What a life story. Initially, Lucia aspired to be an actress (following a stint at medical school). Even when her vocal talent was discovered, she was first considered a mezzo-soprano. Her voice continued to mature and develop well into adulthood. Today, her resting place is at the Slávičie údolie (literally 'Nightingale Valley') cemetery in Bratislava, in her native Slovakia. R.I.P. Lucia.
Frühlingsstimmenwalzer is a well-known piece for a coloratura soprano but this particular performance made me an instant fan of Lucia. The metallic quality of her voice was refreshing to listen to. Thanks to this quality, her voice sounded shiny, sharp and penetrating despite not having the biggest voice. Her vibrato was a thing of beauty. The vibrato run started at 2:34 were so satisfying.
Anna Moffo and Lucia Popp are the only ones that sings the beginning of repeated phrases beautifully with the remarkable high note at the end. Anna and Lucia are the two best coloraturas ever.
Does everyone hear how beautiful her voice is or what? The notes are so beautiful it's unreal mad xoxoxo xoxoxo xoxoxo xoxoxo xoxoxo xoxoxo xoxoxo xoxoxo Arthur
I have now reviewed pretty much everyone singing Fruhlingstimmen on youtube, and there are some lovely, impressive voices but no one comes close to Lucia. First her voice has a unmatchable combination of crystalline clarity and creamy warmth that is recognizable instantly. Then there is her musicality and dramatic interpretive skills, also unsurpassed. Whatever she sings, she IS the music. Thank goodness for youtube, so more people can discover and enjoy her performances. Thank you dominicIV for posting, but please tell us what this film is , and where it might be available.
You deserve my respect, sir. As a Lucia's lover, I got to admit that your coment describes that great woman on her splendourness, with just a few words.
+DeeDee Gattina Maybe you read this. Could not agree more. The only soprano I know (beside my own sister!) who could master warmth even on very high tones. There is something deep, rural, even mystical in Lucia´s voice. Hard to describe but so easy to hear....
A very lovely singer who we lost much too young. I remember her Strauss 4 Last Songs with the Nice Philharmonic just a few months before her death. I had the privilege of singing two small roles in Der Rosenkavalier with her in Nice during my very first season in opera. Such an artist, so kind and considerate.
Lucky you! To be on stage with the divine Lucia! I consider myself lucky that I saw her as Susanna in Figaro, once. Until that point I liked opera...after that performance I LOVED opera, because she showed how transcendent the union of music and drama could be.
For the people asking for the source of this clip, I believe it's from a German TV movie called "Hofball für den Walzerkönig" directed by Günther Hassert. IMDB says it was released 25 April 1965 in West Germany. Not having seen the whole thing, I can't verify this for sure, but the details of the movie fit. We're so lucky to have this early example of Popp's talent!
Lucia Popp ist großartig. Obwohl sie weg ist, gibt es immer noch viele Menschen, die sie immer noch lieben.. ein Fan aus Indonesien❤️ Lucia Popp je skvelá. Aj keď je preč, stále je veľa ľudí, ktorí ju stále milujú .. fanúšik z Indonézie❤️
Omg. the best version I heard. I came after Patricia something, sumi jo, dessay, another Korean lady, and damrau. This is hands down.... The best of the best.
"Patricia something" was Patricia Janečková from Ostrava, Czech Republic who, like Lucia, is Slovak by birth. She was seventeen in the video you saw of her performing this, with her hometown symphony during a "New Year's Concert In Vienna Style" in January 2016. Listen to some of her videos before you dismiss her. She is a phenomenal soprano, and an absolute professional. And if there is such a thing, I have a feeling that Lucia may just be "channeling" her. Listen to her more recent performances and see if you agree. She and Lucia are the two most beautiful sopranos I have ever heard in my lifetime. A sweetness of their voices that most "divas" just never achieve.
@@fr1424 Ummm... yeah, whatever. No shortage of "experts" on TH-cam ready to run down anyone who doesn't fit into their narrow concept of "great". And I have no doubt that someone just like you wrote something similar about Lucia when she was just starting to emerge on the world stage. You have a reeeel nice day, now.
@Tong Wu no, but if one knows what key the piece is in it's relatively easy to extrapolate from there. The piece is in B-flat major, so the high note she interpolates at the end is a high F (F6.)
Me too, but not in a good way. It was all heaven up till then... I wouldn't say it ruined the piece, but it ruined the peace. Not a bad note, just not as solid as all the rest. Everything else she does here is extraordinarily exquisite
❤Wirkt ueber Zeit und Raum...dieser Schmelz in der Stimme vereint Charme,Jugendlichkeit mit Koennen,einer stabilen Hoehe,die immer kultiviert klingt...ein echter Ohrenschmaus ..ohnegleichen..gibt es noch heutzutage solche Saenger ? Bezweifele ich. Aber es gibt youtube und das ist ein Geschenk,all diese Musik mit diesen Kuenstlern sehen und hoeren zu duerfen..danke ❤😊😊
I am a total novice here and just stumbled across this delightful, lovely singer. What a wonderful gift she had! She makes it look so easy! Thanks for posting.
I love Lucia's voice and her version of the waltz. It's the complete joy she shows in singing that is so enchanting. Thank you for posting this. It introduced me to Lucia. I have been on a Lucia Popp TH-cam video quest since I first viewed this posting. I notice no one has posted the origin of the clip. I haven't been able to find it.
Its origin is a film produced for TV by WDR in Cologne, first shown 25.Apr.1965, running time 114mins 21secs, entitled 'Hofball für den Walzerkönig. Video copies are still available, made to order from WDR's subsidiary WDR Mediagroup..
Beauté, charme naturel, voix magnifique et technique superlative, pour moi Lucia Popp était la plus grande soprano de son époque et s'il y avait de plus grandes voix en terme de puissance, aucune ne l'égalait pour la beauté vocale, le sens musical et la vie qu'elle donnait à toutes ses interprétations, c'était en outre une belle personne , modeste, attentive aux autres, bref une très grande dame que nous n'oublierons pas !
Attention fans of Lucia Popp: Bernd Weikl recently posted (on youtube) a glorious video, the full Marriage of Figaro from Tokyo 1980. Excellent quality video (until now only poor quality excerpts existed) with the most superb cast: Popp, Prey, Janowitz, Weikl, Baltsa... Don't know if I can post a link here, but with that info you can find it. You're welcome!
How lovely to see her performance and to be able to connect it to the voice I know so well. I have her CDs and I've seen her stills but it is so thrilling to see her charm and graceful manner.
Her voice is absolutely beautiful and recognisable. She truly was a gift from God. Her appearance also adds to her genius and lovability. God bless you, Lucia!
sang like a spring goddess herself. She sang this like it was easy; her voice wasn't forced, it just blossomed and bloomed like a flower :) very lovely!
Enthralling, superb rendition - such a challenging song to sing - done to perfection (applause) Bravo, well done!!!!! Thank you for sharing the beauty of it!!!!!
sans doute la meilleure version , LUCIA POPP est la chanteuse de reference de fruhlingsstimmen comme pas mal d'autres : la reine de nuit ,una voce poco fa ........elle est juste parfaite , elle a des techniques ,elle prononce bien elle n'avale pas des notes elle est juste parfaite without doubt LUCIA POPP is a reference of fruhlingsstimmen as much as other arias such as : una voce poco fa , der zauberflotte.......etc she's just perfect ,her technics & perfect pronounciation ,she doesn't delet notes as other singers she's the flawless LUCIA POPP
Tom Milner truer words were never spoken...and if Madame Lucia had anything, it was class. A perfect singer and a true lady. What a loss to the world and to opera... :(
Yes she was unique!!! No one had the same voice but a lot of people tried to Sound like Lucia Popp! She was a very clever person! She actually Studied Medicine, but she decided to become an Opera singer. Rest in Peace!
What a charming performance! She exudes joy. And she's so calm - playing with her fan and smiling as if to say "oh this is just fun." What a genius. Love her so much! One of my favorite coloraturas. Her voice is so lovely, and her trills are flawless! What film might this be from?
The sounds she produced, so apparently effortlessly, without the usual wrinkles of concentration, dour vanity and supercilious expertise as worn by skilled artists today... We didn't know how blessed we were, bathing in the musical presence of this remarkably talented and beautiful lady.
Na posição de cantora, deve-se elogiar primeiro sua voz, cantou como um pássaro dificilmente cantaria. Mas, sejamos sinceros, ela é linda, mau dá para prestar atenção na sua voz com tanta beleza, na elegância e na suavidade dos movimentos dela.
Lucia could sing a telephone directory and make it sound sublime. She had such a wonderful range and depth, she sets the bar for others to attain and in my opinion, most fail. She was taken too soon
Because of this video I fell in love with Lucia. She is a gift from the God.
yes, this is the best i have ever watched
You and me both!
@@kanaenee-san9588 Yes, it was the glory of The Empire of Austro Hungary!!!!
@@chinwansang462 Yes it was. Too bad their arrogant military and politicians messed it and the rest of the world up
for me the reason was her Adele in Fledermaus but yes. im in love)))
Truly, one’s voice reflects what kind of person he/she is. For Lucia, pretty sure she’s a nice and cheerful person.
She is the best singer of this song...very classy and sophisticated
What a life story. Initially, Lucia aspired to be an actress (following a stint at medical school). Even when her vocal talent was discovered, she was first considered a mezzo-soprano. Her voice continued to mature and develop well into adulthood.
Today, her resting place is at the Slávičie údolie (literally 'Nightingale Valley') cemetery in Bratislava, in her native Slovakia. R.I.P. Lucia.
Frühlingsstimmenwalzer is a well-known piece for a coloratura soprano but this particular performance made me an instant fan of Lucia. The metallic quality of her voice was refreshing to listen to. Thanks to this quality, her voice sounded shiny, sharp and penetrating despite not having the biggest voice. Her vibrato was a thing of beauty. The vibrato run started at 2:34 were so satisfying.
She was 26 years old here omg
@Clark Kent no way, she looks very young to me
@@my_family_journal I agree, She looks young and natural beauty
@@my_family_journal i tought she was old like 30-40 years to me
@@my_family_journal Lucia was born 1939 - filmed 1965 she was 26
@@dietmargnatowski3626 ah. It was a reply to someone else who said she was in her 40s or something like that.
Sorry for the confusion.
51 years later she still looks so charming
Она прекрасна, как и ее голос!
She died in 1993
Charning and beautiful , fluid and perfect voice....this put wings in my heart ..i touched
古今東西のどの春の声の歌唱より素晴らしい
キャスリーン・バトルさんが好きだったけど
声量や粒立ち気品の次元が違う
心が満たされる
Anna Moffo and Lucia Popp are the only ones that sings the beginning of repeated phrases beautifully with the remarkable high note at the end. Anna and Lucia are the two best coloraturas ever.
listen to Gohar Gasparyan's version
There is another: the incomparable Nathalie Dessay. At her Vienna Opera début in 1993.
...Elisabeth Schwarzkopf...
Her voice is not only something about perfection but at the same moment emotion, color, melancholy, joy!
Does everyone hear how beautiful her voice is or what? The notes are so beautiful it's unreal mad xoxoxo xoxoxo xoxoxo xoxoxo xoxoxo xoxoxo xoxoxo xoxoxo Arthur
I have now reviewed pretty much everyone singing Fruhlingstimmen on youtube, and there are some lovely, impressive voices but no one comes close to Lucia. First her voice has a unmatchable combination of crystalline clarity and creamy warmth that is recognizable instantly. Then there is her musicality and dramatic interpretive skills, also unsurpassed. Whatever she sings, she IS the music. Thank goodness for youtube, so more people can discover and enjoy her performances. Thank you dominicIV for posting, but please tell us what this film is , and where it might be available.
You deserve my respect, sir. As a Lucia's lover, I got to admit that your coment describes that great woman on her splendourness, with just a few words.
+DeeDee Gattina I never even came close to liking the aria. But the voice and immaculate technique of Lucia Popp change everything.
+DeeDee Gattina Maybe you read this. Could not agree more. The only soprano I know (beside my own sister!) who could master warmth even on very high tones. There is something deep, rural, even mystical in Lucia´s voice. Hard to describe but so easy to hear....
i wonder if a tenor has ever sung this waltz??? i like it!!!
DeeDee Gattina
Patricia Janeckova , the young and sweet vocal comes very near the Poppe's masterpiece.
A very lovely singer who we lost much too young. I remember her Strauss 4 Last Songs with the Nice Philharmonic just a few months before her death. I had the privilege of singing two small roles in Der Rosenkavalier with her in Nice during my very first season in opera. Such an artist, so kind and considerate.
She is Beautiful. Absolutely Beautiful!
Her dress and her voice!
Lucky you! To be on stage with the divine Lucia! I consider myself lucky that I saw her as Susanna in Figaro, once. Until that point I liked opera...after that performance I LOVED opera, because she showed how transcendent the union of music and drama could be.
How did she die?
@@YisneySoto She died of brain cancer in 1993. I love listening to her on TH-cam.
@@pamspurgers3578 oh, so sad.
これぞ“本物の『春の声』”でしょう！素晴らしい‼
後世の方々も、これをお手本、あるいは教科書とされるのでは…。
Lascia Popp は既に故人ですが、この動画がきっかけになり、私は彼女のルックスも含めて、遅れ馳せながら、ファンになってしまいました❤
音質の問題や動画の少なさにもめげず、彼女の歌を追いかけております。
Beyond of any description . This is Devine.
For the people asking for the source of this clip, I believe it's from a German TV movie called "Hofball für den Walzerkönig" directed by Günther Hassert. IMDB says it was released 25 April 1965 in West Germany. Not having seen the whole thing, I can't verify this for sure, but the details of the movie fit. We're so lucky to have this early example of Popp's talent!
Thank you for sharing this information.
Совершенно с вами согласна! Прекрасная и очень нежная!
Lucia Popp ist großartig. Obwohl sie weg ist, gibt es immer noch viele Menschen, die sie immer noch lieben.. ein Fan aus Indonesien❤️
Lucia Popp je skvelá. Aj keď je preč, stále je veľa ľudí, ktorí ju stále milujú .. fanúšik z Indonézie❤️
😅
Omg. the best version I heard. I came after Patricia something, sumi jo, dessay, another Korean lady, and damrau. This is hands down.... The best of the best.
This is my favorite version as well, but Rita Streich's is worth a listen, and Kathleen Battle's too. Lucia will always be my favorite, though.
"Patricia something" was Patricia Janečková from Ostrava, Czech Republic who, like Lucia, is Slovak by birth. She was seventeen in the video you saw of her performing this, with her hometown symphony during a "New Year's Concert In Vienna Style" in January 2016. Listen to some of her videos before you dismiss her. She is a phenomenal soprano, and an absolute professional. And if there is such a thing, I have a feeling that Lucia may just be "channeling" her. Listen to her more recent performances and see if you agree. She and Lucia are the two most beautiful sopranos I have ever heard in my lifetime. A sweetness of their voices that most "divas" just never achieve.
@@conradinhawaii7856 Patricia's performance isjust 3/10 of this
@@fr1424
Ummm... yeah, whatever. No shortage of "experts" on TH-cam ready to run down anyone who doesn't fit into their narrow concept of "great". And I have no doubt that someone just like you wrote something similar about Lucia when she was just starting to emerge on the world stage. You have a reeeel nice day, now.
Patricia Janeckova was also very good.
なんという声！！
コンサート行きたかったあ！
しかも美人❤️キュートです！
Amazing voice The best soprano I know
Very sweet voice...
Singing looks so easy for her...¡beautiful!
I mean, she's lip synching here so it would. Not trying to denigrate Popp, whom I like, but it's pretty obvious.
The quintessential spring maiden. Never heard another version like this before. Absolutely the best!
Uhh that high F6 gets me every time! I just can't stop watching this masterpiece
i think its a high e
@Tong Wu no, but if one knows what key the piece is in it's relatively easy to extrapolate from there. The piece is in B-flat major, so the high note she interpolates at the end is a high F (F6.)
It's a bit thin, to be honest.
Me too, but not in a good way. It was all heaven up till then... I wouldn't say it ruined the piece, but it ruined the peace. Not a bad note, just not as solid as all the rest. Everything else she does here is extraordinarily exquisite
@@livb6945 If you want a strong F at the end, listen to Natalie Dessay.
Bellissima e bravissima che canta con una facilità incredibile! Dove e andato quel mondo élégante , che si puo ammirare solo in vecchi film 🎥.
In our mind😮
I've never heard this done better!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TY
@AlePiznik love her. So underrated
Try Natalie Dessay👌
And you won't...
@@anam4484 nope. this is much better
Incredibly musical and filled with feeling..Not to mention beauty of voice from bottom to top...Amazing
Thank you so much for loading this fantastic demonstration of coloratura excellence. Lucia Popp is peerless.
❤Wirkt ueber Zeit und Raum...dieser Schmelz in der Stimme vereint Charme,Jugendlichkeit mit Koennen,einer stabilen Hoehe,die immer kultiviert klingt...ein echter Ohrenschmaus ..ohnegleichen..gibt es noch heutzutage solche Saenger ? Bezweifele ich. Aber es gibt youtube und das ist ein Geschenk,all diese Musik mit diesen Kuenstlern sehen und hoeren zu duerfen..danke ❤😊😊
A much loved singer who left us too soon! RIP Lucia!
I am a total novice here and just stumbled across this delightful, lovely singer. What a wonderful gift she had! She makes it look so easy! Thanks for posting.
Lucia Popp the best!!!!!!! magnificent
Hören Sie mal Erika Köth
I love Lucia's voice and her version of the waltz. It's the complete joy she shows in singing that is so enchanting. Thank you for posting this. It introduced me to Lucia. I have been on a Lucia Popp TH-cam video quest since I first viewed this posting. I notice no one has posted the origin of the clip. I haven't been able to find it.
Its origin is a film produced for TV by WDR in Cologne, first shown 25.Apr.1965, running time 114mins 21secs, entitled 'Hofball für den Walzerkönig. Video copies are still available, made to order from WDR's subsidiary WDR Mediagroup..
Herrliche Stimme, bin froh das ich alt genug bin um Sie noch "live" hoeren konnte.
Beauté, charme naturel, voix magnifique et technique superlative, pour moi Lucia Popp était la plus grande soprano de son époque et s'il y avait de plus grandes voix en terme de puissance, aucune ne l'égalait pour la beauté vocale, le sens musical et la vie qu'elle donnait à toutes ses interprétations, c'était en outre une belle personne , modeste, attentive aux autres, bref une très grande dame que nous n'oublierons pas !
Thanks to tell about her, I didn't know^^
Lucia Popp always will be my favorite.♥️
She and her voice are SO BEAUTIFUL it actually hurts! xD so amazing! Love her!
this is pure class
What a perfect voice and what wonderful technique!💜♥️💙
Do I hear an almost bell like quality in the voice? Absolutely amazing!
I couldn't stop watching to the whole thing. An absolutely gorgeous interpretation.
Attention fans of Lucia Popp: Bernd Weikl recently posted (on youtube) a glorious video, the full Marriage of Figaro from Tokyo 1980. Excellent quality video (until now only poor quality excerpts existed) with the most superb cast: Popp, Prey, Janowitz, Weikl, Baltsa... Don't know if I can post a link here, but with that info you can find it. You're welcome!
Thanks!!
How lovely to see her performance and to be able to connect it to the voice I know so well. I have her CDs and I've seen her stills but it is so thrilling to see her charm and graceful manner.
Lucia Popp at 26 is the best of her life.
Breathtaking! Utterly flawless rendition. What an absolute Darling!!
Her voice is absolutely beautiful and recognisable. She truly was a gift from God. Her appearance also adds to her genius and lovability. God bless you, Lucia!
She sang Rusalka's song better than any one else. my favourite
sang like a spring goddess herself. She sang this like it was easy; her voice wasn't forced, it just blossomed and bloomed like a flower :) very lovely!
flawless singer.
What an interpretation!! Fantastic!
Η καλύτερη ερμηνεία!
The best performance!
Enthralling, superb rendition - such a challenging song to sing - done to perfection (applause) Bravo, well done!!!!! Thank you for sharing the beauty of it!!!!!
gorgeous voice, sweet girl.
Die größte Stimme aller Zeiten.
A genuine coloratura....
Glorious; only Streich surpasses her in this bonbon. Absolute control, accuracy and charm. Bravissima.
Watching this in 2021, I didn't know people had such talents back then.
The best of the best!!!!!
Helena Carvalho вы правы
SIIIIII, lo maximo!!!
sans doute la meilleure version , LUCIA POPP est la chanteuse de reference de fruhlingsstimmen comme pas mal d'autres : la reine de nuit ,una voce poco fa ........elle est juste parfaite , elle a des techniques ,elle prononce bien elle n'avale pas des notes elle est juste parfaite
without doubt LUCIA POPP is a reference of fruhlingsstimmen as much as other arias such as : una voce poco fa , der zauberflotte.......etc she's just perfect ,her technics & perfect pronounciation ,she doesn't delet notes as other singers she's the flawless LUCIA POPP
FANTASTIC....
ABSOLUTEMENT....
YESS....
This is the best version for me!
A beautiful Slovak voice.
Прекрасный, чудный голос!!!Такое изящество! Слушала бы бесконечно!!!
Спасибо!!!
Чудо!
Positively remarkable!
Thanks for uploading and thanks to Lucia whereever she may be now....
A gente que interpretação!!!! BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVISSIMO!
Wow! Wonderful singing!
Voz expléndida y acompañada por su dulce imagen .POR SIEMPRE LUCIA POPPOVA.
Wow! That whistle register she took at the end was good
Glad there are 364k views on this piece and i'm one of them
you cannot beat class
Tom Milner truer words were never spoken...and if Madame Lucia had anything, it was class. A perfect singer and a true lady. What a loss to the world and to opera... :(
Best ever ❤
Thanks Lucia 🙏
This is one of my favorite version. Rita Streich and Natalie Dessay are both amazing too. This song is great!
Dessay cannot touch this
Brillante und glasklare Stimme
Yes she was unique!!! No one had the same voice but a lot of people tried to Sound like Lucia Popp!
She was a very clever person! She actually Studied Medicine, but she decided to become an Opera singer.
Rest in Peace!
Privilegiados são os que viram essa apresentação ao vivo e a cores.Excelente!
Flawless!!!
Voce davvero potente. Stupenda interpretazione!
The most beautiful song on earth, come from the beautiful city Vienna. The glory of The Empire of Austro Hungary.
Austro-Hungarian Empire - Prison of Nations
Beautifully done! Brava!
Lucía, maravillosa,divina , única,esa voz y simpatía son únicas.
I watched this beautiful song in February 2022,, is not so common in my culture, but I love typical songs like this
Wunderschön!
Maravillosa interpretación!!
She has the best high Fs I've ever heard
What a charming performance! She exudes joy. And she's so calm - playing with her fan and smiling as if to say "oh this is just fun." What a genius. Love her so much! One of my favorite coloraturas. Her voice is so lovely, and her trills are flawless! What film might this be from?
I was JUST trolling the comments to find an answer that VERY question!
The song from heaven !!!!
Crystal clear, powerful and crisp, and perfectly agile.. She is a gift
She’s so perfect. She has a good voice nad beautiful face.
Bellísima interpretación, me encantó!!!.... 👍👍
I feel like those gentlemen on the balcony booth!
Magnifique artiste... Très belle voix.... ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Goosebumps in every note, more like eargasm
Old but gold.
Old ???
@@gaetangroppi1112 Yes ?
BET I'M THE ONLY ONE HERE IN COVID-19 ERA 😩
who else listening to this masterpiece in Decembre 23 2020? hope things will grt better soon ✨
The sounds she produced, so apparently effortlessly, without the usual wrinkles of concentration, dour vanity and supercilious expertise as worn by skilled artists today... We didn't know how blessed we were, bathing in the musical presence of this remarkably talented and beautiful lady.
Amazingly beautiful! She pretty much nails it.♥️🎵🎶🎵🎶💃🏼
The best of the best.
Na posição de cantora, deve-se elogiar primeiro sua voz, cantou como um pássaro dificilmente cantaria. Mas, sejamos sinceros, ela é linda, mau dá para prestar atenção na sua voz com tanta beleza, na elegância e na suavidade dos movimentos dela.
Lucia could sing a telephone directory and make it sound sublime. She had such a wonderful range and depth, she sets the bar for others to attain and in my opinion, most fail. She was taken too soon
Very good about the directory 😂😂
Really very regrettable that he passed away so early.
Best soprano ever