The two opera reactors that I viewed were both amazed by how accurate Rob was in this aria. Austin did well but he sang the song in a contemporary style while Rob was using operatic techniques. Nessum Dorma translates to None shall sleep
This is amazing. Rob is a dramatic tenor, we now see, and Austin is a lyric tenor. The opera is in Italian, and there is no such thing as Italian French. Rob has been holding back the full richness and power of his voice. I hope they do more arias together.
Rob studied vocal performance, emphasis on opera, in college but he hasn’t sung it in 15 years. Austin studied musical theater, although some of his teachers tried to get him to do opera. This was Austin’s idea, and he kind of had to talk Rob into doing this. This is Puccini’s Turandot (sp.) made popular by Luciano Pavoratti. It is sung in Italian
French, Spanish, and Italian are three different languages which all have their roots in Latin. That's why there are so many similarities between the three.
If you want well known French opera, you can listen "Le veau d'or" a.k.a. Mephistopheles song from Gounod's "Faust". E.g. th-cam.com/video/4QIKsIkNNh0/w-d-xo.html (three Ukrainian basses sing in French, Russian and Ukrainian)
This is an aria (generally a solo) from the opera Turandot. Avi Kaplan had wanted to sing opera growing up but there are few bass parts in opera and he like Rob Lundquist has some operatic training. Tim Foust has said that he has an idea for a bass trio with Geoff and Avi that he would like to do in the future.
Voice majors typically are required to study/learn music in different languages with Italian (e.g. Nessun Dorma) usually in the freshman year. Then French, German, etc. I sang in 7 languages on my senior recital. Rob hasn't forgotten any of his training, with wonderful open vowels, vocal technique, and pronunciation. He did a gorgeous job on this. (I plan to share this video (+ some other versions) with my community college music appreciation students to see if they can hear the differences in them. Austin was good but Rob ruled on the open vowels!
Turandot is sung in Italian. Rob's voice has a marvelous timbre and is obviously well-trained in classical opera singing. I was not surprised to find his taking the classic opera stance with a hand on the diaphragm to monitor his breath control. This aria is typically sung by a lyric tenor and is the beginning of the climax of Turandot. The most famous high B is the end of the 'Big Vincero' at the end. This aria became 'THE' male tenor 'must sing' thanks to Pavarotti making it 'his song'. Amazingly, Pavarotti never sang the full opera.
Italian and Rob hasn't sung? Sang? Opera since College I don't think he's as "Rusty" as he was afraid he was. Good job guys I love watching you. Just learned today from watching Maggie who is a Professional Opera singer Rob is spot on remembering his Opera training and what Austin is doing wonderfully is considered a classic crossover so a mix and not Classic Opera She was impressed with them both. with this being out of your wheelhouse I am Proud of you for Listening at all ! Thanks Guys !
@@patriciamcl54 Maggie's ideas aren't strange at all, nor are they outdated. She is literally in Juilliard right now studying classical music. Pretty sure after she got her masters, that makes her a professional.
This is insane. It is so extremely good. Fantastic. Both are doing great. But Rob, I'm perplexed!!! His voice is just magical, so rich, so warm and powerful. Chills just ran through my body. It flows into my heart. For me he will be able to stand with the greatest of opera singers. It's not often that I listen to songs by opera singers 5 times and more in a row. But here it is. Of course I hope that both will always continue to do Home Free, but I wouldn't think it wrong that such "trips" are made more often. Opera, country, ballads, soul etc. I think anything is possible. Even if you don't like opera, you have to like this one
They were very impressive and beautiful! When you get through a lot of the old HF they like to sing in church sanctuaries because of the acoustics in there the reverberations!! Listen to them “angels we have heard on high”; Amazing Grace”; & “Oh Holy Night”!
This was all Austin 's idea, convinced Rob to do it cause he knew Rob could do it. Austin told us that he thought he did a could job at "faking" it. Rob sang this for his dad fir father's day, yes he cried.
Peter Barber has a good break down of the difference between opera singing and other types with regards to this. Very, very educational. That being said, I enjoyed your reaction.
Peter went very, very deep into this. Set aside at least 45 minutes to watch, close to an hour if you rewind to relisten to the aria and his analysis. He too is a bass singer trying to make a living in opera. He's also formed "the Bass Gang" with global bass singers -- two EPs with several videos. All are worth a watch, and i hope, a reaction.
Most opera is in Italian, as this is :) That placement is very noticeable in this one. Austin's singing is pretty much always very forward placed; it's where he gets that bright sound. Rob's here is placed farther back which gives it both a dark or heavy feel as well as some of the brightness in a very balanced way. Most people are saying that Austin sounds like Austin in this piece, but that Rob hardly sounds like himself at all. That's much the result of the change in placement. You're right too that the vowel shapes are very important. When they sing side by side, you'll see Rob's are more vertical and Austin's are more horizontal, this gives the "round" resonance. It's very, very rare that an opera makes use of any microphones. And, French is French, Italian is Italian, English is English. Many people are multi-lingual but they're all separate languages.
Your explanation of how big sound is produced was the most understandable of all the reactors I have watched, and I have watched SO many for this video! I love Home Free and the fact that these men have the confidence to produce things like this that none of us Fries expect! I loved the outro so much, too! I'm going to wash my car tomorrow! I promise!
This was amazing! When I first watched it my jaw hit the floor. I had no idea Rob could sing Opera! They were both fantastic! Bravo Rob! 👏 Bravo Austin!! 👏
They did an absolutely phenomenal job with this song. They left me in awe with their amazing voices. Rob was trained in Opera in college. Austin was a musical theater background. Truly enjoyed watching your reactions to this song.
So glad you two finally reacted to this one! My mind was blown the first time I watched it! I’ve seen it several dozens of times! I’m not even into opera, but Austin and Rob brought it big time! They nailed it, in my opinion. I was more surprised with Rob more than Austin, who I know has a musical theater training and pre-Home Free work. I had not idea Rob had 4 years of opera training in college. Of course, I’m not surprised he pulled it off, though!
Rob's major was in vocal performance. Part of that included classical opera training and sang with a jazz vocal ensemble in college. He's a chameleon vocally and slip into any genre.
This is an Aria from Puccini's Turandot which is Italian. French, Spanish and Italian are considered Romance languages based on Latin. Some operas are done in a Germanic language also are in Opera. I believe that most operas are Italian. I'm unsure of French operas, but there must be. I really enjoyed your reaction to this piece... I thought it was beautifully done. Bravo Rob has trained in opera, but has not done opera for 15 years.
per Maggie Renee, who is a professional opera singer, Austin sings in a classical crossover style and kills it. Difference is in placement if I understood correctly. Chris, French and Italian are two totally separate languages and this is definitely Italian
I've watched them sing this a gazillion times and keep noticing stuff. Both you guys mentioned breath control...check out when Austin is singing...you just have to watch his collar and tie move. Also Austin is watching Rob closely to make sure they harmonize perfectly! Love your reactions to Home Free! Home Fry in Wilbur, WA 😁
Nessum Dorma is an Italian aria from the opera "Turandot". Actually, Italian, Spanish and French languages are derived from Latin. They are called Romantic Languages
The female voices are divided between sopranos, mezzo-sopranos, and contraltos male voices are divided between countertenors, tenors, baritones, bass-baritones, and basses Yes Maggie said Opera is all about Diction they practice it daily She's in Julliard
You forgot altos for the females as well as coloratura sopranos. So for the females: coloratura sopranos (highest voice; for example Diana Damrau singing the Queen of the Night aria); soprano (e.g., Patricia Janečková, say Pa Pa Pa from The Magic Flute), mezzo-soprano (e.g., Kirstie from Pentatonix), alto (e.g., Elina Garanca from Carmen), and contralto (e.g., Cher; really contralto Pat Carroll singing as Ursula in The Little Mermaid).
The B Roll as always was perfection. Now to the the reaction. Matt you know more than you think you do. The opera was Italian, typically it is performed without mics, I've always had a fascination with language. Italian and several of the Spanish influenced languages always seem to have some close relative to Spanish as a language, at least in my opinion. Chris you were dead on about mouth placement. Best way I heard it described is Austin is a bit more horizontal with his mouth, where Rob was vertical and open spaced. I was so happy to see this pop up today. BTW Ptx's bass, older one was Avi Kaplan, newer is Matt Salle. That was a question I posed to someone, if you were doing the ultimate singing group acapella wise, who is your all stars? Love the reaction guys! 5 outta 5 on the reaction.
I've been watching many reactors looking for the face of shock, surprise and amazement and you gents gave me what I was looking for,enjoyment. Both gents were nervous about how well this would go over with their fans.🎶🎶 👊🏾🖖🏾👍🏾
Wasn’t that beautiful?!!! I thought I was going to be rickrolled and then this happened. Rob studied opera in college but that was years ago. Austin studied musical theater. This opera is in Italian so Rob and Austin studied that. I thought they were wonderful. Are they opera singers? No, but they did a great job. Good reaction boys!😄
Great reaction. Yes, it was Italian. If you guys want a quick(ish) and relatively painless bit of operatic insight, Peter Barber did a fantastic breakdown of this song. Peter is a professional opera singer and also 1/4 of the Bass Gang. Just thoughts. PS…Foghorn covered Shenandoah.
Great Reaction! I have never been a fan of opera except maybe some Andrea Bocelli & a few others. But I have always appreciated the talent it takes to sing opera. I was pretty impressed with Rob & Austin's version of Nessun Dorma. And it is sung in Italian. I have heard this famous song done by Pavarotti. I think I was more surprised by Rob's range & powerful delivery than even Austin's. Pretty good for a couple of country boys! Nice to see them dressed up in suits & looking classy.
Peter Barber did an hour long analysis... I watched every minute. He was very impressed with it overall. He gave his honest opinion on it and some people were ticked off about it. To a lay person's ear.. They slayed it.
Nessun Dorma is in Italian. French is very very different to Italian. They are both derived from Latin, but that's as far as the similarity lies. Grammatically very different as well. It is a beautiful song - you should look up the meaning of the lyrics... It enhances the appreciation of it. Luciano Pavarotti has the most known version of it, which is magnificent, but the guys did an absolutely amazing job!
love the fact that Chris describes performing at Carnegie Hall and "The Event Center" which I assume is the local auditorium and live music venue the same way. As "Somethin' Else"
This is an aria from Puccini's opera Turandot. Turandot is a princess who has many seeking to marry her. To get the girl, the men must answer three riddles. If they fail, "off with their head!". This is sung in Italian (opera is generally written in Italian or German; religious music is often written in Latin--for example, "Ave Maria" which you often hear at Christmas; of course there's Gilbert & Sullivan, whose operas are written in English.). Nessun Dorma means "none shall sleep". It was originally a solo, not a duet.
If you would like to know more about opera and what real opera singers say about Rob & Austin’s performance of this opera aria, check our these opera singers reactions. Maggie Renee or Peter Barber. The language is Italian.
Detroit's Music Hall" was built in 1919, and has exceptional acoustics. My daughter (classically trained bassoonist) has performed there several times with the Michigan Philharmonic Orchestra. One has to be in a venue like that to appreciate good classical music.
Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and a couple more are all Romanic languages (derived from Latin)...so there are many similarities between them, and one reason the Europeans often speak more the one language due to the common Latin origin.
This reminds me of Marc Martel's "Mercurotti" where Marc takes on the parts of Pavarotti and Freddie Mercury. It's so good. This with Rob and Austin is just as amazing.
Loving your reaction! They are amazing! Not sure if you have ever watched nightwish, it's symphonic rock. But she was classically Opera trained. Amazing range! She can growl they are crazy production! She also does a Duo that is ridiculous good with Hank! Put in the pendulum Greatest Show on Earth just go on and on Just Like Home Free. They don't have a bad one!
Home Free: Whats left of my heart (Tim Foust) original is great. Their album So Long Dixie has 10 tracks co written by Tim or Austin, and my favorite country cover fulsom prison blues. Warning: you’ll be getting more requests from this album in the future. It is awesome!
they're singing Italian, guys! there are some multi-lingual countries in Europe. operas are written in Italian, French, German, Russian, English and a few others (that I know of, I just can't remember the names, so I can't remember the languages, lol). Oh, I think there are also at least one thing which might be an opera which is in Latin. the guys are just so wonderful here.
If you enjoyed this one and fancy having your ears blown away (in the best way), you need to watch the Wellermen’s cover of far over the misty mountains, so many great voices!!
Love the review. Opera is one of those genres that you don’t change the key, especially on a hallmark aria like this one. The goal is to perform the song as it was written as close to “perfection” as possible. In this song, it’s the B natural at the end.
Speaking of Phantom of the Opera, VoicePlay feat. Rachel Potter did a wonderful video under that title I don't think you've reacted to. It's from 2015 when Tony Wakim was still with them and before Geoff started growing his hair long. They all look delicious in their snazzy suits and I think they sound magical.
Italian, French, Spanish are related as are German, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish there are several groups of languages that if you learn one the other related ones are easier to understand.
This is Italian. This aria is from the Opera Turandot (Puccinni). It is probably most well known by the Great Tenor, Luciano Pavarotti. Rob is a Classically trained Operatic Tenor & although not Classically trained, Austin is a very well trained Lyric Tenor. Lyric Tenors are the highest vocal range in Human's. Higher even than Messo-Seprano's. From the point of view of an Aussie, these blokes are bloody brilliant.
Operas have choruses too- big ones. Like 150 people. Dudes! For a first great opera watch a live performance of Carmen with translated lyrics in hand. It’s got everything! For a quick one- react to Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion together. Also, Freddie Mercury with Montserrat Cavalier.
They are clearly very capable singers even though they have not been immersed in opera recently and could do much better if they spent more time on it. Having said that, the French/Italian question is not that hard but very nuanced. Because most of Europe was under Roman control, the Latin-speaking areas sound very similar. That is why you hear the similarities between Italian, Spanish, and French phrases.
French is spoken in France. Italian is spoken in Italy. Two separate languages. Some notations on a score can be in either French or Italian but what is sung is in different languages.
French and Italian both developed from Latin (which again shares a lot of stuff with Ancient Greek), but they're both very distinctly different languages. You can (very, very roughly) divide Europe into 3 "basic" language types: derived from Latin (Italian, French, Spanish, Portugese, Romanian etc), derived from German (Dutch, German, the scandinavian languages) and the slavic languages (Russian, Polish, etc.) (plus some singular languages like Finnish, Hungarian ans Basque). English is a bastard from four parents at least: Celtic Gaelic, Latin, german-based Anglo-Saxon and French.
In an interview with Patrol Gaming, Austin said that he really wanted to show off "opera Rob" but Rob said he wouldn't do it unless Austin did too. Austin went on to say that he'd been okay but that Rob was fantastic. I love the way they support each other. By the way, Latin and French are not Italian. Most western languages have some Latin roots, however, Latin, French and Italian are entirely separate languages (I do hope Chris was kidding).
Italian, French, and Spanish all are based in Latin and have similarities but are all separate languages. English is more along the line of a germanic language and doesn't have as much lilt and flow. Opera has many different voice types. The male is typically a tenor (like Rob) but can be a castralto (they would castrate young boys so their voices didn't change in the old days... today it's more those that just kept that high range). Those bassists would typically be the villain. There are a few tips for going to see an opera. The libretto gives you the story so read that first. They also, typically, have superscript (translations projected above the stage). And yes, Opera singing is extremely amazing. Singing those notes OVER a full orchestra WITHOUT any microphone... BUT the singers had much less freedom to play around than many think. The composers wrote the operatic lines as instruments and didn't want those instruments to diverge from the written song.
Opera singers are trained to sing off mike and needs to be heard over the orchestra. It's actually a different vocal technique than what Rob and Austin use on their live shows. It took Rob a month to prepare to sing this.
My granddaughter got to sing in Carnegie Hall, too! Junior year of high school. They performed on Thanksgiving weekend. I sang soprano for many years. Sopranos are usually paired with baritones, while contraltos pair with tenors. I have always gravitated to the baritones, but Austin and Rob just may have converted me. This opera was Puccini, and this aria was made famous by Pavarotti. I preferred it by Placido Domingo, myself.
Alright, quick lesson on the Romance languages. There are, I believe, only 5 modern Romance languages, and they all have their roots in Latin. French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian. All 5 languages are different, but they do have many similarities. For example, between French and Spanish, the words for swimming pool are Piscine and Piscina, respectively. They sound very similar, with the biggest difference being the ending sound. The French version ended sounding like the English word "seen", while the Spanish version ended sounding like "seen a". I hope this helps!
Oh, I forgot to mention: based off of the vowel sounds at the ending of the words, I would be willing to bet the song is Italian, or maybe Latin. I would be astounded if this were French.
Phantom of the Opera is not opera, it's a musical. That's a completely different genre. If you want to be blown away by an operatic aria I would say listen to the queen of the night in the magic flute, and I'm not even generally a fan of soprano.
Italian. They had a little difficulty with some of the pronunciation but they did a great job. Cheers to them for giving it a try. If you have not checked it out, listen to Luciano Pavarotti sing this. Italian is not French. A lot of operas are sung in Italian and German. Luciano Pavarotti was known as the 'King of the High C'.
In French you have different gender for "articles" such as - 'the' is neutral in English, but in French is "le" (masculine) and "les" (feminine) depending on usage.
Italian and French are separate languages, but they are both Latin based. The pronunciation is diverse and some of the root of the words are close, but if you are a French speaker, you still have to learn Italian as a separate language. It is more than a different dialect. Portuguese and Spanish are similar as well, they all have their roots in Latin and are called the Romance (Roman/Latin based) languages.
The two opera reactors that I viewed were both amazed by how accurate Rob was in this aria. Austin did well but he sang the song in a contemporary style while Rob was using operatic techniques.
Nessum Dorma translates to None shall sleep
Austin is using his music hall technics(he has a degree in this) or classical crossover wich is very close to Opera technics
This is amazing. Rob is a dramatic tenor, we now see, and Austin is a lyric tenor. The opera is in Italian, and there is no such thing as Italian French. Rob has been holding back the full richness and power of his voice. I hope they do more arias together.
Rob studied vocal performance, emphasis on opera, in college but he hasn’t sung it in 15 years. Austin studied musical theater, although some of his teachers tried to get him to do opera. This was Austin’s idea, and he kind of had to talk Rob into doing this. This is Puccini’s Turandot (sp.) made popular by Luciano Pavoratti. It is sung in Italian
Though within the plot it's supposed to be Mongolian or some Turk language.
French, Spanish, and Italian are three different languages which all have their roots in Latin. That's why there are so many similarities between the three.
Add in Portugese and Rumanian; the five romance languages derived from Latin.
Yeah, no, don't tell an Italian he's speaking French; he won't appreciate it.
If you want well known French opera, you can listen "Le veau d'or" a.k.a. Mephistopheles song from Gounod's "Faust". E.g. th-cam.com/video/4QIKsIkNNh0/w-d-xo.html (three Ukrainian basses sing in French, Russian and Ukrainian)
This is an aria (generally a solo) from the opera Turandot. Avi Kaplan had wanted to sing opera growing up but there are few bass parts in opera and he like Rob Lundquist has some operatic training. Tim Foust has said that he has an idea for a bass trio with Geoff and Avi that he would like to do in the future.
Voice majors typically are required to study/learn music in different languages with Italian (e.g. Nessun Dorma) usually in the freshman year. Then French, German, etc. I sang in 7 languages on my senior recital. Rob hasn't forgotten any of his training, with wonderful open vowels, vocal technique, and pronunciation. He did a gorgeous job on this. (I plan to share this video (+ some other versions) with my community college music appreciation students to see if they can hear the differences in them. Austin was good but Rob ruled on the open vowels!
Avi is trying to get Tim and Geoff together to do a song. Hopefully it will happen
That would be awesome.
That would be so many kinds of awesome.
@@AndieO I know. Not sure we would be ready for anything they did tho lol
Hope the Earth will survive these deep reverberations!
@@beadwright lol.
Turandot is sung in Italian. Rob's voice has a marvelous timbre and is obviously well-trained in classical opera singing. I was not surprised to find his taking the classic opera stance with a hand on the diaphragm to monitor his breath control. This aria is typically sung by a lyric tenor and is the beginning of the climax of Turandot. The most famous high B is the end of the 'Big Vincero' at the end. This aria became 'THE' male tenor 'must sing' thanks to Pavarotti making it 'his song'. Amazingly, Pavarotti never sang the full opera.
Italian and Rob hasn't sung? Sang? Opera since College I don't think he's as "Rusty" as he was afraid he was. Good job guys I love watching you.
Just learned today from watching Maggie who is a Professional Opera singer Rob is spot on remembering his Opera training and what Austin is doing wonderfully is considered a classic crossover so a mix and not Classic Opera She was impressed with them both.
with this being out of your wheelhouse I am Proud of you for Listening at all ! Thanks Guys !
Those classifications are considered outdated most everywhere except America. Maggie has some rather strange ideas straight out of the 19th century.
@@patriciamcl54Do you have opera training?
Peter Barber is also an Opera Singer. He explains all the technical sides of opera, very knowledgeable .
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@@patriciamcl54 Maggie's ideas aren't strange at all, nor are they outdated. She is literally in Juilliard right now studying classical music. Pretty sure after she got her masters, that makes her a professional.
Somebody in Home Free can sing anything. Talent level is over the top.
wasn't the power so awesome when Rob and Austin come together at the end. I didn't understand a word. but WOW.
This is insane. It is so extremely good. Fantastic. Both are doing great.
But Rob, I'm perplexed!!! His voice is just magical, so rich, so warm and powerful. Chills just ran through my body. It flows into my heart. For me he will be able to stand with the greatest of opera singers.
It's not often that I listen to songs by opera singers 5 times and more in a row. But here it is.
Of course I hope that both will always continue to do Home Free, but I wouldn't think it wrong that such "trips" are made more often. Opera, country, ballads, soul etc. I think anything is possible.
Even if you don't like opera, you have to like this one
Rob owned this song.
People from Italy speak Italian, people from France speak French. Home Free speaks and sings perfection!
We KNOW they are uber talented, and yet , still blown away!
Our two country singers did a great job ❤️
I'm 100% a VoicePlayer, but major props to Rob and Austin for killing it with classical Italian opera.
They were very impressive and beautiful! When you get through a lot of the old HF they like to sing in church sanctuaries because of the acoustics in there the reverberations!! Listen to them “angels we have heard on high”; Amazing Grace”; & “Oh Holy Night”!
This was all Austin 's idea, convinced Rob to do it cause he knew Rob could do it. Austin told us that he thought he did a could job at "faking" it. Rob sang this for his dad fir father's day, yes he cried.
Peter Barber has a good break down of the difference between opera singing and other types with regards to this. Very, very educational. That being said, I enjoyed your reaction.
Peter went very, very deep into this. Set aside at least 45 minutes to watch, close to an hour if you rewind to relisten to the aria and his analysis. He too is a bass singer trying to make a living in opera. He's also formed "the Bass Gang" with global bass singers -- two EPs with several videos. All are worth a watch, and i hope, a reaction.
Home Free makes magic again ... BRAVO Rob and Austin !!!
Most opera is in Italian, as this is :) That placement is very noticeable in this one. Austin's singing is pretty much always very forward placed; it's where he gets that bright sound. Rob's here is placed farther back which gives it both a dark or heavy feel as well as some of the brightness in a very balanced way. Most people are saying that Austin sounds like Austin in this piece, but that Rob hardly sounds like himself at all. That's much the result of the change in placement. You're right too that the vowel shapes are very important. When they sing side by side, you'll see Rob's are more vertical and Austin's are more horizontal, this gives the "round" resonance. It's very, very rare that an opera makes use of any microphones. And, French is French, Italian is Italian, English is English. Many people are multi-lingual but they're all separate languages.
Your explanation of how big sound is produced was the most understandable of all the reactors I have watched, and I have watched SO many for this video! I love Home Free and the fact that these men have the confidence to produce things like this that none of us Fries expect! I loved the outro so much, too! I'm going to wash my car tomorrow! I promise!
It's Italian. Opera is generally Italian, French or German. It is my understanding that Rob trained in Opera but hasn't sung it in 15 years.
This was amazing! When I first watched it my jaw hit the floor. I had no idea Rob could sing Opera! They were both fantastic! Bravo Rob! 👏 Bravo Austin!! 👏
This was Austin's way of highlighting Rob's talent.
Great reaction brothers. I love when y'all get confused. It makes for a great day....lol
Well wasn't that nice?!!
I have watched this many times and still get goosebumps and tears.
Love the 307 reactions😊❤❤
Our men can sing ANYTHING!! BRAVISSIMI!!
They did an absolutely phenomenal job with this song. They left me in awe with their amazing voices. Rob was trained in Opera in college. Austin was a musical theater background. Truly enjoyed watching your reactions to this song.
So glad you two finally reacted to this one! My mind was blown the first time I watched it! I’ve seen it several dozens of times! I’m not even into opera, but Austin and Rob brought it big time! They nailed it, in my opinion. I was more surprised with Rob more than Austin, who I know has a musical theater training and pre-Home Free work. I had not idea Rob had 4 years of opera training in college. Of course, I’m not surprised he pulled it off, though!
Rob's major was in vocal performance. Part of that included classical opera training and sang with a jazz vocal ensemble in college. He's a chameleon vocally and slip into any genre.
I knew you guys would get to this as soon as you could. ❤❤❤
Such a crappy couple of days for so many out there. Love this! Really needed some great voice vibes. love you guys.
This is an Aria from Puccini's Turandot which is Italian. French, Spanish and Italian are considered Romance languages based on Latin. Some operas are done in a Germanic language also are in Opera. I believe that most operas are Italian. I'm unsure of French operas, but there must be. I really enjoyed your reaction to this piece... I thought it was beautifully done. Bravo Rob has trained in opera, but has not done opera for 15 years.
I have seen this numerous times and still gives me chills and brings a tear to my eye. Awesome job guys!
per Maggie Renee, who is a professional opera singer, Austin sings in a classical crossover style and kills it. Difference is in placement if I understood correctly. Chris, French and Italian are two totally separate languages and this is definitely Italian
I've watched them sing this a gazillion times and keep noticing stuff. Both you guys mentioned breath control...check out when Austin is singing...you just have to watch his collar and tie move. Also Austin is watching Rob closely to make sure they harmonize perfectly! Love your reactions to Home Free! Home Fry in Wilbur, WA 😁
Nessum Dorma is an Italian aria from the opera "Turandot". Actually, Italian, Spanish and French languages are derived from Latin. They are called Romantic Languages
The female voices are divided between sopranos, mezzo-sopranos, and contraltos
male voices are divided between countertenors, tenors, baritones, bass-baritones, and basses
Yes Maggie said Opera is all about Diction they practice it daily She's in Julliard
Which is something Maggie Baugh needs to practice, she's great, but can't understand her. If she had that down, wow.
You forgot altos for the females as well as coloratura sopranos. So for the females: coloratura sopranos (highest voice; for example Diana Damrau singing the Queen of the Night aria); soprano (e.g., Patricia Janečková, say Pa Pa Pa from The Magic Flute), mezzo-soprano (e.g., Kirstie from Pentatonix), alto (e.g., Elina Garanca from Carmen), and contralto (e.g., Cher; really contralto Pat Carroll singing as Ursula in The Little Mermaid).
Having a little trouble comparing the Rob of "Broken Road" with this Rob... Great reaction thanks for sharing
so happy and no you are not ready but no one was.
The B Roll as always was perfection. Now to the the reaction. Matt you know more than you think you do. The opera was Italian, typically it is performed without mics, I've always had a fascination with language. Italian and several of the Spanish influenced languages always seem to have some close relative to Spanish as a language, at least in my opinion. Chris you were dead on about mouth placement. Best way I heard it described is Austin is a bit more horizontal with his mouth, where Rob was vertical and open spaced. I was so happy to see this pop up today. BTW Ptx's bass, older one was Avi Kaplan, newer is Matt Salle. That was a question I posed to someone, if you were doing the ultimate singing group acapella wise, who is your all stars? Love the reaction guys! 5 outta 5 on the reaction.
I've been watching many reactors looking for the face of shock, surprise and amazement and you gents gave me what I was looking for,enjoyment. Both gents were nervous about how well this would go over with their fans.🎶🎶 👊🏾🖖🏾👍🏾
Wasn’t that beautiful?!!! I thought I was going to be rickrolled and then this happened. Rob studied opera in college but that was years ago. Austin studied musical theater. This opera is in Italian so Rob and Austin studied that. I thought they were wonderful. Are they opera singers? No, but they did a great job. Good reaction boys!😄
I don’t know squat about Opera but it sounded great To me. We’re all in the same place!
I am so proud of these 2!!!❤
Great reaction. Yes, it was Italian. If you guys want a quick(ish) and relatively painless bit of operatic insight, Peter Barber did a fantastic breakdown of this song. Peter is a professional opera singer and also 1/4 of the Bass Gang. Just thoughts. PS…Foghorn covered Shenandoah.
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Is there a difference between French and Italian? I had to pause I was laughing so hard.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I knew the first time I heard Rob he was holding back and then this. I’m awed. ❤️
This one was legitimately awe inspiring. So so SO good!
Great Reaction! I have never been a fan of opera except maybe some Andrea Bocelli & a few others. But I have always appreciated the talent it takes to sing opera. I was pretty impressed with Rob & Austin's version of Nessun Dorma. And it is sung in Italian. I have heard this famous song done by Pavarotti. I think I was more surprised by Rob's range & powerful delivery than even Austin's. Pretty good for a couple of country boys! Nice to see them dressed up in suits & looking classy.
Peter Barber did an hour long analysis... I watched every minute. He was very impressed with it overall. He gave his honest opinion on it and some people were ticked off about it. To a lay person's ear.. They slayed it.
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Let's goooooo!!! #HOGFry 🔥🔥
Oh hell yeah! Been waiting for you guys to do this reaction!!! Wahoo!!!! 💕
And those are the dudes that made it the butts remix...just love all home free singers...
Nessun Dorma is in Italian. French is very very different to Italian. They are both derived from Latin, but that's as far as the similarity lies. Grammatically very different as well.
It is a beautiful song - you should look up the meaning of the lyrics... It enhances the appreciation of it. Luciano Pavarotti has the most known version of it, which is magnificent, but the guys did an absolutely amazing job!
WOW THEY ARE SO MMAZING THEY REALLY NAILID IT, THANKS GUYS 💕💕💕💕
Awesome! Thank you ^_^
love the fact that Chris describes performing at Carnegie Hall and "The Event Center" which I assume is the local auditorium and live music venue the same way. As "Somethin' Else"
This is an aria from Puccini's opera Turandot. Turandot is a princess who has many seeking to marry her. To get the girl, the men must answer three riddles. If they fail, "off with their head!". This is sung in Italian (opera is generally written in Italian or German; religious music is often written in Latin--for example, "Ave Maria" which you often hear at Christmas; of course there's Gilbert & Sullivan, whose operas are written in English.). Nessun Dorma means "none shall sleep". It was originally a solo, not a duet.
If you would like to know more about opera and what real opera singers say about Rob & Austin’s performance of this opera aria, check our these opera singers reactions. Maggie Renee or Peter Barber. The language is Italian.
Detroit's Music Hall" was built in 1919, and has exceptional acoustics. My daughter (classically trained bassoonist) has performed there several times with the Michigan Philharmonic Orchestra. One has to be in a venue like that to appreciate good classical music.
Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and a couple more are all Romanic languages (derived from Latin)...so there are many similarities between them, and one reason the Europeans often speak more the one language due to the common Latin origin.
Recommend listening to Peter Barber’s reaction to this. Since he sings both opera and a cappella, he really makes it understandable.
This reminds me of Marc Martel's "Mercurotti" where Marc takes on the parts of Pavarotti and Freddie Mercury. It's so good. This with Rob and Austin is just as amazing.
Loving your reaction! They are amazing! Not sure if you have ever watched nightwish, it's symphonic rock. But she was classically Opera trained. Amazing range! She can growl they are crazy production! She also does a Duo that is ridiculous good with Hank! Put in the pendulum Greatest Show on Earth just go on and on Just Like Home Free. They don't have a bad one!
It’s like the difference between acting on stage and acting on film.
It's beautiful!!!
Nessum Dorma is an aria (in Italian) from the Puccini opera Turandot. They killed it!
Home Free: Whats left of my heart (Tim Foust) original is great. Their album So Long Dixie has 10 tracks co written by Tim or Austin, and my favorite country cover fulsom prison blues. Warning: you’ll be getting more requests from this album in the future. It is awesome!
Y'all just made my day ❤️ lol
they're singing Italian, guys! there are some multi-lingual countries in Europe. operas are written in Italian, French, German, Russian, English and a few others (that I know of, I just can't remember the names, so I can't remember the languages, lol). Oh, I think there are also at least one thing which might be an opera which is in Latin.
the guys are just so wonderful here.
If you enjoyed this one and fancy having your ears blown away (in the best way), you need to watch the Wellermen’s cover of far over the misty mountains, so many great voices!!
From what an opera singer said this is Italian.
Love the review. Opera is one of those genres that you don’t change the key, especially on a hallmark aria like this one. The goal is to perform the song as it was written as close to “perfection” as possible. In this song, it’s the B natural at the end.
Speaking of Phantom of the Opera, VoicePlay feat. Rachel Potter did a wonderful video under that title I don't think you've reacted to. It's from 2015 when Tony Wakim was still with them and before Geoff started growing his hair long. They all look delicious in their snazzy suits and I think they sound magical.
Italian, French, Spanish are related as are German, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish there are several groups of languages that if you learn one the other related ones are easier to understand.
This is Italian. This aria is from the Opera Turandot (Puccinni). It is probably most well known by the Great Tenor, Luciano Pavarotti. Rob is a Classically trained Operatic Tenor & although not Classically trained, Austin is a very well trained Lyric Tenor. Lyric Tenors are the highest vocal range in Human's. Higher even than Messo-Seprano's. From the point of view of an Aussie, these blokes are bloody brilliant.
This reaction was outstanding. Since you are on a roll, please check out Voice Play's version of In the Hall of the Mountain King.
I find it funny that the tone of their voices are so different that some people actually think they are singing in different octaves.
Austin was great, rob is AMAZING!
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Operas have choruses too- big ones. Like 150 people. Dudes! For a first great opera watch a live performance of Carmen with translated lyrics in hand. It’s got everything!
For a quick one- react to Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion together. Also, Freddie Mercury with Montserrat Cavalier.
They are clearly very capable singers even though they have not been immersed in opera recently and could do much better if they spent more time on it. Having said that, the French/Italian question is not that hard but very nuanced. Because most of Europe was under Roman control, the Latin-speaking areas sound very similar. That is why you hear the similarities between Italian, Spanish, and French phrases.
French is spoken in France. Italian is spoken in Italy. Two separate languages. Some notations on a score can be in either French or Italian but what is sung is in different languages.
French and Italian both developed from Latin (which again shares a lot of stuff with Ancient Greek), but they're both very distinctly different languages. You can (very, very roughly) divide Europe into 3 "basic" language types: derived from Latin (Italian, French, Spanish, Portugese, Romanian etc), derived from German (Dutch, German, the scandinavian languages) and the slavic languages (Russian, Polish, etc.) (plus some singular languages like Finnish, Hungarian ans Basque). English is a bastard from four parents at least: Celtic Gaelic, Latin, german-based Anglo-Saxon and French.
In an interview with Patrol Gaming, Austin said that he really wanted to show off "opera Rob" but Rob said he wouldn't do it unless Austin did too. Austin went on to say that he'd been okay but that Rob was fantastic. I love the way they support each other. By the way, Latin and French are not Italian. Most western languages have some Latin roots, however, Latin, French and Italian are entirely separate languages (I do hope Chris was kidding).
Italian, French, and Spanish all are based in Latin and have similarities but are all separate languages. English is more along the line of a germanic language and doesn't have as much lilt and flow.
Opera has many different voice types. The male is typically a tenor (like Rob) but can be a castralto (they would castrate young boys so their voices didn't change in the old days... today it's more those that just kept that high range). Those bassists would typically be the villain.
There are a few tips for going to see an opera. The libretto gives you the story so read that first. They also, typically, have superscript (translations projected above the stage). And yes, Opera singing is extremely amazing. Singing those notes OVER a full orchestra WITHOUT any microphone... BUT the singers had much less freedom to play around than many think. The composers wrote the operatic lines as instruments and didn't want those instruments to diverge from the written song.
Opera singers are trained to sing off mike and needs to be heard over the orchestra. It's actually a different vocal technique than what Rob and Austin use on their live shows. It took Rob a month to prepare to sing this.
This is an selection from an Italian opera.
My granddaughter got to sing in Carnegie Hall, too! Junior year of high school. They performed on Thanksgiving weekend. I sang soprano for many years. Sopranos are usually paired with baritones, while contraltos pair with tenors. I have always gravitated to the baritones, but Austin and Rob just may have converted me. This opera was Puccini, and this aria was made famous by Pavarotti. I preferred it by Placido Domingo, myself.
Alright, quick lesson on the Romance languages. There are, I believe, only 5 modern Romance languages, and they all have their roots in Latin. French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian. All 5 languages are different, but they do have many similarities. For example, between French and Spanish, the words for swimming pool are Piscine and Piscina, respectively. They sound very similar, with the biggest difference being the ending sound. The French version ended sounding like the English word "seen", while the Spanish version ended sounding like "seen a". I hope this helps!
Oh, I forgot to mention: based off of the vowel sounds at the ending of the words, I would be willing to bet the song is Italian, or maybe Latin. I would be astounded if this were French.
Check out the bass quartette that Peter Barber is in, think it the Bass Gang? They are amazing!
Phantom of the Opera is not opera, it's a musical. That's a completely different genre. If you want to be blown away by an operatic aria I would say listen to the queen of the night in the magic flute, and I'm not even generally a fan of soprano.
Italian. They had a little difficulty with some of the pronunciation but they did a great job. Cheers to them for giving it a try. If you have not checked it out, listen to Luciano Pavarotti sing this. Italian is not French. A lot of operas are sung in Italian and German. Luciano Pavarotti was known as the 'King of the High C'.
AVI Kaplan former Bass of PTX Matt is the current Bass man of PTX
Italian, Spanish, French, and Romanian are Romance languages and based on Latin. They are, however, different languages.
I checked out your Freebird video and it was pretty good. Well done.
Thanks so much Brett
Italian is Latin, the modern version. Italian and French are both romance languages along with Spanish and have many similar words. 😎😎😎😎
In French you have different gender for "articles" such as - 'the' is neutral in English, but in French is "le" (masculine) and "les" (feminine) depending on usage.
There is a Geoff Castellucci solo song of Shenandoah from 8 months ago.
Italian and French are separate languages, but they are both Latin based. The pronunciation is diverse and some of the root of the words are close, but if you are a French speaker, you still have to learn Italian as a separate language. It is more than a different dialect. Portuguese and Spanish are similar as well, they all have their roots in Latin and are called the Romance (Roman/Latin based) languages.