Voice Coach Reacts to NIGHTWISH | Phantom of the Opera | FIRST HEARING of Tarja Turunen

[@TheVoiceLoveCo]

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[@pmasher]

You said Tarja the way most non Finnish are meant to say it though the R is in fact meant to be rolled :P This video actually opens with Tarja saying her name and well... good luck saying that lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJCulpykg9WNY7c

[@coachmikesfilmroom3111]

crazy thing is, she did this while having to take breaks between songs to vomit and rehydrate as she was battling the flu.

[@balticstain7150]

Iam glad you saw this version because it show's you..marco ...tarja together and how amazing they sound together + a different version of this classic...💖💕🏳️‍🌈

[@xeleelex146]

@@coachmikesfilmroom3111 and after giving it her all lest she disappoint her fans, Tuomas fired her, calling her a diva...classy

[@Antawnyoo]

Dear Mrs. Bovee, what happened to the portuguese subtitles that I had great pleasure to add to your document?

[@dickbently9879]

this is why i say listen to tarja

[@Mr.Greeeeeen]

Tarja almost outdid herself here. She has an incredible voice. She is beyond everything. ❤️🙏❤️

[@valiktarnavsky2169]

You analyze perfectly, and you said everything correctly! Tarja is symphonic metal, and flor is just metal

[@icelander8756]

she had the flu when this consert was and still singing like an angel she is much better than floor

[@pauljohnson7382]

THIS version is THE version that others should follow... BTW...Marco truely is a vocal beast

[@NetAndyCz]

And he has such a gorgeous beard!

[@jouniku]

These two together - magic!

[@ValentineRey]

Tarja Turunen. ❤ from 🇵🇭

[@georgkrohg]

For more Marco - "High Hopes", Nightwish Pink Floyd tribute. Same concert, but just Marco singing. I grew up with Pink Floyd in the 70's and early 80's and normally don't like covers, but in this case I actually prefer the Nightwish version!

[@KyleS.1987]

As a longtime Floyd fan, I'm right there with you. The original will always be stirring, bittersweet, and beautiful, but what sets the Nightwish cover apart is how much those guys clearly *love* that song. It wasn't like a cover they did to get on a soundtrack or compilation, they played it because they wanted to, and it really shines through in the performance!

[@martian50]

I couldn't agree more! Marco is fantastic in High Hopes, and Tuomas, Emppu, and Jukka absolutely kill the instrumental side of things.

[@frankpuncekar5051]

Georg A. Krohg great comment I thought I was the only Pink Floyd fan that actually prefers Nightwish cover of High Hopes and yes I too this was my band growing up 60, 70, 80s🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@marcboehlkau6565]

Yes, this is a Amazing Song 🤘🤘❤❤

[@Karldin83]

Dark Sarah - The Gods Speak is also a fantastic piece with four great singers, Marco among them

[@MetalFranz]

TARJA!!!!!!!!

[@nunalves7]

Tarja, my first love ♥️ Tarja and Marco are pure fire! Thanks for this one.

[@Rosannasfriend]

You said her name right. I can't get over this performance. Marko was singing just as high as Tarja! He's such an amazing singer. Please react to his rendition of "High Hopes".

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Well Finnish R has more trill than that, but she didin't go with the English nor Spanish R. And she didn't go with English J either. I'm pretty happy with that, rarely you hear an English speaker who does it better.

[@Mad-RCandHOBBY]

Tarja was and still is amazingly awesome 😎👍 Respect also to Marco

[@joycehill2591]

Maybe unfair of me, but I'm actually more impressed with Marco's work here. This is definitely in Tarja's wheelhouse; I expected what we got from her. Marco rose to the occasion. They were great together.

[@Green-Lyon]

Despite having had botched vocal chord surgery in the 90's, Marko has a fantastic vocal range and an absolutely beautiful voice, which can be heard live in the Nightwish songs, "The Islander" from Tampere, and "(Kiss)While Your Lips Are Still Red", from Wembley. Marko indeed is a chameleon, whoever you put him with he blends together with them.

[@ChrisPage68]

He is fantastic on his new solo album.

[@ChrisPage68]

It's called Pyre Of The Black Heart. If you want a taste, Christi, I recommend you react to The Voice Of My Father from the album.

[@douglascampbell9809]

Then there is his singing in a kids metal band Heavysaurus as the dinosaur Herra Hevisaurus. The only time you get to see him in the flesh is Hevisaurus - 100.

[@ChrisPage68]

@@douglascampbell9809 He must have felt at home when they did the photoshoot at the Natural History Museum for the new Nightwish Album.

[@redmoonbloodmoon3161]

there's also Planet Hell with Marco and Tarja singing together

[@liricobarroco]

Tarja as amazing her voice it’s magic, every song she sang it’s complete magnificent and Marco his amazing voice too

[@rafael3817]

Your pronunciation is actually closer than most other reaction channels!

[@haukikannel]

True. Finnish pronunciations is so different than in english! Most get it so wrong :)

[@rafael3817]

haukikannel my first language is English but I’ve lived in Finland my whole life and I still struggle with the language and pronunciation haha

[@rogerlie4176]

@@rafael3817 I am a Swede who knows how to pronounce kippis and perkele, the only Finnish words you need to know.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

As a Finn, I only suggested more trill to her R. She says the name well.

[@oo.llpee.7457]

@@Aurinkohirvi that is what she should do, but usually that only sounds worse. It was very good already, no need to trill R's =)

[@KyleS.1987]

This performance is so mind-blowing and FUN. Tarja and Marco sound amazing together and had phenomenal chemistry as duet partners. Congrats on launching your Patreon!

[@danwhitehousepc]

It's funny to me how good their chemistry was onstage, given that Marco was one of the most adamant about wanting her gone.

[@Antonio.Medeiros]

@@danwhitehousepc I just feel the same, they interact so well onstage that we can't even imagine how their personal life was bad between them

[@membribesrr]

@@Antonio.Medeiros She always liked him and used to talk about how they were friends and had a good relationship. I think that changed for him, but not for her. Untill the letter, of course. Anyways, he regrets the way it all hapenned and they are in good terms now.

[@Antonio.Medeiros]

@@membribesrr glad to hear that :)

[@TheMaikol99]

This is the ultimate performance of this song...

[@lastword9475]

at this stage in her development as a vocalist, she generally used a higher register, but being the pro that she is, she used a mixed vocal delivery for this song...her very early voice was much lower and deeper (although just as impressive ) in the astounding "wishes to eternity" concert from the 2000 wishmaster tour...today she employs a variety of vocal models, constantly innovating her vocal paradigm...couldn't get through her signature ballad without running out of tears...and i mean that literally....love you Tarja !!!

[@joshcavaradossi4813]

Tarja sang very high in FWTE, and in her solo stuff she sing very low and dark and so high and clean; it's a very rare and biggest voice I'm very surprised of her solo albums, specially the last two

[@xeleelex146]

@@joshcavaradossi4813 amen, but she always surprises me with a ever growing mixture in her voice.. on many occasions, if you observe her live performances , she gets a very bewildered look as though saying to herself: WOW , i just discovered a new sound ...must keep that in mind and replicate it in my home practice...many NW fans simply fail to appreciate the deep well of talent in her that is yet to be discovered..Floor is good but Tarja is exquisite

[@Rosannasfriend]

For more of Tarja, please react to her solo performance of "supremacy".

[@heinzlotze9123]

I totaly agree with you. I as a core metal fan never thought that i could enjoy an operatic musical so much. But especially Marco makes the phantom so cool and different. I have often noticed that duets with Marko just sound great.

[@andreasedvinsson7410]

Many ppl who reacts to this who actually give Marco the credit he deserves coz he usually gets forgotten by Tarja, great reaction. Would also love to hear your reaction to Tarja singing Sleeping Sun and Nemo, thank you

[@mwh35]

Apparently Marko does a lot of the song arrangements of Nightwish.

[@alexlojo6498]

Oh my goodness I'm fangirling so hard. I adore her excitment watching this performance for the first time. 😍 It totally reminds me of when I first did back in 2006, I remember feeling just the same! I mean, that entire concert is epic, but this was the one song that blew me away. And here I am, still a huge Nightwish fan fourteen years later. ❣

[@xeleelex146]

more so than kuolema tekee taiteilijan?

[@Duskwalker68]

Tarja and Marco had the single best harmony of all time!

[@darkomaric3000]

Check Tarja - Supremacy ( Muse Cover ) Woodstock 2016. Epic perfomance. She is true diva.

[@nicochape7130]

That performance is epic

[@FemaleMetalLover]

Should be Hellfest 2016 though, the big note is way more impressive there.

[@oo.llpee.7457]

@@FemaleMetalLover maybe a bit, but I like Woodstock video better. Both are great.

[@nilou0253]

The milan version is the best !

[@Danazepam]

This! so hard! this!

[@metalhead4624]

oh..its such a grand treat you have provided us diehard Tarja fan nation...23 years of being astounded by this superbly gifted vocalist and energetic yet humble stage performer and yet the well of her plethora of exqusiteness never runs dry...if you think this performance, done under less than ideal physical condition (running a high fever that night) is superb, you must see her earlier performances with a much lower , resonating, deep sultry vocals on her signature ballads : swanheart, dead boys poem and walking in the air from the iconic "from wishes to eternity " concert from Finland in 2000...there is not enough tears in the world to last you through those performances

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Seconded. This is a good performance of Phantom of the Opera, but to me the 2000 concert is better too. Because I like the more operatic vocals she sang the early half of her Nightwhish career. And then I like her most recent performances, because she is now better singer than she was in Nightwish. Maybe I'm not a fan to her style in all her solo career metal songs, but I listen all genres she sings, and she has improved her vocals.

[@metalhead4624]

​@@Aurinkohirvi yah, those early performances showed just how mature her vocals were...no wonder Tuomas was amazed by her to the point of altering the entire musical paradigm to match her timbre....it is sad that Floor altered her previous classical/metallic blend to accommodate Tuomas new vision

[@corneliusantonius3108]

Showing Tarja some love ❤🐱‍👤🌹 Marko with his own band "TAROT"with the song "Wings Of Darkness"or with his Solo Album with the song "Stones" 👀👀👀

[@dustbunny1977]

Great reaction!! 🤘

[@somedigitalist7681]

Great reaction! It's really interesting to consider how different Tarja approaches this song than Floor does. Tarja does basically the whole song in her operatic head voice, digging in everywhere with minimal dynamics, and keeps an even volume while climbing notes in the climax. Floor instead does most of the song in a quasi-operatic mixed voice that has more chest resonance in it, she occasionally flicks into other styles for decoration, she uses dynamics throughout the song, and climbs in both volume and note in the climax (sacrificing some resonance for that power, especially in the last 2 notes). Both approaches are fantastic and reflect the particular strenghts and tastes of the two singers.

[@xeleelex146]

all performances and vocal techniques are and were determined by Tuomas..look at her previous performances and you will be amazed in Tarja's, on the fly, vocal style changes and registers

[@Aurinkohirvi]

@@xeleelex146 She sings a lot of this in classical style. In the end she goes full operatic. You're right, switching between classical and contemporary vocals defines this period of her: that's the style she sang since Century Child album, and does in this song too. Her classical approach is however less operatic than in early Nightwish.

[@treintje1001]

Now that is the best comment about Tarja versus Floor I’ve heard! No competition or whining that one is better than the other, but just objectively observe and appreciate the fact that both are great singers with different styles. Excellent.

[@sarcana9377]

@@treintje1001 absolutely!

[@mnewm21]

Marco is such a versatile singer and must have been such a bonus when they signed him up as the replacement bassist as he has made the transition of lead singers a much easier process for the band for sure. Three totally different sounding voices and singing styles and he can morph his voice to suit as both a lead and backing singer.

[@stevekanakanui7033]

Thats why you cant truly love Nightwish unless you go back to its roots ..Tarjas unique voice made Nightwish iconic in the genre ..and theyve been fine tuning it to perfection ever since !!!!

[@lastword9475]

letting Floor go back to her gorgeous classical/metallic voice used in her former bands would be the epitome of perfection

[@MarieJohanna760]

She isn't a good classical singer...I don't know if that would be a hit

[@salvadoraguilera9963]

En esa época, Nightwish eran insuperables. Enhorabuena por el video y tu reacción. Love it:)

[@bkeyser]

"Noise" is out. Looking forward to your reaction on that one.

[@stephenallenbaugh54]

Haha..awesome! You have to hear Tarja do the Muse cover Supremacy at Woodstock 2016 its off the charts. Other worldly.

[@fabiolavieira4571]

Best reaction ever! Thanks for acknowledging Marco's ability.

[@bridgetmccracken1381]

Loved watching your face light up :) . Please react to "Walking in the Air" from the "Wishes to Eternity" concert in Tampere. Tarja simply made that song her own.

[@jonnyd9864]

This lady gets it

[@lordoftheidiots8866]

I've watched so many reactions to not just music but this song specifically, but you're the first person I've come across that actually breaks down the song and what you hear after you listen to the whole song. I wish more "reaction" videos were like yours where you actually break things down instead of just watching the video and saying "wow that was so cool and awesome make sure you like and subscribe thanks guys."

[@Rosannasfriend]

Thank you for finally reacting to this.

[@TheVoiceLoveCo]

Completely my pleasure! It was wonderful! Thank you for suggesting it!

[@hectorsoy]

Marko is a complete beast! And he's playing bass at the same time!!

[@brucecronin6396]

Can't stop watching !! "Fabulous"... Oh, my word... !! Keep up the good work !!

[@pasza_dem]

Nightwish, was one of the biggest musical influences in my early teens:)

[@rayanef7507]

Best reaction ever! You should react to Nightwish- Slaying the dreamer with Tarja! It’s amazing!!!

[@TheWiseGrif]

Tarja belting in that song for the "Tell me why?" part is my favorite thing ever

[@daydreamer2064]

Yes please!

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Excuse me but for vocals Slaying the Dreamer is a very poor song. It has kick-ass attitude and good instrumentals, but for vocal skills has very little to show. Most of its vocals are almost shouted rather than sung, the staccato part is just about only highlight.

[@swankysweller]

I have to agree that slaying the dreamer would also be another good one to react to. It's quite epic

[@alexiss6990]

Yeeeees please react to it 😍 There you hear Tarja belting and she really slays it!! ❤😱

[@jeremytassin7978]

I love how enthusiastic you are about Marcos voice. He has been a favourite of mine for many years. It's nice to see him having the recognition he deserves.

[@zoltansilling3755]

Hi Christi! Please react the brand new Nightwish video "Noise"! It was great reaction and your pronounciation with Tarja's name is absolutely correct.

[@sutanker]

I love it when others are as blown away as I was

[@despairingleonardo]

Nightwish just released a new music video yesterday called " Noise" from the upcoming album. Its very dramatic. Btw, this version of Phantom of the Opera is the best ever. Nobody can beat this

[@Lerssinen]

Total carbage without Tarja. This is said by a Finn who is been listening this band since the first song ever released.

[@despairingleonardo]

@@Lerssinen sad u u don't enjoy the music cause I do. They are amazing and produced so many quality songs

[@Lerssinen]

@@despairingleonardo Read again what i wrote. I said i have been listening SINCE. I still do but the band has gone more on the way being a generic pop band and thats not the way i like it. Then there is someone else who likes this new stuff more, i give it to them gladly.

[@ChrisPage68]

@@Lerssinen Nope.

[@ChrisPage68]

@@Lerssinen Floor is miles ahead in technique and stage presence.

[@faiffull3532]

hola...lovely lady..can't express to you how glad i am to see you paying homage to the great Tarja..she gets comparatively little attention from reactors...many new NW fans have such little understanding and appreciation of the tremendous contribution she had made to the initial success of this band, and the fame she provided to them for 9 years, as well as the massive legion of obsessive fans she garnered, who to this day firmly, incorrigibly and passionately hold her as utterly irreplaceable and not subject to duplication by anyone...

[@jeronymusv4558]

For me you are the first Tarja enthousiast with a well argumented as well as passionate expressed point of view I read for a very long time. Not that I am contentwise fully backing you, I am one of out of the legions of people that did not like her singing at all at the time. And as a consequence did not came around to appreciate pearls as this one. Because of me loving the live performances of the band during the last couple of years I listenend again to the first few albums with Tarja and found to my surprise that there are far more recordings with Tarja that I like. I even collected a few albums during her time with Nightwish. Live I find her on many occasions fawlty however, I can not get over that. But that being said I would never express myself towards the "obsessive" fans as they are being wrong. You sir, come across as one of thoseTarja enthousisast who has a passionate liking for her without feeling obligated publically dissing the current singer. For that, I applaud you for your reaction. I am probably not as nuanced and graceful in my reaction as I would/could be if I wrote this to you in my native tongue (Dutch). I hope nevertheless that you find this reaction as being respectful towards you.

[@faiffull3532]

​@@jeronymusv4558 much obliged for your kind and respectful response...i take it that by "faulty" you are referring to the thinning in her voice when having to pull out a high, extended vibrato on some faster songs...that claim does have merit, but it was difficult, at that time in her vocal development to pull it off flawlessly in a high register soprano timbre...she has become far more adept at this in the intervening years...to be sure, the studio recordings are rather tame compared to her rich, deep, resonant, flowing and so soul- caressing delivery in the live performances...to see her at her most mesmerizing take a look at the ballads she delivered in the 'from wishes to eternity concert" such as swanheart , dead boys poem and walking in the air....or her exquisite floating of kuolema tekee taiteilijan...leaving fans of all ages, genders and backgrounds in a flood of tears...it is utterly amazing .. i am generally, much more in favor of the heavier sounding delivery and adore bands like Symphony X, Rhapsody of Fire, Galneryus and Dragonforce but Tarja's voice and angelic delivery, to me are heavenly.....moreover, i have closely followed Floor from her very early days as the lead in After Forever to REvamp being very much impressed with her classical/vocal approach and incomparable stage presence utterly befitting her chosen genre...upon joining NW however she came to adopt a more contemporary singing style and i am somewhat disappointed, but thats my problem and i'll deal with it...at any rate, feel free to communicate with me in Dutch, if you so desire...absolute best wishes to you, greeting from US

[@icelander8756]

Nobody can replace tarja she is nightwish

[@w.b.t.127]

My love for NIGHTWISH started with this performance. Good review.

[@argantyr5154]

I just love the sinister, eerie feeling you get in the end, as you can sense something bad is just about to happend

[@lastword9475]

they kept her in the dark , trying to squeeze her for every last penny, even though she was weak from the feverish effects of the flu, doing her darnest to bring the fans her usual superb delivery, just look at her tired face while she does this heartwrenching rendition kzbin.info/www/bejne/jISwdHdpbqp8g8U

[@rkempo]

I was like Oh! You never heard Tarja before? You will probably like this. End of an Era is still their best performance in my opinion. They got a bigger production value now but the performances then were amazing.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Bigger show, but imho Tarja's best vocals is in other concerts. Although Phantom of the Opera is good in this one, with the theatricals, and Marko makes a real effort.

[@mix6809]

love love this reaction, i agree their voices combined is amazing. great to see u reacting to tarja, she was the reason i got into this band way back in 1998...

[@jakobestrada5338]

Hola. At last! You review a Nightwish video with Tarja (was about time) and I have to say I am pleased after watching your genuine reaction 🙂 I've been following your reactions a lot and I am simply happy to say that I have enjoyed watching you react to Tarja-Era Nightwish as candidly and genuinely as you have reacted to Dimash's videos. Loved it! Thank you = Muchas gracias and Keep up the fantastic work 😊

[@antonio_616]

SUPER reaction! FANTASTIC! You voiced all my impressions of the song!

[@j_muller]

Lovely reaction. Best analysis of Tarja's voice lower-laryngeal, head-voice. Fangirling over Marco :-) His supportive blending/harmonising can be almost unnoticeable. Listen to Shudder Before the Beautiful (Wembley) where he does that to perfection and his own work towards the end is great too.

[@VonArmagedda]

This whole gig is bittersweet, because Tarja was literally fired right after it

[@blake86303]

The word you're looking for......legendary.

[@MrNikolidas]

You nailed Tarja's name.

[@TTArt]

Great reaction to a great song and a great performance! Did I say great enough?! How about Nightwish - Gethsemane (Helsinki 1999)? I think it was their first performance ever on national TV and they all look so young and cute, and completely slayed it!

[@Schnorgldorf]

I'm pretty sure I've heard most covers of this song and this one is my favorite by far. I've heard and seen the Floor and Henk one and that is really great, but It's not even close for me. This is absolutely the one.

[@marcobraga68]

It is incredible that was one of their last performances together. The split just few weeks after that

[@soundguy2]

This is the best analysis of this performance I have seen yet! And I've been seeing reactions of this since it came out. You're insight is fantastic. It gave words to how I've been feeling about this performance for years, but didn't know how to articulate my thoughts. Thank you so much.

[@LuisRdzG10]

I'm glad that you saw this video. The very OG Nightwish. back in the day, all the metal fan girls idolatrized Tarja like crazy (you can see it in that video how they are crying to see her sing), that happened everywhere, and all the boys we had that mad crush on her xD. Obviously. She's still very beautiful nowadays but back then in the late 90's she was like the bomb, the frontwoman of all the front women. The blending voices in that era were something unique, too bad what happened between Tarja and the rest of the members, but that's life.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

An idol to a generation of Goth girls in Finland. Maybe Goth girls still regard her as an idol. But the first generation was definately more numerous.

[@LuisRdzG10]

Aurinkohirvi indeed, it was a damn army of Tarja lovers back then. They are still there... married and stuff lol.

[@cornholio5318]

Marco is so underrated. Thank you for appreciating him

[@frankohero]

Hey Christi: I think, Nightwishes most successful song with Tarja is "Nemo". (One of my favourite songs of all time (best Vampire-Song EVER.)) Closely followed by "I wish I had an angel" (Heavy Metal Duet with Marco) and the Ballard "Sleeping Sun" (also Vampire-Style). The quality of ALL of Nightwishes songs is unbelievable - I just have to mention "Over the Hills and far away" and "Ever Dream": Amazing "Ever Dream" video telling the story of Avatar: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6bJZJaMiMSsb8U

[@coachmikesfilmroom3111]

I'd throw in Slaying the Dreamer with those

[@frankohero]

@@coachmikesfilmroom3111 Yes. We COULD throw a whole LOT :).

[@MatthewP-Gr]

Agree 110% with your opinion frankohero.

[@joshcavaradossi4813]

Dont think so, maybe its wishmaster

[@jacekjackson6903]

I have beed crazyied since I saw it in The Teather. I started to serch the YT. The most incredible performance is by The Nightwish. Since than I fall in love to Them.

[@andresalegre7399]

A big part of why the voices combine so well is thanks to Tuomas, he accounts the singers as another instrument during composing stage.

[@robing6796]

Also, you must recognize that Morco are always playing instruments whilst still singing these incredible stuff. Mind boggling. 👌👌💖💖

[@oneknight55]

I love all three of the "Queens of Nightwish". Tarja, Annette, and Floor all have magical places in Nightwish's history, but for me Floor is my "go to" just because of her many colors and textures she can bring to a song. Again, I love Tarja and Annette but if I'm going to "binge listen" to Nightwish, give me Floor. haha. As always Chrisi, I love your reactions. ;-)

[@Chumppi]

In the first unison "phantom of the opera" he goes falsetto, amazing.

[@Jeannine2007]

Great performance and interpretation of this much loved song. I love your reaction and analysis.

[@joeN1992]

Great reaction. I love your enthusiasm. You mentioned how energetic this performance was and how you felt electrified. If you wanna hear more from this same concert, I suggest Slaying the Dreamer. Tarja sounds like she is powering the whole venue with her voice in the climax of that song.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

She is basically shouting the lyrics of that song. Is that beautiful? To me just about the only highlight in that song is the staccato. Not much to vocals in that song.

[@joeN1992]

@@Aurinkohirvi not every song has to be beautiful. That performance is all about energy and power.

[@vedranb87]

I'm kinda glad you had problem picking out whether he's singing in unison or an octave below because for years I've been thinking it's my ears failing me. :D

[@davidedemurodominijanni9889]

This performance, this interpretation, this atmosphere Nightwish made us gift of, here, is utter magic. I want to be clear saying what I'm gonna say. I love Floor Jansen, I truly do... she's tremendously powerful, utterly versatile, all-rounded singer-performer-artist who perfectly merged into Nightwish like a perfectly matching natural element and I honestly believe it would be very very very hard and even difficult to see her and the rest of the band parting ways like happened with Tarja. Now... I know many of you experienced this kinda poliamorous sentiment with someone - yeah.... you're hearing me - and in this case with two of the best female singers who has ever put their own feet into this earth. We witnessed here, in this amazing and damn gripping _"Phantom of the Opera"_ a real moment of bliss, we witnessed the majestic magic Marco and Tarja created and shared with that fully absorbed and absorbing audience. We all witnessed such a multi connection between Marco and Tarja, between them and the rest of the band and, most importantly.... with every single person in that impressive crowd melting in love with what was going there. They were captured, shaken deep within, absorbed into an unique osmosis process only Music can create. All this to come to the real point here: we all can understand now what an earthquake has occurred within this very specially gifted talented band of musicians, artists and human beings, when Tarja and the band went into parted ways. We can ultimately understand why there's been all that heat between Tarja and Marco. Something very special magic and unique was broken there at that point. At the end of the day I know.... too hard would be having two queens for a king... but if the arrival of Floor has been a blessing for Marco, the band and, let's not forget, us all... and we would never ever feel the same if she was gone... we cannot ignore the fact that Tarja parting from the band has been a tragedy, a tragedy for Marco again, for the entire band again... and once again for any single one of us in love with this gift of a project we all call Nightwish. Here why I have to say this.... a huge scary "what if". What if Tarja would join the band again, with Floor staying together? Would Marco be able to handle that and find the necessary inspiration to move forwards from that point and push the whole Nightwish musical project and experience to a brand new higher level? *I - think - so!* We didn't see it all, with Nightwish... and this is my wide open eyed wish. I'm a Therion fan as well, I consider Chistofer Johnsson an absolute genius and the greatest classical composer alive today and I just can't wait for his next masterpiece coming hopefully very very very soon. Nonetheless I love Nighwish and I really wish they accomplish more.... taking Therion as an example is not too much, is not blasphemy at all. I love Music, alright? I really do... and that's why I say this, I do it in the name of this passion of mine and of ours, I say it for the future of Music's sake. *Let's make that happen!*. I dream about that since ages, I've been wishing that since I fell in love with these two so different and yet so similar projects. We should see this happening, as a gift to humanity, to mankind. Now, whoever has been reading this and got to this point... feel free to take me for a visionary or a fool. I'm probably both and ain't always a great thing, in my opinion... would be more a curse than a gift... but you know, you know it.... you know all that makes sense, you know that should really happen. if you don't... then there's something terribly tragically frighteningly wrong with this world of ours! Enough said. Please... Be safe, Stay home, Live creatively. ~ Peace-out!

[@mjpmattos]

Greetings from Brazil! Great video and reaction! My suggestion is for Valentine's day. Try While Your Lips Are Still Red (live Wembley). Cheers!

[@christinveldkamp70]

Please react to Tarja Turunen Supremacy and Victim of Ritual live at Woodstock 2016

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Oh you mean Victim of RRRRRitual.

[@Elviolli]

That was a sick reaction!! Marco totally does it for me in this one too.

[@missrubyphoenix]

This always gives me major chills 😍💜

[@moriiyanis3526]

You said Tarja's name absolutely right. You might want to check out her own solo music, especially an album released last year. She is still going strong on her own, and I'm sure you'll enjoy it! This is one of the best Phantom of the Opera renditions in my mind, definitely on par with the rendition by Floor Jansen and Henk Poort (although that one was more intimate, and playfully sinister). Definitely agree wholeheartedly with your reaction!

[@davidgarces39]

Another great song to react to is Nemo with Tarja or Sleeping Sun. Both are extremely beautiful!

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Which version of Sleeping Sun you like better?

[@Debbie338]

Marko is my favorite male vocalist of all time. Thank you for appreciating him. ❤

[@bunsenlee5465]

Great reaction as always! You need to watch The Islander at Tampere (Marco solo, he wrote the song) and Wish I had an Angel both the Tarja/Marco version (from this same concert) and the Floor/Marco version (from Wacken 2013).

[@starfighter1972]

I think you hav been hit by Marco's voice and presence. He is a real king. I have been hit by the voice and presence of Tarja and by the chemistry of both. Its just amazing.

[@Tolyadm]

Amazing analysis of one of the greatest performances ever!

[@1982jeepcj8]

this is also the last performance with Tarja with nightwish, the letter firing her was in Toumas's back pocket

[@angeliqueraven3131]

I recommend Tarja singing supremacy, to do next

[@eml1620]

It was very well pronounced 👌

[@tonisuomilqmmi7116]

really great loved ur reaction love u keep up great work u notised marko is best singer in band =) keep up good work

[@Brunetto46]

She always will be the voice of NW

[@SugoiEnglish1]

Awesome review.

[@Quarrymanly]

I am so gratified by the wholly appropriate level of attention and appreciation you extend to Marco. You said it all here, he truly does morph to his counterparts and makes it look effortless. I know that everyone is supposed to gush over Tarja because she is out and I sincerely appreciate her skills but Marco deserves this level of respect. You genuinely had a joyful reaction to yet another brilliant use of the Nightwish talent pool and it was so very gratifying to witness. Especially your specificity supporting that very real excitement.

[@nicochape7130]

Beautiful reaction like always, please check High Hopes from the same concert (Pink Floyd cover with Marco as lead singer)

[@johns20901]

Yes indeed Christi. Marco is awesome on High Hopes.

[@buriedandreset2682]

I have been waiting to see you react to one of the songs with Tarja in it (and yes you pronounced her name right!) and I was so excited that you did Phantom first. If you want to hear more of Marco and Tarja's duets, Wish I Had an Angel, Dead to the World, The Siren, and Planet Hell are ones I can name off the top of my head that have some great vocals in them.

[@thapsus1]

Looking forward to more Marko reactions. Because he is great. With Nightwish, with Tarot and with his new solo album Pyre of the Black Heart. Thank you!

[@mykindamakeup]

Another beautiful reaction, loved it. I believe it was right after this performance that the band fired Tarja (good pronunciation, btw). It always makes me wonder what was going through Marko's mind when they had that interaction. Must have been a mind boggling concert for the band to perform. I'd love to see your reaction to more Marko, The Islander and While Your Lips Are Still Red are some of my favourites, he has so many colours in his voice. And there is a new single out, Noise! No seriously, that's the title. I still have to listen to it about 25 times before I've heard every layer on that one. And then there's the visual insanity of the video, that I'm sure you'll appreciate. I've read some comments about the details that are in it, they'll blow your mind. I don't want to give too much away, just watch it!

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Marko supported firing Tarja though. Tarja and Anette both got exhausted in Nightwish world tours with 5 to 6 gigs in a week, they both spoke about it, and Tarja was suggesting cutting off smaller gigs and cutting off whole continents from the tours. This is what Marko wrote in his book: "Everyone were pissed limitlessly. The cancellation of American tour meant big hole in the touring earnings, and this happened right when the best album of the band was rising there. This meant losing the biggest market in the world." That was probably "Once" album, which means they did go to North America, though. In the open letter they blame Tarja's attitude when she said in the future tour she would sing max two weeks at a time, and they blame her diva because she moved from the band bus to hotel accommodation - which Tarja told she had to do, because she didn't get enough rest in the band bus and both her voice and health were suffering. I think the band saw Tarja stepping on the brake pedal while they were stepping on gas pedal, saw problems for the next world tour, and pre-emptively acted - in a very, very bad fashion. And the bad fashion in the break up might be because of Tarja - Tuomas - Marcelo triangle drama, of which no-one else spoke openly but Marcelo.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Link to the book quote, it's in Finnish here, translation was mine www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000005405485.html

[@mykindamakeup]

@@Aurinkohirvi I know, I think these kind of situations were a hard lesson for them to learn. I think these situations were very complex and we don't need to know about all the details between these people. It's their private life, let them have it and focus on the music.

[@anacitlalli1528]

This is the best reaction / analysis I've ever seen about the song. You're awesome, thank you so much. this is my favourite song with Tarja, along with Passion and the Opera, if you can react to it, please do. Studio version. Love from Mexico

[@sugoruyo]

I consider myself privileged in having caught Nightwish twice on the End of an Era tour and twice with Floor, including Vehicle of Spirit. I’ll be back at Wembley this December too. Never gets old.

[@leliel12th43]

Every time I watch this again I remember how much of an impossible job was to anyone to be the substitute of Tarja.

[@rickstrom5499]

Do Marco in pink floyds High Hopes (only Marco)

[@venomhell5084]

yeha!

[@koch75ify]

Same consert sleeping sun❣️ 😊👍