Im going to just say it, diana damrau, both in terms of voice and acting portrayal, is the single best queen of the night in history. She has made her name in german lieder and as the epitome of the queen of the night in the magic flute. Damrau has also appeared there as lucia in lucia di lammermoor as part of milans expo in. Diana damrau is unquestionably the greatestever queen of the night. May 11, 2020 the magic flute queen of the night aria mozart. This is one of the best known productions of this opera, in covent. Damrau made metropolitan opera history in the 200708 season by appearing as both pamina and queen of the night in different performances of the same run. Here she enhances the music of mozart with rare and beautiful songs from his biggest threat salieri. Feb 06, 2009 diana damrau sings mozarts queen of the night aria, from her album arie di bravura mozart, salieri and righini arias. Pierre audis subtle staging and jorge jaras brilliantlycolored costumes bring out both the comedy and complexity in mozarts beloved singspiel.
This is one of operas most famous arias both because of mozarts wonderful music and also because it is unbelievably difficult to perform. Damrau is a queen with personality and regal haughtiness who delivers every line as if shethe queenreally means it. Mozart at covent garden by far the best queen of the night. Its got to be the most icy soprano voice around today, like if someone took gina cigna and turned her into a coloratura.
Diana damrau is an actress, known for mozart 22 2006, rigoletto 2008 and the magic flute 2003. Queen of the night from opera the magic flute performed live by diana damrau on the picture. Diana damrau, lauded by the new york times for her lustrous agile coloratura soprano voice and charisma galore, and by opera news for her exuberant glamour and emotional authenticity, has made her name in such demanding operatic roles as mozarts queen of the night, strauss zerbinetta, donizettis lucia di lammermoor and verdis violetta. Feb 23, 2015 what are you thoughts on diana damrau. Damrau has put together a distinguished recorded legacy, even championing the music of the oftneglected meyerbeer. Her acting and her fright outfit never leave you in doubt that shes the evil presence here, even when shes pretending to be a good mom concerned about her daughter, pamina. Orchestra e coro dellaccademia nazionale di santa cecilia antonio pappano, conductor. Jun 30, 2010 diana damrau queen of the night mozart the magic flute duration. Nov 30, 2010 the queen of the night makes her entrance. She is not only a wonderful singer, but a convincing actress. Theres no standing or posturing as difficult arias are performed. She is phenomenal onstage and a gracious and charming presence off i waited her out one night with the rest of her adoring and occasionally creepy fans.
Diana damrau sings mozarts queen of the night aria. Soprano diana damrau s queen is certainly one of the best. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from diana damrau at the discogs marketplace. News the latest about dianas engagements and recordings thursdays with thomas. Diana damrau as queen of the night iii by lilith89ibz. In addition to singing with absolute control, she is quite an actress as well, bringing an element of the demonic to her portrayal of the queen. Damrau, who also has the queen of the night in her repertory, switches to that role on nov. For the 225th anniversary of mozarts death, teatro alla scala presents a new production of le nozze di figaro, entrusted to the extraordinary director frederic wakewalker.
Soprano diana damrau has been performing on the worlds leading opera and concert stages for two decades. But among the distracting coloratura passages of ahahahahaaah. Diana damrau sings mozarts queen of the night aria, from her album arie di bravura mozart, salieri and righini arias. Another notable engagement was her portrayal of all four heroines in offenbachs les contes dhoffmann in a new production at the bavarian state opera in october 2011. During her studies, she developed an edema on a vocal fold. By all accounts, hofer had an extraordinary upper register and an agile voice and apparently mozart, being familiar with hofers vocal ability, wrote the two blockbuster arias to showcase it. Happy birthday to mozart, born on this day in 1756. She has also appeared there as lucia in lucia di lammermoor as part of milans expo in 2015. Dec 24, 2017 queen of the night from opera the magic flute performed live by diana damrau on the picture.
She is about as dramatic as maria callas is soubrette. Seriously though, there are a lot of phenomenal artists who have sung this role. She portrayed the queen of nights nefarious qualities convincingly. Diana damrau, royal liverpool philharmonic orchestra, david charles abell forever unforgettable songs from vienna, broadway and hollywood. Over time, the aria has become a yardstick for coloratura sopranos to show their worth. In this production, diana damrau and rene pape deliver stunning performances as the queen of the night and sarastro. Giulietta simionato may 12, 1910 may 5, 2010 moscow, 1964. Here diana damrau performs the wonderful queen of the night aria from the magic flute, his 1791 opera which is a tale of darkness, light and finding your way in the world.
Diana damrau is the best queen of the night in history. Diana damrau sings mozarts queen of the night aria youtube. The new york times, 31 oct 2007 the german soprano diana damrau stopped the show twice on tuesday night in the metropolitan operas production by julie taymor. I had never heard his music but here is the best place to listen to the richness of his works. Chords for diana damrau sings mozarts queen of the night. I have seen her live several times and she is a consummate artist. With will hartmann, dorothea roschmann, diana damrau, franzjosef selig. The magic flute queen of the night aria mozart, diana. Royal opera house the magic flute queen of the night aria. The work is in the form of a singspiel, a popular form during the time it was written that included both singing and spoken dialogue. Feb, 2014 the magic flute queen of the night aria mozart. Diana damrau, playing queen of the night, was terrific.
The tudor cycle final scenes from anna bolena, maria stuarda and roberto devereux. August 14, 2019 showstopping stuff soprano diana damrau performs the famous queen of the night aria from the magic flute. Besides having a formidable range and agility, she brings sharply defined characterizations to her roles. Mozart the magic flute recorded at the grosses festspielhaus in. I mean, absolutely, cannotbeimproveduponinyourface perfect. The magic flute queen of the night aria mozart, diana damrau, the royal opera related videos. Though dessays acting leaves much to be desired, her impeccable voice, both nimble and effortless, shines brilliantly in this aria. Here diana damrau performs the queen of the night aria from the magic flute. The soprano, born on may 31, 1971 in bavaria, germany, kicked off her operatic studies with carmen hanganu at the hochschule musik wurzburg. I hope you will regard this post as a pleasant christmas offering, even though the sentiment expressed in the queen of the. About the storyline in short, at this point mother is pushing the daughter to commit a murder. The concert takes place on may 1, and will showcase diana damrau, cecilia bartoli, vittorio grigolo, mikhail petrenko, ludovic tezier, francesco meli, lisette oropesa, luca salsi, thomas hampson, krassimira stoyanova, michele pertusi, eva mei, leo nucci, sonya yoncheva, fabio. What are the lyrics to the queen of the night aria. On you tube, i have seen other singers perform the role of the queen of the night.
Diana damrau performs the queen of the night aria from the. Every week, thomas invites a special guest for a discussion around their favourite piece of the classical repertoire. Diana damrau, lauded by the new york times for her lustrous agile coloratura soprano voice and charisma galore, and by opera news for her exuberant. Dec 25, 2018 there are many fine queen of the nights on youtube. Susan boyle i dreamed a dream les miserables official. Its an aria reserved only for the most daring sopranos, like mozarts sisterinlaw josepha hofer the original queen of the night and german opera singer diana damrau. Soprano diana damrau, supreme queen of the night german soprano diana damrau has managed a career of musical diversity. Alice verlet as queen of the night, 1912 the first singer to perform the aria onstage was mozarts sisterinlaw josepha hofer, who at the time was 32. This is perhaps the greatest interpretation of this iconic role, and really, the only performance that truly matters. The maggio musicale fiorentino has announced an at home concert featuring some of the worlds greatest opera stars. About a magic flute to remember, filmed at the 2006 salzburg festival. Diana damrau is the queen of the night for our time, with showstopping bravura singing that tosses off the scores terrifying high notes with almost casual abandon. Diana damrau queen of the night mozart the magic flute.
Diana damrau queen of the night konzertvereinigung wiener staatsopernchor. German lyric coloratura soprano diana damrau has taken the operatic world by storm since the early years of the new century, excelling in a wide variety of roles, from the queen of the night to pamina, as well as in new works like maazels 1984. Diana damrau as the queen of the night for those who. Diana damraus flawless singing and amazing acting paint the queen in her truest form. Diana damrau as queen of the night i hq vaughn torry. Here at last is a solo performance by diana damrau surely one of the quietest of the modern divas. Join thomas hampson in conversation with colleagues, friends, and other major personalities of the classical music world. After consulting with several doctors, she decided to undergo an alternative therapy without.
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