Detlef Roth and Gaële Le Roi perform the Papagena/Papageno duet from "Die Zauberflöte." Also includes the last few lines of Roth's solo before the duet. Paris 2001.
How do you explain to your children why Papgeno is so sad at the beginning of the scene and the unsettling rope that dangles from the ceiling? Does he hang his bird cage there? ;-) When I wanted to show this scene to my children for the first time, I immediately went on a slippery slope...
@@Me-uv6kc I mean, I have watched and listened to this opera since I could walk and comprehend words and the way it's portrayed here is tragicomic and as a form of Pappageno's over-dramatic emotional expressions. Even I as a small child could comprehend it that way, especially because you just know he's a drama queen and there is always a last minute save. XD The killing of the dragon/giant serpent always disturbed me a bit though. All in all this opera is a lot more suitable for children (and it IS a hit with children) than some that are children's operas like Hänsel and Gretel, at least of you are a child that is easily scared. Because damn, that witch is scary. lol
Mozart was such a genius... Nowadays, people seem to forget what he created a few hundred years ago. His operas are unbelievable and the best of all times.
It’s a great duet but the role is a small part. She doesn’t get an aria and is in very few scenes. Even the three ladies get more singing to do in this opera and more time on stage. Pamina and The Queen of the Night are of course the biggest roles. If you haven’t listened to the whole opera Pamina has some very lovely music and the Queen of the Night has two show stopping arias.
@@nathanswanson1040 Pamina and the Queen are a little out of my league vocally, but I can see myself as Papagena. Even though it’s a small role, I’d love to do it just to get to sing this duet 🙂 (But playing one of the three ladies would be fun too! 🙂)
@@juvinaraymonds4210 Good to know what rep is good for you. You might consider some of the other Mozart soubrette roles. Zerlina from Don Giovanni or Despina from Cosi fan tutte have a bit more to do but are not too vocally demanding.
I have always loved this version , but today I realized by I love it much it's because papagena acts so much like a bird!!! Her head tilt to her walk!!! Very bird like
he's honestly the best Papageno I've heard. Not that he's the best lyrical baritone, but because of his interpretation. He understood how to sing the aria. Whereas every other Papageno sang it like some timid whiny comic relief clown, Roth sang it as how it is supposed to be sung, with power, emotion, and musicality, and clarity of language (listen to his "pa..pa..pa." no other baritone sang those so powerfully like he does). Papageno was never never a comic relief character for me (even though his character does have the comic elements in them), but it is a melodramatic one characterizing the idea of a flawed man who received love despite not deserving it. And Roth IS Papageno
+AstriaICOW I perfectly agree with you.. For once i didn't see two clowns histerically hugging like in a sort of comic gag.. they truly depict the emotion of two lonely souls in the moment they realize they found their mate.. the way that Papagena/Le Roi falls in his arm then, trembling and shaking of happiness, is pure poetry
im not agree, Papageno is obviously a serious character, but as Mozart used to do, it´s a comic character to. Look at Leporello in Don Giovanni for exemple. Just before this scene, Papageno didnt want to suicide, so he tried to save himself counting 1, 2 and 3. This shows that Papageno is not a clown, but it´s a character that you can play with a bit of comedy. That´s why i guess that Anton Scharinger is the best Papageno ever (in my opinion). Sorry for my english, but i wanted to give my opinion jeje...
manuel fernandez I'm not sure which of what you said is different from what we said other than the best singer to sing Papageno. Detlef Roth has a bit of comedy also and he didn't make a clown of himself, that was the point. nowadays nobody sang Leporello like the clip in Amadeus anymore, with good singing. The point is to let the MUSIC carry the emotion, the comedy etc. Mozart is difficult to sing well so taking too many liberties for the sake of emotion, when the emotion is clearly written in the music, would compromise the music of Mozart. Anton Scharinger is really good. Beautiful lyrical voice. But he's not special like Detlef Roth is. He played Papageno as any other Papageno. Too exaggerated in emotion, many times even compromising the tempo of the music as he would rush here and there a little and uneven phrasing in some of the legatos, and also doesn't harmonize as well, which is sort of a travesty as Mozart is pretty much the king of harmonization in Operas. So I would disagree. Don't get me wrong, he's really good, nowadays you can't find a singer as good as either. But Detlef Roth is unbeatably unique from the perspective of keeping the music as true to Mozartian as possible, and focusing primarily on making sure the singing is good rather than taking liberties for the sake of "comedy."
I've never seen Papagena cuter than her. 😍 She really suits her role so much that she might have been born for Papagena Also, the costumes of Papageno and Papagena are wonderful.
She is incredible. The singing. The acting. She conveys real feelings in her sweet face. Certainly, she has to be a truly warm-hearted person to be able to perform like this❤
My grandson, 5 at the time, learned this aria in Kindergarten and made play this clip over, and over, and over, again. He loved it so much. And grandpa enjoyed it too.
This is my favorite Papageno. German is not my first language and opera is hard to understand in general, but he sings so clearly that I can understand what he´s singing.
I was fortunate enough to have an actress as my mother. The very first type of music I was introduced to as a baby was Mozart the magic flute. The entire soundtrack was on constant repeat growing up. This is was always my favorite song, still is.
Absolutely wonderful! This is by far the best performance I have seen of the song. Their voices are amazing. Their acting is sublime. Thanks for sharing it!
Absolutly marvellous, this opera and all the Mozart's musics. Mozart is a real music's genious, it's not possible to forget him and all his masterpieces. He is immortal for ever.
Gaele Le Roi is stunning, it's easy see why she has been described as having a very strong stage presence. It's a shame that there are no other stage performances of her on TH-cam besides the couple scenes from The Magic Flute.
To make that statement: This is the best expression of all time between papagena and papageno in acting and singing! It definitely won't get beaten up!
you clearly have no idea about the german language... it may not sound the best but it definitely is a beautiful language. ever heard of goethe or schiller?
I live in Denmark hence I share common germanic langiush roots with german. I've also been exposed to plenty of german as well as speaking and understanding bit of it. So I know what I'm takling about and I don't put it in a category of beautiful languishes and I'm pretty certain that a general sentiment. But I regardless I don't even need to have an idea about a langiush to have an opinion of how it sounds, it's completely subjective and hance valid. I just said that Mozart makes it sound magical. I think you kind of agree with me with regards to goethe and schiller, which I find confusing.
That duet was a very beautiful song. I also feel that the actors play their parts so well that they are really the character and not the actor. And of course, their good looks were icing on the magic cake.
LeRoi is gorgeous. The depth of Roth's voice surprises me because he seems to have a higher speaking voice. Together, they are so sweet and do a charming rendition of this duet.
I bought this DVD recently, and cannot stop watching this particular duet. This is to me undoubtledly the best pairing for this love song! Both singer in top form. Brilliant!
Jedesmal, wenn ich diese Aufnahme sehe, bin ich völlig hin und weg von den beiden. Sie machen so ein gutes Spiel aus ihren Rollen und füllen sie so gut aus, dass ich mich jedesmal toll fühle :) Every time I watch this, I'm ravished by the way these two play with each other through their roles and the fun they're having singing them. I feel great each time after watching :)
Абсолютное счастье в этих двоих, в этих персонажах, изображение любовной чистой идиллии, которая возникает, когда две похожие до боли или блаженства души встречают друг друга. Будто бы Моцарт так и хотел, показать, что так и надо. Сами артисты очень талантливо это показали и передали, а Моцарт у спасибо за то, что он был и всё это сотворил. Я плачу, правда, когда слушаешь Моцарта, то плакать надо от счастья
Both are great and very complementary actors and singers. The wonderful costumes perfectly serve the characters and performance. Really pleasant to watch/hear.
I just went through all of the duets of this song I could find on here and oh my gosh yes it is!! It is by FAR the best!! I'm so excited to receive it in the mail next week!!!
Wonderful! Papagena is gorgeous, both of them play very well, sensitively, everything is at the right place, energic, and so one... oooooooooooh, from now on this is my favourite. :)
1:22 I love that whole sequence how the music mellows out and the descending scales. It's as if the actors are slowly floating, falling into love. Mozart was so good at composing this type of thing.
Mozart, who was perhaps, the biggest intuitive genius of harmony, said that this without dissonance, would be unbearable, was also the first musician to realize he could give psychological depth to his opera characters, through music. In “The Magic Flute” we can see this. For example Tamino and Pamina, noble characters with high ideals, who sing calm and serious melodies, the Queen of the Night, whose diabolic characteristics, are expressed through fast notes in the vocal area of extremely high notes or the dear and familiar vision of the common people, in the gay melodies of Papageno/Papagena.
I don't see how depicting a female as the villain is sexist. Quite the opposite, it depicts a female as an incredibly powerful figure who creates a scenario that is almost impossible to overcome because of her wit and power.
Her singing and flirtatious glances could melt steel. Roth's singing is beautiful and lyrical, but he looks too serious throughout. Give in to her charm!
this production is gorgeous to look at! and the performances are so genuine. moreso than any show ive seen here in the U.S. recently. thank you so much for posting this! it brightens my day up whenever i watch it.
This is the best staging of this scene! They are real Papagena and Papageno, and Mozart's spirit is definitely present in this staging of "Magic Flute" :) Bravo!!!
0.o ...the sheer ability to spit out all that german, and "papapapa"'s at that tempo is impressive. Not to mention you have two of the best singers we have. Excellent.
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I literally play this clip on my big tv everyday so my 17 month old twins will eat. They love papageno.
Sooo sweet... I saw it at the Opera house in Argentina and I loved the Papagenos
haha same here (minus one kid, but same age)
How do you explain to your children why Papgeno is so sad at the beginning of the scene and the unsettling rope that dangles from the ceiling? Does he hang his bird cage there? ;-)
When I wanted to show this scene to my children for the first time, I immediately went on a slippery slope...
@@ErikWeijers wow, that really works? kids respond to that and eat?
Awwwwww
As a bird, I can relate.
I'm having this played at your funeral tommorrow
wat????
Hahahaha
You made my day.... Hilarious :)
CheekyGoose me too!!
This has to be the cutest, most adorable duet in opera history. The best thing that even little kids will love this and be able to connect with this.
lol especially the part where he was about to hang himself
@@Me-uv6kc Yes, including that part.
@@phangirlable I'm just saying it's kind of "adult themes", I don't think suicide is appropriate for young children
@@Me-uv6kc I mean, I have watched and listened to this opera since I could walk and comprehend words and the way it's portrayed here is tragicomic and as a form of Pappageno's over-dramatic emotional expressions. Even I as a small child could comprehend it that way, especially because you just know he's a drama queen and there is always a last minute save. XD The killing of the dragon/giant serpent always disturbed me a bit though.
All in all this opera is a lot more suitable for children (and it IS a hit with children) than some that are children's operas like Hänsel and Gretel, at least of you are a child that is easily scared. Because damn, that witch is scary. lol
The acting is wonderful, they are such lovebirds
Literally birds😂
Ha
Mozart was such a genius...
Nowadays, people seem to forget what he created a few hundred years ago. His operas are unbelievable and the best of all times.
@@eutidk1145 homeless? Why homeless?
*Giuseppe Verdi joined the chat*
@@DasParanoi8Projekt I believe he meant on other Verdi. 😉
To The Eternity
Just one point: he was the compositer and didn't wrote the story :) but yes, he is
As a soprano, Papagena is my absolute dream role. Who WOULDN'T want to play her, when you get to sing the cutest love duet in all of opera???
It’s a great duet but the role is a small part. She doesn’t get an aria and is in very few scenes. Even the three ladies get more singing to do in this opera and more time on stage. Pamina and The Queen of the Night are of course the biggest roles. If you haven’t listened to the whole opera Pamina has some very lovely music and the Queen of the Night has two show stopping arias.
@@nathanswanson1040 Pamina and the Queen are a little out of my league vocally, but I can see myself as Papagena. Even though it’s a small role, I’d love to do it just to get to sing this duet 🙂
(But playing one of the three ladies would be fun too! 🙂)
@@juvinaraymonds4210 Good to know what rep is good for you. You might consider some of the other Mozart soubrette roles. Zerlina from Don Giovanni or Despina from Cosi fan tutte have a bit more to do but are not too vocally demanding.
My 3 yr old son has fallen in love with this video.
You sure he's not Mozart reborn? Afterall Mozart did start writing music at the age of 3 😂
His papagena is the music
My little boy is just 4 years old and he love it, I have to put this video every night before sleep 🥰
My daughter (now almost 3) love this song🤍🤍🤍
These are real artists. They know how to act, dance and sing real music. And they do it live. These are the people that should be seen in the Oscar.
Only whores and scum who provide "service" to the like of weinstein get the oscar.
@@OnkelAdiSuperstar way to victim blame
well said
You're so right 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
The Oscars don't deserve them.
When you are weird and you think you'll never get a partner, but then you do and the partner is just as weird as you. Bonus points. They're so cute.
I ship them
Best comment :D
Yes and the only people who are not weird are the ones you do not know well yet.
Haha fortnite funnys
@@hygujiuy and when you eventually get to know them well, they become weird as well
I have always loved this version , but today I realized by I love it much it's because papagena acts so much like a bird!!! Her head tilt to her walk!!! Very bird like
And lovely.
Pa pa pa?
Indeed!
I love the way that she looks so lovingly at him as they embrace.
he's honestly the best Papageno I've heard. Not that he's the best lyrical baritone, but because of his interpretation. He understood how to sing the aria. Whereas every other Papageno sang it like some timid whiny comic relief clown, Roth sang it as how it is supposed to be sung, with power, emotion, and musicality, and clarity of language (listen to his "pa..pa..pa." no other baritone sang those so powerfully like he does). Papageno was never never a comic relief character for me (even though his character does have the comic elements in them), but it is a melodramatic one characterizing the idea of a flawed man who received love despite not deserving it. And Roth IS Papageno
+AstriaICOW I perfectly agree with you.. For once i didn't see two clowns histerically hugging like in a sort of comic gag.. they truly depict the emotion of two lonely souls in the moment they realize they found their mate.. the way that Papagena/Le Roi falls in his arm then, trembling and shaking of happiness, is pure poetry
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im not agree, Papageno is obviously a serious character, but as Mozart used to do, it´s a comic character to. Look at Leporello in Don Giovanni for exemple. Just before this scene, Papageno didnt want to suicide, so he tried to save himself counting 1, 2 and 3. This shows that Papageno is not a clown, but it´s a character that you can play with a bit of comedy. That´s why i guess that Anton Scharinger is the best Papageno ever (in my opinion). Sorry for my english, but i wanted to give my opinion jeje...
manuel fernandez
I'm not sure which of what you said is different from what we said other than the best singer to sing Papageno. Detlef Roth has a bit of comedy also and he didn't make a clown of himself, that was the point. nowadays nobody sang Leporello like the clip in Amadeus anymore, with good singing. The point is to let the MUSIC carry the emotion, the comedy etc. Mozart is difficult to sing well so taking too many liberties for the sake of emotion, when the emotion is clearly written in the music, would compromise the music of Mozart.
Anton Scharinger is really good. Beautiful lyrical voice. But he's not special like Detlef Roth is. He played Papageno as any other Papageno. Too exaggerated in emotion, many times even compromising the tempo of the music as he would rush here and there a little and uneven phrasing in some of the legatos, and also doesn't harmonize as well, which is sort of a travesty as Mozart is pretty much the king of harmonization in Operas. So I would disagree. Don't get me wrong, he's really good, nowadays you can't find a singer as good as either. But Detlef Roth is unbeatably unique from the perspective of keeping the music as true to Mozartian as possible, and focusing primarily on making sure the singing is good rather than taking liberties for the sake of "comedy."
AstriaICOW I agree
I've never seen Papagena cuter than her. 😍
She really suits her role so much that she might have been born for Papagena
Also, the costumes of Papageno and Papagena are wonderful.
She is incredible. The singing. The acting. She conveys real feelings in her sweet face. Certainly, she has to be a truly warm-hearted person to be able to perform like this❤
Yes they are the greateast papagenos I see in mi life, they really feel the rol there playing
😊😊😊🎉🎉❤❤
My favorite costume design for Papageno and Papagena!💙💚
I really love her dress.🥰
It is really wonderful. There is nothing in this act that could not be praised!
My grandson, 5 at the time, learned this aria in Kindergarten and made play this clip over, and over, and over, again. He loved it so much. And grandpa enjoyed it too.
Nice 👍🏿. I am learning on piano 🎹, as a middle aged adult.
Le Roi is so far the most perfect Papagena I have seen!! Apart from her amazing voice, her cuteness is just overwhelming in this production.
Totally agree
Her expressions are incredible. Innocence, sweetness.
a very pretty papagena!
This is my favorite Papageno. German is not my first language and opera is hard to understand in general, but he sings so clearly that I can understand what he´s singing.
I was fortunate enough to have an actress as my mother. The very first type of music I was introduced to as a baby was Mozart the magic flute. The entire soundtrack was on constant repeat growing up. This is was always my favorite song, still is.
this aria is so sweet that it makes me cry every time i listen to it
i guess coz i'm looking forward to meeting my very own papagena one day
Nine years later. Checking in to see if you have?
@I like air time flies, doesn't it?
Palese tell me you have your own pappagena
@@matteoss95 Yes don't leave us hanging!
Time flies indeed. In our youth time is slow but then you look at yourself and you are 50.
The Best Duet Papageno and Papagena !!!! A Beautiful couple !!!
Yes 👍🏿, now I needed to master this piece on piano 🎹.
You know it's fucking brilliant when you sit at home and still give them applause.
gorgeous couple with a gorgeous sound
Susan DA I have to agree.
Possibly the best performance to date.
Best version ever
What a beautiful papagena. ♡
They are the BEST Papageno and Papagena I've seen and heard! ❤
Papageno yes. Papagena no. Hell no.
Concordo !
This duet must be one of the most lovely pieces of music ever written...and the performers are gorgeous...
maybe my favorite love scene in music... *.*
Mine too.
Papageno is amazing character is my favorite too, maybe don't be very brave or moralist but is SUPERB
Gives me goosebumps all over...
Forse la mia scena d'amore preferita. Ma tutto il flauto magico è straordinario, grazie Mozart!
FirstPublicChannel same! It's so cheerful!
i still believe this production to be the best of the magic flute. they look incredibly in love with eachother.
I love opera !
I wish more people in my generation appreciated this type of music
Lara Lescher 14
Lara Lescher haha awesome :) and don't worry, it's fine :)
I think about filthy frank right Now..
Morium H. 21 and love it
i also love it and i am 13 and maybe we are going to sing this with my choir (i am sorry for my bad englisch i am from the Netherlands)
Absolutely wonderful! This is by far the best performance I have seen of the song. Their voices are amazing. Their acting is sublime. Thanks for sharing it!
Absolutly marvellous, this opera and all the Mozart's musics.
Mozart is a real music's genious, it's not possible to forget him and all his masterpieces.
He is immortal for ever.
For me, one of the best renditions of the Papageno and Papagena duet!! Detlef Roth and Gaële Le Roi were sooooo good here.
Gaele Le Roi is stunning, it's easy see why she has been described as having a very strong stage presence. It's a shame that there are no other stage performances of her on TH-cam besides the couple scenes from The Magic Flute.
Totally agree
This is the song that made me love opera.
Безупречное исполнение. Слушаю почти ежедневно. Заряжает настроением на весь день!
To make that statement:
This is the best expression of all time between papagena and papageno in acting and singing!
It definitely won't get beaten up!
I'm in love with her!
Гениально, прекрасно. Музыка, смысл, голоса, игра актеров или оперных певцов. 👏👏👏
German is generaly not considered a pretty languish, but Mozart makes it magical
DrDress absolutely true, but italian is still better
deutsch ist schön
you clearly have no idea about the german language... it may not sound the best but it definitely is a beautiful language. ever heard of goethe or schiller?
I live in Denmark hence I share common germanic langiush roots with german. I've also been exposed to plenty of german as well as speaking and understanding bit of it. So I know what I'm takling about and I don't put it in a category of beautiful languishes and I'm pretty certain that a general sentiment. But I regardless I don't even need to have an idea about a langiush to have an opinion of how it sounds, it's completely subjective and hance valid.
I just said that Mozart makes it sound magical. I think you kind of agree with me with regards to goethe and schiller, which I find confusing.
its true
That duet was a very beautiful song. I also feel that the actors play their parts so well that they are really the character and not the actor. And of course, their good looks were icing on the magic cake.
This is adorable and I'm in love with that woman.
Pe-pe-pe-perfect!!!!!!
the cutiest expression of love in music 1:40 pure bliss 2:30 pure joy this surely is love in Heaven
LeRoi is gorgeous. The depth of Roth's voice surprises me because he seems to have a higher speaking voice. Together, they are so sweet and do a charming rendition of this duet.
This is just the most tasteful and best performance - in short, I adore this
the symmetry in this composition is so great
I bought this DVD recently, and cannot stop watching this particular duet. This is to me undoubtledly the best pairing for this love song! Both singer in top form. Brilliant!
They both are INCREDIBLE.
best papagena performance!!!
They are not only singers; they are also actors there. How brilliant is the result !
r u still alive
@@Akanimunti Before answering, I would like to know why you are awaking me from “The OtherRR siIIiide with this question”
Jedesmal, wenn ich diese Aufnahme sehe, bin ich völlig hin und weg von den beiden. Sie machen so ein gutes Spiel aus ihren Rollen und füllen sie so gut aus, dass ich mich jedesmal toll fühle :)
Every time I watch this, I'm ravished by the way these two play with each other through their roles and the fun they're having singing them. I feel great each time after watching :)
Абсолютное счастье в этих двоих, в этих персонажах, изображение любовной чистой идиллии, которая возникает, когда две похожие до боли или блаженства души встречают друг друга. Будто бы Моцарт так и хотел, показать, что так и надо. Сами артисты очень талантливо это показали и передали, а Моцарт у спасибо за то, что он был и всё это сотворил. Я плачу, правда, когда слушаешь Моцарта, то плакать надо от счастья
This duet always brings me joy. Beautiful and fun all at the same time.
Fantastique interprétation.
Mise en scène géniale.
Magnifiques acteurs/interprètes.
Sublimissime musique.
Bravo Mozart.
The acting completes it. It's so cute. They really do make me thing of birds awkwardly flirting.
Both are great and very complementary actors and singers. The wonderful costumes perfectly serve the characters and performance. Really pleasant to watch/hear.
This is so amazing! They're both not only lovely singers but also great actors. What a flawless performance!
Duetto splendido, lui fantastico, lei ha una mimica incredibile. Bellissimi e bravissimi.
this is undoubtedly the best versionever!
Wow, both voices are superb! So strong and accurate. Love it
***** I completely agree.
Always puts a smile on my face.
I just went through all of the duets of this song I could find on here and oh my gosh yes it is!! It is by FAR the best!! I'm so excited to receive it in the mail next week!!!
Wow! One of the best versions I've heard.
Amazing voices and exquisite costumes! Mozart would definitely like that!
Wonderful!
Papagena is gorgeous, both of them play very well, sensitively, everything is at the right place, energic, and so one...
oooooooooooh, from now on this is my favourite. :)
Best Version Ever Second To None
The best version of this song that i can find anywhere.
Excellent acting and singing.
Beautiful performance !!
Beautiful voices !!
So sweet,and they look so natural together! Great voices, great perfomance!!!
1:22 I love that whole sequence how the music mellows out and the descending scales. It's as if the actors are slowly floating, falling into love. Mozart was so good at composing this type of thing.
My my, he has a lovely voice and vibrato. Very well controlled and sung. Good job.
Best rendition I've EVER seen... they are both surprisingly young.
Brilliant,
Great singing and acting and very beautiful staging, too.
Many thanks for posting
Обожаю...прекрасно. Восхитительно.. Бравоооо🎶🎶 😍😍
Estos papaguenos de lo mejor que he visto. Muy divertidos, unas voces hermosas; la producción bien puesta.
Diese version von roth und leroi gefällt mir am besten. Zauberflöte...ein muss für die opernwelt!
Brilliant! And I love their costumes!
such a great and lovely performance! :) thank you so much for uploading this episode.
This touches my soul.
Einfach fantastisch😍😍😍
Detlef Roth ist der beste Papageno den ich je gehört habe…ich liebe ihn und wünschte er wäre mein Mann😍😍😍❤️❤️🙌🏻🙌🏻
I love this duet...so sweet..
Mozart, who was perhaps, the biggest intuitive genius of harmony, said that this without dissonance, would be unbearable, was also the first musician to realize he could give psychological depth to his opera characters, through music. In “The Magic Flute” we can see this. For example Tamino and Pamina, noble characters with high ideals, who sing calm and serious melodies, the Queen of the Night, whose diabolic characteristics, are expressed through fast notes in the vocal area of extremely high notes or the dear and familiar vision of the common people, in the gay melodies of Papageno/Papagena.
Besides that, the Magic Flute has a lot of maçonic messages.
***** Blah, this is geting boring. Today every shit is racist and sexist.
Mozart didn't write the libretto tho
I don't see how depicting a female as the villain is sexist. Quite the opposite, it depicts a female as an incredibly powerful figure who creates a scenario that is almost impossible to overcome because of her wit and power.
Her singing and flirtatious glances could melt steel. Roth's singing is beautiful and lyrical, but he looks too serious throughout. Give in to her charm!
That's what makes him funny, though. xD I love the contrast between them.
this production is gorgeous to look at! and the performances are so genuine. moreso than any show ive seen here in the U.S. recently. thank you so much for posting this! it brightens my day up whenever i watch it.
Great! Can't stop watching it!!
This is the best staging of this scene! They are real Papagena and Papageno, and Mozart's spirit is definitely present in this staging of "Magic Flute" :) Bravo!!!
Never fails to make me smile. They really look in love!
Fantastique, meilleur prestation que j'ai entendu de ce morceau
Why can I not stop smiling at this no matter how many times I've watched?
As a German I am very glad that my French is well enough to help me translate the German sung in opera
0:47 what a beautiful expression from papagena. pure love
Amazing
They are the most adorable pair of papagenos that I have ever seen.
WOW!That's so amazing!!!!!
Hermoso Papageno y Papagena, bellísima interpretación!!!!
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...the sheer ability to spit out all that german, and "papapapa"'s at that tempo is impressive. Not to mention you have two of the best singers we have. Excellent.
Simply the best