The Anvil Chorus - GMCLA.ORG

[SordidGuy]

FUCKING AWESOME - STRAIGHT (OR "GAY") TO FAVORITES!!!

[kae4466]

must have been hard not to keep a straight (non laughing) face doing that peice. Thanks for sharing. BRAVO

[STPresenters]

Bad Santa!!!

[kae4466]

hehehehe

[VictorVonFox]

Blacksmith's Theme Song

[Intrafacial86]

Am I the only one that finds the irony in a gay men's chorus singing about how it takes a pretty woman to cheer the gypsy's days and raise up his spirits?

Anyway, cool stuff.

[simnebrael]

From a straight guy to the Gay Chorus - AWESOME!!! Keep it up.

[seth5220]

This actually HAS hammers and an anvil

[TheMowarules]

How is the first guy talking? Who present the chorus? He's very handsome... Does anyone here knows his name at least?

[jimroman]

@TheMowarules  Thanks for asking!

He's actor David Noroña, GMCLA's guest narrator for the series of "Diva's Revenge" concerts in 2002. Although Mr. Noroña wrote the libretto for "Paradise Lost" that the chorus performed later that evening, he is best known for his enormously successful career as an actor on television. You may know his work from "Six Feet Under" to "Ugly Betty" and most currently: "The Mentalist."

[TheMowarules]

@jimroman Thanks for the info, btw I love this chorus, greetings from Nicaragua! :)

[YorkGod1]

i need guitar tab for this tune!

[SirDude456]

this is one of the first pieces of the "anvil chorus" to have an actual anvil and hammer, bravo.

[FrisianDude]

@SirDude456 And it works so very well.

[78genocide]

Not a bad way to put a little comedy into classical music. :)

[78genocide]

Looking at their tools, I'd say they're "hammering away" at the myth that size doesn't matter. Wow-- 2 jokes in 1! :)

[187Unseen]

dont like the homosexual thing (hating on MY views only shows how untolerant of OTHERS viewpoints you are, haters) at all, but a great performance of anvil chorus. i've always thought that anvil chorus sounded better with all male vocals than with mixed. Nice performance. Who was the man that brought out the anvil in relation to the group?

[warestari2000]

I hope that the twenty people who disliked this video disliked it because they didn't like the performance and not because of the sexual orientation of the performers of this piece...I rather enjoyed it, though the percussionist on the left was slightly behind on the second beat with his sledgehammer. Other than that, very enjoyable!

[AuldLochinvar]

The really great thing is that these handsome guys are Percussionists.

Who'd'a thought that an anvil and hammers belong in the percussion section!

[Swedbander]

@AuldLochinvar

Everything that isn't brass, woodwind or strings (if applicable) is considered percussion. Such as cannons and church bells (1812 Overture), typewriters (The Typewriter), howitzers, grenade launchers and machine guns (Under Bodens Kanoner), or just about anything (Piece for Six Drummers and One Apartment).

[TheGreatVarholy]

To discriminate against anyone only succeeds in revealing to the world just how much of an arrogant, close-minded, massively ignorant bigoted right bastard one really is.

In the end orientaions matters not, the music is what counts and these fellas hit a home run. . .or in this case, they have a real "smash" hit. <_< yeah I know lame pun

[DarkNaomi]

The shirtless guys are sexy! :D

[DarthBarkerSithLord]

YOU KNOW HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE NAME OF THIS SONG AND THE SONG ITSELF!? 7 YEARS! I heard it for the first time in my language arts class in the 6th grade.

[jimroman]

@DarthBarkerSithLord

Then, to be fair, you should know that the composer Giuseppe Verdi actually titled it Coro di Zingari (Gypsy Chorus), in his opera Il Trovatore (The Troubador) written in 1853. We're using the more common English-language title.

[richestrich95]

@DarthBarkerSithLord Me Too! I am so glad I found it

[spiderwell]

@DarthBarkerSithLord hehe now you can listen to it many times, bet you glad you found it

[alexngai321]

@DarthBarkerSithLord Same here. I listened to Maksim's version ( "The Gypsy Maid" ) about 7-8 years ago on TV. Since then, I've been searching for it. Today, I finally find it. EPIC.

[ftp44]

Those hammer men are sooooo ripped.

[ibomidablehonky]

don't really care that they are gay that was one of the best versions of anvil chorus Ive heard ever

[Jameson10314]

There is no reason to discriminate against people for their romantic orientation.

[moogleye]

i love that song.... hahaha thats one of the Funniest, awesomest, songs i've heard good job on the quality also!!!

[directv232]

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh what the hell.

[icu109]

wonderful!

[RobTafoya]

Amazing!

[RobTafoya]

Amazing!

[KiwiKugai]

Timeing was a bit off on the Sledges, but bloody brilliant!!!!!!!

[Graydon902]

There's our handsome Marc, starting at :35, looking all buff and healthy! God rest him!

[acla9000]

Unusual, creative and amusing!! Thanks.

[peckerwoodtwist]

This could be what is called "Light Opera" Hee!

[peckerwoodtwist]

Opera on the (light) side

[LinuxPython]

I am amused.

[lightdiviner]

ah! is there a more beautiful sound than the metal hitting that anvil?

[TanteA]

Haha... great performance!

Anette

[DAVIDAMERRIMAN]

cool

[ugotitbabe000]

chuckles

[Greatheil]

signers at a chorus concert??

[jimroman]

Yes, all subscription concerts by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles feature our ASL interpreter. The responses GMCLA gets from its gay hearing-impaired audience members are some of the most emotional fan letters we receive! People who are hearing-impaired can feel music too, and of course, they love our production numbers as well. GMCLA's music is a message of inclusion.

[ribsngibs]

It's interesting that there's an ASL interpreter. The deaf people will understand what the chorus is singing about, but (most of) the hearing people will not, since it's not in English :)

[Gheorgyi]

@jimroman The staging is certainly "inventive": the old guy pushing an anvil on stage is amusing; the switch from hammers to the big sledges is, too. Too bad in the last part the "tempo" is unduly accelerated. All in all, a performancer of fun. Gheorghij

[AuldLochinvar]

A long time ago, I asked myself "Verdi's got this great reputation, but did he ever do something as much fun as the Lone Ranger bit from Rossini's William Tell Overture'?"

After about a week I concluded that the Anvil Chorus was the answer. But these muscular 'percussionists' take it into the realm of the cannon in "1812"!

[countess16]

I just saw this Opera in NYC at the Met, and WOW...let me tell you that the anvil scene was EXTRA-ORDINARY!!! Yes, the Men AND the singing...all were Spectacular!!!

[thebeastlyhoodlum]

Funny....saw a recent MET production with real sledgehammers and anvils, it worked out very well.

[NuiteNoire]

Yum. And funny, and good singing.

[jmowreader]

Other than the anvil's too small, that was great.

[cotes42]

that was great~!

[fallenanjel]

I've seen countless opera productions of this chorus but now I've finally seen one where cute blacksmiths have the guts to use a real anvil and not some small xylophone thing. Not to mention, they pound the hell out of it too.

Other than not using an orchestra but a piano for the music, one of the best I've seen. Thanks.

[ActaSanctorum]

hilarious choreography, good singing, waste of anvil!!!! oh well, still funny :)

[nothingbutfun]

waste of anvil? what does that even mean?

[tdc310]

Very good BRAVO

[rumpleman99]

superb

[coolperson50613]

BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!

[tjrieves]

that was pretty funny 5/5

[oneguycoding]

ha ha, that's hilarious, good job

[buddmar]

Concerning the guys without their shirts ... all I can say is: WOOF!

[king7wood]

Way cool!

[MusicaParola]

Verdi would have loved this.

[noelinspain]

Terrific performance by both choir and hot blacksmiths! Any one of you welcome to join my choir here on the Costa del Sol - we're desperately short of men!!

[madkas]

fantastic!

[mdeonx12]

I feel sorry for the anvil.

[kaspernbs]

@mdeonx12 Why? they are built and designed from the day the steel is collected with this type of job in mind.

And it only had a three man sledging team working. With a heavy piece of work its not unusual to have a 5 or 6 man sledging team.

Reason being is you have a short working time before you lose the heat in the work, and the more times you reheat the work the weaker it is.

From an journyman (girl) blacksmith

[magnum44biotch]

BRAVI!!!!

[timshostage]

YES, finally someone brave enough to pound the s***t out of the anvil.

[jaapweel]

Wow. I'm impressed. This would be really awesome for a professional performance. You really got all the details lined up, don't you. Fabulous.

[laurabryannan]

Great performance!

[georgebaggy]

damn those guys are ripped

[zombie7272]

yummy boys..

[thebittenmac]

Nice and funny video... A different interpretation of Verdi's opera :p

[Auroster]

Are they all gay??? I'm not insulting, I really wonder that because of the title...

[jimroman]

Thanks for asking! While almost all GMCLA performers identify themselves as gay men (and yes, the performers in this clip are all gay men), membership does not imply orientation; GMCLA auditions are open to all singers.

[gothicXbiXchick]

well thats really sweet of you guys.you don't really care if their gay or not as long as their willing to sing with gay men they are aloud to join i think thats really awsome of you

[IlyDawson]

I can play that on my flute, just not NEARLY as fast! Lol

[mariuszny]

Na poczatku dziadek tak sie wypiac, ze myslalem, ze ten z tylu go zapnie.

[erzbet07]

Who woulda thunk..a real anvil in the ANVIL CHORUS? Brings back fond memories of the mad Marxes hammering away in a NIGHT AT THE OPERA. And I loved seeing the English lyrics too! Thanks!

[ThrobertMcGee]

Gotta love the irony of the lyrics... (Q: "Who brightens the days of the Gypsy man?" A: "The lovely Gypsy lady!")

[MNsane]

good song to do shots to

[operasarah]

YesYesYes... so sexy! Good for you, boys!

[charlesgarland]

Marvellous. We don't have "sin ply" in the UK, but I'm sure that Pedo knows what he means.

[PedoBear11]

Awsome. Sinply, what I was looking for.

[meowmix]

great chorus.

[heveskar]

thats fantastic

does anybody know the songs name?

[jimroman]

In English, the song is called "The Anvil Chorus." It's from the Italian opera "Il Trovatore." In Italian, the song is also known as "Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne."

GMCLA will perform this number again on July 19-20-21, 2007 in Los Angeles. (Same anvil. New muscle studs!) Visit the GMCLA website for show times and ticket information. Don't miss it!

[mikeybill]

Now that was funny.

[psientist]

Ya know, I hate operas....But this is the first one I liked and appreciated Thanx for this

[clare4274]

I loved this version. What fabulous voices! and tasty bodies! Wish I was a man!

[WhatsABoyToDo]

Fabulous, I clapped : -)

[Traminer]

Lol.. love those muscle boys.. :)