O del mio dolce ardor by Christoph Willibald von Gluck Sung by Jessica Pray

[ElishaElli]

I LOVE YOUUU-3 Congratts Miss Iowa(: Even though Im from Wisconsin, I was cheering for you-3 Keep singing and dont let anyone tell you otherwise!!!(: You are my biggest role model and I hope that I can become like you someday(:

PS, GREAT JOB AT THE TALENT PORTION(: YOUR DRESS WAS STUNNING!!!!!!!!-3

[balkanikaable]

Well done,you have a lovely tone, this is one of my favourite pieces by Gluck .Which collage are you auditioning for?

[DancingAryan]

Definately using this to practice for my OMEA competition in february! Thanks :)

[taashamf]

You do have good tone, but you need to do some work. Look up the IPA (international phonetic alphabet) for each word, because your Italian diction could be better, also all r's must be flipped otherwise it ends up sounding very American! Also you have some spread vowels, open your mouth longer not wider for [e] and [i] vowels, but don't tense your jaw. Relax your jaw, but keep an engaged tongue, and don't try to control the sound from your throat, use your air and let the sound flow freely!

[magichacker929]

@taashamf i was going to type EXACTLY what you just said but well you wrote it first :)

[ElishaElli]

You have an amazing voice(: You are sooooo talented and sooo beautiful<3 Congratts Miss Iowa(: I LOVE YOUU<3

[hsbyl]

im learning this piece for my college audition! youve really got this song down, much respect for your talent and beauty :]

[coloratuersoprano]

Please work on your vowels. You have an angelic voice...Maybe your should be singing something other than a mezzo soporano song...Lay off consanances and protect your vowels when singing Italian....You need to work on the fullness of you sound and tone:) Also....put more feeling into this piece...Maybe try German?? They sing with more v,z,r,l,and n's to the pieces so that you can learn placement to your vowels!!!! Keep Singing!!!

[pmsrxw]

Rea;;y nice! a great combination of Vocal Technique and Feeling

[AliRTMusic]

You sing amazingly. You have such a great gift. Keep on singing.

[florelina59]

OMG, your singing and your voice are magnificient !! I'm speechless *-* You hit the high notes so beautifully !! They sound so pure *-*

At the beginning, i thought you were italian, your pronunciation is perfect, really !!!

Do you want to become an opera singer ?

Keep it up !!!!!!!!!

Best wishes, Flore

[tanayaslife]

beautiful! just one comment...do you know what the words mean? Because you should put more emotion into it....it's about someone who is utterly in love...All the best! Also you're rushing the tempo a little in some parts...

[tanayaslife]

beautiful! just one comment...do you know what the words mean? Because you should put more emotion into it....it's about someone who is utterly in love...All the best!

[thechinadesk]

Only 17, and already this good!

Simply amazing.

Also, how refreshing that young singers appreciate the enduring classics, and not just the flavor of the month.

There is hope yet for humanity.

[ElvinD15]

@Johnstoncrazy What college are you attending? I am hoping you are a music major. Such potential my dear.

[organboi]

@ElvinD15 Funny, I was hoping she is NOT a music major. She's too good to fall into that trap. There are simply no jobs, unless she wants to teach, and even then, there are precious few jobs. The music schools exist simply to line the pockets of the inner cult that keeps passing out degrees when there is simply no work in this field. I am qualified to say this. I have a MM from Juilliard, and have seen a lot. Almost all of my associates there have quit music as a "profession." We are "the 99%."

[caprisunchikrox4eva]

wow! beyond amazing!!

[choirkid2393]

I am singing this song for state music contest friday and this is one of my favorite examples of this song. Thanks for posting :)

[JohnstonCrazy]

@fetchandemily Thank you so much, best wishes!

[Ghatma94]

you have got an amazing voice...i like it, because you don't use the vibrato too often...it's wonderful and i feel like a field of flowers blown in the wind...i know, it doesn't fit to the song, but it feels like this!!!!

Keep on singing like this!!

[JohnstonCrazy]

@Ghatma94 Thank you so much! Best wishes!

[Phantess]

Italian isn't this hard.

[AnaelyVazquez]

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS!



[sillytilly819]

This is very beautiful! Being that it was written during the Romantic era I would say play around more with dynamics and tempos. Start at one tempo (preferably slower) at the beginning and then speed up a bit. Just make sure once you get back to the A section you return to the original speed. I did this song my senior year of high school but didn't have the high notes you do. I had to do it in a lower key! But very beautiful.

[JohnstonCrazy]

@sillytilly819 Thanks for the comment, and thank you!

[kirstenvanterheyden]

in my opinion this is a little too fast - you can't get as much emotion out of it. you're ace though!

[JohnstonCrazy]

@kirstenvanterheyden Thanks!!

[organboi]

@kirstenvanterheyden TOTALLY WRONG. IT IS NOT TOO FAST. The original score is in cut-time, which is a compound meter, which means it's in 2, not 4. This girl, along with Juan Diego Florez, is one of the precious few to sing it as Gluck intended. She gets all the emotion required. It's supposed supposed to be a restless song with much forward motion, not a slow dark impassioned one. It can even go faster. Brava! Don't change a thing.

[GeoMiP]

I was just about to post, "HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY DISLIKE THIS?!?!" then I realized no one did. This is bloody brilliant. Your tone is perfect. o.o

[JohnstonCrazy]

@GeoMiP Oh thank you so much! Much appreciated :)

[GeoMiP]

o.o oh my.. this is... just.. Amazing. to Every degree. O_O

[JohnstonCrazy]

@GeoMiP Aw thank you! xx

[TheAGSmiley]

I love this...I'm singing this for a state competition next week, and i use this video to practice..=] well done! <3

[JohnstonCrazy]

@TheAGSmiley Thank you so much for your kind comment!

[shilpa82494]

Omigoodness you sing beautifully! And you're so pretty too! But really, you had great vowel shape and the perfect amount of vibrato. I was looking around for a good recording of this song because it's my solo competition piece and I found this, will definately come back for a reference every once in a while.

ps

I hope/bet you got in!

[chelseagrlmakeup]

im singing this song for an upcoming singing competition, and i really like the way you've done it, ive heard several different versions. I'm an alto 2 in my high school choir but i believe my voice teacher chose the same key as your's do you have any pointers for hitting those high notes?

[sillytilly819]

@chelseagrlmakeup Make sure you relax everything! you can't have any tension in your face at all! I am an alto as well and know those notes are hard to hit. Also, when you get that high don't worry a whole lot about the words. Just work on getting that sound out. Also, I have found it helps a lot to do a lot of warm ups that go higher than the highest note in your song.

[breeAnneWebb]

incredible voice! im using this song for a governors school audition in January. I hope your college audition went well with this! it is an amazing song and you make it sound really great!

[JohnstonCrazy]

@breeAnneWebb Thank you!! And yes it did :) Best of luck to you in your endeavours! xx

[breeAnneWebb]

@JohnstonCrazy thank you (: i find out in february about first cuts and around mid march whether i got in or not! im very excited! thankss (:

[PinkHippie93]

You have such a wonderful voice! I know you have heard this so many times, but you are truly amazing. haha. Keep being fantastic!

[JohnstonCrazy]

@PinkHippie93 Thank you!! I appreciate it!! :) take care!

[jemuelcayama]

is very nice your voice! saludos de VZLA! SO CUTE!

[JohnstonCrazy]

@jemuelcayama Thanks so much!! :)

[TheEllenMellon]

this is beautiful :)

your dynamics could be more pronounced, but that could be the recording, not you.

very good job

[JohnstonCrazy]

@TheEllenMellon I appreciate the advice! Thank you!! :)

[eliestersilla]

más matiz!! pero bien hecho :D!

[agedfan]

Jessica improved both her voice and her performance amazingly in the last time. If it goes that way on, she really has a great future!

[bnbgoddess]

This song is perfect for your voice.

Well done.

A tad fast for me, but you still worked it, girl.

Keep it up, you will go far if you keep working and improving.

[Bigalstyle]

You have a beautiful voice, but you need to work a lot harder and a learn to sing softer, but your young you have plenty of time to get it right.

[Crstina7217]

Thanks for the vid example I half to do the exact same thing in a few weeks, I still half to film myself

[BattementBabe]

great job!! you'll go places. =]

[The1WhiteViper]

I agree!!!

[bis14800]

wow.....great voice :-)