Purcell. King Arthur. Cold Genius

[@ehrenaffin9814]

Eigentlich bin ich ja so gar kein Freund moderner Inszenierungen. Und im Falle des "Cold Song" war ich bislang gar eher die Contertenor-Stimme gewöhnt und liebte sie bei dieser Arie. Aber DAS hier ist einfach genial! Sowohl vom Gesang her, als auch von der Inszenierung... und das herrlich frostige Geschlottere mitsamt strenger Krankenschwester und dem lieblich zwitschernden Gegenpart... ich danke allen Beteiligten für dieses perfekte Ergebnis/Erlebnis, diese Arie einmal so ganz anders wahrzunehmen zu dürfen und sie trotzdem - oder gerade deshalb - mit Begeisterung genießen zu dürfen. Eine Meisterleistung! ❤

[@ireneinbarcelona]

I love it. It might be too fast for a traditional rendition but with penguins and nurses, this is everything but traditional. Great. Absolutely great.

[@68jroche]

What power art thou Who from below Hast made me rise Unwillingly and slow From beds of everlasting snow See'st thou not how stiff And wondrous old Far unfit to bear the bitter cold I can scarcely move Or draw my breath I can scarcely move Or draw my breath Let me, let me, Let me freeze again Let me, let me Freeze again to death Let me, let me, let me Freeze again to death...

[@SuperMatlex]

What power art thou? Who from below Hast made me rise? Unwillingly and slow From beds of everlasting snow! See'st thou not how stiff And wondrous old? Far unfit to bear the bitter cold... I can scarcely move Or draw my breath I can scarcely move Or draw my breath

[@rosebrown6128]

Excellent interprétation ! Thé original showing was a reportedly lot of fun too with machinery for trapeze etc. nakedness and laughter.

[@patrickloiseleur]

Le passage du père Noel est tres drôle ! Toute la mise en scène est plein d'esprit et d'invention.

[@miti314]

Trop génial. Le mélange de l'humour, de l'esthétique et des belles voix. Magistral, merci. ✨🎶🌨️

[@guymontag9577]

WOW! The best presentation of the Cold Song/Cold Genius since Klaus Nomi died. OK, best adaption since Nanette Scriba's homage to Klaus Nomi.

[@leonhayes188]

Avant garde even today. Amazing.

[@leonhayes188]

Agree. Whenever I listen to Purcell I have to remind myself that he was a Baroque composer.

[@RozaliaPecze]

Briliant performance

[@isabelcantodeloura5620]

Delightful :) Best ever interpretation of this Aria. Thank you for this Herve Niquet, Joao Fernandes, and everyone else.

[@icecap33]

Hahahaha what fun they had! Great interpretation!

[@anneharting2183]

Genial, ich kann es immer wieder mit größtem Vergnügen anschauen!

[@luiscabete598]

Genial, João! Ao fim de muitos anos, reconheci-te pelo fabuloso timbre de voz. Um abraço.

[@greenfidelity]

Fantastic! I'm a huge fan of this scene, and this half-comic interpretation is indeed fabulous :D

[@marytolhurst5165]

Agree - I think it's terrific.

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Wonderful ;-) Bravo, João Fernandes! Thank You

[@rodrigosabater7971]

Wonderful voice and excellent perfomance

[@baritonebynight]

Glad it was sung by the voice that it was written for....a basso.

[@gladysthomas2850]

Why is it a favorite of countertenors?

[@compfox]

@@gladysthomas2850 Think it is Klaus Nomi who's to blame.

[@onlinesinginglesson]

I lovvveveeeee this!!!!! genius!!!!! amazing voice!!!

[@BaptisteEscoffierAzp]

one of the best versions I've listened to / seen

[@rogerhowl7815]

I enjoyed this very much, for me it does not detract from the more classical interpretations.

[@hubertkuss71]

tolle inszenierung mit erfrischenden trheatralischen gesten. schaue ich mir gerne an!

[@elenaeshchenko5950]

Wunderbar....

[@odconstant]

This is slapstick. And it's glorious!

[@marytolhurst5165]

Yes, I love it. Fullblown glorious over the top. And very clever

[@MrPepelemocko]

genial, on a envi de voir la suite et le debut.

[@dorineburdizzo9609]

de la grosse merde oui

[@user-sl4ts4zc6g]

Ария"Холода"на 1 тон ниже.Бас красиво звучит.

[@ildottoredellamusica]

все на один тон ниже - барочная настройка) хотя, справедливости ради стоит заметить, что обычно понижается на полтона

[@genesiobrianza]

Molto bravi e Bellissima interpretazione humor, di un opera straordinaria quanto affascinante e tenebrosa : " la MORTE " ... Ridiamoci sopra e mettiamoci in fila .

[@manuelamaie9252]

GREAT!!!!

[@hernanrubindearmas5640]

Oh, no!!! Great! So much Purcell!

[@BookOfFaustus]

The French taking a stab at Arthur after Monty Python's fame.

[@maryfairley5651]

John Dee Is Me y

[@equantrnql]

it's entertainment, purcell is always present

[@camusmonamour]

vraiment bravo. Très réussi !

[@gyrocompa]

He has a wonderful voice (and tone), but the tempo is way too fast for me ! What a pity !

[@b00i00d]

Yes, totally agree with you about his voice. When he opened his mouth and that voice came out I was gobsmacked! As for the tempo, matter of taste I suppose. Traditionally this has been played much slower but I actually like this tempo.

[@b00i00d]

@@martuuk8964 Yes, thanks for that info. I said "traditionally" (not "historically") referring to the performance traditions as they have built up since modern orchestras developed. It's interesting to hear that this piece would have been performed at that tempo back in the English pre-baroque era. It's also a little surprising, since in general, tempos tend to pick up over time. Is the evidence we have about performance practices of the period concrete? (e.g. are we in a position to know precise tempi since, for example, metronomes were not invented until a few centuries later) Just curious...

[@AiRayTH]

Agree!

[@metteholm4833]

It´s probably not first time in history, Purcells opera has been subjected to humour/sillness :-)

[@PilarIslaPardina]

Original puesta en escena, y muy bien cantada

[@SuperJM1970]

Muito bom João Obrigado e um abraço!

[@drrolfapfel]

Absolut 'great' ... !!!!

[@Michelproutsushi]

great pure song

[@annaassenza60]

Fantastico! jajaja

[@crazyunicorn3100]

very hilarious:) great singers!!!

[@JaythePandaren]

Right the bit where Santa shows up and crashes his slay and then runs past the stage crying for his slay was really funny and random

[@RobertoTifi]

No. Not the cold Song I've been acquainted with by countertenors! They are maybe very skilled, but definitely not my cup of tea!

[@rabokarabekian409]

When most fully genuine we are the most ridiculous. Tel est l'être humain.

[@tubekulose]

Great interpretation!!!

[@luclafor]

You get no brownie points if you're French... the odds are totally against us. Whatever we say, whatever we do, The Five Eyes are watching us

[@abaddon2720]

Sublime, et en plus avec de l'humour :D

[@rammozs]

great

[@ulee594]

genial!

[@hubertkuss71]

superb!

[@sylvainpenard9354]

02:19 : début de l'air du froid

[@frogmouth]

What fun ..

[@raffikio]

Prefer Andreas Scholl , but can see it is wonderfully true to the spirit of the times when it was written ; audiences then went to the theatre to have a good time and be entertained not have their minds improved.....

[@vincentedwards2617]

so coooooool love it jve

[@de480]

Как Монти питхон

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

What a scream. Wat a bossy and scary cupid. Too fast , but beautifully produced and hilaious. :-)

[@rche9131]

Superbe!

[@JannesHuizing]

Is there a dvd of this version? If yes where could I buy it?

[@raganellabianca1]

on Amazon or Presto Classical

[@JannesHuizing]

Thank you

[@marytolhurst5165]

@@raganellabianca1 oh good! C'est magnifique!

[@frejr100]

Блестящее исполнение и вокально и актерски!!! Браво! Захват арии конртенорами ничего хорошего не принес - в большинстве своем при переходе на "верх" у них исчезает сила звука, падает громкость - шептюч чегой-то себе под нос...

[@disconnexiondisconnexion1756]

Любители контриков задизлайкали видео (

[@lajkowska_w]

Как раз благодаря исполнениям контртеноров (тут я прежде всего говорю - только не заплюйте - про Клауса Номи) эта ария приобрела "человечность", стала не просто песней мистического духа, а гимном страдания человека. В это же время она отделилась от общей канвы оперного произведения, от чего хуже не стала, даже наоборот: красота арии не теряется на фоне непрерывных партий, на ней весь акцент. Насчёт исполнения в видео - выразительно, профессионально, однако в общей картине.. ну, что-то максимально отталкивающее.

[@elenaeshchenko5950]

Как вы надоели, со своей псевдоклассикой в мозгах...Со своим умонастроением и вкусом конца 19 века, с вечными веригами ограниченности на шее культуры...

[@memmori1]

I doubt Purcell considered this opera as comedy

[@firstlast-wg2on]

It makes a good comedy though.

[@EunusRex]

Zero fucks given

[@kzcjerome-tell6459]

Est-ce que quelqu'un le metteur en scène de cette performance ? Son travail et génial ! C'est parfait ^^

[@carolinefiorentini3233]

Shirley de Shirley et Dino

[@Muumimamman]

😮 Европа замерзает без бесплатных российских ресурсов?! 😅

[@catrionabell3374]

Best version except for the speed

[@raphaelmoor4008]

Ce serait pas la version mise en scène par "Shirley et Dino" par hasard ? (Oui c'est très sérieux ^^)

[@ericclemens8420]

Oui, absolument ! Le Concert Spirituel !

[@4Svetla4]

) дамочка из холодильника, начала свою арию по-русски) - Врача! Врача!

[@WhenceRed]

8:46

[@celestialbeauty8908]

Lol 5:30

[@partituravid]

Cupid's English is very vague.

[@olenanikolaichuk4650]

Им очень хочется хоть как то и в чем-то сравниться с неподражаемым Номи смотрмтся убого

[@pedrojoaquinsiossiaponte7158]

👏👏👏👏

[@ilstraniero29]

Hahahahahaha!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@LutzDerLurch]

Too fast for my taste, though..

[@lesellesduvent5632]

Existe -t-il un dvd de cette version production ?

[@raganellabianca1]

Oui. Vous pouvez le trouver sur Amazon. (cette dvd par Glossa)

[@lesellesduvent5632]

Merci!

[@raganellabianca1]

Je vous en prie : )

[@goback97]

Dove trovare l'opera completa, per favore?! Grazie

[@cht2162]

Fastastique Purcell

[@celestialbeauty8908]

5:30 Lol

[@johannegour362]

Tout un "Verfremdungseffekt"!

:))

[@operaquiron883]

Demasiado rápido!!

[@PaulSmith-qs1es]

annoying they ditched the Dryden libretto.

[@MrDen-lv5uj]

It all looks and sounds as if this performance is intended for children in nursery schools 😬

[@mohammedyacine2569]

Ze manze pas les nems (tchip)🤨☝️🤫

[@elenamalakhova9713]

Довольно омерзительный и бездарный перформанс

[@mavisemberson8737]

Why make fun of a classic . ?

[@miramariajonasz]

Triste

[@belindakruger346]

😂😂😂

[@abnormallyfunny]

anyone laughing in the first minute is a dunce

[@agocogni6359]

Insupportable cet Arthur grelottant piteusement... Le Cold Song est le cœur de cet opéra sinon un peu ennuyeux. J'ai été pris par surprise lors de la représentation à l'opéra Royal de Versailles... sans quoi j'aurai sans doute amené des tomates... ou plus probablement ne serait pas venu. On a d'un côté Jakub Jozef Orlinski ou Sting et de l'autre cette clownerie : le choix est vite fait.😢

[@thierryniord6661]

Le Roi Arthur de Purcell n'est pas une oeuvre comique ! Quel contre-sens !

[@jonb4020]

Absolute, awful, ridiculous crap! And the song is far too fast. (Though it has to be said that all the voices are excellent!) Now go and listen to a company that knows how to produce Purcell.

[@marksmith3947]

Love to listen to this song, as long as it's sung with a real male voice

[@rodrigoorrego7866]

French missunderstandig uf serious music, Purcell and good music. shame!!

[@tedybear335]

Hilarous!! France: 1 England:0

[@trstquint7114]

absurd

[@irmapalagina4317]

It is not a humour. It 's an insult. Disgusting.

[@maitestorchi2497]

Je suis allée voir par curiosité, je ne risque pas d'y retourner, c'est tout ce que je déteste !

[@sophoclestutorial]

Annoying.

[@devrimtr2580]

Wtf is that