Vivica Genaux, "Agitata da due venti", Griselda, Vivaldi, live on French TV

[@charlesrhodes1358]

All these experts saying poor technique. Hahaha. She has had a great career singing over twenty years. Just because you don't like her, say so. Every singer figures out the way to sing for themselves. Their body, vocal cords etc. She figured out what works for her. Great I say.

[@baritonebynight]

The same was said of Bartoli who's technique is unorthodox...it works for her and she learned that technique from her mother and has always sung that way. Her breath support is much higher than the way that the old Italian school teaches...yet she sings things nobody else can.

[@Marjorie-yt7pb]

🎉

[@chupalol360]

Thanks for people who love and still defend classical (and Vivaldi). The interpretation is breathtaking : powerful and original, watching the live on FR3, it gave me goosebumps.

[@ceciliavargaslizarraga]

THis woman is so passionate!!! And this Vivaldi's interpretation is the best ever!

[@fromista_sn2140]

@@ceciliavargaslizarragahave you seen Cecilia Bartoli one? She is the best no doubts, no one is at the level of Cecilia Bartoli

[@Cobracobalt]

@@fromista_sn2140 stop comparing them !!

[@thebeardedwomanful]

I don't care what faces she makes. I'm impressed by anyone who can sing this song without coughing up blood.

[@Enmarta]

There are techniques for every kind of music. I don't care if you don't care about her faces. She's not a good singer. STOP.

[@thebeardedwomanful]

NEVER

[@Apalexpe]

Verdenmord why don't you sing it and we'll see how good you are. I'm thrilled

[@sucellus5452]

cecilia bartoli perform this one fare better and without this tricks wich is clearly not the best technics and the easyest to perform this song.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3bGZ4Vpp8atptk

[@gerardsatamian]

Totally agree.

[@samwlodawskitheone]

Her quick vocal transition’s are incredible. She makes something so incredibly difficult seem almost easy. I love her.

[@lucianmarina8691]

i am not a singer and i don't care how this is supposed to be done technically. But i love the baroque opera and i realize how difficult this must be. I love the way she does it!!! for me, as a member of the audience, it transported me. i am simply mesmerized by this aria and the execution. Bravaaaaa!!!!

[@poireauer6517]

👍👍❤

[@inesquecible]

It's the first time I see melismas and vibrato produced with the lips! o.O

[@pianoponderingswithjosh1084]

I don’t think it’s so much the vibrato she’s having trouble with. It’s firing off 5 16th notes in one bout that’s getting the best of her! 🤣😂 But damned if she didn’t pull it off! If you were just listening and not watching, we’d probably be none the wiser. 😉

[@piustwelfth]

Viveca Genaux is an artist of the highest order. I've seen her several times recently in concert in San Francisco and Berkeley, and her voice is even more spectacular in person. Contrary to many comments below, her voice is improving with age. It has an amazing range and sparks with a thousand colors! She is just entering her prime. Brava!

[@grais4856]

I got to sing with her and talk with her when she returned to her hometown for an opera concert (we both grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska) It was an absolute honor and she is a delightful person.

[@michelheroux3786]

Quelle voix étonnante et quelle maîtrise musicale ! Magnifique Vivica Geneaux.

[@gilbert-noelsfeir4842]

Elle est nulle, ici. Je l'appréciais beaucoup ailleurs.

[@RebecaAlfonso]

I love to see this video before going to sleep :) There's the same concert of Vivica - Agitata realized in Köln. But, in my appreciation this is the best :) Not just the movement of the lips, How she can give life the partiture so preciseley! Bartoli is precious yes, but L'Agitata for a Mezzo sounds stronger. Bartoli, doesn't risk anything in the word "naufragar", Vivica does, she doesn't hesitate in mantaining the sound of deep desperation of the "due venti". I like it a lot. THANKS Wienerfr!!!

[@zimnaya]

Thank you for your kind post. I was lectured last night on Caffarelli practising before the looking-glass to eradicate 'ugly grimaces'. I still maintain, as you yourself do, that the sound and beauty of the voice are the most important aspects in singing. Based on that criteria, Madame Genaux is magnificent.

[@Youkali67]

vavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavavava

[@nevim007]

Scatman John

[@gvidalq]

OMG this killed me

[@beyzaurhan5307]

hahahahahahaah

[@blonda.bacoviana]

Sounds like a high pitched dog voice barking. This is far from grace. Now I remember why I don't like this period of music.

[@tenorschofield]

Her voice really has a deep sentimental matice, even she is doing great agilities, which delivers a magistral performance of this so dificult aria; wonderful interpretation and wonderful voice all in a beautiful young lady...MARAVILLOSA!!!!

[@jcriedijk]

Compliments for Vivica Genaux for this extreme difficult aria.This lady is IN FULL CONTROL,both regarding voice and with the orchestra.Bravo! I am deeply impressed. P.S. How can there be 134 negative comments?These voters only pay attention to what they see and NOT to what can be heard.They are clearly outsiders.Pity they can give their negative opinion when it is not right. Why don't they "play" elsewhere and criticize non-classical singers(e.g. Patricia Kaas). Vivica Genaux is a genius.

[@OrenVenezian]

Vibrato from the jaw and lips. First time I see that trick...

[@brontiq]

me too. thanks i thought i'm just clueless :D

[@dianaemilia485]

I totally agree! My voice teacher recently used this video as an example of "how to sing incorrectly". xD

[@haptyprince4643]

Gonanza Bons brilliant!!

[@michaelewens6441]

she needs to do a master class with Joyce Di Donato and learn how to really do vibrato

[@lionsmaine1238]

@@michaelewens6441 I mean I love Joyce but sis has got a flutter

[@kingturtje]

Incredible technique, wonderfull voice, Brilliant performance! Thx for uploading!

[@gregorvet]

Very nice piece and beautyfull performance...

[@Iggypox]

Impressive performance! I still prefer Cecilia Bartoli's technique...

[@josesoto3297]

Precioso felicidades a todos los musicos por su trabajo, talento y esfuerzo

[@AbdulazizShabakouh]

fantasticoooooooo ..

[@massimo5526]

Che belle ed espressive sono tutte le stupende movenze del viso che fa' mentre canta .... e' stupenda !!!!

[@Gudrun74]

Fantastic, thanks for upload!!

[@distefano13069609]

This is one of the repertoire's most difficult arias to sing, and Ms. Genaux goes through it with great intelligence and skill. She doesn't always do these jaw movements, this is just very, very difficult. Brava Vivica!

[@baritonebynight]

I've never heard anyone sing coloratura with their lips before....but it seems to work for her.

[@ConstantinDV]

Extraordinary skill! The best interpretation I have seen of one of the most difficult aria ever written. Bravo! Is it even better than Sumi Jo's interpretation? I think yes.

[@vicencgramuntfurio4973]

Fantàstic

[@Liszt31]

Because it's her technique!! Everyone has its own !!!

[@fernandes3819]

bravo !

[@LUISHENRIQUE-lf9lq]

Belíssimo!!!

[@capezyo]

Fantastic!

[@nicolasvecchione6016]

The most wonderful voice and timbre, great agility, and great balance between her chest and head voice. Such a level of mastery anyone with ears should able to hear how comfortable she is in her production. Nevermind her facial movements, they are not tricks or vocal tension, but just a habit/byproduct that frankly should be none of your concern.Anyone who feels clever saying "vavava" i would invite to listen without looking. You are being fooled by your eyes, it's obvious listening to it that there is no consonants thrown into her coloraturas whatsoever. If you can't use your ears, I don't know what business you have commenting on an opera video frankly.

[@christopherpericolosi-king4979]

I agree, it is difficult to properly enunciate the lyrics without shaping the lips the way she does. The technique of the coloratura is among the most difficult to master, and she does so quite spectacularly! She gave a performance worthy of Vivaldi himself!

[@Pakunin61]

Maravillosa interpretación. Genial. Orquesta y voz. Flores para Vivica Genaux.

[@fuadjada4155]

Viva Vivica!

[@philipperapalli2562]

Waoh...terrific performance...bravissima

[@magicmonkichi]

You don't get to hear this kind of voice now adays~! oh wait...we we can~! Amazing....What a great pefrormer, and a brilliant timber. Thanks for the poost.

[@rayangreene]

Funny the way some insignificant people gratuitously attack great artists,but can't bear to be put in their place.Even funnier when they try to play the victim while they're the rude uneducated ones, who've been pathetically trying to spit their venom at great artists out of frustration,or is it jealousy? Let's see if they have accomplished 0.1%of what the artists they attack have in say... 20 years.Thank again Vivica for sharing your gift with us. HeartSong90,grow up,you have so much to learn!

[@Leofiora]

Una voz versátil y con muy buen registro grave. no es común verlo en voces ligeras. Una afinación más exacta que la mayoría de las versiones conocidas.

[@raymondyee1687]

Love it!!!

[@lroa6913]

El desafio de interpretar esta aria del Sr. Vivaldi, no es solamente cantarla bien sino tambien que sea hermosa. Y esta gracia solamente ha sido concedido unas cuantas cantantes que tienen el Don. Vivica es una de esas elegidas a quin podriamos comparar con una atleta de altisimo rendimiento que va por la medalla de oro. Espectacular intrerpretacion. Bravo Vivica, has ganado la medalla de oro.

[@christianlefebvre3021]

Vivica additionne talent, virtuosité, grâce et charisme. Une merveille artistique qui donne beaucoup de satisfaction.

[@goaway2215]

Bravo to Miss Vivica

[@telmopereiradosreis7199]

Sensacional! Estupenda! Extraordinária performance ! Viva Genaux! Bravíssimo!

[@luciano9755]

5:19 Excuse me guys, I just let my chihuahua out for a walk.

[@mackychua7599]

brilliant! effortless with emotions

[@marthaarapis9821]

The best of her is in 5:16...Enjoy!!!!!

A brilliant voice in an exceptional performance!

[@everytim3w3t0uch]

this woman is amazing!!!!! comme elle chante! mon dieu!

[@ab911struse]

She's using her lower lip to rhythmically accentuate the fast notes, especially the notes repeated on one pitch. Bartoli's technique, I agree, is much sounder.

[@joanalosm]

I'm glad I don't know as much about music as those who are writing bad reviews. So I can enjoy both Genaux and Bartoli, in the same way I can enjoy a good wine but also a better one.

[@BWV1906]

vivica is on fire at this concert...awesome vocal technique....bravo!

[@GloriaMirichannel]

energica e brava!!

[@bertrandcamus3666]

Exceptionnel. Une prouesse physique et artistique !!!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@martinmariani8974]

Madame Genaux è un contralto di grande agilità, esegue questo irto brano con scioltezza e bravura.

[@clown7841]

Excellent!

[@yohangouraantoni3903]

bello, un gran voz. con su tono de voz personal

[@tenorschofield]

Simply Superb!!!!! MERAVIGLIOSA!!!!!!

[@sandybanjo]

Well done!

[@romcallis]

Beautiful

[@MariAntzolan]

I wander if all of you who make comments about technique have even attempted to sing this...It is probably one of the hardest things written and surviving it and being able to even sing the notes is an achievement on its own. And please, Cecilia also looks funny when she sings it and she was not the first one even who sang it..So good job Vivica

[@Zamstein]

Sorry but it’s not participation trophy hour: even amateur opera singers don’t use their lips and jaw like that.

[@woojinjeung5083]

Great!!!

[@sonjastein2108]

Thais IS the most beautyful performance of all times!!!!

[@allthenamesrtook]

@Serinia4melodic aha, true, it is easier for a lot of people, and it is for people who either can't do vibrato from the diaphragm but mostly it is a lot more noticeable as it is much stronger in the sound of it, and thats why a lot of people use it because 'normal' vibrato can often be left unheard so a piece sounds rather empty

[@RowanIvy]

this woman is adorable!!!

[@tenorschofield]

MARAVILLOSA!!!!

[@annapalmieri2075]

Nessuno supera Cecilia Bartoli nell esecuzione di questo pezzo .è insuperabile .....

[@armidalicorne]

totalmente di acordo !! nessuna !!!!!!

[@maite9234]

no es tracta de superar o no superar, gaudeix de lamagnífica interpretació de la Vivica sense comparacions.

[@christopherpericolosi-king4979]

Check out Veronica Cangemi. It comes pretty close!

[@crisly9083]

Concordo

[@mariagabriellasoraggi1236]

Assolutamente insuperabile la nostra Cecilia!

[@scargo1013]

She is amazing. Period.

[@buggerationable]

like the dress... and the da capo part is really superbe!

[@manaireem5738]

love it ^^ awesome performance :)

[@rogeruseche809]

Fantastica 🌹🇨🇴🌹 y Hermosa

[@leonaldobrum]

Not bad at all... Ok Still more enjoyable than most that I have heard. While Cecilia Bartoli's rendition is my favorite, this one is so close... As for the"musical technicians" that know everything, I say to you: WHAT MATTERS IS WHAT WE HEAR AND HOW WE FEEL ABOUT IT. PART (IMPORTANT PART) of quality is in that. I give you an example: La Callas vs. Renata Tebaldi. Tebaldi would never miss a note, but Callas would. So, wby is Callas above her? Because she understood that Opera is SUNG THEATRE. Not just a concert thing. And how this transposes to Bartoli?... She REALLY knows what the spirit of bel-canto is! THE SOUND OF IT! NOT the notes, not the composer's written redition, but what the WHOLE performance entailed: how it could elevate both the singer and the audience to a higher level of adhesion and unison.

[@paulbraunstein2290]

This is Vivaldi’s 3rd to last Opera. He was in a much more advanced stage of composing by this point. His concerti were noticeably intricate with much more complexity and color than his earlier, typical pieces we all know

[@seanleous7234]

Beautiful....

[@MsFlorian30]

impressionnante vivica.merveilleuse de beaute tant sur le plan de sa voix que de sa classe en tant que femme

[@maxtanz]

bellissime variazioni

[@ModeModeMode63]

BRAVOOOO!!!!!!!!!

[@ciociosan]

of course i just HAD to do this in the library. almost got kicked out. it was worth it.

[@CountertenorJ]

@MrOliverRich The coloratura is just fine. It is just being produced with a good bit more tension than she needs to do. Her lips don't just spazz when she's singing coloratura -- high-sustained notes are equally affectuated as well. On a side note, diaphragmatic coloratura (continuous-panting as opposed to only when changing directions) can be equally damaging due to the changes of speed and temperature of air being, literally, pushed over the vocal folds.

[@fjunior9]

Vivica, para mí, es la mejor!!!!!

[@luvxl]

Ouah t'as pas tardé toi!!!!!! Once again, perfectly brilliant Vivica!... In more of a normal tempo than what she did @ TCE, but flawless and powerful, the Vivica way wed all better get used to :))))))

[@HeartSong90]

@eradesso What are your opinions on Wise? Im in her studio now as a transfer. She still has a gorgeous voice. Just beautiful.

[@gildedsinn]

@ales1329 And this is just her take on the song, using her own technique to get the desired effect. She still did a good job, whether or not you think she is using a good technique.

[@carhom]

The Best...................................

[@allthenamesrtook]

got to love the faces she pulls ha it is hard to do vibrato as well as pitch changing passages listen to sumi jo sing this haa no ugly faces and perfect pitch with pure vibrato just amazing

[@T-O-M-E-K]

miraculously good

[@MalisandreFeline]

Dans la lignée des grandes cantatrices !

[@LeoInterHyenaem]

Vivica looks lovely here. And, God, what a difficult aria! She copes gracefully…

[@classicaljanes]

Viva Vivica Carajo!!! sos una Diosa !!!

[@vmontbrillant446]

Bravissimo Vivica!!!!!

[@Liszt31]

@italomelomane Se non fosse che nel testo la parola e "desperar", poiché per etimologia derivante dal latino "Desperare". E in spagnolo si dice Desesperar......

[@schutzelb]

Looking back over a long career in music, I'd say that technique is a means to an end. Here, I think the "end" is would be a musical, beautiful, artistic performance. None of the artists represented on u-Tube perform this flawlessly, but certainly give us some beautiful moments.Techniques are also what make us able to get through the music without damaging our bodies. Some give us one kind of artistic satisfaction at the expense of another. I love all those here for their crowning moments.

[@floridante2k]

indeed it is a monster aria... and both Bartoli and Genaux are brave brave artistic souls :)

[@eliftezer4848]

She was phenomenal while singing in İşsanat Concert, İstanbul. I was lucky enough to listen her. ☺️

[@lalagonegaga]

Ok, her lower lip acts like a sewing machine, but still, there is hardly a singer in the world who can match the level of perfection of her art. We are so lucky to be living in this golden age of baroque singers with Vivica as one of its most brilliant artists.

[@ezelinocorridori4974]

Incredibile !!!!!!!!!!

[@RebecaAlfonso]

Yes :) I think he is very amazed with Vivica :)

[@shin-i-chikozima]

I will be drawn into the world of the mysterious profundity while listening to her incomparable soprano . From Tokyo in the dizzying Megalopolis ablaze with neon . I post favorite or moved Sites to leave a proof that I existed in this world . Which national are you watching this video ？

[@Brunormattos10]

Bravo 👏👏👏👏

[@CountertenorJ]

@LOperaBuff Mouth vibrating and jaw/lip warbling are two entirely different things. The jaw warble is caused by jaw and basal-root tongue tension. Lip warbles are usually done by too much tension or holding in various parts of the face. With the way she usually covers her upper teeth and has to force her lips open to bring open the sound in non-middle ranges, I highly suspect the lip gesticulations are caused by upper and inner lip tension. And there are, at times, DEFINITE "v" sounds.

[@tedmacat]

Those lips. I don't understand why that needs to happen. She sounds beautiful and her coloratura is very accurate and lovely, but that technique doesn't look at all pleasant and I'm sure it makes those difficult passages harder than they have to be.

[@telucis1]

Goedelite Kurt I was a paid singer for many years in NYC specializing in Renaissance and Baroque repertoire. I also studied voice and was coached in performance practice during these years by internationally known singers and coaches. So much for the qualifications. I agree with tedmacat and don't understand the lips. It is not a technique that I'm familiar with nor do I believe it makes the difficult passages any easier. Although in general I like this performance I far prefer not only Cecilia Bartoli's technique but her interpretation as well. This performance borders on mechanical.

[@jeanpierrelegac2961]

I totally agree with you. This movement with her lips is not very elegant. apart from that she sings very well.

[@rigdonbabybean]

I'm a mezzo-soprano and I would bet her teeth chatter is compensation for not being able to support the trills with her diaphragm (very common for skinny mezzo's or altos). If you literally don't have the 'body push' the singer has to compensate in other ways. Just like I have to compensate when I sing contralto pieces - mine is to almost 'sing-spiel' the note to power through it. But trills is another matter altogether. You must punch them with the diaphragm. It's obvious she is unable to do that, thus flappy bird lips!

[@rigdonbabybean]

telucis1 I'm convinced it's compensation for not being able to support the trills with her diaphragm (very common for skinny mezzo's or altos).

[@kristijangrdjan6031]

It was obviously a matter of practice because here she performs the same and does not make barking expressions. Her voice is beautiful and I can only listen to her earlier performances, but not watch her because I cannot concentrate on the voice. It reminds me of a barking dog and I cannot stop laugh. But I suppose that in the meantime, aware of the problem, she found the way to compensate for a different and more elegant way. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqWkiqyjg7Bngrs

[@fernandes3819]

Efectivamente, si esta cantante no fuera una gran profesional, evidentemente no estaria cantando con uno de los mas reconocidos directores musicales del mundo y ademas una pieza tan dificil en respiracion. Canta muy bien, tiene mucho trabajo realizado y los agudos son preciosos. Olvidemos los detalles superfluos y vayamos a lo esencial : ella provoca una real emocion tanto tecnicamente como humanamente como musicalmente. La perfeccion puede "matar" lo natural. BRAVO VIVICA ! Antonio T.

[@nuclearskull]

WOW!!.....JUST = WOW!!