Singing Nessun Dorma in front of 500 noisy High School students…Watch what happens!

[@luvergirl416]

I’ve never heard this sung by such a young voice. It was beautiful and very moving.

[@johncabell3226]

Then you obviously haven't heard of Amira Willighagen who sang it in the final of Holland's Got talent in 2013. She was only nine years old but her voice was, and still is, mind blowing. Easily found on KZbin.

[@My2Bunnies]

@@johncabell3226 I was just about to mention Amira to Judy-Lynne

[@luvergirl416]

@@johncabell3226 I haven’t! I’ll try to look for it. That is an aria I cannot hear too often.

[@cecelia6909]

So beautiful! Brought tears to my eyes....what a gift!! God bless you✝️😊

[@korbit360]

Jackie Evancho sang it at a very young age and although I'm not sure how young it was younger than this young man. Edit: Age Eleven.

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

To have had that sung to them by a fellow student…wow. They don’t know yet what an honor.

[@heluce174]

They probably thought he was lip synching.

[@RexCWY]

I'm a professional singer singing for the students. Not a student. Thanks for your compliment!

[@hoptoit5910]

@@RexCWY You’re so incredibly talented. Listening to you actually bought tears to my ears. Just beautiful.

[@irenemccann7032]

Excellent

[@ylass8884]

Sorry, but very rude audience. Congratulations for a wonderful rendition.

[@sylviacarlson3561]

Not only are you an excellent singer.........really beautiful job, but you are beyond brave singing in front of HS kids! Wow! Applaud Applaud!!

[@RussiaIsARiddle778]

As a high school teacher and a trained classical singer, I can tell you just how brave and remarkable this was. I would never feel comfortable doing this at my own school. 🥰 Excellent job, you have been well trained and prepared. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@RexCWY]

@@RussiaIsARiddle778 Thank you so much! It was very encouraging to see them appreciate this aria in the end.

[@sherylbrown6943]

👏👏👏beautiful 🥰🇦🇺

[@myrlelembicz6364]

I agree wholeheartedly. This was a defining moment for you in your life. Well done!!

[@shannonfontan6594]

Don't think they will EVER forget the occasion, know I wouldn't Best,

[@jb6712]

Give him a standing ovation for even just having the courage to get up there and sing. I sang in choir in high school, and no way was I ever going to do a solo, having been too cowardly! Well done, young man, kudos to you!

[@heleneg525]

Kids are the worst audiences!!

[@frankdsouza2425]

Nicely put, j b

[@patriciajackson6711]

I've sung on stage in front of an audience. I was 19 that 1st time. I was invited to sing. This kid gave me gooseflesh.

[@aaa-my5xy]

i don't think hes one of the students

[@marymichael8556]

This young man hit me in my wheelhouse and brought tears to my eyes!! May he have the brightest future in the world!

[@pauldudley7961]

I am a trained singer and I thought your rendition of Nessun Dorma was fantastic! Congratulations you have a great talent.

[@trvman1]

Kids today don't know real talent when they see/hear it. This is a PERFECT example of that.

[@Mickju]

I'm a professional violinist in the US. You have a beautiful voice and you gave a very good performance. I applaud you.

[@RexCWY]

Thanks so much! This means a lot coming from a music colleague like you.

[@sconebaker8051]

@@RexCWY Absolutely outstanding,loved it !❤

[@joepollard9476]

@@petrahornakova9657 . Amira sung Nessun Dorma several times. Perhaps her best performances are CIG 2017 and her school concert in 2018. This will be of interest to Rex as she was probably about his age at the time. Holland was certainly very good, but she was only 9 then.

[@never2017]

Im a professional listener. Bravo 👏

[@dp.6868]

I agree 100%

[@christinerobinson9372]

Pavarotti would have been proud of you. It's no longer possible to study with him, but he left his great body of work for you to study.

[@lawrence1960]

Pavarotti didn’t compose this Puccini did. Puccini left a great body of work. But I do love Pavarotti

[@fezzik7619]

As Lawrence said Puccini composed this in the early 1900s. It was Pavarotti’s signature aria though there were much more difficult ones in his repertoire.

[@lawrence1960]

@@fezzik7619 yes, but he didn’t compose the aria, Puccini did.

[@fezzik7619]

@@lawrence1960 read what I wrote again ⬆️

[@lawrence1960]

@@fezzik7619 got it..

[@topo7130]

As an italian, your rendition is beautiful and your pronunciation is PERFECT!!! Bravo!!!

[@bandenere7774]

Esatto. He sings like an Italian would sing it.

[@RexCWY]

Really? Grazie! That's the biggest compliment for me!

[@topo7130]

@@RexCWY deserved at 100%. Bravo!! Italian pronunciation is very different from the english/american (I’m sure you’re aware of that 😜) and you mastered it perfectly. I could have thought you were italian 🤩. Outstanding!!! Greetings from sunny Tuscany ☀️!

[@RexCWY]

@@topo7130 Tuscany! I was in Florence 3 years ago for vocal training. Love your country! Would not mind living there in the future! In fact, I was singing "O Sole Mio" while on the Gondola in Venice. Hey, maybe I will release that video.

[@topo7130]

Well, who could blame you 😎😁! (Sorry for bragging, but I’m so proud of my wonderful Tuscany 😅) keep up the good work ❤!

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

No One Sleeps...no one can resist Nessun Dorma when it is sung with such passion and beauty. Not even bratty, jaded teenagers. Well done, young man!

[@williamgibbs3199]

You never know how good this song is until you hear it sung live. It rips your heart out. I used to use Pavarotti singing it live as a speaker demo and actually had grown men while watching the Three Tenors performance. Luciano nailed and knew he did so.

[@zedmarlen]

You have NO IDEA if these kids are "bratty" or "jaded"... They're just young people and they responded well to something they probably never heard before nor understood.

[@elizabethcloutman8913]

I really love this rather unlikely KZbin video. It’s really true: magnificent music does have charms to soothe … even the toughest audience in the world: a very restless and chatty crowd of 500 teenagers, held captive in their high school auditorium when a very talented and very courageous young tenor comes onstage to sing a classic aria “Nessun dorma” from Puccini’s 1926 opera “Turandot.” Even though the aria has been performed independent of opera houses in modern concerts, many of which have been televised on PBS and thereby introduced to a larger audience by two famous Italian tenors - the late Luciano Pavarotti as well as Andrea Bocelli, it’s very likely that none of these teens have ever heard this very emotional and very moving song before. Within just a very few minutes, they actually stop to listen …and ultimately even applaud. A high compliment from a very tough crowd. (As much as my late sister adored opera and always bought season tickets to the Dallas opera, I must admit I’m not a huge opera fan. However, great music surpasses genres, and I do appreciate Puccini’s incredible music from “Madame Butterfly “to “Turandot.”

[@tessariles4488]

Months later. Bravo. Beautiful.

[@rocdeca77]

This is such a beautiful song, and this young man did such a wonderful job singing it, good for him!!

[@RexCWY]

Thanks! Not exactly young, haha!

[@garyroberts3859]

It’s an aria …it’s not called a song

[@garyroberts3859]

BRAVO

[@chamonix2602]

....man?

[@rocdeca77]

@@RexCWY sorry, my daughter sang in her school choirs from kindergarten to her senior year of high school and she was fortunate enough to sing in Carnegie hall in New York City, it was such a wonderful experience for her and for me!

[@TinMan0555]

That kid is going places. I hope he continues on this path. Well done young Sir

[@RexCWY]

I'm a professional singer singing for the students that day. Just to clarify.

[@nietmijnprobleem]

kid??

[@bandenere7774]

I'm Italian. I've come across quite a few foreigners who sing Nessun Dorma splendidly, but this might be the first time I felt like it was an actual Italian singing. Great rendition, A M A Z I N G pronunciation! Bravo!!!

[@RexCWY]

Grazie! The biggest compliment for a tenor!

[@robertorovida2108]

@@RexCWY Sì davvero bravo, ottima pronuncia italiana! 👏

[@leonardniamh]

Assolutemente

[@demetrioskalabokis6666]

Sure... me too...

[@violetkirk4729]

Sang beautifully so sad that the audience were so rude to begin with. Full credit to this young man he got their attention to listen to him.

[@lazchapman5907]

they're high school kids,every group of high school kids would act as they did. Midway through they started to listen.

[@bigdmac33]

I am an oboist in Northern Ireland. What a remarkable young man. What a remarkable performance. He has a bright future and I sincerely hope that I'll get to hear him singing professionally.

[@beverlypearson5332]

Semi-pro musician here. Don’t be concerned about your audience’s reaction. Just perform to the best of your ability, and they will come around - it’s the powerful language of music. You are very talented, and to sing Nessun Dorma in front of high school students - very brave! All the best to you.

[@RexCWY]

Thank you so much for your encouragement!

[@danielacrescini5980]

As an Italian, I congratulate with the young singer for his pronunciation! Bravo 😀

[@bredamoran7649]

Brilliant absolutely beautiful. Pity the group of students weren't taught that it's good manners not to talk over, disrupt or distract someone during a performance. That performance was breath taking.

[@jackmason2989]

Their mothers were too liberated to waste time in the kitchen civilizing her children. She had affairs to attend to.

[@eileenpritchard9154]

​@@jackmason2989 PROBABLY, 😉😉😉😉

[@jackmason2989]

I read a book years ago, decades ago, that I liked, called Good Times, Bad Times. I liked it so much I read it again. And a bunch of times after that. It was about a couple of boys who meet at a lackluster New England prep school. I had a not very nice childhood and I used to daydream of getting away. Often I thought about being kidnapped and what great fun that would be. But I really wanted to be sent away to school, maybe a run down prep school for troubled youths up in New England. One boy in this story is kinda me, just a nobody sent away to a no nothing place. The other kid is, how we say, a man of the world. This is not his first time at the rodeo. Rich parents have shipped him off time and again, and are running out of good schools. So here we are. They are so different. One smokes, and drinks, and takes up with the county whore, which is eye opening to the naive boy. They become fast friends. Oh wow! A new school and a best friend. What's not to like? Jump ahead, it's fiction, okay. I'm buying it. For a surprise, Little Lord Money Bags, at a moments notice, flys his birthday boy friend to Lincoln Center to catch Act ll of a Puccini Opera, Turandot. The one child is wide eyed at the lavishness of it all, the pure headiness of it all. They settle in. Hold hands. And the star Tenor begins an aria. It was apparently a good aria because the audience are on their feet screaming Bravo! Bravo! By my fifth read, I was becoming intrigued with this Opera aria. I bought a stereo LP of Turandot with tenor Franco Corelli. I later learned that for a first time Opera recording purchase, I couldn't have done better. Corelli has often been lauded as the greatest tenor, his Nessum Dorma the best version. The dust jacket of my LP told me that Turandot is about the triumph of love over adversity. Nessum Dorma is the tenor's declaration of that love. Oh. OK. So without knowing any of that, I still got that what I liked so much about Good Times, Bad Times is that it was a love story, and Lincoln Center was the declaration of that love by one student for the other. Oh, okay. I was lonely, I was alone, I was queer. Worked for me (then read it again). For years, I thought I was the only kid who knew about this pretty song. And I was, until the fat man made it his theme song. Then the world learned about this pretty song. Even Aretha Franklin sang it! COVID-19 embraced this message of triumph of good over adversity. Only Thump and DeSanjo didn't know the song. Talk about culture war. (James Kirkwood, the author of Good Times, Bad Times, later made some money on his play A Chorus Line.)

[@sentient8146]

The children look japanese? Maybe it's the lack of blond hair

[@lesleyconrad1207]

Yes, as a teacher myself I would have shut them up quick smart. Ignorant twerps.

[@tuberobotto]

For a young man your age to give tribute to such an iconic piece of the operatic world by singing it before a seemingly disinterested audience, with conviction that it is a powerful material to dish out to a juvenile crowd like this, is in itself quite an elating achievement, like a walk in the clouds. Wonderful delivery matching your unique voice timbre.

[@julieenslow5915]

Well, I'm 70 but I do remember being in high school. Yes they are the toughest, because they (for the most of them) have had limited exposure to cultures/music/art/life styles and food outside of their own. You may have given this group their first exposure to fabulous Italian opera singing. This is new everything to most of them and you gave them a fabulous first taste. And you brought tears to my eyes and a smile to my heart. It was fun watching you connect to them, and I was very pleased to see they truly liked it. Well done!

[@williamsroberto6598]

Hello, how are you Julie?

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

The teachers should have made them all be respectful before he even started. Rude generation, rude nationality that pretends to the rest of the world they are nice.

[@alexpawlowski2743]

I am from Germany and just yesterday I heard a comparison of the great tenors (Mario Lanza,Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, Fritz Wunderlich, Franco Corelli) with this piece. Your singing touched me emotionally - that is the greatest compliment I can pay you. A wonderful voice that belongs on the great stages of the world.

[@RexCWY]

It is the greatest compliment anyone has every paid me. Thank you so much!

[@AndreasDelleske]

I can only confirm that. Germany too :) Do what you love, never stop. You may have reached their subconscious mind, that alone is worth it and many really listened.

[@susannluckmann7705]

Seems like God gave you a great talent. Use it wisely to honour him. 🙏👍👍

[@r-leanmygirl-gj2kt]

He did a nice job, but I'm sorry, at this time he is light years away from the league that those A-list tenors are in.

[@alexpawlowski2743]

@@r-leanmygirl-gj2kt Dear R-Leanmygirl, I did not claim to be a professional in the technical evaluation of opera singers, but I have my emotional world, recognize the effect of a voice with a warm timbre on it and represent here only my personal taste. It may be that Rex Wee is not yet technically mature and that there are still years of development between ambitious singers in the development stage and the full professional at world class level. But he sings "quite nicely" undermines his talent. What I can say and judge is the timbre of his voice and I like it. He touches the soul with his singing. One becomes perfect or at least top class through a combination of talent, training and experience. The first point cannot be learned. The opera singers mentioned transport feelings with their voices - as does he. I can't say that about every opera singer either, although this is the power of music. Therefore, I think that Rex Wee has a special disposition, which is an important basis for a great future. A word of praise can certainly help motivate him to persevere and get through the rocky road unscathed.Praise rarely hurts, but negative criticism certainly does.

[@brianhealey5286]

wowser...a great tenor in the making! Just terrific delivery of a very emotional song.

[@RexCWY]

Thank you for your compliments!

[@brianhealey5286]

@@RexCWY Rex, my guess is you have evolved from a tenor to a lyric baritone. Hope you are still in the vocal arts. Have fun, bring people joy.

[@RexCWY]

@@brianhealey5286 Lyric baritone? I don’t think my voice is heavy enough to be a baritone. Haha. And yes, I will keep singing to inspire people and glorify the Lord! Thank you so much!

[@jimwallace3441]

Kids should be exposed to music like this. When I was in grade school, every year we went to the children’s concert in a beautiful theater. To this day, I love classical music. Every school should have field trips to hear music like this. This was wonderful. You got their attention quickly and maybe some of them will develop a taste for very good music. Well done.😊

[@RexCWY]

Yeah, I was so surprised that they liked it! Good music is good music! We should bring more of it to kids!

[@jenniferh1416]

In my small town in the U.S. my elementary school had yearly visiting artists. Heard pieces from musicals and sometimes had sing alongs.

[@biff5856]

It appears they could care less. Chatting through his performance. Born rude. No surprise there It's a shame. Wonderful voice, execution.

[@skwervin1]

Here in Australia, when I was in primary and secondary school we had yearly concerts where we would see ballets, jazz, ballroom dancing and another with just symphony orchestras and some opera singing. I was brought up with classical music and the musicals of the 30s onwards. Unfortunately, now aged 57 I am starting to go deaf so I'm binging on as much music as I can before I can't hear the bass and top notes perfectly. I'm already losing the bass notes which makes some songs feel unfinished. Spread your love of music wide. You may have given the gift of music appreciation to a student today!

[@drjojo5551]

@@biff5856 no babe….not necessarily RUDE!! They were brought up by morons!!!!

[@robertlundquist5450]

Speaking as a music teacher with 37 years experience, outstanding performance! Bravo!

[@thomasjorge4734]

Beauty will Save the World!

[@janekellie3472]

I love how the young singer had the staying power to Continue To Carry On Singing, even when the school kids where all talking loudly.. But .. In The End ,The Singer Got Their Attention And A Well Deserved Applause Afterwards. Well Done ! 👏👏👍🏼✌️

[@kimcook4442]

Bravo! You hit the notes spot on: no matter who reacted and how, it was very well done 👏

[@RexCWY]

Thanks, Kim! It was really fun singing this song.

[@micheledix2616]

This deserves more than just a few hand claps. Well done young man👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤

[@judyplank2387]

He did a wonderful job. His voice is amazing.

[@Niaulc-sx1nl]

That was superb. The bubbles made it doubly superb.

[@louisetemples7011]

BRAVO!!!!! That was Beautiful! Love how you captured them! ♥️

[@RexCWY]

It was a very special experience indeed! Glad you liked it!

[@dalehoward5416]

I love how there was a quiet pause at the end. I think they were absolutely stunned. Well done good sir. Well done. 💖

[@stephanieyee9784]

Rex, you did good! To get most of these kids to settle down and listen to you sing was a big thing. To have them applaud you at the end was Huge. Thank you for singing for us.

[@RexCWY]

It was fun for me too!

[@celarasmith8030]

You were fabulous. You showed them!

[@vancolucci5949]

BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVISSIMO!!! What a beautiful performance! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@retiredtom1654]

Lot's of talent and lot's of guts. He looked like a possible classmate... very well done!

[@User1975-]

Ah young lad, congratulations, and congratulations on your mentor who trained you, whomever that may be, they've done a splendid job!! I've just completed several years of tenor training and am hoping to perform this timeless aria when I feel confident enough to. It's on it's way, regardless, I digress, keep. doing what you're meant to be doing!!😊 Your Italian was fantastic too !!! BRAVO! You certainly showed your peers an insight into the thrilling world of Bel Canto and Opera!!

[@RexCWY]

Thank you so much! I am a professional singer for many years, not that young anymore. Haha.

[@User1975-]

@@RexCWY I forgot to add, the portament for such a young lad is exhilarating !!! P.s I'm not that young anymore either haha

[@PASwiftUTube]

As a retired teacher, I’m sad that we have failed to teach our children manners. It was so rude of them to continue to talk during a performance.

[@yvonneplant9434]

There no music appreaction in school anymore. 😢 They don't even know what they are listening to. 😮

[@vito7428]

Dude they're in a school hall not a fucking opera hall in Berlin or wherever. What are they just supposed to drop whatever they were doing and be completely hypnotized in the singing or something? Is that really a realistic expectation for anyone much less a group of teenagers who you don't even know if they like Pavarotti or care about it. If some random performance just suddenly happened in front of you of something you don't particularly care of while you're talking to someone,would you really drop everything you were doing and just watch it?

[@PASwiftUTube]

@@vito7428 Yes I would because I have manners and good breeding and would appreciate that someone was being generous enough to share their talent with me. If you are not open to new experiences you will live a very limited life.

[@waynec9444]

@@vito7428 Very stupid comment. You sound like a teenager.

[@andreapreiser6162]

​@@yvonneplant9434Not your fault☝️! Who failed are the parents! Just my opinion!

[@brettchapman8453]

My goodness you are brilliant. Your voice is so pure and you sing effortlessly, I get goose bumps watching this

[@RexCWY]

Thank you so much!

[@dvillebenny1445]

Your voice is so clear, fresh and unpretentious. good job.

[@darrengill4765]

We will definitely be hearing his voice again in years to come.

[@elizabetholiviaclark]

You can be very proud. You won over a tough room, and you've won our hearts as well.

[@RexCWY]

Thank you so much!

[@joprent6727]

That song always gives me goosebumps... Lovely voice and a tough crowd. Bravo...👏

[@RexCWY]

I love that aria! Great to sing in front of those HS kids.

[@burglar42]

RUDE IGNORANT CROWD!

[@reneebarnes1957]

Goosebumps, a few tears and a huge 🙂🙂🙂! Bravo, young man ❤❤

[@wordscapes5690]

Singing in front of high school kids? In a country where teachers believe math, algebra, and basketball are cultural achievements? You have balls of steel. I salute you.

[@ImByAbdul]

Wonderful, this is such a beautiful performance as it has touched such a younger audience and they seem to have liked it. Keep giving us more

[@RexCWY]

Yeah, it was very encouraging to watch these kids be inspired by great music. Thanks so much!

[@keggycat]

We talk about the lousy music kids like today (I sound so old,saying that), but we sell them short. Expose them to good music, even to good popular music, and they respond. I’m betting some of those kids have since listened to more opera or classical music.

[@RexCWY]

@@keggycat Yeah, they are actually really smart! They know when they are exposed to high-quality artforms. It's very encouraging to see that!

[@paulinemurphy3766]

Wow that was fantastic, well done.

[@lavender_granny]

@@keggycat you are so right. my son would listen to death metal in his room, but when he was in his car he listened to classical music.

[@tonyhughes110]

Very nicely done! Nothing sounded forced or like you were oversinging. Very pleasant to listen to.

[@irwinjimenez]

Damn, he made me cry when he actually hit that high note. 😢

[@arlenegwynn2310]

What a beautiful voice that young man has. Amazing!!!

[@jilldaubresse5873]

Absolutely stunning performance. He kept his composure under difficult circumstances and delivered.

[@tomoko3672]

If I were there, I wouldn't be talking, but weeping and aplauding!

[@benevenuto9794]

amazing, amazing, amazing! How can one so young accomplish that piece so perfectly?! Bravo!

[@patriciakaye4999]

Great job. Those kids don't know what they're missing give them a few years. I'm 85, so I enjoyed it 10 out of 10.

[@earlsmall9808]

Hope I can hear it at 85. Attaboy

[@patriciakaye4999]

And I have no hearing aids. Good solid peasant stock. @@earlsmall9808

[@jenjones3035]

Anyone who could not recognize the beauty of this is very sad. Not only is it a beautiful, extremely moving piece of music, he did it very well. Nice job. Thanks for sharing.

[@pattie2day]

Well, that brought me to tears! A beautiful performance, and kudos for impressing a difficult audience!

[@mxfxdlg]

I bid you a resounding BRAVO, from Los Angeles! What a wonderful performance. Couldn’t have been easy to walk out in front of such a seemingly unwilling audience. You broke through however, and now an auditorium full of young people’s live are more enriched, thanks to your talent, and confidence. Well done, young man. Well done, indeed.

[@RexCWY]

Thank you so much! I had so much fun singing this aria for them.

[@frazzleface753]

That took so much courage. I very much enjoyed your interpretation. I think the mis-timed applause in the middle gave you an extra boost for the finale!

[@albertseabra9226]

Tough crowd, probably not used to a Fabulous rendition of this nature. The Performer kept a Cool head and was able to get their total support and approval. A great video, thank you.

[@mandyofmarymac]

I had a dear male friend in high school who would entertain the whole student body in this way. He used to look directly at me, because he knew that I would be supportive. Good for this young man. And, he's pretty darn good too!

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

Impressive how you quieted that uninterested crowd by sheer talent. Well done.

[@suevillarreal9315]

Bravo!! Indeed, a tough audience, but your voice and a beautiful song got their attention!!! Bravo!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@roxannaweaver2155]

I always re-watch this when it comes up on my feed. His voice makes me feel happy.

[@Betty-qz5zd]

He has a lovely quality to his voice.

[@terryslade6240]

This piece ALWAYS brings tears to my eyes. "Old Timer's Syndrome?" Or just that this is such a beautiful aria? And kudos to this young man for a STUNNING performance!!!

[@lynn9111]

Beautifully sung, well done! The applause at the end was very satisfying.

[@carolpaynter8181]

I don't know how old this young man is but he was singing way beyond his years, Wow!

[@rayewen3347]

WOW! I have heard this many times, but you gave me goose pimples and a few tears. Fantastic! Bravo!

[@robertgarcia3863]

As a music major at university I'm very critical of singers who sing Nessum Dorma. Especially since I really love that aria. You sang it beautifully. Hope you continue to make good music. Cheers.

[@randomobserver8168]

I was 19 and living in Toronto when the original Three Tenors concert in Rome brought this aria suddenly to the attention of millions around the world who had not heard it before, as part of the innovative arts and culture program attached to the 1990 World Cup. The concert was recorded live for television and audio release, and American PBS stations made it a staple of their broadcasting for years. I have watched it many times, though not for a while now, and am glad to have at least seen the tv presentation when it was new- no way I at 19 was going to be in Rome and I wouldn't have known to be there for this anyway. But Pavarotti, and later in the concert all three of those tenors, performing this aria even on a tv screen was an eye, ear and mind-opener and this piece has remained a personal favourite now for over 30 years. Your performance here did honour to the work and I'm glad that this crowd of students could hear its significance and beauty for themselves, as they clearly did.

[@yardrail3432]

That was beautiful Rex. Thankyou for sharing your passion with us..

[@danielgloverpiano7693]

You are a consumate artist with a superb voice. You earned much respect for keeping your composure and didn’t allow the distraction to impede your performance. If you can survive that, you can survive anything. Well done! My parents used to ask me to perform (pianist) for visitors and then would talk while I played. A couple of times I got angry and stormed off!!!

[@earth2jennyl]

Wow. This is one of the most heartfelt and powerful versions of this I have ever heard, and with that crowd! You are just amazing. Thank you for sharing your voice with us!🎉😊

[@marieslabbert6009]

You have an excellent voice, a lot of patience and nerves of steel!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@heinrichlombard6416]

Brave to perform Nessun Dorma. Unfortunately, most people will compare any performance of this piece to that of the maestro. No too technical but requires a surprising amount of control and stamina to push at the end. Well done getting their attention!👏

[@mikealman9259]

I'm a grown man and that brought tears to my eyes. That took some guts👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@robertshrewsbury4241]

Nice job. Glad you got through to the students.

[@judithcsernak8449]

Excellent job, keep it up. The world needs more of you!!!❤

[@kevintracey4644]

Brilliantly done! And you turned the crowd! Be proud of yourself!

[@sweetg12651]

This brought me to tears. What a beautiful gift you've been given and now you give it back to us. Thank you.

[@caterinaml]

Your beautiful voice brought a knowing smile to my face and happiness to my heart! Keep up your lessons & share Opera with everyone you can, please. They’ll get it, just give them a taste! Bravo!!!!!😇🎶🏆🎶😇

[@manichairdo9265]

My late husband was a professional musician for 40+ years. We noticed the difference between audiences who had paid to get in and those who hadn't. People who'd invested in tickets had a strong connection. Those who got in free hadn't sown into the show though he won them over eventually. Great performance. 🎉

[@fearthetexan]

I love how the students became more and more quiet as it went on. And then they erupted!

[@Willandpetesmom]

Well done before a tough audience. What a voice, what a talent-follow that gift and you will go far. So proud of you!

[@AFITgrad86]

The wife and I used to play opera at a pretty good volume and with the windows open to dissuade the neighborhood kids from playing outside our apartment LOL. This was a very good rendition of the aria. Bravo!

[@j.c.5749]

In high school I had not even heard nessun dorma! Let alone been able to sing it! Damn! Well done!

[@coltay1000]

Holy cow! That was amazing! Puccini‘s Turandot is my favorite opera and I’ve seen it done at least 3 times. This young man did a really terrific job! He was on key and had a really nice vibrato. I wish him all the best in his professional career. 👏🏻👍🏻

[@wandertree]

Well done, this is beautiful! Represents a lot of hard work on your part. Gotta love those Italians who brought us such amazing beauty through their culture.

[@KC-fl1ek]

He has guts singing in front of everybody. My most favorite song and you did it. ... What a voice❤❤❤

[@luckylunaloops]

A beautiful, powerful voice! Such amazing talent at such a young age... I expect he will go all the way as an esteemed vocalist.

[@smellyolegoat150]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@ronnie7075]

Very very good, such a lovely voice and the crowd learned to appreciate they were listening to something special.

[@MarleyBryant-g2p]

That was Goosebump Gorgeous. Congratulations. I love your voice. Never give up, you have a wonderful gift so you have to share it. Wishing you great success.❤

[@GlimmerOfLight]

I'm Italian. 30 years ago I used to sing this song, imitating Pavarotti's famous 1994 performance. I was able to fool business consultant folks (at a retreat) into believing I had taken opera singing lessons, before telling them the truth. 🙂 This is not an easy thing to do and you did very well: much better than I ever could. 😀 I fully agree with Mickju!

[@danutaromanowska7428]

Beautiful performance! What a gifted young man under appreciated by ignorant peers🌹♥️🇵🇱🇨🇦

[@marydonohoe8200]

I just love his approach to the finale, beginning with a gentle, reflective “Vincero,” and building from that. So effective. Most of the kids were listening by then, at least! What a rude bunch! 🥴🎶🎶🎶🎶❤️🙏🏼💥

[@TenCommandments10]

What a blessing for those kids ears and hearts. WOW. 🙏💙💙🎵🌹🌹🌹

[@celiakramer9950]

His singing gave me the chills. Bravo!

[@mbbenfield]

Brilliant! Bravo!!

[@BruceBoschek]

Thank you for this. Sometimes it is difficult to remember that there are artists among us and that even uninterested students can recognize a truly artistic performance.

[@kizpaws]

What a beautiful voice you have! May you go far in your musical career! ♥

[@ralphwagenet852]

Beautifully done. It earned the attention of the audience.

[@patticharron3161]

An incredibly moving piece. Brings me to tears every time. Bravo! ♥️

[@johnlye]

I was a high school teacher and I know what it's like being in front of more than a thousand students. Mr. Rex Wee, you gave a wonderful performance. I'm no opera fan but I admire and appreciate virtuosity. Wish there were more youtube videos of your performances in English and Mandarin. By the way, I loved your duet with Hayley Westenra. I'm learning to sing 'The Moon Represents My Heart' by listening to that video.