Julia Bullock, Ailyn Pérez, Angel Blue, and Nadine Sierra - "Song to the Moon" for Renée Fleming

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  • Опубліковано 26 гру 2023
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    Julia Bullock, Ailyn Pérez, Angel Blue, and Nadine Sierra unite in a beautiful rendition of "Song to the Moon" as a tribute to Renée Fleming.
    The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.
    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is proud to celebrate the 46th Honorees for lifetime artistic achievements: actor and comedian Billy Crystal; acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming; British singer-songwriter producer, and member of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb; rapper, singer, and actress Queen Latifah; and singer Dionne Warwick.
    The event took place Sunday, December 3rd, 2023, in the Kennedy Center Opera House, and premieres Wednesday, December 27 at 8pm ET on CBS and will be available for viewing on Paramount+.
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  • @julietantonio1049
    @julietantonio1049 7 місяців тому +31

    Queen Latifahs reaction was all of us watching this, overwhelmed at the beauty

    • @dee_dee_place
      @dee_dee_place 5 місяців тому +8

      Absolutely!
      Four Sopranos singing in perfect harmony to pay tribute to one of their own- stunning.
      Queen Latifah's reaction was a deeply seated appreciation of Music, regardless of the genre. I felt the same way.
      Brava Ladies, Multi Brava!

  • @maryvallettakeith6146
    @maryvallettakeith6146 7 місяців тому +53

    Angel Blue's voice has gotten so much better and more powerful over the years. She towers over the other three. That's what a true operatic voice can do and it's breathtaking.

    • @janetbaker5962
      @janetbaker5962 7 місяців тому +3

      YES!!

    • @Keiwon.X.Lambert
      @Keiwon.X.Lambert 5 місяців тому +5

      Baby has been working!!! I love them all, dearly. I cherish their art. But Angel and Nadine are two of my absolute favorite these days!!!!

    • @christianalemessy8650
      @christianalemessy8650 3 місяці тому +2

      They're all wonderful. My favourite artiste is Angel Blue, her voice is a thing of beauty a joy forever

  • @dawnf.2182
    @dawnf.2182 7 місяців тому +53

    I was in Renee's first Russlka as a wood nymph. Seattle Opera. It was magical! She was so kind to all of us. Ben Heppner was the Prince & Susan Graham as Waterboy. Gunther Schneider-Simpson used Pani projectors to create an unbelievably realistic lake in the stage. Renee walked out on a bridge to the moon at the end. It was truly a remarkable production! Memories. Blessings on Renee! She has given so much of herself to the operatic world and more. 🙏🎶♥️

    • @davidwilliams2736
      @davidwilliams2736 7 місяців тому +2

      I saw this production in Seattle and it was stunning. Renee Fleming is a class act. Saw her decades ago at the Met in Manon Lescaut. Memorable performance as well.

  • @rarnayro
    @rarnayro 7 місяців тому +28

    Queen Latifah's reaction at the end of the piece (2:24) was priceless!!

  • @ZeldaTheLegendof
    @ZeldaTheLegendof 7 місяців тому +63

    This is my favourite tribute! These amazing women's singing gave me goosebumps!🙌💕💕💕💕

  • @smurf902
    @smurf902 2 дні тому

    Renee is phenomenal. And still working

  • @backwardmen8090
    @backwardmen8090 7 місяців тому +11

    Best part was Queen Latifah's reaction to the power of these four collective voices. Brava!

  • @ivannamv
    @ivannamv 7 місяців тому +47

    I got goosebumps when they all started singing together

  • @Ridarelo
    @Ridarelo 7 місяців тому +35

    Beautiful performance of this aria by all the ladies. My compliments, for how they all sang in the Czech language.💖👏👏👏

  • @matthewtravisano1097
    @matthewtravisano1097 6 місяців тому +8

    Angel Blue sounds absolutely stunning. It sits perfectly in her voice.

  • @houamar2002
    @houamar2002 7 місяців тому +14

    Angle blue est juste magnifique

  • @gailo5487
    @gailo5487 7 місяців тому +11

    This was the best of all the tributes! You don't have to understand classical/opera music but look at Queen Latifah. She gets it ...

  • @sealfan1000
    @sealfan1000 7 місяців тому +14

    My God! The heavens opened and we heard the angels💞💞💞💞

  • @user-hj2dq6dk3j
    @user-hj2dq6dk3j 7 місяців тому +18

    Amazing!!
    I am from Czech Republic, big respect for this women singing in Czech language.
    BRAVO!

    • @davidalbro2009
      @davidalbro2009 7 місяців тому +1

      Their pronunciation seemed a little shaky. Am I correct?

    • @carinaranda9258
      @carinaranda9258 6 місяців тому

      @@davidalbro2009 A little yes. But given that Czech is a difficult language, I understood everything except for one or two words. They handled it beautifully🙂

  • @LeaMarie214
    @LeaMarie214 6 місяців тому +5

    Angel Blue is magnificent

  • @janetmckenzie146
    @janetmckenzie146 7 місяців тому +6

    Rusalka is one of Renée's signature roles. Whether or not you liked this presentation, it was, I'm sure, truly meaningful to Renée that they chose this aria and that they sang it in Czech. Renée's voice is instantly recognizable to anyone who has heard her sing, and her presence onstage in an opera highlighted not only her voice but her considerable acting ability. There have been many truly remarkable sopranos, but comparing them seems pointless. Something that they all share is their individual identifiable operatic voices. All different, but all truly remarkable.

  • @Canuckoperafan
    @Canuckoperafan 7 місяців тому +19

    Magnificent singing from all of them! Moved me to tears

  • @tvtoniancentre
    @tvtoniancentre 7 місяців тому +21

    So beautiful 🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @jobucats2166
    @jobucats2166 7 місяців тому +14

    My favorite moment from the program.

  • @janiegolden5338
    @janiegolden5338 6 місяців тому +4

    Wow... Four beautiful voices, especially Angle Blue's voice - an angel like voice that touches my heart so deeply❤

  • @dakah11
    @dakah11 7 місяців тому +12

    OMG, just lovely, absolutely lovely and powerful.

  • @trich346
    @trich346 7 місяців тому +15

    so beautiful...omg! i am in tears...good tears

  • @stephenmkatzasc
    @stephenmkatzasc 7 місяців тому +11

    Fabulous beyond words!

  • @kiroangelov5760
    @kiroangelov5760 7 місяців тому +8

    This is one of my favorite arias, it is superfluous to comment how these ladies sang it superbly...

  • @patrobinson6943
    @patrobinson6943 7 місяців тому +2

    This reminds me of the scene from Driving Miss Daisy, as she said, by her radio, listening to this beautiful song. I bought the CD immediately.
    A beautiful tribute to Miss Fleming

  • @MARIALUIZA-vf8cv
    @MARIALUIZA-vf8cv Місяць тому

    Wonderful

  • @somerset8088
    @somerset8088 7 місяців тому +7

    There once were The Three Tenors. Let’s now have The Four Sopranos!

    • @user-kv5pn3xw6l
      @user-kv5pn3xw6l 7 місяців тому +1

      There were actually The Three Sopranos once, too. Great cd recording.

  • @lauraindira8421
    @lauraindira8421 7 місяців тому +4

    So glad they honored Renee!! She is so deserving and the singers did amazing in their tributes!🙌🫶

  • @andrewmayzak1780
    @andrewmayzak1780 7 місяців тому +2

    I love love love how different their voices are - what a treat! There’s a Strauss opera waiting for these four…

  • @stewbabe5028
    @stewbabe5028 7 місяців тому +10

    Exquisite!!!

  • @user-ed8cf5eo5f
    @user-ed8cf5eo5f 7 місяців тому +2

    My favorite, well this and Cynthia. Proud of all the honorees

  • @margotconway8605
    @margotconway8605 7 місяців тому +4

    I'm usually an opera fan but I thought they gave the best musical tribute

  • @jimbro.
    @jimbro. 5 місяців тому

    The high point of the Honors. Awesome, awestruck, almighty voice of the Goddess
    s

  • @violetcrow1211
    @violetcrow1211 7 місяців тому +6

    I’m all chocked up….that gave me goosebumps! This was amazing to hear, stunning 💜✨🙌🏽

  • @user-fi8ig9ew8u
    @user-fi8ig9ew8u 7 місяців тому +8

    Beautiful

  • @michaelscot4816
    @michaelscot4816 7 місяців тому +3

    I'm humbled.💜

  • @tommwi3210
    @tommwi3210 4 місяці тому

    OMG, one of my favorite arias that Renee has ever sung. These women brought me to tears.❤ I just wish they would’ve held the last high note a little longer

  • @patrobinson6943
    @patrobinson6943 7 місяців тому

    If I listen to this one more time, I will be in the Guinness Book of World Records. I mesmerized, I have always loved this song composed by Dvorak.

  • @SteveL2012
    @SteveL2012 7 місяців тому +5

    So interesting hearing them next to each other. Such different voices but all great in their unique way. Sierra really commands the stage and her voice (although she’s not my favorite of the group-splitting hairs, I suppose)!

  • @kathywilkowski725
    @kathywilkowski725 7 місяців тому +6

    Brava!

  • @tgil3967
    @tgil3967 7 місяців тому +3

    Come through Divas!

  • @lisaanneaster3095
    @lisaanneaster3095 Місяць тому

    AILYN PÉREZ is the soprano and she is AMAZING

  • @NappyChile
    @NappyChile 7 місяців тому +2

    ❤Simply Beautiful.❤
    👏🏾 Bravo 👏🏾

  • @geraldine1437
    @geraldine1437 5 місяців тому

    Beautiful!!!! Magnificent voices!

  • @robsmith2523
    @robsmith2523 7 місяців тому +7

    Nadine Sierra’s is one of this generation’s finest young sopranos and seems to light up the stage whenever she is singing. Sierra’s coloratura is effortless and her voice has a lovely fluidity.

    • @laminage
      @laminage 7 місяців тому

      I saw the three divas on PBS and it was so beautiful 😊

    • @maartjeeuwens437
      @maartjeeuwens437 6 місяців тому

      I love her voice! Very similar to Renée's voice. I liked the lady next to her too. The other two were okay.

  • @tonyareed5083
    @tonyareed5083 7 місяців тому +1

    Magnificent! One of my favorite tributes of the night! 😀

  • @clefnoteproductions6695
    @clefnoteproductions6695 7 місяців тому

    Such a a beautiful aria. A well deserved honor

  • @ingridllinas5612
    @ingridllinas5612 7 місяців тому

    Listening to those voice is about joy. Maximum expression!

  • @ccrm90210
    @ccrm90210 7 місяців тому +12

    Magníficas!! Espléndidas!! Se lucieron con la canción de Rusalka, canción a la luna 🌓😍😍 ese performance del MET con Renne y Piotr es una de las más recordadas ❤

  • @michelledowner5148
    @michelledowner5148 7 місяців тому +3

    WOW... AWESOME

  • @judyharper1742
    @judyharper1742 7 місяців тому +1

    Just a thought, OMGoodness, i sit crying through this, BEAUTIFUL.

  • @eanderson1974
    @eanderson1974 7 місяців тому +7

    This performance gave me chills. Loved this tribute so much.

  • @tube4dle
    @tube4dle 7 місяців тому +1

    Masterclass!

  • @wildsarsaparilla
    @wildsarsaparilla 4 місяці тому +3

    Few people outside the Czech Republic knew this aria, then Renée came along. Now every soprano learns and sings this piece at auditions. And the auditors think, "Oh no, do we have to listen to another "Song to the Damn Moon?" Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. 🤣

    • @casey4602
      @casey4602 2 місяці тому

      I first discovered this aria through Sarah Brightman's classics cd.

  • @roxannestapleton-whyms6925
    @roxannestapleton-whyms6925 7 місяців тому +3

    Amazing!!!

  • @Rosannasfriend
    @Rosannasfriend 6 місяців тому

    That was incredible!

  • @claremccrory42
    @claremccrory42 7 місяців тому +1

    Oh my!! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @arlaones8693
    @arlaones8693 7 місяців тому

    These ladies scored. Bring tears to your eyes. 😂

  • @celloguy
    @celloguy 6 місяців тому +3

    You can feel all four sopranos singing to her with gratitude which is touching. Not one of them is a patch on Fleming in her prime of course - this is talent paying tribute to greatness.

  • @pamelahudson824
    @pamelahudson824 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful ❤

  • @tergar1
    @tergar1 7 місяців тому

    Wow, beautiful!

  • @terrylewis_
    @terrylewis_ 7 місяців тому

    Gooooosebumps and tears oh my word

  • @IsaDesOsiers
    @IsaDesOsiers 7 місяців тому +18

    Silver moon high in the summer sky
    All through the night pierce your rays
    This sleeping world, you wander by
    Shining on our homes and ways
    This sleeping world, you wander by
    Shining on our homes and ways
    Oh moon where past you glide
    Tell me oh where does my loved one bide
    Oh moon where past you glide
    Tell me oh where does my loved one bide
    Tell him oh tell him my silver moon
    Mine are the arms that shall hold him
    That between waking and sleeping he may
    Know of the love that awaits him
    May between waking and sleeping, he may
    Know of the love that awaits him
    Oh moon light his path far away
    Tell him oh tell him who does for him stay
    Oh moon light his path far away
    Tell him oh tell him who does for him stay
    Human soul, should it dream of me
    Let by memory wakened be
    Oh moon, my silver moon
    Do not wane!
    Oh moon!
    Moon!
    Do not wane!

    • @jobucats2166
      @jobucats2166 7 місяців тому +4

      Thank you for that interpretation!

    • @IsaDesOsiers
      @IsaDesOsiers 7 місяців тому +4

      @@jobucats2166 Those are the actual lyrics, not my "interpretation ". By Antonin Dvorak.

    • @jobucats2166
      @jobucats2166 7 місяців тому +5

      @@IsaDesOsiersI’m so sorry. I meant thank you for the translation . I was having a ‘brain freeze’ when I typed ‘interpretation.’ Thank you, again.

  • @valeriesmith5780
    @valeriesmith5780 7 місяців тому +1

    Molto bene!

  • @suelicatache6975
    @suelicatache6975 6 місяців тому

    💜💜💜💜💜💜👏👏👏👏👏

  • @elias5900
    @elias5900 7 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @AuthorLHollingsworth
    @AuthorLHollingsworth 7 місяців тому

    😢😢😢😢👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🏆🏆🏆🏆

  • @robsmith2523
    @robsmith2523 7 місяців тому +2

    Opera Magazine Readers’ 2023 Award was presented to American soprano Nadine Sierra, in the only award of the evening voted for by the public.

  • @j.puebla1043
    @j.puebla1043 4 місяці тому

    Deep inside, Renee was critiquing the Sopranos🤣. Loved Angel Blue.

  • @teresaarmstrong2027
    @teresaarmstrong2027 7 місяців тому +2

    Who's the 3rd gal from the left??❤

  • @williesullivan3985
    @williesullivan3985 7 місяців тому +16

    Seeing these women sing to her reminds me how great Renee Fleming actually is. None of these ladies are anywhere close to her level in her prime. Renee is one of the great sopranos.

    • @huntress1863
      @huntress1863 7 місяців тому +9

      I'm not sure if you are saying you didn't like the performance because I thought these ladies were wonderful and have much to look forward to in their careers. They definitely gave a beautiful performance in honor of Renee!

    • @mariomazzi7894
      @mariomazzi7894 7 місяців тому +2

      You can definitely have your opinion, but Renee could not light a candle to three of these singers. They beat her with beauty, coloratura, and upper extension (Renee did not have consistent nites above a high C).

    • @jeremyo6426
      @jeremyo6426 7 місяців тому

      Renée Fleming is a full lyric soprano. Her signature has always been the warmth, vibrancy, and beauty of her voice, not her upper extension of ability to sing notes rapidly. She's not a coloratura.@@mariomazzi7894

    • @mariomazzi7894
      @mariomazzi7894 7 місяців тому

      I am not ignoring Renee's talent, she was a solid singer who sang specific roles well. Nevertheless, her high-notes were not enviable. You can tell that she technically sings them, but they were not easy. She has even mentioned it in interviews. Her color was beautiful, but if I want to hear Depuis le jour or Chi il bel sogno di Doretta, Sempre Libera, Thais or any of the Italian repertoire (except the Countess), I will not listen to her. She chose to sing some pieces like she was experiencing an orgasm and she added sloppy portamenti at her will. The voice was good for Arabella and the Countess. Even her jazz is overly produced and mechanical. @@kngiht84

    • @celloguy
      @celloguy 6 місяців тому +1

      @@mariomazzi7894hahaha

  • @minapolina6661
    @minapolina6661 6 місяців тому +2

    Everyone was great, but I wish it was an Angel Blue solo instead.

  • @djgualtiermaldeCO
    @djgualtiermaldeCO 7 місяців тому +19

    Haven't seen the whole thing but I feel Renee deserved better

    • @eanderson1974
      @eanderson1974 7 місяців тому +12

      It was fantastic and it was a worthy tribute for Renee. You mad that it wasn't all white women singing for Renee?

    • @janetflier6192
      @janetflier6192 7 місяців тому +5

      What does race have to do with it???

    • @mariomazzi7894
      @mariomazzi7894 7 місяців тому +1

      Such as?

    • @paragod333
      @paragod333 7 місяців тому +1

      @@eanderson1974 No, it's just that it could have used more opera because that is what she is primarily known for.

    • @somerset8088
      @somerset8088 7 місяців тому +1

      Paramount + is streaming the broadcast if you’re in the U.S. It seems since a new production took over last year, these musical segments are nothing like those in the past. The tribute finale for Sir Barry Gibb deserved better as well.

  • @user-qu6wi3hu8f
    @user-qu6wi3hu8f 7 місяців тому +3

    somebody cracked on their high B.

    • @jobucats2166
      @jobucats2166 7 місяців тому +7

      Thank you for letting us know that.

    • @jeffreymiller4814
      @jeffreymiller4814 5 місяців тому +1

      @user-qu6wi3hu8f it’s a high Bb (B flat) and no one cracked. Julia Bullock stayed on the Gb, which was simply adding a harmony note. Considering this was an “arrangement” of a soprano aria in the first place (which seemed to piss off quite a few listeners here [but not me]) it was a valid choice. If I want to hear the King James version of Dvořák’s Song to the Moon from Rusalka I’ll listen to my Zinka Milanov recording, which has rarely been equaled and never surpassed.

  • @jeffreymiller4814
    @jeffreymiller4814 5 місяців тому +1

    The people with the nastiest, most uninformed opinions are also usually a bunch of cowards who hide behind pseudonyms. If you don’t put your name to it, nothing you have to say is of any interest to me. At ALL.

  • @oliviaschnepf2994
    @oliviaschnepf2994 7 місяців тому +3

    What a diagrace

  • @jamesa0330
    @jamesa0330 7 місяців тому +2

    Vulgar. A musical crime

  • @davidalbro2009
    @davidalbro2009 7 місяців тому +7

    Angel is the only one who truly deserves to be on that stage. Julia is a hot mess and Ailyn is only somewhat better.

  • @direfranchement
    @direfranchement 7 місяців тому +2

    Just…no.

  • @devona1905
    @devona1905 7 місяців тому +5

    Why am I crying?! I don’t even understand what they’re saying. 🥹