Rosenkavalier - Hab' mir's gelobt (R. Strauss)

[bruckner4444]

Hartelius is delicious...

[anableps67360]

c'est fabuleux, désolé maitre wagner, mais je préfère encore les operas de richard strauss.ce passage est pour moi le sommet de l'opera.fabuleux.sorry wagner but i prefer richard strauss, this trio is representing for me the highlight, the summit of opera music.fabulous, wunderbar der gipfel der oper musik.entchuldige wagner aber r strauss gefaellt mir noch besser.

[celioguim]

I'm amazed with the size of Nina Stemme mouth! Good Lord!!!!! LoL Amazing singing thow...

[The1620]

absolutely lovely: --- shame about the visual & ugh-y frocks though...........

[jazmyn0549]

It sounded great, but it was a little scary to watch!

[DefinitelyTheOpera]

So they remain a threesome in this production? Sure, ok, why not.

[SDCmorg]

@DefinitelyTheOpera No, they don't. The opera doesn't end with the trio... There's a duet after this that isn't shown. Why don't cha' buy the DVD and see the whole thing for yourself? It's quite worth it. Great singing all around.

[DefinitelyTheOpera]

@SDCmorg I have, many times. I was trying to be funny, but obviously it didn't work.

[dabuhlerful]

Astounding! Nina Stemme captivates me at the beginning and brings tears at the end of this clip. More, more, more and moref singing like this!

[blauauge2]

da kann man ja nicht zusehen. schreckliche grimassen die die damen stemme und kasarova schneiden. das gehört nicht zum natürlichen kunstgesang.

[ernestalba]

Oh no! Where's the rest?!

[northboy69]

@PJinBston

You're kidding, right?

[llamasaresmelly]

@PJinBston I'm a little confused. Who's the he you are referring to, the conductor or Strauss? Because if it's Strauss, you are out of your mind. I would agree that I don't like the conducting that much. It's too rushed for me. They could take twenty minutes for this for all i care and it would not be a problem.

[jozanesz]

I don't like the conducting either...

[crimsontoxic]

Bah. Wenn deutsche Soprane in der Höhe statt des korrekten "i" ein "a" singen, dann weiß man, daß die Stimme so korrekt gebildet nicht sein kann.

[mariusfelix]

@crimsontoxic So ein Schwachsinn! Bei hohen Tönen gibt es keine Vokalunterschiede mehr! Aus physikalischen Gründen! "Die Vokale sind bei sehr hohen Tönen nicht mehr unterscheidbar, weil nunmehr die Grundfrequenz immer oberhalb des ersten Formanten liegt und somit der Klangeindruck dieses Formanten verschwindet." wikipedia, Formant

[rjr1967]

I've watched 3 or 4 versions of this today, and this is the one that brought tears to my eyes. The intensity of the voices is visceral. I don't like the direction either though.

[SMMHELDENTENOR]

am crying...

[CandyHaleLinton]

I'm amazed. This is truly lovely..

Beautifully sung by all three and beautifully conceived as a piece by all three

Thank you so much for posting this.

[carolinahermelina]

I find the stage director's conception so superficial, and so...not into the spirit of the music. Sorry.

[bassfrontier]

I appreciate your ears. Don't be sorry.

[naturalactive1]

Absolutely excellent - superb -many thanks

[Atteusis]

Mein Gott! Was war das bitteschön? Diese herzenslieben Damen haben mich derart umgehauen, dass ich nur höchstschwerlich wieder zu mir finden werde. Phänomenale Musikalität! Ich bin noch immer hin und weg, voller Begeisterung.

[nypunkeer]

This is wonderful. Thank you.

[divadivo84]

Wah ha haaaa!!!... I wanna hear Mein Gott! Es war nicht mehr! For the life of me I can't find the recit anywhere. Anyway Kasarova Is by far my favorite!

[cantanteporsiempre]

woo I like Kassarova more in this rol than in the italian roles!!

[CrystalFlames]

Wait, this isn't Capriccio....

Anywho, very nice.

[sanjosemike]

May the trio live forever in our hearts and minds...the most sublime creation for female voices and orchestra...

sanjosemike

[laurencevanryne]

Interesting concept, the happy couple in period costume and th Marschallin in a sort of contemporary evening gown as if she was a mere spectator?

[EhabShoubaki]

One of the greatest scenes in all Music

[tjaphrodite]

Imagine Pavrotti=something like the sophie

Domingo=something like the Marchallin

Sherill Milnes=like Octavian

we're juz talking about the vcals not the characters

[jibbyjane]

Gorgeous singing- weird direction for her to collapse at the end...

[jaropi17]

Sublime !

[torresd30]

Now that's funny!

I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants.

nothing like a couple of lesbows to brighten up the day.

[Kryltoppa]

None of the ladies here are lesbians. In real life or on stage. Strauss composed Octavian as a trouser role, so Kasarova is playing a man because that's what the role dictates.

[olympicfreak678]

I think that's terrible your calling these wonderful ladies lesbians! Disgusting! Can't you understand the concept of "artistic leeway"? God, get it through your thick skull! Strauss wanted to emphasize the fact that Octavian is very young. By the way, the woman playing Octavian (Kasarova) has a husband and a young son. She is an excellent mezzo-soprano, one of the best.

[olympicfreak678]

00:38 comes and I crumble to the floor. So beautiful.

[MarkoKassenaar]

The most beautiful music ever written for female voice and orchestra. The voices are actually part of the instrumental texture. Who cares about lyrics if this the sound that comes with it? Richard Strauss was an enigma, but one from sent from heaven :-)

[tjaphrodite]

I agreee.... I wish they had something like this for the male voices

[xdanina28]

AMAZING!!!!

[meriomeri]

I think this is brilliant.

[Dymension]

You should see the Salzburg version from 1984 with Tomowa Sintow, Baltsa and Perry...

[visceralchemistry]

I don't understand why they can't sing to eachother, it would make the scene so much more dynamic if they weren't facing straight out.

[SDCmorg]

Well, the stage director is Sven-Eric Bechtolf. I guess he figured they are each expressing inner thoughts (not talking to the other characters). It's a conceptualized non-traditional staging, so can't really judge it using the traditional view, imo. :o)

[CONTESTAR]

You are absolutely right. And imo this is the only view that makes sence. Octavian says exactly that he cannot ask the question in his mind... It would be unreasonable to face any of the two, much less the Marchalin, while singing that. Sophie expresses that she is in a solemn but awkward situation and Marchalin speaks of the others in the third person(!) as if they weren't there... In real life would probably be a brief moment in time kept artificially -and for art's sake- long.

[DivaDeb1234]

What I mean is...this would have worked better if she had been alone and the other wommen did not witness this fainting spell.

DivaDeb

[DivaDeb1234]

I love the fainting part! It was meant to be unseen... this is when she is alone. These are her true feelings. That was the best part of it. !! I guess we all see things in different ways...

[DivaDeb1234]

Hey we can all be critics but I recently sang this trio as Octavian and it's a bear to sing together with the other women and make it sound effortless ...not to mention the orchestra or piano.. Not easy folks !

DIVADEB

[SDCmorg]

I bet it's a bear to sing indeed! Your part is with the French horns, and they're really blooming... This production is uncut, and this comes at the end of the opera. And Maestro Welser-Moest isn't cutting any volume slack on these lyric voices either. :o) It's an interesting conceptual production, I think. A good DVD to buy.

[blueMmb1]

Incredible music, ugly singing

[tenormcgee]

i think i like this version the best musically that i've heard.  but damn, something i noticed...stemme has a HUGE mouth!

[mariusfelix]

That's why these huge tones can come out!

[crazymezzosoprano]

I liked it.graham and fleming's performance is better than this production but kasarova is amazing.she always sings awsome

[Moegiust]

Ugly staging, ugly faces, ugly costumes, but the voices blend pretty well. The fainting fit for the Marschallin is in extremely bad taste, but I'm sure it wasn't the singer's idea.

[Dramaticmaleprano]

ilprincipedipersiaz: I definitely agree with you my dear!

[Dramaticmaleprano]

Nina Stemme is exceedingly wonderful...I adore her!

[ilprincipedipersia]

you have superb. She is one surviving rose in ano otherwise partched garden

[baltsa1]

Nina Stemme is brilliant! I saw her last month here in Vienna singing Der Fliegende Hollander and it was a big pleasure. I alread watched the Werther with Vesselina Kasarova and, frankly, it was not that much... the rolle needs more incrusted passion and she was very blasé on stage... Neil Schicoff much better with that strong and passionate voice! Thank u for the Video!!!! Best regards

[urgrad03]

I must say they all look dead and somewhat crazy:o/... particularly starting at 02:23.

[SDCmorg]

Well, it's the end of a performance of the uncut version... and Welser-Moest isn't holding the orchestra back either. Nothing is suffering in the voices, tho.

[tenormcgee]

Ok, i see the name Nina Stemme...who are the other two? In order of appearance? This is pretty damn good! I like it better than the von stade, battle, flemming version!

[PPanncho]

Vesselina Kasarova (Octavio) Nina Stemme (Mariscala)& Malin Hartelius (Sofía)

[tenormcgee]

i'm retarded...didn't see it in the title, haha

[lhrlyc]

@PPanncho ... errr who? do you mean Oktavian, the Marschallin and Sophie?

[coryisawake]

grouphug!

[coryisawake]

!!!

[DrottningMargareta]

Beautiful. I've been listening to it over and over and over again...

[SDCmorg]

Yup, Nina Stemme is one of a kind! Keeping my fingers crossed for a DVD of her Isolde. Hartelius is coming to her own now, I think. She stars in the really weird Salzburg 'Finta semplice'. And Kasarova's been the lyric mezzo to die for since the Salzburg 'Tancredi' (o gosh, why hasn't anyone make a DVD of her in that role yet?).

[Fac06]

There is already a DVD of her Isolde, alas is not the Bayreuth production, which I saw and really really loved, maybe the best Wagner I have seen in the Green Hills in years. The DVD is of her Glyndenbourne debut performances of 2004

[SDCmorg]

Have you seen the Vienna DVD of her as Senta in Hollander yet? It's available from Berkshire Recordings.. only German sub-title, tho. The gal is really one to watch/listen for. :o)

[gmr2broadway]

i think that the blocking was quite weird, which made the acting seem off, but they were all FABULOUS singers! i was particularly impressed with the marschallin! gorgeous.

[SDCmorg]

All 3 are impressive, I think. None try to out belt the others but all blend to make great music. Great teamwork!

[alexnodar]

wow that music!!! That's LYRIC. Voices melted great

[boipussi]

Nina Stemme is very impressive!

[sajolene]

This woman rocks!!! I love her! go vesselina!

[PPanncho]

Representan como deben hacerlo. Las miradas no están orientadas a ninguna parte y los gestos son disimulados porque hablan para sí. En este maravilloso trío la expresión corporal es lo de menos, lo grandioso es la melodía. La voz lo expresa todo. Richard Strauss dijo que "la voz humana es el más bello instrumento, pero también el más difícil de tocar". Y aquí lo bordan.

[SandrineSoprano]

@Lindow Agree. Sort of. Good singing, though...

[imargaluz]

Hermosa música.

Se ve de fábula. ¿Es tuya la captura del canal Mezzo, Pancho?

[PPanncho]

Claro Zulagrami, es mía, espero que te suscribas, pues vendrán muchas más.