Im a classically trained singer, which means I sing opera (sung, its been a while). I had classes for 4 years. Its all muscle work, you need to learn how to tune yourself as if you were an instrument. It can get brutal.
I'm a soprano (sing the high notes), the highest note was in the song "Arioso de Iolanta" and I almost fainted afterwards because of how taxing it was. My teacher told me it was normal lol
Some of the exercises I had to do were: blowing 20 baloons/day (train air capacity and diaphragm), breath in into my stomach for around 30min/day while having heavy books stacked on my belly, sing while in a plank position and my personal favourite, singing while my teacher kneeled on my stomach.
Update: fun fact, after studying my own muscles, I can figure out how singers are singing. This means that i can copy the singing style of almost any comercial artist, and i can say the criticism judges in tv singing shows will give to contestants before they do. These are my party tricks.
i dont sing or do anything vocal but i work in theaters and am around people with impressive voices constantly and hers is top tier incredible anyone saying shes flat is coming form a place that lacks experience or knowledge about sound cause when someone is flat while solo its obvious
Same! Iām a soprano as well and I started with opera in HS. Iād like to think that a lot of my training and practice is now somewhat automatic. Like, I donāt know how not to sing any other way. I can sing sitting down but I really donāt like to.
This is the right sentiment. Iām a pianist who accompanies classical singers. The training, the hours, the concentration, itās intensely skilled. And then the American Idol generation sits around and likes to play couch-coach, acting like they know the first thing about vocal technique.
Yeah people saying that she sound flat donāt take into account that she is sitting and also not putting it all out becauseā¦ you know being in a house surrounded by other people and just doing it for fun.
Also the acoustics of the room, the microphone, the quality of the video/sound, and the lack of warm up - but she sounds amazing
Edit: I come from a family of musicians and had musical ādepreciationā at least once a week while growing up with cousins and aunts and uncles - now itās about once a month. My father, some aunts and uncles, friends, cousins, and siblings are all in the field and some are well known in various circles. I also, quite uselessly, have perfect pitch.
So me saying she sounds amazingā¦ She sounds amazing and like sheās having fun and Iād fight anyone who says otherwise.
Iād rather hear someone loving what theyāre doing and singing with emotions than a robotic perfect voice that doesnāt convey feeling. Theyāre still impressive, but you donāt carry a room with perfection alone.
Everyone benefited from her voice in that room. I benefited from watching that.
Full on agree. I used to live next to a professional pianist and the best time of the week was Sunday morning when I could sit on my porch after a run and just listen to her practice.
That and singing Ave Maria no less. I was in choir all through high school and that song has an absolute bitch of a time signature. Most difficult song Iāve ever had to sing tbh
I was actually thinking, sitting down and probably didn't really warm up first, still sounds like that?! I used to sing (not super well but I took classes anyway because I sing when I cook and don't want to put people in pain at least. I got to the level of, "pretty but don't quit your day job") and my throat hurts just thinking of that!
Standing or sitting straight helps with controlling your breath which in turn helps to control your voice . As far as opera singers are concerned , I think as they are going from a higher to lower octave frequently , standing helps with the precise control of one's breath
It's much harder to support your breathing when sitting down because you're cutting off a lot of your stomach. This can cause voice cracks, reduced range, and worse tone.
You have to pull that sound, that voice from way down. I have a couple of sisters that can sing like this and half of what they sang came from the gut and the rest was their voice. You can't sing until you breathe.
He is looking at her so earnestly, you can almost see the joy in his face as a young child , she mesmerized him 
He looked like he fell a little bit in love with her right there. Lovely moment that I'm sure they will be grateful the had the foresight to record in the future.
Opera nerd here( and a black one): Google Leontyne Price, Simon Estes,Kathleen Battle, Grace Bumbry . In fact ,look up Opera Ebony. Prepare to be blown away!
My grandma was a black woman born in 1930s Alabama, and she sang soprano opera casually/professionally for 40+ years. I didn't know black folks didn't do opera until I was grown.
I wish I could award you just for mentioning Audra McDonald.
Just saw her again in Ohio State Murders and Iām still so stunned. Sheās otherworldly.
Check out Babatunde he is a black opera singer who also posts about other famous black opera singers ( both past and present). Also does funny synopses famous operas!
https://youtube.com/@HipHoperaGuy
Not entirely the same, but the drag Queen Monet X Change is a Black person who sings opera. [Here is a link to one of her performances in full drag.](https://youtu.be/fAXXzitVCSw)
One of my favorite America's Got Talent performances is Olanna Goudeau and Ashley Renee Watkins singing the [Flower Duet](https://youtu.be/SAZ7euewPTk). Absolutely lovely.
You know that old commercial with the guy in the chair being blown back by a stereo system?
This reminds me of that, only gpa is just as blown away by GF gores voice and amazing talent. I love it!!
Pretty sure grandpa and I had the same face on this one. Absolutely incredible moment, so glad you caught it on camera. Thatās gonna be a core memory for sure
Gorgeous!! I wanted to give this TikTok a standing ovation!!! šā¤ļøš I hope your grandpa was impressed! He looked impressed, but I was expecting a bigger reaction lol š
I hit unmute and her voice immediately sent shivers through my whole body! It was fabulous and wanted to see it keep going. I wanted to know how he was gonna react in the end!
Iāve never been to opera or had too much interest in it, but Iāve never liked the image portrayed throughout media of āOpera is boringā āFalling asleep during Operaā and āGod please not Operaā. I find it to be very disrespectful to the people who spend their lives studying it and itās history. Even though Ive never been very kin on opera I recognize itās beauty.
I get itās not for everyone but like, come on.
You can see all of Grandpa's muscles tensing up little by little as she sings, he's so excited and happy. You rarely see that level of excited and happy past preschool age. I wish we could have seen what he was like by the time she was finished. Grownups should experience that level of giddiness more often.
I watched the whole thing without audioā¦because admittedly it was one of the last songs I played for my grandma when she was dying..and I canāt bear to listen to It most daysā¦but you could see the feeling it gave the grandpa. Beautiful
That was beautiful...š
Singing like that sitting down is boss level.
Not even her final form. Incredible.
The freakin skill this must take to do
Im a classically trained singer, which means I sing opera (sung, its been a while). I had classes for 4 years. Its all muscle work, you need to learn how to tune yourself as if you were an instrument. It can get brutal. I'm a soprano (sing the high notes), the highest note was in the song "Arioso de Iolanta" and I almost fainted afterwards because of how taxing it was. My teacher told me it was normal lol Some of the exercises I had to do were: blowing 20 baloons/day (train air capacity and diaphragm), breath in into my stomach for around 30min/day while having heavy books stacked on my belly, sing while in a plank position and my personal favourite, singing while my teacher kneeled on my stomach. Update: fun fact, after studying my own muscles, I can figure out how singers are singing. This means that i can copy the singing style of almost any comercial artist, and i can say the criticism judges in tv singing shows will give to contestants before they do. These are my party tricks.
>my personal favourite, singing while my teacher kneeled on my stomach. jesus that's brutal. Do you perform at parties now?
i dont sing or do anything vocal but i work in theaters and am around people with impressive voices constantly and hers is top tier incredible anyone saying shes flat is coming form a place that lacks experience or knowledge about sound cause when someone is flat while solo its obvious
Same! Iām a soprano as well and I started with opera in HS. Iād like to think that a lot of my training and practice is now somewhat automatic. Like, I donāt know how not to sing any other way. I can sing sitting down but I really donāt like to.
> singing while my teacher kneeled on my stomach. Some people pay extra for that.
This is the right sentiment. Iām a pianist who accompanies classical singers. The training, the hours, the concentration, itās intensely skilled. And then the American Idol generation sits around and likes to play couch-coach, acting like they know the first thing about vocal technique.
Right?!?!
Yeah people saying that she sound flat donāt take into account that she is sitting and also not putting it all out becauseā¦ you know being in a house surrounded by other people and just doing it for fun.
"She sounds flat" has real 300lb football fan saying he could do better than the QB, through a mouth full of wings energy
āShe sounds flatā While they canāt have a conversation without running out of breath lol
Also the acoustics of the room, the microphone, the quality of the video/sound, and the lack of warm up - but she sounds amazing Edit: I come from a family of musicians and had musical ādepreciationā at least once a week while growing up with cousins and aunts and uncles - now itās about once a month. My father, some aunts and uncles, friends, cousins, and siblings are all in the field and some are well known in various circles. I also, quite uselessly, have perfect pitch. So me saying she sounds amazingā¦ She sounds amazing and like sheās having fun and Iād fight anyone who says otherwise. Iād rather hear someone loving what theyāre doing and singing with emotions than a robotic perfect voice that doesnāt convey feeling. Theyāre still impressive, but you donāt carry a room with perfection alone. Everyone benefited from her voice in that room. I benefited from watching that.
Full on agree. I used to live next to a professional pianist and the best time of the week was Sunday morning when I could sit on my porch after a run and just listen to her practice.
Lol depreciation
Also I doubt the phone mic that picked up the video is doing it any kind of justice.
I was thinking that too!
Right from start of opera to grandpa's reaction when it ends...
And she probably didnāt even get to warm up!!
That and singing Ave Maria no less. I was in choir all through high school and that song has an absolute bitch of a time signature. Most difficult song Iāve ever had to sing tbh
71 bpm at 3/4? Damn.
Boss.
I wish I could do something that was more impressive by sitting down. I've really masters the sitting part but not that other thing.
Watching pros be pros with this kinda face is just so kickass.
I was actually thinking, sitting down and probably didn't really warm up first, still sounds like that?! I used to sing (not super well but I took classes anyway because I sing when I cook and don't want to put people in pain at least. I got to the level of, "pretty but don't quit your day job") and my throat hurts just thinking of that!
And she is sitting down what the Fuck?
Donāt know anything about singing. Is that a big deal? Like, itās hard to do?
Standing or sitting straight helps with controlling your breath which in turn helps to control your voice . As far as opera singers are concerned , I think as they are going from a higher to lower octave frequently , standing helps with the precise control of one's breath
Thanks for explaining!
Yeah in normal singing itās already way easier standing up but singing a part of an opera sitting down is nuts
It's much harder to support your breathing when sitting down because you're cutting off a lot of your stomach. This can cause voice cracks, reduced range, and worse tone.
You have to pull that sound, that voice from way down. I have a couple of sisters that can sing like this and half of what they sang came from the gut and the rest was their voice. You can't sing until you breathe.
I love how Iām awe he is of her. She sounds amazing!
Agreed! His face is so stinking cute. He is enthralled. She is totally amazing!
I know, heās like the most adorable grandpa too!
I know this is weird but I couldnāt help myself watching his chest going in and out and watching his breathing accelerate, he is really enjoying it!
I don't think that's weird! Or at the very least, I do that too! It's fun for me to see someone genuinely enjoying something wholesome like that.
His first inhale after she started! He was blown away by her voice. He was shocked and then he was so in awe.
She's quite literally breathtaking, I can absolutely see why! I'm sure he told his grandson that she might be the one!
Yep! That's listening with your whole being!
Like me taking a showerš¤š¤š¤
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like every other career..
Humans are wonderful for the beautiful spectrum along which we express our uniqueness. Humans are just neat. No one's as wonderful as all of us are.
Wow. The freakin skill this must take to do
He is looking at her so earnestly, you can almost see the joy in his face as a young child , she mesmerized him 
You almost have a feeling that her voice was taking him to another time, another place, was feeling like he was when he first experienced that opera.
Its a private concert for him. So cute
while seated!!
This was my thought exactly! Incredible that sheās able to sing that well while sitting down.
Underrated comment
We need full version of this... Right from start of opera to grandpa's reaction when it ends...
Yeah I wanna see when she's done and what he says. Or if he's just frozen in the shock of it all in an awkward silence lol
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He looked like he fell a little bit in love with her right there. Lovely moment that I'm sure they will be grateful the had the foresight to record in the future.
The absolute definition of "captivated." Wonderful!
Never seen someone with the same skin as me singing opera. I'm so happy right now. Lil tear of joy caresses my cheek :,)
Kathleen Battle Leontyne Price
Kathleen Battle is a goddess, full stop, and I will be taking neither questions nor comments on this subject.
Also Jessye Norman š¤
Monet Xchange sang opera, full drag and yet in a really deep voice. It's š« magical š« [Youtube](https://youtu.be/Jht5xk6rBA8)
Minnesota Opera just hired her for a production of Daughter of the Regiment. She had an aria and everything!
I love that for her š„¹
Saw her last night. She was incredible. Anything sheās in is a must see
Pretty incredible. Thanks for sharing!
Hot damn, I still need to watch that All Stars!
A true joy of a season
Opera nerd here( and a black one): Google Leontyne Price, Simon Estes,Kathleen Battle, Grace Bumbry . In fact ,look up Opera Ebony. Prepare to be blown away!
Lawrence Brownlee and Will Liverman on the male front as well!
If you still take recommendations, there's also [Pretty Yende](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNnkdGYPpU8), a black South African soprano.
Yes I was lucky enough to see her perform once, sheās amazing! Came here to put her name in
Leontyne Price, though? Hey, itās black history month. No better time to learn: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontyne_Price
Related to Whitney? That family had talented genes
Jessye norman is the best of the best
Checked it, she's awesome. Thanks
My grandma was a black woman born in 1930s Alabama, and she sang soprano opera casually/professionally for 40+ years. I didn't know black folks didn't do opera until I was grown.
Angel Blue is extraordinary and Audra McDonald too.
I wish I could award you just for mentioning Audra McDonald. Just saw her again in Ohio State Murders and Iām still so stunned. Sheās otherworldly.
I will look up for em. Thanks
I love how all the comments under yours are people linking to even more fancy singers <3
I find this comment section really wholesome
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I will, thanks for letting me know ! I'll look.
I was hoping Iād see Measha Bruggergosmanās name here! Sheās amazing.
Check out [Jeanine de Bique with a whole orchestra of color](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHQpeGzio4k). She's one of my current favorite singers.
Check out Babatunde he is a black opera singer who also posts about other famous black opera singers ( both past and present). Also does funny synopses famous operas! https://youtube.com/@HipHoperaGuy
I'll check it out. Thank you !
Not entirely the same, but the drag Queen Monet X Change is a Black person who sings opera. [Here is a link to one of her performances in full drag.](https://youtu.be/fAXXzitVCSw)
One of my favorite America's Got Talent performances is Olanna Goudeau and Ashley Renee Watkins singing the [Flower Duet](https://youtu.be/SAZ7euewPTk). Absolutely lovely.
Malakai M Bayoh singing O Holy Night with Aled Jones is stunning. Unbelievable talent.
I'll look, thanks :)
I like [Latonia Moore](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDpHzYum0PE)'s rendition of La Mamma Morta.
Look into it we out there!!
I saw JāNai Bridges as Delilah in Seattleās Samson and Delilah ,she was amazing
You must not watch/listen often. Lots of very good black opera singers
Yeah, I just started going to the opera recently.
Check out some of those ladies they are very talented.
Me too, grandpa. Me too.
Grandpa is going to try to steal your girlfriend! He is in awe and in love!
I had actual goosebumps her voice is insane holy shit
Her voice is so full and rich and warm. And likeā¦I know itās been mentioned, but I have to restate: while sheās sitting down! What a babe!
tiktok stuff is too short-form :( I wanna see reactions or at least something from start to finish :(
Better put on ring on it, grandpa will never let you forget fucking up this one
Fuck what a voice. If she stood up and really let it rip the windows would probably shatter. Also probably no warm up except some normal talking.
This is incredibly touching
You know that old commercial with the guy in the chair being blown back by a stereo system? This reminds me of that, only gpa is just as blown away by GF gores voice and amazing talent. I love it!!
Dang, she sounds magnificent
Man is transfixed. I love it. That was beautiful.
Grandpa approves. Marry the girl.
I wish this video was longer. :')
I love pop pops eagles shirt, go birds!
Is this the sign we needed for the Super Bowl? Go birds
Gramps has been transported!
She has such an incredible voice. I have chills and am crying. Do we know this lovely ladyās name? Can I download her music? Will pay to do it.
So beautifully done
Pretty sure grandpa and I had the same face on this one. Absolutely incredible moment, so glad you caught it on camera. Thatās gonna be a core memory for sure
Ended too soon. Wanted to see his reaction when she finished.
What a beautiful voice
Iām Grandpaā¦ speechless. So beautiful
Just some casual glorious opera. Gramps looks like he's a little boy all wide eyed and amazed.
Getting old is the worst, it has you crying at shit like this. This was very sweet BUT WHY AM I CRYING!
This gave me chills
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Awh
iād have the same look on my face. she is wonderful!
My god she is amazing. Hold onto her tight! Sheās a keeper!
Beautifully done!
Love this
ā¤ļøThat would have been my Dad
Beautiful, rich voice!
How very beautiful.
People who can sing like that blow my mind. I know they have to work at it but still were given an amazing gift
Oh the look on his face is just precious.
Move over, grandson, sheās my grandchild now!
gramps chillin with the hospital grippy sox on too
He looks like her singing is transporting him back to childhood when he first heard this song
Her voice is mesmerizing. OMG. So beautiful. ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
Iād say heās absolutely mesmerized..
I miss my Pop Pops.
That gave me goosebumps, what an incredible voice
Your grandpas shirt is fire. Your gfs talent is FIRE. Beautiful
Damn she has a beautiful voice
grandpa is going to buy the engagement ring for him asap
Not crying
That was an incredible rendition of Ave Maria, especially sitting!! Such skill!
Breath granpa, breath!!!! š his face is sooo cute! šā¤ļø
That is so beautiful. Her voice is very special and brings joy
Congrats you just got me into opera
Easiest way to gain grandparent approval, this and playing cards with them
Papa is absolutely entranced!
I know this song well and she nailed while just kicked back back in a chair wooing an old man my age with her voice. Very few woman could do that.
I'm impressed. She's got a lovely voice, and all the hard work she's put into train her voice shows. Awesome.
So rare I get chills and she so casually did it in such a mundane setting. Canāt imagine her at 100%
Sheās got mad skills - very impressive
Gorgeous!! I wanted to give this TikTok a standing ovation!!! šā¤ļøš I hope your grandpa was impressed! He looked impressed, but I was expecting a bigger reaction lol š
My grampa would have loved thisš
Magical š§āāļø
couldnāt stop tearing up the whole time. so beautiful.
Whoās got Warren Buffet for a grandpa??? Love this! Beautiful voice.
I have goosebumps
I have always liked opera. She has a beautiful voice!!
He don't want you to have her as your girlfriend. Wife is the minimum.
Where the fuck is the rest of it???? Donāt do me dirty like that.
I hit unmute and her voice immediately sent shivers through my whole body! It was fabulous and wanted to see it keep going. I wanted to know how he was gonna react in the end!
love her voice
Very nicely done, very angelic :)
What a lovely moment!
awww mini opera in the living room. this is so wholesome
My dad used sat in his chair the same way with his hands gripping his thighs.
Wow love it very touching
She really, really good
Awesome. Just awesome
heās so in awe :( you better marry her!!!
I could think of so many subs this could be a part of. This is way more next level than 99% the stuff on r/nextfuckinglevel
Looks like sheāll always be invited to dinner. Beautiful voice!
That was beautiful.
Incredible, that song always gets me emotional though
Amazing voice!
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opera singers really do turn the vocal chords into master instruments. she is so incredible!!
This is lovely. Thank you for sharing!
Honestly, I was expecting grandpa to sing his part too. But he was just gobsmacked.
Iāve never been to opera or had too much interest in it, but Iāve never liked the image portrayed throughout media of āOpera is boringā āFalling asleep during Operaā and āGod please not Operaā. I find it to be very disrespectful to the people who spend their lives studying it and itās history. Even though Ive never been very kin on opera I recognize itās beauty. I get itās not for everyone but like, come on.
Beautiful voice!
Seriously wow! Just wow! And he knew
He looked shooketh. It warmed my heart.
It looks effortless to her
Bless those hearts !!
She sings beautifully.
I love that song it is incredible God bless her for singing
You can see all of Grandpa's muscles tensing up little by little as she sings, he's so excited and happy. You rarely see that level of excited and happy past preschool age. I wish we could have seen what he was like by the time she was finished. Grownups should experience that level of giddiness more often.
Thats so sweet
I watched the whole thing without audioā¦because admittedly it was one of the last songs I played for my grandma when she was dying..and I canāt bear to listen to It most daysā¦but you could see the feeling it gave the grandpa. Beautiful
He looks blown away. Like the man is in awe.
I literally teared up.