Ms. Yende as progressed extremely well vocally and in her career. This performance lovely and vocally so pleasing. Brava.

@francoisbessing

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@crazyorganist1609

2 жыл бұрын

She hasn't. Her voice is so bland . There's no emotion there whatsoever

Her voice blows me away every time I hear her

Wath's up with all these self-proclaimed opera fans that apparently do not know that Verdi clashed with the management of the opera theater, in the première of La Traviata, PRECISELY because he wanted Traviata to be staged not as an escapism to modern life, but as a DEPICTION OF THEIR CONTEMPORARY REALITY. Yes, you may not like it from an aesthetic point of view, and many "updated" productions are indeed ridiculously unconvincing and unrealistic, but a 21st century Traviata set in a world exactly like that of the audience is precisely what Verdi wanted. He wanted people to see that that story had happened and would happen again in the very world where the audience members lived, it was not just some sad tragedy of the past. Pretty Yende's singing is amazing in legato and phrasing, and as for the production I won't comment much because I didn't see it. But please stop whining about this being a modern production. This is La Traviata, not Lucia di Lammermoor or Aida.

@corinnetronquoy699

4 жыл бұрын

I saw this opera last week. I loved it

@pascaltoussaint1124

4 жыл бұрын

I do agree with you, but somehow I feel like the director could have done a better job by making it a little more simple... but that's just my opinion. Pretty Yende is so beautiful and her voice is so amazing. Love her

@guillermogonzalez7971

4 жыл бұрын

Excuse me... but, why do you think its neccesary to set the stage as if it was a 21st century story to make the public understand that this tragedies happen today? Every masterpiece is eternal because it appeals to the dephts of human soul. The stage doesnt make it "modern". In fact, if we followed that view to the end we should also change the text, as it wasn´t written as it would be today. I don´t want to dismiss all the modern productions... I have seen some good ones, but just in very few cases. Most of them are absolutely tasteless and disgraceful. And some people seems to forget that music is above all... I can´t stand the eagerness for prominence of many stage directors when it comes to Opera.

@LaDivinaLover

4 жыл бұрын

But that’s the entire point made by the side you’re against. “DEPICTION OF *THEIR (Verdi’s) CONTEMPORARY REALITY”. Verdi wasn’t fighting for modern aesthetic just for the sake of a modern aesthetic. He therefore would not want La Traviata staged with 2019 AESTHETICS just for aesthetics sake. We do not share the same societal morals and so updating the opera visually makes no sense. None to the plot, none to the poetry, none to the music, But thanks for proving our point.

@peteradaniel

4 жыл бұрын

Then set it in the Middle East because it’s sexist as fuck and incredibly disrespectful to women. It does not reflect 21st century western values or even emotions. It’s antiquated and imperialistic.

A modern and beautiful version from Pretty and she is South African so proud love her from Shay south africa

It's sad that so few people (especially Americans) don't know that Traviata was shockingly modern and scandalous when it premiered in Paris - and that's what Verdi wanted. He told the story of a woman who had died only 6 YEARS BEFORE. People complained - as they're complaining over this production and used much of the same language. "Cheap, vulgar. No escapism." Opera must adjust to suit the times to have any relevance. I love traditional productions, but I also love bold, crazy productions - like this one. At least this production has people arguing about ideas, as Verdi would have wanted - instead of just commenting on the costumes.

@lesliestevens3387

4 жыл бұрын

Opera from those days does not have to suit anyone now Shame on people like you

@gggggggggggggggggg161

4 жыл бұрын

@@lesliestevens3387 But he is right it isn't supposed to suit anything but to stand out!

@francoisbessing

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the education. As an American I didn't know the backstory but I think it's brilliant. I was shocked initially seeing the picture in the background but it certainly captures ones attention.

@theovlach

4 жыл бұрын

LaDivinaLover Art is not stale or in a jar, especially music and stage act. La Traviata was made 200 years ago. As a music form, it stands as it should, but as a spectacle, it needs to be updated. They did the things they did then because it was a product of their time. Your bourgeois and narrow-minded viewpoint is one of the reasons only 85 year-olds go to opera today.

@theovlach

4 жыл бұрын

@@LaDivinaLover Plus if you can't find new meanings and new interpretations, that means that the work has already given what it has. So congratulations, you just made every work of art meaningless, because you only have one interpretation.

I love this very emotional performance! Pretty Yende has not only a great vocal technique, but her acting is also exceptional, despite the somehow uninspired scenography. I hope we will see her in a more traditional setup as well.

Makes me want to go to the theater. Nice idea to portrait her memories with Alfredo like a picture of her happy times. 🥺 La Traviata is all about Violetta feeling things she never thought she could 😭🤧

Oh wow what a VOICE! I just discovered Pretty Yende. What a talent! I really like that modern production too. Very original, it immediately caught my eyes.

Heartbreakingly beautiful

I was introduced to Pretty Yende in L’elisir and she took my breath away! She’s quickly becoming my favorite 😍

Pretty Yende est juste merveilleuse, la mise en scène est surprenante mais il faut tout voir pour comprendre ... je n’étais pas convaincu et pourtant ce n’est pas mal. Pretty est merveilleuse !

@75avicii

4 жыл бұрын

Elle est très jolie et joue bien, très expressive.

@samirdoumani383

Жыл бұрын

Superbe !! Merci!

Merveilleuse, incroyable cantatrice ! L'extrait semble donner à voir une production très réfléchie, intelligente et donne vraiment envie d'en voir plus. Ah, Paris ....

J ai quelque peu de mal avec la mise en scène, mais merci beaucoup à Pretty Yende pour cette performance remarquable. Que d'émotion ! Que de souplesse ! Bravo !!

@christophenicolas8230

Жыл бұрын

oui la voix est belle!!! mais le jogging............

Pretty Wende , un enchantement 😍

She takes my breath and leaves me speechless 😍😍😍😍

J'adore cet opéra de Verdi. Quelle belle musique qui vous prend aux tripes.

Very passionate rendition. The pathos of Violeta is clearly there and deeply understood by Miss Pretty. Great singing!!! Very pretty Miss Pretty...indeed!

Stunningly beautiful xx voice so pure with emotion as violetta should be. Production looks amazing

Une Traviata revue XXIème siècle. Splendides interprètes dans une mise en scène intelligente même si par instant le regard détourne un rien de cette sublime musique.Bravo à tous pour leur investissement sincère et troublant!! Quant à Pretty Yende : déjà une " très grande".

Une mise en scène qui épouse notre époque pretty yende y est juste extraordinaire elle est Traviata pour toujours bravo à l opéra de Paris !!!

My goodness Pretty!!! Very few sopranos give me chills when performing this song, you nailed it.... Absolutely beautiful!!!

@markdesiderio6315

4 жыл бұрын

Song?

@anandy9292

4 жыл бұрын

@@markdesiderio6315 Addio del passato

@chiedu90069

4 жыл бұрын

@@markdesiderio6315 Aria is an Italian word that translates to song in English - but we'll let you cling to your fragile "cultural superiority."

@Daniela-pr7rz

4 жыл бұрын

@@anandy9292 very appropriate, this has nothing to do with the way they sang in passato. So, I guess it's addio.

@francoisbessing

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chi Eg for destroying the onset of arrogance.

Oh what a voice! Incredible! So full of vulnerability. The dynamics are superb!

Opera doesn't always have to be performed by oversized people in dusty old costumes. This was a refreshing contemporary presentation that breathed life into La Travita with youth, passion & a beautiful woman with a mesmerizing voice.

Hearttouching. What a beautiful voice, what a beautiful woman. I wished, I could have seen this performance live.

MERVEILLEUSE VIOLETTA! 🤩❤🎵🎶🎼👏👏👏🌹

Très Belle interprétation qui a fait chavirer le cœur des parisiens à l'Opéra Bastille! Bravo!!

@corinnetronquoy699

4 жыл бұрын

Euh... C était à Garnier 😊

Marre des metteurs en scène qui s'octroient le privilège d'une "relecture de l'oeuvre" ! Et du coup dénaturent complètement les personnages : la merveilleuse Pretty Yende mérite mieux que de chanter en survêtement. Sa superbe voix doit s'exprimer dans les costumes et les décors appropriés. Merci de respecter les artistes et le public !

Merveilleux! Tout simplement parfait! Bravo!

Merveilleuse voix et cette version moderne de LA TRAVIATA m’a enchantée. chaque jour j ‘écoute KZread. Dommage je n’ai pas enregistré votre passage à la TV Française. Je regrette bien que le Palais Garnier ait annulé vos représentations. Bravo BRAVO

Magnifica interpretazione. Accento italiano perfetto ! Brava e grazie !

Beautiful ❤️

Wow! Bellissima e bravissima! Molto ben interpretata e ancor meglio cantata! Non conoscevo questa artista ma sono felice di averla scoperta in rete!

¡Extraordinaria producción! Yo pensé que sería imposible poner al día una obra tan trillada. Pretty Yende encarna con enorme talento vocal y presencia escénica a Violetta. ¡BRAVA!

Was für eine Engelsstimme - wunderbar!

wow, very nice voice, talented singer

Well, now I’m sobbing😭

La voix, l'émotion et la sensualité. Mise en scène fabuleuse !

Exquisite. Emotional. Relatable. While Opera knows it can't suit everyone, it has to pack the house, pay the bills and get an even bigger audience. Why should Opera escape the occasional modern adaptation? Keep bridging the divide, Pretty Yende. Keep defying the naysayers!

Боже! Какой мягкий "льющийся" голос 🎶❤️

Meravigliosa! You made me cry

Her voice and performance are great. Don't understand the production without context but what a Violetta. Brava.

Голос уникальный, просто прелесть.! Умница.! Обожаю её! Очень артистична!

tout simplement génial, merci pour cette vidéo !!

voice like violin. So charming

Потрясающая ария и великолепное исполнение Претти Йенде, захватывает дух...

Whether you prefer modern or traditional settings, Yende's performance should help you not to care. The art of opera is timeless, so which time period it takes place in is arbitrary. Composers have never adhered to tradition, which makes it ironic that it's fans insist so heavily on it.

@samlee6034

4 жыл бұрын

The composers of the 19th century had a common sense expectation that opera is, by definition, a play that is sung. They wrote music to the libretto, in the same way a modern day composer writes music for a movie soundtrack. The setting of the story, time period, etc. all influenced the composers' music. Having said that, I do believe the composers would like various creativity. This presentation of this aria, presented here by wonderful Pretty Yende, is tasteful and true to the essence of the opera. The problem that we, the audience has, is that opera, the way it was intended, ie a play that is sung, is being suffocated nearly out of existence by productions that ignore nearly every aspect if the literary source, which is also an important part of the opera experience.

This makes me want to see this production...sign me up!

@gfygfy9512

4 жыл бұрын

Chrissie? ;)

@zanelemnguni6014

4 жыл бұрын

@@gfygfy9512 yes!

Maravillosa!!!!!!!

BRAVA, canta non urla,interpretazione di alto livello.

EXCELLENT GOOD SOUND AND YOUR PITCH IS EXCELLENT.

She is wonderful 👏💖

Brava! Bravissima!

Probably the Best performance ever of this Aria. Just incredible !

Loooove it modern and actual bringing opera to the present is a great thing ❤❤❤❤❤

Very violent emotions of intensity similar to those that Mary arouses. Straight tips in the middle of the beautiful. In the heart of emotions. And how much immense beauty. What a supreme voice. What a wonderful new theater at last. Beautiful beautiful. God bless you happy creature immense beauty. I never thought that at my age I would try again what I felt so many years ago. Thank you for that. I thought there would be nothing left afterwards. Instead a star of immense light was born .. I rely on emotion. When I saw you and heard you I started crying with a thousand heart. And I’m not at the End of cryng

Never thought I’d see it like this!! Very interesting

Such a beautiful voice😍

Hermosísima interpretación ❤

😢🙌🏼😭absolutely stunning

Brava!

Pretty singing and interpretation are marvelous. I just hate these modern version of classic operas. But back to Pretty BRAVA!!!!!!!!

Maravilloso!!👏👏👏

Wow how beautifully sung, acted and staged. This is a sublime voice. Does she have moniker yet? La Lumiere works for me it lights up the stage.

pure beauty this! Loving the modern take on it too - makes it more approachable for those who don't usually end up in these waters! :)

Lovely!

Quelle merveille!!

My new fav bel canto soprano!

Belle interprétation adaptée à notre époque! Histoire humaine qui est toujours d'actualité bravo à vous!

So beautiful. I really to get better at singing this song

Voce magnifica, bravissima😍

J'ai rarement vu une mise en scène être autant l'ennemi de son propos heureusement il y a cette sublime chanteuse

Such amazing singing and acting!!!! Just wish they wouldn't modernize these operas- I prefer orginal costumes- much more romantic that way...

voir notre Traviata dans cet accoutrement, heureusment la voix sauve cette mise en scène déplorable que va-t-on inventer!!!!!!!

Probably the Best

Wow Beautiful 🌹

Mise en scène de jobard comme d'habitude houuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu , mais très belle voix !

this production looks amazing. Pretty sounds amazing. :))

好棒的表演 谢谢

Beautiful voice!

Maravillosa

Pretty est merveilleuse elle sauve tout même le pyjama, son jogging et les dents en écran qui mangent le tout! Manque de goût et si le transgressif était de répondre au texte, à la musique, au coeur? Jogging? au lit en double? Terrible..j'ai fermé les yeux!

@ccela1

2 жыл бұрын

Comme Marguerite, de Gounod, violetta est rendue à sa condition initiale. Peut-être, de nos jours, serait-elle une jeune fille des cités... Mais les conventions sociales l'ont brisée. De son côté, Alfredo n'a vu que son désir, alors qu'elle avait besoin de bienveillance et de soins... Finalement, elle meurt...d'amour !

3:33 that pop of chest voice!!! stunning

Qué maravilla de artista es la maestra Pretty Yende.

Fantastica 😲

what an 'outstanding costume' for Violetta.....Verdi wouldn't been able to imagine.......what a shame!

@grumpy9721

3 жыл бұрын

Ma che ne sai?! 😏

Brilliant! Thank you.

I like it a lot,

Love her Brava

Bravo .

Fantastic!!!

Meravigliosa

Je confirme la mise en scène est Stone 😂

Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti, Le rose del volto già son pallenti; L'amore d'Alfredo pur esso mi manca, Conforto, sostegno dell'anima stanca Ah, della traviata sorridi al desio; A lei, deh, perdona; tu accoglila, o Dio, Or tutto finì. Le gioie, i dolori tra poco avran fine, La tomba ai mortali di tutto è confine! Non lagrima o fiore avrà la mia fossa, Non croce col nome che copra quest'ossa! Ah, della traviata sorridi al desio; A lei, deh, perdona; tu accoglila, o Dio. Or tutto finì!

DIVIN ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Pretty Yende is a joy to watch, what a performance!

Pietà, rispetto, amore........

brava!

She has a voice as good as anyone's.

TE AMO PRETTY 😭😭😭

Callas would have set fire to this opera house if they dared to approach her with this production.

@chiedu90069

4 жыл бұрын

She also wouldn't have been able to have her own credit card, work in business, AND there would be no people of color onstage or in the audience. Times change thank goodness.

@chiedu90069

4 жыл бұрын

Yawn. Superficial.

@robertharris7502

4 жыл бұрын

Your point being...you don't like it? Well, the people who matter (and are actually breathing and alive to see it) do. Tee hee.

@Daniela-pr7rz

4 жыл бұрын

@@pipeceri yes, thank God Callas is gone, so we can have the "real thing", in the form of murdering art.