Clint van der Linde, boy soprano; Mozart: Queen of the Night

[Navajo549]

I still like Robin's rendition, but this kid nails the high notes much better

[Teffhiphop]

I think that Diana Damrau has a stronger voice that to sing this music is important.

but the boy sings well, I liked it

[2010wieliczka]

@Teffhiphop Yes, Diana has more dramatic voice and more female. Clint has rather a liric soprano timbre. But it is nice listen to "angelic" Holle rache :)

[Teffhiphop]

i liked it, particulary with a boy playing, but there is no one like diana damrau :)

[2010wieliczka]

@Teffhiphop Exactly but try imagine- what happend, if Clint was at the age of diana with unchanged voice :) Or what about Diana's performance at the 15 yo age :)

[2010wieliczka]

@Teffhiphop supplement- the highest notes are much more better by the Clint- Diana can't do it so easy and "modal". But ofcourse, it does not change anything- you have right.

[PLATOON72]

FANTASTICO!!!!

[raikonnan10000]

mozart is the best , from egypt

[josquine]

you know, WE were just amazed coz this is not usual... i mean a boy singing soprano...its something rare... how about if someone post a woman singing in tenor voice, of course we will be amazed. so theres nothing impressive here

[sfkcbf]

@josquine To my knowledge, the term "countertenor" never has been applied to a boy soprano.

[2010wieliczka]

@sfkcbf Yes. but Clint singing this aria is rather a man, not a boy :) His voice is between boy soprano, male soprano (castrati), female soprano- it is not possible to pigeonhole it.

[sfkcbf]

@josquine You may be thinking of Clint in his current career as an adult countertenor. In this recording of Clint as a boy, he was singing in his natural, full voice.

[josquine]

@sfkcbf who said.... did i say that? youre so ingrate... stop making non sense comment..... of course i am not thinking that way.... i will never spend my times with this kind of singer....... coz there are lots of greater singers in my country than this boy.....of course, i am quite impressed but not that so impressed....so please, stop commenting...... my comment has lot of bases..... i dont care about you......

[sfkcbf]

@josquine You may be thinking of Clint in his current career as an adult countertenor. In this recording of Clint as a boy, he was singing in his natural, full voice.

[sfkcbf]

@josquine Yes, Clint is a man NOW; however, he was a boy when he recorded this aria.

[s2broadwaybabys2]

a guy. hit a high f. thats kinda sorta rediculous (and amazing haha)

[charmedandnightwishl]

this is not a boy this a Woman oh my god this sounds like a real coloratura soprano

[platmosic]

no I cannot believe it... reaching the highest note on the piano of the time with a voice?

It's real though, and sounds professional.

[LadyVierra]

=O WOW.

[jadoredobby]

that can't seriously be a 16 year old boy...

can it?

but he's practically a man at 16! that's amazing

:-O

[sfkcbf]

Boys tend to mature at very different rates. In the age of Mozart and during the previous Baroque era, boys commonly experienced voice change at ages ranging from 16 to even 18 (Haydn at 17). Bach had an advantage using boy sopranos for that reason. Nowdays, boys and girls seem to go through puberty as young as 12 or even 8 or 9. Who knows why? Perhaps the growth hormones and other chemicals in our food chain. Of course, castrati were singers with "extended boyhood."

[lalagonegaga]

I don't usually care for boy sopranos... But this.. this... THIS is fantastic! :)

[sfkcbf]

That is because Clint was older, bigger, and had a richer voice. Most boy sopranos serve a good purpose in church choirs, although a small minority have unusually beautiful, solo voices. To name a few: Richard Bonsall, Connor Burrowes, Peter Jelosits, Tommy Williams.

[lalagonegaga]

I'll definitely check those out... And have you ever heard any recordings of British pre-WWII boy sopranos? Now those are really something. None of that annoying, pathetic, whiny sound is present. Just pure, full, ringing voices.

[googleit0]

Wow, I completely forgot how good he is. I can't believe he was my piano teacher 4 years ago!

[DreamsofElysium]

Amaaaaaaazing! Had to listen 3 times in a row before I could move away. God, to have such a gift!

[sfkcbf]

03/20/2009: New video Aris Christofellis, sopranist; Gluck: Air de Sesto, rejected because it is 11 minutes, long for YouTube. Go to MaleSopranos com to view. That site can take longer videos.

[markwongsk]

Totally excellent singing

[ivan242879]

sorprendente xD!

[forallyouknow]

Wow! A lot of today's so-called "coloratura sopranos" can't even sing this well! It is not just the intrinsic timbre, but also the shaping of the phrases... And was that a trill somewhere in the middle?

[spellingbackwards]

Thank you for posting this.

[bobthefireeater]

When I first joined YouTube, it was purely to post videos to promote my work. I then got some truly unpleasant remarks from "cool" kidz and was about to delete the whole thing when I stumbled upon a massive seam of truly wonderful music; music I already have some versions of, but many I haven't heard before. This performance is magnificent!! I have to rethink my attitudes to teenagers!! Please continue to sing and inspire, and I shall keep my ears open!! Thank you.

[jacktenor]

awesome!

[Thrax1982]

This really is unbelievably good.

By the way, great work with the pictures.

[treblechoir99]

All right, let's go lol You have now this piece. Very nice editing for this great boy's voice, great moment.

[velvetcaress]

Superb! Incredible for a 16 year old boy.Thank you Stephen.