Dessay - Rehearsal Footage of Olympia 

Natalie jeune, modeste mais déjà des idées bien en tête, pleine d'enthousiasme et pas encore désabusée : que l'on aimait bien cette époque !

I admire her to remember the steps, the music and everything! I am so impressed!!!

Well Im not a soprano im a countertenor,but I do believe that Natelie Dessay is quite an inspiration for any singer(soprano,mezzo,tenor whatever),the dramatism of her performances,the technique all the horrible things that have happened to her wit her vocal chords and her surgery she is actually a survivor

Very nice... Her spoken voice seems so different here, isn't it?

Natalie is great inspiration for coloratura singers! I'm rehersing the Doll Song myself at the moment and there's nothing like singing coloratura! it gives you such a buzz :D keep it up! x

OMG did you hear his last comment? " I don't wanna torture people against their will" how ironic is that? There's some sentences some people should avoid saying!

OMG high G in rehearsal at the end...only pre-surgery Natalie...

Does anyone know if this production is on dvd?? I don't care if it sucked, I want it just to see Natalie's complete first olympia. P.S. I'm seriously obsessed with this video!! Thanks FoxyGrandpa!

and this is the first time i hear her singing in such a low octave!

What a lovely voice even when marking her lines

@thinspiredfor0 Best of luck hun! You have to upload some vids of your voice!

omg do u rly love her that much xD??

Roman Polanksi, whoa!

Roman Polanski does like playing with dolls I guess...

ok then, 2 days she's yours two days she's mine xDDDDD

...that sound @ 0:15...SOUNDS LIKE A DOLPHIN!...LOL

i wish this was in English. LOl

Et encore un petit accent du sud-ouest !

You're probably right...

@silthees now there is...

acting shocked ;-) definately no hiccup ;-)

im sry BUT DESSAY IS ALL MINE!!

I think it's a little tired from the singing. It sounds kind of hoarse.