Carmen - Habanera (Bizet; Anna Caterina Antonacci, The Royal Opera)

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The Habanera is the aria Carmen sings when she first appears on stage. It is also known as 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle'.
Carmen was based on a popular novella of the same name by Prosper Mérimée, which enticed French readers with exotic tales of Spain. Its heady combination of passion, sensuality and violence initially proved too much for the stage and Georges Bizet's opera was a critical failure on its premiere in 1875. Bizet died shortly after, never learning of the spectacular success Carmen would achieve -- it has been staged over 500 times at Covent Garden alone.
Carmen contains many well-loved numbers, such as Carmen's seductive Habanera and Escamillo's rousing Toreador's song, in which he celebrates the thrill of the bullfight. Richly coloured designs capture the sultry heat of the Spanish sun, while ranks of soldiers, crowds of peasants, gypsies and bullfighters bring 19th-century Seville alive. This combination of memorable music, vivid setting and dramatic story have made Carmen one of the most popular operas in the world.

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[@ozymandias1318]

A french opera about a spanish girl played by an italian soprano in a british theater. That’s how music should be, a language that unites all mankind

[@themosaicshow]

beautifully put!

[@ThePrez49]

🇫🇷🇮🇹🇪🇸🇬🇧

[@ascensionfernandezrubio3057]

Muero de amor ❤❤❤

[@maozedowner5915]

MR WORLD WIDE

[@mkall]

thats not all mankind, thats just white people

[@MurasakiMonogatari]

What an extraordinary interpretation. You can tell she actually understands the words she's singing.

[@samvelasco9231]

I speak french. And I swear if I didnt know who she was I would have thought she spoke french fluently

[@lz2141]

Sam Velasco what do you mean?

[@ninpobudo3876]

@@lz2141 That she's really GOOD at speaking French

[@ieatgremlins]

Most singers do.

[@hachi9832]

She's fluent, you can find her doing an interview on Carmen in French. How's that: an Italian actress speaking French in an English theatre as she plays a Gypsy in Spain!

[@powpow4793]

I think it’s the first time I understand EVERY SINGLE WORD. Her diction is incredible and all of that while playing her role magnificently, WOW.

[@operationrpt6314]

哈哈哈哈i love jennie too

[@steflupr7766]

The worst is that she’s romanian and sings in perfect French without being French like dude chill out we understood you’re talented x)

[@RC-xo6et]

Yes! Her diction is incredible.

[@marialuizep.7872]

​@@steflupr7766 Actually, she is Italian, which probably helped with the diction. And I agree with you, her diction is very clear as if she pronounced each word carefully.

[@Big-guy1981]

@@steflupr7766 Romanian is a romance language. France is very widespread there.

[@JEON_CENA]

As a French, I can only but to praise her French. She's singing it perfectly and everything is understandable!!

[@MurderByProxy]

yah because fuck her singing

[@cuteboi-qg9gi]

Can I ask, I'm trying to go for opera, but I'm absolutely terrible when it comes to vowel management. Do her 'rr' sound better?

[@whey-enthusiast]

@@cuteboi-qg9gi her R sounds good for singing, but not exactly French. It sounds like French like an accent which works in context. In spoken French, the R is not rolled, and quite similar to the German R but a bit harsher.

[@Echalolotte]

@@cuteboi-qg9gi Fellow franchie here! The r needs to sound as if your trying to clear an itch in your throat so it comes from the very back of your mouth at the entrance of your oesophagus is the best way I can describe it! Good luck on your opera journey I’m sure you’ll master it

[@cuteboi-qg9gi]

@@Echalolotte Thank you! 🥹🥰

[@arielleleung]

To answer all the corset stuff, corsets actually help the singer cuz it forces you to have correct posture and therefore is easier to sing in. Hope that helps :)

[@keyd4211]

They help with posture, and also are useful to press the diaphragm, but they also restrict breathing. Everyone who has worn a corset knows how hard is to breath with that thing on. Sorry for my spelling mistakes, English is not my mother tongue.

[@arielleleung]

Key Delgado that’s right, but other than that corsets actually help the singer.

[@danemanton86]

@@keyd4211 Your English grammar and spelling are actually very good. Very well done! 👍 Let me help you out with a couple of things.. The word your looking for is 'Diaphragm' (tough one to spell correctly even for fluent English speakers) but we know what you meant.👌🏽 Also, when you referred to the corset as "breath taking" you were very close and elaborated on it with your next sentence which was also nicely done. But I believe you meant to say "restricts breathing"👍🏼 One more thing, you don't need to use the word "is" after the word "It's" as the word "It's" combines the words "It & is" to create "It's"👍🏼 English is my mother tongue and I had no problem whatsoever understanding you so you did very well!👌🏽👍🏼 Out of curiousity, what is your mother tongue? (I'm going to guess a Mediterranean language, perhaps Portuguese/Spanish/Italian etc?)

[@keyd4211]

@@danemanton86 I'm a native american, my mother tongue is Spanish-Mapudungun. Mapudungun is the tongue of my people.

[@muzzycosmos9400]

@@keyd4211 it restricts breathing only if you don't wear it in the right way.

[@singe0diabolique]

Ah yes, an opera about Spain, written in French. Makes perfect sense. Still, love is a rebellious bird. Beautiful.

[@jewelmarkess]

Well, we have operas in Italian about Japan, ancient Egypt, operas in French about India, etc.

[@dizajnzona9465]

7

[@aspic5881]

Hum, why shouldn’t French authors write about Spain ?

[@elishuford8616]

It’s the same concept as a translated book, the language doesn’t matter.

[@blanquimiguel]

@@aspic5881 because in that time they think in Spain like a exotic place. They have many bad topics abaut Spain because the war of independence, the first place where Napoleon was defeated was Spain, the resistance of the civilian population men and women shocked them

[@hsfox2792]

Imagine if time travel was a thing. Can't imagine how proud people from the old days would be to know that operas like these still exists.

[@yossarian00]

I would give anything to go back in time to watch a performance when it was first composed.

[@ksenijakrstic698]

fun fact, when carmen came out people hated it, they threw everything they could at singers and orchestra because for them it was unacceptable to see character like carmen on scene since every opera before carmen was idealisad version of life and this one wasn't. bizet was shocked with his unsuccessful premiere because he thought that what he made was a masterpiece. so, he changed the whole orchestra and all the singers for the second play, but unfortunately it wasn't any better. he tried that another time and after the third failure he had a heart attack on the way home probably because of the shock and disappointment. so i think that people from the old days wouldn't appreciate carmen's existence in 21st century that much. at least that's what they taught us in school

[@yossarian00]

@@ksenijakrstic698 A lot of great artists sadly weren't appreciated in their time

[@pilgerengel]

Mozart knows that his operas still live

[@ceasarsaran8573]

@@ksenijakrstic698 Thats nonsense. There was no idealized version of life in opera or the stage. Look at Rigoletto. El Duke is a jerk, Rigoletto sort of deserves what he gets...

[@haianhpham3961]

😮 I think she really nailed the portrayal of Carmen. Every move and eye contact exhibits a sense of free, wild, untamable spirit. Such a captivating performance 👍

[@user-ye3vl7ok4f]

Who's carmen ?

[@haianhpham3961]

@@user-ye3vl7ok4f Carmen is the protagonist of this theatrical play. She's a gypsy girl who works in a tobacco factory in Spain. A woman of irresistible charm and rebellion like no one else.

[@rockshot100]

I had no idea what she was singing about, but now that I know she does play the part amazingly. She is in sync with her words. It is also said her accent is impeccable.

[@stevo62ful]

Nice rack as well

[@elsenorjesus2419]

This classic aesthetic made the Carmen experience much much much more "real" and immersive than this year's (2019) minimalist, weird, cold, dehumanised, staircase version.

[@timelessboss10]

Te alabamos :v

[@amelia4384]

Now kids, BaCk In My DaY

[@THEONLY_GOODBOY]

Smhuck off Jesus

[@jewelmarkess]

Yes. I suspect most of us theater-goers prefer classic aesthetic to many today's productions by directors who seemed to have declared war on visual beauty and operas set in time/place the composer intended. The directors don't care though, they have their half-baked "concepts" to show. I guess the crazier they are the more attention they'll get from the press.

[@jewelmarkess]

HazyDay - a new piece of art would be a new opera written in styles you mention. I have no problems with that. But what you are talking about is plagiarizing old art and using it for purposes of directors who aren't talented enough to actually create something new. Operas have music and they have words. Words have meaning, and some of us actually understand them. In many cases, these words mention specific time frame. Bizet's Carmen is by Bizet with libretto of Halevy and Meilhac based on a novel by Merimee. What these directors do is throwing the work of librettists and authors out of the window, then writing their own plot which often renders the original words meaningless. Incidentally, I like the Met Carmen in spite of updating even if I consider the updating unnecessary. In most cases, however, the directors just ruin the original work.

[@BJMcB92]

I don't even really like operas, but my god her voice is beautiful.

[@deadvodka]

That's how you start liking operas.

[@andromedastudios5575]

That's how I got into operas

[@lostinspace5127]

not only her voice ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@entranSingie]

Blogaman Endomo 😂

[@maryatis.pd.4635]

BJMcB92 she has bigger b00bs ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@neelav2394]

they all look like a part of some interactive Renaissance painting

[@honeybee1256]

N337av G#o5h you mean Renaissance?

[@neelav2394]

@@honeybee1256 shoot I wrote that so long ago, and so late one night, that I had Renaissance pop up in my mind but "medieval art" pop up in my text. Thank you for replying to this comment and bringing my memories back of when I used to watch shit on KZbin late at night. And thank you for correcting me :P

[@dexterdy1652]

So true m8 technology has come far

[@sinoka1820]

Right????

[@SirParcifal]

good analogy!

[@mrbigbulge635]

how lucky are we to be able to appreciate such beautiful music?? when this was released, most people would probably only hear it once (maybe twice) in their life!

[@miakei0819]

Sadly i think this had bad reviews before, but gladly it deserves the recognition and attention it's getting now, but i still don't understand how people from the past didn't appreciate this beauty.

[@divyap4357]

She's literally one of those women who can make a ragged gown look stunning Edit: 1.3K likes? Man, I completely forgot about this comment!

[@Ofthevall3y]

@Takoyuki tf… that’s so rude.

[@litzadey1482]

@Takoyuki Does it feel nice to be ugly on the inside?

[@user-ju9jd1zn8j]

@@litzadey1482 they were honest tho

[@sanros1ut232]

@@user-ju9jd1zn8j idk... i actually find her very attractive, especially in this scene. she plays the chatecter very well, her performance is quite captivating

[@Ofthevall3y]

@@user-ju9jd1zn8j being honest doesn’t excuse being unreasonably disrespectful 💀❔

[@tatimilena4017]

I literally got here by searching param pam pam, and it worked!

[@Fruity-sb9lg]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@nikolaydimov6893]

Hahahahaha Funny

[@tolistsipos7210]

Your are not welcome at the classical music community

[@HappySoulLovesYou]

Tolis Tsipos ffs shut up

[@yikes4501]

@@tolistsipos7210 do you mind getting over yourself?

[@amaliaowl]

She looks like Bellatrix Lestrange...those wild eyes! So beautiful

[@herrmannelig5091]

Madness is very attractive.

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

Im glad i was not the only one to see that😂🧙‍♀️

[@billiejean3921]

Oh my gosh! I love Bellatrix

[@tabuilder]

Eyes? She has eyes?

[@duffal0]

Low key she looks like a WWE wrestler lol. Not trynna fuck a dude

[@TheTjnewell]

My favourite Operatic song and this lady is sublime

[@MyHeroAcademiafan248]

You Mean Opera Song

[@deepaknambisan3251]

@@MyHeroAcademiafan248you mean “hello I am a pedantic t***”

[@ambermao9547]

@@MyHeroAcademiafan248 It still works

[@esinohio]

I love the intensity of her facial expressions, those devious smiles she flashes makes my heart flutter every time I watch this.

[@HubbSigorta]

🎉🎉🎉 exactly right

[@vasile5477]

My heart got fluttered too

[@penguin3298]

Out of all clips on youtube, this has to be the perfect one. None can express the song rebelliously except this one. The acting and the style is exactly the feeling Bizet want to express in my claim.

[@randomperson2526]

exactly, all of the others seem so tame, while this one goes full-on and portrays it even as being raunchy, which is how it should be done. Props to them

[@RaggedLands]

If Carmen actually looks like this, no wonder men were ready to die for her.

[@budhenry426]

Yeah, this is the only Carmen that made me go "ok, I get it now".

[@pangpengmaster]

she's 55 and still slayin lmao

[@duffal0]

I mean if you’re trynna die for someone that looks like a WWE wrestler😂💀

[@najvjerniji_st]

@@duffal0 a 15 year old wrote this

[@taylargriffith7231]

@@duffal0 coward likes his women weak

[@naan000]

No other rendition of Habanera will have me as spell-bound as this performance. And now I love it even more now that G-Idle has sampled this!!

[@mingming-jt3ip]

omgg I didn't know until (G)i-dle's performance in mma that they sampled a classical and I've been looking for this T^T omgg this is so great

[@windynate1826]

I just found out gurlllll

[@nicolesong6199]

Wow what a way to find out

[@O_o-simp]

what song

[@naan000]

@@O_o-simp the song that used Habanera as a sample is Nxde by G-(I)DLE

[@desertfox2403]

Its funny that a kids cartoon introduced me to this wonderful piece of art. Thank you Courage the Cowardly dog!

[@Accio-ci3go]

i first heard this melody from hey arnold so we're on the same plane 😂😂

[@abritishmum2103]

+desertfox2403 It was on Arthur too

[@RuthParodies]

+desertfox2403 the 3 musceteers brought me to this xd

[@thegayraven9175]

+RuthParodies muppets...

[@sosad7790]

Thank you beautiful voiced snake like monster!!!

[@maleknavaj1248]

Her vocals are higher than my college grades 😭

[@tabuilder]

Nope! Not the vocals, it's the corset that equal my grades....DD

[@sunnysun5740]

XD HAHAHAA-

[@crewmatewillthrowthesehand7600]

@@tabuilder thats rough buddy

[@Mereaux]

Ok

[@thebettafish3239]

If you can compare the vocals with your grades, you probably have really high grades lol

[@maocharlisme]

She is really theatrical and seems to focus alot on the portrayal of her character... I appreciate that very much coming from a theatre background myself! Doing so she doesn't sound as belcanto as many other opera prima donnas but that rather seems to fit the bohemian character of this opera better actually and above all else it enables her to make the pronunciation and deliverance of the libretto paramount which she absolutely does to a tee! I am able to distinguish most of the words, which I usely have alot of trouble with in opera (and many other genres of music to, to be fair) and my French isn't even that good! On top of that the way she tells the story, both by means of her vocal expression and body language, really helps me to understand the story and what the opera tries to convey and that makes it so much easier to enjoy for me! Also, even at the very beginning of the aria she made quite a dramatic impression on me and I was indeed somewhat abashed at her unawed, taunting and unapologeticly languorous appearance and aura as if I were an easily embarrassed young aristocratic gentleman of quickly disgruntled Victorian parents instead of an emancipated early twenty-something millenial (who has seen quite enough liberal sexual images and originals through modern media to not be shocked easily) raised by parents who themselves came of age during the height of the sexual revolution. It must've been something in her personality and portrayal itself that envoked the association of something dangerously rebellious in me... long story short: I am impressed by her. Chapeau!

[@liaxd1337]

Charlye'Charleston 5

[@niaenergy4605]

And I'm really impressed by this comment! You seem to be very intelligent!

[@deniaridley]

Great insight.

[@letmebeprivate6890]

The review of an artist's dreams.

[@user91097]

Her voice rising and falling in harmony with the fire in her wildly glowing eyes..

[@apigeon9884]

* sees corset * omg * sees her ripped legs * OMG * she starts singing * *OMGGGGGGGG*

[@tabuilder]

I never got past the corset part.

[@NamiZu00]

A traditional corset doesn't choke you, it just supports you they're not as bad as everyone makes them look like

[@vadont]

she's over 40 btw

[@Iroshkin21]

Bravo to her

[@ghostfacepacifist6046]

Yeah man look at those calves 🦵

[@satyakisil4289]

It's official - men cannot resist falling in love when women do literally anything with passion.

[@SirParcifal]

She's got those crazy eyes - she's on the hunt LOL

[@carle.parran4082]

She would've scared the living shit out of me..! She's like a very beautiful, but, an even more dangerous creature..

[@broadcast8853]

CARL E. PARRAN a femme fatale. Carmen is the role she is playing in this opera and I’d say she fits her quite well

[@jamien.5528]

Broadcast BEND AND SNAP

[@naan000]

Reminds me of Bellatrix

[@mixmastamatai]

She has a rack

[@asyaoztas_]

Anna Caterina Antonacci best soprano after Maria callas. she has a charming voice and beauty 😍

[@kubilay9175]

Türk buldum :D

[@cacasaurus69]

She was on the show getting gabagool? Lol

[@cl0udnel]

I-is that a corset!? *She's singing with a corset on!?*

[@maricz4]

I think is a costume to resemble a corset. Or maybe one of the more traditional ones that doesn't sufocate because it's not that tight

[@alek2969]

•cl0ud 9• Oh christ, the one video I thought I’d never suspect another fucking Gacha KZbinr and here you are.

[@DiomedesDioscuro]

Don't worry, she would sing that bad without the corset.

[@sarahsstitch2491]

@@maricz4 a traditional corset doesn't suffocate, it just supports. And especially opera corsets do have a bit more of a stretch to them since the garment need to fit while their lungs are completely expanded

[@maricz4]

@@sarahsstitch2491 i just said that

[@cervantesjaclyn89]

It always amazes me that voices like this actually exist! So beautiful!

[@jewelmarkess]

Listen also to Elina Garanca in this. Also Rinat Shaham and Anita Raccelishvili. This is only among contemporary singers.. This requires both a glorious natural voice and years of training, and, yes, it is amazing.

[@redareda-yb9vu]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 ‏‪0:49‬‏

[@redareda-yb9vu]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 ‏‪0:56‬‏

[@redareda-yb9vu]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 ‏‪1:04‬‏ 😂😂 ‏‪1:16‬‏

[@redareda-yb9vu]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@skynuggies7666]

This women sings with a corset on. I can't even sing properly when im sitting down. Edit: one year had passed and this comment still blew my notifications. Thank you for the likes and i know. I just dont sing well. I have a crappy voice. Thank you

[@mvidias1]

Christine Gache Like gypsy Carmen?

[@Spring_Water_]

It's not as hard as you think

[@foxybigbroromaniaman4878]

Well i can sing like that,this is easy sing like that who is high in pitch,right?

[@mikedbconnect]

Stand up then ;-)

[@tsuneru59]

Idk about corset but singing while sitting down (on the ground, especially) is harder than standing up imo

[@takikun1427]

Its hard for my friends to comprehend the fact that I fw this and phonk both

[@martameek6397]

She is BEAUTIFUL, and Oh God what lungs.

[@IStMl]

55 yo

[@samarth3957]

LUNGS 😂😂😂

[@fixinman]

Imagine arriving is Spain and settling in for the evening in your hotel and suddenly this starts playing. Well that is exactly what happened to us.

[@randahassan5960]

FYI : This is French

[@Euphorichaos]

FYI: The opera is French, but this scene takes place in Seville, Spain.

[@zman7117]

Randa Hassan Lol you look so dumb

[@randahassan5960]

Euphorichaos Sorry for having that kinda attitude earlier, I never say FYI to anyone

[@jpselden]

i know its an old post, but Jealous :)

[@mikeoxlong2740]

Damn, that corset though.

[@elysianpattier_]

ikr

[@SeerWalker]

Sarah Hamilfan it's boned, probably with metal. i don't know much about victorian/modern construction

[@TA-ls5nr]

And she’s singing in it, oml, that must hurt with all those deep breathes

[@chantefarsht.nerd_for_life]

@@TA-ls5nr She's singing an opera, has minimal time for breathing between her verses, and she's wearing a corset. Mind you she probably wore that for nearly the entire opera. Of course its painful!

[@onemoregodrejected9369]

It´s going to spill any moment

[@mnmn145]

She has the best French pronounciation !! Every word is clear !! She is amazing, her interpretation is Magnificent

[@et3747]

I:E The song you hear whenever a villain is casually doing something really fucked up

[@cocconoce]

Yup

[@NegCal1292]

All we need is the soft sound of buzzsaws and metal wire cutters in the background...

[@deancote1877]

et 37

[@Dr.Morticia]

et 37 This quip broke me. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fatoucoulibaly6283]

Sei bravissima Carmen 😀😀😀😀

[@awsomemancool]

(( here are the lyrics both french and english)) L’amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser, Et c’est bien in vain qu’on l’appelle S’il lui convient de refuser. Rien n’y fait, menace ou prière. L’un parle bien, l’autre se tait. Et c’est l’autre que je préfère. Il n’a rien dit mais il me plait. L’amour! L’amour! L’amour! L’amour! L’amour est enfant de Bohême, Il n’a jamais jamais connu de loi. Si tou ne m’aimes pas, je t’aime. Si je t’aime, prends garde à toi! Si tou ne m’aimes pas, si tou ne m’aimes pas, je t’aime, Mais si je t’aime, si je t’aime, prends garde à toi! L’oiseau que tu croyais surprendere Battit d’aile et s’envola. L’amour est loin, tu peux l’attendre. Tu ne l’attends pas, il est là. Tout atour de toi, vite vite, Il vient, s’en va, puis il revient. Tu crois le tenir, il t’evite. Tu crois l’eviter, il te tient. L’amour! L’amour! L’amour! L’amour! L’amour est enfant de Bohême, Il n’a jamais jamais connu de loi. Si tou ne m’aimes pas, je t’aime. Si je t’aime, prends garde à toi! Si tou ne m’aimes pas, si tou ne m’aimes pas, je t’aime, Mais si je t’aime, si je t’aime, prends garde à toi! English Translation of Habanera Love is a rebellious bird that nobody can tame, and you call him quite in vain if it suits him not to come. Nothing helps, neither threat nor prayer. One man talks well, the other's mum; it's the other one that I prefer. He's silent but I like his looks. Love! Love! Love! Love! Love is a gypsy's child, it has never, ever, known a law; love me not, then I love you; if I love you, you'd best beware! etc. The bird you thought you had caught beat its wings and flew away ... love stays away, you wait and wait; when least expected, there it is! All around you, swift, so swift, it comes, it goes, and then returns ... you think you hold it fast, it flees you think you're free, it holds you fast. Love! Love! Love! Love! Love is a gypsy's child, it has never, ever, known a law; love me not, then I love you; if I love you, you'd best beware!

[@jupiterpomme]

Obrigado!

[@_moonxd667]

Perfect song when you are stalkin someone on any social medias

[@OMW-on4vk]

or gunning people down with a MP40 or a Tommygun like a mobster during the 1800’s-1900’s

[@SirParcifal]

@@OMW-on4vk did you see the movie the professional when Gary Oldman was listening to Beethoven as he was doing his hit??? LOL

[@RC-xo6et]

I'm totally gonna dress up in drag and sing this to someone.

[@anibalsancheznuma3133]

Last night I saw Carmen, it was my first time watching an opera...what a magical experience. I only knew the most known parts of the music, but seeing it live was of course a complete different level. What a fantastic play!!!

[@bimanh.saikia6600]

When paintings come alive in the museum....

[@jean-louispirottin4144]

Brillant et son Français est absolument compréhensible tellement elle articule parfaitement ! Bravo, madame !

[@jacksimpson-rogers1069]

I have seen other beautiful singers as Carmen, but Anna Caterina makes them appear too ladylike! She absolutely OWNS this role.

[@jackcarlos]

This has always been my favorite rendition. Always come back to it!

[@mrcool2269]

I love this! Not only does she have an amazing voice, she's also a fantastic performer. It was just captivating watching her.

[@MoraesJr]

Wow!!! If you pause in any frame it you look like a painting! The lights, color tone, poses and expressions... Then you play it there is the music, voices, line of actions... sweet Lord, THIS IS PERFECT! I would love to see it in person!

[@jewelmarkess]

Probably difficult to see exactly the same production now, but I am pretty sure there are clips here. There is also a DVD.

[@thebloodbath8437]

god i love this song so much. and idk why. im a metal head thru and thru but for some reason i cant stop listening to this

[@thorfrancis]

same here dude

[@KSxJoker]

Me as well, the intro just got stuck in my head. For the last half an hour, I was searching for what it was called so I could listen to it.

[@lisaschneider1536]

same here 😂

[@christosgian.8399]

..some classical opera to balance your inner demons :P

[@KSxJoker]

Metal already does that very well. Some people find it hard to understand, and it is even harder to explain it to them. Negative music helps take negative energy away. An example would be that you are just PISSED at something, would you put on a very positive song then start having more positive energies yourself? Or would you just get a little more angry at the song? I personally would get more angry at the song, of course others will have different reactions.

[@Maple_Tachibana]

Bro.. Voice phenomenal Acting superb Ripped legs check Madness vibe check How can one have so many characteristics/features that just screams “PERFECTION”

[@dennyhoward7977]

Anna Cate redefined Carmen, acting the part, and vocally. Fluent in French, and a superb Mezzo, I think she had no problems with the vocal ranges. She just got into it and out it came! Fabulous!

[@detectiveassassin7937]

Her version is SO MUCH better than everyone else's , it is kinda scary .

[@martinasikk6162]

I agree, and the body language and the choir, she is divine, she is the goddess of love, respected by everyone, she chats with a respectably woman, she plays with the men. 🇸🇪

[@martinasikk6162]

Everybody loves, adores, whorships her. 🇸🇪

[@leerose8628]

How the fuck can you sing in a corset.

[@mimimomooxo391]

You find ways

[@jennifermartinez2856]

im not really wondeting how she can sing in that thing....is she even breathing? can she in that? 😱

[@wenaldy]

you just answered your own question.

[@kirikakirikakirika]

+Michael Lee It wasn't _nearly_ as tight as it could be.

[@jazztom86]

+kirikakirikakirika well, it depends on the mass of the person wearing it. If she'd weigh 300 pounds her colon would be near her tonsils.

[@trietmac2834]

Cái cách cô này diễn, hát, tất cả những diễn viên xung quanh... đều là kinh điển và gây ấn tượng to lớn trong lòng tôi. Love from Vietnam❤

[@urdadsleftasshole69]

the "corsets are killing machines" people are quaking rn. it's another win for the fashion history bois

[@alexprokhorov407]

This is when French started singing French, proudly. The cast is beautiful.

[@katyacarmichael8913]

*How to belt effortlessly in a corset 101*

[@jewelmarkess]

Opera singers don't belt. Different technique. I know, you probably just meant singing, so just FYI.

[@jewelmarkess]

@MEanME In a sense. They use their chest voice for lower notes and head voice for higher notes (pop singers mostly use their chest voice and use falsetto for very high notes, but falsetto creates a breathier sound, not suitable for classical singing), and they work on eliminating the break between registers, blending them which of course only works with right voices. Classical singing requires both the right voices and years of training. Additionally, while pop singers rely on microphones, opera/classical singers are trained to project the sound so that it is heard over the orchestra. They use a low larynx technique which allows them to use the open areas - cavities - in their head to create resonance enabling their voices to carry over the orchestra. This gives more information: vocalprocess.co.uk/what-is-belting/

[@jewelmarkess]

@MEanME (to add to my previous comment re: corsets) - I read they don't put it on too tight. They also inhale when it's tightened so that they can breathe normally. Some singers actually prefer it as it gives them extra support.

[@SirParcifal]

@@jewelmarkess it's called SARCASM - but it flew over your head and smashed into a window

[@jewelmarkess]

@SirParcifal - how do you know that is what it was? It's a common mistake people make, there was nothing sarcastic there.

[@anastasia.6470]

Came here after the hilarious video ''Opera for dummies''. Trying not to forget the original, because the funny version is extremelly catchy!

[@jewelmarkess]

After your comment, I watching it. LOL. Another very funny opera video is the 1957 Bugs Bunny cartoon "What's opera doc". Strongly recommend if you haven't seen it before. There are many clips here, but there is also a full version.

[@anastasia.6470]

@@jewelmarkess I will watch it, thanks for the tip!

[@tomatocheek]

i must admit, SHE IS WONDERFUL! i mean look at her facial expression, her timing on moving and interaction with others, and her acting, and the most important part she sing like its her own expression.. her acting skill and her voice is really amazing! BRAVO!

[@felipemizael]

L'amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser Et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle S'il lui convient de refuser Rien n'y fait, menace ou prière L'un parle bien, l'autre se tait Et c'est l'autre que je préfère Il n'a rien dit; mais il me plaît L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour! L'amour est enfant de Bohême Il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi Si tu ne m'aime pas, je t'aime Si je t'aime, prend garde à toi! Si tu ne m'aime pas Si tu ne m'aime pas, je t'aime! Mais, si je t'aime Si je t'aime, prend garde à toi! L'oiseau que tu croyais surprendre Battit de l'aile et s'envola L'amour est loin, tu peux l'attendre Tu ne l'attend plus, il est là! Tout autour de toi vite, vite Il vient, s'en va, puis il revient! Tu crois le tenir, il t'évite Tu crois l'éviter, il te tient! L'amour, l'amour, l'amour, l'amour! L'amour est enfant de Bohême Il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi Si tu ne m'aime pas, je t'aime Si je t'aime, prend garde à toi! Si tu ne m'aime pas Si tu ne m'aime pas, je t'aime! Mais, si je t'aime Si je t'aime, prend garde à toi!

[@lajos87]

Manifique.

[@jb-je1yz]

❤❤❤

[@kelley.]

Belíssimo!

[@martyna4614]

Gówno rozumiem

[@diemarxistischeliga7983]

@@martyna4614the root word of slave comes from your peoples existence

[@ohk8855]

When you try to learn French so you can sing along to carmen

[@wennethicus5212]

Pff, French. Klingon is a real language.

[@mattbrady2011]

+Oh K and then you realize it would be more apt to learn Spanish to sing it.

[@adstow]

+Brady's KZbin of things Dude, she's singing in French. The whole opera is sung in French despite being set in Spain.

[@LindaLinda-ls2fd]

Really, this French? I know a bit of French and thought this was Italian. Looks and sound so Italian to me.

[@chcoupedu62]

1st lyric:" l'amour est un oiseau rebelle que nul ne peut apprivoiser" if you're an heir of the nobility in France that's how you speak french ^^' but it has nothing in common with italian ( except the latin origin of the words :p)

[@TomisHarena]

Bellamente interpretado con la voz, con el cuerpo, con el alma. Escenografía y vestuario fascinantes. ¡Ven, Maestro Bizet, a ver algo que realmente vale la pena ver!

[@jaimonji5503]

Beautifully interpreted with the voice, the body, the soul. Fascinating scenery and costumes. ¡Come, Master Bizet, to watch something that is actually worth to watch!

[@arreisgth_]

I hide this like a guilty pleasure as everyone is convinced I only listen to metal and punk rock music 💀💀

[@emmateisseire1493]

Why guilty? There is a connection between metal and classic (through black metal for example) !

[@arreisgth_]

@@emmateisseire1493 ah ok pog

[@MagicalBread]

There are many Classical music headbangers

[@Wolvenworks]

then i think you'll love Apocalyptica. it's literally orchestral rock; they use cellos.

[@smeliotstinky]

Honestly imo I think those genres are pretty comparable to opera in the sense of how it feels to listen to them, the music is very assertive and loud and the vocals are hard to do and it gives goosebumps and feels kind of like it fills your ears in a good way? Idk if that makes sense but yeah 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ariadnecruz3861]

Love is a rebellious bird that nobody can tame, and you call him quite in vain if it suits him not to come. Nothing helps, neither threat nor prayer. One man talks well, the other's mum; it's the other one that I prefer. He's silent but I like his looks. Love! Love! Love! Love! Love is a gypsy's child, it has never, ever, known a law; love me not, then I love you; if I love you, you'd best beware! etc. The bird you thought you had caught beat its wings and flew away ... love stays away, you wait and wait; when least expected, there it is! All around you, swift, so swift, it comes, it goes and then returns ... you think you hold it fast, it flees you think you're free, it holds you fast.

[@annakarolyna8546]

I don’t know French, but her diction is perfect, so clear

[@maryvonnemarie1840]

c est vrai sa diction est tres claire

[@matcharuji]

came here because of huh yunjin of le sserafim coz she sang this in their intro for gayo daejeon and found out that this song was french and yunjin studied french for 5 years that's why she nailed this song

[@dianagleek]

Yeah she was member for french club at her school

[@zacbrugh186]

I came here because of Bill Bailey.

[@jenj8440]

This lives in my head everyday, rent free ❤️

[@RatedMforManly]

I hum this to myself during night shifts for years now, so I feel you.

[@Hamppariranskis]

This lady lives in my head rent free, balcony ocean view and ten bedrooms

[@user-ee1tq2gm1j]

"Love is a rebellious bird that nobody can tame, it's useless to call for it if it doesn't feel like answering you" wow, okay. okAY. I'LL STILL SINGLE OKAY DON'T NEED TO RUB IT IN OKAY

[@cerebrummaximus3762]

Later on, she sings “Love me, or else I shall love you, and if I love you.... Beware!” If that ain’t Badass, I don’t know what is

[@willpownall9521]

what

[@kyakibo]

I will mever forget when my teacher had us play this piece, and then she straight up SUNG THIS PERFECTLY, never expected it, and i will never forget that amazing moment.

[@thundercloudss]

(G)I-DLE, will sample this in their next comeback tomorrow, true artists indeed. And the fact that Soyeon has this on her mind since April/May shows that she's ahead and full of creative juices

[@vesperia-me7jr]

Ohhhh you mean Nxde right?

[@denisgoguen9823]

I love that I actually understand this Opera. It very well sung in french.

[@missy2137]

I wish I could be an opera singer.

[@emeryfitts9231]

what a way to go

[@logandowns1288]

+iamihop As was the author of the original novella.

[@g.d.n8093]

with those tits?

[@ivanearth2wells826]

yyyyyyyyyyyoooooouuuuuuuuu mmmmmmmmmm uuuuuuuuuu ssssssssst bbbbbbbbbbeeeeee cccccccccrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@fionawong_]

Don't Wish, start being one

[@Anon._spot]

English Translation of Habanera Love is a rebellious bird that nobody can tame, and you call him quite in vain if it suits him not to come. Nothing helps, neither threat nor prayer. One man talks well, the other's mum; it's the other one that I prefer. He's silent but I like his looks. Love! Love! Love! Love! Love is a gypsy's child, it has never, ever, known a law; love me not, then I love you; if I love you, you'd best beware! etc. The bird you thought you had caught beat its wings and flew away ... love stays away, you wait and wait; when least expected, there it is! All around you, swift, so swift, it comes, it goes, and then returns ... you think you hold it fast, it flees you think you're free, it holds you fast. Love! Love! Love! Love! Love is a gypsy's child, it has never, ever, known a law; love me not, then I love you; if I love you, you'd best beware!

[@holliecelmer4465]

+flora vinitzky (‫פלורה ויניצקי‬‎) Thank you!

[@LuckyX619]

May be everyone already listened this masterpiece before in many movies and shows 😮

[@lsdesignweb]

With that corset, and the poses she made ITS AMAZING!!!!!!!!

[@michaelonyeka4075]

I do not know why I always cry whenever I listen to this classic opera

[@franktarara2698]

Maybe because it is truly beautiful and soul piercing? And she is singing about love in French…an opera recipe for tears! haha

[@electricpaisy6045]

can we forget about her for a moment and appreciate how perfectly timed this dude offered her this apple?

[@LillyU333]

From all the performances out there, I like this one the most in the part where it says "L ´ amour, l ´ amour, l ´ amour". She sings it the way I think it´s the best.

[@leoone4191]

The best version of the best opera. She absolutely smashed it as the crazy Carmen.

[@greegaltour]

Absolutely love her laugh at the end lol

[@Eclipsed_Archon]

Are we just not gonna talk about how she managed to sing in that position in the beginning? Like, I couldn't sing like that standing straight up, it's demanding stuff, and here she is, in full character, leg up at a weird angle, belting out vocals like that... That's impressive

[@jewelmarkess]

@денис баженов -- yes, when this "director's theater" nonsense (EclipsedArchon - this isn't related to this video) was still new Sherrill Milnes was asked by a director in Germany to crawl on his belly. Here, I think this article summarizes it very well: www.city-journal.org/html/abduction-opera-13034.html

[@chappietoxica69]

Omg, she’s amazing, her voice is very beautiful.❤

[@warumnichtvonbingen2221]

I've paid to watch it... now it is free lol

[@patriciamoltedo4760]

ASÍ ES LA VIDA...

[@mechelle9851]

Valera 8 yeah but seeing it live is worth every cents I believe..

[@g.d.n8093]

lol

[@Missab4000]

I can’t stop watching this. She’s so enchanting.

[@ibnNisha]

A rare,rare, very rare performance... Mind blowing one... Hats off artist 's

[@melyy4108]

(G)I-DLE will release their new song 'NXDE' with a sample of this art!!

[@bornpink7544]

STAN GIDLE 🥳

[@nenezefe5632]

Que afortunadas son las personas que han disfrutado de este hermoso arte, y ciertamente el amor es un pajaro indomable

[@Char10tti3]

haha at 1:30 it looks like the guy is trained to pretend to catch the apple, but the guy behind actually caught it and showing off :D

[@Frank-mm2yp]

Stage craft. Everything they did on stage was choreograhed and rehearsed-even the "accidents". It takes a lot of work to look so "spontaneous".

[@giorgilabadze1936]

what a voice, what an athmosphere, what a woman !

[@petroheller]

Absolutely gorgeous lady singing in a sublime voice! Unbeatable ❤

[@yaboycyn]

This isn't the vaporwave I was looking for. I've been bamboozled

[@yaboycyn]

Reminiscent Of A Daydream yo?

[@idontwantthispublicity9984]

Phijkchu Euphoric Pizza go fuck yourself​

[@judearvindraj1111]

Ｍａｙｂｅ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｉｓ　ｎｏｔ　ａ　ｍｉｓｔａｋｅ

[@yaboycyn]

cameron ellis Okay?

[@Alphajet101]

Whats bamboozeled?

[@reddreobri1621]

(G)I-DLE brought me here after so long

[@windynate1826]

gurllll same

[@Dancer.Audrey_]

Le serafim brought me here

[@rosee_bae]

@@Dancer.Audrey_ real

[@Pusicola]

Masha and the bear brought me here

[@dehyassimp7450]

What is going on why did Kpop bring you here 😂

[@tellurium2557]

i love how savage Carmen is being portrayed

[@crystaljoy6901]

one foot up, in a corset, slouched over. insanee

[@piknos3381]

No idea what it's supposed to be but she's pulling it off perfectly

[@lepuslepus1108]

This video made me order the dvd of the ROH a couple of years ago. Absolutely beautiful voice and the emotion is perfectly tailored. 😍

[@warrengwonka2479]

Lyly Sig If you like this, check out Garança at the Met. DANGEROUS WOMAN!

[@WolfyWobz]

Yeah dude Ring of Honor ROCKS!

[@voodazz]

She looks pretty scary when you watch on mute for some reason.

[@prittyugly86]

voodazz LOL!!! tragedy to follow ;)

[@bgc020901]

She looks like she is trying to seduce and reprimand at the same time...

[@anachafer]

bgc020901 She is warning she is a femme fatale. "beware,If I get to love you"

[@linasuperdina994]

voodazz she looks pretty scary if you have sound too

[@czech27]

+voodazz I think it's because she's got crazy eyes

[@themosaicshow]

antonacci is a brilliant carmen! all of her movements scream wild and fiery soul.

[@supervillainnova8352]

I love how even the other performers are enjoying her sing.

[@thesun4613]

God, I have a massive girl crush on this woman

[@allegrovivace6806]

okay sun

[@liyangajay8621]

She's the aunt we all need

[@pablothatwarzone]

Dam

[@vichocarl1756]

que extraordinario, la presencia y el espectáculo, debe ser maravilloso verlo en persona.