Julian Ovenden & Sierra Boggess sing 'If I Loved You' - John Wilson conducts

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  • Опубліковано 4 чер 2013
  • Actor / singer Julian Ovenden was one of several new characters in the "Downton Abbey" series, being introduced as 'Charles Blake' in the autumn of 2013. He is also to be seen in ITV3 re-runs of "Foyle's War" as the pilot son of the eponymous detective. He is seen here in duet with Sierra Boggess in one of the most beautiful and moving songs in the entire Rodgers and Hammerstein catalogue. It comes from "Carousel" and was featured in the John Wilson Orchestra's excellent annual celebration of Broadway and Film Musicals at the 2010 Proms in London's Royal Albert Hall.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 377

  • @flossiefrommer8788
    @flossiefrommer8788 2 роки тому +144

    Julian Ovenden. When I found you on UA-cam you made my life. My husband passed away January 2018. We met in high school and I miss him so much. You are a wonderful singer and so handsome and delightful. I am 93 years old. You have made me want to keep living.I enjoy your singing your videos your movies.

    • @emmawalsh1761
      @emmawalsh1761 2 роки тому +8

      Oh this is just beautiful!! X

    • @claracosta4352
      @claracosta4352 2 роки тому +10

      Yes, Flossie, he is special. I look at him while he and Sierra sing, and he makes me float in a higher level, I forget everything and everybody else. He says so much with his naughty pretty sexy eyes!

    • @ritapacitti9599
      @ritapacitti9599 2 роки тому +4

      So beautiful just beautiful. You said it better thankyou

    • @karenlacy8950
      @karenlacy8950 2 роки тому +3

      Do sweet

    • @servingforthematch
      @servingforthematch Рік тому +6

      Okay, I will let you skip the queue and go ahead of me, Flossie.

  • @turnitback
    @turnitback 3 роки тому +57

    I'm a man in his seventies, but this duo are so beautiful, they bring tears to my eyes.

    • @maxinelowe6285
      @maxinelowe6285 3 роки тому +6

      Me too I'm 69 x

    • @mardicole4202
      @mardicole4202 3 роки тому +6

      Us too - we reconnected after 50 years realizing we missed our chance to be together for all those years - now with what few years we have left together - we will make the best of them. 💖

    • @chrisgordon5719
      @chrisgordon5719 3 роки тому +6

      @@mardicole4202 Well, I'm77. Today, the love of my life will probably die. And NOT from COVID 19. All I can think of is the song from Carousel, "If I loved You" And I did. For 77 years. Good Bye Sweet Love. Its hard to type through these tears.

    • @mardicole4202
      @mardicole4202 3 роки тому +3

      @@chrisgordon5719 My sincerest condolences 😪. You will have many sweet memories to remember of your lives together.

    • @randaljones7509
      @randaljones7509 3 роки тому +2

      Beautiful music has no age limits! I hope I will always appreciate music of this caliber.

  • @orglet
    @orglet 3 роки тому +40

    I consider this the most beautiful song ever written for American Musical Theater, and this performance is the best I've ever heard in my 74 years. Sierra is breathtaking in every way and Julian magnificent.

    • @cdmcg63
      @cdmcg63 2 роки тому

      Their rendition of Make Believe is also breathtaking.

  • @Krieky
    @Krieky 3 роки тому +27

    I almost cried by the time the song ended - how can something be this beautiful? Absolutely brilliant rendition of one of my favourite songs of all time.

  • @sardu55
    @sardu55 3 роки тому +16

    The music from this aria is beautiful. People used to walk the earth who wrote stuff like this.

  • @djjim01
    @djjim01 3 роки тому +27

    Considered to be the MOST beautiful song that Richard Rodgers ever wrote and he wrote many! Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. What a dynamic musical team - those two!

  • @wsddrama8735
    @wsddrama8735 3 роки тому +25

    perfect song, perfect singers, perfect orchestration...what more?

  • @vwade3381
    @vwade3381 8 років тому +20

    Just watched A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MUSICAL and Ovenden plays Fred Anderson, Scrooge's nephew. What an astounding rendition of this song -- his vocal placement with this wide range is impeccable. He's such an astounding actor and sends emotion through his eyes, he did it in CHRISTMAS CAROL and does it again here.
    Sierra Boggess is a jewel: gorgeous and her voice is as clear as a glass bell.
    Love this pairing.

  • @bonanzajoe
    @bonanzajoe 4 роки тому +20

    Heard Sierra for the first time about 7 years ago. Fell in love with her voice and her beauty. I'm 78 and heard the best over the years. She is at the top. She is a soprano that has a soft but commanding, aaaaand romantic voice. She is a soprano that chose to sing the pops. It was the right decision.

  • @songthief9560
    @songthief9560 9 років тому +32

    Wow! Ovenden's baritone drips gold, sung with passion. These two need to be paired together, two beautiful people, beautiful voices. The sky's the limits!

    • @blindmail2110
      @blindmail2110 8 років тому +4

      +Song Thief Baritone...what baritone?

    • @emmavink
      @emmavink 7 років тому +3

      Ja, no, he is a tenor. Amazing...but a tenor...

    • @corneels
      @corneels 7 років тому

      Most definitely Baritone.

    • @corneels
      @corneels 7 років тому +1

      If I loved you : from the musical play "Carousel" : duet soprano and baritone

    • @redetrigan
      @redetrigan 7 років тому +2

      It's written for baritone, yes, but Ovenden is a tenor.

  • @jjj1951
    @jjj1951 9 років тому +9

    I love how she stays in character while he's singing by showing the sadness on her face.

  • @paulieinct
    @paulieinct 6 років тому +46

    On top of those outstanding voices they both also have KILLER looks!! How much can a person take?!!!

    • @lettieebbert7509
      @lettieebbert7509 5 років тому +1

      One can take what one can! Know what, if they're faithful, trusted and genuine, they're ahead of 98 pct of humans. I hope they possess those virtues. I truly appreciate their talent, beauty and sincerity by sharing their gift / talent of the singing voices. All we have to do is enjoy and appreciate their gift. Wish I had a measureable gift to share.. Fan of Julian's diverse talent in Foyles War, in the past but lovely. A fan.

  • @ZosimoLee
    @ZosimoLee 6 років тому +31

    Her voice is so pure and clear.

  • @janicemurphy7878
    @janicemurphy7878 7 років тому +25

    Thank goodness that these young actors and actresses perform these beautiful Roger and Hammerstein music and if they would still do some of these plays again the younger people would see what singing is really about

    • @DLJ2890
      @DLJ2890 6 років тому

      he has 1/4 the sound needed for this rep. shove the mic down his throat even further than it already is to make it sound close to what it should.

  • @BangkokVoiceCoach
    @BangkokVoiceCoach Рік тому +13

    I’m in tears by the end. Both of them inhabit the duet beautifully.

  • @janicemurphy7878
    @janicemurphy7878 8 років тому +7

    Broadway producers pay attention here is gold in person.

  • @StripeRich
    @StripeRich 6 років тому +31

    "People Will Say We're In Love", "We Could Make Believe" and "If I Loved You" all have a similar vibe, a cautious longing for deeper involvement, a tentative promise of future commitment. I love all three songs, and all three very different musicals.

  • @irishdivajeffries6668
    @irishdivajeffries6668 2 роки тому +12

    I just read on a Downton site that this man is a wonderful singer! Oh my, beyond wonderful!

    • @ritapacitti9599
      @ritapacitti9599 2 роки тому +3

      You should see and hear his "Maria " from west side story. It will blow you away. What a voice.and so handsome

  • @elizabethali8090
    @elizabethali8090 Рік тому +16

    This was a thrilling duet by two extraordinary talented singers!

  • @abigailchorley8118
    @abigailchorley8118 3 роки тому +16

    I'm just totally in love with Julian Ovenden

  • @TheMusicguy68
    @TheMusicguy68 10 років тому +12

    SIERRA IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND A GREAT TALENT!
    FEW TALENTS COME AROUND THAT ARE THIS GREAT IN A GENERATION. BUT THANKFULLY SIERRA IS HERE!

  • @themusicguy6885
    @themusicguy6885 10 років тому +12

    JULIAN AND SIERRA! Alerts of the world! These two young singers are absolutely phenomenal. They perform this just about as well as Gordon McRae and Shirley Jones in the original movie version of Oklahoma. In short that is unbelievably wonderful! Bravo!

    • @maxinelowe6285
      @maxinelowe6285 3 роки тому +1

      You know! I think I’ll go and watch the movie again x

  • @cappy4475
    @cappy4475 9 років тому +16

    What an orchestra!

  • @JimsJims-ot6ol
    @JimsJims-ot6ol 7 місяців тому +5

    These two are perfection.. rival Jones and McRae... awesome!

  • @faustinoinesjr9908
    @faustinoinesjr9908 Рік тому +11

    They are all in sync! The symphony, the conductor, baritone and soprano!!!!! Super talented!!!!

  • @christophersansone2755
    @christophersansone2755 Рік тому +11

    timeless, beautiful, ageless, classic, powerful....

  • @lorainejohnston6485
    @lorainejohnston6485 2 роки тому +9

    Loved him in Downton Abbey…Didn’t know he could sing

  • @SeanFitandSmart
    @SeanFitandSmart 10 років тому +4

    I've been playing the songs of Mr. Rodgers for more than fifty years, and this couple is the most effective interpreter of them that I've seen in a very long time. The timbres of their voices, their diction, musicianship, and even their acting abilities are mesmerizing. This is genuinely superb musical theater.

    • @gossamerwings3632
      @gossamerwings3632 9 років тому +2

      I wished they had made a cd of their singing together!

  • @melvillerowe2467
    @melvillerowe2467 3 роки тому +14

    I listen to this so many times and it is so beautiful. What a wonderful talent.

  • @altongrimes
    @altongrimes 9 років тому +5

    A standing ovation from California for this "pearl of great price"......

  • @kristiLB93
    @kristiLB93 2 роки тому +9

    His voice is just amazing. Such control!

  • @lindamitchell6415
    @lindamitchell6415 3 роки тому +9

    That wink from John right at the beginning of the set...makes me swoon and the whole performance is just breath taking.xx

  • @sehyde26
    @sehyde26 9 місяців тому +5

    She sounds exquisite! They both do.

  • @bobbieparker2900
    @bobbieparker2900 2 роки тому +8

    I was there to see them sing his song,delightful

  • @loeshalberstadt9998
    @loeshalberstadt9998 2 роки тому +11

    Oh, my goodness, this is So beautiful……

  • @DavidSangerLibrarian
    @DavidSangerLibrarian 8 років тому +8

    A beautiful rendition of one of the great Rogers and Hammerstein duets.

  • @janettedermot499
    @janettedermot499 4 роки тому +17

    I wonder how many men had heart strings tugged but didn't want to admit, when listening

    • @MrAlkazal
      @MrAlkazal 3 роки тому

      The word is plenty a classic 😢

    • @danielanderson2324
      @danielanderson2324 3 роки тому +1

      One here.

    • @PaulZink
      @PaulZink 3 роки тому +1

      This one certainly. Not embarrassed to freely admit the song brings tears to my eyes, easily.

    • @nickbaxter8797
      @nickbaxter8797 Рік тому

      Me too. The reprise of this song at the end of the film gets me every time.

  • @claudiad2268
    @claudiad2268 5 років тому +11

    Loved him in both Foyles War and Downton! Amazing to discover he’s a singer as well!

  • @cos2mer2
    @cos2mer2 10 місяців тому +7

    Some serious beautiful going on there! Beautiful singing, beautiful orchestral work.

  • @gary6514
    @gary6514 2 роки тому +13

    Such a beautiful song sung just beautifully....absolutely sublime performance. Very well done. Bravo.

  • @billbrimmer1739
    @billbrimmer1739 2 роки тому +10

    Oh my, what great performances of this beautiful classic. The interpretations were brilliant.

  • @chuckcissel1106
    @chuckcissel1106 8 років тому +19

    Man these two are phenomenal....I am crazy about her voice and beauty and his voice with his emotional impact is beyond stunning.....both very moving singers. Bravo!

  • @kproShan
    @kproShan 3 роки тому +6

    Truly was Sierra who pointed my heart in the direction of love for classical music

  • @reasonrestored9116
    @reasonrestored9116 3 роки тому +12

    I love JO. Just discovered his wonderful voice

  • @donbrowning5421
    @donbrowning5421 8 років тому +44

    I know Sierra is just getting started with School of Rock on Broadway, but someone has to find a way to get these two together on Broadway - maybe a revival of Carousel or Oklahoma.

    • @vwade3381
      @vwade3381 8 років тому +3

      +Don Browning -- 100% agree! They are heaven to hear and luminous as a pairing. Perhaps a revue of great musical duets -- cut out all the filler and focus on them.

    • @ernshaw78
      @ernshaw78 8 років тому

      +Don Browning I would rather see her in Opera something that has artistic value. She could do so much better than either of those. Maybe Puccini?

    • @kdashmo
      @kdashmo 8 років тому +5

      +Carey Coleman That's extreme to say that Carousel and Oklahoma don't have artistic value. They truly are musical works of art, whether that art falls under your preference or not. Picasso and Vermeer painted extremely differently, but both were exquisite, relentless artists. The same sentiment can be applied to opera vs. theater, in my opinion.

    • @tamolyn5141
      @tamolyn5141 8 років тому +2

      +Carey Coleman Unfortunately, while Ms. Boggess has a beautiful voice, she doesn't have the weight in her voice or the volume to be an opera singer. I can tell just by listening to her and by the fact that she needs a microphone right up in her face that she would not be adequately heard in an opera. Opera singers always sing unamplified, projecting their voices out over a large orchestra into a large theater. Very rarely, in big outdoor venues with terrible acoustics, opera singers will be amplified, but they are never amplified in an opera house or when they perform in classical recitals or concerts. As for Puccini, the soprano roles of Puccini were for the most part written not only for real opera singers, but for real opera singers with a heavier type of real operatic voice than Ms. Boggess possesses. Other than the chin wobble, which denotes some tension in the neck and jaw, Ms. Boggess produces her vocal tone well. She has a great Broadway type voice, but not an opera voice. And by the way, musical theater music does have artistic value.

    • @stepheniosefa283
      @stepheniosefa283 8 років тому +1

      +Don Browning oh god how i would cry tears of joy

  • @joshuanesbit
    @joshuanesbit 7 років тому +12

    this has literally become my favourite song in the space of a week 😂

  • @pamelastones4802
    @pamelastones4802 5 років тому +22

    I'm so glad to have discovered Julian Ovenden! Wonderful! 💖

    • @johnwagner9258
      @johnwagner9258 3 роки тому +1

      Stainlessstainless, if she. Is awful, I suggest you have your hearing aids checked or replaced , you are missing out on much. Jersey jack

  • @alangregory9229
    @alangregory9229 3 роки тому +7

    Julian Ovenden acts this beautifully..?.

  • @thethikboy
    @thethikboy 5 років тому +9

    An age of scintillating beauty - the era of my departed mother - another departed beauty

  • @alexfraser8972
    @alexfraser8972 Рік тому +6

    Royal Albert Hall makes the difference - great rendition in homage to Jones and Mcrae

  • @robertclatworthy1857
    @robertclatworthy1857 3 роки тому +13

    Breath taking! What a performance. Well done both

  • @carlechevarria2226
    @carlechevarria2226 3 роки тому +13

    Having these excellent videos with close ups of their faces while singing gives one a sensation of being next to them while they perform. It moves you/me in ways I could not have imagined. "BRAVO!

  • @willy8369
    @willy8369 2 роки тому +10

    Just beautiful

    • @adam28xx
      @adam28xx  2 роки тому

      Glad you think so!

  • @joannethibault6016
    @joannethibault6016 Рік тому +8

    Love Julien' baritone. Compliments Sara's soprano perfectly.

  • @user-uh5re3co6j
    @user-uh5re3co6j 6 днів тому

    Sierra Boggess has fantastic voice. Just a fabulous ❤

  • @francoisbessing
    @francoisbessing 8 років тому +30

    She must be brought over to Disney. That voice..

    • @Ebathora
      @Ebathora 8 років тому +3

      +François Bessing Well she did play Ariel in the Disney Broadway production. Does that count?

    • @francoisbessing
      @francoisbessing 8 років тому +11

      +ShoMeSho Oh no no she must be made to voice an original Disney princess.

    • @christinegiadaae2008
      @christinegiadaae2008 8 років тому +3

      +François Bessing agreed

  • @MrCrowebobby
    @MrCrowebobby 3 роки тому +7

    That note and tone at 5:04!!!

  • @LB-hw5bi
    @LB-hw5bi 3 роки тому +9

    Me too they are brilliant

  • @jackiemcmeekin6551
    @jackiemcmeekin6551 5 років тому +22

    Sierra and Julian are commensurate singers! They sing this romantic song with such passion and sincerity. This is just one of the great pieces from the Rogers and Hammerstein play/movie “Carousel”.

  • @TheMusicguy68
    @TheMusicguy68 10 років тому +2

    This duet by Julian and Sierra is simply wonderful. Has the gentleman below indicates this is about the finest interpretation of this Rogers and Hammerstein song that he has ever seen. I totally agree. Sierra's voice is magical and Julian sings his part of the duet brilliantly. Bravo!

    • @PMKehoe
      @PMKehoe 10 років тому +2

      Well... I'd have to put the great Gordon MacRae's voice in a league above Mr. Overden's fine baritone... Sierra Boggess' tonal quality throughout her range is delightful and at times melodically stunning... when she emotionally inflects upon a note the results can be amazing...

    • @cafeitalia1
      @cafeitalia1 9 років тому +1

      Patrick Kehoe Listen to John Raitt's beautiful version on UA-cam (without sticking his mouth in a microphone). That is good singing!

    • @gossamerwings3632
      @gossamerwings3632 8 років тому

      +Patrick Kehoe Julian Ovenden is a tenor!!!

  • @robiniveson452
    @robiniveson452 8 років тому +5

    They are fantastic together.

  • @joeblow2948
    @joeblow2948 9 років тому +7

    Well done. Best show tune ever written.

  • @madammim694
    @madammim694 3 роки тому +10

    they are wonderful!

  • @juliansproll7071
    @juliansproll7071 5 років тому +22

    IT IS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL

  • @harryboggon8718
    @harryboggon8718 2 роки тому +5

    These two are a fantastic combination and I just love Sierra 💘

  • @richboyle4679
    @richboyle4679 3 місяці тому +2

    they were both fantastic. It made me get the chills

  • @azucarinho1
    @azucarinho1 9 років тому +7

    Words wouldn't come in an easy way, if.. I.. loved.. you

  • @annewebb3070
    @annewebb3070 2 роки тому +7

    Both fantastic and beautiful song making me feel sad

  • @mrharrytaylor1
    @mrharrytaylor1 8 років тому +4

    These two together make magic

  • @grahamelwell2833
    @grahamelwell2833 2 роки тому +10

    Brilliant

  • @Michael_MJ
    @Michael_MJ 8 років тому +8

    onions are somewhere near me again.

  • @AvalonMorley
    @AvalonMorley 9 років тому +11

    So exquisite, from both these singers, not to mention the conductor and orchestra. I love the way John Wilson sort of gives a little "whoh," expelling air and showing us (not purposefully, I think) the seriousness with which he approaches this piece. Or it could be letting off steam from the piece they played just before, but either way, he takes this concert seriously, and to heart. I especially love the control and just-right constraint Miss Boggess employs with her voice.

  • @jackiemcmeekin6551
    @jackiemcmeekin6551 5 років тому +12

    John Wilson is an excellent conductor and leads a marvelous orchestra. Bravo!!!

    • @organboi
      @organboi 5 років тому

      Can't stand conductors. They're mostly just arm wavers who steal all the credit from the amazing musicians.

  • @nigeldavidkelly-bd9zd
    @nigeldavidkelly-bd9zd Рік тому +5

    Beautiful. Brought a tear to my eye.

  • @century123ful
    @century123ful 6 років тому +14

    This has got to be one of the most beautiful romantic song ever written along with All The Things You Are

  • @lamanitaenmision
    @lamanitaenmision 5 років тому +17

    woooooow the best of the best!!!! good Julian Ovenden and Sierra Boggess!!!

  • @anvil5113
    @anvil5113 4 роки тому +8

    I wonder how they are able to sing this song without tearing up. Must be because they have sung it so often.

  • @nancywhipple480
    @nancywhipple480 3 роки тому +7

    BREATHTAKING👏🏻

  • @danielanderson2324
    @danielanderson2324 3 роки тому +8

    Just love this song.

  • @iwillliftupmyeyes
    @iwillliftupmyeyes 3 роки тому +5

    Amazing ,this is wonderfully sung ,and Julian is superb ,which they would come back to the Albert hall

  • @skipshurtz3407
    @skipshurtz3407 8 років тому +2

    When these two super artists join up again, I will BE THE FIRST ON THE PLANE EAST.My God!! What gifts!!

  • @keithrichards1934
    @keithrichards1934 10 років тому +4

    Two great singers. So beautiful

  • @richardgornalle4536
    @richardgornalle4536 4 роки тому +9

    This is beautiful to watch and listen. Superbly composed music superbly sung. Simply wonderful!

  • @lindairisrosen8509
    @lindairisrosen8509 7 років тому +11

    lovely version of a beautiful song

  • @irmad9375
    @irmad9375 5 років тому +24

    Julian Ovenden = perfection!

    • @franklesser5655
      @franklesser5655 4 роки тому +3

      He sings well, too!

    • @larrygorman4110
      @larrygorman4110 3 роки тому

      "How I love you"! TOTALLY OFF KEY!!! You have to be deaf to not hear that!!! Perfection? LOL!!! Not even acceptable let alone perfect.

  • @douglaskay9959
    @douglaskay9959 Рік тому +5

    Wonderful singer is Sierra.

  • @flyinghow
    @flyinghow 3 роки тому +12

    Julian is the most beautiful man! Amazing voice too!!! Lyric baritone?

  • @denisejarrell8442
    @denisejarrell8442 5 років тому +12

    I love these two amazing singers! I am moved to tears every time I hear them.

  • @elizabethali8090
    @elizabethali8090 Рік тому +7

    Stunning duet! Beautiful!

  • @isabeleeinloft1227
    @isabeleeinloft1227 6 років тому +12

    They are a Perfect couple !!!!

  • @TheMusicguy68
    @TheMusicguy68 10 років тому +1

    Julian and Sierra are simply wonderful. They update this classic song from Rogers and Hammerstein here! Wonderful!

  • @199660Maria
    @199660Maria 10 років тому +3

    Sierra's facial expression is mesmerizing. .....

  • @douglasduff4466
    @douglasduff4466 2 роки тому +6

    Beautiful

  • @catherinehazur7336
    @catherinehazur7336 3 роки тому +13

    Revive Carousel

  • @RonWylie-gk5lc
    @RonWylie-gk5lc 10 років тому +2

    Moving and very beautiful

  • @jeanhood8194
    @jeanhood8194 2 роки тому +4

    She is simply adorableHugs to you

  • @faustinoinesjr9908
    @faustinoinesjr9908 3 роки тому +7

    Wow!!!

  • @petradonovan5161
    @petradonovan5161 Рік тому +5

    Just beautiful.

  • @indyandnorbert1
    @indyandnorbert1 6 років тому +23

    Beautifully sung, two voices perfectly twinned, lovely ! Was there, it was magical, the whole evening sheer delight.

    • @phylbutter3774
      @phylbutter3774 6 років тому

      Is Julian appearing anywhere now? I’d like ve to see him m here in San Francisco!

  • @joalexsg9741
    @joalexsg9741 5 років тому +15

    Summing up: double perfection! Thank you so much for uploading this piece of wonder here!