Kathleen Battle/3 Boys - Bald prangt, den Morgen, etc.(live)

[shelgr3]

Who are the people who post these silly, mean-spirited comments? There's no amplification at the Met. Battle's voice is *moderately* small (so is Bartoli's), but neither of them ever had the slightest problem making themselves heard at the Met. If you had ever been there, you would know that the Met has excellent acoustics.

These boys could be heard quite well, also. They're fabulous.  Mozart was amazing.

[TheWisemonkey8]

i was wondering if it was going to Gouge its own eye out there…

[lalali666]

I CANT HEAR THE SECOND SPIRIT AND IT'S DRIVING ME INSANE. I NEED TO LEARN IT. :(

[Chrisy299]

Perhaps the difficultest part for the three boys.

That posting with Battle is absolutely great!

[tsw5ctc]

Need I say more? It's beautiful!

[SuzuranKawabe]

Wow, the boys have very powerful voices. I sang the first soprano part in a production (even though I'm a girl), but I couldn't get as much power as he has!

[festungpolen]

To chyba najpiękniejszy sopran jaki słyszałem w "Zauber". Wow, że tak powiem.

[sospello]

I think they are good for any nationality and Kathleen, well focus of voice does help with the size and that she has! Thanks for this series of clips, as I had not seen this performance.

[pearlmuth3]

Very nice

[Mooorhe]

Heart warming :) How did they manage to get those treble voices to the back of the Met!? Lol

[GermanOperaSinger]

I have no idea...I wonder if they have amplification.

[Yoni89]

Eeh, Some kids have loud voices.. I could fill up a warehouse when I was 9.

:P

[romarius2005]

they may have been miked, and Battle as well. It's said that if you have a solid technique and focus the voice, you can be heard, but I have played her with Realtek a software, and her voice is pretty, but very very very small.

[GermanOperaSinger]

There are amps at the Met, no doubt. Almost every singer 'cheats' these days.

[romarius2005]

wow...that's really sad. They are cheating the audience. I wonder when they started amplification

[sour7lemon]

Yup, there is amplification at the met. It's called a well built opera house with acoustics in mind.... That's all. It is built for singers. There are tricks in building to help amplification, but beyond that... there is nothing else.

[bigsick3270]

@GermanOperaSinger no they don't..its all on there own...

[jewelmarkess]

@GermanOperaSinger And you have proof of that? The Met had to install sound system for Dr Atomic because the composer insisted on it; before that they didn't even have one at all - Met speakers are public address speakers in the ceiling, not suitable for music or aren't you aware that mics aren't enough one needs speakers too.. Do you know how much work it takes on Broadway to get the sound right? Doing it in secret is impossible.

[Malodorok]

Have you also seen a lot of shops in your time?

[FoggyRoad81]

For the last time. The Metropolitan Opera DOES. NOT. AMPLIFY/MIC or use speakers in ANYWAY. It's called ACOUSTICS, Learn it. Live it. Love it. sheesh.

[francescaemc2]

Mit Schlag! Fabulous. The pure beauty is astounding. Mozart rulz, as always. The kids have astounding pitch and that Battle Ax, what an instrument!!! Brava, Brava.

Beautiful.

Thank you.

[maggeo78]

Act 9??? Zauberflote has only 2 acts!

Great vid!!!

[GermanOperaSinger]

Sorry, scene 9...dumb me, got mixed up. I was sleepy.

[maggeo78]

ahahahahahahaha... Don't worry.... In effect it was a strange mistake for you! I think your insomnia is a very good thing for the rest of humanity...