Being An Anomaly I am very much aware of the fact she is 'in character'. But I meant her acting on stage in general. I don't like her general overacting. She has a nice voice, but I can't watch her perfomances.
As Diana said once, 'when you have your cadenza you are free and you can do what you want if it is in style'. The high G is just lovely. Why shouldn't she sing it?
I m a more Dessay style of person, but i know that Damrau is one of the most briliant and talented opera singers we have and and we really need her in the opera! I don't know why but for me Dessay and Damrau are the new (lighter ofcourse) Callas and Sutherland.
People below make unwarrented comments on her acting. This is a concert performance not a staged play. She captures perfectly the conflict of Cunegonde who is tempted to give up her true self for the venal temptaions of wealth and fame. What more can we ask than this conflict be presented in the performance which Damrau does .
I'd kill to see someone like Damrau live in an opera! It's almost like she's incapable of making mistakes or singing ugly notes. And on top of that she's also great at acting :D.
This is absolutely the best the world has to offer in this voice type! Technically impeccable, oozing with fun and charm and such an amazing sound! Brava!!!
This is hands down the quintessential version of this song. Shes not only stunning vocally but she ACTS which is unheard of in the opera world. Notice the way she acts her way through the moments shes not singing. This is brilliant!
Her technique is absolutley FANTASTIC! Perhaps not so big as to be a true dramatic coloratura, but what a lush and sexy voice. I'm completely floored! You could likley hear those high notes over any orchestra.
um, I totally believe her. She is the first person I've heard sing this song where what she is feeling actually crafts the sound (ie. the laughter on "ah ha!"). She is amazing in this performance... lots of fire, fun, her character actually comes to life instead of just standing there trying to make pretty sounds come out of her mouth.
Amazing voice (admittedly better than Chenoweth, whom I adore), but I feel the acting was interpreted way to literally. It would be, IMHO, a bad performance in the context of the satire; I would opt to see Chenoweth any day if it were staged. Still Damrau has the powerhouse vocals, and still makes an exceptional performance for this piece.
Idk, Chenoweth's performance didn't seem to be very grounded in character to me-- rather, just a mishmash of gimmicks. She goes for a laugh by braying "Fraaaaance" and it gets a laugh because it's silly, but it's *Chenoweth* being silly. To me, Damrau's humor comes from Cunegonde expressing the contradiction between her upbringing and her genuine feelings about her situation.
Wow, I'm not going to pretend to know much about opera, but this is my favorite version of this I've seen on youtube [The first I saw was Kristins, I'm a huge fan of hers so I clicked the link]. I found most of the other preformances to be boring and unispired- this one is lovely! It's funny, and she doesn't overdo it like Kristin does, although I know she does that on purpose. Diana Damrau is so talented!
An even better version of this with Diana is this one: th-cam.com/video/oByViX0t-IE/w-d-xo.html The orchestra is more consistent. It seems in this one (the one I'm currently commenting on) Diana is waiting for the orchestra to catch up in certain phrases.
I'm just impressed... I think she's the best coloratura soprano of our days, but it's not only her voice and range, its her acting, so full of energy, she seems to be so confortable that her singing appears to be easy. Definately, my fav opera singer... in all senses.
Chenoweth is fantastic. She certainly was more entertaining than Damrau. However, I will say that her voice pales in comparison to Damrau's. This performance was amazing at the musical level, while Chenoweth's was amazing in the performance aspect of it.
Chris R. chenoweth isn’t just a comedian with an ok voice. she’s an actress who handles drama INCREDIBLY well, and can sing the house down. i turned this woman’s off very quickly. this is not her song. she’s incredibly talented but i couldn’t deal with her doing this unintelligible song that’s just her showing off that she can hit high notes. we already know that cuz we’ve all seen her in magic flute
Thank you for putting this up! This is the best clip I've seen this year... Diana Damrau is fantastic, not only does she sing like a godess, but she can act as well.
The original person to sing this song professionally was Barbara Cook in 1956 in the original Broadway cast of "Candide." Cook was the orignal Cunegonde (the character that sings this song) on Broadway.
Diana Damrau is beyond reproach. Period. Amazing! People, stop being critical to try and prove how many words you know. None of us can do what she is doing. I love the high F at 5:16 and that she ends an exhausting 7-min piece by tossing off a high A-flat!!! Genius.
Count me in as her fan. WOWOWOWOW Also she knows how to negotiate the lower range, excellent diction, acting, stage presence, musicality... She doesn't project anger, so much as self-doubt and conflicted feelings (in a comic manner) at the low end of the manic/depression cycle.
It's a great description, hands down. Damrau had what it takes to separate herself from just being a great singer to being a Diva, an opera superstar. Not only she sings whatever there's to sing, but her acting, from this comedic piece, to being a full fledged villain as the queen of the night. And she nails it, even without listening to her voice, you know what is happening because her face and her body tell the story.
esta version es espectacular y me quedo definitivamente con esta...esa libertad vocal de diana te atrapa pues resulta tan natural que captas todo lo que siente, excelente, kristin nunca podra superarla, la violencia de su interpretacion es lo mejor.
OMG! This gave me chills. Of course, Dessay and Chenoweth aren't too bad either performing this wonderful tune. Nice to see that so many people love Candide.
You're crazy. Damrau is considered to be one of the best actresses in the opera world. You've not seen anything until you've seen her rendition of Der Holle Rache. Cheno, while she's cute and lovable and outstanding (i love her) isn't an opera singer.
I love -love- her laugh at 2:45... just amazing voice control. Of the entire song, that's the part that gets me the most! She's just incredible. (She's also absolutely beautiful.. still amazes me to this day after my original introduction to her- years ago- as the Queen of the Night!)
I love Kristin and I love her rendition but I have to say...the end of this video...those notes...incredible! They took my breath away. I agree, I love Kristin and her performance is hilarious and amazing in its own respect (plus I can better understand her) but the end of this video is breathtaking...
I never would have searched this up if it hadn't been recommended for me. Acting with that much expression while hitting those kinds of notes? That was insane
I love this version! I think Diana is a great actress and every note she sings is absolutely flawless. They are so easy for her! This is vastly different of course to her singing the role of Queen of the Night but I really think it proves her versatility.
She's the Meryl Streep of opera
Weirdly I was just thinking this.... 6 years later 😂
@@clevm002 Me too
Mustafa Dujak wowwww Lol I was just thinking this. She looks just like her right here
In this level is bad a comparisions.
She must have won a lot of Oscars😅
Her acting freaks me out, but her singing is untouched.
Being An Anomaly I am very much aware of the fact she is 'in character'. But I meant her acting on stage in general. I don't like her general overacting. She has a nice voice, but I can't watch her perfomances.
Check out Natalie Dessay. She does not overdo the acting as much and she is better at singing this aria than Damrau.
As Diana said once, 'when you have your cadenza you are free and you can do what you want if it is in style'. The high G is just lovely. Why shouldn't she sing it?
In 6:38 it's a high G hehe!!!
*Just Saying*
@@christianbaquir2215 isn’t it a g#?
@@lyricattor ohh yeah!! So it peaked at G# hehe!!! My bad sorry.
I m a more Dessay style of person, but i know that Damrau is one of the most briliant and talented opera singers we have and and we really need her in the opera! I don't know why but for me Dessay and Damrau are the new (lighter ofcourse) Callas and Sutherland.
She is definetely one of the best singers I've ever heard, she gives me goosebumps every time!
Diana is QUEEN.
Her voice is marvelously dark, and her acting is perfect! Love the madness in her eyes, and the added high note at 5:16.
Em
The best soprano over all with the most powerful voice
People below make unwarrented comments on her acting. This is a concert performance not a staged play. She captures perfectly the conflict of Cunegonde who is tempted to give up her true self for the venal temptaions of wealth and fame. What more can we ask than this conflict be presented in the performance which Damrau does .
You acting isn't required in a concert version of something? lord
I'd kill to see someone like Damrau live in an opera! It's almost like she's incapable of making mistakes or singing ugly notes. And on top of that she's also great at acting :D.
The best version. Queen of Opera
This is the best the best rendition of this aria that I have heard. BRAVA, DIVA DAMRAU!
I LOVE her voice. There is no better rendition of this as far as I'm concerned. Those stratospheric notes are fantastic!
This is absolutely the best the world has to offer in this voice type! Technically impeccable, oozing with fun and charm and such an amazing sound! Brava!!!
This is hands down the quintessential version of this song. Shes not only stunning vocally but she ACTS which is unheard of in the opera world. Notice the way she acts her way through the moments shes not singing. This is brilliant!
The BEST version par excellence is that of ROBERTA PETERS👌🏻
She is a wonderful singer and actor!
Her technique is absolutley FANTASTIC! Perhaps not so big as to be a true dramatic coloratura, but what a lush and sexy voice. I'm completely floored! You could likley hear those high notes over any orchestra.
um, I totally believe her. She is the first person I've heard sing this song where what she is feeling actually crafts the sound (ie. the laughter on "ah ha!"). She is amazing in this performance... lots of fire, fun, her character actually comes to life instead of just standing there trying to make pretty sounds come out of her mouth.
Superbe performance! Not only superior voice, with incredible high notes but also mastery of mimic and scene.
Great Diana!
her voice is like water, listening to her is like a waterfall...so refreshing.
wow, she's terrific. every syllable has dramatic motivation. i love her.
Amazing voice (admittedly better than Chenoweth, whom I adore), but I feel the acting was interpreted way to literally. It would be, IMHO, a bad performance in the context of the satire; I would opt to see Chenoweth any day if it were staged. Still Damrau has the powerhouse vocals, and still makes an exceptional performance for this piece.
Andrew L Have you seen the version she did about a year later with the Met Orchestra? She lightens up a TON; it's the best-acted version I've seen.
Idk, Chenoweth's performance didn't seem to be very grounded in character to me-- rather, just a mishmash of gimmicks. She goes for a laugh by braying "Fraaaaance" and it gets a laugh because it's silly, but it's *Chenoweth* being silly. To me, Damrau's humor comes from Cunegonde expressing the contradiction between her upbringing and her genuine feelings about her situation.
@@sottosopravoce The piece is a satire, this aria is literally a mishmash of gimmicks
What a clear, strong and amazing voice and interpretation of this hard aria! Brava!
Her high notes blow me away...
She's so awesome, damn.
Outstanding! Amazingly fluid... Flawless.
Wow, I'm not going to pretend to know much about opera, but this is my favorite version of this I've seen on youtube [The first I saw was Kristins, I'm a huge fan of hers so I clicked the link].
I found most of the other preformances to be boring and unispired- this one is lovely!
It's funny, and she doesn't overdo it like Kristin does, although I know she does that on purpose.
Diana Damrau is so talented!
Thinking the same thing even 11years later 😍
An even better version of this with Diana is this one:
th-cam.com/video/oByViX0t-IE/w-d-xo.html
The orchestra is more consistent. It seems in this one (the one I'm currently commenting on) Diana is waiting for the orchestra to catch up in certain phrases.
An ARTIST, is what she is. The best version, ever..
Agree 100%. Diana can afford doing as much vocal pirouettes as she desires. Her gracefulness does not have any limits.
I am breathless!!!!!!!!!!!! What a woman! What a diva! What a singer! What a coloratura! What a charmer! What a German Queen!!! OMG!!!!!!
A true amazing voice and performance.
wow... never have seen a performance like this, adorable... what a talented woman... God bless her
I'm just impressed... I think she's the best coloratura soprano of our days, but it's not only her voice and range, its her acting, so full of energy, she seems to be so confortable that her singing appears to be easy. Definately, my fav opera singer... in all senses.
natalie dessay and diana damrau are assets and good examples for new generations sopranos
You know, I thought of the queen if the night singing this. I was like, she must've been drunk.
fathersenpi_anewweeaboo she acts like that cause it suposed to be a COMEDY
chenoweth is a comedian with an ok voice.
diana damraus rendition and acting is on a higher level plus she has the voice.
i wouldn't say acting. chenoweth is more familiar to show business, reading an audience, and character.
Chenoweth is fantastic. She certainly was more entertaining than Damrau. However, I will say that her voice pales in comparison to Damrau's. This performance was amazing at the musical level, while Chenoweth's was amazing in the performance aspect of it.
Chris R. chenoweth isn’t just a comedian with an ok voice. she’s an actress who handles drama INCREDIBLY well, and can sing the house down. i turned this woman’s off very quickly. this is not her song. she’s incredibly talented but i couldn’t deal with her doing this unintelligible song that’s just her showing off that she can hit high notes. we already know that cuz we’ve all seen her in magic flute
She relishes the high notes and incorporates pitch-perfect, maniacal laughter better than anyone
Damrau tiene la mejor técnica de canto actualmente. FABULOSA!!!
Thank you for putting this up! This is the best clip I've seen this year...
Diana Damrau is fantastic, not only does she sing like a godess, but she can act as well.
The original person to sing this song professionally was Barbara Cook in 1956 in the original Broadway cast of "Candide." Cook was the orignal Cunegonde (the character that sings this song) on Broadway.
Oh my, that was pretty amazing! This is the first i have heard of Damrau- but i shall definitely be looking up other stuff, after this!
What I enjoy most about this video is the fact that she intertwined the acting and singing phenomenally. It is amazing.
MARVELLOUS!!!!
She's the best!!!
oh, she's fabulous
I have remembered now why she is my favorite singer :)
SHE´S WONDERFUL!
wonderful, a queen,is amazing, the better, really she is a wonderful singer and actress
Wow, Diana has great power to her voice. I love everything about this video. She does justice to Leonard Bernstein.
Diana Damrau is beyond reproach.
Period.
Amazing!
People, stop being critical to try and prove how many words you know. None of us can do what she is doing.
I love the high F at 5:16 and that she ends an exhausting 7-min piece by tossing off a high A-flat!!! Genius.
Divina
Me encantaría escucharla en vivo alguna ves ❤
queen of the night became crazy lol
That f6 was perfect
SO FABULOUS!
my favorite thing ever. Damrau is a goddess.
Count me in as her fan. WOWOWOWOW Also she knows how to negotiate the lower range, excellent diction, acting, stage presence, musicality... She doesn't project anger, so much as self-doubt and conflicted feelings (in a comic manner) at the low end of the manic/depression cycle.
It's a great description, hands down.
Damrau had what it takes to separate herself from just being a great singer to being a Diva, an opera superstar. Not only she sings whatever there's to sing, but her acting, from this comedic piece, to being a full fledged villain as the queen of the night. And she nails it, even without listening to her voice, you know what is happening because her face and her body tell the story.
incredible. love the dark tone - very unique among sopranos who most of the time sound tinny, thin and like they're straining o'ermuch.
I LOVE HER!!! She is amazing!!! Viva Damrau!!!
esta version es espectacular y me quedo definitivamente con esta...esa libertad vocal de diana te atrapa pues resulta tan natural que captas todo lo que siente, excelente, kristin nunca podra superarla, la violencia de su interpretacion es lo mejor.
wow, she sing/screams a high A flat at the end too! amazing!
I melt into a puddle of delight.
Magnificent!
there is no other Damrau. awesome!
OMG! This gave me chills. Of course, Dessay and Chenoweth aren't too bad either performing this wonderful tune. Nice to see that so many people love Candide.
She's just amazing!
You're crazy. Damrau is considered to be one of the best actresses in the opera world. You've not seen anything until you've seen her rendition of Der Holle Rache.
Cheno, while she's cute and lovable and outstanding (i love her) isn't an opera singer.
Unvergleichlich... fantastisch 💞
the character is over the top why do people expect her to be normal acting duh!!! bad acting my foot
This woman is true perfection. I admire her greatly..
QUEEN. She makes it look so easy...
Truly magnificent, also frightening! Fantastic technique. Love it!
I LOVE that woman!!!!
GENIA TOTAL!
great performer, true artist! Love Diana!!
i had fun watching it
I love -love- her laugh at 2:45... just amazing voice control. Of the entire song, that's the part that gets me the most! She's just incredible. (She's also absolutely beautiful.. still amazes me to this day after my original introduction to her- years ago- as the Queen of the Night!)
She is phenomenal. To the point of being frightening.
QUEEN 💖
indeed!!! AWESOME!!!
Nobody shines like Damrau.
Pure control of her voice! She can differneciate shouting and singing very well... her chest voice is wonderful too!
She's such a showoff, and I mean that in the best possible way. This is amazing. XD
Finally someone other than Cheno who can put some believable humor into this song. Loved the slightly crazed look and amazing vocal control. Bravo!
Kristin was actually cast in a metropolitan opera production, but due to funding, the show was removed from this year's season.
Thank you!
I love Kristin and I love her rendition but I have to say...the end of this video...those notes...incredible! They took my breath away. I agree, I love Kristin and her performance is hilarious and amazing in its own respect (plus I can better understand her) but the end of this video is breathtaking...
I never would have searched this up if it hadn't been recommended for me. Acting with that much expression while hitting those kinds of notes? That was insane
The transformation from this to the Queen of the Night is so unbelievable...this is talent in it's most pure form
She cracks me up, her little giggles are soooo funny. Her German accent adds humour as well. and that F, DAMN. wow
Absolutely amazing high notes!
yet my favorite one is Dessay.
Soooo fierce!!!!
simply perfect!!!!
Simply amazing!!!
Very Wonderful Voice!
In this way she reminds me much of meryl streep, whish they do smt together
fantastica, la mejor
impresionante!!!!!!!!!! Brava Diana!!!!!!!!!!
@kuhayelahh SHE IS A PRO OPERA SINGER one of the best in the world there is no controlling ur vibrato like that in opera!
I love you 2. Please post more Damrau stuff. Please Please Please!!!!!
I can't get over her improv on 5:13 , that F6 gives me goosebumps!!!!!! AHH!
She's truly outstanding
I love this version! I think Diana is a great actress and every note she sings is absolutely flawless. They are so easy for her! This is vastly different of course to her singing the role of Queen of the Night but I really think it proves her versatility.
My God she is perfect.