An introduction to opera's voice types (The Royal Opera)

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  • @annatoth9478
    @annatoth9478 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5617

    The Mezzo is beyond wonderful. A rare powerful and beautiful, and balanced voice with rich but not wobbly vibrato. Strong in her low notes, and no strain in her high notes. Wonderful.

    • @Bieneeinszwei
      @Bieneeinszwei 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Thats What i was thinking 🙈

    • @horrormgirl4979
      @horrormgirl4979 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Anna Toth agreed! All of them are amazing but she is the best one there for me ❤️

    • @Toganni
      @Toganni 6 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      She was magnificent! Her voice was so rich, smooth and not forced at all! A delight to hear all of them sing, but an absolute privilege to experience the mezzo!

    • @soaribb32
      @soaribb32 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      She's my favorite

    • @jhernandez16
      @jhernandez16 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@horrormgirl4979 Uh...Not trying to be disrespectful to the opera house but are these all pros? I feel like some of these have to be students.

  • @osaeg6547
    @osaeg6547 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4771

    listening to the mezzo soprano cleared my skin and got me straight A’s

  • @GingerTaylorMusic
    @GingerTaylorMusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1557

    The bass was the purest energy TH-cam has ever seen.

    • @avasophia1859
      @avasophia1859 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ginger Taylor you put the feeling I had listening to him into words. :D

    • @mckavitt13
      @mckavitt13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ginger Taylor Robert Lloyd is a v famous bass. The most famous singer there!

    • @xxsaruman82xx87
      @xxsaruman82xx87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He is so nasal!

    • @xxsaruman82xx87
      @xxsaruman82xx87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @mckavitt13 He is unjustly famous. He is the most nasal bass ever.

    • @mckavitt13
      @mckavitt13 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@xxsaruman82xx87 Aha! Well, there you are.

  • @rvoloshchukify
    @rvoloshchukify 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3003

    Everyone talking about how the soprano acts, but can we note that this tenor is the most tenor who ever tenored?

    • @iFauxPas
      @iFauxPas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      Romaniya Voloshchuk I was literally thinking “I swear I know that tenor from somewhere” before realizing that I was actually just remembering every single tenor I’ve ever met/heard.
      Great voice though! lol

    • @suryarai7317
      @suryarai7317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ture

    • @andycraig6905
      @andycraig6905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Decent. Not legendary like Pavarotti. He's sure better than the meme they call Piotr.

    • @RealWolfmanDan
      @RealWolfmanDan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I thought he was just okay, it looked like he was struggling with the high notes. Still, very talented

    • @silverkitty2503
      @silverkitty2503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      yep ..my god they are ALL like that ..they take up the most time with the repertoire . even though YOU ALL pay the same amount..they add in an extra song at recital ..they wink to the audience ..so annoying!

  • @willcoleman2458
    @willcoleman2458 5 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    They needed a Contralto here. Contraltos need more representation because they’re so under appreciated and when done right they sound so beautiful.

    • @victoriap.3394
      @victoriap.3394 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      William Coleman im pretty sure contralto isn’t really recognized as a vocal type in opera anymore, or at least that’s what I’ve been told.

    • @justanothersop1997
      @justanothersop1997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@victoriap.3394 I'm pretty sure contralto is recognized as a vocal type in opera, actually.

    • @bhaijit3725
      @bhaijit3725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      they are recognized, but since their voice fully Developes later than the average mezzo/soprano and they are way more rare in general, most of the times the contralto part is played by a mezzo with excellent low notes

    • @jmaca.
      @jmaca. ปีที่แล้ว +1

      what's a contralto?

    • @mmdagus3973
      @mmdagus3973 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jmaca. lowest women voice type

  • @sitcomchristian6886
    @sitcomchristian6886 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2789

    My gosh, that mezzo was breathtaking :)

    • @bryandelahoz6063
      @bryandelahoz6063 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      It's so, so, sooooo effortless * . *! She doesn't seem to even break a sweat!

    • @inesdeerausquin5658
      @inesdeerausquin5658 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Indeed! What a glorious rich color, and she doesn't look like she's even trying

    • @KC-kp4wc
      @KC-kp4wc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      She's the only one who's mastering technique. Build the muscles in your body and control the breath so you don't sing from the throat.

    • @StickThreeNine
      @StickThreeNine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@KC-kp4wc exactly. She sounds great

    • @kosmo-kamikaze
      @kosmo-kamikaze 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You are breathtaking. YOU ARE ALL BREATHTAKING

  • @nitztan9936
    @nitztan9936 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5689

    Okay people. Let's appreciate a bassist for awhile.

    • @dreamthedream8929
      @dreamthedream8929 5 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      Bassists are the tallest! It is truly the case that if someone is taller then the voice tends to be lower as well. Tenors are the shortest! If you do not agree then please show some tall above 190cm operatic tenors! I can easily show you many basses that are above that height. However it is a big struggle to find tenors who are that height apart from James Valenti who is tall. It is in fact even a common knowledge is Russia that a typical basso profundo vocalist is at least 190cm tall.

    • @ellara1760
      @ellara1760 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I loved bassists one so much

    • @user-ic6sh6sx5m
      @user-ic6sh6sx5m 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Dream TheDream89 not quite true?? Not that I know any very tall operatic tenors, but my dad is like 190 something, and he's a tenor. He doesn't do opera, but he's been in a choir

    • @dreamthedream8929
      @dreamthedream8929 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@user-ic6sh6sx5m of course there are exceptions with tenors. James Valenti is a tall operatic tenor. Baritones of course can be any height but on average i think that even baritones would be taller than tenors. It is very easy to name several tall above 190cm operatic basses but very difficult to do so with tenors. In Russia it is even a common knowledge that a true basso profundo singer is typically at least 190cm tall. If you go to any opera house and take a picture of all of their performs standing side by side on an even ground you will see that basses are the tallest and tenors are the shortest.

    • @user-ic6sh6sx5m
      @user-ic6sh6sx5m 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dreamthedream8929 well... since you said 'if you dont agree ' I just wanted to put that in. There quite a few tall tenors at our church though. Maybe thats different to singing opera? But in general I guess youre right, and that do make sense.

  • @LatinaKamilla
    @LatinaKamilla 5 ปีที่แล้ว +505

    The mezzo had the most beautiful and controlled RICH sounding voice by FAR!!! The bass and tenor were good as well.

    • @llcooljay520
      @llcooljay520 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      LatinaKamilla the tenor had INSANE tension all over. Holy shit his voice will be dead in a few years.

    • @summerhunny
      @summerhunny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i never wanna stop listening to her voice omfg

    • @acallaghan4964
      @acallaghan4964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because it’s “Mezzo” rare voice type

    • @blahblah5893
      @blahblah5893 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@acallaghan4964 could you mind explaining this a little more? i would think that since a mezzo has the solid middle range, that it would be the most common. i ask because im a mezzo and i’ve been struggling to accept that since my school is filled with celebrated sopranos😅

    • @songyu1356
      @songyu1356 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@blahblah5893 because mezzos are rarer than sopranos (numerically speaking). Sopranos are actually the most common voice type out there

  • @aleahlrb
    @aleahlrb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2317

    People always praise sopranos for reaching the high notes most cannot reach, but people, let us praise basses as well. Just like sopranos, they can get to notes most people cannot get to.
    There is a bass in my school choir that is just amazing. It always amazes me whenever I hear him sing solo (which is usually during our practice). Basses' voices are as enchanting as soprano voices.
    EDIT: Holy shit, when'd this get 900 likes?!

    • @truQueen88
      @truQueen88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I LOVE a Good Bass!!!! Soooo essential!!

    • @kiss.vanhouten
      @kiss.vanhouten 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      AND you can actually understand what the basses are singing!

    • @Bunnymomma03
      @Bunnymomma03 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yes yes yes yes and yes!! Our basses never get enough recognition like our sopranos (to be fair us Sopranos dont get as much attention in my school choir either but it still sadly more than our basses)

    • @YgorCortes
      @YgorCortes 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Completely agree!

    • @jallenecs
      @jallenecs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Basses make me go weak in the knees. Sing, sweetie!

  • @CookBoss88
    @CookBoss88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    I like how the Bass just "Jedi Force" the Soprano away from the mic! 😂

    • @on_my_own_two_feet
      @on_my_own_two_feet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      that caught my eye as well! Hilarious! :D

    • @b.d6642
      @b.d6642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And she had a look like "bitch, the hell are you doing?"

    • @ikechiugo4370
      @ikechiugo4370 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stop it 😂😂😂 I see it

  • @meganpayne9332
    @meganpayne9332 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11820

    The soprano acts like every soprano I know 😂

    • @d1vaaa
      @d1vaaa 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2391

      Hi! I'm the soprano! I was definitely putting on a bit of an act for laughs; I hope there isn't TOO much of a stereotype about us soprani! :) Thanks for watching!

    • @mariap.7115
      @mariap.7115 6 ปีที่แล้ว +333

      Jacquelyn Stucker I really love your voice, it sounds so metallic, this role really suits you!!! I'm on the 3rd year of classical singing lessons, I'm also a soprano and I hope that some day I'll sing this role like you!! Brava!!! greetings from Greece 😉

    • @ixchelbermejo9266
      @ixchelbermejo9266 6 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      Jacquelyn Stucker your voice is amazing and your attitude in the video was adorable!

    • @claudiaciempka8781
      @claudiaciempka8781 6 ปีที่แล้ว +262

      Megan Payne I’m a sop and can confidently say that we all act like this

    • @draganvidic2039
      @draganvidic2039 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Claudia Ciempka :-D

  • @charliechavez1857
    @charliechavez1857 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2728

    We have a bunch of singing experts down in the comment section.

    • @davidsosa538
      @davidsosa538 6 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      Every one in youtube is an expert...

    • @TheGeekMonster
      @TheGeekMonster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Why do you assume people commenting have no knowledge of music?

    • @LJMadrigalMusic
      @LJMadrigalMusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      The Geek Monster naturally because many of the people commenting among social media platforms have no exact and correct idea of the things they are commenting about. From "having" perfect pitches to claiming they "have" this vocal range but when you ask them live they can't do it. It's hard to give the benefit of the doubt because you will know if some things are just a bunch of "false claims" which people love to do on social media.

    • @TheGeekMonster
      @TheGeekMonster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@LJMadrigalMusic Sorry, but how many TH-cam commenters have you directly asked to demonstrate their vocal range for you? Come on.

    • @proudnewfather2008
      @proudnewfather2008 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That made me lol. Haha, thanks!

  • @Dailylilyful
    @Dailylilyful 6 ปีที่แล้ว +651

    That mezzo just made my day better and blessed my life. Gosh she's so amazing.

  • @alliecollins4212
    @alliecollins4212 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3310

    Sopranos act like the first violins of the opera 😂

    • @angharad.9743
      @angharad.9743 5 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      Allie Collins that’s because they are

    • @alexamurphy948
      @alexamurphy948 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Oof. As a second violin in an orchestra, I relate sooooo much.

    • @beek.4860
      @beek.4860 5 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      I'm a soprano. I can confirm this.

    • @Dlt814
      @Dlt814 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      As a first soprano who plays the viola, yes. This.

    • @justkaitlyn541
      @justkaitlyn541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      As a soprano i can confirm this lol

  • @xoxolilyrc
    @xoxolilyrc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +884

    Tbh I don’t see enough love for the bassist my god he was amazing

    • @glorybr
      @glorybr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      He was my favorite, such a warm and strong voice

    • @davegreene8588
      @davegreene8588 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      His career is a long, distinguished one.

    • @zetmoon
      @zetmoon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Someone who sings bass is simply a bass! A bassist is someone who plays bassguitar, double bass or other bass instruments.

    • @evaeilea
      @evaeilea 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Probably because he didn’t bring his bass...

    • @Hydrasito
      @Hydrasito 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No one talks about the baritone :,(

  • @KC-kp4wc
    @KC-kp4wc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2719

    Hands down the mezzo was outstanding. She had complete control over the singing muscles in her body. So she didn't have jerky movements or any tension in her neck, jaw, or tongue. She was also the only one who knew you don't need to have your mouth open wide all the time as her voice was placed properly to be big and beautiful using her resonance.

    • @oliviabodily4183
      @oliviabodily4183 6 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      how open your mouth is has no affect on your singing. Also, i would like to see that mezzo sing the notes the soprano was singing without opening her mouth wider, its high;y advantageous to open your mouth wider when singing higher, just like it makes sense for it to be more closed when singing lower as it allows for better resonance. Secondly, there is no "proper" placement, some songs require different placements, but all are equally right, it might not be right for the song, but im assuming your not the composer or the director of the songs/singers

    • @d3ada5tronaut
      @d3ada5tronaut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      hi, soprano here.I suppose you were referring specifically to the wide mouth posture on mainly the highest note the soprano sang.From personal experience I can tell you that opening your mouth quite wide in a big Ah position of sorts helps place that note right where it should be, further back in the mouth, and basically gets all the other usually important factors (tip and sides of the tongue) freed up to get out of the way. I'm not an expert, but from what I can tell from especially high notes is that all they care about is the very back of the tongue and other factors in the throat. But I do agree that the mezzo found the sweetspot, resonating beautifully and causing her projection to be spectacular

    • @helenasouza9196
      @helenasouza9196 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Do you sing? Do you teach singing? I doubt it, even a beginner student as myself knows this shit: how much you open your mouth has nothing to do with making the voice "big and beautiful", you either use your chest or head for resonance and you need proper breathing and support, so you can basically sing with your mouth shut and sound "big and beautiful" in fact, most singers when warming up. It's an exercise. It doesn't matter if your voice is correctly placed (for the song you're about to sing) if you're trying to reach high notes properly you WILL need to open your mouth.

    • @RealCheeseOnly
      @RealCheeseOnly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@oliviabodily4183 I thought you just said "how open your mouth is has no affect on your singing." You then went on the describe how the openness of the mouth would be necessary for certain types of singing. I'm confused which one it is you believe.

    • @Ignasimp
      @Ignasimp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@helenasouza9196 opening the mouth with a relaxed an open jaw accomodates a lower larynx position and chest voice. And you don't use your chest for resonance, you feel sympathetic resonance in the chest, but where it really resonates in is the head, even for the lowest notes.

  • @kamilee4123
    @kamilee4123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1327

    How do people sing like this? They make it seem so effortless like how do actual human beings produce sound this good? I'm a violinist so this is far beyond me, but props to all classically trained vocalists out there, I could never do what any of you do.

    • @Ram875
      @Ram875 6 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      Muscle control and breathing. :)

    • @chocolateicedragon513
      @chocolateicedragon513 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Vibrato on the e string? For soprano Xd

    • @sebclax5073
      @sebclax5073 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      years

    • @Triss_Joy
      @Triss_Joy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      I am a classically trained violinist and lyric soprano and it’s exactly like the violin: practice, practice, practice. This didn’t happen by accident.
      Oh and did I mention practice? 😉

    • @victoriap.3394
      @victoriap.3394 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oof a lottttt of training

  • @christinem1458
    @christinem1458 5 ปีที่แล้ว +614

    The bass has to be my favorite! Such a shame they didn't have a contralto, I would have loved to hear a contralto aria snippet! I've only ever heard a handful of contralto singers, they really impress me

    • @JulieWhooly091
      @JulieWhooly091 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      It's a shame they're so rare, maybe they couldn't find one for the video

    • @XavierWConzet
      @XavierWConzet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Quite possible, I studied opera and have only met one in person.

    • @marchsteiger
      @marchsteiger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Give Ulrica's aria from Un Ballo In Maschera by Verdi a listen! Absolutely gorgeous

    • @xxsaruman82xx87
      @xxsaruman82xx87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The bass is so nasal!

    • @xxsaruman82xx87
      @xxsaruman82xx87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Dog Mart Sung by Obraztsova or Barbieri, of course!

  • @LexJones207
    @LexJones207 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1007

    Was the alto the one turning pages for the pianist?

  • @p0mp0mpurin
    @p0mp0mpurin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1027

    me, a contralto: _angery_

    • @liamderosa2157
      @liamderosa2157 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MooMooCow95 I love the Contralto! Especially Delphine Galou! I'm primarily a Lyric Tenor but I can sing Baritone, Tenor, and Countertenor (I have a 3 octave range) And because Countertenors are male Mezzo-Soprano/Contralto Voices I'm kinda partially a male Contralto (I sing from G2-G5)

    • @anada47
      @anada47 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah, like Im somewhere between alto and contralto, because my vocal range is E3-A4, so I can't sing Alto or Mezzo, and they dont have alto or contralto

    • @liamderosa2157
      @liamderosa2157 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MooMooCow95 Cool! I mostly sing church and early music!

    • @Yennestdinh
      @Yennestdinh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Contralto jokes are like viola jokes hahaha

    • @bklynsheep
      @bklynsheep 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hai Yen Dinh : after a recent recital, I collared and fangirled the excellent violist; he only got a spark of appreciation in his eye when I added, “because I get it man, I sing alto.”

  • @AlyssaSteiner
    @AlyssaSteiner 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3549

    i thought they'd get into the types of each voice type for example Coloratura, Lyric, or Dramatic Soprano

    • @jackied.v.carson6059
      @jackied.v.carson6059 6 ปีที่แล้ว +239

      This is kind of a video for beginners who are new to the classical music and voice scene and talking about things like Coloraturas would have been a little confusing.

    • @1980rlquinn
      @1980rlquinn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      That's what I thought too. Most people who know opera exists already know this much.

    • @HaveanIcedaymx
      @HaveanIcedaymx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      This is a beginner's guide though, that's all to advanced. But it might've been nice that they explained their range.

    • @Dinuial
      @Dinuial 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Jackie Composes, Have An Ice Day. This was a demonstration of the same voice types found everywhere in vocal music displaying classical technique. That's less "beginner's guide to opera" more "so you've never listened to any music ever".

    • @blackngoldcuttlefish3390
      @blackngoldcuttlefish3390 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      me too. but this is was still fun

  • @ThiHills
    @ThiHills 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2084

    The Baritone and the Mezzo voice was more interesting in my view.

    • @Ignasimp
      @Ignasimp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Thi Hills Music Well the tenor was really bad.

    • @ThiHills
      @ThiHills 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Yes, he really was. But I mean, most Full-Lyric Tenors and Full-Lyric Sopranos sound basically the same, but the Mezzo and Baritone Fach tends to have far more different timbres and colors. And also I think their voices are more interesting because they have "half portion" of their "counterparts", like the baritone for example has "half portion" of the bass and "half portion" of Tenor in his voice and so I find it more interesting to hear. Even in pop music I don't like hearing those "boyish-voiced" tenors or those "girlish-voiced" sopranos (Prime Mariah Carey is an exception).

    • @ThiHills
      @ThiHills 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I also enjoy it. But it is falsetto (doesn't impress me much).

    • @alexm.9780
      @alexm.9780 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Cant agree more, dramatic baritone here! :)

    • @Agrumin
      @Agrumin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ignasi, you are funny. He wasn't in the best form he could be. Not perfect, he obviously struggled but he's great.

  • @blissgirl9052
    @blissgirl9052 5 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    We can all agree the mezzo stole the show: true control, true refinement, real talent!

    • @radwigs
      @radwigs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      She is amazing but to steal the show she'd have to beat that bass and I don't think that happened. They were both great.

    • @Tkimba2
      @Tkimba2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@radwigs the bass is disgusting vocally, just as the rest of this group.
      Shame on ROH

    • @loretohidalgo3533
      @loretohidalgo3533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      mezzos can sound so elegant

  • @diegeigergarnele7975
    @diegeigergarnele7975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    Contralto were harmed during this production

  • @werqdivapop
    @werqdivapop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    That mezzo-soprano is definitely a legend. The cleanest, healthy vibrato and a voice the pours like honey. Ugh to have a voice like that.

  • @BellaFirenze
    @BellaFirenze 6 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    ...and the mezzo-soprano showed everyone how to sing. Bravissima!

    • @edsr164
      @edsr164 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      InBoccaChiusa
      Indeed!

  • @izzy1221
    @izzy1221 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2368

    Awww I love their voices! First time I've really heard a countertenor he honestly sounds amazing.

    • @elijahbryant7665
      @elijahbryant7665 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Isagail you should listen to Michale Mancini he’s another really fantastic male soprano

    • @grazia23
      @grazia23 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Check out Philippe Jaroussky, Andrea Schöll and Jakub Orlinski.

    • @JakobFrankMogensen
      @JakobFrankMogensen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Mitch Grassi

    • @filippozaccaria6944
      @filippozaccaria6944 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Very interesting are also Franco Fagioli, Valer Barna-Sabadus and Vince Yi

    • @ouberon916
      @ouberon916 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      my all time favorite is Jakub Josef Orlinsky, has such a pure and manly yet high voice.

  • @beyoncealways2911
    @beyoncealways2911 4 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    Me, sat here being a soprano: is- is that what we look like?

    • @yanetchka
      @yanetchka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Music Tho it’s rough lol

    • @simplyme8593
      @simplyme8593 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hahaha, yes, sorry! 😅

    • @SE4GY7
      @SE4GY7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes.

    • @SE4GY7
      @SE4GY7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      However, don't change.

    • @melonoire
      @melonoire 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

  • @AniDex
    @AniDex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1520

    There's a missing voice type!
    Which I believe is called the "inhumanano" which is the voice type required for performing the Queen of the Night aria.

    • @AnnaEmilka
      @AnnaEmilka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      It's just a very high soprano, nothing inhuman about that...

    • @AniDex
      @AniDex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +316

      @@AnnaEmilka ....It was a joke due to the difficulty of that particular aria.

    • @TurboBinch
      @TurboBinch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      AniDex jokes are typically funny 😶

    • @AniDex
      @AniDex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      @@TurboBinch I mean. Plenty of people didn't overthink it and found it funny, but go off I guess.

    • @crazydiamond1273
      @crazydiamond1273 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      @@AnnaEmilka it's not just a "high soprano". bel canto singing, coloraturas, candenzas - it's definitely not "just high soprano". We've got a lot of difficult techniques, but you do you lmao.

  • @Lil-ut4ky
    @Lil-ut4ky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +893

    I guess contraltos just don’t exist

    • @JulieWhooly091
      @JulieWhooly091 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      They're rare

    • @aphtoris
      @aphtoris 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      MsJGingerbread countertenors are rarer

    • @Stephanie-uj7un
      @Stephanie-uj7un 5 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      Lillian Kim I was so sad to see contraltos missing also! I’d love to see the whole range of women’s voices!

    • @XavierWConzet
      @XavierWConzet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@aphtoris a countertenor is just a dude singing in his falsetto. They are not even close to as rare as a contralto.

    • @aphtoris
      @aphtoris 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      ​@@XavierWConzet no need to patronize me, I know what a countertenor is. I also know that very few male singers can actually produce the right timbre to be a countertenor, falsetto or not. countertenors are still rare. therefore, there is no reason why a well-funded company like the royal opera house should be able to find a countertenor but completely neglect to find a contralto.

  • @wildcatste
    @wildcatste 6 ปีที่แล้ว +342

    that mezzo's voice is like honey just pouring all over you

  • @migueltiago4551
    @migueltiago4551 6 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    That mezzo...what a range! Was my favorite!

    • @ghost141cg
      @ghost141cg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you give me the names of the three female voice parts? Thank you

  • @joaoaurelio1534
    @joaoaurelio1534 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1371

    Ofc the mezzo saved the party

    • @kaitelizas44
      @kaitelizas44 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We tend to do that 😁

  • @samarsaeed8504
    @samarsaeed8504 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    The old guy is just amazing! Love his voice very much.

  • @LieutenantSheep
    @LieutenantSheep 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Maybe it’s just me but the mezzo soprano is kind of the bread and butter of opera voices. Always gorgeous. Always pleasant to listen to. In probably every piece of opera.

  • @TheNyakaat
    @TheNyakaat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5102

    The sopranos will always be a show off😂😂😂

    • @Tkimba2
      @Tkimba2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      . Indeed

    • @mpvf0
      @mpvf0 6 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Really...? :0 I've known a lot of very shy, quiet sopranos as well. ^-^ I'm also a soprano, and I have a lot of anxiety and depression, so I don't like drawing attention to myself. ^^;;

    • @Tkimba2
      @Tkimba2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Poupée Délicate no one cares

    • @mpvf0
      @mpvf0 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Yeah, that's how life works. ^-^

    • @bronson1392
      @bronson1392 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nyakaat another vocal expert - troll 🤣🤣🤣

  • @СергейБаранов-и2э
    @СергейБаранов-и2э 6 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    Mezzo soprano sounds especially beautiful!

  • @lois1677
    @lois1677 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    The bass voice can narrate my life with opera.

  • @GloriamMonarchia
    @GloriamMonarchia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    You know it's not the full ensemble without the alto/contralto. It's a voice type shared by a lot of women, and used to create many wonderful duets! The mezzo in this video demonstrated a bit of what they're like, but not entirely! Thanks for the video :)

    • @bradycall1889
      @bradycall1889 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Indeed mezzos and contraltos are often lumped into the same category, but they're entirely different fachs.

  • @representationmetaphorique
    @representationmetaphorique 6 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    The mezzo has such a pretty voice and she’s so gorgeous

  • @Llxx-z1o
    @Llxx-z1o 6 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    The mezzo's voice is stunning, but the bass was my favourite... such a beautiful and rich tone

    • @sebclax5073
      @sebclax5073 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      i know him personally

    • @MariaCarabin
      @MariaCarabin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And a wonderful piece from Zauberflöte.

  • @lalagonegaga
    @lalagonegaga 6 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    The classical music scene, as it is now, seems to have completely exterminated contraltos. Even in baroque, most of the roles are taken on by mezzos who have to push down to make any sense of it, often with unsatisfactory results. It is sad that an entire voice category simply does not exist on anyone's radar.

    • @AuntAgatha0fullmoon
      @AuntAgatha0fullmoon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      That's exactly what I was thinking. And people who by all account should be Contraltos end up taking mezzo roles, otherwise they would never get work. The whole thing is kinda messed up.

    • @OccyDaBoss
      @OccyDaBoss 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      hello i love your videos

    • @jonahyogman6282
      @jonahyogman6282 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yeah... They included a countertenor, but not a contralto.

  • @rva
    @rva 6 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    This Is everything

  • @sleazepuff
    @sleazepuff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I love how extra they were pretending to be! And now they have me looking up opera shows in my city. So impressive!

  • @youtubechannel5243
    @youtubechannel5243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +741

    The countertenor sounds like mickey mouse😂

    • @MedullarisConus
      @MedullarisConus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Horrible!

    • @ximenapaz4111
      @ximenapaz4111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      AJAJAJA ME HICISTE EL DÍA

    • @vanessah4943
      @vanessah4943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      He's not a real countertenor. I've heard some amazing counter tenors

    • @MedullarisConus
      @MedullarisConus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@vanessah4943 sounds more like a falsetto

    • @leonschumann2361
      @leonschumann2361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      just a man who got kicked in the balls

  • @GarageStudio7
    @GarageStudio7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    4:49 The *Countertenor* seemed mesmerized by the mic 😄
    such a great display of agility!

  • @evelyngrnw453
    @evelyngrnw453 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    The woman at the end was stunning, such a wonderful singer

  • @deborahsimatupang2719
    @deborahsimatupang2719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I’m always so impressed when someone can reach a low note, truly an under appreciated talent and sadly something I never can do 😅Propst to all the bassists out there.

  • @StaticYonder
    @StaticYonder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The Mezzo's vibrato on her final note made me feel like I was Transcending to a different plain of existence
    BRAVO!

  • @aliceofspades
    @aliceofspades 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Wonderful, but I'm a little surprised there was no Contralto.

    • @deagalore
      @deagalore 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea that would have been optimal

    • @peripheraldevotee94
      @peripheraldevotee94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      When it comes to opera, contralto singers are extremely rare - and consequently, so are contralto roles. And even when those roles exist (such as Maddalena in Rigoletto), they frequently get performed by mezzo-sopranos due to the scarcity of contralto singers.

    • @LadyArsenica1
      @LadyArsenica1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@peripheraldevotee94 It's still extremely inaccurate and a little disrespectful to not even at least mention them.

  • @horcruxfinder1
    @horcruxfinder1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +700

    so many of these comments are so disrespectful of young artists at the beginning of their careers

    • @cf8595
      @cf8595 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      ::eyeroll:: 1) you're on youtube. Welcome to critics hiding behind keyboards (which, by the way, doesn't mean they're wrong). 2) That's art. These artists are going to be loved and hated their whole lives. In fact, the better they get, the more some will strongly oppose their art. An artsfiend should know that.

    • @mplspc
      @mplspc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      I don't think that bass is at the beginning of his career

    • @horcruxfinder1
      @horcruxfinder1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I didn't say every comment. Most of these singers are on the ROH young artists scheme which is about them improving and gaining experience. Constructive criticism is fine. Dismissing individual singers as 'terrible' is not.

    • @cf8595
      @cf8595 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Now that so many people on the internet know that their comments don't have your approval, I'm sure it's all going to change!

    • @peterdolinsek2309
      @peterdolinsek2309 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      sorry, but what the actual f***? this is not a school recital, this is the ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, they cannot afford to promote such bad singing. The mezzo was nice, but everyone else was maybe good enough to sing in the opera chorus.

  • @sladjaraicevic3221
    @sladjaraicevic3221 7 ปีที่แล้ว +622

    wow what is the name of the mezzo? She looks and sings beautiful 😍

    • @marlijnkrop
      @marlijnkrop 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Sladja Raicevic Aigul Akhmetshina

    • @sladjaraicevic3221
      @sladjaraicevic3221 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Marlijn Krop thank you 😊

    • @PMA65537
      @PMA65537 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Anagram = 'highjack' 'lacunaria' 'mediaevalists'

  • @anonymouslyanonymous5987
    @anonymouslyanonymous5987 6 ปีที่แล้ว +812

    This comment section makes me lose faith in humanity. No matter how good you are, there will always be a load of critics who will find a reason to criticize you, and the commenters in this video is one such example. All of these singers are amazing.

    • @stone8193
      @stone8193 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Han Ly the negative nancies are right.
      The level of singing at the big opera houses has declined to an unacceptable standard in quality. These singers are quite terrible. In fact they are mediocre compared to even your average university voice student.
      It's unacceptable standards and true opera lovers are sick of this shit. This art is so corrupt

    • @stone8193
      @stone8193 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Todd Tolson not even close.
      This isn't just out of the golden age. It's not really an acceptable standard

    • @firstlast-wg2on
      @firstlast-wg2on 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Bad justification, you don't have to be a chef to know when food is bad, and most people watching this will have a grasp of operatic singing, and the tenor was the weakest, probably alongside the bass, the baritone was mediocre, and the soprano was weak. Mezzo-soprano was the most pleasing. Nobody is perfect, and nobody here is absolutely horrific, it's just that in order to do a video where you show off the basic different voice types it's not good to have mediocre sounding singers.

    • @stone8193
      @stone8193 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Todd Tolson please lol. Rosa Ponselle has stronger chest voice than this "baritone"

    • @TainaElisabeth
      @TainaElisabeth 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      i was watching this video thinking why i never got into opera. i was rudely reminded by the comment section. all of these snobs make it impossible to enjoy anything

  • @HBMHD
    @HBMHD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    That bassist was quite intense; an old and dramatic voice, a beautiful combination.

    • @xxsaruman82xx87
      @xxsaruman82xx87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He’s so nasal!

    • @bradycall1889
      @bradycall1889 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@xxsaruman82xx87 Yeah a few of the singers in this video made weird sounds.

  • @1pink2pink3pink
    @1pink2pink3pink 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    God I love that piece the Bass did from the Magic Flute, when I was in it (in the Orchestra pit) it always gave me goosebumps. I suppose as a bass clef player I have a mighty appreciation for Bass singers. He was incredible!

  • @blairriver6835
    @blairriver6835 6 ปีที่แล้ว +488

    So sad that they didn't include a contralto

    • @Paulofibonelli
      @Paulofibonelli 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Alexis Low they were unable to find one, lol

    • @blairriver6835
      @blairriver6835 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      New Horizons They should look for me haha. I am a Coloratura Contralto even though I am a guy with an androgynous voice. I have been trained as a contralto :)

    • @KayeMusume
      @KayeMusume 6 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Alexis Low
      Then you’re not a contralto. You’re a tenor

    • @sebclax5073
      @sebclax5073 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Kaye Musume yeh lmao, its like a mezzo saying theyre a counterternor

    • @anarosareyes6269
      @anarosareyes6269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Contralto voices are not easy to find

  • @cepin96
    @cepin96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    2:17 reminds me of the end of "Think of me" from Phantom of the Opera :D

    • @aiyamusicchannel
      @aiyamusicchannel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Good ear - it's probably where Andrew Lloyd Webber got the idea from! :) There actually was a Christine on the West End, Gina Beck, who incorporated a big chunk of the final 'Sempre Libera' cadenza into 'Think of Me' at her last performance. It was really cool!

    • @d2arnaud797
      @d2arnaud797 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      lol the whole musical was basically a ripoff of Puccini and a few other composers

    • @richardlin2359
      @richardlin2359 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Either that or Pirates of Penzance

    • @richardlin2359
      @richardlin2359 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or just about every soprano feature solo

    • @pipergrant7903
      @pipergrant7903 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what I thought, maybe it was from another.

  • @alexisvane7972
    @alexisvane7972 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The mezzo has the most awesome vibrato I've heard...like ever

  • @fantasyqueenasmr3518
    @fantasyqueenasmr3518 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The bass is my favorite. I love bass voices so much. I’m a soprano myself (classically training) and this is just so fun to watch all different voice types.

  • @MigueldeSousaDias
    @MigueldeSousaDias 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    All voices were incredible, and this countertenor was amazing ❤

  • @paolamtz4669
    @paolamtz4669 6 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    Mezzosoprano 😍 your voice is beautiful

  • @finasol1019
    @finasol1019 6 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    I think all of them were wonderful. So many of these comments are so mean

  • @Ari-xh6nr
    @Ari-xh6nr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    Everyone: belts for their life
    Countertenor: cackles demonically

    • @piamarleen9143
      @piamarleen9143 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      They...they are classically trained. They don't belt. They're not trained for that.

    • @cancelled_user
      @cancelled_user 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@piamarleen9143 Can you explain the difference pls? Is belting just a different name for chest voice?

    • @piamarleen9143
      @piamarleen9143 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@cancelled_user At lot of people like to say that belting is a little like screaming. They're kind of right, because modern singing - especially musical - requires you to use your voice as if you were speaking. To make that work at high notes you get pretty loud. Opera singers have a more balanced voice which allows them to stay at the same volume no matter how high or low they are singing. It's really just a matter of preference. There are fantastic classical singer and amazing modern ones. I'm classicaly trained but decided to become a musical actress, so right now I'm learning how to switch to a more modern sound and I've definitely gained respect for belters. It's not just screaming, it's amazing voice control and Suuuuper hard 😵

    • @cancelled_user
      @cancelled_user 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@piamarleen9143 Oh thanks!
      Btw, how about switching from death metal growls straigt into operatic vocals? :)) Do you know this girl? th-cam.com/video/SNPesLFTnUg/w-d-xo.html

    • @cancelled_user
      @cancelled_user 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@piamarleen9143 Or here, more vocal styles in just one song: th-cam.com/video/tIqzPXzhEuw/w-d-xo.html
      Listen to the whole song if you don't mind ;)

  • @Liletter
    @Liletter 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Dude, their singing is so good it peaks the fancy expensive mic, like damn.

  • @madalenes9571
    @madalenes9571 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Nobody:
    Moms when they sit in the massage chair: 4:40

  • @GarageStudio7
    @GarageStudio7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    *Brilliant video!* I hope they do another one with the subclassifications of each voice type (eg. light lyric Soprano, full lyric Soprano, Leggiero Tenor etc.)

    • @davegreene8588
      @davegreene8588 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ir's needed, for a fuller discussion.

  • @stellaparks9808
    @stellaparks9808 6 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    any other proud mezzo sopranos?

  • @cjjj1454
    @cjjj1454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    Teacher: introduce yourself
    Me: 4:38

    • @CarolanIvey
      @CarolanIvey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't see many true countertenors around! They are truly a wonder.

    • @markom2928
      @markom2928 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      : DDDDDD

    • @prizmarvalschi1319
      @prizmarvalschi1319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I personally don't like how he sounds
      Sorry

    • @DrRhyhm
      @DrRhyhm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@prizmarvalschi1319 because he has a shitty a technique, as well as the tenor

    • @prizmarvalschi1319
      @prizmarvalschi1319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DrRhyhm yes

  • @fraukejochem3489
    @fraukejochem3489 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    They are all beautiful. Wow all these talented people. BRILLIANT

  • @pklosterman73
    @pklosterman73 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Absolutely gorgeous. Each one so special and moving. Thank you. I went to my first opera and I was so excited knowing that I would be over the moon. After half time intermission I was so miserable I actually left early. I’m not sure if it was because I was in the balcony and needed closer visual stimulation but I was saddened by this. I keep coming back to opera even after having that experience.
    I’ve started singing after my mom died and during this pandemic I’ve immersed myself in music in order to change my life with a passion I’ve never allowed myself to feel. Sometimes I practice singing opera and it feels amazing. Good or bad it doesn’t matter.... do you and never let anyone tell you no.

  • @jayraynido
    @jayraynido 6 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    The mezzo’s voice 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

  • @charlesbardoquillo692
    @charlesbardoquillo692 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The mezzo was RINGING oml it sounds so beautiful! Her resonance was legit pounding unto my head I love it. So far she is the most refined vocally in this video 😍😍😍 luv her.

  • @Everything_Ju
    @Everything_Ju 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The richness in that Mezzo’s voice! Beautiful.

  • @longlasthappiness68
    @longlasthappiness68 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    4:32 When my final test came out. And I'm shook about the result

  • @ophelia55
    @ophelia55 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    It's funny how even though we are from two different countries every personality behave in the same way 😂
    Soprano and Tenor will always be like that

  • @benwilliamson7787
    @benwilliamson7787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    2:17 is literally the tune of the end of Think Of Me from Phantom of the Opera

  • @SassyWinterFox
    @SassyWinterFox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I love seeing other Mezzos, it reminds me of how broad our voices are. I always get told by Tenors that I need to 'stay in my range' because they think mezzos are altos and not near soprano for range. Honey, my range is G3-B5, let me be mezzo.

    • @tonysaunders2137
      @tonysaunders2137 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm a baritone, love hearing different mezzo voices! Love the different complexions! Keep loving your mezzo voice. Maybe he doesn't understand, you're balanced in your low and head notes, with a strong middle register! Bravo to you❤❤

  • @johnfranciskennedysongwrit2639
    @johnfranciskennedysongwrit2639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The mezzo knocked it out the park 💕💕

  • @soundseeker63
    @soundseeker63 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All great singers but the lady who sang last was the most beautiful IMO. That's a voice that you can imagine shattering glasses. Very powerful and resonant.

  • @n0bodyrem3mberable34
    @n0bodyrem3mberable34 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Yes but what about the pianist?
    GIVE HIM SOME LOVE💖🌸

  • @honeybee176
    @honeybee176 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    They have a counter tenor but not an alto? Interesting😂

    • @feliciaariza27
      @feliciaariza27 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Honeybee17 Altos only exist in choirs. The lowest voice for women in opera is the contralto which are actually extremely rare.

    • @la-esmeralda
      @la-esmeralda 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@feliciaariza27In the magic flute, the third lady of the Queen is actually an alto.

  • @hillmiss1736
    @hillmiss1736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The soprano's breathing was really audible. The mezzo and the baritone are amazing. ♡

  • @katharinalauterbach2802
    @katharinalauterbach2802 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    How the handsome baritone just goes ahead singing my favourite opera ever.. 😍😂

  • @hcblue
    @hcblue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    lmao, the soprano acting like a diva. I'm here for thattt.

  • @buboom1234
    @buboom1234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love how it was a very hyper young person (soprano) to a very calm slow wise older person (bass)

  • @GildaWabbit
    @GildaWabbit 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lovely singers, gorgeous voices, and a fab set up! Thanks for making this 😍

  • @riastal6129
    @riastal6129 7 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    There are no alto's and contra alto's anymore? Where are they?

    • @maximhamley6662
      @maximhamley6662 6 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Very rare

    • @AdriBarr
      @AdriBarr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Few and far between.

    • @jjh2456
      @jjh2456 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Most of those roles are sung by mezzos anyways.

    • @riastal6129
      @riastal6129 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I know that most roles are sung by mezzo's but that does not mean that there are no alto's. If you you let all the voices be heard then there must be an alto. You listen to Nathalie Stutzmann or Kathleen Ferrier.

    • @ddehggial9932
      @ddehggial9932 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      usually not very well, though.

  • @gd3172
    @gd3172 6 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    Why isnt there a contralto?

    • @martineyeo7491
      @martineyeo7491 6 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Maybe they couldn't find one as it's a pretty rare voice type.

    • @jjh2456
      @jjh2456 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Nowadays a mezzo and a contralto are the same thing.

    • @martineyeo7491
      @martineyeo7491 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Jose Hill - But it's a mistake, because they're definitely not the same. The colour of the voice is different between the two types.

    • @davidmuller9938
      @davidmuller9938 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Jose Hill Never has been a same thing. it's just as same as soprano and mezzo-soprano

    • @gd3172
      @gd3172 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Jose Hill they are not the same. It may be the same in choral singing but not in opera. Contraltos has a darker, lower sound, different colour.
      Listen to Ewa Podles, a contralto, and compare her to Marilyn Horne, a mezzo-soprano.

  • @iqraes
    @iqraes 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the most amazing videos I've ever seen in the singing world.

  • @sadem1045
    @sadem1045 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I do not understand why there appear to be no Altos in opera. Yes, Mezzo Soprano is similar, but it's still high.

    • @vonmorris5948
      @vonmorris5948 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The lowest female voice in opera is contr(alto)

    • @feliciaariza27
      @feliciaariza27 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Altos only exist in choirs. The lowest voice for women in opera is the contralto which are actually extremely rare.

    • @ririo1281
      @ririo1281 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@feliciaariza27 but why?

    • @feliciaariza27
      @feliciaariza27 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Irene Otunla oh man I’m just seeing this now. @Hugh Mungus explained it fairly well. Like solo wise I’m a Mezzo soprano but in choir I’m an Alto 2.

    • @BubbyNikko
      @BubbyNikko 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Because composers after Rossini's time didn't like that type of voice. Romanticism really pushed for the high dramatic sopranos, while the contralto has a rather cavernous voice, not very lady-like. (Sad for me, I'm a very low contralto).

  • @xXSkyifyXx
    @xXSkyifyXx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    Reading the comments I feel like the only contralto in existence

    • @christinetremayne9349
      @christinetremayne9349 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're not, I am one too!

    • @linabinaish
      @linabinaish 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are not alone! ;)

    • @AbiolaTime
      @AbiolaTime 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Contralto power.... hey hey hey

    • @cosmicathesongstress7466
      @cosmicathesongstress7466 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Naturally I am too, but since I've expanded my range over the years I'm CONSIDERED to be a Dramatic Mezzo Soprano 😊

    • @edenhoondia9932
      @edenhoondia9932 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alto power!!

  • @slumberfloeey6851
    @slumberfloeey6851 5 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    4:28 when mickey mouse do opera 😂

    • @a.a.g.h.1679
      @a.a.g.h.1679 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This is a funny joke!

    • @sorryoutlandish
      @sorryoutlandish 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Namy goddamn chill

    • @zarico6157
      @zarico6157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      IT’S SO BAD BUT I DID LAUGH HAHA
      Ah I’m going to hell-

    • @dalsegno1251
      @dalsegno1251 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol. Yeah. Falsetto is comical.

    • @alicjaalvena1120
      @alicjaalvena1120 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dalsegno1251 its fucking not. women have falsetto too and sing in falsetto in opera mostly (yes, this is falsetto too, which is usually called head voice). that dude is just really bad. he doesnt have any technique, his breath support doesnt exist, his voice is sharp and not rounded. the bad thing about countertenors is that they dont have to sing good to get the job, there are no high standards set for them, while other voices need to be good.

  • @thanhbuituan2570
    @thanhbuituan2570 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Bass is very low. Thats magical

  • @darlingdarylann3453
    @darlingdarylann3453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Tenor and sopranos are the kid who “forgets” she’s singing in class.

  • @marielavazquez0129
    @marielavazquez0129 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The Bass was fantastic ❤️

  • @theonetheycallfig
    @theonetheycallfig 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    To go straight from soprano to bass took me for a loop, wow, what a voice!

    • @ghost141cg
      @ghost141cg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you give me the names of the three female voice parts please? Thanks

  • @GpD79
    @GpD79 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Aigul Akhmetshina.... What an INCREDIBLE mezzo-soprano!!!

  • @GarageStudio7
    @GarageStudio7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Wow! The Mezzo-Soprano seems to have the most projection!

  • @sentfrom4477
    @sentfrom4477 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very educational and entertaining. Thank you for posting this. All good. Countertenor was new to me. Baritone was fabulous. Mezzo was mind-bogglingly good.

  • @deine.Stimme
    @deine.Stimme 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This mezzo is lovely! Amazing!