Purcell. King Arthur. Cold Genius

Henry Purcell - King Arthur
Act II
Prelude
What ho
What Power art thou
Thou Doting Fool
Great Love, I know thee now
No part of my Dominium
Prelude
See, see, we assemble
João Fernandes, bass
Ana Maria Labin, soprano
Chantal Santon-Jeffery, soprano
Choeur et Orchestre du Concert Spirituel
Conductor - Herve Niquet
2009

[@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...

[@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.

[@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! ❤

[@onlinesinginglesson]

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

[@miti314]

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

[@patrickloiseleur]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@icecap33]

Hahahaha what fun they had! Great interpretation!

[@rodrigosabater7971]

Wonderful voice and excellent perfomance

[@anneharting2183]

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

[@BaptisteEscoffierAzp]

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

[@leonhayes188]

Avant garde even today. Amazing.

[@leonhayes188]

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

Wonderful ;-) Bravo, João Fernandes! Thank You

[@isabelcantodeloura5620]

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

[@MrPepelemocko]

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

[@dorineburdizzo9609]

de la grosse merde oui

[@BookOfFaustus]

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

[@maryfairley5651]

John Dee Is Me y

[@baritonebynight]

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

[@rosebrown6128]

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

[@manuelamaie9252]

GREAT!!!!

[@luiscabete598]

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

[@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!

[@hernanrubindearmas5640]

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

[@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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[@drrolfapfel]

Absolut 'great' ... !!!!

[@metteholm4833]

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

[@TheFrakass06]

great pure song

[@SuperJM1970]

Muito bom João Obrigado e um abraço!

[@camusmonamour]

vraiment bravo. Très réussi !

[@hubertkuss71]

superb!

[@rogerhowl7815]

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

[@oliviu-dorianconstantinesc288]

This is slapstick. And it's glorious!

[@marytolhurst5165]

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

[@rche9131]

Superbe!

[@ulee594]

genial!

[@hubertkuss71]

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

[@milenaheidegger6035]

Muy bueno !!! 👏👏👏👏

[@user-sl4ts4zc6g]

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

[@worldofclassicalmusic9033]

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

[@rabokarabekian409]

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

[@crazyunicorn3100]

very hilarious:) great singers!!!

[@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!

[@rammozs]

great

[@cokitacokita1441]

Original puesta en escena, y muy bien cantada

[@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

[@vincentedwards2617]

so coooooool love it jve

[@frogmouth]

What fun ..

[@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

[@pedrojoaquinsiossiaponte7158]

👏👏👏👏

[@annaassenza60]

Fantastico! jajaja

[@abaddon2720]

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

[@ilstraniero29]

Hahahahahaha!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

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

[@de480]

Как Монти питхон

[@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!

:))

[@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.....

[@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

[@4Svetla4]

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

[@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 !

[@goback97]

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

[@sylvainpenard9354]

02:19 : début de l'air du froid

[@genesiobrianza]

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

[@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 : )

[@cht2162]

Fastastique Purcell

[@catrionabell3374]

Best version except for the speed

[@memmori1]

I doubt Purcell considered this opera as comedy

[@firstlast-wg2on]

It makes a good comedy though.

[@EunusRex]

Zero fucks given

[@johannegour362]

Tout un "Verfremdungseffekt"!

[@partituravid]

Cupid's English is very vague.

[@celestialbeauty8908]

5:30 Lol

[@WhenceRed]

8:46

[@celestialbeauty8908]

Lol 5:30

[@LutzDerLurch]

Too fast for my taste, though..

[@Muumimamman]

😮 Европа замерзает без бесплатных российских ресурсов?! 😅

[@operaquiron883]

Demasiado rápido!!

[@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 (

[@godny3705]

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.

[@olenanikolaichuk4650]

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

[@PaulSmith-qs1es]

annoying they ditched the Dryden libretto.

[@belindakruger346]

😂😂😂

[@MrDen-lv5uj]

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

[@miramariajonasz]

Triste

[@tedybear335]

Hilarous!! France: 1 England:0

[@mavisemberson8737]

Why make fun of a classic . ?

[@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 !

[@elenamalakhova9713]

Довольно омерзительный и бездарный перформанс

[@trstquint7114]

absurd

[@rodrigoorrego7866]

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

[@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.

[@sophoclestutorial]

Annoying.

[@devrimtr2580]

Wtf is that

[@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 !