Natalie Dessay- OLYMPIA

[luxlunae]

Cantar com esse vento na cara deve ter sido horrível! kkkkkk

[LizTheSinger]

This is weird as fuck, but I can neither stop listening to that lovely voice nor stop watching that amazing acting... DAMN

[BrownLaura8847]

i love the floating eyeballs

[quirouno]

BRAVISSIMA!!!

[oklahomorose]

Olympia as a Shirley Temple doll from hell--tres amusante!

[olympina]

Excellente . Merci Natalie, et merveilleuse mise en scène.

[wattever333]

how did they do those giant dolls?? people on stilts? strings?

[TheMissBou]

Excellent :)

[paulzie1]

Amazing Perfomance!

[Frigg567]

jaaj me encanta :D

[eradesso]

There is no Olympia before and after Dessay. Period.

[Fuliginosus]

Dessay is the star, but you've really got to admire those amazing giant dolls behind her.

[maxtanz]

quelle joye!!

[andreea94a]

She is fabulous.Bravissima

[mikathelittle]

Un chanteuse qui joue la comédie ou une comédienne qui chante ??? en tous cas, ce qui est sûr, c'est les barrières tombent et que les contraintes n'en sont plus, mettre natalie dessay en scène doit être un vrai plaisir ...

[flattilre]

Very imaginative staging. Well done. Extremely pleasing. Great.

[louvet66]

Pas de mot pour exprimer le niveau de sensation. Enfin de la vraie mise en scène, fraîche, intelligente, lyrique.

[TourneledosRossini]

le playback est mal fait

[nycnation]

some of the best operatic staging i've ever seen groundbreaking, creative and inspiring plus to have such a great artist like natalie dessay-wow what more can you ask for!

a masterclass in performance!

[richardjlanham]

@nycnation Said like someone with that name: A wonderful spokesman for the greatest city on earth about one of the most marvelous performances of my life time. Thank you.

[singcrossover]

What a cute production!

[srevoldaed]

Wow, this is the most funny (and creepy, I must say) production I've seen. I don't understand how she can sing as well as always while moving like that. She's definitely the best in this role!

[andromeo23]

Grande!

[MisterSoprano]

Genial, comme toujours! :)

[luis1983]

Les oiseaux dans la charmille

Dans les cieux l'astre du jour, ,

Tout parle à la jeune fille d'amour!

Ah! Voilà la chanson gentille

La chanson d'Olympia! Ah!

Tout ce qui chante et résonne

Et soupire, tour à tour, ,

Emeut son coeur qui frissonne d'amour!

Ah! Voilà la chanson mignonne

La chanson d'Olympia!

[JOLETTEINMYHEART]

Qué hermosa voz, algunos detallitos por ahí pero la verdad es que inigualable eh.

[AminaBellini]

GENIAL!!!!!!!!!!

[solensegunda]

Es una suerte que esta presentación haya sido filmada, dentro de 100 años la van a seguir mirando y admirando. No hay palabras para describirla...

[jeremya1b2c3]

this is my favorite!!

[cristinaferri]

semplicemente stupenda!

[cabinetgnome13]

omg I've done this aria, and it is NOT easy. She's amazing! She make it almost look effortless, and the parts that require effort, she uses to make her doll character look more like a spaz. lol I love this! Natalie Dessay is my new hero! :D

[vvozzeck]

very good!

[tjaphrodite]

What are some you talking about? she not only executes the aria on pictch to might I add... the acting is very well.....and the audience really enjoys it as you can hear... and after all thats what we're here for...

[loft107]

the oversized dolls swaying from foot-to-foot in the background are REALLY creepy - there is such a thing as avante garde and then there is just needlessly bizarre staging ... this production has really tipped off the scales into the latter ...

[gastonlegrand]

This staging is sheer genius. The fantastic and bizarre aspects are completely in keeping with the writing of ETA Hoffman, from which this opera is derived.

[zamyrabyrd]

Dolls and eyes are some of striking similarities with the wonderful film on the Tales of 1951 with Rounseville and Moira Shearer. While the recent production may be a cute and clever one, it still goes far afield from the believability of the poet falling in love with a doll-woman and not a nasty, screechy Shirley Temple.

[WickedIceskater]

the point of olympia is the contrast between antonia,giulietta, and the 'magic' doll that he falls in love with! i think this is played and staged unbelievably beautifully!

[mindofwinter]

I love the dolls, actually. And I really love Natalie. She is absolutely perfect, even singing in a windstorm.

[zamyrabyrd]

It's much less cutsy-pie, listening and not distracted by the visuals. Then one becomes aware of quite a bit of flatness, in other words, frequently being slightly under pitch, not always together with the orchestra, taking rhythmical liberties for convenience and not for the music's sake and above all the ubiquitous aggressiveness of the sound itself.

[silvr94]

i hate saying this, but:

can you sing it better?

[zamyrabyrd]

Actually, yes.

[thelouisfanclub]

lol

[WickedIceskater]

lets hear it hun!

[sopran21]

no! I don't think that any singer can sing this better then dessay.

she is the best for that roll!!!!!!

[maggiepower]

actually, she goes slightly sharp in a couple of places, but immediately fixes herself. Sopranos rarely go flat.

[zamyrabyrd]

More like belly-flopping onto the notes, somewhere around the pitch, the oscillation a little higher and a little lower than what it should be--utterly different from what Callas talked about (film here on youtube) about the absolute need to center the tones, otherwise it is not bel canto, or beautiful singing.

[onieshka]

Offenbach is not what we call Bel Canto. Don't mixt all!

[zamyrabyrd]

The vocal music of the 19th century sounds best with this technique. Otherwise, it is not "can-belto" either.

[cutepiku]

I don't think you can say you are better without... proof? Let's hear you sing it.

[Manuelnc]

the problem is because it was in a big coliseum in Orange in the south of France, I try in french is simple lol... Les "problemes" de justesse sont la parce que c'est en plain air en ete avec le mistral, en tout cas: Natalie!! Chapeau!!! One of the best singers-actresses we have!!!!

[HikaruToHyde]

I loved the way she ended, with the clapping and stuff. Made my heart melt x3

[cutepiku]

What an adorable performance! She is so charming :)

[meforopera]

Brava! Just Amazing...A Doll! A truly gifted singer, keep reaching those high notes and making the audience believe...Love you so much!:) Come to San Diego Opera in 2009!

[johanna33560]

magnifique production le cast est extraordinaire

[europeobsession]

haha

[silvr94]

I don't know why, but dolls have just changed my life forever...

[JuillHope17]

her ornamentations on this song are legend, and mostly started by her. and all of the different ones she's been popular for using are put in the coloratura arias for soprano book... pretty friggin awesome.

[thelouisfanclub]

amazing... and er.. she's really small look at her legs lol

[Roscieto]

Like she's walking on toothpicks?

[Macoperaking]

I saw a version of Ariadne Auf Naxos that had creepy thing things like this, but as long as the music is good, right?

[chevrox]

the giant dolls are scary!!!

[thewoot78]

I agree!

[europeobsession]

i love you

[Pedruli87]

FABULOSA

[dalferr]

Maravilhosa!!!

[fieryflames1323]

Regine d' coloratura!! Brava!

[OperaGuy13]

I really like the set for this performance. The giant dolls in the back add a great touch to the scene.

[saloperiiie]

C'est une operette pas un opera mais bon...

[DessayBestSinger]

Pas du tout!!! C'est un opéra!

[StCorentin]

C'est précisément un opéra comique

[DessayBestSinger]

plus ou moins...il y a du tragique(Antonia) et du comique(Olymia)

[StCorentin]

opéra comique ne veut pas dire drôle çà veut dire qu'il y a des parties parlées. Carmen (dans sa version originale) est un opéra comique par exemple.

[Nicoco95310]

pas du tout c'est un opera fantastique!!!!

Il est genial. L'enregistrement de kent nagno avec Alagna Dessay Jo est genial

[HorseLuva4Eva1]

this is my favorite aria i just started playin it on the flute, it is so hard!!!!!

[SDCmorg]

As if this thing isn't already difficult enough to sing while standing still... Brava Mme Dessay! Vous etes tres jolie!

[KatherineXIX]

Now that I know what this scene is about, I think it might have been better to dress her more maturely, since Hoffmann is supposed to be attracted to her. But she is easily the best singer of this aria!

[sheriseipoo]

Perhaps Hoffmann is a pedophile? o_O I don't know, out of the performances/sets I've seen of this aria, this one is just so amusing! =D

[cutepiku]

I believe the attraction wasn't so much physical, as it was more like the little mermaid... he heard a beautiful voice, and he loved it, and had to have it for his own.

[sacreduppo]

Natalie <3

[x4812k]

is the orchestra bad or what?

[StCorentin]

No but this is a outdoor performance and wind cause some disturb in the record.

[x4812k]

oh. i see

[labellaitaliax3]

ahhhhh! i love natalie dessay and this is totally my favorite aria! she's AMAZING!

[NaokoKawaii]

amo ese trino tan impresionante de Dessay *///*

[tvillinganna]

she's really gorgeous! And the idea with the big dolls is one of the best I've ever seen. Absolutely fantastic!

[hardybee]

A most delightful show. I love the voice.

[Pedruli87]

Maravillosa!!! que genialidad y que magnifica puesta en escena, muy original y emotiva. Enhorabuena Natalie

[Pillowchii]

does anyone know if the rest of this renditin of the opera is uploaded to Youtube?

[gohar002]

Canto superlativo... Variazioni astrali (fino al sol sovracuto; nella seconda strofa gli staccati fino al mib sovracuto vengono eseguiti una terza sopra)... interpretazione sottile, lettura intelligente... La regia poi è stupenda... Crea un'atmosfera di sospensione sinistra... Grandissima Dessay... La sua recitazione è naturale, espressiva, e recita benissimo nonostante il controllatissimo modo di salire e scendere sulle montagne russe dell'aria di Olympia!!!!

[avdk8]

Wow... I can but bow!

[classicfairy]

Very beautiful voice!So chrystal clear, wonderful!

[gerardolec]

Fabulosa, perfecta, grandiosa, la claridad de su voz es única y su interpretación insuperable, en verdad agradezco la exposición de este clip.

[babyboo63]

The clarity of her voice is amazing.

[tgawron]

I did this opera when I was 16 and I am obsessed with it and I have to say that her interpretation of this aria is FLAWLESS. I want to have her babies.

[Pillowchii]

you and me both >.<

[CONTESTAR]

What a joy to see a real singing actress! Her comedy timing is superb.

Her focused tone is perfect for the doll.

I cannot think of a more complete performace of this aria...

[vivianluna]

She´s the best interpreter of this aria... no doubt of it

[urielquijano]

absolutamente magnifica

[FloriaTosca85]

LOVELY!!!!Bravissimi Nathalie!

[BenitoBeybi]

Holy Mother Theresa!

Those giant dancing mo' fos' are freaky!

[Hasselhoffhater]

Where is the wind comming from?

[rexeterna]

This is from a production at the Orange Festival in France...their performances are done in an outside theatre, notorious for its wind and gusts.

[StephenSanma]

That was great, it looked like if the wind was dancing to her voice.

[WWWjuandiegoflorezIT]

E' un genio chi ha progettato questa scenografia! E' davvero un genio!!! Che dire della Dessay? E' semplicemente la più stupenda Olympia che sia mai esistita! Grazie Naty!

[tjonesmusicman]

I have to say. I'm not really a fan of her voice but I like her interpretation of this aria. It's better than all of the other videos of her singing this aria on here.

[moniminica]

Bravisimaaaaaa!! Natalie Dessay es la mejor!