Cat Duet (Duetto Buffo di due Gatti) by Rossini & Pearsall | 1.8M Views |
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- Опубліковано 26 лис 2012
- I hope you enjoy this performance of the Cat Duet, which Adrienne and I sang during our joint concert in 2012 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Maryland. 😁🤩💫
Singers:
Chichi (Chinwe) Enu
Adrienne Ivey
Pianist: Michael Langlois
Page Turner: Wes Hunter
Director: Carmen Balthrop
Composer: attributed to Giaochino Rossini (1792 - 1868), likely compiled by Robert Lucas Pearsall (1795 - 1856)
Behind the scenes:
The great diva Carmen Balthrop, may she rest in peace, who was my voice teacher at the time, directed this performance. I don’t remember whether she gave us suggestion to interpret the duet as a cat fight, but she was a tremendous help. Her direction helped us make the most out of the performance. Fun fact: Adrienne’s spectacular high note at the end genuinely surprised me. I can’t remember if she sang it at rehearsal but it got me. I was surprised…and jealous! Adrienne is technically a mezzo-soprano and I am a soprano, which means I had a higher voice and should have been able to do what she did. But I could not, at least not in 2012, I had a long, LONG way to go! 😅
😊
Chichi
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Not only do you ladies have a wonderful set of pipes, you are having such FUN with this song! You're bringing a lot of joy to the UA-cam community, and I thank you for it.
Aww omg, thank you so much for this amazing comment!! 😍😍🙏🏾🙏🏾 Please feel free to share the video with others! 🥰🥰🥰
I'm always impressed by a professional singer's ability to memorize complex lyrics outside of their native language.
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love the lyrics, so deep.
+Martin Almanza lol
Hahahhaa
CptSeagull Eight we did this is singing and our teacher said about a ball of wool... and not getting it
Hehehehehehe.
never heard of Rossini? Dumb ass.....
The two boys in that choir sang this and make me feel like two cats are in love.
These two women make me feel like two cats hate each other.
Those two boys were good CATholics and these women are just catty.
It is a cat fight.
@@rebecca8525 😄😂🤣🐱
So true!😻😾😸
These women are really skilled singers. To sing this good and portray feelings is not easy!
The boys are great too but they're just starting out!
Therefore, these two women have the more realistic interpretation (albeit the boys were adorable)!
These are the deepest and most meaningful lyrics I've ever listened to
Madison C. Lol!!! 😂😂😂
@@chichienu cats say so much with few meows..
I'm Chinese and my last name is Miao.
😂😂 So we now know who they were singing about!
So it's you all along---
Theme song of the family
Definitely your family song
@@fatimasow6887 😗😍😘😀😁😉
This is the best thing.
It deserves rewards, awards, several medals, possibly fish.
My favorite part is when she says Meow.
lol
hahahahhaa
Mine is when the one on the left hisses!
the whole thing
I prefer it when she says Meow
I am obsessed with this song and this version rocked the hardest. These ladies were not only talented singers but hilarious actors. I keep rewatching and cracking up every time.
19Lirael aww, you are making me blush! Thank you for the lovely feedback! 😊
I cracked up every time I got to the part when the woman on the left hissed.
FABULOUS! What gorgeous cats! I mean ladies! Lolol
HAHA Mi too! love the different styles and interpretations of each!.. amazing.
@Daniel E. Definitely not drag queens. Adrienne was my vocal teacher. She's absolutely amazing
My teacher told me to listen to this. I'm now questioning my whole existence
Meow
Just imagine leading your life through such amazing lines: meow, meow ...
@@reynhacoezy5510 m e o w
Same
Same my friend far
I was looking for the classic Cat Duet with the two choir boys and I saw this one. While the boys are charming this is now my favorite version. You ladies really struck the impression of two cats having an argument, it was both hilarious and impressive singing.
Aww thank you so much! 😄
This is HILARIOUS, it needs way more views! Not to mention how crazy talented these women are!
tehlime thank you SO much!! 😁😁
best adult version to date!
brat pickens
Felicity Lott & Ann Murray also have a great version (from the '96 Proms).
magicmonkichi i look forward to checking it out
Yes, I just came from there. Hilarious. BTW my rabbit's name is Felicity. :)
Thank you so much Deborah!!
Thank you Deborah!
I like the part where she sings "meow". She has such a way with words.
No, the best part is where she sings "meow". These lyrics are deepest ones I've ever heard.
I love this interpretation of it! Instead of a duet, it’s more like a duel between cats over territory, much like cats are in real life. 10/10!
Thank you so much! 😄
Absolutely! As any cat owner will testify.
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Tbh no one can beat those two boys in that choir 👌🏽
My Comment Is Relevant: True
My Comment Is Relevant I don't think she was trying to
not even the legends themselves can beat their own masterpiece
Raven Baxter those boys ARE pretty funny. 😁
sooooooo true
Definitely the most entertaining performance of this song I've ever seen I'm crying. I can definitely tell you both are having fun with it.
Riki Bell we had SO much fun! Thank you!!!
both women have lovely voices and the comedy was great. A pleasure to light up a dark day and a laugh to watch!
SchupinPC thank you so much!! 😁😁
My favorite performance of the Cat Duet!
Repunzelismyman thank you so much! Much appreciated!
my favourite too!! 😍
Thank you so much vitalia!!
This one doesn't sacrifice ANY acting for musicianship or ANY musicianship for acting. Stunning vocals and hilarious visuals. Also made me think about the fact that the first part of meow is actually the word "me" lol you guys brought it out in the best way.
Aww thank you so much!! 😄
I thought, "This is a really catty, dramatic version!" without even realizing. These ladies crushed!
These two have the best theatrics and best musicality of any of the many duos out there. Effortless! 🐈⬛
Aww you are so kind, thank you! 🙏🏾 😁
I come watch this sometimes when I need a reminder that life can also just be silly and joyful, and there's value in that, two! Love this performance.
I havent always liked the cat duet, it can go on to long. but this had me in stitches! I loved it
leyla tanir thank you! 😁
Both of them really got the "spirit" of this marvelous, entertaining duet by Rossini, who was himself a great composer with a wonderful sense of humor. You've got to sing well and to make this duet funny because of its interpretation and acting, and not because you're singing badly, and these two excellent - and beautiful - sopranos made everything sound beautiful and funny at the same time, as it should be. ;-)
Génial. Jadore
Aww merci beaucoup! 😍
I don’t think I ever responded to those wonderful comment! My apologies. Thank you so much for this lovely and thoughtful comment, I so appreciate it! 😍😍🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾😊😊
All the dislikes are dogs
Madison C. Ha! It’s funny because I am technically more if a dog person, we have 2 dogs. Although I do love cats as well! 😁😁
Lol, I’m a cat lover, dogs are cool. My favorite dogs are the Italian GreyHound.
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Mice and birds too
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Love these two ladies. They are the best!!!❤️😻
These two ladies are great singers and are great story tellers of the song.
Why does this not have more views! This was the most entertaining performance by far!!!!!
(4 years later...) I'm so in love with this duet! You go, gurls! Amazing, congratulations! Perfect work, perfect voices, perfect expressions. Absolutely wonderful.
Thais Tamiozzo lol, I hear on the 4 years ago. Here is my reply 2 years later 😅 Thank you SO much for your kind comment! Check out my other videos videos and subscribe! 😁😁
Many years too late on this. I was looking up old youtube videos that brought me joy, saw another viral video of this song by two young gentleman and one video went to 16 others and I landed here....gobsmacked. Amazing. This is what internet should be. Going for the deep dive now because I need to see more. Total star eyes here for you both!!
This is addictive. Anytime I need a boost, I just rewatch this.
Magnifique merveilleux quelle belle performance .... j'ai adoré ❤❤❤❤
This was so much fun to watch! And I loved how they managed to use so much body language to convey antagonism towards one another during the duet. Awesome!
Thank you so much!!
That ending high note it's perfect
This performance is fire. It's really duet❤❤❤😂😂
Aww thank you, thank you, thank you! Yeah, Adrienne really got me with her high note, I was so jealous! 😁
@@chichienu you both two bring the best performance I've never seen of this cat duet
With all your reaction to each other, high notes. It's so funny 😂
I love it ❣️
Aww I love it!! I am so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you and please share the video/my channel with others. 😁🙏🏾
何回聴いても素晴らしいですね！！😊✨
The best I have ever seen! Very entertaining! Watch it several times and I cannot stop laughing!
Thank you both for your performance!
I absolutely love this version. I´ve seen a few others but these girls add so enormously to the experience with their theatralics. And the freestyling at the end is just brilliant.
Hee hee aww thank you SO much!! Yes, Adrienne (the singer who freestyled really got me with that one! She was amazing!!) 😄
Son geniales comediantes y cantantes. Felicitaciones desde Argentina me he reído con esa interpretación. Soy Lía y me gustan los gatos😅
Aww muchas gracias! ☺️🙏🏾😍
I love this. These two ladies are so talented, beautiful and amazing singers. Perfect comic timing and acting too. They deliver the song with the.... cattitude it requires.
Aww, thank you so much for your kind comment !!! 😁
Awww, thanks Kelsey! Send the video to other people! 😄
You have talent
Girl, you were both fabulous. What has happened since doing this? Gave you finished your studies. Whatever is happening, I hope you are well and enjoying it all. Neil xx
Absolutely stunning - - -i just finished watching a boys and girls choir do it; with the added 'acting humour' - and sent that to a friend for her birthday. I was in choirs when i was younger and wished they'd given us something fun and challenging like this to do. Both you and Adrienne are perfect cats!
Thanks everyone!!!
Ladies, your performance is a top 10. I love every moment of it. Thank you!!
Love it ❤ amazing powerful voice
Aww thank you so much! I am so glad! 😊 😁
Precioso dueto,hermosas voces... Divertidísimas!!!!😘😘
Nada mejor que oír estas preciosas voces que te animan el día como siempre,!!ni las vitaminas animan tanto como vosotras !!
Aww muchas gracias!! 😍
This is so much better than the choir boys. And these women are beautiful and have absolutely gorgeous voices! I'll be looking up Chinwe Enu and Adrienne Webster to hear more from them.
Super cute with one lovely cat singing the cadenza of Rosina! Well done! Bravissime!
Love it! Beautiful voices and 'cattitude' to match you beautiful ladies! Meowww!
Hilarious in one hand and amazing performance on the other. Enjoyed so much.
Aww I am so glad, thank you!! 😁
This is a brilliant rendition of Rossini's Cat Duet.
Loves that you two are able to sing classically AND throw shade at the same time! Bravo!
1:21 -Say it, don't Spray it! :D Two wildly talented, beautiful women acting Silly, making it Artisitic!! Wish I could!
That was spectacular. The amount of movement that they're doing with their bodies, as well...and keeping perfect pitch and performance. It's just astounding. Such a cool performance!
Aww thank you SO much!! 😍😍🙏🏾🙏🏾
Best performance of the Two Cats I've seen yet! You guys are AMAZING.
VERY funny and AMAZING opera selection. Two wonderful voices and beautiful women!
The best version I've seen so far, and the funniest.
Beauty and talent. 😊
Awwww! 🥰🥰 Thank you so much for your wonderful comment! 😊🙏🏾
Une des meilleures interprétations je trouve. Génial le final qui a été rajouté.
I'm not sure why my friend sent me this, but I'm not disappointed.
I like to think that's what cats in the rich fancy parts of England sound like
I just wish the person holding the camera had panned out so we could see both cats as they interacted with each other. They were simply meowvalous!
I am very moved. The message of this song perfectly fits the situation we are all in right now.
Beautiful women singing beautiful notes. Stunning in every way.
PeachyPerns oh wow thank you so much for your wonderful comment!!! 😁😁
Simply Fabulous, ladies! So much cattitude being expressed here and so reminiscent of a couple of my furbabies.
Top Cat would love this video.
an147 Thanks! Who is Top Cat?
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@@chichienu ua-cam.com/video/E3_XRsDP7eM/v-deo.html
Absolutely stunning, the best version of this by far
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! 😁😁😍
Chinwe, I know I’ve commented before but I seem to have spent all evening watching different versions of this song, from those choirboys, to famous opera singers to school
Choirs and everything else in between- and your version is the absolute best. You guys are so talented and funny.
Aww, that means a lot! Thank you so much for your kind comment !!! Sorry it took me two years to respond!! 😁
Это самое артистичное исполнение, просто шикарно!
This is the most artistic performance, just gorgeous!
This is, by far, my favorite performance of this piece.
love the attitude .... really 2 cats fighting
great singing and great acting
AnonymousGHC Aww thank you so much! I really appreciate your comment. I encourage you to check out my other videos and subscribe to my channel! 😁😁
So much fun ! Loved the "attitude" thing. Hilarious !
Hey Cat Duet lovers! Thank you so so much for all the love you have shown this video. 11 years later, it is still going strong! My claim to fame, LOL.
How nice to let us know about your podcasts! I now live in a small downtown apartment and miss my cats. By the way, believe it or not, cats know about good music. The first cat I had when I first settled in Athens as a kid, was actually trying to change the radio station when he didn't like the genre. He once scrached my hand for listening too much metal! If he were still alive today he would love my UA-cam playlists, because he finally convinced me that his taste was better than mine.
Lol, you are welcome! Thank you for that lovely story! I definitely agree that cats know music and have good taste. Their hearing is on a whole nother level. I am glad you finally came to your senses and started to listen to music your cat would have approved of! 😂😂. If you want to check out my other channel, here is the link: www.youtube.com/@chichisfurryfriendsshow
@@chichienu Well thank you! If only it were true that someone like me would ever come to his senses! A look at my UA-cam channel is proof to the opposite. Now I know cats are very intelligent, but back then, 30 years ago, a cat searching for his favorite music really astonished me. In fact, it profoundly changed my musical landscape. Let me explain. I was born in the Middle East and never set foot in the New World, but I inherited the tastes of my old folks - you know, what a young couple of American academics would have listened to in the glorious late 60s. I never paid attention to various local musics until I was old enough to no longer have to follow them into their new academic posts. Bless their souls, but the wisest decision of my life was not to follow them to Central Asia in those last days of the Soviet Empire. So, I am grateful to my first real Greek friend, my cat, who introduced me to Greek folk music, long before the West discovered rebetiko. It opened my mind, I discovered and loved classical, jazz, world music, however I still listen to metal to my neighbors detriment.
@@avunculuscattusingloria4 Thanks for sharing! I would find a cat like that astonishing as well. 😊 And while I don’t know much about metal, other than symphonic metal, which is pretty cool, if you like it I say enjoy! Music is in the “ear” of the beholder! 😁
I just realized that I responded to you from my other channel. Woops, lol. 😅
This version brings the battling cats to life. It's awesome!
love this duet -- and this performance was fantastic -- humor solid singing, lovely ladies! Bravi
I use this as a fun warm up for my vocal students. We love it!
Oh how fun!! What a great idea!
Great performance!So amusing!Thank you ladies! :-*
The brilliant Professor of Music History and Performance, Paola Hermosin of Spanish youtube-landia, made me search for this. I thought Paola's performance gave me a such a rare, sublime, level of delight, but this, maybe it's this; I am bewildered with awe and repeating and repeating, I can't stop! Thank you so much!
Aww, what a wonderful comment, thank you so much! 😁
An exquisite feline classic at its Best!
Ha! Aww thank you so much! 😁😁
These women are gorge ,
She need some milk
Malise Vlhuma 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
he she it das s muss mit
@@vitalia6559 😹
Lmao
I ADORE this version!!! 💕
Thank you so much!!
Adrienne originally sent me this video, but it appeared in my history. This performance is SOOO MUCH FUN!!!
This was so adorable I can't believe I laughed I was quite surprised.
wow great voice. good perfomance, good job girls
Veré este video un millón de veces ❤️❤️❤️
They are soooooo fantastic.....performe and sing song very creativity....I LOVE THIS INTERPRETATION.........BRAVO....Oleeeeeeeeee
Girls! You're awesome!))) I have watched this video for three times ahead and my son is still goes "miiiaaauuu")))
Your version is now my favourite!
Greetings from Ukraine
i hope ur county is okay. love and support from all
Sweden stand with Ukraine! 🇺🇦🇸🇪
Hugs!❤
I stand with Ukraine! Brave people who are saving democracy for the world.
Yay! Thank you so much!!!
Oh my god... in love... We’re still students but your amazing performance inspired us to learn this duet... thank you so much 😊
Awesome! The best version ever! So cute you girls.
This is definitely the sassiest version I have seen, definitely my favourite!
Aww yay! I am so glad! Thank you so much, feel free to share the video with others! 😻😻
hermosa interpretación.
Elizabeth Guzman muchas gracias! 😁
absolutely stunning performance 😍
Annamária Salanciová aww, thank you SO much!! 😊😊
The most delightfully catty performance 😂❤
Awww, yay! Thank you so much!! 😻😻
I love their performing attitude 😂 it’s honestly the best thing I’ve watched so far
Aww thank you so much!!!😍😍
My cats at 3:00 am
Zoozy G lol! Those are some loud cats. Thank you for your comment, I appreciate it. I encourage you to check out my other videos and subscribe! 😁😁
Здорово! Великолепно и эмоционально! Брависсимо!!!
Aww thank you so much!! 😍😍
As a ...cat and as a music lover I admit I loved this video. It's quite old, but still remains the best redition of the 'due gatti' you can find in youtube (with only exception that one of Caballé/Martí, which is less theatrical and it's sound is somehow bad), though many tried and done pretty well since. And, for those who question the lyrics, if they knew the language they would be deeply moved. Yes, opera can be fun. This piece is a first-class opportunity for a performer to demonstrate her vocal (and acting) abilities, but without the extravagance of a scholarly approach - provided, of course, that she won't laugh more than the audience. It's not as easy as it seems. You have to bring on stage both the opera tradition and the echo of real cats' "dialoge", all in a playful approach. Great!
Best singing ever. Outstanding performance.
I absolutely loved this ladies! Your voices are amazing, plus the performance was hilarious, I definitely needed this laugh right now. :)
Sounds like a typical debate amongst two members of The View put into musical form.
Oh fuck. Damn.
Sounds more like an internet argument. You can see long phrases from the first woman representing a valid point, decent evidence, and actual intelligence, but the other woman does a short "meow", which represents someone just calling you a fag on the internet.
yup :)
Lol!
Hahahaha! Oh dear, as if this music wasn't already funny enough. LMHO over here.
this is possibly the best thing I've seen in my entire life
Until I saw this, I thought no female singers could ever do ‘cats duet’ as well as Elizabeth Schwarzkopf and Victoria de Los Angeles. But these ladies have hit the spot combining character, ability, talent, attitude and performance into an unforgettable singing original. Move over Diversity! This is REAL talent moving in and taking over.
Aww what a wonderful comment, thank you so much!!