LIKE your words, eternity, history, legendary, she deserves full. Just right dose of touch, how many times we hear the extreme versions, this is truly very class of its own.
@@道-p2e Who knows?. I wondered if the fact that it was recorded in a studio was what made it stand out as the best to me, but there were so many nuances that I did not hear in the other sopranos.
@@coreycox2345 Other singers did not treat Carmen as an intelligent and gentle woman, at least not enough details as Jessye dived into...I did hear it from the tenor's side of recording only, and it is true Jessye did not do Carmen live on stage. The tenor with her here is american's outstanding voice that is forgotten. Neil Shicoff sings with squillos. Gorgeous.
Woaw, her french is perfect. First time I can understand pretty much everything carmen says (and I'm french). A lot of "life" in this song as well. She's not just singing, she's also acting.
Yes, Jessye said she doesn't sing in any language she doesn't speak fluently. She thinks there should be a bigger emphasis, aside from the standard diction classes vocalist take, to a bigger emphasis on learning the language more so it can be more authentic.
Yes ! Miss Norman speaks French, Italian, German perfectly. She has been, is and always be a great artist. Her vocal range, the beauty of her voice, her musicality and a lot of qualities she has, are some of the reasons she is on the top 3 or 2 of the world. She is great ! I do not know if she speaks another language ( I am sure she does ), but as an international opera star, surely she does. I hope to meet her soon. She is one of the "must" in my life goals.
@@josevaladez I hope you meet her in your dreams. She's an ancestor now; you can call on her wit, wisdom and great talent to inspire you whenever you have need.
Everyone is (rightfully) talking about Jessye Norman's perfect performance, but I have to say, this Jose is also by far the best I've heard. Absolutely no strain or struggle on that high note. Totally clean and powerful and beautifully emotional. These two are a match made in heaven.
Shicoff was an astounding Don José. I saw him sing it at the MET in 2004 and he played it as the downward spiral of an already seriously troubled man. It wasn't quite as easy-sounding but it was also more than fifteen years later in his career.
Our lives have been immeasurably enriched by Diva Norman's singing gifts. With TH-cam we can enjoy her fabulous abilities for years to come, introducing new generations to her magnificence.
I just came from a video of Carmen where one of the comments was that no soprano should EVER sing Carmen. My reply was that I guessed he had never heard Jessye Norman sing Carmen.
I totally agree with you ! Jessye Norman makes me think of Maria Callas, with the same powerful voice. I hope they met each other in Paradise for Divas ! 🙏😇🎶
Extraordinary, never before have I seen such wonderful compressed passion in Bizet, who shines gloriously. When class, skill, passion, motivation, brilliance combine, we have ART.
I think it is important for children to be exposed to high art and fine music. I am going to play this for them as they sleep. opera, ballet, the symphony.
If you are the mother of those children they are in good shape. I am always grateful that in our home we had classical music recordings when we were still in grade school. And THAT is why my high school classmates thought that I surely had an edge over everyone else. I did. Thank you, Mom and Dad.
Yes! We listened to Everything in our home. How many times I was bullied/fights and told, “that ain’t our music”. I wish I’d known about Ms. Jessye Norman.
No puede ser que haya muerto este grandioso ser humano! Ella era divinamente fuera de serie, un ser tocado por el dedo de Dios. La oi por primera vez interpretando a Carmen allá por los años 1992. Quedé cautivado con su voz y siempre he dicho que la versión de Carmen interpretada por ella es la más sensual, arrolladora y perfecta que he oído pues denota totalmente lo que Carmen es! Que descanse en paz tan excepcional ser humano 🕊,mi corazón se siente dolido 😢😢. Tempus Fugit. Carpe diem 🙏
Ton of more takes into the inner complex feelings of Carmen... how many times, Carmen was polarized and simplified. No matter how many times hearing this song, Jessey's version be a stream of fresh spring, from Heaven💖❤👍 I will go back to this again and more...master touch on everything, Thank you.
Such an unusual delivery - so personal and detailed. Hard to imagine this flexible, light sounding voice also sang the Wagner roles to enormous success too! Great stuff!
La mejor Carmen de todos los tiempos. Eterna, brilla ya. Luz, siempre. Je me souviens d'elle en chantant " La Marseillaise", à l'occasion du bicentennaire de la Révolution Française, envelopée par le drapeau français. Fue el delirio de los que la escuchamos en la Plaza de la Bastilla. Un momento único, inolvidable y mágico. Lux aeterna🌟🌠❤
from Jose' Sepulveda....Bastard Out Of California......Neil Shicoff is stupendous as Don Jose'!!!!! What a marvellous tenor.......of course Jessye Norman is a nonpareil.......superbly gifted and invested with incredible instincts for every role she undertakes.
I think Norman really explores the sensuality of Carmen here. (After all, she's trying to seduce her captor into letting her go!) Norman sings it so sensually doesn't she? A real temptress!
Carmen doesn't seduce in this precise moment. She just is saying the weekend is coming up and she sent to the... her former lover, she detests all her pretenders and will dance with the first that wanna her love (lying as always). Absolutely no promises or coquetting, just marking her independence and capriciousness.
I've never really appreciated this song until now - because I'd never seen or heard the magnificent Jessye Norman perform it before. What a total knock-out!!
One of the better interpretations I have seen. I was not expecting to hear this beauty from Norman - but I swallow my words. Bartoli falls flat and her diction is overpowering. This is simple with a clear delivery, and in tune throughout. Breath control and presence is fantastic. Over-the-top? Perhaps a bit - but consider the context of the character. She is in the middle of seducing a soldier - I would be dramatic too!
@@violetta47 Callas sings unconventional and wild, great. This is much more crafty, but both are not mezzo-s, they jump into Carmen because it is too tempting not to...But the real deal should be to the real mezo,
Now, listening to Ms Norman's rendition... everything else seems rush. This interpretation was so sensual and seductive, it is like a river of sensations that sweeps you of your feet to drag poor guy in an ocean of despair. I don't know what else can be said. This is one of the few reasons I am grateful to TH-cam, jewels like this are here for us to relive them. Thank you Ms Norman. Forever!
Descansa en paz Jessye .. Gracias por brindarnos tus bellas interpretaciones. Eres única y muy virtuosa. Todo un regalo de Dios Padre, ahora les cantarás a todos los que partieron antes ... AMÉN
And now maestro Ozawa has left us too 😭
Super impressed with her pronunciation as a native French speaker. Each word is crystal clear.
A real compliment coming from a native speaker of French language. 🙏
This is a legendary moment in the history of operatic music, and here it is -- captured for all eternity. How great is that?
LIKE your words, eternity, history, legendary, she deserves full. Just right dose of touch, how many times we hear the extreme versions, this is truly very class of its own.
@@道-p2e I have been listening to different Carmens on TH-cam. Her voice is in a different league.
@@coreycox2345 Unfortunate not to see her on stage maybe due to her large size. I enjoy her artistry big time.
@@道-p2e Who knows?. I wondered if the fact that it was recorded in a studio was what made it stand out as the best to me, but there were so many nuances that I did not hear in the other sopranos.
@@coreycox2345 Other singers did not treat Carmen as an intelligent and gentle woman, at least not enough details as Jessye dived into...I did hear it from the tenor's side of recording only, and it is true Jessye did not do Carmen live on stage.
The tenor with her here is american's outstanding voice that is forgotten. Neil Shicoff sings with squillos. Gorgeous.
The color of her voice is so rich.
Woaw, her french is perfect. First time I can understand pretty much everything carmen says (and I'm french). A lot of "life" in this song as well. She's not just singing, she's also acting.
Vous plaisantez sur la perfection de son français ^^ Ecoutez Béatrice Uria monson
th-cam.com/video/WO4hKpCZbSA/w-d-xo.html
Yes, Jessye said she doesn't sing in any language she doesn't speak fluently. She thinks there should be a bigger emphasis, aside from the standard diction classes vocalist take, to a bigger emphasis on learning the language more so it can be more authentic.
Yes ! Miss Norman speaks French, Italian, German perfectly. She has been, is and always be a great artist. Her vocal range, the beauty of her voice, her musicality and a lot of qualities she has, are some of the reasons she is on the top 3 or 2 of the world. She is great !
I do not know if she speaks another language ( I am sure she does ), but as an international opera star, surely she does. I hope to meet her soon. She is one of the "must" in my life goals.
@@josevaladez I hope you meet her in your dreams. She's an ancestor now; you can call on her wit, wisdom and great talent to inspire you whenever you have need.
@@LMBronson Thanks a lot for your words. Greetings from Monterrey, México.
Genialni Jessye Norman , Maestro Ozawa. RIP both.
Everyone is (rightfully) talking about Jessye Norman's perfect performance, but I have to say, this Jose is also by far the best I've heard. Absolutely no strain or struggle on that high note. Totally clean and powerful and beautifully emotional. These two are a match made in heaven.
She was truly phenomenal. Callas is my other equal favourite as Carmen. This Don Jose is also splendid. I take it it’s Neil Shicoff. Quite brilliant
Shicoff was an astounding Don José. I saw him sing it at the MET in 2004 and he played it as the downward spiral of an already seriously troubled man. It wasn't quite as easy-sounding but it was also more than fifteen years later in his career.
Both left us a great legacy… I miss you…
Requiescat in pace
RIP Miss Norman. The heavenly choir needs to step up its game now.
Carmen mai sentita cosi, bellissima troppo bella,,, la diirettice d orchestra poi e divina grazie a tutti,
Missing her TREMENDOUS voice...
Jessye recorded this when she was at the height of her career! Her performance has given me many hours of delight!
Que en paz descanse Seiji Ozawa.
+ 6 febrero 2024.
RIP Jessye Norman. What a voice. So expressive.
Our lives have been immeasurably enriched by Diva Norman's singing gifts. With TH-cam we can enjoy her fabulous abilities for years to come, introducing new generations to her magnificence.
I just came from a video of Carmen where one of the comments was that no soprano should EVER sing Carmen. My reply was that I guessed he had never heard Jessye Norman sing Carmen.
She is amazing, and so is the tenor.
I totally agree with you ! Jessye Norman makes me think of Maria Callas, with the same powerful voice. I hope they met each other in Paradise for Divas ! 🙏😇🎶
It’s very rare to see how pro musicians and singers rehearse. Thanks for this.
I agree 100%
Elle inspirait la joie Jessye... Une Carmen magnifique...
The passion, the sweat, the effort, the talent, and the connectedness of everyone involved is a privilege and joy to behold!
Impeccable pronounciation...
Que c'est beau, que c'est beau, que c'est beau! Merci pour cette vidéo et manzanilla pour tous !!!
Extraordinary, never before have I seen such wonderful compressed passion in Bizet, who shines gloriously. When class, skill, passion, motivation, brilliance combine, we have ART.
Listen Callas...th-cam.com/video/7NhkCKmEDKM/w-d-xo.html
And to think she's only rehearsing and sounds like this Wow 👍🏾
This is no rehearsal. This is the recording session. It explicitly is.
My goodness! I still get goosebumps every time I watch this video. The brilliant Ms. Norman.
I think it is important for children to be exposed to high art and fine music. I am going to play this for them as they sleep. opera, ballet, the symphony.
If you are the mother of those children they are in good shape. I am always grateful that in our home we had classical music recordings when we were still in grade school.
And THAT is why my high school classmates thought that I surely had an edge over everyone else. I did. Thank you, Mom and Dad.
@@rr7firefly Having sung Frasquita in many performances of 'Carmen', I second that.
I’m 13 and I’m glad my parents taught me about this
That’s what my mother did. I thank her every day for it.
Yes! We listened to Everything in our home. How many times I was bullied/fights and told, “that ain’t our music”.
I wish I’d known about Ms. Jessye Norman.
RIP Jessye Norman. your voice will stay unforgetable.
Thank you for this Carmen, Jessye. We'll miss you. We already do
Unsurpassed in voice and interpretation. And her face is a sculptor's dream.
Divine Jesse Norman. Glorious.
A true operatic powerhouse!!!!! Rest In Peace Jessye!!!
Her diction is pristine ✨
I love you!! You will be sorely missed, your passion, the beauty of your craft. Weeping
"I think we got it ..." Damn right!
I can never get enough of Miss Norman.❤️
No puede ser que haya muerto este grandioso ser humano! Ella era divinamente fuera de serie, un ser tocado por el dedo de Dios. La oi por primera vez interpretando a Carmen allá por los años 1992. Quedé cautivado con su voz y siempre he dicho que la versión de Carmen interpretada por ella es la más sensual, arrolladora y perfecta que he oído pues denota totalmente lo que Carmen es! Que descanse en paz tan excepcional ser humano 🕊,mi corazón se siente dolido 😢😢. Tempus Fugit. Carpe diem 🙏
Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, el señor Neil Shicoff es mi Don José preferido! ...y Jessye, magnífica!
I'm just blown away. She is perfection!
La perfeccion hecha voz. Y el director expectacular. Que clase magistral!!!!!
Ton of more takes into the inner complex feelings of Carmen... how many times, Carmen was polarized and simplified.
No matter how many times hearing this song, Jessey's version be a stream of fresh spring, from Heaven💖❤👍
I will go back to this again and more...master touch on everything, Thank you.
Seiji and Jessye, both match perfectly for ever.
And the tenor, beautiful voice too,
And Maestro Ozawa is now with the wonderful incomparable Ms Jessye Norman. R.I.P. to you both.
I hope she will never stop to sing, even in Heaven. Rest and sing in peace.
Jessye Norman, canto de pura perfección y belleza.
Linda mi Jessye Norman! Ha de estar en el cielo y los ángeles deben estar envidiosos de su voz!!
Forever Great and Beloved our Soprane Mrs Norman !
Incredible voice. She's my all-time favorite female singer. But honestly, I can't imagine Jessye making do with a mere colonel in any aspect of life.
Such an unusual delivery - so personal and detailed. Hard to imagine this flexible, light sounding voice also sang the Wagner roles to enormous success too! Great stuff!
J'adore ....merci merci !!!!!
An unjustly underrated recording. Who of today’s singers can equal any member of this terrific cast? Thanks for the upload 💐💐💐
You will be loved and remembered eternally for your contributions to the world Ms. Norman RIP
Lovely, their voices blend so well
Quel esprit lumineux, toujours rayonnant ! 🌞
Outstanding singing from both singers. Wonderful conductor. Thank you so much for this priceless post.
What a consumate exquisite artist
Incroyable performance. Jessye Norman est divine!
La mejor Carmen de todos los tiempos. Eterna, brilla ya. Luz, siempre. Je me souviens d'elle en chantant " La Marseillaise", à l'occasion du bicentennaire de la Révolution Française, envelopée par le drapeau français. Fue el delirio de los que la escuchamos en la Plaza de la Bastilla. Un momento único, inolvidable y mágico. Lux aeterna🌟🌠❤
Oh my god I love her triplets and the lalalalalallaLALA LA! at the end :D
Her french is flawless...and this voice...
Meu Deus todos Divinos......este maestro só falta cantar com seus movimentos perfeitos.......BRAVO
Meu Deus.....oh meu Deus
Best Carmen I've ever seen. I'm crying
Полноценный спектакль! Все великолепны!!! Голоса изумительные! Дирижёр сразил меня наповал !
from Jose' Sepulveda....Bastard Out Of California......Neil Shicoff is stupendous as Don Jose'!!!!! What a marvellous tenor.......of course Jessye Norman is a nonpareil.......superbly gifted and invested with incredible instincts for every role she undertakes.
Increible final de la soprano...tenor espectacular...director sublime!!!
Wspaniali! Jessye Normai, Neil Shicoff, Seiji Ozawa... Jessey GENIALNA!...
La mejor interpretación de Carmen!!!!! La gran Jessye Norman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful the communication between them, she's pure magic
This is pure magic!
Can't stop seeing and hearing it.
Fantastica, mi fa venire i brividi sulla schiena!
I think Norman really explores the sensuality of Carmen here. (After all, she's trying to seduce her captor into letting her go!) Norman sings it so sensually doesn't she? A real temptress!
yet she gave carmen higher class, not that lower level sexy G... this is totally renewed the role in many ways...
Also the ACTING. So transcendent.
Please, what are the directions to Lillas Pastia’s?
@@brucekuehn4031 greetings from Barbados if you were trying to make me laugh/smile you were successful
Carmen doesn't seduce in this precise moment. She just is saying the weekend is coming up and she sent to the... her former lover, she detests all her pretenders and will dance with the first that wanna her love (lying as always). Absolutely no promises or coquetting, just marking her independence and capriciousness.
I've never really appreciated this song until now - because I'd never seen or heard the magnificent Jessye Norman perform it before. What a total knock-out!!
a GIANT! She will now sing for the angels. RIP Madam
One of the better interpretations I have seen. I was not expecting to hear this beauty from Norman - but I swallow my words. Bartoli falls flat and her diction is overpowering. This is simple with a clear delivery, and in tune throughout. Breath control and presence is fantastic. Over-the-top? Perhaps a bit - but consider the context of the character. She is in the middle of seducing a soldier - I would be dramatic too!
All agreed except the language is french. ;-)
Yes! Thank you - it has been edited - I must have written this at 3am LOL. "Duh moment."
@@pierreb97 E che lingua dovrebbe essere? And what language should it be?
Listen Callas ..she is perfect..th-cam.com/video/7NhkCKmEDKM/w-d-xo.html
@@violetta47 Callas sings unconventional and wild, great. This is much more crafty, but both are not mezzo-s, they jump into Carmen because it is too tempting not to...But the real deal should be to the real mezo,
Best Carmen ever
THEY KILLED IT!.... JUST KILLED IT! BRAVA!
Of course that they got it! exceptional director and singers Jessye and Neil, great job, wonderful !!
RIP Jessye Norman.
Now, listening to Ms Norman's rendition... everything else seems rush. This interpretation was so sensual and seductive, it is like a river of sensations that sweeps you of your feet to drag poor guy in an ocean of despair. I don't know what else can be said. This is one of the few reasons I am grateful to TH-cam, jewels like this are here for us to relive them. Thank you Ms Norman. Forever!
JESSE NORMAN , UMA DAS MAIS ESPLÊNDIDAS SOPRANOS , DA HISTÓRIA DA ÓPERA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got goosebumps the entire video damn
It shows that for a soprano who sings out her soul no acting is needed. She is sexy and desirable even without acting.
Magnifique, unique et légendaire. Metta vers cette âme et musicienne grandiose!
That's pure joy and enjoyment while singing. Love it
Bravo!!! Carmen cannot get better when Jessye is doing it
Love the way the conductor actually listens to her regarding a tempo - getting more and more rare today.
Si los ángeles cantan, debe de ser así... Una de las voces más bellas y privilegiadas ¡¡Brava Jessye!!
The tenor is holding his own. Jessey Norman is my favorite opera singer ever!
Absolutely astonishing!!
RIH
Como pode ser tão maravilhosa ,ela e ele,a estória,as vozes e principalmente a emoção,entende se tudo dem entender a letra,adoro!!!
Eternal rest to a magnificent lady with a beautiful voice 🕊
Grazie per le forti emozioni che ci hai regalato.❤
Mí versión favorita... Lejos... Diosa total
Descansa en paz Jessye .. Gracias por brindarnos tus bellas interpretaciones. Eres única y muy virtuosa. Todo un regalo de Dios Padre, ahora les cantarás a todos los que partieron antes ... AMÉN
Both singers are amazing
Beyond Fantastic, Heavenly!
Заслушаешься!!! Восторг!
I am mesmerized! Absolutely magnificent voice. Like velvet... I am in awe..
absolutely wonderful!
That was so pure and mindblowing, how artists coalebrate, just magic......magic💫👌
You were an inspiration to me and many.
Thank you for posting. How I envy the angles.
MARAVILHOSOS.
A cantora , o maestro e a orquestra