Soprano Danielle De Niese performs Bizet’s sultry ‘Habanera’ | Classic FM Live

Bizet's sultry 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' – better known as 'Habanera' – from the opera Carmen, performed by star lyric soprano Danielle De Niese on the Royal Albert Hall stage.

De Niese is accompanied by the orchestra of English National Opera and conductor Paul Daniel, at Classic FM Live with Viking.

Watch the full concert, celebrating the best of opera, soon on Sky Arts.

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[GiveLoveKindnessHope]

What a fun performance! I feel like I watched a storyline. 💖

[LoLaDegreen]

Singing with that body, those eyes, those techniques, that beauty...😍😍

[AndrewLumsden]

Words can be so totally inadequate when presented with such utter staggering flawless beauty 😍 Seriously gorgeous ❤

[lucrian]

Much love from Germany, beautiful performance

[FranciscoAlves-eqfk]

Maravilhosa, linda, talento puro, guardei para ouvir sempre❤

[nrjohns]

Brava! Her voice is like silk. It has to be the ultimate fun song for a woman to sing and flirt and add sensuality.

[faustinazaria]

No wonder soprano singers sings with pride cos we are proud of our voice n most beautifully when u can switch 😂🤪 Keep hating we care less ❣️

[rogercarmel]

This woman must speak French because I was able to understand every word sung.

[elisalara]

No, please don't brake the air, the line, that way.

[EK-grgd]

Singing is perfect, but the "staccato" is too soft. Once, I listened to a live performance by the ROH, Mehta conducting, in which the staccato was much more forceful. Pity, the "Habanera", by Maria Ewing, of this performance can be found on YT. But it the audio stream seems to be edited for a more softer sound.

[dorian]

No! The aria/role is to heavy for her. The chorus sounds better.

[thequeenofthorns]

Sopranos have such a vast repertoire, ranging from ingénues to evil schemers and everything inbetween. AND STILL they extend to mezzo repertoire. Why? Just why? Repertoire is written for different voices for a reason. 😒

[dorian]

No!!!! Listen to Denyce Graves sing this aria at the Richard Tucker Gala.

[operafairy]

I hope unlike El-Khoury or Opolais mme De Niese is smart enough not to sing this piece on opera stage in full performance.

[ryansingingpart-htpg]

Why not let real mezzos singer this instead of undeveloped soubrettes?

[gorod_ok]

Как это отвратительно. Начиная от звука и заканчивая образом что она преподносит. Мерзость...

[JuanCarlosBartolotta]

Es una cantante de opera barroca, aquí no respira como se debe

[ianjc]

Mutton dressed as lamb. She must have been shoe horned into that pink dress. But she sings beautifully.

[miksyezpatelik]

This should not be allowed ... it is to beautiful ❤❤❤.. and to think that Muslim extremists will seek to ban this, if they ever had their way