Flower Duet by Simone Kermes & Vivica Genaux: Delibes - Lakmé, Lakmé and Mallika

From the Deutsche Oper Berlin, 5 Nov 2011
Soprano Simone Kermes and mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux perform Flower Duet by Léo Delibes at the 18. Berlin Opera Night
Simone Kermes - soprano
Vivica Genaux - mezzo-soprano
Donald Runnicles - conductor
The Orchestra & Choir of the Deutsche Oper Berlin
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Léo Delibes - Lakmé, Flower Duet
The Grand Opera Gala in support of the AIDS Foundation was again held at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. The event has become an established fixture on Berlin's cultural and social calendar. In this year’s edition, the chorus and orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin under the baton of internationally acclaimed conductor Donald Runnicles welcome some of the world's leading Opera artists - both talented newcomers and established artists.

[@martingallardo3863]

Without a doubt the best Flower Duet performance of all

[@pauljohnson8847]

This is so often a competition piece. These two listen to one another and make a masterpiece.

[@tiffanirosia5919]

Love the chemistry between these two gorgeous ladies!

[@cherylkrause4998]

I can sit on my porch swing every Sunday and listen to this for the rest of my life

[@pfeilchen]

I love the expression in the piano parts especially. Also very nice to see the difference in mouth shapes used by soprano and mezzo. Clearly a contestant for one of the best performances of this aria.

[@Iceland874]

My favorite performance of this classic.

[@riverwildcat1]

Marvelous! Such color, warmth, nuance, and passion. Brava!

[@OrsolyaGyurjan.MilaEvans]

So beautiful! Thank you ladies and gentlemen for the quality time.

[@beaumont7962]

Two baroque divas outside of their comfort zone of early music I 💕 this!.

[@jyotityler2261]

Utterly stunning glorious rhapsody. So much love.. Thank you.

[@neilhowie5494]

Thank you to the two wonderful singer's for always helping me through dark time's

[@terryburton851]

just PERFECT..............

[@magicmonkichi]

I quite enjoy how they both really LISTEN to each other. No overpowering the other. They can both be very 'dramatic' performers (with all respect), here they seem to settle and match into each other. Bravi~.

[@ciceromenezes5278]

Vien Vivicaaaaaaaa! Its great!!!!!!! I love Simone Kermes,the lady Gaga of ópera!!!!

[@pcat1378]

stopped me dead in my tracks, truly amazing.

[@ZdzisiekPalus]

Dla mnie, najlepsze wykonanie jakie słyszałem ✨

[@hotmodelinbikini]

The best version by far, the tempo is good, the vibrato is still vibrant and Simone was louder in this version.

[@sejautil8]

Divinamente Sublime!

[@estelatucci9831]

Superb duet!I love it! Congratulations!

[@psychologzabrze]

Uwielbiam te Wiedzmy,cudnie śpiewają. Słucham nieustannie i nie mogę przestać.

[@picabogir]

Preciós Duet!!!!!

[@jessemaxwell7993]

Such a wonderful rendition of one of the most famous operatic pieces! These two have such complementary harmony and vivid chemistry. They are truly a pleasure to both hear and observe. Thank you for posting this video.

[@roberthuber5589]

bravo !!!

[@vencendo3752]

Amazing!!

[@wjf0ne]

Heaven.

[@user-tm8lp3zw5g]

Слушать приятно... А вот смотреть...УВЫ... Гаранча и Нетребко - вот два цветка!!

[@sccorco]

Bellisima interpretación!!!! hermoso, excelso....

[@user-fm9jd2nz3t]

Чудесное исполнение! Мурашки по коже!

[@FabioAndreaCortinovis]

Un duetto da pelle d'oca !!! E nn sono un appassionato di questo genere musicale..

[@victorroux493]

I somehow love it. Yes they do work together

[@jedavilav1]

Fabulosas!

[@michaelmiller1215]

Exquisite

[@VenusLover17]

Yes!!

[@Dan6erous]

Vien Vivica :)

[@wielandwittmann9832]

Bezaubernd. 👍 👍 👍 👏 👏 👏 🙋

[@MM-gq3rx]

Speechless - this is a life changing video for an opera homo sapien like me

[@operatube]

Viens, Vivica!

[@welskie]

I love vivica's mouth❤

[@massimosettimi2093]

brave

[@pega17pl]

Eines der größen Duette in der Operngeschichte.Und eines der anspuchvollsten. Wenn da die Stimmen nicht zueinander passen und wenn das Duett nicht sauber in der Zeit und der Artikulation ist. Unvergessen, weil unvergleichlich, das Duo Sutherland-Horne! - Heinz

[@MonsieurLu77]

Und das hier ist auch nicht zu verachten: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2WwnpSqi8efes0

[@pega17pl]

@@MonsieurLu77 - Bei Sumi Jo & Ah-Kyung Lee singt zwar Ah-Kyung Lee sehr sauber und fast schon überartikuliert, Sumi Jo jedoch singt unsauber.

[@MonsieurLu77]

@@pega17pl Mit Sutherland natürlich nicht zu vergleichen, aber wesentlich besser, als es Kermes je singen kann.

[@FranzBlumVan1890]

Thé hardent duet is mira o norma

[@ozmobozo]

regular show

[@allegriniedmond9885]

a dire qu´ila fallut que je divorce pour apprécier , l ´opéra, et autres..

[@bryangl1]

A duet heard too rarely (as is the very beautiful opera from which it comes), so thank you for this exquisitely-sung performance. (Sorry, can't help but comment on perhaps the most hideous combination of gown and hair-"style" ever seen! But we are here for the music, and for that, certainly no complaints whatsoever.) Added after listening again: the singing isn't really that good (particularly Kermes); I was responding more to the appearance of this beautiful duet.

[@blancae.romero5177]

I'd rather listen to Garanca and Netrebko's duet

[@ingapevzner3002]

Yes,you are right,in my opinion Garanca/Netrebko are the best in this duet

[@martiamatvila5348]

ANNA FELISITATS ANDRÉ .

[@gurhanoz8634]

Bülbül gibiler

[@stephenfletcher6801]

When you have to go to such extremes to make yourself stand out, as does this soprano (?) with her ridiculous hair and overacting..............

[@donovanpalacios8609]

I see nothing ridiculous on her hair, I can imagine hair styles in the past were far more extravagant than this... Let her be.

[@The_HealingSpace]

tell me you were raised by a family who suppressed your every form of expression as a child, without telling me your family choked your creativity at the root before it could express itself.

[@julia.kowalsky]

Wow.. That sounds so bad.

[@juanlorcadelafuente5191]

Hermosa actuacion y maravillosas las dos 🌹🌹🌹