Flammende Rose by Handel. Ian Howell Countertenor

One of Handel's Nine German Arias.

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[sullzXdaXword]

we are doin this in music!!! in school!!

[ianthecountertenor]

you mean you're studying this piece, or performing it?

[GEF69]

man oh man, what can i say, hearing such beautiful instrument makes me wonder how wonderful it must have been when these arias were first performed, by those special men for whom they were written. A miracle indeed.

[handelfan610]

you know i was hoping that handel wrote something in german...you know him being from germany and all. all his other songs or either english, latin, italian, and i think hebrew...look it up. so this was refresing he didn't forget his roots...you have a wonderful voice and i enjoyed your singing very much. i was filled with delight! do continue i'm sure handel would have very much enjoyed hearing this.

[skatty14]

A random person of the street would probably think: "wtf!" But this a rare beauty, thanks for sharing!

[QuailsAway]

What an incredible voice! Your range isn't strained at all, and it's very fluid... Very impressive! It makes me so happy to see such talented singers... Especially ones who are so thrilling to watch perform! An excellent show, Ian. Keep singing!

[velvetcaress]

Very beautiful singing! Well done, Ian. :)

[sfkcbf]

This is no common countertenor voice; it is far better. Attrractive timbre, controlled and focused technique, good breath control. A thoroughly enjoyable performance.

[whitneyhouston1234]

I love how effortlessly you sing. Im a counter-tenor myself. Great job :)

[phyllistownley]

Love this song.....have listened to all the versions on UTube and yours is my favorite! Hope you will be back in NYC performing again soon...

[intune156]

Fantastic!!!

[deborahsuewho]

lovely performance. Thank you.

[fluffytom82]

@ianthecountertenor

A castrato is a grown-up who never had "full" puberty. If young boy is castrated, the necessary hormones to start puberty are not made anymore. This causes parts of the puberal development to cease, the most important in this case being the vocal chords remaining small and thus resulting in a higher voice ("boy's voice").

[molealto]

@ianthecountertenor Hi Ian - Paul the alto here. I do think that Mickey Maniaci is the closest idea we have to a castrato these days, for the simple reason that he has preserved his pre-pubertal vocal cords; however, because in all other respects he is an adult male, his bones have hardened so he doesn't have the flexible ribcage the castrati would have produced their amazing lung power through.