera to enjoy it, not to understand it. Who cares about much-maligned librettos of Trovatore, or Puritani, or La Forza? It's beautiful. Stop.
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@NoirOrchestre That's the problem. You go to the opera to enjoy it, not to understand it. Who cares about much-maligned librettos of Trovatore, or Puritani, or La Forza? It's beautiful. Stop.
voltape 4 months ago
@NoirOrchestre Think of all the forced marriages where the women--or girls--had to survive a man in her whom she didn n't want touching her, or who had just beaten her--how did --does--she survive? She thinks of another and sings to him..
gwirgalon 4 months ago
Естественность, красота, артистизм, изысканность, музыкальность.
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Le Royaume de Dieu est un gouvernement céleste dont le Roi est Jésus Christ. Il détruira bientôt les gouvernements humains, et la terre deviendra un paradis — Isaïe 11:9 ; Daniel 2:44 ; Jérémie 10:11. Le dessein de Dieu consistant à faire de la terre un paradis s’accomplira. — Genèse 2:8-9 ; Proverbes 2:21-22 ; Isaïe 25:8 ; 46:11. Dans le monde nouveau, Dieu accordera de nombreux bienfaits aux humains — Psaumes 37:29, 67:6, 72:16 ; Révélation 21:4 ; Isaïe 33:24, 35:5-6.
v3rit3 5 months ago
Musers here? :D
AddictedtoBlistex 5 months ago 4
Of the renditions I've heard, I treasure Jessye Norman's phenomenal interpretation has all the heart-felt passion and richness befitting the aria. Her presentation is featured on YouTube.
bonnies1234567 5 months ago
Using the age-old saying ..... in this aria Ms Garanca just doesn't have the balls in her low notes to truly pull it off! What a pity.
MrAndredekock 5 months ago
I agree she's overrated... her French diction, too!
yurinbltn 5 months ago
thumbs up if muse brought you here
mrsbookthief 5 months ago 52
Oh my God, HEAR JESSYE NORMASN and you know the difference...
Garanca is a overrated singer...she has no body, no opulence, the timbre,the voice is streetched...
Norman shows what a swinger need to be a star forever: a Voice! A VOICE
OLIVCHEN77 5 months ago 2
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Oh God, I couldn't agree more. Jessye Norman - and Shirley Verrett - all life long!!!!!!!!!!!!
kablue79 3 months ago
Perfeito.
TheToninhokneto 5 months ago
Where is the seductiveness?
dangmills 5 months ago
Just beautiful!! Loved watching her in the Met's recent production of Carmen!!
I'm sorry, but you should NEVER sacrifice precision and proper technique for emotion. Once you establish good technique, THEN you can fully experiment with emotion and interpretation.
sopranodiva123 5 months ago 2
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Very beautiful..
sopjungah 6 months ago
I'd choose Jessye Norman as Delilah... ^^ peace to you all.. ^^
MusicalTenor23 6 months ago
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OLIVCHEN77 5 months ago
@MusicalTenor23 Absolutely right! Garanca is here like Daisy Duck to the Venus of Milo
OLIVCHEN77 5 months ago
Callas "sacrificed" precision for emotion. Emotion is in fact what ART is all about anyhow. Solid technique is great and in most cases a must, but it is not the reason why we sing, dance, draw, sculpt. It is the emotional enlightenment that matters. That is why Callas and many others were brilliant. Who can do this? You? Perhaps you can. I hope so. I hope we all can in some way or another. God bless.
RomaShop1 6 months ago 20
Perfect!
Ioulia63 6 months ago
Love;y singing.TY vastvision for posting.
paulostroff99 6 months ago
Díky , překrásná interpretac mé nejoblíbenější arie.
zdevol7 6 months ago
Shit! Voce engolata. E alcune suoni sono in dietro a la maschera, sorry.
cantanteporsiempre 7 months ago
If all you critics don't think her voice is seductive enough for a temptress would look at a series of her (in staged opera) Carmens you might think again. This is a recital not a drama.
MrHbc3 7 months ago
soprano.
bodiloto 7 months ago
@bodiloto dude stop it, just because you keep stating she is a soprano in the comments section doesn't mean she is one, how hard is it for you to understand LIGHT MEZZOSOPRANO words?
Maggielicious21 7 months ago
bodiloto 7 months ago
How absolutely, totally wonderful.
Thanks for the upload!
nieson0727 7 months ago
What's wrong with the bloke on the woodwind solo?? Beautiful singing
ronaldo190172 7 months ago
Vastvision...Thank you for posting the lyrics and their translation. What a beautiful aria!
IrinaBulici 7 months ago
@jd7x7jd, yes...maybe in your dreams!
Zig0zago 8 months ago
goose bumps!!!! Makes me cry everytime I hear it.
Kitana818 8 months ago
Indeed a great singer in a great song. Without trying to minimize the great performance of Elina, ( I am biased because I admire her so much ) I think that Maria Callas' performance of this most beuatiful aria is the best ever recorded..
I am so glad that Camile Saint-Saens composed such beauitiful opera..
VIRIATO1942 8 months ago
I go back just far enough to remember Rise Stevens singing this aria. I never thought I would ever hear anyone as good as she was. Garanca is not only as good, she is actually better--when does she visit the U.S. West Coast??
ab3020 8 months ago
Algida come un baccalà...canta in modo corretto, niente più !
federricoilgrande 9 months ago
If I ever get my hands on which one of you gave my phone number to Elina.........
lredmon 9 months ago
Wonderful voice, perfect to play the role. I heard Maria Callas singing it and it was awful! Only Maria Callas fans love to hear her singing, but I heard she singing some notes out of tune and she cracks every time she goes on low notes. On the other hand, Elina mantained her timbre all the same and made a wonderful interpretation. Thanks for posting!
mircavalcante 9 months ago 3
@mircavalcante That is because, this aria is made to be sang by a contralto or mezzo, a soprano, could have problems on low notes.
oceanodefuego1 9 months ago
@mircavalcante During some parts of her career she (Callas) sang a lot of things very well. She was, however, a great actress at a time when opera did not have that many great actresses and actors. I accept the testimony of N.D. that she was an excellent musician also.
MrHbc3 7 months ago
As beautiful as her voice can be...and I have heard it many times. To me she is a little too dark and her voice does not seem to carry the weight of such a role. Not my favourite of hers. God bless he though you can see she tries. Just too dark and a little stilted.
SOTSV 9 months ago
One of the best mezzo of our time! Her Dalila is too sweet, it is okay for a concert but not for an opera. Anyway she took my heart and she deserves 5 stars!
FloriaTosca90 9 months ago
One more comment... after reading a few more comments... "Label", "Terms", "Meant to...", "Has to...", "Should..."... I think, i'd prefer to have a conversation about music with someone who had no knowledge of it... The people on here (majority), I thought would know, music is about interpretation and feeling and you have your OWN opinions about it. Don't categorise it, or say it HAS to sound one way or the other, everyone has their own opinions.
Adam0209M 10 months ago
I wanted to do music in university, and a lot of these comments reminded me why I didn't go on and do it... though i was good at the theory... I also hated it... so boring, music should just be made by feeling, and sang/performed the way you feel it should...
Adam0209M 10 months ago
bravissima superb
etoiledelkirov 10 months ago
she is a mezzo-soprano.Recognize that a true professional...
crinoix 10 months ago
she is mezzo.There are several types o mezzo-soprano..A profesionist....i mean a real one...knows this.
crinoix 10 months ago
66 personas no entienden el frances :)
L4L01 10 months ago
Elena is a great mezzo, a great mezzo.
playgued 10 months ago
Pas inspiré. Boring
Motskov1000 10 months ago
who is that clarinet..?!...i will kill him...!!..the best sound ever heard..!!!!
edevaldo205 10 months ago
"Mezzo"...they advertise her so. Good soprano. Nothing special indeed. Listen this sung by Cernei and Verrett. They you get an idea of what "mezzo" and "great" mean.
Vendimi3 11 months ago
@Vendimi3
not true. She's a mezzo.
And Garanca sings this MUCH better than Verrett who has real tuning issues.
Brunnhilde66 11 months ago
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bodiloto 11 months ago
comme c'est beau ! chant et emotions !
MezzoMarz 11 months ago
Beautiful!
Allotmenteer2 11 months ago
It's good, but I can't enjoy it. Listen to Jessye Norman sing this one. Mind. Blown.
oreosandmik09 11 months ago
@oreosandmik09 true! Jessye is another world!
attiliobandiera 11 months ago
Saint Saëns, un genio... La "mezzo" Elina, buena voz, está para al menos decirle algo...
mozart2306 11 months ago
thanks for your comment.
jfsanin 11 months ago
La voce le resta in gola... non é male ... nulla di più
numetutelare 1 year ago
look at Marilyn Horne singing the same aria
....the difference between a beautiful FACE and a beautiful VOICE......
Zig0zago 1 year ago
@Zig0zago Garanca has both.
jd7x7jd 8 months ago
Small, small voice, like those who seem to have success in these days. She's a honest singer. Wonders are definately otherwhere.
Vendimi3 1 year ago
What bothers me about Garanca is how EVERY TIME she sings a higher note, she does a ritardando on it.... it's very annoying. It almost seems like she's compensating for her wider vibrato, even if it's toward the higher end of her middle voice. It's really frustrating listening and watching her as it really seems as if she's distracted and "thinking" too much, as a late student would do who isn't used to performing that much. Get out of your head and into your character, Elena!
rlee1976 1 year ago
Yeah... and Shirley Verrett...
Ellevius 1 year ago
Absolutely beautiful. I wonder, though, what did she say at the very end? I cannot make it out...she's definitely addressing Samson, but I cannot discern the rest.
xthewhiteponyx 1 year ago
@xthewhiteponyx
"Je t'aime", or "I love you" in French. The line is originally sung by Samson in the opera, but in recitals it's sometimes included as part of Delilah's lyrics.
MissZinfandel 1 year ago
Beautiful rendition of this sublime aria- actually half of a duet. But, everyone should hear Jessye Norman's astounding performance of Mon coeur... that was (and I hope still is) posted on Youtube: she sings it at maybe 1/4 tempo- and the effect is stupendous- not only for her amazing breath control but for the dangerous aspect of the music that she underlines thereby! There are 2 great recordings of this opera with Jon Vickers (w Rita Gorr, 1963 EMI and Orialia Dominguez, live)
baltoman24 1 year ago
La meilleure version de cet air de Samson et Dalila que j'ai pu entendre, est celui chanté par Agnès Baltsa, une mezzo soprano grecque, il est clair que si l'on pouvait entendre Maria Callas et Agnès Baltsa chanter ensemble, le résultat serait surprenant .. je ne pense pas que ce soit le style qui convient à Elina Garanca, c'est un peu fade ...
cominto4 1 year ago
La meilleure version audible de "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix· que j'ai entendue est celle chantée par Agnès Baltsa.. Il est évident que le résultat obtenu chanté par une soprano est différent de celui, chanté par une mezzo-soprano.. à mon avis c'est plus audible chanté par une mezzo.. Agnès Baltsa est une mezzo soprano grecque, si on avait pu entendre ces deux chanteuses ensemble, cela aurait pû être surprenant...
cominto4 1 year ago
is she a man?
hedonism147 1 year ago
@hedonism147 Does she sound/look like the men you hang out with?
MrHbc3 7 months ago
Beautiful voice. It just doesn't seem right for this piece. In my opinion Elena Cernei sang this aria the best.
vivsters96 1 year ago
Graranca ist wonderful - alas, listen to Verret!
traxelable 1 year ago
hola !ne me dites pas que Garanca c'est la mezzo pour chanter Dalila .Il faut écouter la Cortez ,(que j'ai accompagné dans cet air )et Verret pour se rendre compte ce que Dalila .Et puis Garanca on dirait une soprano pas une mezzo ,il faut écouter les anciennes chanteuses !!!!!!
MrOrgan26 1 year ago
@MrOrgan26 C'est vrai, elle est un demi-Falcon...
numetutelare 1 year ago
Bravo
monlasmes 1 year ago
Bravo
monlasmes 1 year ago
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She sounds more like a Soprano to me. For instance, if she was a true Mezzo-Soprano, the sound would be a richer and darker sound - more earthy. To me, her voice sounds hollow and thin, it has a very soprano-like quality of timbre - almost silvery - and her middle lacks a certain thickness typical of the Mezzo voice type. Perhaps she is just an underdeveloped Soprano with an extended bottom, but either way, she indeed posesses a fine voice. Brava.
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Cedricfollyman 1 year ago
Exquisite Dalilah. And with the looks to seduce any Tom, Dick or Samson to cut his hair.
Pywacket2 1 year ago
MEOW!!!!!!!!!
ykaiilah 1 year ago
superbe
77rageful 1 year ago
no one ends this aria like marilyn horne anymore. why?
ivantwill 1 year ago
@ivantwill Because they do not have the proper vocal class and technique, unfortunately I would add
MisterPapageno 1 year ago
Beautiful voice but.... I think she shouldn´t sing this not even in concerts. Her voice isn´t rich enough for these piece.
ezayi 1 year ago
Personally, and I am sorry to admit this, I don't hear anything more than someone -with a good voice- is singing the notes on the paper.. no more no less..
tyttarentottero 1 year ago
I can't stop listening! And I know when i go to sleep, I'll be hearing this angelic voice in my dream.
Uhlanga 1 year ago 2
wow she has such a rich sounding voice
theerasmusagain 1 year ago
Voix de miel, voix lyrique plus que dramatique, mais la magie opère quand même !
mariasarda 1 year ago
bravo, bravo...............................
artivan8 1 year ago
She has the same quality of Rise Stevens
maheldi1 1 year ago
@maheldi1
Absolutly not !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KOKAYT1 1 year ago
bello, ma nessuna come Callas!!!
ximenadore 1 year ago
What a beautiful and touching voice!
evewiemer 1 year ago
Quoique chante Elina
Elle me donne du plaisir et de l'émotion immédiatement
Peu de cantatrices peuvent vous donner cela
despina64 1 year ago
Hermoso...
arcangelx96 1 year ago
My goodness people, this bitching about A being better than B has been going on as long as opera, and it completely misses the point. Why not appreciate the special gifts each person brings?
jd7x7jd 1 year ago
I love the clarinet player. He stole the show, completely!
ABookwormAndProud 1 year ago
Schonlich
clinpsydoc 1 year ago
Schonlich
clinpsydoc 1 year ago
Superbe !!!!!! Quelle sensualité !!!!!!
mariasarda 1 year ago
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I've listened to all renditions here in youtube and in my opinion, Elina Garanca's is the best for this aria.
TorontoCA2 1 year ago
I've listened to all renditions here in youtube and in my opinion, Elina Garanca's is the best.
TorontoCA2 1 year ago
@TorontoCA2 I do advice to listen Bumbry's version, which is technically worth too!
MisterPapageno 1 year ago
Awesome! TY
paulostroff99 1 year ago
She is magnificent!
pclar47 1 year ago
I nearly melted through my sofa when I first saw this on tv...by far the best version of this aria I have heard.
ikklemikkle 1 year ago
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cantanteporsiempre 1 year ago
my hair is standing on end this is just amazing..rapturous
13orthanc13 1 year ago
A very sophisticated and brilliant performer - top of the mezzo's ......
zzp1 1 year ago
Sencillamente GENIAL
Jogab37 1 year ago
superlative version! So favourite. Cheers!, Sergio.
profesorsergio 1 year ago
I can listen to her all day long, my favorite Mezzo. Note, she is wearing a flounced dress in a cylindrical shape that was symbolic of a goddess in ancient Sumer.It could be coincidental but it is a happy coincidence.I wish the clarinet was replaced with the oboe d'amore,Otherwise , the performance was outstanding.
jmarcuc 1 year ago
the best mezzo for the time being.
jfsanin 1 year ago 4
@jfsanin No offense, she's amazing, but I wouldn't say the best. Lovely interpretation, at least she doesn't have all that Bartoli jaw tension though, lol
trogdorthe8th 11 months ago
@jfsanin she is a soprano...not a mezzo.
italianoameta 11 months ago
@italianoameta She is a mezzo soprano that's what the business labels her and herself labels. Its all in the Tessitura =]
classicalgalNYC 11 months ago
@italianoameta
She's a mezzo. really. she has the mezzo passaggio. as a singer and a voice teacher, this is clear.
This aria is, however, meant to be sung by a contralto and requires a darker sound...though having said this, she sings it stunningly well.
Brunnhilde66 11 months ago
Wow, what an incredible performance! You may be interested in this 1953 recording of this work by Rosa Ponselle, made in her home with piano accompaniment:
watch?v=p4n6JeoIEAw
classicvinylbiz 1 year ago
Glorious! TY.
paulostroff99 1 year ago
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RedMoonSimple 1 year ago
too bad that delila was really just a coniving bitch...
soccerbabey 1 year ago
@soccerbabey I know ..lol.. its true
nyjordy 1 year ago
@soccerbabey hahahaha
ppperez 1 year ago
Exquisite!
I love this Most ROMANTIC aria, she is Wonderful!
genia106 1 year ago
Click on the right button to read the english and french lyrics : they are so true ....
Could touch even a heart surrounded with barbwire ...
Madame Elina Garanca makes me cry each time I listen to this magnificent aria ...
solwrappednpaperlips 1 year ago
@solwrappednpaperlips
My Darling Christine.
You know what I love and I love this...Be still MY HEART!
Merci Ma Cherie...Bisous Genia
genia106 1 year ago
@genia106
Dear Genia you are a tender heart in this wild violent world ! Merci à toi !
I like warm people ! Thanks for being what you are !Kissesssssssssssssssssssssssss
solwrappednpaperlips 1 year ago
She didn't hit the high note at the end. Although she is technically a good singer, she has no musicianship whatsoever. Listen to Shirley Verrett do this piece or Jesse Norman. This is the music industry today, sing for the masses, don't take chances. Too bad.
chasca23 1 year ago
What are the last three lines she says?? I can never figure it out!
pglenn6 1 year ago
@pglenn6 Samson,Samson Je t'aime
Maggielicious21 1 year ago
......honestly, elina garanca's vocal fach is COLORATURA MEZZO-SOPRANO, which means she can sing basically anything she wants. which makes her such a great candidate for roles like this because....sure a soprano could sing it, but it would have no warmth like that of a mezzo voice, she is an amazing singer and should not be mistaken for anything other than that.
spazpanic 1 year ago
A very advertised singer. Whom I wouldn't put in the olimpus. She's a good singer, no more. and she's not an authentic mezzo. I'm pretty sure in a few years she'll sing as a soprano.
Vendimi3 1 year ago
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albertorganista 1 year ago
@albertorganista No, you´re wrong. On the contrary the role and this aria is written for a mature mezzo-soprano. Nothing else....
dannymaestro 1 year ago
@dannymaestro I had a trouble with my pc. I wanted to answer to another video...
albertorganista 1 year ago
She's not a mezzo!!!!!!!! She is a sopran! And the voice is nothing special, her timbre is not beautiful!!! I am wondering about that noise around her!!!!
bronislavai 1 year ago
@bronislavai light mezzo!!
Maggielicious21 1 year ago
@bronislavai She is a mezzo and a very good one at that (though not my fav). Mezzos come in all types of different vocal colors and ranges. Some are lower mezzos and some are higher mezzos. In her coloratura technique, she a has an easy top register and takes advantage of it. That does not make here not a mezzo. My teacher is a coloratura mezzo and she dabbles in Soprano rep but is a definite mezzo.
bigdigger87 1 year ago
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A very beautifully sung aria. But an interpretation? I didn't hear nor see that, sorry. Still, an amazingly gorgeous voice.
volkerysilvia 1 year ago
A beautifully sung aria. But an interpretation? I didn't hear nor see that, sorry. Still, an amazingly gorgeous voice.
volkerysilvia 1 year ago
la brava Garanca dovrebbe lasciare in pace Dalila::))
federricoilgrande 1 year ago 7
@federricoilgrande Definitivo! :)
ezayi 1 year ago
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ad80ad 1 year ago
Great shot. Anybody knows who sings this aria and repeats the last sentence: "Je t'aime"?
Is not Callas, nor Horne, nor Ludwig, nor Obraztsova.
I need to catalog the aria.
Mille grazie a tutti quanti
elycastex 1 year ago
@elycastex denyce graves but i've only seen her with domingo and he also sings it
Maggielicious21 1 year ago
So beautiful ... . perform and song. Brava !
anselmonadir 1 year ago
One of the best interpretations I've heard of this song! Only second to the Madame Horne...which i would be a dream come true for some of us. :)
Thanks for sharing.
godsmuzic 1 year ago 3
I'm performing this aria too! It's a very wonderfull aria, from a very great composer. Your perfomance it's the best I've find here!!! Your voice it's superb! Congratulations!!!!
1977aM1 1 year ago 2
they don't even sing it in french! . . . . . sorry i don't mean to argue but a friend of mine is crazy about muse and i'm already sick of them
Maggielicious21 1 year ago
Listen to 'I belong to You' by muse, he sings this and its brilliant ^^ and yh he sings it in french :)
NeonBlazer22 1 year ago
ok, my bad!! my apology to all muse fans!! matt does sing it in french and it sounds very very nice indeed. . . . . but not better than Camille Saint-Saens original! :D
Maggielicious21 1 year ago 2
oh sorry i didn't see that you had corrected yourself
MissInformati0n 1 year ago
you're right. When muse says "reponds a ma tendresse," it's actually german for "i like peanut brittle," not french at all.
at0micr00ster 1 year ago
@Maggielicious21
uh yeah he does -.-
beatle96 1 year ago
they do though. listen to the entire song
MissInformati0n 1 year ago