Actually this performance can easily be transformed in an obsession for any listener. She es so perfect and her interpretation astonishing and breathtaking. Diva assoluta
Que dire ? Pour moi c'est parfait, quelle extraordinaire performance et en plus dans un excellent français ! Je n'ai jamais entendu mieux ! Des milliers de fois merci à elle pour ce magnifique moment de bonheur !
Elle est absolument royale et sublime , incomparablement belle et émouvante : une âme vibrante de musicalité avec un tel naturel , une si apparente facilité qu'elle fait oublier les milliers d'heures de travail pour nous laisser ce témoignage d'une absolue beauté transcendante.L'une de mes cantatrices préférées...ou alors celle qui tient la première place dans mon coeur ? Certainement ! Lionel VIGNERESSE.
I'm listening this evening to various singers performing this aria. They are all wonderful in their way. But this one, it grabs your heart. The way she is possessed by the character, feeling every moment so intensely, the slow sensuality and the anger building too - i couldn't breathe until i started weeping. My god.
Her tempo is slower than Marilyn Horne's and more seductive .Horme is a mezzo so different singers have their own approach . Rise Stevens was famous in this too . Everyone sings it even though SaintSaens' opera gets few performances .
La grande JESSYE NORMAN est absolument fierely? Incroyable,belle ,sanguine....une reine...MADAME laisse' moi déposer ses gardénias avos pieds....... permeto LADY BLACK.... ☆♡☆♡☆♡☆...bien.a.vous JEAN-CHRISTOPHE,AKIM,,, JAY.DE.SENTUREL.....!!!
Manassés Martins Yes, one of the best performance! If you want you can listen to Elena Cernei, a true mezzosoprano from Romania (I'm italian) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ej7VgjEMC6U.html it still seems unsurpassed to me.
I love how strong and serious her face gets then she softens it also I love that she not only sings but she acts out and portrays the feelings and mood of the piece :)
@@andrebarramansa2248 Please, Callas had an ugly voice, Norman's voice had better Quality than Callas. Please, try to listen another Opera singers, Callas never gonna be the best, only betrays you don't know about Operatic Voices ....
Interpretazione a dir poco sconvolgente per rara bellezza. Un capolavoro di Jessye , indubbiamente una protagonista assoluta del panorama lirico mondiale di tutti i tempi.
Jessye Norman "owned" this aria. Her interpretation is incomparable, mesmerizing, as indeed it should be. She was a great Diva and left an indelible imprint on our hearts and souls.
ahimsainternational Her interpretation is magnifique but Elena Cernei is insuperable: a true mezzosoprano ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ej7VgjEMC6U.html
5:14 Has anyone ever had the lung capacity (or thought) to connect that musical phrase, "Ah" to such stunning dramatic effect. Unconventional, thoughtful and brilliant!
I have listened to other singers but without a doubt Jessye Norman's version cannot be beat. She sings this aria from her heart. She will be missed. God Bless you Jessye and now you can sing with the angels.
I can only echo others in praise of Jessye Norman: but a thank you also to Jane Glover who is conducting this. I didn't know she did 19th century operas - I always thought of her as a classical and baroque specialist - she too is a versatile and accomplished musician to match Ms Norman's huge talent.
Only Jessye Norman could have sung this Aria with such passion and such beauty. Behind that dark skinned face is the immortal soul of a GREAT musician. Thank you emujerenet for uploading this video. The English subtitles also make the performance more meaningful for those who do not know the French lyrics.
Magnifique Jessy Norman toujours inégalée à ce jour. Elle aimait particulièrement la musique française qu'elle interprètera toujours avec justesse et magnificence. Et toujours avec une diction parfaite en français. Une très grande dame ! ❤❤❤
RIP angel! One of my favourite arias - sung by the richest of voices. An aria very dear to my heart too because my grandfather, a violinist, played this composition very often.
Jessye Norman son palabras mayores , Es como hablar de la gran Maria Callas quienes muestran una perfeccion en sus interpretaciones realmente incomparables
She sounds wonderful, and I love the languishing tempo-more time to undress Samson! LOL. I don't usually comment on people's appearance, but when she's thinner her beautiful bone structure is so striking, and her eyes look like a sculpture of an African goddess. Still will NEVER get over her Cassandra in '83. Holy Mary of Jehosephat! Those were the days. Now we have puny little Garanca and "I don't give a shit about legato" Netrebko.
This is definitely the best rendition of this aria I've ever listened to. I've never seen a soprano with such big lungs who can sustain the notes for so long and her interpretation is so expressive compared to the rushed version of Callas you can find on youtube with millions of views. I'd love to see this video in high quality. Thumbs up for great Jessye Norman and conductor Jane Glover!
+Gustavo Fernandes puedo verla y oírla hasta el infinito. Es una interpretación sorprendente por su expresividad y pasión. Los segundos finales, cuando ha concluido, es asombrosa la transfiguración de su rostro cuando "sale" del personaje, y se refleja en su rostro una paz serena impresionantes!
Daniel Cabrera Loa I would never denigrate Maria Callas. She was an extraordinary singer. I just happen to think her recording of this aria is a bit upbeat. I also love it when Delilah goes up to high B flat singing"Je t'aime". Both have very beautiful dramatic soprano voices. I would love to see a live performance of Callas singing it too. I'm sure that would be astonishing.
It's a luxurious rendition, but it borders on plodding. I think Samson would have been asleep by the end of this instead of "up" and ready for action. The Callas version isn't too fast; this is too slow. And although Norman has huge lungs, as you say, she is unable to sing the crucial phrase "Ah! Responds à ma tendresse" all in one breath, but repeats "responds" in order to catch a breath in the middle of the phrase. Very few singers ever sing the aria as it's written, and only Obraztsova and Callas pop in my mind right now. Here is an animated version of the score, sung by Garanca, who also breaks up the phrase in order to catch a breath: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m2DSBSh5gP8.html
Usually, I hate it when sopranos (even dramatic sopranos) sing arias from the mezzo-soprano repertoire (they have all the good tunes but they have to steal the poor mezzos' few great arias). But I must admit that Ms Norman's performance is truly impressive. That woman must have two sets of vocal chords, one for each repertoire!
Потрясающе. Мне очень нравится драматическое сопрано, эта ария моя любимая. Соглашусь с высказыванием, поёт, как дышит!! Спасибо за минуты наслаждения!!
Jessy Norman par son interprétation magnifique exprime toute la duplicité de la séductrice qui séduit Samson pour obtenir sa mort ! C'est la plus émouvante et juste interprétation du personnage de Dalila !
La Gran soprano dramática en una aria fantastica para su hermosa y potente voz. gran interpretación y perfecta Dalila difícil de igualar. Un final de infarto!!!! Caracterización que quita el aliento!!!!
I've heard others perform this. Some too fast. Some WAY too fast. All wrong. This is supposed to be a very seductive piece, and must be done slowly, as is correctly done here. I've heard others, but none like this. Here, ladies and gentlemen, is the definitive performance by Jessye Norman. Brava.
regarding tempo, this is certainly supposed to be much faster. As a former classical dancer and still an avid ballet goer, I am very sensitive to overly endulgent speeds which has saturated the world of ballet in the last 30-40 years with monstrously slow tempi. But La Norman's tempo here works beautifully.
I've heard 6 different interpretations of this aria.....hers by far is the best. I felt it in a different way than the others. Totally not rushed! Drawn in..... I totally understand the tempo , it engages you. Bravo!!!!!!!!!
To my ears, it's too slow and plodding, and the momentum often comes to a halt. Delilah isn't trying to put Samson to sleep, but to have him awake, "up," and ready for action, The sleep and haircut come after the action. In fact, the tempo is so slow that despite her prodigious lung capacity and long breath, Norman isn't able to sing "Ah responds a me tendresse" as written, all in one breath. She has to repeat "responds" and catch a breath in between. While beautiful in a concert setting, it isn't what Saint-Säens wrote.
forward press314 Sorry, but the tempo is too slow in the second tema. Elena Cernei is perfect and insuperable. She's a true mezzosoprano ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ej7VgjEMC6U.html
I love how she starts off as a seductress and becomesmore urgent until she's almost demonically evil at the end- what a phenominal actress!!!!! Great interpretation and her voice is definitely one of the best of all time!!!
When even the orchestra is compelled to applause and the conservative crowd goes wild. Madame Jessye Norman was not simply a singer, or an Opera Star. She was a phenomena. A Mystic of music and a Grand Dame of Harmony. It shall take another century to see the like. The better part of us shall not be there to experience it.
Absolutamente maravillosa y exquisita. Es el arte en su máximo exponente. Voz, técnica, pasión y también, por suerte, una magnífica directora que pone la orquesta al servicio de la cantante para que haga lo que ella sienta y quiera, que los músicos la van a seguir. Esa unión produce esta magia única y maravillosa. Eso es lo que todos los cantantes quisiéramos pero no todos los directores están dispuestos a dar. En música no siempre 2+2 son 4. Grande, grande, grande, mi admirada Jessy Norman
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Love this woman, her voice, her presence, everything! Beautiful interpretation, my favorite. Love the way she says "Sanson"... and the attitude. Bravíssima!
What a fabulous rendition. In fact, I hesitated a little to listen even though she posesses a voice that any mezzo could envy. To my surprise, I loved her rendition of the aria and loved the way she acted. Just loved it!!! Bravissima!!!
NUNCA EM MINHA VIDA ASSISTI TÃO DESLUMBRADO UMA CANTORA DE ÓPERA... FIQUEI EMOCIONADO COM A INTERPRETAÇÃO, DE UMA ALMA INCRÍVEL..... TIVE DE ASSISTIR VÁRIAS VEZES PARA PODER "DIGERIR"... MARAVILHOSO, E SIMPLESMENTE.... MAGNÍFICO! QUANTO ESFORÇO EM PROL DA MÚSICA, ESSA É A GRANDE DIFERENÇA ENTRE OS VERDADEIROS E BONS INTÉRPRETES! OBRIGADO JESSYE NORMAN
This is one of my favorite classical music love songs. I grew up listening to light to heavy opera. So I liked a lot of it, before I started listening to rock `n roll and C&W. This is such a beautiful song and sung magnificently by Jessye Norman!
