The transition to high D at the last phrase is stunning, and she was able to fall back in key seamlessly. I’ve never heard any other artist do that with this arrangement! It has to be a gift given exclusively to Ms. Battle! ❤

Kathleen knows where she got that gift. It's not from this realm. And she praises HIM .

That performance of Kathleen Battle was a top quality performance. It was nothing short of outstanding. Throughout the song, she had total voice control. There were no flaws.

James Levine is a fabulous accompanist!

Heard her live in recital with the Minnesota Orchestra in my hometown of Minneapolis. The woman is a true Diva, yet she got fired from the Metropolitan Opera for acting like one. Magnificent singer. Glad to hear she's coming back to the Met this Spring.

Absolutely gorgeous! 😢always makes me cry

I love her sooo muuuchh!!!!

Happy 73rd Anniversary Of Life Friday, August 13, 2021 Our Dearest & Most Precious Kathleen Battle You Are A Special Gift To Us All!

You sing like an Angel from Heaven!

Wow 😲 my o my thank You Jesus ❤🔥

Great dress!

Kathleen, no one does it better than you.

@josephmosikili1902

4 ай бұрын

True

does anybody knows the lyrics she sings? They seem a little diffrent-. Would appreciate the help

Such an array of comments that made attempts to marginalize and downplay her stellar performance, displayed in this footage... Many non-Blacks could not and cannot process this level of natural vocal skill/texture by being a women of color; especially from a Black woman.

Wow!!!!!! ......"this could lead this sinner to a [local] Church on Sunday".....hahahahahahahahahahah 🇻🇨🇻🇨✍🏿

영가가 고향처럼 편안할지는 몰라도 아리아가 훨씬 잘 어울리시는 것 같아요 흑인으로서는 드물게 예쁘시네요 ㅎㅎㅎ

in person to hear her sing? That was spectacular - she is a national treasure.

I heard her live in 2006. There is simply no substitution for a live performance...her recordings don't do her justice.

Kathleen sings this spiritual unlike any other singer I've heard! Its extraordinary, and the heavenly soound of the high D at the end is the icing on the cake.

@arimartin1944

2 жыл бұрын

i guess I'm quite off topic but do anybody know a good site to stream new movies online?

@timothydante8910

2 жыл бұрын

@Ari Martin flixportal :)

@arimartin1944

2 жыл бұрын

@Timothy Dante thank you, I signed up and it seems like a nice service :) Appreciate it!!

@timothydante8910

2 жыл бұрын

@Ari Martin glad I could help xD

@josephmosikili1902

4 ай бұрын

I agree with you...

This made me cry a river of tears of joy. Remember: tears are also prayers

Beautiful, spiritual at its best.

She’s an angel

Ms. Battle voice is extraordinary! It is nothing short of brilliant!

Kathleen Battles the best. Thanks for posting.

Truly blessed and anointed performance.

So glad to find a great recording of this song. I have been working on it for a while. THANK YOU.

God did she have a god given voice ! I happen to like Jessye Normans version also . There also exists a duet between them on this particular spiritual .

A privileged voice. Her rendition of this spiritual is by far my favorite.

@dto1270

8 ай бұрын

A "privileged" voice?... Her voice was an ordained bestowing, as being... How was she "privileged"?... Please elaborate🤔

@josephmosikili1902

4 ай бұрын

By far my favorite as well...

a-freaking-mazing!!

Lovely!!

I used to sing this song in Kindergarten!

Oh my God! Where was this?? Do you have the whole recital???

Sing girl Sing!!!!

Love this and Jessie’s... BUT, Leontyne Price owns this spiritual... it will absolutely to tears.

@amenrafreedom9757

5 ай бұрын

Then go listen to Ms. Price and stop commenting on Ms. Battle. No shade towards our Fabulous sister Ms. Price just smoke for YOU.

💐🌹⚘🌻KATHLEEN BATTLE🌻⚘🌹💐

omG!!!!!!!!!!!!! where can I find the sheet music

@seyiajibade5527

6 жыл бұрын

Did you finally get one?

@sarahgruendler-ladner9584

6 жыл бұрын

If you're both still looking, here it is! It was arranged by Margaret Bonds and sung both by Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman ! www.lachsa.net/ourpages/auto/2015/10/29/47276725/He_s%20Got%20The%20Whole%20World%20in%20His%20Hand.pdf

@ffox8088

6 жыл бұрын

order Margaret Bonds' arr. from any large music co. She taught in a black college in Little Rock, AR eons ago

@greg.d.c

6 жыл бұрын

Sarah Gruendler-Ladner it was also sung by Leontyne Price. She may have been the first to record it.

I'm sorry to say this was not a recital it was a met gala. Kathleen Battle sing 2 songs the first one was called Ride On Jesus and then of course he's got the whole world in his hands. it was at the beginning of her career. her first performance at the Met was The Barber of Seville and she did a very good job. I was impressed I recorded it and still have the tape. Agape too all. and check yourself before you wreck yourself. no I'm not black take care

I like Jessye's rendition more but this is good too

What A talent. ... i. Heard her in The AFA in Colorado Springs years ago and she made a total fool of herself, scolding her piano accompanist until he left. What a disappointment.

@victorlewis3130

6 жыл бұрын

When you are black, you have to behave yourself. At all times. White people can misbehave till the cows come home but they are always given a pass. Maybe his piano accompanist was not very good? And i bet this accompanist waswhite which makes his feelings far more important than the lady's craft.

@arnoldamaral7406

6 жыл бұрын

Kathleen Battle was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. please don't torment those that are mentally ill. that's why she was fired from the met. when she got this horrible disease under control she continued 2 sing. please leave this great lady alone. I know I am not black. I am not partial everyone is equal in my eyes. agape love to all of you just enjoy her. a Aria from The Barber of Seville una voce poco fa . is absolutely fabulous listen to that one. this is after she got control of her mental illness. take care Kathleen we love you carry on.

@VoiceVirtuoso

4 жыл бұрын

@@victorlewis3130 These trolls don't go to Maria Callas' videos and spew this hate, although she was also fired from the Met at one point, and would actually physically assault people in rehearsals, among other horrific behavior. The bias is far too apparent.

@ChagoWilson

2 жыл бұрын

@@arnoldamaral7406 Kathleen Battle, who was "fired" by the Metropolitan Opera at the very height of a stellar, brilliant career was a victim of a conspiratorial whispering campaign. I was a firsthand witness at San Francisco Opera. A group of "men," whose sole purpose of being volunteers for performances was to take pictures with opera stars, and pretend to cozy up to them, praise them to their faces, etc., found out Ms. Battle didn't play that game. I witnessed how they began by calling her a BLACK "B-word" backstage. This was followed by some ignorant ranting about how she held her mouth, and many other insulting pieces of gossip. FACT THEY DIDN"T KNOW: It got back to her, and she began to disengage from those backstage non-professionals, and her envious co-stars who perpetuated this "mean-girl" behavior. While she felt she should be able to prepare for, and perform her work at the best of her ability, this "negative work environment" harassment got to her. Yes. She asked, no doubt, that those onstage not stare at her. Who wouldn't. How can you stay focused and in character while your colleagues, and extras, stare at you even when it is not in the plot or music? Eventually, I am sure it got to her. These same "men" reported her adamant, firm requests/demands to stay away from her to "Management". If you are a BLACK QUEEN, you have no doubt lived through similar hounding: You get enough complaints to your management on any job, that you are "Difficult" to work with, and BAM! Management starts to believe the reports, even without knowing the rest of the story. Your perfect work undermined, you're out of a job. For Ms. Battle, it nearly meant out of her career, in which she towered over her proteges. Learn from that story. What you hear is not always the complete story. BUT everybody believes it. IT CAN DRIVE A PERSON CRAZY. It drove Ms. Battle to the Lord GOD! An advocate in the time of need. First, the Billy Graham Crusade engaged her to sing spirituals at that same time. Then, Wynton Marsalis recorded and performed with her. Then, other Jazz legends. God brought her through. Don't believe what the "industry" says about BLACK WOMEN, or MEN. Remember, James Levine was molesting very young men at the time he fired her! Placido Domingo was insisting his ingenues play the game with him! Both worked in Opera long after Ms. Battle was fired for "unprofessional" behavior! It took TIMES" UP! for people to began to see how this stuff really is behind the scenes!

@piustwelfth

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChagoWilson James Levine did not fire her. It was above his pay grade.