Kelli O'Hara Performs "If I Loved You" on the 2020 A Capitol Fourth

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  • @rolanddunk5054
    @rolanddunk5054 Рік тому +17

    A beautiful voice singing a very emotional song,absolute clear diction,every word sung separately no dragging.loved it.👏👏👏.

  • @robbbish
    @robbbish 4 роки тому +87

    While I'm so grateful Kelli's performance in Carousel was captured by camera (an amazing production), I wish she would also be in a cast recording of this marvelous score. She is the interpreter of R&H of our time. Her singing is so full of longing and feeling. It's delicious. It's heavenly.

  • @singers47
    @singers47 4 роки тому +35

    Could anyone be more worthy of the word lovely than Kelli O’Hara? Beautiful, flawless interpretation of this R & H classic. I’ll now drift off with sweet dreams.

  • @CulbsDC
    @CulbsDC 4 роки тому +57

    Rodgers and Hammerstein were geniuses.

    • @arhpg
      @arhpg 4 роки тому +6

      Without doubt some of the most beautiful music in all of history. Richard Rodgers compositions are simply incomparable.

    • @devydu
      @devydu 4 роки тому +4

      There will never be another composer & lyricist team with the talents of R&H ever again. Through their words & music, they capture the heart & soul of human emotions. Their songs touch one's inner core, bringing one to tears, especially this song. Richard Rodgers once said that "Carousel" was his most favorite musical, out of all the musicals he and Oscar Hammerstein collaborated on. I love all R&H musicals, as I never tire of hearing the music, singing the songs, watching the movies and watching live theater productions. R&H are timeless! 💗🎵🎹🎻😊

    • @susanfong2418
      @susanfong2418 3 роки тому +2

      devydu, I wholeheartedly agree with you and the other commentators here. Rodgers and Hammerstein's songs are eternal. The depth, breadth, and versatility of Rodgers music is pretty much unparalleled in popular music. Hammerstein's poetic lyrics are insightful and universal in their appeal. No, there will never be another songwriting team to equal the sustained brilliance of Rodgers and Hammerstein.

    • @olly-kai
      @olly-kai 2 роки тому

      Orchestral versions of Rodgers' music is now frequency played on Classical music stations. Pure genius indeed.

  • @shabytin
    @shabytin 4 роки тому +29

    Oh my whole heart and soul! She’s beyond amazing 😭

  • @iKimFowler
    @iKimFowler 4 роки тому +27

    the most beautiful voice!!

  • @blueribbonentertainmentser9340

    To see someone so gifted with the purest of voices is incredible to witness, Will be seeing O'Hara this Thursday and cannot wait! On a side-note, I feel the director of this video dropped the ball here. Way too many in-out-angle shots. With O'Hara, her voice, and the song's content, one camera, respectfully still was all that was needed.

  • @luisdeleon9819
    @luisdeleon9819 Рік тому +3

    Goosebumps

  • @isabellahixson6605
    @isabellahixson6605 4 роки тому +13

    It’s so peaceful and calming it’s like a lullaby

  • @andrewbudek-schmeisser3073
    @andrewbudek-schmeisser3073 4 роки тому +11

    This song simply defined the concert this year. I am so very, very grateful.

  • @BuffaloBayouBoy
    @BuffaloBayouBoy 4 роки тому +17

    Simply divine!

  • @gap9992
    @gap9992 2 роки тому +6

    I know Kelli is a big star but she really should be THE biggest female musical theatre star of recent times. She has an amazing voice and presence. Perhaps she just didn't want to commit to too many of the long runs that the big roles require? Maybe I am just P'd Off because I missed her in the King and I in London.

    • @brianbennett2397
      @brianbennett2397 4 місяці тому

      It seems to me Kelli O'Hara is far better than Audra McDonald.

  • @squifferpop
    @squifferpop Рік тому +2

    Absolutely beautiful! 👏 👏 👏

  • @jasonfrost2487
    @jasonfrost2487 11 місяців тому +2

    This is so beautiful...

  • @dianedavis9262
    @dianedavis9262 4 роки тому +7

    Love this song. I haven't heard it a long while. Beautiful voice and lady.

  • @garypaquin9571
    @garypaquin9571 Рік тому +2

    Perfection!!

  • @davidc6692
    @davidc6692 3 роки тому +1

    What a beautiful voice, like our soldiers would have listened to in the 40`s in the war
    My grandpa would have loved your songs

  • @artieoliverio4124
    @artieoliverio4124 4 роки тому +4

    I can't get enough of her Voice!!!!!

  • @rickchapman4240
    @rickchapman4240 3 роки тому +3

    She sings so efferortlessly, it's beautiful!!

  • @saml1232
    @saml1232 4 роки тому +4

    A classic performance! Gorgeous high notes. Thanks, Kelli, for keeping it real. So tasteful and beautiful!!

  • @cococ0714
    @cococ0714 3 роки тому +1

    i literally don’t know how to comprehend this it’s so beautiful

  • @AllenJones-w3p
    @AllenJones-w3p 7 місяців тому +1

    Kelli lends her rich mezzo-soprano voice to a moving performance of a classic R&H ballad.

    • @dianaaljadeff2983
      @dianaaljadeff2983 7 місяців тому +1

      Usser
      Kelli is a light lyric soprano not a mezzo soprano like its Joyce Di Donato .Hear both singers in the vídeo I postei and you will see the diffence

  • @arhpg
    @arhpg 4 роки тому +27

    Kelli O’Hara sings “If I Loved You” beautifully with clarity and emotion. The PBS musical accompaniment seemed lackluster, but the song was masterful. Sierra Boggess also sings Rodgers and Hammerstein beautifully as well, especially with the John Wilson BBC Proms 2010 production.

    • @kevinbalsdon4705
      @kevinbalsdon4705 3 роки тому

      Another brilliant performance of this wonderful song is by Erin Alcorn.

    • @vantilate
      @vantilate 9 місяців тому

      The music accompaniment was unfortunately dragging, which held her back 😢 you could sense her wanting to take control of the song and *go* (from the beginning) but the pianist was so slow!

  • @nickellion3657
    @nickellion3657 Рік тому +2

    "IF"?...It's Official....I Love you! 😍😍😍😍😍

  • @VictoriaBrewer91
    @VictoriaBrewer91 4 роки тому +7

    STUNNING!

  • @raymondanka6030
    @raymondanka6030 3 роки тому +2

    Just watched & heard Kelli sing at the 911 Memorial Tribute in NYC today (Sept. 11, 2021).
    She sang "You'll Never Walk Alone". Beautifully done. Applause.

  • @artieoliverio4124
    @artieoliverio4124 4 роки тому +3

    Incredible!!!!!

  • @dianaaljadeff2983
    @dianaaljadeff2983 4 роки тому +11

    She played Julie in the marveleus concert with Nathan Gunn as Billy Jessie Muller as Carrie and Jason Danielly as Mr Snow.

  • @janellamanguerra8094
    @janellamanguerra8094 4 роки тому +5

    DIVINE!

  • @philipbahia2707
    @philipbahia2707 2 роки тому +1

    I've heard alot of solo female vocalist sing (if I loved you) but she sings this well and would do great in Broadway.

    • @vantilate
      @vantilate 2 роки тому +1

      Absolutely! You’ll be pleased to know that she’s a great Broadway star and has won a Tony!

  • @Nimgimmer1492
    @Nimgimmer1492 4 роки тому +4

    Straightforward rendition. She didn't overdo it or change things. Thanks, Kel.

  • @artieoliverio4124
    @artieoliverio4124 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you, Kelli, for performing there!!!

  • @margie2853
    @margie2853 10 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful

  • @MrRodBelt
    @MrRodBelt 3 роки тому +2

    I will never forget her amazing performance in the role of Nellie Forbush in the Lincoln Center revival of South Pacific.

  • @isabellahixson6605
    @isabellahixson6605 4 роки тому +2

    *chef’s kisses*

  • @katherinem.4414
    @katherinem.4414 4 роки тому +1

    I love this!!

  • @kencampbell2359
    @kencampbell2359 8 місяців тому +1

    In a world that is increasingly ugly and vulgar, it does my heart good to know that Kelli O'Hara exists.

  • @paolamarino2186
    @paolamarino2186 Рік тому

    Bravissima!

  • @jacquelinepender2613
    @jacquelinepender2613 5 місяців тому +1

    Perfect!

  • @larrykoebelen8212
    @larrykoebelen8212 4 роки тому +3

    Absolute perfection 🎶

  • @C_Rodica
    @C_Rodica 4 роки тому +8

    She's all red, chest and face and shoulders from conveying the message.

  • @emmanuellalabemma4700
    @emmanuellalabemma4700 4 роки тому +3

    If I loved you,
    Time and again I would try to say
    All I'd want you to know.
    If I loved you,
    Words wouldn't come in an easy way
    Round in circles I'd go!
    Longin' to tell you,
    But afraid and shy,
    I'd let my golden chances pass me by!
    Soon you'd leave me,
    Off you would go in the mist of day,
    Never, never to know how I loved you
    If I loved you.

    • @otok1949
      @otok1949 4 роки тому +2

      Now I’ve lost you
      .
      Off I must go in the mist of day
      m
      And you never will know
      How I loved you
      ,
      How I loved you
      .

    • @derickyyy
      @derickyyy 3 роки тому +1

      What gorgeous, nuanced lyrics. So simple and yet so timeless.

  • @drw312wasemanngoodwin
    @drw312wasemanngoodwin Рік тому +1

    Perfection.

  • @NeilJR
    @NeilJR 4 роки тому +1

    It doesn’t get much better than that!

  • @katherinem.4414
    @katherinem.4414 4 роки тому +1

    I have not seen Carousel!! Others I have seen...

  • @streamer728
    @streamer728 3 роки тому

    ❤️❤️

  • @cphbanfb
    @cphbanfb 3 роки тому +1

    What can you say............... I'll settle for........ exquisite.

  • @MightyMattTM
    @MightyMattTM 5 днів тому

    This woman is just getting more beautiful with age

  • @lipingfeng
    @lipingfeng 3 роки тому

    so yummy! Thank you for sharing.

  • @kevinbalsdon4705
    @kevinbalsdon4705 3 роки тому

    What about Erin Alcorn, she is brilliant also singing this beautiful song.

  • @olly-kai
    @olly-kai 2 роки тому

    Marin Mazzie, then Rebecca Luker... 😢 ...must protect Kelli O'Hara at all costs! 💜

    • @AllenJones-w3p
      @AllenJones-w3p 7 місяців тому

      Misses Luker and Mazzie were two Broadway greats who left us all too soon, so I know what you mean.

  • @manoeljunior7714
    @manoeljunior7714 4 роки тому +1

  • @dalvinocosta4651
    @dalvinocosta4651 2 роки тому

    I come for The Gilded Age.

  • @jameslarkin1693
    @jameslarkin1693 Рік тому

    Why do not other singers have that diction ? Best since that English girl.

  • @edglebennett6312
    @edglebennett6312 4 роки тому

    Beautiful song, beautiful Lady, but I prefer Barbra Streisand version of this hunting ballard.