Expect the unexpected

[vettecat]

A quite possibly unique performance on "Britain's Got Talent"...

Thanks to debgeisler for the pointer!

Comments

[osewalrus.livejournal.com]

He can sing both parts of What's Opera Doc! Sign him up!

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Hee! That would be fun...

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

Very cool! I admit it was also the last thing I expected to hear come out of his mouth also. I don't know opera at all, but I take it he did very well.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

It's usually sung in a different range (see e.g. this previous winner for a more classic presentation), so that was a bit odd, but his voice is just astounding. (I never knew there was such a thing as a "counter tenor.")

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, I was afraid it was going to be Miss Boyle again. Nicely done, dude! I wonder if he can break a wineglass.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't be surprised!

[c1.livejournal.com]

I was a bit... unhinged about this; mostly because Puccini's Nessun Dorma (from Turandot) is to be sung by a tenor.
Indeed, it's the part of Turandot when princess Turandot commands all her subjects that no-one shall sleep that night until the identity of the unknown prince (Calaf) is discovered (whereupon she, under the terms of a bargain, would be allowed to execute Calaf). Should the sun rise before his identity is known, Turandot is to be wed to Calaf, a fate that she does not want.
While the princess and her subjects work on discovering his name, Calaf sings about how no-one will sleep, and he will see the sun rise, whereupon he will take Turandot to be his bride.
So yeah, I'd have been more thrilled to hear him sing something from Turandot's side of the story, but it didn't work for me to hear a tenor role sung in soprano.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you were an opera fan! I'm only familiar in passing, but I did think this was an odd choice... I can only assume he was showing off how high he can go.

[c1.livejournal.com]

Yeah, so I guess I came out of the closet with that one. Geekery knows no bounds. :)
Were it me, I'd have picked something more appropriate to the range-- a female part for sure.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

I imagine he'll use a different song for the next round of competition.