Symphonic Sunday .... The Legendary Kathleen Battle

I would pay anything to see Ms Battle perform live.  I have loved her voice for 25 years since I first heard her sing "Swing Low Sweet Chariot".  I had chills from her singing "Lovers" (still a song I return to often).  And I love how she sings "O mio babbino caro" by Puccini.

Enjoy
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Symphonic Sunday ... Il Divo ...

Pure Perfection........

Culture alert!! - don't close it tho!!....

This woman is the Gold Medallist of Sopranos... I have no other way to describe her but flawless...
The piece she is singing is one of the most difficult of Aria's to sing... Vivaldi loved to torture his singers and make them work hard..........

Sit back........ buckle up...... enjoy..... Cecilia Bartoli.....

Vocal Chords With Balls....

Even if you aren't normally into classical music - watch this.

The incomparable Cecilia Bartoli kicking classical music right in the balls with a pair of steel boots....

This is from her latest collection of music which showcases the music written for the Castrati's (male singers who had been castrated as children and thus retained their soprano voices as adults) who were the rock stars of their day..........

It's fucking powerful stuff....

Enjoy....

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.....2 Cultured.........Flower Duet from Lakme.........

....performed by the incomparable duo of Dame Joan "La Stupenda" Sutherland, and the always on point Marilyn Horne.......

...... RIP ...... La Stupenda......... Dame Joan Sutherland.....

.......... Ladies & Gentlemen....... please be upstanding........... a Diva has left the stage...........

.............2 Cents Worth of Culture......... Brightman & Safina..............

.............and the first two are live with NO auto-tune...........total talent...






...........This one is pure operatic eye candy *sigh*........ and he sings too :) ........




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