There are a few reaction videos on TH-cam that I keep coming back to. This one of you watching Amira tops that list! Thank you again. Grace is everything.
This girl is blessed with a voice.... so pure. She does not do big effort to reach the difficult notes (it looks as if Amira is just talking to the public) and that, in my view, is the big key which makes it so pure, beautiful and intens. I would like to give you a suggestion to watch: "Amira, the making of a soprano": a beautiful documentairy about "the way" Amira and her family has "travelled" from 2013 till 2018. That is quite something, to say the least. She is such a nice person.... and the only thing she was looking for in 2013: just getting a chance to sing one song on Dutch television; nothing more than that.... It turned out to be a enormous roller coaster... including emigration from the Netherlands to South Africa (where her mother is from).
Nephi, just re-looking at some of your reactions on Amira & note we have not heard from you in over 12 months. Would appreciate you reacting to her performance in 2019 at the age of 15 singing a medley from Sound of Music. Her development in both herself & her voice is amazing. This performance has everything.... powerful voice with beautifully controlled vibrato...... voice control & diction is spot on & her range is phenomenal and whatever range she sings in , she is never out of breath & does so effortlessly.
I many years ago had the joy of watching 180 pipers play this at the Edinburgh Tattoo, marching and playing on the castle esplanade at dusk. Beautiful and breathtaking BUT this version by this young teenager, who happens to have the most beautiful voice on the planet, beats even that. I also have many recordings of Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, Tiri Te Kanawa and other great opera singers but in my personal opinion they all come second to this girl in quality of tone.
I was lucky enough to see the tattoo in 2013, I can remember sitting there on the bench with a plastic coverall on, it was cold and drizzling and thinking what on earth am I doing here, this is going to be so boring. How wrong I was it was wonderful, the pipes so emotional. I think the best thing I've ever seen.
Every once in a while the world meets a very special child and is privileged to watch her or him grow into something truly wonderful. Amira will always belong to herself but her performances belong to us all now and we are truly blessed. Amazing Amira.
JEZUS CHRIST. What an AMAZINGLY BRILLIANT performance. Amira is out of this world. Man o man, she blows my socks off every time i hear her voice. She,s the most AWESOME singer i heard in my life.
The song it self is a beautiful song. But she has brought the best version of the song I ever heard. In a world like this, some people don't see god in anything. The most think god has abandoned us. But she is one of the gifts of god him self. Her voice is like an angel. And even when i see things on the darker side, she brings a glimpse of light. I even cried when I hear that song over and over again. She is truly gifted and blessed. And I'm proud to live in the same country as her🇳🇱.
Nephi, your reactions to Amira's performances are spot on. However you should be careful, Amira 's voice is addicting. You might find yourself wanting to listen to her everyday like many of her followers. You're right her voice is heavenly. I have only been following Amira for only a year now and she has totally encapsulated me. Another song you should react to is Nella Fantasia performed in So Africa in 2016 when she was 12. Total perfection!!!!
Did you now that Amira won HGT. Check out her first audition, she got singing because her brother was good playing the violin and she wanted to do something to. She looked at ytube fund a song en started singen, never 1 singing lesson. We in the Netherlands are very proud of Amira
Everything about this incredibly moving performance was absolutely perfect, from the orchestra the choir the pipes and of course Amira , it was SPECTACULAR, I have listened to this performance many many times and I allways shed a few tears , to think Amira taught herself to sing by listening to music on TH-cam and winning HGT at 9 years old in 2013 to the international little super star she is now and for what has still to come, the sky is the limit and beyond, Nephi your reaction was just like mine the first time I seen this performance, simply beautiful wooow! ! ! 😀😀😀
Thank you for let her sing the full song first and then comment. She realy is something, isn't she? Awesome voice, awesome character too. Want more? Same concert. classics is Groot 2017 Flower Duet.. Or perhaps Maastricht with Andre Rieu. If you do, make sure you sit tight on your chair, otherwise you fall off. :)
Great reaction! At @ she explodes, unleashes the lioness, and out of nowhere projects that 5 seconds effortless high e-flat, the marker of a true coloratura soprano. Greatness!
This live song was considered so perfect it has been put on her CD which came out this month also the flower duet with Corlea its has 19 tracks and is called With All My Heart
Nadala naman ako sa pag luha mo nephi. Dhe was so good an angelic voice ans Amazing grace is one of my favorite song it touch my heart always when i hear it.
Oh Nephi, now you have discovered another of my favorite people! Dimash, Amira and Angelina Jordan! These are the artists of our future! These children and yourself give me hope for us all! I cried at this performance myself, so don't feel bad about that! Thankyou for your wonderful reactions!
Welcome to the world of Amira. Listen and react to Amira Willighagen Live in Concert Nella Fantasia Afrikaans is Groot November 2016. It's one of the most beautiful renditions of this song ever. As you have commented, the control of her voice, timbre and vibrato is beyond compare. Keep the tissues handy, Amira always reaches down inside and grabs your heartstrings.
Nephi Acaling Just the way you talk about Amira's voice I can tell you really understand the dynamics of what makes for a truly beautiful sound. The reason I suggested the performance of Nella Fantasia is because she demonstrated a new and finer level of control of all aspects her voice, tone, vibrato, etc. This performance took place the year before Amazing Grace and just 4 months after O Sole Mio. When you hear the tone and texture of her voice you will understand how incredible tho performance is. She was just 12 years old at the time and though this performance isn't as dramatic as many of her others I think it will rock you.
Luigi is right on regarding Amira's 2016 Nella Fantasia performance Nephi. It really is a must see. Absolute, and I do mean ABSOLUTE, perfection. Otherworldly quite nicely describes it. Enjoy.
Luigi: Amen. (!!!) Nella Fantasia: currently 1,061,725 views and 1,069 Comments, and now one of my favorite vocal performances of all time............. :-) :-)
I agree this is the absolute ultimate performance of this wonderful song. I said when I first saw this that It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen or heard. What makes this even more wonderful is that at heart she is just a young teenager. I feel blessed that I have been allowed to live long enough to witness this gift of the gods to mankind.
Hi Nephi - really enjoy your reaction - I live in South Africa and have arranged for Amira to sing at my son's 21st Birthday next year in January - will be at my Old School, Pretoria Boys High School - I'll send you an invite so you can experience Amira live - think about it - two in one - experience Amira live and see beautiful South Africa as well -
Nephi, did you know she has won international atletics medals, that she does gymnastics, figure skating and learns English, German, French, Greek, Latin and even Chinese? And already speaks Dutch, English and Afrikaans fluently?
Nephi: As posted elsewhere -- thought you might appreciate this....... This is just simply stunningly and astoundingly beautiful. I cannot stop the goosebumps and the chills........ It has been theorized before that Amira sounds even better when she can perform in concert with a substantial string section, as she does here, because of the various complimentary and augmenting asymmetrical wave forms which may then be at play in what we hear, simply (and undetectably) compounding the beauty of the composite sound. In any case, I had something here for you, which I thought you might like. I think you may find that these lines, below, were written to describe Amira, even though William Byrd didn’t know it, and even though they were written roughly 450 years ago. Depending on particular individual religious beliefs, some may choose to disagree with William’s conclusions at the end, but I think most of those who like to hear Amira sing would feel that many of these points define her, and especially points number six and number seven. Mind that the spelling and the grammar are just as old as the list itself. See what you think. Reasons for persuading everyone to learne to sing: ! ! briefly set down by William Byrd (1542-1623) First it is a knowledge easely taught, and quickly learned where there is a good Master, and an apt Scoller. 2. The exercise of singing is delightful to Nature & good to preserve the health of Man. 3. It doth strengthen all the parts of the brest, and doth open the pipes. 4. It is a singular good remedie for a stuttering & stammering in the speech. 5. It is the best means to procure a perfect pronounciation & to make a good Orator. 6. It is the onely way to know where Nature has bestowed the benefit of a good voyce: which gift is so rare, as there is not one among a thousand, that hath it: and in many, that excellent gift is lost, because they want Art to expresse Nature. 7. There is not any Musicke of Instruments whatsoever, comparable to that which is made of the voyces of Men, where the voyces are good, and the same well sorted and ordered. 8. The better the voyce is, the meeter it is to honour and serve God there-with: and the voyce of man is chiefly to be employed to that ende. omnis spiritus laudet Dominum. Since singing is so good a thing I wish all men would learne to sing One other thing: Regarding Amira's voice and the possibly augmenting 'squillo' of the strings -- did you notice that on the final phrase, when all of the orchestra cuts out, two or three violins sustain a single high note, and then Amira comes in softly and quietly, I believe exactly one octave below them, so with the same harmonic under and overtones for both? Maybe it's just me, but I think this (and the following notes) makes her final phrase sound even more beautiful. If so, a master touch, on the part of the arranger and orchestrator(s).
No hablo ni escribo ingles. Pero lo felicito joven x su reaccion sincera, ante Amira. Muchos en este Mundo, la Amamos a la pequeña. X Q ha venido a esta aldea de dolor, para aliviarnos de tanto sufrimiento. Gracias Dios mio.
Nephi, thank you again for this genuine and honest review. You have so many more Amira video's to react to :). Having said this; you and the other reactors are great ambassadors for our fabulous singers and performers. And since I'm a true Amira fan, I have to ask you to keep an eye on her new album, which we be released very soon, but can be pre-ordered already.
A mi entender la mejor la interpretación de Nella Fantasía a nivel DIOS hecha por Amira fue la de Classic is Groot 2016 en el mismo concierto de O'Solé Mío. La escucho una y otra vez...el botón del '' rewind'' está a punto de romperse..
She is like an angel. And she was only 13 here. Once in about 50 years a talent like this comes allong. She like a reincarnation of Maria callas. Once in a lifetime. Lets the world enjoy her and spread the universal love for music around.
Nephi me emociono a diario al escuchar a Amira por eso entiendo también tu reacción y tú emoción al escuchar a esta hermosa persona en todo sentido que es Amira Willighagen!!! 👏👏😇😇🎼🎵🎶❤
Another outstanding version of this song is by teenage contralto Anastasia Lee Johnson. A dramatic version of Amazing Grace is the 2 minute 38 second massed bagpie version recorded in Moscow's Red Square entitled Amazing Grace on TH-cam.
My gut says that you are a LDS church member, or your parents are at least... The fact you got very emotional by this song us the best hint. That said, you're right. Amira is reaching unbelieveable notes now.. I followed her development since HGT, she is learning with the best and preserving her voice with good care. Thanks for reaction.
Nephi Acaling That's great Nephi, Me and my family has joined the LDS in 2002, one thing i noticed in every member is the effort to be a nice person, I felt that in the moment I saw you. May the Heavenly Father bless you.
The best performance of Amira is, in my opinion, Nella fantasia. It still gives me tears and goose bumps when I hear her beautiful voice and It surprised me that there still has been no one who has given a response to.
You ask for any other Amira video's. Have a look at her wonderful version of Your Love, that is the song version of the Ennio Morricone theme to the film "Once Upon A Time In The West", which starred Henry Fonda. Charlie Bronson and Claudia Cardinale. There is also another version without words but using the human voice as a musical instrument that is worth a look at. By a young teenager called Patricia Janeckova (i think she was about 13/14 at the time. She is more of a conventional opera singer and has, 5 years on, already carved out a great opera career.
Amira is not real she is a special angel from God she is simply fantastic magnificent wonderful she is absolutely incomparable the best of the best Amira is a phenomenon she is a gift from God
watch also amiras Ten minutes of pure sounds of joy, compilation, amazing.. Very good reaction from your heart, heals.. greeting from Holland my homeland also..
Well Nephi, I am French Canadian who doesn't comment this kind of video, but you seem so intense and yet honest (lol I think) with each reaction you do, perhaps one day I will propose you my own work with canadian artists. Just to say that I like you and I don't know why ! So, keep it up because I am watching your videos from time to time since my music and video projects are taking 20 hours a day sometimes, but for the love of music, I shall die for it... Thank you.
Here we are, Mar,28,2019 and still feeling this amazing rendition of Amazing Grace. We get tears Everytime I watch this video. Hey dear brother, take a look at Gabriella's Song rendition by Amira, there is a video in this very same theater, you will drop tears of joy, I'm sure.
I'm no crybaby, but I must confess that she got me crying like one ! This song, as the "Flowers of the Forest" has a lot of meaning for me, as a grandson of WWII partisans in Belgium... And hearing her sing this that way, with not only respect but such a conviction, it really moved me too... Another one of her song's repertoire I really find that amazing is the sweeding song from the movie "As in heavens" called "Gabriella's Sang" (Gabriella's song in english) that she sings in a flawless swedish, and also with such a conviction and meaning that ic can't do nothing else than pull at your heartstrigs ! And knowing what she does for the poor black children of the south african townships, donating half her concert's and recording's earnings to build playgrounds for schools in townships, tells a lot on the kind of person she really is ! (she said she could'nt enjoy the money when so much poor children had not even a place to go play, when she had about three playgrounds in each cities in her native Netherlands... ) AMAZING !
Nobody has reacted to Amira at the Ronald McDonald charity. Song written for Olympic Games. I don’t really like the song but it shows what she is capable of and that voice tops it all. The last note is way up in the range few can go. But no one has her beauty.
Nephi. Amira is amazing. But please. Listen to her song, Song to the moon. It's a old russian song. Ho is't singin by the greatest opera singers. But Amira recorded this song when she was 10 years. She sings like an angel!
+Rob Wuck, in fact she was still only 9 when this CD was recorded in early 2014. It was released on March 28th, 2014, one day after Amira's 10th birthday. And her rendition of 'Song to the moon' is still one of my absolute favorites!
It's not a Russian song; it's from the opera "Rusalka" by Anton Dvorak. And it's a performance that will likely never be equalled. She sang it one full tone above the regular key. She was unbelievably tiny (9 years and 10 months) when she sang it. Here's the link: th-cam.com/video/3Jchu6Kzte4/w-d-xo.html
God bless you for sharing your emotions... Everything you say in your reaction is perfect. Try "O Mio Bambino Caro" with André Rieu (she was only about 10) and "O Sole Mio" and "Nella Fantasia"... ah, which I have just seen you've done 😊 Awesome!
Cecilia Barrantes: Two of the most brilliant classical singers in the world. I am sure Amira and Dimash will share the same stage in the future and give the world a performance of dazzling and epic beauty.
AND BEAUTIFULL WORK & REACTION!!!!!!! And if you want to know more about the opera & classical music "Future", I've two more names!! Laura bretan; finalist Agt 2017 !!! And Alma Deutscher 11 years; She has just composed a three-hour opera, rewriting the Cinderela story!!!! New Mozart!!!
Hi! Allways love your reactions, you are great and so is Amira, so liked this very much! I give you a link to her O mio babbino caro with Andre Rieu, amazing! She is younger there, it is right after her winning HGT, so maybe 9? I also give a more recent version, ofcourse she has developed, but I allways love to see how amazing she was allready under 10 years so thats why the Andre Rieu version is my favourite!
I have listed down your request. Just hang on coz I have lots of pending requests too. Thank you for your patience. I can't wait to react to her again. She is amaaaazing.
Hi Nephi - I live in South Africa - and I am also an Amira fan - I have arranged for Amira to perform at my son's 21st birthday next year in January - I will send you an Invitation and then you can experience Amira live and see beautiful South Africa - performance will be at my old school Pretoria Boys High where we have an acoustically correct school hall and full orchestra and choir - any other Amira fan's want Invites?
+Nephi Acaling: The next big events where you could see Amira live are the "Classics 2018" concerts that will take place in the Time Square Sun Arena in Pretoria on Saturday, 9th June, 2018. There will be 2 concerts at that day. The first starts at 01:00 pm and the 2nd at 07:30 pm.
So we are on then - just a few details to sort out - 10 months until my son's birthday - then will send you an Invitation - it will be awesome - will have top notch accompaniment for Amira and Amazing Grace with Pipes will be one of the performances - do you have a personal email we can use?
don't feel bad about tearing up when she sings I have done it since 2013 when she won Hollands got talent aged nine and I'm 74 proud to be in her fan club to watch her grow in voice and in beauty try this one at another concert in South Africa.th-cam.com/video/z_WyjEj5DW8/w-d-xo.html then aged 12
There are a few reaction videos on TH-cam that I keep coming back to. This one of you watching Amira tops that list! Thank you again. Grace is everything.
This girl is blessed with a voice.... so pure. She does not do big effort to reach the difficult notes (it looks as if Amira is just talking to the public) and that, in my view, is the big key which makes it so pure, beautiful and intens. I would like to give you a suggestion to watch: "Amira, the making of a soprano": a beautiful documentairy about "the way" Amira and her family has "travelled" from 2013 till 2018. That is quite something, to say the least. She is such a nice person.... and the only thing she was looking for in 2013: just getting a chance to sing one song on Dutch television; nothing more than that.... It turned out to be a enormous roller coaster... including emigration from the Netherlands to South Africa (where her mother is from).
Nephi, just re-looking at some of your reactions on Amira & note we have not heard from you in over 12 months.
Would appreciate you reacting to her performance in 2019 at the age of 15 singing a medley from Sound of Music.
Her development in both herself & her voice is amazing. This performance has everything.... powerful voice with beautifully controlled vibrato...... voice control & diction is spot on & her range is phenomenal and whatever range she sings in , she is never out of breath & does so effortlessly.
I many years ago had the joy of watching 180 pipers play this at the Edinburgh Tattoo, marching and playing on the castle esplanade at dusk. Beautiful and breathtaking BUT this version by this young teenager, who happens to have the most beautiful voice on the planet, beats even that. I also have many recordings of Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, Tiri Te Kanawa and other great opera singers but in my personal opinion they all come second to this girl in quality of tone.
I was lucky enough to see the tattoo in 2013, I can remember sitting there on the bench with a plastic coverall on, it was cold and drizzling and thinking what on earth am I doing here, this is going to be so boring. How wrong I was it was wonderful, the pipes so emotional.
I think the best thing I've ever seen.
Every once in a while the world meets a very special child and is privileged to watch her or him grow into something truly wonderful. Amira will always belong to herself but her performances belong to us all now and we are truly blessed. Amazing Amira.
this production was a a masterpiece of bagpipes and choir this was a wonderful song for amira
JEZUS CHRIST. What an AMAZINGLY BRILLIANT performance. Amira is out of this world. Man o man, she blows my socks off every time i hear her voice. She,s the most AWESOME singer i heard in my life.
I like your reactions. You are respectful of the artist and stopping the performance. Bravo
The song it self is a beautiful song. But she has brought the best version of the song I ever heard. In a world like this, some people don't see god in anything. The most think god has abandoned us. But she is one of the gifts of god him self. Her voice is like an angel. And even when i see things on the darker side, she brings a glimpse of light. I even cried when I hear that song over and over again. She is truly gifted and blessed. And I'm proud to live in the same country as her🇳🇱.
I agree. She made the already beautiful song more beautiful.
Somehow we are witnessing the most beautiful voice on our planet, We are truly blessed. This wonderful child has made my twilight years pure joy.
try dianna derbin singing ava maria
Sent from the heavens, now an Amira fan forever, glad that she is the complete angel with her voice and her heart and morals.
Nephi, your reactions to Amira's performances are spot on. However you should be careful, Amira 's voice is addicting. You might find yourself wanting to listen to her everyday like many of her followers. You're right her voice is heavenly. I have only been following Amira for only a year now and she has totally encapsulated me. Another song you should react to is Nella Fantasia performed in So Africa in 2016 when she was 12. Total perfection!!!!
Did you now that Amira won HGT. Check out her first audition, she got singing because her brother was good playing the violin and she wanted to do something to. She looked at ytube fund a song en started singen, never 1 singing lesson. We in the Netherlands are very proud of Amira
Everything about this incredibly moving performance was absolutely perfect, from the orchestra the choir the pipes and of course Amira , it was SPECTACULAR, I have listened to this performance many many times and I allways shed a few tears , to think Amira taught herself to sing by listening to music on TH-cam and winning HGT at 9 years old in 2013 to the international little super star she is now and for what has still to come, the sky is the limit and beyond, Nephi your reaction was just like mine the first time I seen this performance, simply beautiful wooow! ! ! 😀😀😀
Amira Is a Soul singer in the Deepest and Purest meaning of the word :)
Thank you for let her sing the full song first and then comment. She realy is something, isn't she? Awesome voice, awesome character too. Want more? Same concert. classics is Groot 2017 Flower Duet.. Or perhaps Maastricht with Andre Rieu. If you do, make sure you sit tight on your chair, otherwise you fall off. :)
Thank you so much for your suggestion. I have listed them down. :)
so extremely beautiful! Love this version!
Great reaction! At @ she explodes, unleashes the lioness, and out of nowhere projects that 5 seconds effortless high e-flat, the marker of a true coloratura soprano. Greatness!
I love your reactions so much!
Finally a reaction that mirrors mine! Thank you , NVR!
This live song was considered so perfect it has been put on her CD which came out this month also the flower duet with Corlea its has 19 tracks and is called With All My Heart
When i listen to the beatiful AMIRA. ,my tears fall down from the spirit
I consider it a great fortune to live in an era in which there is Amira. Thank you for your fantastic reaction video.
Nadala naman ako sa pag luha mo nephi. Dhe was so good an angelic voice ans Amazing grace is one of my favorite song it touch my heart always when i hear it.
Oh Nephi, now you have discovered another of my favorite people! Dimash, Amira and Angelina Jordan! These are the artists of our future! These children and yourself give me hope for us all! I cried at this performance myself, so don't feel bad about that! Thankyou for your wonderful reactions!
Hello Georgia. thank you fo ryour kind words. I agree with you. They are our future singers of the world.
Angelina sings pop,
I love the way you comment, an Amira is the best.
This song means so much to me, and then to hear her sing it in the way she does, It is so emotional. Happy Easter, Nephi.
Always loved Almira and thank you for your beautifuly honest and sensitive reaction. You are best Nephi.
Welcome to the world of Amira. Listen and react to Amira Willighagen Live in Concert Nella Fantasia Afrikaans is Groot November 2016. It's one of the most beautiful renditions of this song ever. As you have commented, the control of her voice, timbre and vibrato is beyond compare. Keep the tissues handy, Amira always reaches down inside and grabs your heartstrings.
Thank you so much for your suggestion. I listed it down.
Nephi Acaling Just the way you talk about Amira's voice I can tell you really understand the dynamics of what makes for a truly beautiful sound. The reason I suggested the performance of Nella Fantasia is because she demonstrated a new and finer level of control of all aspects her voice, tone, vibrato, etc. This performance took place the year before Amazing Grace and just 4 months after O Sole Mio. When you hear the tone and texture of her voice you will understand how incredible tho performance is. She was just 12 years old at the time and though this performance isn't as dramatic as many of her others I think it will rock you.
Luigi is right on regarding Amira's 2016 Nella Fantasia performance Nephi. It really is a must see. Absolute, and I do mean ABSOLUTE, perfection. Otherworldly quite nicely describes it. Enjoy.
Nephi, you can never go wrong following Luigi's advice.
Luigi: Amen. (!!!) Nella Fantasia: currently 1,061,725 views and 1,069 Comments, and now one of my favorite vocal performances of all time............. :-) :-)
OUR AMIRA IS ALL IN ALL A PRINCESS EVERY TIMES SHE EXCELS
I agree this is the absolute ultimate performance of this wonderful song. I said when I first saw this that It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen or heard. What makes this even more wonderful is that at heart she is just a young teenager. I feel blessed that I have been allowed to live long enough to witness this gift of the gods to mankind.
We share the same impression about this performance. It is such a pleasure to listen to her angelic voice.
les cox I am 75 and you said w hat I have thought a thousand times, I'm thrilled I lived long enough to witness the miracle of Amira
Hi Nephi - really enjoy your reaction - I live in South Africa and have arranged for Amira to sing at my son's 21st Birthday next year in January - will be at my Old School, Pretoria Boys High School - I'll send you an invite so you can experience Amira live - think about it - two in one - experience Amira live and see beautiful South Africa as well -
Nephi, please watch this one: th-cam.com/video/z_WyjEj5DW8/w-d-xo.html
Nephi, did you know she has won international atletics medals, that she does gymnastics, figure skating and learns English, German, French, Greek, Latin and even Chinese? And already speaks Dutch, English and Afrikaans fluently?
Nephi: As posted elsewhere -- thought you might appreciate this.......
This is just simply stunningly and astoundingly beautiful. I cannot stop the goosebumps and the chills........ It has been theorized before that Amira sounds even better when she can perform in concert with a substantial string section, as she does here, because of the various complimentary and augmenting asymmetrical wave forms which may then be at play in what we hear, simply (and undetectably) compounding the beauty of the composite sound. In any case, I had something here for you, which I thought you might like. I think you may find that these lines, below, were written to describe Amira, even though William Byrd didn’t know it, and even though they were written roughly 450 years ago. Depending on particular individual religious beliefs, some may choose to disagree with William’s conclusions at the end, but I think most of those who like to hear Amira sing would feel that many of these points define her, and especially points number six and number seven. Mind that the spelling and the grammar are just as old as the list itself. See what you think.
Reasons for persuading everyone to learne to sing: ! !
briefly set down by William Byrd (1542-1623)
First it is a knowledge easely taught, and quickly learned where there is a good Master, and an apt Scoller.
2. The exercise of singing is delightful to Nature & good to preserve the health of Man.
3. It doth strengthen all the parts of the brest, and doth open the pipes.
4. It is a singular good remedie for a stuttering & stammering in the speech.
5. It is the best means to procure a perfect pronounciation & to make a good Orator.
6. It is the onely way to know where Nature has bestowed the benefit of a good voyce: which gift is so rare, as there is not one among a thousand, that hath it: and in many, that excellent gift is lost, because they want Art to expresse Nature.
7. There is not any Musicke of Instruments whatsoever, comparable to that which is made of the voyces of Men, where the voyces are good, and the same well sorted and ordered.
8. The better the voyce is, the meeter it is to honour and serve God there-with: and the voyce of man is chiefly to be employed to that ende.
omnis spiritus laudet Dominum.
Since singing is so good a thing I wish all men would learne to sing
One other thing: Regarding Amira's voice and the possibly augmenting 'squillo' of the strings -- did you notice that on the final phrase, when all of the orchestra cuts out, two or three violins sustain a single high note, and then Amira comes in softly and quietly, I believe exactly one octave below them, so with the same harmonic under and overtones for both? Maybe it's just me, but I think this (and the following notes) makes her final phrase sound even more beautiful. If so, a master touch, on the part of the arranger and orchestrator(s).
As you say, Timothy, Billy Byrd might have been describing our incomparable songbyrd, the Nijmegen Nightingale.
Malcolm Norton: Absolutely. :-) :-) :-)
No hablo ni escribo ingles. Pero lo felicito joven x su reaccion sincera, ante Amira. Muchos en este Mundo, la Amamos a la pequeña. X Q ha venido a esta aldea de dolor, para aliviarnos de tanto sufrimiento. Gracias Dios mio.
Nephi, thank you again for this genuine and honest review. You have so many more Amira video's to react to :). Having said this; you and the other reactors are great ambassadors for our fabulous singers and performers. And since I'm a true Amira fan, I have to ask you to keep an eye on her new album, which we be released very soon, but can be pre-ordered already.
my tears are running so good
You're right my dear, she is something
Nephi, love your emotional responses to Amira. I would love you to react to her live performance of Your Love from Once Upon a Time in the West.
An angel is walking the earth, she is Amira
A mi entender la mejor la interpretación de Nella Fantasía a nivel DIOS hecha por Amira fue la de Classic is Groot 2016 en el mismo concierto de O'Solé Mío. La escucho una y otra vez...el botón del '' rewind'' está a punto de romperse..
When we hear Amira we know we have taken an immortal wound, that we will never get over it--and we are glad of that.
It is majestic
She is like an angel. And she was only 13 here. Once in about 50 years a talent like this comes allong. She like a reincarnation of Maria callas. Once in a lifetime. Lets the world enjoy her and spread the universal love for music around.
Stopping by to say hi & show support. We were both in Ray's "Amira's reactor observers" compilation he posted a few days ago. ;)
Nephi me emociono a diario al escuchar a Amira por eso entiendo también tu reacción y tú emoción al escuchar a esta hermosa persona en todo sentido que es Amira Willighagen!!! 👏👏😇😇🎼🎵🎶❤
Not bad for thirteen is she beautiful, heavenly voiced Amira loved by us all
Hardstikke mooi, Amira! ("Incredibly beautiful", in Dutch)!😊
Aww..I had tears, too..God is good!😊
Awwwe. I almost cried too. she is a gift from above.
Nephi Acaling I saw..😢
Another outstanding version of this song is by teenage contralto Anastasia Lee Johnson. A dramatic version of Amazing Grace is the 2 minute 38 second massed bagpie version recorded in Moscow's Red Square entitled Amazing Grace on TH-cam.
My gut says that you are a LDS church member, or your parents are at least... The fact you got very emotional by this song us the best hint.
That said, you're right. Amira is reaching unbelieveable notes now.. I followed her development since HGT, she is learning with the best and preserving her voice with good care. Thanks for reaction.
Geraldo Perdigão yes i am an LDS and my entire family. 😊
Nephi Acaling That's great Nephi, Me and my family has joined the LDS in 2002, one thing i noticed in every member is the effort to be a nice person, I felt that in the moment I saw you. May the Heavenly Father bless you.
The best performance of Amira is, in my opinion, Nella fantasia. It still gives me tears and goose bumps when I hear her beautiful voice and It surprised me that there still has been no one who has given a response to.
Pippe Loutje That was out of this world. Greatest performance of that piece ever.
Amira always seems to give us top of the line performances. I also, just love this orchestra. Wish all come to USA
Exactly what happens to me everytime i watch this... ❤️
She is 13 now. Amazing Grace such a beautiful rendition - I just love it.!!
You ask for any other Amira video's. Have a look at her wonderful version of Your Love, that is the song version of the Ennio Morricone theme to the film "Once Upon A Time In The West", which starred Henry Fonda. Charlie Bronson and Claudia Cardinale. There is also another version without words but using the human voice as a musical instrument that is worth a look at. By a young teenager called Patricia Janeckova (i think she was about 13/14 at the time. She is more of a conventional opera singer and has, 5 years on, already carved out a great opera career.
Thank you for your wonderful comments. I get goose bumps every time!!
Amira is the 8th wonder of the world. We cherish her here with us in South Arfica.
Nephi , your react is priceless ! And..i am very proud ..because she's DUTCH . Thanks Nephi .
Thxs for showing your tears Nephi! Your great!!
Amira is not real she is a special angel from God she is simply fantastic magnificent wonderful she is absolutely incomparable the best of the best Amira is a phenomenon she is a gift from God
We are all feeling this greatness in our heart. Big heartfamily thanks Amira.
watch also amiras Ten minutes of pure sounds of joy, compilation, amazing.. Very good reaction from your heart, heals.. greeting from Holland my homeland also..
Emotional, for as well the song itself but mostly her voice! She is a real angel! 🙏❤
She has the voice of an angel. I love all her music, what a talent.
HI NEPHI ACALING TO CRY IS GOOD IT SHOWS CHARACTER LOVE IS HEART HEART IS SELF AND CRYING SOOTHES THE EYES ANYWAY THAT'S MY FEEL
eh oui une voix incomparable la voix d un ange
Miss Willighagen: Just come some year also to perform in Finland, please.
Well Nephi, I am French Canadian who doesn't comment this kind of video, but you seem so intense and yet honest (lol I think) with each reaction you do, perhaps one day I will propose you my own work with canadian artists. Just to say that I like you and I don't know why !
So, keep it up because I am watching your videos from time to time since my music and video projects are taking 20 hours a day sometimes, but for the love of music, I shall die for it... Thank you.
Here we are, Mar,28,2019 and still feeling this amazing rendition of Amazing Grace.
We get tears Everytime I watch this video.
Hey dear brother, take a look at Gabriella's Song rendition by Amira, there is a video in this very same theater, you will drop tears of joy, I'm sure.
I'm no crybaby, but I must confess that she got me crying like one ! This song, as the "Flowers of the Forest" has a lot of meaning for me, as a grandson of WWII partisans in Belgium... And hearing her sing this that way, with not only respect but such a conviction, it really moved me too... Another one of her song's repertoire I really find that amazing is the sweeding song from the movie "As in heavens" called "Gabriella's Sang" (Gabriella's song in english) that she sings in a flawless swedish, and also with such a conviction and meaning that ic can't do nothing else than pull at your heartstrigs ! And knowing what she does for the poor black children of the south african townships, donating half her concert's and recording's earnings to build playgrounds for schools in townships, tells a lot on the kind of person she really is ! (she said she could'nt enjoy the money when so much poor children had not even a place to go play, when she had about three playgrounds in each cities in her native Netherlands... ) AMAZING !
Nobody has reacted to Amira at the Ronald McDonald charity. Song written for Olympic Games. I don’t really like the song but it shows what she is capable of and that voice tops it all. The last note is way up in the range few can go. But no one has her beauty.
Rodney Hirsch
You mean Barcelona? Indeed, Amira sings there superb.
GREAT PERFORMANCE!!! BARCELONA!! Mercury & Caballe!! th-cam.com/video/B6Rf9DZAmfE/w-d-xo.html
Regretfully, the quality of the video of that performance leaves much to be desired though I agree that Amira was spectacular.
Nephi. Amira is amazing. But please. Listen to her song, Song to the moon. It's a old russian song. Ho is't singin by the greatest opera singers. But Amira recorded this song when she was 10 years. She sings like an angel!
+Rob Wuck, in fact she was still only 9 when this CD was recorded in early 2014. It was released on March 28th, 2014, one day after Amira's 10th birthday. And her rendition of 'Song to the moon' is still one of my absolute favorites!
It's not a Russian song; it's from the opera "Rusalka" by Anton Dvorak. And it's a performance that will likely never be equalled. She sang it one full tone above the regular key. She was unbelievably tiny (9 years and 10 months) when she sang it. Here's the link: th-cam.com/video/3Jchu6Kzte4/w-d-xo.html
Magnifique une voix magique. Elle contrôle sa voix avec brio. Une voix d,ange..😥🥺
On my bucket list to see her perform live. Please come to U.S.
You should watch her 9 year old Holland got talent debut video
God bless you for sharing your emotions... Everything you say in your reaction is perfect. Try "O Mio Bambino Caro" with André Rieu (she was only about 10) and "O Sole Mio" and "Nella Fantasia"... ah, which I have just seen you've done 😊 Awesome!
Personalidade jamais com pouca vivência rara não existência neste século
Imaginável. PARABÉNS.
Nephi take a look at " Your love" by Amira ( Ennio Morricone) once upon a time! (please)!
Amira & Dimash cantando juntos sería fantástico😍😍
Cecilia Barrantes: Two of the most brilliant classical singers in the world. I am sure Amira and Dimash will share the same stage in the future and give the world a performance of dazzling and epic beauty.
Una hermosa y talentosa pareja... me los imagino juntos en el escenario unidos en la pasión por el cantó! Es la nueva generación!😍😍
Wow...!😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲 #MAGISTRAL. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍💕💕💕💕😘😘😘
AND BEAUTIFULL WORK & REACTION!!!!!!! And if you want to know more about the opera & classical music "Future", I've two more names!! Laura bretan; finalist Agt 2017 !!! And Alma Deutscher 11 years; She has just composed a three-hour opera, rewriting the Cinderela story!!!! New Mozart!!!
th-cam.com/video/URiFCzf8WXo/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/2ApxcX39V1g/w-d-xo.html
amira is our little turtle princess. I HOPE THIS NAME STICK AND SHE USES THE TURTLE ON HER CD SLEVES
She is ver good
Hi! Allways love your reactions, you are great and so is Amira, so liked this very much! I give you a link to her O mio babbino caro with Andre Rieu, amazing! She is younger there, it is right after her winning HGT, so maybe 9? I also give a more recent version, ofcourse she has developed, but I allways love to see how amazing she was allready under 10 years so thats why the Andre Rieu version is my favourite!
th-cam.com/video/s9PQ7qPkluM/w-d-xo.html O mio babbino caro
th-cam.com/video/_G1-TJTxRos/w-d-xo.html O mio babbino caro 2017
I have listed down your request. Just hang on coz I have lots of pending requests too. Thank you for your patience. I can't wait to react to her again. She is amaaaazing.
Nephi Acaling Thanks for replying ❤ I will wait 😊
Hi Nephi - I live in South Africa - and I am also an Amira fan - I have arranged for Amira to perform at my son's 21st birthday next year in January - I will send you an Invitation and then you can experience Amira live and see beautiful South Africa - performance will be at my old school Pretoria Boys High where we have an acoustically correct school hall and full orchestra and choir - any other Amira fan's want Invites?
Rob Louw whoaah! That would be awesome to see Amira live.
+Nephi Acaling: The next big events where you could see Amira live are the "Classics 2018" concerts that will take place in the Time Square Sun Arena in Pretoria on Saturday, 9th June, 2018. There will be 2 concerts at that day. The first starts at 01:00 pm and the 2nd at 07:30 pm.
So we are on then - just a few details to sort out - 10 months until my son's birthday - then will send you an Invitation - it will be awesome - will have top notch accompaniment for Amira and Amazing Grace with Pipes will be one of the performances - do you have a personal email we can use?
Rob Louw my personal email is nephi-acaling@dash.com.ph
awesome - thanks Nephi - chat to you soon
And she is only 13 there.....😍
Which makes it even more mind-blowing. I love her voice so much.
Only One Word : PERFECTION ~ OneLove ~ JBB
don't feel bad about tearing up when she sings I have done it since 2013 when she won Hollands got talent aged nine and I'm 74 proud to be in her fan club to watch her grow in voice and in beauty try this one at another concert in South Africa.th-cam.com/video/z_WyjEj5DW8/w-d-xo.html then aged 12
Amira's new CD "With All My Heart" is out www.gelukskinders.org/en/store/CD-With-All-My-Heart-2018-PRE-ORDER-p101296226
Find and listen to Amira's 1st performance on Holland's Got Talent. She was only 9 years old.
i know she touches your soul
lol again...1 sentence and im tearing up...love her
Did you saw her in HGT?
Am I in heaven?
Check out Davina Michelle Jealous by Labyrinth on RTL Late Night. Another great singer from The Netherlands
Ha! She got you, didn't she. No shame in tearing up when she sings.
Nephi u should react Jaclyn Victor - Jagalah Diri. She’s so amazing with her vocal
Yes
Amazing beautiful amira
FANTASTICA !!!!!!!!!!!!
try Maria Fiselier Beste Zangers 2018 with the song Lose Yourself. Mari is an operasinger (mezzo soprano)
Nephi please do Nella Fantasia?
yes! NELLA!!
Solo digo que si la belleza fuese pecado, ésta niña no tuviese perdón de Dios.
Que maravilla de voz