Vilja aria from Lehár's The Merry Widow ǀ English National Opera

[@Zen_Viniti]

My grandmother sang this in 1967. She was so beautiful. RIP MARY JENNINGS 🙏 4-23-24

[@louisepasquill3837]

This was the most beautiful moment. The music, the voice, the colours, the costume, the lighting, the sound, the set. Actually magical and I will remember it forever.

[@richmerne3593]

Perhaps the soprano should have been credited - she deserves it!!!

[@jenniferponsford]

The first operetta I ever heard when I was about 10 always well remembered for last 68years @

[@Corinthian44]

Mine too Jennifer , apart from Gilbert and Sullivan .

[@dr.emmanuelbezzina6857]

You simply cannot stop listening to this world famous Lehar Aria from this Merry Widow.

[@Knightedddd]

One of the most beautiful songs ever!

[@randallmaluenda]

My favorite "Vilja" rendition. Sarah nails it!

[@brucegreaves3204]

Such fond memories. Just beautiful.

[@robnap828]

The chorus to this aria is glorious!

[@dmitryklenin3359]

Fantastic! Sarah Tynan is a tremendous soprano.

[@edithbuttaro7998]

I was raised on opera, my father had a Sunday radio program every week, Bach contatas. Station WONO in Syracuse, NY. Love this!

[@lynryall1317]

67 now me .. Welsh with song in my heart....the best of the best Robert Round .....me thinks xx and June Bronhill. ..grew up with those beautiful voices xxxx

[@johnfryer3051]

Absolutely beautiful singing and set.

[@dab505279]

I like this very much indeed, but I will be disappointed if we can't watch the entire opera. Much respect to Sarah Tynan!

[@dennisokeefe9255]

Simply beautiful.

[@hughmackay5200]

Wonderful slush! I adore it :)

[@viliabouilly4643]

My father named me after this song…Vilia ❤

[@briantilke]

Beautiful girl with a beautiful voice

[@gunnarbaldwin]

Why isn’t this song more popular?

[@claudinedemantet]

Beautiful.

[@keikomachizawa805]

聴きながらうとうとしてしまいました。。。久しぶりのオペラありがとうございます。新鮮で素敵です！！

[@nagyibolya7043]

Super!!!!

[@drparnassus2867]

I like this new translation.

[@aininwu4474]

There lived a Vilja, a woods-maiden, A hunter spied her in a rocky cliff! The fellow, became So strangely affected, He looked and looked At the little woods-maiden. And a never known shudder Seized the young hunter, Longingly he began quietly to sigh! Vilja, O Vilja, you little woods-maiden, Take me and let me Be your dearest true love! Vilja, O Vilja, what are you doing to me? Fearfully begs a lovesick man! Vilja, O Vilja, what are you doing to me? Fearfully begs a lovesick man! The woods-maiden stretched Out her hand to him And pulled him into her cliff-dwelling. The lad almost lost his senses, Thus loved and kissed no earthly child. As soon as she was sated with kissing She disappeared at that moment! Just once did the poor lad wave to her: Vilja, O Vilja, you little woods-maiden, Take me and let me Be your dearest true love! Vilja, O Vilja, what are you doing to me? Fearfully begs a lovesick man! Vilja, O Vilja, what are you doing to me? Fearfully begs a lovesick man!

[@randallmaluenda]

Love it.

[@terrellholmes2726]

John Coltrane's take on this aria brought me here.

[@bloger12prokofief15]

Un enchantement, on n’arrive pas à décrocher.

[@frankeffenberger9698]

Charming.

[@Corinthian44]

It seems , that people have to be a certain age to appreciate beautiful operettas like this ! Such a shame !

[@Robby77436]

Well, since I was 10.... when I got introduced to this genre.... about 35 years ago....

[@louiserebecca2358]

😊😊😊😊

[@PurpleShaman121]

I couldn't agree more. Its taken me 18 years from first discovering the Opera to have finally fallen under its spell. Now, it's all I'll ever listen to, I love it x

[@TerryCompton-dl5wr]

I Totally agree with you, It's just a Beautiful Song😊😊😊

[@muhamednathar6537]

Just gorgeous voice (and looks). Who is she?

[@arinc6284]

Sarah Tynan, I believe!

[@randallmaluenda]

I'd like to hear more from Sarah.

[@shottonjrg]

Fantastic. Will this be released on disc/DVD? Or any chance of more films here? Would love to see the urinal septet again!

[@Robby77436]

Hahaha, that was so funny. Very different adaptation to the original Hungarian version, but couldn't stop laughing at that scene.

[@erichsommer88]

Great

[@richmerne3593]

Perhaps light in theme and plot and not long drawn out, but I dont understand why Lehars work is given the diminutive title (etta) instead of simply 'opera'!

[@lehnrik]

Because some lines are spoken instead of being sung.

[@Robby77436]

Because this is another genre. There are many operettas which have spoken lines in it, and this genre is perfected by Hungarian and Austrian composers, like Ferenc Lehár, Imre Kálmán, Johann Strauss, Offenbach, and many others, mainly during the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Many famous waltzes originate from operettas which are played by the Wiener Philharmonic New Year's day concerts each year. The Operetta is on the list of Hungarian National Treasures & Heritage and almost every theatre has them on their repertoire each year.

[@gloriaseymour3570]

Any chance I could get the text of this version of "Villa"? Beautiful voice and production!!

[@babyelleana389]

1:40

[@christophesingio9801]

Fééric !

[@albertpeckham8708]

Who is she? She has a wonderful voice!

[@sprocket4718]

Sarah Tynan

[@mortalcoil1541]

I’m here from M. T. Anderson’s book “Symphony for the City of the Dead.” Evidently this is one of Adolf Hitler’s favorite pieces of music. It’s still beautiful though!

[@JuliaTints]

What does it mean 0:23 PM

[@david168ding6]

Sarah Tynan great

[@brymorian]

In ninety fifty four, aged, twelve, old black and white television we watched a marvelous soprano, June Bronhill sing this, she was so talented.

[@randallmaluenda]

More power to the chorus.

[@ritastockmar9467]

❤

[@lynryall1317]

Can't beat the original ..June Bronhill and Robert Round.

[@brymorian]

Lynnrial1317,. You must be. as. Young as me, 1950:, black and white television, June was a regular. Lovely voice

[@stevehinnenkamp5625]

Sung very well, but I kept waiting for Bea Arthur to get Mame off the moon!

[@mattyd3079]

the singer has an excellent voice, but i am not feeling the Viennese style. There is no light and shade. The tempo is too slow for my taste. And there seems to be a disconnection between singer and orchestra - maybe because she is perched so high. But it is almost like the singers hardly rehearsed with the orchestra.

[@wiesawrudnicki5303]

ladnie

[@kyujolee7217]

Japanese version

[@bloger12prokofief15]

Ce charme , c’est celui de notre civilisation à une certaine époque.

[@bloger12prokofief15]

Magnifique, je ne connais rien de mieux.Tant de beauté m’émeut jusqu’aux larmes. Savez vous que c’était l’opérette préférée d’ Hitler...

[@rickrack9091]

People need filed their children in classical music ! Daily so the kids growing up intellectually !!❤

[@rickrack9091]

❤😂🎉