CLASSICAL SOPRANO surprises audience with STAR TREK | Conductor Rainer Hersch

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  • @keltoi8357
    @keltoi8357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2042

    What an outstanding performance! I got goosebumps all over!
    Red T is right: Nerd-Brain's and Music Brain's excitement at the same time. Even better than that star-Wars-Flashmob in Cologne, which was my all-time-number-one-Nerd-Music-goosebump-favourite! :)
    Thank you so much for your fabulous work!

    • @lordfaladar6261
      @lordfaladar6261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      where can I find this??

    • @OneTraveller
      @OneTraveller 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'd never heard of this, so I did a TH-cam search for 'Star Wars flash mob Cologne.' It's great, you'll love it!

    • @markw208
      @markw208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I got goosebumps too

    • @NoizyInSeattle
      @NoizyInSeattle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yay!

    • @JohnDoe-ot7wv
      @JohnDoe-ot7wv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      me too

  • @legionaireb
    @legionaireb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2527

    I love that the orchestra plays the first three notes and you immediately hear about 5% of the audience understand exactly what's going to happen.

    • @youreale
      @youreale 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      hahahah Trekers inside....

    • @younglaster
      @younglaster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      The excitement was FELT!!!!!

    • @Krahazik
      @Krahazik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Its just one of those pieces.

    • @macswanton9622
      @macswanton9622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      As soon as the bassist touched bow to string, more like :o)

    • @macswanton9622
      @macswanton9622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@younglaster velour

  • @ChrisPage68
    @ChrisPage68 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2955

    She's givin' it all she's got, Captain!

    • @veganath
      @veganath 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      LMAO - RIP Scottie

    • @sandra-jones
      @sandra-jones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      OMG that reminds me of In Living Color 🤭

    • @brianbridges1401
      @brianbridges1401 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@veganath Captain she's about to blow. !!

    • @unbearable9770
      @unbearable9770 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      She canna take anymore!

    • @bonusbaby801
      @bonusbaby801 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      She can not change the laws of physics!

  • @jacquelinea3358
    @jacquelinea3358 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    The laughter was from instant recognition of that famous theme song...not because her singing it was a "joke." I smiled along with the audience. She did a fabulous job bringing that little soprano solo to life, again.

  • @CraigH999
    @CraigH999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2600

    That's an homage, not a parody. Live long, and prosper.

    • @thomasmcdonnell1957
      @thomasmcdonnell1957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Craig Hartel 🖖

    • @josiaharaki7310
      @josiaharaki7310 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      "we call it an homage"

    • @phrtao
      @phrtao 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      🖖

    • @DrowSkinned
      @DrowSkinned 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      🖖🏾

    • @chomskyhitchens
      @chomskyhitchens 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      People put the stupidest titles to videos - I guess that is the origin and continuation of clickbait

  • @deanscapolo7655
    @deanscapolo7655 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2792

    That's NOT a parody, that's a bloody brilliant interpretation. A Parody makes fun of something.

    • @tensaibr
      @tensaibr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Exactly ^^

    • @ccliviolin
      @ccliviolin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Well said bud

    • @stephaniebaker6001
      @stephaniebaker6001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Exactly. It was a BRILLIANT interpretation of such a classic tv show's theme song!

    • @kleedhamhobby
      @kleedhamhobby 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Absolutely. It's a fine performance of an excellent piece of music. I was bit surprised that so much of the audience didn't seem to recognize it until she started singing - the orchestra seemed to be playing it from the start pretty much the way it was written.

    • @slowpoke96Z28
      @slowpoke96Z28 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Agreed

  • @tubularfrog
    @tubularfrog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Holy Moly! As a Star Trek fan that performance by Spanish Soprano Laura Ruhí Vidal was beyond Antares. Bravo!

  • @MissPickles1980
    @MissPickles1980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +673

    Spot the Trekkies in the audience who go it from the first four notes (while the rest of them got it when she started to sing - bravo to her for her performance too!)

    • @RainerHerschYouTube
      @RainerHerschYouTube  4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Yeah, it's fun to see the penny drop.

    • @WoodymC
      @WoodymC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      The musically advanced Trekkies got that even on the first note (despite needing four of them). The instruments being used are just too suspicious.

    • @johno3326
      @johno3326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      I wouldn’t call myself a trekkie, but those four notes at the beginning are unmistakable

    • @SoloPilot6
      @SoloPilot6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@johno3326 : Check the beginning of "The Wizard of Speed and Time."

    • @duragdan2000
      @duragdan2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      "Bravo" is for male performers. Use "brava" for females :D

  • @InformationIsTheEdge
    @InformationIsTheEdge 4 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    I've heard those 4 chimes and 3 horn notes literally thousands of times. This version put a tear in my eye and a lump in my throat.

    • @jayyates1676
      @jayyates1676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I felt the same way, which made the laughter all the more annoying!

    • @vikj1255
      @vikj1255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same

    • @ElizabethT45
      @ElizabethT45 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I get chills before the 4 chimes finish every time!

    • @FelisTerras
      @FelisTerras 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You forgot the goosebumps and shivers down your spine...

    • @InformationIsTheEdge
      @InformationIsTheEdge 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ElizabethT45 Mine is more like a tingling up my spine. But this one was really special.

  • @PrecogDE
    @PrecogDE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    I'm a Trekkie for 45 years... Thanks so much for sharing this with us. Spock, Bones, Scotty and Gene would smile now while watching this. And look at her Vulcan greeting at 2:44. :)

    • @ramrod0209
      @ramrod0209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thx:: I did not notice the Vulcan "Live Long & Prosper" gesture upon initial casual viewings -- was too focused on her face mouth! ♡♡ What a playful gem!

  • @francoisbessing
    @francoisbessing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +545

    Tears in my eyes as a Trekkie and a classical vocalist. Love this.

    • @fvrrljr
      @fvrrljr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      musician here and guilty as charged cried me a river. i Like, OLE'!

    • @wagnerduro
      @wagnerduro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too

    • @blackcotton2288
      @blackcotton2288 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      same

    • @AlanCanon2222
      @AlanCanon2222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Contrabass (double bass) "tapping my bow on my music stand" in agreement. Both Star Trek, and orchestral music, are about what we can all accomplish together.

    • @pixelerodcuadritos1824
      @pixelerodcuadritos1824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Okay...I´m NOT trekkie...but a chill runs down all my back, and some tears comes from my eyes when I hear this performance...
      Repeat, I´m not a trekkie, but now I feel the need to build an enterprise´s diorama...or adopt a tribble...

  • @AdamPreset
    @AdamPreset 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1332

    It would be illogical not to like this.

  • @zenmama979
    @zenmama979 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    She's the real deal! OMG! This takes me back to my childhood and watching every episode. What an angelic ethereal voice. What a gift! My day is now complete. :)

  • @huntonpeck
    @huntonpeck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1693

    All stand for the Trekkie national anthem.

    • @RainerHerschYouTube
      @RainerHerschYouTube  4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Assalutely.

    • @MindstabThrull
      @MindstabThrull 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@RainerHerschTH-cam \/_

    • @WoodymC
      @WoodymC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      (getting up from the console chair)

    • @eic7135
      @eic7135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      May you live long and prosper.

    • @Shadowbat.o_O
      @Shadowbat.o_O 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Still standing.

  • @moonbear5929
    @moonbear5929 4 ปีที่แล้ว +611

    I love how she did the Vulcan Salute at the end. I see some people here also noticed that. 🖖

    • @ViciousAlienKlown
      @ViciousAlienKlown 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      A real Star Trek fan wouldn't miss it.

    • @Marchant2
      @Marchant2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I saw that immediately. I’m still unable to make that hand gesture.

    • @wudipest
      @wudipest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Marchant2
      Use tape...

    • @ghorn1217
      @ghorn1217 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes loved it.

    • @thebammer5166
      @thebammer5166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Marchant2 I am able to make that hand gesture left-handed. I am actually right-handed.

  • @ginamarie6977
    @ginamarie6977 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    When they said Star Trek and classical soprano I knew it had to be from the old series. And yes, she did a brilliant job! Encore!

  • @radrickdavis
    @radrickdavis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Wow she nailed it. This song is so emblematic of not just Star Trek, but the entire television era of that time.

    • @annmarie6985
      @annmarie6985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes!!

    • @44hawk28
      @44hawk28 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I remember that Star Trek was uniquely different than almost any other television theme of the day.
      And she even gave the Vulcan salute at the end which is actually reminiscent of an ancient Hebrew han't symbol the symbolizes the Split Rock which gave the Hebrews water after they made their escape from Egypt.

    • @neilmarsh1904
      @neilmarsh1904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@44hawk28 Beyond reminiscent - straight up adapted. Leonard Nimoy told of seeing the rabbi making the gesture over the congregation at synagogue and using it for the Vulcan "Live long and prosper" salute.

    • @knottreel
      @knottreel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I remember the series because it brought back memories of visiting a friend who had the only color TV set on the block.

    • @44hawk28
      @44hawk28 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@knottreel yeah those were a little scarce at the time. I remember watching the pilot and the first episode and then every episode thereafter. I believe that first episode was September 1966

  • @davegreenlaw5654
    @davegreenlaw5654 4 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    She may not speak English, but we *ALL* understood her perfectly. No need for a universal translator for that iconic opening.

    • @riskinhos
      @riskinhos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      she speaks english.

    • @Admiral8Q
      @Admiral8Q 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@riskinhos Yes. But she sings Star Trek!

    • @mygogomy4373
      @mygogomy4373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Haha it's all part of the act, all opera singers speak 3 languages minimum lol

    • @kopeelampoong6464
      @kopeelampoong6464 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ...nor the vulcan hand sign at the end !

    • @alexs5814
      @alexs5814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well duh^^ she speaks music, that is a universal language.

  • @DH-gk8vh
    @DH-gk8vh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is thrilling for me. I watched the very first original episode of Star Trek aired in 1966 and fell in love with Star Trek, and have been a Trekki ever since. This is the first time I have heard someone do that original theme song on stage. What a beautiful rendition of the original piece. Wow. My heart runneth over.........

  • @securityrobot
    @securityrobot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1327

    The sheet music must have had a lot of Tribble clefs.

    • @geraldfrost4710
      @geraldfrost4710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Ouch! What did you hope to grain by that?

    • @doktormcnasty
      @doktormcnasty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      That's the trouble with tribbles.

    • @sarahbreisch4750
      @sarahbreisch4750 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      you make me miss my dad!

    • @PlasmaCoolantLeak
      @PlasmaCoolantLeak 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      OOOH. I blame Arne Darvin.

    • @kiljoysvnzr0
      @kiljoysvnzr0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      HAHA! HAHA ahhh crap I'm old enough to get that...

  • @daphnie816
    @daphnie816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    Can't deny it's a legitimately decent warm-up song. Goes through a nice range of notes, up and down the scale. Definitely more fun to sing than standard scales.

    • @RainerHerschYouTube
      @RainerHerschYouTube  4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Yeah, could catch on.

    • @MtnNerd
      @MtnNerd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That made it all the funnier to me.

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You make an excellent point there.

    • @vendingdudes
      @vendingdudes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Too bad she skipped to an octave jump at the end instead of the last run up.

  • @derekmills5394
    @derekmills5394 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Watched this many times and only now saw the "Live long and prosper" salute - wonderful!

  • @hjs9td
    @hjs9td 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1461

    Dammit, Jim. I'm a soprano, not a doctor.

  • @nrqed
    @nrqed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    The Vulcan salute at the end was such a nice touch!

  • @73sweetmantis
    @73sweetmantis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    No parody! She just preformed one of the most iconic Sci-fi television music pieces in history; and did it Beautifully I think.
    She made the geek in me happy!
    🖖🤓💖🎶

  • @sambiskynis1348
    @sambiskynis1348 4 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    I play the French horn, and I the day I duet this piece with an opera singer, I can officially die happy.

    • @jthepickle7
      @jthepickle7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hear death is not a bad thing.

    • @JBinFL
      @JBinFL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Old (former) horn player nodding agreement.

    • @doktormcnasty
      @doktormcnasty 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jthepickle7 Not if you've played French horn in duet this piece with an opera singer. Otherwise, though YMMV.

  • @MrUndersolo
    @MrUndersolo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    She boldly went where no one has gone before.

    • @Krullespam
      @Krullespam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      She boldly sang what no soprano has sung before.

    • @UsedBrain4U
      @UsedBrain4U 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      She went where no MAN has gone before. It was TNG that altered the phase to "no one".

  • @davidcarrasco118
    @davidcarrasco118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I did not see this coming......That was absolutely "stellar" !

  • @JimsEquipmentShed
    @JimsEquipmentShed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +281

    Honestly, you never think about how complicated that piece of music is until you see it in action.

    • @amapparatistkwabena
      @amapparatistkwabena 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or until you hear the drummer from this performance... ugh.

    • @auskath8267
      @auskath8267 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome horn playing!

    • @57thorns
      @57thorns 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As music, it is a very serious piece written for Loulie Jean Norman.

    • @morefiction3264
      @morefiction3264 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There's all sorts of layers in the rhythm in that piece.

  • @cl50247
    @cl50247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +420

    Damn it Jim! I am a doctor, not a musician!

    • @RainerHerschYouTube
      @RainerHerschYouTube  4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Haha!

    • @johnbockelie3899
      @johnbockelie3899 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Love it!. The original Star Trek music is known everywhere .

    • @rodrigoserafim8834
      @rodrigoserafim8834 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm dead Jim.

    • @thebammer5166
      @thebammer5166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Which is better?
      Damn it Jim! I'm a physician, not a musician.
      Or...
      Damn it Jim! I'm A doctor, not an opera singer.

    • @AndyZach
      @AndyZach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@thebammer5166 Second. More exact joke.

  • @pingpong5000
    @pingpong5000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    50 odd years after a low budget syfi TV series was dropped, this wonderful tear bringing performance reminds us how deaply Star Trek is engrained in the hearts of the people of this planet, the smart ones with taste and obviously not the TV programing directors. Star Trek still Living Long and Prospering!

  • @todd2567
    @todd2567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +540

    I was expecting William Shatner come on stage and say: "Space....the final frontier.....These are the Voyages of the Starship Enterprise...."

    • @catlady8324
      @catlady8324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Todd A. He hates Star Trek events. More like he would do his ridiculous “Rocket Man” soliloquy! 😹

    • @stub2022
      @stub2022 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      You mean, "...these....are....the voyages of.....the Starship Enterprise...".

    • @idj20
      @idj20 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Patrick Stewart would have been much more at home with this being a more cultured kind of person.

    • @butters742
      @butters742 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@stub2022 You REALLY mean "Captain Kirk... is climbing the mountain... Why.. is he climbing the mountain?"

    • @askaliu2943
      @askaliu2943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "make it so" :3

  • @eliasb8
    @eliasb8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    2:42 The "Live long and prosper" hand sign at the end was the the cherry on top. Well done! :)

  • @konradcomrade4845
    @konradcomrade4845 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I still get goose pickles from her voice and all the adventures to be encountered when exploring outer space begins!

    • @MysticHeather
      @MysticHeather 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope I remember this and say goose pickles instead of goose pimples/bumps from now on!

  • @TomLeedsTheAtheist
    @TomLeedsTheAtheist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    I found myself applauding, this must have been a magical moment for any Trek fans in the audience.

    • @babboon5764
      @babboon5764 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Especially those who like gratuitous intrusions by bored piano players ;-p

    • @Bryce3189
      @Bryce3189 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, you didn't.

    • @queenheart6167
      @queenheart6167 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Bryce3189 ????

    • @queenheart6167
      @queenheart6167 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too...

    • @monsteraable
      @monsteraable 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I broke out in tears the moment she opened her mouth to sing....

  • @saraheyler6047
    @saraheyler6047 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I did not search for this, but I’m glad I watched it.

  • @queenheart6167
    @queenheart6167 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    My God, it instantly transported me to my teens in front of my black and white TV!!! One of the versions of the series' opening theme. To this day I am a fan of the classic crew of the old USS Enterprise.

  • @benjaminm7450
    @benjaminm7450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    Rainer Hersch: " Ok so , let's play an easy piece for our warmup . I think Star Trek would be great. That will be so much fun hehe!
    French Horn Player: " Shut the f*ck up.... "
    ;D

    • @magnum8264
      @magnum8264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is that what I heard off key?

    • @jthepickle7
      @jthepickle7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't get it. Tutor?

  • @pawsitivenooz
    @pawsitivenooz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Marvelous. That warmed every Trekkies heart

  • @lesliemccormick6527
    @lesliemccormick6527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I got chills and am smiling ear to ear!
    Perfect!
    Still one of the best theme songs of television history.

    • @josephcontreras8930
      @josephcontreras8930 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can't remember did nichell Nicole sing the tos theme???

    • @lesliemccormick6527
      @lesliemccormick6527 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@josephcontreras8930 I am not certain, but I think so. Nichelle certainly sang in the show.

  • @skip123davis
    @skip123davis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    i'm a 58 year old man. my grandmother used to watch the original star trek series, and got me on a lifelong journey with them - as i'm sure many others are as well. it's a timeless franchise. she also had lava lamps, lol!

    • @osoacevedo7107
      @osoacevedo7107 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tengo 56 años. Pero me enamoré de star trek desde los 6. En 1966

    • @cathiehamann6669
      @cathiehamann6669 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You had a cool Grandma😎

  • @monsutahantayui1987
    @monsutahantayui1987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    Some where Gene Roddenberry is smiling.

    • @Quillons1
      @Quillons1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Of all the comments, this one made me smile the biggest :-) Thanks for that :-)

    • @kurtsnyder4752
      @kurtsnyder4752 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Quillons1 Yannow, back in the '60s, some tv shows had what would now bw called two parters or extended episode that were released theatrically and alot of the adventure shows, like Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea had actual theme songs(thanks Frankie), even the Andersens in British Supermarionation had vocals, think "AquaMarina" and "Fireball X-15", so when Star Trek TMP was coming, I thought, well,maybe Nichelle Nichols could sing the theme SONG as she sang on the show("Beyond Antares"). Y not?

  • @dk-jy3ug
    @dk-jy3ug 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I don't know why, but this performance has me in tears. So beautiful.

  • @dennisandfreyasd631
    @dennisandfreyasd631 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    She even gave the Vulcan sign at the end! Live long and prosper!

    • @0623kaboom
      @0623kaboom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      actually it's a jewish sign of blessing given to a congregation during jewish religious ceremonies ... as this is also where nimoy got it from too

    • @johnw2026
      @johnw2026 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      KerPlah! 😆

    • @paulkerr7320
      @paulkerr7320 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@0623kaboom Yup in an interview with Nimoy he said he saw when he peekd during a service when he was a kid and spent weeks practising to do it. when they asked for a hand sign when teh vulcans meet he went "Well hows this?"

  • @bill4913
    @bill4913 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Beautiful voice, Beautiful woman making Beautiful music and keeping Star Trek alive and well. Thanks you Laura.

  • @bakoyma
    @bakoyma 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This actually brought tears to my eyes. I love it when people are nerdy

  • @LiebensteinMovies
    @LiebensteinMovies 4 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    When you heard it a thousand times and never thought, about that there is singing someone.

    • @psychedalek
      @psychedalek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @jeff lockaby HAHA! was about to recommend that one too! great stuff

    • @1qtaz
      @1qtaz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I thought the used the theremin.

    • @borninthewrongcentury2993
      @borninthewrongcentury2993 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It was not sung originally...that part was played on a theremin.

    • @rob99201
      @rob99201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@UniversalStandard Incorrect. Was sung by studio Soprano Loulie Jean Norman and later replaced by Soprano Elin Carlson in 2006.

    • @willdwyer6782
      @willdwyer6782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What did you think it was, a theremin? This isn't Good Vibrations were talking about.

  • @jonmars9559
    @jonmars9559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It's amazing how just the first few notes brought out immediate positive feelings of hope and pride in humanity and the future. No more news for me today.

  • @shgstewart4674
    @shgstewart4674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    That was amazing. Speaking as someone with Grade VIII Conservatory vocal music training, the Star Trek theme is actually a *great* warmup piece. But fantastic. LLAP!!!

  • @marksayampanathan6517
    @marksayampanathan6517 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I love the “Live Long & Prosper” at the end.

    • @0623kaboom
      @0623kaboom 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      notice she set it up a few bars early ... like the original series when spoke was doing his best to kill kirk ... the high priestess had to do that as well ...

  • @stewartfraser2574
    @stewartfraser2574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Instantly recognisable, if I was a Soprano I'd sing this as a warm up, as a previous comment said, it is good for pitching and stretching the range, opening up and using upper and lower registers.
    I do use this as a warm up in my own range before shows, it usually gets the rest of the cast joining in , great stuff☺

  • @jeffashley5512
    @jeffashley5512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    That was absolutely amazing!!! The best rendition of the original I've heard....not to mention she is stunning!!! 🖖

  • @davidcosdesign6785
    @davidcosdesign6785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Standing ovation for the "warm up". Can only imagine how amazing and special the rest of the show was. Thanks for sharing this and inspiring people to love and appreciate the arts and to keep yearning to explore the stars.

  • @namelesscurmudgeon9794
    @namelesscurmudgeon9794 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1007

    That is not a parody. That is the original series theme, sung correctly.

    • @RezaRob3
      @RezaRob3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Well, I thought Star Trek itself never sounded so good!

    • @Studio-62
      @Studio-62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      No it definitely wasn’t the correct theme. Sung well enough but this arrangement deviates from the original. If you compare them you’ll hear the difference. What I want to hear is the lyrics that Roddenberry wrote for it so he could get some of the royalties!

    • @anananandsdsdsds3486
      @anananandsdsdsds3486 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Studio-62 I have read those lyrics. It is better, I think, that they be quietly forgotten. Gene Roddenberry had may excellent qualities, but 'lyricist' was not among them.

    • @Freedom1man
      @Freedom1man 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Orginal had ZERO VOCALS it was THEREMIN.....

    • @kurtsnyder4752
      @kurtsnyder4752 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      --->on.

  • @JC-lz2ud
    @JC-lz2ud 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    On the days/nights it hurts too much to even move, this clip takes me to a super happy place! Thank you sooooo much!!!

  • @hsbvt
    @hsbvt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    How fun! The one Trekie that stood out at about the 2nd beat knows his music.

    • @rancidpitts8243
      @rancidpitts8243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So did I. I cheated because of a Spoiler on the Thumbnail.

  • @dawn718
    @dawn718 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I named that tune in 3 and got goose bumps. WOW what a voice. Thank you.

  • @oldrockr1557
    @oldrockr1557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    LOVE the LIVE LONG AND PROSPER sign at the end!!!

  • @tammytammy4932
    @tammytammy4932 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    That was beautiful ... brought tears to my eyes.

  • @1978rharris
    @1978rharris 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    The conductor, the soprano and the orchestra themselves....yeah, they can all LIVE LONG AND PROSPER!! 😍🖖

  • @AgentPigleton
    @AgentPigleton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I got chills and they were multiplying.

  • @killwalker
    @killwalker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    was watching this, my 3 yr old son says
    "i want to see"
    i show him.
    as she hits the loud notes, he scrunches his face and goes..
    "what?"
    😂😂

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Aww, that's adorable!

  • @elainaswanson4364
    @elainaswanson4364 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I love hearing the audience’s reaction as it dawns on them what’s happening

  • @ChrisAw8888
    @ChrisAw8888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    What a stunning performance, I truly love her voice!!😘🎼❣❤

  • @jerribee1
    @jerribee1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    She even did the Vulcan hand thing at the end.

    • @theillogicalpunk5752
      @theillogicalpunk5752 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Live long and prosper

    • @cgeyye9916
      @cgeyye9916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      If you watch the movie ”for the love of Spock” you’ll see that this handsign is something Leonard Nimoy picked up at a jewish religious ceremony as a young boy.

    • @simeonbaumel7293
      @simeonbaumel7293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@cgeyye9916 Thatr's how the priests (Cohanim) hold their hands during the priestly blessing. It goes back several millenia.

    • @osoacevedo7107
      @osoacevedo7107 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No lo ví

    • @marykarmengonzalez9468
      @marykarmengonzalez9468 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I though I was the only had notice about the fingers... lol

  • @kjellhl1975
    @kjellhl1975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Please continue with your uploads, the day becomes better with Rainer Hersch orchestra videos.

  • @AllanFolm
    @AllanFolm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    As Scotty would have said: "Brought a tear to me eye".

  • @wcsxwcsx
    @wcsxwcsx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    And let's remember Alexander Courage, who wrote the piece.

    • @OldManMontgomery
      @OldManMontgomery 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think Mr. Courage would approve and smile a bit.

  • @billycampbell854
    @billycampbell854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "She can't hold together much longer Captain". A flood of memories rush to me and I'm young again.😷

  • @TheSoundofU
    @TheSoundofU 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    wow! what a voice! and I applaud the singer also, such range! sent me into space! thank you.

  • @lilahedgie
    @lilahedgie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was delightful! I wish I could have shown it to my mother, who was a huge Star Trek fan all her life. We used to watch reruns of the original series together. This video was posted the day before what would have been her 80th birthday.

  • @terrywest111
    @terrywest111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Awesome! I always see the Original Enterprise whooshing by in my head when I hear this song.

  • @ittybitty304
    @ittybitty304 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I keep this in my saved files so I can listen to it over and over again...love it!

  • @linzearth
    @linzearth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    even more impressive upon seeing the Vulcan sign " Live long and prosper!"

  • @JeantheSecond
    @JeantheSecond 4 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    Yes, yes, Star Trek, great voice, etc, but can we just talk about how adorable she is?

    • @davincent98
      @davincent98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      You misspelled beautiful

    • @TheDeadbone1961
      @TheDeadbone1961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      She could only be hotter by being green...

    • @maskedmarvyl4774
      @maskedmarvyl4774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pretty damn adorable.

    • @justincase1919
      @justincase1919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She does seem adorably sweet.

    • @babboon5764
      @babboon5764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "but can we just talk about how adorable she is?" ................. Just like a Tribble in fact

  • @lisawiggs8220
    @lisawiggs8220 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OUTSTANDING!!!! Classical is so much fun! Thanks for sharing!!!

  • @wooky63
    @wooky63 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Too bad that the good Gene Roddenberry didn't hear this anymore, he would have been delighted. An outstanding performance. Wonderfull

    • @0623kaboom
      @0623kaboom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      that is one way to look at it ... I prefer to think he was there and enjoyed it very much ... it was done professionaly and done with heart ... the fact that it was done for the joy of it ... and done as if it was a $1000 buck a ticket opera ...

    • @Milosz_Ostrow
      @Milosz_Ostrow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Gene Roddenberry wasn't "good". The original theme music was written by Alexander Courage and Roddenberry wrote lyrics to the theme which were never used in the television series. However, due to Roddenberry's "contribution", he got a 50% cut of the royalties until his death, cheating Courage out of quite a bit of money.

    • @lorcis1
      @lorcis1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@0623kaboom I don't care, as far as i am concerned Star Trek, the whole of it was from Gene and he deserved everythihng.

    • @aperson22222
      @aperson22222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He would have been delighted because he could have charged her royalties for the lyrics no one knows.

    • @lorcis1
      @lorcis1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @NuvYou he did star trek, nothing else is needed

  • @dcse55
    @dcse55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +457

    I have no idea why this is described as a 'parody of the Star Trek theme. It seems like a faithful rendition of it. What am I missing?

    • @TisOnlyAScratch
      @TisOnlyAScratch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Nothing.....absolutely nothing. It was good but not a parody.

    • @ChrisjayH1
      @ChrisjayH1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      parody is protected speech and can't be copystruck.

    • @TisOnlyAScratch
      @TisOnlyAScratch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ChrisjayH1 makes sense. I could see a you tuber using "Parody" to prevent that

    • @dcse55
      @dcse55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@TisOnlyAScratch Except this isn't a parody, and calling it that doesn't make it so, That claim would not stand up in a court.

    • @TisOnlyAScratch
      @TisOnlyAScratch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@dcse55 No, but it'll make it last longer on you tube than using what the true title should be. I'm not advocating it.....I'm just acknowledging my understanding of the "why" when a previous commentator speculated one reason for erroneously/fraudulently calling this a parody.

  • @archerpiperii2690
    @archerpiperii2690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    They were laughing when the music started but they sure weren't laughing when it ended! Brilliant performance!

  • @cathygarcia6564
    @cathygarcia6564 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fantastic! I had not only goosebumps but also tears in my eyes. I'm going to watch it again!

  • @sherriestogdell-nickel7763
    @sherriestogdell-nickel7763 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ahhh brought tears to this old trekie heart. Give her a kiss and as rose.

  • @Znalezisko
    @Znalezisko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is gold. Brilliant. Thank you!

  • @ZeroWalker26
    @ZeroWalker26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Man this legit got a tear in my eyes the memories.

  • @chuckjohannessen3330
    @chuckjohannessen3330 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great, now I am madly in love with Laura Ruhi Vidal. That was simply amazing by all involved.

  • @lawrencefoster5855
    @lawrencefoster5855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Bravo! Its stunning how professionals can just launch into a perfect rendition. First time, every time.

    • @chrisschack9716
      @chrisschack9716 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just too bad about the French Horn blip at 2:30

  • @frangardner6865
    @frangardner6865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That was a great tribute to a show way ahead of it's time! Live long and prosper! Best show ever!

  • @stephenlittle7534
    @stephenlittle7534 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    OMG PERFECT MADE MY EYES WATER WITH A BIG SMILE.

  • @sighteternal497
    @sighteternal497 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Simply brilliant! Thank you!

  • @ArianaCapraro
    @ArianaCapraro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I TRY to do this every time I watch StarTrek 😁 I sound more like a squashed tribble.

    • @simeonbaumel7293
      @simeonbaumel7293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If you MUST have tribbles, may all your tribbles be little ones.

    • @philbertchow5425
      @philbertchow5425 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣

    • @janetprebil9488
      @janetprebil9488 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too

    • @TyroneBeiron
      @TyroneBeiron 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A jab of Khan's blood to revive ya, each time, heh 😼... 😂

  • @fionamessenger7660
    @fionamessenger7660 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Woah that last note made my toenails tingle. Bravo.

  • @joemueller4777
    @joemueller4777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely outstanding brought tears to my eyes I love star trek

  • @barefootuptomysoul
    @barefootuptomysoul 4 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    She shattered my drinking glass and now I have Saurian Brandy all over the place.

    • @jonathanfraser321
      @jonathanfraser321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      No you don't. You have synthehol. Picard gave the last bottle to Scotty after Quark resupplied the enterprise at DS9, just before Sisko took command.

    • @dr.2335
      @dr.2335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Shattnerred*

    • @dinoflagella4185
      @dinoflagella4185 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I spat out my Romulan Ale!😂😂😂😂

    • @jerryeberts
      @jerryeberts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      “That stuff’ll kill you” -Bones McCoy

    • @theepicportmanteau2698
      @theepicportmanteau2698 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where are my prune juice warriors?

  • @davidm9160
    @davidm9160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    It's a shame I can only give that one thumbs up!

  • @mattpitts6586
    @mattpitts6586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Definitely an homage, superb!

  • @juliatutko-balena9989
    @juliatutko-balena9989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That’s one heck of a warm-up!

  • @TheRealTricky
    @TheRealTricky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Music. The final frontier.
    These are the voyages of the music ship Soprano
    It's continuing mission to seek out strange new tunes
    To seek out new notes and new compositions
    To boldly go where no voice has gone before
    Very nice performance, I must say. Thank you for giving us this performance. Live long and prosper!

  • @djmaur
    @djmaur 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    At my wedding about eight years ago, for the recessional we had two pieces of music. Doctor Who theme for me and Star Trek theme for my wife. My sister played a piano arrangement while two of my nieces sang... Dang I wish I had a recording. It was escellent.

  • @clydebalcom8252
    @clydebalcom8252 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    As a Trekkie, I totally approve.

  • @lisac9522
    @lisac9522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Lovely! I’ve got goose bumps hearing her sing this. At the end her Vulcan salute🖖🏾 was a nice touch. :-)

  • @PaperToPetals
    @PaperToPetals 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow stunning! Bravo! I could listen to this over and over!! Great performance.