Kathleen is still amazing at 65! She's amazing. What a wonderful performance.
@jacqueslauerhan5306
2 жыл бұрын
great technique.
@AAwildeone
9 жыл бұрын
Look how far away Ms. Battle holds that microphone toward the end of the song! The Grande Dame still got it in glitters and gold!
@francoisbessing
Жыл бұрын
As Opera singers we are taught that we are the resonators. Our entire bodies are disciplined to capture and reverberate sound to fill acoustically sensitive spaces. We are trained to sing way beyond microphones.
@SanaJackson
10 жыл бұрын
i m starting to cry when kathleen's sing...
@aniela4434
7 жыл бұрын
Oh my!!! Kathleen has been my fav opera singer since I first heard her voice in the 90's. I've never seen this before. All I could do was cry. Her voice always brings me to tears. So pure!
@Synegal
10 жыл бұрын
Ms. Battle looks stunningly fabulous, just like in her younger days. DIVA extraordinaire.
@luispuig6949
7 жыл бұрын
These two beautiful women are truly a national treasure in the world of music.
@gsaturn8614
Жыл бұрын
Kathleen Battle! One of the preeminent coloraturas of the past 50 years! Her collaborations with Wynton Marsalis and the magnificent Jessye Norman are the stuff of legend. The world loves her!
@Foodies_Morocco
5 жыл бұрын
an opera singer stills always an opera singer bravooooo kathleen
@ThePianoguy89
10 жыл бұрын
Kathleen Battle is such a wonderful coloratura soprano! Alicia is an amazing soul singer and pianist!
@laurab9867
7 жыл бұрын
It's so beautiful to see these two wonderful performers together. Kathleen Battle has mellowed out and become very spiritual. Her gorgeous voice is crisp, clear and light as a feather - as always.
@TheRetroWoman80
8 жыл бұрын
Kathleen's look AND that sick voice have not aged one bit! Kudos to Alicia for the collaborative effort.
@TheRetroWoman80
8 жыл бұрын
I use "sick" in a good way, lol. Basically, sick means super good, unbelievably great, crazy excellent.
@jurigagarin3966
5 жыл бұрын
indeed beautiful - but nothing compared to her early young voice. One can here the difference. but that is normal with aging.
@TheRetroWoman80
Жыл бұрын
@@jurigagarin3966After the infancy stage of anything or anyone, nothing ever is the same😉
@jurigagarin3966
25 күн бұрын
It has aged a lot. The voice is not so clean as it used to be but thats normal. Thats life. Yet a wonderfull perfomance
@sarahbattle9253
8 жыл бұрын
GO AUNTIE AND ALICIA. YOU DID THAT.
@sarahbattle9253
6 жыл бұрын
Like for real real. My real auntie y'all. That's crazy. I'm trying to figure out why these vocals didn't get passed down.
@cadmarbusinesssuite9155
6 жыл бұрын
Kathleen Battle is your Aunt for real? Wow. You are a blessed family. She has contributed so much to music and has been ahead of her times. What an honor to hear her.
@AP-dd3xp
5 жыл бұрын
Sarah Battle omg! I ve been listening to her since I was in middle school in 1997!
@lyeelamb71
4 жыл бұрын
MS BATTLE TELL YOUR AUNTIE, JUST HOW MUCH WE STILL LOVE HER!!! AND, SHE NEEDS TO COME TO ST. LOUIS, POWELL SYMPHONY HALL?! 😍😅
@Jardinier2023
4 жыл бұрын
1990 Spirituals Concert..Kathleen Battle and Jesse Norman, you must watch this!! It is spectacular!!..their voices, their emotions, just pure unparalled talent, sent from the Gods these women rule, no singers can sing spirituals like these two
@hanlieloyd9260
3 жыл бұрын
I love them both doing those Spirituals 100% justice. All the way from Africa🇿🇦
@DAS1962
10 жыл бұрын
Finally got hold of the Battle & Norman Spirituals concert from 1990 BLISS.
@amusedbygod
10 жыл бұрын
Perfect Bliss. I have bother audio and video.
@aniela4434
7 жыл бұрын
David S Now that one is my favorite of all time. I have the cd in my car still today. It never gets old!
@hanlieloyd9260
3 жыл бұрын
I have the cd and l treasure. Those two women had such fun recording that l’m sure. Bit here and there a song so heartbreaking l can’t get through it without tears.
@bisoafuayaa74
5 жыл бұрын
Oh wow. Kathleen's pop voice is also amazing!! I gag!!
@QWOMYN
4 жыл бұрын
LOVE LOVE MS KATHLEEN BATTLE ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@magicmonkichi
10 жыл бұрын
I always wondered what came of Ms. Battle recently. Truly wonderouse she's still 'got it', just like back in the day. She's truly a treasure.
@TriyboGaming
7 жыл бұрын
AYE MY AUNT KATHY A LEGEND
@1Merriliz
2 жыл бұрын
This is so real and so beautiful. What adoration, what spirit, what life, what love
@francoisbessing
Жыл бұрын
Yes!
@luispuig6949
6 жыл бұрын
Miss Kathlen Battle, sweet and powerful voice. And Alicia too.
@melnelo3875
5 жыл бұрын
Alicia's face when Mrs Battle hits the last note🤣priceless. Awesome job ladies!
@ivonedesouza8173
5 ай бұрын
Alicia Keys a alicia
@TheWriterWalker
Жыл бұрын
Oh, my goodness. I first heard this performance early in 2021. By August of that year, I had grown more fond of it every time I listened to or watched it. After hearing Keys' original song for the first time (also in 2021), I realized, even more, how magical this duet is. They blended Keys' simply profound song-gem, and her fabulously scratchy and controlled vocals, with the divinely majestic "Ave Maria," as delivered by the pure bars of perfection that are Miss Kathleen Battle's voice. I don't know if Keys conceived and composed the blending of the songs (I wouldn't be surprised if she did), but the way the opera goddess Kathleen wraps her song around Keys' song is sublime. (One must know Kathleen Battle to understand that she could deliver no less than sublime.) The two melodies actually perform a mating ritual that is reflected in the love and respect evident in the faces of the two singers. Just beautiful.
@colsomemiah6095
7 жыл бұрын
Crystal clarity...sung in italics by the incomparable Ms. Battle... truly gorgeous, deeply indebted for sharing
@shortstuff2878
7 жыл бұрын
Kathleen Battle has a voice that carries all elsewhere.
@francoisbessing
Жыл бұрын
Your comment gave me chills. Thank you for your spirit.
@pierrethompson285
7 жыл бұрын
I'll just keep listening to this today...and forever!
@francoisbessing
5 жыл бұрын
When magic has been created and you know it.
@msddizzle
10 жыл бұрын
Simply stunning. A mixture of modern and classic that just makes me wanna cry!
@francoisbessing
Жыл бұрын
YES.
@lyeelamb71
4 жыл бұрын
JUST A BEAUTIFUL SONG AND DIVAS!! I FOUND THIS AS I WAS LISTENING TO MS BATTLE?? FELL IN LOVE WITH HER FROM HER GRACE CD!! ONLY THE SECOND RENDITION OF AVE MARIA I LOVE!! FIRST WAS PAVAROTTI IN HIGH SCHOOL!! I'M SADDEN THAT SHE'S NOT PERFORMING ANY MORE?? 😣 STILL HAS THAT GIFTED VOICE!! I LISTEN TO HER ALL DAY... 😍😁
@bcom11
10 жыл бұрын
omg this is amazing. Kathleen has still got IT. Beautiful.
@amazingyear9042
5 жыл бұрын
Angels can sing until... I saw Sarah Vaughn 3 weeks before she passed at the Vancouver Jazz Festival and She was Amazing!!! Kathleen Battle will be just like her! Singing until... Such a Gift from God! Thankyou for sharing your Gift!!
@ItsShawtyBaby
10 жыл бұрын
Beautiful love Kathleen Battle
@MichaelShaw
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful ♥️. I adore Alicia Keys and I 💘 the great Kathleen Battle beyond words. She is still the best lyric coloratura soprano in the world. ♥️💙💛🎹🎶🎙️
@rodneyboone7652
17 күн бұрын
I Am Loving it!!!💞💞💞💞💞💞💞
@Maud08
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful to see such true respect between two amazing artists from two completely different musical spheres.
@angiebarrett8780
5 ай бұрын
I always return to this video. It absolutely melts the heart. A priceless gift from these 2 musical powerhouses.
@TheJanWalker
Жыл бұрын
A simply sublime blend of voices, talent, respect and sisterly love!
@francinemarcelin3429
10 жыл бұрын
Awesome duet featuring two of my favorite vocalists.
@theno.1judge595
9 жыл бұрын
just beautiful!! simply beautiful!!!
@francoisbessing
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites even years after discovery.
@barryedmunds3557
10 жыл бұрын
MADAM BATTLE, YOU ARE A QUEEN!!!!! BRAVA, BRAVA, BRAVA for ladies for this performance. I LOVE YOU BOTH!!!!!!
@gwenferry2070
9 жыл бұрын
It stirs your soul, makes you want to go out and save the children, save Mother Earth:-)
@francoisbessing
Жыл бұрын
Hallelujah YES.
@LEXE71
8 жыл бұрын
Alicia Keys is so gorgeous.
@gplus46
7 жыл бұрын
So was Kathleen B. back in the day.
@mistersadeek
7 жыл бұрын
she still is
@TheMumsel
10 жыл бұрын
Still don't understand how people of America could allow to expell this brilliant singer from Met when she was at her best period -such a waste and very unfair! Time spares noone but she still got it, bravo!!!
@zzausel
10 жыл бұрын
As a millennium artist one may be too sensitive for keeping cool in the opera business. So let us just enjoy the humour she needs for these gigs.
@ptatmsu
3 жыл бұрын
I understand from one of her classmates from the Graduate Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, that Director James Levine believed that there was only room for ONE diva at the Met, and it was him!
@motionsickness9610
2 жыл бұрын
RACISM rooted in JEALOUSY!
@francoisbessing
Жыл бұрын
Soprano Kathleen Battle called forth the spirit into the space and Alicia Keys moved the spirit around and became a conduit of this mighty song.
@AL-tn5ym
9 жыл бұрын
I love their duet!!
@susansargent3799
3 жыл бұрын
I love this performance. I learned to love the children the children of Africa. Thank you for honoring them with both of your beautiful voices. So much heart.. This one of my favorite performances. Please do more.
7 жыл бұрын
At 65 she could still sing like that. Outstanding!
@greggyzoke1556
10 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!! Alicia+Battle=Best
@fr.abrahamobi-ezeoke8505
10 жыл бұрын
Cool as the morning dew' élégant as a gazelle
@thomasjones9167
9 жыл бұрын
THAT BETTER FAN AGAIN--WISH WE HAD MORE TO HEAR..LOVE HEARING MS KEYS PLAY AND SING WITH GRACE--FOR SHE IS GRACE IN MUSIC--LOVE THIS TOO--MORE MORE---
@kathleencolwell8947
2 жыл бұрын
Battle is unequivocally the most beautiful soprano of the twentieth and twenty-first century
@paulnewton2441
Жыл бұрын
Wow, such great singers
@shanteeable
2 жыл бұрын
What a priceless, beautifully orchestrated collaboration, one to desire. Homage and honor paid to one of the most angelic voices that has ever landed on the ear... Simply fantastic...
@francoisbessing
6 жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to this every so often for many months..maybe years...love the spirit in this.
@jasoncaldwell2074
4 жыл бұрын
I love shes wearing her classic red this was awesome
@luanacarvalho-giemann5483
10 жыл бұрын
OMG!!! Katheleen at this age so beautiful and still delivering this angelic voice. I love them both!!! Thank you for sharing :)))))
@ebonello
9 жыл бұрын
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G ! ! !
@patrickmccoyclassic
10 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous!
@cecybermudez1008
8 жыл бұрын
pure awesomeness!
@jenniferlindsay7382
10 жыл бұрын
Note how close Alicia's mouth is to the mic vs Ms Battle's mouth, even when they're singing in the same register. That's the difference between good breath support and excellent breath support. Operatic training FTW.
@zingela
10 жыл бұрын
Kathleen's a trained opera singer. Huge difference. We are taught how to project properly, not just 'belt'.
@zingela
10 жыл бұрын
I was listening as I typed that. Holy cow AK goes FLAT. Listen to Ms. Battle's voice, and Alicia's at 5.47... you'll see what I'm talking about.
@zingela
10 жыл бұрын
Actually, many mainstream singers take the same type of voice lessons as classically trained singers. Haha
@mitchellrnningen1452
10 жыл бұрын
Heather Humphrey But "taking the same type of voice lessons" and actually having rigorously studied vocal performance in a formal conservatory (like Ms. Battle) for several years are very different things.
@DruDaniels
10 жыл бұрын
Mitchell Rønningen --She was actually a music education major for both undergrad and masters...
@normless2472
11 ай бұрын
Wow, my first time seeing and hearing this. I am blown away.
@jaimemartins5085
10 жыл бұрын
eu amo Kathleen battle a melhor soprano lírica de todos os tempos voz de anjo !
@MrLahotboy
9 жыл бұрын
I love this recording, totally awesome !
@lionsden6457
5 жыл бұрын
Such pretty vocals from both ladies. ♥️
@jonahsahn
10 жыл бұрын
How do we get Battle to the Super Bowl to sing the National Anthem in 2015?
@jonahsahn
10 жыл бұрын
yeah MrReasonablethinker and after all of the hoopla that came up with Flemming being an opera singer, I don't know if KB would be going.
@flowersings
10 жыл бұрын
Battle has a lovely voice and used to have renowned operatic career, until she ruined it with her nasty, tyrannical behavior and attitude. She used to sing at the met. Now, no one in the operatic world will have anything to do with her because she was such a terror to work with. She ruined her classical career and hasn't done any classical performances or performed any operas since. It's a shame. She has a beautiful instrument.
@blasianFMAOfficial
10 жыл бұрын
flowersings that's interesting, I saw her perform operatic works and spirituals in 2008 while she was on tour. She released a new album in the 2000's, has sung for the Pope around the same time, has been featured in Japanese movie soundtracks and commercials.... Yes, we all know about her reputation, she's not the first or the last to be a diva, but your other "facts" are just plain wrong.
@flowersings
10 жыл бұрын
***** Just because she performs arias, does not mean that she is doing it in the classical world. Anyone can sing an aria, but that doesn't mean that they are respected or have the backing of the opera world. She is now in the pop arena. Sarah Brightman sings arias, but she is not an opera singer. No opera company will have anything to do with Battle. Many classical crossover singers have sung for the pope, including children like Church and Evancho. Performing operatic works in concert and performing for the pope does not mean that the artist is accepted in the classical world. Battle is now a classical crossover singer and she now appeals to the pop world because most opera fans want nothing to do with her attitude. Performing operatic works on tour does not make someone an opera singer. An opera singer plays roles in operas and Battle has not done that since the 90's. I'm a classical soprano in training and I know the difference between an opera singer and a classical crossover singer with classical training. Battle is no longer an opera singer. She is a classical crossover singer with operatic training. Very different.
@jonahsahn
10 жыл бұрын
flowersings you're a hater, and that's ok.
@MsVelvetVocals
10 жыл бұрын
OMG!!! EPIC.
@annetteharmon6194
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@sflo985
3 жыл бұрын
Just found this extremely beautiful rendition. Both ladies have amazing voices but kathleen has my heart.
@jameshall8002
10 жыл бұрын
Wonderful performance by two gifted and fantastic ladies. Great performance.
@rodneyboone7652
17 күн бұрын
More artist should supporting each other!!!!
@danny9gol
10 жыл бұрын
So much BE-AU-TI-FUL
@steviewaqa1222
3 жыл бұрын
Superb... Always a fan of both of them.. Really touching indeed ❤️❤️
@bosendorferboy
9 жыл бұрын
truly beautiful!
@lorisanzo6313
10 жыл бұрын
Waw! Alicia and her song : so excellent!
@dellamoore9270
6 жыл бұрын
Nothing short of AWESOME!!!
@varadero1839
10 жыл бұрын
This is just brilliant! Thanks so much for posting. It's lovely to see, and even more to hear wonderful Ms. B again. I've missed her so much. Have uploaded so many of her exquisite works, but have yet to see her in person. Maybe one day....
@waynejones2378
10 жыл бұрын
The perfect credo for the way I feel!!!
@loyalroyal1015
5 жыл бұрын
Splendid..... Absolutely Splendid....and the faces of all those beautiful children 😁...lovely upload !
@acitipo
Жыл бұрын
Hermoso dúo!!! Bella combinación de estos cantos.
@jaevan8173
Жыл бұрын
😊BRAVO !! 🌿💐🌷🌹💐🌿 A.K. & K.B. 🌿💐🌷🌹💐🌿 VERY MEANINGFUL SONG = WILL CHERISH THIS VIDEO FOREVER 🦋
❤❤Thank You❤ Both my Dear Friend Alicia Keys /Cousin Kathleen Battle. Just Beautiful. Smile❤. I love You. Frank Hayden
@SamkeloSiyabongaNgubo
10 жыл бұрын
power of music
@TheWriterWalker
3 жыл бұрын
I...love...this!
@marcelapontes7033
Жыл бұрын
Oh girls, what a jewel this is❤
@pamparham8630
7 ай бұрын
Wow Beautiful. Thanks
@gerriehallisy6738
2 жыл бұрын
Kathleen Battle Enlightenment For The Soul
@ms.ladyce3279
8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! 💖
@ThisIsJ.Nicole
7 жыл бұрын
That was really sweet...I have chilly bumps...
@theoNGfirst
8 жыл бұрын
quite astonishing
@csicsimp
9 жыл бұрын
Wow, wonderful! :)
@glenerickson6834
6 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!!
@mountainlinx
6 жыл бұрын
Youhou!!!!!!!! Pure beauty!!!!!!
@kmf6370
Жыл бұрын
Tears tears tears😢 Emotions
@ThisIsJ.Nicole
7 жыл бұрын
The harmony that starts at 3:18...yes...
@da11king
2 жыл бұрын
Kathleen is aging gracefully ✨👍🏾😏 love the duet
@kmf6370
Жыл бұрын
BEAUTIFUL😢😢😢
@williamfeigel2433
8 жыл бұрын
So our tastes change-- 80 years ago when I was 15, this music would have scared the horses out of the corral. we can change
@TheWriterWalker
3 жыл бұрын
William Feigel, I love your comment, man! Gave me a good chuckle. And you're right: We can all change, but it takes open-minded maturity to do so (which you obviously have). EDIT: Wait a minute, did you say "80 years ago when I was 15"?? My apologies, sir, if I spoke down to you in the first part of my response. If you're still with us, that makes you 100 years old now!
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