Katherine Jenkins - Una voce poco fa (Viva la Diva - 02 Arena London)

Ok, this is utterly painful and absolutely untolerable. She has no voice, no expression, no diction, no awareness at all about what opera is. She is a product, a model which is only supposed to look good and sound 'operatic'. Unfortunately, she neither has the voice, nor the energy... Highly doubt anyone paying to see and hear this has ever seen real opera.

[@panagiotischristogeorgis810]

+Milan Perišić people will pay to see her only

[@sadella]

I really don't get why she's doing it to herself. She obviously has a nice voice and she could sing a lot of songs. So why does she keep singing opera pieces when it's obvious she's not doing these or her voice any favours. I mean, it is bad. Why doesn't she sing something else than opera?

[@Khalid7a]

Katherine Jenkins reminds me of Florence Jenkins both where deluded both bad singers both where jekins.

[@2flocs285]

Bravissima 👏🏻

[@baritonebynight]

This is worse than I thought it would be. Is she any relation to Florence Foster Jenkins? I'll bet she is. At least Florence was fun to listen to.

[@jjh2456]

She sang this just fine.

[@golden-63]

LOL, WUT?

[@golden-63]

Reuel T I've been a professional opera singer for more than 25 years and have a Doctorate in music. I already knew these things.

[@golden-63]

Reuel T What does my name have to do with anything? I already knew that some singers had taken over the role of Rosina and distorted the music. I have my BM. MM. DMA; have been a professional classical singer for 32 years and a professional opera singer for 27 years. I don't need "Richard Osborne" to tell me a fact I learned more than 30 years ago.

[@golden-63]

Reuel T Now I know you're a troll. BUH-BYE!

[@mikebarnard7957]

@Reuel T I agree with you entirely.

[@sdtim52]

jewelmarkess, thanks for the reply. I have always enjoyed opera but I have had very limited exposure to it. By following Ms. Jenkins on KZbin I have found a world of opera recordings which it never occurred to me to look for. I understand that a full opera is very different but at least I did find it because of her and I have been enjoying it ever since. I shall now be on the lookout for them locally. I'm unfamiliar with Ms. DiDonato but I have enjoyed Nina Trebenko very much.

[@ancamg]

CJ has a nice voice, but I can't understand why does she keep trying Una voce poco fa. This is not an aria for beginners. It just shows how far away she is from opera. She should stick to easier arias, with no coloratura...not Wagner either, maybe some Puccini. And drop that microphone! you don't need it when you are able to sing opera.

[@bpetii1]

+libertango She is still progressing, though. She used to sing this aria even worse. Well, she is not good technically, she cannot sing this aria properly, there are lots of mistakes, her coloraturas are bad, her high notes are better than used to be, but still not good, I think there is something wrong with her breath support and her position is also not the best, I am not sure she could sing without the microphone. (with this technics) In my opinion, she has a beautiful voice, but she is not an opera singer, she can't sing arias well, as you said, she should start with really easy arias, and study from a singing teacher.

[@ChristopherPettersen]

+Georgia Foxworth She's honestly getting better. She's actually still taking singing lessons. Maybe if she starts out singing in the chorus in Operas and works her way up, she'll make it someday. You can't deny she doesn't have passion for what she does.

[@ChristopherPettersen]

+Chris Pettersen Also, She's a mezzo soprano. That was confirmed by RAM.

[@ChristopherPettersen]

She's doing a concert version of Carmen this summer. If she has the drive, there's not reason she can't do opera

[@ChristopherPettersen]

I guess you're right. I think you have a legitimate point. She does sound much more natural when she sings pop.

[@kwebb121765]

She doesn't sing opera, she sings classical crossover.

[@Tenortalker]

The problem is the marketing I fear. They will market Katherine Jenkins as an opera singer. I think she is charming and beautiful as a crossover artist - basically classical tackling musicals and popular songs. She has wisely steered away from singing the role of Carmen live in the great arenas - she simply wouldn't survive the drama of the 4th act vocally. Someone mentioned Cherubino in Figaro- yes that might be nice if she can get more consistency to her breath support. There are some lovely tones in this Rosina, but the top of her voice seems undeveloped, perhaps she is singing too heavily in the middle and lower part of the voice so the top notes become a struggle. She is lovely in the right context and must yearn to sing the classical pieces she set out to train for.

[@baritonebynight]

The 24 Italian art songs are more her style.....but she probably couldn't do them well either

[@mariadelaidecestra9945]

Poor Maria Callas...why they put her name on the set....I can't believe it!!!!

[@mariadelaidecestra9945]

***** thank you for your answer, i think the same.I didn't to this stupid assertion by Reuel T because there isn't comparison between a real opera singer, a legend, and a mediocre blondie one who takes pleasure in singing opera arias without knowing what they are. So thank you again because i can't stand these reasoning

[@andresaraya1968]

Beautiful! whole classical crossover DIVA

[@MrSwifts31]

The problem(to me) with her voice is,it is the same colour and inflection in all her (limited) ranges.She slides and scoops,and many times swallows the words(and the notes).It is probably not her fault that she is described(by the media etc) as an"Opera Singer" when (as far as I know) she has never sung a full opera on stage.People approach her hoping to hear an opera singer,and when she sings are disappointed that she is obviously not. For me (personally) she is as far from an opera singer, as fish paste is from caviar.

[@SR-jx8yu]

Perfectly put!

[@bradleylangostine8028]

So Edson has become a fan. Marvelous!

[@AZyzk]

nice dress

[@voltape]

Gosh, what a pretty girl! I love her rendition of "una voce"

[@veronicamouthwater7181]

Someone truly gifted. I love her!

[@dariolombardo7473]

BEAUTIFUL FACE. NO MORE !

[@gasparromano8846]

+DARIO LOMBARDO yesssssssssssssssssssss

[@gasparromano8846]

yeeeeeesssssssssssssssss hahahahahahah

[@theshinjiheart]

+DARIO LOMBARDO i'm utterly agree xD

[@mantell]

Her beauty is mesmerizing!!!

[@2flocs285]

LA GENTE È ORMAI ABITUATA A SENTIRE QUESTO PEZZO DAI SOPRANI! LEI È INGLESE ED E NORMALE CHE NON POSSIEDA UN ITALIANO PERFETTO! LA SUA VOCE DA MEZZOSOPRANO È BELLISSIMA

[@ksudenisova7334]

Fantastic for a pop singer , not enough for an opera singer

[@crobulari2328]

Katherine is a nice singer to listen to. Very good. She will however do well to leave opera alone. I feel sure that she knows her limitations. Don`t listen too closely and you will enjoy her performance.

[@galenwarren3579]

I am squinting at your comment so I can enjoy it. LOL. She'll sing whatever she likes, and the classical world will enjoy it. You, on the other hand, will be pissing vinegar all your life.

[@golden-63]

Galen Warren The classical world regards Jenkins as a joke.

[@galenwarren3579]

goldenthroat86 Yeah, that's why she's the best selling classical singer EVER! LOL. You know, when you're dead, it isn't hard on you, just on those around you. The same is true when you're stupid. Try not to spray your stupidity on so many.

[@golden-63]

Galen Warren She isn't a "classical singer."

[@galenwarren3579]

Excuse me! I guess being on the top of the classical charts with EVERY ALBUM SHE EVER PRODUCED isn't enough evidence that she IS a classical singer.... at least, not for you. We'll let that be your little secret.

[@mrguysnailz4907]

When she tries to hit a low note she actually sounds like a whale..

[@jewelmarkess]

Opera is not changing into popera. It's still about live performances, theatrical performances not arias sung with a mic. I am sorry if you aren't able to hear the difference between amplified and unamplified voice and appreciate the beauty of unamplified voice, but some of us do. Yes it is evolving, but in the direction of theater and more acting, not in the direction of just hitting the notes and sounding pleasant crooning into a mic.

[@thomasdoubter9199]

About Bocelli Franco Corelli: “His voice is full of pathos - a sweet and sad voice that really moves the public.” Jerry Hadley: "I think that all of the flak that Andrea Bocelli has taken is bogus," he says. "Mr. Bocelli has a beautiful voice, he's extremely expressive." Pavarotti: There is no one finer Those are great voices admitting the beauty in Bocelli's voice and do not share in the criticisms of so called opera fanatics.

[@seba-rg5db]

Terrible... No expression, mushy breaths without midriff using and this omnipresent goaty vibrato...

[@jhoward5011]

whoa she looks so pretty in that dress

[@TheCanadianPickle]

She does!(:

[@golden-63]

Something has to distract from that singing.

[@jhoward5011]

goldenthroat86 great another operatard trolling youtube videos just the criticise

[@TheCanadianPickle]

How about we just watch or listen and enjoy. If you don't like it, simply don't watch it.

[@EdleJulve]

jajaja su voz es para pop!! mezcla estilos, alguien debería decirle xD

[@bensonadify]

I don't see how she can even get through the whole song. She sounds like a 12 year-old just learning to sing.

[@pinkrosepetals6]

Katherine sounded better in the beginning, Domingo trained her to extend her voice and it seems to have thrown her a little. Carreras and Villazon have two very beautiful powerful voices but their voices in my opinion became stained after some time. Some people though extraudinary voices are not suited to the opera. Leslie Garretts voice I do not like at all, but her voice is suited for the opera, but I think Carreras, Villazon and a few others are very suited to sing classical material.

[@savioalves1234]

Pra quem aprendeu em tão pocou tempo ela é PERFEITA...

[@sidhantkhatri9901]

This is terrible, atrocious and disgusting! This is not pop music that you can just turn an aria into what you want. She could have at least tried to do the high notes at the end correctly! Katherine Jenkins is not an opera singer, and one thing I despise is that they defamed Maria Callas! What did that poor woman ever do to them?

[@georgiosz.9493]

I agree with everything that comment implies. Hey at least that "si" at the end sounded kinda okay

[@marr6920]

+george zaggogiannis Actually the last word of the aria is "giocar" not "si" so it's not okay.

[@MissWhiskers]

Man, you do defend her a lot. Friend of yours? Why else would you care?

[@golden-63]

I don't hate Jenkins. But her saying things like "You have to be 30 to song in a full opera" (you don't and she KNOWS it) or that she has yet to be cast in a single opera production because she "isn't fat and ugly" don't help her image.

[@thomasdoubter9199]

I agree with that. I think when we say an artist shouldn't do this or that,we are limiting art. She may not be to everyone's taste, and I can understand that people have differing tastes. Sinatra is a good example.

[@jewelmarkess]

How about "she isn't one because she has never sung in a live opera, and she isn't able to sing in a live opera"? An opera singer is a profession, it's not the style of singing. It refers to people who make a living primarily from singing in live operas. It's not "aria singer", it's opera singer. An opera isn't an aria. She cannot do it. Period. Oh, and the "amplification would save voices" argument is ridiculous because on the average opera singers have longer careers than miked pop singers.

[@alixmathieu6485]

Really I don't want to argue with people here I just want to give my opinion which is: katherine Jenkins is really a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice but opera is not for her ! It is a pity that people think of that as real opera when it is not !! Real opera held so much more emotion and feeling and her voice can't held some note which are esential !!!

[@SR-jx8yu]

Totally correct! She does have a lovely voice, is beautiful and a lovely person! She has had classical training, but opera is not for her. She is excellent and what she normally sings and should stick to it. She has made a great success and good luck to her.

[@thomasdoubter9199]

Not really. In the 19th century there were 2 competing schools in Italy. Garcia School and the Lamperti School. It was Lamperti who stressed and predicted that the voices would start having problems fro the increases in theater size and volume from pieces like Verdi and Wagner. Lamperti's son, though, no they could just adjust technique. If you look at the past 100 years, many opera singers have declined rapidly. Anna Mofo, Di Stefano, Corelli retired in his 50s. Its from the heavy stuff

[@thomasdoubter9199]

Opera is evolving. If you look at the art 500 years ago, it would be entirely different. Even 150 years ago. What she is involved with is the next evolution whether one likes it or not. Eventually, it will evolve with microphones and it will evolve to aria singing. Jussi Bjorling sang arias that he didn't sing in a live opera. Many others have done the same. Its for popular purposes, but also for getting the exposure for the aria.

[@tinalizardi413]

jajajaja el final es tan cómico!

[@barryedmunds3557]

It is very breathy and abbreviated.

[@KaylaCollingwood]

The only redeeming thing about this is Rossini's amazing music

[@65NART]

I don't hate her but she is not an Opera singer. She is a singer yes but not an Opera singer and I wish people would stop portraying her as such. Everything she sings is transposed to suit her voice and not the other way around. I wouldn't pay to see her at all.

[@yogajedi3337]

Sorry. She IS an opera singer.

[@golden-63]

@@yogajedi3337 Opera singers sing in operas. Jenkins doesn't do that. Therefore she's not an opera singer.

[@yogajedi3337]

@@golden-63 I suspect you are thinking about an a opera house singer.. There are plenty types of opera singers. Chinese opera singer. Taiwanese opera singer, Rock opera singer, Child opera singer, Pop opera singer, Young opera singer, Opera house singer, Whatever opera singer. KJ is an opera singer but not an opera house singer, correct.

[@thomasdoubter9199]

That is ridiculous. I have read a ton on opera and been and have sat for hours with people who claim to be experts arguing about the very things you mentioned! Its subjective. Pure and simple. Some can't stand how a certain singer phrases, others delighted. Cracking shows that perhaps the volume that many are trying to attempt just isn't good for the voice. The very large orchestrations were not always a part of opera, that came later.

[@esclerosis100]

Mezzo diva y bella en área de la ópera de Rossini "El barbero de Sevilla"; aria "una voce poco fa". Espero que os guste

[@welberthcutrim]

This beautiful and wonderful arias does not have to be sung the way you want beautiful, blonde girl.

[@galenwarren3579]

But it was, and it was enjoyed by all except the arthritic operatards on youtube.

[@thomasdoubter9199]

A ton of opera singers sing with poor technique. *Opera doesn't automatically = good technique* There are very good singers who sing opera, but given the very loud orchestrations that are common now (not common at all 150 years ago) technique has changed. Now you have "shouters" If anything "mics" could help save and restore voices

[@Ladybug2094]

This is not opera singing. The coloratura in this aria is really difficult and she doesn't sound suited for it. Plus, trust me, her Italian pronounciation is really bad.

[@golden-63]

When did I say I didn't like her voice? Oh, that's right. I DIDN'T. You make the most annoying assumptions. Pleas stop putting words in my mouth. I said Jenkins is not an opera singer, that is all.

[@thomasdoubter9199]

The reason? Pavarotti's voice produces more volume than say a Florez. It goes back to what Lamperti was saying. According to Lamperti, Florez would be fine. When Pavarotti tries to sing with that all the time, it killed his voice. It ruined Di Stefano early. The music is too loud. Now, Bocelli might not sound "right" or "poor" but he never cracked. The voice is protected

[@sdtim52]

Thanks for the explantion. I really don't know what to listen for because I have no frame of reference, I'm just trying to educate myself.

[@Venusflowerlulu13]

After finally seeing this aria performed live by a professional opera singer, I can officially say Katherine J is NOT doing this right, and should stop before she hurts herself. If she keeps trying to sing these arias with improper technique her voice will most likely hate her later.

[@TheYasmineFlower]

Shhh. Don't tell her. With any luck, we're rid of her in one or two years.

[@byungjyoon]

This is terrible hahahahaha

[@summermcpherson8209]

Wrong, I think she sang this very well.

[@Schoolgirl325]

Her voice can't glide through the high notes very well, or hold them out. She barely hits the high C6. In fact, does she even hit it? None of her high notes are sustained, and her voice has very thin, if not nonexistent vibrato. I understand, that that part of the voice takes time to develop, but a trained opera singer has no excuse.

[@galenwarren3579]

says.... the school girl. LOL. Guess you have to have some place you can spout your idiocy. Just a shame you don't have to stand up in public right after her performance and make your claim.

[@Schoolgirl325]

@Bob Bentley Now that you mention it, I do notice the overuse of vibrato in her tone. It definitely sounds artificial to my ears, though.

[@Schoolgirl325]

@Galen Warren Who are you to call me out on my "idiocy?" I may not be a vocal expert, but I have been taking lessons for sometime. It's not like I don't have any idea of what I'm talking about. Do you? Please, if you have superior knowledge of her voice do me the honor of explaining why.

[@galenwarren3579]

Schoolgirl325 When beginning English horseback riding, the student is told to sit perfectly upright, shoulders exactly above the heels. This is a feat no rider accomplishes during rate changes because of basic physics and anatomy,especially while posting (you know, their butt looks like it is bouncing off the seat). It IS where you should return to at constant speed of the horse. As in voice, there are return points, and the proper note is it in voice ( I don't give a shit what genre). You are a beginner, and IF you could do EXACTLY what your instructor is telling you to do, you would never make the stage professionally. You would be a mechanic. Now, Operatards have their likes and dislikes on how you transition, how much vibrato is appropriate, and the strength of the note. Nuance, and it separates the wannabe from the professional. Maria Callas is famous for being either loved or hated on these points INSIDE the opera community. Outside opera, classical singers have the freedom to add the nuance they think their audience will like. The ancient measuring stick of opera voice, especially outside the hall, is irrelevant. Katherine Jenkins has won over the classical crowd and brought many to enjoy it who wouldn't otherwise. Why? Because she's not standing out there trying remake a centuries old model that actually never existed except in the minds of opera voice instructors. It is an art and KJ has succeeded in pleasing audiences with hers. So, whine if you want, listen to your instructors and never deviate one iota. You'll be in the audience if you are ever present during an opera. More than that, your rigid view of how songs should be sung will prevent you from using what WAS an otherwise great voice in any other genre. You aren't stupid, just ignorant. You can fix that, but not by becoming a critic of obvious success.

[@galenwarren3579]

NEWS! The Met is facing a walkout by their unionized members. Let's all hope they do, and the Met follows the NY City Opera into obscurity. Time for some backwater city to open an opera hall and offer it as the novelty tourist attraction, much like old west shootouts on Main street. The antiquated and nonsensical productions with their exorbitant costs shouldn't be drawing public money from other arts. Vaudeville had its day, and Opera did too. Here's hoping the Met will commit the long overdue Seppuku.

[@operalover1992]

After listening to this I have come to a conclusion. This performance is terrible. Her breath control is shocking her technique is simply awful however that doesn't mean that Katherine Jenkins cant sing. She can however, this repertoire is not for her she should stick to what she does best I don't like her however, I will never argue the fact that she can sing. And regarding the comments about microphones. I am part of an amateur opera company and in all the operas we do we never use microphones saying that it is a reasonably small theatre that we perform in so microphones aren't needed for amplification purposes.

[@infrantasi]

The fact that you sing a medium weight aria with a microphone (that has horror movie style reverb!) this is really creepy. The tempo is like remedial level bel canto. Dull and Barbie Doll singing.

[@galenwarren3579]

Pay close attention to the video. That is the sound of someone getting paid to express themselves, and the audience showing they got their money's worth. It is called success. I'm sure you've never heard or seen it before. Don't be afraid of things you will never be able to accomplish.

[@infrantasi]

Galen Warren I'm humbled by your stern wake up call to what I need to do for myself. Bless you, my child! The Lord hears your wisdom and his bowels are pinching a loaf right now in gratitude!

[@aibglookinggood]

Galen Warren Audience clearly doesn´t know better. She is just pretty. If you qualify that "money worthing" then go ahead. But this performance is FAR FROM SUCCESS. And you should be afraid of her singing this repeatedly, charging people for it. And setting a horrible example for Opera Singing students all around the world.

[@galenwarren3579]

Aida Barberena I don't really believe she has a goal of setting an example for Opera singing students. Also, I don't think your subjective evaluation of her is one I or anyone else has to accept. In fact, people who bother to pay for her performance have already decided against your opinion, and millions have done just that. The overwhelming response from the classical fan base points out your whine as nothing more than the village idiot insisting it is midnight because she can't see the sun from inside her closet. As I've told many operatards, you don't carry the swing vote. Neither you nor your minority of like minded friends will, through any media, have any significant effect on her career.

[@infrantasi]

So many words for such a trite performance. Tsk Tsk. I would be winded by so much verbiage, and need a weekend in the highlands.

[@Daniliz81]

4:17 5:27 what the hell is that?? What a shame!!!

[@galenwarren3579]

That, little girl, is what you get to do when you are a successful artist, not a clone.

[@krowapaulinka4351]

+Galen Warren Or when you can't sing and you take on yourself such a difficult aria that you obviously can't manage...

[@galenwarren3579]

Krowa Paulinka Oh, I think that Six out of seven of her studio albums reaching number one in the UK classical charts between 2004 and 2008, selling a total of more than 4 million copies. After her first album, Premiere, made her the fastest-selling mezzo-soprano...ever, after outselling both the Spice Girls and Celine Dion in 2007 with her fifth album, after she became the first British classical crossover artist to have two number one albums in the same year, the first female artist to win two consecutive Classical BRIT Awards, after The top four albums on HMV's classical charts were hers in 2006, having others in the classical world pay her repeatedly to sing at awards ceremonies meant solely for classical singers, and being the ONLY classical singer invited to sing for the Queen on two separate occasions, I think perhaps your pathetic love of the funeral parlor that is the operatic stage has skewed your perspective of this very talented woman. You get on with your bad self, Paulinkapoo. You're carrying an empty sack.

[@krowapaulinka4351]

Galen Warren Haha dude calm down. I never said this woman is not talented. She just can't sing opera that's all. The things you mentioned mean nothing at all. She is a good pop singer but nobody with brains would let this lady sing in an opera. She is good for pop-opera shit. She is the same sort of an "opera-singer" as Bocelli. Even worse I'd say. Bocelli isn't that bad. I see you have absolutely no knowledge about opera at all. The number of sold albums or the money you make doesn't make you a good singer. Tell me please, in what operas has this pretty lady sung? What roles does she currently sing? Because, you know what? I have only found on YT videos of her in concerts but none from stage. This aria is a really difficult one. All those coloraturas which she just fails while singing and the high B at the end which she barely hits and doesn't even hold it for a second. This is Rossini, bel canto. The thing she shows us here is far from BEL canto, it's rather can belto. Have you ever listened to proffesionalists singing this aria? I assure you that this is a quite different level...

[@galenwarren3579]

Krowa Paulinka Thanks for showing publicly exactly why it is dying. Have a nice day

[@golden-63]

Classical singers use mics in concert for RECORDING, not amplification. Only in places that are outdoors or in venues several times larger than an opera house do classical singers use mics for amplification.

[@jewelmarkess]

Try Joyce DiDonato in this aria or Elina Garanca. In terms of bringing people to opera - if only these had been true. But statistically, this doesn't really happen. A lot of people today don't even know what opera is, so they get a wrong impression from these concerts. The sound of opera is different too. Very few people (if any) go from listening to popera to going to opera theaters.

[@golden-63]

No. But that's because Brightman, unlike Jenkins, doesn't allow herself to be called an opera singer. Allowing yourself to be referred to as an opera singer when you're not is what sparks the hate.

[@James-sh7kx]

True. Sarah Brightman is down to earth, and she at least has a VERY projecting voice than that of Katherine Jenkins...

[@golden-63]

If a person here were to claim that a blood test and a urine test are the same thing because they are both tests, and a Doctor corrected him by saying: "They are both tests, but they are not the same thing", would you claim he's just "trying to validate himself and his education"? If you don't realize that someone who doesn't sing in operas isn't an opera singer, that's pretty basic ignorance of classical music and common sense. So, what is your musical training?

[@TheCanadianPickle]

So much arguing lol

[@jewelmarkess]

I am glad you found opera, do try Joyce DiDonato. Who is Nina Trebenko? Do you mean Anna Netrebko? She doesn't sing this, only did it when she was very young. But how about live opera? Did you have a chance to actually go to opera?

[@thomasdoubter9199]

to continue The opera disasters include things like "cracks" "drunks" "off pitch" Common enough that there were 3 large parts put up. I must say, it is Bocelli who is showing respect for the music.

[@sdtim52]

You're right of course, I pulled her name off the top of my head. I live in LAs Vegas and while we do get classical music and ballet, we rarely get opera. I'll pay closer attention from now on. Thanks for the info. Without getting too partisan, what is the problem with Ms.Jenkins perfprmances? I understand the issue that some people have regarding the mic vs. no mic, but what else specifically? Thanks for your time.

[@sdtim52]

So, I'm new to all of this. I've always enjoyed the human voice but am unfamiliar with the true talents in the opera field. If Ms. Jenkins brings more people to the opera and I eventually become better educated regarding what a true talent consists of then how has she harmed anyone or anything. All I see are attacks on her. Why doesn't anyone mention who a really talented singer is? Tell me one person that I SHOULD be listening to instead of her. Be constructive, not destructive.

[@SR-jx8yu]

Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, Mariella Devia, June Anderson ..,, and today’s new generation listen to Lisette Oropesa and Nadine Sierra

[@sdtim52]

I like this argument because most singers go through phases just like painters and writers. Somewhere there is a sound for everyone. To use Sinatra as an example, his voice went downhill as he got older but everything else about his performance improved. And you can't discuss VanGogh without all the different periods and styles of his life. She may improve, she may not but she certainly has the right to try.

[@golden-63]

"I've asked many people for proof but can't seem to get any." Well, you just GOT it. From the BBC no less. Only TROLLS don't admit they're wrong when presented with proof. I refuse to feed the TROLL anymore.

[@Operaandchant90]

Ive been called a mean snob for no liking this. But in all honesty, Mario Lanza was also a crossover artist (probably not by his choice), and was one of the best tenors in history. So I hope she gets better training.

[@yuk747]

Boy she really crapped out on that note at 1:47 and the rest is still the same mess. She just can not sing this Rossini aria and is so lucky to have a devoted following that will applaud her efforts.

[@abottini1]

Que dificil es cantar este tema, yo la note cansada ya a lo ultimo

[@detectivefiction3701]

You know, if she had actually learned to sing this aria correctly , with proper intonation and phrasing and good Italian diction (AND correct breathing -- as it is she's breathing from her chest which is not good for singing) this might have been an enjoyable performance. Then it wouldn't have bothered me that she's not really an opera singer. But this is a terrible performance, and an embarrassment to the real opera singers she's supposed to be paying tribute to.

[@galenwarren3579]

You are so right. If she did it like everyone else, then she would be....... a clone. This is why she's up there and not any other opera cow.

[@MissWhiskers]

Moooo! I concur. Cecilia Bartoli, Elina Garanca, Joyce DiDonato, Jennifer Larmore, Anna Moffo, Diana Damrau, Kathleen Battle... All big fat cows! And no talent what so ever! I mean, who do they think they are? Opera singers? No, I say! Let us cannonize Katherine Jenkins immediately, for surely, this grand performance cannot be matched by anyone. Not even La Stupenda Joan Sutherland could perform this with a breath more controlled, I might add. And what does Maria Callas' version of this aria match the powerful drammatico with which Miss Jenkins brings the whole house down? Oh, Lord, what angel have you sent down to this earth to bless us with such eerily beautiful singing?

[@galenwarren3579]

Lily Dickson Wahlman See, that demonstrates exactly what's wrong with opera and their fans...You don't remember that Maria Callas had no other place to go when the cows that crowded the opera stage of her time put her down for her beauty and lack of cellulite. Only because she kept trying and her fans adulation did her true talent get appreciated. Sadly, Jenkins would have her "bad" reviews written before the curtain went up if she ever did perform in an opera. Thankfully, Jenkins did have somewhere else to go...classical and crossover. Must be quite irksome for anonymous operatard "experts" to diss her performance, then realize she has been repeatedly chosen over your "opera stars" to entertain both opera and classical fans. Must be painful to know your opinion does...not....matter. So sad. Guess its time to put on your big girl pants and accept you are unimportant.

[@MissWhiskers]

Eeerm huh? xD Did you honestly just compared Jenkins with Maria Callas? On the behalf of all Callas- fans out there: Oooh, bitch, you didn't! Also: Maria Callas was heavy at first. THEN she lost weight. Wow... That would sting... if I... cared... about ... what anyone else... thought about my... opinions. Wow... What... if... I just... had opinions... because... we all... have opinions? Because... that's... normal? To have... an... opinion? "So sad"? Yeah, thanks, Trump.

[@galenwarren3579]

Please find your way to the nearest burn center.

[@thomasdoubter9199]

These are not mistakes. I can't even find to many other singers having such mistakes. The point of them being un-amplified proves what I am saying. In the old days, 150 years ago, theaters were smaller as was orchestration. Opera now may need 'mics' as to many voices are ruined. Those performances are only the tip of the iceberg. Do you have clips of Jenkins or Bocelli cracking that badly?

[@thomasdoubter9199]

To amplify the voice (especially today) doesn't mean artificially enhancing the voice, It could just be to give it some extra edge while keeping the theater sound. That is very possible. It would save a lot of voices and take the stress off many singers. Why do you think Bjorling had so few cracks? He sang light. He never pushed and never did the really heavy roles. Pavarotti doing Turandot? No wonder he had some issues. Pavarotti pushed to much when he should have followed the model by Jussi

[@InTheMusicBox]

1st comment.... amplified voice in the opera? 2nd. what happened to the last and highly important notes of the piece? 3rd. She rolls way too much her Rs, does not sound natural, does not sound Italian. 4th, overall annoying.

[@galenwarren3579]

She's a mezzo. Get over yourself.

[@galenwarren3579]

Tallulah YouKnow If you look closely, you'll see Malena isn't on stage. If you overlay the audio tracks from ANY two of your "better" singers, they'll be different. So, which one "nailed" which note? I'll tell you which ones nailed the song, both of your favorites...and Katherine Jenkins. A small hint: Malena isn't having her own show at the 02 because she doesn't bring to the stage all that Katherine Jenkins does. Talent is any natural ability or power per Webster. No matter how narrowly you want to define natural ability in singing this song, you can see the camera pan across many, many people who have a differing opinion than you in that audience. Despite the negativity by operatard critics and their fans, she has become a superstar in the classical and classical crossover world. You and Malena can agree on what you think is right (actually, Malena has no problem letting even amateurs in the audience sing without criticism). You are pissing into the wind. Please, don't let me talk you out of sharing your razor sharp insight on right and wrong. It only hastens the day when those stages can be put to better use, like dioramas of a root canal procedure, or Jazz recitals by 4 year olds.

[@breakaliciouskid786]

Well, i guess from our perspective it's rational, Let me also say this I shouldn't have used the word hate, because i don't hate her. I just don't like her voice, and I really don't listen to either of them. but i'll tell you the reason I don't like her: it's because she has a very interesting voice. and she's making it hard for up and coming opera singers -like myself- to be taken seriously/find work.

[@SR-jx8yu]

Why do this to herself? She is not an opera singer nor will she ever be! She has been wrongly labelled as an opera singer and I am sure she doesn't consider herself to be one. She is a great singer for pop-era music .... and has made a great success of it, but she should not keep singing arias that she can't sing. This aria is a Bel Canto classic and her coloratura, projection, support are non-existent for this kind of music. She would need some serious voice training and discipline to be able to sing this!

[@inabambina1338]

Terrible.

[@singerchik84]

I like Katherine Jenkins. I really do. But if you need a mic, you should not be singing Rossini. Sorry. If you can't sing it right, don't sing it at all.

[@FranzBlumVan1890]

something is missing ....

[@brunodanielbatistafarias3550]

hermosa :D

[@KENTEMPARRIS]

If you are so obsessed tosing opera at least start taking vocal lessons!!!! Or quit!! (quit,quit,quit)

[@tinalizardi413]

Que interpretación tan pobre. Pésimo manejo de aire y terribles notas altas. No entiendo por qué se empecina en cantar arias de ópera.

[@berun0077a8888g]

実に素晴らしい歌唱ですね。偉大なメゾソプラノ歌手ですね。

[@memestarrr2888]

i'm sorry but...she kinda sounds like the lion from the Wizard of Oz..

[@MissWhiskers]

Oh my God, she so does! Thank you for the comparison. I would otherwise propose Wookie in Star Wars as a suitable match. There is a lot of arrrrgh- sounds. =)

[@galenwarren3579]

LOL. Keep trying. Maybe someday, you'll actually come to realize she got paid to do this and no one complained about not getting their money's worth....except from operatards on youtube...who paid nothing. That would be you.

[@memestarrr2888]

Galen Warren wow, your response time was so good, lets check the date of my comment. oh look! ONE YEAR AGO! KEEP TRYING XD

[@galenwarren3579]

MemeStarrr Yeah, I'm sure you feel differently now...LOL. Keep trying.

[@memestarrr2888]

nah. Star Wars should sue her, for doing a perfect impression of Chewbacca. KEEP TRYING

[@Herur22]

Terrible wobble.

[@jewelmarkess]

I'd imagine there is an opera theater, but there are also Met HD broadcasts to movie theaters all over the US. It's not the same as live opera as you don't get to hear unamplified voices, but it's the next best thing. Search here for "Metropolitan opera 2013-2014" for the trailer. can also send you some links here too privately. Among the problems with KJ's performances are: she simplifies it, wobble, bad breath control, no expression.. Expression, artistry is very important in opera.

[@OscarGraumusico]

Extremely horrendous. As a model on a catwalk, would be better. This is not opera, and never will be until she seriously studied. This is an insult to the opera... Or in other words: this is an approach to the opera for uneducated people and novices.

[@melodylane1753]

Ohh mamma mia! and I suppose she is paid for her performancies!

[@thomasdoubter9199]

There are many opera singers who sing with horrible technique and have lost their voices in the process. Even some very famous ones. Some of the most beautiful voices in opera have had improper technique as well. There is no rule. Its not black or white, and that is why defining exactly what an opera singer is by "wooden literalism" doesn't work.

[@thomasdoubter9199]

Because you can't sing in a large theater, doesn't make you "bad" Bocelli's voice is for the smaller theater. His voice is not being electronically manipulated to make his sound better. I mean, Tin Tim is considered a horrible singer, those enhancements are not going to work for his voice. Before this last century there were many small sized theaters, its the age of Verismo, and the gigantic orchestras, was to hard on the voice.

[@christhomas2989]

A delightful performance from our beautiful Katherine. Well done and love from all your fans xxx

[@golden-63]

But you ARE musically ignorant. That isn't an insult, its merely a fact. That's neither good nor bad. I'm medically ignorant. I have no medical training whatever. But unlike you, I don't tell the doctor who has several degrees in his field and years of experience that he doesn't know what he's talking about.

[@daechang3]

ruined my ear

[@thomasdoubter9199]

Another thing, you can brush aside those cracks like that. There are a ton more that have not even been uploaded, and I know stories of tenors cracking horribly in person. Awful the abuse that goes on and doesn't get addressed. Peter Hoffman is another tenor who blew out his voice, then went to Del Monaco seeking help but turned to pop music later. His voice was aided by the fact he didn't have to produce the volume he did in the past.

[@theknowledge792]

I just can't listen to it. I feel like I'm drowning. Awful!

[@thomasdoubter9199]

You look at rock singers like Paul Rogers or Dennis Deyoung and they are singing very well in their 60s. Conversly, most opera singers are done, or have to become baritone. At the same age. Your instrument (vocal instrument) is not meant for that volume of sound. That is why Bocelli sings the arias, but never cracks unlike these singers watch?v=6hZweYnWdAk listen to Nicolai Gedda after the first minute Not one crack like that from Bocelli. The voice is protected

[@movingontv]

and she cant breath properly and a mic how embarrasing

[@baritonzon991]

Folks, I also sing Mozart and Bellini. Will get to Rossini too. I do it privately, during my voice lessons (amature). And I actually pay for it. My singing is almost as bad as KJ’s. Should I be waiting for a call to perform in a concert hall in front of a large audience (it does not matter if it is a large audience of ingnorants) ? Well, it will have to be a concert ‘hole’ rather than ‘hall’ as I will fall into it after the first phrase I ‘sing’. Folks, operatic training takes a decade or even more (you should do it professionally onnly if you have tallant). If she properly trained for a decade (which I doubt) and this is the result, she had better do something else. In fact, I am wondering why no opera company hires her? So, is she an opera singer, then? Can you be a driver without having a car?

[@galenwarren3579]

No, you should be getting back to your paper hat job and try to do it well.

[@AngelicaAlyssas]

Can someone explain to me why she is a bad singer? I think she sings well?

Angelica Rimondi Because she isn't singing in the real tone of the aria...it is lower than the original and if you hear it from a real opera singer you would realize that she isn't that good at it.

Of course, i know.

[@VonEssek]

Yes, listen to this aria by opera singers and you'll hear different phrasing. But do you really tell me that this singing above shows excellent phrasing or emotional coloring related to the dramatic content of this aria (libretto)? Do you really hear no huge quality difference compared to Beverly Sills, Callas, Damrau...? We're not talking about subjective taste in different interpretations, we're talking that KJ has NO interpretation at all. It's just hitting the notes to her.