I love this song so much! My voice teacher walked down the aisle for her wedding with two of my fellow students singing the Flower Duet from the balcony above. It was heavenly.
@runner007510 ай бұрын
cheap, so cheap and pretentious
@runner007510 ай бұрын
@munkeeboi1982 nothing, really nothing, indeed
@leeann47439 ай бұрын
@munkeeboi1982 don't feed the troll.
@DagmarDollmaier8 ай бұрын
That sounds absolutely amazing! What a magical moment that must've been. 😻
@DagmarDollmaier8 ай бұрын
@@leeann4743 I disagree. Let's call out the people crapping on others' parades. I've known "trolls" IRL and that bugs them more than ignoring them.
@uncoolartist35811 ай бұрын
Omyyyy I remember I kept watching the recording video with Sabine and Marianne on repeat years ago and now, we finally have this!!✨✨✨✨
@fredscott615611 ай бұрын
IMO, the performance with Sabine and Marianne is the single best rendition I’ve ever heard
@rashakor11 ай бұрын
@@fredscott6156That studio recording is indeed the best sound rendition and the best diction combined on this piece.
@melanies.603011 ай бұрын
Same!
@soulmate10111 ай бұрын
Same here
@ReneeOfTheFae11 ай бұрын
Me, too!!
@deangelo_rsa Жыл бұрын
*English Translation of the Flower Duet* Under the thick dome where the white jasmine With the roses entwined together On the river bank covered with flowers laughing in the morning Let us descend together! Gently floating on its charming risings, On the river’s current On the shining waves, One hand reaches, Reaches for the bank, Where the spring sleeps, And the bird, the bird sings. Under the thick dome where the white jasmine Ah! calling us Together! Under the thick dome where white jasmine With the roses entwined together On the river bank covered with flowers laughing in the morning Let us descend together! Gently floating on its charming risings, On the river’s current On the shining waves, One hand reaches, Reaches for the bank, Where the spring sleeps, And the bird, the bird sings. Under the thick dome where the white jasmine Ah! calling us Together!
@dilikdolik11 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@janegarner673911 ай бұрын
Thank you for the beautiful translation, which I'd never before seen. But having been ignorant of the words & having never seen the entire work performed, I'd always imagined the duet to be an exchange between two flowering plants, not humans. That might seem strange to many but I was brought up to view plants & all else that's called "Nature" as being as alive as humans but with each form of life having its own way of seeing & living & interacting with others. This view of life is sometimes glimpsed in western or modern society, but English & other Eur. languages don't contain terms that succinctly or completely describe it. And I'm not sure if any other "old world" languages contain terms which describe this view that is a major part of most, if not all, pre-Columbian languages of N. Am. What can be succinctly described in classic Nahuatl or in the native languages classified as Iroquoian or Muskogean or in the hundreds of known native languages are the general ideas re: the kinds of animals & plants & the various kinds of mountains & parts of the "landscape," etc, each with their own attributes & ways, with each having its own way of living & interacting with others, with each also contributing to the whole of life we call "Nature" or "the Earth." Somehow I had always imagined something more like the conversations found in Ravel's "L'enfant de Savauge," his opera with lyrics written by Colette. In this opera, teapots & squirrels & all else in the small child's room turn on him & tell him how badly he has treated them in his fit of temper. That is how I'd imagined the flowers in this song, except of course that the two flowers (part of two living plants) are expressing their love & adoration for one another. In many performances I've seen online, the duet is sung by two women & in at least one recording the two women are dressed in flower costume. And in flower costume they sing & sway about in ways that look as if they are expressing their mutual adoration. Although the actual poem is quite beautiful, I can't help but feel a bit disappointed to find the duet to be a love song sung by a human couple. No doubt the opera is wonderful & the duet beautiful as an idyllic scene of the lovers in a natural setting, but I think I prefer to see the duet as a love song between two flowers.
@ZolaClyde11 ай бұрын
Thank you! That helps so much. It’s beautiful.
@___LC___10 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@amintac10 ай бұрын
❤
@barbz998 ай бұрын
Control of the decrescendo on the high notes in perfect synchronicity is sublime.🙌
@yvetteworrall89098 ай бұрын
That stood out for me above all else.
@Stumpybear7640Ай бұрын
Perfection ❤
@wakingcharade8 ай бұрын
The use of stage hands covered like that from head to toe feels like it's taken from Kabuki? I love that if so, mixing theater traditions to make something both visually and musically stunning.
@spiicybubbles2 ай бұрын
Bunraku puppeteering!
@EvilCuntyQueen11 ай бұрын
Two queens maximizing their joint slay. Wow
@khiarapollock822711 ай бұрын
Big Facts
@andynonymous67697 ай бұрын
Fr fr this shit bussin
@JaneESeymour6 ай бұрын
One comment=one hammer+ one nail=Nailed it.
@StonyRC11 ай бұрын
One of the most beautiful and moving compositions in human history .... and a breathtaking performance.
@anacletwilliams83156 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@robynvanhorn4 ай бұрын
I only learned of this through the movie The Hunger. With David Bowie, Catherine daneuve, Susan sarandon.
@WhatHowWhenforWhomWhatpurpose9 ай бұрын
The epiphany of when opera transcends voice, stage and conductor's score into a magical entity soaring in the Universe.
@innashevchenko30926 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤
@dianaibarra650320 күн бұрын
Keeping your voice controled while sitting and doing all the walking and dressing bit, it must´ve been the hardest thing ever! I'm amazed by the brilliance of both singers and the costume departmente is astonishingly too! Hope one day I can see this live.
@mollyringwerm922411 ай бұрын
The dynamics were breathtaking.
@vincentmancini627911 ай бұрын
Had nothing to do with the music!
@dudanunesbleff7 ай бұрын
So beautifully performed it seams unreal. And yet, it is. If nothing saves us from death, art makes life worth living.
@dorkinabubble77728 ай бұрын
Having the shadow guys like in kabuki theatre is so cool 🤩
@ambivertseph9 ай бұрын
I will never get tired of playing this song on repeat like what I did with Sabine and Marianne’s duet! 💯
@nickram50619 ай бұрын
The use of dynamics is flawless
@smurf9028 ай бұрын
It is the basis of the most musical of all fantastic singers, and their ability and execution is sublime. It's other worldly
@h...565711 ай бұрын
I am from India and I appreciate Delibes for composing such a beautiful opera and the story and music of Lakmé are really passionate. And in general French classical music is deeply rich in evoking emotions.
@fan2jnrc8 ай бұрын
As an Indian, then you need to listen to Massenet's opera "Le roi de Lahore" - The King of Lahore, (1877), set in 11th-century India. The music is magnificent and the story is very moving.
@InfernoXV6 ай бұрын
@@fan2jnrcalso Hasse’s Cleofide!
@pstern84 Жыл бұрын
Please post many more arias from this performance! Sabine (Lakme) and Ambroisine (Mallika), as well as the other artists were wonderful throughout the entire opera.
@IloveChrome8467 ай бұрын
Beautiful duet of both Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano voice.
@lornespry2 ай бұрын
I'm collecting performances of this marvelous duet. Each has it's own texture, and the soprano -soprano juxtaposed with soprano- messy soprano makes for for some sublime listening
@pheromone71411 ай бұрын
Finally now I know the title of this song that I have been hearing all my life especially on the comercials
@mjremy260511 ай бұрын
You would have known it sooner if you had visited the library and improved your mind with the classics.
@NachaBeez11 ай бұрын
@@mjremy2605don’t be an ass. That’s not going to win anyone over.
@suburbanbanshee10 ай бұрын
@@mjremy2605 - So... how many local public libraries have Lakme recordings? Three? Seven? I've never seen a Lakme recording anywhere but online, so it's a pretty non-mainstream opera. The aria is famous, but French opera in general is not a thing in most countries that have Western opera. Italian grand opera or Wagner is what most public libraries would have. Or maybe "Ten Best Soprano Arias" might include this one... probably not, though.
@olgaiushkova245410 ай бұрын
@@mjremy2605 10 years of music school behind, no idea of Lakme. Don't you think that countries that are not France have no their own operas to perform in Theatres? Lakme has been staged here for only years. World is huge
@echognomecal674210 ай бұрын
@@mjremy2605 You would be happier & have a functioning social circle if you didn't fool yourself into thinking you were anything but a presumptive know-it-all. You would have known this sooner if you had visited a therapist and improved your mind in general.
@drafter341211 ай бұрын
What an intriguing production design!
@andrometus77075 ай бұрын
Großartiger Gesang von beiden Opernsängerinnen; das Blumemduett ist ohne Zweifel eines der beliebtesten Duette der klassischen Musik.
@sandrahuibers808110 ай бұрын
The staging was magnificent, added levels of meaning to the glorious music.
@judytelles351810 ай бұрын
Fabulous costumes, fabulous singing. Singing and removing the costume at the same time.
@richardrye720010 ай бұрын
Beauty shall save the world!
@aleksandarbrzic83514 ай бұрын
The ESSENCE of French music and culture, at so many levels... Both are stunning!
@jefft69758 ай бұрын
How.. some people on earth blessed with ability to composo such songs. ... Heavenly...❤
@Sowhat3007 ай бұрын
I can never get enough of this! The two voices complimenting each other exquisitely.
@WSQuest2 күн бұрын
BRAVO. BRAVISSIMO. Perfect in all and every aspects. WONDERFUL!!!
@burkestephens28625 ай бұрын
How fortunate were those to enjoy this production live! Well done Warner Music on bringing it to us. Absolutely mesmerising and sublime performance.
@DrGarri11 ай бұрын
Absolutely divine in every aspect, vocally and visually. I had tears in my eyes, the beauty of this overwhelmed me. At 1:43 , the control Davieilhe has over the high note in pianissimo is absolutely incredible, I've never heard any other soprano sing that line in such a ravishingly beautiful way, absolute pleasure!
@saralynfosnight51395 ай бұрын
I think this is one of the most beautiful arias I've ever heard.
@wuggstar11 ай бұрын
Really Really like this. A Premier performance by Sabine and Ambroisine. But Sabine and Marianne .. Still the one for me
@marjorieroman95919 ай бұрын
La mise en scène, les gestes, et les costumes accompagnent à merveille la délicatesse de ce duo, cet extrait est un régal d'enchantement...
@spinnettdesignsАй бұрын
C’est ça, exactement
@yannickb.923711 ай бұрын
It is a delight, for the ears, for the mind and for the heart.
@spinnettdesignsАй бұрын
You are so right
@laluna55482 ай бұрын
It always brings me to tears…of joy. Such beauty! Timeless
@rickgreen76432 ай бұрын
I'm a 76 yo man and I cry like a baby whenever I hear this duet
@jlove6868 Жыл бұрын
That is absolutely beautiful ❤ Human beings at their complete greatness..
@strathernian8 ай бұрын
over and over again i will watch this!
@profpartout66097 ай бұрын
what brilliant staging to go with these marvellous voices
@mariaashot564811 ай бұрын
Beautiful lighting and fine costumes, sets. Looks like a wonderful production! In addition to the exquisite singing...
@larousseopale1020 Жыл бұрын
Quel magnifique duo… j’ai eu la chance d’assister à la dernière à la Filature à Mulhouse …. Je suis toujours dans cet état de charme depuis plus d’un mois …. Ambroisine une découverte et Sabine une confirmation ❤
@philhayhoe17 ай бұрын
Breathtaking and achingly beautiful
@bachirMohamed-rb9fw Жыл бұрын
A Divine pièce of art 🎨😍
@witsukyai168511 ай бұрын
Watched this mise en scène two times at Strasbourg and Mulhouse. C’était magnifique
@patd.336811 ай бұрын
it must have been WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!
@JBNemeth11 ай бұрын
How stunningly beautiful, orally and visually. Just astonishing....
@RiverSightPortugal10 ай бұрын
The staging reminds me of the Dune movies. Beautiful
@rosamonteiro79559 ай бұрын
Que lindo!!! ❤ Pessoalmente e ao vivo então....Uau.
@4kirsten11 ай бұрын
Beautiful production. I love the space of this set, including the space it leaves for our imaginations. .
@bresalazar94299 ай бұрын
La voz de Sabine es angelical, cristalina.
@elianecsantos69612 ай бұрын
A harmonia entre as vozes é belíssima!!! 💖💖💖💖💖 Que genêro rico meu DEUS!!! 💚💚💚💛💛💛💙💙💙🤍🤍🤍❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
@PLuMUK544 ай бұрын
Stunning! It has left me in tears.
@MrAlex84006 Жыл бұрын
2 PRINCESS-GODDESS OF VOICE AND BEAUTY!!!!!
@marchandesermf2854 Жыл бұрын
This interpretation is a pure marvel! With each measure it's happiness..I close my eyes....there it's ecstasy...Thank you very much for sharing....
@cyny63055 ай бұрын
An exquisite love song between two women.
@___LC___10 ай бұрын
Such a delight! Together they make the music float, like a ghost of the haunting duet. It is my favorite duet and haunts my mind for weeks after listening to it.
@davidwright866511 ай бұрын
😊 thank you very much for the lovely performance.
@ConstantChaos111 ай бұрын
I love the preformance, people are surprised when i say im a punk/metal goth drag queen that loves opera, but the productuon here was great and clean strong vocals are always a great time
@intrusive-th0t10 ай бұрын
Idk why it would be surprising. They’re all very theatrical/dramatic genres
@ConstantChaos110 ай бұрын
@@intrusive-th0t exactly, but also I feel luke a lot of people see those generas and don't even try to understand ya feel?
@kahl407710 ай бұрын
I composed an entire HS music appreciation class lesson comparing the Queen of the Night aria to Epica and Floor Jansen's duet of Sancta Terra. Old opera was 1000% the punk/metal/gothic scene of its time.
@SeanLigman-yo6yc10 ай бұрын
Oh please....all those things you called yourself have the same grandness and complexity of nuance, story and musical libretto.. as Opera...plus the costuming is outrageously lush usually. Besides "Diva" is the label and icon that carries over...ih BTW...what you say about yourself and the taste for Opera youve got? Try Studio Killers..or for that Goth part, Nightclub
@robynvanhorn56029 ай бұрын
the hunger sent me hear many years ago...still love it
@smurf9028 ай бұрын
Rippling line going forward, just gorgeous.
@servicepersonnelfajalobi6 ай бұрын
chanté tout en faisant des mouvements , c'est juste magnifique, car la plupart reste immobile pour concentrer sur leur voix
@xalidamovsumovaPMU10 ай бұрын
Боже как же они красиво поют ♥️
@GustavoLima-wo8hz11 ай бұрын
Bravo, hermoso duo de las flores, no hay palabras para describirlo, es tan sublime y esperanzador, lleno de tristeza y alegria al mismo tiempo.
@LemonScissors6 ай бұрын
Exquisit performance! So delicate
@elainesmiley48175 ай бұрын
This is absolutely beautiful
@WillaLamour7 ай бұрын
So beautiful.
@gabriellaguad7 ай бұрын
Oh, wow, what an amazing version!
@UkeOne2 ай бұрын
Just stunning...BRAVO!
@danyfab19811 ай бұрын
Quelle émotion 😢😲deux superbes voix ❤❤❤
@Scarabee808 ай бұрын
D'une beauté sans mot!
@RafaelDeLaGhetto6677 ай бұрын
I love the visual interpretation of this and the way their voices compliment each other. What a perfect song!!
@robynvanhorn4 ай бұрын
Omg just pure beauty ❤❤❤❤
@rafaeldelforno469911 ай бұрын
This is so amazing, sounds like angels, please post more ópera ❤
@JinxMarie19856 күн бұрын
Its an incredibly powerful and beautiful love song. Their voices are like those of which an angel would sing.
@ahmedzain81453 күн бұрын
No. Its sound like just a bird.
@antoniobalboa81107 ай бұрын
Absolutamente sublime!!!
@antoniobalboa81107 ай бұрын
Muchas gracias!!
@michaelreuterberg97416 ай бұрын
Just amazing......
@Demetri4508 ай бұрын
Their voices blend nicely. Great control & neither is overpowering the other.
@EducatedSkeptic6 ай бұрын
Beautiful duet, magnificently performed. Such grace! And this is the first time I've seen it actually staged - though (not knowing the story line, mea culpa), I hadn't expected it to become a disrobing event.
@AlistairKiwi9 ай бұрын
Sabine D for the win! How lovely this sounds.
@stargirl764610 ай бұрын
I have no idea what’s happening here lol but wow what gorgeous costumes!
@yeahaboutthatthough365610 ай бұрын
"Costumes" when it's quite literally cultural attire is crazy.
@LadyLixil9 ай бұрын
"Costumes" when referring to attire worn during the performance of a play makes sense. Not understanding contextual grammar for vocabulary just to bother someone on the internet though...
@yeahaboutthatthough36569 ай бұрын
@xil'Other people's culture as a backdrop to an out of context opera is fine" is crazy. You ought to be embarrassed to have suggested that in public. Meanwhile on Earth one, using cultural attire as costumes in a play by non-members of the culture, specifically when that performance is unrelated to that culture itself is distasteful---whether or not you agree. This practice trivializes the deep significance of this cultural attire, perpetuates stereotypes as white women shuffle in the background like they think Japanese women must have done, reinforces power imbalances. Moreover, it lacks authenticity and understanding, leading to misrepresentation and disrespect towards the culture and its people. Therefore, it's crucial for artists and their supporters to approach cultural representation with sensitivity, respect, and a willingness to engage with the communities they're portraying for guidance.
@LadyLixil9 ай бұрын
I am not in defense of the play at all. The person specifically stated that they have no idea what is happening in the play, only that the costumes were gorgeous. You were swift to want to give me a full explanation when you felt like you were trying to put me in my place, but why didn't you use a helpful approach in educating that person about why you disagreed instead of trying to humiliate them? The person already made it clear that they do not understand the context, they just wanted to make a nice statement. For all of your social posturing, you could use decorum on the internet for people who just want to have a nice day. Let that person enjoy saying it's gorgeous costumes in the context or explain why you disagree instead of just trying to put someone down. My culture has constantly endured cultural appropriation. In fact essentially everything from the African American diaspora has been taken by everyone around this world. Still, I have enough joy left in this world to be able to let someone enjoy something and not demean every little thing that they say without being willing to either educate or just move on. While I'm pretty sure you feel like you just had a big moment right there, I'm afraid you missed the mark. I do wish you a good day though.
@guni1089 ай бұрын
@@yeahaboutthatthough3656what's crazy is not realizing these garments don't look Indian in the slightest XD
@sjkim98123 ай бұрын
최고네요 음악성이 정말
@BC-uj4nu11 ай бұрын
Oh, I would love to see the whole production. That golden cage thing in the beginning is very interesting
@sati1088 Жыл бұрын
Is there anyone know any information about this opera performance?? I really want to know this stage concept😢
@gabitamiravideos11 ай бұрын
Beautiful, isn’t it? If you haven’t done so, I searched for Sabine Devieilhe Lakme. There are some notes and comments about it in Amazon.
@sati108810 ай бұрын
OMG I found it!!!!THANKS!!!!❤❤❤
@НатальяАлдатова9 ай бұрын
Лучшее сочетание божественных голосов! Лучший дуэт!
@alejandrinagonzalez465011 ай бұрын
Hermosísimo música, cantantes, expresiones, vestuario, coreografía, todo un agasajo ❤❤❤
@Nathan93Doe8 ай бұрын
magnifique
@lalala62987 ай бұрын
오내, 연기, 연출 모두 최고👍👍👍
@fabstenor11 ай бұрын
What a connection!! 👏👏
@maiaalameddine7 ай бұрын
Breathtaking Divine
@okodee0110 ай бұрын
How beautiful my beautiful voice teacher! May you RIP! I miss you so much!
@pedrokass2973 Жыл бұрын
Sabine es la delicadeza pura, es un milagro en escena como Natalie dessay, simplemente se entregan a la interpretacion y ahi surge el milagro. Que puesta en escena tan hermosa, Gracias ❤
@1phildefer32311 ай бұрын
Mise en scène décoiffante.......Voix superbes......
@davidanderson5259 Жыл бұрын
Simply gorgeous... But if I remember the story of Lakmé, I'm not sure how it could be termed 'comic' in any way...
@catherinecozzano2580 Жыл бұрын
Comique is the name of the Opera House as opposed to the main Garnier Opera House. It was called that way because it was mostly dedicated to Opera Bouffe pieces with spoken dialogues between the arias, at the time it was created. Nowadays it’s mostly dedicated to French composers of the 19th century like Bizet, Thomas, Offenbach, Delibes, Massenet etc. Opera Comique is a genre but not necessarily comic.
@catherinejustcatherine1778 Жыл бұрын
@@catherinecozzano2580fascinating! 🌟💖
@treverholland11 ай бұрын
While it could be performed at the house of the same name, the terms dates from the 18th century and really means that the work contains spoken dialogue and singing. Carmen is another great example of this.
@catherinecozzano258011 ай бұрын
@@treverhollandThank you. That's what I meant in my comment. Happy new year 🎉
@douglashurrell618811 ай бұрын
French 'comic opera' just means that the story has spoken lines as well as song.
@pedinurse19 ай бұрын
I always wanted to sing like this, even as a child I pretended to sing opera.
@E.V.-il7 ай бұрын
It's never too late to start learning!
@hsinghuiwang259311 ай бұрын
Absolutely stunning
@АлександрБасманов-л9к9 ай бұрын
Прекрасное исполнение.
@quequitoAR11 ай бұрын
Beautiful singing, tasteful setting.
@johnmerritt63286 ай бұрын
Utterly enchanting.
@Jehoshua.J.A.K.10 ай бұрын
Very well performed. Flawless and gorgeous!
@kennethahuff11 ай бұрын
I would love to see the entire performance…is it available in some form?