I do not know much about this opera piece, so I am asking here, not stating something: This duet is about a male character who is in love with a female character and vice versa, I guess. However, I am confused with the costumes. Sorry about my words which could seem rude, but I just want to say something in simple words, and with these words name some things properly and precisely: why are bot dressed as female characters, when according to the story, they are not? I know that Jaroussky is homosexual person, he talked about that in an interview I listened to. Certainly, I do not care, it is his choice, it is not my business, but I think If he plays here a role of a heterosexual man who is a lover of a heterosexual woman, he should be dressed accordingly. He does not even look like kind of a homosexual Nerone - he looks... ahem... pretty stupid as well in front of an unbelievably attractive woman-Poppea. If Nerone's parts were written for countertenor voice, and there is no such singer around, I also can accept the part being sung by a woman - providing she is dressed as a man, since she is playing a male character, and clothes help that in that case. But to put female clothes on Jaroussky and paint his face and put him in front of such a woman as this one is in this video is not a big, but an absolute mistake.
@@zoltanbrenner774 you can see by the difference in necklines, hers is a dress and his is a robe. Nero did not wear pants; men at the time and place wore robes, tunics, and togas. "Masculine" clothing varies wildly across cultures and eras :)
Love it except for the scooping. Totally inappropriate for the style. Both mind and ears say - there is no room for it in baroque music. Ethereal and beautiful otherwise... She really shined in the recent world premiere of Bel Canto at Lyric Opera in Chicago and Jaroussky is fantastic as usual - so giving, in the moment, expressive and musical...
@@lucianolaurentiu5601 im not sure about the term scooping but honestly her style imparts so much passion and sincerety, seems so natural that despite this modern style of vocalisation, it really works. it makes me wonder what effect it would have if it was applied more broadly
I guess I am in a minority in my thinking that this is visually remarkable, love it or hate it, it is an arresting sight, the subtle and ghostly background reflections make it all the more amazing, and no matter what your view is, the vocal performance is prefect and the music, astounding.
The X-factory, American-Idoly scooping is a bit jarring but I am in love with Danielle's pure, heavenly voice. And Philippe is perfection every time - what a talent (and cute too, even when dressed as a sparkly, golden Uncle Fester!)
This is so beautiful; the singing does due justice to the emotion. The blend is superb. It is breathtakingly beautiful when they land on the same note at the end of lines.
It has been a long, long time since I've heard a note as expressive as the one De Niese sings at 3:40 on "O" at the beginning of the phrase "O, mio tesoro." It's almost unbearably beautiful.
This is a sharp observation. Monteverdi's autorship is being called more and more into question to the point that some scholars refer to the work's author as "Monteverdi", in quotation marks. This very duet is said to be added after Monteverdi's death by other authors (Sacrati, or Ferrari or Laurenzi) If you are interested see also: books.google.hu/books?id=4nAImAfyxvYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
@@cg8397 Jaroussky's homosexuality does not have anything with the ROLE he plays. If he plays a ROLE of a heterosexual man, he should be dressed accordingly, and not as a homosexual woman.
Quel merveilleux morceau de Monteverdi!!! Et quelle interprétation de madame de Niese et de Monsieur Jaroussky!!! Un Bonheur de les (ré)écouter!!! MERCI!!!
There is a reason this has over a million views. It is just really well done and there are some other good ones on here. But this one is so stylish, expressive and both singers really understand the style. And they sound great. You can really tell that a someone like William Christie is the music director.
That "dude" is among the best countertenors ever heard, Philippe Jaroussky. Also in this production was another superb countertenor of equal talent and status to Jaroussky, Max Cencic.
This duet is for sure one of the most exquisite moments of the "Incoronazione di Poppea", the last opera of Monteverdi which exists only in two copies exhibiting some diffences and including no instrumentation, just the continuo.
Fully agree - found this last night and can't stop watching. Now I have learned for the first time how a countertenor's voice can move like no other. And more importantly, the music, in its disarming simplicity, touches the epicenter of what love can do inside of us.
@@raheldeborah This was a late Monteverdi opera, and was written firmly in the Baroque period. It is accepted that ca. 1600 was the end of the musical Renaissance and the beginning of the Baroque. You are partially right, though, in that Monteverdi wrote in both periods.
Ah! William Christie . . . the great man himself! This performance could not have been so beautifully made by any one other than by William Christie's having been involved. Bravo, BRAVO !
De Niese sounds absolutely stunning. About all the rest what can we say, it sounds like it was written yesterday. Absolutely crazy harmonies and melodic intent to consider they're from '600
I Have the full production on DVD. Highly recommended. Interesting production and of course De Niese and Jaroussky two of the finest exponents of Monteverdi and Handel in the world.
This rich treasury of sublime music we're treated to -- ah! Such a rich and sensitive collegium of transcendent sounds TH-cam has provided for us -- Thank you Dynamic opera and classical music, Bravo, BRAVISSIMO!
Well, he provides the acoustical beauty, and she is very convincing in that role. I must say I admire any singer or actor who goes out on the stage in such incredibly unflattering costume and makeup as PhJ does here. But my, he is convincing in that role and giving a hypnotic performance!
Monteverdi writing of the exquisite is unparalleled. These two lovers have bested their vicious rivals, and hope now for a few moments of content. History though would prove otherwise.
Monteverdi"s writing of the exquisite is indeed unparalleled, but this specific part of the opera is not by Monteverdi, and the text of this duet is not in any of the existing libretti.
@Gary Allen This is possible. As the editor of this version presented here, I have come to the conclusion that the last music that Monteverdi wrote was "A dio Roma." Everything after that was by someone else, very possibly Ferrari, but there is no real proof of that. What is certain is that starting with Scene 8 of Act 3, "Ascendi, ascendi, ò mia diletta," the style of writing, until the very end, radically changes, and not for the better! There are also two instrumental pieces by Sacrati.
They sound lovely. IMHO, It's better to have them be still in their motivation than to have them moving for the sake of movement. The voices would have sold this alone. The unmotivated blocking distracts from it a bit. Trust the actors to interact with each other in a motivated and emotional manner as these two can. All in all though this is a lovely performance. A better story telling method would be to have the scene shift around their anchored, emotional center. At this point, given the plot, there is greater motivation to symbolize strength and stability being still among the continuing chaos of existence. A brief yet profound moment in time to end it on. Someday I'll direct....someday :)
There are any number of Baroque techniques possible. Real scooping is not, i think, one of them. But is this really scooping? Yakar plays with her vocal lines alot, but is so sexy and musically sound, she just makes it all meaningful and, better still, credible. This is lovely too!
mckavitt13 I have to admit that it took me out of the moment at first but, upon subsequent viewings, it didn't. Interesting choices for her to make. It got me to listen multiple times which I would consider a win any day. :)
There are excellent musical reasons for believing that Monteverdi composed the final duet because it is anticipated in earlier portions of the opera. Whoever wrote it understood the style completely and it happens to be one of the most sublime duets ever written even though it's too fast in this performance.
Besser geht's wahrscheinlich nicht. Die Stimmen verschmelzen, Bühnenbild und Kleidung helfen, sich auf die Musik zu konzentrieren...einfach ergreifend.
The make-up they put on him is almost Nosferatu-like but if you look up the man playing this part, he is a renowned countertenor and is known all over. He ALSO has a baritone range, meaning he can sound heavy and dark, but his countertenor range is beautiful, sounding both heavier and yet lighter than the female here. but in the end, I prefer the heavier range for men. xD
Oh I know what you're talking about. It may just be the natural sound of her voice and her ethnicity. At the same time, I've heard many non-whites sing opera like the true opera singers and even better. In some moments, she has a perfect operatic voice and then in others, it's slightly pop sounding. It may be that she is belting slightly and not with enough room in her mouth which would make it sound heavier. but I wouldn't know. Just speculating. Her singing doesn't seem to reach very far either (doesn't resonate). But anyways, I think that she probably needs to go back to a coach to relearn her technique or improve it.
angelicbaby92 Most male opera singers can sing a bit of countertenor (though few devote their talents to performing in the fach). As a teacher, it is always funny to sing counter-tenor for my younger guy students because it creeps them out. Especially, when I tell them that they can do it too!
376 years old and still evoking emotions like the day it was first performed
@Gary Allen we don't know that.
Sent from heaven ! I never get tired of hearing this ! Magical
this perhaps explains the greater familiarity with the beauty of the Italian people compared to the rest of the world
Incredible music sung by two of the best singers alive
playing two of the most evil people who ever lived
Made me cry with the beauty and sadness. The voices melting into each other are so very beautiful and moving. Eternity is somehow in the final chord.
The people talking about the outfits, but to be honest, I'm pretty sure the actual Nero would've loved that sparkly outfit.
yes, indeed. (it looks like the glowing sparks of burning rome)
@@casparurban8730 Nero also played for both teams. Read about Poppea's replacement named Sporus.
@@cg8397 Hello CG, thank you for the advice. Sporo
I do not know much about this opera piece, so I am asking here, not stating something: This duet is about a male character who is in love with a female character and vice versa, I guess. However, I am confused with the costumes. Sorry about my words which could seem rude, but I just want to say something in simple words, and with these words name some things properly and precisely: why are bot dressed as female characters, when according to the story, they are not? I know that Jaroussky is homosexual person, he talked about that in an interview I listened to. Certainly, I do not care, it is his choice, it is not my business, but I think If he plays here a role of a heterosexual man who is a lover of a heterosexual woman, he should be dressed accordingly. He does not even look like kind of a homosexual Nerone - he looks... ahem... pretty stupid as well in front of an unbelievably attractive woman-Poppea. If Nerone's parts were written for countertenor voice, and there is no such singer around, I also can accept the part being sung by a woman - providing she is dressed as a man, since she is playing a male character, and clothes help that in that case. But to put female clothes on Jaroussky and paint his face and put him in front of such a woman as this one is in this video is not a big, but an absolute mistake.
@@zoltanbrenner774 you can see by the difference in necklines, hers is a dress and his is a robe. Nero did not wear pants; men at the time and place wore robes, tunics, and togas. "Masculine" clothing varies wildly across cultures and eras :)
Monteverdi was a genius and this duet is one of my favourites. And these singers are great!
@Gary Allen So What. Thank god for this.
wer so wunderbar einfühlsam und eindrucksvoll singen kann, der hat meine volle Bewunderung - 2 Stunden sind wie ein ganzer Urlaub
This is the most stunningly beautiful piece of Baroque vocal music that I have ever heard performed.
@Gary Allen Still disputed, I believe....
My money is on Cavalli having written it. Its very similar to his score for Giasone.
Not baroque but earlier than that - renaissance
As a classically trained singer in the operatic traditions, this is undeniably mesmerizing. My mind says no to the scooping, but my ears say YES!
Love it except for the scooping. Totally inappropriate for the style. Both mind and ears say - there is no room for it in baroque music. Ethereal and beautiful otherwise... She really shined in the recent world premiere of Bel Canto at Lyric Opera in Chicago and Jaroussky is fantastic as usual - so giving, in the moment, expressive and musical...
She scoops a lot, rock and roll style...
@@lucianolaurentiu5601 Who's to say? No one actually knows how people sang in 1640.
@@lucianolaurentiu5601 im not sure about the term scooping but honestly her style imparts so much passion and sincerety, seems so natural that despite this modern style of vocalisation, it really works. it makes me wonder what effect it would have if it was applied more broadly
Well said!
I guess I am in a minority in my thinking that this is visually remarkable, love it or hate it, it is an arresting sight, the subtle and ghostly background reflections make it all the more amazing, and no matter what your view is, the vocal performance is prefect and the music, astounding.
Totally agree 👍
That literally takes my breath away. Stunningly beautiful
This is what music sounds like in heaven.
The X-factory, American-Idoly scooping is a bit jarring but I am in love with Danielle's pure, heavenly voice. And Philippe is perfection every time - what a talent (and cute too, even when dressed as a sparkly, golden Uncle Fester!)
Their voices blend very well together -- better than most singers who sing this opera duet.
This is so beautiful; the singing does due justice to the emotion. The blend is superb. It is breathtakingly beautiful when they land on the same note at the end of lines.
It has been a long, long time since I've heard a note as expressive as the one De Niese sings at 3:40 on "O" at the beginning of the phrase "O, mio tesoro." It's almost unbearably beautiful.
Monteverdi surprises me every new piece I listen. It's like multiple composers within one.
This is a sharp observation. Monteverdi's autorship is being called more and more into question to the point that some scholars refer to the work's author as "Monteverdi", in quotation marks. This very duet is said to be added after Monteverdi's death by other authors (Sacrati, or Ferrari or Laurenzi) If you are interested see also: books.google.hu/books?id=4nAImAfyxvYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
Thanks for your comment Magdolna, will surely have a look at this book
Best soprano performance I've ever seen from a male with his gentleman's log cabin still intact.
I really love this duet, but I knew it only on CD. In this video white Jaroussky in grandma's glittering nightgown really made me laugh xD
Tess Arkadijská di
yeah, the costume designer kinda did him dirty :D
@@stefanwild326 I don't think so, read up on Jaroussky's personal life.
@@cg8397 Jaroussky's homosexuality does not have anything with the ROLE he plays. If he plays a ROLE of a heterosexual man, he should be dressed accordingly, and not as a homosexual woman.
Я влюбилась в обоих. И в Монтеверди. Жарусски для меня эталон. Потрясающий! Неповторимый! А этот дуэт как бриллиант. Подарок свыше! ❤❤❤❤❤
Wow. Just incredibly effective. Sung with more romanticism than one would expect, but it worked. It more than worked.
Cant possibly get more gorgeous or more creepy. Jaroussky's acting interpretation nailed it, and perfect costume and makeup.
Quel merveilleux morceau de Monteverdi!!! Et quelle interprétation de madame de Niese et de Monsieur Jaroussky!!! Un Bonheur de les (ré)écouter!!! MERCI!!!
Realmente maravilloso. Es música en estado puro. Sensibilidad a flor de piel. Bravo!
that was actually a killer performance even though Nero straight up looks like a corpse lol
There is a reason this has over a million views. It is just really well done and there are some other good ones on here. But this one is so stylish, expressive and both singers really understand the style. And they sound great. You can really tell that a someone like William Christie is the music director.
Many thanks!
Splendid! I am so happy that I find the music of Monteverdi very beautiful through the angelic interpretation of these two singers!
C'est une splendeur, merveilleux tous les deux. Merci pour ce merveilleux cadeau....
That "dude" is among the best countertenors ever heard, Philippe Jaroussky. Also in this production was another superb countertenor of equal talent and status to Jaroussky, Max Cencic.
Quite right. The soprano/countertenor interaction is sublime.
I think that is a man singing in falsetto?
@@EveCellocity23 :-D
Fantástico timbre y acoplamientos de voces....simplemente sublimes!
Why is the Dark Lord chasing Rihanna around that stage
^^^Hero right here
Jared Larsen hahaha
That outfit - its wild .
Nero=Nosferatu
O so very funny that!
This duet is for sure one of the most exquisite moments of the "Incoronazione di Poppea", the last opera of Monteverdi which exists only in two copies exhibiting some diffences and including no instrumentation, just the continuo.
Can a love song be any better than this? I don’t think so. It’s perfect, even after all of these centuries since Monteverdi wrote it. It’s sublime.
Fully agree - found this last night and can't stop watching. Now I have learned for the first time how a countertenor's voice can move like no other. And more importantly, the music, in its disarming simplicity, touches the epicenter of what love can do inside of us.
the most beautiful music ever written and sung...?
Agreed. Baroque music can be so beautiful.
Apart from Il chiome d'oro............
Agree with you ! 👍🏻
Chris Pettersen I realize this was written two years ago but still... it’s Renaissance music. Not Baroque.
@@raheldeborah This was a late Monteverdi opera, and was written firmly in the Baroque period. It is accepted that ca. 1600 was the end of the musical Renaissance and the beginning of the Baroque. You are partially right, though, in that Monteverdi wrote in both periods.
Ah! William Christie . . . the great man himself! This performance could not have been so beautifully made by any one other than by William Christie's having been involved. Bravo, BRAVO !
UNO DE LOS MEJORES DUETOS DE LA NUSICA OCCIDENTAL .EMOCIONANTE . PURA MUSICA / QUE VERSION !
this performance of this song, is hands down my favorite song/piece of music.
Fester Addam's nephew has amazing talent
Lol
@@Alusnovalotus well played sir 🙏🏻
Bellissimo! Bravi! Monteverdi era ed è un genio.
Best recording ever! Jaroussky at his best....
i've never heard of am operatic duet as magnificent as this one!
Saludos cordiales
De Niese sounds absolutely stunning. About all the rest what can we say, it sounds like it was written yesterday. Absolutely crazy harmonies and melodic intent to consider they're from '600
Two beautiful voices fit perfect together. Gosh!
They do fit perfectly!
Nero was as I always imagined, well sung by Jaroussky. De Niese was moving. After all these years still a great love song.
I'm going crazy for these voices!!!
"You hear the way their sad voice sings, and you start to imagine things..."
e...meglio Poppea di Nerone, comunque! ;)
fabtrain non ti piace la voce del controtenore? Per me é bellissima! Non guardarlo, ha un'espressione un po' inquietante, ahahah!
si, mi piace moltissimo, voce stratosferica. e poi è nella parte, deve pur inquietare. Ma Poppea, beh, ehm ok, è atomica. :-)
fabtrain vero, é strepitosa!
Cudowne wykonanie ,nieziemski glos
I Have the full production on DVD. Highly recommended. Interesting production and of course De Niese and Jaroussky two of the finest exponents of Monteverdi and Handel in the world.
São verdadeiros anjos cantando uma linda obra de Monteverdi!!!!!❤
Perfetta,uni miracolo complimenti! Grazie
Nearly made me cry. such a lovely song and voices despite all the scooping.
Danielle De Niese is simply fantastic!!! And also Philippe Jaroussky, ca va sans dire!😊
This rich treasury of sublime music we're treated to -- ah! Such a rich and sensitive collegium of transcendent sounds TH-cam has provided for us -- Thank you Dynamic opera and classical music, Bravo, BRAVISSIMO!
The music for this duet is in the background of the new episode of season 3 of Sanditon! Amazing.
Beautiful!
I think this is one of the best performances of this piece! Stunning!
Meraviglioso spettacolo!
One of the best love ballads
Astoundingly beautiful -- words fail me!
Well, he provides the acoustical beauty, and she is very convincing in that role. I must say I admire any singer or actor who goes out on the stage in such incredibly unflattering costume and makeup as PhJ does here. But my, he is convincing in that role and giving a hypnotic performance!
Bellísimo y bravísimo!!
So amazing!
Hauntingly beautiful.
Monteverdi writing of the exquisite is unparalleled. These two lovers have bested their vicious rivals, and hope now for a few moments of content. History though would prove otherwise.
Monteverdi"s writing of the exquisite is indeed unparalleled, but this specific part of the opera is not by Monteverdi, and the text of this duet is not in any of the existing libretti.
@Gary Allen This is possible. As the editor of this version presented here, I have come to the conclusion that the last music that Monteverdi wrote was "A dio Roma." Everything after that was by someone else, very possibly Ferrari, but there is no real proof of that. What is certain is that starting with Scene 8 of Act 3, "Ascendi, ascendi, ò mia diletta," the style of writing, until the very end, radically changes, and not for the better! There are also two instrumental pieces by Sacrati.
Some people are so mesmerizing you forget Rome is falling
Beautiful music! I had never heard this duet. And I love her gold dress!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
The overtone at the end. Wow! Beautiful
Magnífica actuación. Bravo.
still makes me cry
So graceful,perfect and impressive.
The emotions in his voice were on point… but his facial expressions said 👁👄👁
Magnificent!
Il senso assoluto della BELLEZZA, insuperato vertice dell'estetica occidentale!
Бесподобный дуэт, как у них сочетаются голоса!
Ual, que vozes lindas!
Meraviglia assoluta ❤
this is perfection!
They sound lovely. IMHO, It's better to have them be still in their motivation than to have them moving for the sake of movement. The voices would have sold this alone. The unmotivated blocking distracts from it a bit. Trust the actors to interact with each other in a motivated and emotional manner as these two can. All in all though this is a lovely performance.
A better story telling method would be to have the scene shift around their anchored, emotional center. At this point, given the plot, there is greater motivation to symbolize strength and stability being still among the continuing chaos of existence. A brief yet profound moment in time to end it on.
Someday I'll direct....someday :)
+Thomas Prislac Jr. (PDXVoiceTeacher) Even better would be to edit the damn thing like a real film
There are any number of Baroque techniques possible. Real scooping is not, i think, one of them. But is this really scooping? Yakar plays with her vocal lines alot, but is so sexy and musically sound, she just makes it all meaningful and, better still, credible. This is lovely too!
mckavitt13 I have to admit that it took me out of the moment at first but, upon subsequent viewings, it didn't. Interesting choices for her to make. It got me to listen multiple times which I would consider a win any day. :)
Quando il Cielo è così vicino... vicino al mio cuore... I'immensità è con me
It's Amazing!!!!
Nero is so creepy looking in that woman's dressing gown!
+MIMI SAGE He was a really creepy Emperor.
It's the corpse makeup that really makes it creepy for me
Well he was creepy! The most divine music ever, but historically?..the toilet after this. Way weird....
He's meant to be!
Maravilhosos!
It’s like a Scotch snap..no more. Entirely permissible and it’s beautiful. Makes the piece actually fun and joyful.
Che meraviglia!
Wonderful music! Monteverdi at his best.
This duet isn't Monteverdi's music.
There are excellent musical reasons for believing that Monteverdi composed the final duet because it is anticipated in earlier portions of the opera. Whoever wrote it understood the style completely and it happens to be one of the most sublime duets ever written even though it's too fast in this performance.
thank you for posting!
Прекрасно!!!👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹
Sublime !
Normally I don't like De Niese but here she excels herself.
sublime !
Maravillosa simplemente
Lovely duet!
Best pieze ever. My favourite song .
espectacular
Best song ever.
Besser geht's wahrscheinlich nicht. Die Stimmen verschmelzen, Bühnenbild und Kleidung helfen, sich auf die Musik zu konzentrieren...einfach ergreifend.
Fantastic..
The dude is creepy as hell but the music is beautiful.
The make-up they put on him is almost Nosferatu-like but if you look up the man playing this part, he is a renowned countertenor and is known all over. He ALSO has a baritone range, meaning he can sound heavy and dark, but his countertenor range is beautiful, sounding both heavier and yet lighter than the female here. but in the end, I prefer the heavier range for men. xD
Oh I know what you're talking about. It may just be the natural sound of her voice and her ethnicity. At the same time, I've heard many non-whites sing opera like the true opera singers and even better. In some moments, she has a perfect operatic voice and then in others, it's slightly pop sounding. It may be that she is belting slightly and not with enough room in her mouth which would make it sound heavier. but I wouldn't know. Just speculating. Her singing doesn't seem to reach very far either (doesn't resonate). But anyways, I think that she probably needs to go back to a coach to relearn her technique or improve it.
"Creepy???" He is playing emperor Nero. Perhaps not the most stable psyche among emperors. ;)
angelicbaby92 Most male opera singers can sing a bit of countertenor (though few devote their talents to performing in the fach). As a teacher, it is always funny to sing counter-tenor for my younger guy students because it creeps them out. Especially, when I tell them that they can do it too!
He was Kangz 'n shiet!
Ambos foram brilhantes, que desenvoltura, simplesmente etéreos!
Not only do they sound beautiful, they also look most convincing as Poppea and Nero.
so beautiful!!!