Joyce DiDonato & Renée Fleming - Ah, guarda sorella

[leangesdemoi]

They are the ugliest colors on them. The Gold washes her out and the green is just not a good color for Renee. Just saying.

[TheWisemonkey8]

What amazes me is that most sopranos are multi lingual, historically aware, very well read, well-travelled, resident (to cope with career demands) and notoriously intelligent. Not quite your average pop singer…

Tata...

[djthomas1991]

Aaaahhhhh!!!! SO BRILLIANT!!!

[xbcg9489x]

i love how they can just pull this from no where and have so much fun with it! It's nice to see singers who just love what they do.

[jacksvoice]

Both wonderful instruments; the big difference, for me, being that Di Donato really knows how to act, where as Fleming is just so showy.

[umroo2014]

I just can't listen to anyone else's Guarda sorella after listening to this...this is the best rendition, in my opinion.

[waldotube]

@umroo2014 Have you seen Ms Price and Horne's rendition?.. It's perfection!!!.. DiDonato and Fleming are very very good, but Price's rendition is superlative for me.. :)...

[spencophany]

@waldotube Total agreement....and this interpretation is ecellent mind you, ...but price and anyone..including Troyanos, is just superlative

[Reneefan1]

Simply awesome!! The interplay between these two artists is stunning. Joyce DiDonato is wonderful but I prefer the Renee's voice. It's simply a personal choice - I listen to Renee's jazz, rock and opera albums and I can't get enough of her - no matter the genre!

[nannyrox107]

The way they're both carrying on makes this video so great to watch! Love it.

[mbsbrfalw15]

These two need to get together and do Norma!

[umroo2014]

4:13 = amazing

[umroo2014]

just saw Joyce in concert tonight...my life is forever changed!

[jimmymartinezzz]

I don't understand how people can watch this video and still not like Renee. She is incomparable here, and most times. As well as Joyce.

[FIRSTENOR18]

Beautiful Chemistry

[Mickalicious89]

LOVED IT!!

[tcradical]

Their voices match so nicely together. They are a good team!

[leonardovittori1]

They are both great Mozart voices.. Mattter of fact, that is what should be their specialty. And they both think they are very cute! They almost have the same grin! Wow.. were they separated at birth or what? 

[Tenorbravo]

Beautiful voices. Very well suited and well performed. Very nice and heartful interpretation by both of them. Thanks. Love it.

[Yokeish]

LOVE LOVE LOVE how they interact beyond perfection! 5 Stars!!!

[batc062505]

perfection!!!!

[mezzosinger100]

perfect example of artists knowing their instruments! perfect technique, power, and control!

[tenor220]

Exquisite technique from both parties, a great interpretation overall.

[bear46no]

DiDonato is sensational as Dorabella!!

[cavendishable]

Encore deux féministes de choc !

Et la plus belle voix, c'est ....?

[thecelticspirit]

@cavendishable DiDonato of course. Fiodiligi is not for Fleming, though she does a decent job here. But that's just my opinion :)

[philhealey1]

They are just stunning, amazing, beautiful women....so much talent and technique between them! Fantastico!

[ladyofeldar]

so good!

ah, I love it!

[operaticxingenue]

Perfection.

[asdfopera]

Hmm...So when is Fleming doing to sing another Fiordiligi at the Met? This is amazing. Both of them!

[suzanneetmoi]

@asdfopera You won't see that happen- Renee is too old for the role now and her voice far too heavy. The last time casting was announced for next season's Cosi, Fiordiligi was to be played by Miah Persson with Isobel Leonard as Dorabella.

[asdfopera]

@suzanneetmoi

Interesting. I still think she could do it.

[suzanneetmoi]

@asdfopera Perhaps, but after another viewing of this year's Met Rosekavalier, I am convinced that it's more than time for the "older" stars to move on to some other rep (for instance, what I wouldn't give to see Joyce diDonato on the Met stage as Octavian......!). What looks, and sounds, alright in a concert setting doesn't always transfer to an fully staged opera, and with Renee now past 50, who in the word would you cast as Guglielmo? You have to consider the whole picture...

[asdfopera]

@suzanneetmoi

Renee is 51...but she looks better than ever.

[thecelticspirit]

@suzanneetmoi What I would give to see a production where DiDonato is the Dorabella and Persson the Fiordiligi! Add to this Pisaroni as Gugliemo and that's the perfect cast for me. As for Joyce singing Octavian, she will, in Madrid next season, and I'm definitely going to attend one of the performances!

[suzanneetmoi]

@thecelticspirit I am so envious of you! Be assured that the next time Joyce sings Octavian on this side of the pond, I will be front and center! We're planning on catching her in The Comte Ory next season at the Met...

[thecelticspirit]

@suzanneetmoi Arf I wish I could be there too, but NYC is just way too far from home. Oh well, at least I'll have the HD broadcast, I'm not gonna complain :)

[rumpwrestler]

@suzanneetmoi She told me that she's planning to sing the COMPOSER in Ariadne in a few years (MET).... I've heard her in concert, Philly, singing "Musik ist ein Heilige Kunst" and blew everyone away

[papabearfor3]

Oh my gosh they blend nicely together...I'm a new fan of Joyce DiDonato and long time love of Renee Fleming...I love them together.

[giorgioot]

che pessimo gusto la signora Fleming .....ma anche la Di Donato non scherza!!! povero Mozart....non ha scritto nulla di tuto ciò! ascoltate Ludvig con janoviz :-)

[tlz16]

Роскошный дуэт! Спасибо!

Thanks a lot! :)

[darksuccubus]

I love both!!! they are amazing!

[bbbartolo]

what a golden moment! thanks

[ligth95]

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[ceciliaberganza68]

ı didn't hear di Donato before But I like her.Her voice amazing:))

[noncondition]

Las dos son extraordinarias, las dos son maravillosas, las dos son un regalo para los oídos. Que increíble duo.

[rtguy23]

I hear Ms. Fleming will be at University of Miami to teach a master class this semester....

[rtguy23]

:0)

[543693The]

DUO MAGNIFIQUE , deux voix splendides...parfaites s'accordant à merveille et des spectateurs reconnaissants....quel plaisir ! remerciements Operatribute !!!!!

[nostopsnopurgatory]

Oh my god this was amazing! I have never heard Joyce DiDonato before!!! She's amazing!!! They're both amazing!!! And together?? WOW!!!

[thecelticspirit]

You have to check all her stuff out! She is truly amazing! One of the finest mezzos of today, if not the finest! And an amazing actress, to boot :)

[usignola1]

Wonderful!!!

[DivaDeb1234]

The emperor has new clothes !

[usignola1]

Huh??

[mozartlver]

Brave! Perfect blend of voices.

[carotamia]

great singing, but the taylor(s) of the two dresses should definitely  change mestiere.

[sairamnagarajan]

gosh fleming is almost crying in the beginning when she reaches the high notes. i used to love her timbre initially. but then i heard the leontyne price and horne version. whoever hasnt checked it out absolutely MUST! it is a benchmark for anyone else who wants to attempt it!

[birgitnilsson]

Well, this is what we have nowadays. Yo´d better get use to it. By the way it is excellent.

[prosdocimo]

Spectacular. Right in style.... perfect mozartean interpretation.

[operadoc]

brilliant

[donatello1]

Joyce DiDonato really shines..

[kgmcal315]

While some may think Renee "croons" it is sometihing that makes her voice unique and beautiful. Their voices sound wonderful together.

[abbird]

Just saw that Joyce will be in NYC opera's American Voices in Nov, together with many other singers. Looks like a nice event

[Chasson0318]

I much prefer Ms. Fleming singing this more than some of the other stuff she's doing.

[OperaLover84]

LOVE this! Such a brilliant performance by two brilliant singers ;)

[LilMack549]

This is an interesting comment considering Renee Fleming is a lyric soprano and Joyce DiDonato is a lyric mezzo. I'm not calling you ill-informed. I'm just curious if you want to elaborate on what you mean.

I happen to think that Renee Fleming sings a fantastic Fiordiligi, not least because she has such a range of colors, even if her coloratura is not as accurate as DiDonato's is.

I think Joyce is a little more with it here, and is making Renee work. And their voices blend so well.

[belcantoBR]

who cares about your opinion?

[SueAnnNivens]

Oh God, they are both great, but DiDonato shines sooo much more than Fleming...

[IvuleZpevule]

I think...Renée Fleming shines less, because this part of soprano is lower, than other parts. :-)

[GabrielaJanine]

I agree. It would be great though to hear them together in some other pieces...

[ariodante76]

Didonato's vocal bite is wonderful, but why, oh why, does she pronounce "minaccia" as "mee-noh-cha?"

[hiram242]

Beautiful. Good fun. And Joyce's dress really doesn't show her cleavage; some of the clips show more...

[Etnalleb]

Your spending time looking at cleavage rather than listening to her beautiful voice, you want cleavage go to the Playboy channel. This was a fun duet and both seemed to have fun doing it, As for who has the brighter , clearer, more powerful voice imho it's Joyce all the way.

[aidan123456789987654]

renee's dress is lovely

[g4thz]

3:10 Joyce LOL

[HM0880]

@g4thz I don't know exactly why, but that little moment is quite funny... :P

[AminaBellini]

I like Renee, but have to say thet di Donato is amazing..she has A VOICE!!!...EXELENT VOCAL TECHNIC... !!! so Mozartian voice...fluent pure voice!!!

[rumpwrestler]

@AminaBellini And as a person, she's utterly charming.

[liedvondererde]

I love Renee, but agree with the crooning comments - I really like her older recordings; they don't seem to have so much of that sound. DiDonato is a genius!

[lalucelangue]

Pretty much the best moment is when Fleming takes a good look at DiDonato's cleavage.

Otherwise a horrendous waste of time.

Fleming's self-indulgence stops me from digesting my lunch.

[OperaLover84]

you just don't get it. if you want boring, by-the-book singing, listen to someone else.

[Shuichi2006]

Oh My Budda!!!

[shaxnerd418]

I love "Cosi fan tutti" and this is an extraordinary performance.

[ryaneffingbrock]

i'm sorry, but Fleming does "croon." They aren't mutually exclusive..they both happen in the same apparatus. It's what happens when an opera singer scoops...which I'm afraid Fleming is famous for. It doesn't happen so much in this piece though. When she wants to, Fleming is really fantastic....and hence has been the Met's leading soprano for quite a while. DiDonato is no slouch though and I think Fleming knew she was going to have to stay on her toes in this one.

[Tristiano]

Yes you are quite true in these comments. a lovely voice but what a player with the jazz element. And how irritating in opera.And yes I bet

Fleming was on her toes with Joyce's rather strong attack and HOW!

[opmaus]

Um...what strange sounds? And I don't think you can call any opera singing "crooning". The two are rather mutually exclusive, and Fleming doesn't croon. And if you really wanted to like her, you'd do it.

[Gobbi2007]

lovely. why is it that i cannot overlook renée's aspirates? "HHHA guarda sorella..."

[tiernan87]

because you're pretentious.

[Hetty4u]

Wauw very beautiful

Thank You

[Bigman240]

Nice. They should do a CD together.

[blackolds33]

I agree! I think that would be a lovely idea.

[umroo2014]

@Bigman240 I would be all over that CD! I just saw her (Joyce) in concert here in KC and it's changed me lol... she makes a fellow Kansan proud lol

I feel like the CD should be an American art song compilation.

[scottlbeasley]

This pair would make for a very lucky Guglielmo...

[jayala818]

this was great! Didonato made Fleming work. Great result.

[KatherineXIX]

Pretty good, cheeky performance. Beautiful violin solos. However, it's a bit awkward to perform this piece without pictures or lockets.

[mrrk]

This is good as it gets. Wonderfull.

[operaandy]

exquisite