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  • That was outstandingly beautiful <3 Way to go for all those brave souls to just start singing! BEAUTIFUL!

  • I'm American, I am young, and I fall into whatever other demographic you please. That doesn't mean that I can't like both Bellini and Rammstein if I want to. That means that I value diversity, which is how the United States should present itself. Instead, our people are nationalist and politically apathetic simultaneously. Oh, and classical music is half-deceased in every country, it's just much better funded and more often studied in Europe.

  • My FAV flash mob vid

  • Anyway, this video is not there to argue whose continent has better musical culture. Music is different on the different continents, and that's not so bad. We get richer listening to it. Just enjoy the smile on these people's faces and ours when they/we listen to this 'flash opera".

  • all brilliant

  • I've spent time in Europe, and I can say without hesitation that there are probably almost as many people in Europe who can't stand classical music as there are in the US. Especially among younger people. It is NOT a US-only phenomena.

  • @detroyes2 Is that really noteworthy? Young people tend not to like classical music. That should be a given. I'm 22, I am part of the minority who thinks classical music is nice to hear, still, I hear maybe one record, song, whatever ever couple of months... that's normal. No matter where you are (from). Also, if I may: The singular of phenomena is phenomenon. ;)

  • @SteinbrecherBack I don't think so. I was just commenting on the tenure of the conversation previously, which seemed to suggest that Americans were singular in a disike of classical music. It has been my experience that this is hardly the case.

    Incidentaly, on the other end of the spectrum, I've found that the Japanese and Chinese have a greater respect for classical music than even many Europeans.

    Thanks for correcting the typo.

  • Mr Pozner....Americans also don;t understand pissing in the street and writing graffiti all over monuments and beautiful spaces. So, I guess that makes me glad to be in Amercan. I've lived in Europe , Africa and America and they all have pluses, but I have to say, America is a great place and we Americans understand a lot more than most people think.

  • @sidpook Don't you NORMAL Americans realise that it's not because of YOU that many people think all Americans are idiots? It's because of this radical right-wing sorta-minority that is allowed to rule your country and dominate your country's image outside the US. I mean, for Obama it has to be normal by now to be called a nazi and an Islamist. In Germany, everyone making such statements, on TV or wherever, would be put in jail for hate speech, defamation and incitement of the people.

  • Mr Pozner, I'd say you don't know enough about contemporary European music.

  • What a beautiful organization! Smiling people!!

  • While the awesomeness of it all warms my hearts, the sight of people looking annoyed or even stopping their ears while the goddamn Traviata is being performed right in front of them makes me want to fund nuclear weapons research.

  • @Nilla6 Steady! Americans have little taste for classical music, much less opera, never have been exposed to it. It's simply a matter of ignorance. If there were more arts programs in public schools, children would be familiar with classical music, but there's a whole class of people who are hostile to arts programs. Funding instruments of war are considered more important.

  • @carrotjuse It's funny you'd say that because while there are a few people who seem annoyed or bored, a majority looks genuinely excited and happy. And I thought to myself "well see, we (french in my case, but europeans in general) mock Americans for their (supposed) lack of culture and whatnot, but you don't see flash operas in France!" I deplore that classical music is too often restricted to stuffy, pompous rooms and people, and I can only admire taking opera to the streets.

  • @Nilla6 Flash opera is a way to present opera to a public who may be unfamiliar with it, and to encourage the public to buy tickets and attend. You dont see it in Europe because it's not considered necessary. Europeans support opera through state subsidies as well as ticket sales. Most people there are familiar with arias from popular operas and attend opera regularly. Most people here wouldnt know the Brindisi from the Habanero and consider opera as elitist and old-fashioned.

  • bellisima!

  • 3:26 = Older lady pumping the air!

  • Those weren't cell phones I saw....they were digital cameras.

  • What a wonderful experience for those shoppers at the Reading Terminal Market (and for us on line, too). But my question is, why would you bring your camera to a retail shopping mart?

  • Somebody should do Franz Lehar.

  • So wonderful ! I wish LA Opera would do this :)

  • Ummm, everyone has a phone and which means everyone has a camera

  • This kind of thigns takes to me the emotion that only music can cause. ¡Bravísimo!

  • Gte, eu amo essas coisas, dá vontade de chorar! Viva a música!

  • This video cannot help but bring a smile to your face....I only wish I could have been there at the time. But, seriously, how many people bring cameras when they are shopping?

  • Hi guys, I am a music student and I plan to do this in the city where I study in the UK. It seems flash performances are becoming quite popular in the US but are yet to kick of in the UK. Any tips for how to start this up? Is it better to keep it totally spontaneous or to advertise it first? Any tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

  • I'm surprised at the number of people who bring cameras with them when they go shopping....

  • GENIAL

  • FANTASTICO ! ...BRAVO GIUSEPPE VERDI !!!

  • Ahh, La Traviata :D

    By far one of my favorites . I saw it when it was in Philly . Leah Patridge =AMAZING !!!! I really want to see it again !

  • Breathtaking, unbelievable good. I wish I was there....

  • What a gift to everybody there, to hear all those gifted voices.

  • 1st Prize is one week in Philadelphia.

    2nd Prize is two weeks in Philadelphia.

    But I still love the place !

    Excellent presentation.

    Thanksmuch

  • A senseless random act of opera. I love it! ;-)

  • Warmth of heart. I needed this!

  • 2:22 Absolutely adorable lady with hands clasped in delight!

  • If people were standing before they started clapping, would it still be called a standing ovation?

  • 1:30 blue shirt boy doesn't approve ahahah

  • There is humanity.

  • LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!

  • God, I miss Philadelphia! America's best kept secret. I would bar-be-cue my grandmother to move back there!

  • @Balancement Your grandmother says she would rather be bar-be-cued than live in Philadelphia. --God.

  • @kemup ~

    “Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.”

    --Euripedes

  • Amazing!.....Wonderful!

    I love OPERA!

  • YOU GUYS RULZ!

  • MORE THAN WONDERFUL!!!! Lovely! That's real life, not gayzism... did you hear that sirs illuminati of the black light?!!!

    WHAT IS OF GOD IS ETERNALLY WONDERFUL!

  • incredible!!! *sniff* *sigh* loved it

  • Wish they would do it in Rio de Janeiro!!!!!!!!

  • my bro & my dad r in the beginning of this vid my dads wearin a blue phillies shirt that says all this stuff 1885 or somthin like that & my bro is next to him in a tan shirt wit like a skull or sum kind of design!!!!!

  • maravilhoso.Gostaria de ser surpreendida assim.

  • Fantastico!!! Me encantaría tener una sorpresa similar xD

  • There is never a bad moment to break into song. Bravo, Philly Opera Company!!!

  • Have never attended an Opera but after seeing this I am gonna! LOL wonderful!

  • esta muy bien este video

  • Goste, exemplos que devem ser seguidos. Lindo de mais!!!

  • The guy at Carmen's at 3:02 is a pretty awesome guy. I was just at Reading Terminal Market on 5/12/11 on a business trip, trying to get my first legit Philly cheese steak and I was about a dollar short. The guy reached into is own pocket and produced enough to complete the sale, despite my protests that I'd just order something less expensive.

    If I ever go back, I'm going to stop by and pay him back. :)

  • Auuuhhhh aaauuuhhh that's fucking aiuuuuuuhhhh awesome

  • love the big dudes expression to the lady at 0.46+ Dammit i wish i could sing like that instead of sounding like i'm gargling poop!!

  • Super!!!!

  • Serial Killer 2:05

  • so truthteller878,besides the semi-psychotic comments on youtube,hows that decision to stop taking your MEDS going?

  • 28 people are fans of Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga.

  • @TheDavidsimo I think so..

  • cool

  • The crowd shots are priceless...I love the guy at 3:00.

  • If you're going to have a Flash Opera singing an Italian favorite, the Reading Terminal is the place to do it. :)

  • These are so cool!

    

  • 3:06

    The meat vendor guy is conducting LOL

    Good job opera company

  • Muito bom! Muito bom mesmo!

    Teria ainda ficado ainda mais legal se tivessem feito a parte do Marques, quando ele pede atenção de todos, e daí começar o Brindisi.

    Mas ficou ótimo acho muito mais construtivo flash mobs como esses do que caminhada de zumbis e brigas de travesseiro.

  • I don't understand a word they are singing but it is wonderful.

    Bravo!! Bravo!!!!

    Five stars!!!!

    jc3494

  • @jc3494 A subtitled version from a beautiful movie based on this opera: /watch?v=NcKdnkGBSgA

  • wonderful video.. just love it and keep listening to it.. Please come to Florida

  • simplesmente divino. Parabéns

  • I STILL love this.

    I come back time to time to revisit it and it always brings me joy!

  • 羨ましい。イタリアに行きたいなぁ。

  • fascinant !

    =D> 

  • Какая прелесть!

  • How very lovely! Verdi's La Traviata Brindisi :) & how fitting... they're all holding drinking vessels! Thank you for sharing!

  • fantastic !!!!!!!!!!

  • excelente super y maravilloso,,,, y me quede corto

  • que dire !!!j'aurai aimé être là!!!

  • great

  • This is Just so excellent ! ! !

  • 28 people have black republican hearts.

  • Bravo! Bravíssimo!!!!!!!

  • A REAL SHOW

  • You just have to love the blad guy at 3:00 with his sunglasses on his head....he looks at these two guys sing.......and thought "What in the Hell are you doing"...he might have though worse but I won't say it......but at least he smiles. LOL

  • SUUUUUUUUUUUPEEEERBISSIMUUUUUU­UUUUUUS !

  • "I want to marry the lady in black at about 2.40."

    theoriginaljones007 hehehehe

    And I want to marry the lady in red at about 2.00.

  • Who is the good looking guy at 2:42? I want to marry him!

  • Does anyone know the names of the singers?

  • Soooo nice!! Love it!

  • I agree quarterhore72.....it's joyfull and fun to watch....we should all have this kind of JOY in our lives.

  • Just so great.

  • 3:56 just singin' some opera...nbd or anything

  • Truly enjoyed this so much!!!!! Wish that had happened while I was at the Reading Terminal Market!

  • This is so joyful and uplifting! 28 people here need to get a life!

  • I wish to be there to hear it...

  • @bilekpetrseznam,

    Wow I wish I were there too.

  • Fantastic... rotadosamba . com

  • Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 3:01 this guy really seems to be fascinated...

  • Maravilhoso, belíssimo!

  • Wonderful! This music fits the scene of shopping at Macy's!

    Not only are you bringing great music to those shoppers, but you're also showing them that opera singers look just like regular people when they aren't on stage in costume with all that makeup.

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  • Wauw, it is: "LA TRAVIATA" - Amazing song, amazing atmosphere! Love this video!

  • Life is truly amazing! What the Human voice and music does for our soul

  • Accordion music at the very beginning was played by accordionist from philadelphia Ralph Salerno

  • bellissimo bellissimo bellissimo BRAVO

  • Beautiful! Very moving musical piece. Great job Opera Company of Phil.

  • I can only say that this brought tears to my Italian eyes. Bravo!!!

  • This tune can never have enough bass drum.

  • Perfeito!!

  • Philly is such a great town! I love Philadelphia!!

  • fantastic!!

  • this simply breathtaking. what a privilege for the ones who attended the market that day.

  • @maribel2 do you have a link?

  • Wonderful. Finally good music is getting to everybody.

  • I love it!

  • The darling older lady's face at 2:22 itself makes it all worth it!

  • GOD BLESS ALL OF THEM!  Outstanding! So much fun to see real art and talent.

  • Make sure you check the one that happened last week in San Fransisco at the Ferry Building.

  • Shee who knows where culture may be lurking?

  • Flash mobs may be the only salvation for the Arts.

  • Bravo,bravo, bravíssimo!!!

  • que coisa linda se voces fizerem uma apresentaão destas vai ser a coisa mais linda adorei lindo lindo

  • Marvelous! Delicious! Why aren't these guys in MY food court? Loved it.

  • Please, please, please, keep this up forever. How very wonderful!

  • This makes me happy every time I watch it! We need more great live music in our lives.  Love, love, love!!!

  • I'll drink to that...evviva!

  • Świetne ;-)))!! Brawo ;-)

  • Check out the guy's face at 2:05 seconds. It looks like he is watching a naked woman or something. Now THAT is loving opera. Hum, hum, hum.....dee dee dee.

  • @Sauceywalker When you see a gal who LOOKS like that, and SMILES like that, and SINGS like that, the only question left is.........can she cook?

  • I wish this was the Opera Company of Wherever I Live. To be going about my daily business and have things like this and the Hallelujah chorus going on around me would make me so happy. Even the worst day would be invariably brightened up by such fantastic performances.

  • @amimizunofan22 Speaking of the Hallelujah Chorus, here's a recent one. Search in YouTube under 'AlphabetPhotography Hallelujah Chorus' and you'll get it. This one was in Canada just last month. And check out the number of times viewed, then calculate how many hits per day. There are a lot of people out there who love this!

  • @pedro21011 Haha, I just finally got around to watching that. Not quite as intense as this company's rendition, but I feel it was more gutsy, especially by those first couple of people. Thanks for sharing! :) Oh, and yes, that's a heck of a lot of views per day. O_O

  • (I think the guy's reaction they zoom in on @ about 3:01 is funny :)

  • moved to tears twice by this and the Hallelujah vid. Awesome.

  • Beautiful. Amazing!!!!

  • People love talent more than you know. This was so fun.

  • the baby at 3:35 is my favorite part

  • AWESOME - BRAVO !!! ... :)

  • One of the great ideas in staging this is how the singers pretend to be feeling a bit awkward like everyone else and do not stand out at all.

    When the person next to you start sings opera and then the next and the next - it kinda gives you the feeling that you can sing too. Quite uplifting.

  • @sternumagnum (Since I don't know how to "thumbs up" your comment on here, I am stating it so :)

  • GO ON MY PROFIL -- LOOK -- MY MUSIC CLIP FLASH ABOUT SOCIETY -- COOL -- THANKS

  • 30th Street Station is just itching for one of these.  It would be perfect!

  • AWESOME.... one of my favorite opera, sweet and happy!!!

  • Oh we need MORE of these flash performances!!!!!!! I love seeing the faces of people watching this unfold.

  • Idée géniale d'aller un magasin pour sortir la musique de ses cadres traditionnels.A voir la vidéo le public n'est pas insensible! Une belle surprise!!!!

    Continuez Mme Mr les chanteurs.

  • I especially love the looks of surprise and delight on the faces in the crowd....who probably never expected to hear or ...gasp...like opera !

  • Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuperb !!

  • I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE listening this this, it makes me smile and puts a lift in my step! Wonderful wonderful wonderful!

  • Beautiful! I love it!  But this never happens when I'm there!! LOL

  • Fantanstic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Note all the happy smiles! This is what the world needs more of instead of shootings,etc..Bring the happiness forward!

  • YEEEEEEEESSSS!!!! Go culture!!! Go culture!!!

  • Totally awsome!!

  • Bravo! Art comes to the people. 200 years ago this might have happened in the public square. Very nicely done Opera Company of Philadelphia. Thank you Reading Terminal Market for being part of this. What an upbeat and joyful moment you all helped create! Oh to have been there. Loved the looks of confusion, joy, anxiety and almost rapture on the faces of the public.

    Well... I'm now a fan!

  • WONDERFUL.. We need more of this!

    Gailand Florida

  • Wish I could be on the spot when a flash mob performs. Such fun.

  • @oldshirley me too!!!!

  • Makes you enjoy life...

  • Naaadhera!!!

    Toto video si poustim skoro kazdy den a je to vzdycky uzasne...

  • This video instantly gives you a positive feeling when you watch it. The world needs more of this NOW!

  • Bravo!

  • loving the wtf faces haha

  • Don't miss the lady a-goin' "whoop, whoop' at 3:27!

  • This just made me smile!

  • How cool is that! Instant delight!

  • bravo!

  • How can you dislike this...

  • This brings tears every time I play it, and I smile until my cheeks hurt!

  • Smiles for everyone, Free, optimist.... Wonderful!!!!!!!!!

  • let freedom sing... another awesome day to be livin.... everyday

  • Beautiful people. Beautiful voices. God surely is smiling when his children sing.

  • How wonderful this is!! Thanks so much!!!

  • I like it :)