I see why people hate on her. She's fierce, black, unapologetic, sings like an angel, and gives you gowns for your nerves. Carry on!

@pizee

3 жыл бұрын

Very well said!!!❤❤

@charlesdotson4766

2 жыл бұрын

👍🏾💯

@jaklebeau5204

2 жыл бұрын

We already know what it is!

@renegaderunner332

Жыл бұрын

PREACH!

@Ozymandi_as

Жыл бұрын

Music is always about collaboration, and even divas are part of a team. She was without doubt extremely talented, but she earned a reputation for being difficult not through a single incident or production, nor with a particular conductor or fellow singer. She made a habit of it, and people will only put up with so much of that when there are plenty of other singers who will be easier to work with. Being fierce and unapologetic is okay if you're in a fight, but within a company of musicians and technical staff, it's going to come off as arrogant or domineering or bullying ... and it will spoil the experience for everyone. I don't see what being black has to do with it. If she had personal issues that arose from her experiences as a black woman, fair enough, but deal with them away from the rehearsal room, and don't dump them on your colleagues. Plenty of black singers who had longer careers and were loved and respected by their colleagues. Battle herself sang with Jessye Norman, who first came to prominence singing some of the great roles in German opera, in some of the great German opera houses. This was the early 70s, less than 30 years after the fall of the Third Reich. Very few Germans had ever heard or would expect to see an African American woman singing iconic characters in Wagner, Strauss and Beethoven, in German. This was their music, their tradition, and audiences could be very conservative. She was not daunted, and by the time she returned to America, she was an operatic superstar. But she hadn't pissed off the people she worked with, and she returned to Europe to work again and again throughout her career. She always arrived at rehearsals well prepared, she had strong ideas about what she wanted to do, but she did not treat the rehearsal as a run through. She wanted to participate in a creative process with other artists, and that meant leaving her ego in the dressing room. They would have worked to provide the best possible showcase for her gifts, and they knew they were honoured to do so. She made sure they knew she appreciated them. That is how professional musicians work, and they do not like musicians who are unprofessional. It is a great shame, but Kathleen Battle let herself down.

It's time for her to receive her Kennedy Center Honors🎉

ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR!! That ever-silvery tone and, the amazing clarity and thrilling ring of incredibly chrystaline high notes. And the best dresser of ANY opera singer I've ever seen.

One of the greatest artists of our time

@sunjoyrai

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that!

I still never tire of watching this performance. She is absolutely mesmerizing.

@jasoncaldwell2074

Жыл бұрын

I love how she shaped her mouth into horn 😍 I wish I can get my lips the flexible no tension

What a SPECTACULAR ending... effortless and so perfect! How can that top note not bring you to tears at its sublime power and finesse???

WOW!!!! To all the haters out there, go somewhere. I just love her.

@zauberfee2492

28 күн бұрын

Hassen ist verkehrt . Musik soll verbinden. Kein Neid, keine Konkurenz. Die Liebe zur Musik😊

Spectacular, crystal clear voice.

She is as beautiful as she performs......WOW. The Clintons are in awe!

This is probably one of the best live performances I have ever seen. She has such technical control of her voice.

That last note. She's spectacular.

Kathleen is a goddess with a voice of an angel. BRAVO!

That last note....simply divine!!!!!

her voice is perfection she is absolutely beautiful.Its ridiculous its just ridiculous

She had me in tears at the end. Stunning

Seamless, silken, glorious, universal, magnificent!

Bravo Ms. Battles...that voice that God blessed you with.

Alright for proper singing! Ms Battle is a stunningly beautiful woman with a spectacular instrument! The drop of the wrap off her arm as she acknowledged the chorus was delicious!!!

@MrOu83

5 жыл бұрын

M. Antonio Sims - Yes, she did the damn thing. The full presentation.

Perfection. I saw her years ago in a series of La Fille Du Regiment, and she was fantastic.

Whenever Kathleen Battle came on stage, three exquisite things came on stage: her physical self, her voice...and her gown.

when Kathy decides to teach a lesson she teaches wow!

Beautiful and has the voice of an angel !

Her voice is unique indeed and fabulous. I haven't heard of any other singers who can match Ms. Kathleen Battle's talent.

Cathleen: ever so magnificent and breath-taking...I just love your singing, so full of hope and love...

Knowing a bunch of people who worked with her I've heard all the stories first hand and then some. But I refuse to believe anything who can poke a hole in your heart like that can be all bad. Just amazing.

@DAS1962

4 жыл бұрын

No matter what stories and reporting that has been out there about this artist the ONE thing is that no one has ever denied her artistry and talent. Yes, people have saud she is Diva, demandin etc but no one has ewver denied her ability - I'm a huge fan, and always have been

Just a gorgeous voice!!

Ms. Battles, when YOU sing this song, my heart my whole soul and body vibrate at a higher frequency. Oh, thank you for this beautiful performance.

Diva! Diva! Diva!

She´s wonderful!!!

Simply Sublime!

LOL..now that's how a DIVA exits a stage!!!!

@rrgallo967

4 жыл бұрын

TRUE

@pizee

3 жыл бұрын

Yep.

@lovethefields

3 жыл бұрын

“LET THEM”

SPECTACULAR! She breathes life into every single word with exquisite musicality and musicianship and does take us SOMEWHERE special with that glorious voice ! I think I may have stopped breathing the entire time she sang :))

@TheWriterWalker

2 жыл бұрын

Sunjoyrai, I love your comment.

@sunjoyrai

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWriterWalker Thank you! I LOVE her! 2021 and her voice and artistry remains unmatched.

@TheWriterWalker

2 жыл бұрын

@@sunjoyrai, amen, brother!

Brilliant!!

It was all genius all the way, but that bit with the satin shawl was EVERYTHING!

Wow!!! Wow! Wow!!!!!! Truly magnificent!!! A class act!

Absolutely moving and GORGEOUS!!!❤️🎶🥰

Simply magnificent!!!!

That's what I call a BIG FINISH!!!

Yes Diva! YESSSSSS!!!!

My God! That woman and her voice!

That was Ravishing. She is a true Artist.

Just gorgeous

I remember being 10 and my fifth grade language Arts teacher had this HUGE poster of Kathleen Battle in her classroom. She had us hear a piece of a song she did and I've been in love with her since! :)

My Stevie.. My DEEPEST LOVE & Prayers for you over the loss of your baby brother..it's so sad ..I LOVE YOU STEVIE

I just LOVE HER :-)

@TheWriterWalker

2 жыл бұрын

TatanBrown, ten years later, so do I. :-) And I'm super-late to the party! Lol.

@valentinomiller6251

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but not more than I. She is absolutely fantastic!

@TheWriterWalker

2 жыл бұрын

@@valentinomiller6251, lol! I love this kind of competition.

@valentinomiller6251

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWriterWalker have you seen Norman and Battle in "Spirituals in Concert"? It is a must-see.

@TheWriterWalker

2 жыл бұрын

@@valentinomiller6251, yes! But believe it or not, I never knew anything about that concert until earlier this year. I was so moved I made a social-commentary video about it. But thank you for trying to inform me. I appreciate you for that.

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

Happy 72nd Anniversary Of Life Thursday, August 13, 2020 Our Dearest Soprano, Kathleen Battle

breathtakingly

Ms. Battle KILT it! YAAAEEESSSZZZ!

MAGNIFICENT!!! BRAVO!!!

Bravo

It’s all about the wrap action at the end…. Diva! Love her ❤️

when i listen to her sing the hair on the back of my neck stands up and i get covered in goose bumps.......too bad she was so difficult to deal with

1993 Kennedy Center honored Stephen Sondheim!

chills everytime! although, i am afraid my computer screen is going to crack!

@TheWriterWalker

3 жыл бұрын

Lol! Good one.

She sounds and looks SO HOT!

🌹 lovely

This is Somewhere from West Side Story with libretto by Stephen Sondheim, who was an honoree.

Where have all the true Divas gone?

wow

Diva!

Can't believe that a human being has such artistry. AI should capture her voice for future use for the recording industry.

❤❤❤

People should me more grateful for Kathleen's legacy and let the gossips out the picture. The truth is that she had a huge conflict of interest with Levine and she wanted to impose very specific and huge demands for the productions and that level of artistry demanded by Battle was not permitted by the staff and when you begin to have conflicts with their board of directors you'd better have a great lawyer because their administration is almighty... That's what truly happened the rest is LEGEND.

@DAS1962

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a fan, and despite everything, no matter what the stories, innuendo, there has never been any challenge to her artistic merit, simply because there can't be. Her voice is sublime.

😍😍😍😍😍

BTW I hope to have a wife one day who looks like that at 45..... : p

And thank God for that.

Did she use a Microphone? Angelic

do you know who she was honoring? was there an opera singer getting the award?

SHE WOULD MAKE A GREAT CLEOPATRA IN MY OPERA OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA ON OUR SITE TYBURNOPERAS.

There's another great video of Miss Battle singing "I Feel Pretty" from the same musical: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jIWhxNp_nazTkqQ.html

Who was the prize winner she was singing for?

@Broadwaybuff-pi1qg

9 ай бұрын

Stephen Sondheim

America missed out on what might've been its golden age of classical music by denying the stage to African American singers, then when allowing them, pretending that being "difficult to work with" is something new in the performing arts world. Miss Battle has always been a class act.

@liedersanger1

Жыл бұрын

This is ridiculous. There were dozens of successful and very fine singers who took the stage and were worshiped in the 1950s and 60s and 70s. The list is long, but of course I’m thinking of Camila Williams, Adele Addison, Marian Anderson, Gloria Davy, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Martina, Arroyo, Shirley Verett, Grace Bumbry, Felicia Weathers, Leontyne Price, and then, in the next generation, Leona Mitchell, Barbara, Hendricks, Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, Roberta Alexander, Mavis Martin … only one of them was truly impossible to deal with at one point in her career, Kathleen Battle. It was a rare tragedy - - but it wasn’t America’s fault.

She had a lot of help but she didn't need it!

@theogoldberg8919

5 жыл бұрын

Yes we they need that. You can't imagine how beautiful it is to CONGREGATE WITH ALL VOICES!

Reri Grist is/was no Kathleen Battle.

@jondavwal13

6 жыл бұрын

That is so untrue. Battle is wonderful, but Grist was every bit as good. And her Zerbinetta was better.

@PensadorProfundo42

4 жыл бұрын

​@@jondavwal13 I strongly disagree that Grist's Zerbinetta was better. Yes, she was every bit as good as a performer. Grist is an outstanding singer, by any measure, but I do think Battle rendered a superior Zerbinetta. Have you ever head the live performance issued by DG, from '86? It is incredible, truly impressive. The effortlessness of the delivery is uncanny.

@oliviero.m750

3 жыл бұрын

They are both fantastic singers, of different generation and style (although they both had a high light soprano voice).

süß

Who was the honoree for this segment?

@jondavwal13

6 жыл бұрын

I would think Leonard Bernstein.

@shells500tutubo

5 жыл бұрын

Stephen Sondheim. This is 1993. Bernstein was already dead.

Black genius

CLINTON DROOLING 🤤

Yes, she does look good here. I have seen her live many times, with the most recent being last year. She still looks the same at 64. She did put on a little weight though.

1:05 Doesn't he look like a frat boy? lol Anyhow, Kathleen is amazing here but it might have been more fitting if Reri Grist, who was the original singer and still going strong vocally at the time, was asked to perform......

@shells500tutubo

5 жыл бұрын

Grist stopped performing in 1991 at age 59. She's 86 now.

I Will Hide No More... Get Over YourSelf Right Now... Do Something & I Will Shut Up.. Until Then..I Will Not SHUT UP & Be Quiet..!!!!! binkie

GUUUUULPING breaths lol

That's right. Reri Grist was a total professional, far more musical, and not at all rude and unprofessional like this horrible woman

@kinneypagge

2 жыл бұрын

Wherever there is a black woman being excellent, there will be a fixation on rumors of them being difficult, uncooperative, rude, angry etc This is something I wish my voice teacher had told me about the industry when I started out.

❤️❤️❤️