Samuel Ramey / The Impossible Dream

[@JustinJMooreMusic]

My mother sang alongside maestro Ramey in a opera when she was 11. According to her is a very kind and generous man.

[@ClergetMusic]

My voice professor sang with him in a production once. He says the same thing about Ramey. He also says Ramey is hilarious in person.

[@kennethwayne6857]

@@ClergetMusic Yes, a great sense of humor!

[@something_wrong5014]

I came from over the garden wall, stayed because this guy can sing like a god.

[@FlorinC1984]

He can, indeed He sang this one perfectly. But so far from perfection...

[@sunnyokapi]

@@FlorinC1984 what?

[@theogoldberg8919]

I love you're story "nothing wrong" about it!!!!

[@something_wrong5014]

@@theogoldberg8919 love the pun lol

[@davegreene8588]

@@FlorinC1984 So.... Perfection exceeds _perfectly_?

[@anomaly9746]

... I'm just gonna say it, Over The Garden Wall brought me here. but that's not at all that I was out of touch with this music before watching that series, it's just that's what made me want to hear Samuel Ramey sing this particular song, for some reason. And I'm really glad I did. this is great, I keep listening to it over again.

[@tymothylindsay1138]

same, exact same.

[@EbayNomad]

Rainbow Wyvern He sang at my school for our band tonight and his son goes to our school and I’m just finding out how famous he is

[@ew-mb5ff]

@@EbayNomad WHAAAAAAAAAT

[@valeriemcqueen7359]

Why Over the Garden Wall? I've watched it twice and I don't get it, do they use this song there? I can't remember

[@thalesantonio1926]

@@valeriemcqueen7359 Samuel sings "come wayward souls"

[@tommieboy1657]

Exemplary, gorgeous singer. No audible inhales, enormous vocal efficiency at the service of a heartfelt performance. And what an audience on the stage: Herman Prey, Kathleen Battle, June Anderson, Flicka...

[@vladimirlebedev6751]

To dream ... the impossible dream ... To fight ... the unbeatable foe ... To bear ... with unbearable sorrow ... To run ... where the brave dare not go ... To right ... the unrightable wrong ... To love ... pure and chaste from afar ... To try ... when your arms are too weary ... To reach ... the unreachable star ... This is my quest, to follow that star ... No matter how hopeless, no matter how far ... To fight for the right, without question or pause ... To be willing to march into Hell, for a Heavenly cause ... And I know if I'll only be true, to this glorious quest, That my heart will lie peaceful and calm, when I'm laid to my rest ... And the world will be better for this: That one man, scorned and covered with scars, Still strove, with his last ounce of courage, To reach ... the unreachable star ...

[@brandonriggs1788]

He is a gentleman and an amazing musician with a voice like liquid gold! When I was a voice major some years back (before I burned some bridges and didn't know how to deal with people always asking if I was "the guy with the voice), my ultimate goal was to get my degree and get to work with him. Man has been a hero of mine and will always be so. Amazing voice he has!

[@dagnabbit6187]

An American treasure. Sam Ramey deserves a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Once during a gala performance that might have been spotty or not up to snuff Luciano Pavarotti said “ Ramey was the only one who didn’t get booed ! “

[@kennethwayne6857]

He may have been referring to the opening night of 'Don Carlo' at La Scala in '92. I heard that Sam was the only American (and only non-Italian of the leads) and the only one who didn't get booed. Highly unusual!

[@davegreene8588]

Now, he'd receive that medal from a DECENT President.

[@ERiCDrAyViN]

@@davegreene8588 Typical leftist making a music performance about your leftist nonsense. Biden is anything but Decent.

[@NYCOPERAFAN]

@@davegreene8588 And knowing Sam's politics he would probably have refused it from the previous incumbent.

[@allenjones3130]

"The Impossible Dream" has been sung by opera singers, and Samuel Ramsey makes it his own.

[@stepaushi]

Fantastic intonation. Right down the middle of the note, with beautifully controlled vibrato.

[@vetchris54]

He's from my home town. Lived on the same street as me. Best bass in the world!!!

[@道-p2e]

What a neighbor, proud American proud!!!

[@pasiaedcharles9198]

Baritone

[@manwithmonstervoice1100]

​@@pasiaedcharles9198nahh!! His voice is bass baritone

[@kennethwayne6857]

@@pasiaedcharles9198 Bass-baritone.

[@patboyer472]

Where has this man been all my life? His voice is a gift from God!

[@joandebruin3847]

Love a man with an exceptional, deep bass or baritone voice. (Samuel Ramey and Dmitri Hvorostovsky singing together in duets just an exceptional vocal treat!)

[@GoldAndSilver988]

My all-time favorite song, and one of the very best versions; perhaps THE best.

[@caldertkd]

one of the greatest bass singers in the world

[@dave327ful]

A powerful voice sings a powerful song. Bravo!

[@magicemperor2420]

Sweet merciful savior, his voice is beautiful...

[@patriciajohnson256]

Bravo!!!!

[@jkarrdnd]

A musical fan of Mr Samuel introduced me to his unique vocals. Blessed

[@bencopeland3560]

Are all the comments about his hair and looks ironic, lol? I remember seeing this when t was first broadcast in 92, I think. Was 17 and never heard of Ramey. My first thought was (and I say this with total affection) that he looked like a young willy nelson after a long crack binge. Later on I sang with him at LOC and he told a story that one of the ladies at the nearby Potbelly sandwich shop had said to him “did anyone ever tell you you look just like one of them Bee Gees?” His answer, in his deep bass voice “yeah but I don’t sound like them.”

[@kennethwayne6857]

Ha! I can just picture Sam saying that. As a Met regular I've been privileged to hear him in almost every role he's sung there. Just 2 or 3 that I've missed. He's a great guy too!

[@MsMinisterS]

Flawless and breathtaking. Outstanding performance. Radiating.

[@davegreene8588]

Ms.Min.S. mr ramey has also sung/acted this same role (again, magnificently) in jules massenet's opera, "don quichotte". both versions are great.

[@frongjumping]

Now THIS... is a VOICE. Flawless. Best rendition of this song by far.

[@kazerukai1295]

Beware the beast.

[@iSim0641]

There is no need for violence woodsman

[@eternalmourning9613]

+iSim0641 Oh please... ¬¬

[@Handyman_and_DIY]

Such a wonderfull performance. When I saw this video for the first time I've listened this song 5 times during the day.

[@garyc.silber2256]

What a voice! Spectacular!

[@Bento_Boxx]

His tone of voice is so great, it makes his "high" Eb at the end sound MUCH higher. Incredible voice.

[@stone8193]

Benton Felty it would be decently high for a true bass, if he is one

[@perfect-suicide7477]

@@stone8193 He is a basso cantante with an incredible range, he can access to basso profundo notes (such as a perfeft Eb2 in the low alphabet song) AND baritones notes, such as G4 or even A4.

[@perfect-suicide7477]

@bodiloto's hater Yes you're right. Incredible Tessitura

[@perfect-suicide7477]

@bodiloto's hater But I still think he is a basso cantante, listening to his colour and his passagios. Even though he has powerful basso profundo notes he is singing with the colour of a basso cantante. Listen to his recordings of Sarastro and you'll see what I mean.

[@brucebodden513]

No need to put quote marks on the word "high." To hear any singer singing well at the top of his range is a thrill.

[@gmonkey808]

To really understand the energy needed to power a deep voice you have to have one. Amazing power.

[@theogoldberg8919]

In these awful global times you remain a light in my life Sam Ramey...

[@raytwedd]

His Version of "Old Man River" is unbelievable.

[@poetcomic1]

on KZbin and blew me away. I'd never heard the full number.

[@valentincardozo11]

To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe To bear with unbearable sorrow And to run where the brave dare not go To right the unrightable wrong And to love pure and chaste from afar To try when your arms are too weary To reach the unreachable star This is my quest To follow that star No matter how hopeless No matter how far To fight for the right Without question or pause To be willing to march, march into Hell For that Heavenly cause And I know if I'll only be true To this glorious quest That my heart will lie peaceful and calm When I'm laid to my rest And the world will be better for this That one man, scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable The unreachable The unreachable star And I'll always dream the impossible dream Yes, and I'll reach the unreachable star

[@chrisd4850]

wonderfull song and a fantastic singer.

[@gabrielbrennan4149]

Pretty happy to see how many other people came here from OTGW. What a voice...

[@inanewallflower]

Absolutely flawless; there are no words to express such vocal perfection.

[@Zack-tx7oz]

I'd like to think this version is sung by Don Quixote in his prime.

[@ArashiGalaxy]

The best rendition of this song I've ever heard. Thank you for putting this back on YT, they keep removing it for some reason.

[@MrJosecarlosramos]

Sinceramente um dos maiores baixo que conheci. Canto num coral como baixo e procuro imitá-lo, é uma deliciosa sensação, parece que estou falando com Deus algo indescritível. Parabéns Samuel, tens uma divina voz.

[@musicofthenight0128]

Beautiful song sung by a beautiful man. But those eyes are just so dreamy.

[@道-p2e]

Grand singer, just so grand!!!

[@miguelsalinas4143]

Increible obra y magnífica interpretación una maravilla!!!

[@JohnGLewis1964]

R.i.p., Dad. ---------------- This is the best male performance I have seen.

[@Hyrokew]

"Lalalalaa lalalalaa, cut the wood to light the fire"

[@TheGibberishGlitcher]

I fucking love you!

[@Hyrokew]

TheGibberishGlitcher haha xP Best castoon ever, right?

[@Patrickcdc123]

Hahaha

[@lextavactchi]

Yes! I fucking love that cartoon miniseries.

[@EbayNomad]

This guys son goes to my school and his dad sang with our band and I’m just finding out how famous he is

[@anastasromansky8626]

*envy* 😅

[@ArthurDiggs-r8l]

Ramey's voice was like Thunder encased in black velvet ! Awesome !

[@Eyesayah]

Making people wonderfully happy, among other things, for a living.

[@apenny4urthots]

How delightful to have found this wonderful voice on KZbin. This man is great.

[@WotansSpeer]

The best of the best! Maybe the best rendition of this piece!

[@MsSandtime]

The one and only bass barittone.Great voice and a great singer.Thank you Sam.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

Big voice, big hair.

[@theogoldberg8919]

Huge size, huge c... well ya know lol 😱😱😱😱🤣🤣

[@dazzahoward7104]

And a complete asshole apparently.

[@oliverdelica2289]

@@dazzahoward7104 😬😬 really? What was he like as a person?

[@kennethwayne6857]

@@oliverdelica2289 Don't know him well, but I've met and spoken with him several times. He seems like a genuinely nice guy.

[@NYCOPERAFAN]

@@dazzahoward7104 That is the opinion of virtually NO ONE in the opera world. The only people he may have offended are right-wingers reading his Facebook page - for which he is to be commended, certainly not denounced.

[@yaelpalombo4093]

Grandissimo!

[@nickflynn7839]

Simply definitive

[@Tegres1]

Breathtaking! Fabulous!

[@JGLewis-jn2km]

Imo this is the quintessential performance of "Impossible Dream".

[@NickRoman]

He looked the part, amazing perfect vocals, and what a way to make an entrance.

[@germanquintero10121946]

MAGNIFICA

[@NikoM99]

I might consider giving up function if my left hand if I could possess the glorious hair of samuel ramey. I mean look at it, its frickin perfect.

[@douglasmacneil4474]

SenorPinataMan right?

[@pabloperez-zp4on]

To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe To bear the unbearable sorrow To run where the brave dare not go To write the unwritable wrong To be better far than you are To try when your arms are too weary The reach the unreachable star This is my quest, to follow that star No matter how hopeless, No matter how far To fight for the right Whithout question or pause To be willing to march into hell For a heavenly cause And I know if I'll only be true To this glorious quest That my heart will be peaceful and calm When I'm laid to my rest And the world would be better for this That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable The unreachable The unreachable Star To dream the impossible dream The reach the unreachable star

[@theogoldberg8919]

Sam Ramey alias SAM THE MAN!!

[@rnerse]

one of the greatest!!!!

[@dianekadlec4576]

This is the party scene from Die Fledermaus. Counter tenor, Count Orlofsky introduces guest, Sam Ramey. I saw him sing on New Year's Eve at the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC with Maestro James Levine conducting. What a delightful way to ring in the new year! I also saw Mr. Ramey sing in Dr. Faustus. He was Mephistophelse, the devil, to whom Dr. Faust sold his soul. Renee Fleming & Dimitri Horostovsky filled out the cast. All great performances.

[@nancyblockcolsky9762]

I thought I recognized this as Die Fledermaus! I remember watching Placido Domingo in this on PBS when I was a kid. Of course, the castrato and countertenor roles are often sung by women in pants roles these days.

[@CarmenZynger]

Thank you for sharing! All my best Diane!

[@xxsaruman82xx87]

Mezzo Orlovsky!

[@NYCOPERAFAN]

The Orlofsky here is no counter-tenor but the fabulous mezzo Anne Sofie von Otter.

[@weinerschnitzelrock1]

flawless! i like the pacing which moves along

[@eddillage8843]

Beautiful voice - Must say though, he looks like a character out of Marvel - The original General Zod singing to his Lieutenants just before he invades Earth. I could see him doing this Terence Stamp had the all important charisma. Arguably one of the campest settings ever assembled in the history of our species but it adds to it! What a MAGNIFICENT performance from Sam and the orchestra and audience!

[@MrJosecarlosramos]

linda voz, simplesmente maravilhosa

[@styourlife5738]

Magnificent !!!

[@diegomr6969]

uno de los mejores bajos que jamas existieron y quiza sea el ultimo con vida

[@ciatal]

Wonderful!!!

[@willakhumu69]

una voz unica maravillosa y la interpretacion ..fabulosa

[@heathermarshall3550]

The voice is the vehicle for the words, which have profound meaning.

[@warrenmcfadden3918]

I would love to hear Norm Lewis sing this piece he too has a great voice and is one of the best on broadway now

[@beehead5661]

He would have been the best Lion in the Wizard of Oz. He wouldn't have required a costume or makeup, maybe just a tale

[@davegreene8588]

Tail.

[@kengoto5]

Ramey was so dashing.

[@Jinars.]

Come wayward,souls,that wander through the darkness

[@lifethroughcoraslenses36]

There is a light for the lost and the meek.

[@geilor]

0:03 Wow, what a beauty...

[@luisalbertoloaizarodriguez7668]

hermosa interpretación,siempre hay que soñar por que nada es imposible solo hay que tener la fe y el tesón para alcanzarlos.todos deberíamos ser quijotes.

[@thecatspajamas8918]

The best hair on any opera stage.

[@Mastermind-tx9ob]

To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe To bear with unbearable sorrow And to run where The brave dare not go To right the unrightable wrong And to love pure and chaste from afar To try when your arms are too weary To reach the unreachable star This is my quest To follow that star No matter how hopeless No matter how far To fight for the right Without question or pause To be willing to march, March into hell For that heavenly cause And I know If I'll only be true To this glorious quest That my heart Will lie peaceful and calm When I'm laid to my rest And the world will be Better for this That one man, scorned And covered with scars, Still strove with his last Ounce of courage To reach the unreachable, The unreachable, The unreachable star And I'll always dream The impossible dream Yes, and I'll reach The unreachable star

[@darrylramey8851]

From one Ramey to another... thats awesome...

[@catcrazy336]

Wonderful.

[@doctormellow]

Luxurious hair! I wonder what shampoo he uses.

[@barytonal]

Super RAMEY! Perfect!

[@zs1968]

This is what I call class!

[@up80932]

What a Shocker! The best rendition I have ever heard of this song. Samuel Ramey is great (and a Shocker)!

[@jamesmiller6244]

Just wonderful the great Samuel

[@tonystrimaitis4081]

Very nice version .A very nice voice.

[@cuoylyf]

Thanks so much dear Guinter, love it!

[@barbarahourigan8462]

❤️

[@bosshogg1915]

Magnificent ! 👏👏👏

[@tww2002]

The Legend showing how it's done.

[@matthewbaines1482]

I'd like someone to photoshop the beast over samuel

[@cherii6027]

Oh yes

[@theodorebiele5201]

Every time I hear him it is the same experience as I tried to express in the limitations of the English language. My virginal introduction to Ramey was at the New York City Opera in the late 70's or early 80's in traviata. As the Elder Germont, he sang so magnificently that I said to a friend that he didn't belong at The New York City Opera but acrosss the court at the met. Prophetic?

[@cuoylyf]

Bravo, molto bravo!

[@Zaknaberrnon]

marvellous

[@evelyngrancke4725]

Emocion¡¡🥰😍😘

[@rosy3385]

Inoubliable Samuel !!!

[@LAZARUSREX1]

Extraordinaria interpretación, Gloria de Kansas y de USA

[@theodorebiele5201]

No bass baritone. A true basso profundo. The interpretation is true to the word profundo. Profound rendition. Beautiful. I wish I could sing like that.

[@jasonblack4208]

no, he is basso cantante. he sings with a florid, lyrical line, easily sings in the highest tessitura of the bass voice, has top notes like a baritone (up to an effortless high G) and has coloratura technique that would put most leggiero sopranos to shame. I would use the term "dramatic coloratura bass" if it existed, because he's basically the bass equivalent to Joan Sutherland XD

[@theodorebiele5201]

i bow to your superior knowledge of singing. Yes!

[@jasonblack4208]

Theodore Biele ....seriously? you can disagree with me without the passive-aggressive bullshit. disagreement is what makes for good conversation. it's nothing to get butthurt and sneaky over. PS: in the unlikely event that you were actually serious: my apologies, thank you for the compliment =)

[@readerjoy]

***** Theodore seems to me to be serious in paying a compliment. I also enjoyed your description of Mr. Ramey's voice and technique.

[@jasonblack4208]

yeah, I put in the disclaimer just to make sure =P

[@johnblasiak607]

Bravo Ramey

[@piotrkindela]

dynamiczna I ciekawa interpretacja tego utworu z musicalu "Człowiek z La Manchy".

[@polarmori]

king

[@TheBoris500]

Impossível , será surgir uma produção de um filme maravilhoso como o que foi estrelado pelo ator Peter O'Toole !

[@BrianJosephMorgan]

Bravo!

[@Steph-hsys]

Que hermosa voz

[@mycasiday]

This man's voice is a gift to us all. Please, which Met Gala was this? I remember watching it with my mom. Thank you Samuel.

[@Agorante]

This song is a lot harder than I originally thought. If you really sing it as Ramey does here, you find yourself gasping for breath. Most of the pop singer spechstimme it and try to cover their inability to carry the line as "interpretation". Ramey just sails through it as if it were nothing.

[@grecia8435]

Demasiado pequeña música para tan gran cantante...