Anna Moffo - "Ach, ich fühl's"

[MrMamilitas]

Ach, ich fühl's aria from Die Zauberflote.. Diana Damrau's interpretation is far superior.

Nevertheless, the aria is just beautiful.

[SunnyWithGreenEyes]

@MrMamilitas I have to disagree with that first statement. Diana makes a MUCH better Queen than she does a Pamina. However I completely agree that this is a beautiful aria

[paulwien65]

she sings a nearly perfect german without a american accent..

there are a lot of brillant and wonderful sopranos who sing Pamina beautifully for me the interpretation of Anna Moffo is one of the best ever in history of recording such beauty in tone and phrase touches my soul ever and ever again..thank heaven for such artists

[kasha1932]

Absolutely DIVINE! Not often do we hear such well-tempered slow,sweet, soft tones strung out one after another...it's an amazing experience. I would have loved to see this divine creature sing this...The message I receive from these tones is one of such great , unspeakable sadness...I wonder whether tears were streaking down her lovely face...I can imagine it. This is just so very, very sweetly sad...and I love it. Thank you, dear Anna.

[lucamaxco]

IMHO the best "Ach, ich fühl's" is performed by Krista Adams Santilli:

[invoicewithlove]

perfect absoluto!

[SOAPSHOWERmusic]

sry - nobody can top diana damrau but nevertheless this is realy beautiful

[zzausel]

Das ist eine Sternstunde. Gänsehaut und Tränen. Es kamen geniale Sängerinnen nach, Moffo lässt sie hier hinter sich, auch die gigantische K.B.

It's an absolutely great moment in music. Goose pimples and tears. There came along other genius singers, she left them behind this time, even K.B. She had to sing about a very hard moment for Pamina and keep beautiful at the same time.

[Canuckoperafan]

Beautiful voice! I just wished she had sung the piece as written, by obeying the note values and not lingered so long on a couple of the high notes. Never heard any other singer distort the musical line in Ach! ich fuhl's like that....

[qyosol]

NOOOOOO!!!!!! más que perfecta, sublime,inmejorable.....llega al alma directo como flechazo.....

[Belle6110]

yes its verschwunden. I have to sing this all the time lol its so beautiful

[HAThorsten]

You are right! I checked it again and found "verschwunden". I confess my mistake!

But somehow "ist entschwunden" appears a thousand times if you check it by google. Perhaps it is a alternative version? Perhaps someone can help!

[TheDaisycler]

c'est si beau,si pur ds les aigus que celà se passe de commentaires.Ne trouvez-vous pas?Merci de me faire part de votre sentiment

[KriBlackRoson]

bello!

bravo

[annakathilein]

weltklasse!

[dachy113]

callas is better

[WolligesHangschaf]

Wunderschön!

[HAThorsten]

Peinlich! Sie singt "ist verschwunden" statt "entschwunden"

[zaziebr]

@HAThorsten oh mein gott, wie schlimm! :)

[gudrungeldorf]

@HAThorsten

Why do you say "verschwunden" is wrong? I've seen about at least 5 different scores where it says "verschwunden". Where from do you have the information that "entschwunden" is the correct word?

[pianomags]

How beautiful...and I don't believe her ego got her the sack.

[GosfordAbercrombie]

this is good but battle's is better!!!!!!

[ximenadore]

adorable, maravillosa

[AmericanEvita]

Didn't know Moffo had sang Pamina in Magic Flute. This is incredible. This is by far the best interpretation of the aria. It's PERFECT. She has the right kind of Mozart voice, technique and style, it's a richly expressive voice, gold-hued in it's lyricism, and the fact that whoever conducted her slowed down the pace for this aria also helped a lot. This should be a slow, sad aria. Pamina is deeply saddened by Tamino ignoring her. She is broken hearted and considering suicide.

[marleigh116]

Her high Bb is to die for!!! Her voice is perfect for this aria...SO gorgeous!!

[jeanpipus]

This is definitely the most perfect rendition of this aria. I have never heard anything like it. Thank you so much for posting!

[Chsrles62]

This is an incredibly difficult aria and I don't think I've ever heard it done with such perfect phrasing and breath control.

[paulwien65]

She has one of the most beautiful voices in the last century...And the art how she sang here mozart is breathtaking and sublime...

makes me cry all he time what a performancde

[RamirRMA]

I don't care about Callas in or out Pamina, just know that this one's really something worth of listening. She have guts to sing it this slow!

[MastersoftheOpera]

Wow this was so beautiful and moving. Anna Moffo had the perfect voice for Pamina but I don't know if she sang the entire role in Zauberflote. Her Mozart repertoire was gorgeous but she branched out and didn't become a strictly Mozart soprano like Lucia Popp or Gundula Janowitz. This was probably the best version I've ever heard - rich, fully lyric and very gorgeous.

[mjmacmtenor]

@MastersoftheOpera Sirus XM has a Metropolitan opera channel that broadcasts live recordings from throughout the Met's long history. I am currently listening to a recording of Die Zauberflote from 1973 with Moffo as Pamino, so yes, she did sing the entire role - and I agree that she is fabulous (although she was starting her decline by the time of this particulary broadcast).

[scp49]

she is beautiful with such beautiful voice!

[silvija73]

she's absoultely wonderful here! definitely one the best versions! my favorite on youtube.

[silvija73]

omg, so beautiful! one of the best!

[silvija73]

omg, so beautiful! one of the best!

[kangirroo]

OMG... She slayed it... Beautiful!! Absolutely B-E-A-UTIFUL!

[tina87793]

Very sincere......

[TatianaCostiuc]

SUPER!!! BRAVO!!!

[4piglite]

Wow. Nice job. I can't help but hear the similarity with her intonation compared to Leontyne's. Good stuff.

[lunair30]

Stupenda!

[maestromuffin1]

there she goes again....making me adore her - this time with Mozart! there's such center to the notes...and the timbre - so rich and lusterous! someone said it before...this is the voice of a true beautiful woman!

[wolkowy1]

Brava. Sad&Beautiful.

[REBECCAtheSOPRANO]

Amazing.

[Keksmich]

wow, the best performance beside janowitz in my humble opinion ^^

[DoryViolet]

You're right!!!! I find the same fullness of tone and emotion that Janowitz has.

Moffo is one of my favourite Paminas. The others are Popp, Roschmann and Grummer. Very different styles but I love them all.

[Umbracaseus]

Absolutely perfect tone! It's so warm yet full of sadness! My heart is just crying for her! How could you not speak to her Tamino?!

[liszt80]

It's still an opera... stay calm.

[spgtenor]

Exactly! Tender, beautiful, she's beautiful, so something is wrong with Tamino if that doesn't convince him to speak to her.

[KawaiiYumeChan]

This is one of the best versions i've heard so far.

Absolutely perfect. <3

I hope I'll be able to sing this one day as heavenly as Anna Moffo does.

This is my favorite piece so far.

Is divine.

I`m 15 y/o an aspiring soprano. :)

Wish me luck. ^^

[swanningaround]

Kawaii. I do wish you luck :) You are on the right track, if you are listening to artistes like Anna Moffo and beautiful arias like this one. At 15, you have a 50 years or more singing career in front of you. That should keep you "off the streets" for a while. Again - best wishes.

[Keksmich]

I wish u good luck and much strenghth and wisdom :)

[branko1b]

Good luck Kawaii! as' swanning..' says ... :)

Besides sounding heavenly like Moffo, there is .. Janowitz' colour, Huang's delivery... or Te Kanawa's vibrato (when she wants),etc - some things you can't copy but you can always copy the technique - don't want to confuse you, but learn about combining singing form the mask with breathing - that one for the tricks to not sound like a 'bag-pipe' and not to put weight...

huh - waiting for all the "purist's"comments and my eternal damnation! :)))

[saxamaphoneguy1]

@branko1b ...as well as Kiri's amazing tone, breath control, and intense musicality! :-) sorry, I'm a kiri fanatic, and couldn't help myself!

[westendbaby]

so so so beautiful!!! I love her!

Beautiful soprano with beautiful face..

Thanks for posting : )

[klassicalkid90]

my favorite soprano!!!!!

GO ANNA!!!!!!!!!

[Renfeildette]

What can't this woman sing? Nothing! She owns all :D

[dolcesoprano]

perfetto!!!

[nbrisby]

The best Mozart soprano of the 20th century, for sure.

[SangpourPlaisir]

I like her voice but she keeps holding the High Bb for longer than their value. Just being showey I guess.

[XavierBelles]

Beautiful, smooth, neat. How could Callas even dare to try?

[vanstan73]

@XavierBelles Callas' singing wasn't about beautiful singing as much as interpretation. In my opinion.

[HoytNeal]

marvelous singing!!!!

[HoytNeal]

marvelous singing

[meltzerboy]

Is this selection part of Moffo's early 60's Mozart album? I had forgotten what a beautiful Mozart singer she was.

[CurzonRoad]

@meltzerboy

Really superb!

Thanks to latraviata1853 for posting, and to Nate for sharing!

[tanjuk65]

i love her nanetta its the best

but this pamina ist wonderful too one of the best interpretation i´ve heard ..brava Anna

[Laeliapurpurata]

C'est merveilleux!

[swanningaround]

Me too. I love this version.

[patjan92]

This is unbelievable!  Ravishing.

[Glenmed]

Ravishing is the word, Ray... it softens your heart. Oh talk to her, Tamino!

[DaMusical1]

absolutely the best!!!!!! i love her

[mrrk]

Perfection