Sissel Kyrkjebø - O Helga Natt (O Holy Night) sisselfan 2019-06-17 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "O Helga Natt" ("O Holy Night") at a TV-concert from Oslo Spectrum, Norway.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime."O Holy Night" is a Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem "Minuit, chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by a wine merchant and poet, Placide Cappeau (1808–1877). In Roquemaure at the end of the year 1843, the church organ was recently renovated. To celebrate the event, the parish priest asked Cappeau, native from this town, to write a Christmas poem. Soon after, Adam wrote the music. The song was premiered in Roquemaure in 1847.
Sissel Kyrkjebø & Bjørn Eidsvåg - Eg ser (I Can See) - 2024 sisselfan 2024-03-28 | Sissel Kyrkjebø & Bjørn Eidsvåg performing his song "Eg ser" ("I Can See") from 1983 at a surprise concert in Oslo Spectrum, Norway in March 2024.I can see that you're tiredBut I can't walk all the steps for youYou must walk them yourselfBut I will walk them with youI will walk them with youI can see that you're hurtingBut I can't cry all the tears for youYou must cry them yourselfBut I will cry them with youI will cry them with youI can see that you want to give upBut I can't live your life for youYou must live it yourselfBut I will live it with youI will live it with youI can see that you're scaredBut I can't go into death for youYou must taste it yourselfBut I'll turn death to life for youI'll turn death to life for youI have turned death to life for you
Sissel Kyrkjebø - O mio babbino caro sisselfan 2024-01-13 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "O mio babbino caro" ("Oh my dear Papa”) at Norwegian Television. The soprano aria is from the opera Gianni Schicchi (1918) by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It is sung by Lauretta after tensions between her father Schicchi and the family of Rinuccio, the boy she loves, have reached a breaking point that threatens to separate her from Rinuccio. It provides an interlude expressing lyrical simplicity and love in contrast with the atmosphere of hypocrisy, jealousy, double-dealing, and feuding in medieval Florence. It provides the only set-piece in the through-composed opera. The aria was first performed at the premiere of Gianni Schicchi on 14 December 1918 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York by the popular Edwardian English soprano Florence Easton. It is frequently performed in concerts and as an encore in recitals by many popular and crossover singers.
Sissel Kyrkjebø & Kalle Moraeus - Koppången - 2023 sisselfan 2024-01-01 | Sissel Kyrkjebø & Kalle Moraeus - Koppången - 2023
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Seterjentens søndag (A Sunday at the Mountain Pastures) - 2019 sisselfan 2022-10-05 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Seterjentens søndag" ("A Sunday at the Mountain Pastures") by Ole Bull at a concert in Oslo, Norway in 2019.
Sissel Kyrkjebø & John Martin Bengtsson - Time to Say Goodbye - 2018 sisselfan 2022-07-07 | Sissel Kyrkjebø and Swedish singer John Martin Bengtsson performing "Time to Say Goodbye" at a concert in 2018.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Bridge Over Troubled Water - 2022 sisselfan 2022-03-08 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Bridge Over Troubled Water" at a support concert for Ukraine at Nationalteatret in Oslo, Norway in March 2022.
Sissel Kyrkjebø & Oslo Gospel Choir - More Like You - 1992 sisselfan 2022-03-04 | Sissel Kyrkjebø and Oslo Gospel Choir performing "More Like You" at Norwegian Television in 1992.
Sissel Kyrkjebø & Kjell Magnus Sandve - Vilja sangen (Vilja Song from The Merry Widow) - 1986 sisselfan 2022-03-04 | Sissel Kyrkjebø and Norwegian opera singer Kjell Magnus Sandve performing "Vilja sangen" ("Vilja Song") from The Merry Widow at Norwegian Television in 1986. It starts at 2:54.
Sissel Kyrkjebø & Göran Fristorp - You and I (from Chess) - 1986 sisselfan 2022-02-21 | Sissel Kyrkjebø and Swedish singer Göran Fristorp performing "You and I" from the musical Chess at Norwegian Television in 1986.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - I Rest My Eyes - 2022 sisselfan 2022-02-11 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing her new song "I Rest My Eyes" on Norwegian Television in February 2022.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - O mio babbino caro sisselfan 2021-12-29 | #sissel #sisselkyrkjebø #omiobabbinocaroSissel Kyrkjebø performing "O mio babbino caro" ("Oh my dear Papa”) at a TV-concert in Norway. The soprano aria is from the opera Gianni Schicchi (1918) by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It is sung by Lauretta after tensions between her father Schicchi and the family of Rinuccio, the boy she loves, have reached a breaking point that threatens to separate her from Rinuccio. It provides an interlude expressing lyrical simplicity and love in contrast with the atmosphere of hypocrisy, jealousy, double-dealing, and feuding in medieval Florence. It provides the only set-piece in the through-composed opera. The aria was first performed at the premiere of Gianni Schicchi on 14 December 1918 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York by the popular Edwardian English soprano Florence Easton. It is frequently performed in concerts and as an encore in recitals by many popular and crossover singers.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Pie Jesu sisselfan 2021-12-29 | #sissel #sisselkyrkjebø #piejesuSissel Kyrkjebø performing "Pie Jesu" at a TV-concert from Oslo Spectrum, Norway in 2002.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - The Impossible Dream sisselfan 2021-12-17 | #sissel #sisselkyrkjebø #theimpossibledreamSissel Kyrkjebø performing "The Impossible Dream" at a concert in January 2020. It is composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics written by Joe Darion and is the most popular song from the 1965 Broadway musical Man of La Mancha. The song is also featured in the 1972 film of the same name starring Peter O'Toole. It is first sung by Don Quixote as he stands vigil over his armor, in response to Aldonza (Dulcinea)'s question about what he means by "following the quest". It is reprised partially three more times – the last by prisoners in a dungeon as Miguel de Cervantes and his manservant mount the drawbridge-like prison staircase to face trial by the Spanish Inquisition. Artists like Frank Sinatra, Shirley Bassey, Cher, Sammy Davis, Jr., Liberace, Elvis Presley, Luther Vandross, José Carreras, Linda Eder, Jackie Evancho, Susan Boyle and Josh Groban have made renditions of the song.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - If I Can Help Somebody - 2021 sisselfan 2021-12-12 | #sissel #sisselkyrkjebø #ificanhelpsomebodySissel Kyrkjebø performing "If I Can Help Somebody" at Norwegian Television in December 2021. It is written by American composer, pianist and song-writer Alma Bazel Androzzo and was first recorded by Turner Layton in 1946. Since then it has been recorded by many other artists including Gracie Fields, Billy Eckstein, Harry Secombe, Doris Day, Mahalia Jackson, Joseph Locke, Liberace and Bryn Terfel. It was also one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s favourite hymns.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Always on My Mind - 2021 sisselfan 2021-06-24 | #sissel #sisselkyrkjebø #alwaysonmymindSissel Kyrkjebø performing "Always on My Mind" on Norwegian Television in June 2021. Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø & Judy Kuhn - I Know Him So Well - 1989 sisselfan 2021-02-13 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "I Know Him So Well" from the musical Chess, with American singer and actress Judy Kuhn at a concert in Skellefteå, Sweden in 1989. In this duet, two women – Svetlana (Sissel), the Russian chess champion's estranged wife, and Florence (Kuhn), his mistress – express their bittersweet feelings for him and at seeing their relationships fall apart.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø & José Carreras - When You Tell Me That You Love Me sisselfan 2021-02-01 | Sissel Kyrkjebø & José Carreras performing "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" at a TV-concert from Røros Church, Norway in 2007.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Se over fjellet (Climb Every Mountain) sisselfan 2021-01-04 | Music video of Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Se over fjellet" ("Climb Every Mountain") in Hardanger, Norway, by the waterfalls Nykkjesøyfossen and Søtefossen in 1989. "Climb Every Mountain" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. It is sung at the close of the first act by the Mother Abbess. It is themed as an inspirational piece, to encourage people to take every step toward attaining their dreams.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Ready to Go Home sisselfan 2021-01-04 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Ready to Go Home" in a TV-concert from Røros Church, Norway in 2007. The song was originally released by British rock band 10cc on their 1995 album, Mirror Mirror. It was written by Graham Gouldman in memory of his father, poet and playwright Hymie Gouldman, who died in 1991.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Youll Never Walk Alone sisselfan 2020-12-27 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "You'll Never Walk Alone" at a TV-concert from Oslo Spectrum, Norway. Originally a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel, it is also sung at association football clubs around the world, where it is performed by a massed chorus of supporters on match day; this tradition developed at Liverpool F.C. after the chart success of the 1963 single of the song by the local Liverpool group Gerry and the Pacemakers.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Jeg lagde meg så silde - 2005 sisselfan 2020-12-09 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing the traditional Norwegian folk song "Jeg lagde meg så silde" ("I Went to Bed So Late a Night") at a TV-concert from Kulturkirken Jakob in Oslo, Norway in 2005.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - The Old Castle sisselfan 2020-12-09 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "The Old Castle" from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition at the opening of the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Glade Jul (Silent Night) - 2019 sisselfan 2020-05-21 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Glade Jul" ("Silent Night") at a TV-concert in Norway in December 2019.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - O Helga Natt (O Holy Night) - 2019 sisselfan 2020-05-21 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "O Helga Natt" ("O Holy Night") at a TV-concert in Norway in December 2019.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Panis Angelicus - 2019 sisselfan 2020-05-21 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Panis Angelicus" at a TV-concert in Norway in December 2019. The song is the penultimate strophe of the hymn "Sacris solemniis" written by Saint Thomas Aquinas for the feast of Corpus Christi as part of a complete liturgy of the feast, including prayers for the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours. The strophe of "Sacris solemniis" that begins with the words "Panis angelicus" ("bread of angels") has often been set to music separately from the rest of the hymn. Most famously, in 1872 César Franck set this strophe for tenor voice, harp, cello, and organ, and incorporated it into his Messe à trois voix.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Norwegian National Anthem) - 2020 sisselfan 2020-05-18 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing the Norwegian national anthem "Ja, vi elsker dette landet" ("Yes, we love this country") at a TV-concert in Norway on May 17, 2020. Originally a patriotic song, it came to be commonly regarded as the de facto national anthem of Norway in the early 20th century, after being used alongside "Sønner av Norge" ("Sons of Norway") since the 1860s. It was officially adopted in 2019. The lyrics were written by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson between 1859 and 1868, and the melody was written by his cousin Rikard Nordraak sometime during the winter of 1863 and 1864. It was first performed publicly on 17 May 1864 in connection with the 50th anniversary of the constitution. Usually only the first and the last two verses are sung.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - You Raise Me Up - 2020 sisselfan 2020-05-18 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "You Raise Me Up" at Norwegian Television in May 2020.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Seterjentens søndag (A Sunday at the Mountain Pastures) - 2020 sisselfan 2020-05-18 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing the Norwegian classical piece "Seterjentens søndag" ("A Sunday at the Mountain Pastures") by Ole Bull at a TV-concert in Norway in May 2020. Click on CC for subtitles.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Solveigs Song - 2019 sisselfan 2019-10-28 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Solveigs Song" at South-Korean Television in September 2019.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø & the Four Tenors - O sole mio - 2019 sisselfan 2019-09-20 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "O sole mio" with the Four Tenors from China at a concert in Mariehamn, Finland in July 2019. Sissel starts singing at 1:36. "O sole mio" is a Neapolitan song written in 1898. Its lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro and the music was composed by Eduardo di Capua and Alfredo Mazzucchi. The song translates literally as "my sun" or "my sunshine".Ma n’atu sole cchiù bello, oi ne’,’o sole mio sta nfronte a te!’o sole, ’o sole miosta nfronte a te, sta nfronte a te!But another sun, even more beauteous, oh my sweetheart,My own sun, shines from your face!This sun, my own sun,Shines from your face; It shines from your face!
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Vår løynde strand (Sto periagli to krifo) - 1986 sisselfan 2019-09-02 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Vår løynde strand" ("Our Hidden Seashore") at Norwegian Television in 1986. The song originally is a Greekish poem called Άρνηση (Denial) by Giorgos Seferis. It was arranged into a song by Mikis Theodorakis, as Sto periagli to krifo (The Secret Beach).
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Surrender - 2019 sisselfan 2019-08-15 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Surrender" at Swedish Television in August 2019.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Going Home sisselfan 2019-08-04 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Going Home" in a TV-concert from Røros Church, Norway in 2007. Click on CC for subtitles. The song is based on the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak's famous "Largo" theme from his Symphony No. 9 (From the New World), Op. 95. His symphony was composed while he was in America and was first performed by the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall on December 16, 1893. It has been said that Dvorak's themes in his symphony were inspired by American folk melodies, especially Afro-American or American Indian. The lyrics for "Going Home" was written by one of Dvorak's pupils, William Arms Fisher (1861-1948), who adapted and arranged the Largo theme and added his own words in "the form of a Negro spiritual." This song especially became known as a spiritual after the death of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1940s. This is part of what Fisher wrote in the published sheet music of his song, "Going Home" (Oliver Ditson Company): "The Largo, with its haunting English horn solo, is the outpouring of Dvorak's own home-longing, with something of the loneliness of far-off prairie horizons, the faint memory of the red-man's bygone days, and a sense of the tragedy of the black-man as it sings in his "spirituals." Deeper still it is a moving expression of that nostalgia of the soul all human beings feel. That the lyric opening theme of the Largo should spontaneously suggest the words 'Goin' home, goin' home' is natural enough, and that the lines that follow the melody should take the form of a negro spiritual accords with the genesis of the symphony."-- William Arms Fisher, Boston, July 21, 1922.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø & Andrea Bocelli - The Prayer/Time To Say Goodbye - 2019 sisselfan 2019-06-08 | Short video of Sissel Kyrkjebø & Andrea Bocelli performing together for the first time at a concert in Oslo on June 6, 2019. They performed "The Prayer" and "Time To Say Goodbye".(Video made by Stear Bear on YouTube. Used with permission. Thank you!)
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Blott en dag (Day by Day) sisselfan 2019-06-05 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing the Swedish hymn "Blott en dag" at Norwegian Television in 1990. It is a Christian hymn written in 1865 by Lina Sandell several years after she had witnessed the tragic drowning death of her father. In the U.S. it is known as "Day by Day (and with Each Passing Moment)". The hymn of assurance is used in American congregational singing. The hymn's Swedish name is "Blott en dag", its first three words in Swedish. The words mean "just one day" or "just another day". In Sweden and Finland, it is popular at funerals. Lina Sandell was a prolific Swedish hymn writer. Two of her hymns, "Day by Day" and "Children of the Heavenly Father" are widely known in the U.S. The original and most popular English translation of the hymn is by Andrew L. Skoog, a Swedish immigrant to the U.S. "Day by Day" started appearing in American hymnals in the latter half of the 1920s, and its popularity has increased since then. The hymn's tune was composed in 1872 by Oscar Ahnfelt.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Bred dina vida vingar (Spread Your Wide Wings) sisselfan 2019-06-05 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing the Swedish hymn "Bred dina vida vingar" ("Spread Your Wide Wings") in a concert from the Faroe Islands in 1991.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - The Sound of Music - 1987 sisselfan 2019-06-05 | Music video of Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "The Sound of Music" in 1987. Click on CC for English subtitles.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Amazing Grace sisselfan 2018-11-04 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Amazing Grace" with Oslo Gospel Choir at Norwegian Television in 1989."Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779, with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton (1725–1807). He was an English sailor, in the Royal Navy for a period, and later a captain of slave ships. Newton started his career at sea at a young age, and worked on slave ships in the slave trade for several years. After experiencing a period of Christian conversion Newton eventually renounced his trade and became a prominent supporter of abolitionism, living to see Britain's abolition of the African slave trade in 1807. "Amazing Grace" was written to illustrate a sermon on New Year's Day of 1773. It is unknown if there was any music accompanying the verses; it may have simply been chanted by the congregation. It debuted in print in 1779 in Newton and Cowper's Olney Hymns but settled into relative obscurity in England. In the United States, however, "Amazing Grace" was used extensively during the Second Great Awakening in the early 19th century. It has been associated with more than 20 melodies, but in 1835 it was joined to a tune named "New Britain" to which it is most frequently sung today.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Put a Little Love in Your Heart sisselfan 2018-10-26 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" at Swedish television in 2015.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - My Tribute (To God Be the Glory) sisselfan 2018-10-26 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)" by Andrae Crouch at Swedish Television in 2014.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Imagine - 2018 sisselfan 2018-10-13 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Imagine" by John Lennon at Norwegian Television in October 2018.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Det hev ei rose sprunge (Lo, How a Rose Eer Blooming) - 1997 sisselfan 2018-10-10 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Det hev ei rose sprunge" ("Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming") at a TV-concert from Gjøvik, Norway in 1997. Click on CC for English subtitles.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Det kimer nu til julefest/Jeg synger julekvad - 1989 sisselfan 2018-10-02 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Det kimer nu til julefest"/"Jeg synger julekvad" at Norwegian Television in 1989. Click on CC for English subtitles.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Lær meg å kjenne dine veie - Wedding of Princess Märtha Louise and Ari Behn - 2002 sisselfan 2018-09-29 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing the hymn "Lær meg å kjenne dine veie" ("Teach Me to Know Your Ways") in the wedding of Norwegian princess Märtha Louise and Ari Behn in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway in 2002. It is written by Danish priest Jakob Paulli (1844-1912). Click on CC for English subtitles.Nidaros Cathedral (Norwegian: Nidarosdomen / Nidaros Domkirke) is a cathedral of the Church of Norway located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of King Olav II (c. 995–1030, reigned 1015–1028), who became the patron saint of the nation, and is the traditional location for the consecration of new kings of Norway. It was built over a 230 year period, from 1070 to 1300 when it was substantially completed. However additional work, additions and renovations have continued intermittently since then; the most recent changes were completed in 2001. Nidaros was designated as the cathedral for the Diocese of Nidaros in 1152. After experiencing the turmoil and controversies of the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century, it was taken from the Catholic Church by the newly established state Church of Norway in 1537, which adopted the teachings and reforms of Martin Luther, Phillip Melanchthon and others, becoming an Evangelical Lutheran church. Nidaros is the northernmost medieval cathedral in the world. The large, stone church seats about 1,850 people and it was historically used as the site of coronation of the kings of Norway.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Adagio sisselfan 2018-09-21 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Adagio" by Albinoni at the opening concert of the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.Sissel, the international singing sensation and national treasure of Norway, is established as one of the world’s leading crossover sopranos. Her angelic and powerful voice has made Sissel a national institution and she has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She has contributed haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, and has been performing duets with singers like Charles Aznavour, Andrea Bocelli, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Brian May, Neil Sedaka, Bryn Terfel and Russell Watson. In 2005, she was knighted by the King of Norway, as the youngest ever to receive this honour. And in 2006, her album 'The Spirit of the Season' with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir went to number-one on the Billboard Classical Charts, and received a Grammy nomination. A very remarkable voice that only comes once in our lifetime."Adagio", also known as "Adagio in G minor" for strings and organ is a neo-Baroque composition commonly attributed to the 18th-century Venetian master Tomaso Albinoni, but actually composed by 20th-century musicologist and Albinoni biographer Remo Giazotto, purportedly based on the discovery of a manuscript fragment by Albinoni. The piece is most commonly orchestrated for string ensemble and organ, or string ensemble alone, but with its growing fame has been transcribed for other instruments. Sissel Kyrkjebø recorded the song with lyrics for her 2006 album, Into Paradise, and also included it on her greatest hits album, De Beste same year.
Sissel Kyrkjebø & Göran Fristorp - Men går jag över ängarna - 1989 sisselfan 2018-09-12 | Sissel Kyrkjebø and Swedish singer Göran Fristorp performing the old Swedish song "Men går jag över ängarna" ("When I Walk Through the Meadows") at Norwegian Television in 1989. Sissel starts singing at 1:51. Click on CC for English subtitles.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Innerst i sjelen (Deep Within My Soul) - 1994 sisselfan 2018-09-12 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Innerst i sjelen" ("Deep Within My Soul") at Norwegian Television in 1994. Click on CC for English subtitles.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Marys Boy Child - 1987 sisselfan 2018-09-11 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Mary's Boy Child" at Norwegian Television in 1987. Click on CC for English subtitles.
Sissel Kyrkjebø - Sancta Maria sisselfan 2018-09-10 | Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "Sancta Maria" based on Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana at a TV-concert in Oslo, Norway in 2005.
