Brian Stokes MItchell- This Nearly Was Mine from South Pacific, Carnegie Hall

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@corneliacree3920 9 ай бұрын

He defined that song. It's now his.

@johnledbury8403 10 ай бұрын

Easily the best version of this song. Absolutely stunning.

@wendyreiner5428 Жыл бұрын

He takes my breath away. He captured all the pathos of this lyric and music. This is the seminal performance of this nearly was mine.

@sonjar1853 10 ай бұрын

Well said.

@philiphorigan1235 3 жыл бұрын

This particular performance is on another level. Not sure it gets enough attention.

@jerrysumner4923 3 жыл бұрын

Stokes owns this song!

@seanhallahan14 10 ай бұрын

One of the greatest performances ever. EVER!!!

@gadenkrotis540 8 ай бұрын

Totally agree with you - deeply affecting, moving and impressive in every way.

@kryptonbear1 Жыл бұрын

THE definitive performance of this song. Absolutely radiant!

@gregganderson5458 9 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest performances in the history of Musical Theater. Magnificent!

@JanikaRiddell 3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree!!!

@gadenkrotis540 3 жыл бұрын

@@JanikaRiddell Me too.

@ellenmenard4677 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible!

@susanmjordan 3 жыл бұрын

@@ellenmenard4677 Agree totally. Extraordinary!!

@MasonBarge Жыл бұрын

Some nights everything just comes together. A brilliant moment. Many truly great voices have sung this - Ezio Pinza! Giorgio Tozzi! - but somehow this live recording may be the best version ever.

@gadenkrotis540 8 ай бұрын

Yes this is definitely the best version I’ve heard - in fact, BSM’s in this scene and song would be in my top 5 best recordings of a live performance from anyone, anywhere - across all genres. Sublime!

@georgepicardi3184 7 ай бұрын

Magnificent

@jaydee970 3 жыл бұрын

Stokes is perfection. He just opens his mouth and this happens....

@sonjar1853 3 жыл бұрын

Genius takes you to another place. Brian Stokes Mitchell did. A performance like this transcends, and defies description. He is the consummate artist.

@gregganderson5458 3 жыл бұрын

Well spoken.

@millerfamilyvideos7897 3 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to see Stokes in concert with the Houston Symphony a couple years ago. He did this song in the concert. Even after seeing the KZfaq video of it dozens of times before the concert, I was sobbing for five minutes after he finished.

@charleshudson5330 2 жыл бұрын

Definitive. There is no topping this performance of this song.

@gadenkrotis540 2 жыл бұрын

Totally.

@roninjoey Жыл бұрын

Definitive

@josephmarcello7481 2 жыл бұрын

All these heartfelt commentaries rest upon the miracle of the original genius of Richard Rodgers profoundly simple and simply profound music, and Oscar Hammerstein incredibly compelling and deceptively simple lyrics. A song? Or an area? Does it matter?

@cards0486 8 ай бұрын

How I adore Brian Stokes Mitchell. He sings, and I melt. What a powerful, perfect talent.

@TechnikMeister2 2 жыл бұрын

I am an old man. There was someone who came close to my heart and who flew away. She died two years ago. I never got to say these words to her. Tears wet my cheeks and my soul aches in eternal pain.

@joycegagliardi9283 2 жыл бұрын

She knows.

@sonjar1853 2 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry. Maybe she knew. They say one heart feels the other.

@a.t.c.3862 2 жыл бұрын

You will. 🌟

@oscar646 2 жыл бұрын

God bless you and keep you and heal your broken heart

@wendyreiner5428 Жыл бұрын

He captured the pathod of this song. It is a seminal performance his performance is haunting

@carollyons8050 3 жыл бұрын

Even his co-stars realize they are witnessing greatness.

@sonjar1853 6 ай бұрын

Well said.

@jaymorgenthal9479 3 жыл бұрын

I am so lucky and thankful my Mom shared her love of the R&H musicals when I was growing up. 60 years later it’s as strong as ever.

@Rocketjay12 Жыл бұрын

Same here and it was my mother AND father who shared their love of musical theater. They both sang and my dad sounded like this.

@gadenkrotis540 Жыл бұрын

same here!x

@gracegorman3306 2 жыл бұрын

It's a show stopper, that one. Well deserved applause.

@Castilda0311 4 жыл бұрын

Chills and tears! What more can I say?

@philiptaylor7092 3 жыл бұрын

Same here!!

@RichardPIRAGIS-ms1hm 4 ай бұрын

I just hold my breath at the ending...I lost my love after 30 years and this song just just makes me so emotional. Once nearly was mine...so close.

@TeenNovelist 6 жыл бұрын

I was there in Carnegie Hall that night. One of the most powerful nights in the theater I have ever seen-- this song by Brian Stokes Mitchell was, as one newspaper reviewer wrote, "shattering". He wove a spell. You could have heard a pin drop at Carnegie Hall, which was packed. Thank God they recorded that one-night show.

@marshawaterbury943 6 жыл бұрын

it must have been a life-changing experience to be enveloped in true art. when all became One. I am sure the Hall was levitating.

@douglaslambert3133 3 жыл бұрын

I have the performance on DVD. At one point, Mitchell's voice is barely a whisper, but the powerful climax was indeed the highlight of the evening.

@SarahDuke01 3 жыл бұрын

douglas lambert Where can we buy it, and what title is it under? I would love to own this!

@douglaslambert3133 3 жыл бұрын

@@SarahDuke01 ---Titled "South Pacific At Carnegie Hall," available at 1.800.PLAYPBS or online at pbs.org....

@douglaslambert3133 3 жыл бұрын

@@SarahDuke01Also on DVD from PBS, "Ring Christmas Bells," Brian Stokes Mitchell w/The Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

@richardwickman3429 7 жыл бұрын

A perfect performance. I also return to this over and over, and never fail to be inspired by the artistry, and heart felt emotion this illicits.

@gadenkrotis540 3 жыл бұрын

Totally! And ditto.

@douglaskay9959 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible, what else can you say.

@stellajennings2265 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant no other words.👏👏👏👏

@joyplanta2402 Жыл бұрын

Have been viewing this everyday for weeks now. It’s so exceptional!

@geatorella 6 жыл бұрын

The reactions of every single person on stage speak volumes about this man's artistry and greatness.

@angelacarter6196 Ай бұрын

I have recently discovered this man here on KZfaq WOW doesn’t even come close ,he has the most amazing voice and talent why haven’t we seen more of him over the pond.

@jacobemmanuel7357 3 жыл бұрын

Magnificent!!!!!

@spiritosa0123 2 жыл бұрын

Speechless.

@starlingbird 10 ай бұрын

I was fortunate to see him perform a while ago and was enthralled. He even directed a love song towards me. I melted... He's a superb performer and fabulous singer!

@wendyreiner9135 Жыл бұрын

Sung with pathos that I have never heard before . I loved ezio pizza singing this beautiful poignant lyric by Oscar Hammerstein and music by Richard rodgers but this performance touches me to the depth of my being. Bravo.

@vidchick20 4 жыл бұрын

Talk about stopping the show...absolutely amazing!

@gregganderson5458 3 жыл бұрын

He brought the house down.

@dianerose2998 Жыл бұрын

Perfection! How wonderful that performance was.

@26461George 2 жыл бұрын

I have been so attached to South Pacific since I was a teen. Razanno Brazzi (sp) sang it for the original movie. This performance is so passionate, so heart felt, so believable that I cry each time I hear it. What artistry.

@MasonBarge Жыл бұрын

Omigosh, I hate to tell you this, but Brazzi’s songs were dubbed by a great operatic bass named Giorgio Tozzi.

@jenniferschillig3768 Жыл бұрын

@@MasonBarge Tozzi's voice is terrific, but I wish they hadn't cut the bridge out of this song.

@oldgypsytap 5 ай бұрын

Sublime! Simply perfection.

@christopherlundgren3499 2 жыл бұрын

Gods damn it! That is how it is supposed to be done! BRAVO!!!

@petradonovan5161 6 жыл бұрын

Truly America's best baritone...

@douglaslambert3133 4 жыл бұрын

Dial up his rendition of "The Impossible Dream." Equally spectacular...

@dh1928july 7 жыл бұрын

O GOD , THANK YOU FOR MUSIC

@Chocolatesonnet Жыл бұрын

Superb performance! Perfect, emotional, mesmerizing: he had the whole audience and even some of his fellow cast members enthralled and me as well.

@barrys4922 3 жыл бұрын

It is almost incomprehensible that this is the same gentleman who played Jackpot on "Trapper John M.D." What talent. I saw him on Broadway as Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha 20 years ago. an unforgettable experience.

@MrDanamp 3 жыл бұрын

With the enthusiasm of the audience, I would have thought they'd all be standing... (They should have been!)

@joycegagliardi9283 2 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@sonjar1853 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! I thought(and I’m sure many people) the same thing!! I wonder why they didn’t stand. But there was thunderous applause!!

@robynabraham6000 7 жыл бұрын

The standard to which no one may possibly compare!

@harryjavila5626 7 жыл бұрын

The best ever rendition of this awesome song -- just wonderful, heartfelt and utterly brilliant!

@sleepylagoon1310 7 жыл бұрын

This performance is PARADISE !!! Oh, Stokes, thank you forever, for pouring out your heart to us fans!

@allanmoore4353 3 жыл бұрын

It's so movings it brings me to tears, a marvelous interpretation, emotional and vocally very powerful. Perfect.

@winterbird7006 7 жыл бұрын

I was raised on Ezio Pinza, but this moving song belongs to Brian Stokes Mitchell now!

@smudger671 4 жыл бұрын

I prefer the version by Giorgio Tozzi.

@aneamarlivana172 3 жыл бұрын

@WinterBird I always thought that Pinza's voice had an unpleasant and prominent vibrato. Mitchell's voice is much smoother and it's a really beautiful voice.

@gregganderson5458 3 жыл бұрын

Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote the role and music for Ezio Pinza to star in the Original Broadway Production. Ezio Pinza was a popular performer at the Metropolitan Opera at the time. He owned the part and I remember very well marveling at his rendition at the time, he fit the role and his voice was smooth and free and open, very effective and beautiful. He was famous for holding this distinction for a very long time. I also remember hearing the Carnegie Hall performance for the first time with Brian Stokes-Mitchell and being completely astounded and delighted. I was thinking to myself as Brian was singing and as I was emotionally melting under the spell that he created, "I never thought there would be a singer to unseat Enzio Pinza's ownership of this role, but I am now seeing it, and hearing it. and it is absolutely fabulous.."

@detectivefiction3701 2 жыл бұрын

@@smudger671 That one's good, too. Bryn Terfel's rendition is another favorite of mine.

@davidbridge555 7 жыл бұрын

Completely agree with Gregg Anderson - one of the greatest performances in the history of Musical Theater. Magnificent is almost an insufficient word!

@garyroberts5029 6 жыл бұрын

Love to hear him sing...”Ol man river”

@marshawaterbury943 6 жыл бұрын

this is so deeply moving, so incredibly beautiful. So perfectly given to us. thank you Mr. Mitchell for showing us what this song truly is. Thank you.

@mikkiduf 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!!!

@taternae 2 жыл бұрын

This performance has made me love this song.

@Chardo56 3 жыл бұрын

Near perfection, both the song and the rendition,

@sonjar1853 5 ай бұрын

Hmm, actually..perfection.

@lorrainechandler7864 6 жыл бұрын

Sublime You can see the orchrstra conductor wiping back tears.Thanks for sharing

@marycrawford6298 3 жыл бұрын

Where is that....can't see. The man sitting down behind him with glasses wiped his eyes too.

@lorrainechandler7864 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the man wiping his glasses was the orchestra leader.Apologies for my mistake.

@kateharrison6776 2 жыл бұрын

The man wiping his eyes was John Schuck, a veteran actor whose best-known role was in McMillan and Wife, a light-hearted detective series in the 1970s. It starred Rock Hudson and Susan St James, and John Schuck played a cop.

@nmolinaro62 2 жыл бұрын

A real voice. A real performance. Magnificent.

@davidsolomon8203 3 жыл бұрын

Is he a bass-baritone? A baritone? A lyric baritone? High, low, mezza voce, falsetto- he does it all!!!

@gracegorman642 8 жыл бұрын

Wow!! Christ!! He leaves the movie sound track for dead!! Rivetting.

@davidjay47 3 жыл бұрын

Exquisite. I love you, Brian! So thrilled that you have recovered from your battle with Covid. And beyond happy for you and your family!!😍😘

@davidmcmahon8262 3 жыл бұрын

What an absolutely glorious voice, wonderful.

@thomasbernecky2078 6 ай бұрын

I still weep when you sing this. Many thanks.

@jameszangrilli4125 2 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful song. Bravo!

@michaeloscars Жыл бұрын

Without compare. Simply the best of the best of the best.

@francescraig7371 6 жыл бұрын

Total perfection! First time I heard this version I could barely breath. Every time I revisit this singularly brilliant performance my soul is once again touched. Thank You Brian Stokes Mitchell for sharing your amazing talent xx

@soonerboy9831 6 жыл бұрын

Breath taking. Such a passionate song.

@douglaslambert3133 4 жыл бұрын

Credit the musical genius of the late Rodgers & Hammerstein, as well. But Mitchell is ASTOUNDING.

@sandysebold9101 3 ай бұрын

I had seen Brian Stokes Mitchell on television but I had no idea he had such a magnificent voice! I am chills from head to toe, it was stunning!!

@NigelBN1 8 ай бұрын

I've only these last few days come upon this whole concert, watching of which has been a joy. One of those times one would have liked to be in the audience. Reba was a revelation. Baldwin was ... well let's skip that one. But this gentleman was excellent throughout. And his delivery of this song ...Oh my! Utterly utterly sublime. Shivers up and down listening. As others have said, its being live adds another level. Totally wonderful.

@albertopa58 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic performance

@susanmjordan 3 жыл бұрын

This is extraordinary. Brian Stokes Mitchell is incredible. Love this recording.

@jasonlevi7947 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding.

@marilynntobash6420 2 жыл бұрын

What voice, Brian Stokes Mitchell matches Ezio Pinza in tone, power and emotion note for note. I've loved his voice since the first time I heard him sing.

@robiniveson452 10 жыл бұрын

One of the best new singers on the scene. He has an absolutely beautiful voice.

@lilibetp Жыл бұрын

@@douglaslambert3133Cam Winston

@jenniferschillig3768 Жыл бұрын

I did not know about that sung lead-in ("I was cheated before...") until my old high school did South Pacific. Now, the show seems incomplete without it. I'm glad revivals have added it back in.

@marilynrowland5197 Жыл бұрын

My husband and I just love this! This guy really delivers! Have watched this dozens of times!

@Mr1candyman1 3 жыл бұрын

My God, does it get any better than this?????

@gadenkrotis540 8 ай бұрын

No, I really don’t think it does get any better!

@philipsutton4628 Жыл бұрын

Just fantastic, beautiful voice, beautiful song.

@lornamcneil4217 Жыл бұрын

Bravo!! AMAAAAZZZZZING!!!!!

@bianchikat 7 жыл бұрын

god I dreamed last night I was playing this song on my alto sax but the words haunted me. so I've watched Rosanno Brazzi, Pinza and others but Brian Stokes Mitchell singing live is so moving...

@JRobbySh 3 жыл бұрын

He really took the words to heart!

@ellenmenard4677 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve rarely seen or heard this, that I don’t cry...amazing performance. Incredible.

@JRobbySh 3 жыл бұрын

My heavens! First time I have heard this. Wonderfully done. How it must have sounded in that hall!

@kellymartin508 3 жыл бұрын

Magnificent!

@kenneth7826 Жыл бұрын

BRAVO 👏!!!!!!

@jilltorvaney5105 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!!!!!!!!😃

@kellycoleman715 3 жыл бұрын

Tears every time I hear this tour de force performance. Bravo! 👏🏻

@edmanuelsong 7 жыл бұрын

a performance worthy of God's attendance !!!

@billfisher9238 3 жыл бұрын

absolutely fantastic.

@johnwatson742 4 жыл бұрын

This song reminds me so much of Janis the I met and lost in 1955 during my National Service. Thank you Brian Stokes Mitchell for singing of someone constantly in my thoughts, This is for you Janis, happy times in Edinborough

@joycegagliardi9283 2 жыл бұрын

...with love for Janis.

@melizmatea 2 жыл бұрын

He is just incredible in everything he does.

@davidsolomon8203 6 жыл бұрын

A truly memorable performance!

@ChellieCampbell 3 жыл бұрын

Unbelievably gorgeous. Thank you for this!

@jjaniero 6 жыл бұрын

the expression on his co-star's face just after 4:30 says everything about this magnificent performance

@davidk8050 3 жыл бұрын

When you realize they've seen him rehearse and still had that reaction. Look up has rehearsal performance of "Bui Doi" from Miss Saigon.

@lovelylady17329 3 жыл бұрын

Wow absolutely stunning. Totally got teary at the end!!

@profilecanada2320 4 жыл бұрын

Wow

@joycepiantes8383 11 ай бұрын

WOW

@maryanneevans9563 3 жыл бұрын

WOW is all I can say.

@Uburosco 4 ай бұрын

A tribute to the Greatest Generation.

@user-wt1sx7sr9q Ай бұрын

Magnificent. Check out his Some Enchanted Evening at the same concert- breathtaking, like a new song.

@markhoneycutt1684 6 ай бұрын

It gives me goosebumps. What a truly wonderful performance. Takes me back to my highschool days playing in the orchestra for South Pacific. Thank you.

@Nacho-Mamma 2 жыл бұрын

Brian Stokes Mitchell has one of those voices that even if he sang the alphabet song, you could cry. So beautiful, and his voice too! Oh, let’s face it. Nobody reading this comment would kick him out of their bed!