Dawn Upshaw. Messiaen.n°2

[jaythomas79]

It's a shame the video cuts off in the middle of that phrase... it's a gorgeous section of the music!!!

[ajwiebe]

2:39-3:33 is some of the most beautiful sound I've heard.

[ulleylane]

being an angel is bloody hard work!! one should get a medal for turning up and putting the wings on!

[hoffthehook]

Dawn Upshaw is the model musical artist. She struggles but at the same time is absolutely brilliant.

[ddtoots]

sorry,buit can you tell me if she is a soprano or mezzo. jsut curious. thank you.

[g4thz]

0:34 this is my favorite way to practice, alone in a big empty room, nothing but around me but my own focus

[ajwiebe]

Her lower register is so beautiful.

[giahjan]

Thank you!

[cinderpelt17]

I LUF DAWN UPSHAW!!!!! YEY!!!

[joanabanyeres]

The more l hear her, the more l love her, Dawn you are a great singer, a great ARTIST her voice is an angel voice.

[thehotsinger]

She's glorious. I love that she is a normal human being! As for pitch, you must take into consideration the genre of the music as well as her voice type. She is definitely not a Wagnerian soprano! Instead she has a lovely light lyric sound. Considering this scene was written for a dramatic soprano with a larger voice, Dawn did a fabulous job.

[maryjivinjane]

I'm so glad you posted this! It's so helpful to see a fraction of the crazy work that goes into perfecting a major role for a gig like this.

[jamesaellis]

this is singing is not a walk in the park people she sings wonderfully!!!

[bestoperalover]

She does sing flat a few times, but it is actually the MUSIC OF MESSIAEN that makes it hard to sing: If you listen, she's singing the same note, and then all of a sudden it seems to sag just a tiny bit. WHY? Because the accompaniment underneath changes & all the cluster chords & their overtones in the orchestra start to do battle with her ear. That's why she can sing the same note over & over in tune, & then all of a sudden it's a bit flat - not because she doesn't KNOW how to sing!

[bestoperalover]

This is St. Francois d'Assise of Olivier Messiaen, Peter Sellar's production in Salzburg with the unsympathetic Kent Nagano conducting. (Notice him just trying to BEAT while Dawn is showing him how she wants to do it artistically - it looks like he's trying to formulate a math equation!) Beautiful, and a lovely, SIMPLE lady - thus, the un-diva garb.

[straypixel]

I thought that Salonen conducted this production?

[OliI0305]

To geddafan1:

Apparently you're tone deaf.

Dawn Upshaw does NOT sing flat.

[dawnrpool]

I think that she is a wonderful singer. I really love her voice. She is doing great and it is comforting to know that someone so talented has troubles as well when they sing.

[OperaBuff1935]

Yes, Dawn Upshaw is married with an 18 year old daughter and 12 or 13 year old son. But she doesn't live in Chicago. She was raised and went to college in Illinois, but lives outside NYC with her husband and the two children. Check her bios. A lot of this information is given and even updated on the Wiki encyclopedia. Have fun.

[geddafan1]

She is singing so flat!!!! No line to her singing. Anyone know what this opera is? I don't recognize it.

[wanderingmenstruals]

It's called 20th century music, dumbass. I think the rub is quite gorgeous.

[petesiahome]

what opera is this that she is singing at the end?

[jolicrasseux]

Saint François d'Assise (Livret d'Olivier Messiaen, opéra commandé par Rolf Liebermann en 1975 pour l'Opéra de Paris Opéra en 3 actes et 8 tableaux) 1975 - création en 1983

[petesiahome]

merci

[69magico]

j'ai fait la reprise à Bastille avec D. Upshaw et José Vandame :) mon opéra moderne préféré avec Lady mc beth de chostakovitch :))

[pocoapoco2]

I guess that's Kent Nagano?

[cslevine]

Very pleasant to view even a fragment of a rehersal.

But i must say one thing : i still prefer a lot the Saint Fronçois made in Paris in 1983, with real background drawed by the author (Messiaen himself).

Why this choice of doing such a pastiche with screens ? For FUN it would be good, but for atmosphere, for me it's more funny that emoving !

[wesleyan97]

The TV screens are hideous.

[69magico]

I was in the production... you could see on the wall of screen "flowers" "water falls" and so... opposition between our wild and modern world and the poetic live of François :))

[jamesaellis]

her effort is huge...

[crazy2cousins]

she good but look at them clothes....

[jolicrasseux]

Your comment matches perfectly your self-description. Thank you for your comment.

[2crazygirl3]

lol i ant puttin her down thats just what they yousto where...dang u ant gotto be so mean you stupid cracker

[crazy2cousins]

Lol i ant sayin nuthin bad that just what they where then you ant gotto be so mean damn u stupid cracker.

[crazy2cousins]

and yes i know i sing good thank you....

[jamesaellis]

i think Turangalila is the best...

[jamesaellis]

quartet is ok

[jamesaellis]

more more more! show all of it please. this work and his Turangilaleia aree great!

[wesleyan97]

and quartet for the end of time

[damildlyshreddah]

Would it be possible for you to upload these two videos for downloading? They are pearles"

[wesleyan97]

I've worshipped Dawn for almost 13 years, though I've never seen her live. She seems very humble and sweet here.

[twisty26]

Brilliant!!

Would love to see more...