duuuuuuude yes watching her have to pretend like that as she burned a satirical effigy of her best friend and regret or even just think about what might have happened if she went with elphaba was so poignant.
It sounds clearer because opera voices demand clairity. Her pop clairity probably won’t change too much, because opera training kinda counteracts pop training and vice versa
She for sure put in some work, I recently learned that she was about to cancel her Sweetener tour at the rumor of Wicked auditions, because she would need to immediately get a vocal coach. I'm sure once they were open to casting she dropped what she was doing and went all-in!
When she paired with Andrea Bocelli to sing E Piu Ti Penso, he took the soprano part and she, alto. Would love to see together again only this time with her as soprano.!! Incredible.
That last note is (I believe) an E6. That is legit operatic coloratura soprano territory. She most certainly did her homework and understood the assignment
I heard this playing at my job before I saw the movie and those operatic notes were simply RINGING OUTTTTTT. It's actually gorgeous and insane and almost more insane how quickly people will write her off.
I really have to give her credit on that. I enjoy her pop music but she did an amazing job creating an incredible sound for a cinematic experience of the Broadway show.
I remember when Linda Ronstadt did that back in 1980 for “Pirates of Penzance”. I’m just as impressed with Ariana as I was with Linda. Any artist whose vocals improve so noticeably as they mature gets a 👍🏻 from me. Folks think it’s easy but singing is very complex
@@Oberon90 Ariana is a pop singer, and she's very used to sing airy vocals + whistle tone, so it was probably because her muscle memories. You probably know that when you sing that high in your register, muscle memories will affect how you sound significantly. Or, maybe, she just did that on purpose because it sounds more soothing to the ear than a fully compressed head voice, and she didn't need to project her voice like theater singers. I like how she didn't try to be exactly like an opera singer though. She did her own version of the song with airy vocals, runs, riffs and whistle note. It sounded like Glinda, and it also sounded like Ariana.
Ariana, a soprano, spent an entire year training her voice to be more operatic than pop. She truly meant it when she said she never wanted anything as badly as this role. She has dreamt of it since the age of 10. “Dream a dream, and what you see will be….” ~Limahl, Neverending Story
the saddest line for me is "It just shows when you're wicked, you're left only on your own" the way she sings it just....ugh it's so emotional, with the context too :'((
I dislike that no one is really talking about her singing! Everyone comments on how she’s funny and acted well, which she did! But she also sounded magical!!!!
@@rai452 True! But a lot of us haven’t heard her sing operatic! Not saying it’s surprising that she can hit those notes, but it is a pretty magical experience hearing her sing like that!
Will you agree with me, Ari at times outsing the green singer. Like in theater you want Elphaba to have the highest voice and most powerful, but Ari sings greater. They are both good though. I just miss the power of Elphaba.
She can't just "sing like that" she's been training since she was a small child. Everyone would sound amazing if they trained since they were small children, just saying.
@@SuperiorRobynno, some people just don’t have it. If you keep pressing a note on a piano and a person can’t match it there’s nothing you can really do.
1:02 "Goodness knows, the Wicked die alone" is just HEAVENLY and filled with emotion. You can really hear Glinda's anguish and mourning in the way that Ariana performs this whole song. Oh my gosh, her vocals are so amazing.
I can’t stop laughing at this now. 😂😂 That’s our girl. - Shes always had sharp inhales when they should be smooth, through the nose. But this just kinda adds to her heartbreak
@@Thismeekpotato I feel here it was a choice, because it sounds like she is almost about to cry. Because this doesn't really happen in any other song.
No, she is not. She just prepared well and did her job. She is a normal human with possibilities opened through money, connections and talent. That’s it… not from another world.
It's wild having a music background and not being able to noottt hear she needs some real classical training. 😭 she is all over the place and it's 80% contemporary still breathy singing. She did great tho but it's hard when you're a realistic music lover. I appreciate this video because I kept hearing this stuff when watching n this solidifies it😅
@@miloc6507she is getting classical training since she got the role,it takes times to be a pro and Ariana is obviously a pop singer so expect her to be even better in the next movie
I hope she does this as an intro at the Oscar’s or wherever she performs it. 100 percent acapella Live in silence it will be breathtaking moment that would be talked about for decades!
@@Theivorytreeartthe vast majority of the vocals were recorded live on set! Simon Heyes is a Live Sound Mixer who helped make this happen. Also the cast including Ari and Cynthia were very keen on wanting to sing the musical live.
@@silkspectre7979 Opera singer here- opera is more so a genre of entertainment than it is a singing style. You wouldn't sing a Rossini aria in the same vocal styling as you would a Purcell, for example. The same logic would apply to musical theatre. People may have an idea that comes to their heads when they hear "musical theatre singing," but Carousel would sound quite bizarre sung with the vocal techniques used in Rent, and vice versa. Wicked is wonderful because it intentionally features roles that span in range and style more than many other musical theatre shows do. Glinda, originally played by opera singer Kristin Chenoweth, was written to be and has always been performed in what some in the vocal world call "legit singing." That is, essentially, a more classical style associated with opera- with purer vowels, a diaphragmatically supported head voice, and less of the chesty or sometimes nasally buzz associated with belting techniques. All that yapping through with, I see no reason why not to refer to her singing here as opera except for the fact that Wicked isn't an opera (that in itself is arguable, but that's a separate conversation topic from this). Perhaps you associate opera with a taller, darker tone with heavy vibrato, but that's simply not Ariana's voice type. She's probably a light lyric soprano, so she's always going to have a softer, lighter, brighter sound as she soars through her upper register.
@@xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395 the BREATHINESS in the tone is just terrible from an operatic pov, but fine from a pop singing stance. That much air in any opera context would mean no one, not even on the first row, would hear her as she would be drowned by the orchestra. But yes, she sounds nice, her tone is very pretty.
I’ve heard some people say that she was doing a good Kristin impression, but my rebuttal to those comments is that it’s not that Ari was trying to sound like Kristin’s Galinda, but she understands she’s not singing pop music and that to sing a particular role like this requires a different vocal technique. People are so used to Ari’s pop style of singing that her taking a role that’s synonymous with Kristin, people are going to automatically say she’s just trying to do a Kristin voice. But really just she’s a really good singer who just understands the assignment and technique required for Galinda.
@@JessaHawkeI agree that she does try to impersonate Kristen in some parts. Like in popular she kind of goes back and forth between sounding like herself and sounding like she’s trying to emulate Kristen’s more nasally sound
Her voice was so powerful in this film, it's interesting to listen to this song and her lines especially after seeing the film. She sort of skirts around ever calling Elphaba directly wicked and says a lot of vague platitudes like "oh isn't it good to know good will conquer evil" She only really says sympathetic things in regards to her. Very mournful.
you really wonder how many other people could have played this role as completely as ariana with the quality of these vocals, pretty much no one else on earth
Honestly her voice is the most gorgeous sound Ive ever heard. Whether its some of her own pain or just the pain shes channeled for the role, you can hear and feel it in this song and its a beautifully haunting piece
Let us be glad Let us be grateful Let us rejoicify that goodness could subdue The wicked workings of you-know-who Isn't it nice to know That good will conquer evil? The truth we all believe'll by and by Outlive a lie For you and - And Goodness knows The Wicked's lives are lonely Goodness knows The Wicked die alone It just shows when you're Wicked You're left only On your own Goodness knows She died alone Woe to those (Woe to those) Who spurn what Goodnesses They are shown No one mourns the Wicked Good news! No one mourns the Wicked! Good news! No one mourns the Wicked! Wicked! Wicked!
Ariana ends this song on a high E. To put that in perspective, that's a half step higher than the infamous final note in "Phantom." Seriously, my jaw was on the floor during the ending.
I really admire her commitment to making this the best version of Wicked it could have possibly been. Even as a pop icon, she allowed herself to become a working part of the vision, and not the focal point, if that makes sense. From her acting to her vocals you can tell she loves the original version, and probably grew up watching theater bootlegs like a lot of us. Even her opt-ups are choices Broadway Glindas do as special little treats on good nights. I am blown away and have a whole new appreciation for her as an artist.
I’m sure we all knew she would kill this role, but this level of effort and commitment and execution shows how seriously she took the training and delivery. 10/10. She deserves every bit of recognition.
@@arc7375 I'm an opera singer and I don't see the need to make a negative comment or gatekeep. If this person enjoyed or was perhaps even moved by Ariana's performance, wouldn't that be a good thing? Ought not we welcome more people into the art via whichever avenue may be most accessible to them? There's no reason why the "fine arts" have to be kept on this pretentious, classist pedestal with a big fat sign saying "plebeians: don't touch." If you really cared about the validity of their comment, you might suggest who they should listen to next, a la: "if you enjoyed her performance, I'd recommend checking out x in y! They're fantastic, one of my favorites." Instead, you chose to make a pass of personal superiority and failed to elaborate on your point. Also, from a technical standpoint, Miss Grande killed it, so perhaps you just hate her more than you love opera?
@@xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395 i don’t think they were trying to rain on the person’s parade, i think they were simply just adding their own opinion, and also were probably taken aback by the word “unmatched”.. i love ariana & i know little of operatic history but i _do_ know, this isn’t the most superb operatic performance ever. i think both opinions may come off as extreme but they are entitled to those. and it sucks that people can’t simply state their opinion without it being labeled as “hating”.
I felt so proud of her when I saw the film! She did such an incredible job and I know she worked her tail off rehearing, training, and learning! It was absolutely beautiful! 🩷
she is amazing, I was worried about her in the show, but she is just amazing, and this isolated vocal really proves that, so clear and diction is spot on
Even though the song is called "No one mourns the wicked," I feel like this is, in a way, a tribute to Alphaba's memory. Rather than forgetting her, everyone sings about her with intense emotion. I feel like this is Glinda's way of mourning and honoring her friend, especially when she poses the question about being born wicked or having wickedness thrust upon you. She doesn't answer the question. She gives context and humanizes Alphaba. She tells her story so we can determine for ourselves what it means to be wicked.
While I am not an Ariana fan, she was absolutely spectacular. The singing , very impressive. I am always Leary of pop stars singing broadway. But she absolutely killed it!. Very Impressive. I truly enjoyed the movie and her performance. A new fan.
i’m so happy more people who aren’t ariana fans get to understand why we love her and stand behind her so much as an artist, despite her personal drama.
@@subwaydaddyI think she did great in the movie and really embodied Glinda, but I still wouldn’t stand behind her as an artist. She has done too much which I personally do not stand behind, and not really explained or addressed her actions.
Oh she absolutely trained for this we’ve been used to her pop voice and now it feels she’s now classically trained in Opera I love that for her..my speakers almost blew out on that last note 🤩
1:21 it sounds like she’s saying “goodness knows im alone” here instead of “goodness knows…. ah,ah,ah,ah” and honestly it makes sense given the context of the film
From the moment I heard she was cast I knew she was the perfect choice. Hairspray Live was the first time I heard her sing naturally without all the electronic processing modern music production adds to vocals. I knew that girl really had a gift.
From an operatic technique perspective, she was singing from the wrong place, a little nasal and less from the diaphragm. But damn it’s still incredible. I wish she could have met my old ex opera singer singing teacher. She practically sang instead of speaking, but I don’t even know if she is still alive.
Most likely that is how the director/whoever was guiding her vocally on set directed her to sing this way, also technically she isn’t singing opera, but her voice sounds very operatic
I personally call it “p-opera”. Pop imitating operatic singing. It’s always done that way in any contemporary setting (including broadway) since contemporary singers don’t have to project the voice the way an opera singer without amplification would have too. They just sing with taller vowels like an opera singer would, but without as much support and not as much space and vocal cord closure to amplify the sound the same way a classically trained opera singer would. Given the genre, Ariana did just fine. Even being able to vocalize this high is a feat in and of itself, even if it’s not fully classical technique.
Thank you for explaining why it sounds so off. I have no experience in singing professionally and I couldn't articulate what I disliked about her version besides "too breathy".
"Goodness knows, ...She died alone."
This line combined with the look of regret & barely contained grief on her face broke me 😭
duuuuuuude yes watching her have to pretend like that as she burned a satirical effigy of her best friend and regret or even just think about what might have happened if she went with elphaba was so poignant.
She’s singing about herself.
CLEAR AF!!!! Her vocals have never been this clean this superb!! She’s definitely in her prime!!! Look at that clarity in her voice!!!
It sounds clearer because opera voices demand clairity. Her pop clairity probably won’t change too much, because opera training kinda counteracts pop training and vice versa
Yesssss! She was an amazing singer before but she definitely put in WORK!!! Especially with her pronunciation
She for sure put in some work, I recently learned that she was about to cancel her Sweetener tour at the rumor of Wicked auditions, because she would need to immediately get a vocal coach. I'm sure once they were open to casting she dropped what she was doing and went all-in!
Her vocals have always been
When she paired with Andrea Bocelli to sing E Piu Ti Penso, he took the soprano part and she, alto. Would love to see together again only this time with her as soprano.!! Incredible.
"Goodness knows, ...alone, she died alone!" So much sentiment, It breaks my heart.
Yes, I can't stop listening to this line over and over and over.
i wish my theatre had english subtitles, because I was really struggling to understand what she was singing at times and missed this completely
Mine too. 😢
That last note is (I believe) an E6. That is legit operatic coloratura soprano territory. She most certainly did her homework and understood the assignment
I heard this playing at my job before I saw the movie and those operatic notes were simply RINGING OUTTTTTT. It's actually gorgeous and insane and almost more insane how quickly people will write her off.
I really have to give her credit on that. I enjoy her pop music but she did an amazing job creating an incredible sound for a cinematic experience of the Broadway show.
I remember when Linda Ronstadt did that back in 1980 for “Pirates of Penzance”. I’m just as impressed with Ariana as I was with Linda. Any artist whose vocals improve so noticeably as they mature gets a 👍🏻 from me. Folks think it’s easy but singing is very complex
But all the coloratura soprani I‘ve worked with have no breathy tone and Ariana has it in every part of her voice. She did a great job anyway.
@@Oberon90 Ariana is a pop singer, and she's very used to sing airy vocals + whistle tone, so it was probably because her muscle memories. You probably know that when you sing that high in your register, muscle memories will affect how you sound significantly. Or, maybe, she just did that on purpose because it sounds more soothing to the ear than a fully compressed head voice, and she didn't need to project her voice like theater singers.
I like how she didn't try to be exactly like an opera singer though. She did her own version of the song with airy vocals, runs, riffs and whistle note. It sounded like Glinda, and it also sounded like Ariana.
Ariana, a soprano, spent an entire year training her voice to be more operatic than pop. She truly meant it when she said she never wanted anything as badly as this role. She has dreamt of it since the age of 10.
“Dream a dream, and what you see will be….”
~Limahl, Neverending Story
I give her a 7/10. Some parts are kinda rough
Well said, I could not have said it better myself.
There is nothing operatic about this though?
@@KajiVocals Um… it seems really opera to me!
@@SoundClaw09 Then you perhaps know nothing about opera. Listen to Maria Callas or Joan Sutherland or Rosa Ponselle.
Wow! I didn’t realize it would sound even better without the music.
True it really does sound better
welcome to listening to ariana grande
The mix on the original soundtrack release is pretty bad unfortunately. Many amazing moments are quite lost in te mix of instruments and effects.
I knew it would because it sounded kinda off in the movie theatre to me
@@YellowGiraffeGalI don't think the mix sounds bad at all?
Her vibrato is insaneeeeeee
I think I’m the only one on earth who strongly dislikes vibrato
@@tourmiiyou must be. Vibrato is everything
@@tourmiinope
@@tourmiiI’m with you there
@@tourmiinarcissistic much. "I am the only one" 😂 yeah, sis, say it many times until you believe so
the saddest line for me is "It just shows when you're wicked, you're left only on your own"
the way she sings it just....ugh it's so emotional, with the context too :'((
Ikr!! I feel like this lyrics could also be for glinda so it makes it even more emotional
Yes, she made her choices and is "happy" but inside she knows she was also left alone and wicked 😭
This is the line that got me too. My favorite moment in the film tbh
I dislike that no one is really talking about her singing! Everyone comments on how she’s funny and acted well, which she did! But she also sounded magical!!!!
THIS! 👆👆
yeah but also she is Ariana grande, is more than obvious that she would sound magically
Probably because people were surprised by her comedic timing and acting, whereas everyone knows she can sing.
@@rai452 True! But a lot of us haven’t heard her sing operatic! Not saying it’s surprising that she can hit those notes, but it is a pretty magical experience hearing her sing like that!
Will you agree with me, Ari at times outsing the green singer. Like in theater you want Elphaba to have the highest voice and most powerful, but Ari sings greater. They are both good though. I just miss the power of Elphaba.
so mind blowing that people can just sing like that 😭
What’s more mind blowing is people acting like this wasn’t gorgeous lmfao
With a lot of training
She can't just "sing like that" she's been training since she was a small child. Everyone would sound amazing if they trained since they were small children, just saying.
@@SuperiorRobynno, some people just don’t have it. If you keep pressing a note on a piano and a person can’t match it there’s nothing you can really do.
this is what i think i sound like in the shower
1:02 "Goodness knows, the Wicked die alone" is just HEAVENLY and filled with emotion. You can really hear Glinda's anguish and mourning in the way that Ariana performs this whole song. Oh my gosh, her vocals are so amazing.
My sis was BREATHING
SIS WAS WORKING REAL HARD😭😭😭
I can’t stop laughing at this now. 😂😂 That’s our girl. - Shes always had sharp inhales when they should be smooth, through the nose. But this just kinda adds to her heartbreak
@@Thismeekpotatocan you sing those notes? they purposefully left them in it’s part of her lines
@@blake-i-guess We agree… are you alright?
@@Thismeekpotato I feel here it was a choice, because it sounds like she is almost about to cry. Because this doesn't really happen in any other song.
The way she sang "it just shows when you're wicked you're left only on your own" sounds so satisfying. Plus the sadness in her voice.
That line is my favorite part of the film
The opera coaching really paid out, beautiful
I love that you can hear Glinda but at the same time also hearing Ariana 😭💗
Well, Ariana is Glinda, lol
Ariana is out of this world
True
Yeah because she’s currently in Oz
No, she is not. She just prepared well and did her job. She is a normal human with possibilities opened through money, connections and talent. That’s it… not from another world.
@@pierdolomentoscalm down
@@pierdolomentos So yes, she is out of this world. She is not on your level at all.
*it’s crazy hearing ari sing in this style after being used to her pop side*
It's wild having a music background and not being able to noottt hear she needs some real classical training. 😭 she is all over the place and it's 80% contemporary still breathy singing.
She did great tho but it's hard when you're a realistic music lover. I appreciate this video because I kept hearing this stuff when watching n this solidifies it😅
@ i don’t know what you mean by racist music lover? lol. it’s completely different than what she normally sings so yeah she did good.
@ItsNicckster bruh lol realistic* lord that's wild 🤣
@@miloc6507LMAO 😭😭
@@miloc6507she is getting classical training since she got the role,it takes times to be a pro and Ariana is obviously a pop singer so expect her to be even better in the next movie
0:55 I love this part of this song it’s sooo fucking good omg
It just scratches an itch in my brain! It’s my favorite part of the song. It’s so sad but so beautiful!
It's the best part!!!
It fucking amazing
my fav part.... so heartbreaking yet so beautiful!
I hope she does this as an intro at the Oscar’s or wherever she performs it. 100 percent acapella
Live in silence it will be breathtaking moment that would be talked about for decades!
0:40 this is so clean, OMFG ARIANA IS PERFECT IN EVERYTHING
It’s a studio recording
@@Theivorytreeartthe vast majority of the vocals were recorded live on set! Simon Heyes is a Live Sound Mixer who helped make this happen. Also the cast including Ari and Cynthia were very keen on wanting to sing the musical live.
@@crazyasiandyoin the movie, yes they used live recordings. But in streaming apps, where they uploaded the soundtracks, those are studio recordings.
It’s airy.
OPERIANA PERIODDDD
IM CRYING 😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂💀💀
this is barely opera, she is not bad, but this is not opera
@@silkspectre7979 Opera singer here- opera is more so a genre of entertainment than it is a singing style. You wouldn't sing a Rossini aria in the same vocal styling as you would a Purcell, for example. The same logic would apply to musical theatre. People may have an idea that comes to their heads when they hear "musical theatre singing," but Carousel would sound quite bizarre sung with the vocal techniques used in Rent, and vice versa. Wicked is wonderful because it intentionally features roles that span in range and style more than many other musical theatre shows do. Glinda, originally played by opera singer Kristin Chenoweth, was written to be and has always been performed in what some in the vocal world call "legit singing." That is, essentially, a more classical style associated with opera- with purer vowels, a diaphragmatically supported head voice, and less of the chesty or sometimes nasally buzz associated with belting techniques. All that yapping through with, I see no reason why not to refer to her singing here as opera except for the fact that Wicked isn't an opera (that in itself is arguable, but that's a separate conversation topic from this). Perhaps you associate opera with a taller, darker tone with heavy vibrato, but that's simply not Ariana's voice type. She's probably a light lyric soprano, so she's always going to have a softer, lighter, brighter sound as she soars through her upper register.
@@xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395 the BREATHINESS in the tone is just terrible from an operatic pov, but fine from a pop singing stance. That much air in any opera context would mean no one, not even on the first row, would hear her as she would be drowned by the orchestra. But yes, she sounds nice, her tone is very pretty.
I'm delusional and think I sound just like this when I sing this song 😂😂😂💀.
me
😭😭 me toooo 🤣
LMFAO
REALLLL 🤣🤣🤣 you can’t tell me I’m not Mr. Glendale the good 🙄😴
I’ve heard some people say that she was doing a good Kristin impression, but my rebuttal to those comments is that it’s not that Ari was trying to sound like Kristin’s Galinda, but she understands she’s not singing pop music and that to sing a particular role like this requires a different vocal technique. People are so used to Ari’s pop style of singing that her taking a role that’s synonymous with Kristin, people are going to automatically say she’s just trying to do a Kristin voice. But really just she’s a really good singer who just understands the assignment and technique required for Galinda.
Having watched many Galindas on stage.. she is doing a great Kristen Chenoweth impression
@@JessaHawkeI agree that she does try to impersonate Kristen in some parts. Like in popular she kind of goes back and forth between sounding like herself and sounding like she’s trying to emulate Kristen’s more nasally sound
I’m sure kristen coached her for the role. They are friends.
Shes the queen of impressions lol ❤
Thanks for isolating these. I knew she could hit high notes, but what an operatic voice!
Not operatic.
@@KajiVocals how do you think she did
@@KajiVocals Then what do you call this? Huh?? Answer me... LMFAO You people don't even know what the definition of opera is.
@@shaugnmarc A legit musical theatre role. And that is ridiculous. My job literally is in opera. Find better attacks, this one backfired.
@@KajiVocals no one cares what ur job is ur just envious.
Holy fricking crap that last note is UNBELIEVABLE! Honestly the most insane part of that is she’s hit higher notes before
i love this fandom so much in moments like these
Her voice was so powerful in this film, it's interesting to listen to this song and her lines especially after seeing the film. She sort of skirts around ever calling Elphaba directly wicked and says a lot of vague platitudes like "oh isn't it good to know good will conquer evil" She only really says sympathetic things in regards to her.
Very mournful.
The minute Ariana appeared in the movie and delivered tgese vocals, I was invested. She nailed it so hard! I simply love her Glinda ❤
you really wonder how many other people could have played this role as completely as ariana with the quality of these vocals, pretty much no one else on earth
Ari embodied Glinda. She gave this role everything and it showed throughout the entire film. Her singing . Her acting. She absolutely ATE!!!!
i can't believe people doubt her for this role, she sounds amazing
I was SO keen to hear her singing operatically and she KILLED it 👏🏻
That octave lower harmonic hit SO HARD on that high E
So fucking clean. Singing live in the studio. Hats more than off.
Honestly her voice is the most gorgeous sound Ive ever heard. Whether its some of her own pain or just the pain shes channeled for the role, you can hear and feel it in this song and its a beautifully haunting piece
Let us be glad
Let us be grateful
Let us rejoicify that goodness could subdue
The wicked workings of you-know-who
Isn't it nice to know
That good will conquer evil?
The truth we all believe'll by and by
Outlive a lie
For you and -
And Goodness knows
The Wicked's lives are lonely
Goodness knows
The Wicked die alone
It just shows when you're Wicked
You're left only
On your own
Goodness knows
She died alone
Woe to those (Woe to those)
Who spurn what Goodnesses
They are shown
No one mourns the Wicked
Good news!
No one mourns the Wicked!
Good news!
No one mourns the Wicked!
Wicked!
Wicked!
Awful fucking song /positive 😭 The lyrics make me want to ugly cry. So fucking heart-wrenching. I'm in love 😭😭😭
Theres a semitone on the final note its like her voice split, Lalah Hathaway is known for this tequnique, fascinating
Ariana ends this song on a high E. To put that in perspective, that's a half step higher than the infamous final note in "Phantom."
Seriously, my jaw was on the floor during the ending.
It’s the same note as the note in phantom.
for an ariana discography comparison, it's one semitone higher than the standard giaw high note
@@hisokamorow1816 and its the high note she hits in into you but like 5 seconds longer
@hisokamorow1816 a lot of those notes tend to be throwaway at the end of phrases. To hear it sustained is a totally different technique.
It's the same note, both amazing
Smh. Its so good i cried. I get why they keep crying in every interview. This music is so hard so sing and it will make you cry.
this is so INSANE. I am so astounded by her talent
SHE ATEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I really admire her commitment to making this the best version of Wicked it could have possibly been. Even as a pop icon, she allowed herself to become a working part of the vision, and not the focal point, if that makes sense. From her acting to her vocals you can tell she loves the original version, and probably grew up watching theater bootlegs like a lot of us. Even her opt-ups are choices Broadway Glindas do as special little treats on good nights. I am blown away and have a whole new appreciation for her as an artist.
1:22 she sounds so good
So incredible. It’s been stuck in my head since I saw it
I’m sure we all knew she would kill this role, but this level of effort and commitment and execution shows how seriously she took the training and delivery. 10/10. She deserves every bit of recognition.
MY JAW IS ON THE FLOOR.
Her vocals truly give me chills !
No one mourns the wicked.
No, one mourns the wicked.
Ariana’s performance here is perfect.
The opera singing is truly unmatched
You must not be a fan of actual opera then.
This doesn’t compare. It’s nowhere as good.
@ I said it's unmatched
@@arc7375 I'm an opera singer and I don't see the need to make a negative comment or gatekeep. If this person enjoyed or was perhaps even moved by Ariana's performance, wouldn't that be a good thing? Ought not we welcome more people into the art via whichever avenue may be most accessible to them? There's no reason why the "fine arts" have to be kept on this pretentious, classist pedestal with a big fat sign saying "plebeians: don't touch." If you really cared about the validity of their comment, you might suggest who they should listen to next, a la: "if you enjoyed her performance, I'd recommend checking out x in y! They're fantastic, one of my favorites." Instead, you chose to make a pass of personal superiority and failed to elaborate on your point. Also, from a technical standpoint, Miss Grande killed it, so perhaps you just hate her more than you love opera?
@arc7375 you must not be a real music fan if you don't let other opinions exist
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i don’t think they were trying to rain on the person’s parade, i think they were simply just adding their own opinion, and also were probably taken aback by the word “unmatched”.. i love ariana & i know little of operatic history but i _do_ know, this isn’t the most superb operatic performance ever. i think both opinions may come off as extreme but they are entitled to those. and it sucks that people can’t simply state their opinion without it being labeled as “hating”.
I felt so proud of her when I saw the film! She did such an incredible job and I know she worked her tail off rehearing, training, and learning! It was absolutely beautiful! 🩷
1:06 amazing note
She sounds like an angel ❤
her singing hits my ears so satisfyingly
ARIANA U CRIMINAL, THIS IS FIRE
she is amazing, I was worried about her in the show, but she is just amazing, and this isolated vocal really proves that, so clear and diction is spot on
Even though the song is called "No one mourns the wicked," I feel like this is, in a way, a tribute to Alphaba's memory. Rather than forgetting her, everyone sings about her with intense emotion. I feel like this is Glinda's way of mourning and honoring her friend, especially when she poses the question about being born wicked or having wickedness thrust upon you. She doesn't answer the question. She gives context and humanizes Alphaba. She tells her story so we can determine for ourselves what it means to be wicked.
when she says: you're left only on your own, that breaks my heart in pieces, man
Give her every award known to man!! Ari and Cynthia deserve every fucking award !!! This movie has changed me ‘ thank you
That girl can SING!!!
While I am not an Ariana fan, she was absolutely spectacular. The singing , very impressive. I am always Leary of pop stars singing broadway. But she absolutely killed it!. Very Impressive. I truly enjoyed the movie and her performance. A new fan.
i’m so happy more people who aren’t ariana fans get to understand why we love her and stand behind her so much as an artist, despite her personal drama.
@@subwaydaddyI think she did great in the movie and really embodied Glinda, but I still wouldn’t stand behind her as an artist. She has done too much which I personally do not stand behind, and not really explained or addressed her actions.
@@VioletStone100all her past drama has been debunked so i’m confused?
@@VioletStone100says who? Six Page? Ok....🙄🤔
0:54 I’m tearing up fr
I can’t get enough of her!! I never got into her pop albums but this I can get to. She sounds like a Disney princess ❤️
She’s sounded clean and operatic 😮 her highest notes are also sounding clean!
ariana really using tf out her flute register, YES ARI! 👏👏👏👏👏
Omg I was craving for this!
Wow. She's perfect! The end. Truly the voice of an Angel
1:55 wow! ❤
she worked so hard
SHE IS A GODDESS! With this she became an absolute DIVA!
Jesus! Talk about gorgeous vocals
Ariana grande is my favorite soprano
Oh she absolutely trained for this we’ve been used to her pop voice and now it feels she’s now classically trained in Opera I love that for her..my speakers almost blew out on that last note 🤩
1:21
it sounds like she’s saying “goodness knows im alone” here instead of “goodness knows…. ah,ah,ah,ah” and honestly it makes sense given the context of the film
Aw ik that wasn’t intentional but that’s so sad if u think of it like that :(
This is truly masterful skill.
The voice of an angel; she is an angel 💚
We need more of these !!!!
From the moment I heard she was cast I knew she was the perfect choice. Hairspray Live was the first time I heard her sing naturally without all the electronic processing modern music production adds to vocals. I knew that girl really had a gift.
This movie is everything
when she says “when you’re wicked” I LEVITATE
DO POST MORE…
waiting for popular
Can we get a version of this with the orchestra in the background with just her vocals?! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL
OH GODRIANA
0:54 she sounds beautiful
From an operatic technique perspective, she was singing from the wrong place, a little nasal and less from the diaphragm. But damn it’s still incredible. I wish she could have met my old ex opera singer singing teacher. She practically sang instead of speaking, but I don’t even know if she is still alive.
she’s also so breathy and hoarse
Most likely that is how the director/whoever was guiding her vocally on set directed her to sing this way, also technically she isn’t singing opera, but her voice sounds very operatic
I personally call it “p-opera”. Pop imitating operatic singing. It’s always done that way in any contemporary setting (including broadway) since contemporary singers don’t have to project the voice the way an opera singer without amplification would have too. They just sing with taller vowels like an opera singer would, but without as much support and not as much space and vocal cord closure to amplify the sound the same way a classically trained opera singer would.
Given the genre, Ariana did just fine. Even being able to vocalize this high is a feat in and of itself, even if it’s not fully classical technique.
@ yes exactly. I couldn’t have said it better myself!
Thank you for explaining why it sounds so off. I have no experience in singing professionally and I couldn't articulate what I disliked about her version besides "too breathy".
I was shocked and blown away...
ATE, DEVOURED
i didn’t know i needed this , this saved me
She’s an angel, I’m convinced.
Angels do not use the Lords name in vain and she does it constantly
@@iamreborn3463 sorry but loads of other celebrities & others do it aswell... what ur point ?
She is truly awesome!
Not even a stan but *SHE IS AN ICON, SHE IS A LEGEND & AND SHE IS THE MOMENT.*
I lowkey wanna hear Ariana sing Christine in Phantom
Baby !!! Clear vocals!!!!!
I’m getting more obsessed with this everyday!
This is the masterpiece of century, this opening scene had me with chills the entire time, surreal
this made my entire life thank you very much
so clear omg thank you🩷🩷🩷
I'm not a huge fan, but she nailed it and has a 5 octave range.
ari did soooo good
That second verse in opera just tickles me the right way
magnificent