La traviata - Brindisi aka The Drinking Song (The Royal Opera)

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Saimir Pirgu, Venera Gimadieva and The Royal Opera Chorus sing La traviata's famous drinking song.
‘A toast to the pleasures of life!’ - so sings Violetta, her new admirer Alfredo and her party guests in the opening scene of Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata. But beneath the surface glamour of Violetta’s Parisian life run darker undercurrents: her doomed love for Alfredo and the tensions the lovers encounter when they break society’s conventions. La traviata, based on Alexandre Dumas fils’s play La Dame aux camélias, is one of Verdi’s most popular operas, combining drama, profound emotion and wonderful melodies.
Richard Eyre’s classic production conveys the indulgent social whirl of 19th-century Paris. It provides a vivid setting for Verdi’s tuneful score, which includes such favourites as Violetta’s introspective ‘Ah fors’è lui’ and ecstatic ‘Sempre libera’; the duet ‘Pura siccome un angelo’ as Giorgio Germont begs Violetta to leave Alfredo; and ‘Parigi, o cara’, in which the lovers poignantly imagine a life that will never be theirs. The role of Violetta (the ‘fallen woman’ of the title) is one of Verdi’s most complex and enduring characters.

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[@helenchelmicka3028]

The classiest way to say "Let's all get wasted!" 😂😂😂 One of my fave arias!

[@Mike8981]

Ha ha!

[@angellicateoh6333]

I love this comment so bad that I can't stop laughing as I read it out loud! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@agenttheater5]

To me it's a tie with 'Im Freuerstrom der Reben' from 'Die Fledermaus'/'The Bat'/'Revenge of the Bat'. Though that one's a bit livelier.

[@danielleporter1829]

Mine too

[@infledermaus]

It screams Bacchus, god of wine and mirth to me. 🤣🤣🤣

[@amyleigh6515]

Never thought I'd see the day when a bunch of random commenters on the internet would know more about singing than professional opera singers! Please guys... when you make your professional debuts and are invited onstage at the Royal Opera, do invite me! I look forward to seeing how much better you all do.

[@yogajedi3337]

Is this an opera, actually first thought it was a musical, lol.

[@martydg1509]

Huh? All I see are positive comments

[@janetflier6192]

@J H You are correct. I can’t sing opera, but I certainly can tell if a singer is on pitch!

[@paules3437]

This is indeed the wrong approach. Telling if something is bad has nothing to do if whether the critic can do it him/herself. The tenor here is sharp a lot!

[@charlietom100]

That's like saying u have to be a sommelier to have an opinion on wine, what an arrogant, stuck up thought process. It's art, the least objective of subjects.

[@greyfells2829]

This song is one of the best showcases of how the Italian language can be beautiful.

[@ЛюдмилаФедорова-о7ж]

Знаменитая Заздравная из Травиаты, моя любимая! Как и вся опера

[@reignv5530]

came for her dress stayed for her voice

[@LaDivinaLover]

It’s one of the nicest looking productions out there these days. Most of European opera houses have switched to lifeless minimalism or jarring “modern” eyesores and it makes me want to puke.

[@rodrigosierpe5995]

Venera Gimadieva is not only a pretty face, but also there's something in her demeanor and voice when she plays violetta that's mesmerizing. Anyway, in a fan of her so I can't say I'm fully impartial 😁

[@fradenX]

next time at a house party, i'm gonna break into this song 😂

[@zbigniewlipski4448]

Jedna z najbardziej popularnych arii operowych. Chętnie słuchana.

[@geoffstephenson]

Just stunning

[@Mike-lk2rz]

You guys have amazing voices seriously.I love the performance.

[@leidannis9544]

Me too

[@dechux4903]

I've seen this product with the same soprano and it was magical.

[@clausesanta5042]

Another marvelous work by Venera Gimadieva. While performance in 2014 was in contemporary style, this was closer to traditional; when the opera was firstly introduced by Verdi. To me, both are great! 👏👏👏

[@lutfiofficial]

Libiamo, libiamo ne'lieti calici che la belleza infiora E la fuggevol ora s'inebrii a voluttà Libiamo ne'dolci fremiti Che suscita l'amore Poiché quell'ochio al core Omnipotente va Libiamo, amore fra i calici Più caldi baci avrà Libiamo, amore fra i calici Più caldi baci avrà Tra voi, tra voi saprò dividere il tempo mio giocondo Tutto è follia nel mondo ciò Che non è piacer Godiam, fugace e rapido E'il gaudio dell'amore E'un fior che nasce e muore Ne più si può goder Godiam, c'invita un fervido accento lusighier Godiamo, la tazza e il cantico la notte abbella e il riso. in questo paradiso ne sopra Nuccia Focile La vita è nel tripudio Quando non s'ami ancora Nol dite a chi l'ignora E' il mio destin così Godiamo, la tazza e il cantico la notte abbella e il riso; in questo paradiso ne sopra il nuovo dì

[@megasmilee1893]

best song ever

[@3ns129]

Браво на тенорчето .....много е млад .....

[@zaalbahia]

Sou Braxileiro tenho 16 anos de idade e amo opera desde os 13 anos

[@JuanCarlos-bo9rd]

this duet would make anyone fall in love with the art of opera ... !⚘⚘⚘

[@datboi7464]

I feel like it’s redundant to say this but I just gotta, this is beautiful PR music. Bravo 👏 👏

[@MunthApollo]

Simply mesmerizing...

[@kahnnguyen7903]

What a performance. Thank you for such an exquisite scene.

[@Cat-xk7bc]

Now this song, is fire

[@benedettabaroni7105]

I don't really like his voice. Maybe it doesn't suit the part... just an opinion

[@MicasCastanheira]

totally agree

[@amybaker4654]

I have heard him sing in another opera and he sounded good, i think that it was The Barber of Seville.Its difficult to say why he sounds poor here, as you say Verdi may not be his strong point.

[@shirokisasaki3233]

totally agree, lacks the timber of a great tenor.

[@tomokokobayashi1407]

Benedetta Baroni I completely agree

[@TommyBrisbane]

For all intents and purposes, he is absolutely fine. Everybody needs to stop comparing him to Pavarotti.

[@Samuel6969ify]

Sembra una recita da teatro parrocchiale! Questo Pirgu speriamo rimngfa in USA dato che non sa cantare e la soprano sconosciuta era e sconosciuta rimarrà. Siamo alla Opera House di Londra? Incredible!

[@СпомениотЦарствоБългария]

Yeah his voice is not good, maybe for other arias is OK but for Alfredo, no!

[@fredojoaquim4764]

Lovely operatic duet. Magical voices and music.😻

[@joseleobardoromeroperez3898]

Solo en México, en el palacio de bellas artes, una esplendida soprano, winifred fox brawn la mejor violeta de la traviata, esplendida soprano gringa.

[@ruthofzion]

I seen this production live and it was absolutely breathtaking,l Pirgu and Gimadieva were wonderful in their roles

[@amybaker4654]

She was alright i suppose but his voice just doesn't cut it for me.I saw this with Joseph Calleja and he was fabulous.Renee Fleming was Violetta on that performance and she was beguiling.

[@melissatranfield4054]

Same! Before COVID. It was sublime 💜

[@janetflier6192]

@@amybaker4654 I totally agree with you!

[@LA-ph2nc]

Agree with you, same!

[@idereeiba5246]

Libiamo, libiamo ne'lieti calici Che la belleza infiora. E la fuggevol ora s'inebrii A voluttà. Libiamo ne'dolci fremiti Che suscita l'amore, Poichè quell'ochio al core Omnipotente va. Libiamo, amore fra I calici Più caldi baci avrà. Ah, libiamo; Amor fra I calici Più caldi baci avrà Tra voi tra voi saprò dividere Il tempo mio giocondo; Tutto è follia nel mondo Ciò che non è piacer. Godiam, fugace e rapido E'il gaudio dell?amore, E'un fior che nasce e muore, Ne più si può goder. Godiam see'invita un fervido Accento lusighier. Godiam, la tazza e il cantico La notte abbella e il riso; In questo paradise Ne sopra il nuovo dì. Violetta: La vita è nel tripudio Quando non s'ami ancora. Nol dite a chi l'ignora, E' il mio destin così Godiamo, la tazza e il cantico La notte abbella e il riso; In questo paradiso ne sopra il nuovo dì.

[@monikamastelic5215]

❤

[@rodrigosierpe5995]

Venera Gimadieva sounds and looks stunning as usual, but Pirgu sounds... odd. Personally I liked a lot better the brindisi version with Gimadieva again as Violetta, and Michael Fabiano as Alfredo

[@ЛисенаЛи]

It is beautiful song in the world!! Classic music forever. This is my love music

[@ЛисенаЛи]

😄

[@joebloggs619]

Yeah... Right on, let's all celebrate life, get totally off our faces... But this really a very sad story anout a wayward country girl who loved the social gairty and g ood life a little tok much for her own good and ends up dying a sad death, abandoned by all these happy party goers. Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry alone.

[@Honken]

I think Alfredo should've been casted as Giorgios understudy. Violetta sounds amazing.

[@ellavoslinsky_flute]

Honken I agree! She does! I was wondering if anyone was going to comment that... Because I'm honestly amazed by her voice.

[@fredojoaquim4764]

Ah. the famous Brindisi of La Traviata. Excellent incipt.

[@HollywoodFan21]

❤ Grandioso, bellissimo, e spectacolare !

[@patriciarios1417]

Una traviata,valeria valeri,muy guapa pero su voz,muy temblorina.pero bellísima.

[@icalynn8456]

Tra voi tra voi saprò dividere Il tempo mio giocondo; Tutto è follia nel mondo Ciò che non è piacer. Godiam, fugace e rapido E'il gaudio dell?amore, E'un fior che nasce e muore, Ne più si può goder. Godiam see'invita un fervido Accento lusighier. Godiam, la tazza e il cantico La notte abbella e il riso; In questo paradise Ne sopra il nuovo dì. Violetta: La vita è nel tripudio Quando non s'ami ancora. Nol dite a chi l'ignora, E' il mio destin così

[@SDNDANFORD]

For My Aunt Laly . Always Likes Opera . RIP.

[@null9518]

Beautiful performance. As an aside, this reminds me of why the philistine spirit retains its allure over people. While at the same time, the emptiness and the meaningless in the words of the hedonist character becomes so striking amidst all that exuberant performance. That is not to say well tempered enjoyment has no place in our lives.

[@ruthadri1]

Why is Violeta dressed like Empress Elizabeth? , anyway the Soprano is amazing and gorgeous it really suits her

[@annahavens2108]

Love this opera

[@hotquebec]

She is so beautiful! Fine voice too.

[@MrSkylark1]

The Tenor needs help.Timing c'in vita is off. Listen to MARIA CEBOTARI and SERGEI LEMESHEV for real singing.

[@minamishi]

I looked up the singers you mentioned and omg yes Lemeshev is much better singer. I think they were singing the russian version though. thank you!

[@user-fq7ct6bh5i]

اصبحت احب الاوبرا بعد مسلسل السقيفة😭💖💖

[@pbxn-3rdx-85percent]

Kramer: "Jerry you don't understand, that's the way they talk in Italy. They sing to one another"

[@piperlapap]

Renée Fleming singing Violetta is unique and unmatched at present and for many years in the future.

[@janetflier6192]

AMEN!!

[@ЗинаидаЗейналова-д5й]

Это моя самая любимая опера. Могу слушать её в любом исполнении бесконечно! Браво великому Верди!

[@theyvanmcgregor]

Much gratitude:)

[@sorrabairam7188]

Até choro de tão emocionante ❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@partidascompletasdefutebol]

É Belo mesmo. 🇧🇷

[@paoloboriosi]

The intonation of this Alfredo often leaves much to be desired.

[@katherineroppel4595]

paolo boriosi After hearing so many good things about the tenor I was a bit disappointed. Maybe it was an off-day.🤷‍♀️🤓

[@Melancholie89]

He's got the looks tho.

[@LaDivinaLover]

Melancholie which is completely not the point of an audio based medium.

[@JuanCarlos-bo9rd]

well said !

[@janetflier6192]

He also sounds flat!

[@SpaceTed]

I'm too drunk to taste this chicken.

[@adelaidefrance9026]

AHAH

[@christianemezzana4457]

Très performant splendide

[@shawnhusk1219]

This is the funniest thing ibe ever read on the internet. Thanks SpaceTed. Lmfao

[@kessy5]

😂

[@criostasis]

feels like the audio is about 2ms out of sync. whomever edited this should've taken a little more time to sync things up.

[@rosy3385]

Belle mise en scène, costumes somptueux et des voix ! Tout ce qui fait un bel opéra !

[@Jamal69-z]

je suis d accord avec toi

[@morphyesque]

There is a humourous/black scene in the film "The Lost Weekend" 1945 (for which Ray Milland won his Oscar) when he played hopeless alcoholic Don Birnam .He is watching this drinking scene on stage when the actors holding alcoholic drinks give him an immediate craving for whiskey. This leads him to meet his girlfriend played by Jane Wyman.

[@spencerfrankclayton4348]

morphyesque I want to see it!!

[@Cerise4697]

He's so handsome and she, so beautiful. This is a goddamn masterclass of casting and talent. Once again the Royal Opera is my favorite.

[@emilytolman46]

I love this song!!!

[@miguelagh2000]

Preciosa interpretación

[@Jamal69-z]

très belle pièce de théâtre

[@ЖенаКудесника]

is boring. vocals are weak. there is a clear flaw with the artists. the impression that they just do not care.

[@derekplays4547]

Maravilhoso!

[@gvbrandolini]

Interessante

[@nonnoricky]

Oh mamma mia terribile! XD lei brava ma lui assolutamente no! Orchestra sembra che stia suonando una fanfara da banda! (Senza offesa per le bande!) mah....

[@davidgreene2505]

nonnoricky rubbish

[@khaled7aleh]

💕💕

[@teresayuvinkavaca2321]

Libiamo, libiamo ne' lieti calici, che la bellezza infiora E la fuggevol, fuggevol ora s'inebriì a voluttà Libiam ne' dolci fremiti che suscita l'amore Poichè quell'occhio al core onnipotente va Libiamo, amore, amore fra i calici più caldi baci avrà Ah! Libiam, amor fra' calici più caldi baci avrà Tra voi, tra voi saprò dividere il tempo, mio giocondo Tutto è follia, follia nel mondo ciò che non è piacer Godiam, fugace e rapido il gaudio dell'amore È un fior che nasce e muore, nè più si può goder Godiam! C'invita, c'invita un fervido accento lusinghier Ah! Godiamo! La tazza, la tazza e il cantico, la notte abbella e il riso In questo, in questo paradiso ne scopra il nuovo dì La vita è nel tripudio Quando non s'ami ancora Nol dite a chi l'ignora È il mio destin così Ah! Godiamo! La tazza, la tazza e il cantico, la notte abbella e il riso In questo, in questo paradiso ne scopra il nuovo dì Ne scopra il nuovo, il nuovo dì Ne scopra il nuovo, il nuovo dì Se ne scopra il nuovo, il nuovo dì

[@HollywoodFan21]

Bellisimo ! ❤

[@moonlightfitz]

👏👏

[@soraiaoliveira3883]

She has her breathing parts all wrong, I don't like it.

[@cherrylanemonroe1082]

Both of the leads voices are not that great at all. They're irritating.

[@Ani-lq2tt]

Lets hear you :)

[@leidannis9544]

You can you up

[@cherrylanemonroe1082]

@@Ani-lq2tt I am NOT a singer, nor do I pretend to be. I will tell you what I am though, I'm a bad bitch who would fucking knock your teeth out for being stupid. In person I would tell you to your face what else I think of you. You on the other hand are a coward and you hide behind a computer trying to talk shit, because in person you would NEVER do it.

[@wilsonwatt9283]

The voice is stuck in his throat making it sound old not young and heavy not light as Alfredo should sound. The soprano sounds like she is singing a vocal exercise not flirting with Alfredo. Neither of them seem to have any actual idea of the words they are singing or the emotions that they are experiencing in their first encounter. Might as well just be a concert and even then it would be dull.

[@ririnsubroto182]

Bravo.... 💜💜💜

[@annaedwardthatsall7835]

Every soprano who sings Tosca tries to make her opening words - frantic calls of her lover’s name, before she’s even onstage - sound suspicious. The title character of Puccini’s great opera is an acclaimed prima donna in Rome in 1800. Tosca is passionate and jealous. So she must be wondering why the door to the church where her beloved Mario is painting a mural is locked. And who did she just hear him whispering with?

[@srollind3628]

I played the song in marching band.

[@АнастасияСергеева-е6я]

Саймир пиргу лучший Альфредо и парень мне нравится опера травиате он влюбился в виолетту

[@tjw2469]

I can already tell this tenor is terrible after hearing the second note come out of his mouth pitchs are all over the place very poor legato whos paying to listen this kind of crap? And, who hired him???

[@peaceblossom8]

Probably people who bothered to listen to more than two notes that came out of his mouth.

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

@@peaceblossom8 savage comeback lol

[@LaDivinaLover]

peaceblossom8 yes well, I listened to the whole duet and searched for more videos of him. Everyone has a bad day, BUT O.P. Is correct. Horrible technically and he is definitely a baritone.

[@makecocgreatagain-g2c]

just search for the name and you will find Much better voices

[@brentmarshall928]

The voice is not strong enough. They get used to a microphone these days and are lost when it is not there, or toned down.

[@annamariabakosi6482]

Magyarul nem:"Italozas-dal", sokkal szebb! "PEZSGŐÁRIA!"

[@DazedDeity]

such a beautiful performance, but that last song is my favorite, sadly i struggle to find it

[@livyintheskywithdragons]

Tell me La Traviata is your favorite opera and I'll marry you

[@shimblackflag3137]

Nice kalangan yan

[@grazianabiondisoprano]

Meravigliosi❣

[@albaniasummer1993]

Saimir pirgu 🇦🇱

[@burieddreamer]

Let's start the day with a bit of Verdi, then some Wagner, then some Iron Maiden and finish with Bathory.

[@micahmetzker3620]

😂😂😂😂❤

[@chatbud]

WOW! ROH is still using this production from 1997 where Gheorghiu debut as Violetta?!

[@RoyalBalletAndOpera]

The Royal Opera's production of La traviata was created in 1994 by Richard Eyre, starring Angela Gheorghiu as Violetta. Gheorghiu had made her ROH debut in 1992 as Mimì in La bohème.

[@chatbud]

Ok...at least I got the soprano right. lol

[@LaDivinaLover]

Royal Opera House please keep using it, it’s beautiful. Stay away from the post-modernism PLEASE!!

[@itips4021]

SPLENDID! CHEERS!🥂🍶🍾🍺

[@SeaweedBeastboy]

make it 1.75x since 1:45 and you'll hear the song of the sea lol 😂

[@ОльгаЛевченко-о9щ]

Чудово! Браво!

[@irenegonzalezdomingyez9254]

No me canso de oírla.Preciosa

[@SaraElliot]

Adoro “La Traviata”! La amo tanto che ho cercato di renderla più appetibile ai miei coetanei, facendo un po’ la buffona in un video… kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppvUZoGKnLd4mdk

[@tegan7590]

Are we going to get a DVD?

[@astonished-scout]

I wonder if you got the DVD now

[@orion8835]

Yuk yuk yuk yuk yawn .

[@someoneelse.2252]

Methinks I shall have another beer....... hic........

[@BrookeNina-r2n]

Anderson Sandra Walker Deborah Young Robert

[@Flutter-u3b]

Wow what voices❤❤❤. Super amazing 😊. Thank you for sharing this..

[@anitaperucca6058]

78 1871

[@mapaezpumar64]

SHE IS WOUNDERFUL, WOW!!!

[@christinec.6685]

Reminds me a bit of Beverly Sills.

[@eisfree]

Bravo

[@chryslene3662]

Came here after watching penthouse 🤣

[@kessy5]

Same 😂

[@petersivgals2416]

Played in A# major

[@ЛюдмилаФедорова-о7ж]

Заздравная в Травиате!

[@infledermaus]

This performance shows us that the human voice is thee most beautiful instrument. Fantastic! Thank you for sharing!