Opera Singers - The Soprano High C (C6) - High Notes Battle 

I used to have a school teacher who would reach a high C when she screamed at us.

When someone breaks my car window: 1:32

I'm able to hit a C6, but not nearly as effortlessly as these ladies can. Stunning

6:56-7:05 Sounded Amazing!!! That Volume Control Is Impressive!!!

Everyone is talking about high soprano Cs, but no one is taking about the tenor's who accompanies Cabellé High E! (7:56)

Amazing video! Why not do a compilation of low notes from every voice type? Low notes from basses, baritones, tenors, contraltos, mezzos, and sopranos in classical music. It's very interesting to watch a classical singer project his/her low notes without a microphone!!

It's not just about reaching the note, it's how it sounds when they get there. I have to say that from this selection, and in my opinion, Kiri Te Kanawa features highly.

Nobody had the high notes of Nilsson. She pinned you against the theater walls. Totally breathtaking. Very physical impact.

That is the most comprehensive list I've ever seen or heard. Thanks a million! Lily Pons stood out, but many were amazing.

When Beverly wants to be featured twice in one video. 😂✌️✌️✌️

Joan Sutherland - Vibration, intonation, resonant, powerful.

I’ts not possible campare dramatic sopranos with lyric or coloratursopranos.

Leontyne Price's high C is one of the most glorious things in singing, and to think this one was on the LAST night of her opera career!

Lily Pons. The best. Great Video. Thanks.

Leontyne Price is my favorite, wished Edda Moser was included on your list.

Love them all! Thank you Mr Araujo.

Hearing opera is so relaxing to me 😊 I thank my grandfather and my father for having made me listen to a few pieces when I was a child. I cherish those times.

I have always loved Beverly Sills...there’s such pleasure in her face when she sings!

Listening high C's live is one of the most interesting experiences ever! That unique (almost metalic) sound reverberates deep into the body, to the point of causing chills in the spine...

Birgit Nilsson and her powerful ultra-forte high C at the end of "In questa reggia" the nightmare of every tenor who sang Calaf alongside her Turandot!

Per me sono tutte BRAVISSIME👏👏👏!!!Artisticamente le Amo Tutte👏❤!!!quindi niente classifiche e un Bacione a tutte quelle che ci hanno lasciato,che sono sicuro continuano ad essere Grandissime Artiste👏👏👏!!!!Cheers Art in the WORLD!!!!🌏🌍🌎😊

All of them!!! My special love and tenderness to Montserrat Caballè and Cristina Deutekom.

I think they are all fabulous , thanks for this xx

Outstanding presentation! Thank you!

Mirella Freni always for me 💕💕💕🥺🥺RIP LEGEND

Cannot rank them. Just appreciate the art. Beautiful.

Rafael, this is an excellent video. Lot of work. Thank you.

Спасибо, отличная подборка!

Mais do que a bela voz que elas emitem, a beleza de ser mulher com um poder tão grande de cantar dessa forma. São deusas, divas, seres especiais.

Interesting to see the Leontyne Price example used was from the very end of her opera career, in fact it's from her New York City Metropolitan Opera House farewell Aida performance . She could still produce the perfect dolce high C for O Patria Mia. Wonderful.

Much too mesmerized to offer a coherent word! And my heart is in my throat. So SO wonderful!

BEAUTIFUL VOICES! PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE!! I JUST LOVE OPERA!

I like them all, they all sound divine! .. in this feature LilyPons is superb.

As far as I'm concerned.. they're ALL fabulous!!!

I absolutely love opera ❤️❤️ hitting those C6 notes are amazing. ❤️

Bravo 👏 Beautiful voices

I can't see how Nillson could be on the 38th place in your favorite list.

Have to agree - Joan Sutherland is amazing. Incredible control and tone.

Fabulous compilation.

Très émouvant de pouvoir ecouter des voix qui se sont tues depuis des années enregistrées sur des 78 tours..Merci pour le partage

Vozes lindíssimas todas😍😍😍

3:12 Natália aurea, brasileira, que orgulho ❤❤

awesome content you definitely inspire me to hit my notes better hearing the best of the best!

Music like "THIS" truly makes my ❤ smile!

Maria Callas and Birgit Nilsson had tones of better high C's.

This is interesting but, for me, it’s only a fair comparison if the singers are all singing the same piece and either all live or all recorded.

These are all amazing

Listening to these voices is heaven 😍😍😍

I love crescendoing and leaning into that sustained C in Martern Aller Arten (Gruberova, Rothenberger, and Deutekom in this video). You can be so expressive on just that one note and it feels like the climactic moment of the aria. I put my heart and soul into that one note and you can tell especially Gruberova is feeling the same way.

Voices higher than my grades.

Шикарно!

Lindas vozes !!

Joan Sutherland was amazing , I alsi liked Montserrat.

Maria 💖

I get those goosebumps every time ..

Impressionada 👏👏👏👏

Can't help..Maria Callas is and always will be the number one for me. All those ladies sang beautifully but i was just waiting for Maria really. Haha! The power in her voice is just..it is so amazing and what i've always loved about her. ❤

Quel plaisir d'entendre toutes performances magnifiques ❤ Pour moi Zinka Milanov avec son timbre chaud et puissant, une tendresse pour la noblesse de Kiri Tekanawa

Thans, you for your efforst. I really enjoyed it. THANKS!!!

They are all amazing

For most of these sopranos a C6 is nothing, hehehehe...(Heard a few of them doing a E6 or higher) nice compilation tho. :)

Amazing to "listen" to all those gorgeous singers, yes! BUT: A pitty to reduce them all to just one note! They are all not only part in a competition of hitting just one note but also beeing ARTISTS in a whole, means singing and acting a whole CHARACTER !!!

How lovely that the women are starting to be recognized in this way!!! Keep it coming!!!!

They're each so beautiful, in their own way!

Todas belíssimas e é impossível de responder isto!💗💗💗💗💗

Lily pond control is slayful

they all are. what a wonderful art opera is.

Какая прелесть,какие голоса и техника,ВОСХИТИТЕЛЬНО!

Thank you for this beautiful compilation. If I had to chose one favorite, it would be Cheryl Studer. I am surprised and delighted by her vocal perfection. 3:52. Eva Turner was wonderful discovery. 9:18.

Happy that you chose the Moffo selection you did. I've never heard anyone, live or recorded, sing that phrase (and all the others before and after it!) with such ease, confidence and beauty of tone.

Well certainly no one can appreciate a soprano from barely more than one note, but KIri Te Kanawa, OH! I get chills every time. I could listen to her sing all day and have many times.

I love the dramatic C6 by Madam Dimitrova, it hears like a tornado and I also love the impressive C6 by 'La Divina' Callas with slow vibrato technique.

Leontyne Price Exquisite voice

Dame Joan Sutherland - La Stupenda ❤️❤️

I have never heard any better arpeggios like Christina Deutekom..🔥

Voice of these artists are amazing

Maria callas voz única ❤❤

Most of them use the latino A with open vowels, only 2 or 3 used open E vowels, I understand why some people think Callas doesn't have a pretty tone, her C6 sounded almost like a belt. Tebaldi used a lot of volume to get the note, that's why people don't like her, but I don't see anything wrong with that, it's just no productive with agility.

Stupefacente!

I listened again to the first part and found the singer I was talking about in py first comment below. The singer with an exceptionel pleasant sound was Natalia Aurea. Never heard of her, but I realy like the pureness of her voice

The difficulty is not just in how high you need to sing, but also the precise-and-nearly-surgical control, the nuances and layers of the emotions and the level of effortlessness you need to present. Amazing! Just Amazing!

1:21 this melody is perfect

Amazing video! 🎻🎼⚘

Eu queria ter voz🎶🎵 para entrar nesse páreo, cantar é tudo de bom!!!! Parabéns👏 sopranos.

The perfect Leontyne Price

My favorite? I'll tell you later. Right now, I need to replace every window pane in my house! 😱😱

This is a wonderful clip. Thanks for putting this selection of superb voices together. Extremely interesting.

Very nice video. Thank you for posting. I presume the soprano is the most beautiful musical instrument. Leontyne Price was the first opera voice attracting my attention. I heard her almost 40 years ago in "Il trovatore" - Karajan on the LP record. Her voice touched high notes. I was 14 at that time. I had no idea about opera presuming the operatic singing as ultrasound. But this record attracted my attention. The strange "Bitterness" in her voice shocked me. Her voice appeared to be absolutely beautiful. "My God, she is absolutely amazing. Who is she?" - Leontyne Price. She simply got me. I have many beloved sopranos. But the first opera love is love forever - her name is Leontyne Price.

Renata Tebaldi 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Agree with you about Joan Sutherland. La Stupenda indeed.

All the full lyric soprano ringing very well and i love it ... i prefer rounded not thin .

Amazing.

My poor dog...he's asleep & howled constantly thru out the video. Guess I know which note will get him to howl lol

Like Placido Domingo said, there never was and there never will be again a singer like Birgit Nilsson.

Una bella raccolta di acuti!

Браво!

Lily Pons, Edita Gruberova, Ingelborg juegan muy bien con el volumen en esa nota 😃

When I was about 12 the first properly classical piece my teacher had me learn was the Alleluia from Mozart's Exultate Jubilate. And she fully expected me to hit that C6 properly each time. She'd read me the riot act if I screwed it up and the reason for THAT is the first thing she did on meeting me was test out my range. She knew I could hit it and that's why she was training me the way she did. For a professional soprano, lyric, coluratura, whatever they'll have a solid C6. It's questionable where it will fall in their tessitura or what kind of color it has etc, but yeah, this is a pretty normal note for a soprano to hit. And of course the advantage is that it's so high that it doesn't need to be loud to be heard. So if you want to challenge a soprano have her sing below C4 or above D6. But a C6 for a soprano is child's play. Literally. I was a child playing with that and while I received top notch training, I'm not a pro so the pros will absolutely have no issue here. I'd be much more interested to see how they stack up singing that passage in Deh Vieni that goes - in my mind - super low. Also got read the riot act for that because my lower range is ... not powerful. Upper range? Kablooie-mundo, lower range *sad trombone*.

Thank you for this video.. :) it's really helpfull

Wow these are amazing women!