This performance alone would qualify her for the hall of the greatest singers ever.
@sheilahballard1039Ай бұрын
Simply perfection!!
@francoisbessing10 ай бұрын
That was not music. That was art.
@jasminerochas-oq8jwАй бұрын
Music should be art😅😊
@mitsverdi583228 күн бұрын
French passion is art 😊
@imoterkpengwa5890 Жыл бұрын
The cameraman and producer were in so much awe that they filmed just her face for 5 minutes straight without any cuts.
@hockeygirl8401Ай бұрын
One has to admit, this is perfection. Sweet Jesus
@Johnmag19766 ай бұрын
Lady Jessie Norman was fluent in many languages .Just wanted to say. This adding to her huge Intelligence makes her more than Just a Diva ❤
@albertobrondani71283 ай бұрын
Superlativo
@kieraschaafhausen51783 ай бұрын
I surrendered to you the first time I ever heard you Ms Norman ❤ youll forever be missed ❤❤❤
@NashAndreLouisWNorat2 ай бұрын
Phenomenal ! I can’t believe she is gone , one of the last true great opera Diva’s !
@52chatnoir Жыл бұрын
If you lived for a thousand years you would never hear it done better. Not by anyone. Not ever.
@leshaunda Жыл бұрын
Not EVER! THIS WOMAN WAS THE BEST AT EVERYTHING SHE TOUCHED
@leekurt97512 ай бұрын
Well said!
@user-pr3th5ig4t45 минут бұрын
이 절절한 표정, 영혼을 쥐어짜는듯한 소리, 혼신의 울림이 가득한 노래, 온갖 그리움과 소망이 응축된 메시지 삼손이 이 애절한 노래에 어찌 안 넘어갈 수 있겠는가 ! 노래
@Pilgrim066 ай бұрын
So comforting to the ear and to the heart to hear French pronounced as it should be! A brilliant vocal actress!
@francoisbessing Жыл бұрын
Her acting. Her singing. Her interpretation of the works of dead men. She brings life to them and into her hearers. I am left speechless wrestling back control. She imprinted the depth of her gifts on us in a way that seems as the impression of the hand of the Divine. I am left shaken and hopeful.
@marcleysens7716 Жыл бұрын
She's completely immersed.
@carrollsmith3394 Жыл бұрын
She is absolutely my favourite all time opera singer. No one can match her.
@user-oi1he9yw2z Жыл бұрын
!!!!¼ĺpp
@CMB2059 Жыл бұрын
I agree wholeheartedly! Just a breathtakingly heartfelt connection of song and artist...
@edgreisl16 ай бұрын
Stunning
@DrMusicStarr4 ай бұрын
Who could resist surrender to this Majestic woman?!❤️🔥
@hansmiller6646 ай бұрын
The EMPRESS to interprète dry notes, written on paper, to erase your heart and mind with JOY, GRIEF, RELIEF... I am grateful! Period!
@AnthonyBanksCountertenor Жыл бұрын
I WEEP EVERY TIME I WATCH. Thank God we were allowed to live while she was breathing and gave all that God equipped her to empower the world of arts with.
@Fortissimo764 ай бұрын
I saw here sing this live in recital in Philadelphia, I was a crying mess. Absolutely sublime!
@bratinkao16 күн бұрын
Oh, I am so glad I am not the only one weeping!
@bibighanouj72922 ай бұрын
6:17-6:24 is the most stunning moment, incredible breath control absolutely gorgeous
@waynesmith37679 ай бұрын
Jessaye at the top of her form-that voice! That technique! That diction! That presence! The Incomprable one in all her greatness and beauty.
@shanmccookie3604 Жыл бұрын
Usually I don't cry with Opera, but her flawless technique and the expressions on her face and just how she just floats thru the phrases with such conviction. My goodness. I've never seen such a flat tongue in my life! She was such a force. May she rest in peace.
@leshaunda Жыл бұрын
I know her tongue is always soooo flat. I have tired this and failed
@Fortissimo766 ай бұрын
I saw her sing this aria live was only piano accompaniment and I was bawling through out the whole thing . EXQUISITE!!
@blackie-jm9tr4 ай бұрын
Amen...
@rosamondbovey44976 ай бұрын
The music of st Saens has allaying been underrated or ignored. It shouldn’t be.
@PranaMassage2 ай бұрын
Divine, transcendent...you'd never know how incredibly difficult this aria is technically. Few, if any, sopranos could approach this piece and triumph like this. While we're at it though, let's give another brava for the really fantastic and sensitive conducting of Dame Jane Glover. If you watch the whole concert the rapport between the two of them was truly special. Now off to listen to more Jessye...probably the Four Last Songs. (ps. thanks to all of you keeping this music alive, sharing it and celebrating this truly incomparable artist. I don't have many folks in my life who appreciate opera, this would be lost on them, so it's nice to 'come here' and chat with all of you!)
@LaForzadelDestino19 күн бұрын
Brava ❤❤❤❤
@davept25802 жыл бұрын
she was not only a brilliant and genius singer, but she was a great Actor. The way her face shapes to the love, confusion, sorrow and finally ire, is a testament to her talent. Rest in Power, the Great Jessye Norman. Thank u for posting this in HQ 🤍
@miltonmoore83698 ай бұрын
She was a great ACTRESS, in English. In Italian the word is ATTRICE. In both French and Spanish the word is "ACTRICE. In German the word is SCHAUSPIELERIN. Males, respectively, are ATTORE, ACTEUR AND SCHAUSPIELER. All languages have words DISTINGUISHING this difference in gender. Culture-cancel freaks in the media promote destroying these long held type of DISTINGUISHING differences. Respectfully🙂
@blackie-jm9tr4 ай бұрын
In tears... what a performance!
@EAhn7315 ай бұрын
Here the ambivalent love of Deliah for Samson is well expressed with her face. Brava!
@nicolasrandrianarivelo9842 ай бұрын
she’s not just singing. she, along with the conductor and orchestra, have become Expression itself.
@flyinghow2 жыл бұрын
She was just a class act. The voice of course was always stunningly beautiful, but her stage presence and the way she held character so long at the end, then broke into acknowledgement of applause was sublime. RIP Jessye. Brava!!!
@jrdonasco71852 жыл бұрын
From the moment La Norman walks out until the earth-shattering final note, she holds the audience in thrall. Hypnotic. Sublime.
@erikfonseca20252 жыл бұрын
Yes, you never knew where she was going to take you, the audience was captivated
@thomaslucia30599 ай бұрын
That transition at 6:15 minute is otherworldly. EXQUISITE!
@edgreisl1Ай бұрын
Perfect technique, perfect diction, perfect breath control, perfect colouring, perfect phrasing - just perfect in every way. Trully astonishing Jessye ❤️❤️
@NashAndreLouisWNorat2 ай бұрын
Probably one of the best interpretations of this famous gorgeous Arias in all of Opera !
@kryptonbear15 ай бұрын
I love the story she once told about the encouragement she received from her hometown pastor. He told her to pursue a career in opera not only because he knew she could do it but also because he knew she should do it.
@Johnmag19764 ай бұрын
I did not know this anecdote/story.there must be so much i still do not know about her. I was Lucky to see/hear her 3 times between 16 and 24 year of age.
@figaroverdi11 ай бұрын
That ending sent chills down my spine. What a voice. What a legend. Incredible artist. Brava.
@augustinehawkins37573 ай бұрын
It's divinity pure and simple 'sometimes there is god so quickly' - Tennessee Wiliams
@alanfite3337 ай бұрын
How fortunate that we have Jessye Norman.
@OttavioTroiano-ou7cb13 күн бұрын
affascinante, una dea ,e che Dea!. E l'abito? e la voce? Che interpretazione! Così sono gli artisti
@maximilianowe5506Ай бұрын
WOW. All I can say, is wow. THIS is art. Not only the singing, but expressions. At 7:10 I think I can spot she sheads a tear. Simply amazing❤😢
Full of risks and brilliant successes! We miss you, Ms. Jessye.
@mariovaldivieso65708 ай бұрын
Magistral! Bravo, madame Jessye ❤👏👏👏
@helencheadle5285 Жыл бұрын
Just love her little smiles she gives during the performance….bravo Jessye. God must be delighted to have you home in his Angelic choir, but our very sad loss. RIP Jessye, we love and miss you still…you were just incredible both as a singer and performer. No one else can touch you , just amazing,bless you 💐🙋♀️💕😘👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@henryv.macadamia6423Ай бұрын
I miss her very dearly; she's electrifying with her polished voice, the voice that's one of a kind. Thank you for making my world more beautiful.❤
@mattmcalpin54222 ай бұрын
I'm so in love with this woman and her voice
@briananderson8428 Жыл бұрын
Good God! Can this be beyond perfection...? Is there such a thing?
@joaoluizmoreira597310 ай бұрын
Diva of Divas! No one! But Jessie Norman!
@kashania742 жыл бұрын
She turns the aria into a mini drama. Absolutely riveting. No singer today has this level of charisma.
@leshaunda Жыл бұрын
Not one
@Gardis727 ай бұрын
@@leshaundaShirley Verrett came close if not achieved it totally also.
@evaevita720616 күн бұрын
Krásné 😇🧿🥰🥰
@avasconsil38044 ай бұрын
Durante os minutos em que cantou esta música, Jessye conseguiu ser Dalilah. Me convenceu completamente. During the minutes she sang this song, Jessye managed to be Dalilah. It completely convinced me.
@arnaldocarrascovergara25645 ай бұрын
French language is undeniable her best choice for singing.Great phrasing and retenutto del discorso mysical is perfect in her attack to this famous aria.Pity her oremature death.We are lacking her divine pressence and artmastering her singing
@MrCuddlyable3 Жыл бұрын
BREATHTAKING ! Jessye handles the melismatic lyrics by her legato delivery, ending stronger than one could suspect. This is immortality. (Thanks to the poster for a better quality video.)
@thomasvanantwerp7286 ай бұрын
I had the privilege of hearing her sing twice in recital; in Houston, and in Chicago. What a gifted woman she was! I was in Augusta three years ago and a little taken aback to learn that her remains are buried in an unmarked grave there.
@manuelducretiii81422 жыл бұрын
She came backstage to La Cage in 85 & a cabbie who worked for the same cab company as my partner came to pick me up. Instead she got it & he said she was polite. She posed for photos with the Cagelles & other cast members. She was real nice.
@joeygodin88612 жыл бұрын
Her use of colours is pure magic.
@lerossignols Жыл бұрын
GOLDEN AGE OF OPERA!!!
@JuancitoCanarias3 ай бұрын
Sublime!
@francoisbessing Жыл бұрын
Absolutely entrancing. Her ability to transport us to the scene is probably what they mean when they say to us “time travel”.
@bratinkao6 ай бұрын
Stunning to listen to, stunning to behold, absolute perfection...
@salomaosilva232 ай бұрын
The voice of an angel.
@dexxy80 Жыл бұрын
Probably the best performance ever…❤
@M.Abalhadj6 ай бұрын
Always a pleasure to hear her voice and watch her art in the interpretation
@roymayh38192 жыл бұрын
She takes you all, the voice creates a world and takes you with her. That last part was divine.
@emiliosalman67404 ай бұрын
She is Beyond the Beyond !!!!❤
@fakerating Жыл бұрын
I saw her in concert in Paris in the mid 80's... she greated some fans after... at the time she was in the news having a dispute with her record company. I asked her about it, and she gave a big laugh. She was gone way too early. R.I.P.
@JWP4526 ай бұрын
And the audience goes insane! Fabulous!
@valeriebarriere48595 ай бұрын
EXTRAORDINAIRE !
@mandolinteacher2 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch this I cannot stop repeating it. What a performance!!!
@brutusalwaysminded28 күн бұрын
right? 😁♥
@mauricioflores27576 ай бұрын
The ultimate diva!
@Raymond130002 ай бұрын
Magnifique Jessye Norman merci beaucoup a vous , salut de Marseille !
@christiaandhooghe3 жыл бұрын
6:11 min......in one single breath......my God....she was so amazing!!!! Building the tension, and that pianisimo......sigh.
@tokkia13842 жыл бұрын
That was amazing! Goosebumps every time!
@arinavonderjahnhuette81616 ай бұрын
Die Beste, Weltbeste!❤
@SirenaJones2 жыл бұрын
It was the hand towards the hip for me 😭 … (or maybe a breath support que to her body) @2:57 on that long azz note that kept moving with such purpose ..to seemingly no end! … like she dug deep and meant that .. 😭 The colours, the audacity and boldness to be this free and paint the song with every brush of her instrument…my gosh Rapturous, Rich , Whelming , Enthralling, Spine Shifting…
@francoisbessing Жыл бұрын
Yes yes and yes 🙏🏾
@LadyEng Жыл бұрын
She was larger than life. Beautiful, powerful, mesmerising.
@nancylee80615 ай бұрын
Magnificent ❤❤❤
@djk15912 жыл бұрын
i will always remember her
@Jonathan_Price Жыл бұрын
I love the ending.. chills.. 8:00
@stevendaniel81262 ай бұрын
I've never heard finer......😊
@anjaplushenka59956 ай бұрын
*UNA DIOSA.*
@sandusky09012 жыл бұрын
With this performance Jessye Norman was completely in her own stratosphere & we miss you dearly 💖 Thank you for sharing.
@sarahmd55135 ай бұрын
i am melting 🙏🏻😍❤️
@barbaraflores3506 Жыл бұрын
Absolutley...beautiful! My favorite version, of this aria. I love her, rich voice. O ne of the 'true-greats' among the 'real' Opera-Diva's. Still trying to find this on one of, Jessye Norman's, cd's. One of my very-favorites, among Grand Opera. RIP Jessye Norman, with love. Fr: So. California, USA 2022
@user-tz3nw3hs7o6 ай бұрын
Невероятная самоотдача! Огромное эстетическое удовольствие!
@justa3355 ай бұрын
BRAVA!!!!!!
@alistairmcelwee7467 Жыл бұрын
Gosh she was wonderful! I saw her in Die Wälkure and a few other operas over the years. Also at Zellerbach in Berkeley Ca for a memorable concert. She was riveting from the moment she walked on stage. Truly a most wonderful singer, actress, and presence!
@philipsmith30842 жыл бұрын
What a magnificent performance by the late Jessye Norman!
@erikfonseca20252 жыл бұрын
Grand Dame
@nicholassilverio22279 ай бұрын
Pure diva. Diva. Diva! ❤❤❤
@guillermogonzaloriverasalg79178 ай бұрын
Que fantástica interpretação. Parece uma eternidade em outro tempo. E as suas expressões faciais tão profundas.
@berndhuebel56652 ай бұрын
Outstanding! Viele Grüße Bernd.
@cutestkiara11 ай бұрын
Su voz, sus facciones, su fuerza y aún así nos brindo una magistral y etérea interpretación que te arrulla y al mismo tiempo tensa todas las fibras de nuestro ser. Eterna Jessye.
@macilvoveli95806 ай бұрын
ღმერთო! რა დიდებულია!❤
@AnthonyBanksCountertenor2 жыл бұрын
No better rendition
@leshaunda Жыл бұрын
Amen!!!!
@ghislainedote8592 жыл бұрын
I have watched this year's ago and it still touches my soul...Thank you Jessye...
@edgardodanielI Жыл бұрын
Year 2022 , She still is sublime !
@helencheadle5285 Жыл бұрын
Now 2023 and Jessye will stay sublime into infinity…..such a unique singer. We are touched by an Angel just listening to her. ❤️🙏
@kierstenwhite78073 ай бұрын
@@helencheadle5285 Now 2024 still sublime
@graziasporty25392 жыл бұрын
Grazie per tanta bellezza 🙏🌹❤️
@chessross73112 жыл бұрын
La interpretación más bella, profunda y perfecta de esta aria. Cuanta emoción, cuanta fuerza dramática. La posesión final..Jessye absorta por completo es Dalila misma. La intensidad dramática del fragmento no la deja salir por segundos de ese estado de concentración total. Maravillosa!! Unica
@oliviabalestra9275 Жыл бұрын
Prefiero la expresividad de OLGA BORODINA, con JOSÉ CURA. No es la "ÚNICA"... ¡Muy fuerte...!!! NO ES "PERFECTA"...!!! Debería ser más EXPRESIVA!!! NO todo "igual"... con la misma "intensidad...".
@wbrett77 Жыл бұрын
Amazing performance
@jorgecamacho64716 ай бұрын
La intensidad emocional de su interpretacion,la fuerza expresiva de sus gestos y su gran presencia escenica ,su poderosa y bellísima voz hacen de esta aria una verdadera joya.
@toofu50446 ай бұрын
para mí, la emoción que trasmitió en esta presentación fue tal que me hizo llorar y sentir todo tan espectacularmente
@RichardM13667 ай бұрын
She was a great singer. She died way too young!
@elenasmagina97017 ай бұрын
Как она прекрасно вышла с роли, какой голос, брависсимо! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏