Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (La Roncole, Italy, October 9 or 10, 181… Read Full Bio ↴Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (La Roncole, Italy, October 9 or 10, 1813 – January 27, 1901) was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers in the 19th century. His works are frequently performed in opera houses throughout the world and, transcending the boundaries of the genre, some of his themes have long since taken root in popular culture - such as "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto, "Va, pensiero" (The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) from Nabucco, and "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (The Drinking Song) from La traviata. Although his work was sometimes criticized for using a generally diatonic rather than a chromatic musical idiom and having a tendency toward melodrama, Verdi’s masterworks dominate the standard repertoire a century and a half after their composition.

Opening Theme from Carmen
Giuseppe Verdi Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Giuseppe Verdi:

"Questa o quella" Questa o quella per me pari sono A quant′altre d'intorno, d′…
A Trovatore: Di Quella Pira Di quella pira l'orrendo foco Tutte le fibre m'arse avvampò!…
Act IV: La donna è mobile La donna è mobile Qual piuma al vento Muta d'accento E di pe…
Addio del passato Addio del passato bei sogni ridenti, Le rose del volto già…
Atto Quarto: Tu che le vanità Toi qui sus le néant des Grandeurs de ce monde Toi qui…
Brindisi Alfredo Libiamo, libiamo ne'lieti calici che la bel…
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorate; Va, ti posa sui clivi, sui c…
Deh pietoso oh Addolorata Deh, pietoso, oh Addolorata China il guardo al mio dolore Tu…
Dell'invito trascorsa è già l'ora Dell'invito trascorsa è già l'ora Voi tardaste Giocammo da F…

Di quella pira Di quella pira l'orrendo foco Tutte le fibre m'arse avvampò!…
Don Carlo: Tu che le vanità Toi qui sus le néant des Grandeurs de ce monde Toi qui…
Follie!... Sempre libera Follie! follie delirio vano è questo! Povera donna, sola abb…
In solitaria stanza In solitaria stanza在孤独的房间里 Langue per doglia atroce:他因极度的悲痛而…
La Donna e Mobile INSTRUMENTAL La donna è mobile Qual piuma al vento Muta d'…
La Donna E' Mobile La donna è mobile Qual piuma al vento Muta d'accento E di pe…
La Traviata: (brindisi): Libiamo ne' lieti calici Libiamo, libiamo ne' lieti calici, che la bellezza infiora E…
Libiamo ne' lieti calici Libiamo, libiamo ne′lieti calici che la Belleza infiora E la…
Libiamo, ne' lieti calici Libiamo, libiamo ne'lieti calici che la belleza infiora E la…
Marcia Se quel guerrier io fossi! se il mio sogno S'avverasse! un…
Marcia trionfale Se quel guerrier Io fossi! se il mio sogno S'avverasse!...…
Nabucco: Act III - Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves - Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate; Va, ti posa sui clivi, sui co…
Nabucco: Va Pensiero Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate Va, ti posa sui clivi, sui col…
Questa O Quella Questa o quella per me pari sono A quant′altre d'intorno, d′…
Requiem: II. Dies irae Dies irae Dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla: Teste David c…
Rigoletto “Gualtier Maldè... Caro Nome” Gualtier Maldè... nome di lui sì amato, Ti scolpisci nel cor…
Rigoletto: "La donna è mobile" La donna é mobile Qual piuma al vento Muta d'accento E di pe…
Rigoletto: La donna mobile La donna è mobile Qual piuma al vento Muta d'accento E di pe…
Rigoletto: La donna è mobile La donna é mobile Qual piuma al vento Muta d'accento E di pe…
Rigoletto: Questa o quella Questa o quella per me pari sono A quant'altre d'intorno mi…

Va Pensiero Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate Va, ti posa sui clivi, sui col…

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@tizianacerezo1831

3y↑2K

L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
Que nul ne peut apprivoiser
Et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle
S'il lui convient de refuser
Rien n'y fait, menaces ou prières
L'un parle bien, l'autre se tait:
Et c'est l'autre que je préfère
Il n'a rien dit mais il me plaît
L'amour!
L'amour!
L'amour!
L'amour!
L'amour est enfant de Bohême
Il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime
Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!
Si tu ne m'aimes pas
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime!
Mais, si je t'aime
Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!
Si tu ne m'aimes pas
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime!
Mais, si je t'aime
Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!
L'oiseau que tu croyais surprendre
Battit de l'aile et s'envola
L'amour est loin, tu peux l'attendre
Tu ne l'attends plus, il est là!
Tout autour de toi, vite, vite
Il vient, s'en va, puis il revient
Tu crois le tenir, il t'évite
Tu crois l'éviter, il te tient
L'amour!
L'amour!
L'amour!
L'amour!
L'amour est enfant de Bohême
Il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime
Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!
Si tu ne m'aimes pas
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime!
Mais, si je t'aime
Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!
Si tu ne m'aimes pas
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime!
Mais, si je t'aime
Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!

All comments from YouTube:

@fennecfox9490

3y↑7K

Her voice is so strong that the high notes sound deep.

@tyvizenor965

3y↑99

*resonate

@Terra_Lopez

3y↑242

I think this singer is a good example of a high pitch with large resonance. To my completely untrained layperson musical ear, she sounded both high and low at the same time. This video has a good explanation: https://youtu.be/RCp-GBdjQuo

@user-ps1oc9ls9c

2y↑23

Ноты звучат не глубоко,а полноценно и об'ёмно,как и требует стиль оперного пения.

@blush-n-bashful4790

2y↑5

Shoes so masculine...

@user-gl6fv2tw1y

2y↑10

@@blush-n-bashful4790 *she’s

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@StormWolf01

4y↑8.5K

She's a very good Carmen. Provocative, sensual, bold, inappropriate. Just how Carmen is supposed to be.

@aliciamesa5382

4y↑76

Yes. So Real!!!

@shadowsenpaitheender5069

4y↑54

lmao, so accurate

@allebasaiadartse3951

4y↑2

@@vickypedro2015 no

@deadandburied7626

3y↑9

Sexy as Maria Ewing 😆

@dbrushfield2471

3y↑11

The worst Carmen. She can't sing at all. Just open your ears

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@JordanVanRyn

46w↑1K

The thing that is so great about Elina Garanca's Carmen was that she knew how to bring the seductive energy to the character with her voice and acting to the point where it feels real. Carmen is a character who's not only seductive, but she's her own boss and Elina nailed it! This is Tony-winning acting!

@Jessica-lh1jj

33w

Which movie or TV series is this?

@JordanVanRyn

33w↑11

@@Jessica-lh1jj It's Metropolitan Opera's production of George Bizet's Carmen.

@princealigorna7468

32w↑21

I know, right! Like she just exudes this kind of confidence in her sexuality. This is a woman that enters the room and the world stops. All the men want her, and most women too. But she'll only pick the one SHE wants

@olliefoxx7165

23w

@@princealigorna7468"The women want her to"🙄 Can't we just appreciate people without getting dirty?

@princealigorna7468

23w↑4

@@olliefoxx7165 ...You know I was talking about Carmen as a character, right?

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@leonaldobrum

2y↑1.3K

This is not solely about singing - this is also a great theatrical performance (in case you forgot for a moment that Opera is "sung theatre"). Everything here is in the right measure - pleasure included

@michaelalexander2208

2y↑13

Yeah, she is just PERFECT!

@Canourson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9VYSamJeZ0

@stuart207

1y↑6

It's beautiful.

@konicsection

took the thoughts right out of my mind

@Voodoomaria

7w↑1

Like Shakespeare, it's not enough to just say the words, you have to properly PERFORM it.
The Queen of the Night aria from Mozart's the Magic flute is a magnificent feat of vocal gymnastics when merely sung, but PERFORMED, this is a mother making a demand of her daughter with the musical equivalent of "I brought you into this world, and I CAN TAKE YOU OUT OF IT".
[For prime example look for the Youtube video of it performed by Diana Damrau, The Royal Opera]

Carmen is an utterly amoral temptress, wanton and seductive, and she needs to be performed that way.
Elina Garanca NAILED IT.

@queencatherineofaragon8244

6y↑10.5K

I'm a native French speaker and yet I just discovered it was actually in my language😂

@mariamgrigoryan7223

4y↑315

Queen Catherine of Aragon i know french quite well and just discovered that it's in french 😂😂

@furkankilicaslan

4y↑21

lol

@maenastevenson5776

4y↑77

Queen Catherine of Aragon la même😂

@bobbytoure4084

4y↑28

same for me until i saw your message :-) thank you. LOL

@MrMorgorot

4y↑52

for me she could sing in Esperanto. this performance is the language of love

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@superlolggirl

4y↑11.7K

this is the female energy I strive to have

@pompombuuum3182

4y↑105

SwooBats you should not. Just be nice.

@NenadKralj

4y↑35

@SwooBats not this days - not this days my friend (unfortunately) but I agree w/ you

@midknight1968

4y↑13

Agree!

@Obataladance

4y↑41

It looks like a male energy should be, not a female!

@midknight1968

4y↑99

@@Obataladance we all have male and female energies you remember you had a vagina?

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@oedhelsetren

19w↑50

I'm so obsessed with this version I don't know why anyone bothers to still try.

@hummarstraful

19w↑1

me too haha

@ProfGlitch

look up antonacci's version, even better

@dominiquewarr3556

43w↑160

Her performance is absolutely breathtaking, I've had this on repeat all day.

@dominoreigns8542

4y↑5.8K

She is ruggedly raw, sultry, sensual & provocatively powerful. She emulated Carmen perfectly, I've always been a fan of Dorothy Dandridge's portrayal but this woman embodied her character perfectly.

@carle.parran4082

4y↑132

'CARMEN' would've scared the shit out of me..!
It's like being in front of a very beautiful, but a very
dangerous animal..!

@dominoreigns8542

4y↑79

@@carle.parran4082 She's starkly beautiful and is radiating with sexual magnetism 😂 I agree. Her whole demeanor is intoxicating.

@Muttonchop_USA

4y↑6

Dorothy Dandridge was dubbed by 20 year old Marilyn Horne.

@Nilguiri

4y↑29

Excuse me but "this woman" is Elīna Garanča.

@CompanyofHeroes999

3y↑36

She just played this perfectly. There are many fantastic singers, but her act is just magnificent.

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@fritzi.franzi

4y↑4.3K

The power she has got in her eyes.. this energy... is just fascinating!

@MrsYasha1984

3y↑68

Oh yes. Like a lioness, a predator.
It is so fascinating!

@Big-guy1981

3y↑21

Yeah really big ... eyes. 😉😉

@lukaszhuminiecki8131

3y↑10

This is a tragic character. She is just maladapted. Her tragic end is inevitable. Or to put is more directly: it ends very badly if one behaves like this.

@Peagaporto

3y↑1

@@MrsYasha1984 I was thinking more Bird of prey

@g-dinyarts4676

3y↑2

👁👁of course

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@wa1w511

29w↑12

This is my favorite opera performance, ever.

@dannyrighi

2y↑41

You know how hard is to sing in the shower while putting shampoo , this lady is doing laundry eating flirting picking up fight while sings one of the toughest operas.. plus she’s beautiful and hot

@overalltrash8144

4y↑4.5K

I'm french and still heavily need the subtitles

@elisaveil7482

4y↑168

Bienvenue au club :')

@TheKingSpartacus

4y↑175

Thanks... I took a course for french and i was blaming myself for don't understading...

@shoyalcgh9444

4y↑22

Moi aussi je sui francais

@yoonkieae7507

4y↑50

Pourtant sa prononciation est hyper bonne-

@ez1668

4y↑16

T' abuses

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@shioristapleton5982

4y↑904

It absolutely blows me away how she can sing like that with 50 different actions and postures.

@jewelmarkess

4y↑32

This is what opera singers do.. oh, and she sings without microphone too, and this theater has 4000 seats. She can dance too btw, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5h_7ywjPPQ

@stpaulimdog

1y↑3

Lots of rehearsal.

@michaeltzolos1711

7w↑6

Elina Garanca’s acting and singing are breathtaking. I really believe that her performance will never be equalled.

@gurvinka

13w↑19

One of the best "Carmen" production ever

@silversunset

4y↑3.4K

This is the song that’s everyone’s heard somewhere, but we don’t know where. But almost anyone would be able to recognize this.

@jewelmarkess

4y↑51

Plenty more famous tunes in the full opera e.g. Seguidilla, gypsy song, toreodor song, etc. The whole opera is beautiful.

@molochsorcery4357

4y↑39

Exactly what transpired with me. Kept hearing snippets of this all over the place in commercials, movies and TV shows then finally was watching an episode of Archer where "Carmen" was mentioned and I heard the music intro and those dulcet tones of the female voice and I knew I FINALLY found the song. Now to listen to the rest of this opera...

@alehaider3886

4y↑6

The science !

@IzumisChild

4y↑14

I know exactly where I first heard it. Hey Arnold did a parody episode on this. They went on a field trip to see this opera and suddenly they were all the characters instead.

@Bzcenci812

3y↑5

@@molochsorcery4357 Sometimes commercials, movies and TV shows lead to a good end.
Carmen (the opera) is very well constructed, you can enjoy every note of it, not only wait for the significant arias.

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@vhmontilla

5y↑4.2K

Rugged and sensuality not only in her voice but her expression and her way to command her presence. Sensuality and seductiveness at its best. What a woman, what a voice.

@davegreene8588

5y↑17

Garanca is one of the finest Carmens since the great Rise Stevens (q.v.).

@ben59320

5y↑24

I was trying to find the words to describe how I felt about this piece. There's no need anymore, you perfectly explained it ! Well said.

@wotruannwah5678

4y↑1

Thank you Victor

@kvothekingkiller1754

4y↑3

get a fucking life

@basiletallademgueu4466

Helloing I I

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@nobodyuknow4911

2y↑16

I never thought I'd envy a tangerine... and yet, here we are...

@TheRenegat76

22w↑21

Aller, personne parle Français ici, alors je le dis pour tout le monde, Elina Garanca est incroyablement magnifique et je viens de tomber amoureux d'elle

@BlackSky69746

Elle a 47 ans 😂🤣😂🤣

@TheRenegat76

@@BlackSky69746 et?

@claire1134

5y↑2.9K

Funny how a single incredible performance will leave you disappointed with any other rendition

@annijaupeniece

5y↑84

I was about to comment that. I just can't watch any other performance of Carmen except Garančas

@eroupopper

5y↑74

I think the role of Carmen has to bring a sense of Alure and Seduction, a hint of mischief and danger, with the exception of grace. Those traits make up the role of Carmen, and it is a bit difficult for I guess some opera singers to bring. But this performance is very sexy and I think that's what make this performance sexy.

@Brian-dq2jc

5y↑26

Callas's rendition may be better!

@leonaldobrum

5y↑3

@@Brian-dq2jc Only about a thousand times 😌

@leonaldobrum

5y↑11

@@eroupopper Theatrically, she is excellent. I don't know about the singing part - maybe good, but not great. So, still an enjoyable performance, provided that you are looking, not just hearing.
If you want to enjoy Elina at her superlative best, please listen to her singing musica sacra. Hint: search for her magnificent rendition of Césa Frank's "Panis Angelicus"

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@lilac749

3y↑852

Her singing, her sultry swag, the way she bit that orange, HER, EVERYTHING

@katherinewilson1853

2y↑8

The orange tho!

@Canourson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9VYSamJeZ0

@laythsamuel6569

37w↑15

While watching this video, the only thing I wanted was for it to never end, that voice, that music, that scene, that woman, everything is perfect.

@mikewallace1270

18w

Whole opera here: https://youtu.be/s8PxCwN1DUU?si=oLcj0Y__ppP7jS9c

@AthenaRowe

47w↑51

I often come back to this video,it's one of my favourite interpretations of this opera ever,voice and acting are both on point.Elina Garanca perfectly embodies Carmen's free,rebellious and sultry spirit:Carmen is shamelessly herself leaving nothing to subtlety.

@valeriemcqueen7359

3y↑2.7K

Am I the only one who loves the fact that she actually knows how to squeeze a piece of clothing and she does it so naturally? I know it doesn't seems to be important, but do you remember that scene from Goodwill Hunting when Matt Damon is mopping the floor and You can see that the actor doesn't really know how to mop the floor? 😆

@Bzcenci812

2y↑180

I never saw Matt Damon mopping the floor, but I understand your point. She probably never squezes her clothes at home but she knows. Men never pay attention to washing or mopping except when they are janitors. The production of the film should have had Matt mopping the floor until he learned to do it properly.

@laurenleighflorilege373

2y↑29

Thanks for the laugh! 🤣 going to watch Goodwill Hunting now😅

@renatamustafina6806

2y↑51

My grandmother actually noticed this also 😆

@waxkopp

2y↑2

@@laurenleighflorilege373 Me to!

@mr.a8315

1y↑4

Re. mopping. He was slumming it. 👍

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@hoiitzel

3y↑1.2K

2:08 How the hell did she make that look so easy??? She's literally laying back, barely moving her face, yet she projects that high note so loudly.

@the_Tigro

3y↑34

Because she has a strong voice

@sentra6661

3y↑8

the man or woman behind the scene is the real genius, this need weeks of training

@hoiitzel

3y↑94

@@the_Tigro Thanks for stating the obvious. There's a lot more to that though, from her technique to her lung capacity. It's not as simple as the way you say it is.

@mamasapano3291

3y↑19

yeah, and she's skinning that orange so casually too-

@user-bx8sj6qm3w

3y↑11

Good support and breath technique is the answer. You only need to stand and plant yourself if you're a beginner. Lots of singers with good support and breath techniques can sing laying down, it happens a lot in rock singing especially. An example would be Maynard James Keenan from Tool and his weird posture in Sober live, and when he once sang a song while wrestling a drunk audience member who invaded the stage.

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@user-zo1ev8jk1m

2y↑136

Какой взгляд , какая игра ! А голос ... он восхитителен ! Лучшее исполнение партии Кармен ! Браво !!!

@Canourson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9VYSamJeZ0

@bulbul9531

43w↑3

И хорошенькая , милая

@tomdebevoise7898

33w↑12

Elina nails it; your eyes never leave her. The role of Carmen is so seductive and sultry that there have been sopranos who have refused the role.

@carl_anderson9315

4y↑744

I read the book a few years ago. Carmen is the quintessential femme fatale. The original heartbreaker. The woman is just gorgeous and plays with the main guy like a toy.

@Michelle-ss8km

4y↑20

Excuse my ignorance, i just discovered i happen to really enjoy opera and i would like to know what is the name of the book to follow this play please 🙏🏻

@carl_anderson9315

4y↑34

Michelle Hello. It’s Carmen, by Prosper Mérimée

@leukopossum7930

3y↑2

Untill he kills her-

@Stoney-Jacksman

3y↑1

A borderline personality celebrated by cucks?

@Miristzuheiss

@@carl_anderson9315 i read thousands of books, know all operas, never Heard about IT. Really? Sorry from Germany, my Phone interactet with right writing

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@doctirdaddy4876

3y↑2.2K

almost impossible to believe humans are born with this ability

@shadidmosharraf3033

3y↑274

Humans aren't born with ability, we're just really good learners.

@1108hbrown

3y↑188

It's called practice. We are born with or without musicality - the rest is work!

@SaxandRelax

3y↑43

We arent

@hoot2416

3y↑71

This takes training. Lots of it.

@Tubie1111

3y↑56

Vocal chord is a muscle and has to be trained to do this (not to mention breath control, reading music, etc). Years and years of study

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@aliceroad7129

44w↑45

Не только певица, но восхитительная актриса😳 потрясающее исполнение!!!

@takaono7243

7y↑3K

I've never seen a singer perform Carmen this way. She wears her sex appeal so casually and with such ingrained confidence that it actually makes her seem almost inappropriate while not at all being so outwardly. Masterful hand.

@joaquimxavier707

7y↑33

Dear Taka Ono

Very interesting your comments. So I translated it to Portuguese (Brasil):
Nunca vi uma cantora executar Carmen desta forma. Ela usa seu sex-appeal espontaneamente e com inteira confiança que na verdade a faz parecer leviana e como se nada mais existisse externamente. Mão de Mestre
J.Xavier.

@herrbrucvald6376

7y↑1

check out Agnes Baltsa's Carmen......

@victorrugo1131

7y↑1

Taka Ono check out Julia Migenes' Carmen....

@jerryvr

6y↑8

Perhaps you should Google "Maria Callas"

@sophied4726

800th like!

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@gpeddino

9y↑3.3K

I love how "alive" the setting looks, with all the actors engaged in the scene. And Elina was probably made for this role. Superb performance.

@binugeorge1317

8y↑8

+Guilherme Eddino Watch the 1978 version with Placido Domingo as Don Jose. Best version IMO. (The characters are a lot more animated than this. )

@smoothmicra

7y↑8

Binu George what does "the characters are a lot more animated than this" even mean? You get more points in opera for moving about? Absolute nonsense, most people go to opera for the quality of the singing!

@CherryVanityRawr

7y↑57

Smoothmicra absolutely false. Opera is just as much about acting as it is about singing. If you watch opera just for the singing you might as well just go to a concert.

@smoothmicra

7y↑20

Which would be a fair point if he said the acting was much better in the earlier performance, but he didn't, he said it was "more dynamic", whatever that means. Opera is, of course, a balance of acting and singing, wouldn't disagree. To counter your point though, you can listen to an opera on the radio and enjoy it immensely, however you wouldn't get the same pleasure from watching it without sound, regardless of how good the acting is! :)

@luigimanzoni2705

7y↑10

Jasmine Agree 100%. Her performance is out standing and I swear her singing improves dramatically. I keep waiting for the men around her to burst into flame. She projects so much sexual energy she must raise the temperature at the Met by 10 or 20 degrees.

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@user-ns4es7up4g

47w↑7

Какая женщина!. Забыла что опера. Шикарная, каждое движение манит, что-то обещает. Красота не земная. За такой побегут , всё забыв. Музыка усиливает впечатление. Постановщик просто великолепный. Браво!

@tastymedleys

1y↑8

I've watched this so many times, and the only thing I can think of is, she looks like a woman that could eat you whole. Truly incredible performance, every move and look so perfectly calculated!

@MemesOfProduction69

3y↑551

The look she gives at 1:49 kills me every time. Her eyes are just so powerful!

@zwan1886

51w↑14

pretty sure it wasn't ripe/probably more bitter than she anticipated

@liaspooked4980

41w↑28

that look drives my gay little heart insane

@zakhutsul8227

8w↑1

No joke. She makes me want to be a better man to accept a love like that.

@Em-td4kc

3y↑1.5K

I wish I could find this full version of the opera. She plays Carmen so well! Definitely my favorite version.

@SirTweaksalot92

2y↑51

@@kenalp3951 he said find, not purchase :P

@DDennnisss

2y↑48

I'm all for free content.. But if this is the teaser.. On YouTube.. And it teases you, like elina does.. For free, you should reward her.. By buying the DVD, like Ken mentioned.. Or at least visit her, and all 1000s people involved making this happen, in the operette..(ken, thanks.. Just ordered..)

@dragoscercel4247

Here it is but it is in 2 parts

@dragoscercel4247

https://youtu.be/NxLgTraynUQ

@dragoscercel4247

https://youtu.be/lA0ylXU6bTo

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@Coverblue6

10w↑6

Damn you Elina… I don’t know anything about opra at all. Came across this video and must have watched it 50 times now. Your eyes!! Oh those eyes…! The sultry look, the confidence, a bit sassiness, mysterious bliss. Elina, you have casted a charm spell on me I cannot seem to break. My music choice is metal, black metal. I now have you on iTunes and I listened to all of your fantastic music. I cannot get enough. You are a shear talent of utter brilliance. Lol because of you, a tannor, opera fan now. I am privileged to see this and listen to your music ❤❤

@TEmaBK

2y↑19

Элина Гаранча Вы бесподобны! Браво!

@xuliang5293

5y↑491

She's unbelievably attractive

@SerpentGaming

4y↑3

Deep cleaveage

@eco5673

4y↑3

She from my country

@ArcaneAzmadi

8y↑1.4K

Never actually seen a theatrical performance of this piece before, only a straight musical performance. Never realised how openly sensual it can be!

@glaba24

8y↑13

Well, I don't know much but according to my Mom, they started doing this fairly recently. Probably to attract "younger" viewers.

@glaba24

8y↑1

More than usual I mean.

@AmberAmber

8y↑18

I saw it years ago and it was sensual then too!! Gorgeous...

@shizukagozen777

8y↑8

Really ? But the theatrical performances of this piece are quite common however.

@manuelgerea6646

8y↑38

They are singing about how free is love and how its desires couldn't be dominated. How can't it be sensual to wach freedom at it best?

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@davidlong8536

12w↑3

What a set of lungs on Elina. Her breathing and power was perfect for the role. ❤❤❤

@Antilochos

2y↑73

I saw this live and was surprised by the power and beauty of this play. Amazing performance of a masterpiece.

First opera I attended and it was an amazing experience! If only more people would give opera a change.

@somnathghosh6165

Where was it?

@Antilochos

2y↑1

@@somnathghosh6165 Liege. Beautiful classic opera hall they have.

@mariacappilla5441

you were at the Metropolitan seeing this performance live?!?

@Antilochos

@@mariacappilla5441 No, in Liege. It was the same group and performance.

@NostalgiaMan

3y↑4.6K

Absolutely fantastic performance. Bravo even through the screen.

@glasslilacs

3y↑43

And what a singer! This opera is really difficult to sing, and she performs it so effortlessly, even while sitting down. Have really big respect for her.

@sunshineyrainbows13

3y↑9

You tell em, Link.

@Katelin2007

3y↑1

ik u from the ssniperwolf comments HAHA

@user-vh4xn8dy4s

3y↑4

What I don't understand, did she wash a coat, put it on the stone and
SIT on it?? And when she stood up, another women sat there, on the WET coat??

@thedankone4737

3y↑5

Okay. I did not expect to see you on opera.

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@jamesmartin6737

4y↑4.4K

This is what people really did back then. Standing around, smoking, while watching a single woman sing and wash clothes.

@jamesmartin6737

3y↑68

@no issues Only an asshole would make such a reply.

@catlover-fp5ig

3y↑75

@no issues You have chosen quite an unfitting username.

@_blank-_

3y↑15

@El AMP ON The worst one

@Aiijuin

3y↑8

@@_blank-_ LOL! True, that.

@jewelmarkess

3y↑64

It's an opera, operatic plots aren't exactly realistic, not to mention that the stage director moved the action from the original setting in 19th century Spain to the Spain during the Civil War. (edited to add) If you want to have a laugh about some operatic plots, you can watch Bugs Bunny parody on opera "That's opera doc".

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@scarletschindler3744

2y↑5

I've been watching this aria for over 3 years, and honestly I can't get enough, I just give it a 1/2 month break until I get back...

@markymark8196

2y↑2

I'm glad I'm not the only one with this weird addiction.

@mikewallace1270

18w

Someone uploaded the whole opera. This is act 1. Act 2 is on the same channel. https://youtu.be/s8PxCwN1DUU?si=oLcj0Y__ppP7jS9c

@juandelacruzlopezgomez4619

2y↑6

Eliana Garanca: Es la mejor y la más hermosa Carmen que he escuchado en 75 años que veo y escucho la Ópera Carmen.

@darkcrisiscore

3y↑284

The moment with the flower on the soldier's belly is wonderful and extremely provocative! I didn't expect that, the director has shown some nerve there. And what about the actress... The perfect Carmen, an extraordinary performance!

@waxkopp

2y↑7

That soldier is one lucky guy.🌹🤗💘

@totowashere

8y↑626

I like how she's quite literally dancing to her own beat, like she's ever so slightly slower than the orchestra and choir. Suits the story.

@hissoriwaizu8601

40w↑12

This is...beautiful. Not just Elina Garanca but everybody in there. Such a precious effort. So smooth and passionate. oh my I'm amazed

@coffinlair

2y↑65

o poder no olhar e nos movimentos dela é surpreendente. eu amo essa versão, é a minha favorita. que atuação e voz impecável, meus caros! elina garanca é perfeita como uma ninfa.

@herberthsousa2978

2y↑1

Diana Danrau manda super bem, também

@bujugbuneng5209

4y↑913

do you even notice how she "indirectly" make the bald guy pay for the flower that she's gonna give to don jose???

she sly dudette

@Bzcenci812

3y↑10

Another sample of her perfidy.

@Pogueconductor

4y↑297

this may be the hottest scene in an opera ever!

@jewelmarkess

3y↑3

How about this one from the same performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHjnVz7Ayyw

@GerhardGehrmann

3y↑1

Yup that is hot too

@lukaszhuminiecki8131

I disagree. She is not even a European style sexuality.

@rudy1999

3y↑3

@@lukaszhuminiecki8131 Yep, I am from the same country she is. She is a typical Latvian laid-back woman =]]

@edkretchmer2167

3y↑1

Shapely lungs!

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@algizte9467

8w↑2

Браво! Настоящая Кармен!

@marrrp8090

16w↑4

Oh my god, her voice it's so powerful,stronger and beautiful.

@paulsalmon4113

4y↑472

I've seen Carmen live a couple of times, and also watched more renditions than I can remember. However, Elina's portrayal of the lead better captures the sultry, mischievous and positively devilish flirting character of Carmen better than any soprano I have seen. It's all in those eyes which are simply mesmerising.

@user-py1jg6bb2r

4y↑8

I agree 100. She is the total package, how many times, you saw not mezzo to jump in... she is the real one and great neutral package, not too extreme such as old portray as a horny, or dominated...leave it to our own imagination...

@corvus1374

4y↑2

And the smile.

@alinak9412

4y↑4

*sopranos shouldn’t even do carmen. but YES do i agree

@Bzcenci812

I agree with you. Seing her out of the scene would make one think she would play Juliet or Marguerite, but here she is showing that she can be "devilish flirting" too.

@AndreasHLux

Carmen is the quasi conter revolution by lasting enty ...there is an great potency by the surround crowds of interrogation to the scene.

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@bigowl9408

8y↑297

Great performance and very naturally acted to perfection.

@noahbromberg3675

8y↑5

i agree

@justtish7

7y↑11

She is a dynamic, forceful talent of very high intelligence and naughty humor. A tremendous musician too. Very different from the very great Cecilia Bartoli in tone and style but are we not fortunate to walk this scorched earth with two such enormously gifted, hard-working musical singers/actors as these two ladies....keeping in mind how very easy it is to criticize and find fault even with the Angels.

@VeroNikko

2y↑7

With a full, warm voice and a special magnetism, she is one of the strongest "Carmens"!✨️⚘️

@penseagrandegrandeseancole7974

1y↑4

Fell in love with this soprano from this performance…the acting and voice man

@sasharigby4891

4y↑2.7K

Paint me like one of your French girls...... yeah I meant this one

@alynbecker2876

4y↑38

She's Latvian, though. :)

@genittpicciotti4060

4y↑3

Omg! 😂😂😂

@continuousself-improvement1879

4y↑75

Except that Carmen (the role) is a Spanish Gypsy.

@antratoporkova9522

4y↑93

So....it's an opera about a Spanish gypsy, sung in French by Elina Garanca, who is Latvian.........alright people

@continuousself-improvement1879

4y↑14

@Rsy Tn the story is about a Spanish gypsy, written by a Frenchman, Bizet. But the setting is in Spain.

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@LindaLinda-ls2fd

7y↑207

Her facial expressions is to die for.

@oilfortheworld

22w↑1

Feuer frei! Absolut SUPER. Ich schaue es mir immer wieder an.

@eskertoo

25w↑3

Just found this and it's blown me away.She owns the whole scene.

@mikewallace1270

18w

If you love this you've got to check out the whole opera. Somebody uploaded it here. This is act 1 act 2 is on the same channel. https://youtu.be/s8PxCwN1DUU?si=oLcj0Y__ppP7jS9c

@noelledford

4y↑3.1K

Is nobody talking about how she just casually peeled an orange with her teeth? Orange peels taste SO bad.

Edit: a lot of people have replied saying that orange peels taste fine, so I did a little research and I think its the pith that's bitter. People have also mentioned that it's definitely not an orange and probably a clementine, which is a lot less pithy so that makes sense! Sorry for any confusion, I'm not an orange expert 😅

@mymanlovesme1

4y↑136

Lol did you not see her face after. She had that oh shit face. Lmbao

@noelledford

4y↑104

@@mymanlovesme1 she did so well staying in character lol

@mymanlovesme1

4y↑46

@@noelledford it must have been sour she spat it out and dumped it. The face she makes after said that the thing was sour as hell.

@bigeyesbiglies3196

3y↑4

My thoughts exactly after I saw that lol

@pet_nik1808

3y↑9

Это мандарин, мандариновая корка вкусняшка.

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@madchuck

7y↑1.9K

She nailed it!!!

@stischer47

6y↑15

The problem is what happens when you hear someone else do this part with not even half the voice or acting talent?

@operabilia

No, on the contrary she did not.

@jewelmarkess

6y↑20

CptSeagullEight - a lighter voice will not be able to get through the card scene in this opera. Think Julia Migenes-Johnson. She was a fantastic Carmen in the 1980s movie, but she herself said that she couldn't sing this role on stage. (edited to add) Besides - Carmen isn't an ingenue or young lady. She is a vulgar gypsy who works in a cigar or cigarette factory and occasionally helps smugglers by seducing body guards. Lighter voices are better suited for ingenues like Zerlina.

@jewelmarkess

6y↑2

CptSeagull Eight Antonacci has an interesting voice. She actually started as a mezzo soprano and then switched to soprano roles apparently, so she clearly has strong low notes, IMHO. Now, Sarah Brightman would be a joke, she'd not even be heard in soubrette roles which is why I named Migenes-Johnson who has a light soprano voice and mostly performed in musicals, but who nevertheless was able to sing Lulu at the Met to much acclaim. Migenes-Johnson was a nice Carmen in the movie, not sure if you've seen it.

@jewelmarkess

6y↑1

CptSeagull Eight - I was curious about Antonacci, so I read about her. I am not a singer even though I had voice lessons for personal enjoyment when I was already out of college and working. I had a light soprano, but it is way too light for opera. At any rate, I could never sing in public, totally losing it in front of people, maybe only in front of friends in my living room. I don't know much about metal though. Brightman voice is very small, nice timbre but so thin, and yes, she cannot do lower notes.

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@almaleallour

10w↑1

Just got word that I'm finally able to sing this for my senior recital! What a finish to my undergrad!!!

@sconstanza

18w↑5

I've been obsessed with this video since yesterday, can't stop watching it 😂 her voice, her performance is so magical

@hummarstraful

16w↑1

Here is the full opera. Part 2 is on same channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8PxCwN1DUU&t=3018s

@sconstanza

@@hummarstraful thanks!!!

@ninavinterova9875

4y↑655

It's incredible that she managed to eat an orange during singing this. Oranges make you drool like crazy, I opened one during the break of our opera choir and got yelled at and the windows had to all be open because of the citrus scent.

@valentinanunez3708

4y↑38

they do? I never knew this! So eating oranges before singing is a no-no?

@cmolodiets

3y↑13

you dared do this!!!!

@ninavinterova9875

3y↑38

@@valentinanunez3708 I didn't know either untill I got yelled at 😂😂

@jewelmarkess

3y↑24

I am not really sure if she actually ate it or it was already pre-cut and she pretended to eat it. Or even if it is a real orange. We see it from the back.

@ninavinterova9875

3y↑17

@@jewelmarkessshe did bite the skin off tho, that would still make her drool a lot

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@eliirrii

4y↑594

I can't tell if her high notes sound low or her lownotes sound high

@Feisenbach

4y↑28

Good that nobody asked you then.

@YDVDNVRR

4y↑19

I’d call it EASE.

@layejoker

4y↑32

Feisenbach lol you my friend have no chill. I laughed more than I should damn

@jfurrow2968

4y↑15

@@Feisenbach Your comment made my afternoon. lol

@carloreybenedictlaurena8282

3y↑29

thats actually what they you in operatic singing. To make u sound consistent throughout ur vocal range :)

@mrdzin1209

1y↑4

How could she make those high notes seem so ... effortlessly.

@stevehinnenkamp5625

1y↑10

Cannot help wondering what reaction may have been at premiere performance. CARMEN, so common, so unafraid of expressing her desires. How incredible to have a heroine this honest who is able to appreciate her sexual attraction. Forget Salome, CARMEN loves her power and proclaims it without shame. WHAT AN Elucidate Top Notch production!!

@AnthonyJMurph

1y↑1

They thought it was inappropriate and raunchy. Carmen as an opera has aged much better than expected. I do like that more modern takes does not make Carmen out as much as a villain and make her intentions much more ambiguous.

@user-go9qs8ip2u

47w↑16

Женская энергия в ее исполнении как вулкан. Необузданная, притягательная, мощная, опасная.

@maxwelllewis4486

46w↑1

И такие ЯРКИЕ глаза!

@ivyherstory

8y↑757

Elina Garanca is a natural. I love how energetic and robust her voice is.

@peterstrawb2428

8y↑8

Anna Catherina antonacci

@bruster97

7y↑3

Elina garanca

@enzodominguez8822

6y↑1

Lol
😀😁😂😃😄😅😆😉😊😋😎😍😘😗😙😚☺🙂🤗🤔😐😑😶🙄😏😣😥😮🤐😯😪😫😴😌😛😜😝😒😓😔😕🙃🤑😲🙁😖😞😟😤😢😭😦😧😨😩😬😰😱😳😵😡😠😷🤒🤕😇🤓😈👿👹👺💀

@a.v.6053

5y↑4

I think this is how carmen should sound

@HolyMith

I too can't get over how roBUST she is.

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@helenacorreia7613

5y↑363

This is by far the best staged version I've seen so far. Super sexy and authentic. Authentic be the word for it. Simple, honest, well done. Elina is a great actress!
The vocal interpretation is not my favourite, but I like it anyway. It is supposed to be sexy. And guess what: IT WAS so who cares.

@heyhey439

2y↑4

I'm glad everyone else here knows their stuff and has the vocabulary to properly compliment this performance because I sure don't... Just wow is all I got. Wow.

@emilybarclay8831

2y↑3

I believe ‘hot damn’ also suffices

@heyhey439

2y↑1

@@emilybarclay8831 Very true indeed

@marinazakhar-off6870

2y↑8

One of the best Carmens! Bravissimo!!!The sound is superb!👍👏 🥇 👌

@tizianacerezo1831

3y↑2K

@missev6256

3y↑81

Merci car vraiment même pour une fr c dure de comprendre certain moment :)

@Estebancasal

3y↑15

La pasión carnal en todos sus contradictorios detalles.

@famillegirardin5246

3y↑7

bravo

@stelakuzmanic9251

3y↑2

9ppčč}99pp9ppp9p}

@thimothey66

3y↑2

Oui

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@itsallgoodb

8y↑468

She is so captivating.

@malenastraus2607

7y↑21

then she did her job :)

@jadeor143

Sur dont do her job, she's an artist.

@jadeor143

*She don't do

@gloriamedina2826

Jade Or actually its her job...

@jadeor143

glorie medina its her job but if you're manage to capture public attention, then you're an artist. So, she is ! Don't deny the obvious.

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@bradbook

11w↑2

The best Carmen ever! 😄

@barringtongilbert9230

13w↑4

Perfection!!

@samf.s.7731

12w

I would not describe it as anything less.

@WolfRain216

3y↑774

This woman has me questioning my sexuality and I ain't even mad 💕

@nucleusthreads

3y↑15

🙋‍♀️

@Idk-ub2yw

3y↑11

Same

@valseincminor3255

3y↑7

theres nothing to question

@malal6891

2y↑1

Está muy buena

@firewolf7108

2y↑1

ahahah same

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@OlgaBergInternational

4y↑85

I am so blessed, my son was in this production I saw it many times

@axelhager4773

1y↑16

What a charisma, what a frivolity of Elina, no longer to be surpassed, exactly captures the message of this opera! 😀❤👍👍👍

@rosamason9874

12w↑1

I have never heard a Carmen laugh before. What a treat! 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

@ruthmurias1804

9y↑219

she has fire on eyes as carmen had

@annemariepolich120

7y↑2

ruth murias

@e.k.barnes5463

4y↑1.1K

God, I wish I was that orange

@e.k.barnes5463

4y↑47

Bruhqwasd Ra the skin is too orange-colored to be an apple, plus the bit she bites and spits out is a peel, which apples don’t have

@DarkBear

When?

@maimunamay6198

4y↑3

@@DarkBear 1:42

@PaulGoux

4y↑1

that can be arranged!

@john17novem

4y↑3

God, I have had exactly the same thought the split second I've seen that!!! She looks gorgeous, BTW! I'd love to be "entre ses seins"!

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@sonia-qw9gl

7w↑1

She is totally dominating the men there. And the scene! And the act! What a Woman!

@daliso8o8

2y↑1

You tube brought me here...I'm happy it did...AMAZED!

@DiogoLScarmagnani

5y↑1K

Freddie Mercury trying to explain to that EMI's man of how next Queen's album should be inspired by.

@neisya5809

5y↑7

YES HAHAHA

@eroupopper

5y↑2

Yes!!!

@oih82w84

5y↑7

Bohemian Rhapsody (movie) brought me here!

@miriamjareno413

4y↑1

@@oih82w84 same😅

@maenastevenson5776

4y↑1

Diogo L Scarmagnani A night at the opera❤️

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@joesmith942

6y↑1.1K

Think about this. All those people milling around the stage are amazing singers. Massively more talented that any pop singer that has ever lived. Each and every one of them.

@MarinaADTR

5y↑16

Joe Smith I love this comment

@tinaasjatinaasja7448

5y↑19

Joe Smith, i wonder if they always play/sing their parts in background pieces. I mean,a whole career mainly as a background performer with no first role acts at all.

@Anna-dp8lf

5y↑13

@@tinaasjatinaasja7448 i do not tknow how it is in other cities, but in Zurich they are volunteers that are singing in backgrounds, students of music, or just people with some time (retiree etc). They will not be paid, but they are a part of the opera.

@tinaasjatinaasja7448

5y↑5

@@Anna-dp8lf seems they just enjoy the process,and at the same time,it's a good chance to take some part with big stars of opera. So,can i also participate in such events, as a random tourist in Zurich?

@tinaasjatinaasja7448

@@Anna-dp8lf do you live in Zurich? If yes,have you been at main two singers' performances?

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@oimlegne9591

35w↑3

So schön ❤

@unclearnuclear

2y↑16

I can't emphasize enough the effect her performance is having on me as I watch this. Her voice is the most incredible voice I have ever heard. So clear, deep, rich, like thick bolts of red silk pouring out, folding over itself...

@ohiko9594

3y↑81

This amazing woman looks like this role was written specifically for her

@idkwhat2211

3y↑106

I am Indian and there is slim to none chance that I will ever get to see any opera live but damn me, if it stops me being Utterly fascinated on this side of screen❤️. Much love and appreciation for the art✨🔥😍❤️

@rociodelcarmentalaveragonz6867

46w↑10

I hope one day you have that chance. Everyone deserves to enjoy of beauty

@Cocktailkatze

22w↑3

There is an Opéra house in Mumbai :) Ive also seen indian opera on festivals here on youtube.

@samf.s.7731

12w

You know i didn't think I'd see one in person ever...

I was proven wrong. 😂

@Jaxnay219

10w

It’s definitely something everyone should experience at least once in their life!! I saw one a couple months ago and I loved every bit of it!!

@ShaneTallon88

20w↑2

She ate. Left no crumbs on this stage !

@gabrielmoreno9455

23w↑1

The definitive Carmen, hands down.

@dianeellis3925

4y↑36

This production is without a doubt the hottest one around. If you think that opera is boring watch this one. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@andeslourayne8134

5y↑523

Me,my crush, his friend and everyone in the class.

@one.k5373

5y↑4

Hahahahah

@annaz2349

4y↑1

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@sebastiangomezfatama2427

4y↑1

Ajajajaja c mamo

@_mel_9953

4y↑5

Pls elaborate on who’s who

@fridamartinez5292

4y↑1

@@sebastiangomezfatama2427 tienes razon zd

@susans3469

12w↑3

Bloody Brilliant! ❤👏🏾

@ahmedarram

20w↑3

my first time to listen to opera and not gonna be my last for sure there is something mesmerizing that I don't understand a word but the feeling, the passion, her voice and ofcourse her eyes did make all the translation I needed

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