I have said it before but this performance is the benchmark. It will NEVER get better than this. This performance is perfect.
@supremepeace.
3 жыл бұрын
I've Been watching other artists performing this song. Anyone is equal to Natalie, she is the best ever for Glitter and be gay. All the other singets look and sounds dumb and stupid.
@simaoandrade1121
3 жыл бұрын
I just saw Diana Damrau and she was also amazing!
@supremepeace.
3 жыл бұрын
@@simaoandrade1121 wow I'm surprised, her performance for me is the worst... Voice is good but not impressive and the way she moves her body in the stage is really weird for me.
@SFKelvin
3 жыл бұрын
It's just so perfect. It's just even beyond the isorithym which is unbelievably impressive. I can't believe just how good it is and words can't describe it it. Sorry. I'm a Kenner and a Liebhaber, und ich habe Lieb.
@Bunny-ch2ul
3 жыл бұрын
@@supremepeace. Most singers look and sound stupid doing this song because they're usually Broadway singers pretending to sing opera, which is misery.
@samuelpi1670
8 жыл бұрын
This is the best version i've seen by far,Natalie sings like an angel,i mean an E Flat 6 at 5:13 and then A Flat 6 at 5:28,this woman is a godess.
@misterdeporter664
6 жыл бұрын
She is playing with that song like a cat plays with a dead bird... 2:48, as if nothing, and, my favourite; 4:06!!! as if the song wasn't written high enough for her... she just throws it in...
@MissFawlty
6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic! I love her technique, but I especially love her interpretation, Cunégonde is somewhat deranged, and Natalie really portrays that aspect to perfection!
@MartyMusic777
5 жыл бұрын
She is the only performer of this piece who fully gets the sour, angry satire that was the original Voltaire text. She's melodramatic and shallow in perfect amounts, and the vocal performance...well...can anyone top it? Truly perfection.
@bonbonrose19
9 жыл бұрын
Natalie Dessay and her big expressive eyes! She's such a singular and unique lyric singer
@donaldallen1771
2 ай бұрын
I thought I'd heard it all -- Barbara Cook, June Anderson, Kristin Chenoweth, etc. -- but this is simply phenomenal singing and acting. I heard her in recital in Boston toward the end of her career and in about 5 minutes she had us all eating out of her hand. Irresistible.
@harbingersev-oh-wohne
10 жыл бұрын
PIANISSIMO HIGH D flat!!! GO, DESSAY!!! (1:40)
@Tyler_Kwak
10 жыл бұрын
At 5:13, she hit E flat 6! And then at 5:28, she hit a freaking A flat 6!!!!!!!
@derangeddoll6370
9 жыл бұрын
Marvelous notes indeed. But it's that high note at 1:40 that gives me the shivers. Superior control and beauty.
@theartfulme1898
8 жыл бұрын
+Deranged Doll It's a pianissimo Db6, if I'm not mistaken. It is indeed a feat of dynamics!
@rossini9mozart10
5 жыл бұрын
@@derangeddoll6370 Aha it was almost nothing for her in the 90's !
@misterdeporter664
4 жыл бұрын
@@derangeddoll6370 Pianissimo!!!
@lissandrafreljord7913
8 жыл бұрын
Diana Damrau wins as the Queen of the Night, but Natalie Dessay decapitates Damrau here.
@SavioByrczak
6 жыл бұрын
No.
@scottw9318
6 жыл бұрын
Totally. She has the easiest yet fullest sounding E flat, plus who can resist the Ab6 "just for fun".
@crispyatom
5 жыл бұрын
I more prefer natalie dessay on waltz of spring
@amiralikhalili3461
4 жыл бұрын
I don't agree with you her version of the magic flute is far more better than damrau
@Alexmeister25
3 жыл бұрын
The best Queen Of The Night are Edda Moser first in the world and Diana Damrau second in the world and I like so much Natalie Dessay in this aria but Diana Damrau here in glitter and be gay aria I prefer because she has dramatic sound and intensive voice in interpretation in this aria, but O like Natalie Dessay too... 😃
@rrgallo967
10 жыл бұрын
Can't believe she's retired at 48!!!!!!!!...the world is going to miss a big singing-actress....
@BEASTPRINCE09
10 жыл бұрын
I agree
@rrgallo967
10 жыл бұрын
Very nice rendition...
@rrgallo967
9 жыл бұрын
Bernstein being as intense as he was would have loved this rendition....no doubt...
@ralphplayspiano
9 жыл бұрын
Raul Gallo Just look at some of her recent 2012 met performances of Giulio Cesare. She's lost a lot of her agility and higher register due to too many reckless high notes. It's sad to see such a good singer leave, but ostentatious singing comes at a price.
@misukachao46
8 жыл бұрын
Better to burn bright and thrill the world, than be safe, and humdrum the world. When she was at her peak and for a long time she was thrilling to watch.
@rrgallo967
9 жыл бұрын
What a stage animal......!!!!!!!!! The end is just PERFECT, and it seems to have come out of her guts just at that moment......
@MrRmMontano
3 жыл бұрын
This is the benchmark performance for this song
@thecritic2084
4 жыл бұрын
Dessay's hair is a character unto itself, flapping dramatically.... Deserving of its own standing ovation.
@jollytripathy3415
5 жыл бұрын
Glitter and be gay That's the part I play Here I am in Paris, France Forced to bend my soul To a sordid role Victimised by bitter Bitter circumstance Alas, for me, had I remained Beside my lady mother My virtue had remained unstained Until my maiden hand was gained By some 'Grand Duke' or other... Ah, 'twas not to be Harsh necessity Brought me to this gilded cage Born to higher things Here I drop my wings Ah! Singing of a sorrow Nothing can assuage And yet, of course, I rather like to revel, ah ha! I have no strong objection to champagne, ah ha! My wardrobe is expensive as the devil, ah ha! Perhaps it is ignoble to complain! Enough, enough Of being basely tearful I'll show my noble stuff By being bright and cheerful Ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Pearls, and ruby rings Ah, how can wordly things take the place of honour lost? Can they compensate for my fallen state? Purchased as they were at such a, at such an awful cost. Bracelets, lavaliers: can they dry my tears? Can they blind my eyes to shame? Can the brightest brooch shield me from reproach? Can the purest diamond purify my name? And yet, of course, these trinkets are endearing, ah ha! I'm oh so glad my sapphire is a star, ah ha! I rather like a twenty carat earring, ah ha! If I'm not pure at least my jewels are! Enough, enough I'll take their diamond necklace And show my noble stuff By being gay and reckless Ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Observe how bravely I conceal the dreadful, dreadful shame I feel
@Gaopink
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@scribblerr9
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@Anthony-gs3ql
6 жыл бұрын
Outstanding. The best performance of "Glitter And Be Gay" I've listened to so far. I can't get tired of it. Much love to you, Natalie.
@HannaKwaii
11 жыл бұрын
Dessay at the peak of her powers... this is just amazing... one of those moments in your career where things take a life of their own....and you are just a passenger watching yourself singing.
@ekpenasemota5005
3 жыл бұрын
That High G sharp was when we see a spider.
@ANFeuerstahl
3 жыл бұрын
She will obviously be surpassed... Probably somewhere around 2500.
@francoisrousset82
8 жыл бұрын
J'adore le contre-ut# en pianissimo à 1:42, c'est magnifique !
@Paulsonof
9 жыл бұрын
Best version ever!!! She reached a High F and at the final a High A Flat!!!!!
@dianavictoriaaljadeff5302
8 жыл бұрын
The note Berstein composed was the E flat sang by Barbara Cook in the original 1956 cast.Natalie didnt sing the high A in the end,maybe the High F. I agree her swa sone of the best performance I ve heard of this Candide aria with also the original singer Barbara Cook and \ilaso liked the late Madeline Kahn.Many sopranos sang this ariabEdita Gruberova,Diana Damrau,Renee Fleming,June Anderson and even the Broadway soprano Kristyn Chenoweth but Cook,Desay and Kahn are my favorites.Have you hears Barbara Cook singing this Paul Son?
@Paulsonof
8 жыл бұрын
+dianavictoria Aljadeff Interesting, let me check her out...
@meh8982
3 ай бұрын
Wonderful performance! Not only the magnificent singing, but her flawless acting without any props or over-the-top stage business. Not that I hate the over-the-top performances, but she gets all the emotion, humour, and characterization across perfectly only with her voice, gestures, and those wonderful eyes.
@musicguy713
11 жыл бұрын
watching this and seeing Kristin's version....she was tense as hell on those high notes.Where natalie did them like drinking water lmao
@markwhitman9029
2 жыл бұрын
I don't think Kristen was tense but she hit those notes with a shriller head register. Natalie was more from diaphragm. Both are great.
@guilhermefacanha6180
2 жыл бұрын
Kristin was better.
@annreid8531
2 жыл бұрын
BOTH were “better”!
@tkellnerus
Жыл бұрын
I was one of very few people who seriously disliked Kristin Chenoweth's performance. Her own little personal touches "Here I am in Paris Frayyance" and pausing for the prompter to remind her "gay and reckless" were annoying unnecessary touches.
@AngelOfMusic9430
2 ай бұрын
@@tkellnerusI don’t think she was pausing for the prompter. I think that was a choice, her thinking about how to show her noble stuff.
@burtsbees2
16 жыл бұрын
wow. dessay in her prime. such resonance! definitely my favorite. i mean, props to chenoweth, i love her rendition, but dessay is proof that you can employ proper technique and still be hilarious
@JerisEve
3 жыл бұрын
I don't know which is better---her voice or her facial expressions. She is such a joy to watch and listen to.
@manonj7990
Жыл бұрын
No one, NO ONE can do this song like Natalie Dessay. They can try but… eh. Most performers rely on too much theatrics to get them through. Only Dessay truly brings out the mental turbulence on the brink of insanity of this character and her voice just takes this song to an entirely different plane of existence!
@laj2240
6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant vocally, graceful and funny at the same time (not easy to accomplish :) ) . Bravissima!!!
@bfdredrock1451
5 жыл бұрын
Extraordinary! Sensational performance. Witty, charming, intelligent, wonderful diction and those immaculate incredible top notes- I loved every minute of that!
@Phoenixxe
17 жыл бұрын
simply phenomenal. seen an heard many recordings... definitely head and shoulders above the rest. 4.12 my heart melter but the ease, speed, preparation, and length of the last e flat killed me. I'm a natalie convert. sing it girl!!! x
@babka22
17 жыл бұрын
per. fec. tion. on pointe!
@andremxa3163
Жыл бұрын
Force of nature. Her vocal chords are a full orchestra.
@harbingersev-oh-wohne
10 жыл бұрын
4:11 *dies of awesomeness 5:29 *comes back to life only to die again XD
@margaritabernal2851
6 жыл бұрын
Natalie is at the top of sopranos as a lyric singer with amazing notes and acting like no one Amazing singer like no one else
@AleksandrFree
12 жыл бұрын
I've watched about 10 singers performing this piece, and I must admit, that Natalie Dessay is definately the best executant of 'Glitter and be gay' ever! She is gifted to sense mood of a song and to transform into a character completely! Great, flawless, magnifying!
@jjbloyber
3 жыл бұрын
Yes Yes & Yes!!!!
@vesakaitera2831
8 ай бұрын
@AleksandrFree, having listening this performance of Natalie Dessay now five times I have to agree with You. This was a truely mighty perfomance by any measuring method.
@LeonardoUbago
6 жыл бұрын
Every now and then I come back here to hear again this marvelous, gorgeous and perfect performance. I really love how she does it.
@lashato
15 жыл бұрын
One of the best Candide I have ever heard, for sure! Meanwhile she is unforgotable actress too... just watch at her eyes all the performance and you should find it out right!!!
@Aldolinozinho
15 жыл бұрын
Ok. This can't be real. Absolutely amazing!!!
@Andre-sj8mu
5 ай бұрын
When the same orchestra applauds you, that means a lot!
@890312niiyama
Жыл бұрын
今まで見た Glitter and be gayの中で間違いなくbest performance! 「確実で余裕さえ感じる技術力」と「豊かでチャーミングな感情表現」が調和した、奇跡的な演奏。 にしても、この演奏、「ナタリーデセイ絶好調!」って感じが満々。
@georgewerther
3 ай бұрын
Brilliant. Just wish they showed more of the applause.
@tdelteil
4 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable performance by Nathalie Dessay. And like many, I'm blown away by her pianissimo D6 at 1:40 and then by her F6. Bravo grande dame! Vous êtes l'une des meilleures sopranos de votre génération.
@samdajellybeenie14
Жыл бұрын
That pianissimo D6 gave me the goosebumps. Incredible singing.
@libertassoluta
Жыл бұрын
What a legendary performance....
@chrisbrowne6829
7 жыл бұрын
Amazing out of this world performance! Never bettered in my view. What a pity she had to retire from this style of singing.
@OlgaMaroszek
6 жыл бұрын
The best of the best. Crystal voice.
@propolyne
15 жыл бұрын
Véritable chef d'oeuvre d'interprétation!! finement chanté et joué! Vive Natalie!!
I know that the word gay does not mean what I think but I swear all gay people act like this
@kastrafior1487
7 жыл бұрын
Dessay est complètement, totalement, atrocement... folle !! Mais quelle maîtrise, et quel bonheur dans son chant ! Alors là, oui, vivement l'asile.... Merci Nat !
@rudihut7799
3 жыл бұрын
I Watched Several Singers sang this song, but i prefer Natalie Dessay. She is A legend
@padmavyuhakalpa10
11 жыл бұрын
Namaste. Every day, and in every way, THIS is flawless. Her INTENT takes this to another realm. Such wonder! Thank You.
@Leanrosso
10 жыл бұрын
La mejor version de todas. Que sobreagudos!!!!!!
@SFKelvin
3 жыл бұрын
Beauty!!!!!!!!!
@cavortionist
7 жыл бұрын
Dessay owns everything she does. Brilliant.
@werner2oo
16 жыл бұрын
This is astounding. She's a brilliant comic actress - her timing is spot on and she's actually very subtle compared to a lot of people's performance of this aria and totally has her own take on it. This is really her vocal peak as well (compare to later performances on youtube). I'd loved to have seen this live. A truly fantastic and instinctive performer.
@ronh5757
Жыл бұрын
The whole package.
@toothysmile5614
9 жыл бұрын
Snatched my edges
@manonclaudia
11 жыл бұрын
I agree Damrau has such a beautiful voice but not for this, a little to "pretty" maybe. In her version i sounds like sweet and nice to the hears, but i ain't quite sure that's what is the most suitable for this piece ;)
@paltielbenyamin1273
3 ай бұрын
100% PERFECTION!
@nicolamoccia8543
5 ай бұрын
Pazza,come Vivian Leigt in "Un tram che si chiama desiderio".Assoluta,unica ed irraggiungibile
@TruthWielder
16 жыл бұрын
Ms Dessay is a great artist with a very fragile instrument. She needs to be careful with it, or it will not last. She is highly intelligent musically and dramatically. If her voice lasts, she'll be considered one of the greats. JCarbia, Miami, Fl
@MatthiasHRO
9 жыл бұрын
Marvellous, wonderful! I am very impressed. Could be, Diana Damrau taked this as an inspiration for her own version ..... i love both .....
@aragall77
14 жыл бұрын
I am not a Dessay fan. But she is absolutely perfect here! I have never heard this aria sung better.
@belcantospecialist
9 жыл бұрын
Beyond phenomenal. Flawless!!! Does anyone have this entire Glyndebourne concert available? Where ( if possible ) can someone purchase this concert? Is it available on DVD???
@LandoTheScorpio94
6 жыл бұрын
1:40 gave me chills 😩
@belcantospecialist
8 жыл бұрын
Still waiting....does anyone know where I can please get a full copy of this concert? I'd be ever so grateful. Thank you.
@guileshill
6 жыл бұрын
Obviously there is a concert recording from which this excerpt is taken, but it is not commercially available. This performance and many others from opera houses around the world, with some duplicates from different productions, is available on Virgin Media DVD under the title Natalie Dessay - The Miracle of the Voice (DVD) The video quality is patchy, although the recording of the Bernstein concert is probably the worst, but the sound is not too bad, much better than the compressed version on this thread. This dvd is current and available widely at standard prices. Here is the German Amazon link: www.amazon.de/Natalie-Dessay-Miracle-Voice/dp/B000F3T3BO
@bigdigger87
16 жыл бұрын
I am not a big Dessay fan but she is one of the best at singing this particular song
@garconfrancais01
15 жыл бұрын
god i love dessay. I have had the privilege of meeting her a couple of times and when you see her and meet her and stand next to her its hard to believe this little french woman can create the sound she does. She is unbelievable. What i would give to have lunch with her..someday :)
@voltape
14 жыл бұрын
@jtg10795 Absolutely fascinating, Natalie, as usual. But not exactly in this aria. She is older than the girl she should represent. Besides, she makes a lot of faces that perhaps would fit better in an angry character. I still prefer the first I saw long ago, that is Kristin Chenowet
@optimal798
7 жыл бұрын
This is the best time of Natalie Dessay. Wonderful performance in the EMI Centennial Gala. But I wonder why there are no other videos from this gala concert?
@acitipo
16 жыл бұрын
Es una cantante excepcional voz unica, artista consumada, es la mejor del mundo en este momento con toda seguridad, sobreagudos clarisimos abundantes y cristalinos.
@xtnjohnson
17 жыл бұрын
Oh my. Fist-pumping here - exquisite.
@라이트닝-d2x
2 жыл бұрын
이 가수가 누군지 모르지만 반복적으로 든고 있음
@gutsgust
Күн бұрын
I was listening to different versions of this and this is the CLEAANESSSSSSST SO GOOOOD
@davidbonfiglio5163
5 жыл бұрын
Seriously, that's just on another planet. I mean, that's like a superpower.
@danielevictoria5698
Ай бұрын
Quelle Voix! Quelle pureté ! Quelle sensibilité 👍👌❤️👏🌹👑🌹
@유이유이-f8h
6 жыл бұрын
Brava!! Ms Dessay!! This is the best Version so far and it will never be better than this !! I really miss her as an opera singer.....
@elizabethveron9542
5 жыл бұрын
Me too,she was the leading high soprano of her years
@dsl3x
16 жыл бұрын
Im a tenor!! :( so this song isnt an option for me....HOWEVER im also a pianist so i have ordered the music so that when a soprano comes along i can play it for them haha....HOWEVER AGAIN....i do have a VERY high falsetto so i can actually hit every note in this song...except that crazy high F she added haha...but even still obviously i cant perform it...people would think i was crazy but i do actually enjoy this song a LOT haha....
@wagstaffe7
7 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful performance. Bravo!!!
@StupidNl
15 жыл бұрын
OMG
@burakustun4424
Жыл бұрын
great theatrical aspect, hand arm and body movements, mimics, transferring the emotion to the opposite side, his extraordinary voice, like an incredibly sharp knife, a very very successful and magnificent artist, congratulations👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@kristoferwilson6593
6 жыл бұрын
Stop comparing Kristin Chenoweths performance to this and any other person who sings this because remember that Kristin Chenoweth is a broadway singer with some opera background, she’s a performer not an opera singer
@elizabethveron9542
5 жыл бұрын
@Clark Kent can you sing like her? Its typically so obvious that you dont sing as well as Natalie,so stop doing some complimenting shits about natalie,this is rare than your own stinky face,you uncultured swine,By the way,welcome to Opera
@digenso
10 жыл бұрын
i would like to know how long the audience's cheering lasted
@MrOpera777
16 жыл бұрын
AMAZING upper range. DEFINANTLY one of the best vocal performances of this piece recorded.
@onavich61
12 жыл бұрын
This is indeed REAL and Absolutely Amazing. But considering the music AND the ARTISTRY of fabulous Natialie!
@FoxyGrandpa
15 жыл бұрын
She slides up to an Ab at the end of this piece too. And actually she can go higher than Ab! In the early 90s she sang in "le roi l'a dit" and sang an A natural. Crazy.
@tjonesmusicman
16 жыл бұрын
well maybe to you I'm just saying most of her words I can barely understand. And I don't understand why the hell everyone is jumoing on me because i made one small comment about her diction. hell people have said worse things.just get over it. Over all I think her performance is amazing, it's just the diction I'm having trouble with. And far as her people french, I've heard most americans have perfect diction in other languages, that has nothing to do with it. she needs a better diction coach.
@killerbunny123123
15 жыл бұрын
yes i also like damrau, mostly because of her acting skills.....when it comes to voice i think that dessay has an amazing control and stability when singing, not to mention her EXTREMELY high notes
@killerbunny123123
16 жыл бұрын
yeah, as a comedian she is DEFINETELY GREAT AND HILARIOUS but as a coloratura....a professional soprano coloratura, chenoweth wouldn't even be able to get 3/10 . and Dessay gets 9/10 for me. No sry, in THIS performance Dessay is 10/10. Just don't forget that this is a comical part....but an OPERETTA! it is meant to be sung in opera theaters, not cabaret shows.
@Tiagoerg
17 жыл бұрын
i have hearded that Dessay have lost her voice due to her cirurgy. she had to remove some pulips and nodles in her vocal cords. i don´t know if it´s true but dessay voice in the last version of this aria although it´s made in a very relaxed way, her voice lost some "power" don´t you noticed that?
@FOOFOOKITTY
16 жыл бұрын
I agree that she has a fabulous sound. But I can hardly understand a word she says, and she does, for some reason, look like she's crazy! I guess it's the eyes. I do much more enjoy Chenoweth's performance overall. But this woman does have the "pipes!!"
@jorgeandresossa
14 жыл бұрын
Es la mejor versión......
@Jaydoggy531
16 жыл бұрын
Not very good for operatic singing in general in my opinion. Probably why all the most successful operas are in either Italian, French, or German, but now all these pop songs are so popular in English.
@emiliomoran6160
5 жыл бұрын
¡ What a woman ! ¡ What a great performance !....Incredible girl ! Sensible, brilliant and….Perfect in all ways . An uncomparable joy .Thank you Natalie , see you later .
@ianwilkinson4602
4 жыл бұрын
F*%K beat that.
@Totallynotwarrickpaus
3 жыл бұрын
500% Nice song. 1000000000% Did not understand what she was saying even if it was English
@tjonesmusicman
16 жыл бұрын
this is the first time I've heard this song. And it's amazing but what I don't like is her diction. It's poor I can't understand half of what she is singing.
@dsl3x
16 жыл бұрын
am i a singing?....im a singer? lol haha. yes i am...only been doing classical for 5 years now but ya.
@fan2jnrc
Жыл бұрын
I don't really like Dessay but THIS was made for her (and vice versa).
@OscarGonzalez-id1ov
11 жыл бұрын
Shes the best
@LiliyaSholomey
7 жыл бұрын
Genial ! Spectacular ! I know what is to sing Counegonde !!!!! ADORABLE !!!!!
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