I an an ex choir boy ofSt Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, 1961-1963 and I was just lamenting how much the standard of choirboys has dropped so low and just before I was about to go, I happended to notice your post and out of curiosity decided to hear it, and it made up for all of my previous disappointment.You seem to major in the very thing I was missing which was almost 100% diaphragm breathing. I never so much as saw your chest or shoulders even remotely lift and I cannot commend you enough on that
I have go to say your voice and your rendition is most intoxicating, I keep listening to it over and over again. Your high notes are light and crystal clear. You really use your voice as a beautiful instrument. Thank you for sharing and enriching my soul as I listen to this song.
I have attended the Houston Symphony chorus' performances of the Messiah for the past five years. I must say, your interpretation is much more entertaining and technically clean than any of the soprano soloists they have invited to sing the piece. Congratulations on an outstanding performance!
Brava! This was a joyful rendition, and the runs and trills were impeccable and clean! Not to mention your dress beautiful! Thanks for putting this up.
I loved your voice lessons video, I've had that conversation at least a million times. Great job in this performance. Every note in your melismas is spot on, well done.
Watched the "you should be a singer"... then saw this. Lovely... as a long time Lyric you are right on and this is a great idea! ... Off to Lady Macbeth for me... and the students I now drive through their lives... Thank you!
A lovely soprano with a sense of humor! Who did you study with? This lyric coloratura/ long time voice teacher hopes to see a lot of you in the future. Don't give up. You are fabulous. That reminds me-I have to go practice #$%^&&* Rejoice!
@wowSaelra Thanks so much for you comment! I have been working with Trish McCaffrey here in NYC since 2005. I hope you see a lot more of me in the future, too;)
I LOVE finally hearing someone else take it at the speed I like to do it myself. I always get such funny looks from conductors when I give them my tempo. Lovely job, especially on the ornamentation. I also greatly enjoyed your "Voice Lessons" video! SPOT ON!
This is wonderful!! I just watched your video "You should take voice lessons"--hilarious! I am an undergraduate student in voice, and that is pretty much the story of my life. Anyways, you have such a clear, resonant tone and it is great to hear you cut over the whole orchestra. Good luck with your career and God bless!
This is exceptionally beautiful. It is SO refreshing to see the melismas sung with solid breath control instead of all the ridiculous mouth movements on every note, and also to hear trills sound like trills and not just a wide wobble. Major props!
I love that you controlled your breath well enough to be able to linger on the note coming out of that run at :36. I have said it before but this is really lovely!
Marcy-we are in grand lake colorado enjoying your opera singing. Your brother, Therese and dad and friends. Your singing is wonderful.....therese's friend Ellen (who does not have a utube account and had to depend on a 12 year old to communicate to you!
definitely, by far, the best interpretation that can be found on the internet at all. She seems to manage totally each and every tone, every ornament, she is completely sticking to what was written, she and the conductor have total idea of the style, the tempo is great, and the singer seems soooo comfortable, that its truly amazing how easy she makes it look!! BRAVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA grazie !! thanks for sharing this amazing interpretation! BRAVISIMAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I totally agree! This is absolutely the best version of this piece that I have seen on YouTube! Stylistically nearly perfect with intuitive and seemingly effortless ornamentation. Amazing!
@twalker742 Thank you so much for your wonderful compliment. I do feel it's a shame that I'm currently not singing Messiahs all over the place! I Kind of a waste, as Handel is definitely one of my biggest strengths. Thank you again!
now i have a score of messiah which i look through constantly...and that triplet in the b section...isn't there....i'm SOOOO glad you added it! it was beautiful! that's at 1:45 for those of you who are wondering what i'm talking about
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL note on 44 seconds -- on the "shout". So many singers open their mouths so wide on high notes and they don't realize the the space is all INSIDE, just like you did. As a singer myself I was so adverse to the idea of singing basically with a closed(ish) mouth, but it improves the sound by leaps and bounds! You obviously understand that -- brava on the whole piece too! ;)
amazing i met her!!!!!!!!! NICE PERSON REALLY :D
Kirkridge1 1 month ago
I an an ex choir boy ofSt Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, 1961-1963 and I was just lamenting how much the standard of choirboys has dropped so low and just before I was about to go, I happended to notice your post and out of curiosity decided to hear it, and it made up for all of my previous disappointment.You seem to major in the very thing I was missing which was almost 100% diaphragm breathing. I never so much as saw your chest or shoulders even remotely lift and I cannot commend you enough on that
proSpiritofTruth 3 months ago
Amazing - excellent delivery! Love the top Bflat towards the end! WOW!
tribalmusic1 6 months ago
I have go to say your voice and your rendition is most intoxicating, I keep listening to it over and over again. Your high notes are light and crystal clear. You really use your voice as a beautiful instrument. Thank you for sharing and enriching my soul as I listen to this song.
mccsingsphantom 1 year ago
I have attended the Houston Symphony chorus' performances of the Messiah for the past five years. I must say, your interpretation is much more entertaining and technically clean than any of the soprano soloists they have invited to sing the piece. Congratulations on an outstanding performance!
atdean91 1 year ago
This is a Wonderful interpretation.
But I like Elly Ameling's even more.
Thank you for Posting
gucaj57 1 year ago
Marcy is frickin' awesome!!!! Keep it up girl, you sound amazing as always. :-)
TheSilentPartner27 1 year ago
Marcy, you are fabulous. Your control is amazing.
anneayer 1 year ago
Brava! This was a joyful rendition, and the runs and trills were impeccable and clean! Not to mention your dress beautiful! Thanks for putting this up.
violinkid3 1 year ago
I love your trills!
katherinepigface 1 year ago
beautifully and excitingly sung
RickChristman 1 year ago
You should take voice lessons!
srburnsey 1 year ago 6
Fantastic Marcy!
Have a look at some of my videos! Hope you are well.
-st
sloane916 1 year ago
I loved your voice lessons video, I've had that conversation at least a million times. Great job in this performance. Every note in your melismas is spot on, well done.
awesomevideochannel 1 year ago
Watched the "you should be a singer"... then saw this. Lovely... as a long time Lyric you are right on and this is a great idea! ... Off to Lady Macbeth for me... and the students I now drive through their lives... Thank you!
skynasaur 1 year ago
A lovely soprano with a sense of humor! Who did you study with? This lyric coloratura/ long time voice teacher hopes to see a lot of you in the future. Don't give up. You are fabulous. That reminds me-I have to go practice #$%^&&* Rejoice!
wowSaelra 1 year ago
@wowSaelra Thanks so much for you comment! I have been working with Trish McCaffrey here in NYC since 2005. I hope you see a lot more of me in the future, too;)
marcysoprano 1 year ago
Beautiful! Thanks for posting "Voice Lessons"...it got me here. What a joy!
6campbells 1 year ago
what a lovely voice! Your coloratura is beautiful! Where did you study?
mrsjostrander75 1 year ago
@mrsjostrander75 I studied at Indiana University, both BM and MM
marcysoprano 1 year ago
How exquisite bright and lovely!
malibu64 1 year ago
Such a pleasure and so wonderful to hear and see such a joyful performance!
bootsoneill 1 year ago
I LOVE finally hearing someone else take it at the speed I like to do it myself. I always get such funny looks from conductors when I give them my tempo. Lovely job, especially on the ornamentation. I also greatly enjoyed your "Voice Lessons" video! SPOT ON!
OperaDivaMommy 1 year ago
This is wonderful!! I just watched your video "You should take voice lessons"--hilarious! I am an undergraduate student in voice, and that is pretty much the story of my life. Anyways, you have such a clear, resonant tone and it is great to hear you cut over the whole orchestra. Good luck with your career and God bless!
lindsayf100 1 year ago
Wow! Absolutely stunning! Brava!
soaringsalad 1 year ago
I hope everyone appreciate how incredibly HARD this is to sing!!! Great job Marcy!
MusicoftheHeart1 1 year ago
This is exceptionally beautiful. It is SO refreshing to see the melismas sung with solid breath control instead of all the ridiculous mouth movements on every note, and also to hear trills sound like trills and not just a wide wobble. Major props!
vivacantando 1 year ago
Beautiful! Really nice ornamentation, too. Kudos & congrats from a fellow soprano who also loves to sing Handel.
LadyWoodlark 1 year ago
Very nice!
Radamaxifal 1 year ago
That was awesome
jloiterer 1 year ago
I love that you controlled your breath well enough to be able to linger on the note coming out of that run at :36. I have said it before but this is really lovely!
AsksOneThing 1 year ago
Amazing! Excellent delivery - pity the other soloists look so bored... Super performance.
tribalmusic1 1 year ago
wonderful ornamentation, too thin high pitch, otherwise wonderful, natural and authentic
jtrestik80 1 year ago
wonderful technique
littlebrabbel 2 years ago
Very well sung! Also, you look just like tennis player Tatiana Golovin, it's uncanny.
saintsaens21 2 years ago
Marvellous! You need to be a good actor to sing well!
mightybassman1 2 years ago
I like your ornamentation :) Fabulous!
ribbon43xo 2 years ago
Marcy-we are in grand lake colorado enjoying your opera singing. Your brother, Therese and dad and friends. Your singing is wonderful.....therese's friend Ellen (who does not have a utube account and had to depend on a 12 year old to communicate to you!
sk8erboi009 2 years ago
this song is so hard to sing...
slashess 3 years ago 2
definitely, by far, the best interpretation that can be found on the internet at all. She seems to manage totally each and every tone, every ornament, she is completely sticking to what was written, she and the conductor have total idea of the style, the tempo is great, and the singer seems soooo comfortable, that its truly amazing how easy she makes it look!! BRAVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA grazie !! thanks for sharing this amazing interpretation! BRAVISIMAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
ablackwinter 3 years ago
I totally agree! This is absolutely the best version of this piece that I have seen on YouTube! Stylistically nearly perfect with intuitive and seemingly effortless ornamentation. Amazing!
twalker742 2 years ago 3
@twalker742 Thank you so much for your wonderful compliment. I do feel it's a shame that I'm currently not singing Messiahs all over the place! I Kind of a waste, as Handel is definitely one of my biggest strengths. Thank you again!
marcysoprano 1 year ago
now i have a score of messiah which i look through constantly...and that triplet in the b section...isn't there....i'm SOOOO glad you added it! it was beautiful! that's at 1:45 for those of you who are wondering what i'm talking about
handelfan610 3 years ago
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL note on 44 seconds -- on the "shout". So many singers open their mouths so wide on high notes and they don't realize the the space is all INSIDE, just like you did. As a singer myself I was so adverse to the idea of singing basically with a closed(ish) mouth, but it improves the sound by leaps and bounds! You obviously understand that -- brava on the whole piece too! ;)
OperaLover84 3 years ago
lovely...
petalakapetty 3 years ago
I'm working on this and searched youtube, and I was happy to find you singing it...you sound amazing diva! :)
beautywithin84 3 years ago
Bravissima!
amandakasem 3 years ago
Delightful performance. Outstanding job. I really enjoyed your ornamentation.
vocalvideos 3 years ago
Excellent! Bravo! :-) I'm now practicing this aria, it is so hard but hopefully I think that I'll manage it till December.
elegie84 3 years ago
very good!
teetysmurf 3 years ago
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
DivaKazza 3 years ago
superb!
angelarted 3 years ago
AGAIN AMAZING! =)
ColinMeloy91 3 years ago
I recently discovered this great voice? where is she from? seems like she's very young.
GEF69 3 years ago
IU Bloomington School of Music grad (I think around 2004)
trustintux 3 years ago