As it should be to be honest. It shouldn't be exclusive to those who are wealthy

@@MrMyers758 That doesn't mean that people have to get it "for absolutely nothing". But it should be made affordable for people who are not that well-off.

Simply great. Let's honor that.

@@LoGStein Affordable is a matter of degree. Someone who can't afford to properly feed their family cannot afford ANY price for this luxury, and so it doesn't benefit those who are most in need of elation

@@MrMyers758 Yes okay, but the fact that people can't afford to properly feed their family is a problem in and of itself that should be solved anyway. And if it was solved, it would be fine that poorer families get access to cultural events at a substantial discount. (and also thanks to the internet poorer people still have the opportunity to listen to Opera online, it's not the same, but it's certainly not nothing)

It's still seeing a middle aged man maybe older singing an aria meant for a tempting gypsy girl basically flirting.

@@cerebrummaximus3762 I've never personally seen Carmen played by a woman younger than her thirties. And as a middle aged woman myself, I see nothing wrong with middle aged men singing flirtatious songs.🙂

@@professorlilith5933 Fair point. My emphasis was on "man", but "Old" too I guess. It just feels weird him playing the role of Carmen?

I thought so too at first, and then I started paying attention to the lyrics more than usual. Maybe that says more about my love life than the song itself.

@@professorlilith5933 I can relate to your comment, currently sadly single too haha! But to be fair, when you have an existing image of a character in your head, whether it is in a film, book or opera, it feels off when you see somebody completely different playing that role. That might just be my method of cope :/

I know! Wonderful!!!

You can just sing it in the octave you are more comfortable with.. of course, the man is also good at singing.

@@RAl2O3 Sure. I'm used to hearing Fredrica von Stade sing Cherubino. So it wouldn't surprise me to know that a countertenor sang a female role. But I'd never expect a baritone or a bass to sing an aria a mezzo performs during Carmen. I'm not criticizing the man for singing a mezzo aria. But it's strange to hear him do that when I'm a purist. Since I'm a purist, I usually hate modernist operatic productions, including the Peter Sellers one where Don Giovanni "because" a cocaine addict standing on a Harlem sidewalk where he wore only his briefs. Patricia Raceme sang superbly in Minghella's production of Madama Butterfly, I thought, But I disliked the minimalist sets and the costumes. But I love each second of the movie version of Butterfly with King Huang and Richard Trowel, partly because the sets were rLISTIC AND THE COSTUMES SEEMED JAPANESE. If I produced an opera, my first question would be, "What would delight the composer and the librettist? What would they have wanted it to be like." Sincgers can honor composers with superb performances and maybe even a play roles more convincingly than anyone else has played them. But if I were Mozart attending Sellers's Don Giovanni, I'd feel at least disappointed.

@@rhosllwyd2863 He sang wonderfully. But the arias still sounded strange to me when he sang it, and wouldn't want any male singer to portray Carmen in Bizet's opera.

Everyone is amazed that a baritone is singing a mezzo aria. I’m amazed that he knew the words, so this is clearly something he has sung before or even frequently. Well done!

@Syd McCreath maybe, maybe not - but I've seen enough impromptu jam sessions (since I'm also a musician) to know what I'm looking at.

@Syd McCreath You went on a completely unrelated rant about animal abuse under a video about two musicians performing together

I don't think so

I totally agree, this is very good music performance BUT OMG this is so obvious a set up it made me cringe a little

unfortunately most of the videos of this type that he posts are fake. still cool though !

1.4k likes no comments!? Imma change that 🙃

Easy for a Frenchman😉

Yes I realized after 🤣. The rest still stands…

I'm very impressed he knows all the words to a female aria. Ahh and his voice is like butter.

@@sarahm5936 it's staged (you can see the same singer on some other videos of the same guy), so, of course, he knows ;-)

Not really outside his range since he's a bariton, so singing 1 full octave down suffices, no need to transpose. It would be harder if he was a bass or a tenor.

You seriously Think this is not staged :D sweet, haha

@@elestra1504 r/nothingeverhappens

Not likely

@@wesleybuckwalter2558 if you had the slightest idea what they teach in music school you wouldn’t have said that

These tempo changes are 'classical', and you can see the piano player looking at the singer to sync

😳😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔 What a HORRIBLE wife!!!!!

That's so sad

Ohh how sad. I Hope at least he could have a channel on YT so I could be a suscriber 😢

WIFE shit on your dreams right there - Jokoy

That makes me so incredibly sad.

oh you can be sure that as long as there is access to good music, some people no matter their age will find it. Or maybe the good music finds them, heh.

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​@@takeuchi5760❤

Nah he shouldve jumped right in. Maximum surprise factor is best.

Merci! 😊

Thank you

cancion hosdtiamud la pulos sehombres coTodavía

James Francis the Birdcatcher of Longfields. French names are fun…

Wow. He is French. that's why he hadn't accent

It's called a diaphragm.

@Mellie Are you referring to the abdominal muscles or the gut? (Both of which are the same). The diaphragm is at work too but we don't actually have any control over it, due to it being an involuntary muscle. You have control over your intercostals and your abdominal (even the latter kind of work on their own of your setup is correct) and the diaphragm will suspend the air when you have proper control of both. You may already know this, so sorry if I'm preaching to the choir (no pun intended).

​@@cristinaevans2318 a common misconception among musicians! Check any medical anatomy/physiology text. if the thoracic diaphragm were involuntary (like the heart or intestines), you could not control your breathing at all. There is a respiratory center of the brain that acts as an automatic pacemaker and can override conscious control, but the muscle itself is voluntary.

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Right?!?!

Not just tuned but voiced. The hammers are not of a consistent hardness.

Yes!

Jacques-François Loiseleur-des-Longchamps

@@Solitude11-11 Thanks!

Translation to English, with respect: "Fabulous! ❤ With talents like you in this supermarket, management really needs to do something about this piano!"

The piano is still in shock

Ну да. Допустим, сыграть так могут многие, например, я. Но какова вероятность, что из тысяч знакомых мне произведений я буду играть именно Хабанеру, и что мимо как раз будет проходить человек, который её случайно знает целиком на французском.

​@@MissGlissando It's literally one of the most famous, recognizable, and studied arias of all time. The chances are plenty good enough that it's not justified to be cynical about one instance of it working out.

​@@MissGlissandoit's a small world

Мария Каллас!!!

Of course you are kidding, correct??

@@lifeisgood3087 C'mon I reply that even before April's Fools day 😅 Habanera male cover itself hard to find!

@@bryanmance4244 Habanera was written for mezzos or contraltos. Can you imagine a man singing a girly song? This is what it is.

@@bryanmance4244 Can you imagine a man singing a song strictly for females? Can you picture yourself singing Barbra Streisand's "I am a woman in love" or many songs written for the femmine?

@@bryanmance4244 Can you even imagine yourself singing Madonna's "Like a Virgin"? Same thing.

Definitely a vibe! Check out Barihunks…Jacques-François Loiseleur-des-Longchamps

Jacques-François Loiseleur-des-Longchamps

It's definitely not amazing but it was still quite good

​@@nickevershedmusic8927 Not very kind of you to say. This man was incredible, you might check your ears or your ego.

@@Sikanda. Check yours. Awful, slow vibrato, no high notes.

@@sananton2821 I didn't expect a wholesome video like this could attract bitter and sad people but here we are. Are we here to play "vocal coach" experts or appreciate two strangers sharing their passion for music?

Qual nome da música?