Who Sang The "Glitter And Be Gay" Climax Best? (Eb6)

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  • "Here I am in Paris.. FrAnCeEe" lol. From the operatta Candide.
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  • @countrymonkOSB
    @countrymonkOSB Před 6 lety +8382

    No contest, Kristin sings it and acts it the best. Don't forget this is a theater piece and needs to be acted as well as sung

    • @missgunst4152
      @missgunst4152 Před 5 lety +214

      Benedict Joseph Miller so right, Dessau and Jo might sing it better, coming from opera, but acting and singing in a stunning way gives Kristen the #1 by far

    • @kevinr.m.richardson812
      @kevinr.m.richardson812 Před 5 lety +59

      I wouldn't say that. She does play it to the hilt, but bigger does not necessarily equate to better in acting. Not even in a deconstruction, like Candide is. All Kristin did here was her usual shtick.

    • @charlesbutcher04
      @charlesbutcher04 Před 5 lety +95

      Benedict Joseph Miller Kristen Chenoweth was actually playing that role in Candide, however some of these were performed in a concert where they don’t really act, which actually I believe that some of them were actually better vocally than Kristen such as Diana Damrau (I’m not saying that she did a bad job she still did amazingly). I mean the title says who sang it better not who performed it better, that is a whole different question.

    • @GuadalupeGuacamole
      @GuadalupeGuacamole Před 5 lety +9

      & the stans cheer CHENO CHENO CHENOOOOO

    • @crystalmike17
      @crystalmike17 Před 5 lety +22

      True. But, it says "who sang it better" so it's only counting the singing part, not the theatre part.

  • @abbydawn2027
    @abbydawn2027 Před 4 lety +2256

    Me, half asleep: this isn’t phantom of the opera

    • @nathanielisaacs972
      @nathanielisaacs972 Před 4 lety +25

      Mood

    • @carolvogelman5261
      @carolvogelman5261 Před 4 lety +17

      Abby Dawn No, it's Bernstein and far better! Read the book and try again, it's entirely based on a joke on a philosophy and Cunagunde is an airhead who dies and comes back later! People have spent whole dissertations on Voltaire had a sexy brain, as did the writers of this musical, they 'got it" it won't hand itself to you and you need to once see whole show before you judge!

    • @acethefox
      @acethefox Před 4 lety +73

      @@carolvogelman5261
      She... She wasn't judging anything?

    • @plannerliness6
      @plannerliness6 Před 4 lety +4

      Go back to sleep

    • @bkmac10
      @bkmac10 Před 4 lety +1

      LMAO

  • @kait_rose_0232
    @kait_rose_0232 Před 4 lety +2916

    I legit got frightened by Patricia’s tongue vibrato. If my vocal coach saw me doing that, she would have probably smacked me with a ruler

    • @mrbest79
      @mrbest79 Před 4 lety +159

      Kait_ Rose_02 And clearly no one enjoyed her perfornance.

    • @Annesglitter
      @Annesglitter Před 4 lety +44

      Oh god, me too!

    • @tmouse1234
      @tmouse1234 Před 4 lety +14

      Imagine needing a vocal coach

    • @stolitzslovechild5224
      @stolitzslovechild5224 Před 4 lety +419

      @@tmouse1234 imagine wanting to learn more about something you love, right? Even Barbra had lessons, y'know?

    • @mr.worldwide4758
      @mr.worldwide4758 Před 4 lety +151

      Tmouse123 Don’t flatter yourself bud

  • @soapie1285
    @soapie1285 Před 4 lety +1264

    Well I just through 7 minutes of “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA” and I am not even mad

    • @ihbarddx
      @ihbarddx Před 3 lety +13

      Not mad? That's the last tea party I invite YOU to!

  • @matthewalexander9514
    @matthewalexander9514 Před 6 lety +3700

    The tongue vibrato is so off putting and scary....

    • @llcooljay520
      @llcooljay520 Před 6 lety +121

      I now want to research her to see what it does to her other work. It is so scary.

    • @Danayru
      @Danayru Před 6 lety +193

      Also incredibly unhealthy for the voice!

    • @ciociosan
      @ciociosan Před 6 lety +93

      Imagine what she can do to the D...

    • @sparkybish
      @sparkybish Před 6 lety +37

      It sounds grotesque.

    • @DistressedAndImpressed
      @DistressedAndImpressed Před 6 lety +13

      ciociosan 💀

  • @uhxezg
    @uhxezg Před 5 lety +1377

    Mosquitos in my room be like:

  • @avacadoballinger6568
    @avacadoballinger6568 Před 4 lety +380

    patricia's tongue is forever haunting my nightmares

    • @kerrieannmarie
      @kerrieannmarie Před 2 lety +5

      I'm tone deaf but yeesh, great way to rupture a cord. Never saw anyone do that so dangerously.😱

    • @archiereece8321
      @archiereece8321 Před 2 lety

      im loving that sexy tongue

    • @ilovemovies725
      @ilovemovies725 Před 2 měsíci

      ​​@@kerrieannmarieShe 's been singing for ages now so keep your comments. She hasn't ruptured anything and has reached an age where many before her had declined and were compelled to stop altogether. Last thing I heard , she still has a career. Fucking internet self-proclaimed specialists...

  • @avabarruffi_
    @avabarruffi_ Před 4 lety +938

    One of my teachers was listening to a girl perform this song and during the ending high notes she had a vocal hemorrhage burst and she had to just continue the end of the song and she didn’t tell anyone she had it because she didn’t want to lose the role

    • @lexymartin6841
      @lexymartin6841 Před 4 lety +76

      That means....she broke sumn?

    • @avabarruffi_
      @avabarruffi_ Před 4 lety +66

      Lexy Martin big time

    • @avabarruffi_
      @avabarruffi_ Před 4 lety +96

      Lexy Martin it took her so long to recover and I think lost a little range

    • @Disturbednum1fan
      @Disturbednum1fan Před 4 lety +149

      happened to me singing Defying Gravity.. im a tenor, who likes to think hes an soprano.... lost almost an octave

    • @ramoonqwq742
      @ramoonqwq742 Před 4 lety +35

      Same. Been singing Queen of the night everyday for almost 2 years and damaged my vocals. I can't sing in my Head and falsetto now.

  • @MissFawlty
    @MissFawlty Před 6 lety +4123

    Kristin combines voice and interpretation so perfectly, what a performer! I also love Rose's crystalline pitch.

    • @II-my3xn
      @II-my3xn Před 6 lety +37

      MissFawlty I totally agree she brings out the character perfectly

    • @droolingfangirl
      @droolingfangirl Před 5 lety +16

      I think I would count hers as "the most fun for me" I also liked Sumi Jo's.

    • @victoriaferreira1724
      @victoriaferreira1724 Před 4 lety +4

      MissFawlty Nathalie and Diana were also really amazing

    • @salamzander
      @salamzander Před 4 lety +1

      Same

  • @jonathanshapira5578
    @jonathanshapira5578 Před 6 lety +2713

    Me in the shower

  • @infjelphabasupporter8416
    @infjelphabasupporter8416 Před 4 lety +1034

    Kristin's acting is amazing and she hits those notes so effortlessly...
    And her dress looks so much like Glinda's during popular.

    • @fairy5668
      @fairy5668 Před 3 lety +15

      I think this comment might be a bit biased. There are times when her voice is not as strong as the others, but for comedy she's one of the best

    • @ihbarddx
      @ihbarddx Před 3 lety +31

      @@fairy5668 I think of it this way: The objective of opera singers seems to be to demonstrate that you are the greatest singer who has ever lived. The objective of pop singers is to show the audience a good time. Kristin Chenoweth comes from both traditions, and the end result happens to be a spectaculary good fit for this role.

    • @Kavafy
      @Kavafy Před 3 lety +2

      @@ihbarddx Vocally it's not good though

    • @rosethepanda9523
      @rosethepanda9523 Před 3 lety +9

      @@Kavafy but that isn’t the point necessarily for a song from a musical. imo Sumi Jo was flawless, but she didn’t embody the character like Chenoweth did (probably because she was doing a concert rather than the actual musical lmao) so if we were to label the “best” we each have our own bars, and some include the portrayal of the character

    • @subliminal5543
      @subliminal5543 Před 3 lety +7

      @@fairy5668 how? Kristen chenoweth produced squillo (formant around 2000-3000 kHz) while most of these singers don’t have

  • @treyerny3140
    @treyerny3140 Před 4 lety +124

    At first I was like “what does everyone mean by tounge vibrato??” But then.. I KNEW

  • @samdrake922
    @samdrake922 Před 6 lety +1992

    Kristin clearly mastered this like don't be dumb...

  • @gabrielle.s1896
    @gabrielle.s1896 Před 6 lety +2838

    Patricia, thats not how you do a vibratto! Kristin had it in the bag, as usual :)

    • @eroupopper
      @eroupopper Před 5 lety +75

      Sabine was very lacking out of the list! Kristin Nailed it to the T. I had no idea what Patrica was doing!

    • @sav9317
      @sav9317 Před 5 lety +84

      sis her tongue wiggled stg

    • @cappy6103
      @cappy6103 Před 5 lety +8

      czcams.com/video/wzpux4yh7bQ/video.html

    • @sav9317
      @sav9317 Před 5 lety +3

      big mood HAHAHHA

    • @iAmMadeOfSoup
      @iAmMadeOfSoup Před 5 lety +17

      Her vibrato did sound better than most though

  • @MikhailCazi
    @MikhailCazi Před 2 lety +92

    Literally the way Diana was the only one to be able to maneuver that sustained note perfectly into a squeal and then a laugh??? That was perfect!!!

  • @sethbender2863
    @sethbender2863 Před 3 lety +351

    The way Kristin was able to act like an insane person is exactly why she is the best.

    • @deaded5040
      @deaded5040 Před rokem

      She's much to screeched for my taste 😖

  • @AthenaPOfficial
    @AthenaPOfficial Před 6 lety +4703

    Watching this as an alto is infuriating 😂 I love listening to notes I wish I could hit

    • @lee_1292
      @lee_1292 Před 5 lety +168

      Think that’s bad? I’m a baritone lol...

    • @ashleybuttafuoco
      @ashleybuttafuoco Před 5 lety +148

      Imagine being a trans tenor who is always surrounded by boys who can indeed hit these notes. DEPRESSING

    • @RedShingami55
      @RedShingami55 Před 5 lety +19

      BIG MOOD.

    • @sarahellison7897
      @sarahellison7897 Před 5 lety +20

      Im an alto and i can relate

    • @MusicLoverC3P0
      @MusicLoverC3P0 Před 5 lety +37

      I can understand. I’m in the soprano 2 and alto 1 range…

  • @baileyz5216
    @baileyz5216 Před 6 lety +2804

    EDITA GURL WHAT ARE YOU DOING LMAO

  • @ariannadoesthings3636
    @ariannadoesthings3636 Před 4 lety +816

    Is nobody talking about how flawless Sumi was? Like, her notes and vibrato was perfect

    • @iLuvvYuuMjxXxLia
      @iLuvvYuuMjxXxLia Před 4 lety +16

      Chaeng Bear Loves Strawberries came here to say the same thing!

    • @whiskeysaga
      @whiskeysaga Před 4 lety +25

      Clear as a bell, it's perfect

    • @hugedisappointment5564
      @hugedisappointment5564 Před 3 lety +15

      She has such a beautiful and clear voice. I love her

    • @matheusd.rodrigues429
      @matheusd.rodrigues429 Před 3 lety +6

      Almost every single one of them were flawless in technique

    • @fairy5668
      @fairy5668 Před 3 lety +3

      YES her and Scarlett's were the clearest. Also I used to have the same pfp baha

  • @tabbybabbles5180
    @tabbybabbles5180 Před 4 lety +78

    The thing that gets me is how everyone is talking about how Kristen’s acting it while Scarlett is just standing there but she’s not even on a real stage and if you saw the rest of the performance, she was definitely acting the whole time especially since it was during a televised show.

  • @alaynahanson2549
    @alaynahanson2549 Před 6 lety +847

    Sumi’s tone is just so pure! Her Eb definitely deserves applause!

  • @handypen
    @handypen Před 6 lety +1414

    omg what is happening to patricias tongue

    • @Zoe-bt9pg
      @Zoe-bt9pg Před 6 lety +43

      handypen tongue vibrato it looks so weird

    • @cobalt._.27
      @cobalt._.27 Před 6 lety +33

      her tongue is strong and Patricia has been pumping those tongue muscles

    • @LH-xo2hf
      @LH-xo2hf Před 5 lety +36

      Unhealthy vibrato is what that is 😀

    • @iAmMadeOfSoup
      @iAmMadeOfSoup Před 5 lety +4

      Her vibrato was one of the best

    • @daniellemartin7541
      @daniellemartin7541 Před 5 lety +2

      handypen 😂😂😂

  • @Angelica-gb7ii
    @Angelica-gb7ii Před 5 lety +813

    I'm just wondering how you do vibrato with your tongue i'm confused-

    • @tommytimp
      @tommytimp Před 4 lety +73

      The tongue can act as a barrier to the sound coming from behind it, so some singers manipulate the intensity of their vibrato by manipulating the tongue.

    • @cjck1344
      @cjck1344 Před 4 lety +156

      Here’s how you do it correctly: Don’t do it

    • @Guyzemail
      @Guyzemail Před 4 lety +18

      wiggle it about a bit

    • @Annesglitter
      @Annesglitter Před 3 lety +8

      Oh man.. that scared me a bit

    • @yayalucia7997
      @yayalucia7997 Před 3 lety +36

      While possible, it's not recommended because it can really hurt your throat and damage your voice. If your don't have your vibrato, either don't use it or train PROPERLY to develop it. Do not use your tongue, waver your voice, or mess with your volume.

  • @latsnojokelee6434
    @latsnojokelee6434 Před 4 lety +40

    There really is a fine line between hitting super high notes and a screech .

  • @howareyoumoreofaclownthanme
    @howareyoumoreofaclownthanme Před 6 lety +2163

    To be honest as an untrained listener all of these ladies sound great. I'll never be able to hit anywhere close to those kinds of notes. I like all of them except for Ms. Tongue Vibrato. It just looks disgusting. As a performer Kristin has it in the bag, but with vocal quality I'd have to give it to Diana.

    • @Cecilialam888
      @Cecilialam888 Před 6 lety +1

      Kodoku Pierrot I

    • @thesoubretteoftheopera7313
      @thesoubretteoftheopera7313 Před 6 lety +100

      As a "trained" (I prefer more experienced) listener. There is a huge difference. Some of the performers sounded very strained and some were flat.

    • @stephenbeale4765
      @stephenbeale4765 Před 6 lety +8

      watch diana's full performance - it's incredible

    • @jermainejr11
      @jermainejr11 Před 5 lety +2

      Stephen Beale, it’s entrancing.

    • @alexross1997
      @alexross1997 Před 5 lety +3

      some, more like many lol..@@thesoubretteoftheopera7313 it frustrated me that it was a mere quarter tone or so that they were flat. like cmon ladies just a lil more and you got it.....

  • @adriangerardlopez9801
    @adriangerardlopez9801 Před 5 lety +187

    Diana Damrau for voice quality... For showmanship and comedy, I like Kristin

    • @quinndecamp9420
      @quinndecamp9420 Před 4 lety +19

      Honestly after watching Diana's whole performance I think her acting strikes me as more human than Kristen's. Kristen is playing it larger than life and it rocks, but...Diana but me in the feels with her facial expressions and timing in a way that Kristen doesn't in this role.

  • @benjaminwilliams8030
    @benjaminwilliams8030 Před 5 lety +210

    I’m a now convinced that Kristen Chenoweth is a goddess... 💚

  • @millenialguidesontech846
    @millenialguidesontech846 Před 4 lety +417

    Patricia's tongue be like: 👆 👇 👆 👇
    And it makes me uncomfortable

    • @chelsea_sarfo6388
      @chelsea_sarfo6388 Před 3 lety +19

      I was actually kind of scared for a minute there when I saw her tongue moving like that. I have trouble with my vibrato, but I certainly don't use my tongue.

    • @prizmarvalschi1319
      @prizmarvalschi1319 Před 3 lety +11

      @@chelsea_sarfo6388 if you watch it without audio it looks like she's gagging and or choking

    • @marcom.351
      @marcom.351 Před 3 lety

      *tongue

    • @stateofgrace03
      @stateofgrace03 Před 3 lety

      rose sawve kinda did it too

    • @stateofgrace03
      @stateofgrace03 Před 3 lety

      @@prizmarvalschi1319 ALSKKPAOKSK THATS SO FUNNY

  • @jacobelmahir7608
    @jacobelmahir7608 Před 6 lety +727

    For me it's a three way tie between Kristin for her performance and stage presence, Diana for her smoothness and clarity, and Natalie for going higher than anyone else and for her technique.

    • @bryguyf69
      @bryguyf69 Před 5 lety +25

      3:43 I'm sure Patricia's vibrating tongue would cum in handy in that threeway...

    • @reginageorge2034
      @reginageorge2034 Před 5 lety +1

      What about June and Barbra

    • @reecemarie2693
      @reecemarie2693 Před 5 lety

      I TOTALLY AGREE

    • @elenacoxon2456
      @elenacoxon2456 Před 5 lety +5

      She didnt go higher? She was the same lol

    • @thecook1993
      @thecook1993 Před 5 lety

      They all sang the same notes. Natalie had bad technique though which is why she developed nodes.

  • @TunaScroll
    @TunaScroll Před 6 lety +31

    My girl Diana Damrau had like the most deviously infectious laugh at the end and I love it so much. Kristen Cheneworth also made me laugh so much with her facial expressions and movement.

  • @lexxierowell
    @lexxierowell Před 4 lety +66

    Barbara Cook is really here originating the role and y'all aren't even saying she did it the best. She never knew how to read music, but she could still DO THAT

    • @dkimuk
      @dkimuk Před 2 lety +11

      Barbara Cook not only originated the role, but took direction from Bernstein's himself. If they do a comparison video of the "run" passages she's one of the few that articulates Bernstein's staccato score markings. So many others slur those passages.

    • @paragod333
      @paragod333 Před 11 měsíci

      @@dkimuk Unlike Kirsten who, as usual overdoes, overacts,etc. The humor is right there is the music. Leave it alone. Thanks to Miss Cook who follow direction from the composer, she is the BEST!

    • @donaldallen1771
      @donaldallen1771 Před 8 měsíci

      There is an interview with Barbara Cook where she talks about her struggles with this aria. But she obviously figured it out, genius that she was. What an artist!

  • @manthasagittarius1
    @manthasagittarius1 Před 4 lety +36

    Diana Damrau, including tipping the upper octave as a little garnish.

  • @TomIdelson
    @TomIdelson Před 6 lety +772

    Well, it's very hard to choose, because you have two type of performers here- Opera Singers and Actresses Singers (and few who do both), and between the Opera singers you have the Lyrical Sopranos who can hit the note, but you can tell are a bit scared of it, and you have Coloraturas who can do it more easily (for example Sumi Jo, Damrau and Dessay are all famous for singing Queen of Night which goes to top F, so Glitter's Eb sits really comfortably on their voices).
    Personally, I prefer it when an actress sings it- Barbara Cook (who originated the role) and Scarlet are brilliant, but for me Kristin the all-round winner as she does it perfectly in every sense!
    ALSO, please note that the LEGENDARY Edita Gruberova is in her 60s in this video (even late 60s!!), so give her a mother-f***ing standing ovation!!!
    Thanks again M.G for another brilliant super-cut x

    • @latsnojokelee6434
      @latsnojokelee6434 Před 4 lety +17

      I thought it was pretty amazing that Edita could still hit notes like that at her age. At that point usually women's voices have actually dropped down a little bit so that was pretty amazing.

    • @rat5800
      @rat5800 Před 4 lety

      I totally agree. They are also some light-lyrics in there,

    • @kennethwayne6857
      @kennethwayne6857 Před 3 lety +7

      Have you heard the younger Edita sing the original higher version of Zerbinetta's aria? Superb. I was lucky to hear her onstage (only once) in 'Puritani' in '91 and I cherish the memory.

    • @bbnffgvbnn8860
      @bbnffgvbnn8860 Před 2 lety

      Edita Gruberova is 60 , thats not an excuse ,60 is very young for an opera singer , Nellie melba at 65 could still sing beautifully

    • @bbnffgvbnn8860
      @bbnffgvbnn8860 Před 2 lety

      @@rat5800 Light Lyric is not a voice fach , coloratura isnt really a voice fach either it's more of a vocal skill and you aren't born a coloratura , and there are some dramatic sopranos who can sing coloratura

  • @Shahrdad
    @Shahrdad Před 6 lety +528

    No one has touched Barbara Cook in this music, and almost no one has sung the Hs in hahahaha the way Bernstein wanted like Barbara. Her E-flat was great, and she did this 8 times a week and twice on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

    • @DavidN369
      @DavidN369 Před 5 lety +7

      Word.

    • @cynaraslover
      @cynaraslover Před 5 lety +34

      THANK YOU! I grew up on the Barbara Cook original cast album that my parents bought immediately after seeing Candide when I was maybe five or six years old. Barbara remains the best followed by June Anderson. You can all keep the screechy Chenoweth.

    • @aliccolo
      @aliccolo Před 5 lety +6

      I also grew up on the soundtrack with Barbara Cook. It is on my iPod to this day. Hearing anyone besides her sing it is so strange to my ear. For me, her interpretation is perfection.

    • @mfaqd
      @mfaqd Před 5 lety +1

      Agree.

    • @CharlesHerschel
      @CharlesHerschel Před 4 lety +14

      I must agree. Barbara Cook also got all her laughs without shtick. But it did come, as Cunegonde says, at an awful cost. It nearly drove her to a nervous breakdown having to produce that song eight shows a week.

  • @ellaemani
    @ellaemani Před 4 lety +200

    okay y’all sleeping on sumi jo’s vocals tho 🥺 kristin definitely had the best performance but natalie absolutely killed it sowwy

    • @Lolo50000
      @Lolo50000 Před 3 lety +6

      Natalie was the only one who went up that octave at the end (idk the note but Christ) and for that she deserves way more praise

    • @beaglemusic
      @beaglemusic Před 2 lety +2

      I feel that-as much as I like Sumi Jo-she was *not* in tune…flat.

    • @christianbaquir2215
      @christianbaquir2215 Před 2 lety

      @@Lolo50000 Damrau too!! She and Dessay did the G#6 at the end!!

  • @Craze961
    @Craze961 Před 4 lety +12

    Sumi Jo was AMAZING! Diana had the ending just right with that hearty laugh. Christine is just iconic!

  • @lichyyyyy
    @lichyyyyy Před 6 lety +332

    That's some interesting climax... and title for a song

    • @NLidar
      @NLidar Před 6 lety +31

      Lichy Guevara If you did not know, "back then" gay meant being happy and joyful; not homosexual.

    • @lichyyyyy
      @lichyyyyy Před 6 lety +12

      Nuri Lidar Yeah, I knew that, but it still sounds funny

    • @WilliamBlakeHall
      @WilliamBlakeHall Před 5 lety

      The entire number is magical.

    • @joshua8483
      @joshua8483 Před 4 lety

      Lol what's funny about homosexuals

  • @thomasgareaubaritone627
    @thomasgareaubaritone627 Před 6 lety +283

    Hmmm....it's so shady to include Edita singing this aria at 70 when there are plenty of good recordings available (and everybody else here has clips in their prime....).
    I like many of the ladies, but I didn't know Rose Sawvel. Going to look her up!

  • @abrahamo90
    @abrahamo90 Před 4 lety +411

    Including technique, sound and the character portraying:
    1.- Kristine
    2.- Scarlett Straller
    3.- Rose Sawve. I was putting in here Patricia Petibon, but her tongue really triggers me, she's not using a correct techinique.

    • @luongvunam3528
      @luongvunam3528 Před 3 lety +15

      agree! and i love how kristen sings''fraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaance''!

    • @fairy5668
      @fairy5668 Před 3 lety +8

      How did you not put Diana? She acted too

    • @fuddafirst
      @fuddafirst Před 3 lety +3

      when we talk about these legends we often forget how great Kristin PLAYS. Plus, she could sing that on a rollercoaster, you wouldn't hear the difference.

    • @dianaaljadeff2983
      @dianaaljadeff2983 Před 3 lety +2

      Everybody forgot Barbara Cook who introduced the Song and also performed it

    • @taraskat
      @taraskat Před 2 lety +2

      My favorites here are Kristin Chenoweth (such richness of tone!), Barbara Cook, and Natalie Dessay. Honorable mentions to Meagan Miller and Sumi Jo. I normally love Diana Damrau, but I didn't love her tone here (maybe the sound quality hurt her here?). I would have loved to see Harolyn Blackwell (from the 1997 Broadway revival) included as well.
      (Sorry, I meant this as a comment on the main post, but I guess I will leave it here, too.)

  • @ZSMVids
    @ZSMVids Před 3 lety +30

    While Kristen's was more comical, I truly think Barbara's Cook's performance was purely phenomenal. The class and power she commands with her voice makes her sound like so very lavish. I listen to her version all the time. I love it.

    • @AndrewRudin
      @AndrewRudin Před 2 lety +1

      Cook... COOK, you idiots! The original and still never equalled.

    • @pglover64
      @pglover64 Před 4 měsíci

      I agree! Cook’s voice is so pristine and delicate . Her voice reminds me of songbirds for some reason!

  • @CrapBag
    @CrapBag Před 6 lety +481

    Technically diana and Natalie sang a whole octave above their last note lol

    • @anastapatsak
      @anastapatsak Před 4 lety +4

      Hey, good to see you here! Love your vids 😄

    • @creepybabysun9666
      @creepybabysun9666 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Yeah Natalie and Diana are one of the only singers who hit a G#6 at the end!

  • @peterbuttersings9322
    @peterbuttersings9322 Před 6 lety +299

    It’s probably Diana followed very closely by Natalie, although I enjoyed the dynamics used by Sabine. And Kristin’s is just a classic!

    • @jermainejr11
      @jermainejr11 Před 5 lety

      PeterButterSings
      You’re in my thoughts. My post elaborates.

  • @jenniferlogan4914
    @jenniferlogan4914 Před 4 lety +18

    Once again, Barbara Cook.She sings without exaggeration and any trace of “ham” and the irony is delivered in a subtle way, without recourse to the burlesque of miss Chynoweth , great artist that she is. A prime example of less is more, plus a gorgeous voice and the clearest diction, she lets the music and lyrics do there work, never stooping to low comedy, sheer brilliance.

  • @sts.5205
    @sts.5205 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Natalie of course. The whole performance is amazing, voice and acting !

  • @RonnieStewartJr
    @RonnieStewartJr Před 6 lety +1175

    I think the best were Kristen, Diana, and June. The worst were Patricia (THAT TONGUE WTF) and Edita.

    • @lisaautrey9554
      @lisaautrey9554 Před 6 lety +16

      June's eyes!

    • @jamesburke4507
      @jamesburke4507 Před 6 lety +40

      Yeah that tongues was just cray-cray, and Edita's like... what.. 70?

    • @mpsmithpt2001
      @mpsmithpt2001 Před 6 lety +59

      Poor example of Edita’s singing. She was brilliant.

    • @mpsmithpt2001
      @mpsmithpt2001 Před 6 lety +10

      Lisa Autrey: June has eye/vision problems. Quite unfortunate.

    • @kareninalabama
      @kareninalabama Před 6 lety +36

      mpsmithpt2001: THANK you! That's what I came here to say. Edita was singing notes in the stratosphere long before many of these young women were even born. When she was in her prime, she was the dramatic coloratura to beat (well, ok - maybe she *and* Dame Joan.)

  • @gracebrady3162
    @gracebrady3162 Před 5 lety +9

    Scarlett's first note here has always given me chills

  • @ainanavalona6888
    @ainanavalona6888 Před 4 lety +20

    Diana Damrau is so special. 😍😍😍 She feels what she sings. And that makes her a Diva for me.

  • @jennalor6863
    @jennalor6863 Před 5 lety +5

    All the voices that made it like a stage performance and not just a piece of music were all my favorite. Even if it wasnt like extreme, facial movements, tone, the little giggles at the end of them, all great

    • @MrsSedley
      @MrsSedley Před 3 měsíci

      There's acting and then there's mugging. Less is more.

  • @derrick1889
    @derrick1889 Před 5 lety +118

    @1:24 she did a sforzando on the E-flat... She's a witch!!! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

  • @jermainejr11
    @jermainejr11 Před 5 lety +294

    I’m a coloratura connoisseur. I like to think.
    Kristin - theatrically & vocally is outstanding in this aria, and is and has been for years my 2nd favorite performance of all time. When I think of “Glitter and Be Gay” I do think of her performance, though she is not my #1 performance of all time. This is quintessential Cunegonde though. Slayage Kristin.
    Daniela - cute.
    Sabine - vocally, she is a coloratura monster. She needs to watch for going sharp though.
    Edita - I’m disappointed. She knew better than to sing that at that age. It was funny though. 😂
    Edited: Not being agist - she is a Queen thru and thru.....but she could’ve left this song alone.
    June - YASSSSS QUEEN. What Red candy did she have before going on. 😂
    Simone - theatrically, I’d pay to watch that! That spin is glorious when she’s actually singing.
    Scarlett - THAT is a pretty damn voice! Top note was questionable.
    Barbara - cute! Edit: HELLA cute - she sounds so lovely actually!
    Petibon - no words. She’s singing flatter and flatter. I do love one of her recordings though, just not this one. #tongue 😐
    Rose - sing Diva.
    Constance - I’m not sure....that dress. Edit: she nailed every note but like 1.5 of them. Hahah!
    Megan - was decently great but that orchestra up to the climax....😒
    Sumi - THAT VOICE. Piercingly gorgeous. She did go a little flat at times.
    Dessay - IS MY QUEEN and slaysssss her performance to artistic mastery (voice, acting, technique). She is in my top 2 coloraturas of ALL TIME. Definitely my third best performance ever! WHEN I NEED A COLORATURA FIX, I GO THE DESSAY ROUTE.
    Diana - IS THE BEST HANDS DOWN. WATCH. THE. WHOLE. PERFORMANCE. I get chills every single time I watch it.

    • @MrLuis85698
      @MrLuis85698 Před 4 lety +7

      Jermaine Woodard Jr. are you really a coloratura expert or you are just a fan ?

    • @kairitkolk6641
      @kairitkolk6641 Před 3 lety +5

      Diana💞💞

    • @beaglemusic
      @beaglemusic Před 2 lety +3

      Bernstein wrote that part with Barbara Cook in mind. I would have loved to see a video of her performance in her prime.

    • @MrLuis85698
      @MrLuis85698 Před rokem

      @@michaelsinclair9010 thats what I thought

    • @MrsSedley
      @MrsSedley Před 3 měsíci

      No coloratura connoisseur would put Chenoweth first. In that respect Anderson is peerless. Damrau too, of course, but overdone at the end.

  • @PensadorProfundo42
    @PensadorProfundo42 Před 2 lety +5

    Maegan Miller's note is ENORMOUS and gorgeous. That is what happens when a spectacular Wagnerian soprano does a coloratura showpiece.

  • @salemsaberhagan
    @salemsaberhagan Před 3 lety +7

    Everyone be dropping names & making lists & here I am with my own: it's a tie for first position between the first pink gown lady & the elegant white gown lady. Then the old lady in gold, then the young lady in gold, then the green one, & lastly the one in black who stood on the sofa simply coz she had spirit.

  • @chiviny8512
    @chiviny8512 Před 6 lety +82

    3:44 lmao, her tongue is... freaky

    • @thatoneannoyingsoprano8066
      @thatoneannoyingsoprano8066 Před 5 lety +3

      NPC 7384976 god i hate when people shake their heads for vibrato. i saw an actress who played the mom in finding neverland doing it to fake some sense of vibrato and it was the worst

    • @arkadit671
      @arkadit671 Před 4 lety +6

      If you don't do vibrato correctly then it can actually cause major problems later with singing. Whenever I see little kids being forced to do vibrato it makes me so angry. Vibrato comes with age, it cannot be faked if you want a good sound and or long career

    • @CaneFumatore
      @CaneFumatore Před 4 lety +1

      @The Flying Dutchman Vibrato is not produced by the diaphragm, it's produced in the throat.

  • @williampelto6095
    @williampelto6095 Před 6 lety +119

    You can't beat a legend: Barbara Cook. Pure vocal prowess - no theatrics needed.

    • @AndrewRudin
      @AndrewRudin Před 2 lety +6

      You're SO right. No one comes close to her. Vocally perfection, including flawless diction. AND... her characterization is SO superior, so hilarious and jaded, compared to the mugging of Chenowith

    • @williamskelton325
      @williamskelton325 Před rokem +1

      Vocally it's the cleanest of everyone's (some got pitchy) id love to be able to travel in time and see her do this live

    • @theyluvtwoset.13
      @theyluvtwoset.13 Před rokem

      @@AndrewRudinKristin is great, but her Glinda ruined it for me. Barbara wins this one.

  • @AmritaGopal
    @AmritaGopal Před 4 lety +45

    I agree Kristin TOTALLY nailed it, but can we give a lil love to my girl Diana Damrau? She was pretty incredible as well.

  • @bdarci
    @bdarci Před 5 lety +20

    Barbara Cook. No question. Unfortunately by the time she started a concert career, she was no longer singing that, or to quote her, "I ain’t been gonna singing that for a long time"

    • @beggandpartners
      @beggandpartners Před rokem

      I heard her sing it in concert a couple of times, but the n there was no one greater than Cook. God Bless her

  • @MyDarkmarc
    @MyDarkmarc Před 6 lety +96

    The definitive version has to be the original version done by the incomparable Miss. Barbara Cook who originated the role in the musical Candide when it opened on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theater on December 1, 1956 the musical ran for only 73 performances but because the score was recorded Candide is the only musical flop to come back later with a different book and staging to become a hit. It was Barbara Cook's coloratura soprano range that won her the role of Cunegonde in Leonard Bernstein's 1956 operetta Candide, in which she debuted the show-stopping and vocally demanding comic aria "Glitter and Be Gay."

    • @robinpantoja499
      @robinpantoja499 Před 4 lety

      Marc Kagan no one cares that much

    • @agdalanzarini8974
      @agdalanzarini8974 Před 4 lety +1

      The fact that I had to scroll a good while to find another Barbara Cook stan trully disgusts me.

    • @paragod333
      @paragod333 Před 11 měsíci

      @@robinpantoja499 Speak for yourself...not everyone!

  • @EllaEllaEh
    @EllaEllaEh Před 5 lety +16

    Barbara Cook was the first person I’ve heard sing this, and to me she’s perfection.

    • @kristinehatkinson7323
      @kristinehatkinson7323 Před rokem

      I saw original, and frankly, didn't remember this particular solo until Kristen years later (we were all more interrested in watching Kate Hepburn in the audience, front row!). Was Barbara Cook tired, not giving the character its all? At any rate-- all of these sopranos were lovely, and had a different touch. Best has no meaning when you have a great composition and a great artist performing it. Thanks to compositor of this collectiion , bravo.

  • @GuadalupeGuacamole
    @GuadalupeGuacamole Před 5 lety +22

    2:46
    What I imagine I look like yelling at my kids:

  • @derrick1889
    @derrick1889 Před 5 lety +5

    June's voice is classically perfect. Nothing out of place at all!!

    • @MrsSedley
      @MrsSedley Před 3 měsíci

      Agreed, And she doesn't overdo it - she didn't dare with Lenny conducting. Scarlett Strallen is amazingly good.

  • @jackl.gansner6102
    @jackl.gansner6102 Před 6 lety +44

    3:44 “PATRICIA” vine references daily thank you v much

  • @blackngoldcuttlefish3390
    @blackngoldcuttlefish3390 Před 6 lety +77

    Natalie, I love her. Diana makes everything seem so effortless, I'm jealous! And I like Kristin's...she makes it seem effortless in her own way, where people can focus on the acting and the singing just goes along with it, no struggle. I liked Patricia Petibon's too, I was surprised. June and Rose were strong, too.

  • @ozguy80
    @ozguy80 Před 5 lety +4

    June Anderson ..... stunning, especially when you hear her sing the whole thing.

  • @anyastuart7517
    @anyastuart7517 Před 4 lety +51

    Okay, now I want to see a performance of Phantom of the Opera with Kristin as Christine and Diana as Carlotta.

  • @gonrlm7673
    @gonrlm7673 Před 6 lety +22

    Natalie Dessay!! Not only is she perfect acoustically, she is also able to give total credibility to the character making it her very own. Bravo !

  • @bobkohler5199
    @bobkohler5199 Před 6 lety +20

    Kristin, best comic actress and best interpreter of the song.

  • @jeremiad1962
    @jeremiad1962 Před 3 lety +9

    Scarlett Strallen did the best job of both singing AND acting it. (Watch her sing the entire thing sometime - it's delicious) Kristen was great at hamming it up, but that nasal tone makes for a seriously unpleasant listening experience. On the singing front, I enjoyed several of the opera singers (particularly Anderson, Jo and Dessay), but there's always a great fondness for the original...

  • @KeithOtisEdwards
    @KeithOtisEdwards Před rokem +2

    What are you guys talking about? They're *_ALL_* spectacular, marvelous, and wonderful !
    Every one is great, even June Anderson, who has the wide vibrato that I don't care for.

  • @calebcasas4399
    @calebcasas4399 Před 6 lety +82

    Patricia’s tongue

  • @YulesArts
    @YulesArts Před 5 lety +24

    As a person who isn't familiar with musicals, my personal favorite performance-wise is Kristen because she was the most hilarious to me and she sang it in her own way, and added a bit of her personality to the song and i feel like she genuinelu enjoyed singing it! But voice-wise? I don't think anyone can beat Barbara Cook. I just love how clear and bright her voice is! She sang the 'h's when 'hahaha'-ing so clearly and the high notes are just impeccable! So yeah that's just my personal opinion. I think they all sang it really well, but these two are my absolute favs ❤

  • @MrRaccoon92
    @MrRaccoon92 Před 2 lety +3

    Kristin smile and scream when she saw the crown then wears it, always put a smile on my face. its a definition of pure excitment 🥰🥰🥰
    This song deliverance of character is one of its main key point and Kristin definietly took the crown!

  • @Rose-ry6gm
    @Rose-ry6gm Před 3 lety +5

    Glitter? Check. Gayness? CHECK.
    I won.

  • @mckenna8663
    @mckenna8663 Před 6 lety +6

    Perfection... Barbara Cook, of course
    Beautiful voice plus incredible stage presence... Kristin
    Stunning and Crystal clear (took my breath away)...Sumi

  • @savtay9219
    @savtay9219 Před 6 lety +5

    Scarlett's notes leading up to the top note have a really smooth quality

  • @pompeedooz8353
    @pompeedooz8353 Před 4 lety +8

    The way Patricia petibon’s tongue moved... is um... something

  • @caya7688
    @caya7688 Před 5 lety +14

    2:26 when the musics just too damn good

  • @savannaherickson7230
    @savannaherickson7230 Před 6 lety +5

    Opinions --
    Kristin - I love her presence
    Daniela - Sounding a little forced there you okay?
    Sabine - Weird Crescendo much
    Edita - vibrato / Idk what else.
    June -Niiice
    Simone - She sounds like she's screaming
    Scarlett - I really like her
    Barbara - She didn't hold the notes long enough?
    Patricia - THAT TONGUE THO
    Rose - Good job!
    Constance - Good Job!
    Meagan - Dang that's a long note there
    Diana- WOW YAY *cough cough* Lovely stage presence and range.
    Sumi Jo - I love you
    Natalie - She kinda scares me

  • @erniesings6855
    @erniesings6855 Před 6 lety +88

    Hands down the goddess Barbara Cook

    • @chiedu90069
      @chiedu90069 Před 6 lety +10

      Yes, the fabulous Barbara Cook sang it 8 times a week!

  • @carolvogelman5261
    @carolvogelman5261 Před 4 lety +1

    I am utterly charmed at her giggle at the end followed by the cutest face of confusion! Her style is not to really penetrate the fourth wall, she is much more subtle and less campy then Chenowith bit she plays the camera so that we see bits of her then she is off again in her fantasy!

  • @mothmaiden4413
    @mothmaiden4413 Před 4 lety +61

    Everyone here sleeping on Sumi smh
    (5:49)

  • @buya3671
    @buya3671 Před 5 lety +9

    They are all great! Barbara Cook, the originator of the role, will always be my favorite

  • @dale19532
    @dale19532 Před 5 lety +4

    Barbara Cook with no contest! Beautiful crystal clear notes, plus she hits all of the Ha Ha's as written, without eliding through them!

  • @parileebijou6099
    @parileebijou6099 Před 4 lety +8

    Scarlett Strallen. I love her and she acts so well too!

  • @tyrakristiansen7188
    @tyrakristiansen7188 Před 4 lety +3

    Kristin, Barbara and Diana were the only ones that i was able to listen to without cringing because the others had so much tension and was pushing the notes.. As someone who struggles with tension, it hurts my throat so badly

  • @krysmariehudson9953
    @krysmariehudson9953 Před 6 lety +40

    In my opinion, I just love the stage presence of Kristin in theatre, but I love the way Daniella performed it in concert with orchestra, no strain, just naturally!

  • @linnmullin9847
    @linnmullin9847 Před 3 lety +8

    Gotta love Kristin! She's the best! I heard that Madeline Kahn was a classically -trained Soprano and she could also sing this song. If there's a video of her singing it, I'm sure everyone would love to see and hear her singing it.

    • @indohyus6823
      @indohyus6823 Před rokem

      m.czcams.com/video/yifsLY6j6tQ/video.html
      Here it is! She performed this in 1968 at a birthday event for Leonard Bernstein. This was quite early in her career. She was 26 at the time. She gives an INCREDIBLE performance.

  • @Edward-W
    @Edward-W Před 4 lety +5

    Diana Damrau all the way! How is everyone here sleeping on her? Probably the most technically sound singer here and also has the performance down! Natalie Dessay is crazy as well :D

    • @musical-chick-134
      @musical-chick-134 Před 4 lety +2

      I am ALWAYS down to talk about how much I love Diana Damrau. She truly is the queen.

  • @nimuedamon1936
    @nimuedamon1936 Před 3 lety +8

    Me, an alto who can only reach this in my whistle tones: TwT

  • @simpechchansophea2768
    @simpechchansophea2768 Před 6 lety +150

    I adore Edita Gruberova in this video so much. She's maybe 70 years old or more than this. But, she still can sing this aria even there are some mistakes with her. But, she's amazing. 😍😍😘😘

    • @beccaeaton9389
      @beccaeaton9389 Před 6 lety

      Sim Pechchansophea I definitely agree! I love Edita. She was absolutely beautiful in her prime!

    • @janicevanrooy
      @janicevanrooy Před 5 lety +6

      Cody Weaver-Carlson she was about 70 years old there, remember

    • @ninjaturtle3525
      @ninjaturtle3525 Před 4 lety +1

      @@codyweaver-carlson8576 Here's a recording of her when she wasn't old just in case anyone's curious: czcams.com/video/dv32GNnmO5A/video.html

    • @robertl7584
      @robertl7584 Před 3 lety +1

      I heard and watched Edita's Zerbinetta several times in Hamburg during the 1979 - 1980 season. It was more than perfect in every way. It was the most exciting thing I've ever experienced. However, I don't think she's doing herself a favor with this number at this age. But maybe she's just having fun, and her fans marvel, that she can still hit those notes. A living legend.

  • @i_lily
    @i_lily Před 5 lety +12

    3:11 when I'm singing in the shower and i see a spider

  • @harrisonfreiman1402
    @harrisonfreiman1402 Před 2 lety +2

    i’m so obsessed with the orchestra in this song!!

  • @raymondtung5439
    @raymondtung5439 Před 4 lety +2

    1:35 I just can't with that face

  • @PlugInKali
    @PlugInKali Před 3 lety +3

    Voicewise I love both Kristin and Natalie, but performacewise Kristin was just spot on during the whole aria.

  • @kylecolasurdo927
    @kylecolasurdo927 Před 6 lety +59

    Kristin is that even a question

  • @mugenjie
    @mugenjie Před 2 lety +1

    Danrau and Dessay cackling up to a G#6. Diana’s singing is the strongest here, in terms of resonance.

  • @soupysandwich1836
    @soupysandwich1836 Před 3 lety +1

    Kristin and Rose kept such rich notes combined with adorable acting! Love them!

  • @PurpleDropsOnRoses
    @PurpleDropsOnRoses Před 4 lety +9

    Natalie’s FACE when she hit that last high note!!! 😂 She couldn’t believe it either!

    • @ianl707
      @ianl707 Před 4 lety +2

      She certainly did believe it. She is one of the few sopranos who could manage the 2 x G6s in Popoli di TessagliaIo non chiedo (K316 by Mozart). She used the complete range from Eb6 to Ab6 in various pieces.

    • @akherousia
      @akherousia Před 11 měsíci

      She could sing much higher notes, for her this aria is an easy one.

  • @austinharris4
    @austinharris4 Před 6 lety +5

    Diana Damrau took the cake, she slayed it! June Anderson and Constance Hauman did well too

  • @torradablindada
    @torradablindada Před 4 lety +8

    *cries in alto*

  • @Rysanekfan
    @Rysanekfan Před 5 lety +3

    Cook is the only one who sings the music straight, and with a delicious twinkle in her voice. It’s also interesting to listen to her interviews with regard to preparing the piece. I was also pleased to read in her memoir that her approach was to sing and interpret the aria in an authentic manner, and to not exaggerate its humor.