"Nessun Dorma" By David Phelps (2010)

song starts at 3:30

from the gaither vocal band dvd "reunited"

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[Neena275]

whats the meaning of this song!!!

[hoover4000]

@Neena275 Translation: None shall sleep! None shall sleep! Even you, O Princess, in your cold bedroom, watch the stars.. that tremble with love and with hope! But my secret is hidden within me; none will know my name! No, no! On your mouth I will say it when the light shines! And my kiss will dissolve the silence that makes you mine! No one will know his name... and we will have to, alas, die, die! Vanish, o night! Set, stars! Set, stars! At dawn, I will win! I will win! I will win!

[rocketman19]

I agree with most that this is a classic aria and therefore should be sung as so. However I cannot overlook David's ability to match tone with the likes of Pavoratti and Bocelli while singing in his own way. To infuse those runs into his performance only proves how fantastic David is in tone and vocal control. This was not an operatic display. It was a way to introduce people to arias in a style they are accustomed to. Well done.

[ohiorn34]

Just beautiful! I just love David Phelps, and that he is using his amazing talents for the glory of God who gave it.

[dontcindyme]

@Neena275 Next time, instead of asking other people, try typing in your search box "translate Nessun Dorma".

Amazes me that people are ON a computer but don't know how to use it.

[litehouselvr]

I don't care what he sings as long as I can hear him.

[flatpicker15]

@jeh500 David did study opera actually. However, he was in no way trying to sing it operatically.

[superbrainification]

@Neena275 nobody sleeps

[geniekri]

Love the different presentation of Nessun Dorma! Love this piece and this makes it so much more approachable.

[michaeloflorne]

David- thank you so much- stirring and beautiful!!!

[Read2Friends]

If the Three Tenors are allowed to butcher West Side Story and get away with it, I don't see why David Phelps can't put his own spin on Nessun Dorma. It's not as if he's singing it in context of the opera. He is singing it as a single one-off to celebrate great music to an audience not necessarily schooled in the technicalities of operatic arias.

[jeh500]

David Phelps should not be compared to Pavarotti. He did not study opera.

It's like comparing Dolly Parton to Joan Sutherland. Both are giants in their genres.

This version of Nessun Dorma is not the way it was written to be performed in the opera.

But, David's passion and guts in taking this on are worth ite weight in gold - which is what he is; a golden voiced pop tenor (who can also belt out a stunning version of a difficult aria.) He delivered and his people loved it. Just saying.