Inflammatus

[@jeffreymiller4814]

Now THAT is singing in The Grand Tradition-effortless, dead-center pitch, steady, beautiful singing. Bravissima Ms. B!

[@MrBluedanube]

This is amazing. The soprano singing flawlessly and conducting at the same time. I love how the audience jumps to their feet when the piece is done!!

[@danafripp4120]

PRISCILLA BASKERVILLE ALL DAY EVERY DAY, and THE CHOIR was ON POINT! ELECTRIFYING!

[@shanthagates3697]

Wow Bravo🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@cornellcrawford]

Her name is Priscilla Baskerville, and she's a former Metropolitan Opera soprano.

[@Snuggelbubs1]

Clearly! She is not joking around! :-O

[@joshuaweedman4595]

She’s awesome!!!

[@jhssuthrnmama]

Nailing C's while conducting! Rapturous!

[@operasanger]

Priscilla, Priscilla, Priscilla! Wow! STILL GOT IT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!!! You are so missed! Bravissima!!!

[@V334432]

This Lady is singing all she wants to. I feel like Shouting!!!

[@Ellatigojusticiero]

Rossini nunca hubier imaginado que tanto tiempo después de su composición, esta señora cantaría su Inflamatus y tan bien como ella lo hace dirigiendo el coro también, congratulations to all of them….definitely times change for good. Me suena como una soprano spinto amplia, o quizás una soprano dramática , impresionante con que facilidad da el Do y tan colocado,tan fuerte a soto voice.

[@williamalston1532]

OMG! Yes sah! Wonderful Soloist/Conductor, Organist, and Choir. Bless you!

[@glenndabreo3581]

Dear lady, you have a great voice. What a gift. God Bless you for exposing the congregation to Rossini.

[@madamevera]

Beyond glorious! Brava!!! And bravi to the choir and organist. Incredibly exciting.

[@IRS20071]

She is all over this...... and we will not try to count the goose bumps.

[@wwilfox720]

We did this in high school in the 60s. It came to my mind and I had to hear it again.

[@bronwynmetcalf5691]

Wow!!! They did a great job.

[@CantiClassics1]

Priscilla....you are the greatest. You better SANG!!!!! Love Ya, Robert

[@alaskafan21]

What a wonderful performance ! Love her voice. Very well sung. I am in awe !!!

[@dgbx6]

Stunning! being able to treat one of the toughest arias as if it were just a church anthem, - high c's and all. Fabulous. Wonderful to see.

[@TruthSerum101]

Baskerville and that voice. Fantastic.

[@onlymyrrh]

Ms. Baskerville, you'd better direct and SANG girl!!!! Hallelujah!!!

[@Nacidodelmar]

CONGRATULATIONS! The Lady Soprano is fascinating

[@glenndabreo3581]

I am so full of admiration for you and this choir. My choir does this but you are wonderful.

[@richardlindseybaritone]

Literally the most INCREDBILE thing I've ever seen.

[@TreDiva1978]

This has blessed me "RICHLY GOOD"! You better sing Priscilla Baskerville and choir!

[@MrVerdipower]

This is everything in Heaven and Earth to me.. The Voice!! The Technique! The Conducting!!

[@GloriaJanvier]

Fantastic!!!!

[@mrobinson1225]

My late father loved Inflammatus so much! Listening to this amazing performance through happy tears and goosebumps!

[@BarbaraTrevino-j9j]

Great organist! Great choir. Wonderful singer.

[@miekebombeke5393]

She is amazing, thank you!!!

[@miekebombeke5393]

Incredible organist......

[@NemesisTheInevitable]

By far the best version of it I listen today at KZbin.

[@marilynanderson4432]

Stunning!!!

[@melkymels1320]

wow inflammatus in english fomidable!!! tres impessionante cette femme wwwwooooowwww

[@hairstonnyc]

Magnificent in every way, Priscilla!

[@acacia-bloom]

Gosh that first note just hit me - and came as surprise after watching the lady conducting an organist who was out of sync with her conducting! I could not believe that a voice like this had gone by unnoticed, so I did some googling and was happy to find out that Baskerville had indeed sang at the MET. This was however almost 15 years prior to the date when this was recorded. One asks oneself what happened in between......

[@feliciaackerman8804]

Priscilla Baskerville sang the "Happy Birthday" song to me on my 16th birthday!! She was a student at the high school where my mother taught & my mother asked her to do this!!

[@emilerose1424]

Did you deserve that tribute?

[@coresup]

Thank You For Sharing This! Absolutely Wonderful!!!!!!

[@ngala08]

Incroyable!! La Reine, c'est si bon!!!Chantez comme les onges!!!

[@TheGuidogeno]

Eccezionale e staordinaria!

[@ebarescolabiblicadoarofici3254]

it is very exciting! Nice Rossini music!

[@polyphoniac]

She has a scene in Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club (1984). Search KZbin for "Priscilla Baskerville" and "Creole Love Call".

[@donaldfly1007]

Excellent!

[@bford3977]

Ms. Baskerville better sing AND direct!!! Awesome work!

[@Jogab37]

Thanks for sharing, absolutely wonderful, congratulation to all of you.

[@sirMEGADACTYL]

Priscilla, You Know You Rock!!!! Wonderful hearing /seeing thee here!!! Who is playing? Organ sounds powerful!!!

[@rudylowe]

Priscilla still ever the diva. bravo !!!

[@numetutelare]

Solo Eossini poteva essere allìaltezza dei gospel ... Resa magnifica di taglio assolutamente operistico

[@V334432]

Baby she chirped!!!

[@angelabender8132]

Italian Catholic music of Rossini with words in Latin

[@christiadivina]

Wow! Gotta love it!

[@qimorris]

Brava!

[@elgranvicente]

¡¡¡Increíble!!!

[@clarencemesquitta9246]

She should have just sang and have someone else conduct. What a voice and what a performance '!Sang this with my choir at Shiloh Baptist in Harlem,and it remains one of my favorites '.

[@emilerose1424]

Conducting a choir competently requires knowledge of music notation and of the various voices you are conducting. The choir has great singers, but perhaps Ms. Priscilla Baskerville was the only person available who had both skills.

[@byroncartwright8963]

Very well-done!

[@KarenRodriguezMusic]

That used to be my teacher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@emilerose1424]

Priscilla Baskerville probably preferred performing over teaching. If life were fair, she should have had a tremendous opera career. I hope you had the presence of mind to pay attention while she was trying to teach you.

[@marthasmith1240]

Magnifico! Gloria a Deo!

[@federicovazzola_]

STUPENDA. I LOVE U!

[@TheRaven757]

My Lord in heaven!!! 🙌🏾❤🖤💚👑

[@TheGuidogeno]

Formidabile!

[@alistronex]

No words...

[@kruzrken]

First time I've heard this piece in English. Great soloist and choir. Also, check out the organ accompaniment! There are tremolo parts with 1/32 notes, and groups of 1/16 notes payed as triplets. Not for the faint-hearted!

[@Leonella449]

Это настоящее чудо!! Брависсимо!!!!

[@EzraBufford]

What's the name of this anthem? I wish there was a CD of the best anthems. I grew up with this sound sitting with my mom in the pew coloring with my crayons! Christ Temple Indianapolis most Sundays always did some type of anthem as a 1st Sunday Morning selection.

[@cedrickbell6430]

Excellent! I prefer the power and richness of the Latin text.

[@mrhammondb3]

@ebufford, I have the sheet music if u want I can send you a copy, a awesome anthem to learn and teach

[@brunopicaude3092]

Rossini sounds much better in latin than in english ! But the singer is extraordinary.

[@dburns9435]

My goodness me!

[@sirMEGADACTYL]

I now know that the organist is a friend of mine: Elmer Hammond!

[@ClevelandPJones]

OMG!!!!

[@MrTEACHPREACH]

my my my!!!

[@Robrette74]

Yes!

[@ericsmiley]

Brava Diva! Next time have a college direct the work so that the audience can get the full effect of your tremendous vocals. You are much to divided mentally concerned with the chorus. They were doing fine. Brava

[@liedersanger1]

Who knows? They probably needed her.

[@dgenotche]

Un organiste du tonnerre !!

[@opricnik]

Good job. The organist should follow better the “tempo”

[@rev.e.regisbunch4097]

OMG 😱 TO GOD BE THE GLORY

[@WalkersProduction]

@coresup You're welcome!

[@V334432]

Our Sanctury Chior would belt this out with my pastor"s sister in law, Mrs Shirley E Thomas as the directress and soloist and take the roof off the church and when the organ and chior would finish the church would catch on FIRE. You see it was then the church would get happy.

[@Angela9G]

Hello! In what languange is sing? =)

[@jessiewoods988]

I really think there should have been a conductor and a separate soloist. But great voice and choir .

[@methodistminstrel88]

@ebufford INFLAMMATUS ET ACCENSUS by G. Rossini

[@CarlosSilvadeOliveira-b3j]

o texto original é em LATIM .....

[@MrSteedfast]

Anyone find their way here from tik tok! Lol

[@blktenorpower]

ummm, ok. so there is Ghetto person conducting AND singing the solo.....then there is THIS........MY GOD she SANGS!!!! its a SHAME ive never heard of her. changed now...

[@SeanAPalmer]

Don’t really understand this comment… even after 12 years later 🤣

[@emilerose1424]

@@SeanAPalmer ​ I agree. I don't understand @blktenorppower's comment either, but anyone who would use the label "ghetto" in referring to this magnificent choral performance of "Inflammatus" can't be truly intelligent, likely has a lot of problems, and probably should not be disturbed.

[@emilerose1424]

​@@SeanAPalmer I agree. I don't understand @blktenorpower's comment either. But given that he used the term "ghetto" in referring to this marvelous choir's/soloist's beautiful performance of Inflammatus, he was possibly going through some type of mental trauma.

[@33sagg]

more legato and less choppy

[@fdh1004]

Good job all. Not an easy piece.