Radio KAOM: Kathleen Battle singing "Della crudele Isotta"

 One of the world's greatest sopranos

Kathleen Battle

"Della crudele Isotta" 

from Gaetano Donizetti's opera, 

L'elisir d'amore

With
Luciano Pavarotti 

Metropolitan Opera 1991

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/R3tpQ9q2YOA

MUSIC: Mozart's "Ach, ich fühl's" performed by Kathleen Battle

Gloriously Gorgeous

Kathleen Battle

"Ach, ich fühl's"

from 

Mozart's The Magic Flute (Act 2)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

conducted by

James Levine

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/PVa9F_CO65k

MUSIC: Kathleen Battle sings "Voices of Spring" by Johann Strauss II

The Glorious Joy of Spring!!!!

Let us celebrate

The arrival of SPRING

With my favorite soprano

Most of you will know this piece

Even if you don't particularly like this type of Music

Listen just to hear the amazing vocal gymnastics

Kathleen is truly amazing

Kathleen Battle

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by

Herbert von Karajan

performing

"Frühlingsstimmen"

(Voices of Spring)

by

Johann Strauss II

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/TF0XSkb7TyM

MUSIC: Kathleen Battle sings "Voices of Spring" by Johann Strauss II

One of the Greatest Voices in Human History

This piece is extraordinarily difficult

And yet, Kathleen makes it sound so effortless

We are so fortunate to be alive

To hear such an exquisite, glorious voice

She has clearly been touched by the Divine

Kathleen Battle

performing the waltz

"Frühlingsstimmen"

("Voices of Spring") 

by 

Johann Strauss II

conducted by 

Herbert von Karajan

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/TF0XSkb7TyM

MUSIC: Kathleen Battle & Wynton Marsalis performing "Let the Bright Seraphim"

WOW PERFECTION WOW

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

I hope you don't miss this one

Thanks to a Friend of AOM for sending this to us

The perfect duet for this glorious music

"Joyous. For once the trumpet is given its due and we hear a duet, as intended. Both musicians are superb, No problems of balance here for me, it's not supposed to be a contest! The brightness of Marsalis is beautifully matched by Battle's ringing, focused tone." (YouTube Comment)

"The most beautiful musical collaboration of all times. I never get tired of listening to this. Wynton is superb and Kathleen's voice is literally heavenly." (YouTube Comment)

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Kathleen Battle & Wynton Marsalis

"Let the Bright Seraphim" from "Samson"

by 

George Frideric Händel

YouTube Direct Link:  https://youtu.be/SUOTq_xGWpE

MUSIC: "Lovers" sung by Kathleen Battle

GORGEOUS!!!

House Of Flying Daggers is one of the most artistically beautiful films I've seen. Engaging Story, Brilliant Acting, Beautiful Music and the Cinematography is Gloriously Gorgeous, Artistic, and Truly Special. I highly recommend watching this film. If you decide to watch, I suggest watching it in English first to get the story, then watch it again in Chinese to get the true voices of the actors. 

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The Great

Kathleen Battle 

sings

"Lovers"

Composed by

Shigeru Umebayashi 

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/HvRKkIlyaXc

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LYRICS:

There was a field in my old town 

Where we always played hand in hand 

The wind was gently touching the grass 

We were so young so fearless 

Then I dreamt over and over of 

You holding me tight under the stars 

I made a promise to my dear Lord 

I will love you forever 

Time has passed so much has changed 

But the field remains in my heart 

Oh where are you? 

I need to tell you, I still love you 

So I reach out for you 

And you fly around me like a butterfly 

Your voice still echoes in my heart 

You are my true love 

There was a field in my old town 

Where in spring all flowers blossomed wide

We were chasing butterflies 

Hand in hand till close of day 

Your voice still echoes in my heart

MUSIC: Kathleen Battle sings "Ach, ich fühl's" from Mozart's 'The Magic Flute'

EXQUISITE BEAUTY!

Parmina's (Kathleen Battle) heart is broken when her boyfriend, Tamino, refuses to speak to her, not knowing that he has taken a vow of silence in order to pass a test to win her love. When she approaches him and he apparently ignores her, she sings that she feels as if her life is over.

Ah, I feel it, it has disappeared

Forever gone love¹s  happiness!

Nevermore will come the hour of bliss

Back to my heart!

See, Tamino, these tears,

Flowing, beloved,  for you alone!

If you don't feel the longing of love

Then there will be peace in death!

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Mozart

"Ach, ich fühl's" 

from

The Magic Flute

performed by

Kathleen Battle

James Levine

conducting

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra