The Mezzo is beyond wonderful. A rare powerful and beautiful, and balanced voice with rich but not wobbly vibrato. Strong in her low notes, and no strain in her high notes. Wonderful.
She was magnificent! Her voice was so rich, smooth and not forced at all! A delight to hear all of them sing, but an absolute privilege to experience the mezzo!
Romaniya Voloshchuk I was literally thinking “I swear I know that tenor from somewhere” before realizing that I was actually just remembering every single tenor I’ve ever met/heard. Great voice though! lol
yep ..my god they are ALL like that ..they take up the most time with the repertoire . even though YOU ALL pay the same amount..they add in an extra song at recital ..they wink to the audience ..so annoying!
People always praise sopranos for reaching the high notes most cannot reach, but people, let us praise basses as well. Just like sopranos, they can get to notes most people cannot get to. There is a bass in my school choir that is just amazing. It always amazes me whenever I hear him sing solo (which is usually during our practice). Basses' voices are as enchanting as soprano voices. EDIT: Holy shit, when'd this get 900 likes?!
Yes yes yes yes and yes!! Our basses never get enough recognition like our sopranos (to be fair us Sopranos dont get as much attention in my school choir either but it still sadly more than our basses)
they are recognized, but since their voice fully Developes later than the average mezzo/soprano and they are way more rare in general, most of the times the contralto part is played by a mezzo with excellent low notes
Bassists are the tallest! It is truly the case that if someone is taller then the voice tends to be lower as well. Tenors are the shortest! If you do not agree then please show some tall above 190cm operatic tenors! I can easily show you many basses that are above that height. However it is a big struggle to find tenors who are that height apart from James Valenti who is tall. It is in fact even a common knowledge is Russia that a typical basso profundo vocalist is at least 190cm tall.
Dream TheDream89 not quite true?? Not that I know any very tall operatic tenors, but my dad is like 190 something, and he's a tenor. He doesn't do opera, but he's been in a choir
@@user-ic6sh6sx5m of course there are exceptions with tenors. James Valenti is a tall operatic tenor. Baritones of course can be any height but on average i think that even baritones would be taller than tenors. It is very easy to name several tall above 190cm operatic basses but very difficult to do so with tenors. In Russia it is even a common knowledge that a true basso profundo singer is typically at least 190cm tall. If you go to any opera house and take a picture of all of their performs standing side by side on an even ground you will see that basses are the tallest and tenors are the shortest.
@@dreamthedream8929 well... since you said 'if you dont agree ' I just wanted to put that in. There quite a few tall tenors at our church though. Maybe thats different to singing opera? But in general I guess youre right, and that do make sense.
@@acallaghan4964 could you mind explaining this a little more? i would think that since a mezzo has the solid middle range, that it would be the most common. i ask because im a mezzo and i’ve been struggling to accept that since my school is filled with celebrated sopranos😅
Hi! I'm the soprano! I was definitely putting on a bit of an act for laughs; I hope there isn't TOO much of a stereotype about us soprani! :) Thanks for watching!
Jacquelyn Stucker I really love your voice, it sounds so metallic, this role really suits you!!! I'm on the 3rd year of classical singing lessons, I'm also a soprano and I hope that some day I'll sing this role like you!! Brava!!! greetings from Greece 😉
Hands down the mezzo was outstanding. She had complete control over the singing muscles in her body. So she didn't have jerky movements or any tension in her neck, jaw, or tongue. She was also the only one who knew you don't need to have your mouth open wide all the time as her voice was placed properly to be big and beautiful using her resonance.
how open your mouth is has no affect on your singing. Also, i would like to see that mezzo sing the notes the soprano was singing without opening her mouth wider, its high;y advantageous to open your mouth wider when singing higher, just like it makes sense for it to be more closed when singing lower as it allows for better resonance. Secondly, there is no "proper" placement, some songs require different placements, but all are equally right, it might not be right for the song, but im assuming your not the composer or the director of the songs/singers
hi, soprano here.I suppose you were referring specifically to the wide mouth posture on mainly the highest note the soprano sang.From personal experience I can tell you that opening your mouth quite wide in a big Ah position of sorts helps place that note right where it should be, further back in the mouth, and basically gets all the other usually important factors (tip and sides of the tongue) freed up to get out of the way. I'm not an expert, but from what I can tell from especially high notes is that all they care about is the very back of the tongue and other factors in the throat. But I do agree that the mezzo found the sweetspot, resonating beautifully and causing her projection to be spectacular
Do you sing? Do you teach singing? I doubt it, even a beginner student as myself knows this shit: how much you open your mouth has nothing to do with making the voice "big and beautiful", you either use your chest or head for resonance and you need proper breathing and support, so you can basically sing with your mouth shut and sound "big and beautiful" in fact, most singers when warming up. It's an exercise. It doesn't matter if your voice is correctly placed (for the song you're about to sing) if you're trying to reach high notes properly you WILL need to open your mouth.
@@oliviabodily4183 I thought you just said "how open your mouth is has no affect on your singing." You then went on the describe how the openness of the mouth would be necessary for certain types of singing. I'm confused which one it is you believe.
@@helenasouza9196 opening the mouth with a relaxed an open jaw accomodates a lower larynx position and chest voice. And you don't use your chest for resonance, you feel sympathetic resonance in the chest, but where it really resonates in is the head, even for the lowest notes.
How do people sing like this? They make it seem so effortless like how do actual human beings produce sound this good? I'm a violinist so this is far beyond me, but props to all classically trained vocalists out there, I could never do what any of you do.
I am a classically trained violinist and lyric soprano and it’s exactly like the violin: practice, practice, practice. This didn’t happen by accident. Oh and did I mention practice? 😉
The bass has to be my favorite! Such a shame they didn't have a contralto, I would have loved to hear a contralto aria snippet! I've only ever heard a handful of contralto singers, they really impress me
This is kind of a video for beginners who are new to the classical music and voice scene and talking about things like Coloraturas would have been a little confusing.
Jackie Composes, Have An Ice Day. This was a demonstration of the same voice types found everywhere in vocal music displaying classical technique. That's less "beginner's guide to opera" more "so you've never listened to any music ever".
The Geek Monster naturally because many of the people commenting among social media platforms have no exact and correct idea of the things they are commenting about. From "having" perfect pitches to claiming they "have" this vocal range but when you ask them live they can't do it. It's hard to give the benefit of the doubt because you will know if some things are just a bunch of "false claims" which people love to do on social media.
Yes, he really was. But I mean, most Full-Lyric Tenors and Full-Lyric Sopranos sound basically the same, but the Mezzo and Baritone Fach tends to have far more different timbres and colors. And also I think their voices are more interesting because they have "half portion" of their "counterparts", like the baritone for example has "half portion" of the bass and "half portion" of Tenor in his voice and so I find it more interesting to hear. Even in pop music I don't like hearing those "boyish-voiced" tenors or those "girlish-voiced" sopranos (Prime Mariah Carey is an exception).
@@AnnaEmilka it's not just a "high soprano". bel canto singing, coloraturas, candenzas - it's definitely not "just high soprano". We've got a lot of difficult techniques, but you do you lmao.
@@XavierWConzet no need to patronize me, I know what a countertenor is. I also know that very few male singers can actually produce the right timbre to be a countertenor, falsetto or not. countertenors are still rare. therefore, there is no reason why a well-funded company like the royal opera house should be able to find a countertenor but completely neglect to find a contralto.
@@MooMooCow95 I love the Contralto! Especially Delphine Galou! I'm primarily a Lyric Tenor but I can sing Baritone, Tenor, and Countertenor (I have a 3 octave range) And because Countertenors are male Mezzo-Soprano/Contralto Voices I'm kinda partially a male Contralto (I sing from G2-G5)
Yeah, like Im somewhere between alto and contralto, because my vocal range is E3-A4, so I can't sing Alto or Mezzo, and they dont have alto or contralto
Hai Yen Dinh : after a recent recital, I collared and fangirled the excellent violist; he only got a spark of appreciation in his eye when I added, “because I get it man, I sing alto.”
Really...? :0 I've known a lot of very shy, quiet sopranos as well. ^-^ I'm also a soprano, and I have a lot of anxiety and depression, so I don't like drawing attention to myself. ^^;;
::eyeroll:: 1) you're on youtube. Welcome to critics hiding behind keyboards (which, by the way, doesn't mean they're wrong). 2) That's art. These artists are going to be loved and hated their whole lives. In fact, the better they get, the more some will strongly oppose their art. An artsfiend should know that.
I didn't say every comment. Most of these singers are on the ROH young artists scheme which is about them improving and gaining experience. Constructive criticism is fine. Dismissing individual singers as 'terrible' is not.
sorry, but what the actual f***? this is not a school recital, this is the ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, they cannot afford to promote such bad singing. The mezzo was nice, but everyone else was maybe good enough to sing in the opera chorus.
This comment section makes me lose faith in humanity. No matter how good you are, there will always be a load of critics who will find a reason to criticize you, and the commenters in this video is one such example. All of these singers are amazing.
Han Ly the negative nancies are right. The level of singing at the big opera houses has declined to an unacceptable standard in quality. These singers are quite terrible. In fact they are mediocre compared to even your average university voice student. It's unacceptable standards and true opera lovers are sick of this shit. This art is so corrupt
Bad justification, you don't have to be a chef to know when food is bad, and most people watching this will have a grasp of operatic singing, and the tenor was the weakest, probably alongside the bass, the baritone was mediocre, and the soprano was weak. Mezzo-soprano was the most pleasing. Nobody is perfect, and nobody here is absolutely horrific, it's just that in order to do a video where you show off the basic different voice types it's not good to have mediocre sounding singers.
i was watching this video thinking why i never got into opera. i was rudely reminded by the comment section. all of these snobs make it impossible to enjoy anything
The classical music scene, as it is now, seems to have completely exterminated contraltos. Even in baroque, most of the roles are taken on by mezzos who have to push down to make any sense of it, often with unsatisfactory results. It is sad that an entire voice category simply does not exist on anyone's radar.
That's exactly what I was thinking. And people who by all account should be Contraltos end up taking mezzo roles, otherwise they would never get work. The whole thing is kinda messed up.
You know it's not the full ensemble without the alto/contralto. It's a voice type shared by a lot of women, and used to create many wonderful duets! The mezzo in this video demonstrated a bit of what they're like, but not entirely! Thanks for the video :)
Maybe it’s just me but the mezzo soprano is kind of the bread and butter of opera voices. Always gorgeous. Always pleasant to listen to. In probably every piece of opera.
New Horizons They should look for me haha. I am a Coloratura Contralto even though I am a guy with an androgynous voice. I have been trained as a contralto :)
I’m always so impressed when someone can reach a low note, truly an under appreciated talent and sadly something I never can do 😅Propst to all the bassists out there.
When it comes to opera, contralto singers are extremely rare - and consequently, so are contralto roles. And even when those roles exist (such as Maddalena in Rigoletto), they frequently get performed by mezzo-sopranos due to the scarcity of contralto singers.
Good ear - it's probably where Andrew Lloyd Webber got the idea from! :) There actually was a Christine on the West End, Gina Beck, who incorporated a big chunk of the final 'Sempre Libera' cadenza into 'Think of Me' at her last performance. It was really cool!
@@cancelled_user At lot of people like to say that belting is a little like screaming. They're kind of right, because modern singing - especially musical - requires you to use your voice as if you were speaking. To make that work at high notes you get pretty loud. Opera singers have a more balanced voice which allows them to stay at the same volume no matter how high or low they are singing. It's really just a matter of preference. There are fantastic classical singer and amazing modern ones. I'm classicaly trained but decided to become a musical actress, so right now I'm learning how to switch to a more modern sound and I've definitely gained respect for belters. It's not just screaming, it's amazing voice control and Suuuuper hard 😵
@@piamarleen9143 Oh thanks! Btw, how about switching from death metal growls straigt into operatic vocals? :)) Do you know this girl? ua-cam.com/video/SNPesLFTnUg/v-deo.html
God I love that piece the Bass did from the Magic Flute, when I was in it (in the Orchestra pit) it always gave me goosebumps. I suppose as a bass clef player I have a mighty appreciation for Bass singers. He was incredible!
*Brilliant video!* I hope they do another one with the subclassifications of each voice type (eg. light lyric Soprano, full lyric Soprano, Leggiero Tenor etc.)
The bass is my favorite. I love bass voices so much. I’m a soprano myself (classically training) and this is just so fun to watch all different voice types.
I love seeing other Mezzos, it reminds me of how broad our voices are. I always get told by Tenors that I need to 'stay in my range' because they think mezzos are altos and not near soprano for range. Honey, my range is G3-B5, let me be mezzo.
I'm a baritone, love hearing different mezzo voices! Love the different complexions! Keep loving your mezzo voice. Maybe he doesn't understand, you're balanced in your low and head notes, with a strong middle register! Bravo to you❤❤
Absolutely gorgeous. Each one so special and moving. Thank you. I went to my first opera and I was so excited knowing that I would be over the moon. After half time intermission I was so miserable I actually left early. I’m not sure if it was because I was in the balcony and needed closer visual stimulation but I was saddened by this. I keep coming back to opera even after having that experience. I’ve started singing after my mom died and during this pandemic I’ve immersed myself in music in order to change my life with a passion I’ve never allowed myself to feel. Sometimes I practice singing opera and it feels amazing. Good or bad it doesn’t matter.... do you and never let anyone tell you no.
The mezzo was RINGING oml it sounds so beautiful! Her resonance was legit pounding unto my head I love it. So far she is the most refined vocally in this video 😍😍😍 luv her.
I am still a female with white voice, but I have singing lessons. My teacher says that I am a good soprano. It's horrible hating the soprano...what did she do to them?
Because composers after Rossini's time didn't like that type of voice. Romanticism really pushed for the high dramatic sopranos, while the contralto has a rather cavernous voice, not very lady-like. (Sad for me, I'm a very low contralto).
Jose Hill they are not the same. It may be the same in choral singing but not in opera. Contraltos has a darker, lower sound, different colour. Listen to Ewa Podles, a contralto, and compare her to Marilyn Horne, a mezzo-soprano.
@@dalsegno1251 its fucking not. women have falsetto too and sing in falsetto in opera mostly (yes, this is falsetto too, which is usually called head voice). that dude is just really bad. he doesnt have any technique, his breath support doesnt exist, his voice is sharp and not rounded. the bad thing about countertenors is that they dont have to sing good to get the job, there are no high standards set for them, while other voices need to be good.
All great singers but the lady who sang last was the most beautiful IMO. That's a voice that you can imagine shattering glasses. Very powerful and resonant.
I think it was a bad choice of Countertenor (I don't have anything against him) But if the clip's aim was to present the different tessiture (Voice types) They didn't have a Contralto voice. There was a Mezzosoprano, a Countertenor that sounded more like a male mezzo rather than an Contralto and a soprano. If they wanted to portray the Contralto voice with the Countertenor they should had used a Countertenor with a lower more velvety-like sound or a Contralto. Sometimes It's not really about how high or how low can a voice sing , but more about the color and the timbro of such a voice. If a composer had an specific tessitura in mind while composing a role , that's something that must be respected.
I don't think their aim was to replace the contralto with the counter tenor. As contralto voices are rare, they were probably trying to showcase the voices you are most likely to hear if you visit a modern opera house. A lot of counter tenors sing in a range comparable to that of the mezzo soprano and this has lead to them beginning to sing some of the "pants" roles that were written for castrato and have become commonly sung by mezzo's.
Interestingly, countertenors are sort of splitting into three sub fachs. There is the traditional male alto (Andreas Scholl is the prime example) that specialize in the arias for Senesino (Giulio Cesare for example) or Oberon in Britten’s Midsummer. Then there are the Phillipe Jaroussky higher mezzoish types. And there is a new stock of freakishly all over the map bigger bravura voices who are bringing back old Vivaldi. Personally, I prefer an English style male alto but it’s what I’m used to. They just have a bit more “oomph” in their range.
Henry Carey Were you replying errantly to my comment? I mentioned nothing about contralti here. I haven’t seen a countertenor in a woman’s role ever, save the time I saw a hilarious production of The Mikado with a man playing Katisha.
I know that most roles are sung by mezzo's but that does not mean that there are no alto's. If you you let all the voices be heard then there must be an alto. You listen to Nathalie Stutzmann or Kathleen Ferrier.
Of all of them, Aigul, the Mezzo-Soprano has the purest timbre, best muscular support, and is the most developed. You can actually hear that her DB level is clipping the mic, causing it to distort slightly on some notes, that’s a lot of power right there!
The Mezzo is beyond wonderful. A rare powerful and beautiful, and balanced voice with rich but not wobbly vibrato. Strong in her low notes, and no strain in her high notes. Wonderful.
Thats What i was thinking 🙈
Anna Toth agreed! All of them are amazing but she is the best one there for me ❤️
She was magnificent! Her voice was so rich, smooth and not forced at all! A delight to hear all of them sing, but an absolute privilege to experience the mezzo!
She's my favorite
@@horrormgirl4979 Uh...Not trying to be disrespectful to the opera house but are these all pros? I feel like some of these have to be students.
Everyone talking about how the soprano acts, but can we note that this tenor is the most tenor who ever tenored?
Romaniya Voloshchuk I was literally thinking “I swear I know that tenor from somewhere” before realizing that I was actually just remembering every single tenor I’ve ever met/heard.
Great voice though! lol
Ture
Decent. Not legendary like Pavarotti. He's sure better than the meme they call Piotr.
I thought he was just okay, it looked like he was struggling with the high notes. Still, very talented
yep ..my god they are ALL like that ..they take up the most time with the repertoire . even though YOU ALL pay the same amount..they add in an extra song at recital ..they wink to the audience ..so annoying!
listening to the mezzo soprano cleared my skin and got me straight A’s
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She got that samantha barks vibe
The bass was the purest energy UA-cam has ever seen.
Ginger Taylor you put the feeling I had listening to him into words. :D
Ginger Taylor Robert Lloyd is a v famous bass. The most famous singer there!
He is so nasal!
@mckavitt13 He is unjustly famous. He is the most nasal bass ever.
@@xxsaruman82xx87 Aha! Well, there you are.
People always praise sopranos for reaching the high notes most cannot reach, but people, let us praise basses as well. Just like sopranos, they can get to notes most people cannot get to.
There is a bass in my school choir that is just amazing. It always amazes me whenever I hear him sing solo (which is usually during our practice). Basses' voices are as enchanting as soprano voices.
EDIT: Holy shit, when'd this get 900 likes?!
I LOVE a Good Bass!!!! Soooo essential!!
AND you can actually understand what the basses are singing!
Yes yes yes yes and yes!! Our basses never get enough recognition like our sopranos (to be fair us Sopranos dont get as much attention in my school choir either but it still sadly more than our basses)
Completely agree!
Basses make me go weak in the knees. Sing, sweetie!
My gosh, that mezzo was breathtaking :)
It's so, so, sooooo effortless * . *! She doesn't seem to even break a sweat!
Indeed! What a glorious rich color, and she doesn't look like she's even trying
She's the only one who's mastering technique. Build the muscles in your body and control the breath so you don't sing from the throat.
@@KC-kp4wc exactly. She sounds great
You are breathtaking. YOU ARE ALL BREATHTAKING
They needed a Contralto here. Contraltos need more representation because they’re so under appreciated and when done right they sound so beautiful.
William Coleman im pretty sure contralto isn’t really recognized as a vocal type in opera anymore, or at least that’s what I’ve been told.
@@victoriap.3394 I'm pretty sure contralto is recognized as a vocal type in opera, actually.
they are recognized, but since their voice fully Developes later than the average mezzo/soprano and they are way more rare in general, most of the times the contralto part is played by a mezzo with excellent low notes
what's a contralto?
@@jmaca. lowest women voice type
Okay people. Let's appreciate a bassist for awhile.
Bassists are the tallest! It is truly the case that if someone is taller then the voice tends to be lower as well. Tenors are the shortest! If you do not agree then please show some tall above 190cm operatic tenors! I can easily show you many basses that are above that height. However it is a big struggle to find tenors who are that height apart from James Valenti who is tall. It is in fact even a common knowledge is Russia that a typical basso profundo vocalist is at least 190cm tall.
I loved bassists one so much
Dream TheDream89 not quite true?? Not that I know any very tall operatic tenors, but my dad is like 190 something, and he's a tenor. He doesn't do opera, but he's been in a choir
@@user-ic6sh6sx5m of course there are exceptions with tenors. James Valenti is a tall operatic tenor. Baritones of course can be any height but on average i think that even baritones would be taller than tenors. It is very easy to name several tall above 190cm operatic basses but very difficult to do so with tenors. In Russia it is even a common knowledge that a true basso profundo singer is typically at least 190cm tall. If you go to any opera house and take a picture of all of their performs standing side by side on an even ground you will see that basses are the tallest and tenors are the shortest.
@@dreamthedream8929 well... since you said 'if you dont agree ' I just wanted to put that in. There quite a few tall tenors at our church though. Maybe thats different to singing opera? But in general I guess youre right, and that do make sense.
The mezzo had the most beautiful and controlled RICH sounding voice by FAR!!! The bass and tenor were good as well.
LatinaKamilla the tenor had INSANE tension all over. Holy shit his voice will be dead in a few years.
i never wanna stop listening to her voice omfg
Because it’s “Mezzo” rare voice type
@@acallaghan4964 could you mind explaining this a little more? i would think that since a mezzo has the solid middle range, that it would be the most common. i ask because im a mezzo and i’ve been struggling to accept that since my school is filled with celebrated sopranos😅
@@blahblah5893 because mezzos are rarer than sopranos (numerically speaking). Sopranos are actually the most common voice type out there
Sopranos act like the first violins of the opera 😂
Allie Collins that’s because they are
Oof. As a second violin in an orchestra, I relate sooooo much.
I'm a soprano. I can confirm this.
As a first soprano who plays the viola, yes. This.
As a soprano i can confirm this lol
The soprano acts like every soprano I know 😂
Hi! I'm the soprano! I was definitely putting on a bit of an act for laughs; I hope there isn't TOO much of a stereotype about us soprani! :) Thanks for watching!
Jacquelyn Stucker I really love your voice, it sounds so metallic, this role really suits you!!! I'm on the 3rd year of classical singing lessons, I'm also a soprano and I hope that some day I'll sing this role like you!! Brava!!! greetings from Greece 😉
Jacquelyn Stucker your voice is amazing and your attitude in the video was adorable!
Megan Payne I’m a sop and can confidently say that we all act like this
Claudia Ciempka :-D
Hands down the mezzo was outstanding. She had complete control over the singing muscles in her body. So she didn't have jerky movements or any tension in her neck, jaw, or tongue. She was also the only one who knew you don't need to have your mouth open wide all the time as her voice was placed properly to be big and beautiful using her resonance.
how open your mouth is has no affect on your singing. Also, i would like to see that mezzo sing the notes the soprano was singing without opening her mouth wider, its high;y advantageous to open your mouth wider when singing higher, just like it makes sense for it to be more closed when singing lower as it allows for better resonance. Secondly, there is no "proper" placement, some songs require different placements, but all are equally right, it might not be right for the song, but im assuming your not the composer or the director of the songs/singers
hi, soprano here.I suppose you were referring specifically to the wide mouth posture on mainly the highest note the soprano sang.From personal experience I can tell you that opening your mouth quite wide in a big Ah position of sorts helps place that note right where it should be, further back in the mouth, and basically gets all the other usually important factors (tip and sides of the tongue) freed up to get out of the way. I'm not an expert, but from what I can tell from especially high notes is that all they care about is the very back of the tongue and other factors in the throat. But I do agree that the mezzo found the sweetspot, resonating beautifully and causing her projection to be spectacular
Do you sing? Do you teach singing? I doubt it, even a beginner student as myself knows this shit: how much you open your mouth has nothing to do with making the voice "big and beautiful", you either use your chest or head for resonance and you need proper breathing and support, so you can basically sing with your mouth shut and sound "big and beautiful" in fact, most singers when warming up. It's an exercise. It doesn't matter if your voice is correctly placed (for the song you're about to sing) if you're trying to reach high notes properly you WILL need to open your mouth.
@@oliviabodily4183 I thought you just said "how open your mouth is has no affect on your singing." You then went on the describe how the openness of the mouth would be necessary for certain types of singing. I'm confused which one it is you believe.
@@helenasouza9196 opening the mouth with a relaxed an open jaw accomodates a lower larynx position and chest voice. And you don't use your chest for resonance, you feel sympathetic resonance in the chest, but where it really resonates in is the head, even for the lowest notes.
How do people sing like this? They make it seem so effortless like how do actual human beings produce sound this good? I'm a violinist so this is far beyond me, but props to all classically trained vocalists out there, I could never do what any of you do.
Muscle control and breathing. :)
Vibrato on the e string? For soprano Xd
years
I am a classically trained violinist and lyric soprano and it’s exactly like the violin: practice, practice, practice. This didn’t happen by accident.
Oh and did I mention practice? 😉
Oof a lottttt of training
Tbh I don’t see enough love for the bassist my god he was amazing
He was my favorite, such a warm and strong voice
His career is a long, distinguished one.
Someone who sings bass is simply a bass! A bassist is someone who plays bassguitar, double bass or other bass instruments.
Probably because he didn’t bring his bass...
No one talks about the baritone :,(
The bass has to be my favorite! Such a shame they didn't have a contralto, I would have loved to hear a contralto aria snippet! I've only ever heard a handful of contralto singers, they really impress me
It's a shame they're so rare, maybe they couldn't find one for the video
Quite possible, I studied opera and have only met one in person.
Give Ulrica's aria from Un Ballo In Maschera by Verdi a listen! Absolutely gorgeous
The bass is so nasal!
@Dog Mart Sung by Obraztsova or Barbieri, of course!
i thought they'd get into the types of each voice type for example Coloratura, Lyric, or Dramatic Soprano
This is kind of a video for beginners who are new to the classical music and voice scene and talking about things like Coloraturas would have been a little confusing.
That's what I thought too. Most people who know opera exists already know this much.
This is a beginner's guide though, that's all to advanced. But it might've been nice that they explained their range.
Jackie Composes, Have An Ice Day. This was a demonstration of the same voice types found everywhere in vocal music displaying classical technique. That's less "beginner's guide to opera" more "so you've never listened to any music ever".
me too. but this is was still fun
We have a bunch of singing experts down in the comment section.
Every one in youtube is an expert...
Why do you assume people commenting have no knowledge of music?
The Geek Monster naturally because many of the people commenting among social media platforms have no exact and correct idea of the things they are commenting about. From "having" perfect pitches to claiming they "have" this vocal range but when you ask them live they can't do it. It's hard to give the benefit of the doubt because you will know if some things are just a bunch of "false claims" which people love to do on social media.
@@LJMadrigalMusic Sorry, but how many UA-cam commenters have you directly asked to demonstrate their vocal range for you? Come on.
That made me lol. Haha, thanks!
The Baritone and the Mezzo voice was more interesting in my view.
Thi Hills Music Well the tenor was really bad.
Yes, he really was. But I mean, most Full-Lyric Tenors and Full-Lyric Sopranos sound basically the same, but the Mezzo and Baritone Fach tends to have far more different timbres and colors. And also I think their voices are more interesting because they have "half portion" of their "counterparts", like the baritone for example has "half portion" of the bass and "half portion" of Tenor in his voice and so I find it more interesting to hear. Even in pop music I don't like hearing those "boyish-voiced" tenors or those "girlish-voiced" sopranos (Prime Mariah Carey is an exception).
I also enjoy it. But it is falsetto (doesn't impress me much).
Cant agree more, dramatic baritone here! :)
Ignasi, you are funny. He wasn't in the best form he could be. Not perfect, he obviously struggled but he's great.
I like how the Bass just "Jedi Force" the Soprano away from the mic! 😂
that caught my eye as well! Hilarious! :D
And she had a look like "bitch, the hell are you doing?"
Stop it 😂😂😂 I see it
Was the alto the one turning pages for the pianist?
Lex Jones i guess so 💀
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That mezzo just made my day better and blessed my life. Gosh she's so amazing.
We can all agree the mezzo stole the show: true control, true refinement, real talent!
She is amazing but to steal the show she'd have to beat that bass and I don't think that happened. They were both great.
@@radwigs the bass is disgusting vocally, just as the rest of this group.
Shame on ROH
mezzos can sound so elegant
There's a missing voice type!
Which I believe is called the "inhumanano" which is the voice type required for performing the Queen of the Night aria.
It's just a very high soprano, nothing inhuman about that...
@@AnnaEmilka ....It was a joke due to the difficulty of that particular aria.
AniDex jokes are typically funny 😶
@@TurboBinch I mean. Plenty of people didn't overthink it and found it funny, but go off I guess.
@@AnnaEmilka it's not just a "high soprano". bel canto singing, coloraturas, candenzas - it's definitely not "just high soprano". We've got a lot of difficult techniques, but you do you lmao.
Contralto were harmed during this production
Lol
Lol
I guess contraltos just don’t exist
They're rare
MsJGingerbread countertenors are rarer
Lillian Kim I was so sad to see contraltos missing also! I’d love to see the whole range of women’s voices!
@@aphtoris a countertenor is just a dude singing in his falsetto. They are not even close to as rare as a contralto.
@@XavierWConzet no need to patronize me, I know what a countertenor is. I also know that very few male singers can actually produce the right timbre to be a countertenor, falsetto or not. countertenors are still rare. therefore, there is no reason why a well-funded company like the royal opera house should be able to find a countertenor but completely neglect to find a contralto.
Awww I love their voices! First time I've really heard a countertenor he honestly sounds amazing.
Isagail you should listen to Michale Mancini he’s another really fantastic male soprano
Check out Philippe Jaroussky, Andrea Schöll and Jakub Orlinski.
Mitch Grassi
Very interesting are also Franco Fagioli, Valer Barna-Sabadus and Vince Yi
my all time favorite is Jakub Josef Orlinsky, has such a pure and manly yet high voice.
Ofc the mezzo saved the party
We tend to do that 😁
...and the mezzo-soprano showed everyone how to sing. Bravissima!
InBoccaChiusa
Indeed!
me, a contralto: _angery_
@@MooMooCow95 I love the Contralto! Especially Delphine Galou! I'm primarily a Lyric Tenor but I can sing Baritone, Tenor, and Countertenor (I have a 3 octave range) And because Countertenors are male Mezzo-Soprano/Contralto Voices I'm kinda partially a male Contralto (I sing from G2-G5)
Yeah, like Im somewhere between alto and contralto, because my vocal range is E3-A4, so I can't sing Alto or Mezzo, and they dont have alto or contralto
@@MooMooCow95 Cool! I mostly sing church and early music!
Contralto jokes are like viola jokes hahaha
Hai Yen Dinh : after a recent recital, I collared and fangirled the excellent violist; he only got a spark of appreciation in his eye when I added, “because I get it man, I sing alto.”
That mezzo-soprano is definitely a legend. The cleanest, healthy vibrato and a voice the pours like honey. Ugh to have a voice like that.
The sopranos will always be a show off😂😂😂
. Indeed
Really...? :0 I've known a lot of very shy, quiet sopranos as well. ^-^ I'm also a soprano, and I have a lot of anxiety and depression, so I don't like drawing attention to myself. ^^;;
Poupée Délicate no one cares
Yeah, that's how life works. ^-^
Nyakaat another vocal expert - troll 🤣🤣🤣
that mezzo's voice is like honey just pouring all over you
Sounds like heaven
so many of these comments are so disrespectful of young artists at the beginning of their careers
::eyeroll:: 1) you're on youtube. Welcome to critics hiding behind keyboards (which, by the way, doesn't mean they're wrong). 2) That's art. These artists are going to be loved and hated their whole lives. In fact, the better they get, the more some will strongly oppose their art. An artsfiend should know that.
I don't think that bass is at the beginning of his career
I didn't say every comment. Most of these singers are on the ROH young artists scheme which is about them improving and gaining experience. Constructive criticism is fine. Dismissing individual singers as 'terrible' is not.
Now that so many people on the internet know that their comments don't have your approval, I'm sure it's all going to change!
sorry, but what the actual f***? this is not a school recital, this is the ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, they cannot afford to promote such bad singing. The mezzo was nice, but everyone else was maybe good enough to sing in the opera chorus.
Me, sat here being a soprano: is- is that what we look like?
Music Tho it’s rough lol
Hahaha, yes, sorry! 😅
Yes.
However, don't change.
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The mezzo has such a pretty voice and she’s so gorgeous
This comment section makes me lose faith in humanity. No matter how good you are, there will always be a load of critics who will find a reason to criticize you, and the commenters in this video is one such example. All of these singers are amazing.
Han Ly the negative nancies are right.
The level of singing at the big opera houses has declined to an unacceptable standard in quality. These singers are quite terrible. In fact they are mediocre compared to even your average university voice student.
It's unacceptable standards and true opera lovers are sick of this shit. This art is so corrupt
Todd Tolson not even close.
This isn't just out of the golden age. It's not really an acceptable standard
Bad justification, you don't have to be a chef to know when food is bad, and most people watching this will have a grasp of operatic singing, and the tenor was the weakest, probably alongside the bass, the baritone was mediocre, and the soprano was weak. Mezzo-soprano was the most pleasing. Nobody is perfect, and nobody here is absolutely horrific, it's just that in order to do a video where you show off the basic different voice types it's not good to have mediocre sounding singers.
Todd Tolson please lol. Rosa Ponselle has stronger chest voice than this "baritone"
i was watching this video thinking why i never got into opera. i was rudely reminded by the comment section. all of these snobs make it impossible to enjoy anything
That mezzo...what a range! Was my favorite!
Can you give me the names of the three female voice parts? Thank you
Mezzo soprano sounds especially beautiful!
The mezzo's voice is stunning, but the bass was my favourite... such a beautiful and rich tone
i know him personally
And a wonderful piece from Zauberflöte.
The bass voice can narrate my life with opera.
The classical music scene, as it is now, seems to have completely exterminated contraltos. Even in baroque, most of the roles are taken on by mezzos who have to push down to make any sense of it, often with unsatisfactory results. It is sad that an entire voice category simply does not exist on anyone's radar.
That's exactly what I was thinking. And people who by all account should be Contraltos end up taking mezzo roles, otherwise they would never get work. The whole thing is kinda messed up.
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Yeah... They included a countertenor, but not a contralto.
You know it's not the full ensemble without the alto/contralto. It's a voice type shared by a lot of women, and used to create many wonderful duets! The mezzo in this video demonstrated a bit of what they're like, but not entirely! Thanks for the video :)
Indeed mezzos and contraltos are often lumped into the same category, but they're entirely different fachs.
The old guy is just amazing! Love his voice very much.
The countertenor sounds like mickey mouse😂
Horrible!
AJAJAJA ME HICISTE EL DÍA
He's not a real countertenor. I've heard some amazing counter tenors
@@vanessah4943 sounds more like a falsetto
just a man who got kicked in the balls
Maybe it’s just me but the mezzo soprano is kind of the bread and butter of opera voices. Always gorgeous. Always pleasant to listen to. In probably every piece of opera.
4:49 The *Countertenor* seemed mesmerized by the mic 😄
such a great display of agility!
So sad that they didn't include a contralto
Alexis Low they were unable to find one, lol
New Horizons They should look for me haha. I am a Coloratura Contralto even though I am a guy with an androgynous voice. I have been trained as a contralto :)
Alexis Low
Then you’re not a contralto. You’re a tenor
Kaye Musume yeh lmao, its like a mezzo saying theyre a counterternor
Contralto voices are not easy to find
I think all of them were wonderful. So many of these comments are so mean
That bassist was quite intense; an old and dramatic voice, a beautiful combination.
He’s so nasal!
@@xxsaruman82xx87 Yeah a few of the singers in this video made weird sounds.
I love how extra they were pretending to be! And now they have me looking up opera shows in my city. So impressive!
The woman at the end was stunning, such a wonderful singer
wow what is the name of the mezzo? She looks and sings beautiful 😍
Sladja Raicevic Aigul Akhmetshina
Marlijn Krop thank you 😊
Anagram = 'highjack' 'lacunaria' 'mediaevalists'
I’m always so impressed when someone can reach a low note, truly an under appreciated talent and sadly something I never can do 😅Propst to all the bassists out there.
The Mezzo's vibrato on her final note made me feel like I was Transcending to a different plain of existence
BRAVO!
Wonderful, but I'm a little surprised there was no Contralto.
Yea that would have been optimal
When it comes to opera, contralto singers are extremely rare - and consequently, so are contralto roles. And even when those roles exist (such as Maddalena in Rigoletto), they frequently get performed by mezzo-sopranos due to the scarcity of contralto singers.
@@peripheraldevotee94 It's still extremely inaccurate and a little disrespectful to not even at least mention them.
Mezzosoprano 😍 your voice is beautiful
2:17 reminds me of the end of "Think of me" from Phantom of the Opera :D
Good ear - it's probably where Andrew Lloyd Webber got the idea from! :) There actually was a Christine on the West End, Gina Beck, who incorporated a big chunk of the final 'Sempre Libera' cadenza into 'Think of Me' at her last performance. It was really cool!
lol the whole musical was basically a ripoff of Puccini and a few other composers
Either that or Pirates of Penzance
Or just about every soprano feature solo
That's what I thought, maybe it was from another.
any other proud mezzo sopranos?
Stella Parks Dramatic here 😊
I'm not sure if I'm a mezzo or not
Gotta rep it up!
Stella Parks yep
Stella Parks right here!
Everyone: belts for their life
Countertenor: cackles demonically
They...they are classically trained. They don't belt. They're not trained for that.
@@piamarleen9143 Can you explain the difference pls? Is belting just a different name for chest voice?
@@cancelled_user At lot of people like to say that belting is a little like screaming. They're kind of right, because modern singing - especially musical - requires you to use your voice as if you were speaking. To make that work at high notes you get pretty loud. Opera singers have a more balanced voice which allows them to stay at the same volume no matter how high or low they are singing. It's really just a matter of preference. There are fantastic classical singer and amazing modern ones. I'm classicaly trained but decided to become a musical actress, so right now I'm learning how to switch to a more modern sound and I've definitely gained respect for belters. It's not just screaming, it's amazing voice control and Suuuuper hard 😵
@@piamarleen9143 Oh thanks!
Btw, how about switching from death metal growls straigt into operatic vocals? :)) Do you know this girl? ua-cam.com/video/SNPesLFTnUg/v-deo.html
@@piamarleen9143 Or here, more vocal styles in just one song: ua-cam.com/video/tIqzPXzhEuw/v-deo.html
Listen to the whole song if you don't mind ;)
Teacher: introduce yourself
Me: 4:38
Don't see many true countertenors around! They are truly a wonder.
: DDDDDD
I personally don't like how he sounds
Sorry
@@prizmarvalschi1319 because he has a shitty a technique, as well as the tenor
@@DrRhyhm yes
The mezzo’s voice 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
The mezzo has the most awesome vibrato I've heard...like ever
Yes but what about the pianist?
GIVE HIM SOME LOVE💖🌸
Dude, their singing is so good it peaks the fancy expensive mic, like damn.
God I love that piece the Bass did from the Magic Flute, when I was in it (in the Orchestra pit) it always gave me goosebumps. I suppose as a bass clef player I have a mighty appreciation for Bass singers. He was incredible!
*Brilliant video!* I hope they do another one with the subclassifications of each voice type (eg. light lyric Soprano, full lyric Soprano, Leggiero Tenor etc.)
Ir's needed, for a fuller discussion.
It's funny how even though we are from two different countries every personality behave in the same way 😂
Soprano and Tenor will always be like that
The richness in that Mezzo’s voice! Beautiful.
The bass is my favorite. I love bass voices so much. I’m a soprano myself (classically training) and this is just so fun to watch all different voice types.
Nobody:
Moms when they sit in the massage chair: 4:40
This Is everything
Yes
They have a counter tenor but not an alto? Interesting😂
Honeybee17 Altos only exist in choirs. The lowest voice for women in opera is the contralto which are actually extremely rare.
@@feliciaariza27In the magic flute, the third lady of the Queen is actually an alto.
I love seeing other Mezzos, it reminds me of how broad our voices are. I always get told by Tenors that I need to 'stay in my range' because they think mezzos are altos and not near soprano for range. Honey, my range is G3-B5, let me be mezzo.
I'm a baritone, love hearing different mezzo voices! Love the different complexions! Keep loving your mezzo voice. Maybe he doesn't understand, you're balanced in your low and head notes, with a strong middle register! Bravo to you❤❤
4:32 When my final test came out. And I'm shook about the result
Absolutely gorgeous. Each one so special and moving. Thank you. I went to my first opera and I was so excited knowing that I would be over the moon. After half time intermission I was so miserable I actually left early. I’m not sure if it was because I was in the balcony and needed closer visual stimulation but I was saddened by this. I keep coming back to opera even after having that experience.
I’ve started singing after my mom died and during this pandemic I’ve immersed myself in music in order to change my life with a passion I’ve never allowed myself to feel. Sometimes I practice singing opera and it feels amazing. Good or bad it doesn’t matter.... do you and never let anyone tell you no.
The mezzo was RINGING oml it sounds so beautiful! Her resonance was legit pounding unto my head I love it. So far she is the most refined vocally in this video 😍😍😍 luv her.
They are all beautiful. Wow all these talented people. BRILLIANT
aww it makes me sad to see y'all hating on the soprano
Damn right. Damn right.
Haven't seen anybody here do that
I am still a female with white voice, but I have singing lessons. My teacher says that I am a good soprano. It's horrible hating the soprano...what did she do to them?
Alaina McDuffie
Even if the soprano isn’t the viewers fave why do people wanna spread negativity!
I don't hate sopranos, I hate the classical world for giving them special treatment.
The mezzo knocked it out the park 💕💕
The soprano's breathing was really audible. The mezzo and the baritone are amazing. ♡
2:17 is literally the tune of the end of Think Of Me from Phantom of the Opera
Wow! The Mezzo-Soprano seems to have the most projection!
Reading the comments I feel like the only contralto in existence
You're not, I am one too!
You are not alone! ;)
Contralto power.... hey hey hey
Naturally I am too, but since I've expanded my range over the years I'm CONSIDERED to be a Dramatic Mezzo Soprano 😊
Alto power!!
Lovely singers, gorgeous voices, and a fab set up! Thanks for making this 😍
I do not understand why there appear to be no Altos in opera. Yes, Mezzo Soprano is similar, but it's still high.
The lowest female voice in opera is contr(alto)
Altos only exist in choirs. The lowest voice for women in opera is the contralto which are actually extremely rare.
@@feliciaariza27 but why?
Irene Otunla oh man I’m just seeing this now. @Hugh Mungus explained it fairly well. Like solo wise I’m a Mezzo soprano but in choir I’m an Alto 2.
Because composers after Rossini's time didn't like that type of voice. Romanticism really pushed for the high dramatic sopranos, while the contralto has a rather cavernous voice, not very lady-like. (Sad for me, I'm a very low contralto).
I love how it was a very hyper young person (soprano) to a very calm slow wise older person (bass)
Why isnt there a contralto?
Maybe they couldn't find one as it's a pretty rare voice type.
Nowadays a mezzo and a contralto are the same thing.
Jose Hill - But it's a mistake, because they're definitely not the same. The colour of the voice is different between the two types.
Jose Hill Never has been a same thing. it's just as same as soprano and mezzo-soprano
Jose Hill they are not the same. It may be the same in choral singing but not in opera. Contraltos has a darker, lower sound, different colour.
Listen to Ewa Podles, a contralto, and compare her to Marilyn Horne, a mezzo-soprano.
4:28 when mickey mouse do opera 😂
This is a funny joke!
Namy goddamn chill
IT’S SO BAD BUT I DID LAUGH HAHA
Ah I’m going to hell-
Lol. Yeah. Falsetto is comical.
@@dalsegno1251 its fucking not. women have falsetto too and sing in falsetto in opera mostly (yes, this is falsetto too, which is usually called head voice). that dude is just really bad. he doesnt have any technique, his breath support doesnt exist, his voice is sharp and not rounded. the bad thing about countertenors is that they dont have to sing good to get the job, there are no high standards set for them, while other voices need to be good.
All great singers but the lady who sang last was the most beautiful IMO. That's a voice that you can imagine shattering glasses. Very powerful and resonant.
lmao, the soprano acting like a diva. I'm here for thattt.
I think it was a bad choice of Countertenor (I don't have anything against him) But if the clip's aim was to present the different tessiture (Voice types) They didn't have a Contralto voice. There was a Mezzosoprano, a Countertenor that sounded more like a male mezzo rather than an Contralto and a soprano. If they wanted to portray the Contralto voice with the Countertenor they should had used a Countertenor with a lower more velvety-like sound or a Contralto. Sometimes It's not really about how high or how low can a voice sing , but more about the color and the timbro of such a voice. If a composer had an specific tessitura in mind while composing a role , that's something that must be respected.
I don't think their aim was to replace the contralto with the counter tenor. As contralto voices are rare, they were probably trying to showcase the voices you are most likely to hear if you visit a modern opera house. A lot of counter tenors sing in a range comparable to that of the mezzo soprano and this has lead to them beginning to sing some of the "pants" roles that were written for castrato and have become commonly sung by mezzo's.
Interestingly, countertenors are sort of splitting into three sub fachs. There is the traditional male alto (Andreas Scholl is the prime example) that specialize in the arias for Senesino (Giulio Cesare for example) or Oberon in Britten’s Midsummer. Then there are the Phillipe Jaroussky higher mezzoish types. And there is a new stock of freakishly all over the map bigger bravura voices who are bringing back old Vivaldi. Personally, I prefer an English style male alto but it’s what I’m used to. They just have a bit more “oomph” in their range.
Henry Carey Were you replying errantly to my comment? I mentioned nothing about contralti here. I haven’t seen a countertenor in a woman’s role ever, save the time I saw a hilarious production of The Mikado with a man playing Katisha.
I have no idea what you’re saying but it sounds cool.
There are no alto's and contra alto's anymore? Where are they?
Very rare
Few and far between.
Most of those roles are sung by mezzos anyways.
I know that most roles are sung by mezzo's but that does not mean that there are no alto's. If you you let all the voices be heard then there must be an alto. You listen to Nathalie Stutzmann or Kathleen Ferrier.
usually not very well, though.
The Bass was fantastic ❤️
How the handsome baritone just goes ahead singing my favourite opera ever.. 😍😂
Retired Mezzo here and it is beyond wonderful hearing a fellow Mezzo with use power and control...love love love❤
Bass is very low. Thats magical
Great video! Would you consider another video demonstrating the finer differentiation of voices, such as heldentenor and coloratura?
Yes, and a spinto, and lyric tenors. I believe these terms apply to sopranos, etc as well.
Aigul Akhmetshina.... What an INCREDIBLE mezzo-soprano!!!
Of all of them, Aigul, the Mezzo-Soprano has the purest timbre, best muscular support, and is the most developed. You can actually hear that her DB level is clipping the mic, causing it to distort slightly on some notes, that’s a lot of power right there!
MUSIC TEACHERS TELL ME AGAIN THAT MEN DONT HAVE HEAD VOICE. BECAUSE BS