Smile, Gabriels Oboe, Tonight - Rolando Villazon & Hayley Westenra (Royal Variety Performance 2011)

Rolando Villazon and Hayley Westenra singing "A Celebration of the Movies" at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance, in the presence of HRH Princess Anne (The Princess Royal). Their three songs were: Smile - By Rolando, Gabriel's Oboe (Whispers In A Dream) - by Hayley; and Tonight (West Side Story) by Rolando and Hayley in duet. Hayley first appears 2minutes 25 seconds into the video.
The original performance was at The Lowry Theatre in Salford Greater Manchester on 5 December 2011, and it was first broadcast by ITV1 on 14 December 2011.
See our report and five videos of this at www.hayley-westenra-international.com/content/royal-variety-performance-hayley-rolando-villazon-videos
To discuss this performance you can visit the HWI forum at hwi.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Media&action=display&thread=6214

[@jaquelinegonzagagarita5611]

Rolando is not just a great tenor but also a superb actor.

[@Askade1]

No, he is not only a great artist and one of the world's best tenors, he has charisma and is a wonderful human being!

[@TornadoEsquivel]

Rolando es simplemente el mejor cantante que ha tenido México, quieran o no reconocerlo algunos, es el mejor. Felicidades Rolando, en México habemos quienes te admiramos, te seguimos y reconocemos tu extraordinaria voz. Ojalá pronto te tengamos por acá¡¡ Abrazo

[@mariavanzino1065]

No solo canta como los dioses tambien se come la escena,es un hran actor y pone mucha pasion en todo lo que hace.una fan total de argentina

[@octaviomaida1263]

Pm ??=0000

[@piodani7099]

Non è il migliore solo del Messico ma al mondo, è la più bella voce in assoluto grandeeeeee❤

[@armandogabi7912]

!!Grande rolando!!

[@farkasagnes1974]

Gyönyörű ! Rolando Villazón éneklése és játékossága utolérhetetlen !

[@lilliwitt4941]

Smile. Gabriels Oboe, Tonight Rolando & Hayley Westnra WOW

[@raymondbedborough8522]

Hayley shows a pure lightness that shades many Opera stars

[@rafaellmata6083]

In Crossover.....Sarah Brightman.

[@mariararamc4849]

Además de bella voz buen actor simpático

[@philipcarthy2977]

Rolando what a theatre filler,his voice is exceptional, a proper powerful tenor, just sensational

[@cpvhoa213]

I thought I was lost in paradise where angels singing beautifully when I watched their performance.

[@CarlosTorres-jo7xs]

Power house:Rolando Villazón awesome tenor.

[@William2020a]

Smile: So perfect all emotion was washed out. Gabriel's Oboe: Beautiful as always when Hatley sings. Tonight: Great duet!

[@singxx100]

This is amazing- another great performance by Hayley, and Rolando :D

[@JRRShirley]

I love you Rolando Villazon!!!Viva México!!!!

[@iamjillianc88]

Wow! What excellent performances! How good is Rolando Villazon!? I've heard of him, but this is the first time I've heard him sing! Can any Rolando fans tell me what a good first cd of Rolando's would be to get? :)

[@rafaellmata6083]

I think it's better that you buy Elixir of love on DVD....the complete Opera. It's a collection.

[@lilspring1057]

i love, love, love his tember:))))))))!!! i loooove the color of his voice and his whole stage presence it's so natural and expressive but not pompous like so many opera singers, as if he genuinely enjoys and plays with every action... soooo wonderful to have watched him live at the Met, in Lucia - where heard him for the first time, not knowing who he was, his voice sounded like it was going to break down crying , yet soooo controlled.. bravo ,Rolando ,it's so much FUN listening to you:)!!!

[@Aurelia2147]

He is so full of self-irony which I love. And I agree with everything you say about his voice!!

[@paolanv3881]

Watch L'elisir d'amore with Rolando and Anna Netrebko, the Wiener Staatsoper one. He sings wonderfully, and makes you laugh so much! It's by far my favourite version of L'elisir.

[@lilliwitt4941]

Love this !!!!!!!!!

[@gabrielafernandaperez9996]

Bellísimo!! Que romántico 😊

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

Maravillosa selección de preciosas melodias

[@raymondhummel5211]

Such a wonderful version of "Smile "by Rolando Vilazon & Hayley Westenra. Yes indeed Charlie Chaplin was a wonderful song writer too! I am a fan of Charlie Chaplin too and wrote a song called Charlie Chaplin if you might like to pull it up. I been listening to Rolando for years. He has such a well trained voice that really is magnificent! I must admit Hayley is a new artist for me and I enjoy her singing and stage presence very much! 😀❤

[@DevilDave59]

Both great singers, Hayleys vocals on Ennio Morricone's music are just stunning.

[@jorgehernandez477]

Rolando, Mis respetos

he is perfect!!!

[@jericayaochoa3244]

es un sueño de hombre, talentoso carismatico gracioso lindo y esta seleccion le queda hermosaaa

[@MrMjp58]

Enchanting, entertaining and moving.

[@nadetomirkova4943]

SUPEEEEER !!! THE BEST !!! FANTASTIC SINGERS !!! FANTASTIC MUSICIANS !!! FANASTIC MAESTRO !!! ALL YOU FANTASTIC ACTORS !!! BIG, BIG, BIG THANK YOU FOR THE ALL THIS BEUTY !!! ALWAYS WITH A LOT OF LOVE AND LIGHT FROM SOFIA - BULGARIA

[@joestephens7105]

An outright expressive genius! The nail is the high-note at the end and Villazon (who is fabulous, too) has to tune up to her!

[@rinocardone5361]

fantastici. Imperdibili

[@AedeusLeonora]

Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!

[@joestephens3]

My God, how lovely!

[@khushroosuntook4840]

Is he still in this great voice. She's charming.

[@אדוארדבלומנטל]

Miting between two giants,Chaplin&Villazon.Marvles and unforgettable!!!

[@ignezmaciel2102]

So beautiful....it enlightens your day !

[@TheSirenDiva]

yeahh!! I really understand you, he is my favorite tenor and the saddest thing is that here in Mexico nobody knows him :(

[@paquitocancel2654]

Magnifiqieawesome great voices

[@JRRShirley]

omg!!!! i love you Villazon!!!

[@eloiseamanda]

I know the feeling. I'm 15, in the UK, and I'm not a superfan, but he's amazing either way, and none of my friends even like this style of music. It's better than what's in the UK charts at the moment, but they don't realise it. (btw, I don't mean to offend you by that)

[@nanananycris]

Magnifíco!

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

Maravillosa. canción . Gran tema de Charlie Chaplin

[@WWLLHH]

The best.

[@Amanda-mw9cd]

Es una pesadilla escuchar a esta mujer, no supero los nervios, desafina de principio a fin.

[@samueljaramillo4221]

Very nice concert

[@bstrktn]

She looks like an angel, he looks like Mr. Bean with an afro! Wonderful video, thanks for uploading.

[@Blueknightex]

I just saw this on TV today since it aired in New Zealand on Christmas Day. So proud of what Hayley's achieved this year. Performing the national anthem for U.K. and then for New Zealand at the Rugby World Cup finals(where we also won!). Now this! if only the HRM Queen Elizabeth was there to see this...

[@ChemistryAtomistic]

Oh, thank you so much for this video!!!

[@joymacdonald3871]

Chemistry Atomistic 8

[@leaceliadornellesdacunha3593]

LINDO ! AMO MÚSICA CLÁSSICA !

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

Preciosa selección de bellas melodias

[@laurelgleason7470]

SMILE :D too sweet

[@emelianacatalonia2089]

Smile,. Even breaking of pain,.🙂🙂😌😔😒👏

[@hugoaquino6698]

Simplemente rolando Villazón es el ISO 9002 de la ópera ..anivel mundial.... tanto así que la elit de la ópera lo critica constructivamente

[@robertogatoman]

ME FASCINO!!! SU ESPECTACULO;PERO HAYLEY ES LO QUE MAS ME ENCANTA, NO SE PERO SU VOZ ME TRANSPORTA, ME DAN GANAS DE ESCUCHARLA UNA Y OTRA VEZ, SOY UN FAN PERO ESTA TAN LEJOS DE VENIR A MI PAIS(CHILE) LE ENVIO MUCHAS FELICIDADES Y QUE LE SIGA LLENDO TAN BIEN!!!!!

[@0898266448]

love""love

[@WaddlingWithTheWallaces]

I love him!!! I'm 14 and I live an America and it makes me so mad that they don't know who he is and they arent open to his music!!

[@MusicMan-bj4pt]

Looooooooooooooooooooooooooovelly

[@LUISVALOISYOU]

Muy buena.

[@Askade1]

Check on his website, he will be in the USA soon! I hope you have a chance to go, because he would love to see you at the stagedoor, he is always very happy to see young people!

[@jkgou1]

All you need is bouquet 💐 It just so good

[@Gordon_2000]

Rolando was my teacher!

[@hwivideo]

@itsjimupnorth Hayley has sung with Alfie Boe, in 2006 at Canterbury Cathedral when he was her special guest.

[@iamjillianc88]

@llsgg Thank you! I'll see if there's one in the shops tomorrow night (I think I remember seeing it, now that I think about it), but if not, there's always Itunes! :)

[@llsgg]

@iamjillianc88 a great choice, but anything rolando sings is great to me, he could sing the phone book and i would be happy lol, happy listening xxxx

[@en23288]

Hokey staging and blocking. The magic still comes through. It's an ecstatic experience just as it is supposed to be.

[@rynerich]

The words to this song were ony written in English. You may be thinking of Nella Fantasia which uses the same soundtrack of Gabriels's Oboe from The Mission. Ennio Morricone had no involvement with the Nella Fantasia lyrics but colaborated with Hayley on Whispers in a Dream. Hayley wrote the lyrics.

[@carloamagliani0944]

Ok... ROLANDO VILLAZON. .. OK...!!!!

[@TheCAF96]

three people fail to realise this is real music -_- how dare they!

[@WaddlingWithTheWallaces]

I would love to have the chance, I don't know if I ever will. But that would be an incredible experince

[@anajuliag1]

@JooDiiee09 Yo tambien "padeci" de los mismo, carne de gallina todo el tiempo!!!!

[@Blueknightex]

Oh and awesome to see her finally meet Rolando and sing with him. I like him a lot. He was really funny on Popstar to Operastar :-)

[@PradeepChristopher]

Exceptional performance! Loved every part of it! And ofcourse he is mr. bean only XD

[@iamjillianc88]

@llsgg Hi! I ended up getting Cielo e mar and really enjoying it so far! :)

[@laurentverlet9732]

⭐⭐⭐

[@itsjimupnorth]

Not a bad year for our Hayley, getting to sing with Andrea Bocelli, Mario Frangoulis, Joseph Calleja, and the great Rolando. Now will somebody please introduce her to Alfie Boe.

[@eloiseamanda]

Yay!! Soemone who understand me (kind of) :)

[@AngelaMargaritaRiveraMoreno]

Solo los ignorantes hacen comparaciones y no ven que cada uno tiene su propio estilo y voz,

[@llsgg]

@iamjillianc88 hi i am a big rolando fan, he has many great albums, but if you like this version of smile buy his la strada album, to start with, then listen to his opera arias, hes a great man xxxxx

[@macarrasco2]

Guess there wasn't a MD available for this evening...

[@singxx100]

@hwivid I think it would be great if they could perform together agai- Tonight would work very well

[@cs3742]

And then he does a little Charlie Chaplin waddle escorting her offstage. That hit me in the heart.

[@WaddlingWithTheWallaces]

Haha yes same for me :)

[@sunlite9759]

Lift up your life listen and follow me...JC

[@coreycox2345]

I have heard of people who don't go in for this anima - animus stuff. Lovely singing, though.

[@opreaholicgirl]

It seems Hayley's singing technique has somehow .... changed. Love Villazon's powerful singing and dramatic delivery in this though :)

[@maticazon8783]

Villazón es uno de los mejores actualmente y flaco favor le hicieron a Hayley al ponerla junto a él porque evidencia la pobreza de estudio que tiene.

[@WaddlingWithTheWallaces]

I totally agree, and that doesn't offend me in the least bit. :)

[@Sapphire848]

The solo performances were very good, but the duet was amazing. I thought their voices went very well together! It's just such a shame that Rolando drowns her out for a bit of it - opera singer with classical/cross-over singer, it would happen.

[@eloiseamanda]

Or me :)

[@WaddlingWithTheWallaces]

Is it odd that I'm 14 and I find him attractive?

[@georgiaanderton7882]

I find him attractive too

[@KatyAllen]

Any idea who the pretty girl with Rolando is? (and not Haley, as beautiful as she may be)

[@ALFA1949]

Janine Craig.

[@eloiseamanda]

Who moves away from Rolando Villazon??

[@АлександраСлобода]

Нормальный дуэт.

[@llsgg]

@iamjillianc88 check my page out i have much information on him, i know you will enjoy his music xxxx

[@WaddlingWithTheWallaces]

Not me :)

[@melaniepennock4656]

Written by the "Little Hobo". Charlie Chaplin

[@user-ic6pr8yv2y]

Rolando Villazon and Hayley Westenra together is not a good mix. There separate solos are wonderful. Truth is you have to relate to someone on a spiritual level to perform with them.

[@bookloverholic]

I love Hayley and I love Rolando, but i dont think the duet worked very well, their voices are just so differant, he sounds so opera, and she's a classical/musical singer, it seemed wrong now if it was Alfie Boe and Hayley, i'd have fainted

[@WaddlingWithTheWallaces]

But isn't Rolando Mexican? I thought he would be more popular there..

[@sincerelyalina]

I think he's Italian?

[@birdyairpower5004]

Well, this was quite a shock and disappointment Hayley Westenra can't sing, needs some lessons her voice is weak and thin lacking musicality, his is dynamic full of power and rich tones. What a terrible combination, his voice makes her's sound pathetic, I can't believe someone thought of putting these two together.

[@johnbethell1952]

+Birdy Airpower you have no knowledge of Haley George Martin and many others have said she is one of the purest voices out there she is not an Opera voice and does not claim to be you are probably an Opera snob who hates anything in the classical crossover genre

[@birdyairpower5004]

I have many CDs of Haley and have seen her in concert. I meant they were unevenly matched as his voice drowns out hers. He is an operatic tenor and as such must have great power.

[@johnbethell1952]

Birdy Airpower Using headphones i could hear Haley quite well on this video

[@katerinakempb8217]

Birdee power I haven't heard you sing, have you a musical vid that we can look and listen to?? Maybe then we can see how good you are. This young lady has a career, do you. Critics are normally people that have never achieved a god damn thing, so until you post a vid of yourself singing, please be quiet, I think you may be doing yourself a favour.

[@christinatibbo1674]

Agree.

[@davidparrish2534]

Hayley is terrible!!