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One time in kindergarten, two of my teachers showed my class this aria. They never did that again as it resulted in an entire room full of small children screaming in an attempt to hit the high notes.
oh nooo I was one of those screaming children. We listened to this in elementary school and I kept trying to sing it for the rest of the day. I'm so sorry for everyone around me at that time :(
Honestly, the most impressive part of this is that she's able to sing this while still intensely acting. Most people have to hold still to have enough breath support to sing this aria.
digifreak90 But still she doesn't dance that vigorously. Pop singers will dance all over the place, and some will claim they can't possibly be lip syncing. Yeah, whatever.
Mozart: I'll make sopranos suffer through this music I made lol The aria: Tells about the mother that will disown her daughter if she didn't kill her father Cartoon companies: yeah, let's put this in our shows
Go watch the movie "Amadeus". Look for the scene where his mother in law was giving him an ear full. I just can't unthink that scene whenever I hear this song. th-cam.com/video/5wfp8EB179g/w-d-xo.html
Could we take a pause for a moment and appreciate how her eyes vibrate with pure fury during singing? Her acting skills are on par with her singing. She impersonates her role with every fibre of her being.
Thank you!! As much as I enjoy reading all the funny comments, we have to appreciate how awesome Diana is. I had a chance to meet her once in her hometown, Günzburg/Germany, and she is such a kind and lovely person 😍
@@fildzafadzli8620 The makeup helps a lot, but expressiveness is something that opera performers work rather extensively to diversify. Just check out one of Jessye Norman's performances of Erlkönig. Supreme conveyance of emotion there.
The funny part is that she's supposed to be laughing when she does those quick staccato notes, which makes her seem so much evil when you take into account that she's trying to make her daughter kill the romantic interest lol
@Kiki Kiki True Cristina dietekom version is cleaner. But she was doing the aria standing still and without so much emotion, which means she was only focus on singing. While Diana Damrau is singing this while acting and walking around.
Andrew Jones - I could hardly wait to read the comments about this performance, which was astounding. Her grimaces and body language were La Damrau's interpretation of the character of the Queen of the Night. The entire presentation - the make up and the hair, the costume and the set, but most of all the voice. I can't imagine anyone who could perform this character as well. I would love to see a film of La Deutekom singing it. She is a very talented soprano as well.
Hey I wrote a spanish opera, I uploaded the song 'pajaro' i wrote high c into it 3 times cause I wasnt thinking I had written the melody for piano originally, but it worked good
Look at her facial expression , she is not only a good vocalist but also a good actress. You can feel the pain , the range and the power through her performance.
Plot twist, it's just the vocal technique XD I'm kidding, I am not an expert on opera singing, but I do know from what I learnt and from singing it myself that the singing itself requires your face to look like it got hit by an industrial cargo ship
In that sheer bodice, you can see her whole torso working. The staggering power and precise control driving that magnificent otherworldly sound boggles the mind!
The Diana Damrau version is the industry standard. That's why hers is at the top of the search engine results. Wonder how it would be to have coffee with her.
Man, this performance is just flawless. No matter how many times I rewatch it, I’m blown away by how every detail is PERFECT. Not a single blunder, just pure expert control and deliverance. Diana Damrau is the definitive Queen of the Night 🖤
that she is going to disown and abandon her daughter (the girl in the white dress) if she doesn’t murder a character from the piece (I can’t write his name)
die kostüme erinnern mich an den film DUNE :) hatten die frauen dort nicht ähnliche ? the costumes remind me of the movie DUNE :) didn't the women there have similar ones?
I don't know. Sounds too dramatic to me. It's Mozart and this is not a tragedy. Great though, expecially the acting. I just disagree with the interpretation. I prefer Lucia Popp.
The fact that she's able to sing flawlessly one of the hardest pieces of vocal music ever written while acting flawlessly at the same time is beyond mind blowing. She's full on scowling, giving the Kubrick stare, laughing melodically and maniacally, and everything in between...and don't even get me started the body language. If looks could kill, everyone watching this video would spontaneously combust.
It's amazing how she controls her breathing and air flow through the notes so completely. I love to watch her diaphragm movement when she sings the staccato notes. Her control is just astonishing.
@@annaschmitz6612 most people are not familiar with words like staccato, but the meaning behind my question is I find it really hard to comprehend that much breath control for SINGING staccato. I can play staccato all day long on my trumpet. But singing staccato?! Blows my mind.
@@blam9360 same applies at 2:00 the ability to sing those ostinatos so clearly blows my mind. Obviously I couldn't hope to sing that high but even in a comparatively high area in my range they would almost certainty blend into singular notes
Her singing, acting, and even the costuming for this performance were so incredible that this is basically the gold standard for how this character is currently accepted to be played. Every single thing about how she played this character was flawless.
She is virtually synonymous with the role. The power and strength of her voice is unbelievable. She has a phenomenal vocal range, too. She deserves more recognition.
its not just a vocal performance.. she's moving.. she's got makeup... that wig must be heavy and i dont know how comfortable that dress is either... and and the opera is about 3 hours long! Simply amazing.
Fun fact: In Operas they don't use microphones. Now imagine how loud she needs to sing with a high voice like that... impressive Edit: I was told that they don't use any mics. But maybe they use it to record it.
@@chenfeiyus yea i remember where i attended a guide tour in an opera in Austria. The worker there said that the opera singers dont use microphones and that they have to practice until the people from the backseat are able to hear it clearly.
wow - what a voice diana damrau has been gifted with. and her interpretation of trying to put a spell on her daughter - whose she's yelling at for not doing her bidding. pure genius. and what music mozart was gifted to compose. pure perfection of musical beauty. mozart's sextets are stunning too - especially the infamous one from THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Good lord this woman is just absolutely incredible. The way she can hit these notes,but still do that acting? Makes it look so damn easy. The way she makes her face look threatening but still absolutely gorgeous at all times and the way you can just see that emotion she has in her voice in her face as well is just so stunning. She is so wonderfully talented.
Ratboi it is amazing. to even be able to study opera you have to meet extremely high intellectual standards among other acheivments before you are even considered for being trained. opera is no joke. people often make fun of it, without even the slightest idea that you damn near have to be super human to get into an Academy, and opera singers who are not academically trained, they don't get work.
It also helps that Damrau is German. So, she is actually singing something she can understand with every nuance. Zauberflote, because it was in German and had fantastic elements in its story, was not considered high art in Mozart's time despite its huge success on the stage. It was first staged at a suburban theater in Vienna (Emannuel Schikaneder owned the theater also commissioned the work, so most of the proceeds went to him instead of its true creator ). Mozart died 2 months after the first performance and was unable to witness the 100th show. The libretto had fantastic elements drawn from central European stories and myths but also influenced from Enlightenment ideas. So a German educated soprano who could understand and contextualize the libretto in her mind is the best choice for the Queen of the Night. Damrau's technical nous goes without saying, of course
@@music1rocks Even the most highly-trained countertenors cannot hit an F6. Franco Fagioli, for example, is one of the best countertenors in the world, and C6, or soprano C, is the top of his range. Heck, few women can pull off this aria so well, and even some coloratura sopranos fear it to some degree. Diana Damrau is a lovely, highly talented soprano and certainly a force to be reckoned with.
So I know that everyone's making jokes, but can we just stop and marvel at the pure effort it has to have taken her to reach this level of skill, this is not thousands of hours, this is tens of thousands of hours of extremely hard work and the complete dedication to once craft, this is simply vocal perfection. This for the less knowledgeable may just seem to be incredibly singing, but in this three minute clip you can see the absolute highest level of vocal skill that any human can achieve. It's incredible to see.
Yes of course. She’s amazing. And yes it’s thousands and thousands of hours. It’s not just voice either. Her acting is very strong too. Takes some physical and mental fitness and extra practice to be able to sing whilst emoting with her voice, face and body as expressively as she does.
@@1chienandalou absolutely its enchanting and it puts you on edge att the same time. I love this and I hope to see a rendition of it some day in the flesh
Diana sings this so well! Fun fact: when Mozart wrote this it was intended for his sister-in-law to sing, who he really didn’t like so he intentionally made it difficult to sing, and now all of us aspiring opera singers strive to someday be able to pull it off!
God bless both you and whoever is reading, dont forget Jesus loves you. He died on the cross for our sins and rose three days later. Have an amazing and safe day!❤️!!!!
no he made it to show off his sister-in-law's incredible skill and range, there was another piece he made for someone that he didnt like that had a lot of high and low notes in a row cuz he knew she put her chin down for low and raised her head for the high ones so she would look like a chicken lol
I love how she mixes the hateful revenge feelings with a tinge of sweetness and motherly concern, even her face changes to a pantomime of a caring mother. Her vocals are impeccable and her acting elevates this to ineffable levels.
Sweetness and motherly concern? You should stop drinking bourbon before breakfast -- this is pure evil hatred for Sarastro and total unconcern for her kid. Read the subtitles: "If you don't kill Sarastro for me you will no longer be my daughter." Charming.
I was just thinking the same thing when she was singing the truncated scales: she has her hand over her head like a mother giving a lullaby to her child.
I heard this as a child on a cartoon and after that I grew up thinking it was a happy song about springtime and birds. But I was today years old when I found it’s about a mom wanting her daughter to kill Sarastro
Zaw Shinn no it was on a looney tunes episode where Daffy Duck got hit so bad stars and birds were swirling over his head and this song played as he skipped dizzy into a flower patch haha
0:30のI like the way you add strength and weakness. It's good if your attention is momentarily brought to silence or the background, and then immediately brought to the voice.
Edd Ordoñez and it was known that he absolutely hated his sister in law. He specifically made this piece impossible for her to do and it was. She did this piece and she wasn’t able to do it.
@@angelopueyygarcia43 Actually the exact opposite. Mozart was on good terms with Josepha Hofer, and knew that her strength was in her upper register. So he wrote this piece exactly to show off her strongest points. The piece he wrote to diss someone was from Cosi fan tutte. He didn't like Adriana Ferrarese, and he knew she habitually lowered her head on low notes and lifted her head on high notes. So he wrote 'Come scoglio', for her part, with lots of high and low notes in succession, so he could see her bob her head like a chicken.
It wouldn't surprise me if Mozart did think this exactly. I think I read that he deliberately did write some devilish music for a soprano he had had some wotds with.
@@shirleyrombough8173That aria is called Come Scoglio and is from the opera called Cosi Fan Tutte. Mozart wrote it for soprano Adriana Ferrarese Del Bene who was known for raising her chin up during high notes and down when reaching for low notes. That's why this aria has a lot of high notes and low notes one after another. It was meant to make her look kinda like chicken while singing. Mozart was such a troll lol
@@giuliad223 and it was magnificent. The amount of air needed for this aria (for both the high notes and the speed) means she can do barely anything else to not waste it. The fact that with the bare minimum she still acted the part perfectly, is amazing.
The Queen of the Night aria is said to be the most difficult to sing and Diana just nailed it. Not just with her voice but her acting too. Her performance makes me feel genuinely terrified of her. Diana Damrau is a force of nature. Bravo!
When i was young, i thought this piece was about a happy-adventure song because it actually sounds happy. For years i was thinking about that, and when i realized about the real meaning of this, it's becoming more awesome than before, such dark lyrics with such majestic delivery.
I can never hold back my tears of joy when I hear anything by Mozart. I'm completely destroyed every single time? Anyone else? I'm laughing hysterically with tears streaming down my face. It's the most wonderful feeling imaginable. Thank you Mozart!!
for some context: basically the queen comes to her daughter and tells her to kill Sorastro b/c her husband on his deathbed left the temple to him and not her thus rendering her powerless. The queen threatens to disown her if she doesn't.
@FE Rebekah no. she runs into the other main character, Tamino, and a bunch of other shit goes on there's some trials for Tamino abt another thing and they learn Sorastro is the good guy and they all team up and defeat and banish The Queen of the Night. Then Sorastro blesses the marriage of her and Tamino.
@@juliewiebe6686 The queen just lets them banish her? Is it a delightful scene like this one? Should I go looking for it? Now I wanna here Diana Damrau singing in despair/
IIt gives me goosebumps every time. This stage presence is unrivaled, the costumes are magnificent. And this Queen of the Night is completely pissed off and highly dangerous. Ha! I love it!
That literal Goddess is singing a piece meant to convey pure, unadulterated, all-consuming rage, blasting one of the highest notes a human throat can produce a couple meters from your face with a body language that speaks of restrained wrath while saying "If you don´t kill this man, you shall never again be my daughter". Even for someone without acting skills, acting distressed should not be hard.
Hana Borová I’m not exactly sure, but if you Google the text of it, there are lots of versions of the shirt. I haven’t found the one she has (I think) but there are many shirt designs out there with the text.
I agree with the first two, but emoticons can't even begin to capture the level of contempt in her eyes. The closest I could get was >:O and even that feels mundane by comparison
Can we also appreciate the servants acting? Man, they have the most intense eyes ever, always contributing to the magnificent dark atmosphere of this performance.
A recording of this Aria is part of the Earth sounds sample on the Voyager space probes. I wonder what aliens finding the disc, after translating it, would make of a culture that puts very beautiful music to what is clearly a murder plot.
Damrau makes it sound too pretty. It was intended to sound shrill and grating on the ears, like a screeching mother in law/mother that is nagging you to death. I think Sumi Jo's version captures that effect better
How often do you find art that is truly terrifying and achingly beautiful at the same time? There's depth to this. It's brilliance is in the way it works against the obvious to great effect.
@@Jao.m4 No; I hate that this story has been spread. Mozart wrote "Der Holle Rache" for his sister-in-law (Josepha Hofer), but not because he hated her, it was because he knew she could sing it well and that she loved singing extremely high difficult passages. He wrote "Come scoglio" for a woman he hated, Adriana Ferrarese del Bene, because she was known to reach her head up for high notes and dip her head low for low notes, and he wanted to see her "bob her head like a chicken." These women were not the same, and the stories aren't even related.
The first person to sing the role of the Queen of the Night was Mozart’s sister-in-law, whom he hated terribly. He composed this aria for her to sing because he knew that it was almost impossible to perform.
Charlie He what nonsense. You are right that his step-sister Josepha Weber sang it but the rest is utter bs. Also, composing a song to spite someone? That makes absolutely no sense. If you check the actual details, he composed this song for his opera “The Magic Flute” and chose his step-sister to sing this because she was a very well renowned singer. There are records about Mozart praising her performance heartily, which is odd if he actually hated her.
Потрясающее исполнение. Стопроцентное попадание в роль. Диана буквально как-бы воплощает замысел Моцарта. Становится понятно, зачем эти высокие ноты. Это по сути истерика , крик души крайне разгневанной, доведенной до предела женщины - фурии. Она не нянчится со своей дочерью, она буквально ломает ее, подчиняет ее своей непреклонной воле, вкладывая в руки кинжал для убийства...
There are so many versions of this on youtube - which is how it should be (I wonder how few of us realize that the most powerful emperor, czar, or king of all history would not have a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the music and video available to him - not if he spent his entire income on musicians and performers) Yet this one - or should I say, a performance by the literally incomparable Diana Damrau is special. I truly have no words to describe how she can take what was written to sing and actually turn it into singing - without the slightest most microscopic bend made towards allowing it to be less preposterously difficult to sing! Madam Damrau, you surpass all i've ever seen in this piece, may you if nothing else never forget the heights to which you took this performance.
@@derickyyy I think the person behind the comment is Indonesian. There is a Korean drama called Penthouse which became quite popular among Indonesians. The story is basically about elite students competing to be the best classical singer. Meanwhile, Adelways is a 9 year old participant of The Voice Kids Indonesia 2021 and she auditioned with this song. Her performance got super viral that it hit #1 trending on youtube. Thanks to Penthouse and Adelways' performance, Indonesians are starting to appreciate classical music :). Hope my explanation helps!
@@KhairaniAN well penthouse is basically popular in korea , its currently their highest rating drama, not a surprise its popular in other countries to not only among indonesians,
Everyone talking about her voice and I'm here amazed by the emotions rolling off her. She's amazing. I can feel, see and hear the pain, anguish, hatred and anger she is trying to portray.
When Diana opens her mouth its the end of the carreer of every other opera singers because her control is simply one of the best and almost impossible to do.
I saw her in a full opera performance when the Met was streaming operas for free (maybe they still are?) and I was like damn I get why people used to stan lead sopranos now
@@SH4RKNADO prove it? s tup id answer. Listen to Luciana, lazy. I already listen to Diana and she is excellent but the best is Luciana. Both are precise but Luisana voice is much more beautiful, limpid and crystalline.
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One time in kindergarten, two of my teachers showed my class this aria. They never did that again as it resulted in an entire room full of small children screaming in an attempt to hit the high notes.
Beautiful
Hahah i love it when i read KINDERGARTEN in english comments, its such a nice GERMAN word. HAHha
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oh nooo I was one of those screaming children. We listened to this in elementary school and I kept trying to sing it for the rest of the day. I'm so sorry for everyone around me at that time :(
I would pay money to watch the teachers begin to loose their mind
We don't realize how lucky we are to get this gem for free
indeed it's truly an honor to be Austrian and to witness this purity. :) I'm proud of my culture
Truly an under appreciated art.
@Language Mix you can still watch it for free here?
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@@cedricselman2313 can u tell me in detail about this play ......
I couldn't understand anything but it's quite interesting & entertaining 😁😁
Honestly, the most impressive part of this is that she's able to sing this while still intensely acting. Most people have to hold still to have enough breath support to sing this aria.
yes, she is amazing - and her voice - just too too incredible!! :}
digifreak90 yea this is total professionalism
EmF F She is from Germany so that part wasn't too tough for her xD
digifreak90 But still she doesn't dance that vigorously. Pop singers will dance all over the place, and some will claim they can't possibly be lip syncing. Yeah, whatever.
Eyup, indeed, that's impressive beyond everything !
Not only she sings perfectly, but she acts the part. This is the best Queen of Night performance I have ever seen and heard.
I couldnt enjoy the performance since i find the acting silly. But she has the voice of a goddess.
The singing is fine but the performance is the most retarded thing ive ever seen by far and yes I know the stuff I post
@dark6.63E-34: you must be American 🤣
@@msmltvcktl you just unintentionally roasted the entire world *BUT* America
Take that shit, terrorist sympathizer
@@msmltvcktl no
I grew up thinking this is a happy song. Never expected this
I know right?
Mozart: I'll make sopranos suffer through this music I made lol
The aria: Tells about the mother that will disown her daughter if she didn't kill her father
Cartoon companies: yeah, let's put this in our shows
L air s'appelle quand même la colère de la reine de la nuit
Go watch the movie "Amadeus". Look for the scene where his mother in law was giving him an ear full. I just can't unthink that scene whenever I hear this song.
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@@Dogsplaza thanks that was pretty interesting and kinda wanna see the movie now
Could we take a pause for a moment and appreciate how her eyes vibrate with pure fury during singing? Her acting skills are on par with her singing. She impersonates her role with every fibre of her being.
Truth!
She is a wonderful performer, 10/10
it’s the makeup
Thank you!! As much as I enjoy reading all the funny comments, we have to appreciate how awesome Diana is. I had a chance to meet her once in her hometown, Günzburg/Germany, and she is such a kind and lovely person 😍
@@fildzafadzli8620 The makeup helps a lot, but expressiveness is something that opera performers work rather extensively to diversify. Just check out one of Jessye Norman's performances of Erlkönig. Supreme conveyance of emotion there.
Got to be the most iconic ‘mother shouting at her daughter’ ever
The funny part is that she's supposed to be laughing when she does those quick staccato notes, which makes her seem so much evil when you take into account that she's trying to make her daughter kill the romantic interest lol
@@yourfavwonch oH
I like how the queen has glitter on her chest, and she has glitter on her outfit too in case you didn't see
She is truly terrifying
@@jacobsable4543 the costumes are beautiful tho.
She's literally acting and singing perfectly at the same time it's amazing
when she's singing high notes and doesn't sound trying hard at the same time, it sounds so effortlessly amazing. what a queen
@Kiki Kiki True Cristina dietekom version is cleaner. But she was doing the aria standing still and without so much emotion, which means she was only focus on singing. While Diana Damrau is singing this while acting and walking around.
Not only hits the high notes but leads the league in sacks this season.
Unparalleled rushing yards.
@Kiki Kiki honestly she sounded like a robot, no emotions
a literal queen
Half-woman-half-raven asserts dominance through staccato
hahahahaha :)
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*I N T E N S E* staccato you mean
LOL EXACTLY IM DRUNK AND SEE ITS A Fcken MAN SHE MAN SINGING DIRTY SHIT WITH KNIFES
She probably didn't know she was making HISTORY with her performance.
@cheesburger_ ohne_kaese yeaah, those F6s are very smooth in pure head voice
@cheesburger_ ohne_kaese Too many notes!!! 🤣🤣🤣
how?!
@@messianic_scam Have you seen Amadeus? It is a joke! The Emperor meant Mozart used too many notes!
@@hyacinthusargus1513 Oh yes, I checked on piano, it's F6, maybe I just heared Sharp that's why I thought it was G6
She hits all the notes _perfectly!_ She is just amazingly talented - and beautiful into the bargain. I'm just blown away by her.
Yeah, me too, what a talented woman!!
Imagine being able to do that kind of acting while hitting EVERY NOTE PERFECTLY OMFG DIANA IS A GODDESS
Andrew Jones - I could hardly wait to read the comments about this performance, which was astounding. Her grimaces and body language were La Damrau's interpretation of the character of the Queen of the Night. The entire presentation - the make up and the hair, the costume and the set, but most of all the voice. I can't imagine anyone who could perform this character as well. I would love to see a film of La Deutekom singing it. She is a very talented soprano as well.
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Hey I wrote a spanish opera, I uploaded the song 'pajaro' i wrote high c into it 3 times cause I wasnt thinking I had written the melody for piano originally, but it worked good
The fact that Mozart created this intense and terrifying moment in a major key.
I like how the queen has glitter on her chest.
RIGHT?!?!?!?!!?
Oh wow how come I didn't realise that-
The fact that Mozart never used the Si bemol mayor.
No, in D minor.
Look at her facial expression , she is not only a good vocalist but also a good actress. You can feel the pain , the range and the power through her performance.
I agree with you
Muscians in the pit : " intensified looking when tacet "
I think so
Plot twist, it's just the vocal technique XD
I'm kidding, I am not an expert on opera singing, but I do know from what I learnt and from singing it myself that the singing itself requires your face to look like it got hit by an industrial cargo ship
bye she ain’t a vocalist she’s an opera singer of the top elite order
In that sheer bodice, you can see her whole torso working. The staggering power and precise control driving that magnificent otherworldly sound boggles the mind!
Her range is just beautiful.
Justin Jake Tabasa her rage is beautiful too
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Indeed 👍
She is fan-freaking-tastic. Her control, her rage, her expression, exquisite!
She blew my head clean off
The Diana Damrau version is the industry standard. That's why hers is at the top of the search engine results. Wonder how it would be to have coffee with her.
@@jasonleaf4111 Having coffee with her would be just fine. Just don't get her mad. That voice would crack your coffee cup.
This is the best rendition IMO, even ahead of Christine Deutekom. Superb ✨
This is what brilliance looks like. Amazing!
sound: cheerful and light
captions: THE VENGEANCE OF HELL BURNS IN MY HEART. DEATH AND DESPAIR FLAME ABOUT ME. MAY YOU BE DISOWNED FOREVER.
Its like a Smiths song.
How is this cheerful and light? I understand maybe the chorus does but the rest you can tell just by her acting it's a very intense moment
@@dans3.macabre Keyword sound.
ricky x I have to memorize the lyrics for this soung
pumped up kicks
Man, this performance is just flawless. No matter how many times I rewatch it, I’m blown away by how every detail is PERFECT. Not a single blunder, just pure expert control and deliverance. Diana Damrau is the definitive Queen of the Night 🖤
If my mother doesn't disown me like this, I'm not leaving.
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@Papi Jeon I am dying because of ur username.... But purple u army
This is so badass: her voice, acting and body language, the costumes...it's even more metal than most heavy metal bands I've heard.
Check Amon Amarth 😁😁😁🤘🤘🤘
And believe me, Diana listens to rock and hard rock bands. Not sure about metal, but she listens to Whitesnake.
As a metalhead I agree
Nightwish’s Phantom of the Opera rendition - they’re more goth metal, but the former singer Tara was definitely into the Opera training.
Pat Benatar is a classically trained opera singer. They have pipes.
Honestly if i had a voice like that, I'd yell at my kids the same way too.
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Saito Kumiko ikr
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I'd upvote but it's on 666 rn and I'd rather keep it that way.
This combined aria composition by Mozart and performance by Diana Damrau is the pinnacle of human achievement.
I just came here to listen to the music, but reading the comments is just such a golden experience
Couldn't agree more.
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what is a jojo reference doing in this comment section
It's a G O L D E N E X P E R I E N C E R E Q U I E M
The melody: 🦋🙌✨🎭🍂
The lyrics: 🕷🕸♠🏴🌚🖤💥
What she talk about
@@katya_tea she is basically saying „you ain‘t my daughter anymore“
that she is going to disown and abandon her daughter (the girl in the white dress) if she doesn’t murder a character from the piece (I can’t write his name)
Reminds me of Japanese songs
@@MemeBiss Sarastro
God her facial expressions, the notes, this terrific makeup and costume... Diana is perfect
In one of her earlier performances she was made to dress like a broccoli and the daughter as a carrot
die kostüme erinnern mich an den film DUNE :)
hatten die frauen dort nicht ähnliche ?
the costumes remind me of the movie DUNE :)
didn't the women there have similar ones?
Absolutely! I was stunned by her talent!
The person who's singing reminds me of the queen of hearts from Alice in wonderland.
@@jacobsable4543 ;
HAHAHAHA - KOPF AB ! :D
この人の魔笛が一番好き。定期的に聴きに来ちゃうんだよなあ。
日本より愛をこめて！
私もダムラウが一番
分かる！私も最近ハマった1人です。
魔笛が好き過ぎて色んな人の歌唱を見聞きしてきたけど、この人は歌詞の通りに踏襲した演技がこれまた素晴らしい。
私も定期的に聴きたくなり来てしまいます。本当に素晴らしい歌声でいつ聴いても圧倒されます。
This is clearly the winner of all the Queen of the Night acts.
What about Cristina Deutekom
Et Nathalie dessay ?
Pretty nice but I think most of them are good
I don't know. Sounds too dramatic to me. It's Mozart and this is not a tragedy. Great though, expecially the acting. I just disagree with the interpretation. I prefer Lucia Popp.
Sumi Jo is the best for this role. Pls find her TH-cam and listen to it.
Imagine being able to be this expressive with your face while singing like this. Mad talent!
The opposite would be harder, since reaching those notes imply the use of the whole face, ence "easying" the expressions, still a incredible feat✌🏼
It’s not really about talent, those people practice hours a day. Sure some are "special" but it’s mostly about practice.
How could you sing that with a straight face???
Diana Damrau is a mosquito like Natalie Dessay. Small and constricted sound.
@#crazy Lad madlad
A guy in my class tried to sing this in front of us, high notes and all. He did surprisingly well
Was it gym class and did he have some sort of, er, injury beforehand?
@@eshim3961 LOL!
@@eshim3961 😂😂😂
@Jacquetta Woodville. ye.
Damn I envy his falsetto
The fact that she's able to sing flawlessly one of the hardest pieces of vocal music ever written while acting flawlessly at the same time is beyond mind blowing. She's full on scowling, giving the Kubrick stare, laughing melodically and maniacally, and everything in between...and don't even get me started the body language. If looks could kill, everyone watching this video would spontaneously combust.
To this day, this is the most impressive vocal piece I’ve ever heard anyone do, regardless of genre.
It's also one of the hardest to learn. The singers a specially trained, I believe.
You've clearly never listened to Toxic by Britney Spears
Turrandot's Nessun Dorma comes pretty close, especially towards the end of the song
@@za9ck are u ok
Check out "Agitata da due venti" by Vivaldi, that's pretty impressive too!
If my mother ever threatens to disown me she better do it properly.
this is how i'm disowning mine in the future
@@scullduggerouscellaphod2355 HOL UP-
@@markzuckerberg3347 you heard me :3
@@scullduggerouscellaphod2355 how soon will you disown them? I’d say do it at age 13 when the most emotional distress is possible
@@wafflesthearttoad6916 i'm turning 18 this month so i might do it soon
She’s doing all that with her voice and acting at the same time. Incredible
666 like for devil
It's a man right or a woman??
@@Crystal-ii9qb it's a woman
@@ash_1325 oh ok
Yeah it’s fucking incredible
It's amazing how she controls her breathing and air flow through the notes so completely. I love to watch her diaphragm movement when she sings the staccato notes. Her control is just astonishing.
How she can separate those notes whole singing that way? She's amazing. That was amazing.
staccato, breath support, training, space, etc.
Yuh
@@annaschmitz6612 most people are not familiar with words like staccato, but the meaning behind my question is I find it really hard to comprehend that much breath control for SINGING staccato. I can play staccato all day long on my trumpet. But singing staccato?! Blows my mind.
ikr
@@blam9360 same applies at 2:00 the ability to sing those ostinatos so clearly blows my mind. Obviously I couldn't hope to sing that high but even in a comparatively high area in my range they would almost certainty blend into singular notes
When she says "ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, aaaaaahhhh"
I really felt that
Ouch
In my ears
I literally could feel that lol
Bruh i think i get it lol
opera singers have to sing a tone somehow so they move their lips in certain way
Her vocals are more controlled than my life....
Underrated comment 😂
Her vocals are more controlled than the temperature in a Nuclear Reactor.
But she probably have been practicing her voice most of her life too :)
More controlled than everyone's life,I guess
Hahaha that's funny because it's true
この方の夜の女王のアリアが本当に凄すぎて何度も聴きたくなります。他の方の歌を聞いても物足りなさを感じるほどに素晴らしい。オペラの魅力にはまりました😊
Her singing, acting, and even the costuming for this performance were so incredible that this is basically the gold standard for how this character is currently accepted to be played. Every single thing about how she played this character was flawless.
But who did her hair?!?!
@@hrh2842 I know right? The costuming, hair, and makeup crew really knocked this one out of the park.
She has a kind of horns like Maleficent...
She is virtually synonymous with the role. The power and strength of her voice is unbelievable. She has a phenomenal vocal range, too. She deserves more recognition.
Forget her hair, who did her dress? This costume work is lovely, i wish to see this play very badly!
*if I had her voice I'd never shut up*
DEW IT
You'd probably develop nodes and lose the voice faster than you can finish this piece in that case.
Relatableee !😂😂😂
Even me😂
She's been practicing for years to reach that level
its not just a vocal performance.. she's moving.. she's got makeup... that wig must be heavy and i dont know how comfortable that dress is either... and and the opera is about 3 hours long! Simply amazing.
Especially under stage lights. That stuff melts makeup
She s romanian
@@liaoprea8612 The internet says shes German
CucuForCocoPuffs Diana Damrau, born and grew up in Günzburg, Bavaria...Würzburg University...look for her Salieri on youtube ...Damrau...Salieri
She just appeared three times in this opera.
I dont usually like opera, but this is so dang impressive
Fun fact: In Operas they don't use microphones.
Now imagine how loud she needs to sing with a high voice like that... impressive
Edit: I was told that they don't use any mics. But maybe they use it to record it.
WHAT REALLY?! that's fucking amazing 😳
@@chenfeiyus yea i remember where i attended a guide tour in an opera in Austria. The worker there said that the opera singers dont use microphones and that they have to practice until the people from the backseat are able to hear it clearly.
@@-Adsiz- yes, but the acoustics of the theater also have an effect
Shes basically screaming melodically, methodically.
@xGlixxツ helps but still very difficult to do.
I come back to watch this again and again. Mozart himself would have agreed no one can sing this better than Diana Damrau.
correction: my cockatiel thinks he can. lol
me too! i just love it!
@@yeetnama9094 My dog has a go, too 🤣🤣
Agreed! Although he did write it with his sister-in-law, Josepha Hofer, in mind. Apparently her upper register was amazing.
pov: Edda Moser exists
"Mom, don't be dramatic"
Mom:
Omg😅
Oh, yes...)
Bruh ☠️☠️ 🤣🤣🤣
I died 😂
Fax lmaoo
This aria is unique as far as I am concerned. One of the greatest demonstrations of the human voice, ever!
Have no idea how I got here but this woman is now my idol.
I know... She's great, isn't she!!!??? 💕
she's the best symbol of women
Same😔✊
Same here
@외로운회색늑대 ok?
Opera is something I simultaneously find touching yet hilarious.
*chuckles in Papageno*
You'll enjoy it more when don't take it too seriously 😁
Best definition of all times.
Opera is not supposed to be watched this close.
Don't we all
Imagine her being your angry mom “ GO TO YOUR ROO-OOHH-OOHH- OOOHH- OHHH -AHHHH-OOHH-OOHH- OOOHH- OHHH -AHHHH”
Kids be like..o shit..i really have to go that was C minor..better not let it turned into A minor!
@@ashishbhatt3467 what?
@@abcdef3433 that was my failed attempt at making a musical joke
@@ashishbhatt3467 lol I just got the joke😂
@@abcdef3433 😁
wow - what a voice diana damrau has been gifted with.
and her interpretation of trying to put a spell on her daughter - whose she's yelling at for not doing her bidding. pure genius.
and what music mozart was gifted to compose.
pure perfection of musical beauty.
mozart's sextets are stunning too - especially the infamous one from THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Good lord this woman is just absolutely incredible.
The way she can hit these notes,but still do that acting? Makes it look so damn easy.
The way she makes her face look threatening but still absolutely gorgeous at all times and the way you can just see that emotion she has in her voice in her face as well is just so stunning.
She is so wonderfully talented.
@Ratboi, I'll make mine your words.
Ratboi it is amazing. to even be able to study opera you have to meet extremely high intellectual standards among other acheivments before you are even considered for being trained. opera is no joke. people often make fun of it, without even the slightest idea that you damn near have to be super human to get into an Academy, and opera singers who are not academically trained, they don't get work.
It also helps that Damrau is German. So, she is actually singing something she can understand with every nuance. Zauberflote, because it was in German and had fantastic elements in its story, was not considered high art in Mozart's time despite its huge success on the stage. It was first staged at a suburban theater in Vienna (Emannuel Schikaneder owned the theater also commissioned the work, so most of the proceeds went to him instead of its true creator ). Mozart died 2 months after the first performance and was unable to witness the 100th show. The libretto had fantastic elements drawn from central European stories and myths but also influenced from Enlightenment ideas. So a German educated soprano who could understand and contextualize the libretto in her mind is the best choice for the Queen of the Night. Damrau's technical nous goes without saying, of course
ITS A MAN DUDE NOT A SHE . ITS A FUCKEN HE SHE
@@music1rocks Even the most highly-trained countertenors cannot hit an F6. Franco Fagioli, for example, is one of the best countertenors in the world, and C6, or soprano C, is the top of his range. Heck, few women can pull off this aria so well, and even some coloratura sopranos fear it to some degree. Diana Damrau is a lovely, highly talented soprano and certainly a force to be reckoned with.
So I know that everyone's making jokes, but can we just stop and marvel at the pure effort it has to have taken her to reach this level of skill, this is not thousands of hours, this is tens of thousands of hours of extremely hard work and the complete dedication to once craft, this is simply vocal perfection. This for the less knowledgeable may just seem to be incredibly singing, but in this three minute clip you can see the absolute highest level of vocal skill that any human can achieve. It's incredible to see.
Yes of course. She’s amazing. And yes it’s thousands and thousands of hours. It’s not just voice either. Her acting is very strong too. Takes some physical and mental fitness and extra practice to be able to sing whilst emoting with her voice, face and body as expressively as she does.
@@1chienandalou absolutely its enchanting and it puts you on edge att the same time. I love this and I hope to see a rendition of it some day in the flesh
Not just that.. You have to have the discipline to not laugh out loud on stage staring so intently at somebody for long periods of time
No-one could have put it better.
yes, thank you. as I was listening to her I was wondering if this was even humanly possible. absolutely beautiful
Diana sings this so well! Fun fact: when Mozart wrote this it was intended for his sister-in-law to sing, who he really didn’t like so he intentionally made it difficult to sing, and now all of us aspiring opera singers strive to someday be able to pull it off!
God bless both you and whoever is reading, dont forget Jesus loves you. He died on the cross for our sins and rose three days later. Have an amazing and safe day!❤️!!!!
@@user-oh6xq8lx3z Not really the best place for this.
Oh wow!!!
Mozart really did not like people to troll levels
no he made it to show off his sister-in-law's incredible skill and range, there was another piece he made for someone that he didnt like that had a lot of high and low notes in a row cuz he knew she put her chin down for low and raised her head for the high ones so she would look like a chicken lol
I never get sick of watching this and after all there years I'm still impressed with Diana Damrau's talent and performance; Brava!! 👏👏👏
I love how she mixes the hateful revenge feelings with a tinge of sweetness and motherly concern, even her face changes to a pantomime of a caring mother. Her vocals are impeccable and her acting elevates this to ineffable levels.
... but her daughter will be in therapy forever.
Sweetness and motherly concern? You should stop drinking bourbon before breakfast -- this is pure evil hatred for Sarastro and total unconcern for her kid. Read the subtitles: "If you don't kill Sarastro for me you will no longer be my daughter." Charming.
I was just thinking the same thing when she was singing the truncated scales: she has her hand over her head like a mother giving a lullaby to her child.
@@bebopbountyheadthe saddest part being that she's only doing that to manipulate the daughter & get what she wants - murder. Yikes lol 😦
@@JBarr-lw6kpProbably why they referred to it as a pantomime.
I heard this as a child on a cartoon and after that I grew up thinking it was a happy song about springtime and birds. But I was today years old when I found it’s about a mom wanting her daughter to kill Sarastro
By any chance, was it from Adventure Time?
Zaw Shinn no it was on a looney tunes episode where Daffy Duck got hit so bad stars and birds were swirling over his head and this song played as he skipped dizzy into a flower patch haha
Was it a Barbie movie?
@@ksenijas1783 i heard it in Mermaidia (no idea how it's spelled), Bibble sings a snippet of this song after eating a magic berry
I just saw it on a car commercial and was told to check this video too. Im hooked. Can anyone recommend some other good opera for me to listen too?
The only bad thing about Damrau's performance is that you never want to see anyone else as the Queen ever again. 💕
True dat
What I thought . Now I'm actually scared of seeing the magic flute in a theatre because I'll be disappointed :/
No you won’t
Think of a happy thought 💭💗
Hermosaaaaaaa me encanta esta canción!!!!
0:30のI like the way you add strength and weakness. It's good if your attention is momentarily brought to silence or the background, and then immediately brought to the voice.
Mozart: I've got a gig for ya.
Singer: I hope it's not too difficult.
Mozart:
Actually he made it according to his sister in law' vocal register
Edd Ordoñez and it was known that he absolutely hated his sister in law. He specifically made this piece impossible for her to do and it was. She did this piece and she wasn’t able to do it.
Mozart: “hold my wig”
@@angelopueyygarcia43 Actually the exact opposite. Mozart was on good terms with Josepha Hofer, and knew that her strength was in her upper register. So he wrote this piece exactly to show off her strongest points.
The piece he wrote to diss someone was from Cosi fan tutte. He didn't like Adriana Ferrarese, and he knew she habitually lowered her head on low notes and lifted her head on high notes. So he wrote 'Come scoglio', for her part, with lots of high and low notes in succession, so he could see her bob her head like a chicken.
@@angelopueyygarcia43 Mozart wanted to watch his sister fail especially the part at the B flat
Mozart be like: “lol I’m not the one that’s gonna sing this”
It wouldn't surprise me if Mozart did think this exactly. I think I read that he deliberately did write some devilish music for a soprano he had had some wotds with.
@@shirleyrombough8173 supposedly he wrote it specifically for his sister who was an amazing vocalist. So he either really loved her or hated her lol
@@shirleyrombough8173That aria is called Come Scoglio and is from the opera called Cosi Fan Tutte. Mozart wrote it for soprano Adriana Ferrarese Del Bene who was known for raising her chin up during high notes and down when reaching for low notes. That's why this aria has a lot of high notes and low notes one after another. It was meant to make her look kinda like chicken while singing. Mozart was such a troll lol
Same attitude Bach had, usually expressed politely by experts as “Bach never spared the performer.”
Surprise!
Seriously, can we just appreciate how she can not only sing this aria better than anyone else, she also acts so convincingly.
She's magnificent 😍
I don't want to undervalue her or anything but a lot of her expression comes from angry eyebrow makeup
@@giuliad223 and it was magnificent. The amount of air needed for this aria (for both the high notes and the speed) means she can do barely anything else to not waste it. The fact that with the bare minimum she still acted the part perfectly, is amazing.
@@8LyJu8 honestly I agree, I was just pointing out that her makeup (and outfit) is really good
Chomp
@027Anastasia._. Yup it is
The Queen of the Night aria is said to be the most difficult to sing and Diana just nailed it. Not just with her voice but her acting too. Her performance makes me feel genuinely terrified of her. Diana Damrau is a force of nature. Bravo!
Pfft, that's so easy, I can do that
Oh, I meant the girl in the white dress lying down and crying, easy. But the mother is crazy
Solly U lol same 😂
Oh I was thinking more of the guys standing in the back doing nothing looking like absolute QUEENS. I could do that😂
Lol same
Yeah right
Tag yourself, I'm the girl crying, despairing
When i was young, i thought this piece was about a happy-adventure song because it actually sounds happy.
For years i was thinking about that, and when i realized about the real meaning of this, it's becoming more awesome than before, such dark lyrics with such majestic delivery.
What language was this though??
@@noone-cb3jm German
@@noone-cb3jm This is "The Magic Flute". It was written by Mozart. It's sung in German.
@@tddt1615 ahhhh thats why i couldn't understand a single word on this song lol
omg same
No wonder the lady’s hairlines are in the middle of their heads; this woman literally snatched their wigs back with that godly voice... wow.
Yes looks like 💩
but it's a wig tho
dvdmgrg that wig probably cost as much as my college tuition!
Yess!
Yaaaassss!!! Bitch snatch my hairline. 💀💀💀💀✨✨✨
I can never hold back my tears of joy when I hear anything by Mozart. I'm completely destroyed every single time? Anyone else? I'm laughing hysterically with tears streaming down my face. It's the most wonderful feeling imaginable. Thank you Mozart!!
for some context: basically the queen comes to her daughter and tells her to kill Sorastro b/c her husband on his deathbed left the temple to him and not her thus rendering her powerless. The queen threatens to disown her if she doesn't.
Thx I was wondering what was going on
@FE Rebekah no. she runs into the other main character, Tamino, and a bunch of other shit goes on there's some trials for Tamino abt another thing and they learn Sorastro is the good guy and they all team up and defeat and banish The Queen of the Night. Then Sorastro blesses the marriage of her and Tamino.
Wait, sarastro is Pamina's father? Where's that?
@@fanbud he's the friend of her late father
@@juliewiebe6686 The queen just lets them banish her? Is it a delightful scene like this one? Should I go looking for it? Now I wanna here Diana Damrau singing in despair/
Me: native German speaker
Also me: I need subtitles.
same xD
Yes!
@hsyegwi riiehejee nein
Italian here, and I'm the same when the opera is in my language 😂😂
Trust me with russian and ukranian opera same shit. And yes i'm native russian and ukranian speaker.
Lol, imagine if when people got angry they would just sing at you like this instead of yelling.
I'd purposefully tick people off
Nah I’d actually listen like I’m doing now😂😂😂
lmao
Sonja G that sounds like a great way to ruin a child’s life. (My band class and i had this exact conversation and the oboe player said that)
Maybe then my depression would go away
IIt gives me goosebumps every time. This stage presence is unrivaled, the costumes are magnificent. And this Queen of the Night is completely pissed off and highly dangerous. Ha! I love it!
Imagine trying to act distressed when a literal Goddess is singing as high as the mortal soul can comprehend
I tought the same!!
dude i would be SO distressed just look at her go
she's being nasty to her though
That literal Goddess is singing a piece meant to convey pure, unadulterated, all-consuming rage, blasting one of the highest notes a human throat can produce a couple meters from your face with a body language that speaks of restrained wrath while saying "If you don´t kill this man, you shall never again be my daughter".
Even for someone without acting skills, acting distressed should not be hard.
It s a romanian
In addition to her perfect voice the expression is so hateful and vengeful, almost crazy it's really frightening. Good job!
She's so pretty in real life, but she looks absolutely terrifying here. You know the acting is perfect when...
and meme worthy
amazing performance, very true, no idea what she is singing, yet you somehow still know whats going on
She be 🔥
j3nki turn the subs on.
My voice teacher had a shirt that said "Don't make me use my OPERA VOICE!!!!!"
I want it too, please where the shirt is fro
Hana Borová I’m not exactly sure, but if you Google the text of it, there are lots of versions of the shirt. I haven’t found the one she has (I think) but there are many shirt designs out there with the text.
@@danielc2310 cool!!
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha
You KILLED with that one....... XD
I have heard this aria thousands of times, but for the life of me, I never knew how metal this opera is.
Her voice: :D
The lyrics: D:
Her expressions: 0-0
Phoenix is Awesome more like =0=
Wow! Disagree! Present alternatives that make this a D by comparison (Live, with acting).
Marcia Weez it’s happy and sad faces not a D as in scoring...
I agree with the first two, but emoticons can't even begin to capture the level of contempt in her eyes. The closest I could get was >:O and even that feels mundane by comparison
Wow
Can we also appreciate the servants acting? Man, they have the most intense eyes ever, always contributing to the magnificent dark atmosphere of this performance.
*stare* 👁👁
Backup non-dancers and most likely awesome singers as well
people with blue eyes usually look like that X'D
Too bad the piece in terms of story is a sexist and racist piece of shit.
@@AnoNymous-dh2sv all of the old shit is like that lol
You know for a song that’s about a mom ordering her daughter to commit murder, it’s just a really pretty sounding song???
A recording of this Aria is part of the Earth sounds sample on the Voyager space probes.
I wonder what aliens finding the disc, after translating it, would make of a culture that puts very beautiful music to what is clearly a murder plot.
@@marlonbryanmunoznunez3179 yeah the music doesn't really carry the story very well in my opinion. great music, just doesn't seem to fit.
Damrau makes it sound too pretty. It was intended to sound shrill and grating on the ears, like a screeching mother in law/mother that is nagging you to death. I think Sumi Jo's version captures that effect better
Aimee Ginez mozart breaking the myth of MAJOR CHORD HAPPY MINOR CHORD SAD centuries before the internet had an opinion
How often do you find art that is truly terrifying and achingly beautiful at the same time? There's depth to this. It's brilliance is in the way it works against the obvious to great effect.
An unforgetable performance, DD is immense, Brilliantly directed, Mozart at his best.
mozart: this is gonna be a *banger* if someone can sing this shit
🤣 🤣🤣🤣
I can- :)
Well at least the Oh oh oh oh ohhhhhhh oh oh oh oh oh oh ooohhhh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh OH OH OH OH AH OH AH HOH AH HO HEH HOH HAAA
@@BreezeCraftz hello someone from 1 second ago
Oop
I think he never planed that someone would be able to sing it xD
Mozart: (wrote this piece) Someone's gonna sing, and that's not my business lol.
Also Mozart: And i'm going to die so no one can complain on me about it
He wrote this piece for a vocalist he despised just to make her suffer. So basically this was written to be impossible to sing.
No, he wrote this aria for his sister-in-law Josepha Hofer, she was a sparkling coloratura soprano
@@elsaschlegel174 your information doesn't contradict mine lmao
@@Jao.m4 No; I hate that this story has been spread. Mozart wrote "Der Holle Rache" for his sister-in-law (Josepha Hofer), but not because he hated her, it was because he knew she could sing it well and that she loved singing extremely high difficult passages. He wrote "Come scoglio" for a woman he hated, Adriana Ferrarese del Bene, because she was known to reach her head up for high notes and dip her head low for low notes, and he wanted to see her "bob her head like a chicken." These women were not the same, and the stories aren't even related.
*First Queen of the Night* - So, what is the vocal range required for this role?
*W.A. Mozart* - Yes.
You must be a coloratura soprano. It need a high F above high C.
@@1108hbrown Translation: Very tall
@@cyclingcycles7953 hehe
The first person to sing the role of the Queen of the Night was Mozart’s sister-in-law, whom he hated terribly. He composed this aria for her to sing because he knew that it was almost impossible to perform.
Charlie He what nonsense. You are right that his step-sister Josepha Weber sang it but the rest is utter bs. Also, composing a song to spite someone? That makes absolutely no sense.
If you check the actual details, he composed this song for his opera “The Magic Flute” and chose his step-sister to sing this because she was a very well renowned singer. There are records about Mozart praising her performance heartily, which is odd if he actually hated her.
If I Had a voice like this i wouldn't shut up.
2:11 - 2:17
This part doesn't get the attention it deserves.
It's a full scale!
SUNG!
I noticed it too, just...wow. 😯
Search for Gruberova....😉
She went toe to toe with the orchestra
@@ernie9838 ....but missed a bit...just listen to gruberova and let me know your opinion 😉
Mozart was a fan of scales, he knew what sounded good.
her facial expression was on another level
And here too: th-cam.com/video/PW8HcBt3ryg/w-d-xo.html
@@pugh.joseph wow what an masterpieces thanks for recommendation
@@manishgurav2369 np
Is that diana singing?
@@jacobsable4543 read the video title...
I have a complicated relationship with my mother as well.
Who are you supposed to kill?
Well I guess your mother can't sing like that or you'd be in prison for murder.
Yes, my mom hits the exact same notes when she gets angry.
miss chris I didn't kill who I was told, so she disowned me
Dizzy Angel badw I
Потрясающее исполнение. Стопроцентное попадание в роль. Диана буквально как-бы воплощает замысел Моцарта. Становится понятно, зачем эти высокие ноты. Это по сути истерика , крик души крайне разгневанной, доведенной до предела женщины - фурии. Она не нянчится со своей дочерью, она буквально ломает ее, подчиняет ее своей непреклонной воле, вкладывая в руки кинжал для убийства...
This performance is equal parts beautiful and terrifying. Her face is so intense
I can bet this is how Mozart intended it to be.
@@WilliamBlakeHall it's so beautiful! Would hope he would be proud
Ayeah, it looks very hurtful
Yes i just made ur likes 1k
if you're not yelling at your kids like this, then you're not doing it right
😂😂😂
I wouldn't mind being yelled at like this
Especially if you want your child’s lover dead :O
ambisquidy On the contrary, you would damage them for life!!! 🤓👏😂
Margie Smith I’m the same as you. Don’t need the “way”. 🤓✍️🎓
Can you imagine the face of the singer when Mozart first handed it to her and she saw that F6. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
He actually wrote the part for his sister-in-law and put those notes in there because he knew she could sing them.
@@michaelheliotis5279 Yes true - Aloysia Weber
Michael Heliotis that’s actually kinda cute
Yes it is said that she loved singing crazy vocalise. So he wrote the pièce to please her and the king.
I know right 🤣🤣🤣😃😃😃😃
The intensity of this segment is amazing.
The first lyric: "The vengeance of hell boils in my heart"
*OH BOY*
Yeah, Germans/Austrians don’t play around... as everyone in the first half of the twentieth century remembers only too well, lol.
lol
A mood
😳🤭😂😅
This aria is the most beautiful, upbeat song about premeditated homicide. Hands down.
Ashaliyeva Marie Wilson lmao
Absolutely. In another genre: Annie Kennox singing “Walking on Broken Glass”.
If it is premeditated Homicide then it is murder
Why is this so underrated
Nah.. just your average mother in law
If someone sang like this while trying to kill me, I honestly wouldn’t even fight back I think.
True
Same
Same
She is not trying to kill the girl, the girl is her daughter. She is telling the girl to kill the priest or be disowned.
"I think"
There are so many versions of this on youtube - which is how it should be (I wonder how few of us realize that the most powerful emperor, czar, or king of all history would not have a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the music and video available to him - not if he spent his entire income on musicians and performers)
Yet this one - or should I say, a performance by the literally incomparable Diana Damrau is special. I truly have no words to describe how she can take what was written to sing and actually turn it into singing - without the slightest most microscopic bend made towards allowing it to be less preposterously difficult to sing!
Madam Damrau, you surpass all i've ever seen in this piece, may you if nothing else never forget the heights to which you took this performance.
the fact that many people recognize classical art more than before, big appreciation for penthouse and adelways
Can you explain?
@@derickyyy I think the person behind the comment is Indonesian. There is a Korean drama called Penthouse which became quite popular among Indonesians. The story is basically about elite students competing to be the best classical singer. Meanwhile, Adelways is a 9 year old participant of The Voice Kids Indonesia 2021 and she auditioned with this song. Her performance got super viral that it hit #1 trending on youtube. Thanks to Penthouse and Adelways' performance, Indonesians are starting to appreciate classical music :). Hope my explanation helps!
@@KhairaniAN well penthouse is basically popular in korea , its currently their highest rating drama, not a surprise its popular in other countries to not only among indonesians,
@@KhairaniAN penthouse is extremely popular in th Philippines too!
This is me. I never really listened to classical singing but now i really like it
Everyone talking about her voice and I'm here amazed by the emotions rolling off her. She's amazing. I can feel, see and hear the pain, anguish, hatred and anger she is trying to portray.
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Opera is a full body experience. It's why they don't perform every night, not just resting their voices.
Good for you
Wow you're special
absolutely
When Diana opens her mouth its the end of the carreer of every other opera singers because her control is simply one of the best and almost impossible to do.
I saw her in a full opera performance when the Met was streaming operas for free (maybe they still are?) and I was like damn I get why people used to stan lead sopranos now
NO, luciana serra is better.
@@mondociaociao PROVE IT
@@SH4RKNADO prove it? s tup id answer. Listen to Luciana, lazy. I already listen to Diana and she is excellent but the best is Luciana. Both are precise but Luisana voice is much more beautiful, limpid and crystalline.
@@SH4RKNADO oh my god, I watch your channel, ahahhaa and I thought I was talking with someone that know about opera😄😄😄😄 .