Hip Hop Heads first time hearing Opera Luciano Pavarotti - Nessun Dorma REACTION 

This has to be the weirdest thing. I, a metalfan, is looking at some rapguys, looking at opera

Your appreciation and curiosity of music is bringing folks together and that is what the world needs badly right now.

There's a massive difference between listening to opera in a recording, and sitting and hearing it live in an audience. Hearing it live, it reverberates through your body, and brings you to tears. It becomes a part of you. People should attend a live opera at least once in their life. The stage of the Met Opera is six stories high. It's an incredible experience. Queen of Spades. Carmin. Madame Butterfly. Aida. Turandot. The Magic Flute... go.

I love how Pavarotti always seems to surprise himself with his voice.

I can shatter glass when I sing, but it's usually people throwing stones at my windows to get me to shut up.

I have to say that I’m a 60 year old white woman and I can’t stop watching your videos. Your impressions and reactions are so pure and unaffected, I love it. You are adorable!!!

How could anyone not like Pavarotti singing NESSUN DORMA?

That became known as the greatest opera performance of all time. He received a 10 minute standing ovation. The audience was full of stars, including Frank Sinatra on the front row! Pavs was the GOAT.

The story of this aria might help you a little. The main character, who sings the song, is in love with a beautiful princess. The deal is that if she cannot guess or find out his name by morning, he wins her hand in marriage. If she does, he dies. The choir singing in the background represents her servants, who have been charge with discovering his name. They begin by singing, “nessun dorma” which means none shall sleep. This means they will work until the last moment to find out the main character’s name, because the princess has ordered that they shall die if they fail. The main character gloats a little here saying none shall discover his name and then ends climactically by shouting, “vincero!” meaning I will win! And of course, winning means he gets to be with the love of his life. I hope that helps and keep listening to opera and classical! There’s some other really great music out there. The students I teach have actually influenced me a little towards your genre as well. They’re great kids.

Anyone who can be unmoved by Pavarotti singing "Nessun dorma" is probably dead.

If you boys EVER get the chance, go see a LIVE opera. You'll get 100% more chills factor and see that the singers FILL the theatre with their voice - no microphones. It's amazing!

Guys you don't have to understand the words, I'm 62 years old. I have heard this dozens of times I don't understand a word of it and it brings me to tears. And the two of you appreciating makes me smile and weep with joy 🎉

I love that nothing seems off the table for these guys.

Who gives these videos thumbs down when all they’re trying to do is expand their musical horizons?! As an opera singer, I appreciate you coming out of your comfort zone and experiencing new music. Bravo!

They definitely can break glass. I've seen it happen. My parents were playing an opera album and a candy dish blew up when the singer hit a high note. Scared the crap out of me.

Thank you boys for being so respectful to the most famous Tenor , in the whole world !!! Never to be forgotten !!

Answer to your question: A female suprana can break a glass. In fact, one Spanish opera singer broke not only the glass but chipped the glass table it was standing on. They make stages for operas very carefully ensuring that the voices can be thrown back into the audience to protect the integrity of the stage. Opera singers are amazing. Have a good one.

I had the privilege of seeing Pavarotti live, in his prime, in 1975. It was amazing.

I played this recording at my dad’s grave, alone, just because he had loved it so much. He used to call Pavorotti “the fat guy with the great set of pipes.”

I’m 23 and I’ve always listened to rap, current pop rock etc but this kind of music can appeal to literally anybody. It’s too beautiful not to.

I've heard this performed live, and I swear when that big finish hits you, you can literally feel the vibrations hit you, it hits you right in the heart and I honestly cried. Classical music live is another level and I'm not even a classical girl.

I liked that these two young men really listened. I think they appreciate music and are not narrowminded.

This is called music. No money, no marketing, no videoclips. Just a message of love and art.

I don't think I would've ever been curious enough on my own to listen to opera like this. There's a new appreciation I have. And believe it or not, you two are bridging the gaps between generations by doing this.

I just LOVE how open you two are to exploring all types of music. You give me hope. You two may not realize what an incredible thing you’re doing. Maybe to you it’s just a way to make money doing something you love, which is incredible enough-not many people can say that. But you are a true light in a really dark time. I was a social worker for thirty years and I have seen a lot of ugly things. Now I’m disabled and unable to get out of my house and feel pretty useless. I have nothing to do but worry about all the hate in this country. You give me something good to focus on.

As an opera singer, I’m so proud of you guys for taking time and listening to classically trained artists who sing with passion and their whole spirit, who train to be the best vocalist. It’s important in the music industry to know the history of music and to experience the world, if you’re truly passionate about music that is.

Crazy!!!!!!! It's been 15 years since Luciano is gone but his voice will remain with us for eternity. A voice that made him the greatest, most immense, immeasurable, good in nature and character gave an example of behavior and professionalism that had no equal. Great Luciano, those who don't know you call you Pavarotti but for us you are Luciano. The greatest voice. Thanks for existing.

I actually love that they are watching this. Do they realize that he was and still is the number one tenor in the world? He passed a few years ago, and no one has yet to step up. It will of course happen, but when. We were lucky to attend two of his concerts in San Francisco at the opera house. I will never forget the experience.

Yes, glass can be shattered with a trained voice. That’s the real.

That’s dope guys. You just witnessed an iconic performance by a legend who I always wished I had been able to have seen in concert. I never grew up with opera but this man made those of us who would never give opera the time of day stop and marvel at his ability. Most your age won’t ever take the time to check him out but props to you. He was a once in a lifetime talent!

You guys are great. I'm a white guy past 60, and watching you, your honesty and emotion for every genre of song you react to, and appreciate, makes me smile. And tells me the future will be quite ok in the hands of your generation.

Its wild people underestimate the energy singing takes in general and this man sang with extreme power and emotion alike it is insanely impressive.

Gentlemen: I love your guys, man. Some background that will bring tears to your eyes ... This aria from the opera Turandot, is about an entire town singing 'never sleep' - Nessun Dorma - along with their champion the night before they are to be executed on the order of a vengeful Princess. This song is the champion's plea to her to spare the town - and take him alone. Powerful stuff.

Voices can most definitely shatter glass, it's all about the frequency

On the shattering glass thing: one feature of opera singing you don't find in most modern singing methods is the vibration/ resonance. The singers basically use their body cavities and bones as echo chambers to make themselves louder without straining their actual voice (this is opposed to belting, where the loudness comes from the vocal chords). If they're singing with proper technique, and you placed a hand on their face/nose, and their sternum, you will literally be able to feel their bones vibrating. Once they figure out that technique, they usually practice holding paper or sheet music in front of them, and singing into it. The paper will vibrate slightly if they're using correct techniques to sing. They will work their way to smaller, or thicker paper, or I've even heard of using a ribbon, as they strengthen their resonance. Similar to the paper, a thin wine glass will slightly vibrate if a singer is singing directly at it, which is what gave birth to the notion that a strong enough singer could shatter glass. It is possible, but 1) the singing would need to be at the exact pitch of the glass (the pitch it makes when dinged, or when you run your finger around the rim) which is really difficult to do 2) the singing would need to be very, very loud and amplified, to create enough vibration, and 3) you'd have to hold the note for a long time. So, possible, but very difficult to pull off, and usually, they cheat a bit by using a recording, setting it to the correct pitch, and turning up the volume. Also, the really fancy "crystal" glasses that were the historic wine glass of choice, are much more delicate than glass-glass, which makes it easier to pull this super difficult parlor trick off successfully if you're trying to do it naturally.

Opera can touch any heart. Rip Luciano.

If these guys don’t show you why we need music and art in public schools then your minds are closed. I love that they have taken it upon themselves to be open to all genres and love watching them discover new music. Donate to you local schools so these kids don’t have to wait to be adults to develop the love of all music.

Pavarotti is my favorite Opera singer- when he died I was working at Starbucks (this was 2007) and my coworkers knew how much I LOVE Pavarotti so they took me in the back room- handed me the newspaper announcing his death and I bawled my eyes out. Later that day I went home and blasted Nessun Dorma on my surround system for about an hour while I cried. He has the most beautiful voice and I don’t think anybody will ever compare to him. THANK YOU FOR GIVING YOUNGER GENERATIONS A CHANCE TO HEAR AN EPIC VOICE! You guys are amazing and I appreciate all of your posts more than I can say.

It’s wonderful how you are exposing yourself to all kinds of music and artists. This is music appreciation at its best! Thanks for sharing your first reactions!

Tears roll down my eyes when I see him perform this. One of the greatest Opera singers of all time!

You know you're expanding your musical horizons when you react to Pavoratti. Good for them,very cool thing

The man "waving his arms" is the orchestra conductor. The musicians in the orchestra and singers in the choir follow his cue with regard to tempo and time (speed and beat) of the music, volume, and expressivity (smoothness, i.e. legato to sharpness, i.e. staccato). If you see the conductor rapidly swinging his arms, he is indicating a fast tempo to the orchestra (and the opposite when slowly swinging his arms). Additionally, if he's swinging his arms broadly, he is generally calling for greater volume and expressivity from the musicians, whereas if he is minimizing his movements, he is asking for less. Often, the conductor will make small movements to punctuate a certain moment in the music he wants to draw attention to. In the case of an orchestra not using a feature performer, ALL musicians in the orchestra and/or choir will follow the conductors lead. With a feature performer, however (sometimes an instrumentalist, sometimes a vocalist, in this case Pavarotti), the conductor will actually follow along as closely as he can to the style/tempo/expressivity being used by the feature performer and "conduct" that message/style to the orchestra/choir so that they follow along (in the video, you will often see the conductor watching and being attentive to Pavarotti for this express purpose). Hope this helps! You're doing great work, young men, I enjoy your videos!

I was beaming for this entire video, this song means so much to me and to see two people hear it for the first time and react well and be so open to it was amazing

BTW Opera singers are trained to sing in great music halls UNMIKED! That my friends is a great singer. Pavarotti is now deceased but he is the mentor of Dimash, whom I am greatly surprised you guys still haven't reacted to. Please listen to S.O.S. by Dimash.

If only more people were as open to new things as you are. Things you are unfamiliar with and don't necessarily like, you give them a fair hearing. If more people were like this, prepared to listen to new ideas and things, and accept that while it's not really your thing, that's okay, the world would be a better place. Keep waking us up to new things. Thank you.

At 19 he decided to make singing a career. He had the same voice coach for 9 years, then other coaches. He honed his craft for 40 years. Then at the age of 59 he sang this... Nessun dorma in 1994. He reached the pinnicle, every note flawlessly and perfect. If anyone ever strived for something and to be the best, luciano achieved it at this moment. It almost looks like he stared into the eyes of god at the end of the song. It was majestic, devine, everything in his life culminated to this moment....and it was awesome to watch.

I love all kinds of music, but it is rare to find young people that appreciate opera songs. This is so amazing to see. I love classical, it's just pure beauty. I wish more people appreciated opera and classical music!

When I listen to opera, I feel it in my soul. The gentleman on the left, you had that reaction. I could see it in your face. I am so happy to see young people expanding their love of music. Keep exploring the different styles and thank you for sharing and expanding others lives.

2 words: Andrea Bocelli. Song: Time to Say Goodbye

The story of the song: Tomorrow there will be a contest for the hand of the Princess. Each contestant must answer three questions correctly or have his HEAD CHOPPED OFF! Everyone is sleepless, no one sleeps tonight (Nessun Dorma). (Dorma... root word of dormitory, a place where people sleep, dorment, sleeping.) But our hero has no fear, he knows he is invincible (invincera) and will win the hand of the Principessa.

They say that Pavarotti should be listened to at least once in your life. Well done guys.

As an opera singer I freaking love this so much!!!

You two are darling! I don’t always understand your “lingo” ( old white lady here) but I still love watching you two!

I love that you guys listen to everything. He was actually mainstream in the 80s

Translation None shall sleep, None shall sleep! Even you, oh Princess, In your cold room, Watch the stars, That tremble with love And with hope. But my secret is hidden within me, My name no one shall know, No... no... On your mouth, I will tell it, When the light shines. And my kiss will dissolve the silence that makes you mine! (No one will know his name and we must, alas, die.) Vanish, o night! Set, stars! Set, stars! At dawn, I will win! I will win! I will win!

This piece always gets me right in the deepest part of my heart...literally brings me to tears...this is the world..

The guy waving his arms is called a conductor. He’s the bridge between the orchestra (the musicians playing the instruments) and opera singer. Btw you were right, it’s opera. The conductor is suppperrrr important, he instructs the entire orchestra and gives them signals for their entrances or change of tempo, or a change of passage. This wouldn’t be possible without the conductor. You need all three.

Seriously. Look up the Grammy's story about how Aretha Franklin ended up singing "Nessun Dorma" and react to that. So fucking impressive

There will be never another singer like Pavarotti,when I say never I mean never ,this man brings everyone into tears .

So happy the twins listened to this. Yes, a highly trained opera singer’s voice will break glass.

The intensity on his face, that's enough to melt your heart.

Thumbs up to whoever recommended this for the twins!

I sing opera since I was a kid .. love it so much especially in Italian hits your "feels"

I love this song...one of my all time favorites and I’m a black woman who loves every type of music especially R&B and hip hop. I grew up in the 1980s and I remember enjoying all types of music and my friends thought I was weird. Glad to see you young men broadening your music repertoire.

I applaud your willingness to listen to all forms of music.

This is a classic. One time he was supposed to perform this at the Grammys but he ended up having larngytis, so Aretha Franklin did it for him and KILLED IT.

This performance hits me in the feels over and over

Luciano Pavarotti was a much loved tenor he was the TENOR of the world.

I’ve heard “Nessun Dorma” a million times in my life, and it still gives me chills

Speaking as a music teacher and classically trained singer, I absolutely love that you guys are open to checking out all sorts of music - and what a way to start with opera. Pavarotti truly was one of the greats!

I'm not a huge opera fan but I know talent when I hear it. There are so many genres in music and talent is talent!

Luciano is a tenor. Only a mezo-soprano can break glass with their voice. They are rare.

My cousin sadly passed away from cancer at the age of 41 just before Christmas and this song was played as the coffin was brought into the church. Can’t help crying every time I hear it now.

Barry White Grace Jones and even Aretha Franklin sang with Pavarotti. That's how world renowned he truly is

My dad sounded just like him now my son sings Pavarotti too . My dad said at the end it was like his soul left his body for a second. Powerful

When Pavarotti started to retire from Opera, he did benefits for children in Africa and invited many American Rock stars to join him and they did. He brought music worlds together. Built bridges through music. Check them out.

I swear, Pavarotti does things to me with his voice some dudes couldn’t do with their whole bodies. When he hits the sweet notes, every hair on my body is on end. I guess he’s the ASMR thing for me. LOL.

Ella Fitzgerald famously shattered a wine glass while singing.

This performance gives me chills every time.

Experience life!!! Go see art, go to museums, go to opera, go to concerts!!! Open your heart and let it feel the talent and love! You are both so young and have so much life in front of you! You are both just precious!!!😊💖

He looked like a butcher, and sounded like an angel. And his voice was so clear and immediate -- sounded like he was standing right behind you while he sang. The perfect tenor. You should listen to Lawrence Brownlee next, singing "Una Furtiva Lagrima." In Pavarotti's absence, he's the only tenor with that clarity and pure sunlit quality around today -- and he's American!

As a middle aged white woman who just discovered the beauty of opera, I appreciate young men - esp young men who grew up w/hip hop - expanding their musical mind. Anyone who at least listens and experiences new things, even if they don’t like it, shows great maturity and love of life. Thank you for doing this.

The greatest male opera singer the world has ever known

Este hombre no era normal... No puede haber alguien que cante asi... Es increible.

Yes Some People with their voices can break a glass. And the guy waving his arms is the Conductor and it helps the musicians keep time.

I found out about the twins (the view ) so went on RU-vid They are hilarious! I’m so glad to see young folks appreciating music I come up listening to. Might I suggest Luciano Pavaroti doing a duet with The Godfather of Soul James Brown

No !!!! The voice is so powerful it can actually blow your ear drums off😲 I actually had a student whose voice was shattering my windows around the house any higher on the pitch and they would have cracked as they were trembling off the windrow frames. I'm a witness to it. Australia 💕 Christina

One of the twins looked at Pavarotti while he was singing, and said “He hasn’t blinked YET”! LOL! Bahahahahahahahahahaaaa! When he said that, I LOST IT!

The man moving his arm is called The Conductor and he's In charge of keeping a sense of rhythm, making sure the different sections hit their mark and, in my opinion, just weaves the parts together

I love that performance of Pavarotti’s Nessun Dorma, it brings me to tears 😭 every time.

I was never into opera until until a few years ago. I wasn't raised to know about it. Then I started going to the Met Opera broadcasts in theaters. They blew my mind. Beautiful and they remind us of eternal truths.

Darn it! Every time I heard him, the power of his voice would make me cry!

I love that you guys expand your musical knowledge. A lot of people wouldn’t try stuff out because it’s not their thing. There’s so much out there. So much to appreciate. 😊

Thank you for sharing this. There’s a softness and beauty to this and, as men, we sometimes struggle to let ourselves be vulnerable to it. I really appreciate you guys.

Pavarotti was my mother's all time favorite male voice, I was able to send her to one of his concerts before they both passed away. He was incredible.

You guys should listen to Luciano Pavarotti and James Brown, their singing together of "This is a Mans World" is remarkable.

Pavarotti makes me weep, his voice and his emotion is so moving

WHEN THEY WILL KNOW THE LYRICS AND THE STORY THEY WILL BE AMAZED.

My kids and I heard Keith Ikaia-Purdy sing Nessun Dorma live in Honolulu. It was one of the best musical performances I've ever heard. My teenaged sons talked about it for days.

I just found your channel - somehow - don't know how. Your reaction to hearing 'Nessun Dorma' for the first time was bittersweet for me. I'm glad you liked it but sad that you didn't know about opera. Or that the guy waving his hands is the conductor of an orchestra. Every time I hear the crescendo (loud ending) of Nessun Dorma my whole body gets goose bumps - even the hair follicles on my head... My maternal grandparents 'The Singing Whites' were black classical opera singers in the 1930's - 1960's. They performed in the first performances of the first black opera 'Porgy and Bess' in the US and overseas. So I grew up listening to opera and classical music because my siblings and I spent every Friday night at their house - and the classical radio station was always playing. Try listening for the FIRST TIME to 'il dolce suono' in Act III of the opera 'Lucia de Lammermoor' by Donizetti. I like it best from the Bruce Willis sci-fi movie 'The Fifth Element' sung by the 'diva' at Phloston Paradise floating resort..... This song is life changing. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r3XNfLd78TM.html