Wow, this is awesome. She breathed life in this aria and cabaletta!

One of the loveliest, freshest voices to come along for years and she can act too. Do rather agree about that vibrato though!

Her voice is so consistent! Reliable is the strange word I keep coming back to. I show this video my students all the time! Well deserved win!

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3 жыл бұрын

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How REFRESHING!!!! An opera singer who's young, pretty, and Can ACT!!!! 😎😎😎 This is So energized, she's so committed to the emotions/character....all of her movement is organic! She is so consistent Have seen her do Mimi.....was Out of This World!

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@minkoss

6 жыл бұрын

Thank You a million times for taking this necessary measure!!!! Vielen Danke!!!

Bravissima! So beautiful, congrats!!

Wonderful voice a new Star has born.

Che bella voce! of course we can't judge the size, but I'll hear her in Onegin @ROH, can't wait!

beautiful...... in one word thnx for this joy

By reading some of these comments, one can see how little many people understand about voices and singing.

@partituravid

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the clarification. You could explain what you mean...or stay in your tower of superiority. At least this soprano has consistency and legato. Better style than you get at the MET these days.

Really love it!

Not a soft spot in the lineup. Thanks for posting this competition.

Obrigado por compartilhar

Amazing!

Stunning !!!!!! Bravo !!!!!!!!! Very difficult Aria to perform .

Bravissima!!!

Brava!!!!

Bravo Nicole - wonderful voice! Look forward to hearing you sing Tatiana at the SOH this coming Tuesday!

Magnificent!

Ascoltata ieri in diretta al cinema dal Covent Garden in un'ottima Bohème: un'ottima Mimì, direi meglio che nei video di questo concorso del 2013. Qui ci sono gli (quasi inevitabili purtroppo per un anglofono) problemi di doppie e il vibrato è troppo largo per una così giovane. Tuttavia quattro anni dopo, appunto in Bohème, mi pare che questi difetti siano stati almeno in buona parte rimediati !

@MrJPN1234

6 жыл бұрын

Heard her in La Boheme in Opera de Paris this December and just in one word: Magnifique! A very moving interpretation of Mimi.

Just awesome!

Maravilhosa ❤

She looks like Leonora"s granddaughter from Manrico.🎵🎵🎵🎵 Lovely instrument though. She will definitely have a wonderful CAREER. Not a Verdi Soprano, I would love her Mozart, and she would be a wonderful Margurite in Faust, as well as Mimi in Laboheme. She can sing the young innocent girls for MANY years.🌷🌷🌷🌷🌹🌹🌹🌹🎵🎵🎵🎵🎼🎼🎼🎼

@fredrickroll06

5 жыл бұрын

I see that she has gone on to have a great career in the world's best houses, singing not only Mimì but also Violetta and Tatjana.

Wrong repertoire. Can't your hear that??

@zasesdea

2 жыл бұрын

But won!

what EMOTION !!! an element rarely considered but fundamental singing italian opera.

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7 жыл бұрын

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Brava!

Brava

so cute leonora!;)

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A nice voice... but this doesn't sound like Verdi. Where are the messa di voce, pianos, crescendos, diminuendos, portamenti, etc... there's a compete lack of style. Nice voice but she needs a good coach.

@Dr.DivaMa

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, she has a good voice, but her sound is nothing more spectacular then most students from postgrad conservatory. Her hard core marketing in Australia and enormous grants have put her on the opera stardom, not because she is outstanding voice but beause she was proclaimed to be Creme de la creme of opera. There are so many expectonal voices nowadays that if you compare her voice to most of them it would be rediculous even to attempt comparison.

@colthunter7407

8 жыл бұрын

Esattamente.

@chatbud

6 жыл бұрын

Both are you are too critical imho. She is still very much a "freshman". Not realistic if you expect her to come to a competition with all you listed and comparing her to the big names. From the evidence of this performance, she is already way above the postgrad conservatory standard. I doubt a postgrad delivers a performance of such standards in front of such an audience. Her voice is consistent thru out the registers and the tone is even of production with no juddering of tone or wobble on the high notes. Her singing style, as of now, is unitalianate, but that can be improved. I'm surprised she managed to tackle the cabaletta with ease. Anna Netrebko sounded like a toothless hooting tiger in this. Nicole Car has put in a lot of effort here and it shows.

@minkoss

6 жыл бұрын

A toothless hooting tiger! hahaha!

@jiwanhawk

5 жыл бұрын

you cannot verdian sopranos, but some ladies can do a really good work

In general 'm not mad about it and think that's not apt repertory for her but her diction is impressive

Qualifying a voice as menopausal is one of the most sexist comment I have ever heard. LPK Montréal, Québec

Troppo brava. Bellissima performance !!

Une voix trop claire (lirica) pour le rôle.

Alllllmost warbling.

брава

That's not a trillo.

Not as polished as some perhaps but refreshingly fresh...

She is a lyric soprano. The role is not for her. Lovely voice. Nice dress.

And once again we can hear how difficult those Verdi arias can be if your voice doesn´t fit the role. There is too much pressure on the larynx here, the vibrato is too strong and there is no emotional expression.

Muchas cantantes han arruinado sus carreras cantando papeles como Leonora antes de tiempo. Ojalá que este no sea el caso

@zasesdea

2 жыл бұрын

Yo no conozco la primera cantante que por cantar algo arruine su carrera...cuáles conoces tu?

why the whole voice on her noise?without mic.it's impossible to hear her middle and low tones.her jaw want to shake?there is no core in the voice.screamy high notes...unfortunately,this 'modern technic' is going to destroy this kind lady's voice...

@lamb4mc

4 жыл бұрын

her low notes are beautiful. she actually has voce di petto! her middle though... it’s an epidemic in today’s artists

@celibidache1000

3 жыл бұрын

@@lamb4mc Her chest voice is woofy and mixed. If she wound develop a true chest voice the rest of her voice would also open up more.

If I were her I'd be super concerned about that vibrato. It's just far too wide for such a young soprano. She sounds menopausal.

@togenichayavok2872

9 жыл бұрын

you do realize that you are using the term "vibrato" incorrectly, right? Like most people of your culture who use Italian words without even knowing what they really mean.

@gregorylyons3512

9 жыл бұрын

Togenicha Yavok Credo che la parola e corretta. This is a gorgeous instrument which seems to be pushed for volume on certain notes.

@erikarevillaclassic

9 жыл бұрын

El vibrato suena como debe ser, escucha a Maria Callas con la misma aria y te darás cuenta que el vibrato es muy parecido a Nicole. A mi me parece que tiene una técnica excelente, manejo los medios y los altos con una excelente colocación.

@Dr.DivaMa

8 жыл бұрын

Yes on the top notes it is obvious that she has tremolo.

@colthunter7407

8 жыл бұрын

D'accordo.

Her vibrato is much to wide at the top. Sounds like a siren. That's a sign of tensions (which can be seen om her at times shaking jaw). Spreading the mouth on the top does not help. I hope she finds a teacher who can help her, befor she ruins her voice. [update] Listened to a recording from 2020. Her voice is now smaller, she has developed a knödel sound in her chest voice, and her vibrato at the top has turned into a tremolo (you can't hear which note she is singing).