The way she uses her mouth is always the most impressive thing to me, her breath support is incredible enough, but her availability to use her jaw and the way she digests the words, vowels and sounds.. just miraculous
I just want the internet to know that I blasted this song while I was on a Venetian city bus through the grand canal and everybody around me got emotional, and every time I listen to this song I go back to the Grand canal of Venezia
@@staffanolofsson8201 just a nice voice? That's like saying DaVinci was just an artist. I find Renee Fleming and others like her to be a wonderful counterbalance to the cardi b entertainment universe. Maybe there's still a little room at the adult table for real beauty that will stand the test of time. Maybe.
Can you imagine carrying that voice within your body, your soul, your heart? Wow. I'm so grateful that I can hear this magnificent voice. Renee Fleming is wondrous.
Pavarotti, and one point in his career, used to talk about his voice as something he "carried". Something that had to be taken care of, something that imposed a certain lifestyle on him, made demands - like a child. I found this very interesting - the perception of the voice as something separate from himself.
A beautiful woman with the most beautiful smooth and controlled voice. I consider myself so fortunate to be able to listen to you Renee. Thank you. Jeff Green
All that's missing are the the oak tree, the Athamé, the full moon, the Mistletoe and Norma's Druid Congregants! Here is Norma! So beautiful, delicate and also powerful, as only Ms Renée Fleming can bring it!
@@sergeymedvedev2493 THAT is only an OPINION! ....................... Callas was frequently great - and just as frequently terrible - and off key!~ Her "stage presence" was incomparable !!!
@@johnmelz9898 Her Voice, Acting, Stage Presence, & Life we’re Opera. Really- Her recordings are still best sellers, more books have been written about her, more documentaries, plays, movies, more discussions about WHY Callas was the greatest- The only answer is, Callas was a Gift from the Gods. 💔
Singing like all art is subjective. I love Renée but I also love other singers' interpretations. I agree with some of the comments that being a "top seller" is not indicative of talent... nor is fame. I also do not think we can COMPARE voices... clearly most singers who have achieve some level of fame are superior singers than I can ever hope to be soooooo instead of comparing apples to oranges, I like to savour every flavour... :-) if you do not like... don't listen. BUT maybe you will hear something new and different and it might touch you differently .
It does seem strange doesn't it? All I can say is that opera seems to be an almost uniquely divisive artform. As you can see from some of your other replies, people can be very passionate about their support for particular artists.
Рене ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНА!!!! Исключительно нежное и одновременно глубокое исполнение партии!!! Просто блистательна!!! Благодарю от всей души!! Сколько ни слушаю этот голос, он всегда вызывает самые светлые чувства!!!!!
I've seen Renee in recital and opera at the Chicago Opera and Orchestra Hall. She always has the MOST beautiful sound of every note and register and has remained my favorite soprano since I heard her almost 30 years ago in he CD "The Beautiful Voice" No one compares to her!
20 years ago I watched a B Grade move called 10.5 or something like that? It was about a monster earthquake. I watched the movie because the adverts for it were accompanied by this hauntingly beautiful melody that was hummed by a female singer. I had no idea what the melody was, but I loved it so much that I watched the entire movie just so I could read the credits to find the name of the song. I was bummed when the credits did not show it. So I went searching for the song. Finally, one day maybe a year later I found it. It was this song Casta Diva. Since that time I have listened to so many renditions of the song by so many different sopranos, and I can say with certainty that I love this rendition by Renee Fleming the best. He voice is exquisite! Her rendition is so melodic. Just beautiful & such a wonderful pleasure to listen to.
When I was younger, I had the great good fortune to perform with people who, whilst not being quite at Renee Fleming's level, were still spectacular by any artistic standard. They were perfectly normal but you did catch yourself sometimes looking at them and thinking, 'how on earth did you just do that?'
This is a vocal-orchestral merging made in heaven. As a total opera non-professional, I feel as if the orchestra and Ms. Fleming were totally in sync with one another. It was so mesmerizing that I think I held my breath for what seemed to be minutes. So delicious!
This is R Fleming rendition of “sexy diva”. Her facial expressions are confusing. She smiles at the beginning then she appears confused then she makes sad faces. Does she understand the meaning of the aria? It’s very questionable!!
À notre époque, je ne vois aucune voix supérieure à celle ci !.. Timbre ... pureté ... maîtrise ... puissance ... bref !.. à vous tirer des larmes de bonheur !..
In August 2015 I had the pleasure of meeting Renee, when she came to where I work at the property of Dame Nellie Melba in Melbourne Australia. Just in awe she wanted to see the room and the piano the Melba sang and played in. She retired not long after.
Except that it's not really effortless is it? I know that it seems effortless but so do swans. The reality is, even with immense natural talent, you still have to work. Fortunately we get blessed with the results.
I don't know about angels in heaven, but everything about Renee in this performance is angelic, divine, heavenly...a goddess singing to a goddess...💖💖💖
The more I listen the more I'm convinced that this is THE best version of Casta Diva. I've listened to Callas, Sutherland, Bartoli, Netrebko, and Caballe. Even though Fleming took some liberties with her interpretation, the fact that she does it with such ease, not to mention she sings the lyrics like how one would recite a poem, not forcing her mouth to be round all the time like Sutherland or Caballe which makes the language incomprehensible and makes the singing sounds like mouse squeaking, shows her superiority and naturalness of the Bel Canto style. She brought me to tears each time I listen to this. Kudos and I will definitely recommend this to any Casta Vita fan who hasn't heard it.
cb88 that's just your perception. I don't understand Italian but when I listen to Renee Fleming, I didn't care. It's really something so beautiful that understanding of words is not needed to understand the beauty. Her vowels and consonants are also all extremely clear, clear enough that obviously it's not how people would normally speak. For example, most people do not roll the "r" on a word that ends with "--ra." she's the only one who does it very clearly: "---rrrra" So I know that it's an r instead of an l (which is also very difficult to do, especially when you go high in register, rolling the r that way makes it harder to sing, so it shows her more difficult technique), which in Opera singing, unless you truly understand the language, would make it very ambiguous and hard to distinguish. The fact that she can sing something that communicates to people who DON'T understand the language, is no easy feat and a tremendous accomplishment. When I listen to Maria Callas? Nada, and her overly sharp upper register and wide vibrato just hurts my ears, if you want me to be even more honest.
cb88 LOL, you are SO wrong you don't even know. I made an effort to learn Italian and I deeply care about the language. What you said was regarding how people would normally speak comparing with words in singing. That's of course different. For example, when Americans sing their songs that they understand, they say: "lerv" instead of "laave" for the word "love." So normally, people say "lerv" not "laave," but actually, "laave" would actually be more correct and more poetic (nobody nowadays speak like actors in Amadeus, but the English in Amadeus is much more proper, beautiful, and poetic), and that's how the word such as "love" is sung in classical music and opera. Not only this, but it makes people who are not acquainted with the language natively understand better. That's what Renee Fleming is doing here. And actually, that's how you would eventually to learn how to speak properly. There is a reason why non-native English speakers sometimes speak even more proper English than native English speakers. For example, I don't say "iilly" anymore for "Italy" which is how American English normally and naturally pronounces the word. Now I actually say "I-ta-ly" with a very pronounced "t." People who are native speakers think it's weird, but people who deeply care about learning and understanding English, but are not native speakers (including Italians) appreciate that tremendously.
cb88 "that I am so wrong about my "own" language I don't even know?" No, you were so wrong that just because I'm an American, or that I don't care that I don't understand what was sung, therefore I don't care about the language of Italian as sung in opera. "Sutherland, Caballe, Birgit Nielson (who was Swedish) and especially Callas can be understood by an Italian" Well of course, I can understand people who sing in English, whether their diction is clear or not. "All your teachings are nonsense, it is obvious that words are sung differently in opera from how they ara normally pronounced, but this just a stretch." What are my "stretches?" I'm telling you FACTUAL things. I've given you examples, so what's your point? "All the sopranos I have mentioned can be understood." By a native speaker, OF COURSE!!! It's the NON-NATIVE speakers who NEED clearer diction that sometimes even deviate from how people would normally speak, or are you just not understanding all the examples that I've given you? "I assure you that if an Italian soprano messes with French, English or German pieces I'd make the same comment." non-sequitur. No be clear, I actually never said that Renee Fleming sung the Italian better than Maria Callas (Maria Callas is Greek after all, so she does have an advantage), or that she has the best Italian diction. She has one of the more CLEARER diction for somebody who is a non-native speaker to be able to differentiate, that's point. Now you say that other sopranos have more beautiful Italian and sings them more correctly and with more native-like nuances. Okay, I'm not going to argue with you on that. That wasn't my original point. Of course there are people who have better diction. Renee Fleming just has one of the more clear ones for a non-native ear. If you are a native speaker you would of course look for more naturalness rather than overly clear vowels and consonants. that was my point.
cb88 Okay, I see what you are saying. For me she sings definitely clearer than Sutherland or Caballe, both of whom I cannot even make out one word. But if she makes these mistakes or her nuances are just not correct in some of the more advanced words. Then obviously it's not correct. But I can make out more words from what she sings than some other sopranos, that's all. She may make more mistakes however, then I wouldn't notice that.
For many years I had Maria Callas as the beacon to follow for interpreting the magnificent Bellini's Casta Diva, until I heard Mrs. Renée Fleming, thank you Madame Fleming, Bellini would be very proud and happy to hear you "Tempra oh Diva quest'aria magnifica.
The best interpretation of Casta Diva I've heard so far . Many may disagree but taste on this level of professionalism should not be argued. One may please your ear and soul more than another great singer . She's not my favorite singer but when it comes to this song , she performed the best so far in my humble opinion.
I've never heard anything so out of this world, wow she really inspired to believe anything is possible, there's talent and then there's talent, hard work, and belief in yourself that you can be the best. I literally started tearing up through this bc she's so amazing! I'm so inspired!
I think I'm finally starting to understand why my English teacher in high school said his favorite soprano was Fleming... What a blessing on this Earth
Casta diva is not all the way through gentle singing but also dramatic explosion. She pretty much does everything equal cause her voice is not a dramatic one . So generally it doesn't matter that she sings soft all the way ,this is a masterpiece of inner dramatic contrast.
Sans aucun doute, une voix incomparable, une pure diva, un son cristallin, une rondeur incroyable, sa voix ne grince jamais dans les aigus absolument splendides et une puissance émotionnelle rare......
Thank you for posting this - her beautiful sound is glorious in this aria. I was in the feuer downstairs at the Met for her first Metropolitan Verdi role - it was sold out - matinee Saturday - we listened over the speakers - (pretended I was waiting for someone to come out!)when she transitioned from her romantic Mozart, Strauss repertoire to the Verdi ❣️🎼. She spoke to my daughter when we were in line - beautiful lady. Glorious Verdi singing. ❤🎉
The warmest, most sensitive voice with a gorgeous colorato the right emotion! No. 1 in the world as far as I'm concerned!! My favorite soprano in this genre by far!!
Control so chillingly divine; listening in 2020 and finding my confined quarters still allow the soaring of my soul to great thanksgiving for this life.
Renee is my favourite soprano of all time! The most exquisite tone, soft, yet powerful. This rendition of Bellini's Aria is the most beautifully sung, by Renee, than any other soprano. My favourite Aria and she sings in the most beautiful setting of the Palace of the Tzars! What could be better?
I've just finished listening to Radnovsky (sp?), Callas, Sutherland, Netrebenko, and now Fleming sing this aria.. They're all beautiful and sublime, but in different ways, and i'm not enough of a musician to say how.
I love that in these classical settings the audience is respectful to the artists and wait until the price in completely done before showing their gratitude. Nothing bothers me more than watching a legendary performance while having crazed fans scream their lungs out.
There’s a time, place and obligation for the opera audience to go completely insane. After Dame Joan Sutherland’s now legendary debut performance of Lucia di Lammermoor at Covent Garden in 1959, the audience just couldn’t help it. It was, and remains, one of operas’ most miraculous performances.
Renee Fleming is a national treasure, no matter what she sings. She could sing the phone book and make it beautiful! I wish I could’ve seen her on stage as Norma. Such a fantastic and beautiful voice.
Never heard of this amazing woman... After this performance I will never forget her! Thank you to whomever told you yes. Angelic voice. Superb talent. Wow!
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I’m awestruck how fortunate the people in the audience are to have her all to themselves!!!
Oh my God she is so beautiful, and her interpretation is from heaven!
For me THIS is EXQUISITE!
🔝 🌷
I listen and listen almost every week at least once 🥰👌🙏thank you Rene Fleming and You tube 🌷
The way she uses her mouth is always the most impressive thing to me, her breath support is incredible enough, but her availability to use her jaw and the way she digests the words, vowels and sounds.. just miraculous
Very beatiful woman and exquisite interpretation.
How can anyone have a bad day after listening to Renee?
She lifts the Spirit!
Imposible!!! she is absolutely astounding…
I just want the internet to know that I blasted this song while I was on a Venetian city bus through the grand canal and everybody around me got emotional, and every time I listen to this song I go back to the Grand canal of Venezia
That is the magical ethos of music. Takes us all to a place where we were happy.
@@bigpapanoodle Ain't it just so. Heavenly blessings indeed. Grazie Diva!!!!!!
Non ci sono parole.per descrivere cosa si prova ascoltanndola❤
Renee has such amazing power which she controls so beautifully. This is the best performance of Casta Diva ever.
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First Maria Callas, second Rennée Fleming , Third Aida Garifullina, my top 3, but Sumi Jo, Anna Netrebko and Joan Sutherland are also great.
Монсеррат Кабалье, Игорь Монаширов, Рене Флеминг.
There are so many "best" performances.
When the level is so high, I never make comparisons. I love them all. @@hugocunha8353
To my my opnion, this absolutely is Renée Fleming's very best rendition of 'Casta Diva'! Gorgeous, generous, warm, crystal clear and lyrical 👌
Agree, and the best I ever heard among the great opera sopranos
I totally agree.
@@gjest904 yes, she's wonderful.
With the exception of course of the great Maria Callas
20 M views for Maria Callas vs. 8 M here. To a lot of people, Maria Callas is more involving and emotional.
The music is creation of pure moonlight
Her voice is heavenly ❤
My absolute favorite opera singer. Her voice is simply magnificent.
Me too ! Il especially love her interpretation of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, "Un bel, di vedremo"!
Divina!!!
Mine too. A Philly area girl. The place breeds talent.😜
@@manoeladomonte2669 Sublime
Me too! Simply wonderful!
and she SMILES . .. OHHH how she smiles so happily! 3.35
She has restored my faith in humanity. The magnificence of the human voice, the ultimate instrument.
:)
I like your comment, but humanity is so much more than a nice voice.
@@staffanolofsson8201 just a nice voice? That's like saying DaVinci was just an artist. I find Renee Fleming and others like her to be a wonderful counterbalance to the cardi b entertainment universe. Maybe there's still a little room at the adult table for real beauty that will stand the test of time. Maybe.
@@sprezzatura8755 OK, I am with you, she is not only a nice voice. I also love her voice. In humanity we trust.
@@staffanolofsson8201 "In a tiny minority of humanity We Trust".
Can you imagine carrying that voice within your body, your soul, your heart? Wow. I'm so grateful that I can hear this magnificent voice. Renee Fleming is wondrous.
Pavarotti, and one point in his career, used to talk about his voice as something he "carried". Something that had to be taken care of, something that imposed a certain lifestyle on him, made demands - like a child. I found this very interesting - the perception of the voice as something separate from himself.
I can! Like Luciano for me. (Always someway in me)
More in her Larynx and especially her vocal cords to be fair. And in the auditive centers of ger brain.
I AM SO ENVIOUS.
Lol
На мой взгляд - самое лучшее исполнение. Невероятная нежность и чувственность.
Полностью поддерживаю. невероятное исполнение, чарующий голос, не оторваться.
Полностью согласна!
Да. Мне в её исполнении нравится больше всего
Это чистая попса. Вообще не оперное бельканто. Поэтому, многим и нравится, слышится что-то знакомое ))
Согласен полностью!
На мой взгляд её исполнение лучшее!
Flawless as alabaster! BRAVA!!! The current reigning Queen of Opera, Ms. Renee Fleming. She’s my absolute favorite Soprano of all time!
A beautiful woman with the most beautiful smooth and controlled voice. I consider myself so fortunate to be able to listen to you Renee. Thank you. Jeff Green
Omfg. Blue collar boy just fell in love with Opera... Thank you
cool!
It's never too late !
It was blue collar boys who wrote it...
All that's missing are the the oak tree, the Athamé, the full moon, the Mistletoe and Norma's Druid Congregants! Here is Norma! So beautiful, delicate and also powerful, as only Ms Renée Fleming can bring it!
Despite the horrors of Covid 19 there is, thank God, still so much beauty to be seen and heard!
AMEN AND AMEN
how on planet earth could anybody dislike ?
Maybe because Maria Callas sings this better.
@@sergeymedvedev2493 THAT is only an OPINION! ....................... Callas was frequently great - and just as frequently terrible - and off key!~ Her "stage presence" was incomparable !!!
@@johnmelz9898 Her Voice, Acting, Stage Presence, & Life we’re Opera. Really- Her recordings are still best sellers, more books have been written about her, more documentaries, plays, movies, more discussions about WHY Callas was the greatest- The only answer is, Callas was a Gift from the Gods. 💔
Singing like all art is subjective. I love Renée but I also love other singers' interpretations. I agree with some of the comments that being a "top seller" is not indicative of talent... nor is fame. I also do not think we can COMPARE voices... clearly most singers who have achieve some level of fame are superior singers than I can ever hope to be soooooo instead of comparing apples to oranges, I like to savour every flavour... :-) if you do not like... don't listen. BUT maybe you will hear something new and different and it might touch you differently .
It does seem strange doesn't it? All I can say is that opera seems to be an almost uniquely divisive artform. As you can see from some of your other replies, people can be very passionate about their support for particular artists.
Рене ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНА!!!! Исключительно нежное и одновременно глубокое исполнение партии!!! Просто блистательна!!! Благодарю от всей души!! Сколько ни слушаю этот голос, он всегда вызывает самые светлые чувства!!!!!
I've seen Renee in recital and opera at the Chicago Opera and Orchestra Hall. She always has the MOST beautiful sound of every note and register and has remained my favorite soprano since I heard her almost 30 years ago in he CD "The Beautiful Voice" No one compares to her!
@Jacob Dekker *Callas (Καλογεροπούλου)
@Jacob Dekker Not comparable like These and Antithese!
@Jacob Dekker And between Cecilia Bartoli.
I'm a rocker and a jazz man but this stuff tears my heart apart.
TOP TOP TOP ! A true gem !
20 years ago I watched a B Grade move called 10.5 or something like that? It was about a monster earthquake. I watched the movie because the adverts for it were accompanied by this hauntingly beautiful melody that was hummed by a female singer. I had no idea what the melody was, but I loved it so much that I watched the entire movie just so I could read the credits to find the name of the song. I was bummed when the credits did not show it. So I went searching for the song. Finally, one day maybe a year later I found it. It was this song Casta Diva. Since that time I have listened to so many renditions of the song by so many different sopranos, and I can say with certainty that I love this rendition by Renee Fleming the best. He voice is exquisite! Her rendition is so melodic. Just beautiful & such a wonderful pleasure to listen to.
Great story and memory;
My favourite aria with Fleming is th-cam.com/video/IGlugsYQZgg/w-d-xo.html from La Traviata
I came to hear Renee beginning with Maria Callas and Montserrat Caballé
gosh, I know nothing about opera, but this hit me right in the feels.
Two more arias for you which you might also enjoy:
1) Lucevan le stelle: Puccini
2) Soave il vento: Mozart
In the end, it's all about the feels...
Such talent can really make you question whether they're more human or you're just less human...Exceptional work of art
When I was younger, I had the great good fortune to perform with people who, whilst not being quite at Renee Fleming's level, were still spectacular by any artistic standard. They were perfectly normal but you did catch yourself sometimes looking at them and thinking, 'how on earth did you just do that?'
This is a vocal-orchestral merging made in heaven. As a total opera non-professional, I feel as if the orchestra and Ms. Fleming were totally in sync with one another. It was so mesmerizing that I think I held my breath for what seemed to be minutes. So delicious!
Renée Fleming, the last diva, sublime in every way, like an angel from the sky
...not quite the "last", since Angela G is still quite active, considered by many to be very much the epitome of a diva....
@@sdorr 🤩
What a woman. What a voice. What a performance.
I'm totally speechless. Her performance goes beyond superb, beyond sublime, beyond words.
Heaven smiled upon the universe when it gave us Renee....Beautiful voice and technique, beautiful personage, wonderful person. Thank you, Heaven.
This why I love opera. does not get any better
I so agree
It does. Caballe sings it a lot better
chaconazo7; correct/or I agree! Montserrat Caballe sings it even better. Greetings from Denmark
@@jrgensenbo2999 thanks for supporting my comment. Greetings for USA
This is R Fleming rendition of “sexy diva”. Her facial expressions are confusing. She smiles at the beginning then she appears confused then she makes sad faces. Does she understand the meaning of the aria? It’s very questionable!!
Absolutely fantastic, what a glorious voice, she is one of the very best
It's such a beautiful piece of music, sung by a world class singer, so magnificently
Came looking for this song after watching 1999 "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with Rupert Everett, Stanley Tucci, and Kevin Kline.
À notre époque, je ne vois aucune voix supérieure à celle ci !.. Timbre ... pureté ... maîtrise ... puissance ... bref !.. à vous tirer des larmes de bonheur !..
Красивый голос, приятная певица. Помним её выступление в нашей стране. Браво, Рене!
Utterly flawless. Then on top of the flawlessness, divine transcendence. 👏👏👏👏
Flawless for a church singer but not for this aria
In August 2015 I had the pleasure of meeting Renee, when she came to where I work at the property of Dame Nellie Melba in Melbourne Australia. Just in awe she wanted to see the room and the piano the Melba sang and played in. She retired not long after.
It's impossible for that divine sound to come out of a human!
The human voice is the perfect instrument
What must it be like to have a voice like that? So lovely, so controlled, so effortless... Only Fleming knows.
Except that it's not really effortless is it? I know that it seems effortless but so do swans. The reality is, even with immense natural talent, you still have to work. Fortunately we get blessed with the results.
Flawless.
I don't know about angels in heaven, but everything about Renee in this performance is angelic, divine, heavenly...a goddess singing to a goddess...💖💖💖
The more I listen the more I'm convinced that this is THE best version of Casta Diva. I've listened to Callas, Sutherland, Bartoli, Netrebko, and Caballe. Even though Fleming took some liberties with her interpretation, the fact that she does it with such ease, not to mention she sings the lyrics like how one would recite a poem, not forcing her mouth to be round all the time like Sutherland or Caballe which makes the language incomprehensible and makes the singing sounds like mouse squeaking, shows her superiority and naturalness of the Bel Canto style. She brought me to tears each time I listen to this. Kudos and I will definitely recommend this to any Casta Vita fan who hasn't heard it.
Yes! Thank you.
cb88 that's just your perception. I don't understand Italian but when I listen to Renee Fleming, I didn't care. It's really something so beautiful that understanding of words is not needed to understand the beauty. Her vowels and consonants are also all extremely clear, clear enough that obviously it's not how people would normally speak. For example, most people do not roll the "r" on a word that ends with "--ra." she's the only one who does it very clearly: "---rrrra" So I know that it's an r instead of an l (which is also very difficult to do, especially when you go high in register, rolling the r that way makes it harder to sing, so it shows her more difficult technique), which in Opera singing, unless you truly understand the language, would make it very ambiguous and hard to distinguish. The fact that she can sing something that communicates to people who DON'T understand the language, is no easy feat and a tremendous accomplishment. When I listen to Maria Callas? Nada, and her overly sharp upper register and wide vibrato just hurts my ears, if you want me to be even more honest.
cb88 LOL, you are SO wrong you don't even know. I made an effort to learn Italian and I deeply care about the language. What you said was regarding how people would normally speak comparing with words in singing. That's of course different. For example, when Americans sing their songs that they understand, they say: "lerv" instead of "laave" for the word "love." So normally, people say "lerv" not "laave," but actually, "laave" would actually be more correct and more poetic (nobody nowadays speak like actors in Amadeus, but the English in Amadeus is much more proper, beautiful, and poetic), and that's how the word such as "love" is sung in classical music and opera. Not only this, but it makes people who are not acquainted with the language natively understand better. That's what Renee Fleming is doing here. And actually, that's how you would eventually to learn how to speak properly. There is a reason why non-native English speakers sometimes speak even more proper English than native English speakers. For example, I don't say "iilly" anymore for "Italy" which is how American English normally and naturally pronounces the word. Now I actually say "I-ta-ly" with a very pronounced "t." People who are native speakers think it's weird, but people who deeply care about learning and understanding English, but are not native speakers (including Italians) appreciate that tremendously.
cb88 "that I am so wrong about my "own" language I don't even know?"
No, you were so wrong that just because I'm an American, or that I don't care that I don't understand what was sung, therefore I don't care about the language of Italian as sung in opera.
"Sutherland, Caballe, Birgit Nielson (who was Swedish) and especially Callas can be understood by an Italian"
Well of course, I can understand people who sing in English, whether their diction is clear or not.
"All your teachings are nonsense, it is obvious that words are sung differently in opera from how they ara normally pronounced, but this just a stretch."
What are my "stretches?" I'm telling you FACTUAL things. I've given you examples, so what's your point?
"All the sopranos I have mentioned can be understood."
By a native speaker, OF COURSE!!! It's the NON-NATIVE speakers who NEED clearer diction that sometimes even deviate from how people would normally speak, or are you just not understanding all the examples that I've given you?
"I assure you that if an Italian soprano messes with French, English or German pieces I'd make the same comment."
non-sequitur.
No be clear, I actually never said that Renee Fleming sung the Italian better than Maria Callas (Maria Callas is Greek after all, so she does have an advantage), or that she has the best Italian diction. She has one of the more CLEARER diction for somebody who is a non-native speaker to be able to differentiate, that's point. Now you say that other sopranos have more beautiful Italian and sings them more correctly and with more native-like nuances. Okay, I'm not going to argue with you on that. That wasn't my original point. Of course there are people who have better diction. Renee Fleming just has one of the more clear ones for a non-native ear. If you are a native speaker you would of course look for more naturalness rather than overly clear vowels and consonants. that was my point.
cb88 Okay, I see what you are saying. For me she sings definitely clearer than Sutherland or Caballe, both of whom I cannot even make out one word. But if she makes these mistakes or her nuances are just not correct in some of the more advanced words. Then obviously it's not correct. But I can make out more words from what she sings than some other sopranos, that's all. She may make more mistakes however, then I wouldn't notice that.
Absolutely exquisite. Fleming has an ‘unorthodox’ way of phrasing sometimes, but that’s what makes her unique and special. Her voice floats on air.
Это божественное исполнение и образец для каждой оперной певицы, которая хочет прикоснуться к этой потрясающей арии. Спасибо Рене! Вы лучшая!
For many years I had Maria Callas as the beacon to follow for interpreting the magnificent Bellini's Casta Diva, until I heard Mrs. Renée Fleming, thank you Madame Fleming, Bellini would be very proud and happy to hear you "Tempra oh Diva quest'aria magnifica.
@@raymondleon4265 well said.
Her voice is absolutely exquisite which matches her utter beauty
Seven of the most sublime minutes of my life!
She makes it look so easy but the pain of it tells the tale one day .For now she rules as Queen. Long live the Queen
Beautifully sung by a brilliant artist. We miss her in San Francisco.
The best interpretation of Casta Diva I've heard so far . Many may disagree but taste on this level of professionalism should not be argued. One may please your ear and soul more than another great singer . She's not my favorite singer but when it comes to this song , she performed the best so far in my humble opinion.
I've never heard anything so out of this world, wow she really inspired to believe anything is possible, there's talent and then there's talent, hard work, and belief in yourself that you can be the best. I literally started tearing up through this bc she's so amazing! I'm so inspired!
Did you listen to Sumi Jo sing Casta Diva?
Breathtaking!
@@georgerudy2593 Fleming is better.
Could not agree more...2021
Anyone who has been blessed by hearing this amazing performance now has a glimpse of heaven.
Боже,как же красиво,эмоционально, чисто!!!!💓
Goosebumps from the very first note! Wow! She’s amazing! She’s so beautiful! She’s gifted and talented! I love you Renee Fleming. ❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏
I think I'm finally starting to understand why my English teacher in high school said his favorite soprano was Fleming... What a blessing on this Earth
That trill at the end...WOW!
That broke my brain. She is a miracle.
i dont have words but i have to let something because this was an unique experience, sublime
Wow. An amzing voice...
Что бы не пела Рене,все великолепно!!!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏Даже Татьяна Ларина у нее получилась!!!Это Гений!!!
Beautiful song
Абсолютно непревзойдённое исполнение и, наверное, лучшее из ее собственных Дивное Прелестное
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Лучшая после Кабалье.
Beautiful, and with such great sound coming through my tablet. A joy. ❤❤❤
WHAT a wonderful champagne dress!!!! Oh, I love it so much on her. Perfection all around.
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING in every way, without equal. Bravo!
Величайшая певица! Необычайная природа голоса, богатый обертонами , и конечно же - талант , огранённый великолепной школой, мастерством и бесконечным трудолюбием))❤️
Heavenlygorgeous woman😏
Elizabeth caballero
волшебно, великолепно глубоко и прочувствованно! Изумительно! Брависсимо! Очень эмоционально!
Брависсимо, очень верно
Little sis has the unique mastery! A richness and depth that is truly other worldly. She took me “way over there”. PWG
Casta diva is not all the way through gentle singing but also dramatic explosion. She pretty much does everything equal cause her voice is not a dramatic one . So generally it doesn't matter that she sings soft all the way ,this is a masterpiece of inner dramatic contrast.
Renee is so filled with ight and beauty. just love her voice!
SHE IS WONDERFUL, AMAZING, TO BEHOLD HER VOICE ! IT LIVES FOREVER SONG SING AS HERS, ! EVERLASTING ! SO BEAUTIFUL !
Sans aucun doute, une voix incomparable, une pure diva, un son cristallin, une rondeur incroyable, sa voix ne grince jamais dans les aigus absolument splendides et une puissance émotionnelle rare......
Absolutely mindblowing and truly gorgeous performance.Goosebumps all over.
brilliant and she loves to sing ,the smile is always there
This is for me the special performance , the best of the best CASTA DIVA 🙏Thank you 🎩👌
Thank you for posting this - her beautiful sound is glorious in this aria. I was in the feuer downstairs at the Met for her first Metropolitan Verdi role - it was sold out - matinee Saturday - we listened over the speakers - (pretended I was waiting for someone to come out!)when she transitioned from her romantic Mozart, Strauss repertoire to the Verdi ❣️🎼. She spoke to my daughter when we were in line - beautiful lady. Glorious Verdi singing. ❤🎉
Glad you enjoyed it
The warmest, most sensitive voice with a gorgeous colorato the right emotion! No. 1 in the world as far as I'm concerned!! My favorite soprano in this genre by far!!
She is one of the best but try listening to Sondra Radvanosky too here: th-cam.com/video/yhsOOUj6r38/w-d-xo.html
I have no words to describe her voice, the only thing that comes to mind is spectacular !!!
Close, very close to the emotions i get from listening to Callas. Only those two really pierce my soul.
Isn' t it the most beautiful version of this masterpiece?
Absolutely beautifu!!l.. I'm listening in 2020.. breath taking.. just awesome!!
TH-cam must add the "i'm listening in [year]" button that appears when you writing comment to music video
Is even more powerful in these challenging times
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Shuuutt..🙏
love the opening scene!
Control so chillingly divine; listening in 2020 and finding my confined quarters still allow the soaring of my soul to great thanksgiving for this life.
So wonderfully expressed.
Yeah she’s the dogs bollocks !!!
Magnifique!!!!!!
Renee is my favourite soprano of all time! The most exquisite tone, soft, yet powerful. This rendition of Bellini's Aria is the most beautifully sung, by Renee, than any other soprano. My favourite Aria and she sings in the most beautiful setting of the Palace of the Tzars! What could be better?
A gorgeous aria, gorgeously sung. Renee Fleming is one of the greatest lyric coloraturas of our time or any other.
she is more a full lyric, but she is lovely here. Lisette Oropesa, Erin Morley----these ladies are more lyric coloraturas.
A magical talent and a regular person to boot ! What in the world is NOT to like here ?
I don't think it can get any better. This is *magnifique!*
Как прекрасно исполнила. Доставила большое наслаждение.
I've just finished listening to Radnovsky (sp?), Callas, Sutherland, Netrebenko, and now Fleming sing this aria.. They're all beautiful and sublime, but in different ways, and i'm not enough of a musician to say how.
You didn't listen to Caballe???
Чарующий, необыкновенной красоты голос! Душа замирает!
Como se extraña a la enorme CALLAS!!!
This song is so beautiful! Omg she did absolutely amazing
что-то космическое в этой музыке и в этом голосе
there is something cosmic in this music and in this voice
I love that in these classical settings the audience is respectful to the artists and wait until the price in completely done before showing their gratitude. Nothing bothers me more than watching a legendary performance while having crazed fans scream their lungs out.
Especially when they do so before the performance is truly over - those moments before a conductor would drop the baton.
There’s a time, place and obligation for the opera audience to go completely insane. After Dame Joan Sutherland’s now legendary debut performance of Lucia di Lammermoor at Covent Garden in 1959, the audience just couldn’t help it. It was, and remains, one of operas’ most miraculous performances.
Renee Fleming is a national treasure, no matter what she sings. She could sing the phone book and make it beautiful! I wish I could’ve seen her on stage as Norma. Such a fantastic and beautiful voice.
Effortless and extraordinary beautiful!
Never heard of this amazing woman... After this performance I will never forget her! Thank you to whomever told you yes. Angelic voice. Superb talent. Wow!