Faust - The Jewel Song (Angela Gheorghiu, The Royal Opera)

[@riaesmi5414]

Sing, my angel of music..

[@Uncle_Smidge]

I've been a Tintin fan for over a decade and only now looked this up! What a fun choice since the Castafiore is often dripping in jewels, but her signature aria is one of a humble woman toying with borrowed riches and marveling at them!

[@marmeecruz6191]

Same here but found this many years ago!

[@mirthfulArtist]

That's why i'm here too!

[@rajarshiganguly8141]

Same

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

I have been a Tintin fan for 50 years and only now looked this up.

[@zoehub99]

Same!

[@aleksandraabrahamowicz9288]

The fact the comment section is filled with Phantom of the Opera references fills me up with joy

[@antonidamk]

Surely the other way round...?

[@pedrooliveira3585]

What? Its tintin references.. not phantom of the opera-

[@antonidamk]

@@pedrooliveira3585 Either makes no sense though - both postdate Faust by quite a number of years...

[@CassieCassCass]

that's why I came here ☕

[@daahvuk]

@@pedrooliveira3585 There's a game created by Mazm studios called "The Phantom of the Opera" and in it, there's a character named Christine who sings this

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

Behold! She's singing to bring Down the Chandelier!!

[@screentime8549]

*lots of screams, many injured, only one dies tho, the new concierge*

[@LittleLotteWanders]

I remember the first time I saw this aria performed, it was in a movie without any translation or context. My 14 year old self was cracking up, just thinking, "What in the blazing hell is she DOING?!" because all I saw was a woman dancing around a stage looking into a mirror lol. Now it's one of my favorites.

[@LittleLotteWanders]

@AS Aww thank you for being part of the phamily 💜

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

You must have watched Phantom Of The Opera

[@LittleLotteWanders]

@@NOONE-cd4gu Yup. 1989 one with Robert Englund lol

[@LittleLotteWanders]

@AS I haven't but I plan to go back to it!

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

@@LittleLotteWanders ah yes i love her voice is soo amazing and the violin graveyard too😍 Its here on youtube Just search phantom of the opera faust

[@hera_969]

Erik: And I took that personally

[@screentime8549]

then drops the chandelier on the new concierge.

[@Kurtperry41]

This is EXTREMELY niche

[@geraldineports6973]

@@Kurtperry41 EXTREMELY

[@i_heart_cruella7033]

Lol

[@clown-cult96]

Tintin fans 🤝 Fans of the phantom of the opera novel

[@danherro2038]

I'm coming here because I'm reading the book in this moment. ❤️❤️❤️

[@tianimu]

By the whiskers of Kûrvi-Tasch!

[@mieshocked1450]

OMG YES ❤

[@hastings6671]

Blistering Barnacles!

[@marielreyesmontanez4682]

Yes

[@cherry-cj9iq]

Erik: hold my beer

[@Alice_vampirinha]

More like: Hold my fedora

[@starlightglimglam3559]

Hold my bling cape and mirror bride

[@Niqhtmusic]

Hold my music

[@b.d6642]

@Sad Cat no! Then the person holding it would need to keep their hand at the level of their eyes!

[@b.d6642]

Hold my red death mask

[@PhirePhlame]

"Do I dare to put on these earrings?" The earrings: (are already on)

[@lunetelalune2783]

I laughed so hard at this comment. 🤣😂😅

[@marinasantrac7745]

I also noticed that 😂😂

[@alejandrotm]

You can actually watch her putting them on hastily, this is not a film where you can cut and edit, it is a live recording, impossible to edit the images, even if they switch from one cam to another.

[@lorenagomez3613]

The quality of the video is amazing, you can see every detail in the scene (her expressions, the background, the costumes). I want to thank you for posting this video with subtitles that way I could enjoy not only the music but also understand what the singer was saying, really thank you.

[@van-lb8ly]

The Jewel Song : **exist** Bianca Castafiore : it's free real estate

[@dr4c0blade]

I read those albums all the time as a kid, never did I have any idea it was a real song.

[@staalman1226]

@@dr4c0blade me neither

[@AdeBamforth]

Ah, my beauty, past compere!

[@MonaLisa-zz5cv]

I'm just thinking of Captain mimicking her now

[@brickcat5342]

“I don’t know why, but whenever I hear her it reminds me of a hurricane that hit my ship - when I was in the West Indies some years ago…”

[@shaydystheshadowqueen9584]

The Jewel Song: Where opera, french authors, and Belgian cartoonists meet.

[@BradleyLastname]

And those who watched Wishbone as a child.

[@Toranaboy634]

I fist read The Castafiore Emerald in about 1969. (I was so green -- I was about 8 --I thought Iago was Lago). Anyhow, I have finally got around to finding out what the 'Jewel Song' sounds like. I doubt whether Signora Bianca Castafiore could have matched this fine performance of Ms Gheorghiu. "Irma! My jewels!"

[@Democritus477]

I assumed for many years that Herge made the song up.

[@hampsons1]

Me too, a lifelong Tintin fan and I've only just found out that it is a real song! It is perfect, Angela Gheorghiu sings it so well but I can't help giggling thinking of Castafiore.

[@caesarves]

I do concur, Captain Padlock.

[@MrSasrabirawa]

Indeed. I am a fan of Tintin since I was 10 years old, and my question is the same : How The Jewel Song really sound is..??

[@LittleLotteWanders]

Toranaboy634 I discovered The Jewel Song (and various other operas) through the original Phantom of the Opera novel. I fell in love, (listening to Dame Joan Sutherland) and now it's what I do professionally. Opera love origin stories are always the best :)

[@juliannavillanueva5837]

THERE ARE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA REFERENCES! AAAAAAAAAAA

[@fourstrings48]

The Jewel Song, performed by a jewel of a singer!

[@AwesomeSaucePictures]

And then Erik knocks down the chandelier.

[@sillysilentclara396]

Rainbow Star Productions (singing)The phantom of the opera is here! Inside my mind ❤❤❤😍😍😍

[@stacypletcher4166]

NOOO....BAD ERIK!! That was the SECOND chandelier!!!

[@LittleLotteWanders]

Yaaaaaas 😂

[@sisi2654]

Too perfect!!

[@blackngoldcuttlefish3390]

you know what's up lol.

[@TheReneex]

One of the most beautiful renditions ever expressed of Gonoud's classic Faust.

[@frankguertin8696]

I too was drawn here by Tintin's Castafiore, finally, and I find this singer and song ravishing.

[@davidallen508]

I have always loved La Stupenda singing this aria but Angela is certainly the total package ; voice,looks,acting,charm.Thank you.

[@spikedpumpkin]

Best performance of Jewel Song I've ever seen!

[@JoshieChavira1]

I was thinking that too!

[@terrance7220]

Oh god you’re like missing literally 50 older singers version

[@myungpak322]

I never seen singer that sing that song perfectly. She is the jewel .

[@d.m.collins1501]

Her beauty past compare those jewels bright she wear!

[@daahvuk]

I'm glad Christine got the lead role, if you know what I mean... x)

[@alistairmcelwee7467]

I saw Gounod’s Faust sometime in the ‘80s but had forgotten that this opera was the source of the aria preferred by Castafiore. I am helping someone to learn to read at present and gave her a copy of the Castafiore Emerald book. Now that I can connect the Tintin book with Gounod and from those glean significance of the aria it makes both the opera and the Tintin book more fun…

[@enzocypriani5055]

thank you royal opera for delivering such a great work. Bravo Gounod Brava Gorgeous Gheorgiu, who is probablly my favourite soprano

[@calebhu6383]

It's amusing to me that Herge actually could not stand opera; his annoyance of it showed up in his caricature of the typical oepratic soprano in the form of Madame Castafiore. I, for one, do not share his views. This music is beautiful.

[@anthonyvillanueva5226]

It was partly because as a child he was made to listen to his aunt sing opera

[@amber40494]

OMG Angela works magic here! I love her, she is spectacular!

[@linogatt9276]

my favourite soprano for all time

[@valeriewickerson-august7474]

The sound showing the range of that voice is excellent [Sound Crew] and the location [Would like to know] is just so anciently exquisite. Nice Job.

[@harunymph]

Ah! je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir, Ah! je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir, Est-ce toi, Marguerite, est-ce toi? Réponds-moi, réponds-moi, Réponds, réponds, réponds vite! Non! Non! ce nest plus toi! Non...non, ce nest plus ton visage; Cest la fille dun roi; Ce nest plus toi, Quon salut au passage! Ah sil était ici! Sil me voyait ainsi! Comme une demoiselle Il me trouverait belle, Ah! Comme une demoiselle, Il me trouverait belle! Achevons la métamorphose, Il me tarde encor dessayer Le bracelet it le collier!Dieu! cest comme une main, Qui sur mon bras se pose! ah! ah! Ah! je ris de me voir si belle dans ce miroir!

[@MonaLisa-zz5cv]

Merçi pour les paroles

[@primadonna82]

Gotta be honest. Didn't care much for Gheorghiu before, but this was a fantastic performance. Blew my socks off.

[@charitygrant4542]

Best performance of this ever.

[@MusicLover-kd6jt]

Splendid! I saw her as Tosca two weeks ago at the ROH. Spectacular voice and stage presence, still at the top of her game today!! I really hope to see her in Otello and Manon Lescaut! I'll travel anywhere in this world to see her in these roles!

[@christiank6840]

She is remarkable.

[@greenvalley87]

Christine, where's my Christine?

[@박주현-k9v]

That's the BEST the BRIGHTEST the GREATEST performance, I've ever seen and heard. I love her everything as a Marguerite !

[@eberlinpascal2837]

Marguerite :parfaite !!!! Quelle classe ! Et ce trilles final avec le contre Ut , lancé sans respiration entre les deux ! Bravo ,ça c'est du très bon travail .! L'une des meilleures versions de l'air des bijoux avec Caballé .

[@dariakhudyakova3697]

I love her voice! Amazing and extraordinary singer!

[@dorylee9372]

Splendide ! Angela Gheorghiu est presque diabolique ! Quel talent..

[@LordMgls]

Gheorghiu just doesn't fail. They say she's difficult to work with but it's no wonder why! Of course many people cannot get along with her: she has high standards and so many others are simply mediocre! She has my admiration, respect and sympathy.

[@omg9261]

Why do you think that other people are mediocre? People may be mediocre around you in your life, but if a professional is a high-level professional that means he is surrounded by people of his level. Talented people are surrounded by talented people. If Gheorghiu is one of the best voices that means she works with the best professionals. And disrespecting them is not a class act. It's just a symptom of narcissisism.

[@LordMgls]

@@omg9261 Excessive political correctness and naïvité is what I read into your comment speaking about narcissism, i think the fact that my comment is backed by 50 people speaks for itself, so i suppose you are in fact referring to yourself as unclassy + narcissistic

[@sallyjrgensen7117]

She is amazing and diffenately one of the best at singing this song both her and Maria Callas

[@eclipsa1203]

2:56 where in the POTO game starts

[@casandruh]

:00 it sounds different but they both sound beautiful

[@scarletcarrazco872]

THANK U

[@Niqhtmusic]

THANK YOU!?

[@UmuPadoru]

THANK YOU, I NEEDED TO KNOW THIS

[@mizup2984]

I wish i can know the singer in MazM version :"

[@RevolutionUtena]

For some reason I’ve never put together the similarities between this and Candide’s Glitter and be Gay. I feel kind of stupid.

[@apolbby]

Stupid!

[@Schoolgirl325]

Yeah, I just found out that Glitter and Be Gay was inspired by Ah! Je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir.” Musically, they aren’t very similar, but lyrically they are similar. The main difference is that jewels for Marguerite aren’t connected to tragedy. She believes that the jewels will make her look like a princess who will attract Faust. Cunegonde is a Baron’s daughter, so she does come from nobility, even if it’s of the lowest order, but gaining jewels from several men who have raped her and destroyed her family after escaping the war, hasn’t bought her genuine happiness. She’s just hiding her unhappiness behind false laughter and the jewelry they gave her.

[@merrittanimation7721]

So this what this song sounds like.

[@LSSYLondon]

Once again proving that jewels are a girls best friend! Fabulous rendition.

[@bowiethedoggo]

i like to imagine christine in this 💖👉🏻👈🏻

[@UmuPadoru]

Saaaame

[@dumbor3039]

Anyone here from mazm's phantom of the opera game?

[@littlesawyer-k5i]

Me!!

[@GabrielaPerez-tj9sb]

Me ^^

[@xVadRay]

Meee! The game is so good

[@spademaru9767]

Oh my god i thought im the only one

[@taissavaleska8643]

@@spademaru9767 the same! 😂

[@hostiusasinhostilityhostil7853]

Castafiore. Yes, the artist performing here is doing an outstanding job, but I'm sorry, I just can't help it.

[@t.r.9542]

what a headvoice,,,, chestvoice,,,, topvoice... wonderful

[@schubertsoiree2429]

Sensational rendition! Singing, expression, technique, bravissima! This production is simply amazing, Alagna as Faust is equally phenomenal. I also like how this David McVicar's production dressed her from Eduard Manet picture "Un bar aux Folies Bergère". So witty and appropriate, as her character aligns nicely with that image.

[@alwaysnew189]

Happy 270th Birthday, GOETHE !

[@Niqhtmusic]

Anyone here because of phantom of the opera?

[@riaesmi5414]

ME

[@jion0121]

I first heard the name of this song from "The Adventure of Tintin" series

[@hilmaandriani5456]

the la la la from isyana sarasvati brings me here

[@sofansofuana4195]

wkwk

[@martland8790]

Yeah, me too

[@kowalskyone1306]

Me too broo,, hahahahahaha

[@AuliaPutri-hr9yu]

Yaaz me too 😍 isyana.. maigaat. enak ini bisa nikmatin lagunya karna ada English script nya

[@renaatdeckers4940]

Great! Bravo 🙌 miss Angela G, Good acting also

[@ombresetlumieres3137]

Et si on parlait un peu de l'interprétation de la grande Angela Gheorghiu dans ce célébrissime air des "bijoux"?....d'autant plus qu'elle est à l'opposée de la caricaturale Castafiore......Nous étions, ma femme et moi dans la salle du Royal House ce soir là, et Angela Gheorghiu avait été tout a fait remarquable dans le rôle de Marguerite, au côté du Faust de son époux, à l'époque, Roberto Alagna, ce que confirment d'ailleurs les chaleureux applaudissements à la fin de son air. Et les ovations du public à la fin du spectacle....Ceci dit, j'ai tous les albums du génial Hergé, et j'apprécie notamment "Les Bijoux de la Castafiore"....Mais je tiens a saluer ici la performance de cette grande artiste....Bravo Angela ! ❤👋🙏

[@pianotalent]

The best Margarite so far!!👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@pammyjones1151]

Delightful as always.....even though this aria is not on my favourite list lol!.....Do love this artist singing anything!!!...

[@b.d6642]

"do i dare to put on these earrings?" *Says while putting on the earrings*

[@ntmfalloutproductions4713]

Who comes from the original Phantom of the opera?

[@finncullen]

I mean I enjoy it but not quite to that degree.

[@paladin56]

I haven't heard this since the night I broke in to the King of Syldavia's palace.

[@jackmessick2869]

Don't forget the radio station in San Theodoros, and Marlinespike Hall in living Calcucolor.

[@maryamlawal1627]

I love this song in d phantom of the opera

[@Niqhtmusic]

I love it too!

[@alvarobruna2227]

Tuve la suerte de presenciar la representación que seguía de este Fausto fenomenal el 28 de septiembre del 2011 y constatar en directo la formidable actuación y voz de Gheorgiu, bella, con presencia principesca y un desplante escénico que pocas veces he visto en mi larga lista de representaciones en diversos escenarios...gran ovación luego del aria y al final veinte minutos de aplausos, gritos y pateadura de piso por el nada flemático público inglés del cual Angela es su regalona...no era para menos pues la acompañaron Pape, Hvorostovsky y Grigolo en el mejor Fausto, al menos, del siglo a la fecha.

[@pascaldelaterre6531]

L'air des bijoux !!!

[@florjanbrudar692]

If I can think of a song that can permanently stay in one's heart, it's unduobtedly this.

[@Vurgun1985]

BRAVO! BRAVISSIMO!

[@lorrainekirwan9725]

Completely right Angela! Brava!

[@masaguscepotloh2238]

This is the first time i see & hear the song..from bianca castafiore (tintin) just from the words..

[@shodanart]

Angela Gheorghiu even more beautiful than ever with her blond hair; Décolleté, lace and green satin blouse. Her acting, coloratura and trill at 3:25 is lovely!

[@SNKim-zh8se]

Simply fantastic!

[@ChristineDaaè1011]

This is now my new favorite song in opera.

[@MUSHF1LMS]

This video contains dislikes of Captain Haddock and Snowy

[@이선의-j1s]

소프라노 안젤라 게오르규!! 너무 아름다우시네요!

[@huskee779]

Came here from "Phantom of the Opera"❤️

[@rebellehopes5899]

Brava brava Bravissima

[@Niqhtmusic]

WHERE IN THE WORLD HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING, REALLY YOU WERE PERFECT-

[@screentime8549]

I ONLY WISH I KNEW YOUR SECRET, WHO IS THIS NEW TUTOR

[@riaesmi5414]

@@screentime8549 FATHER ONCE SPOKE OF AN ANGEL, I USED TO DREAM HE'D APPEAR

[@ArchieCaine]

This is glorious

[@verasal9243]

Just wonderful

[@lukasmiller486]

Marguerite is such a scatter brain.

[@experiment248isgr8t]

I love her.

[@Niqhtmusic]

Like Christine Daaé

[@mugrad25]

best version

[@mayastrawhat]

I'm here for that game, you know, I believe you're here for it too

[@fiststicks851]

Castafiore would be proud.

[@angelalfonsorojasquiroz5936]

Grandioso final de esta portentosa Obra de Charles Gounov.

[@TheMintyMelon]

My real critique is that you can hear her inhale quite sharply in certain phrases, especially at the beginning which made it sound catchy & rough. That was an annoying distraction for me. I much prefer Elsa Dreisig who I think sings more smoothly & her French diction is more rounded. Her vibrato in the finale is by far more attenuated & pure...Such a thrill to listen to..!

[@4968ace]

Well, she’s certainly in good song tonight! Come reply, tell me, tell me truly!

[@SweetMusic851]

Her french is ridiculous!! As are her transitions though her passaggios and registers!! Edit: In this case, ridiculous means amazing in case anyone is unclear.

[@liilu8]

in what way is it ridiculous she reads whats written? not sure what you mean...

[@SweetMusic851]

I mean that it is beyond amazing. I think this clip has forever spoiled this song for me lol

[@liilu8]

are u being sarcastic im not getting it, I am trying to learn this song so wanna know ideas if this is not the right thing to listen to then I shouldnt

[@SayuriChiyo]

I do not understand if you like this or not. I know nothing about classical music, but for me this is wonderful. This singer is amazing. Her acting is also amazing. A true diva. And the public seems to agree. And I do not think the royal opera house would release something unless it was outstanding.

[@SweetMusic851]

Sorry that I used colloquial phrases; what I mean is that this is, quite literally, the best reindition of this song I have ever heard. Her French is flawless and the control she has over her voice is ideal. Her acting is phenomenal as well; young singers, like me, could take many notes from this one clip.

[@PaulSmith-qs1es]

interesting comparing this to the version just put on streaming since it's apparently the same production design but with a different cast. I like this singer's voice better, but I think the other was a better actress.

[@palmiaraya306]

Alguien más aquí por el juego de mazm el fantasma de la opera??

[@admtechnology6682]

Vine en general por el fantasma de la opera, OBVIAMENTE EL JUEGO ES BUENÍSIMO

[@alexanderkutaladze5334]

Magnifique❤❤❤Brava!

[@alexanderkutaladze5334]

Diva! Bravissima❤

[@godisbollocks]

"How can I resist looking so coquettish?" is one of the most ludicrous sentences ever uttered.

[@sErgEantaEgis12]

I'm fluent in French and I can barely understand a quarter of what she says.

[@meimei2220]

2:57 MAZM game moment 😊

[@nendracung]

Miserricorrrrdia !!!! Irmaaa....where is my jewel? ...oh captain Haddock .... :D

[@jackmessick2869]

No, it's Captain Hammock...errr...Paddock... Hassock?

[@swerutufon]

I doubt Bianca Castafiore could have done it any better!

[@kinan2934]

MERCY MY JEWELS

[@jackmessick2869]

Why, billions of blue bilious blistering barnacles! All because of that second-rate son of a sword-swallower!

[@katerinasoprano]

Bravissima, Angela!

[@kaitlingower7618]

Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

[@aryanlopez7247]

I have to write an essay analyzing this piece, any suggestions?

[@AwesomeSaucePictures]

You could analyze how the aria illustrates her vanity and how it foreshadows for later in the opera. Just a thought.

[@chrr7936]

I'm not here for Christine I swear 😖✋🏻

[@michaelcookson5727]

Brava Angela!

[@annamariabakosi6482]

Húúú...Csodálatos!!!