Aretha Franklin - Nessun Dorma @ 1998 Grammy's

HER BEST PERFORMANCE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Tom LaPine]

If I remember correctly, Pavarotti got sick and she was a last minute fill in. So it isn't Pavarotti quality. It was a brave effort and very, very surprising. The queen of soul singing opera in Italian? I give her an "A". She didn't have to do this, but the show must go on. She should not be dissed for this effort.

[monelleny]

I grew up listening to and playing classical music. There are many classic and beautiful versions of Nessun Dorma, and those who prefer those should stick to them. Aretha Franklin may not know very much about opera, but there is nothing she doesn't know about music. This is an unforgettable performance, and should bring a big smile to any real musician. Hats off to Aretha for her guts, and for her enormous heart!

[neema5555]

All I can say is WOW!!!!!

[Juliaflo]

As a classically trained lyric-coloratura soprano, I totally second your statement. I saw this, and my reaction was 'What The..........?

[keishajpmes1103]

She did it her way and it was soulful and moving. Any real ARTIST would agree with that. The "proper" way to sing an aria is boring anyway and pretty much sounds unnatural to me. BOOM!

[patton303]

Uh...... She's a great RnB singer.

[barpaza]

Well she did reach the songs but that was NOT opera 

[vonnedelicious]

Sorry; I meant "two days previously," not "to days."

[vonnedelicious]

Pavarotti loved it the fist time he heard her do it to days. This was fantastic: moving and passionate and soulfully done.. If YOU are not Pavarotti, you probably aren't qualified to second-guess his chosen stand-in.

[klavierspieler72]

I love Aretha Franklin. Really. But this is s travesty, a desecration of Puccini. As camp, as fun--it is great. But as an artistic statement, it is poor.

[Sandrovich1000]

??????? Qué???????, qué hace esta vieja arruinando esta obra, no me jodan! cada quien a lo suyo por Dios!

[Luis Javier Ochoa]

I have never heard a worse Aretha than here, destroying this masterpiece by Puccini.... And for respect to the author at least she should have studied the lyrics!!!!