Hildegard Behrens as Kaiserin from Die Frau ohne Schatten

[MrTomsport]

2:55 is a high D flat. what a strong, healthy, beautiful and even voice!

[MrNeilsy]

What a beautifully produced, brilliant sound in her upper register. What a find performer as well. Not many singers today are in good enough shape to be as limber on stage as she appears to be in this video. Behrens was one of the best!

[papoocanada]

Cher Maître, envoyez-nous les coupures............

[LzzzL1245]

good video, pls upload more of this

[Gotter111]

great video, did you have more of this performance?

[tekalynn]

Oh, we miss you!

[pcgbear]

what a great artist she was.wonderful voice,great actress..sad.

[StCorentin]

Hildegard Behrens est décédée hier 18 aout à Tokyo.

Hildegard Behrens died in Tokyo the 18th of august 2009.

[GrandeGhena]

Love her passion!

[moghedien13]

I think ive said it on every video of her, but there are very few sopranos with an upper register as beautiful as hers.

[billyguns2]

Never mind; the wonderful conductor of this performance is Christoph von Dohnanyi.

[billyguns2]

PLEASE tell us the name of the remarkable conductor!

[agabusdawatchman]

I love H.Behrens!

[operafreak535]

does anyone know what she's singing about, what is happening in this part of the opera?

[CONTESTAR]

She is awakening from a nightmare where her husband is dying because of her... the reason being she cannot bear children... Although she is married to a mortal she has not become mortal yet. "Casts no shadow".

According to the "fairy-tail-principles" in a wedding of different natures, if the Fairy Princess cannot be made a real human by her husband's love... HE has to die.

At the end she (and HE) are redeemed by her capacity to love other humans... Barak and his Wife.

[GABYCONSTANZA]

thanks for the correction on behrens debut

[pfeliks]

actually Mme. Behrens Metropolitan Opera debut was as Giorgetta in Il tabbaro in a new production of Pucinni's Il Trittico.

[GABYCONSTANZA]

her interpretation was always rather intense and and interesting. we were all very excited at the met for her debut which i believe was fidelio and it was quite smashing. thanks for ur post...great choice

[ilprincipedipersia]

I think behrens debuted as giorgetta in tabbaro. Am I remembering corectly?

[wwwoyzeck]

behrens later alwys sang the färberin. but she's so good here as the kaiserin! gorgeous voice and actress, pahantastic high notes. not that the unaccompanied note towards the end is a d flat (half step higher than high c).

[assindiastignani]

Other great Farberinnen who also sang Kaiserin earlier in their careers were Gwyneth Jones und Eva Marton. Probably Kaiserin is the more grateful of the two roles. A bit like the difference between Chrysothemis and Elektra.

[moghedien13]

i heard Jones sang both in the same night. i feel like die weib is better for jones. far more earthy and sexual, fits her better.