So many mean spirited, jealous and truly ignorant comments. The kid is a boy, people! He is immensely talented. He's not necessarily supposed to sound "better" than a trained adult soprano. Now, he's a professional baritone. I've performed in many professional "Flute" productions, and I can tell you, he is better than a couple of the Queens that I've sung with.
felix maidana allow me to disagree with your opinion. You can speak of head and chest in an adult voice. White voice is just an immature state of the voice. This young boy is a wonderful exception but usually white voice has no vibrato at all because is falsetto
This is my favorite male soprano version so far. Great confidence in his performance. Congratulations to his coach for inspiring such a fine performance out of him.
Agreed, sure he got a high as hell voice but fucking hell that is only for his benefit, there is nothing I love more than classical music especially opera and this song is one of my all time favorite and he did it justice like hell.
BigLovinB no he didn't, and the boys who can sing the ultra high notes, more times than not, have not got the power nor the lower notes to sing Arias such as Voi che sapete, or Non so piu. My father USED to be able to hit all the high notes and when his voce changed, he could not sing at all.
no way I saw this kid live in the 90s! Amazing performance, remember it to this day!! Was in Des Moines Children's Choir and we hosted the Drakensburg Boys Choir - and he performed this piece there! Awesome
This piece is extremely difficult in such a speed ... and it's absolutely amazing he could did it. Then it's a shame the quality of the recording was just awful.
Jacques Imbrailo is one of South Africa's greatest operatic exports. As an adult he has a magnificent baritone voice. He was a contestant in the Cardiff Singer of the World competition and regularly performs all over Europe. Never new he sang this. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
I love the sound of his voice and the great control he has over his voice, my only issue is with the tempo, it was too fast and it didn't give time to sort of "linger" on the higher notes and really show off his voice up there.
Erna Berger, Wilma Lipp, Roberta Peters, Lucia Popp, Sylvia Geszty, Edda Moser, Zdislawa Donat, Cheryl Lichter, Sally Wolf, Albina Shagimuratova, Claron McFadden, Costanza Cuccaro, Edita Gruberova, Isabelle Poulenard, Maria Stader, Cristina Deutekom, Monica Pick-Hieronimi, Rita Shane, Jana Jonasova, Rita Streich, Erika Köth, Cheryl Studer, Maria Nemeth, May Sandoz, Luciana Serra, Anja Silja, Arleen Auger, Nan Christie, Ingeborg Hallstein and Mady Mesplé were all far better Queens of Night than Damrau.
My grandson and I heard the cracking sound at 1.25 and nearly split our sides laughing. I have now tried this aria on a phone and several computers. The noise is still there, so it must be a fault in the recording. I'd love to believe it was that incredible note! Brilliant version.
Somehow I got here from watching videos of this boy, all grown up, in Billy Budd. Fun to see where he came from, and that he’s always been as talented as he is now!
beautiful timbre and great technique. It's refreshing to see someone so young, with all the insecurities of beeing a teen, singing such a difficult aria so beautifully. I wish to see him sing as the years go be - I'm pretty sure he'll be a great opera singer - be as contra-tenor or tenor or baritone
THAT JUST BLEW MY MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!! fantastic! great pronounciation! you can actually tell what words are coming out of his mouth unlike most opera pieces because his pronounciation is so clear!
God, he tosses this off like he's singing a pop song...easy peasy... It's really astonishing how effortless it seems. Pretty damn brilliant. I hope his voice is as brilliant, whereever his range falls, after puberty hits.
I saw this boy singing around this age! I was in the Des Moines Childrens chior, we had a festival and the Drakensberg Boys Choir came and this boy had a performance of this piece!!! Incredible, can't believe I stumbled on this video...beautiful singing
SUNG BRILLIANTLY...!!! Coming from one singer to another. This boy has a gift a pure angelic gift. And as MANY others have pointed out. Mock him, jab nasty comments his way, because it truly shows your ignorance. And that a dung beetle has more intellect in it's right mandible then you all have in your entire being...(g)
Imagine that a couple hundred years ago, he may have been turned into a castrato? Scary. I mean he has such a beautiful voice. I imagine those young boys had similarly beautiful voices before becoming castrati. I was just watching a documentary on this and this video of Jacques popped up.
Ese chico canta realmente espectacular! Esse menino canta de um jeito maravilhoso! That guy sings really wonderful! Quel ragazzo canta in modo davvero spettacolare! Ce garçon chante vraiment spectaculaire! ❣️❤️❣️❤️❣️❤️❣️❤️
It is a testament to Drakies training methods that they produced 2 boys of the same age capable of singing this to such a standard. Little wonder that Jacques and Clint are now enjoying successful adult operatic careers. This is the first time I have heard Jacques' complete performance - thanks for posting.
I like how at 1:24 he gets so high that it brakes the recording range of the audio recording device.
I was wearing earphones and then the popping happened
Same
idk, he hit the same note earlier in the song
His highest notes are so bright...like cut crystal.
the highest note is F#6
So many mean spirited, jealous and truly ignorant comments. The kid is a boy, people! He is immensely talented. He's not necessarily supposed to sound "better" than a trained adult soprano. Now, he's a professional baritone. I've performed in many professional "Flute" productions, and I can tell you, he is better than a couple of the Queens that I've sung with.
Could he really hit those notes being only a baritone? Wouldn't he be a tenor instead?
Raphael Carvalho He's grown now. He is a baritone.
Baritons have always better falsetto than other male voices
Pinco Pallino it’s not falsetto, it’s called head voice
felix maidana allow me to disagree with your opinion.
You can speak of head and chest in an adult voice.
White voice is just an immature state of the voice. This young boy is a wonderful exception but usually white voice has no vibrato at all because is falsetto
1:24 mini heart attack
Yes. And since I was wearing headphones, I almost shit my pants. Instead my ears exploded. That was seriously harsh af
Wtf 😂
Same omg i thought my earphones explode hahaha
You're right.
hahaha
THAT BEAUTIFUL VIBRATO THOUGH!! I AM BREATHLESS JUST LISTENING TO HIM SING THIS PIECE WITH SO MUCH CONTROL AND GRACE!
This is my favorite male soprano version so far. Great confidence in his performance. Congratulations to his coach for inspiring such a fine performance out of him.
For everyone bashing on this kid, ask yourselves if you can do this shit and then criticize this incredible child.
Agreed, sure he got a high as hell voice but fucking hell that is only for his benefit, there is nothing I love more than classical music especially opera and this song is one of my all time favorite and he did it justice like hell.
Me nards dropped decades ago, dear. But just because I don't sing a Queen of the Night "F", it doesn't mean I can't criticize, so shut your flaps.
i can do it*
@@cyy7282 basically you can do it!! Technically not because alot of people can sing a high F but they don't know how to produce it correctly!!
Fighting in visible comments -_-
He nailed it :)
BigLovinB no he didn't, and the boys who can sing the ultra high notes, more times than not, have not got the power nor the lower notes to sing
Arias such as Voi che sapete, or Non so piu. My father USED to be able to hit all the high notes and when his voce changed, he could not sing at all.
Thank you madam expert.
BigLovinB her black costume. Choose the longer version, it is sublime.
BigLovinB ikr
no way I saw this kid live in the 90s! Amazing performance, remember it to this day!! Was in Des Moines Children's Choir and we hosted the Drakensburg Boys Choir - and he performed this piece there! Awesome
Peter P John OMG YOU LUCKY DUCK!!!
Looks like he's not even trying, but hits everything so perfectly! Very good!
This piece is extremely difficult in such a speed ... and it's absolutely amazing he could did it. Then it's a shame the quality of the recording was just awful.
The recording is not awful. Without it ever being invented, you would not have typed that comment
Without the camera and that technology I mean
This is so beautiful. I always wished I could sing like this when I was a kid.
When I was a kid, I wanted to sing like zoran Josifovski.
Jacques Imbrailo is one of South Africa's greatest operatic exports. As an adult he has a magnificent baritone voice. He was a contestant in the Cardiff Singer of the World competition and regularly performs all over Europe. Never new he sang this. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
no words, just beautiful
I'm in love with his fast vibrato and warm tone, especially in that range oh my gosh!
Bravo! Great performance, great coloratura.
I listen to this, the most impressive version of this aria, very often. Not only has Jacques Imbrailo a wonderful voice; he uses it to perfection.
Wow, he makes it look/sound so effortless to hit those high notes, very well done indeed
FAVOLOSO!
Sono senza parole!
Eccellente linea di canto! Strepitoso l'attacco in pianissimo dell'acuto finale.
Absolutely wonderful!
I love the sound of his voice and the great control he has over his voice, my only issue is with the tempo, it was too fast and it didn't give time to sort of "linger" on the higher notes and really show off his voice up there.
For me there's no one better than Diana when it comes to queen of the night, but this boy is best kid performer I've listened so far
Erna Berger, Wilma Lipp, Roberta Peters, Lucia Popp, Sylvia Geszty, Edda Moser, Zdislawa Donat, Cheryl Lichter, Sally Wolf, Albina Shagimuratova, Claron McFadden, Costanza Cuccaro, Edita Gruberova, Isabelle Poulenard, Maria Stader, Cristina Deutekom, Monica Pick-Hieronimi, Rita Shane, Jana Jonasova, Rita Streich, Erika Köth, Cheryl Studer, Maria Nemeth, May Sandoz, Luciana Serra, Anja Silja, Arleen Auger, Nan Christie, Ingeborg Hallstein and Mady Mesplé were all far better Queens of Night than Damrau.
Agreed to both sentiments
Damrau is an amateur. Go listen to Lucia Popp, Edda Moser or Luciana Serra.
@@jasonhurd4379 word.
@@jasonhurd4379 where is Sumi Jo?
My grandson and I heard the cracking sound at 1.25 and nearly split our sides laughing. I have now tried this aria on a phone and several computers. The noise is still there, so it must be a fault in the recording. I'd love to believe it was that incredible note! Brilliant version.
Somehow I got here from watching videos of this boy, all grown up, in Billy Budd. Fun to see where he came from, and that he’s always been as talented as he is now!
beautiful timbre and great technique.
It's refreshing to see someone so young, with all the insecurities of beeing a teen, singing such a difficult aria so beautifully.
I wish to see him sing as the years go be - I'm pretty sure he'll be a great opera singer - be as contra-tenor or tenor or baritone
I went from a first soprano to a bass in 4 years! Would love to still be able to sing like this.
how???? his voice isn't even fully developed yet he has so much control
how,did he hit every note flawlessly,wow his voice is insane,soprano is the hardest genre of songs.
One of the better treble performances of this piece, clear flexible voice.
Brilliant!!!!
Don't know how I ended up here, but that's just amazing.. he controls his voice better than I control my car
Wunderbar.
THAT JUST BLEW MY MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fantastic! great pronounciation! you can actually tell what words are coming out of his mouth unlike most opera pieces because his pronounciation is so clear!
Proud to call him my colleague!! Last year he was an amazing Billy Budd at Glyndebourne Opera House! Bravo
Well done. I am beyond impressed. Just beautiful.
I just love this song that until now 2019 I still watch this
Is anyone watching this in 2021? Or its just me?
Out of this world! Thank you young man for spreading joy !
Wonderful.
Amazing, beautiful.
God, he tosses this off like he's singing a pop song...easy peasy... It's really astonishing how effortless it seems. Pretty damn brilliant. I hope his voice is as brilliant, whereever his range falls, after puberty hits.
I love the distinguished way he says " high eefffs"
Una splendida voce.
i tried to sing those notes in falsetto. i couldn't
Needs practice
Brandon Lee falsetto would not go this high. You are have been in head voice at this point so develop your head voice.
It's not an easy staccato...
Is whistle voice
Truly magnificent
It is hard to belive. So amazing.
I saw this boy singing around this age! I was in the Des Moines Childrens chior, we had a festival and the Drakensberg Boys Choir came and this boy had a performance of this piece!!! Incredible, can't believe I stumbled on this video...beautiful singing
¡¡¡ un maravilloso fenómeno!!! fantástico.-
The best I've heard so far,his notes are crystal clear and sharp.
Amazing. That last Bb gets everyone!
SUNG BRILLIANTLY...!!! Coming from one singer to another. This boy has a gift a pure angelic gift. And as MANY others have pointed out. Mock him, jab nasty comments his way, because it truly shows your ignorance. And that a dung beetle has more intellect in it's right mandible then you all have in your entire being...(g)
THAT is one of the best insults I have ever read! I must remember the dung beetle. Brilliant riposte!
omg he is so good!
This is truly beautiful
Splendide prestation! Magnifique voix de Jacques! Merci
B E A U T I F U L God given and blessed voice. I could listen to him sing forever.
Incredible technique! That is one of the hardest coloratura arias ever written! Amazing young man!
Yes, it is great and of course he is a boy soprano!
very good brilliant my love throw that man his roses
What a fabulous performance, and the young man is easy on the eyes as well.
No words to describe this boy, incredible and grandious.
WOW THAT'S AMAZING
Imagine that a couple hundred years ago, he may have been turned into a castrato? Scary. I mean he has such a beautiful voice. I imagine those young boys had similarly beautiful voices before becoming castrati. I was just watching a documentary on this and this video of Jacques popped up.
Amazing
Awesome that such a young boy can sing it.
EXTRAORDINARIA SU VOZ!
Absolutly amazing, this vibrato, just close your eyes and listen WOW !!!
Ese chico canta realmente espectacular!
Esse menino canta de um jeito maravilhoso!
That guy sings really wonderful!
Quel ragazzo canta in modo davvero spettacolare!
Ce garçon chante vraiment spectaculaire!
❣️❤️❣️❤️❣️❤️❣️❤️
OH MY GOD, this is the best version I have ever seen!
Amazing !
Beautiful!
That was great :)
Marvellous, Mr Imbrailo was and is an excellent singer !
I was just listening the Celebrating 45 years CD with Jacques Imbrailo & you... ;-)
Beautiful - in all ways.
Amazing voice!!!!
So nice
ultra-talented.
Wow beautiful voice!
I can do that to.!! In our country there are so many songs like that
WOW!!! Fantastic
It is a testament to Drakies training methods that they produced 2 boys of the same age capable of singing this to such a standard. Little wonder that Jacques and Clint are now enjoying successful adult operatic careers. This is the first time I have heard Jacques' complete performance - thanks for posting.
Can't believe I'm watching it in 2021 xD
*_There is a melodious quality to his voice that is usually missing when other brave boys have a bash at this aria._*
Amazing execution. nice talent. I like!
incredible!!!!!!!!
So I was listening to this and when he hit a high note my speakers popped and crackled and I had to stop it lest my speakers die.
o_0
Oh my God, gorgeous. *o* Love it.
Make way for the King of the Night!
LOL 😆😂🤣
Incredible =)!
Fabulous!
No easy feat for the accompanist either - hats off to him too.
¡Bravo! ¡Bravo! 😍👌👏👏👏
DAS ist eine brillante Leistung! - Einzigartig!
Wow fantastique
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow!!
Wow!
Bravooooooooo 😮😮😮😮😮😮😍😍😍😍
mamma mia...che voce angelica 😇
An he’s a basso profundo as an adult, right?