Natalie Dessay - Les Oiseaux dans la Charmille (Bastille)

[dhyrumvaughn]

14 people have never thrown a fit, humped a guy on a hay cart, or hit a Bb6.

[dhyrumvaughn]

STUPENDA! Absolutely hilarious!

[ilovehorses46]

elle est trop forte! je l'ai vu en cours de musique tout a l'heure et je revient la voir tellement sa me fait marrer!

[Ceccohydn]

stupendamente... fantastica...! molto simpatica è brava sul palco... e ha una bravura nell'agilità della gola... : ) fantastica:)

[Quimbel31]

She is the best friend of my mother :p And I know her very good ( sorry I'm French! )

[vivemafille]

Grotesque? I thought it was delightful. I rather like Laura Claycomb's rendition, too. That one is a bit macabre.

[luisalandaeta]

Un espectáculo casi grotesco, un vestuario de mal gusto, y como casi siempre, una interpretación poco convincente de Natalie Dessay

[fll7181]

i do try and look for a Dessay i like, but just can't find one. her voice is okay enough to listen to. think i'll just listen to her from now on and not watch anymore overdone performances.

[714bari]

She gets into character soo well! And her voice is perfect for the role!!! It's what you expect a doll to sound like! Brava!

[TheJMSalinas]

this is freakin FUNNY!!!!!

[RamirRMA]

AWESOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME, I'm crying! Laughed too much, now I'm crying!

[sganghiforever]

Great!



[Broadica]

oh my.....so i was wondering why everyone kept laughing at 5:16 so hard, and then i realized she was pushing the buttons on the remote hence all the crazy melismas XD holy crap this is pricelss i literally just beat myself on the head with my hands cause people are sleeping and i can't laugh!

[Broadica]

5:10 best moment in opera ever

[Broadica]

BAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA BEST EVER LOVE IT LIKED IT SAVED IT

[TourneledosRossini]

A quand les filles du Crazy Horse sur la scène de l'Opéra ?

[ListKlevernii]

Браво! Браво! Браво! Блестяще, Натали!



[tissetatten]

XD

i love her J'adore!

[pcma1970]

Amazing performances Fun and Wonderful

[ChristChick9]

This sounds really good...but I'm trying to find an aria to sing for Solo Ensemble festival this year

[boykorn0121]

¡THE BEST BEST BEST performance with this production!

[send2dr]

i agree, her version is best.  A colleague in Paris called her their "national treasure"

[Lorelai271]

It's scary :)

[abandapart568]

Anybody know if this is the Roman Polanski production?

[goodguy630]

@abandapart568 yes it is...

[regulargonzalez]

@abandapart568 No, it isn't. b8LX81ULHkA and s5X3M7eGb2I are from the Polanski production.

[zeloss]

@abandapart568 Robert Carsen's if I'm not mistaking

[sahangurkan]

I love Dessay..

[reinadegrillos]

La mejor Olympia de todos los tiempos!

[megs2401]

This is so funny. She is brilliant.

[sascha1984dd]

crazy version.......!

[rednoctifer]

amazing *.*

[fanfatal19]

natalie dessay is my favorite soprano, so great and pretty

[TheMusetta]

bravissima

[KellyArlette]

That's Awesome!!!

[musicalover4eva110]

Hilarious and beautiful. Nothing else to say :)

[Lukejoker3]

best best doll!!!!!! Ntalie I admire u sooooooooo much!!!!!!!! unique!!!!!

[Noiz]

! ! !

HAHA !

Comment ne pas adorer ?!

[octron64]

fantastic!!!!

[fandelocp]

Yes but it's not the best dessay's version of this aria!!! ^^ but she's amasing !!! the best one of course!!! ^^

[belanfetamina]

I adore this girl, for me is the best one!

[juangualbertope]

really a very funny and very good version. Fantastic voice!!

[cogitoergoboh]

peccato non abbiano pensato ad un rutto bitonale a due torte in faccia e a lanciarsi delle caccole..la via piu breve per sorvolare sulla "qualità vocale" quello che mi riesce difficile da capire è il pubblico che va in visibilio

[IvanDennisovich]

woww she's incredible! (and cute XD)

[flaze3]

Thought the direction was a little crude,but she has a great voice, no doubt.

[MadTalented]

YESSSS MA'AM!!!!!! That was so awesome!!

[WarlicPhoenix1]

does anyone know when she did this?

[CateSoprano]

i love this aria!!!!!!!!

[donniedarkoYT]

I don't understand how you could mistake Natalie Dessay here.

[Lukejoker3]

YES THAT´S NATALIE DESSAY Loismustdie26

[singularislupus]

Olympia here is Desire Rancatore in a production from the Opera National de Paris 2002

[mousme007]

Cette mise en scène est drôle et Natalie Dessay est irrésistible dans son interprétation jouant de sa voix avec une facilité déconcertante qu'on lui connaît. Mais en plus d'une soprano exceptionnelle elle confirme ses talents de commédienne hors pair.

Et c'est évidemment Natalie Dessay !!!

[Elried]

its incredible how doll-like she moves

[TenoreRobusto1347]

On the other hand... I could see why someone might get confused. This is Nessay, but at the beginning of the song, and some places throughout, her timbre sounds sightly darker and a little "fuller" than the bright, bell-like tones that I'm used to hearing from Dessay

[TenoreRobusto1347]

Now that I think about it... I don't know if this is Dessay at all... there's just too much body in throughout some of her range. Not that Dessay has a weak voice, but I'd classify her voice as a bell-like, "pure" coloratura soprano, while others, like Sumi-jo, lean towards a slightly fuller lyric-coloratura soprano.

[Loismustdie26]

concise and astute observations! I enjoyed reading them. And it's not Dessay, this woman is about 6 inches taller than Dessay.

[jtg10795]

@Loismustdie26 who else would add in a bunch of unwritten higher notes?

[karmakomodia]

@jtg10795 was she sued for embellishing? are you the UNWRITTEN NOTE POLICE FAIRY..LOL

crack up comment.

[jtg10795]

@karmakomodia you misunderstood, it was a compliment :) I love ornamentations like these (I awkwardly comment back a year later)

[karmakomodia]

@jtg10795 You are adorable.. nothing awkward about you!! ..~ embellish away Dessay!!!! Brava! ( ps.. I have a Ph.d in awkward,,, so no worries. jtg10795....) 

[jtg10795]

@karmakomodia Haha yay! I just noticed that comment as I was watching this video again (and again and again...)

I realize now my comment kinda sortaish accidentally gave the opposite message I wanted it to, oh well :)

[karmakomodia]

@jtg10795 I truly understood what you meant.. I thought your comment was hysterical....It's is difficult at times when one is writing comments on YT for others to understand what you are intending.. ....(as I awkwardly answer you immediately). LOL.. Blessings.....

[regulargonzalez]

@jtg10795 It's pretty standard to add ornamentals in this piece.

[jtg10795]

@regulargonzalez true, but who else looks like that and sounds like that and has no problem with those high g's?

[regulargonzalez]

@jtg10795 I misunderstood and thought you were slamming Dessay for adding ornamentals. As for your question, at least the third part of it, search youtube for RG - Aria for Rachele Gilmore's amazing Met debut. Completely worth it, especially for the reaction of the fellow cast members as she hits several Gs and an Ab :)

[jtg10795]

@regulargonzalez o haha, yea i was saying that to someone as a rhetorical questions when they said that this wasn't her. No i think it's great and very impressive when people add in ornamentals. Ok i'll check out that video

[xav71176]

This voice timbre is definitely Dessay's lol

[Loismustdie26]

it's almost but not quite. little too strong for dessay, not quite as nuanced either.

[cesarciprian]

know Rancatore but if she is compared with Dessay she should be very proud of herserlf fo being compared with dessay...

:)

[Nobody297SRS]

this is a wonderful performance. and yes, this is dessay, of course!!

[Desideria7]

Of course it is Dessay! Apart of the singing Rancatore is twice as wide not only with her face ;) And this voice and this acting are not to compare with nobody else. Thank you for posting this great performance!

[wandrilla]

C'est Natalie Dessay , elle est reconnaissable entre toutes !

[mariebourgon]

It is Nathalie dessay...

[narcisoespejo]

This is not Natalie Dessay. This is Desiree Rancatore in a porduction of l;Opera National de Paris, in 2002. Rancatore has nothing to envy to Dessay in this role.

[fullr4]

holy shit you're right. Still fabulous singing (and on a superficial level very similar singing, though i suppose they're both french), but now that I'm listening for it, this is definitely not Dessay.

Thank you for pointing that out.

[fullr4]

and having met Dessay in Santa Fe last summer this woman on stage is definitely too tall to be her.

[karmakomodia]

SORRY NARCI..This is DESSAY.

RANCATORE Sings with a much more covered tone..Nothing close to this placement. And RANCATORE'S face is TWICE AS WIDE.

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[cesarciprian]

hola

por que dice que no es natalie dessay??

es que no lo pillo...

[violasinger]

No, it's definitely Dessay.

This is a recording of Rancantores performance: watch?v=JeLQByOuwI0

[Loismustdie26]

Sorry it's not Dessay. Granted their vocal styling are very similar, but based off height alone this can't be Nesay. Having met (and hugged) her, Dessay is at least 6 inches shorter than this woman.

but based off the link you posted it's not Rancatore either. i wonder who this is.

[dopepenguin88]

@Loismustdie26  It is dessay... i have this dvd and her name is posted there ;)

[Loismustdie26]

Well I guess that answers that question. Thanks!

[phytophile7]

@Loismustdie26 Well, I think you'll have to meet her another couple of times then ;) This IS Dessay, you can easily find this recording on the market.

P.S. : By the way, lucky you^^

[finwenluin]

idiota

[ElisabettaVS]

Her acting is just amazing, I do not need to comment about her beautiful singing..

[maxtanz]

wow!!

[bachboy111]

who says opera isn't fun?

[RAATCC36]

I mean she does an amazing job at the singing, an amazing job at the acting, and manages to maintain the technique of the singing while doing all that movement and 'appearing' so stiff and doll-like,

WOW!!!!

Wish I could sing this as well as this!! : )

[RAATCC36]

It's amazing because this is not an easy song to sing just stood there...let alone being a doll!!! : )

[operaxxlove]

HAHAHA, OMG! I'm favoriting this one. xD

[wickedfeylady]

Wow she knows how to be really funny in addition to singing really well! Good for her!

[jenfroe8806]

OMG HILARIOUS!!!!!

[chanteusse]

I <3 her!!

[isalup1]

Bellissimaaaa

[ilovetruffles99]

hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahah­ahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

[o0BeriiShirayuki0o]

She is so cute!

[TourneledosRossini]

Cecilia Bartoli, voilà la REINE DES COLORATURES, la VRAIE CHANTEUSE de notre époque : belle, intelligente, cultivée, très belle voix, beau timbre, excellente musicienne, chant plein d'agilité et de charme, étendue exceptionnelle. Rien à voir avec la Dessay, qui fait bien de se cantonner dans les opérettes et opéras-comiques, et variétés d'occasions.

[sebastien1chartry]

tes trop con toi --'

[eelw22]

Loved her version the best.

[cactusreis]

@eelw22 you never listened to Luciana Serra's performance

[avinkesuma]

BRAVA DESSAY!!!! BRAVA!!!!

[enricalago]

without words! my God!

[louvet66]

La prise de son est bien meilleure que pour Sumy. Nathalie est aussi plus gracieuse dans sa gestique.Quant à la mise en scène: toujours géniale!

[EriolAB]

unbelievable!

[doremicde]

ahahah!!! first she's really a great singer, second it's absolutely comic when comes the "hot" part at 4:00 !!!! BRAVA!!!

[outsider950]

bravaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[shirajalfin]

that was sooooo great! absolutely hilarious! i love the comedy! i will definitely be taking notes from her when i sing this- like senior year, no time soon for sure

[ScrambledBrains]

i love it but i do prefer her slower version more...she really shows what her voice can really do with the slower version...

[LjubljanaSI]

mamma mia, that's fanstatic. when it goes to comic, Natalie is almost unbeatable. I saw her at Met last year in La fille du regiment and she astonished the audience with comic play.

[theblueangel28]

this is a great example of why i like her

b/c remembers that its not just music and vocal execution. its also entertainment.

theres only a handful of sopranos who are good performers, as well as sublime artists and shes one

[Aldolinozinho]

I love Joan Sutherland, but this is over human! Perfect singing and hilarious, brilliant performance!

[ladyprovence]

formidable offenbach!

[Chimier]

One of the greatest interpretations of this aria!

[miguelborrallo]

Natalie...! You are just wonderful... gorgeus voice and a wonderful artist... keep singing like this...! :)

[carlesalexandre]

es increible como se supera con cada producción!!!!! una Olympia nueva cada vez y mas extraordinaria si cabe

[jesalno]

Sono d'accordo con Lei, brava... la Dessay è la meglio olympia dal mondo...

[smstfea]

OK...é la Dessay...ma la Rancatore in questo ruolo é assolutamente insuperabile! Nessuno al mondo canta quest'aria come lei.

[natygdm]

est-ce qu'elle est une Barbie?? ahahahaha!! (trop bien dans la charette hahaha ->> sutile....)

[rhavinga]

amazing voice.

[chevrox]

Natalie Dessay owns this role.

[CYMBALTHEATRE]

Natalie est toujours aussi fascinante et géniale actrice. C'est la plus grande!

[onieshka]

Il me semble que cette interprétation est un peu rapide, mais peut-être que ce n'est qu'une illusion...

Sinon, elle est toujours aussi géniale!!!!

[luvxl]

incroyable, elle peut tout

[acitipo]

Estupenda, con grandes coloraturas, como ninguna, un poco atrevida la escena que no viene al caso, tipico moderno salido del contexto, pero la voz preciosa, unica para este papel de Olimpia.

[fringelily]

Brilliant!

[MrsLonChaney]

Not only does she have a wonderful voice, but she also has great comic timing!

[britters2010]

hilarious!!!!!!!LOL

[fallenmidori]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

that's the funniest performance i've seen yet of this song!!!!

[idraote]

to think that this is live with all those movements...

She's great here, her voice full and rich

[honghongbcc]

Simply wonderful and amazing.

[gretchenamspinnrade]

Does anybody happen to know which year this was?

[classicalgal14]

2006 :)

[MissVandale]

This was absolutely brilliant!!! I'm a HUGE fan of Sumi Jo but in this specific role, she doesn't even come close to Nathalie's performance!! Magnifique!!

[daringd]

OMG.

What a performance?

Kinda out of the world experience! :o

[melpomenea]

Nice voice but her acting is ridiculous and vulgar

[Andromeda12349]

The acting in this has nothing to do with her personal choice; that is the director's vision.

[killerbunny123123]

wow her mimic skills really ARE perfect...I LOVE DESSAY! she's so talented.

[aljazeerkazan]

Incredible...I have never heard anyone sing a High G before...not even for a short moment like Ms. Dessay, but I must say that her interpretation is incredible and that she is an overall amazing Colortura as well as my favorite.

[crazycoffeeoperaguy]

look up Carla Maffioletti singing Mein Herr Marquis with Andre Rieu. She sustains a G6 for a very long time at the end.

[coloraturajoy]

Heck yes she does! It's amazing!

[killerbunny123123]

well dessay can also reach an A flat! Try watching her Fruhlingstimmen waltzer....some minutes before the end she sings high A! and try her other Olympia, when she's dressed with azure dress and long hair....she sustains a G# at the end

[Tibby10021]

It is amazing how she can move so much and still achieve those brilliant notes. Astonishing and amazing.

[madfortrad07]

Just Brilliant !!!

[KOKAYT1]

Qu'elle Princesse....

[CrystalFlames]

I've never heard these embellishments!

Fabulous. Wish I could do this.

[lmz1692]

i love this version of le contes d´hoffmann and her technique is amazing I LOVE HER

[ifeltnothing]

this is incredible. I LOVE NATALIE.

[ivara8]

does anyone know if she also sings the barcarolle in this. i've looked everywhere but i cannot seem to find a rendition of barcarolle by dessay!

[DessayBestSinger]

well, she's never sung it

[volcan313]

t'es sûre ? A un moment elle parlait éventuellement de faire les 4 rôles de l'opéra en même temps...

[DessayBestSinger]

ben oui, mais dans le futur xD

[volcan313]

ce serait intéressant de l'entendre à nouveau dans olympia, avec sa "nouvelle" voix de soprano lyrique léger !

[DessayBestSinger]

oooh oui!!!!!

[MegaCawotte]

Ouéééé ^^

[tenor003]

c'est prévus en 2014 au metropolitan opera,mais vu qu'elle est lyrique léger mais quand meme lyrique,se serai plus dangereux,comme elle le dit elle meme ''j'usqu'au contre-mi tout va bien...'' on vera mais il faut savoir que certaines année la voix peux etre plus lyrique et les autres plus légere ou dramatique... elle n'est plus aussis lyrique depuis quelques mois,dans la somnambulla au met elle a fait un contre la... c'est deja plus(+) léger que dramatique ^^

[conejamusical]

in the first half she's like madonna... i so hated it.. but then in the second half i couldn't stop laughing.. xD

[dannymaestro]

This voice and performans of this aria is once in a lifetime. How may it be better??? Impossible!

[Genauxbr]

"No one does it better than she does...brava! " [2]

[victoriamadeus]

No one does it better than she does...bravva!

[happykitty11]

MEH!!!! THAT VOICE!!!!I ITS JUST NOT FAIR!!!!!!!!! *cries and applauds at the same time*

[Rephrat]

typical French.

[thedamnedsleeper]

this is probably the most concise comment i've read so far. it's awesome.

[thecelticspirit]

What do you mean ? ^^

[zhivargoes123]

This is absolutely delightful, i have watched this several times and i have not been bored, bravissima for Natalie Dessay,her artistry and portrayal of the doll is phenomenal.

[cek1111]

hahahahahaha. She's just amazing love ya!!

[JuliaDarling]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

[Opreaismylife10692]

lolrotfl

[Ellapostan]

She is amazing!!!

[musicphan51234]

beautiful voice!

[celeaguirremolina]

Natalie GENIA!!!!! ¡BRAVA y más todavía!

[zainshariff]

That was unbelievably hilarious!! Brava!

[terrarosa1285]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaW!!! what a great Aria!

[thedamnedsleeper]

excellent... if sometimes frightening.

[operalover9001]

haha that was great! she is technically very precise, but she is also a good actress. 5:25 was hilarious...

[GoldenAwakening]

4:34-4:40 was soooo goddamn hilarious rofl

[AngstyRachel]

What was she doing?

I don't really get whats so funny about this aria...

[GoldenAwakening]

The aria itself is about a automaton/robot named Olympia. She would break down half way through songs and the scientists gotta crank her up again so she could continue. Imagine this robot woman trying to be a rockstar (microphone swirling) and have sex with that guy (I hope you noticed hehe) and Dessay's super ability to match all that silliness to the music...it is entertaining indeed! I bet someone else could explain this better than I do, though... =0)

[AngstyRachel]

lol yeah i figured that was what they were doing