Rob was trained in opera while he was college but had not sung it for 15 years. Austin was trained in Musical theater but his college teachers tried to get him to sing opera. Austin had to push Rob into doing this, they were afraid of how their fans would react. The response by the fans has been overwhelmely positive. Thank for your reaction and you have a blessed day.
I watched Pavarotti first while waiting to see these gentlemen perform. One of the commentators said: "wow he hit that last note like it owed him money." That's how I felt about our boys. They totally stunned me with this performance but I wasn't surprised at the level of talent that they possess. Glad Austin encouraged Rob to do this one. Thanks for your "surprised " reaction. 😱😯🥰
Here's a funny thing...Austin knew Rib could sing opera. But evidently had never heard him actually SING opera. So after they each recorded separately, Austin listened to Rob's track and said "Nope! I have to go back and do mine again to try and sound as good."
They are both amazing. Rob studied and performed opera. It takes a completely different type of breath control and projection which is difficult to do. Both of them are amazing!!
Chuckle, Love these Guys, Making Opera accessible to people who think they either wouldn't like it or that it's too removed from their lives... Teachers every single one of them ! Great reaction D !!
My major problem with opera is I can’t understand what is being said. The same complaint I have of many popular songs where the music covers the vocals. But Rob is amazing and Austin held his own. I even went and listened to Pavarotti sing this and for my money Rob is better.
@@JoannaN-573 There is a lot of opera composed in English. It doesn't have to be in Italian to count as opera! Try some of the works of Britten, Tippett or even (if you can take contemporary classical) Harrison Birtwhistle. In London the English National Opera presents all works in English translation, so you could try and find some of that. Or learn Italian to enjoy Puccini, Verdi and Rossini as they were composed!
Rob study opera in college and he hadn't sung it in 15 years and Austin has a musical theater background. Traveling with the reactors out there, you're giving the same reaction..."Where's the funny?" And the face of amazing 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I am still speechless. I know they both have fantastic voices, but this knocks my socks off. Wonderful, great, phenomenal ... Maybe I will become an opera fan after all, Home Free has already brought me to country music 😅💥❣
So many of us Home Fries are having the times of our lives watching all the reactors get their minds blown. Waiting for the comedy and punchline. Or maybe they lip synched it! The facial expressions are the best followed by being speechless! Great reaction! ❤
Finally! I have been waiting for you to get your socks blown off by these two. Enjoyed your reaction to our entrepid duo. They were so apprehensive about our reactions, but they went for it anyway. Beautiful.
Your face was so much fun to watch! Now you know why we refer to Opera Rob! I’ve heard professional opera singers say that Rob could have had a future in opera. He hadn’t sung opera in 15 years. Beyond amazing!
I thought that you may like to know that Rob was actually trained in Opera. They did an absolutely phenomenal job with this song. Truly enjoyed watching your reaction to this song.
I saw this, and thought I'd come and see your Reaction. I grew up surrounded by Opera having Opera singers in the family. Rob is wonderful. Truly believable. Austin adds that nice light touch to support Rob. But Rob. 😲 👏 👏 This is like when I watched Rock Singer, Kang Hyung-ho (from Forestella) sing "Phantom of the Opera". 😲 ♥
Wanna say thank you to you, 'cause i started to watch you for your reactions to my country, Argentina, and I discovered them because of you. Now I am completely obsessed with them, with Adam like my weakness have to admit 😊. It's a really nice change to see people sooo talented so genuine and humble and no problematic at all. Just love them. Thank you!!!
Every reactor, along with all us Home Fries were the same, the first time we watched it or the 50th and the 100th. I think us Home Fries have seen it a 'few' times. I think it I saw Babyfry say it first "we were all waiting to get Rick Rolled" because we know our boys like to keep us on our toes. We love them no matter what they do ❤❤
D, I had to go pick my socks up from across the room after hearing the opening verse. Talk about being blown away, Rob and Austin put forth a shocking and stunning performance. Bravissimo, Rob and Austin!
D, loved your reaction here, as I've always admired the members of Home Free for their talents. Many of the folks in top a capella groups have serious musical training, and often, not just in voice. After all, who's gonna spend hours accompanying a pre-teen who dreams of being a singer?
Great reaction! Rob's voice is just... WOW! BTW, Adam got his college degree in... trumpet performance. Yes, a real musical instrument. Dang these men are so much more than mere country singers!
He also actually plays bass guitar. He appeared at a Backyard Bash last year playing bass for Tim and Austin. Still trying to wrap my head around that!
@@brendasorenson6186 I had heard he knew enough about drums to be able to perfectly mimic the movements in his solos. But it does make me wonder, since he has written a few arrangements for the guys, does he know how to play piano? Hmmmm
Thank you for your reaction…yes, these guys keep showing us just how talented they are‼️❤️🔥 They did an AMAZINGLY AWESOME job😵💫💥❤️🔥‼️ Nothing but like just blowing us away❤️👍🔥💥‼️🎉
They were both trained in college and Rob used to sing this to his dad because this was his favorite song and it made him happy. It had been a long time since either of them have attempt4it. Austin begged Rob to sing with him. They tried because it had been so long ago.
This is insane. It is extremely good. Fantastic. Both are doing great. But Rob, I'm perplexed. His voice is just magical, so rich, so warm and so powerful. Chills just ran through my body. It flows into my heart. For me he will be able to stand with the greatest of opera singers. It's not often that I listen to songs by opera singers 5 times and more in a row. But here it is. Of course I hope that both will always continue to do Home Free, but I wouldn't think it wrong that such "trips" are made more often. Opera, country, ballads, soul etc. I think anything is possible..
the late, great Pavarotti ( R.I.P.) says....."you better sing, boys!" -- btw Nessun Dorma means "no one sleeps" and this aria is sung by all the great and near great operatic vocalists.......
Please do their new song!!! It's beautiful & Tim wrote it. I can't handle opera. I have acute & chronic migraines. The tones in a opera sends my head into another orbit.
Hey "D'! I've been waiting to watch you react to this since the day it came out! I knew it would blow your cap off!🤯😂 I absolutely LOVE this performance!💖 From 🤠to 🧐! This is one of the few opera songs I love & they did a magnificent job on it! Your reaction is priceless!🤣 Hugs 🤗 from SE Tennessee!😊
Enjoyed your very shocked reaction. :) Would love it if Home Free took your suggestions and enlisted all the guys to give opera a try (yes, for the others, it would be a try unless they have even more surprises up their sleeves). Not sure they could pull off one of their comedic efforts now knowing what we do but these guys never fail to be anything other than amazing and entertaining.
I’m with you, I thought I was going to be rickrolled and then this happened! Ha! Who knew?! I understand Rob studied Opera in college but that was years ago. I knew Austin was classically trained in theater but this?! Amazing. Well, yeah they didn’t try they succeeded. Holy moly! Good reactions as always D. 🥰😍
I have never been a fan of opera except maybe some Andrea Bocelli & a few others. But I have always appreciated the talent it takes to sing opera. I was pretty impressed with Rob & Austin's version of Nessun Dorma. I have heard this famous song done by Pavarotti. I think I was more surprised by Rob's range & powerful delivery than even Austin's. Pretty good for a couple of country boys! Nice to see them dressed up in suits & looking classy.
I'm with you. I was expecting "funny" since Home Free has a great sense of humor. I didn't get "funny" from them but you did not disappoint. Your facial expressions to what was coming out of their mouth was all the "funny" I needed. Thanks :) They were superb though.
Been waiting for you to see this video!! I just love your reactions to Home Free! You make me laugh every damn time! Seeing them tonight in Spokane WA and I can't wait! Can't wait for you to react to the new one they just dropped Friday! 💕
I loved opera since my class in elementary school went to see The Magic Flute. This is perhaps the best known tenor aria for non-opera fans thanks to Pavarotti. A lot of people don't know that they would like opera if they gave it a chance, as long as they don't start with Wagner. So great of them to show this genre to people who otherwise wouldn't have listened to it
😎💕Yeah man, these guys NAILED IT. Now you owe it to yourself to watch Luciano Pavarotti do it, it’s just one of those stunning things that everyone should see at least once. And then, you should watch Aretha Franklin do it live at the Grammys. Pavarotti was scheduled, felt ill at the last minute, she stepped in with like one practice, and did it in his key because that’s what the orchestra had been practicing, and she puts her own spin on it and it’s pretty amazing to watch✌💕✨
If the group ever takes an interlude during a concert to let these two have the stage for this number I think it would be doubly fantastic to have 2cellos playing the music instead of a tape. But that's just me...
did you know both of these are classically trained singers it is their own private joke to sing opera to people who don.t know them they got you too lol
Aren't they fantastic? I'm not a massive HF fan (I like them, but don't really follow them as such) but I saw someone recommend this so I had a listen. They did a fantastic job 😁 So you say you're not an opera fan, and I know I've mentioned her before, but check out Amira Willenghagen. She auditioned for Holland's Got Talent at just 9 years old and she blew everyone's brains. You don't have to enjoy opera to enjoy listening to her, she's absolutely astounding. 😍
Thanks for your reaction! I appreciate you getting to it. I was anxiously waiting and excited to see you. These guy's are just so awesome and I think there is nothing impossible with them! Also HOME FREE dropped a new video. It's an original from Tim, it's very Beautiful and relatable. Had me all up in the feels. "WHAT'S LEFT OF MY HEART'" When you can would you please check it out? Tim is an incredible songwriter! God bless you and I'm sending love from South Georgia ♥️😀🍟
Nessun Dorma is an aria from the Puccini opera Turandot (most famously sung by Luciano Pavarotti). I've listened to many versions sung by different professional opera singers. Austin & Rob's rendition is better than most of the ones I've heard! Thanks for playing this & I so enjoy your channel!
Yes they did *kick some butt* on that. Of course, Luciano Pavarotti is still the king of Nessum Dorma, but these guys put a lot of pretender singers on notice....they can do *SERIOUS* music too. Rob studied Opera in college but hasn't sung opera for 15 years. Austin has a college degree in Music Theory, so he also got a taste of opera as well. Many folks think Home Free are just silly hillbilly types, but in fact they are smart college-trained singers.
Great reaction!! Adam actually did a Trans Siberian Orchestras Carol of The Bells during his solo at a Christmas concert so technically I think if anyone could pull something off like that he could.
I'm so glad Rob and Austin did this to help introduce people to opera! I grew up listening to Luciano Pavoratti singing Nessun Dorma. Our house was filled with Puccini, Verdi, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Haydn, etc. and "rock" music was strictly verboten! Nessun Dorma is from Puccini's opera Turandot and it's sung in Italian (not all opera is sung in Italian; some is sung in German--which, at the time, was considered vulgar, but Mozart said "screw 'em" and wrote in German anyway; Mozart was such a bad boy!!). Rob's classical training is apparent here and he absolutely nailed it. Nessun dorma means ("nobody sleeps") and no one can sleep until a suitor for Turandot (a beautiful young princess) either answers three riddles or is beheaded. You can read a synopsis of the story of Turandot here: www.operaphila.org/whats-on/on-stage-2016-2017/turandot/full-synopsis/.
Thank you. It is easier if you are familiar with their professional music background and what they are well known for singing. Homefree did not specialize in country until the SingOff talked them into doing it for their competition. Tim and others have talked about it in interviews. What a singer's musical training is can be very different from what they end up doing professionally. Case in point, Avi Kaplan is a formally opera trained basso profundo who sang pop acapella in Pentatonix and now sings his own compositions in folk rock. Maybe we should get Avi to do a bass aria out of Cosi fan Tutte (The Magic Flute) by Mozart next? Rob is an opera trained tenor. Rob doesn't do singing on his own he reviews movies. Austin is also formally classically trained but sings in more of a musical theater and pop classics direction. He developed his channel as did Tim Foust as their income sources during the pandemic quarantine with no touring for live shows.
Hey D, First of all, I think their use of the word "try" in the title of this video might have had two separate connotations: 1. To fool you into thinking they were going to do something silly and goofy because... duh they're Home Free and they have a sense of humor. 2. Because they know that they are NOT professionally trained Opera singers and therefore they expected to make some mistakes and have some deficiencies versus a true Opera singer. Most notably, the volume. This was recorded in a studio, and in an Opera the singers do not use microphones. To a layman like you and me, they absolutely nailed it. To be hired as an actual Opera singer, they would no doubt require more training. I'm given to understand that the standards are pretty freaking high. I am watching a very lengthy reaction/analysis video right now (I have it paused) by Peter Barber, who is a professional opera singer. He absolutely loves Home Free and he seems to be doing an excellent job at breaking this apart. If you're interested in hearing the technical breakdown, here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/qBWtR0bQDKE/v-deo.html In your reactions to Pentatonix in the Sing-Off, you were very upset that Ben criticized them, but there is apparently a LOT of knowledge that goes into singing. It's WAY over my head, but the experts know what they're doing. I think it's safe to say that at this point in time, everyone in PTX has become an expert. Watching you watch their journey was very fun. Anyway, my point is that music teachers know a lot more than we do and ya know what, they can have it, I'm happy to just listen and have no idea why I love it so much. Oh and I'm seeing PTX at the Hollywood Bowl in two days so... WOO HOO!!!!!
Rob was trained in opera while he was college but had not sung it for 15 years. Austin was trained in Musical theater but his college teachers tried to get him to sing opera. Austin had to push Rob into doing this, they were afraid of how their fans would react. The response by the fans has been overwhelmely positive. Thank for your reaction and you have a blessed day.
Avi Kaplan also trained in opera at college. Would love to hear a Rob or Austin tenor sing with Avi's opera bass!
Yep. Gonn take the world shifting off its axis before us Home Fries let them go. We are here for life!
It just shows how talented the guys from Home Free are, no fans should take offence to this. But ya always got that one.
The fact that they titled it "try" just shows their humility. They're down to earth.
I watched Pavarotti first while waiting to see these gentlemen perform. One of the commentators said: "wow he hit that last note like it owed him money." That's how I felt about our boys. They totally stunned me with this performance but I wasn't surprised at the level of talent that they possess. Glad Austin encouraged Rob to do this one. Thanks for your "surprised " reaction. 😱😯🥰
Here's a funny thing...Austin knew Rib could sing opera. But evidently had never heard him actually SING opera. So after they each recorded separately, Austin listened to Rob's track and said "Nope! I have to go back and do mine again to try and sound as good."
Another reactor bites the dust. All those of us have been roaming around watching 'reactors in shock'. Thanks for the entertainment.🤣
They are both amazing. Rob studied and performed opera. It takes a completely different type of breath control and projection which is difficult to do. Both of them are amazing!!
To me this is Austin's way of highlighting Rob's talent.
Chuckle, Love these Guys, Making Opera accessible to people who think they either wouldn't like it or that it's too removed from their lives... Teachers every single one of them ! Great reaction D !!
💯💯 I was so not a fan of opera! Until I heard this. Well, I do like Phantom of the Opera lol but that's it
My major problem with opera is I can’t understand what is being said. The same complaint I have of many popular songs where the music covers the vocals. But Rob is amazing and Austin held his own. I even went and listened to Pavarotti sing this and for my money Rob is better.
@@JoannaN-573 There is a lot of opera composed in English. It doesn't have to be in Italian to count as opera! Try some of the works of Britten, Tippett or even (if you can take contemporary classical) Harrison Birtwhistle. In London the English National Opera presents all works in English translation, so you could try and find some of that. Or learn Italian to enjoy Puccini, Verdi and Rossini as they were composed!
Avi Kaplan also has an opera degree from college. They did this classic proud.
Home Free ANY genre! ANY genre! very soul awakening!! ROB ROB ROB!!! LOVED IT!!!!🥰🤩
I had no idea Rob could sing Opera! This was absolutely amazing!! Bravo Rob! Bravo Austin! 👏👏
Oh the look! 13 reactions so far and every single one has the same stunned look! I absolutely love it, EPIC!!
How about this: 2 Opera Singers perform Country!! ❤❤
Rob study opera in college and he hadn't sung it in 15 years and Austin has a musical theater background. Traveling with the reactors out there, you're giving the same reaction..."Where's the funny?" And the face of amazing 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I am still speechless. I know they both have fantastic voices, but this knocks my socks off. Wonderful, great, phenomenal ... Maybe I will become an opera fan after all, Home Free has already brought me to country music 😅💥❣
These men can sing ANYTHING!! BRAVISSIMI!!
So many of us Home Fries are having the times of our lives watching all the reactors get their minds blown. Waiting for the comedy and punchline. Or maybe they lip synched it! The facial expressions are the best followed by being speechless! Great reaction! ❤
Finally! I have been waiting for you to get your socks blown off by these two. Enjoyed your reaction to our entrepid duo. They were so apprehensive about our reactions, but they went for it anyway. Beautiful.
Adam would be like I've been practicing my orchestra instruments "hold my beer" and becomes the orchestra.
I know I did a double take when I saw this one come up....country boys? Opera? I am a fan of opera and to say the least......I am impressed!!
Your face was so much fun to watch! Now you know why we refer to Opera Rob! I’ve heard professional opera singers say that Rob could have had a future in opera. He hadn’t sung opera in 15 years. Beyond amazing!
Home Free members are much more than Country Vocal artist's.
I thought that you may like to know that Rob was actually trained in Opera. They did an absolutely phenomenal job with this song. Truly enjoyed watching your reaction to this song.
I saw this, and thought I'd come and see your Reaction. I grew up surrounded by Opera having Opera singers in the family. Rob is wonderful. Truly believable. Austin adds that nice light touch to support Rob. But Rob. 😲 👏 👏
This is like when I watched Rock Singer, Kang Hyung-ho (from Forestella) sing "Phantom of the Opera". 😲 ♥
Wanna say thank you to you, 'cause i started to watch you for your reactions to my country, Argentina, and I discovered them because of you. Now I am completely obsessed with them, with Adam like my weakness have to admit 😊. It's a really nice change to see people sooo talented so genuine and humble and no problematic at all. Just love them. Thank you!!!
So amazing. These talanted guys were absolutely killing it!
Every reactor, along with all us Home Fries were the same, the first time we watched it or the 50th and the 100th. I think us Home Fries have seen it a 'few' times. I think it I saw Babyfry say it first "we were all waiting to get Rick Rolled" because we know our boys like to keep us on our toes. We love them no matter what they do ❤❤
The “something about to happen” is we find out that these guys can do more than we ever thought…. Great reaction, thanks!!
Totally FLOORED 🥰🥰🥰
D, I had to go pick my socks up from across the room after hearing the opening verse. Talk about being blown away, Rob and Austin put forth a shocking and stunning performance. Bravissimo, Rob and Austin!
D, loved your reaction here, as I've always admired the members of Home Free for their talents. Many of the folks in top a capella groups have serious musical training, and often, not just in voice. After all, who's gonna spend hours accompanying a pre-teen who dreams of being a singer?
Great reaction! Rob's voice is just... WOW! BTW, Adam got his college degree in... trumpet performance. Yes, a real musical instrument. Dang these men are so much more than mere country singers!
He also actually plays bass guitar. He appeared at a Backyard Bash last year playing bass for Tim and Austin. Still trying to wrap my head around that!
@@lisaseverance6785 and physical drums. His mother is/was a piano teacher, but I don't know if that is part of his background or not.
@@brendasorenson6186 I had heard he knew enough about drums to be able to perfectly mimic the movements in his solos. But it does make me wonder, since he has written a few arrangements for the guys, does he know how to play piano? Hmmmm
@@lisaseverance6785 I'd say minimum he knows the basics. But, if course, this is a guess.
I really needed to go to bed but I just HAD to see your reaction first.
"Nessun Dorma" Giacomo Puccini "Opera"Pavarotti wonderful version.
Thank you my friend 👍
Robs voice is so rich, bless him. Talent indeed. Nana Karen UK
Thank you for your reaction…yes, these guys keep showing us just how talented they are‼️❤️🔥 They did an AMAZINGLY AWESOME job😵💫💥❤️🔥‼️ Nothing but like just blowing us away❤️👍🔥💥‼️🎉
They were both trained in college and Rob used to sing this to his dad because this was his favorite song and it made him happy. It had been a long time since either of them have attempt4it. Austin begged Rob to sing with him. They tried because it had been so long ago.
This is insane. It is extremely good. Fantastic. Both are doing great. But Rob, I'm perplexed. His voice is just magical, so rich, so warm and so powerful. Chills just ran through my body. It flows into my heart. For me he will be able to stand with the greatest of opera singers. It's not often that I listen to songs by opera singers 5 times and more in a row. But here it is. Of course I hope that both will always continue to do Home Free, but I wouldn't think it wrong that such "trips" are made more often. Opera, country, ballads, soul etc. I think anything is possible..
And that, boys and girls, is how it's done!
All the words I have don't describe the talent of these gentlemen....need to invent some new ones just for these moments!
the late, great Pavarotti ( R.I.P.) says....."you better sing, boys!" -- btw Nessun Dorma means "no one sleeps" and this aria is sung by all the great and near great operatic vocalists.......
Please do their new song!!! It's beautiful & Tim wrote it. I can't handle opera. I have acute & chronic migraines. The tones in a opera sends my head into another orbit.
Rob's voice is so much lower and rich. Austin is great as well.💗
beautiful
Thank you for a great reaction. Austin and Rob were a bit nervous but are amazing Opera singers. Beautiful
Magnificent 🥰
Hard to believe these are the same guys that perform in The Butts Medley...lol
lol agree!!!
Perfection, absolute perfection.
Hey "D'! I've been waiting to watch you react to this since the day it came out! I knew it would blow your cap off!🤯😂 I absolutely LOVE this performance!💖 From 🤠to 🧐! This is one of the few opera songs I love & they did a magnificent job on it! Your reaction is priceless!🤣 Hugs 🤗 from SE Tennessee!😊
Thanks "D" for making my morning a very memorable before riding my horse in a James Dean parade today!!
sounds like a great day ahead, enjoy!!!
Completely magnificent, chill worthy and jaw dropping. We now want more of these two tenors. Great reaction! Thank you! 🥰🙏
Making us all so proud and happy. They love to surprise us!
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Wow! That was Awesome. They should do more.
Enjoyed your very shocked reaction. :) Would love it if Home Free took your suggestions and enlisted all the guys to give opera a try (yes, for the others, it would be a try unless they have even more surprises up their sleeves). Not sure they could pull off one of their comedic efforts now knowing what we do but these guys never fail to be anything other than amazing and entertaining.
I’m with you, I thought I was going to be rickrolled and then this happened! Ha! Who knew?! I understand Rob studied Opera in college but that was years ago. I knew Austin was classically trained in theater but this?! Amazing. Well, yeah they didn’t try they succeeded. Holy moly! Good reactions as always D. 🥰😍
I have never been a fan of opera except maybe some Andrea Bocelli & a few others. But I have always appreciated the talent it takes to sing opera. I was pretty impressed with Rob & Austin's version of Nessun Dorma. I have heard this famous song done by Pavarotti. I think I was more surprised by Rob's range & powerful delivery than even Austin's. Pretty good for a couple of country boys! Nice to see them dressed up in suits & looking classy.
Adam is a trumpet player so yes he could accompany something classical.
Surrrrprizzzzze!!! 😂
Dannngggggg.......😮
I'm with you. I was expecting "funny" since Home Free has a great sense of humor. I didn't get "funny" from them but you did not disappoint. Your facial expressions to what was coming out of their mouth was all the "funny" I needed. Thanks :) They were superb though.
They killed this. Rob studied Opera in college but hasn't done it in 15 years. I believe Austin did also
Austin studied musical theater so he is not classical trained.
That's what I thought but have been hearing he was trained. Thanks for correcting me.
Been waiting for you to see this video!! I just love your reactions to Home Free! You make me laugh every damn time! Seeing them tonight in Spokane WA and I can't wait! Can't wait for you to react to the new one they just dropped Friday! 💕
Funny thing is, you aren't the first person who expected a Rick Roll. LOL! Great reaction!
Oh I love your reaction! Your surprise AND speculation was splashed all over your face!
I loved opera since my class in elementary school went to see The Magic Flute. This is perhaps the best known tenor aria for non-opera fans thanks to Pavarotti. A lot of people don't know that they would like opera if they gave it a chance, as long as they don't start with Wagner.
So great of them to show this genre to people who otherwise wouldn't have listened to it
It's more like 2 Opera singers try Country!!
This is so amazing! Rob and Austin killed this! Love your reaction!
😎💕Yeah man, these guys NAILED IT. Now you owe it to yourself to watch Luciano Pavarotti do it, it’s just one of those stunning things that everyone should see at least once. And then, you should watch Aretha Franklin do it live at the Grammys. Pavarotti was scheduled, felt ill at the last minute, she stepped in with like one practice, and did it in his key because that’s what the orchestra had been practicing, and she puts her own spin on it and it’s pretty amazing to watch✌💕✨
Yes, I would love to hear all of Home Free "try" to sing opera. I would pay handsomely to see/hear that. Thanks D! 😃🍟
Stunning performance!! I'm so proud of these guys!❤
If the group ever takes an interlude during a concert to let these two have the stage for this number I think it would be doubly fantastic to have 2cellos playing the music instead of a tape. But that's just me...
Just WOW 🤩
The other guys could give us some organ-like chords for sure.
Awesome! Thank you ^_^
Enjoyed this so much.
❤❤ WOW ❤❤
you’re not the only one who was gobsmacked! ❤🏴
hang on , gotta google gobsmacked :P
@@ReactionsbyD extremely surprised jaw hitting the floor open mouthed amazement..etc etc… it’s a very good word!😊 ❤️🏴
I think the word is Rob-smacked!
@@brendasorenson6186 nice one! 👍❤️😀
did you know both of these are classically trained singers it is their own private joke to sing opera to people who don.t know them they got you too lol
Gorgeous
Aren't they fantastic? I'm not a massive HF fan (I like them, but don't really follow them as such) but I saw someone recommend this so I had a listen. They did a fantastic job 😁
So you say you're not an opera fan, and I know I've mentioned her before, but check out Amira Willenghagen. She auditioned for Holland's Got Talent at just 9 years old and she blew everyone's brains. You don't have to enjoy opera to enjoy listening to her, she's absolutely astounding. 😍
Thanks for your reaction! I appreciate you getting to it. I was anxiously waiting and excited to see you. These guy's are just so awesome and I think there is nothing impossible with them!
Also HOME FREE dropped a new video. It's an original from Tim, it's very Beautiful and relatable. Had me all up in the feels.
"WHAT'S LEFT OF MY HEART'"
When you can would you please check it out? Tim is an incredible songwriter! God bless you and I'm sending love from South Georgia ♥️😀🍟
D, I have been waiting for you to react to this. Your reaction was sooo good. These guys are amazing. I was in tears.
they seriously blew me away - totally thought this was going to be a goof lol
What the what? Bravo ❤
I really love this, so awesome ❤
Thank you for reacting. I was surprised that so few reactor even checked this out.
Fantastic 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥
Nessun Dorma is an aria from the Puccini opera Turandot (most famously sung by Luciano Pavarotti). I've listened to many versions sung by different professional opera singers. Austin & Rob's rendition is better than most of the ones I've heard! Thanks for playing this & I so enjoy your channel!
This amazed me too. They are always surprising us. True entertainers through and through.
It's a little confusing, RIGHT⁉️. But Beautiful 😍 ❤ Awesome reaction‼️ I also thought it was going to be comedy 😆 😄
Recommend Home Free’s new song, What’s Left Of My Heart.
And, it was in Italian.
Yes they did *kick some butt* on that. Of course, Luciano Pavarotti is still the king of Nessum Dorma, but these guys put a lot of pretender singers on notice....they can do *SERIOUS* music too. Rob studied Opera in college but hasn't sung opera for 15 years. Austin has a college degree in Music Theory, so he also got a taste of opera as well. Many folks think Home Free are just silly hillbilly types, but in fact they are smart college-trained singers.
Great reaction!! Adam actually did a Trans Siberian Orchestras Carol of The Bells during his solo at a Christmas concert so technically I think if anyone could pull something off like that he could.
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I'm so glad Rob and Austin did this to help introduce people to opera! I grew up listening to Luciano Pavoratti singing Nessun Dorma. Our house was filled with Puccini, Verdi, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Haydn, etc. and "rock" music was strictly verboten! Nessun Dorma is from Puccini's opera Turandot and it's sung in Italian (not all opera is sung in Italian; some is sung in German--which, at the time, was considered vulgar, but Mozart said "screw 'em" and wrote in German anyway; Mozart was such a bad boy!!). Rob's classical training is apparent here and he absolutely nailed it. Nessun dorma means ("nobody sleeps") and no one can sleep until a suitor for Turandot (a beautiful young princess) either answers three riddles or is beheaded. You can read a synopsis of the story of Turandot here: www.operaphila.org/whats-on/on-stage-2016-2017/turandot/full-synopsis/.
Thank you. It is easier if you are familiar with their professional music background and what they are well known for singing.
Homefree did not specialize in country until the SingOff talked them into doing it for their competition. Tim and others have talked about it in interviews.
What a singer's musical training is can be very different from what they end up doing professionally. Case in point, Avi Kaplan is a formally opera trained basso profundo who sang pop acapella in Pentatonix and now sings his own compositions in folk rock. Maybe we should get Avi to do a bass aria out of Cosi fan Tutte (The Magic Flute) by Mozart next?
Rob is an opera trained tenor. Rob doesn't do singing on his own he reviews movies.
Austin is also formally classically trained but sings in more of a musical theater and pop classics direction. He developed his channel as did Tim Foust as their income sources during the pandemic quarantine with no touring for live shows.
Hey, thanks for reaction! I think, you MUST check out OTOY - FIND MY COUNTRY. This song is fire🔥🔥🔥
Hey D,
First of all, I think their use of the word "try" in the title of this video might have had two separate connotations:
1. To fool you into thinking they were going to do something silly and goofy because... duh they're Home Free and they have a sense of humor.
2. Because they know that they are NOT professionally trained Opera singers and therefore they expected to make some mistakes and have some deficiencies versus a true Opera singer. Most notably, the volume. This was recorded in a studio, and in an Opera the singers do not use microphones.
To a layman like you and me, they absolutely nailed it. To be hired as an actual Opera singer, they would no doubt require more training. I'm given to understand that the standards are pretty freaking high.
I am watching a very lengthy reaction/analysis video right now (I have it paused) by Peter Barber, who is a professional opera singer. He absolutely loves Home Free and he seems to be doing an excellent job at breaking this apart. If you're interested in hearing the technical breakdown, here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/qBWtR0bQDKE/v-deo.html
In your reactions to Pentatonix in the Sing-Off, you were very upset that Ben criticized them, but there is apparently a LOT of knowledge that goes into singing. It's WAY over my head, but the experts know what they're doing. I think it's safe to say that at this point in time, everyone in PTX has become an expert. Watching you watch their journey was very fun.
Anyway, my point is that music teachers know a lot more than we do and ya know what, they can have it, I'm happy to just listen and have no idea why I love it so much.
Oh and I'm seeing PTX at the Hollywood Bowl in two days so... WOO HOO!!!!!