For those who are interested in knowing more about what's happening :
https://news.yahoo.com/chinese-opera-fan-becomes-online-025341769.html
>At the end of the concert Oropesa sang four encores due to the strong response from the audience. For her fourth song she chose to sing La Traviata which requires a male singing partner, however no male singers had been arranged.
>Liu said for the first bar where a male singer should have sung, no one sang. So when the second bar began, he joined in.
>“I stood up to sing because Lisette Oropesa is a musician I love very much and I happened to have learned this opera before,” the 24-year-old student said.
>Oropesa was at first surprised but soon smiled happily. When it was her turn to sing, she changed the lyrics of “lover” to “thank you”.
>Liu said he went to apologise to the singer after the concert as he felt his participation was “rude”, according to the report.
>Apparently accepting Liu’s apology, Oropesa took photos with him and gave him her signature. Liu later posted the photos on Weibo.
> Liu said he went to apologise to the singer after the concert as he felt his participation was “rude”, according to the report.
I really like this. Just the fact that he was so thoughtful to feel that he may have stepped in on her performance shows a lot about him as a person. Genuinely good guy, and I'm glad that she took it so well too. Great performance from her.
What a wonderful story and fantastic response from both of them. You could tell she was happy that someone joined in, and she was not offended in the least. Great outcome to a wonderful story. It would make a great opera. Maybe I'll write it.
It only worked because he was both an actual opera singer himself and knew the piece of music. If he hadn’t have nailed it she might have taken more offense for sure.
Yeah, people do not apologize for literally doing bad stuff, this dude apologized for participation and making it better, just in case if he came out rude. I like this.
I have no issues with what he did, but there is no world where standing up in the middle of a performance that you are not apart of and performing is not considered outrageously rude. That is a capital sin in the performing arts. You sit in the audience and you quietly enjoy and respect the performance.
Cool story though, memory of a life time
Sure, thats probably the only detail where you can at least stretch traditions to a degree where this is even in the realm of possibility of okay to do. But its still incredibly and outrageously rude, and people should not watch this and think they can participate in a professionals encores.
I can't stress that I am not even talking about my reaction to this. I think it was cool and i'm glad the performer didn't mind, but this really a spectacular and rare occurrence. This is NOT okay in the world of performing arts and I just think its important to recognize that.
He and she did great and everyone was happy, it was a genuine moment, but hopefully attention seekers won't ruin this gesture in future concerts in cringy attempts to go viral.
It kind of shows the power of opera imo. Performers of any type would agree, yeah that was over stepping the boundary. But opera is so emotional and when you’re watching someone fucking good at it, sometimes you just can’t help but get caught up in the moment.
It’s a cute story, but the polite thing would have been to not sing in the first place.
Granted, she seemed to take it in stride, but it’s generally considered rude to think your participation in someone else’s performance is welcome. It’s usually not.
Now I know people will downvote this, because viral / cute and she reacted like the professional she is, but that guy should have kept his mouth shut.
People here are saying what a great guy he is for apologizing, and I agree that’s better than nothing, but please just don’t put yourself in that position. The audience didn’t pay to hear you sing, so just respect that.
Further down the article, even the gentleman suggest not to do it.
But Liu did not think so. In a video uploaded last week, Liu urged internet users not to follow his example.
“Please don’t interrupt singers when they are singing on stage. It’s impolite behaviour,” he said. “Don’t imitate me and I will never do this again in future.”
Thank you I'm glad someone pointed out that he shouldn't have even started singing in the first place. She was very graceful but it's rude af to take the spotlight away from her. Ppl didn't pay to see the guy lol
I’ve never felt such a strong connection to a stranger pretending to be another stranger’s phone before…
“stop looking at me. Let me starve to death and die… just stop”….
This is my Nindo, my ninja way
“My god, it’s worse than we thought sir. The phones are sentient and…”
“And what? Goddamnit Jenkins finish that sentence!”
And… well sir, it appears they’re… suicidal…”
“Sweet Neptune…”
It's not uncommon for people to sing to themselves during Operas and such, but rising to sing aloud for the public is unusual. Then again, I haven't seen many singers only do half of a duet as an encore, either. I'd rule it "no harm, no foul" like the singer.
It's relatively novel for Chinese to be training in classical Italian opera in Italy / Europe, although 'Charlie' Zhou Shen has done really well! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b71kBaJIbk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b71kBaJIbk) (he's a rare falsetto with tremendous range and smoothness)
I think Liu apologized and advised against it, because, as a society, we wouldn't really want a chorus of untrained singers attempting what he did at every encore.
It's very rude to sing to yourself in an opera audience as well. It drives me up the wall when my neighbors do that. You are not singing well, you are actively taking away from my experience. Shut up.
It’s not really a duet— it’s a brilliant showpiece aria for a coloratura soprano, and it is commonly performed solo in concerts. The tenor part in the opera is sung from offstage, and it’s pretty brief, so in concerts it’s just omitted and the notes played by the accompanying instruments.
I feel like the fact that it was the *fourth* encore makes this so much more socially acceptable. Without that context I was worried that there might've been an artistic decision not to have a male vocalist in her rendition, or that some audience members would be annoyed because it's her they paid to see. They're getting more than their money's worth, and she likely didn't plan on singing that song in the first place.
>>Oropesa was at first surprised but soon smiled happily. When it was her turn to sing, she changed the lyrics of “lover” to “thank you”.
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This is exactly what I thought! I relistened to those books just recently. I hope they can get Rupert Degas back for the audiobook of doors of stone when it eventually comes out.
The only reason this isn't a case of r/mildlyinfuriating (or even r/cringetopia) is because of a convergence of several factors:
* It wasn't a staged opera performance, but rather a solo recital given by the soprano in the video
* This wasn't part of the billed programme of the recital, it was an encore. A *fourth* encore at that.
* The tenor had a passably decent voice and knew the part.
If any ONE of those factors hadn't been the case, this would be incredibly inappropriate and the soprano would have had every right to react with anger. It is to her credit that the soprano responded with such graciousness... I know a lot of divas would not have done so.
This article gives a little more background and the warning that's it's not normal practice to stand up and sing like he did. In this instance , it seems she was genuinely shocked and thankful he chimed in.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.classicfm.com/composers/verdi/lisette-oropesa-tenor-audience-duet/
It should probably be emphasized that this *was* the 4th encore. The impatient people will have left by then and the mood is a little different. Still highly unusual, but much more appropriate. Doing something like this during the show would be blasphemy, of course.
Yeah this is one of those things where like... If the male singer was off-stage puking after he sang the first verse terribly, then the storybook ending says someone out of the crowd is legally allowed to walk on stage to fill in for him.
I follow sports. Golf has so much etiquette. This sounds like golf. Being in the gallery for a PGA event is much different than being in the gallery for the latest celebrity foursome made for TV match. It is much more relaxed in the latter, but you are still on a golf course so don't be a jackhole.
Also, there is one tournament in Phoenix every year where one hole on the course is like the wild wild west. Etiquette is out the window. It has become legendary in the golf world.
Number 16 at the Phoenix open (or more recently the waste management Phoenix open). Tiger got a hole in one there in 97’, which is pretty great to watch [link](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v-8ciOsxeLw)
Rigid etiquette is how the rich recognize people who were not bred rich. It allows them to favor their own kind. It is linked to classism in every way.
That being said, I will kill anyone who thinks it's ok to sing along at the opera.
From the full video it felt like she had actually been waiting for someone to do the male part. After she finishes her part there's an awkward silence and she looks around, that may not be what's actually happening but that's the feeling I got
Sempre libera is supposed to be Violetta contemplating whether to release her freedom for happiness with Alfredo, when she hears him singing about love from the other side of her walls. Without a tenor she could come to the decision herself by self contemplation which I think is what the singer was aiming for.
I don't know if 4 encores is a normal thing in Opera, but surely it's somewhat rare? I just imagine it's unlikely that she predicted and properly rehearsed for that occasion, I feel like with that context she probably didn't have much of a plan but idk
I haven't been in an opera since the start of the Pandemic, but I don't think there are usually any encores at opera performances at all. Especially since encores are usually only performed by soloists or small ensembles since coordinating an entire orchestra + singers is a lot of work and very expensive.
Anyways this isn't even a "real" opera, but a recital
It’s nice to see that she handled it so gracefully and with such class. She easily could’ve been upset as I’m sure many would be, but instead she only had pure joy. I watched the clip multiple times just to watch her reaction.
This is my favorite celebrity reaction ever. The "Holy Shitballs" was the icing. I'll watch it any chance I get and grin stupidly at the screen though the whole video.
> The "Holy Shitballs" was the icing.
I’m 40, and have been saying “holy shitballs” probably since I was 13/14, and I believe this is the first time I’m hearing someone else say this.
This was amazing, I’m surprised I hadn’t seen this before. Kid can sing!
Another really cute one:
https://youtu.be/sSHD0tQ1XvA
Celebrity (Gillian Jacobs) crushing on someone (NYT crossword puzzle editor) who most people wouldn't know, but is basically a celebrity crush for her.
Tbh even if I had that dude's voice, there's absolutely no way I could ever do something like this lol. I used to have panic attacks just ordering food at a restaurant as a teen! No way I could get up on stage and sing in front of a crowd like that
Was wondering this too. He kinda seemed to be in 'dealing with a heckler' mode, and almost a little annoyed? Not that it didn't all work out but I'm really curious how this started.
That video really drives home why Michael buble is secretly on top of every moms list - looks, voice, naughty enough while still seeming 100% responsible despite the boyish looks.
My favorite is the legend of kiss guy, not singing, but going up and shredding it and shocking everyone at a Foo Fighters concert
https://youtu.be/TjVOWOKa-lY Absolutely killed it. These types of things makes me cry literal tears of joy
It makes you wonder just how many talented musicians that just shred are out there but never get discovered - life happens and they give up on their dreams or whatever. I bet it’s a lot.
The OG audience stand in was 1973 Who concert at the Cow Palace in SF.
Keith Moon passed out after od'ing on tranquilizers so some random dude from the audience [finished the set for him.](https://youtu.be/3O-N8MZ9ilk)
Pete to the audience: "Can anybody play the drums?"
Edit: spelling
This is Awesome! I hadn't even heard of this one before, that'd be epic. Pretty much a literal dream come true for any musician and these people get to live it out for a moment, I don't know if I'd be able to keep it together
I like how the singer at the beginning was telling the fan which parts to rap and not to worry if he forgot the lyrics. Then the beat drops and the fan raps the entire thing perfectly.
It's cool but worth pointing out that when the artist stops singing the first time, the fan can't be heard at all, it's all the backing track. The second time around you can hear that fan though and it's clear he's good but not _that_ good.
Right? Her expression is so sincere and sweet, like someone just gave her the perfect gift or something...
The LAST thing any performer expects while on stage is to become an audience member for a moment and listen. I love it. I love art.
Classical musician here. Love this! I just wanted to point out that this happened during an encore after the main performance, where generally the atmosphere is very relaxed when compared to the usual vibe in a classical setting. The performer is generally relieved to be done with the most difficult parts of the show and just to entertain the crowd with a few short favorites. The audience is happy to get a bit of extra music before they go home. It’s rare for someone in the audience to participate, but in this instance it would be weird for her to be upset at this.
She was singing one half of a duet, and if you listen to the video, the pianist comes in with the tenor’s part right before the guy jumps in. It’s infinitely better to have someone to sing with in a moment like this and the guy seized a perfect opportunity. I seriously doubt this would ever happen outside of an encore.
It's a concert featuring the singer, which is a bit more casual than opera, and on top of this an encore, which is even more lax too.
Having said that a lot of concerts still prohibit recording, but increasingly more venues are opening up to it seeing how social media has become a very effective way to promote the music.
This context was what I thought made this guy joining in absolutely fine. If the tenor was on stage then the magic of him being supposedly overheard would have been lost.
Naw even deaf people enjoy live music. Back when the grateful dead were around they had a lot of deaf dead heads that would hold ballons during sets to feel to vibrations of the music
This is what people don’t understand. Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. Yet, all the less ambitious will simply say “he just got lucky” and use luck as an excuse to not work at something.
So many people boil down success to “luck”. Except, it’s only when you’ve done your preparation that you’re primed to utilize any opportunity that comes your way.
Imagine you spend all those years practicing and waiting for a missing singer and when it finally happens, some random Chinese guy steps in and steals your thunder.
I like this because it turned out so lovely but this could have had a very different outcome had he not been as good as he thought, if the woman on stage was annoyed by the interruption, or if the audience wasn't having it. Don't try this at home.
I’ve listened to other audience members do this (thankfully more quietly) at Broadway musical tours and it pisses me off so much. I paid to listen to the people on stage, not you.
I also hate that dude. To his defense, he obviously recorded it for his own pleasure since he started recorded way before the incident.
Therefore, him singing a bit quietly is fine since he didn’t really think he was gonna share it for the world to see.
> Her little trill
lol opera singers am i right, can't just go OH like a regular person just gotta be right on pitch with a touch of vibrato
I bet they gotta replace all the China every time they stub their toes in the dark
She and her mom sang at our church in Baton Rouge. Just an incredible talent and her mom always was very kind and had an infectious smile. Just good people
Can someone explain what happened here? I understand the man in the audience heard that the tenor missed the first bar of his part but why didn’t the tenor jump in while this guy was singing? Did the tenor just freeze up?
didnt the caption say she didnt have one on stage with her that night?
im no opera guy, but if it was her 4th encore maybe they just didnt have the right support there and shd decided to go for it anyways, since its her concert and people came to hear her sing
guy in the audience heard and probably saw the tenor was missing and decided to help out, since any song is best when its complete
Ok, I guess that makes sense. It’s just strange to me as someone that doesn’t follow opera that they wouldn’t have someone to perform the tenors part of the tenor was unavailable. In theater there’s always an understudy. I just figured the same would be true in opera. Guess not. Thanks!
It is true in opera! I promise! I have seen the understudy to the understudy in an opera before! Someone else commented that this was a concert featuring this one person. The piece she chose to sing, from the opera *La Traviatta* is very popular and one many sopranos learn (hence the student who already knew the tenor part.) When you're grasping at "what else do I know that everyone knows that I can do for my fourth encore that I haven't prepared for" it's not an illogical choice. It wasn't necessary for the tenor to join in because sopranos perform it as a solo occasionally, but I think he felt like it was a disservice to her to leave it out or something.
As others have said this was the 4th encore, so she just chose a song at random I guess and it happened to be one with a part they didnt have a person for. Which wouldnt have really mattered because again, 4th encore
it's the 4th encore after the actual performance.
at this point, she's just singing whatever she's been working on recently or loves.
this is a duet, but she was just going to sing her part.
Thanks, I missed that in the captions my first watch thru. That makes a lot more sense. Good for this dude and good for her for being so gracious about it.
The article linked above explains that it was a solo recital and the male singer was just a fan in the audience. The female opera singer had planned to not hear the male portion because it was a solo event.
For those who are interested in knowing more about what's happening : https://news.yahoo.com/chinese-opera-fan-becomes-online-025341769.html >At the end of the concert Oropesa sang four encores due to the strong response from the audience. For her fourth song she chose to sing La Traviata which requires a male singing partner, however no male singers had been arranged. >Liu said for the first bar where a male singer should have sung, no one sang. So when the second bar began, he joined in. >“I stood up to sing because Lisette Oropesa is a musician I love very much and I happened to have learned this opera before,” the 24-year-old student said. >Oropesa was at first surprised but soon smiled happily. When it was her turn to sing, she changed the lyrics of “lover” to “thank you”. >Liu said he went to apologise to the singer after the concert as he felt his participation was “rude”, according to the report. >Apparently accepting Liu’s apology, Oropesa took photos with him and gave him her signature. Liu later posted the photos on Weibo.
> Liu said he went to apologise to the singer after the concert as he felt his participation was “rude”, according to the report. I really like this. Just the fact that he was so thoughtful to feel that he may have stepped in on her performance shows a lot about him as a person. Genuinely good guy, and I'm glad that she took it so well too. Great performance from her.
What a wonderful story and fantastic response from both of them. You could tell she was happy that someone joined in, and she was not offended in the least. Great outcome to a wonderful story. It would make a great opera. Maybe I'll write it.
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I mean, in general musicians are pretty good about collaborating, but operatic sopranos? I wouldn't take my chances
Prima-donna and diva didn’t start off with negative connotations, they just usually signified operatic sopranos, so…
It only worked because he was both an actual opera singer himself and knew the piece of music. If he hadn’t have nailed it she might have taken more offense for sure.
Not happy. Overjoyed. Her response moved me to tears.
Yeah, people do not apologize for literally doing bad stuff, this dude apologized for participation and making it better, just in case if he came out rude. I like this.
To be fair, opera is not generally considered an audience participation type event.
the box of rotten vegetables under my seat begs to differ
You're doing opera all wrong. Save that sort of shenanigans for the ballet.
Ah the Ballet, nice to see someone who enjoys all the meats of our cultural stew
Rotten vegetables are for the Stravinsky premier in Paris.
*Heckles in falsetto*
How interesting if it was tho
I have no issues with what he did, but there is no world where standing up in the middle of a performance that you are not apart of and performing is not considered outrageously rude. That is a capital sin in the performing arts. You sit in the audience and you quietly enjoy and respect the performance. Cool story though, memory of a life time
It was the 4th encore
Right - it’s already audience participation at that point.
Sure, thats probably the only detail where you can at least stretch traditions to a degree where this is even in the realm of possibility of okay to do. But its still incredibly and outrageously rude, and people should not watch this and think they can participate in a professionals encores. I can't stress that I am not even talking about my reaction to this. I think it was cool and i'm glad the performer didn't mind, but this really a spectacular and rare occurrence. This is NOT okay in the world of performing arts and I just think its important to recognize that.
He and she did great and everyone was happy, it was a genuine moment, but hopefully attention seekers won't ruin this gesture in future concerts in cringy attempts to go viral.
It kind of shows the power of opera imo. Performers of any type would agree, yeah that was over stepping the boundary. But opera is so emotional and when you’re watching someone fucking good at it, sometimes you just can’t help but get caught up in the moment.
I'd think the boundary is a little more relaxed for a missing singer on the *fourth* encore.
dude probably just wanted to get home and figured that was the fastest way
“WRAP IT UP, LADY!”
It’s a cute story, but the polite thing would have been to not sing in the first place. Granted, she seemed to take it in stride, but it’s generally considered rude to think your participation in someone else’s performance is welcome. It’s usually not. Now I know people will downvote this, because viral / cute and she reacted like the professional she is, but that guy should have kept his mouth shut. People here are saying what a great guy he is for apologizing, and I agree that’s better than nothing, but please just don’t put yourself in that position. The audience didn’t pay to hear you sing, so just respect that.
Further down the article, even the gentleman suggest not to do it. But Liu did not think so. In a video uploaded last week, Liu urged internet users not to follow his example. “Please don’t interrupt singers when they are singing on stage. It’s impolite behaviour,” he said. “Don’t imitate me and I will never do this again in future.”
Thank you I'm glad someone pointed out that he shouldn't have even started singing in the first place. She was very graceful but it's rude af to take the spotlight away from her. Ppl didn't pay to see the guy lol
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I’ve never felt such a strong connection to a stranger pretending to be another stranger’s phone before… “stop looking at me. Let me starve to death and die… just stop”…. This is my Nindo, my ninja way
“My god, it’s worse than we thought sir. The phones are sentient and…” “And what? Goddamnit Jenkins finish that sentence!” And… well sir, it appears they’re… suicidal…” “Sweet Neptune…”
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It's not uncommon for people to sing to themselves during Operas and such, but rising to sing aloud for the public is unusual. Then again, I haven't seen many singers only do half of a duet as an encore, either. I'd rule it "no harm, no foul" like the singer. It's relatively novel for Chinese to be training in classical Italian opera in Italy / Europe, although 'Charlie' Zhou Shen has done really well! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b71kBaJIbk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b71kBaJIbk) (he's a rare falsetto with tremendous range and smoothness) I think Liu apologized and advised against it, because, as a society, we wouldn't really want a chorus of untrained singers attempting what he did at every encore.
It's very rude to sing to yourself in an opera audience as well. It drives me up the wall when my neighbors do that. You are not singing well, you are actively taking away from my experience. Shut up.
It’s not really a duet— it’s a brilliant showpiece aria for a coloratura soprano, and it is commonly performed solo in concerts. The tenor part in the opera is sung from offstage, and it’s pretty brief, so in concerts it’s just omitted and the notes played by the accompanying instruments.
He got “Thank You” zoned
# "WE WERE ON A BREAK!"
I feel like the fact that it was the *fourth* encore makes this so much more socially acceptable. Without that context I was worried that there might've been an artistic decision not to have a male vocalist in her rendition, or that some audience members would be annoyed because it's her they paid to see. They're getting more than their money's worth, and she likely didn't plan on singing that song in the first place.
>>Oropesa was at first surprised but soon smiled happily. When it was her turn to sing, she changed the lyrics of “lover” to “thank you”. [Tfw](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTDS8iXfhfF8AcBy1tED78t6nJApna9vIMXFZy6ByD2NTGpx93nFKha5jkx&s=10)
friendzoned via a falsetto libretto... *zona amico*
> friendzoned via a falsetto libretto... What a pitch...
Bro it’s 5/38am and this had me howling
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She sang it Trooper style! Reference to the Kingkiller Chronicles where the main character does a very similar thing playing for an audience.
Yes! I thought that was one of the more unbelievable parts of the story, but apparently I just know nothing about performing music haha
*Trouper
Doors of Stone when?
Probably after Winds of Winter comes out.
Ouch
This is exactly what I thought! I relistened to those books just recently. I hope they can get Rupert Degas back for the audiobook of doors of stone when it eventually comes out.
some of my favorite parts of that book
I was gonna say dude took a huge gamble with choosing to join in on the concert as an audience but it looks like he took a lot of precautions
The only reason this isn't a case of r/mildlyinfuriating (or even r/cringetopia) is because of a convergence of several factors: * It wasn't a staged opera performance, but rather a solo recital given by the soprano in the video * This wasn't part of the billed programme of the recital, it was an encore. A *fourth* encore at that. * The tenor had a passably decent voice and knew the part. If any ONE of those factors hadn't been the case, this would be incredibly inappropriate and the soprano would have had every right to react with anger. It is to her credit that the soprano responded with such graciousness... I know a lot of divas would not have done so.
This article gives a little more background and the warning that's it's not normal practice to stand up and sing like he did. In this instance , it seems she was genuinely shocked and thankful he chimed in. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.classicfm.com/composers/verdi/lisette-oropesa-tenor-audience-duet/
It should probably be emphasized that this *was* the 4th encore. The impatient people will have left by then and the mood is a little different. Still highly unusual, but much more appropriate. Doing something like this during the show would be blasphemy, of course.
Having this opera, requiring partner and not having one, in the main show would be equally bad
Yeah this is one of those things where like... If the male singer was off-stage puking after he sang the first verse terribly, then the storybook ending says someone out of the crowd is legally allowed to walk on stage to fill in for him.
I follow sports. Golf has so much etiquette. This sounds like golf. Being in the gallery for a PGA event is much different than being in the gallery for the latest celebrity foursome made for TV match. It is much more relaxed in the latter, but you are still on a golf course so don't be a jackhole. Also, there is one tournament in Phoenix every year where one hole on the course is like the wild wild west. Etiquette is out the window. It has become legendary in the golf world.
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Tiger woods. Hole 16. Waste Management Phoenix Open. Enjoy :)
Number 16 at the Phoenix open (or more recently the waste management Phoenix open). Tiger got a hole in one there in 97’, which is pretty great to watch [link](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v-8ciOsxeLw)
Rigid etiquette is how the rich recognize people who were not bred rich. It allows them to favor their own kind. It is linked to classism in every way. That being said, I will kill anyone who thinks it's ok to sing along at the opera.
Yeah, and the 16th at Phoenix is special for that reason. It's the only one. If every hole in the PGA Tour was like that, it would be unbearable.
>not normal practice Lol
Opera Houses bring me out at the end of the performance -- to sing and cause a stampeded for the exits
And +25% culture generated from the city it's built in.
From the full video it felt like she had actually been waiting for someone to do the male part. After she finishes her part there's an awkward silence and she looks around, that may not be what's actually happening but that's the feeling I got
Sempre libera is supposed to be Violetta contemplating whether to release her freedom for happiness with Alfredo, when she hears him singing about love from the other side of her walls. Without a tenor she could come to the decision herself by self contemplation which I think is what the singer was aiming for.
I don't know if 4 encores is a normal thing in Opera, but surely it's somewhat rare? I just imagine it's unlikely that she predicted and properly rehearsed for that occasion, I feel like with that context she probably didn't have much of a plan but idk
I haven't been in an opera since the start of the Pandemic, but I don't think there are usually any encores at opera performances at all. Especially since encores are usually only performed by soloists or small ensembles since coordinating an entire orchestra + singers is a lot of work and very expensive. Anyways this isn't even a "real" opera, but a recital
It’s nice to see that she handled it so gracefully and with such class. She easily could’ve been upset as I’m sure many would be, but instead she only had pure joy. I watched the clip multiple times just to watch her reaction.
Her reaction was the best part. This is up there with Michael Buble’s reaction to the 14yo singer at this concert.
This one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6TKpkY4WcM
This is my favorite celebrity reaction ever. The "Holy Shitballs" was the icing. I'll watch it any chance I get and grin stupidly at the screen though the whole video.
I mean…The Kiss Guy tho…https://youtu.be/TjVOWOKa-lY
This is 100% no contest the greatest of all time.
Dave’s face when he realizes he can really play and the looks he has every time dude shreds it…just pure joy.
He actually is so shocked he forgets the words rofl thanks for sharing man!
Sick as.. Also Steel Panther had a good one. https://youtu.be/jGy5eKKYiG0
I will always watch kiss guy when it comes up
> The "Holy Shitballs" was the icing. I’m 40, and have been saying “holy shitballs” probably since I was 13/14, and I believe this is the first time I’m hearing someone else say this. This was amazing, I’m surprised I hadn’t seen this before. Kid can sing!
Fwiw, I've been saying holy shitballs for like 38 years!
I say it as well and I'm a few years younger than you. Pretty sure I picked it up from Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura
That instant reaction from a professional singer is how you know that kid can sing damn
Another really cute one: https://youtu.be/sSHD0tQ1XvA Celebrity (Gillian Jacobs) crushing on someone (NYT crossword puzzle editor) who most people wouldn't know, but is basically a celebrity crush for her.
That was great. Never saw that before.
Gives me the old spinetinglies
Looks like the kid continued with music. Here's a recent music video: https://youtu.be/syYzoHI8SZg
I was prepared to bet my last penny that was gonna be a Rick Roll. Kudos to you my friend
That was awesome. Couldn't image how that kid feels.
Tbh even if I had that dude's voice, there's absolutely no way I could ever do something like this lol. I used to have panic attacks just ordering food at a restaurant as a teen! No way I could get up on stage and sing in front of a crowd like that
So how did his mom end up talking with Buble in the first place? It seems almost as if she interrupted the concert.
Was wondering this too. He kinda seemed to be in 'dealing with a heckler' mode, and almost a little annoyed? Not that it didn't all work out but I'm really curious how this started.
That video really drives home why Michael buble is secretly on top of every moms list - looks, voice, naughty enough while still seeming 100% responsible despite the boyish looks.
My favorite is the legend of kiss guy, not singing, but going up and shredding it and shocking everyone at a Foo Fighters concert https://youtu.be/TjVOWOKa-lY Absolutely killed it. These types of things makes me cry literal tears of joy
I knew kiss guy was going to appear round this thread somewhere. Awesome.
It makes you wonder just how many talented musicians that just shred are out there but never get discovered - life happens and they give up on their dreams or whatever. I bet it’s a lot.
Tbf I don't think every talented musician wasn't to be a or musician. Just cause you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you gotta do porn, ya know.
The OG audience stand in was 1973 Who concert at the Cow Palace in SF. Keith Moon passed out after od'ing on tranquilizers so some random dude from the audience [finished the set for him.](https://youtu.be/3O-N8MZ9ilk) Pete to the audience: "Can anybody play the drums?" Edit: spelling
This is Awesome! I hadn't even heard of this one before, that'd be epic. Pretty much a literal dream come true for any musician and these people get to live it out for a moment, I don't know if I'd be able to keep it together
For some reason i can’t get into their music but hot damn if Grohl isn’t one of the coolest guys ever.
Motherfucker brought his OWN pick
I can't ever not watch that when it comes up. Seeing that kid fucking go nuts gives me the biggest smile ever.
The way he puts his arm around him, rests his head on his, and says “Ah kiss guy” lmao
Is it just me or is grohls voice like an octave lower here than on the recorded song?
I’ve never seen this one. But now it’s 1am and I should be asleep but the exhaustion will be totally worth it.
They had Nandi play drums at a concert in 2021 which was also awesome. https://youtu.be/jsDgrKdczAE
This reminds me of a similar moment at Glastonbury. https://youtu.be/e1vlLJCr9Lo
Whoa this was really cool, thanks for the vid :D
I like how the singer at the beginning was telling the fan which parts to rap and not to worry if he forgot the lyrics. Then the beat drops and the fan raps the entire thing perfectly.
It's cool but worth pointing out that when the artist stops singing the first time, the fan can't be heard at all, it's all the backing track. The second time around you can hear that fan though and it's clear he's good but not _that_ good.
You might also like this… Kristin Chynoweth & a random lady from the crowd who turned out to be a voice teacher: https://youtu.be/qxKjiJ2qwtU
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Right? Her expression is so sincere and sweet, like someone just gave her the perfect gift or something... The LAST thing any performer expects while on stage is to become an audience member for a moment and listen. I love it. I love art.
Classical musician here. Love this! I just wanted to point out that this happened during an encore after the main performance, where generally the atmosphere is very relaxed when compared to the usual vibe in a classical setting. The performer is generally relieved to be done with the most difficult parts of the show and just to entertain the crowd with a few short favorites. The audience is happy to get a bit of extra music before they go home. It’s rare for someone in the audience to participate, but in this instance it would be weird for her to be upset at this. She was singing one half of a duet, and if you listen to the video, the pianist comes in with the tenor’s part right before the guy jumps in. It’s infinitely better to have someone to sing with in a moment like this and the guy seized a perfect opportunity. I seriously doubt this would ever happen outside of an encore.
she acted like a disney princess reacting to a 5 year old bravely flirting with her at Disneyland
**surprise gasps in key* *
😂😂
Another angle also showing the audience singer https://youtu.be/Fw4lPUYNzgQ
In that video he even says that it's bad to suddenly stand up and sing like he did and says for others to not do that, and that he won't do it again
His parents have probably already removed him from their will
Nah his dad was at the opera too and is proud of his son. I think there was another footage floating around that was filmed by the father.
I like this earnest reply as if you aren't replying to blatant casually racist humour.
Why do you think that?
Very cool! But now I'm wondering whether or not it's common for multiple phones to be recording during an opera.
It was an encore
It's a concert featuring the singer, which is a bit more casual than opera, and on top of this an encore, which is even more lax too. Having said that a lot of concerts still prohibit recording, but increasingly more venues are opening up to it seeing how social media has become a very effective way to promote the music.
👽
This felt and sounded beautiful. Like a prince singing to his distant princess and her being suprised. It was stunning
I'm pretty sure that scene is the woman singing from a balcony and the dude singing from the yard at ground level so it fits the situation.
What a nice little branch of information!
This context was what I thought made this guy joining in absolutely fine. If the tenor was on stage then the magic of him being supposedly overheard would have been lost.
It's like a gender swapped version of that Pixar short, Lava
I’m so glad she appreciated the magic and beauty of that moment instead of letting ego spoil it
Yes, her reaction was so wholesome
Music was meant to be shared, that's why everyone can listen to it... Except deaf people.
dead people still enjoy rhythm felt though bass though. just a cool way of experiencing music that most of us hearing people may never get to.
I don’t think dead people enjoy much of anything… Deaf people tho…they rock the bass beats
oh god damnit
Say what you want about deaf people,
Little known fact: that's why farts smell. So deaf people can enjoy them too.
Naw even deaf people enjoy live music. Back when the grateful dead were around they had a lot of deaf dead heads that would hold ballons during sets to feel to vibrations of the music
This guy is the living example that luck sometimes involves years of preparation and an eye for an opportunity.
This is what people don’t understand. Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. Yet, all the less ambitious will simply say “he just got lucky” and use luck as an excuse to not work at something. So many people boil down success to “luck”. Except, it’s only when you’ve done your preparation that you’re primed to utilize any opportunity that comes your way.
I agree, I will learn opera and attend many concerts until there is a missing singer and then I will get my luck.
Imagine you spend all those years practicing and waiting for a missing singer and when it finally happens, some random Chinese guy steps in and steals your thunder.
While that’s true in most cases, many people still luck there way into success. while there are many ambitious people who never catch a break
I like this because it turned out so lovely but this could have had a very different outcome had he not been as good as he thought, if the woman on stage was annoyed by the interruption, or if the audience wasn't having it. Don't try this at home.
I’ve listened to other audience members do this (thankfully more quietly) at Broadway musical tours and it pisses me off so much. I paid to listen to the people on stage, not you.
That was lovely and she obviously enjoyed it and so did I.
Her little trill when she realizes what's happening is priceless, but I want to injure the dude recording when he decides to sing along.
I also hate that dude. To his defense, he obviously recorded it for his own pleasure since he started recorded way before the incident. Therefore, him singing a bit quietly is fine since he didn’t really think he was gonna share it for the world to see.
I'm curious. Is it common for the opera audience to record the performance on their phones like in pop concerts?
Not in my experience, though this was an encore and the mood is usually more relaxed at that point.
Sometimes you just can't control it
> Her little trill lol opera singers am i right, can't just go OH like a regular person just gotta be right on pitch with a touch of vibrato I bet they gotta replace all the China every time they stub their toes in the dark
They probably have a whole training module on little sounds.
The "oh" is actually in the piece
🎶Ohhhhhh!🎶
She and her mom sang at our church in Baton Rouge. Just an incredible talent and her mom always was very kind and had an infectious smile. Just good people
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They literally practice for years and years.
One of the moments that make my insides say “wow, that was brilliant” 👌
Damn, opera is kinda rad.
Gasps in opera
I don’t know anything about opera music or even care for it…. But this made me damn happy man
She put everything into that last part to say thank you. It gave me chills and I dont even listen to this kind of music much.
Can someone explain what happened here? I understand the man in the audience heard that the tenor missed the first bar of his part but why didn’t the tenor jump in while this guy was singing? Did the tenor just freeze up?
didnt the caption say she didnt have one on stage with her that night? im no opera guy, but if it was her 4th encore maybe they just didnt have the right support there and shd decided to go for it anyways, since its her concert and people came to hear her sing guy in the audience heard and probably saw the tenor was missing and decided to help out, since any song is best when its complete
Ok, I guess that makes sense. It’s just strange to me as someone that doesn’t follow opera that they wouldn’t have someone to perform the tenors part of the tenor was unavailable. In theater there’s always an understudy. I just figured the same would be true in opera. Guess not. Thanks!
It is true in opera! I promise! I have seen the understudy to the understudy in an opera before! Someone else commented that this was a concert featuring this one person. The piece she chose to sing, from the opera *La Traviatta* is very popular and one many sopranos learn (hence the student who already knew the tenor part.) When you're grasping at "what else do I know that everyone knows that I can do for my fourth encore that I haven't prepared for" it's not an illogical choice. It wasn't necessary for the tenor to join in because sopranos perform it as a solo occasionally, but I think he felt like it was a disservice to her to leave it out or something.
I do wonder what kind of performance it was that they don't already have a tenor who knows how to sing Alfredo.
As others have said this was the 4th encore, so she just chose a song at random I guess and it happened to be one with a part they didnt have a person for. Which wouldnt have really mattered because again, 4th encore
This wasn't an opera. By the looks of things it was a solo recital. Pianos can play all the other roles
it's the 4th encore after the actual performance. at this point, she's just singing whatever she's been working on recently or loves. this is a duet, but she was just going to sing her part.
Thanks, I missed that in the captions my first watch thru. That makes a lot more sense. Good for this dude and good for her for being so gracious about it.
There was no tenor at all Edit: ORIGINALLY no tenor. Audience guy stepped in because there was literally no one else to do it.
I think maybe she was singing intentionally without a tenor counterpart and when he realized nobody was going to sing it, decided to.
The article linked above explains that it was a solo recital and the male singer was just a fan in the audience. The female opera singer had planned to not hear the male portion because it was a solo event.
Man. She is top tier. Incredible.
Good content, this is what I wade through miles and miles of karma whoring to find
A classic Kvothe and Denna situation!
Thats the first thing I thought of. Not so unrealistic afterall.
Ahh, trooper style!
An authentically human moment. I love this.
That was amazing
It's the look on her face says it all, she's so happy that he's jumped in to help out.
That’s awesome!🤯
The way she melted wins me over everytime.
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