Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana"

[@wm.traynor1143]

Brava, Dame Kiri👏👏👏

[@LizN90]

She's fabulous! I love this aria.

[@lafotografia]

Dame Kiri is just elegant, period. And I love listening to her crisp bright voice.

[@Hernandius3095]

Die Dame-Kiri-te-kanawa ist "simply the best". Perfecta.

[@andykay3381]

Spine tingling. Beautiful rendition of a Beautiful Aria

[@16toulousse]

It’s truly is a beautiful beautiful voice. Oh I adore Kiri 😍

[@lunak9740]

The definition of effortless and flawless...

[@KRYTEN451]

Love this.. this is definetly an add to my xcellent La Wally collection ! Such passion..

[@AMIGORRO2000]

Damekirilover you have made one of my dreams come true: To hear Dame Kiri singing this wonderful aria, thank you so much.

[@damekirilover]

WOW! I'm so happy to hear about this too! Actually Kiri hasn't recorded this aria commercially though she's released numerous albums......I really hope she will! Good health to Kiri and all of her fans! dameKIRIlover

[@АльмирБигушев-ш5ц]

Величайшая певица мира!!! Какое звуковедение, опора, дыхание. Слушать одно удовольствие. Дай Бог тебе Здоровья!!!

[@hundknabe]

i really cannot believe that she never recorded this. it is such a good fit for her range and the timbre of her voice. i missed out on seeing here in her melbourne performances but m boyfriend saw her as mimi. thanks for posting this. it's one of the loveliest clips i have seen on youtube.

[@LondonMap]

Ebben? Ne andrò lontana Come va l'eco della pia campana Là, fra la neve bianca Là, fra le nubi d'or Laddove la speranza, la speranza È rimpianto, è rimpianto, è dolor O della madre mia casa gioconda La Wally ne andrà da te, da te lontana assai E forse a te, e forse a te non farà mai più ritorno Né più la rivedrai! Mai più... mai più... Ne andrò sola e lontana Come l'eco della pia campana Là, fra la neve bianca N'andrò, n'andrò sola e lontana E fra le nubi d'or. LOVE YOU MUCH

[@filipadam7087]

So beautiful!

[@munequitodeebano3920]

There will never be another KIRI ❤❤❤

[@ИгорьМагкаев-е1ч]

Brava!

[@blackaristo]

Beautiful!

[@treehorndogsbody]

Tear-jerkingly beautiful! Enough said!

[@marcleysens7716]

Goosebumps. What an emotional rendition.

[@zuleykakel356]

So mesmerizing. Fantastic!

[@ndldidier]

Ecoutez, regardez comme Dame Kiri Te Kanawa est belle, absolument belle.

[@matiasquiroz80]

Que belleza!!! Brava! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@milenamagana]

Kiri Te Kanawa nunca superada ..

[@olgamarga]

damekirilover,gracias por subir estas maravillas de la Sra,Kiri a quien admiro tan- to,afortunadamente you tube brinda todo lo que uno desea oír y ver.

[@rexsojo]

Yes!

[@antithesa9476]

We love you Kiri!

[@Liriki3]

Para Damekirilover quero agradecer ter colocado estes vários vídeos que para quem adora a kiri e tem todos os DVD's desta Diva, estes vídeos são uma prenda magnífica

[@luglio72]

Bravissima

[@Giovannifabuloso]

Kiri Te Kanawa always had a beautiful voice and a solid vocal technique, and a wonderful range. She does a beautiful job on this aria. She could be a dreadful bore at times though, sometimes i just wanted to goose that pretty behind of hers to get some nuane and emotion in her singing, when she was great she was great, but I remember hearibg her in a recital in WWashington,Dc at the Kennedy Center and struggling to stay awake cause she was such a bore.

[@damekirilover]

Merci Beaucoup!

[@SandrineAnterrion]

Lovely take

[@zeynjenkins2073]

orchestra was awesome...

[@ArielWoyChannel]

Ebben, ne andro lontana Dove va l'eco della pia campana La fra la neve bianca, la fra le nubi d'or La dove la speranza, la speranza e rimpianto, e rimpianto e dolor

[@themastergecko]

I think she sang this piece better than even Callas; for one thing, she's much sweeter-sounding and just as expressive and passionate. Many, many thanks for this exquisite video!P.S. I am now a Dame Kiri Lover too!

[@guillermobadell6]

Nice yes ! Better than callas never. No one is better than callas

[@LarsTheWolf]

Wow!

[@carolinecallu802]

❤

[@nannamark]

if u just heard this, pad your back and feel goodabout yourself:) you hae just heard thebest soprano there has been in thi world, so far! :D

[@sueb3798]

💗

[@vinny873]

Much better than Renee's version. Still nobody beats Mirella Freni's version. Simply classic!

[@henryv.macadamia6423]

well said!

[@minkoss]

I just loved your exchange with titoo7584, I am french too but I live in NYC, so funny, so french... Ceci dit, je l'ai trouve aussi un peu plate et aussi sur l'air de Musetta poste sur une autre video, du meme concert apparemment... Un mauvais jour peut etre...

[@renepariente7675]

R.Pariente: trés beau

[@SaotomeUkyou]

Good enough.

[@damekirilover]

obrigado demasiado. Eu estou contente você gosto d.

[@nitramgnal]

Ha ha. That made me laugh out loud. Thank you. I like your sense of humour. Thank God she doesn't use Post It notes or Blu Tac.

[@damekirilover]

Welcome to be one of dame-KIRI-lovers!

[@coolmaplestore]

I personally think this is the best version I've heard.

[@KSfan4ever]

Callas

[@walterbenjamin1386]

@@KSfan4ever ... and Cerquetti

[@Beadle_Bamford]

In comparison Callas is a technical desaster, I am afraid

[@marknishimoto1333]

@@walterbenjamin1386 Cerquetti was amazing , only one year of vocal training. She was originally going to be a violinist. She also was a second for Callas when Callas had vocal issues.

[@marknishimoto1333]

@@KSfan4ever One of the most beautiful renditions was done by Victoria De Los Angeles, who was born same year 1923 as Callas. No disrespect to Dame Kiri or Callas.

[@TheMrpous]

she looks as beautiful as she sounds.

[@KRYTEN451]

Wow is right, fabulous performance... I almost missed this one.. I looks for "La Wally".. and that was not in the title... I'll have to look up "Ebben?" in the Italian-English dictionary

[@MercedesTAMARALEMPICKA1234]

preciosa

[@elitap22]

@megashoo I agree with you, it's true, she keeps a "poker face" all through the effort :-) I like your comment.

[@damekirilover]

My dearest La Belle Helene , I have more and more for you. Your reaction really encourages me to give you more LOVE and KIRI! Love and Happy New Year 2008

[@thomasdahlen2158]

Can not be heard without a microphone. VIVA THE GREAT RENATA TEBALDI.

[@Beadle_Bamford]

Blödsinn.

[@nitramgnal]

Mon cher ami, vous deraisonnez.

[@ArielWoyChannel]

E della madre mia cosa gioconda La Wally ne andra da te Da te lontano assai E forse a te E forse a te Non fara mai piu ritorno Ne piu la rivedrai. Mai piu... ma piu... Ne andro, sola e lontana Dov'e l'eco della pia campana La fra la neve bianca Ne andro, ne andro sola e lontana.. E fra le nube d'or....

[@singer5021]

Divina!

[@SuperMoofie]

They're opinions, and no harm in that :)

[@nauort23]

As a kid, I never liked opera... until I heard this voice.

[@musictodiefor]

In the notes above right it says Melbourne AU 1993. I had to look it up myself!

[@rcam2399]

Just lovely, as usual. I'll take Te Kanawa's La Wally over Callas' La Wobbly any day.

[@louve0]

that's right. Callas, Callas, and Callas. Love you Forever ...

[@OnEvenKeel]

I can't say I agree. This performance is definitely one of the better ones. But, side-by-side, there is no comparison. The pain and anguish oozes from Callas' performance.

[@ArielWoyChannel]

Sorry but I was too lazy to put correct accents on every letter:)

[@nitramgnal]

Me too. Let's hang.

[@ArielWoyChannel]

You're welcome :) Forgive me, next time I'll do better :))))

[@daehansong5333]

Totally agree with comments below. Tebaldi sings this aria with much more force, power, and emotion. Te Kanawa has a beautiful voice, but her interpretation of this aria is not as emotional as Tebaldi's.

[@Beadle_Bamford]

If someone likes all the made up pseudo emotion of singers like Tebaldi and Callas...

[@Kalogeropoulos777]

@themastergecko ....better than CALLAS?are you sure?

[@scottjohnson9873]

For pure vocal sound, I give in to Angela. However interpretation with the feeling of the text I must say that Callas takes prize. For recordings or for live performance you may argue that the complete presentation should be the same. Perhaps. I like to be moved.

[@3F93]

@anubis1974 You aren't talking of that Sarah Brightman who can't control her breath, has a tiny voice that can't be heard without microphone and sing opera arias emotionless, are you? Because if you are, I think you should listen better. Callas was the queen of pathos, Caballé the master of breath and Tebaldi had the voice og an angel... sorry, but Sarah should just listen to one of them sing this aria and then close her mouth.

[@d.d.domaine2653]

How did Sarah Brightman even get a mention in this arena?

[@iValkure]

Hmm... She starts weak but certainly builds up toward the end and finishes effectively, this work is highly dramatic and needs good acting with it - callas would be the best for this aria as she is best actor but she never acted this role!! pity. This aria is so beautiful thou, I don't think anybody with half a beautiful voice would not shine in it. Catalani's orchestration and composition should give Verdi and Wagner a 360 in their graves.

[@jotge.3444]

schon starke Ansätze zum Wackeln, da hätte sie bereits gegensteuern müssen.

[@annasmith8622]

Colours guilty Colours

[@nitramgnal]

Vous y etes alle avec une loupe, ou quoi?

[@radames5855]

Mi aspettavo di meglio...

[@renepariente7675]

René Pariente Ce n'est pas ma préfferée.

[@HildegardBehrens]

She is better than Callas, more inflection, more subtlety

[@louve0]

Ebben! Ne andrò lontana, Wally's aria from La Wally Ah well then! I shall go far away Like the echo of the pious church-bell goes away, There somewhere in the white snow; There amongst the clouds of gold, There where hope, hope Is regret, is regret, is sorrow!

[@kgy19521112]

Ebben? Persze. Micsoda előítélet, hogy ebben nem. Igen, ebben is. K.Gy.

[@ИванИванов-я5ф7л]

Ближе всего к исполнению Фернандез!

[@EspanaLady]

How rediculous to compare those godesses! Each of them has her advantage - some of us prefer the one, others the other. But are WE really entitled and qualified to judge?

[@philipc67]

Yes yes beautifully sung. Bland as hell though. And a real opera singer does Not use a microphone for sound amplification.

[@scottjohnson9873]

OK, beautiful sounds. Without communicating feeling for the text, only the audience.

[@balloimassimo]

mi pias no

[@nitramgnal]

Be very careful about saying someone is better than Callas. That's a hanging offence on this site.

[@helenrobertson-scott4925]

nitramgnal q.

[@nitramgnal]

excusez-moi de vous avoir ecrit en anglais, ma langue maternelle. Mais, j'imagine qu'une personne de votre humor et esprit puisse comprendre cette langue inculte. Je n'arrive plus a regarder ce video sans regarder le cote gauche de son joli visage.

[@AEmylia24]

No doubt she has a tremendously powerful voice but this aria isn't performed as consistently effortless as La Callas by any stretch, nor has it the vocal drama and insight. It's thin in places as if she's just holding it and the pronunciation of lontana is odd, not Italian. Her Chi il bel sogno di Doretta to the right is absolutely superb though.

[@bongga8]

don't forget maria callas

[@feelingpaulie3943]

Maria Callas is overrated........she was great for her time....but too much vibrato. ( just my personal opinion!) xxoxx

[@feelingpaulie3943]

@@Marcus-xd8ux I definitely appreciate her talent, but I think the talent "of the day" were taught in a different manner perhaps. Peace and love to you in any instance!!x

[@santiagomatamoros2544]

Maria Kalogeropoulos always sounds like an old woman, like her own old mother or aunt with a bad technic and a quick ruined voice. She is the godess for all gay men in the world.

[@feelingpaulie3943]

@@santiagomatamoros2544 Not for this gay man!! hahahaha! xx

[@torbjornstalberg9147]

I have listened and have read the comments. Is there anyone commenting who actually understands Italian? The lyrics is a poem, the vowels are carriers of emotions. Too many pronunciation mistakes.She is an amazing singer, one of the best, but this is not chamber music, it is verismo. More chest voice in the high notes, more covering, scuro, open throat not narrow, would render the piece much more dramatic and authentic to the genere and period. Where is the expression? You can't sing an aria like this and look like you are thinking about what to buy for dinner. Taste is individual and we are free to like or not to like. However, a singer should be careful before he or she abandons the vocal genre they are born to sing within. There are few singers able to do well in different generes. I love her in Mozart and chamber music but in this piece I do not. Catalani, Mascagni, Puccini, Giordano, Leoncavallo wrote for dramatic voices, super drammatiche. Liste to Renata Tebaldi

[@Rippedtulle]

@damekirilover full disagreement. Dame Kiri is magnificent but she does not do justice to this aria. Her voice is to timbre, rich and the emotion to heavy. This aria needs hight, near hysterical emotions. Dame Kiri does an amazing Mozart be she does a great La Wally. The warmth is welcome but the aria doesn't ask for it.

[@tebaldicallas]

It does not suit her, go to Tebaldi.

[@bartversteege2910]

tempi to slow, too flat

[@MadonnaImperia]

Too heavy for her.

[@fabriziosoderi53]

Bravissima