Tarja - 2007 operatic performance 1

[@Aurinkohirvi]

In Finland we don't have royals. Well, except in music. She is the closest for queen we have.

[@corections5068]

love that analogy...except she is a real, active, joy producing queen, unlike that freeloader in London

[@LigeiaNoire]

@@corections5068 rofl

[@mylife3350]

Tarja Halonen ?

[@LigeiaNoire]

That gown, oh that gown dear Tarja, you should wear it once more, you look exquisite, only your vocals soar higher. Beautiful!

[@petsitterlinda]

Tarja is a soprano Simone Simons is a Mezzo-Soprano

[@zralokvemigraci]

Here's what I think - if she did opera only, she would be certainly very good at it. Now that she splits up in between two different musical regions, no one should expect a professional operatic performance. Things don't work this way. But she really is nearly there. It's just tiny details that she would have to improve. But sincerely, this is just stupid even pointing out. She is indeed VERY good, at least among those, who make excourses to opera while singing something else.

[@fabianaturunen]

Amei, Tarja arrasa em tudo q faz!!!

[@mirageggx]

9 anos depois... e a sua verdade continua sendo... uma verdade ^^

[@KatiePole]

I really love the dress she is wearing in this. =]

[@MiniBlackAngel]

Wow ! Tarja's voice is so amazing ! LOVE YOU TARJA !!!!!

[@SeraphimxDead]

Tarja rules as always did.

[@B10ndM4CH1n3]

she's amazing!! tarja rules!! tarja la lleva! la adoro!! i love tarja!

[@Bassteth]

tarja es unica, es genial, nadie gesticula como ella, me encanta, es muy graciosa y viva, tarja, simplemente perfecta

[@kikesom]

que bella voz , ella es un demonio un demonio con una voz hermosa y fisicamente bella es una mujer casi perfecta !

[@xenagabbi]

She's the best ! Love her

[@myevilangelofdeath]

aw 15 people couldnt buy a ticket haha

[@thaichillidippingsauce593]

16

[@DanaNussair80]

it's unbelievable, I can't spend one day on computer without watching this video, it's amazing!

[@42lacey]

This is so amazingly amazing. If this was the time you ever heard tarja singing you would never think that she could sing in metal and make it work with her voice. The only singer i know of that can work in such different styles of music.

[@Pixiebabe]

tarja looks so beautiful

[@Amaranth2020]

Wow, la tercera interpretacion es genial.

[@viettelee]

@Supernature06 Opera singers don't need microphones in opera houses, meaning they don't use it when they perform in propper sized places which are also designed to have excellent acoustic resonance. Even the most experienced opera singer wouldn't be able to sing in a venue like this without using a microphone. Also Tarja is specialized in chamber music, not opera.

[@FluffyLaDooDoo]

She is opera and she used a microphone for people can hear better and the stadium was big that’s why, her voice is powerful as it comes

[@jdnajes]

She performed the 3rd one with such passion that I don't think I've ever seen her deliver before. That was beautiful!

[@Invicible91]

I LOVE YOU TARJA !!

[@CanalDoGarcia]

Concordo plenamente!

[@edeyale]

i lov her...her voice is so beauty

[@ComaLies225]

and she's a damn good singer to :)

[@TealOctober]

I saw a video in KZbin were she was being interviewed and someone asked her about Opera. She said she has been asked by the Finnish National Opera before to perform with them. And she did acknowledge that if she were to do Opera, she would have to work on her technique. But for now she wants to do what she's doing with her solo career. :-) Personally I love it when she sings operatically.

[@PoetessOfTragedies]

Tarja is a soprano now, a dramatic soprano (the deeper kind) with a range of 3 octaves, but she WAS a mezzo until Century Child. She said herself she can reach very low notes because she used to sing Mezzo's notes in the past.

[@demonhoopa]

I'll second that. She's really cut out for this. This is brilliant.

[@snowbruh]

Wonderfull

[@angelarguelloesparza6377]

this is beautiful, i love her since 2000 when she was with Nightwish

[@FemaleMetalLover]

OMG du har rätt!!!!...Måste ha varit Raphsody In Rock hon gästade där en gång vet jag

[@soundslikeblue]

Thanks for answer, I personally think that a huge vocal range doesn't mean a great opera singer or a great singer in general, but of course it helps a lot. I personally add the technical use of the voice, the natural timbre, the kind of roles the artist have done, the inovation her/his interpretations brought to music scene, and in case of opera is also important the stage presence, etc. And for me, when talking about sopranos, Joan Sutherland and Maria Callas were at their prime the Best ever!

[@soundslikeblue]

Diana Damrau, is my favourit from the "today" sopranos, she is really amazing! A problem with Callas is the fact that most of her recordings are from her later career, and her voice in the 40's and first half of the 50's didn't have some "fragilities" she would have later (including the high pitches). Anyways, all of these names are from top sopranos who had great knowledge of how to work with their amazing instruments (her voices) Thanks for answer, I liked to share these ideas with you.

[@moised96]

i know there are other sopranos which can sing better than tarja, but i adore tarja.. her colour of voice is amazing.. NO ESPERA MENOS DE TI TARJA

[@redmoonx]

i watched it 2... when she cryed my heart broke...

[@Evnightlerd]

My Goodness! This is a beautifulness...! =") Miss her in Nightwish!! But she does ok by her own!

[@mikewill9511]

@irenikus777 Real operas are performed without the use of microphones, as a true singer of the genre will soar above the orchestra.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Oh, please! It depends on the case! Real operas and opera singers use microphones, too. In an operahouse, probably not.

[@ComaLies225]

Thank you. Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that error. Tarja, as lovely of a voice she has, isn't in fact an opera singer. Tarja could have been but sadly her reign in Nightwish wouldn't have existed. You also forgot to mention Diana Damrau and Rita Streich

[@fincaranda]

Tarja un angel!

[@turretje]

Very good =]

[@Georgiancorner]

@soundslikeblue These ladies have different ranges of their soprano voices ))) Dramatic Coloratura, lyric coloratura, lyric soprano etc. :) Tarja is great in her range :)

[@vangesselit]

Maybe Tarja isn't as technical as some classical singers. But... they can't say they can sing this and all the songs of nightwish. So she is very much more diverse than all that kind of singers.

[@TarjaSenpai]

tarja is the best soprano of the world!!!

[@Szabo517]

It was "evil empire of communist soviet Russia" (which was then 6 weeks old) that granted Finland independence. It was for the very reason of the fall of the tsarist power that Finnish independence was possible, notwithstanding the efforts of Finns to achieve independent statehood (mind that we are talking about 1917 not 1940). Tarja has a great voice, she is stunningly beautiful, has a great temper one feels when she's singing, but she is definitely not the best soprano on this planet mate.

[@AmyLynnHartzlerFan]

Tarja is soprano!!!!!!and her voice reaches over 3 octaves!

[@viettelee]

If a microphone is used or not depends of the size of the venue. When a venue is as big as this none opera singer is capable to assert his/her voice to cover the entire place, but if you have any doubts of her abilities because of this, you can search for Noche Escandinava II , you'll find videos of Tarja singing opera (with no microphone).

[@J0_m0]

Dont get me wrong I'm a HUGE Nightwish & Tarja fan, but her voice has never really WOWED me so much, maybe once or twice, it IS impressive but I HAVE heard better. Also Tarja & Sarah Brightman (of whom I'm also a fan) Although both sopranos are two COMPLETLEY different Sopranos...Sarah has a much more bright & breathy voice but can tear Tarja down when it comes to her Lyric voice also.

[@fatimaselenecruzgomez6633]

Don't care about people say, there's only two kind of people in this video, who loves Tarja in all the different faces she has or those who came to criticize her work because the fell about their opera "stars" are not famous enough to make them feel proud, God, we know she's not an opera singer completely, but we Tarja fans know this: Any singer can be imitated but not Tarja, she can sings and sound like a soprano, but sopranos can not sing like all she can.

[@darthsthephanuss]

please, averigüen el perfil vocal de tarja y van a descubrir que tiene una dúctil voz ,ella es soprano lírica dramática pero puede cantar como mezzosoprano y contralto ella canto por primera vez a los 3 años en una iglesia en kitte,talento tiene,todo los comentarios acerca si es cantante de opera o no están de mas si no te gusta haganse un favor y no comenten el enlace

[@mariemir9007]

Ella es mezzo ,amplio su registro a soprano pero esta lejos de alcanzar el rango de contralto, m puedes dar un ejemplo de.alguna nota de registro d contralto que haya alcanzando?

[@PoetessOfTragedies]

On what I know Tarja itself said she used to be a Mezzosoprano until Century Child, then she turned to Dramatic Soprano

[@tripleaxell]

oh you're right.. plus renata tebaldi...i like damrau strong voice...

[@chrystianarroyo550]

Princess🌹👑

[@enosavo]

@jewelmarkess Well the info about her finnishing her opera studies in Germany wasn't just something I made up my self. It was taken from official Nightwish web site which is unfortunately in finnish so i'm not able to make any direct citations. My appologies if I was giving false info.

[@FemaleMetalLover]

Yes even tho I miss her with Nightwish I think her voice will improve with out them this is a proof of it!

[@soundslikeblue]

I listened to Yma Sumac, of course I will need more time to have a formed opinion about her, but yes her voice seemed to be really great! But on the other hand I can't find her singing any "tradicional", or eupropean repertoire (like bellini verdi, etc), so its dificult to compare her to my favourits (Sutherland, Callas, Damrau). But I will pay more atention to Sumac, I really got curious, thanks.

[@Ninga0809]

Anette is a very talented singer! Nightwish may not be the same without tarja but Anette certainly didn't bring Nightwish down.

[@BruceinFalkirk]

yes and yes they do. Great performance though.

[@vampiressedna9]

I like her dress

[@Markatta73]

umm, her swedish is suprising good. However I had problem to hear the lyrics of "Mitt land" because it was sung in even more operatic style. Great version of the Finnish anthem (you should make it the offical version) I liked it a lot. It rock compare to our (Sweden) weak anthem song.

[@DanaNussair80]

@jauda99 hahah yeahh but she's great on all sides...

[@TheNameTooSexyToShow]

@curranchris & VictoriaSJ You made me laugh !

[@scoorpio931031]

ella es muy buena... no perdio voz en NW ganó nombre con ellos

[@redmoonx]

when answering reportes questions about her separation from the band and the letter that Thuomas wrote for her.

[@plateroyextremo]

mine too!

[@zazkita]

@darthsthephanuss tiene razon este chico, en su bio dice claramente que ella por un tiempo canto temas para MEZZOSOPRANOS por eso alcanza notas bajas y no es una soprano "absoluta" eso no la hace mala cantante!

[@haelidh]

Oh, and so is the third one :)

[@mikewill9511]

@sjmaco Yes, I am a male classical singer and have 3 octaves as well. It's how you use your range. She lost something with time. And I bet she can't handle REAL pieces without a microphone- which is true opera for me. She's good, but those who say she has the best voice in the world clearly know nothing about opera. This is my opinion, with respect.

[@shawnjesseman664]

A couple things : Tarja is a classically-trained lyric soprano. She studied at Conservatory in both Finland and Germany. She was a classical singer before the whole Nightwish thing happened. When Nightwish happened she decided to not pursue a career in Opera. For one thing, there is a lot more money in rock than there is in opera and it appeals to a larger audience. When she first started in Nightwish it was a challenge for her because she had never sung that type of music before and her classical voice got in the way. As for microphones, it depends on the size and type of venue and what that particular venue is designed for. Pavarotti always had microphones in front of him when he performed. Unless he was performing at the Met which is an actual opera house and is designed for projection. If you watch her Ave Maria concert from 2015 she does not use a microphone. I'm a lyric tenor as well as a rock singer. I perform a lot with a symphony here in Florida and if we are doing an event, especially in an outdoor Amphitheater, yes we use microphones. Whether we are performing opera or musical theater.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Shawn, right, except she never pursued to become an opera singer, she specialized into chamber and church music. But of course she trained to sing operas too. Yep, just do an image search of Pavarotti, and plenty of microphones there. Using microphones depends on the case. Tarja started to specialize classical already before Sibelius Academy, while she was in Savonlinnan taidelukio, she took also private teaching to classical singing already back then, according an interview by her.

[@liricobarroco]

4:19 to 4:23 Wonderful *o*

[@soundslikeblue]

@potterclubtv You are right! ;)

[@KoreaxxLove]

I've been reading your comments (yes, I know they're old), and I see you didn't mention Sumi Jo. hmm...I think Sumi Jo is easily the greatest opera singer. She's quite the technician when it comes to singing, but some feel her acting leaves a little to be desired. Well, in terms of voice, she's absolutely amazing. ^__^

[@pandoramaria2265]

Como no amarla

[@enosavo]

I thought she was supposed to finnish she's opera singing studies in Germany around year 2002. Wether she's good or bad opera singer I can't tell but never the less she deserves to be called a opera singer.

[@SenshiofWolves]

Hey she's better then Anette, no offense. She's also a lot better then Sharon (I do like her though) from Within Temptation. I think Tarja got popular because, A: she was in a rock band and B: she does have good stage presence that many people who sing regular pop lack. But I will say this, I think, since Nightwish, she's regained a bit of voice.

[@graciela84]

nice dress

[@Gus_Fávero]

ohh.. that explains why there are a few people watching her singing.

[@madelineadkins6763]

It deppends, if you like smooth voices you will like better sarah, if you like powered voices, you will like better tarja. I like both of them :)

[@Evnightlerd]

I don't think the same... cuz In Oceanborn and Angels fall first... she sang really high notes! though not like that, she always wuz a soprano, but now she's becoming a better one, although she's the best! =D

[@Amaranth2020]

@javi9330 tarja no es cantante de ópera, eso es cierto. ella es más de power metal. pero ciertamente su voz es tan operezca como la de Caballe o tebaldi. tarja no tiene la cualidad de tener una voz dulce como la de Sarah brigthman. tarja por su parte tiene una voz tan potente.pero es ya es otro tema.

[@EvanescenceElegance]

Tarja, du sjunger på svenska!!!

[@haelidh]

The first one is in Swedish, the second one is in Finnish.

[@redmoonx]

me 2. Im not a Nightwish fan anymore, just a Tarja fan.

[@Blozi]

hahahahaha xD !!!!

[@WhiteCrownlessQueen]

@ComaLies225 you don't agree with it?

[@Szabo517]

Finnish Swedish differs a lot from the mainstream rikssvenska or hogsvenska. Finnish guys would have to correct me here probably, but I think that using mainstream Swedish during official state ceremony would be at least frowned upon. In addition, they teach them only the Finnish Swedish dialect in schools in Finland. However, in my opinion, as one sings Vart Land it's 100% ok, but probably the matter should be reconsidered while singing Sibelius songs.

[@CanalDoGarcia]

Tarja is really perfect! But you dont have to attack Anette, do you?

[@42lacey]

Really you got to meet her im so jelous. how did you manage that?

[@sisterofnight451]

I didnt realise she was the WORLDs best soprano?

[@scoorpio931031]

mmm

[@jewelmarkess]

@enosavo She has never studied opera. Her own words "Everybody should know that I am not a professional opera singer. I am far away from being that and I have never said I would be alike. I have never specialised myself in Opera. I studied specifically chamber music singing. I have a lot of respect for real Opera singers." Her chamber music singing isn't as good as that of strictly classical musicians maybe because all this pop singing hurt her voice.

[@marie882]

true but like fans of Amy Lee, people assume both women are opera singers though neither one has actually gone through the training too.

[@emil9412]

hmm... just noticed that she's singing in swedish... I didn't know she could speak any swedish :)

[@Aurinkohirvi]

She doesn't speak Swedish. Sure she learnt Swedish in school, like all Finns, but it's not a language she speaks.

[@mikewill9511]

Ok, but I am talking about real operas, not just some concert with arias thrown here and there.

[@VictoriaSJ]

What did you have for breakfast man? o_O

[@starbreez3]

Show me this list and I might believe you.

[@enricodicapri]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought Finland was never under Soviet dominance. That It got it's independendence from the Russian empire soon after the Bolsheviks tool power...

[@AndThereTheyWere]

By the way, what's up with the artifacts at :20 and :26? I sure didn't hear those when I was at that concert... :P

[@Kaheru]

I hate that dress, but she still looks beautiful. :)

[@ComaLies225]

Yeah, it's only the true hardcore fans who know nothing about opera who call her an Opera singer or the best soprano in the world. I like Tarja, she wowed me on "The Reign" single but you're right, she couldn't stand against an actual opera singer. Plus, hearing her breath between songs/arias annoys me. There's techniques to limit that

[@longlivetarjaturunen]

queen of the night is for coloratura soprano tarja is a sopran dear and she has studies in classical chant she is totally an opera singer in all the extension of the word and that she is using a microphone, come on a lot of opera singers use them how can you say that tarja is not an opera singer when you have no foundaments to say that i mean is just stupid to say that she is not just because she is using a microphone. whats "real" opera for you??? not everything is the queen of the night

[@foreverjoyfull]

Today, December 6th, Finland celebrates independence from the evil empire of communist Soviet Russia i love tarja but what is that in the info?? evil communist empire??? the fact that people believe that is really tragical..

[@jewelmarkess]

Acoustic resonance helps hear both the singers and the ORCHESTRA. Acoustic resonance will not help a singer to be heard OVER THE ORCHESTRA.

[@marialuizavalladares7886]

"Evil empire"? "world's best soprano"? I wont even comment

[@LigeiaNoire]

Hard labour camps? check. Millions killed? Checked. Starved their own people? Checked. I think that qualifies for an evil empire title.

[@VictoriaSJ]

Where the heck have you heard this?