Helen is obviously a consummate performer. Even if she doesn't quite have the style down, her voice is perfect for this and it honestly doesn't show much that she's a musical singer. Bryn is such an amazing singer and sensitive to his partner. You can tell that he is holding back when they sing together, but it is so tender and works so well giving this duet a completely new angle. I loved it! Thank you!
Bryn is such a gentleman! He's always so sweet and sensitive when he's dueting with the ladies. It melts my heart and I fall more head over heels for him. This is beautiful, even though the lady isn't a classically trained opera singer, she still does a pretty good job and her acting is very convincing! One of the most beautiful duets in opera so lovely performed by two great singers. Very good :)
Bryn é um barítono sensacional! Suas performances que tem um toque de “humor” como por exemplo esse clássico, é muito divertido. Ele é muito peculiar…Bravo Bryn Terfel👏👏👏👏
GUYS, i saw Helen performing here and then i went to check her bio. SHE'S NOT AN OPERA SINGER. she's a musical theatre singer and THERE the technique is totally different. I'm kind of baffled because im a mezzo and noticed that immediately, and looks like some of you didnt seem to notice that. O.o It's obvious they wont sing the same way...
I love her performance. He is great, of course, and she manages to get into the risky opera field in a very easy way. Besides, her acting is so charming and good that hides any possible vocal operatic weakness (that I don´t see, but I´m not an opeara expert). Thank you very, very, very much for uploading this
Diolch Yn Fawr - Tack - Thank You ! for uploading this ! The great Bryn and the angel voice of Helen together at last, SUPERB. Please upload some more of this conert if possible
Mozart loved extending the reply line in the first phrase of his love duets - I'm not well versed in the technical jargon - but not many singers can control their breathing to cover these phrases. Helen has a slight struggle there. I believe the great tenor, Richard Tauber was famous for the way he could control his breathing through long Mozart phrases. I want to do some guesswork here and see if I get it right. If you think about the larynx technically, it should be easier for the soprano and tenor to extend a phrase versus the mezzo and baritone, who might in turn be able to sustain a longer phrase than the contralto and bass, the reason being that the lower the pitch, the wider the aperture between longer and looser vocal cords, and the greater the required volume of air flow from a more inflated chest to make the cords resonate at a lower frequency/longer wavelength. If I'm right, then presumably great composers like Mozart knew how long they could write phrases and use legatos etc. for the tenor and soprano versus the baritone and mezzo; versus the bass and contralto. But not so fast, I'm telling myself.....on the other hand, the tenor and soprano must sustain a higher pressure on the vocal cords than the baritone and mezzo etc, which again requires more volume in the chest so that a stiffer thoracic cage can assist the expiratory muscles in sustaining a higher pressure. So, the soprano needs the volume for the pressure at the vocal cords and the bass needs it for the air flow. I was a treble in the school choir and we were taught how to maintain a good chest volume. And then I was a baritone and again we were taught the same thing, so I'm thinking I might have I reinvented the wheel correctly. Am I right?
Many, many opera singers could do with her acting skills. And being able to pull this off at all without any formal education is impressive (opera singers are athletes, after all), not to mention brave to venture into BT's field of expertise!
Not a great operatic performance by Helen Sjöholm; however, I believe nobody expected that from her. She sings overall great, even she would need to work on her vocal endurance. I love it, though.
Bryn is amazing as usual, but Helen has technique issues to the max. WAY too breathy at 2.05. Her vowels are very wide and should be purer, as are italian vowels, that is, pure. Her acting is convincing, but it seems as though she's just following Bryn's every move. Not enough stage presence on her part.
Terrible operatic performance on her part...how are we all this forgiving? I mean pair her with a voice less exquisite than Bryn's and I'd be happy to accept her performance but his voice makes the comparison unbearable to me. And this song is such a classic and gorgeous operatic duet. :-(
She is not an opera singer at all so this was just made as a fun thing in the programme, going over into Bryns repertoire as he did into hers. Check out their duet "You and I" from the same concert to hear her in her own musical genre.
Helen and Mozart. Never thought I'd see that combination. Me like.
Helen is obviously a consummate performer. Even if she doesn't quite have the style down, her voice is perfect for this and it honestly doesn't show much that she's a musical singer. Bryn is such an amazing singer and sensitive to his partner. You can tell that he is holding back when they sing together, but it is so tender and works so well giving this duet a completely new angle. I loved it! Thank you!
Bryn is such a gentleman! He's always so sweet and sensitive when he's dueting with the ladies. It melts my heart and I fall more head over heels for him. This is beautiful, even though the lady isn't a classically trained opera singer, she still does a pretty good job and her acting is very convincing! One of the most beautiful duets in opera so lovely performed by two great singers. Very good :)
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@Marco Lucas definitely, I've been watching on Flixzone} for months myself :)
An amazing mix of voices. I think Mozart is smiling in Heaven.:La Ci Darem La Mano for ever.
Bryn é um barítono sensacional! Suas performances que tem um toque de “humor” como por exemplo esse clássico, é muito divertido. Ele é muito peculiar…Bravo Bryn Terfel👏👏👏👏
Yeah I am way new to Opera....but still amazed at Helen going for this song. She seems to keep up with him just fine. Fun to see this.
GUYS, i saw Helen performing here and then i went to check her bio. SHE'S NOT AN OPERA SINGER. she's a musical theatre singer and THERE the technique is totally different. I'm kind of baffled because im a mezzo and noticed that immediately, and looks like some of you didnt seem to notice that. O.o It's obvious they wont sing the same way...
VVell, she looked hot anyvvay.
I love her performance. He is great, of course, and she manages to get into the risky opera field in a very easy way. Besides, her acting is so charming and good that hides any possible vocal operatic weakness (that I don´t see, but I´m not an opeara expert). Thank you very, very, very much for uploading this
Diolch Yn Fawr - Tack - Thank You ! for uploading this ! The great Bryn and the angel voice of Helen together at last, SUPERB. Please upload some more of this conert if possible
I love her performance. I know that she isn't an opera singer , she is a musical singer. Maybe her opera singing isn't perfect but i love it.
Tack, helt underbart!
Thank you so much its is amazig!
Mozart loved extending the reply line in the first phrase of his love duets - I'm not well versed in the technical jargon - but not many singers can control their breathing to cover these phrases. Helen has a slight struggle there. I believe the great tenor, Richard Tauber was famous for the way he could control his breathing through long Mozart phrases.
I want to do some guesswork here and see if I get it right. If you think about the larynx technically, it should be easier for the soprano and tenor to extend a phrase versus the mezzo and baritone, who might in turn be able to sustain a longer phrase than the contralto and bass, the reason being that the lower the pitch, the wider the aperture between longer and looser vocal cords, and the greater the required volume of air flow from a more inflated chest to make the cords resonate at a lower frequency/longer wavelength. If I'm right, then presumably great composers like Mozart knew how long they could write phrases and use legatos etc. for the tenor and soprano versus the baritone and mezzo; versus the bass and contralto.
But not so fast, I'm telling myself.....on the other hand, the tenor and soprano must sustain a higher pressure on the vocal cords than the baritone and mezzo etc, which again requires more volume in the chest so that a stiffer thoracic cage can assist the expiratory muscles in sustaining a higher pressure.
So, the soprano needs the volume for the pressure at the vocal cords and the bass needs it for the air flow.
I was a treble in the school choir and we were taught how to maintain a good chest volume. And then I was a baritone and again we were taught the same thing, so I'm thinking I might have I reinvented the wheel correctly. Am I right?
You nailed it!
Many, many opera singers could do with her acting skills. And being able to pull this off at all without any formal education is impressive (opera singers are athletes, after all), not to mention brave to venture into BT's field of expertise!
Not a great operatic performance by Helen Sjöholm; however, I believe nobody expected that from her. She sings overall great, even she would need to work on her vocal endurance.
I love it, though.
Lei é un'artista fantastica, ma perché fare cose che proprio non sono nelle sue corde?
Bryn is amazing as usual, but Helen has technique issues to the max. WAY too breathy at 2.05. Her vowels are very wide and should be purer, as are italian vowels, that is, pure. Her acting is convincing, but it seems as though she's just following Bryn's every move. Not enough stage presence on her part.
So, who cares. It was lovely.
italian is not for all!
Terrible operatic performance on her part...how are we all this forgiving? I mean pair her with a voice less exquisite than Bryn's and I'd be happy to accept her performance but his voice makes the comparison unbearable to me. And this song is such a classic and gorgeous operatic duet. :-(
She is not an opera singer at all so this was just made as a fun thing in the programme, going over into Bryns repertoire as he did into hers. Check out their duet "You and I" from the same concert to hear her in her own musical genre.
So, who cares. I'm an orchestral brass player. We can drown all of you if we want to. It was great.