Leontyne Price Performs ´Vissi D´arte

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  • Leontyne Price performs Tosca's classic Vissi D'arte live on stage. Absolutely one of the most amazing performances of this piece. Pay close attention from 2:40- the end; close your eyes and u can feel the music. Leontyne Price, Queen of the opera!
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  • @noelpatrick9465
    @noelpatrick9465 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    The greatest performance of Vicci Darte you will ever hear. The gold standard for every soprano.

  • @whaleback1
    @whaleback1 12 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I have heard every rendition of this aria on TH-cam, and this is absolutely the best!!
    Ms. Price's voice is rich, clear and powerful. By contrast, many other performers use muddy weeping voice at the lower notes, and scream at the higher notes. There is just no comparison.
    Price is the best soprano ever.

  • @familytreemusic
    @familytreemusic 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    97 today, all blessings and love, to the great Diva.

  • @mickyalexandru6894
    @mickyalexandru6894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This is NOT a human singing ! It is an ANGEL that came on stage to sing Tosca !!!

  • @christopherrobinwattsthoma6318
    @christopherrobinwattsthoma6318 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    A voice from an age when singers could actually sing! A long forgotten art! Heavenly simple heavenly!

  • @johnpablo2525
    @johnpablo2525 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The fact that she's still alive at her late 90s make it the more better. She can still sing, I tell you that for sure. Very very few opera singers are gifted. Most singers work hard to find a voice for themselves. Only rarely you hear opera singers sing well into their 80s and 90s like Pryce.
    May God give you strength Miss Pryce.

  • @Jacovanzigg
    @Jacovanzigg 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Je n'ai jamais entendu une perfection si naturelle pour chanter cet air. Léontine Price, la plus belle voix du XXe siècle.

  • @Laidout2004
    @Laidout2004 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    This is pure perfection, the pureness of the high notes, how relaxed she is, is astounding.

  • @laurenceesposito3393
    @laurenceesposito3393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    She knew how to sing like crazy!!! Proper placement. And she was free to interpret however way she wanted because the technique was secondary to what we call the artist. Ms. Price is an American for all ages. Tops!!!!!!!

  • @philipc67
    @philipc67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Now This is how one sings Vissi d’Arte. As close to perfection as a human instrument can get. Spot-on pitch, superbly sustained tempo, phrasing, breath control and intonation. Kids, listen and learn.

  • @martynlewis9378
    @martynlewis9378 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I happened to be home alone this evening TH-cam surfing and came across this performance by Madame Price! I don't know much about Opera , have not paid it that much attention but I decided to watch this video. I immediately understood that I was being given a magnificent gift. How could anything so beautiful , so wondrous as what I was hearing come from a human being? Now here's the thing, I am a grown 77-year-old man. And here I am lying on this sofa with tears running down my face,. I suppose I should be ashamed to admit that, but somehow I'm not, I'm just not! Thank you Ms Price for your stunning gift to me and to the world.

  • @jollyroger4477
    @jollyroger4477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The best. Period.

  • @ChagoWilson
    @ChagoWilson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Happy 95th Life Anniversary
    To Her Royal Highness,
    Leontyne Price
    Grandest Of Them All!

  • @commandert5
    @commandert5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Very different than many other Tosca's I've seen. Darker voice. Absolutely beautiful

  • @davidanderson7382
    @davidanderson7382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I remember watching the Diva perform Tosca on television when I was a kid. I had never seen an opera, had no idea what was going on but her sound and that magnificent carriage fascinated me. Truly the Stradivarius of singers.

  • @klashahahn7275
    @klashahahn7275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The first time I heard this song by Ms Price, I was 10 yrs old. I refused to listen to anyone else.
    When I saw her at the Kennedy Center, the last song of 5 encores was this song. My dream came true.
    To this day after 50 yrs, I still stand by my words. I refuse to listen to anyone but Ma Price.☺️💐

  • @11buleria
    @11buleria 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The most glorious voice. It comes from deep, deep inside. She brings me to tears.

  • @monumentofwonders
    @monumentofwonders 8 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    This is beyond human emotion. This is the emotion of angels. I am not ashamed to say that I wept. Incredible technique. Incredible instrument. Incredible artistry.

    • @LupitaJaled3
      @LupitaJaled3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats totally true even i have my oun interpretation and i want to ear youre personal opinion
      th-cam.com/video/j8qmAoqWKw4/w-d-xo.html

    • @johndavidvandevert343
      @johndavidvandevert343 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LupitaJaled3 While I can tell you are having fun, your rendition is terrible.

    • @reginaldgarrett5650
      @reginaldgarrett5650 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thus, in that order most definitely!

  • @brogs60
    @brogs60 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I have no adequate words to describe such beautiful singing.

  • @Dal-bm7xd
    @Dal-bm7xd 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What did humanity ever do...to deserve such. a sublime voice that this Diva of Divas is able to deliver to us?
    Until my last breath. leontyne will always have a premiere place in my heart.

  • @flyinghow
    @flyinghow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Price was one of the great "breathers." Brava!

  • @WakandaBabe
    @WakandaBabe 11 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    THIS is why I love TH-cam. God Bless the people who upload gems like this. Now, excuse me while I wipe away the tears.

  • @user-kn9sb8sm5r
    @user-kn9sb8sm5r หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Leontyne Price's beautiful voice is explanation enough of the lyrics!

  • @peterramkissoon8427
    @peterramkissoon8427 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I literally don't understand how she can make it look so effortless and sound so flawless

    • @drbarbarabaker
      @drbarbarabaker 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      She's Leeontyne Price. It's what she does.

    • @DaninMaine
      @DaninMaine หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Practice, practice, practice, talent, practice, practice,practice, then practice some more. That's the recipe.

  • @lilindia313
    @lilindia313 12 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This is a prime example as to why we love her soooo much!!!

  • @mugrad25
    @mugrad25 7 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    The tone, the emotion, and the depth of the Aflat coming off the high Bflat (to me thats the best note in the aria)...its like this subtle, heartbreaking cry.

    • @selimsa803
      @selimsa803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      For me, that note is the measure of this aria. How she manages to distill the entire plea of the aria in that one note is miraculous.

  • @stevendaniel8126
    @stevendaniel8126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I first heard Price in 1960. There has never been another voice for me.........

  • @dlagrua
    @dlagrua 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    An absolute great soprano, powerful and with total mastery of the vocal range. Outstanding.

  • @SofiAlvaOk
    @SofiAlvaOk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    She is one of the reasons why i love to sing ópera

  • @carolmichael1813
    @carolmichael1813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I have listened to Price since I was a little girl. Such purity , utterly sublime. Thankyou 💖🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @Marcel_Audubon
    @Marcel_Audubon 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    remarkable! I hope she knows now, in her late life, how much she is appreciated still today!

  • @m.antoniosims342
    @m.antoniosims342 11 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Leontyne Price....! What a timeless treasure she is as an artist and performer of the highest caliber! Her full lips, dramatic gaze, and heavenly presence all compliment her beauty in delivering her gift....which is of course THE VOICE!!!!!

  • @ebonyjewel-star866
    @ebonyjewel-star866 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I feel blessed and honored to hear this singing.

  • @postadjutant6494
    @postadjutant6494 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Beautiful performance. Her performance transcends this old media. It literally raised the hair on the back of my head.

  • @Astrid-jt8cd
    @Astrid-jt8cd ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You beautiful lady out of the deep south you came to us with the voice of an angel God bless you I will thank the heavenly father. For giving you to us

  • @phillipbeverley5628
    @phillipbeverley5628 9 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    There are so many wonderful renditions of this aria, Callas, Caballe, Verrett and the list goes on and on. But, there is something about this live performance from the divine Ms. Price that makes my heart cry happily. I just can't say enough about it.

    • @mimirocks6147
      @mimirocks6147 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Phillip Beverley I am gonna have to agree!

    • @arnoldamaral7406
      @arnoldamaral7406 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      To me is that beautiful primal voice that only Madame Price possesses. The most beautiful voice to come out of America. I'm so glad I saw her Live Twice something truly fantastic. 🇫🇷 Arnuad Bourbon Amaral

    • @user-zj7nh6ql6s
      @user-zj7nh6ql6s 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You forgot to mention that it is the most beautiful lyric soprano of the twentieth century with the possible exception of Anna Moffo.

  • @leonardilaurenti9819
    @leonardilaurenti9819 11 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It was those uniquely beautiful colours in her voice that made all who love the most beautdiful of things fall in love with her. Her voice was like molten 24K GOLD! PURE! I was a boy in London, when I first heard that angelic voice. I got married to it right there and then. There will be NO DIVORCE!

  • @MrStpendouslvforjo
    @MrStpendouslvforjo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    There is pure vocal GOLD!

  • @alexanderzamora5930
    @alexanderzamora5930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Beauty in every note. I can listen to her everyday!

  • @francoaragosta4285
    @francoaragosta4285 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    One of the great marvels of the twentieth century! Such an exquisitely beautiful SOUND. Frankly Matchless!

  • @you2candoit
    @you2candoit 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Heavenly!!! First Lady of Opera!!!! A voice from another universe!!

  • @caninbar
    @caninbar 9 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    That's what you call a free and open throat,a superb instrument and technique, something we're not too accustomed to hearing today.

    • @Clara-hs2jb
      @Clara-hs2jb 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Zelmira
      Er...yes we are. You must've been asleep the past 30 years.

    • @guiradobrasil
      @guiradobrasil 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Totally agree!!

    • @augustjoseph629
      @augustjoseph629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Clara no, Zelmira is correct. Leontyne’s voice was one of the most open, technically correct voices in the entire era of recording. More modern singers have smaller, more congested, and, even, nasally voices - which is the current standard. Her example remains a standard for all servants (as Maria Callas once called all opera singers, musicians) of the art form.
      I can’t recall hearing a singer with such power, balance, and uniformity of my generation.

    • @amaliamichele949
      @amaliamichele949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      so true!

    • @alexanderzamora5930
      @alexanderzamora5930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I would be curious how she developed her voice. I bet she never forced her voice. She just let it be.

  • @theycallmebeautiful3041
    @theycallmebeautiful3041 9 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Oh my goodness. She killed it. Pure beautiful voice!

  • @silvanero
    @silvanero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Leontyne’s voice expresses the unexpressible to its depths!! Her voice makes us feel safe and emotionally lifted!! Thanks be to GOD for Leontyne and her Voce Assoluta!!!

  • @revivalharpsichord5078
    @revivalharpsichord5078 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Without doubt one of the most amazing voices of all time!

  • @vorspiel1023
    @vorspiel1023 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    One of the truly greatest voices of the entire 20th Century. We are so blessed that there are so many recordings of this magnificent woman!

  • @zhamiram6578
    @zhamiram6578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It was like this aria was meant for her I swear! Gets you in the gut!

  • @RebekahBrown
    @RebekahBrown 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Incredible depth, vibrato, warmth and heart with the sound of an angel...brings chills and tears all at once. Brava!

  • @TheDhdpwanga
    @TheDhdpwanga 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    That in my mind was the best version I've heard. It's such a hard piece to get right, Keri Te kanawa can pull it off, Callas just acts her way through it, though with a beautiful passion, and Leontyne nails it and sings through a third element, her soul.

  • @handel1968
    @handel1968 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Leontyne, will always be my diva!!!

  • @rosemarierajkowski6119
    @rosemarierajkowski6119 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    There are no words ........
    I am moved to tears.
    Beyond beautiful.

  • @nesherben-negev1345
    @nesherben-negev1345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Phew, this one blew me away!! One of the best performances ever.

  • @you2candoit
    @you2candoit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Her voice is ethereal, hypnotic and not of this world!

  • @mariacasemyr
    @mariacasemyr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Stunning performance of this marvellous aria by Puccini ❤️❤️❤️

  • @GabrielLopez-ck9jc
    @GabrielLopez-ck9jc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Can't stop crying....such indescribable beauty and technique

  • @susandowney2243
    @susandowney2243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    First time viewed..how beautiful to listen to..such an incredible voice!..the held notes are so strong..just beautiful!!

  • @mathiasheilmann1567
    @mathiasheilmann1567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was so beautiful I started to cry.

  • @mlmyburgh
    @mlmyburgh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beyond words. Glorious!

  • @mpuente2010
    @mpuente2010 9 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    I love Sutherland, Caballé, Callas and Gruberova, but Price's Tosca is Heavenly and out of this world. It just bring tear to my eyes to be able to listen such perfection at once. When I die I want Leontyne to wait for me in the doors of heaven singing this magnificent piece. Signora Brava!!!!

    • @YDVDNVRR
      @YDVDNVRR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Marco Puente she’s very alive...

    • @brookeggleston9314
      @brookeggleston9314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@YDVDNVRR I think he believes he'll out live her!!

    • @YDVDNVRR
      @YDVDNVRR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brook Eggleston but nothing can be assured. Specially these days.

  • @MrStpendouslvforjo
    @MrStpendouslvforjo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a voice!!

  • @Rebecca-oh5yh
    @Rebecca-oh5yh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My Mom was telling me how she got to see her live. What a voice!

  • @nastashavalentinodefranco2990
    @nastashavalentinodefranco2990 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn that voice!

  • @WestJason9
    @WestJason9 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love this and may God continue to bless and keep Ms. Price!

  • @sweetestcandy083109
    @sweetestcandy083109 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Absolutely beautiful....the ending was amazing....wow

  • @aprilvalente2146
    @aprilvalente2146 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love this sooo much, could listen the whole day to it!

  • @Martin-id4xp
    @Martin-id4xp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incredible. Wow!!

  • @Trinite33
    @Trinite33 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That incomparable fabulously beautiful voice makes Price the most beautiful woman in the world ever.

  • @futureDrNLB
    @futureDrNLB 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    WOW I am in tears...pure beauty

  • @you2candoit
    @you2candoit 9 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    An unmatched and unsurpassed voice!!! A Supernal and Ethereal Voice! The Queen of Opera!

  • @summer3100
    @summer3100 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    love it. love it. love it. magnificent. human excellence.

  • @oralogarro9932
    @oralogarro9932 ปีที่แล้ว

    The unforgettable Miss leontyne Price 🙏🙏🙏💐💐♥️♥️

  • @2Brian
    @2Brian 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Glorious voice.

  • @ccaammiinniiito2
    @ccaammiinniiito2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Absolutely beautiful!

  • @1932moffo
    @1932moffo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Magnificent ... just standing still pouring out golden soaring sound making one's spine tingle and bringing tears to one's eyes !

  • @marydanyla-gold4143
    @marydanyla-gold4143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful!!!!

  • @yasmineferrero1154
    @yasmineferrero1154 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love her. Superb.

  • @timothytew6724
    @timothytew6724 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Astonishing

  • @ieremias01
    @ieremias01 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent!

  • @llbis007
    @llbis007 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Perfection.

  • @contielmi
    @contielmi 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Una voce sontuosa e vellutata al tempo stesso....unica ,commovente!

  • @johnpage4581
    @johnpage4581 ปีที่แล้ว

    Simply superb.

  • @dianachiang7326
    @dianachiang7326 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Simply sublime!

  • @valreneebrin
    @valreneebrin ปีที่แล้ว

    absolutely fantastic

  • @redpeg97
    @redpeg97 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A voice from heaven.

  • @brenosilva6381
    @brenosilva6381 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Diva...que voz encantadora

  • @trilobit4
    @trilobit4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I met her voice almost 40 years ago in "il trovatore - tacea la notte placida" on LP. Her voice went to a higher note spilling around me - You know what I mean - only she can sing like this. My God, who is it? I listened to the aria over and over again. Clash with Leontyne Price. No one has a beautiful voice like her. "Bitter" in the low register and angelic in the high notes. She cannot be confused with anyone else. I'm an opera fool I have. My friends find it annoying. The first opera love is forever love.

  • @carriebtc
    @carriebtc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    No one ever sang it the way you did it, Miss Price. I hope you read these comments praising your amazing interpretation. Thank you for posting it. Cheers

  • @TheTropicalgirl
    @TheTropicalgirl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    EFFORTLESSLY divine!❤

  • @peggykohler3685
    @peggykohler3685 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Unbelievable.....wow....wish I could have been there!

  • @romelwilliams4649
    @romelwilliams4649 ปีที่แล้ว

    DIVINE!!! A GIFT FROM GOD!!!

  • @inguaribileromantico4456
    @inguaribileromantico4456 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    GLORIOUS!

  • @rosalieciardullo3150
    @rosalieciardullo3150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    EXTRAORDINARY!

  • @marcandregingras992
    @marcandregingras992 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Elle avait tout beauté physique et vocale, merveilleuse présence sur scène avec autorité, musicalité et sensibilité, intelligence musicale de plus une voix puissante servant avec style Verdi, Puccini et plusieurs autres compositeurs français, italiens et anglais.

  • @VidsByDrea
    @VidsByDrea 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would love to listen to this song while I’d study. It’s only recently I learned about her full career and finally found this video! Amazing!!

  • @whaleback1
    @whaleback1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Her voice was so rich and creamy. Infinitely beautiful.

    • @joshuamacfl
      @joshuamacfl 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Vocal fach: spinto soprano.
      Leontyne and whitney.

    • @candide43201
      @candide43201 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +neil nate nebraska cousins... runs in the family

    • @frsh6272
      @frsh6272 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      neil nate nebraska There's a never ending debate on whether she's spinto or mezzo, I think she's spinto myself but what do I know.

    • @susanllequis3832
      @susanllequis3832 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Creamy,in spanish we say "tiene pastocidad".

  • @TheJmcduff50
    @TheJmcduff50 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of the Divine Divas!

  • @lawrencecostantino9289
    @lawrencecostantino9289 8 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    Moments such as this is why I decided to study classical voice instead of becoming a doctor

    • @brittanygraham3072
      @brittanygraham3072 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Exactly!

    • @rootlady5934
      @rootlady5934 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's great!

    • @29Fiorello
      @29Fiorello 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope that your are content!!!

    • @thomasmbr
      @thomasmbr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I study classical voice...left my DMA program and became a physician. Was the right decision for me. I am still singing and probably own most books written on vocal pedagogy. I coached with David Garvey at UT. He was he accompanist for most of her recitals. I heard her in recital at UT when I was a doctoral student in the mid 80’s.

    • @ejrouge
      @ejrouge 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      For me it's the opposite. Like "damn, I'll never be this good, I should have been a doctor". 😂

  • @oksanasears470
    @oksanasears470 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Simply beautiful.

  • @stevendaniel8126
    @stevendaniel8126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incomparable.....

  • @TheDevineFempress
    @TheDevineFempress ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing!!!!!