MICHAEL SPYRES I must with speed amuse her (Handel: Semele)

[@Cor6196]

The vocal resources available to this man are stunning - how the hell can he sing so magnificently while dancing and acting the impossible choreography is a mystery - and he does it all with such delight! 😊

[@LadyIzolde-sv6vk]

I had the honour of attending the performance on 22nd and Mr. Spyres was the epitome of vocal perfection even under such uncomfortable and ridiculous stage conditions. This is one of Michael's best performances, his aria Come to my arms was especially divine, OMG he was so sublime. He is really a god. He should reign in baroque opera.

[@zsuzsannahallin8695]

I attended on the 18th and I think that it was the best performance ever in my long history as an opera lover. The whole cast was brilliant.

[@williammountfield8508]

I saw it on the 18th, completely agree with you, musically superb, direction terrible.

[@operazine]

"Where, for instance, were the togas?"

[@Raulgermont]

Mr. Spyres singing and dancing!!! Amazing.

[@zralokvemigraci]

I had to run around and sing on stage and I could barely catch my breath. This man must be so fit it's insane. I really enjoyed this clip, thank you for posting it!

[@operafairy]

I hope to see and of course hear Michael in this production at the Met next year as it was just announced as the Met next season premiere. So upset I missed this one in Munich.

[@Reinemichaud]

Merveilleux Michael SPYRES. Une voix incroyable, comédien et danseur...

[@JosianeMOURON-yv1hc]

Magnifique !

[@caroleharvey9921]

Il est tout simplement...fantastique! 😮

[@tenorschofield]

BRAVISSIMO!!! 🙌😊🎶

[@あるぱか-i6k]

Amazing👏🏻

[@janach1305]

I saw this opera in Seattle a few years ago and really enjoyed it. This clip was absolutely marvelous, both the singing and the dancing.

[@mjk5807]

Wonderful. I checked the cast of this production. Several singers in the cast are also talented in acting. I'm just jealous that I didn't see the whole show.

[@spbglazamistarojila]

❤😂❤😂❤😂❤😊 J'attendais vraiment cette vidéo avec impatience!

[@renatebube1234]

Gorgeous.❤

[@davidkelly2247]

Fabulous

[@judithdameron4100]

Michael Spyres est vraiment fantastique !! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Il a une voix superbe,un vrai don de comédien et il nous avait caché qu'il dansait bien !! 😂 Y a t il quelque chose qu'il ne sache pas faire ???

[@jshum02]

❤

[@lizziesharks1]

Incredible!!! Michae Spyres is not only a vocal athlete but a physical one too, it would appear!! ❤️

[@nataliarossin9171]

Bravo❤

[@Dpb-236]

❤😂😂😂❤❤❤❤wow 👌 😊😊😊😊

[@MissGimpsAlot]

😆😆🙌🙌

[@eliseofumaroni4210]

Una verdadera payasada. Muy bien cantado por Spyeres.El regisseur que vaya a vender pochoclo en los cines.!

[@andrewbloom7694]

Ok, I know people like to quibble about his mortal sin of occasionally using mixed voice after about B4, but surely we can agree that his all around PERFORMANCE ability is excellent. Ive watched him in dramatic operas that he did well in, and hes amazing at comic operas. Even without the insane range and vocal versatility, hed still be legitimately fun and engaging to watch/hear.

[@cheepengneo4781]

So did he amuse her?

[@ZoltanTemesvari_temy]

Is there something Spyres cannot do?

[@XDemNotYetARep]

Yes, marry us. 😢

[@doGreatartistsgrowontrees]

Spyres sounds breathy, spread, hollow, toneless. Also, for a director to make a singer move, dance and jerk around through a difficult number can only contribute to the kind of singing heard here.

[@losfeliz3485]

agreed.

[@downfromkentuckeh]

Wrong

[@operanostalgia3820]

Unless he takes serious rest of his voice after such a performance , I.e. three days of total silence these kind of antics will take its toll. Vocal cords are not indestructible

[@m.joanhay522]

Most tenors have a hunky build.

[@m.joanhay522]

Whoops I meant chunky build.

[@smurf902]

Absolutely BUFFOONERY! This is what David McVicar has done to opera - "gee the storyline itself and singing aren't interesting enough... let's add a literal chorus line of dancers." Unbelievable, ridiculous, unnecessary, and frankly, frightening. Distract as much as possible.

[@losfeliz3485]

Spyres doesn't have to pander this way...just sing...Coloratura should be better..just saying.

[@LadyIzolde-sv6vk]

You should tell that to the director. I can't imagine any other tenor being able to sing so well under such terrible conditions and also having such an inexhaustible supply of self-irony and dignity.

[@p.w.e.2374]

@@LadyIzolde-sv6vk Agree! Singers need to take back the power...and yes, to his credit, he seems unfazed by it all...but I think it would have been even better had he just sang!!

[@renatebube1234]

What is it which he could have done better concerning the coloraturas?

[@losfeliz3485]

@@renatebube1234 it could be so much cleaner...I'm not saying he's bad here, just saying there's too much Euro-trash acting at the expense of his great singing.

[@JShex]

He’s the leading singer in the world right now. He has a repertoire that spans from Handel to Wagner and flips seamlessly between the technical demands of the different repertoire. Nobody else comes close.

[@myfairlady3763]

Horror staging! Leave Händel alone! Spyres sounds like a goat.🤬

[@doGreatartistsgrowontrees]

I agree

[@operazine]

You do realize that "leaving Hänel alone" means not performing his operas at all.

[@doGreatartistsgrowontrees]

@@operazine The commenter did not mean “not to perform Händel” and you know it. What he or she meant is performing Händel more respectfully or similar. And he or she is right in declaring that Spyres sounds like a goat here. There is freedom of expression and of opinion which your authoritarian inclinations refuse to accept.

[@downfromkentuckeh]

You were born of a family of goats

[@tenorschofield]

BRAVISSIMO!!! 🙌🎶😊💪