OBSESSED!: "Godspell"'s Morgan James and a Mariah Carey Coloratura
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2012
- www.playbill.com/multimedia/video You probably can't tell from her stunning belt in the current revival of "Godspell," but Morgan James is always game for a little coloratura/
melismatic singing (thanks to her training at Julliard and peer pressure from the conservatory-trained Seth). She shows off her classical/Mariah Carey-hybrid version of Stephen Schwartz's "Turn Back, O Man" (up a step-and-a-half AND up the octave, thankyouverymuch). - บันเทิง
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To all of you thinking she's singing incorrectly, SHE WENT TO JULLIARD. YOU PROBABLY DIDNT. SHES FINE. HER VOICE IS FINE
wut's jilliard
IAmBroadwayTrash I just died at this comment!!! She went to Juilliard. You probably didn't. Brava!!!!!!
Nurse Grace--Julliard. It's on the Internet. Look it up.
IAmBroadwayTrash Juilliard’s Royal Conservatory of music. It’s a whole branch of music post secondary education spots
Grace Kidd whateveryousay
sometimes when I listen to Morgan James sing, my soul leaves my body
I’ve literally watched this from 5:55 to the end like over 50 times..
Same
It's been 6 months since your post. You've probably quadrupled your views by now.
SAME!
People, she did say that when at Julliard she realized that she would never be a good opera singer. That's precisely why she changed direction and went into theater and jazz and pop instead. You know ... where her natural talents really lay. And damn, is she good there.
1thomson , it’s not that she couldn’t sing it but that she wasn’t good at the other languages. Opera is usually in Italian, German, Spanish, or just about anything but English. If you don’t have a good ability for those languages it makes singing them really, really tough to do at the professional opera .
Fred Virtuoso if she’s not confident in what she sings why should she continue with a path she doesn’t want to take? and it’s not that she wants to “be a black wannabe” it’s just the style and way she sings it. i think she would know what’s comfortable for her and not some rando on the internet.
@@Bill_N_ATX Maybe she just needed more practice and specialized training then right like some foreign language courses or singing articulation courses? wouldn't that have been possible and helped?
@Fred Virtuoso Couldn't she have done well in oowra with more specialized training you think like language courses or foreign diction or whatever kind of courses you need for that?
@Leif Some people learn other languages easily and others don’t. Just like some people are good at math and others are not. I’ve listened to a lot of folks for whom English is not their first or even second language and some can sound very “native” and others will always have an accent, no matter what. Well, many opera fans earn their name and are fanatical. You might sing the notes with perfect pitch but if the words are off by a bit, well they catch it.
I've lost count the amount of times I've watched this video.....
Everyday before go to bed
Good Lord. This is the most amazing performance I've ever seen by Morgan James. I've seen all of her Postmodern Jukebox work and it's fantastic. I've seen her solo work, but this performance of Turn Back O Man is transcendent. And fun. Bravissima!
More breadth than we have seen before.
And she isn't even fat! :)
@@vindicator05 That's why it's not over.
I have to say that Ab5 belt had SOUL in it at 6:11
I thought she sounded like she was taking a shit.
+roundandround14 tell me more
+Connor Lee Was it love at first sight?
wow....so interesting. tell me more plz
Andrew Shearin that’s called gospel so...
I am OBSESSED with this version of Turn Back
that, "yet thowowowoooyoouou" whatever she does literally is the reason I still live
The directors of Godspell loved it, the critics loved it, and the audience loved it. The "arts" haven't become anything. Any way to express an emotion or a story is a valid way. Haters to the left.
Morgan has me in love with that rough, jazzy voice-
What a voice! We love a soulful queen.
Always adored the female singing voice. This is why. I'm absolutely floored by this girl's talent.
43+67=110, seth
Morgan always gives 110%
Loved the spin around at the end! Fanta-a-a-a-astic!
Morgan James is unbelievable
What a fantastic video. Fun, great pianoing (I realise that's not a word) and her voice is extraordinarily versatile. Morgan has been my fav on here for a while now and probably will be for a while longer.
So happy this got recommended to me, I like seeing all the things Morgan can do with her voice!
Omg! I am Obsessed! Love this video. Still chuckling as a type. You are amazing Seth. Morgan you too!
Saw Morgan sing last night here in San Antonio. You can tell so much training went into that God-given natural talent... this video is a treat to see. She's truly amazing.
When she belted out "yeah! Yeah! Yeah!" I FELT IT
Thats not true. I was in a master class that she taught with Tituss Burgess at the BDF summer intensive and she is the sweetest most down to earth person ever =)
Why is it always the "oh-I-only-sing-legit" ladies are always the ones who can BELT THEIR FACES OFF TO THE HIGH HEAVENS OF SASSAFRASSNESS?! (no. thats not a real word. unless it relates to Morgan James' voice.)
I would love to see her in an opera
OCTAVE UP BRAVA
6:10 you're welcome 😊🙌🏼 HOLY CRAP I LOVE THIS PLACEMENT!!!
I have watched this 27 times today! Morgan James..... you are incredible!!!
I have literally watched this 10 times in 2 days.. OBSESSED
she is amazing i saw the saw and met her at the stage door so nice and amazing!
This was a gem, fantastic!
OMG! I can finally put a face to the AMAZING version of Turn Back O Man that I've had in my Spotify playlist for years! #Shook
I'm 20 years old and I actually remember that episode of Laverne and Shirley from when I was a kid (re-runs of course). So glad that Obsessed is back on youtube!
Loved her personal style singing of this song. Obviously trained by the best and already "Blessed" with the pipes.
loved the whole thing; the banter was very interesting.
That was incredible!! And so interesting!!
i know, me too! she is absolutely amazing!
Fascinating listening, at least to the uninitiated like me. Head voice, chest voice, support, alternating between the two voices and even varying the proportions of each used simultaneously. Producing trills. It makes me wish I'd had singing lessons myself - well almost wish!
Was graced by her voice when she performed with PMJ. She's absolutely amazing!
doing all those iconic roles would be great, but she definitely deserves to originate a role. an i can't stop watching this... :)
Made my DAY!
Wow! Just wow. She's amazing.
I love operas... :-)
A mini-course in vocal theory. Thanks and well done.
holy crapola. this is amazing
You are simply amazing
Wow! Thanks for upload.
I love that growl at the high A
This is my favorite! I directed Godspell in college and thought her take was awesome. Add to that what she is teaching those who are still trying or want to learn how to sing...
Her voice is amazing!
i can't stop watching.
To the public criticising her methods...she went for flaming JUILLIARD!!!!!!! I'm pretty sure she knows what's she's doing.
Ruth Stapleton She is very talented for sure. But a person's school shouldn't be an indication of their talent. I've sung with a lot of people from very good schools who were...honestly, absolute trash. Hahah
Nobody is saying that the school is a measure of her talent. They're saying that because she went to Juilliard, she knows what she's doing having learned how to do it there. Her talent is obvious without that~
Ruth Stapleton--And, by her own admission, did not do so well at Juillard.
+One MercilessMing FUCKING SAVAGE BAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂😂
MattWeisherComposer It’s not the only indication of talent but it does say something. You’d probably want a lawyer from Harvard over one from a community college for example...
Met her ❤️
i can't stop listening to 4:40 on, then doing it again. obsessed!!
It's Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C minor, op. 13, aka the "Pathetique," which is what Seth called it.
I saw her in Godspell, she is amazing!
this girls fabulous I love her. I used to sing soprano not im more mezzo that first though
Cara ! Que é isso brother!!
Maravilhosa!
It's very hard to sing a "Mariah Carey Coloratura" and sound good... In opera "everybody" who got the technique, may sound good.. but to sing popular songs.. the tone, tricks, rasps, and all that stuff are more important
Thank you very much!
And she is so beautiful.
Fantastic.
I really hope she's on the tour cast being produced !!!
What a talent!!!
That is Awesome!
That colorotura riff at 6:30 though 😍😍
EARGASM.
Me encantaria escuchar a esta mujer en vivo, saludos desde Costa Rica, pura vida !!!
According to vocal treatises it's the times, sopranos in the 18th century did belt. So it would be interesting to hear all the soprano Messiah arias done that way.
I know we just had this on facebook but I'm so glad that you agree!!!!!!!!! Thanks for showing me this video, she's amazing!
And this was in 2012!!!! MCS LOVES
I'm in love
I NEED HER VOICE!!!!!!!!
Oh. My. That was incredible! xD
omg...this lady...im speechless
She is amazing! I can't even begin to imagine the vocal stress that she deals with.
aznboiofpower none because she’s singing correctly. She went to the most prestigious classical music school
Well im obsessed!
Some of you have never heard the term artistic interpretation....
Some of us are just able to divide bullshit from art.
This was bullshit. The "Rejoice" alone had me laughing. Never heard something so ridiculous. Händel's turning in his grave.
on the other hand, i've heard of her and enjoyed lots of her music. who are you again?
@@dianaemilia485 She literally said that she had no gift for what she learned in Julliard that’s why she went in a different direction. And even still she did a good job. You’re full of bullshit she knows what she’s doing she was just showing a demonstration of what she learned. I can’t stand entitled asses like you who think their opinions are fact. There is no reason to spread unnecessary hate about an artist unless you’re just that unhappy of a person. I would love to see all of you haters do what she just did.
6:11 CHILLS LITERAL CHILLS
So right!
5:52 don’t mind me just hitting repeat
Sublime
I JUST SAW HER!!!
I noticed that too! Although if there were any situation in which the term 'giving it 110%' could be justified, this is it... Morgan's incredible!!
OK, now I get how she has such command of her voice.
Wow... impressive...
Some opinion on legato coloratura: In my opinion, there are two things important: accuracy and power. Doing staccato/onset exercises helps with precision. Sliding through the contour of the line allows for the tone to remain connected and increases power.
We often see people overcompensate by using the aspirate h to ensure accuracy (see:choral singing). Other times, we just see people slur through the notes and blame it on their "big voice".
Thus, the need for more holistic voice teachers.
Wow!
Oh wow. 🤯
I am personally obssesed with both the rendition of Messiah by Handel as well as Turn Back Old Man. The comments that were made against the renditions are artistically unscrupulous, considering art is defined as "The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination". This concept that this song cannot be sung with a bright belt and an octave higher is absurd and is pre Andrew Loyd Weber when the highest note on Broadway was a Bb.
hmmmm
Morgan James as Christine Dae ????
just because someone can hit an E doesn’t mean they should play Christine
Seth, you are ridiculously funny 😄!
O MY GOD.. she can saaang
This woman is serious!!
The SANGIN GAWDS are smiling at this Diva! Wow! That growl and run at 6:12 is giving me my ENTIRE LIFE right now!
ok, I admit, I'm also OBSESSED!
DAMN!
Song's at 5:50, heads up~
HELLO BEAUTIFUL THIS IS FABULOUS.
morgala you RULE MY WORLD...!!!
and i too am obsessed watching her mouth
i can’t stop replaying 6:14 - 6:17
You should have a feature with Haley Reinhart with a similar type segment ! Loved this video
Morgan is an assassin of all things vocal; she can handle any type of music.