Andreas Scholl & Anna Caterina Antonacci - Handel - Rodelinda - Io T'abbraccio

[annyfenton1]

David Hansen and Emma Matthews where are you? I'd love to see YOU singing this divine aria!

[avecantarina]

Maravillosa esta producción. Todos estan a la altura, ACA es una gran artista, conmovedora y Andreas fabuloso. GRACIAS por compartir este video. Es una fiesta par el oido y la vista. Thank you so much, thank you LoRau.

[endrrahene]

Just one suggestion: though 'I embrace you" is a technically correct translation, it is more emotionally resonant in English to say "I take you in my arms." "Embrace" is a latin derivate and stylistically latin derviates are more for the head than the heart. "I take you in my arms," provokes a stronger emotional reaction than "I embrace you" which may sound more elegant than the plain English but it also sounds colder and more abstract.

[endrrahene]

I went to see Rodelinda at the Met because I loved this production so much, but was very disappointed. This was a moment of grace. I don't know about Antonacci, but I don't think Scholl will have another like it. I think he really needs the support of his singing partners. Perhaps you have to hear him sing this with someone else to fully appreciate how beautifully Antonacci supports him here. Furthermore, they match each other's elegant restraint and understatement. Just superb and very special.

[PakezSystematicWrath]

Andreas Scholl is the reason why I want to sing as a countertenor. His voice just blends perfectly with Antonacci's.

[00AMARCORD00]

Yo me quedo con las dos y con la obra completa de ese gran genio que fue Handel.......

[teregonz]

es una maravilla. Acabo de ver en directo la retransmision del Met con Renée Fleming y me quedo con esta.

[PiroozAzDirooz]

sexy sexy classy classy plus great singing

[PiroozAzDirooz]

wow! perfection indeed- great job.

[endrrahene]

We flew to New York to attend the Met production of Rodelinda (11-26-2011). I can only say, all bow to the one and only, true Queen of Lombardy, Anna Caterina Antonnaci. Antonnacci and Scholl forever!

[ThesnakepatH]

Estasi pura

[hchristopher1]

Antonacci's theatricality is a miracle. Not since Callas has there been such a singing actress. "Over acting" in Opera? What a STUPID remark.

[AriadnePatras]

Everything is perfect! The words, the voices and the very passionate acting .Heartbreaking! Thank you for sharing!

[dannben]

anna is over acting i hate it, but andreas was excelent! as allways!!

[dominique40ful]

No words can express the delight of my soul hearing these two breathing out the pure essence of this aria......

[Anavyia]

OH my what agreat performance, fireworks really

BEAUTIFUL duet, thanks

[RM4774]

Thank you! How wonderful. I hardly have any words. And the lyrics are amazing too.

[jgadd1994]

Was lucky enough to see this at Glyndebourne. Could of heard a pin drop. In 30 years of opera viewing this live was without doubt the most extraordinary 7 minutes of singing I have ever heard anywhere.

[DEBFALANGA]

siete meravigliosi

[ulleylane]

sing the bloody words at the top of the phrase - PLEASE!

[MrFUHGEDDABOUDIT]

Wonderful this Aria, VIVI TIRANNO.

[operaticxingenue]

Wow! <3 And wow, she doesn't suck here. Her Carmen with Kauffman was SO bad. ugh. I think this is MUCH more her rep.

[Shahrdad]

I wish someone would post this sung by Maureen Forrester and Theresa Stitch-Randall. I heard it almost thirty years ago, and it was so unbelievably beautiful. This too was heartbreakingly beautiful.

[angietihi]

Divine, absolutely divine

[dancostan]

Unforgetable. I hardly know something most beautiful...

[josemiel21]

Estupenda interpretacion en definitiva pocos contratenores virtuosos hay y Andreas es uno de ellos.

Gracias

[katieboyd1]

omg love love love this

[rozalia67]

Wonderful...

[66jjma]

Quel duo magnifique chanté par 2magnifiques chanteurs! J'ai eu la chance et le bonheur de travailler avec Antonacci et ce fut un très grand plaisir, merci Madame.

[reinadegrillos]

Bellísmo!

[wimniewenhuijs]

Its great pure Handel,so beautiful this aria!

[mamadeanacleta]

Incredibly beautiful and moving!

[robgarza1]

Beautiful. Just Brilliant and beautiful. What a marvelous blend and great diction. The message is very clear. Wow.. Just heart melting!

[danielleosimpson]

Fantastic! What a relief to see that LIVE music still exists! Fabulous job here! Great vocal power and marvelous interpretations....very exciting!

Daniel Léo Simpson

San Francisco Bay area

[GrandeGhena]

quant'era bello quest'allestimento!!

[liriquita]

¡¡Qué grande eres, Scholl!! ¡¡Bravo!!

[liriquita]

¡¡¡Grande Scholl!!!

[ZsaZsadoll]

Beautiful. It is so humbeling to think that composers such as Handel could create such masterpieces with a limited harmonic pallete. Brilliantly sung and interpreted. Simply sublime

[Vinzenzful]

Bei dieser Sinnlichkeit fehlen mir einfach nur die Worte!! Wunderschön wäre untertrieben! Gänsehaut pur!

[nncapisciocomputer]

andreas e anna caterina mi lasciano a bocca aprta.Eccellenti voci,grazie Handel.

[wimniewenhuijs]

Exellent performance and singing this duet!

[yezdnil]

This is superb. And it was back in 1998, when I first saw it at Glyndebourne. Scholl and Antonacci are wonderful together. Happy memories!

[endrrahene]

I'm one of those people who prefers to listen to rather than watch opera because I usually find the staging and the over-the-top acting distracting, but this duet has to be watched as well as listened to in order to be fully appreciated. I love how they react to each other, how he gently holds her even during the difficult vocal parts. Just wonderful mise en scene. A unique experience tha brings everything together and just takes your (well, my) breath away.

[experimentalis]

exceptional

[fafo1010]

Sencillamente sublime y estremecedor.

[endrrahene]

Oh. My. God.

Thank you sooooo much for posting. This is divine.

[RussianDivas]

These two have more sexual tension in this performance than Netrebko and Villazon will ever have rolling around in their underwear. How restrained, yet how passionate!

[MisZing]

The fact that they are rolling around in their underwear is not their fault, but of the modern stage directors! Neverthless, you're right in your point ;)

[PorcaMiseria013]

@RussianDivas Well, I think it wasn't Villazons and Netrebkos idea to wear just their underwear while they sing ! ;)

[vivaldi4season]

Amazing Performance.

Thanks for post this sublime music.

[pirx0]

zapiera dech!wspaniałe

[Blivetmaker]

This is the best duet I have ever heard/seen in my life.

[frenchyfrench]

This video is an absolute miracle.Composer,conducter,mus­icians,singers...They are all together the music.This production makes me cry. You can feel the humanity. A very special evening.

[iroca22]

Me encanta!!!!!!!! Andreas Scholl y Ana Caterina Antonacci están sobresalientes. Es emocionante.

[mamadeanacleta]

Andreas Scholl rules

[Sessly]

absolutely amazing.

I am tired of everyone just congratulating Scholl, Antonacci did amazing as well!

[VladWaterBall]

Prodigieux !

[mamadeanacleta]

He has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard.

[asisecanta]

Terrific!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!

[Orsodaniel]

Magic Handel. Great performance. Scholl is at his very best and Signora Antonacci is just as good.

Thank you for posting this

JD

[BellatrixOrionis]

Beautiful! I have to buy this DVD...

I love Scholl's voice, and this is so perfect that makes me daydream.

[JMCaldwellAcademy]

I've never heard of this fellow b4 yesterday and today.....

He's awesome!

[Fulhambear]

Did you know that he is also a baritone!!!! I have seen him sing a two part by himself!!!!! I am hanging for him to tour Melbourne, Australia again!!!!!

[JMCaldwellAcademy]

Are u like, dead serious?!?!?! That's sooo cool.

So do you like, know him personally and stuff? schweet! :b

[Fulhambear]

Wish I knew him........just love his work!!!! and watched a doco or two on him!!!!!

[contessabrilliante]

Imagine that! I've seen it done by someone else, and I' not surprised he could do it as well. It must be real cool. I also suspect it's easier for him to turn on the baritone than to carry on the countertenor part.

[palcika1]

He usually says it's more comfortable for him to sing countertenor. I think his baritone is like that of a musical actor. The one-man duet is on youtube, too, search for the wraggle-taggle gypsies song.

[frenchyfrench]

Buy all this DVD ! Just a dream !!! You are going to cry for hours because of the touching beauty of everything. Just a miracle.

[wujingcdh]

i have this dvd, i wish i was there ...beautiful piece,master work! scholl's voice is touching,definitely my type,no one touchs me as he dose,marvellous!谢谢上传

[kikivolauvent]

Oh my gosh..... I knew Andreas since he was singing in Winterthur (Switzerland) many years ago - have never seen this...... my goose pimples will probably stay overnight, I am simply overwhelmed... BEAUTIFUL PERFECTION, touching, stunning, out of this world!

[palcika1]

I guess we know the feeling. :)

[flaviabrilli]

The human voice at its most divine and seductive.

[elisheva70]

simply stunning performances. the sheer beauty of their mingled voices sends shivers down the spine.

[konisia]

Wow!! Thanks for posting it. Apart from singing it is just amazing how much tension there is in their acting. This is why we have something like opera. Superb!

[Chriswren9]

Why did Handel write for countertenors so frequently? NOT that I'm arguing I love countertenors! I wish I were one!

[ceehof123]

Handel wrote for castrati (coutertenors did not exist) because women where not permitted to sing in public places, it's that simple. The voice of a castrati could compete with the instruments. The moment when you could not tell if it is a instument or a voice, that was, an still is, magical.

[Heartlessiceboy]

of course countertenor exist in that time and before that,since medieval times,only that countertenor were more suitable for sacred music and for english and french music where they don't wanted italian castrati

[59lilive]

Since I discovered this extract, I play it at least once a day.

What a breathtaking duo.

thanks for posting it.

[musiqueclassique1]

Magnifique duo, quelle émotion!

[courageousindeed]

Grandly sung by both Anna Catarina and Andreas.

I'd like to hear Andreas sing J.S. Bach's Et Misericordia (Magnificat). As far as I know, he never recorded this great piece of music. Or did he? Any information on this is very much appreciated.

[Sessly]

2:08 till 2:41... just AMAZING.

This is such a great duet, one of my favorites.

Kudos to them both, flawless performance.

[theNotSoDivineMsM]

one of the most hauntingly beautiful duets ever written and this duo raises goosebumps....sigh...

[dinacarina88]

God I love this duet

[OdysseyArts]

Wow! Is right. This is an almost flawless performance. Just great. LoRau, where was this 1998 performance done? Which opera house or venue?

[LoRau]

This is Glyndebourne Festival Opera (England). Filmed in June 1998. :)

[jizenizzlefur]

Wow! These are definitely two of my new favorite singers. What a beautiful voice Anna Caterina Antonacci has! And those low notes are amazing! And Andreas Scholl is great too! And of course I've always loved Handel- I'm glad to have found this new amazing piece!

[jormun11]

alguien tiene la letra de este dueto?

[flute1982]

really beautiful tone!

[civileso]

Such lucky bitch to hold him so tight, ahahahaa:)))

[LaBelleHelene]

I'm overwhelmed!!

[civileso]

My favourite duet of all duets!

[shelterit]

Again, I find myself sitting here crying like a baby. This is just too beautiful. Handel and Scholl together just is beyond comprihension, here wonderfully balanced by Antonacci. She's hot, musically and otherwise!

[mrtzschmsth]

yes, antonacci is wonderful! and scholl's and her timbre combine just in the right balance of harmony and tension, which makes their Rodelinda and Bertarido not only visually such a credible couple.

[OperaBR]

Scholl is great, but don't forget the great Antonacci as well! Both voices blend together wonderfully, as both have a great deal of warmth that fits this romantic duet a lot. Antonacci's unique timbre is so expressive and sensual, contrasting beautifully with Scholl's more placid and transcendental tone. Great interpretation!

[palcika1]

I keep showing my favourite things to my husband and friends, and they usually go, allright, fine, and what. When I showed this duet to my husband, he was motionless until the end. Since then, I made him listen to some other recordings of Andreas Scholl, and the same phenomenon reappeared every time. Any explanation?

BTW, William Christie's not innocent either, in doing this to us.

[sfkcbf]

Fine voices. How Scholl can sing with such a beautiful tone, clear technique, and musicality with his falsetto voice defies explanation. The Copenhagen DVD of "Giulio Cesare" starring Scholl along with soprano Michael Maniaci is supposed to be released this spring. The art direction may be flakey, but the voices should be remarkable. I keep looking it.

[Majtreji]

I can't sleep.

I harm myself. I listen to this every evenig, I don't sleep after that, I am useless at work, I'm tired but I can't stop listening to this.

Scholl should be banned!

[civileso]

I suffer the same way:)) This duet haunts me even in my sleep! We need help:)))

[RussianDivas]

Oh good, glad to know it's not just me:)

Enjoy the exquisite suffering!

[FloriaTosca85]

Beautiful, immortal music!I love it!

[palcika1]

Handel's duets are so beautiful. And I love Andreas Scholl, he sings wonderfully, he can do whatever he wants with his voice, he looks good on the stage, and acts well. Perfect.

In one of Handel's operas, Floridante, the hero and the heroine are both altos, I like there duet very much.

[gehaktmolen]

sooooo much tnx for all the videos you uploaded!!!! MORE MORE MORE PLEASE:D