Hanna van Niekerk, Dido & Aeneas - When I am laid in earth

[teaanv]

Yes, she is South African :-)

[americankgb]

How much more beautiful a broken heart, than one unstirred and atrophied from non use? I would die like Dido a thousand times over, having known love for a fleeting moment, than live a life without love. The best art often has as its origin, a heart bereaved...

[lispectorando]

@americankgb all so-called origins of art are only a fiction, a lie.

[juliancfernandez]

She's my singing teacher :)

[DevaRupa]

Oh God!!! heartbreaking!!!!

[aachelabelaaron]

@DevaRupa it's too much! i can't take it!!!

[JSAntares]

Awesomeness.

[mstuartg]

This is absolutely riveting. She sings with such musicality-the notes covey the emotion you do not need to over act and this marvellous singer gives us something to remember her.

[salsafiend]

This is the only one, apart from Janet Baker's, which actually moves me. I think if you concentrate on the lyrics, the emotion takes care of itself. It's these 'listen to my voice' types, who, paradoxically, are the worst singers.

[saturne46]

Merci pour cette vidéo tellement émouvante.

Où peut-on trouver des DVD avec Hanna van Niekerk (je pense à Didon de Purcell ou Antigone de Carl Orff) ?

[kgus123]

Good God! Why haven't I heard of Hanna van Niekerk? This is one of the most moving Laments I've heard. Thank you.

[JoFrSc]

My sentiments exactly. Moving, soulful stuff. She is an underrated artist. I think she's South African.

[rustydog1236]

I like this too, the staging is nice, is there some sort of a bell in the strings playing? Or are my ears doing something odd? I think it is so moving because it is not overdone in a dramatic manner.