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Member Forums => Ender's Book Club => Topic started by: Ender on September 09, 2009, 11:53:40 pm

Title: Thread of Arias
Post by: Ender on September 09, 2009, 11:53:40 pm

Post links to arias that you like on YouTube. Doesn't have to be arias, by the way -- basically anything with good vocals.

Title: Re: Thread of Arias
Post by: Ender on September 09, 2009, 11:54:23 pm

Andrea Bocelli -- Ave Maria

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqBJFDbE2ZI&feature=rec-HM-r2

Bocelli was actually Sidoh's recommendation :P Absolutely stunning performance of Ave Maria.

Title: Re: Thread of Arias
Post by: Ender on September 09, 2009, 11:57:28 pm

Okay, so, despite this being X Factor, a good song choice actually snuck right in there.

Leona Lewis -- "Summertime" (from the opera Porgy and Bess)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-R_mMTvBBs

Title: Re: Thread of Arias
Post by: Ender on September 10, 2009, 12:03:42 am

I really like this duet.

Charlotte Church / Billy Gilman -- "Dream a Dream"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuymNdkUc3E

Title: Re: Thread of Arias
Post by: Ender on September 10, 2009, 12:12:17 am

To put this in more context, I think it was straight from a performance of Les Mis.

Ruthie Henshall -- "I Dreamed a Dream"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt-IBJpEMzA

Title: Re: Thread of Arias
Post by: Ender on September 10, 2009, 12:14:39 am

Of course we need to include this :P I think this is my favorite one on YouTube; also happens to be the first hit.

Emmy Rossum / Gerald Butler -- "Phantom of the Opera"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej1zMxbhOO0

Another performance:

Sarah Brightman / Antonio Banderas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S88rkpPu8_g