Kimchilia Bartoli - "Agitata da due venti" [Cecilia Bartoli parody] 

For all you haters out there, Cecilia has seen the video and met the singer and loves it!

Unbelievably good. Cecilia must feel honoured. You don't get imitated by someone with this amount of talent unless there is a high degree of admiration. Wonderful artist and great stage animal on top of it!

First of all, you made an aria that is difficult enough as it is - even more difficult. And you sang it in a magnificent way. Then, a parody is ALWAYS a work of love and devotion. And it is evident in every move and every note that you love CB. And yes, it is very funny, and to the point, while it is not blasphemous or mocking. I heard CB herself loved it, and I can clearly see why. The amount of work you put into it is incredible and the result worth every drop of your blood, sweat, and tear.

This is hysterical. He even has her mannerisms down perfectly. He has a great voice also.

@OperaSingerKara I think her movements and expressions add so much to her artistry, and I love the fact that she gives her whole self to serve the music. Thank you!

This is a hysterical (and spot on) parody. I only wish the audience would stop whooping and clapping through so much of it, so we could appreciate the singer's considerable skill on display in this bravura aria.

He is amazing. I fail to understand why some people can't see it. They have never sung themselves, obviously.

This wonderful! Justin must have spent ages studying all of Bartoli's little(and not so little) mannerisms. It's completely musical, and yet it's incredibly funny. Good for you Justin.

Parody is the highest form of admiration

@joaquinquilez Hey, thank you so much for the compliments! It was an end-of-the-school-year thing that I've been wanting to do since freshman year, and also a one time only thing :)

They met in a Bartoli concert in Dortmund! I and my sister were there and we saw him. I was already a fan of both. Then he posted a photo of him and Cecilia together ❤️

Never laughed so hard while enjoying an operatic parody of one of the best singers in the world ~ this is GOLD!!! Love it!!!

Absolutely hilarious yet at the same time fantastic execution of the notes

This is unreal. My jaw was dropped the entire time. The impression was hilariously spot on, and WHAT A VOICE! Congrats to you. I bow to thee. hahaha.

As a lover of comedy and a huge Cecilia Bartoli fan, this is marvelous! If you listen to any impressionist speak of the people they impersonate, it's most often from a place of respect and love. Need more of this! Would love to see someone do a Dmitri Hvorostovsky parody

He has her down to a tee. I am certain even Cecilia would love and laugh at every minute of this. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Well done.

Oh, he's just got the whole thing down so well -- the head and face duckings are enough to kill you without the arm flailing and the hair flipping. Brilliant parody work, and very informed singing too or it would not have worked. Yes - I think Cecilia would laugh herself silly to see it.

I adore Cecilia, what is so remarkable about this is how closely he matches her vocal timbre and coloratura skill. Incredible!!’ ❤❤❤❤❤

Victor Borge is probably rolling in his grave laughing at this! :-)

I love Cecilia Bartoli and I laughed my a** off watching this. This is so spot on! Very talented

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

It's so funny and he did really good on such a difficult aria.

Fantastic!!! It a lovely and funny Hommage to Cecilia!

What people don’t seem to get who find Bartoli’s body movement and facial expressions disconcerting or risible is that Bartoli sings not just through her vocal cords but with and from her entire body. Her “instrument” is her physicality. As it should be. And yes this is a great parody.

I can never get enough of his performance for many reasons! Firstly, his extraordinary vocals! And of course his amazing acting!!

para ser una parodia es maravilloso lo que hace èste contratenor, està muy lejos de una burla a nuestra amada Cecilia, hacer una parodia con el talento de èste cantante es un honor creo yo para la cantante original, el nivel de èl es increìble, un gran cantante, un contratenor con timbre de mezzo realmente, maravilloso e increiblemente gracioso, muy habil en mostrar su arte imitando a la nùmero uno, bravoooo!!!!!!!! viva el talento y el humorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, sigo viendo el video y no puedo parar de reirme,

Well would you believe it but this very weekend I saw that Cecilia Bartoli - in her role as Artistic director of the opera in Monte Carlo - engaged this singer to perform with her in Giulio Cesare and it was quite frankly the finest performance of a Handel opera I've ever seen. Kim played Sesto and was amazing

Love Cecilia. Love this parody.

I think it's pretty clear it's an affectionate parody of Cecilia - I absolutely love her and I think she is without parallel in this piece, but I also think this parody is hilarious.

Even bartoli would enjoy this....it's funny....

parody aside the voice isn't bad!

This is very funny because his body gyrations are so exactly spot-on. I've rewatched Cecilia's Vivaldi video many times. But apart from her supernaturally astonishing voice, she looks like she's going into battle. That makes this parody even more hilarious. Justin could make a career of this sort of vocal impersonation.

wow... that's amazing for a counter tenor to hit a2....

OMG ! it's amazing ! Love Cecilia and love Kimchilia !!! :)

Oh my god! You nailed Cecilia Bartoli!

La interpretación es simplemente fabulosa, una exquisita parodia, me reí mucho, no por eso dejo de pensar que Cecilia es una gran cantante, interprete y no deja de estar entre mis cantantes favoritas, pero el chico es un Genio!!!

I was getting ready to read her but shes HILLARIOUS

Simply amazing!!! I hope you can have a collaboration with Cecilia Bartoli soon...its about time...Kimchilia you are sooooo amazing!!!

This has gone round the London Philharmonic Choir - we all LOVE you! AMAZING! THANK you so much!!

I've seen this clip several times, and I can't get enuff~! haha. SO great. Great representation, and with a great voice!....dare I ask for more Kimchilia Bartoli clips~?! ^_^

I can't believe it ! At the beginning I thought the voice was a recording of Cecilia.

One is a true artist when professionals do parodies of you, and you can enjoy them, Standing ovation for Cecilia and Kimchilia

Fabulosa paródia! Hilária, traz felicidade a qualquer um. Magnífico!

love it. I have known a lot of serious opera singers over the years, and the really good ones are totally cool--even a bit saucy. I'm sure Cecilian would enjoy this. I was amazed that his voice was realll good.

But what a great voice HE has!!!!

Con mucho respeto y admiración a la gran cecilia, está imitación paródica es buenisima

To be THIS FUNNY, you have to be JUST THIS SKILLED. This is COMEDY GOLD! 😂❤😂

@mircavalcante Thanks for the criticism. The truth of the matter is that NOBODY can do what Miss Bartoli does; if I weren't singing as Kimchilia, I wouldn't have attempted to sing the runs with glottal attacks on each note or on a different vowel shape every time. I mean they work for her and ONLY for her, which makes her that much more unique and special. p.s. I will tell you that this aria is not a part of my repertoire, since it's not meant for a male singer/character!

You have such a talent... Keep on being as creative...

This is everything, and it shall continue to be everything. I swear to god at least 100,000 of those views have to be me :P

@lmz1692 Thank you very much! She is my favorite. "Armatae face et anguibus" is one of my go-to arias now; all thanks to Cecilia. I even named my car after her.

I'm sure she appreciated your complimenting her. You both are very special, Thanks for presentation.

Great musicianship & great humor - I'll be giggling for at least a week. Brava! um, I mean, Bravo!

Really really so on POINT!!!! Hilarious and yet very well sung.

I came here from your 2017 role as Nerone on the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras channel and I am so thrilled that I decided to Google you.

Wtf?! LOL I'm sure Cecilia has seen this and she likes most

this singer is just amazing!! Beautiful Hommage!!!

Very clever and he has a great voice as well. A talented singer in his own right.

What a wonderful and loving tribute to Cecilia, she has a wonderful sense of humour and much generosity of spirit so not surprised at all that she loved this as much as I did. Thanks Jim for sharing❤️

The world needs you right now 🤩

@davidoski001 Thank you! It especially means a lot from someone who can sing Bach like that! I love your Deposuit Potentes.

hahahahaha funny loved cecilia's performance but love this parody as well xD

Пародист- мастер пения! Браво! Пианист- браво!

I just could not stop laughing! What a legend!

I've been laughing for 5 minutes like an idiot ... too strong imitation !!

That was gorgeous!!!! Great job dude you're hilarious.

EVERYONE IN MY SINGING DEPARTEMENT LOVES THIS!!! Want more pls!!!😂

This meeting should definitely been recorded =/ I'm sure Cecilia Bartoli enjoys the parody as we do!

funny, but also pretty darn amazingly well sung.

You are officially my hero!!!!! Loving this SO MUCH!

Why is this the best thing ever?

So difficult to make a parody in such a respecful way! I´ve seen this video many times and each one shows a new and amazing detail. Best regards from Buenos Aires, dear artist.

amazing parody, wow, such talent! :D

Hermosa, talentosa y graciosa ❤️

Listen to him in his real persona as well. This parody is both funny as hell and musically exquisite even when exaggerated. His real singing in countenor roles is wonderful.

even though it's a parody, he still managed to sound SO GREAT!! daebak!!! XD

@mezzotater Thank you for the kind words! I have a recital coming up, and it will be uploaded to my serious channel, jkimismusic. Please check it out!!!

HAHAHA SO spot on! LOVED it XD

I have 2 videos of cecilia doing agitata, the blue dressed one and the red dressed one. I deleted the red dressed one to put this in. Great, inspiring performance.

@serenaluce @izzyt63 @arpeggio1358 Thank you for your compliments, but please refrain from bashing on other artists. I think every artist has something to offer to the artistic world!

always brightening my day, Jkim. Even during finals week

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAH OMG! DAT COLORATURA THOUGH

y por lo que se sabe, Cecilia ya conoció personalmente a Kimchilia y le encantó la parodia

He has a fantastic voice and has her style, intonation and movements down to a tee. Just one thing he missed - the constantly shocked and wide-open eyes. Love this. Bartoli is my favourite singer (I've been lucky enough to see her at Covent Garden) and this is a great tribute IMHO.

Freakin' MARVELOUS!!!!

I love opera comedy!!!

I watched this video first and then Bartolli's, flawless! Had a good laugh and admired Kangmin's craftmanship. Bravo!

Amazing voice! Wow! Would love to hear him live!

@heldentenor2b It's a joke we have. On the first day of Italian Diction Class, he brought up a story about a Korean laundry place; the owner would mispronounce Boldrey's name and say Bordley, so one day, he tried spelling his name with the 'R' and 'L' switched, and they finally said, "Hello, Mr. Boldrey!" ;)

ah ah ah!!! love Cecilia but this one is very very funny!

He is actually amazing singer himself, saw him at Lincoln Center in NY a few years ago..he blew everyone away!

I'm watching it for the third time and can't stop ... Really great Imitation!

So good! So good! It looks like this might have been recorded on a mic closer to the singer - would be great to head more of the voice, and less of the laughter.

That was a guy?! WOW. That's amazing! I'd give my left breast to be able to sound like that! Awesome job - hilarious too. I'm with the others wishing it was a better recording. Still... really glad I watched it. :)

Maybe you didn't notice but the OP states: "I performed as my favorite operatic singer, Cecilia Bartoli." I think he did a very good job at capturing her passion for the coloratura music that she mostly performs.

This is literally stupendous in every single way

I like Cecilia but this is very funny and well done

What the hell did i just watch!?

Bravo!!!!!! For a really good parody the singer has to have talent which you obviously have and a great sense of humor. I'm still laughing!

Funny. So perfect. And props for the singing. He's quite good.