Ach, ich fühl's - Diana Damrau

[mjp804]

Goodness this is incredible. A coloraturra is just too advanced for this song but its so beautiful to hear

[Teffhiphop]

She is SOOO BEAUTIFUL! :'(

[fatalfflaw]

I agree with the pacing comment...andante not largo, this is amazzato! But the voice is spectacular!

[woundedheart132]

I love how she can easily switch between the Queen of the Night and Pamina. I Love Ms. Damrau!

[Transoxiana94]

Pamina one night and the next - Konigin?! I bet the fans that were in NY at that time at first thought: 'I`ll go see her Queen only' and the next moment 'What the hell! This is Diana Damrau, I`m gonna see her even if she sang Tamino himself!' :D

I always thought she`s the first lirico-spinto coloratura in history, by the way...

[singingXroses]

I am going to add this aria to my rep book when I get to college. Hopefully, I can pull it off.

[Arnarkusaga]

She's such a versatile singer.

[trailblazingdiva]

Good God, is the conductor trying to kill her? It's andante, not largo.

[maestromuffin1]

I do love her...but you have to hear Anna Moffo singing this - truly inspiring!

[DivaDeb1234]

She is an amazing fantastic singer !

[MisSty2589]

When I grow up I want to sing this aria! :D

Grow up my voice, of course... :P

[yamiko193]

What voice part is Pamina? I've been looking it up for a long time... is she a lyric?

[Lilith89ibz]

Yes, she's a lyric :)

[suzanneetmoi]

If you want to split hairs, Pamina is technially a Light Lyric, as opposed to say, Marguerite in Faust (Dame Kiri singing that, also here on youtube, illustrates the difference well, as that is a Full Lyric). Light has a more youthful sound to it.

[HaberfieldChiro]

@suzanneetmoi thanks suzanne,its obvious you know your stuff,thanks, john from australia

[Dainichii]

@yamiko193

Pamina is traditionally for a lyric or light dramatic soprano. But Damrau's a (slightly dramatic?) coloratura soprano. Obviously with enough lyrical qualities for this role, though! ^_^ Like her more as the Queen of the Night (dramatic coloratura role) though.

[potterclubtv]

@yamiko193 Pamina's vocal range is light lyric soprano..

[mofofosho13]

Wow - Sublime.

[spgtenor]

Stunning. What a great masterclass for young sopranos. Listen to how she caresses each phrase, how she continually alters her dynamics (and not based on registers!) and especially how her beautiful legato is articulated with no vibrato, creating a feeling of despair and desolation, reminiscent of Dido's Lament. Brava Diana!

[Lilith89ibz]

I was wishing a happy birthday to Frau Damrau ^^

[vocalvideos]

I like her take on this very difficult aria. I feel her pain.

[franimalistic]

This is great, but it sure seems a waste to use her as Pamina instead of the Queen!

[Lilith89ibz]

Shared feeling ;-)

[bartok6969]

Yeah, but the role of the Queen is too taxing over the long run. She's smart and wants to preserve her naturally beautiful voice. Let's all be thankful that the greatest Queen of the Night arias are on tape forever for everyone to enjoy - both her singing and acting are untouchable.

[pianomags]

@franimalistic agree. Far too much power to be cast as a lyric imho. Perhaps she had to change ?

[miesermogelvogel]

@franimalistic

yeah, but she doesn't want to sing the queen anymore cause she did it that often and doesn't want to hurt her voice by singing such an exhausting role. she said in an interview that she wants to remember the role of the queen and be happy ad doesn't want to think of it as a role she wasn't able to sing perfectly anymore when she was older. but she was the greatest greatest queen ever!!

[kerleriskerl]

@miesermogelvogel you're so right, she really was the greatest queen EVER!!!!! i'm in love with her voice. especially when she does the Queen's high F's :)

[miesermogelvogel]

Who sang the Queen Of The Night in that production of the "Zauberflöte"? Not Diana, did she??

[Lilith89ibz]

@miesermogelvogel She sang the Queen part of the run and Pamina for most of them. I think Erika Miklósa did the ret of them.

[gmhots]

I prefer Roschmann in this role because her voice has a lighter, brighter quality more suited to a teenage rolle - Diana Damrau has a darker tone to a voice that makes it wonderful, but maybe not for this. That aside, the technique and generally the whole thing was beautiful (:

Maybe the pianissimos could be softer? Haha. Not that it takes anything away from the great performance.

But the dress looks like Cubism gone wrong.

[Lilith89ibz]

Well, actually, Röschmann's voice is lyrical-dramatic and Diana's lyrical-coloratura, so I guess vocally, Diana would be way more appropriate for the role. I think Röschmann's voice has a darker tone than hers.

And agreed on the dress... It's a mistake.

[Singerguy24]

She is too freaking good... Her queen AND her Pamina are breathtaking

[Chilair1]

You know, usually this aria is sung by a voice with a completely different demeanor. I imagine the color of pamina's voice would be warmer. Diana Damrau is my home girl, but we all know her coloratura rep beats this by 1,000x's

[ScrambledBrains]

happy belated b-day diana!!!

[edengirl17]

ohhh when was her bday?:(

[Lilith89ibz]

May 31st :)

[chevrox]

i'd love to see/hear her met production as the queen of the night (the Noh inspired version)... the video I could find from that production is Erika Miklosa, who's good but i'm just too spoiled by Diana Damrau's queen not to feel critical of anyone else...

[materialmyra]

Agree. No one sounds as good singing the Queen compared to Damrau even though they might be good if I have not heard Damrau's version.

[pichuchoni]

magnífico...mejor imposible...madre mía!!!

[prettyxxpoison]

Aah, the way she hits her consonants...so German of her. Whatever. Che bella voce!

[Lilith89ibz]

Isn't it supposed to be that way? lol

[pinkstrawberrypuding]

dress looks something out of Alice in Wonderland.

[masterka]

well, it's the magic flute ;-)

[Aniretak205]

She's beautiful, this rendition is gorgous, but that dress! Mein Gott, it's the ugliest thing I've ever seen "grace" a woman's body.

[yamiko193]

@Aniretak205 There's another different production of The Magic Flute on youtube and Pamina wears that same damn dress!

[rbheartsmae]

@Aniretak205 haha... mein gott. love it.

[Macbett0]

Alles Gute zum dir auch Lilith! Do you have also Diana's last(!sniff) Königin der Nacht?

[Lilith89ibz]

Unfortunately, I don't think it was recorded :( Thanks for commenting ^^

[chrismo1984]

I am so sad no more queen from diana. but she makes a lovely pamina!!

[ligiamonteiro0]

God, her voice is amazing...

[wnwnrt]

She is simply FABULOUS! Love her!

[operaeater]

damrau is a big soprano, she's extremely talented and she's !!!YOUNG!! and beautiful, I think we will hear about her a lot

[lalindatita]

Hola Lilith89ibz, sabes donde cantarà Diana Damrau en el 2009 en Europa? No aparece en su Schedule..

Lo que màs me encanta son las fotos...bueno, depués de la mùsica, jiji :)

[Lilith89ibz]

Sí aparece ^^ De hecho, menos en abril y en octubre, el resto del año cantará en Europa :)

[jocmuc]

she really can do anything, but that´s what a

primadonna must can do and i think she will be a primadonna one day

[leoperarm]

Quien era la Reina de la Noche aquí?

[Lilith89ibz]

Hm, creo que Erika Miklósa, pero no estoy segura.

[leoperarm]

Miklósa?!?!?!

Espero que no haya sido ella, no lo soportaría :O

[Lilith89ibz]

xDDDDD

[leoperarm]

Si, ya lo sé: Si yo fuera Diana y tuviera a Miklosa cantando Der Holle Rache frente a mí, lo que querría hacerle es... es...

Bueno, creo que me entiendes XDD

[Lilith89ibz]

Te entiendo, te entiendo xDDDDD

[jennythemusicmaker]

Absolutely brilliant but I still think she suits the Queen of the Night much better though.

[Puppyizzy]

this is wunderbar but she is even more amazing as queen of the night.

[Operaphile]

Utterly DIVINE!!!!

[Bobbyo60]

Dorothea Roschmann has always been my favorite in this role......and lilth you know I can't STAND Diana Damrau, but she's pretty fair in this role.(wink*wink*nudge*nudge)

[Lilith89ibz]

Oh, I don't like her either, don't worry xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[Operaphile]

Hahaha

[Cyberbob1987]

I thought Malin Hartelius and Dorothea Roschmann were the best ones singing this aria, but this interpretation shows how it can be, if it is perfectly done.

[maggeo78]

4 minutes 37 seconds of heaven.....

[KatherineXIX]

She can do anything...coloratura, lyric, AND dramatic! No fair!

[maggeo78]

Yes she is the best... Give her the time and she will go on doing miracles with her voice!

[sagalat]

Sensational.  WOW!

[fabidivinecomedy]

Muchas gracias! No tiene nada que Lilith no consiga botar las manos, esta chica es increíble

Diana sounds so great as Pamina! I'll always remember her days when she was the fantastic Queen

[leoperarm]

Maravillosa!

Gracias Lilith89. Había estado esperando esto de ti.

[maggeo78]

Good choice... But I'm sure that her Konigin will be back one day.... (I hope she will read this....)

[maggeo78]

Not bad Lilith... But I've waited too much for this video!!!!!!

Diana is the best Pamina I've ever heard.......

[Lilith89ibz]

It was 4am in the morning when I started making this video, so you can't ask for more! ;)

[maggeo78]

You could post it before, dear.... But you post it and this is the most important thing!!!! Thank you

[Lilith89ibz]

No, I couldn't :( I was really busy! I'll tell you about it in a mail ^^

[leporello89]

Eres una pequeña vibora rastrera y envidiosa...XDDDDDDDDD Me encanta :) hay q reconocer q tienes buen gusto a pesar de todo...=)

[Lilith89ibz]

Gracias, gacias, pequeño saltamontes XDDDD

[leporello89]

Bueno, tenia q reconocerlo...(luego te me pones en plan Konigin y eso seria mucho peor XDDDD) ¿Tu proximo video cual será?? :)

[Lilith89ibz]

No lo sé todavía. Sorpresa ^^

[hillevifan]

wow is all I have to say: 1st a stellar Queen and now a great Pamina! is there any role she CAN'T pull off?

[Lilith89ibz]

Unfortunately, I don't think she will ever sing Tosca... Sigh! For one role in which she can actually kill the bad guy! LOL

[leporello89]

Bueno, lo mismo nos da la sorpresa en Lucia y se carga a todos los invitados en la escena de la locura XDDDD

[Lilith89ibz]

No, si se lo pregunté,y me dijo que igual caía también Enrico... XDDDDDDDDD

[leporello89]

Bueno, Enrico, Arturo, Edgardo, Alisa...siendo Diana puede caer hasta el director XDDDDDDD

[Lilith89ibz]

Creo que si se carga al director tendrían problemas para acabar la ópera. Mala idea XDDDDDD

[leporello89]

Sinceramente a mi a partir del spargi d'amaro pianto me da igual lo q hagan...asiq tiene libertad para acabar con quien ella quiera XDDD (tu sabes a quien me refiero XD)

[Lilith89ibz]

A mí me pasa un poco lo mismo, y sí, creo que sería buena idea que se lo cargara. Total, ya puestos... XDDDDD

[maggeo78]

Well, she is not James Bond, anyway never say never again!!!!

Maybe un bel di vedremo Diana singing Tosca in Rome...

[Lilith89ibz]

Wah, I think I'd love to hear her say: Questo è il baccio di Tosca! and kill Scarpia afterwards. For one role in which she could kill the bad guy... LOL

[maggeo78]

And what about Vissi d'arte sang by Diana????

[Lilith89ibz]

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh­!!!!! Yes, please LOL

[Operaphile]

Really?! I'd rather leave that to Netrebko and Gheorghiu. I want to hear Damrau in bel canto. Imagine some of the Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini rarities she could do with JDF!!! I really want to hear her to Semiramide, "bel raggio" especialy, maybe even the showstopper from Attila!!!!!

[Lilith89ibz]

I want to hear her in everything! :D

[jetsetjordan]

She is doing a run of Lucia at the Met this season.

[Lilith89ibz]

Yeah, I know her schedule nearly by heart, thanks xD

[Satirike]

You probably know all this too, but she's gonna do Rigoletto at the Met, and 2010-11 i think? she's in Le Comte de Ory with Joyce DiDonato! Two goddesses in one production :] I'd kill to see Le Comte.. lol

[Lilith89ibz]

I'd kill to BE le Comte xDDDDDD They both will also record a CD with an opera, 'Ercole sul Termodonte' of Vivaldi. It will come out next april (aprox). In the same CD Ciofi, Genaux, Daniels, Jaroussky and Villazón will sing too ^^

Aaaaaaaaaaand Diana will record a new CD with arias of Mozart called 'Mozart Donna'. But that's still a secret, so hush xDDDD