Sissel - O Mio Babbino Caro

Sissel, the international singing sensation from Norway, is widely regarded as one of the finest and most talented sopranos in the world. Her crystalclear voice has made Sissel a national institution in Norway. Sissel has sung all over the world, selling over six million solo albums. She contributed the haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic. She has been doing great duets with singers like Placido Domingo, Charles Aznavour, Bryn Terfel, Jose Carreras, Russell Watson, Neil Sedaka and Josh Groban. A very remarkable voice you will only hear once in your lifetime.

Category:

Music

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• Sissel
• Kyrkjebø
• Mio
• Babbino
• Caro
• In
• Symphony
• Norway
• Soprano
• 2001

[heihachiable]

In my opinion, she is as good as Maria Callas.

[SisselFanForever]

@heihachiable I agree with you very much.

[jtrstrings]

I have heard many versions of this, and never heard it at this slow tempo, but it is VERY effective. Plus since starting to study Italian after many years, the diction makes it very easy to understand. Capisco facilmente! Grazie!

Since I am not a professional singer, would it take a lot of control to sing it at that slow tempo? Any experts available to answer this?

Why didn't I become a Singer instead of Violinist?? How glamorous!

[sampleforyou]

My ears explod from the goddammed commercial, fukyoutub!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IExposeMormonism]

I never knew the words. Now I know why this nice song is used in The Godfather. It's the perfect tune for the incongruity of Mafia life

[OldSuffolk]

I love the slower tempo and her melancholy delivery, so unusual for Sissel. This is by far the most beautiful rendition of this aria that I have heard. I cannot believe some of the comments - the opera snobs are back in full force. All that crap about microphones. One of the reasons that Sissel's voice is so wonderful is that she always uses a microphone so that she can sing at a NORMAL level, which captures the sweetness and richness of that wonderful voice. BRAVA !

[OldSuffolk]

I love the slower tempo and her melancholy delivery, so unusual for Sissel. This nis by far the most beautiful rendition of this aria that I have heard. I cannot believe some of the comments - the opera snobs are back in full force. All that crap about microphones. One of the reasons that Sissel's voice is so wonderful is that she always uses a microphone so that she can sing at a NORMAL level, which captures the sweetness and richness of that wonderful voice. BRAVA !

[19davo66]

My legs and ears have just melted. Typing this as body just cannot take this most beautiful of voices. Not many pieces bring me to tears - but she has. Amazing. Thank you for posting this.

[Idol2011no]

@NordicSanger, Now I understand you're not the sharpest knife in the tray and I don't care for further explanation. Bye.

[NordicSanger]

@Idol2011no Being argmentative doesn't make you more intelligent or necessarily correct.(as evidenced by several other comments at various videos)" I pointed out that lack of mic in the hands of a opera singer is always a sign of bad quality,".....Well the mic is not in her hands but it doesn't have to be when it is only inches away,so there was no lack of mic.and her quality was not bad, but simply unexciting. No mic will change that.....I will waste no more time with you.....

[Idol2011no]

@NordicSanger, so you are not to pardon for your misplaced reply directed to me?

[NordicSanger]

@Idol2011no Whatever. "Always"...."Never" ......really...I repeat...."This performance is pretty unexciting dramatically."

[Idol2011no]

@NordicSanger, let me clarify. You obviously need it. It started by a comment from me to "tissetassen" where I pointed out that lack of mic in the hands of a opera singer is always a sign of bad quality, motivated by the fact that a high volume voice can never produce the dynamics and nuances. This reply was motivated by a claim from "tissetassen" that a good opera singer would loose the mic, while it being quite the opposite.

Then you come along with the moronic reply "what lack of mic?"