Quando men Vo

This is me, Deirdre Gannon, performing Quando Men Vo in Covent Garden in London

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Music

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• Quando
• men
• vo
• Deirdre
• Gannon
• London

[coloraturacontralto]

This is actually very good. I will say... you're so young to be singing this aria. Give it a few years and you'll be ten times better. Post another performance of this in a few years.

You do sing with a lot of tension... could just be nerves though. Some of your notes aren't connected and the soft pallette isn't lifted enough on the high end. Again... it's only because you're voice hasn't finished growing. You'll be amazing some day. Pretty close to it already.

[deirdregannon]

thanks for the comment. I actually had to learn this song as part of my ATCL diploma in performance. I did find it very challening and the reason I chose to sing it in London was to try over-come how tense how I was about performing it for my exam! You are right I was very tense during the performance which was a pity but I will certainly keep working on that anyway.

[TheJuugend]

Very beautiful voice! Thanks! Great to listen! PS I am just working on this piece as an accompanist. :)

[TheJuugend]

Very beautiful voice! Thanks! Great to listen! PS I am just working on this piece as an accompanist. :)

[PerformerDiva]

Yes, you may have some "tweeking" that needs to be done, but you have an AMAZING talent. Don't let anyone blow out that fire! You are most definitely on the right track to success, girl! Keep it up! Excelent!

[pamm5]

Great voice! You might want to check your diction though.

[narcisoespejo]

Beautiful, beautiful voice!!!

[JenzoCL]

Thanks for posting this! :)

Someone commented that it sounded choppy, I think you were singing each syllable in bursts, like you're doing a cresc-dim in every syllable and therefore sounding choppy. Legato is the key.

The way I overcame nerves was to act out key-words. E.g. if the word is "kiss", I might act as if I am doing a blow kiss. Using key-word actions helped me get into the piece better & made me excited to show the audience I knew what I was singing about!! :D Hope that helps.

[wittsgirl]

You need to polish your pronunciations of Italian and also focus on phrasing. You seem a bit choppy on phrases... separating parts of words rather than ideas as a whole when you're singing. Your tone is good and when you get full breath, it's pleasant. :)

[HaraShuen]

I have just joined vocal training last week, hoping that next time I would be able to be a singer..and when my teacher told me to look out for some classic songs, I was like..are you sure?? Well, the first impression of classic song to me is perfect, I love this one..Thank you so much for posting it!! ^^

[kimera37]

I'm have been working on this aria for a year now and we call it "home base" because it loved me during the first month of singing it and continued to grow(and has)since then.

I wish you had a bit more character. Perhaps it is the tense that sucked that away, but you're singing about people wanting you and how beautiful you are in this way that looks frightened. Confidence is key.

I agree with savoring the high notes. It seems you rushed some places and dragged others. Great work, though!

[sleeplacker]

Very nice! I'm also studying this song, but just for my lessons :)