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. 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. Pierre audis subtle staging and jorge jaras brilliantlycolored costumes bring out both the comedy and complexity in mozarts beloved singspiel. Diana damrau performs the queen of the night aria from the. 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. Soprano diana damrau, supreme queen of the night german soprano diana damrau has managed a career of musical diversity. Damrau has also appeared there as lucia in lucia di lammermoor as part of milans expo in. 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 queen of the night mozart the magic flute. Seriously though, there are a lot of phenomenal artists who have sung this role.
She is not only a wonderful singer, but a convincing actress. 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. This is one of the best known productions of this opera, in covent. Diana damrau queen of the night konzertvereinigung wiener staatsopernchor. Diana damrau, royal liverpool philharmonic orchestra, david charles abell forever unforgettable songs from vienna, broadway and hollywood. Giulietta simionato may 12, 1910 may 5, 2010 moscow, 1964. Mozart at covent garden by far the best queen of the night. Feb 23, 2015 what are you thoughts on diana damrau. Every week, thomas invites a special guest for a discussion around their favourite piece of the classical repertoire. Damrau is a queen with personality and regal haughtiness who delivers every line as if shethe queenreally means it. Here at last is a solo performance by diana damrau surely one of the quietest of the modern divas. Besides having a formidable range and agility, she brings sharply defined characterizations to her roles.
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. I hope you will regard this post as a pleasant christmas offering, even though the sentiment expressed in the queen of the. In this production, diana damrau and rene pape deliver stunning performances as the queen of the night and sarastro. She is first introduced as the desperate mother whose beloved daughter was kidnapped, but it ultimately appears that she is the villain of the story, who wants to steal the powerful circle of the sun.
I have seen her live several times and she is a consummate artist. 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. 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. Here diana damrau performs the queen of the night aria from the magic flute.
Diana damrau, playing queen of the night, was terrific. 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. The magic flute queen of the night aria mozart, diana damrau, the royal opera related videos. The magic flute queen of the night aria mozart, diana. Dec 25, 2018 there are many fine queen of the nights on youtube. Orchestra e coro dellaccademia nazionale di santa cecilia antonio pappano, conductor. 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. I had never heard his music but here is the best place to listen to the richness of his works. The tudor cycle final scenes from anna bolena, maria stuarda and roberto devereux. But among the distracting coloratura passages of ahahahahaaah. Damrau has put together a distinguished recorded legacy, even championing the music of the oftneglected meyerbeer. 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. Damrau, who also has the queen of the night in her repertory, switches to that role on nov. 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 queen of the night for our time, with showstopping bravura singing that tosses off the scores terrifying high notes with almost casual abandon. I mean, absolutely, cannotbeimproveduponinyourface perfect. On you tube, i have seen other singers perform the role of the queen of the night. She has also appeared there as lucia in lucia di lammermoor as part of milans expo in 2015.
What are the lyrics to the queen of the night aria. She has made her name in german lieder and as the epitome of the queen of the night in the magic flute. Over time, the aria has become a yardstick for coloratura sopranos to show their worth. Jun 30, 2010 diana damrau queen of the night mozart the magic flute duration. Diana damraus flawless singing and amazing acting paint the queen in her truest form. 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. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from diana damrau at the discogs marketplace. Mozart the magic flute recorded at the grosses festspielhaus in. Soprano diana damrau has been performing on the worlds leading opera and concert stages for two decades. Her most famous portrayal of the queen of the nights o zittre. Chords for diana damrau sings mozarts queen of the night. The maggio musicale fiorentino has announced an at home concert featuring some of the worlds greatest opera stars. Happy birthday to mozart, born on this day in 1756.
Diana damrau as queen of the night iii by lilith89ibz. Soprano diana damrau s queen is certainly one of the best. May 11, 2020 the magic flute queen of the night aria mozart. Here she enhances the music of mozart with rare and beautiful songs from his biggest threat salieri. About the storyline in short, at this point mother is pushing the daughter to commit a murder. With will hartmann, dorothea roschmann, diana damrau, franzjosef selig. Diana damrau sings mozarts queen of the night aria, from her album arie di bravura mozart, salieri and righini arias.
During her studies, she developed an edema on a vocal fold. Diana damrau sings mozarts queen of the night aria youtube. Queen of the night from opera the magic flute performed live by diana damrau on the picture. The soprano, born on may 31, 1971 in bavaria, germany, kicked off her operatic studies with carmen hanganu at the hochschule musik wurzburg. News the latest about dianas engagements and recordings thursdays with thomas. Though dessays acting leaves much to be desired, her impeccable voice, both nimble and effortless, shines brilliantly in this aria. She portrayed the queen of nights nefarious qualities convincingly. Nov 30, 2010 the queen of the night makes her entrance. 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. Diana damrau is the best queen of the night in history. Feb 09, 2010 mozart queen of the night diana damrau duration.
August 14, 2019 showstopping stuff soprano diana damrau performs the famous queen of the night aria from the magic flute. 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. Susan boyle i dreamed a dream les miserables official. Dec 24, 2017 queen of the night from opera the magic flute performed live by diana damrau on the picture. Theres no standing or posturing as difficult arias are performed. Join thomas hampson in conversation with colleagues, friends, and other major personalities of the classical music world. 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. Diana damrau is unquestionably the greatestever queen of the night. After consulting with several doctors, she decided to undergo an alternative therapy without. Diana damrau sings mozarts queen of the night aria. This is one of operas most famous arias both because of mozarts wonderful music and also because it is unbelievably difficult to perform. Diana damrau as the queen of the night for those who. About a magic flute to remember, filmed at the 2006 salzburg festival.
569 359 100 1519 1289 937 1282 786 1072 1063 107 1444 1475 752 507 1055 517 451 156 1210 973 177 904 265 1014 156 473 1168 969 666 1191 218 906 878 479 189 591 789 1264 849 900 582 644