Sweeney Todd - Epiphany, A Little Priest (2/2) - Proms 2010

[grndorange]

Maria Friedman definitely channels Angela Lansbury in all the right ways. Well done.

[Amanda5797luvsCT]

This doesn't sound as great as the original, mrs Lovett doesn't song that great, ad they are both over doing the vibrato ...

[ijason0570]

great stage presence:D 

[TheCoolSoprano]

I think if Bryn were pointing at me between 1:35 and 1:37 I would have shit my pants. =O

[Butterfly1892]

I FREAKEN LOVE THIS IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND POWERFUL AND IT REMINDED ME Y I LOVED CHOIR AND SINGING XD

[TheOnlySilverUnicorn]

This is one of my favorite performances of all time! This is fabulous! I wish I could have been in the audience.

[pluper222]

Bryn Terfel is great and he looks like Peter Griffin on the Family Guy!!

[adamrocks2006]

Awesome performance made me feel like my dick was on fire?

[00DanielaCarvalho00]

I like Johnny Depp and Helena's version better vut this is really good :D

[Kate1620]

@00DanielaCarvalho00 noooooooooo! lol

[Corii96]

aw god this is epic :D

[182Ginger]

I dont like the way this guy sings sweeneys part but its my opinion the way he accents his words dont fit the part and sound kinda of funny considering the emotional stand point

[BenMcCormack91]

Terfel's amazing. To be fair, it's hard to judge Friedman because following up on Angela Lansbury is damned hard.

[electricmanja]

lol!!! awesome performance! it's piping hot! haha

[mattwinkworth]

He's a couple of beats late coming in at the beginning, correcting himself at 00:30. I know it's super-anal to point it out, but it is irritating. I saw them at RFH do the whole thing in concert and Terfel/Friedman were shoddy. She forgot a whole verse of "Wait", and they got out of time and lyrics wrong during "A Little Priest". Shame when there was such a wonderfully rehearsed chorus and orchestra.

[mattwinkworth]

@mattwinkworth Well, maybe "shoddy" is a bit strong, but you don't expect mistakes like that from professional performers when you've paid £40 for a ticket.

[TheMusicmanMB]

I am so sick of reading negative comments on these BBC Proms videos. The BBC proms are some of the greatest concerts I have ever seen. Seriously, I don't give a shit about what you think about them, and no one else does either. So if you don't like it, stuff it and let the rest of us enjoy it...It's not very hard to keep it to yourself or talk about it within your own circle.

[mattwinkworth]

@TheMusicmanMB I agree that the proms are wonderful. But I also think you're confusing youtube comments with a fascist state...

[MrMrmike5]

7: 23 Best part

[RobbieNewtonLobster]

Brit's can't do Sondheim? So by extension, Brit's can't do Sweeney Todd? More extension, Brits can't do a show set in London, England, UNited Kingdom (Britain)?

[madgeson]

Wrong style Bryn!

[MrDsmalls]

bryn terfel singing sweeney todd????!! Oh my it doesn't get any better than this. I wish the so-called 'singers' on Bway would all roll over and we could have REAL singers like this perform. Awesome

[myloverisbillmurray]

@MrDsmalls unfortunatly it doesn't really work 8 shows a week. singing like that means dropping into the diaphram, slamming it again and again...exhausting. even in the recit hes still right on the voice!

[oaiturriaga]

@MrDsmalls mmm no doubt he is a good singer, but to perform this kind of music also requires to be a convincing actor. And watching this after seeing George Hearn's awesome and passionate version... I have to say that mr Terfel version is very dull. Very.

[Sedraen]

@oaiturriaga I have to agree, but you have to keep in mind, this is a concert, not a performance of the musical itself. This focuses more on the musical aspect. I have no doubt that if he were performing it in the context of the musical, he'd sacrifice a bit of his vocal perfection for acting perfection and it would be made much more interesting.

[madgeson]

The Brits cant do Sondheim???

Have you heard the awful accents on American versions of Sweeney?

[Shelley1413]

I <3 the story of Sweeney Todd and Bryn IS AWESOMESAUCE!!!!!!!

[paulybarr]

OOPS- Terfel is 1 beat ahead of the orchestra for his opening solo so poor old Mrs Lovett has to glance at the conductor on her vocal entranca at 18 , to silently ask him" Where the hell do I come in with ' Easy now'?" !!

[robosmack]

I don't think Bryn Terfel's style of singing really fits this part. He tends to hold on to the lines like he is singing Mozart. This is Sondheim, he needs to sing it as though it were almost a conversation. As much as I like Bryn Terfel, we just finished Sweeney Todd at the university I go to and the guy who played Sweeney there was much better. Plus Sweeney should never be sung Bel canto, it just doesn't work for the character, it sounds to fake in this Opera/musical.

[curtainswoods]

Family Guy sings in real life....great voice...

[ng1493]

This is better than other versions I've seen, but I'm convinced the Brits can't properly do Sondheim. But that's okay because Americans can't do Rice or Lloyd Webber.

[morwenmur]

@ng1493 So what you're saying is that there is not a single person in an entire country who can sing any song out of over ten musicals? You should be careful making a statement like that on here, someone may get offended.

[Invaderphantomstar11]

This show needs to go on tour with these two! ^^

[FantasiaMagia]

Anyone else love Bryn's face between 4:45 and 4:48 ?

[Kittycatcatcat12]

@FantasiaMagia ROFL XD

[DennisOnshaw]

Does anyone know if this is coming out in DVD?

Hey RJ thanks for putting this up - love it

[ajp428]

i love this video

[LostHatProductions]

I was in the second row of prommers. at 1.35 when he says finished i could see the spit coming out of his mouth. and at 1.36 he points at me! One of the best proms of this season next to the bremen orchestra playing beethoven 1 & 5 and violin concerto.

[itsacloudylife]

ITS MY AUNTIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[crazywoodlouse]

@itsacloudylife congrats! She was really good that night!