Unbelievably good. Cecilia must feel honoured. You don't get imitated by someone with this amount of talent unless there is a high degree of admiration. Wonderful artist and great stage animal on top of it!

@Tweeteketje

Жыл бұрын

Yes, she loved it! She called him 'mia sorella' ^^ - link to interview with Kimchilia: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aKuY2rpxqdevnso.html

For all you haters out there, Cecilia has seen the video and met the singer and loves it!

@lisaanselmo326

2 жыл бұрын

It's hysterical.

@christopherpericolosi-king4979

2 жыл бұрын

It is hilarious!

@larscain3263

2 жыл бұрын

Love it

@pablosepulveda-rosso1621

Жыл бұрын

Cecilia seems very sweet and for sure would understand that this is out of love, cause you have to watch lots of footage to learn mannerisms. high level of humour.. Cecilia is pure talent.

@Holderlin

Жыл бұрын

Cecilia is WONDERFUL, such generous, good humor person. And this singer has a great voice too.

This is a hysterical (and spot on) parody. I only wish the audience would stop whooping and clapping through so much of it, so we could appreciate the singer's considerable skill on display in this bravura aria.

This is hysterical. He even has her mannerisms down perfectly. He has a great voice also.

First of all, you made an aria that is difficult enough as it is - even more difficult. And you sang it in a magnificent way. Then, a parody is ALWAYS a work of love and devotion. And it is evident in every move and every note that you love CB. And yes, it is very funny, and to the point, while it is not blasphemous or mocking. I heard CB herself loved it, and I can clearly see why. The amount of work you put into it is incredible and the result worth every drop of your blood, sweat, and tear.

@Holderlin

Жыл бұрын

Impossible to express it better than you.

@OperaSingerKara I think her movements and expressions add so much to her artistry, and I love the fact that she gives her whole self to serve the music. Thank you!

This wonderful! Justin must have spent ages studying all of Bartoli's little(and not so little) mannerisms. It's completely musical, and yet it's incredibly funny. Good for you Justin.

He is amazing. I fail to understand why some people can't see it. They have never sung themselves, obviously.

@utoobah

3 жыл бұрын

They want to pretend they know a lot about opera and singing etc. by degrading people, while in reality they know nothing...

@DavidBerto

3 жыл бұрын

Ele está fazendo uma imitação da cantora Cecilia Bartoli! É por isso que estão rindo.. affff

@sunsong85

2 жыл бұрын

@Doina Ene yes he :) can not stop wondering how he can sing like that amazing man

They met in a Bartoli concert in Dortmund! I and my sister were there and we saw him. I was already a fan of both. Then he posted a photo of him and Cecilia together ❤️

Never laughed so hard while enjoying an operatic parody of one of the best singers in the world ~ this is GOLD!!! Love it!!!

@joaquinquilez Hey, thank you so much for the compliments! It was an end-of-the-school-year thing that I've been wanting to do since freshman year, and also a one time only thing :)

@TheAscoltati

3 жыл бұрын

It's wonderful!

@FABIANROBLESTenor

3 жыл бұрын

Holy Mother of God! I was about to give my respects to the “mezzo” singing here and the pianist... Only after reading this comment I realized it’s actually a countertenor!!! Awesome job, this video made my day!!! BRAVISSIMO!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@jonathan3504

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Did really Cecilia meet you?

@alejandrotm

2 жыл бұрын

It's good for a change to see some transformist who imitates a different kind of diva, and without lipsynching too 😎

This is unreal. My jaw was dropped the entire time. The impression was hilariously spot on, and WHAT A VOICE! Congrats to you. I bow to thee. hahaha.

@so940

2 ай бұрын

i love it when people still say thee

Absolutely hilarious yet at the same time fantastic execution of the notes

Oh, he's just got the whole thing down so well -- the head and face duckings are enough to kill you without the arm flailing and the hair flipping. Brilliant parody work, and very informed singing too or it would not have worked. Yes - I think Cecilia would laugh herself silly to see it.

@annabelwaterfield6108

2 жыл бұрын

She did. Her response when Justin introduced himself was "Kimchilila. Mia sorella," and to suggest that he needed lots of feathers for his act.

As a lover of comedy and a huge Cecilia Bartoli fan, this is marvelous! If you listen to any impressionist speak of the people they impersonate, it's most often from a place of respect and love. Need more of this! Would love to see someone do a Dmitri Hvorostovsky parody

He has her down to a tee. I am certain even Cecilia would love and laugh at every minute of this. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Well done.

I love Cecilia Bartoli and I laughed my a** off watching this. This is so spot on! Very talented

@joneswilliams8045

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant, how much do you love her?

I adore Cecilia, what is so remarkable about this is how closely he matches her vocal timbre and coloratura skill. Incredible!!’ ❤❤❤❤❤

I think it's pretty clear it's an affectionate parody of Cecilia - I absolutely love her and I think she is without parallel in this piece, but I also think this parody is hilarious.

Fantastic!!! It a lovely and funny Hommage to Cecilia!

It's so funny and he did really good on such a difficult aria.

I was getting ready to read her but shes HILLARIOUS

What people don’t seem to get who find Bartoli’s body movement and facial expressions disconcerting or risible is that Bartoli sings not just through her vocal cords but with and from her entire body. Her “instrument” is her physicality. As it should be. And yes this is a great parody.

@elisabethnerolk2283

2 ай бұрын

finally somebody who gets it!

Love Cecilia. Love this parody.

@Arrighi100

9 жыл бұрын

So do I

@violetta47

4 жыл бұрын

Cecilia is a parody

Even bartoli would enjoy this....it's funny....

@greatmomentsofopera7170

6 жыл бұрын

aida bach she does enjoy it - they met after a concert, and Cecilia said she was a fan and called Kim, 'Mia sorella'!

@SR-jx8yu

6 жыл бұрын

I think she would adore him! There is a difference between having fun and mockery... This guy is talented and just very good natured!

@greatmomentsofopera7170

6 жыл бұрын

Sean Redmond see comment above. She has seen it and she loves it!

@delta543

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, profesor Gallo.

@ciociosan

5 жыл бұрын

She actually did.

I can never get enough of his performance for many reasons! Firstly, his extraordinary vocals! And of course his amazing acting!!

Well would you believe it but this very weekend I saw that Cecilia Bartoli - in her role as Artistic director of the opera in Monte Carlo - engaged this singer to perform with her in Giulio Cesare and it was quite frankly the finest performance of a Handel opera I've ever seen. Kim played Sesto and was amazing

La interpretación es simplemente fabulosa, una exquisita parodia, me reí mucho, no por eso dejo de pensar que Cecilia es una gran cantante, interprete y no deja de estar entre mis cantantes favoritas, pero el chico es un Genio!!!

This has gone round the London Philharmonic Choir - we all LOVE you! AMAZING! THANK you so much!!

para ser una parodia es maravilloso lo que hace èste contratenor, està muy lejos de una burla a nuestra amada Cecilia, hacer una parodia con el talento de èste cantante es un honor creo yo para la cantante original, el nivel de èl es increìble, un gran cantante, un contratenor con timbre de mezzo realmente, maravilloso e increiblemente gracioso, muy habil en mostrar su arte imitando a la nùmero uno, bravoooo!!!!!!!! viva el talento y el humorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, sigo viendo el video y no puedo parar de reirme,

@gibrancito102

7 жыл бұрын

Cristian Camilo muy de acuerdo contigo, esto no es burla ni nada que se le parezca viniendo de alguien que posee ese gran talento, viva Cecilia Bartoli!

@dasaia

6 жыл бұрын

Es cierto, tan es así que la misma Bartoli lo invitó a presentarse a Salzburgo..

@alanvivares

6 жыл бұрын

Cristian Camilo bien dicho!

@alanvivares

6 жыл бұрын

Cierto es, a este nivel las parodias son homenajes !,

The world needs you right now 🤩

Simply amazing!!! I hope you can have a collaboration with Cecilia Bartoli soon...its about time...Kimchilia you are sooooo amazing!!!

@annabelwaterfield6108

2 жыл бұрын

Ms Bartoli loves it, and Justin is a fantastic "straight" singer.

I can't believe it ! At the beginning I thought the voice was a recording of Cecilia.

I've seen this clip several times, and I can't get enuff~! haha. SO great. Great representation, and with a great voice!....dare I ask for more Kimchilia Bartoli clips~?! ^_^

Parody is the highest form of admiration

OMG ! it's amazing ! Love Cecilia and love Kimchilia !!! :)

This is everything, and it shall continue to be everything. I swear to god at least 100,000 of those views have to be me :P

@lmz1692 Thank you very much! She is my favorite. "Armatae face et anguibus" is one of my go-to arias now; all thanks to Cecilia. I even named my car after her.

To be THIS FUNNY, you have to be JUST THIS SKILLED. This is COMEDY GOLD! 😂❤😂

Oh my god! You nailed Cecilia Bartoli!

wow... that's amazing for a counter tenor to hit a2....

parody aside the voice isn't bad!

Why is this the best thing ever?

One is a true artist when professionals do parodies of you, and you can enjoy them, Standing ovation for Cecilia and Kimchilia

Wtf?! LOL I'm sure Cecilia has seen this and she likes most

@serr2007

7 жыл бұрын

No, I'm sure she doesn't.

@ScoreAnimation

7 жыл бұрын

Actually they meet a time ago.

@mauriziotorrani9412

5 жыл бұрын

@@serr2007 she did: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d5mczZerlaS0XcY.html

You have such a talent... Keep on being as creative...

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

You are just wonderful, and addictive. I've been watching this video at least a couple of times a day for the past week. It's just brilliant.

But what a great voice HE has!!!!

You are officially my hero!!!!! Loving this SO MUCH!

What a wonderful and loving tribute to Cecilia, she has a wonderful sense of humour and much generosity of spirit so not surprised at all that she loved this as much as I did. Thanks Jim for sharing❤️

Great musicianship & great humor - I'll be giggling for at least a week. Brava! um, I mean, Bravo!

@joneswilliams8045

2 жыл бұрын

Really nice performance, how much do you love this song?

@davidoski001 Thank you! It especially means a lot from someone who can sing Bach like that! I love your Deposuit Potentes.

funny, but also pretty darn amazingly well sung.

@Tkimba2

5 жыл бұрын

No it is not "pretty darn amazingly sung". It is sung with a breathy, aspirated coloratura, unsupported sound, just like shitty singers like Di Donato and Bartoli do

@annabelwaterfield6108

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tkimba2 And your debuts at the Met and ROH are when? Or have we missed them?

@Tkimba2

2 жыл бұрын

@@annabelwaterfield6108 gurl, whet?

love it. I have known a lot of serious opera singers over the years, and the really good ones are totally cool--even a bit saucy. I'm sure Cecilian would enjoy this. I was amazed that his voice was realll good.

So difficult to make a parody in such a respecful way! I´ve seen this video many times and each one shows a new and amazing detail. Best regards from Buenos Aires, dear artist.

always brightening my day, Jkim. Even during finals week

I've been laughing for 5 minutes like an idiot ... too strong imitation !!

I'm watching it for the third time and can't stop ... Really great Imitation!

This is absolutely hysterical. Thank you so much for doing this.

That was gorgeous!!!! Great job dude you're hilarious.

Really really so on POINT!!!! Hilarious and yet very well sung.

I watched this video first and then Bartolli's, flawless! Had a good laugh and admired Kangmin's craftmanship. Bravo!

Пародист- мастер пения! Браво! Пианист- браво!

hahahahaha funny loved cecilia's performance but love this parody as well xD

Fabulosa paródia! Hilária, traz felicidade a qualquer um. Magnífico!

Any haters, back off : ) Justin, this is incredible. I think the coloratura is near flawless. Always be who you are, and I'm so excited for the amazing futures all of us I know will have in our careers : )

I can’t stop smiling. I lovE, love, LOVE. CB, and this parody was spot on, yet not insulting. And what a voice. Bravo!

this singer is just amazing!! Beautiful Hommage!!!

Con mucho respeto y admiración a la gran cecilia, está imitación paródica es buenisima

This is absolutely fab!!

Bravo!!!!!! For a really good parody the singer has to have talent which you obviously have and a great sense of humor. I'm still laughing!

amazing parody, wow, such talent! :D

HAHAHA SO spot on! LOVED it XD

She is my favorite opera singer too, and this bloody blew me out of the water. SUCH great work. JKIMISAWESOME

This is literally stupendous in every single way

@mircavalcante Thanks for the criticism. The truth of the matter is that NOBODY can do what Miss Bartoli does; if I weren't singing as Kimchilia, I wouldn't have attempted to sing the runs with glottal attacks on each note or on a different vowel shape every time. I mean they work for her and ONLY for her, which makes her that much more unique and special. p.s. I will tell you that this aria is not a part of my repertoire, since it's not meant for a male singer/character!

@andreasgattiker9831

3 жыл бұрын

Dear Kim, this imitation honours you and Cecilia Bartoli (I know Cecilia since 1988, when she her debut as Cherubino at Zurich opera). The parody shows your artistry and proofs that Cecilia is a superstar. A person is really famous when she or he is parodied.

@Holderlin

Жыл бұрын

You're a great singer. Congratulations!

Victor Borge is probably rolling in his grave laughing at this! :-)

You are absolutely fantastic!!!

That's a riot! I would love to hear what else is sung and recorded by this very talented young man, woman...man.

Freakin' MARVELOUS!!!!

Hermosa, talentosa y graciosa ❤️

zoooperb, anytime anywhere, love to see and hear more!Gracias for posting!

I'm sure she appreciated your complimenting her. You both are very special, Thanks for presentation.

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAH OMG! DAT COLORATURA THOUGH

@heldentenor2b It's a joke we have. On the first day of Italian Diction Class, he brought up a story about a Korean laundry place; the owner would mispronounce Boldrey's name and say Bordley, so one day, he tried spelling his name with the 'R' and 'L' switched, and they finally said, "Hello, Mr. Boldrey!" ;)

You had me rolling! Wonderful job!

This is very funny because his body gyrations are so exactly spot-on. I've rewatched Cecilia's Vivaldi video many times. But apart from her supernaturally astonishing voice, she looks like she's going into battle. That makes this parody even more hilarious. Justin could make a career of this sort of vocal impersonation.

ah ah ah!!! love Cecilia but this one is very very funny!

That was a guy?! WOW. That's amazing! I'd give my left breast to be able to sound like that! Awesome job - hilarious too. I'm with the others wishing it was a better recording. Still... really glad I watched it. :)

this is absolutely hilarious, I love it! Well done!

Ha ha. So much fun. I think Cecilia would also smile😅😉

I love opera comedy!!!

I like Cecilia but this is very funny and well done

The greatest parody of any artist I've ever seen!! Man, you are really great! XDDDDDDDDDD

well done!! totally amazing, sharing it with my opera friends!!!

So good! So good! It looks like this might have been recorded on a mic closer to the singer - would be great to head more of the voice, and less of the laughter.

What the hell did i just watch!?

Brilliant, you made my day!

So funny! And well sung!