I was listening her when I decided to be an opera singer. I was not even able to breath properly but she was touching my heart... Now I'm a graduated opera actress, even won a competition and trying to build a career to myself and she can still touch my heart and make me amazed by her voice.
No words....truly NO WORDS are enough....my goodness....this woman is the very definition of the perfect artist....being so good as to have a voice that has a "mechanical" precision and control is one thing but.....having a "mechanical" precision and control AND adding so much expression and emotion through the voice....is what makes you the ultimate Opera Singer....I thought in 3 years i came to know Mrs. Dessay but....for once more she surprised me...
C est un en chantement que d entendre N Dessay, mais aussi, Haendel ce compositeur qui vous emmène a. L apogée de la musique baroque servi par la. Non moin s merveileuse Emmanuelle haim et son sublime orchestre je sais j emploie beaucoup de superlatifs mais c est tellement merite
Here she is still with a healthy voice despite two surgeries. if you see her live performances you understand why she worn out, she lived and performed each performance as it is were her final one. Such delicate instrument cannot cope too long with that treatment....but what a wonderful experiences and generosity. Not too many singers can make you cry and feel like she does.
I fell in love with this aria 45 years ago - but even more now with this wonderful interpretation. Dessay's control and her restrained and nuanced trills and turns are extraordinary. Haim and the orchestra support her with balance. The overall sense of love of the music, without concern for bravura, makes this the best I've heard.
My favorite soprano. Her voice rings as clear as a bell and her tone is just perfect. I could listen to her all day, I love her interpretation of this piece! Thanks for posting!
MrGashden Every one has different taste in music. Everyone has different opinions etc.. It's okay to disagree or hate it but, you should learn to respect someone's preference.
Magnifique.Emporté totalement tant par la performance de Natalie Dessay que par le Concert d'Astrée. Beaucoup de commentaires quant à ses mouvements... Pouvoir observer, ressentir comment Natalie impulse,vit intérieurement cette musique est une chance. On la sent totalement investie, de corps et de coeur et je préfère bien voir cette spontanéité, ce naturel plutôt qu'une cantatrice engoncée dans dans des codes figés et froids.C'est ici, la vie qui résiste et pleure face à l'ombre de la mort..
Utterly sublime! This lady is new to me, another stunning find on you tube. She sings with her entire body, not just the voice but her whole being. Wonderfully expressive, a supreme example of real uninhibited expression in song.
I love her voice but personally I don't think it's very suited to this particular song. For my taste, she is at her best when singing something like Les Oiseaux dans la Charmille (check it out!)
A flawless rendering, IMO. She glides effortlessly through these beautiful melodious Handel passages. An open, in-the-mask, fluid, pearl-like sound that I rarely hear in Handel performances.
Mais, comme c'est beau et prenant. Que d'émotion. Voix magnifique, rare en France. Quel bonheur d'écouter Nathalie Dessay, de vibrer avec elle. Fabuleux.
Her voice makes me feel the emotions, this beautiful piece and her incredible voice touch the deepest side of my heart... Many memories come to my mind.
This was an amazing interpretation of an incredibly difficult aria. Dessay's voice is perfectly suited to this role, and her interpretation is wonderful. That said, no one sings this like Beverly Sills. No one.
beautiful singing and wonderful Handel...the solo bassoons add so much color to the texture of the aria, specifically the baroque bassoon sound... please listen and enjoy...Handle truly understood coloring of sounds and texture in his writing...
Have you listened to her singing Morgana in Handel's Alcina? This was one of my first encounters with Ms Dessay and that initial impression has never left me; not only her vocal mastery but her natural flair and characterful ways with this role are amazing. Listen to her singing 'Tornami a vagheggiar'; there are two versions available on here at the moment - the live version is enchanting! Enjoy!
I am constantly amazed at how beautifully Natalie sings this aria. I have compared this clip to other people's versions, but none of them seems to match the precision, inflection, and climactic capacities that Dessay’s possesses. Can another Dessay fan out there recommend some of her other treasures (other than the ‘Bell’ song) to me? Thank you!
Ultimate Soprano ............. her vocal qualities (external movements notwithstanding) just adds to her musical interpretation which IMO stirs any with any modal sensitivity in their souls to tears.
The Great Dessay. Only in these times would I discover all of these marvelous singers including Miss Dessay. I first heard her on TH-cam playing Morgana in Alcina. Her acting was as gorgeous and charming as her singing.
Natalie is amazing. Gesticulating? It's not mere gesticulation, it is emoting with the content of the piece. I admire this in her presentation and find it really interesting. I will never be videoed, but, I sing the same way! So, Ha!
I discovered Natalie Dessay on youtube and I became a huge fan since then. I really recommend 'Nuit d'Etoiles' from Debussy, or "Les oiseaux dans la charmilles" that Natalie sings perfectly. The documentary (with english Subs) about her vocal cords operations if quite moving and let us enter in her life, which is I think very intimate and touching. As many comments say, her voice is pure, such a pleasure to listen to. I am so happy I found tickets for her recital in Bordeaux in May 2019, can't wait to witness the performance of my favorite artist !!!
Hearing Natalie Dessay is thrilling. She has such a pure, clean, sweet voice. It touches my heart every time I listen to her sing. What a graceful exquisite woman!
Velazquez2011 Thank you for taking the time to recommend some of your favorite arias from Natalie Dessay for me.I promise to place them all in my favorites and listen to them at least several times each as I realize that many of the truly great songs have a depth that cannot always be appreciated with minimal listening. Thanks, Kurt
We are all blessed whenever beautiful people come together and create beautiful music - for beauty do not confuse with mere appearance rather read it as ‘gifted and talented’, therein lies true beauty. √
I'm not normally a great Handel fan, but this aria is really exquisite and touching. It being sung by the wonderful Natalie Dessay obviously helps :D One could hardly wish for a more beautiful voice.
I heard this aria so many times sung by many different, stunning singers including in theatre. The piece itself never fails to touch me thanks to clever Händel. But this redition by Dessay is special! The emotional outpour in the second A part makes me tear up and shiver every time. It's the most genuine interpretation I ever heard. It's like she became Cleo in that moment. Phenomenial.
Simplement superbe. Du grand art : voix juste, et magnifiquement posée sur les notes, respiration massive, fortes émotions,... on ecoute encore et encore... et on en redemande
@Sbordomus Well, in terms of singing, she's not my absolute favourite, but she is my favourite VOICE...I love her timbre. About her "air swimming"...this is a unique thing she does only when recording...she says it's because she is normally busy acting onstage (and she does get busy!) so she "compensates for the drama" when recording and when she thinks no one's watching...but we are, of course! :) In concert, she's motionless - very few gestures and very elegant. :)
No, i have not heard that- but thank you as I will do so now. It is much nicer when we work together on this site to promote our shared enthusiasm than the opposite. Thanks!
La puissance vocale avec toute la technique...De fait elle est hors de portée de toutes nos" voix baroques pures" de cette époque ( evidemment S Piau, S V Otter et les autres sont de meme nature ...)
Actually, thats how Dessay behaves when NOT on show. When she is recording or rehearsing, she always gesticulates, and very heavily so. When she was asked about it she stated that because of her immense love for acting and because she focuses much more on it rather than music, she has to do these gestures because it makes it easier for her to better feel the music and externalize it. This is how she is used to do it. One can only imagine how hard it is for her to sing in public and restrain it.
Elle en fait des tonnes c'est énervant de la voir gesticuler. Heureusement la nouvelle génération est là beaucoup plus humble plus discrète c'est Sabine deviehle
It's very common for other Baroque singers, too... I see it often with Philippe Jarrousky and other countertenors, so I think it may have to do with intonation (as most period ensembles play about a step lower than modern pitch) but also as you said maintaining a good vibrato in a drier space
I couldnt adore this any more, her voice is utterly sublime and as for the music direction who looks as if she is having a bad acid trip love her too!
I was listening her when I decided to be an opera singer. I was not even able to breath properly but she was touching my heart... Now I'm a graduated opera actress, even won a competition and trying to build a career to myself and she can still touch my heart and make me amazed by her voice.
You should . You must, all of us needs someone like you!
bob bobson so polite of you! Thank you! 🙏🏻
@@BerenKaderfidan We all need to have people like you! Good luck, whatever your endeavour are! Thank you/ Danke schon/Mulțumesc !!!
Are you also a coloratura soprano?
Quang Dang Huynh yes I am 🙌🏻
This voice is that of an actual angel. I’m dead, but so alive!
No words....truly NO WORDS are enough....my goodness....this woman is the very definition of the perfect artist....being so good as to have a voice that has a "mechanical" precision and control is one thing but.....having a "mechanical" precision and control AND adding so much expression and emotion through the voice....is what makes you the ultimate Opera Singer....I thought in 3 years i came to know Mrs. Dessay but....for once more she surprised me...
Handel listens to this and is happy and relieved!
C est un en chantement que d entendre N Dessay, mais aussi, Haendel ce compositeur qui vous emmène a. L apogée de la musique baroque servi par la. Non moin s merveileuse Emmanuelle haim et son sublime orchestre je sais j emploie beaucoup de superlatifs mais c est tellement merite
Here she is still with a healthy voice despite two surgeries. if you see her live performances you understand why she worn out, she lived and performed each performance as it is were her final one. Such delicate instrument cannot cope too long with that treatment....but what a wonderful experiences and generosity. Not too many singers can make you cry and feel like she does.
I fell in love with this aria 45 years ago - but even more now with this wonderful interpretation. Dessay's control and her restrained and nuanced trills and turns are extraordinary. Haim and the orchestra support her with balance. The overall sense of love of the music, without concern for bravura, makes this the best I've heard.
My favorite soprano. Her voice rings as clear as a bell and her tone is just perfect. I could listen to her all day, I love her interpretation of this piece! Thanks for posting!
Maybe you need some musical education!
Obviously you are tone deaf if you think this is good!
MrGashden Every one has different taste in music. Everyone has different opinions etc.. It's okay to disagree or hate it but, you should learn to respect someone's preference.
MrGashden I too hate this but, not because I hate something you love means that it's bullshit.
Love it! Incredible. Thanks for posting.
Une musique venue du paradis, sublimée par la voix et la profondeur d'interprétation de Natalie Dessay, sublime!!!
Magnifique.Emporté totalement tant par la performance de Natalie Dessay que par le Concert d'Astrée. Beaucoup de commentaires quant à ses mouvements... Pouvoir observer, ressentir comment Natalie impulse,vit intérieurement cette musique est une chance. On la sent totalement investie, de corps et de coeur et je préfère bien voir cette spontanéité, ce naturel plutôt qu'une cantatrice engoncée dans dans des codes figés et froids.C'est ici, la vie qui résiste et pleure face à l'ombre de la mort..
Damn I always have goosebumps at 8:06, these are the most beautiful sounds that exists.
Utterly sublime! This lady is new to me, another stunning find on you tube. She sings with her entire body, not just the voice but her whole being. Wonderfully expressive, a supreme example of real uninhibited expression in song.
I love her voice but personally I don't think it's very suited to this particular song. For my taste, she is at her best when singing something like Les Oiseaux dans la Charmille (check it out!)
Toujours aussi Magique. je ne me lasse jamais de vous écouter.
Merci Jean
Beautiful people, and truly truly beautiful music. and really wish to meet people like these in real life ...
U need some gorgeous music in your life, like this..
Brava Natalie.... Sei una delle migliori soprano che abbia mai ascoltato!!!!
Grazie per la tua musica.
A flawless rendering, IMO. She glides effortlessly through these beautiful melodious Handel passages. An open, in-the-mask, fluid, pearl-like sound that I rarely hear in Handel performances.
You really don't have a clue what you're talking about. The Da Capo sections are her own poor interpretation and not written by Handel at all!
Let's hear a video of you singing Handel.
Does it please you to act like an uncivilized person among opera lovers?
c'est l'absence de scène qui lui fait faire ces gestes, elle compense. la musique qu'elle nous donne est sublime, c'est incroyable !
Que voz tan hermosa y emotiva ,me parece escuchar a un angel cantar...
Mais, comme c'est beau et prenant. Que d'émotion. Voix magnifique, rare en France. Quel bonheur d'écouter Nathalie Dessay, de vibrer avec elle. Fabuleux.
Voix magnifique, fabuleux...!!!
Her voice makes me feel the emotions, this beautiful piece and her incredible voice touch the deepest side of my heart... Many memories come to my mind.
Paul Son Is
L'essence de la musique...Merci Madame DESSAY
Natalie - every Friday I'm listening from Cleopatra to your "Se pietà" and I feel like a shower for the soul. God bless you!
The little hairs on my neck are standing up ready for applause...just mesmerizing and so warmly lovely.
Natalie Dessay, You are one of my favourite opera singers. I miss your voice before you were sick..😭
This was an amazing interpretation of an incredibly difficult aria. Dessay's voice is perfectly suited to this role, and her interpretation is wonderful. That said, no one sings this like Beverly Sills. No one.
Just heard her version... I can't see anyone topping that.
beautiful singing and wonderful Handel...the solo bassoons add so much color to the texture of the aria, specifically the baroque bassoon sound... please listen and enjoy...Handle truly understood coloring of sounds and texture in his writing...
gift from God , GREAT, FULL OF TRUE,, RESPECT Mdme Dessay
one cannot stop listening too this wonderful voice. One can only praise this voice.
L'un des plus beaux morceaux que j'ai jamais entendu... et interprété. Absolument magistral.
This is magical, art in all its extension... She makes my soul vibrate.
Have you listened to her singing Morgana in Handel's Alcina? This was one of my first encounters with Ms Dessay and that initial impression has never left me; not only her vocal mastery but her natural flair and characterful ways with this role are amazing. Listen to her singing 'Tornami a vagheggiar'; there are two versions available on here at the moment - the live version is enchanting!
Enjoy!
She has such a touching and perfect voice. Just beautiful!
How beautiful is this? Total passion...conductor...singer...orchestra...!!!
She is one of the best. Clean, like a fresh stream voice. Just beautiful singer and actress.
Quel moment de grâce absolue! Merci d'avoir mis en ligne cette video.
Completely in love with this version.
I am constantly amazed at how beautifully Natalie sings this aria. I have compared this clip to other people's versions, but none of them seems to match the precision, inflection, and climactic capacities that Dessay’s possesses. Can another Dessay fan out there recommend some of her other treasures (other than the ‘Bell’ song) to me? Thank you!
Oops! Six years late.
There's Ah non credea mirarti.
Vocalizing by Rachmaninoff
Popoli di tesaglia
J'en pleure devant mon PC! Que c'est beau!
Alors écoute aussi Cécilia Bartoli, tu pleureras autant sinon plus
@@Ferika75 sur le même air?
Handel's greatest opera ! Great singing ! Natalie is wonderful !
Exquisite. From the Olympian realms and Elysian Fields. Fabulous performance. Natalie's flourishes add gorgeous texture.
Ultimate Soprano ............. her vocal qualities (external movements notwithstanding) just adds to her musical interpretation which IMO stirs any with any modal sensitivity in their souls to tears.
Gracias por subir este bello video de mi novia Natalie, jeje. Es un honor poder escuchar una voz tan excepcional. Desde México un enorme saludo.
Nathalie Dessau possède une manière si singulière et émouvante d'habiter la musique, sa voix par sa gestuelle !
CD ordered, can't wait to hear it in my living room.
The Great Dessay. Only in these times would I discover all of these marvelous singers including Miss Dessay. I first heard her on TH-cam playing Morgana in Alcina. Her acting was as gorgeous and charming as her singing.
I love the way the microphones look as if they have been 'bedazzled' :)
on aperçoit l'admiration des instrumentistes vers Mme Dessay qui chante avec souveraine intelligence du texte et avec tout son corps
❤ESTA ES, SIN DUDA, LA MEJOR INTERPRETACIÓN ❤ Bravo
Natalie is amazing. Gesticulating? It's not mere gesticulation, it is emoting with the content of the piece. I admire this in her presentation and find it really interesting. I will never be videoed, but, I sing the same way! So, Ha!
I discovered Natalie Dessay on youtube and I became a huge fan since then. I really recommend 'Nuit d'Etoiles' from Debussy, or "Les oiseaux dans la charmilles" that Natalie sings perfectly. The documentary (with english Subs) about her vocal cords operations if quite moving and let us enter in her life, which is I think very intimate and touching. As many comments say, her voice is pure, such a pleasure to listen to. I am so happy I found tickets for her recital in Bordeaux in May 2019, can't wait to witness the performance of my favorite artist !!!
Natalie - the Best!!!
Hearing Natalie Dessay is thrilling. She has such a pure, clean, sweet voice. It touches my heart every time I listen to her sing. What a graceful exquisite woman!
Velazquez2011 Thank you for taking the time to recommend some of your favorite arias from Natalie Dessay for me.I promise to place them all in my favorites and listen to them at least several times each as I realize that many of the truly great songs have a depth that cannot always be appreciated with minimal listening. Thanks, Kurt
We are all blessed whenever beautiful people come together and create beautiful music - for beauty do not confuse with mere appearance rather read it as ‘gifted and talented’, therein lies true beauty. √
Has the final cadence ever been as beautifully controlled as this?!. Sublime singing throughout.
An incredible soprano, musician and personality. Love it!
ah ah ah
Beautiful voice ! 🤩
Sublime! The beauty of the music and the voice affect me so deeply that I cannot but weep.
이런 목소리가 존재한다는게 믿기지 않습니다. 은퇴하셨지만 이분의 목소리를 접할 수 있다는 것 만으로도 무한한 기쁨입니다.
I just love Natalie!
To make love to her must be a wondrous thing....
Sublime, la quintessence du chant habité.
Vado sempre ad ascoltare N.Dessay , questo soprano e' meraviglioso: tutte volte rimango incantata per la sua bravura!
Beautiful performance with well controlled expression！ She is not only a singer, but also an actress.
Transcendent, thank you!
One of my favourite arid. Always a pleasure to listen to.
I'm not normally a great Handel fan, but this aria is really exquisite and touching. It being sung by the wonderful Natalie Dessay obviously helps :D One could hardly wish for a more beautiful voice.
I heard this aria so many times sung by many different, stunning singers including in theatre. The piece itself never fails to touch me thanks to clever Händel. But this redition by Dessay is special! The emotional outpour in the second A part makes me tear up and shiver every time. It's the most genuine interpretation I ever heard. It's like she became Cleo in that moment. Phenomenial.
I am her devoted fan... love her voice, tone, veladura....
I remember writing this. What a night that was.
Her voice is INCREDIBLE! I wish I could sing like her!
Natalie is the best!
Apasionada interpretación de Natalie Dessay
Beautiful! Thanks for posting and sharing.
Ça me fait pleurer... La belle voix de Natalie! Brava!))))
Simplement superbe. Du grand art : voix juste, et magnifiquement posée sur les notes, respiration massive, fortes émotions,... on ecoute encore et encore... et on en redemande
@Sbordomus Well, in terms of singing, she's not my absolute favourite, but she is my favourite VOICE...I love her timbre. About her "air swimming"...this is a unique thing she does only when recording...she says it's because she is normally busy acting onstage (and she does get busy!) so she "compensates for the drama" when recording and when she thinks no one's watching...but we are, of course! :) In concert, she's motionless - very few gestures and very elegant. :)
No, i have not heard that- but thank you as I will do so now. It is much nicer when we work together on this site to promote our shared enthusiasm than the opposite. Thanks!
Saturday - It's raining here in Israel - perfect to listen to you Natalie
Oh man, beautiful Handel, beautifully sung.
Bellísima interpretación, muy conmovedora y espiritual. Dessay insuperable.
Thank you for that magnificent video. Splendid!
Orgasticly beautiful to the perfection in emotion and voice....WAW I bow for you
I don't know much about opera, but I know what I like - this is great.
Изумительно, браво! Голос трогает самые тонкие струны души!
this is truly amazing.
La puissance vocale avec toute la technique...De fait elle est hors de portée de toutes nos" voix baroques pures" de cette époque ( evidemment S Piau, S V Otter et les autres sont de meme nature ...)
Спасибо за шедевр
Гениально как всегда
1:33 I really like the way they shot this. I like seeing Haim and Dessay both doing their thing.
Du très grand art !
Actually, thats how Dessay behaves when NOT on show. When she is recording or rehearsing, she always gesticulates, and very heavily so. When she was asked about it she stated that because of her immense love for acting and because she focuses much more on it rather than music, she has to do these gestures because it makes it easier for her to better feel the music and externalize it. This is how she is used to do it. One can only imagine how hard it is for her to sing in public and restrain it.
Elle en fait des tonnes c'est énervant de la voir gesticuler. Heureusement la nouvelle génération est là beaucoup plus humble plus discrète c'est Sabine deviehle
Wonderful-legato-- interpretation---- Beautiful Voice i love!
Pura belleza de música y voz.!!
Just listen to the voice alone and feel the power of the incomprehensible.
tiene mucha potencia en su voz es increible
Muy bella voz ! Gracias por difundirla
I don't believe she's "acting," but rather "feeling the melody with her hands." I've seen other singers do the same thing while recording.
Beautiful
i think you might be right. I saw her , in this very opera, on the MET in HD in a cinema. And she did not move her hands like this
It's very common for other Baroque singers, too... I see it often with Philippe Jarrousky and other countertenors, so I think it may have to do with intonation (as most period ensembles play about a step lower than modern pitch) but also as you said maintaining a good vibrato in a drier space
It is kind of like Glenn Gould and his quirks, he did the same thing while playing the piano!
She's keeping time as well!
She is wonderful.
BRAVISSIMO!
C'est magnifique
Hermoso y sublime, vraiment une voix superbe !
Casi no se escucha cuando respira, es asombroso!!
Grandiosa interpretación...