Kathleen Battle - "Ombra Mai Fu / Largo" - G.F. Handel

#Handel #KathleenBattle #Opera
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[@abudia6403]

Heavenly❤. It is sad that with all the beauty and goodness in the world that people still resort to negativity and chaos.

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

What a voice- I am THANKFUL this year once again for KB & her bringing Handel to life for everyone in our lifetimes

[@sergiovarela8030]

... Divina ... , Elegantissima !!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ChagoWilson]

Happy 75th Anniversary Of Lifee Sunday, August 13, 2023 Our Dearest Soprano Queen, Kathleen Battle!

[@arlenehensley7305]

What a fantastic God-given voice!

[@feliciawahhab5448]

Softly and gentle voice!!! Beautiful

[@LittleRichOne]

Still my all-time favorite singer. Her voice arrests me every time.

[@SheilaPorter-lr9qz]

Absolutely 💯 beautiful. What a magnificent lyric voice ❤

[@pandeybear3594]

Pure Heaven touches earth 🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️

[@kierabierschwale5874]

I took inspiration from her when I performed this song for a choir competition back in middle school

[@laj2240]

She has a purity of voice, a warmth like few others. Balm for the soul.

[@DinaCUSA]

Breathtaking... Bravissimo! 👏

[@早川多美子-g5r]

the greatest ombra mai fu, ever in our history. beautiful!

[@brookeggleston9314]

早川多美子 I would have thought the same, had I not heard Lorraine Hunt Liebersons rendition. Her entrance is so dolce, it's sweetly sexual. Still, I haven't checked out Kathleen Ferrier . . .

[@mlbatemory]

and you've heard them all, you pretentious twit?

[@davidstern3478]

@@mlbatemory Your comment adds so much.

[@mlbatemory]

@@davidstern3478 Who knows? Maybe Brook will grow up one day?

[@mlbatemory]

@@davidstern3478 back at ya!

[@amapparatistkwabena]

Wie kann eine Stimme so schön sein? Ist es wirklich möglich? Absolut wunderbar!

[@iFreeTraveler]

낙엽이 떨어지는 가을 날, ...너무 아름다운 목소리가 저 먼 산으로 울려퍼집니다...

[@ナロウ-l3r]

素晴らしい表現ですね❤

[@趙由姫]

새상에서 가장 아름다운 목소리~ 행복감에 젖어든다...

[@Ryszard-o8k]

Dziękuję. Bardzo piękne wykonanie. ❤❤

[@scataplaft]

Very very touching. Beautiful, warm tone. Very seductive yet pure. It's like being hugged. Brava!

[@stanthology]

Exactly my thoughts. What a coincidence!

[@ナロウ-l3r]

本当に抱きしめられているようです❤

[@최현옥-b1e]

삼십 몇년전 우연히 일본에서 TV에서 흘러나오는 아름다운 광고 노래 소리에 홀려 일본에서 어렵게 표를 구해 폭우가 쏟아지는 빗속을 뚫고 그녀의 콘써트에 갔지만 흑인영가 몇곡만 듣고 앵콜쏭 외치는데도 쌩하니 들어가던 그녀 모습에 실망 한적 있었다. 그러나 이 곡만큼은 그녀가 최고라는 생각이 든다.

[@rickpark8676]

누구도 흉네 못낼 자연스런 떨림 막힌 모세혈관을 뚫어주는 느낌이죠...

[@NicholasStRoyal]

She is my favorite Ombra Mai Fu

[@ナロウ-l3r]

ありがとう父さん❤あの世で待っていて！

[@alicenancy3]

Magnificently gorgeous!!! Thank you Kathleen Battle!

[@geoffreyjohnston1624]

Yes, Heaven is a hand's reach away. Or not away at all. So beautiful. Handl plus Kathleen.

[@lornawilliams2629]

Brava, Ms. Battle, brava!

[@mahryadesiree3345]

I love her dress ❤

[@ninamadzarevic3926]

She is truly amazing 😮

[@Rosangela161]

Fascinating! Beautiful way to start the day. Thank you.

[@carmeloserafin5101]

Questa interprete sempre elegantissima suona la sua voce come pochissime.....inoltre al pianoforte diventa ancora più emozionante...poiché avvolta di bianco ....sembra spicchi il volo...ottimo il pianista.

[@ナロウ-l3r]

全く同感です。美しい表現ですね❤

[@operaloverhro3407]

Egal, nein, nicht wirklich, wenn Menschen vielleicht verletzt wurden, kann es keinem egal sein, die Person dahinter können, dürfen, sollen wir vielleicht auch gar nicht sehen. Knapp Zwanzig Jahre aufreibende Arbeit haben schon andere Menschen aufgerieben, verbrannt. Wenn ich diese wundervollen Töne höre, die in Zuhörern Gefühle berühren, nein, in ihnen diese entstehen lassen, erfüllt mich Trauer über die (vielleicht) verlorengegangenen Chancen, oder auch egoistisch gedacht verpassten Genussmomente für uns Hörer. Ein Monument, zumindest für den aufgeschlossenen Hörer, ja, auch Zuseher, war, ist Kathleen Battle auf jeden Fall, in Dankbarkeit, Chapeau!

[@danielkim5218]

아~ 너무나 아름다운 목소리~

[@davidpack5902]

Surely, Divine,...the work and the performance

[@morninglory7087]

so beautiful!

[@yumigottscheber4774]

very beautiful !!!

[@rosamariasillano9551]

Sublime interpretazione

[@osoio]

Obrigado Kathleen e equipe do Canal Enzo GD art Music Videos. Abraços do Brasil.

[@ronah62]

So beautiful...✨

[@llee8825]

I love hearing her sing Handel.

[@StephanieJeannot]

So beautiful!

[@Longtack55]

This is transcendent. Thank you for it.

[@user-gd3se9fp5v]

Special and fine voice. Very graceful and stylish woman.

[@perfectblue8443]

The one and only Kathleen Battle

[@manuelcarvajal9514]

Brava!!! One of the best!!!

[@lisaanselmo326]

My favorite singer in this fach. She was super hot when I was a kid, and defined for me what a modern opera singer was. (This is also my fach, so she was my muse for sure.)

[@rosamariasillano9551]

Celestiale ❤

[@josemoura7856]

legal, a primeira musica que eu vi dessa voz maravilhosa

[@susangrossman8431]

Sublime.

[@laf4891]

Amazing voice

[@mmmoroi]

Perhaps the most humble and introspective, nonetheless beautiful piece by Handel in both melody and lyrics; Ombra mai fu di vegetabile, cara ed amabile, soave più. Never was a shade of any plant dearer and lovelier or sweeter In 1986 Kathleen Battle became a celebrity overnight in Japan by the TV commercial (by Nikka Whisky) featuring her performance of this piece, whereby Nikka's sales soared by 20% at a stroke, while her album containing this masterpiece registered a quarter million sales in just three months after release. Tasteful music was associated with tasty drink, resulting in a spectacular success in advertising. Actually Largo from "Xerxes" had been known to the general popular music fans in the country aside the Baroque music fans, through another outstanding performance by Mantovani Orchestra, which exceeded IMHO all world class symphony orchestras. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqXZiYF9gLqBatk

[@danielkim5218]

나름 많은 버젼을 들어봤지만 캐서린 배틀의 버젼이 제일 좋음~

[@청량리카페]

동감합니다 ~

[@감사합니다-z7g]

카운터테너 안드레아숄👍

[@danielkim5218]

@@감사합니다-z7g 안드레아도 너무 좋지요~

[@alhuhtal]

Amazing!

[@jenniferbarratt-ch3wl]

Divine

[@josemoura7856]

Adoro esse vídeo. Indico a todos os meus alunos (mesmo sem ser professor)

[@CartePostale.]

I know this is about a plane tree but I adored singing it once upon a time & used it as the processional at my wedding. A lovely change from "Hear Comes the Bride" (no offense if you chose this 'though)

[@lorem.molina7453]

Que bella voz 💖👍

[@sandyno1089]

Bury me to this.

[@davidmackie8552]

Beautiful voice, over -emphatic accompanist.

[@Paul-lf1ws]

Ombra mai fu Di vegetabile, Cara ed amabile, Soave più

[@peterxv]

This song is so beautiful and also simple, just talking about the beauty of a tree. So I actually think this piano accompaniment is more fitting than the original orchestra accompaniment. ❤

[@清水美恵-f3i]

楽器でも弾いてみたい一曲です👑

[@aubreyaub]

As I would sing it, if I could.

[@marcovitali3677]

Brava!

[@ormgy586]

She is beautiful. Best Ombra mai fu

[@mariejodubuit2614]

Divin!

[@jhlee3187]

Great

[@배훈-q6w]

그녀가 나쁜 소문을 가지고 있는지 없는지는 나로서는 알 수 없다. 그러나 노래는 아름답다.

[@dennispearson9287]

THE WOMAN. IS. A. GIFT FROM. GOD!!! THIS. IS. MISS. BATTLE. IN. HER. GLORIOUS. PRIME. AT THE HEIGHT OF. HER. POWER'S, A PERFECT. RENDERING OF. THIS. ICONIC PIECE. BY THE. PRE- EMMINANT. SOPRANO OF Our. TIMES

[@Phillygal423]

I used this rendition of Ombra Mai Fu to commemorate the cutting down of a huge, magnificent but fatally diseased maple tree. When Ms Battle floated out that last high note I was so moved, and felt it was a fitting tribute to the tree’s long life. I guess the tree crew thought I was crazy but that’s ok, 😌

[@Victoria-qk3mu]

Chills 😢

[@lolol35149]

Makes sense to sing a love song to a tree... with a twig on the ground..

[@jhthai2003]

I hope to hear her sing this live.

[@SteveL2012]

Dreamy. ❤️

[@SoftPetals37]

💕💕💕

[@giancarlomazzocchi4443]

Non è un mezzo soprano quindi non adatta tuttavia ha una bellissima voce

[@Jaya-ce8qb]

💛💝💜💚🌹💐

[@清水美恵-f3i]

音楽を再開するのではなく、機会がみつからないだけでした🎹

[@Aqc197038]

Beautiful! Earrings are on backwards.

[@laudimiro100]

Eu te amo

[@barney6888]

well that pretty much sums it up

[@gaetanocaruso1450]

Bellissima questa versione anche la versione da contralto di Milva con James last

[@cordeliav3055]

Exquisite!

[@jamesknezetic]

🎼 *Oᴍʙʀᴀ Mᴀɪ Fᴜ* = *Never Was A Shade* 🌳 - by 𝓖𝓮𝓸𝓻𝓰 𝓕𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓬𝓱 𝓗𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓵✍🏼 (1738) _________________________ *0:42* *Oᴍʙʀᴀ ᴍᴀɪ ғᴜ* 1:00 di vegetabile, 1:06 cara ed amabile, 1:12 soave più. *1:16* *Oᴍʙʀᴀ ᴍᴀɪ ғᴜ* 1:22 di vegetabile, 1:28 cara ed amabile, 1:34 soave più. 1:38 cara ed amabile, *1:44* *Oᴍʙʀᴀ ᴍᴀɪ ғᴜ* 1:51 di vegetabile, 1:57 cara ed amabile, 2:03 soave più! ... 2:15 soave più. 👆🏼 🇮🇹 & 🇬🇧 👇🏼 *Never was a shade* of any plant dearer and more lovely, or sweeter.

[@mariod7473]

such a classy lady, hard to believe her tantrums wrote off her career...

[@samanthab6642]

Musicians are very complicated people generally speaking lol

[@willthebestbest9667]

damn you people can't let that die. I wonder what would kill the Queen of England. would it be when things that don't go her way?

[@mariod7473]

@@willthebestbest9667 she was what she was, she had an attitude with an extraordinary voice but I would have fired her too if she disturbed my work ethics....don't get me wrong, I adore her and I have most of her recordings.

[@adesjolatucker9426]

What key is she singing this in?

[@高見政男]

ウイスキーが飲みたくなるね！

[@배훈-q6w]

I don't know her Beautiful voice

[@kk-cv1kd]

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[@charlottefilou1876]

From which record this version comes from, please ?

[@CTP8585]

Largo from Handel's opera : Serse (Xerxes)

[@jennahmalik5959]

What key is this in

[@laudimiro100]

Não havia drone nessa época? como conseguiu iss?

[@johannasharp1089]

Greenscreen?

[@CTP8585]

The singing, the tonal quality, the musical interpretation, were impeccable but the video presentation of having the singer turning away in such an early stage and became totally an insignificant image is unforgivable.

[@1earflapping]

Not to mention, the video has nothing to do with the lyrics. Pointless grandiosity. Where's the plane tree with its shade?

[@jamesknezetic]

@@1earflapping Well, true, you make a good point I guess.

[@mmcg1277]

Love her voice. Hate the scooping.

[@PhillipGalinsky]

Is this performance part of a larger work?

[@williammorris584]

It is an except from Handel’s opera “Serse”

[@清水美恵-f3i]

飲みに誘って結婚。 私にはないけれど、音楽がある🎹

[@배훈-q6w]

🥹

[@NatalyaKolesnyk]

Ombra mai fü Di vegetabile Cara ed amabile Soave più Di vegetabile Cara ed amabile Soave più Ombra mai fü (Mezzi adore) Di vegetabile Cara ed amabile Soave più Di vegetabile Cara ed amabile Soave Dio (Ofeli Deum) (Sonia Care) (El fano) E no Maria Ofeli Deum Sonia Vereno (O mani) El fano

[@dunhillan8360]

Ombra mai fu Di vegetabile Cara ed amabile Soave più Cara ed amabile Ombra mai fu Di vegetabile Cara ed amabile Soave più Soave più Ombra mai fu Di vegetabile Cara ed amabile Soave più Cara ed amabile Ombra mai fu Di vegetabile Cara ed amabile Soave più Soave più

[@angelabender8132]

Bella voce ma soprano mentre il pezzo è per mezzo soprano

[@AllenFigueredo5]

Too nasal

[@kevinjones5715]

Paul Schwartz brought me here.

[@mistermornevanderberg]

so beautiful!

[@さく-u7y]

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