This performance of Lakmé is the very best in history ! Unbelievable !!!!

C'est la perfection absolue ! je ne comprends pas bien comment 54 personnes peuvent ne pas aimer cette interprétation. En plus d'être une artiste d'un talent exceptionnel Nathalie Desay se montre aussi une personne d'un charisme extraordinaire, à la fois d'une classe inégalable et d'une modestie délicieuse (regardez son sourire autour de 5:31). Comme je comprends la fascination du public, tellement bien captée par la camera, jusqu'au sublimissime contre ut final !

SHE IS THE BEST COLORATURA OF THIS ERA!!!! AMAZING CONTROL AMAZIN ACTRS!!!!!

Keine Sängerin singt Lakmè gefühlvoller und mit einer bewundernswerten Technik als Natalie Dessay. Bisher unerreicht! Einfach wunderbar!

Grandiose, quelle fierté pour la France d'avoir une cantatrice de cette classe et de ce talent !

This is such extraordinary, almost unearthy singing. That top E at the end is incredible. Who on earth can start such a statospheric note on a pianisimo and then crescendo into it? She doesn't even break a sweat, all that moves is her jaw. Unbelievable. I just pray I get to hear her live before she retires.

This is the best opera aria I've heard in my life. I love the way SHE is singing. Thrilling perfection.

I like the way she signal the audience to stop clapping in the middle... It's like she is telling them: the best is yet to come!

... Je ne peux m'arrêter d'avoir des frissons en l'écoutant !! Elle a une voix si sublime ! Lakmé est l'un des mes opéras préférés !!

This is really my favourite version of air des clochettes, flawless. Ive heard other major opera singers perform but Natalie is made for this, as a french singer her voice with her accent fits flawlessly. If you have a problem with this version come and deal with me.

Absolutely, hands-down, greatest rendition of Air Des Clochettes I have ever had the privilege of listening to. I love Lakme! Natalie Dessay, Thank You for bringing peace to a troubled heart, tonight. Bless you.

imagine if we can listen to this live!

Chapeau la concentration! Elle est coupée par les applaudissements arrivés au beau milieu de son air, et elle ne se trouble même pas! Et quelle interprétation... magnifique!

I love Dessay! She always is so graceful and elegant, both vocally and in her stage presence. She handled the song and audience flawlessly! Bravo, Dessay!

the best performance of this aria I've ever heard

elle ne fait pas seulement des vocalises ,elle nous raconte une histoire !!!

4:42 = the most subtle and gorgeous key change I've ever heard

Absolument ahurissant, et c'est peut-être la première fois jamais que même les versions des "légendes du passé" ne me font pas autant de plaisir que cette interprétation moderne et naturelle de Natalie Dessay. Bravo Natalie, you own this aria!

She has the voice....and, more importantly, she has the technique to use it!! What a pleasure to listen to her, no matter what she is singing or in what role. Just pure joy.

omg.....crystal clear voice, absolute control and incredible easy.....just like the most well made violin in the world....

I am not an expert on Soprano's, but I own a lot of Natalie's stuff!! Unbelievably magnificent - a gift from God Natalie developed fully!! Great work - one in a zillion!

J'adore la voix de Natalie! Elle est vraiment incroyable.

oh, my God, what a voice!!! Elle a du talent!

Whenever I am sad, I just watch this, and I instantly feel better!

Im not a fan of Natalie Dessay... But you have to give credit where its deserved. This performance is perfection in every possible way. Just flawless! Thank you Mrs Dessay for your gift and dedication!

Magnifique quelle belle interprétation, quelle sensibilité, quelle beauté, quel charme, en un mot comme en cent Quel talent !

Fabulous!! Even the Herald Angels must be jealous of Natalie's incredible voice.

I can't stop watching this... her approaches to high notes are so graceful and pointed. So... wonderful...

The intro puts shivers up the spine! What an amazingly pristine and clear sound!

Quién podrá cantarlo mejor que ella? Excelentísima versión!!! Alucinante!!. BRAVO NATALIE!!!!

je suis admirateur de la premiere heure de Natalie Dessay et je revois toujours avec un tres grand plaisir des moments comme celui ci qui date probablement deja d une bonne dizaine d annés! nous avons une tres grande artiste et d autres aussi qui sont peut etre moins celebres, nous pouvons les remercier de nous apporter autant de bonheur !

Natalie Dessay is one of the only women who make me want to sing after I listen to them. There are two others, who are acquaintances of mine. Viva Natalie!

Nobody even noticed that she ends in F rather than E because she cleverly asks the orchestra to come in with the next part. Staying on key is one of the hardest things about this aria, and she eliminated that factor. Clever woman. This is why she is famous, and why I think anyone else. They aren't perfect, but they hide their flaws. Like magicians! Opera singers are magicians.

Lakmé is one of the heaviest coloratur arias which were written. Natalie Dessay, one of the best coloratur sopranos, as I find, sings this aria really unmatched! Wonderful high piano tones, excellent coloraturs and decorations. Really!!! Many thanks for this nice video!

Les enregistrements et la voix de Mado Robin font datés et vieillots à la Blanche-neige....je ne rentre pas du tout dans l'oeuvre avec elle.Merci à Dessay pour cette pureté et ce naturel...sans vibrato intempestif.Comme un beau Mozart. signé:un pianiste

It was a famous french popular TV show which played every sunday with different singers : pop, classic, rock, variety... We miss this kind of tv show which could open ears of people who didn't know every style of music... so bad.

I've seen this video so many times I can not even remember, but when I listen it again, it makes my heart race everytime!

Je suis émerveillé par cette version.

The best performance of this difficult aria EVER! Including Pons, Sutherland, Gruberova, Jo and all the greats - this was the most effortless, musical, and dramatically effective version I've heard through the years! It, for once, didn't seem like a technical display - but a meaningful expression. No, the highest notes are not a large as some; but check the score - this is what Delibes was after, I think. Dessay is a true artist! BRAVA!

a fantastic voice with a fantastic technique

It's perfect! Only that! Nothing more, nothing less! Perfect!

La beauté de cette pièce est indiscutable! Et la voix de Natalie est parfaite pour transformer beauté en magie. Assez douce pour capturer les emotions et assez agile pour ne pas perdre les nuances élegantes de la pièce.

Oui, quelle fierté. On a cette chanteuse de génie et Jarrousky. L'opéra se porte bien chez nous. :=)

And this was on a mainstream French TV show, on a Sunday afternoon.

I'm just 53 and listening to opera sinde Iwas 15. Nathalie has an amazing voice. Welcome to the worldof cladssical music end opera :-)

AMAZING! So expressive, beautiful voice, exact in tones and "coloratura" and absolutely beautiful... Hope you get better soon Natalie... we need your beautiful singing! :)

A very stylistic rendition indeed! she greatly utilizes coming in softly and crescendoing and moving the dynamics in each note, creating this ethereal atmosphere

quelle pureté de voix et quel souffle!

Extraordinaria! Es lo primero que escucho de ella y me quedé sorprendidísima. Hace por lo menos 70 años que conozco este aria, desde que era una nenita de pocos años y mi padre tenía el disco. Nunca oí una voz como ella, por lo menos en el aria de las campanas de Lakmè. Unica!

Je ne m'en lasse pas ! Tout a été dit dans les commentaires précédents. Au-delà du plaisir que cette interprétation me procure, je suis heureux et ému de voir que le public - quels veinards ! - a lui aussi été "transporté". Merci Nathalie pour ce que vous avez fait ce jour-là !

A écouter tous les jours pour laver nos âmes égarées! Bravo à la talentueuse et accessible Natalie. Merci pour le partage.

That was ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR. Honestly, it was sheer genious. I really enjoy a lot of her work, but Im not her biggest fan. That being said, there is NOTHING I could take away from this performance. Brava.

Que de moments de bonheur à écouter cette grande artiste. MERCI !!

Bravo, Natalie! She is perfect!

la belleza de su voz es inigualable!!! que pianisimos!!! cristal puro!! Natalie es sin duda la mejor hoy, su timbre es diamante purisimo, que dominio del fiato, sus agudos perfectos, gracias por este video!!!

in my OPINION, understand, opinion, Dessay is one of, if not THE best coloratura. Her technique is flawless. Unlike many sopranos, she doesn't squeek on top, especially in her role song, the Doll Aria. She is simply a gift to music.

L'une des plus belles voix du monde. Incontestablement.

Don't stop there, you'll be on for a great journey. Search for her version of the "Flower Duet" with Delphine Haïdan from this same Lakmé opera. I bet you won't be disappointed. It's like a delicate flowered lace.

Natalie es maravillosa vocalmente y actoralmente. Amo esta aria y ella imparte mucho carisma en ella. Gracias a la persona que posted this video

Voice like an angel...what a range! Her high notes are so crystal clear. yet her voice is not thin, or shrill, very meaty and beautiful. What breath control, agility, and power. BRAVA!!!!

Como acapela es espectacular. Claro que es esta bella aria de Lakmé, y hasta ahora no conozco versiones mejores que las de Natalie Dessay.

Incontestablement, la plus belle voix de ces dérnières années. Quel talent !!! époustouflant, sublîme L'héritière de Callas.

No one comes even CLOSE to Natalie on this aria. Simply exquisite!

this is a really beautiful aria! and it is a very difficult aria. Mme Dessay is great!

envoutante...delicieuxe....dans cette piece, elle surpasse toutes les autres divas d'operas (a mon humble avis)... exquisite...delicious...the best rendition of this piece bar none, from any other opera diva(in my humble opinion)

She is absolutely beautiful! I live!

O ! My ! God ! I am totally speechless, I have heard her live and always was amazed by the agility and technique of her voice and her dramatic skills. But this.... unreal.... Thank you,, Muezzab!!! Sheer pleasure

she's perfect in every way.. This is humanity in all it's glory!

Outre ses merveilleuses qualités musicales, vocales et expressives, ce qui est remarquable chez Dessay, c'est son IMPECCABLE et INTELLIGIBLE diction. C'est extrêmement rare, et donc mérite d'être souligné. Besides her obvious and exquisite vocal, musical and acting skills, her diction is absolutely perfect AND intelligible. This is rare enough to be emphasized.

Magnificent voice. This is using KZfaq and technology for the finest purposes. Thank so much for sharing with all of us. It's so hard to believe someone so small and beautiful can bring those notes forth so dazzlingly!

If you ever get to see her in person, it is amazing how much stage presence she has. She is physically tiny, but she is a huge presence.

une voix si belle,jen suis jalouse

this must be the 42nd time that i watch her singing this! this cant be a human voice!!! she is beyond mortal

Wonderful !

the best singers are the ones who can sing amazing arias without denoting any effort or looking tired or complicated. dessay has beautiful voice, magnifique tecnique and great interpretation, she is just close to perfection, she knows how to make music!

intriguing, fascinating, fabulous

une voix divine, vraiment...

La voix de Natalie est incroyable! Comme une ange...

what a wonderful rendition.

With one of the most amazing vocal abilities and techniques known to the world of opera and theatre...So really, does it matter how she looks? Inbred? That's just entirely false...maybe you don't truly understand what that means, but her parents weren't related...Clearly, you must be jealous of the fact that she can sing some of the hardest arias with little to no effort while you can't even manage to execute the easiest of pieces.

sublime! emozioni indescrivibili! Grazie!!!

I am very much in love with her voice. I wish I was able to see here live one day

waouuu! voix cristalline elle te fait voler l'âme.magnifique Nathalie Dessay.

es una de las sopranos ligeras más bellas, me gusta mucho su técnica vocal esta mujer es sorprendente

Beautifull, masterpiece!BRAVO! I cant breathe yet 78 think they can do it better :D

Creo que hoy la Dessay y la Damrau son las mejores para este papel, sus voces son hermosisimas, su timbre, unicas, el color bellisimo, han superado de lejos a las antiguas, quizas tambien por las grabaciones perfectas de este tiempo, cosa que en el pasado no se pudo conseguir.

Thank you for posting this. She does a wonderful job with this piece. It really shows the talent and control she has.

Oh, I so much understand you! It must be around the 30th time I am seeing this video. This woman is perfect and Délibes was inspired. Such a beautiful aria.

Fabulous! This is a wonderful memento of Dessay during her prime. After her recent vocal crises, her singing has become really strained, which you can see in her neck, chest and jaw, much like a late Callas. Here, she is flawless and completely free.

A voice like an angel,...

you could turn the volume right down and still hear the song sung perfectly...just by watching her face.....beautiful.......thankyou for posting

i've listened to this almost everyday for a month now and i am amazed everytime! i wish i could sing like that!!!

Magnifique, géant, superbe, merveilleux, magique !!!!

Toujours sublime!

Its beautifull... I never listen to music like this, but it was really good this one.

Best rendition ever

Это божественно!

Simply wonderful singing. Brava! Brava! Brava!

What can I say???? This is just incredible. Her FIATO, LEGATO, RUBATO, and everything ending with ATO is just perfect. Natalie when are you coming to Houston? We will give you a big Texas welcome and make you Honorary Citizen and will gIve you the keys to our city. Please stop by anytime. You are simply MERVEILLEUSE!!!

wow. amazing. love this piece. Lakme is one of my favourites, and I have never heard Natalie on this before! Bravo!