Leontyne Price "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" La Rondine

[@danafripp4120]

It's 2024. It's her 97th Birthday. I've watched this countless times. I still blubber like an infant. What did we do to deserve this JEWEL OF A BEING??? NOTHING! She is The GRACE-GIFT of HEAVEN to us! 🎼🎶🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🎶

[@andriancurshen3586]

Me too, the tears just flow down my face whenever I hear this glorious Puccini aria sung by such A superb soprano as Leontyne Price. .

[@shells500tutubo]

@@andriancurshen3586 Listen to "Senza Mamma" from Suor Angelica. Waterworks everytime.

[@andriancurshen3586]

@@shells500tutubo Senza mamma bimbo tu sei morto. - you died without your mama my baby - Just typing those words brings tears to my eyes. It's impossible to remain dry eyed when you hear this aria. Oh that Puccini, he knew how to wring every last tear from your eyes.

[@TheChicanoTenor]

Only sad I wasn’t graced to hear her voice live and in person.

[@keeblerholleyrealtorkeller7350]

Nobody does Chi Il bel like Leontyne Price. Nobody!!!

[@frankm6938]

Love her face when she finishes…..secure in the fact that no one can sing THAT aria like THAT!!!! That voice was one of a kind.

[@classicalaid1]

The voice of the century.

[@joeleigen4179]

I was there - I remember every note - meltingly beautiful. How lucky we were to have lived at a time of Price, Sutherland, Caballé...voices for eternity.

[@pamwren6866]

Also, Tebaldi

[@joeleigen4179]

Oh yes - sorry! @@pamwren6866

[@aaronmichaelcooker]

Oh how I envy you!! I would give years of my life away to go back in time and hear the greats! Thank GOD for these timeless recordings. I can’t imagine what she or Pavarotti sounded like live

[@classicalaid1]

@@aaronmichaelcooker Of course every decade brings with it a plethora of artistic geniuses....but I can think of none quite as abundant as the 1960's. All of the operatic and balletic greats of the century ( Pavarotti, Sutherland, Horne, Callas, Domingo, Tebaldi, and Caballe, for starters, as well as geniuses like Picasso, Giacometti, Matisse, Moore, Dali and Miro painted and sculpted in this decade.) And then there are the 1960's writers!!!!!!!!!

[@michaeltres]

This is beyond imagination! Stunning.

[@tracey9116]

Absolutely stunning, classy lady with a voice that takes me to a far away land every time I hear it. The clarity and control is just astounding.

[@Soulman35-dc8ky]

The crowd goes absolutely crazy after her last note! Her expression at that moment is so sweet because she knows it is so good, but she also knows it comes from a place outside of herself that she reflects, and it is a celebration of beauty and wonder that is shared by her and the audience in honor of the music and of LIFE!!!! Ahh! Goodness!!!

[@Jcarolinajr]

Amen!!!

[@JazzMaestra]

I still remember Renée Fleming (another Opera great) saying that her mother spoke of Leontyne Price in hushed tones. When Fleming met Price when Fleming was still a kid, she said when Price sang every muscle on Price’s body seemed to relax. This is not the way most Opera singers are described.

[@shells500tutubo]

If you listen to Fleming sing you can hear Leontyne's style sometimes.

[@dantewalston2755]

There are many sopranos that sing this aria, but no soprano has come close to the perfection that Price delivers… past her prime, by the way!!! Brava La Price!!!

[@anthonydixon8602]

I agree I just sene. Someone say Anna Moffo and it’s cool but it’s not this. Lol

[@jdawgchappellicious]

Wait---what do you mean, "past her prime"? I can't let that go by. This ageless voice was nothing ever than the very prime representative what the greatest opera singing should be. I was in the audience for her many live recitals over the years and there was never a trace of diminishment. No more conditional compliments!

[@dantewalston2755]

@@jdawgchappellicious Let's be clear, every singer has their prime, this doesn't mean the voice or quality has diminished, but it does change. I am unashamedly a huge fan of Price, but her best singing years are from 1957-1973ish, she did her best recordings during this time. But her voice and ease of high notes stayed well into her 70's.

[@jayresidue5441]

@@dantewalston2755 Leontyne is not every singer.

[@DorrenRennes]

@@dantewalston2755 Interestingly, Ms. Price delivered this heart-piercing performance in March 1982 at age 55 years old and retired from opera approximately three years later. Of course, she continued to deliver wonderful concert performances for several years. I was fortunate to have heard three of those performances at the Joseph Meyerhoff Hall in Baltimore. I think her last public performance was in 2001, when she stepped out of retirement to participate at a 9-11 related gathering.

[@biancacastafiore8760]

in addition to all that can be said about the voice and the singing, she was always so gracious. she immediately turns to the conductor to acknowledge him, before accepting applause for herself. she has done that many times, once I even thought her turning away from the audience, to the conductor, was so abrupt. she was always a classy, gracious colleague.

[@Stephen.Stefano.L]

One of my absolute favorite opera solos… The test of a great singer…

[@Maryuris001]

2024 Im still here ❤❤❤❤

[@PatriciaRose907]

me too

[@TheRandolfCollection]

How many times have I come back to this particular video...

[@ronaldo190172]

Her voice is like a flute, absolute perfection. Thank you for posting X

[@michaelrg3836]

I had no idea she is related to the Houston/Warwick family! An entire family of incredible vocal talent!!

[@daniel_5606]

Que bello I cry..

[@royjuancamaney2693]

Me too, ANCHE io.

[@eleonoregorwin4413]

When I hear Leontyne Price sing, my thoughts turn to God. She has a divine gift.

[@nelsonjoseperez-sosa8809]

The great Leontyne Price! The most beautiful voice. Her sound is pure gold!

[@tanyasimon595]

The one, the only, unique, stand-alone DIVA ever. I have loved her for six+ decades. I greatly admire her for never milking the audience. She doesn't need to. And she exhibits such class by acknowledging the orchestra and taking the hand of the Concert Master. Her entrances and exits are majestic, and we are in awe. Thank you, God, for giving us Leontyne Price.

[@parfumelise6217]

She' s the one!

[@maury0009]

Price's vocal prowess is absolutely mesmerizing! She effortlessly ascends to the stratosphere with grace and power, delivering a stunning performance that leaves us in awe. What an incredible talent! ❤️🎶

[@ianmorrison3922]

2:02-2:05 I feel feel like she added a little gospel to that down swing. I love it because she’s a black girl from Laurel, Mississippi who never forgot her gospel roots and even though she became a world famous opera singer…she never forgot who she was.

[@thomasmbr]

I thought the same thing!

[@johnpickford4222]

@ianmorrison3922: You are pathetically behind the times in ‘saluting’ Miss Price to refer her as “a black girl”. DAMN IT! She’s an African-American WOMAN. For your own safety, please do not post on KZbin or visit south of the Mason-Dixon Line with your immature racial attitude.

[@tanyasimon595]

Madama Price is from Heaven by way of Mississippi.

[@shannonk.moorer9158]

@ianmorrison3922 The real instances of what you describe she exhibits in private recitals in black and white, including this aria, along with Vissi Darte & the Butterfly death scene. There's a separate video for Signore Ascolta. She injects more of her true self in this private session than she does in performance. She also employs raw power and technique over literal delivery. If you haven't, you must check them out.

[@jonathanbuswell4500]

There is something so special in that moment the beauty of her voice is soul stirring

[@susannadellaianna9458]

Immensa...non ci sono parole per descrivere le emozioni di questo ascolto. I love you

[@jamesmayo8881]

Happy 96th Birthday, Mama Price!

[@jirizednik6218]

My great Diva, I wish you all the best on your 95th birthday. You are responsible for my love of opera. You trapped me on your angelic voice almost 40 years ago. Do you hear a voice of an angel? Yes, she is the best, her name is Leontyne Price.

[@blackcotton2288]

the reason I became an Opera singer so many years ago...🙂

[@m.antoniosims342]

Ms. Price is a beautiful woman! Her sultry eyes and expressions reveal the complete & utter joy she had for singing! She executed the high notes with ease and confidence! Her ability to navigate this most difficult aria and to do so with great pleasure is a testament that she was a true soprano!!

[@larespo1]

She is bringing so much emotional joy to me right at this very moment in time, 11/5/2023. She has blessed us with that magnificent voice. Love her!!!!!

[@prettyprincess8187]

Wow. I'm not even an opera fan and that almost moved me to tears. What a voice.

[@ronbryantjr1047]

What a perfect sounding voice. The voice of an angel. Leontyne Price, you are so greatly appreciated.

[@Zenobiadream]

My god I shed a tear. This was magnificent

[@stuartp4280]

As a 21 year old, the "Opera" seemed much too esoteric and stuffy for my naive musical tastes. Then I encountered Ms. Price's RCA recording (a cut on her "blue" album) of this aria; afterward I couldn't get enough Opera. Still can't. Thanks "Mama"!

[@alanfite333]

Her voice grabs you and you never want to let go. 😀🖖🏽🌎

[@ChagoWilson]

Happy 95th Anniversary Of Life February 10, 2022 Her Royal Highness, Queen Leontyne Price Grandest Of Them All!

[@perdelacruz7123]

Undoubtedly the best! We miss you.

[@rathertiredofthemess2841]

In 1969/70, my mother who is also a singer took me to see Ms. Price. I was in the 3rd grade. Afterwards, we went back stage and met her. She was so kind and interested. Beautiful voice! Beautiful person!

[@ramirocortes2549]

Si es posible encontrar perfección absoluta, valga la redundancia, en una soprano , la podemos encontrar escuchando y viendo a Leontyne actuar ….insuperable!!!

[@packer812]

Great technique and one of the most beautiful voices ever, She's missed in the opera world.

[@stevendaniel8126]

Holy Smokes !!! What a sound ......

[@garssympa500]

The ease at which she hits those high notes! No scooping for her!!!

[@hermangaddy4361]

This voice singing this music defines what great singing is and set the feet of this African-American boy firmly on the road to learning how is sing in this genre. Thank you Leontyne for setting the bar and leading the way.

[@justtubing767]

Absolutely magnificent.

[@barrymorentz5190]

NOBODY sings this aria like Leontyne! If it is the last thing I hear before I depart this world I will die a happy man.

[@ronalddade3017]

ABSOLUTE TRUTH....NO ONE!!!

[@ChagoWilson]

Happy 97th Anniversary Of Life Saturday, February 10, 2024 Her Royal Highness Queen Leontyne Price Grandest Soprano Of Them ALL !!!!

[@jeanpierrezutter587]

Very beautiful performance !!

[@АлександринаБондарева-у8я]

она прекрасна!!!!

[@davidvaughan3989]

I have always loved Kiri's version the best, but this....this hits me hard in my soul. What a talent, what heart!!!! And thank you, God, for Giacomo Puccini.

[@jacobmorris3664]

Technical matters aside, I think Kiri's timbre suits the aria better than any other singer's I've heard.

[@johngrey9600]

Listened to old tapes with my father.She was always the best.

[@richmerne3593]

I follow her around on youtube, - they simply dont make them like her anymore. I'll know if they do, she is majestic and it's not a fault for her to know she's so good, anybody discerning would know it so why should she not, - magnifico!

[@Nightmarigny]

No soprano's tone can match hers. It is angelic in a powerful way.

[@cagedbirdsings]

Devastatingly beautiful!

[@leticiasales71]

such grace, elegance, poise and virtuosity. a true dame of the arts. bravissima!

[@cantorsteve]

The greatest singer of the twentieth century!

[@luisrossetto5247]

Please.!!!!What the Leontyne´s emotion in the last "un amore cosí", she opened her eyes wide as underlying or hightlighting her astoundingly beautiful voice!!! I adored her in this role!

[@luisrossetto5247]

Qué performance increíble!! Es emocionante escuchar artistas de este calibre. No hay palabras para describir la belleza de este obra y de la interpretación de esta grandiosa Diva! Leontyne Price creo que después de Maria Callas son mis preferidas.

[@anthonylamberti8824]

I have seen her many times at the met..she is one of the greatest opera singers in the world...happy birthday from all us here who love opera............

[@xzyeee]

It is this rare type of...audacity, presented most exquisitely here, that crowns Price as sovereign of the operatic voice.

[@RodolfoLimacbx]

Her high notes are like sweet needles that pierce our ears and gently pass through our hearts to sew up our broken souls together! ❤ (I'm listening in 12.06.2024)

[@harrietthornton5328]

Melts my heart every time.

[@josephgail204]

She sang the best"o holy night" thankyou madame Pryce.

[@barbaradigiuseppe5815]

Thanks for this. I cried when I saw this on PBS decades ago. Cried again watching it now lol. Perfection.

[@alexandraporter8985]

❤ I once sang this beautiful song. Health now prevents the honor. Hearing this Queen is my compensation! ❤

[@dianavanderclute4322]

We sometimes loose so much in life . Thankfully, we can delight in such loveliness. Sorry for your loss

[@Beckham-u3i]

The way she plays around with volume, pacing and phrasing makes this so emotional. Gotta love that last note!!!❤❤❤

[@ronalddade3017]

ABSOLUTE PERFECTION!!!!

[@anagraffina7981]

Brava! Magnífica Leontine, aún guardo tus vinilos

[@nomiwilliams6195]

Oh My Gosh... I am a singer and as a little Black girl she was my inspiration... This performance was so stunning I'm almost light headed from pacing my Breath... Legend Icon... The epitome of Diva!!

[@Ash-dy3tw]

It’s that little part at 2:01 that gets me… whew… omg. ❤️

[@Jcarolinajr]

A pearl of the great 👍 Price; simply incomparable.

[@pableholloway8202]

Exquisite!!!!!🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@aavalestormiconicperformer]

The emotions in her tone and her expressions shows she is connected wow 😘

[@operaox10]

That high A natural on "Folle" is perfection. That one note sets up the success of this whole aria for her.

[@GABD6920031]

Totally speechless ❤

[@tapnico3532]

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[@onoT-n6c]

Being aware of the violins following her every high note ALWAYS open up the tearful flood gate for me. I have noticed that all of the greats in opera stand with such purpose and with such intense concentration on their faces.

[@kebinchen8585]

Incredible voice, can listen all day long.

[@johnhendricks8140]

What a voice!

[@marthagutierrez1178]

We love you Mrs. Price. You’ve touched us all with your magnificent voice. Brava 👏👏👏

[@frankm6938]

She was never called Mrs Price.

[@jameslevister153]

From her heart to the microphone. She intoned this with beautiful sound and gifted it to us! BRAVA Ms. Leontyne.

[@Maurizio953]

...semplicemente DIVINA ...SUBLIME ...INSUPERABILE ...grazie ...grazie ...grazie 💐💛

[@mjremy2605]

So lyrical, just magnificent!

[@1968KWT]

Happy Birthday, La Splendissima! 🎈🎉🎂🥳

[@1968KWT]

Happy Birthday, #LeontynePrice95! 🌹🌹🌹

[@johnj.817]

What a beauty, grace, peace and joy she share in this master piece🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Eligold99]

Breathtaking. Beautiful, elegant, powerful.

[@collegeri]

Total perfection

[@PolCoUSA]

Bellissima!

[@Հայյա]

Phenomenal extraordinary Talent 👌👏

[@SirTenor77]

Simply Divine!! Brava!❤

[@kerri-annvigar476]

Perfection. Tears every time.

[@JoseFlores-xf4xy]

Suprema 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏desde🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@danielelalanne4876]

Merveilleux !

[@donovanrobinson1843]

Out of her prime still handling big arias such as this masterpiece by Puccini. Ive heard this aria song by many of the greats kiri, caballe etc but they dont flow as well as price does throughout the climax and pianissimos. Although caballe pianissimo is otherworldly, madam Price does what puccini intended of the work you feel the desperate longing meant to be felt by the lyric.

[@strykerman8590]

Prices flow is spectacular, I’ve been listening. To as many versions of this I can find and all pale in comparison

[@tristanburke9578]

Thank you Ms. Price for sharing your voice with us. Your generosity allows us to glimpse the transcendent. Simply divine! ❤❤❤

[@shakiraanderson6820]

Heavenly. So inspiring of beautiful things, a beautiful life, and great future happiness. Thank you, Ms. Price.

[@Arkelk2010]

While you all debate her tone and all, I am going to praise her glorious pronunciation of the Italian Rs. Yes, her singing was beautiful.

[@nanaotchere1396]

She sings so effortlessly.

[@icereaper1]

This is a divine gift.

[@isaballaserrano4991]

This is perfection! DIVINA ❤❤❤❤❤❤💯👌🏻

[@shells500tutubo]

Listen to her sing "ore dolce divino" from the same opera. Even more beautiful.

[@sergiovarela8030]

... Leontyne Price ... , É Uma Voz Paradisíaca !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... Das Mais Celestiais ....!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@luisrossetto5247]

❤❤❤❤Now I'm.sure she was the best in this role! The emotion she is able to.convey..the gesture..she is perfect. This is a masterclass, her braveness when thinking about that kiss ,.a kiss she called "un sogno d'or" . Great, astonishing diva❤❤❤❤

[@gtownlad77]

So amazing how she can control her voice like that amazing. Just amazing.