Her talent is off the charts. There are not many adults who can sing this song this majestically, let alone an 11 year old. She is the prodigy of prodigies. Fame can do horrific things to anyone as well, let alone kids. I pray she takes it in stride, because the world is at her feet.
from what they said when she was doing AGT her parents hired a voice specialist and she had Jacki set up a schedule that included just being a kid and not singing all the time like she had been. so far to date she has kept her innocence and her parents appear to be doing an awesome job of protecting her
Her parents did not hire a vocal coach. She was provided a vocal coach, Yvie Burnett, while she was on AGT and on her first album with SYCO. Yvie was hired by Simon Cowel to coach his acts on his productions. I wish people would stop trying to paint Jackie as some privileged little rich girl who paid money for her voice.
John Doe Millions of kids take voice lessons weekly or even more often, sometimes for years and years, with little to show for it. If lessons mattered much, all of those kids who took all of those lessons would all be professionals.
John Doe Lisa did hire one before Jackie went on AGT but she was terminated because she was taking Jackie's voice in the wrong direction(i.e. away from her Classical sound).
You just cannot compare Jackie to any other performer, she is unique, her voice is unique and that of an Angel, look after your voice Jackie, we want you around for a long long time, truly astounding.....Then and now......Please tour the UK....
I don't know how to measure it, but Jackie transmits rare depth of meaning and FEELING! One doesn't need to understand the language in which she sings. It's so effusive that we forget about the technique: art at its highest and deepest levels. For her, it seems so unassuming, so natural to be "great" as she advises!!
Jackie, you are the BEST...i listened to many opera singers, their voices are so jarring but listening to your voice and your singing, it's so soothing and and so heavenly
She's the real deal with the voice and emotions to go with it. If you watch her facial expressions she truly feels the music and has that emotional connection to the song. Simply excellent
I am the nephew of Beverly Wolff Dwiggins, a mezo-soprano, and dearly loved to hear her sing, Jackie brings me to tears even more than Bev. She's absolutely angelic.
this will go down in history as one of the best ever, I'd think. for an 11 yr old. ya know I listen to her almost daily. like lots more people I bet. soooo soothing.
Rick Haynes Listening to/watching Jackie sing puts my mind in a very good place. I come away with a much more positive attitude. That's what she does to me.
When you consider that only two other women had ever attempted Puccini's masterpiece and both of them were adults in their 30s, to hear an 11 year old child top Sarah Brightman in her prime is almost inconceivable. It boggles the mind.
Every so often I come back to listen and marvel at this performance. Truly I think its a virtuoso performance. She reaches that high note just effortlessly. It's wonderful to see and hear her. And long may she go on.
Yes, it is the kind of performance that all by itself can make a career. In fact whe Pol Potts performed this on BGT, it did make his whole career, but Jackie did it better than he did. Except in Jackies case, she has about 50 other performances, over 10 yrs, that are just as unforgettable as this one was.
On her first website which has since been shut down :( there was a thread that was devoted to a waveform analysis of her voice by a professional audio engineer. I believe it was saved before the shutdown but I don't know who has it now, hopefully more than one person because it is a very detailed, professional investigation of her voice.
+Everett Cox Check out "Jackie Central" a website that is a compedium of Jackie fan sites and fan projects. Under the category of Fan Projects you'll see an entry devoted to Jackie's waveform analysis. Fascinating stuff.
Honestly for me this was her best performance, nothing that she's done recently has managed to pass it. I feel like I'm being transported listening to it - heavenly, pure magic.
I love reading the comments even seven years after her performance on BGT she is still blowing the world away with her magnificent talent. I have her Dream with me DVD but I hope you tube last until I pass away because I have to hear her at least two times a week.
Yes, jackie Evancho brought us the best of life, dignity, hope and faith; Gifted and blessed children own a deep and natural awareness about light and love. Years after years, what Jackie gave us from ten to twelve, still remain in our heart, as an angel coming in our lives . She deserves to be well known despite of the passing time, listened and teached beyond borders. What a clever and sensitive rendition, much more beneficent and honest than most of professional adults singing. Especialy here, Jackie Evancho owns the treasure of music in her soul. She came from heaven. Christian; from France.
I was never into Classical Music before I discovered this Outstanding Singer!! Now I'm hooked & can't get enough of her Sublime Voice!! Truly OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!
Only one singer can top 11-year-old Jackie's performance of *Nessun Dorma* on BGT - and that's what 15-year-old Jackie did with her performance of *Nessun Dorma* in Malaysia on August 14. Jackie stunned everyone - except perhaps David Foster who accompanied her on piano - by finishing the fourth "Vincero" on a _higher_ note than she did here. The young lady's voice is incredible and just becomes more so every year.
+R. Gold Thank you for this update. I was afraid Jackie's early critics may have been right in their predictions that she would lose something in her voice from her scintillatiing efforts too early on. Since I had not heard her do such a challenging aria since this performance, I was resigned to the idea that her vocal range may have peaked as an eleven year old. We would still be blessed just to have videos of her performances at that time but it is amazing to know her legacy still ascends.
+Vernon France In a recent interview, David Foster said, "Jackie is a true phenomenon. She has the musical mind of a 50-year-old." He also went on to say, "There is no stopping her, and there is no one else like her." Jackie will be giving us goosebumps for many years to come.
+Vernon France ...and here's an update: 9/27/15 - In a concert at the State Theatre in Easton, PA, Jackie sang the full version of _Nessun Dorma_ (with five-semitones-higher endnote) for the first time on American soil. The legend continues...
R. Gold Amazing. She has a concert and performance schedule that never seems to let up and I am very pleased that her talent continues apace. Thanks for the good news.
US - ( little bit jealous on you ) - but -you can be so PROUD TO HAVE JACKIE EVANCHO and me is a European who has been seen every opera since my child hood..... never heard such a TOTALLY ENJOYABLE VOICE in the opera world.....! and only 11 years .....
Having watched/listened to Jackie Evancho sing 'Nessun Dorma' (this video) more than 100 + times, it is impossible not to be brought to tears!! This is the most magnificent and beautiful performance I have ever heard. Totally astonishing, totally amazing. Such a beautiful voice!!!!!!!!! Pavarotti would be so proud! Incredible, absolutely stunning!!!
Im amazed of her voice... but even more amazed.. of how much of a whole lady she is!... she's got always the right words to say!... to everybody... even Simon!
I love the look of bliss and triumph on Jackie's face after successfully rendering such a difficult piece and then absorbing the acclaim of the crowd. How can one not rejoice at the happiness displayed by this child who gives her all? I also think it's cool the way she responds to the question: "I think these acts - (looks right at the camera) - which are AMAZING..."
Every time I watch this girl sing the classics, I cry. Someone once said it's because soul recognises soul, and longs for its own beauty to shine alike. Bless you Jackie, for awakening our souls the way you do!
Very difficult to say which version is better, if the one of AGT or BGT, the truth is that both presentations are of another universe! and of a incalculable beauty...
this child gives me hope for the human race. what a joy and delight to see and hear her sing i have never been a fan of opera but ms evancho has changed that.her warm and mature personality is wonderful.
The best voice of ALL times. She has touched my soul.Can't wait to see her in Scottsdale! Her voice brings tears my eyes every time I hear her. She is an angel!
Attention, attention - all music composers: If you want to turn your song, however it is written, into a musical masterpiece, just request Jackie to sing it.
Well said CYBER. If music is supposed to have an emotional impact the I would submit that no one in history has had more of an emotional impact than Jackie Evancho. The emotional impact of her artistry is overwhelming for millions of people.
She is the voice of an Angel. Oficialy, she is ranked type 1, singer. Music and sound specialist have studied her voice, and compared her with other Pop, folk, and Opera singers. And Jackie, have one of the most purest sounds, ever been recorded. Some others call her the young Maestra Virtuosa. Bless you Jackie.
"Maestra Virtuosa" what a great honorific for Jackie!!! I am sure the Maestro Virtuoso himself, Luciano Pavarotti, would totally agree. It's just a terrible twist of fate he could not have lived just five more years to hear this incredible little girl honor him with this, her greatest performance. :( :(
I completely agree; COMPLETELY. And, omg........does she EVER evoke emotion. In crusty old men who never cry. It's amazingggggggg. I soooooo dearly love her. Thank you.
I know she prefers more modern songs to opera, and I think she should sing whatever she wants - because she is vocally able to do so - and I'm really happy that she's going to high school and then to university, but sometimes I'm a little sad she's not training for professional opera because she would've been fantastic if she did, but my main point is, she's amazing, and I'm glad that she's found fame, recognition and a chance at a regular life to pursue any interest or career that she wants. A girl with a voice like that deserves the best in life.
+agenttheater5 Normally, I disagree with opera fans because some come across as being snobs and dissing anything that's not of the opera genre but I do agree with you. I have wondered the same thing myself. What if and who knows. I've listened to quite a bit of opera singers BECAUSE there are some wonderful singers out there. And I believe that Jackie would bring a new and exciting voice to the opera arena. She would have that beautiful, bell-like and unique voice. I only fear that if she were to try opera, someone would train her to have that cookie-cutter opera style and sound, negating her uniqueness.
+agenttheater5 I would have never paid any attention to this genre of music or anything opera until Jackie. Since JE, I have gained an appreciation for opera and the music and learned a little bit about voice from all the experts that make ad nauseam comments on JE's techniques or deficiencies Booo!!! I believe JE stated that early on she tried two different vocal coaches and someone in her camp felt that they were changing her voice in ways that were not positive. So my question to the opera experts do opera singers sacrifice beauty for power because they train for singing without amplification. Would the general public like opera more if the voices sounded more like Jackie than the strong vibrato most people associate with opera.
+qwerty123 ! Thats a good point. For all the beauty and skill in real opera, I would actually rather listen to Jackie. On voice coaches, Jackie said she had a few, but she listened to them for voice preservation techniques, and to fix some bad habits, but she and her mother were also careful to not let them train out what made her voice unique, and I am glad they did not. She also stated that she did not get into Broadway for the same reason, the directors wanted to change her voice. Her voice has much of the depth of opera, but it also has a mellow and bell like quality that sounds much more beautiful to me.
I agree with everything you said. They want to take something perfect and rare and remake it into something they can use. I rather listen to Jackie than any singer who ever headlined at the Metropolitan Opera.
Robert Dorff Jackie has said that when she hears a playback of herself singing, she really cannot detect anything extraordinary about her voice. However, when she is singing, she personally feels very comfortable and happy. I suppose she, and we, can consider it fortunate that Jackie herself does not succumb to the emotions that she communicates to her audience. Otherwise, she'd never make it through a full concert LOL. :)
Robert Dorff Jackie loves her songs but she is ever the professional when she sings them. Emotion comes from when you have personally experienced the heart ache of life and Jackie is too young to have that experience. I hope she never does.
As much as she's improved since this performance i still think this is the most remarkable point in her career. now shes grown into her voice so to speak, but the sound she produced as an 11 year old was out of this world. I hope she does a performance of nessun dorma as an adult that will top this one.
Beekyskeep Agreed. This is I believe the best, most powerful rendition of Nessun Dorma she has ever done. I can't remember which interview it was where Jackie said when she tried to sing certain songs which she didn't go into detail, hurt her throat, and I believe this may have been one of them. I hope your wish comes true and as an adult she someday can top this performance!
Beekyskeep You may be getting your wish granted! There are rumors circulating on the JE blogs and chat rooms that Jackie may be performing ND at some of her upcoming concerts on her Awakening tour!
Beekyskeep Your wish finally came true on 4/23/2015 @ Shippensburg, PA concert when Jackie finally pulled Nessun Dorma out of the closet, dusted it off and killed it!
Jackie is now singing _Nessun Dorma_ on a regular basis at her concerts because, she says, "I like singing it and you [her fans] like hearing me sing it." She now ends the song on a higher note, see the video of her performance at the Festa Italiana in Milwaukee. She really nails it and the quality of the video is very good. I recommend it!
The most beautiful, the most amazing performance I have ever seen/heard in my entire life. Everytime, and I have watched this video hundreds of times, this performance emotionally brings me to streaming tears and sobs. Incredible and incomparable! Pavarotti is shedding tears in his grave, he would be so proud of this wonderful child. This performance is beyond words. Historic, to be sure! Wow!! What a voice, what a stunning and unbelievable voice.
No wonder she shocked the world with her early auditions and subsequent performances. Truly outstanding. If you get the opportunity view her concert at the Ringling Museum of Art produced and directed by David Foster - it was a PBS special done back in 2011 - I was fortunate enough to record it but I am sure it's available on DVD. Again truly outstanding.
Yes, _Dream With Me in Concert_ is a motherlode of musical treasures, it's a must-have DVD for Jackie fans as well as anyone who appreciates the best in music. Jackie is the star, of course, but she is ably assisted by David Foster, Conrad Tao (another young prodigy, on piano and violin), both adult and child choruses (in different performances), an orchestra and the sumptuous surroundings of the Ringling Museum. Also, some behind-the-scenes stuff with Jackie and David.
I have a copy of this and it is absolutely ASTOUNDING, the notes Jackie hits n 'Lovers' never ceases to amaze me and the arrangement is out of this world....Nor have I ever heard such a truly beautiful rendition of 'The Lord's Prayer' and the 'Somewhere' duet with Streisand is fabulous..... I so wish she would tour the UK....This is one of my favourite JE concerts that I watch often. Voice of an Angel then and now, such talent.....Pure and simply beautiful. Thank you Jackie xx
Paula, check out Jackie's performance of The Lords Prayer from the Milwaukee Concert this year. As great as she was on the Dream With Me CD.................This is just unreal.
My most treasured DVD, Jackie at that age was just incredible. It is difficult to imagine that she could improve on that but she has and does constantly. Amazing girl.
She is a pleasure to listen to and she is a beautiful child. Not only can you understand her words but her tone and pitch are great. Thank you for such joy.
Best version by any female. What control she has when hitting those last three notes. She hit them perfectly with no ease and was pleasant to listen to unlike some others. Unbelievable talent.
One word: Magic. OK then, more words: Simply and utterly, unbelievably astonishingly beautiful! I had given up hope of ever hearing a true talent singing again (probably due to a generation or two of hopeless diva-wannabes and plastic pop stars) but here is a great one, sent down from heaven to enlighten us once more to what the human voice is capable of. This is rare and all the more welcome for it.
Is it possible that she's already world-class at age 11 (when this was filmed)? Very few professional, mature sopranos even have Nessun Dorma in their repertoires. I've listened to the very few that do on paid streaming services with gargantuan catalogs, and none of the pros have done this better than she did here in 2011 (IMHO). What's not mere opinion is that none of the divas can hold those three apex notes near the end longer than this little girl could.
Even in her prime, Sarah Brightman, the Queen of Classical Crossover, never sang it this well(IMHO). Yes I wonder if Anna Netrebko, Renee Fleming and the other top sopranos felt a little smaller when they heard this magnificent performance, knowing they can't come near to it. Sarah has passed the CC torch to Jackie but the question is will she light it and run with it? Her last album(all movie tunes)gave no indication which direction she will go in. Her fans hope she will stay in Classical Crossover. Her next album, due out late this year, will tell the tale.
I saw her live 2 days ago(June 8) in Newark,NJ. She was bothered by an annoying cold but she still did a fabulous job of a not so optimal situation. You tube videos are ok for those with no access to live performances but seeing and hearing her live just knocked my socks off. This little girl is the best young talent I have ever witnessed. I absolutely love this kid. She will outshine every diva that ever hit the circuit.
on some of the other links to this performance the comments have been turned off I don't know why, but this is one of my favorite performance of our little Jackie Evancho, she is a gift to the world indeed.
Most of her fans have this fear. You can rest easy I think. She wanted (and got) a dirt bikr for her 13th birthday. It goes well with her bow and arrows! LOL!!
esta versión de Nessun Dorma puede competir con cualquier version adulta de par en par y eso Ya es decir mucho, y si tomamos en cuenta que solo tenia 11 años, eso la pone en un nivel extratosferico, mas alla de un simple prodigio,casi... ¡divino!
The first time I heard her voice I was in the kitchen and thought it was some 30-40 year old lady. I walk in to see the tv and I see this cute 10 year old and I'm like "......HOLY SHIT......HOW?" God bless this little girl. Her singing lifts my heart like never before.
Her talent is off the charts. There are not many adults who can sing this song this majestically, let alone an 11 year old. She is the prodigy of prodigies. Fame can do horrific things to anyone as well, let alone kids. I pray she takes it in stride, because the world is at her feet.
Amen to that.
from what they said when she was doing AGT her parents hired a voice specialist and she had Jacki set up a schedule that included just being a kid and not singing all the time like she had been.
so far to date she has kept her innocence and her parents appear to be doing an awesome job of protecting her
Her parents did not hire a vocal coach. She was provided a vocal coach, Yvie Burnett, while she was on AGT and on her first album with SYCO. Yvie was hired by Simon Cowel to coach his acts on his productions. I wish people would stop trying to paint Jackie as some privileged little rich girl who paid money for her voice.
John Doe Millions of kids take voice lessons weekly or even more often, sometimes for years and years, with little to show for it.
If lessons mattered much, all of those kids who took all of those lessons would all be professionals.
John Doe
Lisa did hire one before Jackie went on AGT but she was terminated because she was taking Jackie's voice in the wrong direction(i.e. away from her Classical sound).
the best presentation at Britain's Got Talent of all time; the little Jackie wonderful unique and unrepeatable
BGT did a great job on this. All of Jackies nessun dorma performances are great, but this was the best of them all.
You just cannot compare Jackie to any other performer, she is unique, her voice is unique and that of an Angel, look after your voice Jackie, we want you around for a long long time, truly astounding.....Then and now......Please tour the UK....
I watch this like almost every month, absolutely stunning.
I don't know how to measure it, but Jackie transmits rare depth of meaning and FEELING! One doesn't need to understand the language in which she sings. It's so effusive that we forget about the technique: art at its highest and deepest levels. For her, it seems so unassuming, so natural to be "great" as she advises!!
+ANDRES R T very true!!
ANDRES R T if u want to sing it correctly with the right meaning than yes u need to know the language!
Is there anyone else on this planet who could literally make "child's play" out of singing like this? She is exquisite and yet so charming.
only Jackie,no one else!
Jackie, you are the BEST...i listened to many opera singers, their voices are so jarring but listening to your voice and your singing, it's so soothing and and so heavenly
An amazing Caruso....th-cam.com/video/arhijZEgCmw/w-d-xo.html
the most powerful presentation of Jackie, pure perfection!
And Miss Jackie is such a wonderful representative of the United States. Well mannered, gracious and incredible stage presence. Thank you, Jackie!!!!!
She's the real deal with the voice and emotions to go with it. If you watch her facial expressions she truly feels the music and has that emotional connection to the song. Simply excellent
I am the nephew of Beverly Wolff Dwiggins, a mezo-soprano, and dearly loved to hear her sing, Jackie brings me to tears even more than Bev. She's absolutely angelic.
oh my god I can't believe that super amazing voice came from such a young artist..! You are amazing Jackie! Super amazing!
this will go down in history as one of the best ever, I'd think. for an 11 yr old.
ya know I listen to her almost daily. like lots more people I bet. soooo soothing.
Rick Haynes Yep. For hours sometimes. Especially on long drives.
Rick Haynes Listening to/watching Jackie sing puts my mind in a very good place. I come away with a much more positive attitude. That's what she does to me.
Rick Haynes Agree - this performance is perfect, can't be done better - ever... It's so beautiful your eyes start to leak every single time.
Rick Haynes very true everything!
When you consider that only two other women had ever attempted Puccini's masterpiece and both of them were adults in their 30s, to hear an 11 year old child top Sarah Brightman in her prime is almost inconceivable. It boggles the mind.
This was talent out of the world. I never heard in my life something like that.
Every so often I come back to listen and marvel at this performance. Truly I think its a virtuoso performance. She reaches that high note just effortlessly. It's wonderful to see and hear her. And long may she go on.
The voice of an ANGEL!!!!!!!!!! A gift from God and the best singer in history!!!!!!!!!
The most beautiful voice i ever heard!
+Richard Bain Exactly, she's a voice of purity and innocence.
Perhaps the best there ever was.....
only by this presentation, jackie deserves to be remembered forever in the history books, when speaking of music; to say the least ...
Yes, it is the kind of performance that all by itself can make a career. In fact whe Pol Potts performed this on BGT, it did make his whole career, but Jackie did it better than he did. Except in Jackies case, she has about 50 other performances, over 10 yrs, that are just as unforgettable as this one was.
Thank you. Beautiful. I cried listening to this.
Sophie AG34 Why is that Brits always get the best?
That is exactly what I mean. That was her best rendition ever, not to mention the way she looks.
+wojciechzby She's from Pennsylvania!
I know.
I am not an opera fan, but there is something so pure in her voice that it brings me to tears, even though I have no idea what the words mean.
On her first website which has since been shut down :( there was a thread that was devoted to a waveform analysis of her voice by a professional audio engineer. I believe it was saved before the shutdown but I don't know who has it now, hopefully more than one person because it is a very detailed, professional investigation of her voice.
+Everett Cox Check out "Jackie Central" a website that is a compedium of Jackie fan sites and fan projects. Under the category of Fan Projects you'll see an entry devoted to Jackie's waveform analysis. Fascinating stuff.
This girl was absolutely amazing. Since that time, I’ve never heard better performance of Nessun Dorma by soprano, IMHO.
I'm obsessed by her vibrato!
Such a beautiful sound coming out of a tiny person. We love you.
Honestly for me this was her best performance, nothing that she's done recently has managed to pass it. I feel like I'm being transported listening to it - heavenly, pure magic.
Check out Jackie's duet with Robert Mann of "The Prayer". i love this but,
.that is a OMG.
Her voice is so incredible and beautiful I can't even put it into words I feel like I'm in heaven
I love reading the comments even seven years after her performance on BGT she is still blowing the world away with her magnificent talent. I have her Dream with me DVD but I hope you tube last until I pass away because I have to hear her at least two times a week.
Yes, jackie Evancho brought us the best of life, dignity, hope and faith; Gifted and blessed children own a deep and natural awareness about light and love. Years after years, what Jackie gave us from ten to twelve, still remain in our heart, as an angel coming in our lives . She deserves to be well known despite of the passing time, listened and teached beyond borders. What a clever and sensitive rendition, much more beneficent and honest than most of professional adults singing. Especialy here, Jackie Evancho owns the treasure of music in her soul. She came from heaven.
Christian; from France.
I don't have a clue why you choose those years. We haven't heard the very best of Jackie yet! May she have a long happy life.
What a talent. Jackie has the most beautiful voice in the world.
Apart from Amira Willighagen.
Dynamic, beautiful angelic voice, simply amazing, Jackie Evancho. See and hear the Angel. Enjoy.
Jackie is one of this singers who you can sit and enjoy her music and singing all afternoon. She is like an angel :)
One of, if not the greatest performance ever to appear on British TV. Amazingly talented stunningly beautiful. I am in awe and in tears.
The most amazing thing I think I have seen...multiple chills
I was never into Classical Music before I discovered this Outstanding Singer!! Now I'm hooked & can't get enough of her Sublime Voice!! Truly OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!
Can't stop listening
Amazing!
Only one singer can top 11-year-old Jackie's performance of *Nessun Dorma* on BGT - and that's what 15-year-old Jackie did with her performance of *Nessun Dorma* in Malaysia on August 14. Jackie stunned everyone - except perhaps David Foster who accompanied her on piano - by finishing the fourth "Vincero" on a _higher_ note than she did here. The young lady's voice is incredible and just becomes more so every year.
R. Gold Yes !, we had to wait a time, but she did it again, and it was wonderful!!
+R. Gold Thank you for this update. I was afraid Jackie's early critics may have been right in their predictions that she would lose something in her voice from her scintillatiing efforts too early on. Since I had not heard her do such a challenging aria since this performance, I was resigned to the idea that her vocal range may have peaked as an eleven year old. We would still be blessed just to have videos of her performances at that time but it is amazing to know her legacy still ascends.
+Vernon France In a recent interview, David Foster said, "Jackie is a true phenomenon. She has the musical mind of a 50-year-old." He also went on to say, "There is no stopping her, and there is no one else like her." Jackie will be giving us goosebumps for many years to come.
+Vernon France ...and here's an update: 9/27/15 - In a concert at the State Theatre in Easton, PA, Jackie sang the full version of _Nessun Dorma_ (with five-semitones-higher endnote) for the first time on American soil. The legend continues...
R. Gold Amazing. She has a concert and performance schedule that never seems to let up and I am very pleased that her talent continues apace. Thanks for the good news.
Still following you after "all" these years! (Already? Wow time does fly when listening to such beautiful singing)
US - ( little bit jealous on you ) - but -you can be so PROUD TO HAVE JACKIE EVANCHO and me is a European who has been seen every opera since my child hood..... never heard such a TOTALLY ENJOYABLE VOICE in the opera world.....! and only 11 years .....
Now 17....th-cam.com/video/arhijZEgCmw/w-d-xo.html
Having watched/listened to Jackie Evancho sing 'Nessun Dorma' (this video) more than 100 + times, it is impossible not to be brought to tears!! This is the most magnificent and beautiful performance I have ever heard. Totally astonishing, totally amazing. Such a beautiful voice!!!!!!!!! Pavarotti would be so proud! Incredible, absolutely stunning!!!
ANGELIC vOICE she is OTHERWORLDY ...her voice moves me to tears.
Thank you....th-cam.com/video/xS7K7C1xbtU/w-d-xo.html
Im amazed of her voice... but even more amazed.. of how much of a whole lady she is!... she's got always the right words to say!... to everybody... even Simon!
I love the look of bliss and triumph on Jackie's face after successfully rendering such a difficult piece and then absorbing the acclaim of the crowd. How can one not rejoice at the happiness displayed by this child who gives her all?
I also think it's cool the way she responds to the question: "I think these acts - (looks right at the camera) - which are AMAZING..."
after hearing this many times over ,, i keep trying to hear this without a tear ,,,,, makes me proud to be a human on this planet
Anybody NOT get goosebumps at 3:47 mark? Voice of an angel.
Every time I watch this girl sing the classics, I cry. Someone once said it's because soul recognises soul, and longs for its own beauty to shine alike. Bless you Jackie, for awakening our souls the way you do!
Very difficult to say which version is better, if the one of AGT or BGT, the truth is that both presentations are of another universe! and of a incalculable beauty...
this child gives me hope for the human race. what a joy and delight to see and hear her sing i have never been a fan of opera but ms evancho has changed that.her warm and mature personality is wonderful.
This is absolutely amazing, WOW.
Now at 17.....th-cam.com/video/xS7K7C1xbtU/w-d-xo.html
The best voice of ALL times. She has touched my soul.Can't wait to see her in Scottsdale! Her voice brings tears my eyes every time I hear her. She is an angel!
Attention, attention - all music composers: If you want to turn your song, however it is written, into a musical masterpiece, just request Jackie to sing it.
I had shivers when I was listening 2 this
+May Morgan chills in summer time
3:47 - 3:54 is my favorite portion of any Jackie video that is out there. In my opinion this is STILL her best performance ever.
Which is saying a lot, since she had so many other incredible performances.
Simply perfect. What an incredible talent and what a beautiful child.
I love this girl her voice is very very beautiful I have no word. and also her smile is very beautiful
Well said CYBER. If music is supposed to have an emotional impact the I would submit that no one in history has had more of an emotional impact than Jackie Evancho. The emotional impact of her artistry is overwhelming for millions of people.
She is the voice of an Angel. Oficialy, she is ranked type 1, singer.
Music and sound specialist have studied her voice, and compared her with other Pop, folk, and Opera singers. And Jackie, have one of the most purest sounds, ever been recorded. Some others call her the young Maestra Virtuosa. Bless you Jackie.
"Maestra Virtuosa" what a great honorific for Jackie!!! I am sure the Maestro Virtuoso himself, Luciano Pavarotti, would totally agree. It's just a terrible twist of fate he could not have lived just five more years to hear this incredible little girl honor him with this, her greatest performance. :( :(
Hahaha!...You are so funny
Everett Cox Well, the spaghetti!
I completely agree; COMPLETELY. And, omg........does she EVER evoke emotion. In crusty old men who never cry. It's amazingggggggg. I soooooo dearly love her. Thank you.
Not only a wondrous performance by a very intelligent conversationalist... :-P A real Sweetheart at about eleven years old! Radiant sunny faced smile!
OMG, This is pure gold.
What a talented sweetheart she is.
Thank you , Jackie, for sharing.
the more powerful interpretation of Jackie,touched to the tears by his voice!
I loved her when she was a kid and I love her now it’s a simple as that. I loved her and she was a kid which is what this video is and I love her now.
I know she prefers more modern songs to opera, and I think she should sing whatever she wants - because she is vocally able to do so - and I'm really happy that she's going to high school and then to university, but sometimes I'm a little sad she's not training for professional opera because she would've been fantastic if she did, but my main point is, she's amazing, and I'm glad that she's found fame, recognition and a chance at a regular life to pursue any interest or career that she wants. A girl with a voice like that deserves the best in life.
+agenttheater5 Normally, I disagree with opera fans because some come across as being snobs and dissing anything that's not of the opera genre but I do agree with you. I have wondered the same thing myself. What if and who knows. I've listened to quite a bit of opera singers BECAUSE there are some wonderful singers out there. And I believe that Jackie would bring a new and exciting voice to the opera arena. She would have that beautiful, bell-like and unique voice. I only fear that if she were to try opera, someone would train her to have that cookie-cutter opera style and sound, negating her uniqueness.
+agenttheater5 I would have never paid any attention to this genre of music or anything opera until Jackie. Since JE, I have gained an appreciation for opera and the music and learned a little bit about voice from all the experts that make ad nauseam comments on JE's techniques or deficiencies Booo!!! I believe JE stated that early on she tried two different vocal coaches and someone in her camp felt that they were changing her voice in ways that were not positive. So my question to the opera experts do opera singers sacrifice beauty for power because they train for singing without amplification. Would the general public like opera more if the voices sounded more like Jackie than the strong vibrato most people associate with opera.
+qwerty123 ! Thats a good point. For all the beauty and skill in real opera, I would actually rather listen to Jackie. On voice coaches, Jackie said she had a few, but she listened to them for voice preservation techniques, and to fix some bad habits, but she and her mother were also careful to not let them train out what made her voice unique, and I am glad they did not. She also stated that she did not get into Broadway for the same reason, the directors wanted to change her voice. Her voice has much of the depth of opera, but it also has a mellow and bell like quality that sounds much more beautiful to me.
I agree with everything you said. They want to take something perfect and rare and remake it into something they can use. I rather listen to Jackie than any singer who ever headlined at the Metropolitan Opera.
For me, Jackie has become THE ONLY VOICE ON THE PLANET.
Considering her accomplishments in the Classical Crossover music world, then the last 6 words of your comment could very well be totally accurate.
You bet, for millions of us she has.
What astonished me is how she can sing all these emotion packed songs and never shed a tear.
Robert Dorff Jackie has said that when she hears a playback of herself singing, she really cannot detect anything extraordinary about her voice. However, when she is singing, she personally feels very comfortable and happy. I suppose she, and we, can consider it fortunate that Jackie herself does not succumb to the emotions that she communicates to her audience. Otherwise, she'd never make it through a full concert LOL. :)
Robert Dorff Jackie loves her songs but she is ever the professional when she sings them. Emotion comes from when you have personally experienced the heart ache of life and Jackie is too young to have that experience. I hope she never does.
As much as she's improved since this performance i still think this is the most remarkable point in her career. now shes grown into her voice so to speak, but the sound she produced as an 11 year old was out of this world. I hope she does a performance of nessun dorma as an adult that will top this one.
Beekyskeep Agreed. This is I believe the best, most powerful rendition of Nessun Dorma she has ever done. I can't remember which interview it was where Jackie said when she tried to sing certain songs which she didn't go into detail, hurt her throat, and I believe this may have been one of them. I hope your wish comes true and as an adult she someday can top this performance!
Beekyskeep You may be getting your wish granted! There are rumors circulating on the JE blogs and chat rooms that Jackie may be performing ND at some of her upcoming concerts on her Awakening tour!
Beekyskeep Your wish finally came true on 4/23/2015 @ Shippensburg, PA concert when Jackie finally pulled Nessun Dorma out of the closet, dusted it off and killed it!
Jackie is now singing _Nessun Dorma_ on a regular basis at her concerts because, she says, "I like singing it and you [her fans] like hearing me sing it." She now ends the song on a higher note, see the video of her performance at the Festa Italiana in Milwaukee. She really nails it and the quality of the video is very good. I recommend it!
The most beautiful, the most amazing performance I have ever seen/heard in my entire life. Everytime, and I have watched this video hundreds of times, this performance emotionally brings me to streaming tears and sobs. Incredible and incomparable! Pavarotti is shedding tears in his grave, he would be so proud of this wonderful child. This performance is beyond words. Historic, to be sure! Wow!! What a voice, what a stunning and unbelievable voice.
No wonder she shocked the world with her early auditions and subsequent performances. Truly outstanding.
If you get the opportunity view her concert at the Ringling Museum of Art produced and directed by David Foster - it was a PBS special done back in 2011 - I was fortunate enough to record it but I am sure it's available on DVD. Again truly outstanding.
Yes, _Dream With Me in Concert_ is a motherlode of musical treasures, it's a must-have DVD for Jackie fans as well as anyone who appreciates the best in music. Jackie is the star, of course, but she is ably assisted by David Foster, Conrad Tao (another young prodigy, on piano and violin), both adult and child choruses (in different performances), an orchestra and the sumptuous surroundings of the Ringling Museum. Also, some behind-the-scenes stuff with Jackie and David.
I have a copy of this and it is absolutely ASTOUNDING, the notes Jackie hits n 'Lovers' never ceases to amaze me and the arrangement is out of this world....Nor have I ever heard such a truly beautiful rendition of 'The Lord's Prayer' and the 'Somewhere' duet with Streisand is fabulous..... I so wish she would tour the UK....This is one of my favourite JE concerts that I watch often. Voice of an Angel then and now, such talent.....Pure and simply beautiful. Thank you Jackie xx
Paula, check out Jackie's performance of The Lords Prayer from the Milwaukee Concert this year. As great as she was on the Dream With Me CD.................This is just unreal.
It is on her Dream with me album I have the DVD I am so glad I got it she is so amazing.
My most treasured DVD, Jackie at that age was just incredible.
It is difficult to imagine that she could improve on that but she has and does constantly.
Amazing girl.
this performance so magically.... this is the best of jacky performance...
This little girl has just taken my breath away,wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww.
Now at 17....th-cam.com/video/arhijZEgCmw/w-d-xo.html
Just amazing...
Don't know what more I could say cause nothing is enough to explain THIS!
Jackie sang the song PERFECTLY..How can she be compared to anyone>> There isn't anyone ant better.. Simple as that...
She is a pleasure to listen to and she is a beautiful child. Not only can you understand her words but her tone and pitch are great. Thank you for such joy.
i love the songs all about her and Jackie Evancho she is amazing voice
Sara Bailey Pause at 5:13 and see the sun shine radiantly! Such a lovely child. What greater work on Earth than giving and receiving smiles!
this is one of those moments when life is just worth living
Best version by any female. What control she has when hitting those last three notes. She hit them perfectly with no ease and was pleasant to listen to unlike some others. Unbelievable talent.
she is hitting shit,what notes,she sing with dead soul,you are blind to see that
It's obvious you know nothing about music. She hit those notes with perfection! You are deaf to hear that.
Brad Knipp she sings with dead soul you are deaf to hear that
Brad : Pay no attention to Alex because he is a TROLL, Jackie is an angel with the voice of an angel. . . . . . .
This performance is just out of this world.
this beautiful young lady brings me closer to GOD then the Pope.Stunning.GOD BLESS HER this little ANGEL.
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One word: Magic.
OK then, more words: Simply and utterly, unbelievably astonishingly beautiful!
I had given up hope of ever hearing a true talent singing again (probably due to a generation or two of hopeless diva-wannabes and plastic pop stars) but here is a great one, sent down from heaven to enlighten us once more to what the human voice is capable of.
This is rare and all the more welcome for it.
beautiful
Her American accent is so cute!
Just Magnificent!!!!!
Is it possible that she's already world-class at age 11 (when this was filmed)? Very few professional, mature sopranos even have Nessun Dorma in their repertoires. I've listened to the very few that do on paid streaming services with gargantuan catalogs, and none of the pros have done this better than she did here in 2011 (IMHO). What's not mere opinion is that none of the divas can hold those three apex notes near the end longer than this little girl could.
Even in her prime, Sarah Brightman, the Queen of Classical Crossover, never sang it this well(IMHO).
Yes I wonder if Anna Netrebko, Renee Fleming and the other top sopranos felt a little smaller when they heard this magnificent performance, knowing they can't come near to it.
Sarah has passed the CC torch to Jackie but the question is will she light it and run with it? Her last album(all movie tunes)gave no indication which direction she will go in. Her fans hope she will stay in Classical Crossover. Her next album, due out late this year, will tell the tale.
Mindblowingly good!
so effortless, refined,angelic and innocent above all!!
It's so beautiful, bawling my eyes out. *sniff*
This performance placed Jackie in a class of her own. She is more than amazing!!!
jackie your the daughter of god love your voice love you and love your family awesome
I saw her live 2 days ago(June 8) in Newark,NJ. She was bothered by an annoying cold but she still did a fabulous job of a not so optimal situation. You tube videos are ok for those with no access to live performances but seeing and hearing her live just knocked my socks off.
This little girl is the best young talent I have ever witnessed.
I absolutely love this kid. She will outshine every diva that ever hit the circuit.
A Gift from the Gift Giver.
her voice gives me the chills...magnificent!
on some of the other links to this performance the comments have been turned off I don't know why, but this is one of my favorite performance of our little Jackie Evancho, she is a gift to the world indeed.
I always that see this diva, feel goosebumps, she have a voice that is unique, it is sure that our generaton will never see a voice like Jackie
She's an angel from heaven.
She already is one of the greatest singer we have.
Please dont let the world of popular music get there hands on this beautifull tallented young lady.
Most of her fans have this fear. You can rest easy I think. She wanted (and got) a dirt bikr for her 13th birthday. It goes well with her bow and arrows! LOL!!
Joseph Rupert And she's good at archery too :D
Actually she is! There were no arrows in the neighbors backyards before they moved! LOL!
Joseph Rupert Or the pets or the neighbors themselves.
Well now she's coined a new genre; pop+classical=popssical LOL.
i have said it before and will say it again - what a magnificent voice
esta versión de Nessun Dorma puede competir con cualquier version adulta de par en par y eso Ya es decir mucho, y si tomamos en cuenta que solo tenia 11 años, eso la pone en un nivel extratosferico, mas alla de un simple prodigio,casi... ¡divino!
Absolutely amazingly, hauntingly beautiful.
Perfection Personified.
The first time I heard her voice I was in the kitchen and thought it was some 30-40 year old lady. I walk in to see the tv and I see this cute 10 year old and I'm like "......HOLY SHIT......HOW?" God bless this little girl. Her singing lifts my heart like never before.