Jacques Snyman Background Piece

[danimal51]

♥♥♥♥♥♥

[jacquesvsnyman]

If you dont have anything constructive to say, please keep it to youself! Unless we have met you are in absolute no position to judge me or what I do. ps...you are only doing exactly what I am trying to fight against.

[SuperContinuum]

Buff, muscled man. Not quite sure what to make of his singing voice. 

[vicarioustube]

lekker lekker men and singer :-) Bravo thats a man with confidence !

[vimkruger]

awesome

[hifrommike65]

Thank you Jacques!

[primohomme]

LOVES IT!!! <3 Gorgeous man and really awesome singing :) I love countertenor and sopranists

[ccalson]

We LOVE you in Los Angeles! Keep rocking.

[LohengrinT]

a rugby player who sings not as a baritone or bass but as a counter tenor and rather well?

it seems that every possible alternative/combination exists in this world :)

[jballam58]

Well done! You have my deep admiration for your talent, both as an athlete and artist. I hope to catch you on tour!

[mklsmth]

Great video; great story! I absolutely love the counter-tenor voice and it's amazing to hear and see someone who is perfect to sing the title role in Handel's "The Choice or Hercules" I am looking forward to seeing and hearing much more from you. Thank you for sharing your talent and inspirational story.

[irvykinneas]

that's...unusual

[jacktenor]

@MrPatrickpine.......you sir...are KOOL!!! Its the other inconsiderate person i have issues with....not for you to apologise!!! Its for him to not just apologise to you but also apologise to me for using my link as a vehicle to try and belittle someone else in the desire of making himself feel better! I wonder who is the person that needs therapy??

[MrPatrickpine]

Please accept my apology for my rather lazy spelling that seems to have distracted someone from your wonderfully positive piece on here, i shall be privately emailing him/her to discuss wheather he/she would like to discuss my grammatical shortcommings to my face! in the meantime i note a 96% like rating for your efforts, which says it all, good luck, god bless and keep smiling....

[jacktenor]

@Litawyn.....dont you think that you could have emailed MrPatrickpine privately, instead of berating him so publiclly here on my page?? It is against people like you who i am standing up for!!

[bestwildtiger]

Congrats on your success! Amazing!

[jacktenor]

@somebodysentme.....tell me, what exactly are you doing for your fellow humans???

[jacktenor]

@somebodysentme....you quite clearly didnt bother to listen to any of the interview! You quite clearly show your ignorance! I am afraid i have not once had any correspondance with you for you to make such dumb acusations or assumptions! I was bullied in a way that you cant imagine and my only escape was to......." play all day long !!" as you put it so to not have to go home and not endure anymore of it!!! I dont come from a wealthy family, in fact!! I was in 8 different schools of wich they al

[asparz]

Simply amazing! Yes keep those spirits up. You have both brains and brawn :)

[jacktenor]

Thanx Pat!! X

[MrPatrickpine]

Dont waist your time and spirit responding to jelous, nasty internet gangstas, who are brave on their keyboards in there bedrooms...

keep on smiling mate.......xx

[Litawyn]

@MrPatrickpine It's WASTE, not WAIST, dumbass.

[brianepetty]

What an unusual and beautiful voice. I love that countertenors are returning to mainstream opera. Thanks for helping to keep a very special art form alive.

[MrGreatgonzo]

well done, you are an inspiration.

[MAFive0]

Simply amazing. Beautiful inside and out.  I wish you nothing but the best on your tour.

Good Luck!

[farsidesoprano]

LOVE this guy!!!

[Poochy62]

Love it Jacques! Never cease to amaze! :-)

[jacktenor]

Thank you

[555veritas]

Amazing!

[jacktenor]

@bikhercules2365....it is actually me singing and there is actually nothing funny about any of this!!

[ganimesan]

@jacktenor Well I think you're bloody marvelous and so proud to be a gay man from South Africa watching this abroad :)

[11119007]

Well done! Great talent!

[blkhercules2365]

no way dude LOL GOOD PRANK NO WAY HES SINGING LOOK AT HIS VOCAL CHORDS LOL NO WAY BUT VERY FUNNY LOL very comedic

[A4101961]

TODA UNA MARICA...

[jacktenor]

@thescaredgoat....strange name??? What a dumb statementbto make!!! Anything productive to say??

[avatarprimus]

awesome talent!!!

[94O3alo]

WTF? the male copy of angela gheorghiu!

[wtfdany]

i'm pretty sure that this will be on RWJ

[oimeloso]

you're so sexy !!!!!!

[SkullakaAce]

Wow!

[bellot1]

Holy S**T! that is fantastic. Hello from California. GREAT AND UNIQUE.

[hideyourkidshidewife]

I wasn't brought here by REDDIT.

[TheXeeman]

how awkward must that be, to suddenly sing like that in the bar, while drinking with mates

[wmst85]

An amzing man!

[StanleyAdams]

I couldn't care less what his sexual orientation is. This guy is amazing!

[jacktenor]

@jimmyPain2121.....why?

[jimmyPain2121]

His CV must look really weird

[jacktenor]

I am gay, yes

[Danno1850]

HAHAHA WHAT A FAA.... I'm sorry man...you....you sing beautifully..... don't... just don't punch me in the face

[BetuliaLiberata]

awesome

[2791991]

is he gay?

[121LaZer]

hope this goes viral... cool guy :D

[yyzgwm]

Dear God, m8 -- could you BE a nicer human being?? Bravo!!

[baldassare01]

how about Panis Angelicus... by candle light... and totally naked. :o)

[novasafo]

What a fantastic story!

[PozVille]

When I was a child I was bullied too. This is an awesome video, thank you for sharing your wonderful vocal talent! And I love rugby!

[newyorkandsf]

Ok, he's the actor they should hire if they ever do a movie of Anne Rice's "Cry to Heaven." He would be perfect for it .

[mikeyneutral]

rugby players are awesome! opera singing rugby players are even more awesome, what a man!

[baldassare01]

Wear a tie.... please.

[jacktenor]

@eltoca21....i dont have a website or link, but i am trying to setup my "fan page" on facebook ( i feel so silly even saying this! Fan page!! ) i really did not anticipate this to go like THIS!

[Dabudsta]

Kudos Jacques! Awesome... hope to see you in Seattle...

[Eltoca21]

Awesome! Do you have a website or weblink to your dates around the world? It would be great to see you singing (and perhaps even playing rugby).

[jacktenor]

Danke sehr Peter.

[sieberpet1]

Dear Jack,

Truly inspirational - Leadership on and off the pitch! Congratulations for standing up, speaking up and be a model to inspire self respect, and unlocking potential.

Very moved! - Thank you very much for letting the world know that there is no gift in being and thinking small. Peter Sieber - Switzerland

[EdholmPeter]

@sieberpet1

@jacktenor

I was about to write something, and then I saw this post from Peter in Switzerland. He says it all - in a better language than I would produce. So 'dito' from Peter in Sweden.

[jacktenor]

Btw wattever....i actually am gay!! And are you not actually stereotyping me??? Btw, i only started singing last year may because people like you stereotypically told me i should and couldnt sing!!

[wattever333]

ummm, why is he doing his voice lessons almost nude?

[wattever333]

I guess it's ok because he's a beefy jock.

I guess it wouldn't be ok if he was a stereotypical effeminate skinny gay man.

how is that progress???

[jcinqu]

I played the drums and rugby at the same time for 8 years.... it was hard when I broke my arm... and then my thumb!!

[J4thearts]

I am the same way, but female. Played rugby at Syracuse university and now getting music composition degree. I wish that more rugby players in the US were also musicians.

[jacktenor]

Guys.....why dont we just all stand together please!!! Life is difficult enough as it is for youth...all of them!! My brothers little boy has been bullied for being small for his size and for wearing glasses. He is 8 and wants to commit suicide!

[BloodOfTheLamb1]

"More woman than you'll ever have; more man than you'll ever be." 

And more well spoken than any of the Gender Police, who're going to have seizures like poisoned contortionists with their tongues suck in an electrical socket...

[azozeto]

HOT...

[jimsimpson75]

Where + when are performances? I don't see anything on the IGB website, nor elsewhere.

[disneylandman66]

He's singing Ombra Mai Fu...I'm in love.



[jacktenor]

@mikebondi...thanks, that was exactly the point.

[fjvwing]

How did this whole piece manage to refer to the It Gets Better campaign without mentioning homophobia or even the words gay, lesbian, bi, or trans once? Or did I miss something?

[mikenbondi]

@fjvwing Firstly it's a background piece about him, not the campaign. Secondly, not all bullying is about a child's (perceived) sexuality.

[fjvwing]

@mikenbondi The "It Gets Better Campaign" very specifically is about homophobic bullying in the US.

[mikenbondi]

@fjvwing It would have been smart to check that before replying. It's a focus, but not just about LGBT youth. The pledge on the website says "EVERYONE deserves to be respected for who they are. I pledge to spread this message to my friends, family and neighbors. I'll speak up against hate and intolerance WHENEVER I SEE IT, at school and at work. I'll provide hope for lesbian, gay, bi, trans AND OTHER BULLIED TEENS by letting them know that "It Gets Better." [my caps]

[drinkr1]

Jacques, awesome as always. Proud to have played on the Barbas with you! Come to Nashville and we'll set you up! Your Grizzlies consider you a brother.

[carloslx]

amazing. in every possible way.

[mmoder]

Reach out to me at marcdmoder@yahoo.com if you want to talk Chicago venues.

[jacktenor]

Not yet guys.....if you can organise me a venue.....i'll be there!! X

[mradaChris]

Is Jacques going to visit Arizona this summer?

[buzzchap]

Awesome!

[mradaChris]

Good for you!!!!! I am definitely subscribing to your channel!!!

[jacktenor]

Brilliant. Good cause!

[jackdnyc]

This is just plain wonderful. Love it.