Rachele Gilmore - Met Debut - Olympia 

This is my favorite episode of LazyTown

Woah it’s even more impressive when you read her wikipedia page: “She had less than four hours notice that she would sing that night, and the curtain was even briefly held past 20:00 to allow her to walk the stage. She interpolated a High A-flat (A♭6) into Olympia's aria, which, at the time, was conjectured to be the highest note to have ever been sung on the stage of the Met.”

At 3:54 the guy “playing” the harp next to her I love his reaction to the high note his face is just like “these damn diva sopranos and their high notes” 😂😂🤣

She is fabulous. Not just the super high note, but more importantly the color of her voice in general. It is so sweet and released.

high A flate 6 th . highest female note ever hit at the met by this girl !

she is the freaking understudy? talk about an amazing performance, very lucky audience

This brilliant soprano is blinking to hold back tears here. She knew she nailed it and she's so full of genuine emotion it's amazing

What a thrill this must have been for her.

Wow. The high notes are crystal clear -- well deserved applause. I remember her from her HS days here in Atlanta -- she certainly has come a long way.

While I know the reactions were part of it, I think some were actually genuine and they were really amazed.

apparently she had 4 hours notice for going on that night? amazing.

Onstage audience: We'll keep clapping till the audience stops Audience: We'll keep clapping till the guys onstage stop.

This is probably the best rendition of the song. Her voice is so resonant, clear, and pure.

It's amazing how everybody notices her high note at 3:56, judging by how every single person has a reaction to it, even those we can't even see their faces.

When I watch opera videos featuring male soloists, there is much less comparing in the comments. "He's better/more adorable than [another singer]." etc. Far less nitpicking on looks and clarity and high/low notes or whatever. What is it about women that makes people more critical than they are with men?

6:30 minutes of this without a break for her voice! Phenomenal! I love how she stayed perfectly in character through all that applause, taking cute little, robotic curtseys!

I love how shook that dude in the chair looks

I love how she stayed in character even during the applause. What a talent!

High School students get a kick out of this aria - specifically Rachele Gilmore's rendition... It's UNREAL the notes she hits in this. Kids absolutely love it! Highly recommend it.

The climb down from the high E at the end was faultless, bloody marvellous!

I watch this at least twice a day.

Rachele Gilmore, who was Kathleen Kim's cover for Olympia, makes her Met debut with four hours notice when Ms. Kim falls ill, and proceeds to bring the house down.

The highest note stuff is just a cherry on top, I literally can't stop watching this. She blew this performance out of the water. I wish RU-vid would tell you how many times you've seen a video.

I just love how surprised the singers in the back were. The looks on her faces as she sang so beautifully.

6:17 omfg that chromatic descent HOW?!?

What a stunning Olympia!

Such a great performance . Superb singing and acting. So entertaining. And she is so tiny, very cute. Great staging as well.

I often show this video to my friends, who would never listen to "some opera", but after they see and hear Rachel, everybody has chills on their skin :)

I'm a 35 year old man who loves soccer and drinking beer.... why am I watching this? LOVING IT? and on the verge of crying????

What I have to say to all the people who are making less than nice comments about Rachele's performance in this video: Y'all are crazy. I was a supernumary at this performance and Rachele. Was. Brilliant. She only had a few hours notice that she was going on. That loud popping noise you hear at 6:02 is a lightbulb bursting backstage. I shit you not. She made a bloody lightbulb burst with her voice. Stagehands told us later no one had touched the light that broke, it was her voice.

Surely, a very worthy debut.

I’m pretty sure half of these views are mine, I am obsessed with this performance. Rachel is a goddess. 😍

That girl is REALLY superb. Though, i think that she did all this MARVELOUS singing because it was her first chance there and she wanted to win the audience! I hope that she will be smart enough and not waste all her magnificent high notes too soon! Bravo again!!!

For those who wish to know the lyrics and their translation, here you go :0) Les oiseaux dans la charmille, Dans les cieux l’astre du jour. Tout parle à la jeune fille d’amour! Ah! Volià la chanson gentille, La chanson d’Olympia! Ah! Tout ce qui chante et résonne Et soupire, tour à tour, Émeut son coeur qui frissonne d’amour! Ah! Voilà la chanson mignonne, La chanson d’Olympia! Ah! “The birds in the bower, The star of daylight in the sky. Everything speaks to a young girl of love! Ah! This is the sweet song, The song of Olympia! Ah! Everything that sings and sounds And sighs, in its turn, Moves her heart, which trembles with love! Ah! This is the darling song, The song of Olympia! Ah!”

3:50 is the moment she reached a note nobody expected.

The best version,the best one to sing this! Brava !!!!

Some say they are still applauding to this day.

My favorite part of this is the chorus members behind her like "GET👏IT👏GIRL👏 SING👏YOUR👏NOTE👏"

She's definitely at the top of my favorite Olympia list her high notes are wonderful and her coloratura vocal display are done with such ease & comfort.

To the individual who recorded this, I thank you so very much.

Nice and solid coloratura and high notes. The acting is fine also. She doesn't overacted the character

I have the unhealthy habit of coming back to this video every few weeks since I found this. She’s just sooooo amazing! 🥰🥺

This is so cute and charming. I've watched this about 50 times and I love it more each time. I really love the 2 times she winds down and they have to wind her back up again. Her voice is also amazing. I wish I could give this 1000 likes.

I know nothing about singing, but I enjoy watching and listening immensely , this is wonderful , I love it. My 28 yr old son showed this to me. And I am watching it over and over. My 8 mo yr old grandbaby likes it too.

3:56 I love how she hits that high note and acts like it was nothing lol. Very talented and professional. Definitely sings this better than Natalie Dessay, although she is also amazing.

I just had an eargasm!

i love how you can watch a different part of the cast each time and see how each of them react to her, its absolutely splendid and I'm in just as much awe. especially after learning the circumstances behind the performance.

I am so jealous of that talent. My voice will never do that. Never ever. Never. Brilliant.

That's just ridiculous lol. Dont even have words. Yall. The. Light bulb. Exploded. EXPLODED. Crazy talent right there!

She has done an amazing job here!! Actually my favorite Olympia now. Brava diva!

Thank you so much for re-downloading this. Rachele has made most of her videos private. I lost about 6. So I start again downloading what I think is a marvelous coloratura. I love her voice. Her F# (or G) just amazes me. I don't understand why she would "private" her videos.

I don't know that much about opera, but I found this video and I'm so amazed. I can't stop replaying it! She sings beautifully and I love watching others in the background freak out by her high notes. This whole video is goals.

She is.... wow. WOW. Stunning.

She has a wonderful clear ringing tingling voice. I did like the surprise little sharp highs she did as an exclamation towards the end of her piece!

I believe her highest note here is an A flat (above high C ofcourse ;) Absolutely amazing!

Can we also talk about how beautiful her diction is here? Not only does she have a glorious chiaro scuro balance, not only does she have this ridiculous upper extension, not only does she have all of that with a gorgeous tone, not only does she make all of that look easy, but you can also hear every single word. Glorious!

Straordinaria! Un autentico spettacolo della natura. Vale la pena pagare un biglietto per ascoltare un'interprete di tale caratura. Un fenomeno praticamente.

what a perfectly glorious rendition of this adorable aria. This has to be one of my favorite Olympias. Extraordinary job Rachele. Just loved it!

It's not only about hitting the note, it's about playing the part, and she does both beautifully. Brava!

I regularly come back to watch this because she is just spectacular

She sung late November 2019, Olympia at Colón Theater Ópera House at Buenos Aires, with a great success 🌺🌷🌹❤️

Her ability to sing and act so well at the same time is beyond astonishing!

Those pure high notes! Wonderful performance.

Wow her high notes were amazing 😍….I love when people get there chance to shine …and she was a star ⭐️

She sings like a dream!! Feel like a soprano immortally from the 18,19 century :)

Wonderful. I have laughed my ass off because I saw the video on another website first and somebody commented "3:08 that how I sound when I nudge my toe". That made me laugh so hard

What a fantastic performance made my hair stand up on end. Bravo Bravo 👏👏👏👏

That was superhuman power. I'm an old punk/metal head and this is easily one of the most impressive performances I've ever seen. Saved

I want to see a live performance of this.

I know I’ve already commented on this but, bloody hell, I’m sat here with tears in my eyes it’s so good it makes me fill up.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION The birds in the arbor, The sky's daytime star, Everything speaks to a young girl of love! Ah! This is the gentile song, The song of Olympia! Ah! Everything that sings and resonates And sighs, in turn, Moves his heart, which shudders of love! Ah! This is the lovely song, The song of Olympia! Ah! FRENCH Les oiseaux dans la charmille Dans les cieux l'astre du jour, Tout parle à la jeune fille d'amour! Ah! Voilà la chanson gentille La chanson d'Olympia! Ah! Tout ce qui chante et résonne Et soupire, tour à tour, Emeut son coeur qui frissonne d'amour! Ah! Voilà la chanson mignonne La chanson d'Olympia! Ah!

@MrLupo23 Come on man...are you serious? This was her Met debut, unplanned. I saw Kathleen Kim sing this a few times during the same run and can say that the bold abandon with which Ms. Gilmore takes the coloratura is utterly incredible. It stood in contrast to Ms. Kim's clean, but "safe" rendition. I think this was great, whether there were a few flat notes or not.

The fact that this has more views than the official Met recording of Kim #Gagged

so perfect....!!! really at some points i cant believe that, what im hearing is actually human voice!!

The best version HANDS DOWN!!!

I thought I've watched the recording quite a few times, but I never saw the long standing O that they had at the end for her. Well deserved! And those reactions from the chorus look pretty authentic!

This is my favorite rendition. Every note is hit perfectly and there is not so much vibrato that it distorts the note. I love her

always will be my favourite version of this

I LOVE the real reactions from the others in the cast at her popping those high notes with such ease 😍😆

I never get tired of watching this!! Bravo!!

I’m learning this aria rn and danggg she must have spent like years on that 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

I love hearing the high Abs in this performance. I never get tired of it and gives me life every time i hear it

An utterly AMAZING performance!!!!

I love that the guy right behind her looks so thrilled and is absolutely loving her performance.

*WHAT A VOICE!* She will literally be one of the best vocalists of the century... *Why is there a Giant Illuminati eye on the box though...*

oh my god this song is so beautiful, when the sing high note, this is amazing

Beautiful, crisp and clear, with a few incredible notes added for emphasis. Her voice is like a flute in clarity...

This performance I read received a four minute standing ovation from the audience

Best soprano who sang this so far. I keep coming back to her version.! It's epic

A superb debût, and her stage performance was very fine, an admirable acting out of the rolé, likely better than the gal she replaced! The kudos are all well-deserved, IMO.

To be able to sing with that choreography... wow

Chills every time. This night, she was ON!!

for those who are wondering, 3:56 is an Ab6. repeatedly throughout she hits G6. i for one had no idea about rachele until happening on this recording, researching since i'm considering working on this piece, and i was so pleasantly surprised that i had to say something. this was done marvelously, and especially for a MET debut, on hours notice. regardless, this is a fabulous performance, and i someday wish to perform so wonderfully and through my nerves. what an achievement. she is a force.

Unfortunately, she's only sung at the MET twice...

Omg I’m so moved im crying! There are no words to describe her voice other than rare, otherworldly. Mad respect to her, she is a queen. Especially after reading that she was the understudy and had a 4 hour notice, wow.

Gawwwwwwd her voice is resonating inside the whole room and it feels like it's circling in my brain cos I'm listening through my earphones.. Love it!

Wow! Impressive! What a powerful voice! My headphones weren't prepared for this, I think they have broken.

Probably the best Olympia I have ever heard ❤️

Thank you for posting this, that was amazing to watch. What a cool moment!

Incredible , amazing, highly technical , and you can see she is having fun