Kathleen Battle - Somewhere Over the Rainbow 14 / 16 

When Kathleen visited her hometown she would perform a free concert at the high school auditorium and she always had my father accompany her on piano. He was honored to do so.

Ms Kathleen Battle has one of the most unique and fantastic voices!

Happy 75th Anniversary Of Life Sunday, August 13, 2023 Our Dearest Soprano Queen, Kathleen Battle!

Kathleen has the voice of an angel, the beauty of a goddess and the grace and talent of a great diva! Magnificent

Once in a lifetime, there is a rare communication between a performer on stage and an audience member. It was not intrusive or disruptive, but it was most definitely there and recognized after the performance back stage. When I met Kathleen Battle after a most beautiful and unforgettable recital, Miss Battle took my program, laid it down, and we had a short conversation that meant a great deal to me. She then took my program, asked my name and personally addressed an autograph to me ending in: love, Kathleen Battle. She shook my hand, said goodbye, and I floated out the theater with a priceless memory, that I never imagined would transpire that evening. That is my experience with this most talented and God blessed lady . . . and this is how I will always remember her -- gracious, sensitive, respectful, talented, exquisite, impeccably dressed, a diva most exceptional, and for a moment . . . my friend. Thank you, Kathleen Battle, for a most cherished memory, that I promise . . . I will never forget.

I remember the student music teacher. Thanks for being the best role model a little child could have, you are amazing. Thank you .

Best version ever!!

How can no one fall in love with this voice?

Absolutely stunning. I am so unfamiliar with her work. Well, not anymore after this. Her tone!!! Beautiful

I was a huge fan of Battle's back in the late '80s and early '90s. Alas, when she was essentially blacklisted, she fell off my radar and I'd barely listened to her over the past couple of decades. Thanks to RU-vid, however, I've been revisiting her music recently and am reminded anew what a marvelous and singular talent she is.

She is fantastic, the best, just love her voice haven't got time to notice the negatives.

Heavenly and beautiful and I am almost speechless at this angelic voice and the sounds

Heavenly voice. Amazing

I always thought Kathleen Battle was such a classically beautiful and elegant lady.- with a voice to match.

I would love to add this to music on my phone, she never released it on an album, I’d buy it in a heartbeat if she ever did. Best version of this song I’ve ever heard, just beautiful.

Such beauty. Thank you Kathleen Battle

Happy 73rd Anniversary Of Life Friday, August 13, 2021 Our Dearest & Most Precious Kathleen Battle You Are A Special Gift To Us All!

Amazingly beautiful!

she's fantastic, outstanding-beautiful voice! ...

a beautiful great song that most singers think that their modifications and improvisations are superior to Harold Arlen's genius. It is wonderful to hear Kathleen Battle sing this treasure straight like Harold Arlen wrote it-- thank you for posting

CHILLS UP MY SPINE. SO LOVELY.

Her voice is so beautiful, I SOB

Exceptional and beautiful!

Born to sing!

gorgeous

I adore that voice.

Absolute perfection.

Phenomenal!

Ihre Stimme ist wie Seide ! ❤

Hermosa voz❤

I'm in tears

She wore that dress with the same shocking pink satin wrap when she performed at the Kennedy Center honors in 1993. It must be the "Somewhere" dress because she sang that song (West Side Story) at the Kennedy Center event. It's on youtube, and it's spectacular!

So lovely!

Beautiful!

Flawless

Beautiful.

Mama Africa's vocal gift had the whole worrlld in her hands!!

What she begins to do at 4:18! My goodness!

Angelic!!❤

The only version other than the one by Judy which I like

Look at these gifted instrumentalists

Exquisite! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Prayers.

Kathleen and Ricky ; two exceedingly beyond amazing live performances at Grammy's

綺麗な声❣️

OMG, I teared up!

BEAUTIFUL !! - SP. TO THE EARS !!!

Some kinda gorgeous beautiful! PWG

Just wow.

Voce e occhi di Fata!

I would love to have this on my ipod but I can't seem to find it on itunes. Bummed.

WOW!

wow man.. why isnt this song sang more in opera..? this was the only opera version ive found..

💜💥

❤❤❤

Oh my.. 🌺🌈

💗💐💗

👏👏👏👏👏

why does she need a microphone?

She may have sang this better than Judy Garland.

sigh...

Ms. Kathleen's rendition of OVER THE RAINBOW is simply beautiful and exquisite----but she can't sing it the way Judy Garland did with wistfulness and longing, so real as Judy did!!! That song belongs to Judy Garland, and will always be associated with her!!! Still, Kathleen did a fantastic job, and I love it!!!

utterly amazing voice. totally unforgettable. What a pity that she is such a difficult person to work with.

Forget the excellent voice. That dress! Lol.

i am a singer and my favourite soprano of all time is kathleen , but she was very demanding and a diva who ruined her career at the met, she was friends with james levine and she thought she get anything she wanted. the met finally fired her because she was so psycho ,shame because she was so talented

Not quite as good as Jerry Lee Lewis, but pretty darn good.

Amazing voice. There are quite a few stories about her Diva tendencies though. Quite an ego on this one!

Garland still sang it better.