Do You Know What Note She Is Singing?

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I added a link to the video I am referring to. It is at the 2:57 mark where she hits the last note.I admit I know absolutely nothing about music so I have no idea but was hoping someone here might know! Thanks!!

 
Why do you want to know? Just curious.

A beautiful rendition of Nessun Dorma.

Thanks for posting.
 
B 6 is the note

THe sheet music asks for B 4, but she went for it!

One half step below High C.
Lovely.
 
Pavarotti’s signature song. I prefer female voices, usually, but no one ever sang this aria with more emotion than the great tenor. From one of my favorite operas, too - Turandot! Makes me cry every time! You can see how lost Pavarotti was in the gorgeous music! Perfect! The final word - “Vincero, Vincero!” - should be sung with great emotion and purpose since it means, “I will win!” or “I will conquer!” Probably the most moving aria ever written.
 
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I totally agree! Paarotti’s performance of this aria is very moving.
This is the first performance by a female I have ever heard sing this aria.
I have never seen the complete opera, but I love Nessun Dorma!
The video you posted is one of my favorite performances by Pavarotti!
I miss him so much!
 
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Thank you everyone for the comments! I must agree that Pavorotti sings Nessun Dorma the best!!

@7 sorrows, the reason I was asking is because me and my daughters were having a friendly debate on what note it was. I am not musically inclined so I knew I was probably wrong! Pianistclare says it is B6 so it looks like none of us got it right, lol!
 
I took piano when I was growing up but I am not musically inclined enough to be able to identify what note someone is singing in! LOL
 
I actually prefer Andrea Bocelli over Pavarotti. Less “strained” sounding. Even Pavarotti liked Bocelli’s version.

 
Oh, I miss him, too!

Sarah Brightman and Deanna Durbin have sung this aria as well, but it should really be sung by a man because, as you probably know, it’s a prince singing about a princess. The video is probably my favorite performance by Pavarotti, too. His voice was truly a gift from God. He was a gift of God to the music lovers of the world.
 
I love Andrea Bocelli, too, and have many of his CDs. His music makes me cry, just as Pavarotti’s does. I know Pavarotti was very fond of Bocelli, loved his voice, and it was Pavarotti, himself, who brought Bocelli to international attention.

I think both tenors are terrific. We all have various favorites, singers and songs and even musical instruments, because music vibrates to the vibrations of our own bodies. That’s why music moves us so emotionally. More than most of the other arts, I think. At least for me, music moves me emotionally like painting, dance, theater, etc. cannot.

Here are a lot of people singing the climax of the aria. I still prefer Pavarotti, though I love some of the others as well, Bocelli included:

 
Maximilian75 said:
Do You have perfect pitch?
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I do. (May be the only perfect thing about me!) And I studied voice for years. Started at thirteen and I’m thirty-three now. I studied with a former opera singer, so learned a lot of opera myself. Even sung some opera in Europe. But perfect pitch isn’t necessary to be an excellent singer or musician. All-in-all, it’s pretty useless, IMO. I think a knowledge of relative pitch is more important.
 
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Wow, Constant! Thanks for posting that. I think I heard a few glasses shatter in my house.

Although I didn’t really care for any of the women’s versions, I have to hand it to Aretha Franklin for putting her own touch on the song while still keeping what you expect to hear.

I agree about music touching us and moving us to tears at times. I saw Bocelli at Madison Square Garden at the height of his “newness” and it was an incredible performance. Hoping to see him in Pittsburgh in December.

I can never understand people that don’t listen to music. It is so much a part of my life and memories. I hear certain songs and I am taken back in time.
 
Sort of, LOL I have a brand new piano in my music room/office at church. I listened walked over to it, and hit it.
So yeah.
That piece is for a Tenor as everyone has said. There is a man in the nearby community that plays the organ at another church, and I heard him sing it in a concert once, and it gave me chills. It’s a beautiful piece!
 
If anyone wants to see a fabulous movie about musicians and their drive to make music, watch COCO. The staff brought it to the office and we all watched it together to celebrate, and I was moved to tears, and we collapsed in peals of laughter several times too! Buying that DVD today!!!
 
Thank you @pianistclare Will take a look!

A good book about musicians is Evenings With the Orchestra by Hector Berlioz.
 
Here are some “tests” to see if you have perfect pitch, but they aren’t perfect. Those who play musical instruments will likely get them all correct whether they have perfect pitch or not. If you have perfect pitch, you probably already know it. You sure don’t need it to play or sing well, but you do have to listen to yourself.
 
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I love Andrea Bocelli, too, and have many of his CDs. His music makes me cry, just as Pavarotti’s does. I know Pavarotti was very fond of Bocelli, loved his voice, and it was Pavarotti, himself, who brought Bocelli to international attention.

I think both tenors are terrific. We all have various favorites, singers and songs and even musical instruments, because music vibrates to the vibrations of our own bodies. That’s why music moves us so emotionally. More than most of the other arts, I think. At least for me, music moves me emotionally like painting, dance, theater, etc. cannot.

Here are a lot of people singing the climax of the aria. I still prefer Pavarotti, though I love some of the others as well, Bocelli included:

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Some very strong contenders for Pavorotti. Pavarotti still my favorite.
Deanna Durbin had a beautiful voice!
 
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Pavarotti remains my favorite, but many in that video are wonderful. Paul Potts is wonderful as is David Phelps and Placido Domingo. I love Aretha Franklin, but her version was kind of funny to me. She’s best at R&B. Deanna Durbin’s voice was lovely.
 
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