Singer Reacts to Epica - Sancta Terra (feat Floor Jansen)

[@ChrisPage68]

The trust between them is evident. It runs as deep as their friendship. The original album version isn't a duet, but I prefer this version, as they meld together so well, vocally.

[@Doppeldropper]

...oh, and "Stabat mater dolorosa" with Floor and Simone is great too 🤘🙂👍

[@RonniePeterson]

This is a must.

[@wannabedane4046]

Absolutely agree, where else would you find such an appreciation for opera anywhere else but in company with other metalheads?

[@phillee2814]

@@wannabedane4046 Well, Stabat Mater pre-dates opera by a few centuries, but let's not split too many hairs!

[@PK--ITA]

It has to be watched

[@Carrinthe]

Absolutely, amazing doing that in a metal concert.

[@lynnef1988]

Shoutout to the orchestra playing/reading sheet music with all those stage lights going on!

[@mjpmattos]

This, for me, is SYMPHONIC METAL. Out of this world that performace.

[@roblaw4554]

Really hard to argue that much of anything else is more symphonic & metal - great arrangement and performance by all artists!

[@dieseldog00]

Also Ghost Love Score from Nightwish.

[@dennisweifenbach2647]

Brilliance is something that is rarely attained. But this performance shows what it looks and sounds like. Excellent. Simone and Floor together are amazing.

[@Roller4x4]

Epica-stabat mater dolorosa-ft Floor Jansen (same show) Epica-rivers Epica-unleashed-retrospect show Epica-design your universe-retrospect show (listen until the end) Epica-the Skeleton key

[@Dmitriy88S]

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[@johndreessen7335]

Great song by 2 of my favorite singers. This was a 3 hour show with live orchestra and choir for their 10th anniversary. Simone and Floor did 2 songs. The other one was “stabat mater dolorosa”. Thank you for this reaction.

[@mrcake4668]

Two of the best female singers outthere. What could possible go wrong. Absolute love this. Thanks for this reaction.

[@TheIpadfanatic]

This Epica concert with the choir and the Symphony orchestra was really one of a kind. It is clear Floor and Simone get along very well. Both have discussed their friendship. 2 absolute powerhouse ladies with charm and grace pouring out of them. This song is so lovely. Thank you Sabina for reacting to it. And take care, see you soon.

[@daystars-den]

True!

[@bildvogt_eu]

I absolutely ADORE this version of "Sancta terra", they are really great together :)

[@briandevin1349]

What a wonderful song, just stunning. Another one worth looking at for you is Within Temptation, Somewhere, featuring Anneke from the Gathering........basically another 2 powerful Dutch singers.

[@gabrielribeiro5889]

I highly recommend listening "Stabat mater dolorosa" from the same show!!! I loved your reaction

[@PK--ITA]

Thx Also, try "Stabat Mater Doloroa" performered by the some ladies and go step away, try Ayreon: and many many others + more Anneke stuff. Greetings

[@sleeepwalk]

I'm sure Henri would say "Ookaaaay..."

[@Kilian600]

The Retrospect show was definitely one of the best shows I've ever been.

[@robingelebal8447]

This Dutch song was a groovy opera rollercoaster . Loved to see you enjoying this masterpiece. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@jaapblaauw3735]

Take look at this Epica live show called Retrospect ( their 10th anniversary show) with orchestra and choir on stage! The Show lasts for about 3 hours, you won't be dissapointed.

[@alexanderds9029]

I love the genuine emotion on your face, you feel that music and those voices so much!

[@pantlessreactions]

Love the choir Bopping along during that breakdown

[@paullucas7460]

WOW just WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@arnaldotanta3630]

Same concert - Stabat Matter dolorosa.a very old classical piece sung by Floor and Simone.

[@ZeltorCL]

Wow first time I hear this song, it's amazing. This duo works excellent, and the background symphony ... just wow !!! It must have been amazing to be able to hear them live. Good video Sabina, as always.

[@gayleeidson6724]

This performance is like a religious experience !!! Heaven was listening to THAT stuff !!! So glad that you finally got to see and hear THIS ☺️ !!! I always LOVE your reactions ❤️ ! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings with US !!!!

[@roblaw4554]

Really glad you've finally arrived here. Great number from an awesome show (with many other react opportunities). Very fine reaction, thanks! May have already been suggested, but Einar Selvik ft. Tina Guo on Vikings Suite with the Sinfonietta Cracovia and the Polish Radio Choir is wonderful. Conducted by Trevor Morris. So much passion and connection while bridging older traditional with symphony and a bit of modern rockishness vibes...surely worth the watch..! Cheers!

[@jord001]

Its a great track, always makes me teary just because of the intenseness of Floor's and Simone's voices together. The music is great too. Glad you liked it. Definitely one to show Henri. Take Care

[@ecbftl]

I am glad you got around to listen to this one. Love it. I agree with many others that you will probably also like a classical piece from this same concert. Stabat mater dolorosa. Just Floor and Simone (with sheet music) harmonizing in this duet with just the Orchestra backing them. The audience is completely silent until the end. It is just so good.

[@Mugenryujin]

Yeaah! That performance was class!! Thank you, Sabina ^^

[@juharuuska9055]

Floor❤and finnish femalerock,super!😊

[@sonjaschweinsberger1637]

more Epica plz ......my favorit Band

[@jimrentz]

Love your reactions and I love this performance with Epica featuring Floor Jansen. You have to show this one to Henri even if you don't do a reaction with her. This is totally an experience that everyone ought to have a chance at. And I love Henri's facial expressions. Keep doing what you're doing girl. Great job.

[@helenahey]

Ooh yay, finally! This song was my introduction to Epica. You should totally check out even more of their music. They're quite amazing ❤🎶 Thanks for this lovely reaction 😊

[@wimg.2377]

Stabat mater dolorosa next please, pretty please, another duet with Simone and Floor from the same concert ... And thank you for a great reaction!

[@birminghamchris9377]

Floor and Simone…what a Dutch duo of singing talent.

[@shirazzza]

I loved this song the first time I heard it- a feast for the eyes & ears.

[@clivematthews5296]

Simone couldn't overdo the headbanging as she was 3 months pregnant !

[@mariaelenasanchezyanez690]

Amazing...beautiful...is wonderful 👑🤘🔥

[@seventone4039]

So much Talent, so much energy and passion and the Friendship between Simone and Floor.

[@Carrinthe]

Same concert, also with Simone and Floor: Stabat Mater Dolorosa,.... you will not regret.

[@wernergatterer2953]

Hi! Today was the day, i still was waiting for this reaction, i was sure you will do it because you like both singers, i really enjoy this reaction! I like this song, this 2 voices blend so well together like they where made to sing together. You can see this 2 women like each other, they are friends since many years. In the last 1 1/2 year i hear many songs and see many live performances from EPICA and i fell in love with this band. My absolute favorite is Nightwish but than comes Epica! They have many great songs, i hope we see some more Epica reactions of you. Bye!

[@andrewdash5487]

I'm very happy that you enjoyed this video so much. I could tell that the performance had you mesmerized. Lol. Stay cool in that heat wave.

[@danielosheigh4793]

Always a pleasure to stop by and catch up on what Ive missed!! Especially when it includes THIS masterpiece!! Thank you miss, keep being the very best version of yourself that you can be!!

[@Drinckx2]

Excellent! So surprised that you haven't reacted to this before.

[@dennisweifenbach2647]

You also have to listen to another side of this in the same concert. The song, "Stabat Mater Dolorosa, will also amaze you.

[@svilenp]

Super GOOOD! ☝🤘💪👍

[@evilvolts]

They also did another song together at that concert it was more operatic called Stabat Mater Dolorosa

[@eo69]

They both sing like angels.

[@phillee2814]

I knew you'd love this, and that it would almost make your head explode! They are longtime good friends, and it can be seen well here. Simone is a little restrained in her headbanging, as she is just short of starting to show her pregnancy. There is a point in the song that I find reminiscent of The Flower Duet from Léo Delibes' Lakmé, in the way Floor and Simone's voices intertwine. At the same event, they sang the Pergolesi setting of Stabat Mater, which was awesome, and which I'm sure you'll enjoy. Simone takes the Soprano part and Floor, although she is also a soprano, takes the Alto - a great credit to her range! It is amazing how the audience, metalheads all, were totally silent and absorbed and drowning in the performance. I hope you record your reaction to that, as I'd love to be able to share in it. I can never experience it for the first time again, but I can recapture a little of the feeling, seeing it in others.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

It's hard to imagine how long ago this was! It was like 2012-2013 - something like that.

[@joachimfoerster2592]

Anyone who loves music can only bow to the performances of the musicians - a feast for the senses and ears. Those who claim heavy metal music is doomed to die will be belied. The opposite seems to be the case: We experiencing a golden age of this kind of music.that has been decleared dead with floor jansen at the helm

[@udoderunformige1250]

If anyone ever asks you to show them the "symphonic" in "symphonic metal", just show them that video. 😅

[@koserkm]

Thuis is why I like this type of music. It gets you right in the heart.

[@okiejohn3925]

Might I suggest, from the same concert, same setup, Floor and Simone with the orchestra....'Stabat Mater Dolorosa'.....AMAZING!

[@juaneduardo25]

beautiful

[@MarcoHeijligers]

The big three; Simone, Floor and Sharon (Within Tempation) 😍

[@roygarrett1663]

Sabina, you are awesome to watch.

[@sabina1118]

Thanks! 🤗🤗

[@hermenw.huiskamp8555]

EPICA!! Super League Symphonic Metal band (and yes they are Dutch)... They are masters of contrast and worth checking out. Anything from their Retrospect show (the show you saw in this vid) is excellent material to watch - and sooooo much more... e.g. their latest album 'Omega'

[@fabrizio_prina]

My preferred live version of Sancta Terra. Epic duet, epic singers and epic live show. The whole show this video is based on lasted 3 hours and Simone was 3 months pregnant.

[@YNGWIE998]

Every time I hear this it reminds me of "The Flower Duet (Lakme)" by Delibes, I'm pretty sure whoever wrote this song/duet was influenced by this piece by Delibes.

[@bryanjibodh8806]

You know that Floor has done another cover from Frozen 2 "Into the Unknown"...

[@AFDante]

An amazing cover...

[@bertkassing8541]

Imagine joining two other Dutch rockdiva's: Sharon den Adel and the mother of Dutch rock Anneke van Giersbergen. It would be stunning!

[@jukkaviertio6393]

Combo, finnish band and dutch rockdiva, works. One proof, Amorphis's song "Amongst Stars".

[@1973HenkY]

Within Tempatation - Somewhere featuring Anneke. 'Best duet ever' on YT.

[@stevenrider9632]

What! do you want to turn the universe inside out? .

[@ShadowhispersBand]

Well, imagine a project that had them all plus around 40 other great singers... Oh wait, that's Ayreon 😉

[@roy19491]

Simone Simons, Epica's singer, was 3-4 months pregnant at the time.....she's married to the keyboardist of Kamelot.....the lead guitar player is Mark Jansen (no relation to Floor) is the founder of Epica, and, was Floor's bandmate in After Forever.....

[@johnvanderpoel9670]

Hi Sabrina, great reaction. I believe you will also love this recommendation for Epica and the song Rivers. It is a devine ballad on their latest album 'Omega'.

[@dasabitur5919]

When ever I hear powerful and emotive music, I think I am in love. Then, a few days later, I think, maybe I am not so much in love. But, when I am, I will leave my heart at the "lost and found" so you can claim it.

[@evilvolts]

The Netherlands are so full of Talented ladies Floor, Simone, Miss Montreal, Emma Heesters, OG3ne the 3 Dutch sisters that won The Voice of Holland in 2014.

[@dac2007]

You totally have to react to the other Floor collab in that very same show: Stabat Mater Dolorosa. After that you can check out anything else from this Retrospect show, it was really a once in a lifetime concert

[@astral7080]

This performance is a milestone in modern music history

[@007chinochef]

Toghether are so powerfull!!!! Also they're good, old friends.

[@jonno55]

Nice react as always Sabina. Like middle eastern vibes? Check out Sahara from Nightwish. IMO a very underrated song, but so dang good! Also, as mentioned, Stabat Mater Dolorosa (stood the mournful Mother weeping) from Epica featuring Floor. Medieval (13th century christian hymn to Mary), music Giovanni Pergolesi (18th century). Soul snatching good!

[@charliethetraveller]

You discovered Floor, Simone, Anneke, but there's one of the classics dutch Queens you're still missing: Sharon Den Adel, the frontwoman of Within Temptation. They're suggesting her duet with Anneke, but I suggest you to listen one of their songs where Sharon sings alone in order you can appreciate her insane individual voice. React to Angels, or Ice Queen

[@tomasbilos]

Love love and love your reactions on NW and Floor ( here with Epica)

[@liefde1911]

Sabina, thanks! Beautiful!

[@jmetallover]

Two best friends and two angels...YES!!! I always say I may never make it to those Pearl Gates but at least I can say I have heard what angels sound like, just divine!!!!! BTW Simone was pregnant at the time of this concert so props to her for lasting 2+ hours in this 10 year anniversary celebration.

[@CURTISYOUNG-jf4wj]

To be in the audience!!!!

[@JHX1]

Just "Remember where you are" ... That was the best concert ever!

[@Donna-C]

Floor’s last name Jansen is pronounced as Yansen. It’s a great song that has a little bit of everything in it!

[@jamesallen1153]

Simone and Floor were flatmates at one point during their early years and today still BFF's.

[@kjellvigre703]

Epica er for meg noe en blei avhengig av for over 20 år siden .. Elsker de . Samme med After Forever , Within Temptation .. Jentene løfter sine band til nye høyder . Bare se hva som hente Nightwish når Floor entret senen i 2013 . Simone Simons og Sharon den Adel .. nb .. Hører vel mest på Nightwish for tiden :- )---- Lykke å hell på din vei :- )---

[@davidknox2787]

This song never gets old...

[@JHX1]

If need a big smile on your face, watch this performance...

[@alisehuisman9842]

So this is your number one now ? Try epica with Floor Jansen - Sabat mater dolorosa

[@corneliusantonius3108]

Two Dutch Metal Queens 😍😍😍

[@isaciocardozo4147]

Amazing song.

[@rogerballoujr.6244]

Epica is a great band....you should check out Cry for the Moon if you like a backing of an orchestra as well as choir backup vocals 😄 Also there is a great duet that Within Temptation (Sharon Den Adel) has with Anneke van Giersbergen the former lead singer of the band The Gathering called Somewhere off of the Black Symphony DVD.

[@paulriddle7818]

She did Cry for the moon 2 months ago.

[@rogerballoujr.6244]

@@paulriddle7818 Ah...I didn't see that....thanks UToob Suggestions for.....Nothing!! 😆 Well in that case I recommend Chasing the Dragon or Sensorium next....

[@skeezesmith7954]

Even Floor’s WooHoo is pitch perfect. 😄🤘

[@dieseldog00]

🤣

[@stevecasbierd1431]

HENRI NEEDS TO SEE THIS 😍XX

[@pedrulah18]

Sabina, I love the opening song of all your videos :) Can I find it on Spotify or some platform? Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱

[@sabina1118]

Yes 🥰 it’s Remember WhereYou Are with Jessie Ware

[@10animallover10]

A divine sound, that's the right way to describe it indeed

[@palantir135]

Try Waking hour live at Doornroosje, by The Gathering. With Anneke van Giersbergen. She inspired Floor and Simone to sing metal. The one screaming Floor Jansen was Mark Janssen. He and Floor played in After Forever. Simone and Mark can be heard in Cosmic Fusion by Ayreon; the electric castle live and other tales concert. Anneke also sang in that concert.

[@okiejohn3925]

Hats off to some folks that often get overlooked in this performance....first to the drummer who nearly stole the show on this song, and then to the lighting person also did an amazing show!

[@paulriddle7818]

And the sound guys.... THey must have had 4-5

[@okiejohn3925]

@@paulriddle7818 - For sure...mixing and mic-ing the band, PLUS orchestra, PLUS choir must have been a gargantuan undertaking!

[@paulriddle7818]

@@okiejohn3925 I saw somebody with experience in the feild on another reaction say that there was minimum 6 guys working the stage.

[@okiejohn3925]

@@paulriddle7818 - Likely that Epica lost money on that show with the cost of production (maybe they made up for it with DVD sales?) but they created an epic(a) piece of history!

[@Doppeldropper]

I'm pretty sure you definitely would love Floor and Simone singing together "Sweet Curse" too 🤗

[@metalbabesami]

Yes this was going to be my suggestion as well!

[@Doppeldropper]

@@metalbabesami 🤘🙂👍

[@watchtheskies]

Hi Sabina, Epica are Dutch the same as Floor, their singer is named Simone Simons, I absolutely love her voice

[@MrSh0110]

Epica is beyond incredible. And this is just an average Epica song.. Check out these from the same concert (Retrospect) - Epica - Chasing the Dragon Epica - Design Your Universe And please check out this one from their latest album - Epica - The Skeleton Key And if you can, check these killer ballads and thank me later - Epica - Tides of Time Epica - Rivers

[@watchtheskies]

I concur

[@Bonovin]

Dom gjorde en låt till , på konserten , i den här stilen. Mater ....... Dolorosa . Mycket bra , den också

[@lisafoster4468]

I'd say their combo was "fire," but that's not quite accurate. It's more like a flamethrower. Or perhaps an atomic bomb. On a side note, I'm told there were probably no fewer than four sound guys working the show to get everything sounding the way it's supposed to.

[@phillee2814]

Easily - four isn't uncommon for a larger rock band, so to mic up, balance and mix individually mic'ed full choir, orchestra, and rock band would be nearer 200 than 100 channels (possibly more) and would need combining into sets (like soprano, alto, tenors baritones and basses in the choral group), then those sets balanced into full groups (choir, orchestra, band, lead vocals) for the final mixing stage. I did it for a while on a much smaller scale (we thought having 16 channels was a really great arrangement and were more used to 8), and I'd expect it to be an all-day job for the evening show. So soundcheck would start at maybe 9am and be busy all day and into the evening. The result was well worth it though. I'd have given a leg or one of any organ I have a spare of to have been in either orchestra or choir for that - I have done both (violinist and bass chorister) to a decent standard, but never for this kind of show.

[@skylertanche413]

Amy Lee - speak to me. watch the music video, it puts you in a whole new realm. It’s such a beautiful song

[@DiamondHeartMatrix]

Yes!!! 💜🙏

[@sabina1118]

🥰😍😍 sooo goood

[@DiamondHeartMatrix]

@@sabina1118 This was taken from their (Epica) Retrospect concert to celebrate Epica's 10 year anniversary as a band. 💜🙏

[@ericabenoit8620]

You should definitely react to more Epica:)

[@johnclibbens6803]

Fab!

[@timhutchinson8485]

I would love to see your reaction to "Avalanche" by Cellar Darling.

[@jacqueline23788]

holland the land of symphonic metal and female rock opera metal singers