The Alto's Lament

[Marsolene]

what i love most about this version of "the alto's lament" is that you don't pause to hit the high C. i don't care about close up or shining lighting in this song if they don't execute it the way you did. Bravo! Bravo!

[JessiesMusic001]

I love your version of this and you made some awesome acting choices with it! lovely voice too!

[confessionistspride]

Oh please, I'm a Soprano. & I adore this. xD

[SobekkareGoddess]

...7 Sopranos watched this and disliked...Alto power(: You're a great alto!!

[lizzieshername]

Your mezzo/ belt voice has a lovely quality to it. Just wanted to let you know. :-)

[KonichiwaGigi]

@xXxFF4everxXx Also i often listen to her voice and I have a feeling that Simone Simmons is singing with only a quarter half of her voice. I highly believe that she has a much bigger voice, but then again it depends on her vocal technique. Anyways I really did enjoy her performance in Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, thank you very much for sharing!

[KonichiwaGigi]

@xXxFF4everxXx Ah yes very nice I know Simone Simmons and i like her voice but sometimes I think she's not really a mezzo because even though she has a dark timbre but also very rich, she has more soprano quality. I don't know and I guess I'll never know obviously, but i say this because the same thing happens with me, I sound like a mezzo but i'm not a mezzo and i could say that Simone is the same case more or less. Also it depends on the fach of her voice.

[KonichiwaGigi]

Sara Mingardo "Fac ut portem" from Stabat Mater by pergolesi

[xXxFF4everxXx]

@KonichiwaGigi yea yeah i know she's a soprano but anyways... I watched sara migardo and i'm really impressed... but talking about pergolesi's stabat mater, I personally prefer Simone Simons (mezzo-soprano) singing it... if you wouldn't mind, watch and tell me what u think about her =D oh and, she's the red head

[xXxFF4everxXx]

@KonichiwaGigi @KonichiwaGigi yea yeah i know she's a soprano but anyways... I watched sara migardo and i'm really impressed... but talking about pergolesi's stabat mater, I personally prefer Simone Simons (mezzo-soprano) singing it... if you wouldn't mind, watch Epica - The Classical Conspiracy - Stabat Mater Dolorosa and tell me what u think about her! oh and, she's the red head

[KonichiwaGigi]

Sara Mingardo-correction

[KonichiwaGigi]

okay first of all this girl is definately not an alto but a soprano (what kind? No clue.) Second Altos and Sopranos compliment each other the same. There's no one better than anyone here because everyone has a different fach. I honestly think it's ignorant to say that altos are better than sopranos because they are both good actually. Also if you want to hear a REAL alto I suggest you listen to Sarah Migardo singing "Fac ut Portem"

[xXxFF4everxXx]

omg ur high c is so beautiful D: Are u really an alto or mezzo?? xD

[samoht3]

That was my favorite rendition of this song yet. So funny. Great job, you have a really nice voice.

[mariahthebest1]

sorry forgot the word to sing back up to your mother stupid keyboard.

[mariahthebest1]

I am an alto too but my choir leader won't let sing solo she won't listen to me when I try to tell her I am a coloratura contralto she says I need you to back up your soprano mother now my mother has a nice voice but I can sing higher then her sometimes if they give me a chance.

[kylexwiel]

@mariahthebest1 lol im a tenor but alto rules i whish i cud of sing like alto they are the best singers

[mariahthebest1]

@kylexwiel thank you for the nice comment sorry for the late answer but I been busy I just wish for a chance to sing solo but I take what I can get and my boyfriend is a tenor a high one I am a high alto and our voice come together so nicely.

[TheMusicalmistress]

Your facial expressions totally make this song, love it!!! Altos rock!

[twilightfanpiregirl]

altos make the whole show...without us the sapranos would sound way off

[kylexwiel]

@twilightfanpiregirl no it wont oh please altos cud split in to 3 t of altos different ranges altos can do anything comin form a tenor lol

[rebeccalafferty]

we ae the legends!!! <3 altos forever

[SopranoPry]

GO ALTOS!!!!!

[simplelikesnow]

best alto's lament ever!

i hate being a soprano when my vocal pitch is lower than my guy friends -_-

[treblemaker24]

@simplelikesnow please do not ever hate being a soprano i would LOVE to not have to play a man for once

[aleciarocksyou]

you are amazing! <3

lovee the song too : )

[queenslanddiva]

Fabulous, I've waited years to hear a song for the altos, without whom the whole choir would be a waste!!! Go girls

[bressakk]

im a tenor. i can sing alto hahahahah go ALTOS

[Sadesfan]

I'm an alto! POWER TO THE ALTOS!!!!!

[FantasmaLuna]

Not only can you sing like hell, but you're bloody hilarious! Brava!

[mbrooks972]

Very nice high C! I actually love singing alto, but do get frustrated with the boring lines we're so often stuck with. I'll be singing this song for a cabaret workshop. I don't quite have that high C, so the "joke" will be to squeak the high C, then drop to B, then to B-flat (my B-flat is better). :) Great, funny song, and you perform it well. Nicely done!

[cannotthinkofaname]

You're wonderful!!! :D

[TheYuhellie]

your incredible.

im singing this song aswell!!!

[stormieknight07]

my music teacher said that i am a high alto well i am out of school now but i will be going back to get vocal training in the summer

[doumkatek]

I'm just learning to sing, and I'm hoping I'll turn out to be an alto. This is a lovely and hysterical video!

[myriamfi]

Wow you're just great!!!

[MisZing]

This is bloody awesome!!!! Great song, and you're a great performer. Thanks.

[Simplenotion]

You're beautiful and you're a really good singer- you totally rock

[yogichu]

Don't Worry. Without us Sopranos would just sound high and whiny. We're the base that makes them great ; )

[Elphaba10102007]

you're absolutely right!!!!

[yubitzica007]

@yogichu mwahh.....finally one that shares my opinion:*sopranos are like...estompated ghosts without us

[NessaMogan]

your high C sounded great.

[MyChemGrl]

ALTOS UNITE!!!!!!

[Iperogie]

I'm a soprano, but, I want to be alto sooo baaaad

[soccergoalygrl43]

wow. you sing with such ease! You are truly an amazing singer. I loved how animated you were :)

[giraffelaugh29]

haha I love this song and as an Alto can relate. I think the tide is changing for us Altos tho..so Sopranos step aside. :)

[shoppinggrl9]

omgod this was hilarious!!! i love ur voice and acting!!!

[whedonite87]

hahaha! this song is hilarious and you made it a great performance! keep singing!

[LoveLifeLoveDove]

stage name... u could use "Midnight" or "Lunar" or something like that. i think that "Midnight Sun" might be good 4 u since your singing is sooooo awesome that i could light up the midnight sky.

[LoveLifeLoveDove]

ur really, really good!! I wish that i could sing like that!!!!!

[patmayonnaise]

you're awesome!!:)

[laceleatherxxx]

my chrous teacher back in school says im a alto

[Dutchginger94]

that was HILARIOUS thank you for sticking up for altos

[no1fosterluvah]

what's ur vocal range? Cuz i'm a soprano and i wanna know if i can hit those low notes...i'm...not a very good belter

[broadwaybabee18]

i was just wondering if anyone has any idea where i could find the sheet music to this song. either online or any music store in america. i have looked online to see where it can be ordered and i found nothing. and i looked in two local music stores and neither found it in their data bases.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE SHEET MUSIC TO THE ALTO'S LAMENT.

thanks!!!

[betwam]

Fabulous ! I sometimes escaped the alto route by being able to sing...TENOR! EEEK! I can remember well the first time I was asked to sing second soprano-GASP! Just as boring as alto.  Sigh.

[ChrisStephenHP]

beautiful! Your high notes were spot-on...well done! I love this song; it's hilarious.

[Brn2DrmBig]

Absolutely Beautiful! And Wonderful Stage Presence! I loved your interp of the song! Really! Excellent!

[singingfloutist]

wow! great job!!

[oldtraffordrockz]

wow lovvin it xD your voice rocks haha omg musta taken forever to hit them highs lol i find it hard i gotta say xD

[whitepmoser]

This song is hilarious!!!! You are such an incredible performer. I am an alto and so this song is perfect! I love being alto but it would be great to sing the meoldy once in a while.

[hunnybunch92]

i actually love alto for the simple fact that our parts r so interesting n i love to sing low! (i love feeling that rumble in my tummy lmao)but i wouldnt mind singing a little melody 2!

[nycraker2006]

I absolutley love this song! Being an alto ALL my life i can def relate!!!

ha i love it!

[l3butterfli]

hey i was just thinking a good stage name for you might be

Melissa Saks

just an idea, thought it was pretty catchy.

amazing job btw

[Rowena1001]

something Russian sounding for the last name maybe...

This is an excellent performance!!

[HPgeek2]

you're an amazing performer! I couldn't stop laughing for most of the song.

[musicrocksursox]

amaizing performance! i love that song, i think it really brings out the performer in all of us. also it reminds me of when i was in elem. school and when i got into the honors chorus i was really mad because i was an alot and at that time i thought that soprano's were the only voice considered beautiful. now i love my alto voice and i am proud of it. it reminds me of myself though and how sopranos always get more credit. ahhaha.

[musicrocksursox]

i meant alto not alot lol.

[ZanyTomato]

So true! You have an AWESOME voice, by the way.

[3R10M]

This is a hilarious song. My friend and I were just joking about how altos always get the crap parts and then we found this song and died! Great job singing it!

[LadyDragonbane]

I so agree with this song! I like being alto, but seriously! could we get something other to do than just the "low mumlbing" parts of the songs?

[honduraslover0607]

you have a BEAUTIFUL voice and GREAT facial expressions!

[girlteen3]

this is fantastic!

our choir had after school girls rehearsal a couple of days ago and we finally got the melody! it was great. and the sopranos were complaining about it, i thought it was rather funny.

but this is great!

[ohtexascity]

You have such an awesome voice. Loved this

[Dove4j87]

hahaa, thats funny, the choir director looks just like my choir director Mr.howard!! haha. so funny...yes, altos DO get very single noted harmonies...so sad =(

[iamcaffeinated]

Uhm... A stage name? Ahaha... yeah... LISA! LISA RICKSON! Uhm... lol. I'm bad at this. Melanie? Melody...MELODY TUNESON!!! ehehehe

That was reeeeally good!! Sorry if the stage name is the wrong kind of thing you were talkin bout.

[Destatur]

i like it :)))))

[dyad44]

That is so true! It's always the sopranos who get the lead parts or the melodies in either musicals or choirs!

[Superdude178]

OOH!! I LOVED IT! i've heard it only once before then i looked it up here and u were the first thing i saw! That was HALARIOUS! ur expression was classic! *5 stars and favorites!* I want to sing it, but considering im a guy...that kinda kills that idea -_-. Anyways keep up the good work! ^_^

[ductapejewpirate]

That was absolutely brilliant. On top of excellent technique you have superb expression. I'm jealous.

[mslexy403]

Wow I am very impressed. Like very! I know Natalie Weiss has kind of taken this song as her own and it's an incredibly difficult song to perform and sing. You not only didn't over-act it but sang it beautifully. That high C was teriffic and some of your low notes (light of the silvery moon) were amazing. You're very talented!

[peabob77]

omg Melissa! its ricky, and i love this song btw.

it has been so long, i can see youre still singing

=) great song, love the expressions

[missmarissa2012]

this is gonna sound weird but i think that we look kinda look alike...

[LimeGirl08]

Wow! That was fabulous! It was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed it, you made me smile! Thank you. 5 stars :)

[littledagny]

*You sang it well, not will. hehe.

[littledagny]

This song is brilliant. You sang it will!  I like your dress :-)

[MusicalsDork]

That was fabulous.  You can tell you have great training. Keep it up :o)

[lilrascaljtp]

you are amazing! i so understand! my voice teacher says im an amazing soprano, but the choir director needs me to be alto...

this is my new favorite song!

[TygerKyat]

Stage Name : Leah Hart

good job:)

[Ardent88]

someone knows my pain!!!!!!

[PhantomCake]

you're stage name should be: Bella Carthy!!

[broadwayobsessive]

and keep your real name! it's def unique enough!!

[broadwayobsessive]

nice C-- liked that you hit it on the word itself--different take!

[foastersandtorks]

...I wish I understood the pain you altos go through.

But, given I'm a soprano, I don't. *muahaha*

Well done on that high C--very impressive! Most people when they do this song make the C a bit of a joke, but you really did an AWESOME job with it. Your facial expressions were HILARIOUS. Brava!

[bruceagogox]

The High C was fab doll!

& the whole song :)

[imspiffy2]

This is one brilliant song. Story of my life! I've had to sing so low, that I might as well have been with the tenors and basses. Great job singing this! It was so funny!

[amadrienia]

I love this song. It's pretty much the story of my life.

[drama27king]

WOW! Great Job!

[MateoG7788]

This is soooo much better than your last one! And I think the C is great! Keep it up! =]

[Abzzzx]

i love your face at 2:24

its hilarious

you have an amazing voice ! love it

xx

[BlueEyes32095]

i found this trying to figure out if I'm an alto...it's great! Stage names..if ur trying for a no last name thing, i'd go with Lissa Lisa Liza, something to do with your name that isn't necessarily a variation of your name, as long as it has something to do with it.

[Eagleswing76]

You are WONDERFUL. The last one great, but this one is still a big improvement.

[Peruviangrl4691]

wow! such an improvement! you were great in the last one too, but this one's awesome. great job! =)