Klaus Nomi - Death - Dido's Lament 

❤ Im grasping at every audio/video bit of Klaus I can find and have no idea why….

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Truer words have never been spoken.

@@mephicchi2electricboogaloo 👍

Так больно за него! Его душа, как ничья другая, нуждалась в любви.... А его все предали... Хочу верить, что хотя бы теперь душа Клауса видит, что есть люди, которые его любят и переданы ему.

Most don't know that Klaus WAS trained in operatic technique .

I'm a trained opera singer and have done this role. This version gives me chills. It's perfection and very in keeping with the era. I'd take two wild notes from Klaus Nomi over 100 "perfect" notes from Renee Boring as F*ck Fleming.

Thanks for that Jordan, well said. Anyone who can listen to this without getting goosebumps ain't got a pulse.

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@@kevinosborne3528 He was trained, took so many private lessons he could afford, but was never "officially fully trained" per se. But yes, he definitely was a master of of his art. He did a lot of practicing when he worked at the opera house in West Berlin before he moved to NY. Also sang on a gay club occasionally. I don't know 🤔 if he took any lessons in Germany, but he did in NY. So incredibly sad he died so young.

Oh yes, you're so right..!!!

I agree that this version of "Thy hand Belinda" is the best I've ever heard. I can't believe it took me all these years to hear it as I just discovered Klaus Nomi moments ago.

Dame Janet Baker

Are you deaf? This is terrible!

There is also Malena Ernman's one ;)

I'm sure he knew....that's why this recording is so unique...it's one of his last memories for us! Heartbreaking...!

Yes, I remember you.

A feeling surely helped by knowledge of his fate, but yes, a powerful performance nonetheless.

sometimes feeling is more important than technical perfection. one good example is "candle in the wind(1997)" wich was recorded twice the same day, once the live recording from the service, then a studio recording. i have both on CD, the live recording is not perfect, but it transports the feelings. The Studio recording broke Sales records, is technically better, but artistically it is meaningles.

I really hope there's more.

He could've been the next big thing since Elvis Presley.

With his far too early death, Fortuna has screwed us out of great works of art!

When Klaus Nomi's voice was discovered in France, it was the classical pieces that were very successful, which, it seems to me, was not the case in the USA!

Please see: Jessye Norman. Thank you.

@John Koch : is Jessye Norman a boy/man ? ;)

After listening to Klaus Nomi's version, the other ones are disappointing.

I agree, this version is the best I never heard...

Another fine sopranist, Arno Raunig, does it beautifully.

Ich mag auch die klassischen Stuecke von ihm sehr. Bin gerade am ueberlegen, ob ich Samson und Deliah von ihm bei meiner Hochzeit im Mai laufen lasse❤

@@udogae1232 das würde ich sofort machen, wenn ich könnte. Wäre wunderschön zur Hochzeit! Falls du das Lied wählst, es wird berührend werden.

"don't worry" that s true....If only someone could have said those words to him instead of letting him died alone....Most humans are stupid and don't deserve their own life.

Ùne voix reconnessable d'entre toute Purement fantastique . Salut l'artiste. .

He was...., he is long dead, Sandra, and sings his own lament.

Полный текст и мой перевод: Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me, on thy bosom let me rest; More I would, but Death invades me, Death is now a welcome guest. When I am laid, am laid in earth, may my wrongs create no trouble, no trouble in thy breast. Remember me, remember me, but ah! forget my fate. Белинда, руку дай! Вот сумрак на пороге. Дай на груди твоей найти покой; Хотела б большего, но Смерть, но Смерть приходит, Смерть - гость теперь желанный мой. Когда в сырую землю, в землю лягу, Боже! Пусть прегрешения мои на твой покой, Души твоей покой тень не наложат. Ты помни, помни обо мне, но всё же, Увы и ах! - забудь про жребий мой! Сравнивал с иными исполнителями Dido's Lament. Нет, Номи самый лучший!!

Forgotten)))

By the way - ding dong

Oh, so that's why he sings flat pretty often, and often has other pitch problems as well..

Cathy Judge This is ... majestic 🤯😭😭

We will always remember Klaus, but we'll never forget his fate. RIP, Klaus.

I agree

It is not the lack of technique, but the passion he pours into singing, listen to Callas, she was extremely trained, she could sing all the ornaments, great control over her range, but it was her unrestrained passionate singing that made her a legend. Don't confuse technique with restrain, listen to older singers, full of affectations, as that is the way you have to sing in order to put emotion into opera.

Love this comment. Except, on thing. He's not gone! He's right here, a star in the skies forever, and I just found him today! All the artists and music we love live on in our hearts. Cheesy sounding, but true! The man was only just BORN for me today! :)

Tatiana Troyanos did it pretty well too.

Klaus Nomi reminds me of Florence Foster Jenkins . .

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Voix.

Joey Arias went to visit Klaus the night prior to his death. He was forced to wear a "plastic bag" and forbidden to touch Klaus. Joey was heartbroken when he saw Klaus and how destroyed he was. Joey went again to visit the next morning, but then he was informed that Klaus had died the night prior.

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They all was killed by AZT, not HIV. A lot of people was murder with the "oficial" science. If you are in good health and take AZT in qty that people received, you'll death in 2 years. RIP Klaus. Thanks and love for you where you are.

Peter von Stedman Absolut. Diesen Mann zu sehen, seine Ausstrahlung und seine wundervoll berührende Stimme zu hören ist jedes Mal wie ein Geschenk für mich. Ein Geschenk an mich und jeden der ihn liebt. Unvergessen. Und das für immer!