Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix - S. Verrett, J. Vickers (English subtitles)

[@IvarsBezdechi]

Just last night I discovered the bello diva soprano Shirley Verrett in a San Francisco Opera performance of "Samson et Delilah" with Placido Domingo. I was sobbing, but her performance of this aria really had me in a puddle of tears. She truly was an incredible singer and actress. Why haven't we heard more of this great singer? Thank goodness for KZbin.

[@jairosantanafigueroa4139]

I could watch Jon Vickers lean back and sing that high Bb everyday.

SUch a beautiful woman, such a beautiful voice. One of the best Dalilahs ever!

[@Christoph_Wuest_Youtube]

the most beautiful couple I have ever heard and seen to sing this aria together - LOVE !!!!

[@harrietthornton5328]

This what you get when humans are allowed to develop their gifts. Beauty !

[@wilhiamas]

Dalila...Dalila....je t'aiiiiiiiiiiiime......That washed me over with goosebumps!

[@Bohonk212]

Perfect jump to that note!

[@Horichdaslicht1858]

This aria takes on another dimension when heard in context, with Samson's lines, and none better to deliver them than the incomparable Jon Vickers

[@marvinjtaylor4646]

How could anyone not like this performance? It is glorious!

[@andreaguarino8207]

I prefer a younger Vickers with Rita Gorr

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

​@@andreaguarino8207 , la Gorr aveva un timbro qualunque ed era impersonale. Un mezzosoprano di secondo piano.

[@blackfox5522]

...despite black appearance of this version of Dalila

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

​@@blackfox5522 , una vera Dalila.

[@Johnmag1976]

This is a huge moment and divine sound

[@sergiobuccianti4224]

Veramente sublime questo duetto e qui l’autore ha creato un’armonia musicale con pochi riferimenti a confronto.La Verrett e Vickers sono al culmine della loro carriera vocale e interpretativa,loro sono Dalila e Sansone in persona.Interpretazione di riferimento anche negli anni a venire..Mi sarebbe piaciuto ascoltare Sansone e Dalila da Corelli e Callas nel momento più folgorante della loro carriera e sono certo che vocalmente avrebbero fatto faville al pari di un Poliuto tanto per intenderci anche se vocalmente più difficile.Ma i teatri anche allora erano sordi e ciechi.

[@GeorgeWTush]

Verrett acts this scene as well as she sings it. And she sings it better than possibly anyone else in the world. Thank God for video.

[@christopherbrooks948]

I totally agree!

[@michaelblack1977]

Such beautiful phrasing and legato.

[@CharlesEsclapez]

J'adore VICKERS ET TOUT SON RÉPERTOIRE

[@d.davidson534]

Sublime. Absolutely sublime. Near the end, I too was saying, 'I love you, Delilah!'.

[@NANA-SAILING]

Wunderbar!!! Wort wörtlich gemeint! Wo hört man noch solchen Gesang, ungekünstelt, nicht verstell, nicht nasal bis zum Erbrechen! So ist Oper ein Genuss!!!

[@christophesingio9801]

Jamais chanté si parfait, depuis. Jamais

[@paceart]

I can't take my eyes off of her... She's stunningly beautiful. The vibrations exchanged by their mouths, hearts and souls towards each other, it comes from some divine force. I'm crying everytime. Music is the masterpiece of the creation.

[@blackmeetsred]

I LOVE that she's performing in her natural hair!!!! So encouraging

[@jayyoung4534]

Myah...Yeah. But let's remember that hair is what you make it. If you saw "Barry Lyndon," directed by Stanley Kubrick, you'll see that the wig was a mainstay of both men and women as far back as the Modern Period.. We need to chill about this hair thing. Look, some African Americans have straight, lank hair. My hair doesn't curl.

[@xxsaruman82xx87]

Would be a bit strange if Vickers had done the same, with the hair-cutting thing and all.

[@lilybellsimpson3534]

Jay Young, seems you're the one who needs to chill. Why do you take offense to the hair comment.

[@paules3437]

Him too!

[@christopherbrooks948]

Thank you for your comment. 🎉

[@robertcharlesfrenette3343]

Perfection! My god this woman was the perfect Delilah.

[@jeanm.poirier2225]

Superbe musique et glorieux interprètes : Jon Vickers, ténor héroïque capable d'alléger infiniment sa voix et l'incoryable Shirley Verrett, une des plus grandes mezzo du siècle passé !

[@karenlou47]

Such wonderful sounds! ❤

[@osvaldoforastieri]

Uno de los momentos más brillantes de la Ópera.

[@MCCAssociates]

All those years ago, my date took me to THIS opera, I was an opera ‘hillbilly ‘ then, I had no idea how great this performance was. I married the guy and continue my classical music appreciation education.

[@eenayeah]

Good job.

[@Amaopera]

Nice story! Thank you for share!

[@luanllluan]

So cute! Congrats

[@luanllluan]

He was a smart guy, all the happiness of the world for you two!

[@roxitajames5298]

He was clearly a keeper!

[@dennistitley3788]

Glorious. Beautifully sung. Beautifully acted. I believed in their love for each other

[@PC-bv7sd]

Both singer are divine and together... rare moments of perfection in every sense on opera stage

[@pgzzz]

I must have listened to this over 100 times over the years and I still break down when they do the duet at the end. The most beautiful performance of the most beautiful piece of music ever written.

[@Justinwtkns]

pgzzz long may the recordings from these two live no finer eboli/ amneris and he was canio

[@erichale8047]

Me too.

[@doddsalfa]

Check out mc 😀

[@aqualady0]

Agree 100%

[@aqualady0]

My mom would say its pure love music ❤

[@eleonorabarnett6882]

One of the most beautiful pages of music composed for the human voice. I love it, Verrett was great and Vickers, well Vickers broke hearts.

[@jeangerardbouaziz5757]

duo inégalé pour cette œuvre !

[@GamerGuyMatt1892]

Vickers’ voice is utterly sublime!

[@mugrad25]

damn sure is and that highBflat popped

[@jean-christopheMiquel-ef3ur]

Il s' agît ICI de Shirley Verrett....et non de Vickers.

[@DiomedesDioscuro]

The only good note he has is the last one, I think. The rest are just horrible! Do you like them all?

[@jairosantanafigueroa4139]

@@jean-christopheMiquel-ef3ur Il s’agit des deux. La Verrett ne chante pas seule ici.

[@GamerGuyMatt1892]

@@DiomedesDioscuroI do. I think he’s wonderful 😊

[@RBP1963]

Both were outstanding ! Verrett’s chest voice sounds magically with the mastery of Jon Vickers !!!!❤

[@neusbarrera6401]

They were just two amazing, unforgettable artists!

[@up2my]

beside the extrordinary beauty of the music and the singing, you feel the intensity of two great actors professing their love in this magnificent aria . one of my favorite pieces.

[@Carneades2012]

ONE of the characters is professing his love. The other one is performing for an audience of one, having been sent to destroy an enemy of her people by any means necessary. The following KZbin clip (with Shirley Verrett as Dalila again, opposite Placido Domingo's Samson), and the look of satisfaction on Dalila’s face as she locks the chains on Samson’s wrists, should dispel any illusions about “love” between these two people: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpWrgZKLmZmda6s Saint-Saens, who had been "around the block" of sexual seduction a few times (read his biography), understood the nature of Eros better than most composers: it's not always pretty.

[@joanblake5490]

@@Carneades2012 Yes, Dalila isn't in love with Samson. Verrett hits the perfect balance between pretending to be in love and appearing removed... not an easy thing to do. And all the while, Verrett sings beautifully. What artistry. And let's not forget Vickers, who couldn't be more convincing as the smitten Samson.

[@2gther4ever]

I was at this performance at the Royal Opera House, wonderful

[@joanblake5490]

WOW!!! What a treat it must have been! I get goosebumbs just reading that you attended. Can you share more?

[@svetlanakapitanova777]

Шикарная ария. Ширли Веррет великолепна и как певица, и как красавица. Очень приятный тембр голоса

[@unclelouie3828]

Now I know why I miss these singers so much

[@LadyAkratos]

Vickers and Verrett are astonishing!

[@luisalbertovega7518]

THE BEST DALILA EVER

[@veronicajonesrice2140]

why is this performance not more popular???

[@cristif3703]

As people are dumb and take voices such as Netrebko or Yoncheva as reference…

[@brunabruno4421]

Ascolto quest' aria meravigliosa in continuazione! L'ascolto in tutte le interpretazioni possibili, ma nessuna , ripeto " nessuna" , ritengo possa sostenere il paragone con questa in cui giganteggia la voce , l'interpretazione e l'anima di una stratosferica e irraggiungibile Shirley Verret , insieme ad un altro gigante del canto John Vickers! Questi artisti non cantano per esibire narcisisticamente la propria bravura ! Ma cantano in ossequio alla Musica e ai grandi compositori che sono gloria della Musica , e producono in sinergia emozioni indescrivibili. Grazie Saint-Saëns ! E grazie ai due favolosi artisti Verret e Vickers che così stupendamente propagano e fanno amare questo capolavoro !

[@lz43p15]

Commento bellissimo e profondamente vero. Lei ha colto l'essenza di questa interpretazione. Brava

[@brunabruno4421]

@@lz43p15 ,grazie! Lei è molto gentile!Comunque non ho meriti speciali, ma forse ,essendo musicista di professione, ho l'obbligo di comprendere il valore della prestazione artistica dei grandi interpreti della Musica ! Spero di continuare ad amare e comprendere fino alla fine dei miei giorni, la Musica e i suoi grandi, generosi interpreti !

[@lz43p15]

In inglese "You are welcome". È stato un piacere.

[@lz43p15]

Anche oggi sono ritonato a riascoltare questo stupendo brano e mi sono riletto la suo appassionato commento. Io la invidio per la professione che svolge. Purtroppo il mio prondo desiderio, sogno, di diventare un grande tenore alla stregua di Corelli, Pertile ecc si è scontrato con la realtà. Più stonato di me non c'è nessuno. Le auguro ancora tante soddisfazioni accanto al suo strumento musicale. ​@@brunabruno4421

[@sw5114]

Your comment gave me chills. You expressed what I felt, with dedicated passion. They were both the essence of opera.

[@randallmaluenda]

Music that enriches the soul.

[@Gustavo-bj3uz]

Brava y maravillosa 🤗

[@elector333]

Era imposible que Sanson-Jon, ni nadie, pudiera resistir al llamado de esta Dalila-Shirley. Ella, magnífica con su voz y su actuación. El, aunque en esta aria no tiene mucho tiempo, muestra el timbre y la potencia de voz de un cantante eximio. Gracias a ellos, a Saint-Saens por crear esta obra y a la Asociación Manchega por compartir esta maravilla.

[@pedrokass2973]

Esplendor absoluto e hipnotizante en el escenario. Arte (el de los cantantes) y magia (la de la música). Maravilloso, qué gran interpretación!

[@tamazpatarkalashvili2811]

She is one of the best Dalila ever, as mezzo-soprano

[@martyrrt]

Damn ! This so beautiful. What an incredible performance !

[@manuelnunez2507]

Una preciosidad 👏👏

[@ramonduarte6893]

Teniendo en cuenta que Samson y Dalila fue escrito como un Oratorio por Camile de Saint Saens y que luego fuera interpretada como Opera se encontro en la Mezzosoprano Shirley Verret como una de sus mejores intérpretes de todos los tiempos

[@adridavih2374]

A masterpiece 💗

[@Bohonk212]

That ending! What a PERFECT jump to that note! No slide, no slur, just massive jump to the perfect note!

[@Jonnie_Rich]

How could anyone not feel spell bound and compelled by her performance, its so good!! It's all about intention and emotion in her voice, thats what sets it above other performances.

[@rogerdodger8349]

This music is just so sublime.

[@freddiemac7473]

Their rendition was blessed by the heavens, to transcend over time and space.

[@flyinghow]

Verrett sounds amazing! Brava!!!

[@harry688]

Beyond words... the most beautiful piece of music and the most beautiful interpretation I have ever heard.. I have listened to this version at least 500 times over the years and it brings me to tears every time again... Thank you. 🙂

[@patriciabeca3700]

Sublime !!!🙏🤩🙌

[@josealbertovelazqueza.4537]

Es una verdadera joya musical. La mejor versión para mi...Vickers y la Verret soberbios!!!! Que bueno que quedó grabado. Toda la ópera es bellísima pero este dúo es algo fuera de serie.

[@rosy3385]

Deux monstres sacrés pour cet opéra grandiose !

[@germantorressoria2827]

¡¡¡¡¡¡La mejor versión de todas!!!!!!

[@colettebusquet4091]

listen listen and listen...and watch... passionately 💗🎶🎶💗 moment de grâce comme l'art lyrique nous en offrait alors !!!

[@Nilo4778]

Voci meravigliose; ancor ci fanno emozionare fin le lacrime!

[@paceart]

C’est SUBLIME.

[@jmballestra7607]

Musique sublime ,superbement interprétée !!!! Ce duo est le sommet de cet opéra ,que je trouve assez inégal par ailleurs !!!!

[@brunabruno4421]

perfettamente d'accordo: opera disomogenea e ,aggiungo, noiosa ! Tranne il miracolo di quest'aria così sublime che spezza il cuore .Anche io piango ogni volta che l'ascolto ,con brividi e lacrime. I più grandi interpreti sono questi che ascolto con ammirazione e commozione!

[@e.b.gilligan7423]

Fabulous.

[@ahogbin2644]

Brings back some memories! No one to touch these two greats today!

[@ЛидияРунк]

Волшебная музыка❤

[@jsphotos]

Otherworldly! Magic!

[@victora.fernandezc.1401]

MARAVILLOSA! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jorgemejia1495]

Sensacional y hermosa escena y la voz esepcional

[@natalijaberanovska9373]

Slysela jsem tuto fenomenalni spevacku pred 60 lety. Mela koncert vPetrogtade. Jeste i ddes pamatuji jake mela sata s co spivala. Nikdy na ni nezapomenu. Nata z Prahy😊

[@petelovesbevsills]

Well, THIS magnificent performance certainly makes me feel like a voyeur! STUNNING,STUNNING!

[@cimbassovr]

STRAORDINARI ASSOLUTAMENTE STRAORDINARI!!!!MERAVIGLIOSI!!! VOCI MERAVIGLIOSE SOSTENUTE DA UNA INTERPRETAZIONE MAGISTRALE!!! Grazie di ❤👍per il video sottotitolato.

[@klaus.adalbertdemelanda1865]

Wunderschoen dieses Arie mit einer faszinierenden Altstimme gesungen. Ein echtes Highlight, auch fuer einen ansonsten Wagnerianer. Gruss aus Brasilien

[@rationalsceptic7634]

Stunning!!

[@ComplicityMedia]

So very very beautiful

[@magomarquez3788]

Wow! Sublime!

[@jeromejohnortegacastro5511]

soooo beautiful.... too bad it cuts abruptly at the end...

[@BrianJosephMorgan]

Bravo! Two of my favorite singers.

[@dubbelhenke854]

The beauty of their vocies! Shirly Verrett is magic almost always.

[@lukas-yu3lh]

Magnifique !

[@oltynn]

ils sont trop beaux.. t quelles voix

[@noellesaissi2255]

A genoux devant cet interprétation qui va au fond de l´àme 🙏🙏🙏🎼🎩💐🍂🙊

[@ricoucou6606]

Quelle merveille !!!...

[@paulbasileo3857]

Perfection from two immortals. I just listened to Alagna and Ganranca and was bored to death.

[@plado75]

La più elegante affascinante e bella cantante di sempre ❤️

[@davidfletcher1116]

I remember traveling to the a Royal Opera House to see this performance and hearing on the car radio that President Anwar Sedat had been assassinated. As for Vickers and Verrett, it was a triumph, and this aria was stunning.

[@direfranchement]

Dammit why does the video cut off before the end of the last note?

[@angeldestino6863]

I guess the same.

[@agatadelaparra1789]

Preciosa interpretación del dueto, para una música sublime.

[@christopherbrooks5157]

Incredibly well executed. ❤

[@hugothebear]

I happily forgive the tiny slips of intonation, with big voice she pours out her heart - thrilling and moving, exactly what opera should be !

[@robertjschroff6307]

same 🙂

[@rossmerchant8435]

Yeah she did start out pretty flat, but she's also Shirley Verrett so idgaf

[@MyTroubadour]

Quelle séquence émotion !

[@ibnhazm]

Sublime Shirley Verrett, imponente voz, cuidada línea de canto, gran interpretación, una verdadera reina del ars canendi

[@rose-bi6os]

Magnifique ❤❤❤ !

[@cappycapuzi1716]

I can't think of anything that Verrett has done that I didn't think was wonderful.

[@marcmitchel25]

A better pair of singers for this opera is, for me, unimaginable.

[@eenayeah]

Where the hell did the original video of this go? That one had hundreds of thousands of views!

[@jsphotos]

I have no idea. Probably pulled it from youtube over some ridiculous copyright claim. I loved that video. This one cuts off abruptly at the end. These SOB recording companies make me sick. Do they think people are going to go out and buy the CD of this performance? I would happily pay youtube $.25 in micropayments to view this video, untouched and unedited.

[@marcmitchel25]

@@jsphotos Lucky me, I got the Covent Garden VHS when I could. Only time taught me what a treasure it is.

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

MARAVILLOSOS

[@vanessasantos-ms5em]

Lindo!!! Que perfeição

[@sergealexandre6253]

Interprétation inégalée à ce jour...

[@ninocanito]

Le plus beau duet d'amour de l'histoire de l'opéra et proablement l'un des plus beaux tout court.

[@mr-cs2ip]

Solo superado por el duo de amor en tristan e isolda..❤

[@ninocanito]

bueno si esa es tu opinión está bien pero no la comparto. A mi gusta más el Papageno, Papagena de Mozart@@mr-cs2ip

[@SteveWallaceMusic]

Soul music.

[@lazarocedeno5270]

Divine.

[@liamdroortega2306]

Esta interpretación es gloriosa

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

Una delicia de duo

[@ciromusic.london1458]

I cried like a baby 😄😭😭