@LordMgls I suppose we have to accept that opinions differ and it would a dull place if we all liked the same things. it does make you wonder though :)
Damrau's high notes are so powerful... singers like Natalie Dessay can hit high notes, too, but none can do it so strongly as Damrau. If you watch Damrau singing "Quando Più Irato Freme", you'll see her hitting the high F# with an explosion of pure power. That's amazing, simply amazing, in her.
I needed a rendition of this song for a school project, so I went onto iTunes and listened to it sung by famous artists such as Maria Callas, Dame Joan Sutherland, and Beverly Sills. While I think most of them were technically better (and I'm not the best judge, admittedly) Diana is just so much more real. When I hear her sing this, the message that comes through is not, "I'm an awesome soprano, check out all the notes I can hit," but truly, "I want to live in this dream". Brava.
Diana has breathed life into this "chestnut"!! She is so gifted in both voice and acting ability.. It's always a pleasure to watch and listen; when so many times I will close my eyes and listen to singers in either concert or opera.
Keep up the good work and thanks for posting this vid!
@tenorote thank you very much for your kind comments. I am very pleased that you appreciate this video and that of Diana's outstanding talent. Should you stop by again, please be aware of the channel "blauwolfenduro". This sorry individual is trying to get me shut down out of nothing but spite....All the best to you and thanks again.
Diana has breathed life into this "chestnut"!! She is so gifted in both voice and acting ability.. It's always a pleasure to watch and listen; when so many times I will close my eyes and listen to singers in either concert or opera.
Keep up the good work and thanks for posting this vid!
diana has the most important talent: she has a bucket full of fun and while singing she just throws it into the audience. i can't help myself from smiling when i see her perform. (:
A l'évidence nous n'entendons pas exactement la même chose! Qu'importe pourvu que vous y trouviez votre compte. Mes réserves demeurent et "j'avoue préférer la version Swenson; autrement charpentée de couleur et conduisant son aigu du piano au forte avec une toute autre aisance et musicalité. Mais là encore tout est affaire de goût et je respecte pleinement le vôtre.
@kdallassoprano : Well, if that is so, Domingo, Carreras and Pavarotti were never true opera singers - coz' they couldn't manage without micorphones at the soccer worldcup final's ope air event in LA 1994 or Paris 1998... Even an true opera singer's voice isn't strong enough for an open air perfomance and to fill a stadium without being damaged... Their voices are made and evaluated for opera houses...
@kdallassoprano what people seem to forget is that the space a singer sings in is also their instrument. There are numerous outdoor performance spaces that need no additional amplification for a voice. Unfortunately, not all outdoor venues can be designed to near acoustical perfection.
@kdallassoprano Haha. She's outside/in the open air. You can't bounce sound off of nothing. She is more than a true opera singer. Learn some more before trying to put down one of the best living sopranos.
@kdallassoprano Do you even have a clue what you're talking about? YOU try and sing in front of thousands of people, in an open air festival, without a microphone. I doubt even a "choir" of the greatest classical singers alive would be able to make itself heard.
As for all the criticism and the know-it-all attitude generally displayed to Damrau and any other opera singer out there, I think we should become greater musicians than they are, firstly, and only get the right to criticize afterwards.
@kdallassoprano ...because not even a seasoned opera singer is "superhuman" enough to project to 20,000 people. You need to learn to respect the talent that is out there, because they at least have the drive and the guts to get up on a stage and perform.
@ashfab90 Well, her Queen of the Night was also recorded somewhere where her voice can resonate. In this piece she's singing out into open space (thus no natural reverb, thus "worse" tone). All we're hearing here is her voice being picked up by a microphone which can do no justice to a trained voice.
@Babs22h I think her top could be a lot better if her tone was a little different. I don't think it's bad as it is, but everyone could improve something.
I agree that the dress makes her look heavier than she is, but it isn't the dress's fault, it just isn't a good cut for her. It's a perfect look for the song though. Kudos Diana. Perfecto par usual.
@dawnrood :ON your comment about perfect look for this song, I totally agree!As Vipate , on this site, informed us 1 yr ago,DD is wearing a stylized German traditional dress, known as a Dirndkleid the sort of thing Juliette would wear!!!Great look and she is in fine voice with brilliant facial expression. I like her.
@RaWrZzZz :Sorry I didnt answer this earlier.Good point of yours Yes it is Gounods Work in French yet DD is a Bavarian girl & it is the sort of thing she would wear to enact Juliette.I know a lot of commenters have said who cares what she wears but doesnt she look beautiful wearing this. It probably helps her a lot to sing in character.jk
@SuperJohnnykay Good point, very good point. I actually love this dress, as besides the point as that is.Totally wouldn't wear it because I tend to stay away from corsets. They create WAY too much cleavage. Embarrassing!!! The fabric and colour are lovely @.@ As I'm training in opera (with a hit of training under my belt), Damrau inspires me too be both an actress and singer, not just one or the other. I can definitely imagine her using costume as a way to get into character.
@RaWrZzZz : Well all the best with the career. A chance to sing in German,French, Italian and even Czech!! I love A netrebkos Dvorak work, even though she gets criticised for her enunciation.When you have a close listen you can get that DD has great german(funny that) and french enunciation but struggles with Italian.A good career and an uplifting experience in listening for we the audience,jk
@LordMgls :not sure ,lord-someone will be able to tell us.The Faenol festival sounds like a great venture,attracts some big names,wide range of music.,jk
This aria really is such a major test. Everyone sings it, maybe because it doesn't go too high or too low. But there's not a moment for a singer to catch their breath or really set themselves once a mistake has happened. I never thought I'd say this but after listening to all these renditions...Battle's is the best. I know, wierd right? Damrau is OK, but she loses her breath int he final series of roulades and she is gasping through a lot of it. Bravo but not her best.
@FoggyRoad81 - I think Diana has done a wonderful job! Singing in a foreign language is NOT an easy job...and especially an aria that moves along at Allegro...! I have been singing for the past eight years now, firstly as a professional boy Soprano, that had a mature voice, so I was lucky enough to be able to sing a lot of Opera, and even now as a Director of Music, and a professional Baritone, I still wish that I could sing to the way that Diana does! Well Done Di! x
Expressive, communicative , real and with great depth....good job of it, Diana. Suggestion: come down under and perform at the Sydney opera house. John from Sydney
She returned back to me the Joy of Music(& even the Joy of Life)since I discover Her 2 yrs ago.I ve seen all great sopranos from our times(XXI century,not from past one).There're some of them very good:but no single one can reach the supreme level of technique,power,vibration,proyection,coloratura,sensibility,etc of Diana's Miraculous Art.
She's the God's Voice over the Earth, singing to an amazed world.
With a performance like this I am stunned to see people having time to look at her outfit. Who cares? She is a beautiful lady with an astonishing talent for musical expression. A delight to listen to!
im glad i found this video... after seeing another video of her singing this aria (well... the audio paired with a slideshow) i was ready to dismiss her for a below par, overly breathy performance. this is completely 100% better. maybe she was sick for the other one? either way, this has changed my mind. :)
Perchè?????? Grande nella regina della notte. Qui è penosa, tutti sti sospiri, è lirica non è una canzonetta, porcaccia miseria!!!! Insomma quest' interpretazione è a dir poco schifosa. Il microfono??? ORRORE!!!!!!!!
Fantástica, que bueno que por lo menos una vez cada 50 años surge alguien como ella!!!, asi no nos aburrimos de escuchar ópera desde un nuevo punto de vista. Espero algun día poder escucharla en vivo. Gracias por subir este video quien quiera que haya sido. Arturo Martin
I think I've stepped into the twilight zone here. People appear to be having a serious discussion about what Diana Damrau is wearing. Diana Damrau is a SINGER. She's not a runway model. She is ABSOLUTELY amazing. This woman could wear a potato sack & it would be perfectly OK with me.
@sweetpepper36 Amen to that. I love her bubbly personality. Hard to believe she can pull off a bitch-of-a-mother in Magic Flute and yet, seem like she's struck in love and have a completely different personality making it look so effortless! Brava Diana :D
Diana Damrau and Kathleen Batle have the most amazing physical and facial expressions while on stage, they are true Divas, they can wear what they like, still along with their fantastic voice their attitude on stage will carry you to another dimension, something that few can achieve.
I don't know, Masters, some of those disney princess costumes show quite a bit of cleavage, especially the more recent ones. Check out Ariel's top from the "Little Mermaid" and Jasmine's outfit from "Aladdin".
Re: Damrau singing with joy. Damrau is so good at projecting joy when she sings. Except when she's singing something that conveys joy or anger. She was downright scary as the Queen of the Night.
@puffsplus72 Diana Damrau and Kathleen Batle have the most amazing physical and facial expressions while on stage, they are true Divas, they can wear what they like, still along with their fantastic voice their attitude on stage will carry you to another dimension, something that few can achieve.
The dress definitely has a "Disney princess" thing going, yes. I think she looks sweet and beautiful. She does sound a tad breathy here at times, but still a lovely performance and she's as solid as ever at portraying the character and the emotion behind the aria. And she doesn't look fat, just solidly robust. That's her natural build. My husband thinks she's HOT, lol. He suddenly wants to take me to one of her concerts, ha ha. But she's pregnant now and canceled her latest engagements.
@puffsplus72 I didn't think of her gown as being "Disney Princess" like. It's Juliet from Romeo and Juliet. Plus I think she's showing more cleavage than a Disney Princess is supposed to LOL I really love this version of Je Veux Vivre because she is in character and sings with joy. In this aria, Juliet is very happy. And Damrau smiles the whole way through! Excellent
Diana Damrau and Kathleen Batle have the most amazing physical and facial expressions while on stage, they are true Divas, they can wear what they like, still along with their fantastic voice their attitude on stage will carry you to another dimension, something that few can achieve.
Diana Damrau and Kathleen Batle have the most amazing physical and facial expressions while on stage, they are true Divas, they can wear what they like, still along with their fantastic voice their attitude on stage will carry you to another dimension, something that few can achieve.
Really loved Damrau's version of Je Veux Vivre. It's grand and beautifully sung with a lot of passion and life, that's just perfect for the character of Juliet. She's in character even here which is not a live opera but a concert. Damrau has her great moments. This is one of them.
She dressed like a Grhetel meets Cinderella meets little dutch girl, but as Terrence985 said "When you're Diana Damrau, you can dress how you like ; ) " Whch is true for a true wonderful singer of the 21st century. Great job!
Oh she doesn't sing French like a cow but her pronunciation isn't great. She rolls her 'r" like italian which you don't in French when singing or speaking.
why you speak, who is better?????every singer is a person, somebody sings like Anna Netrebko, somebody like Diana Damrau, and others like Barbara Hendricks...I don't know, who is the better, every of them a wonderful singer...
I just don't understand the excitement over this singer. She never sounds good to me. As I write this I'm listening to the live Saturday matinee broadcast from the Met of La Fille du Regiment and she sounds HORRIBLE. She's been out of breath the whole time and is really struggling. And her acting is so over the top that it's distracting (I know this is a comic opera, but...). I fear that she's just another product of opera's hype machine who really isn't that good.
You seem to be one of those who listens to opera broadcasts on the radio. Some of us make their opinion by actually going to the opera and hear live what we later may or may not comment on these pages. I fear that you're just another product of opera's knownothings...
I go to plenty of live performances. Let me know the next time you stand in line for 5+ hours to get tickets to the Met, as I regularly do.
Your comment is typical of those who don't know too much, so they just insult someone for their opinion. I'm confident that I've probably forgotten more about opera than you will ever know. Yes, you're the knownothing, and Damrau is, in fact, a product of opera's hype machine. So go spew your ignorance somewhere else "doctor."
@dwrd1174 Perhaps I do not need to wait for 5+ hours to get a ticket for the opera because I have worked at many and normally the artists enter for free when we are on the show, or our colleagues give us free tickets to see the production if we are not in it. Regarding spewing ignorance: I have already published 678 titles regarding classical vocal music, I wonder what are your achievements regarding music besides getting frozen waiting in line to get tickets. Diana's carreer speaks for itself.
Why should I listen to this adequate but more worker-harsh Diana Damrau when I could be listening to Anna Netrobka? Diana hits the high notes but it never sounds like love, only like an achievement.
I disagree. I love Anna Netrebko's brilliance and shimmering quality but she has no business doing coloratura. I do get what you mean but that is the nature of Damrau's voice. She has a lot of bite and pop behind her voice which at times can sound harsh but I adore Damrau's interpretations and subtlety
She is fantastic as Juliette. So sweet and young! Damrau's voice is not my favorite, but her acting is wonderful! I always watch her videos to get ideas when I am learning new arias, thanks for posting!!
As for the dress, well I guess she was going for the whole medieval thing but, meh
Joan Sutherland and Maria Callas sings this alot better than Diana Damrau. Diana did a good job but her voice is to slow to make the music not sound boring. Her voice movies fast but not as fast.
They're not in the real world. xD They're in a recital hall, and like one other commenter said, when you're Diana Damrau, you wear what you damn well please. While her dress is admittedly old fashioned, (like, Medieval old fashioned), she still pulls it off very well. That, however, pales in comparison to her performance here. Magnificent. Never ceases to amaze me with her acting ability, while still keeping the song pure and perfect. Absolutely splendid job. Love this woman to death. <3 <3 <3
This makes me so happy!!!
tierneyheisinger2010 3 days ago
@tierneyheisinger2010 I am pleased to hear it...thank you
neveratime 11 hours ago
q expresion q viene del alma solo los espiritus muy adelantados inspirados en la bondadad belleza asi es diana
1234237 1 week ago
2:32 haha, cute! ♥
miesermogelvogel 1 month ago
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miesermogelvogel 1 month ago
She is really on the point exact and beyond expressive! I just have to add that her pronunciation is almost perfect!
znamoperu 1 month ago
Simplesmente Perfeito!!!!!!!!!
samaralove9 1 month ago
A dicção dela(desta árias) foi a melhor que eu já vi U.U
violoncelocello 1 month ago
@violoncelocello Estou satisfeito que tenha gostado ... Keith
neveratime 1 month ago
She doesn't need to say Je veux vivre. You can just see and hear it :)
Most beautiful voice in the world!
miesermogelvogel 1 month ago
Unbelievable great and incomparable! She's simply the best! And so beautiful...!
miesermogelvogel 1 month ago
A glorious voice.
nanabexhoeft 2 months ago
Hay problemas de respiracion
martinmotter 2 months ago
@martinmotter In your imagination, I think.
saagua1953 2 months ago
hermoso!...cada una tiene su mérito, está maravillosa, sobretodo tomando en cuenta que es en vivo...la gran Joan Sutherland lo hizo increiblemente...
luisalandaeta 2 months ago
@luisalandaeta Hay algunos grandes cantantes y, como usted dice que todos ellos tienen sus propios méritos. Gracias y Feliz Navidad
neveratime 2 months ago
I can't think of anyone better in her category. Queen of the Night is a good test and she beats them all.
saagua1953 2 months ago 3
What's the disliking all about?
LordMgls 3 months ago 5
@LordMgls I suppose we have to accept that opinions differ and it would a dull place if we all liked the same things. it does make you wonder though :)
neveratime 3 months ago 5
great singer, really... but please... Diana! this dress ... never again!!!
lepusmatthaeus 3 months ago
@lepusmatthaeus it fits the character:p And I`ve seen much uglier dresses!!
Serinia4melodic 1 month ago
Damrau's high notes are so powerful... singers like Natalie Dessay can hit high notes, too, but none can do it so strongly as Damrau. If you watch Damrau singing "Quando Più Irato Freme", you'll see her hitting the high F# with an explosion of pure power. That's amazing, simply amazing, in her.
Guilherme7530 3 months ago
One word to discribe her: DIVINE!!! DIVINA!
cryador 3 months ago
@cryador Well the word DIVINA belongs only to the incomparable Maria Callas.
Simdaperce 3 months ago
Bravissima!!!
ediritoma 4 months ago
She never ceases to amaze me!! Diana, what a beautiful talent you have!!
Emerson4Vet 4 months ago
I adore all the gestures and facial expressions she does while singing!
All together it makes me feel happy :D
XRockgirl 4 months ago 2
I LOVE her look at 2:32 XD
PaperadiGomma123 4 months ago
She is so strong and amazing at the same time, I love her simging!!!!
mikica563 4 months ago
@mikica563 I couldn't agree more. Thanks....Keith
neveratime 4 months ago
very goooooooooooooooooood-Brasil
neyrilande 5 months ago
@neyrilande Many thanks...Keith
neveratime 5 months ago
I needed a rendition of this song for a school project, so I went onto iTunes and listened to it sung by famous artists such as Maria Callas, Dame Joan Sutherland, and Beverly Sills. While I think most of them were technically better (and I'm not the best judge, admittedly) Diana is just so much more real. When I hear her sing this, the message that comes through is not, "I'm an awesome soprano, check out all the notes I can hit," but truly, "I want to live in this dream". Brava.
AliceTRoyal 5 months ago 3
Diana has breathed life into this "chestnut"!! She is so gifted in both voice and acting ability.. It's always a pleasure to watch and listen; when so many times I will close my eyes and listen to singers in either concert or opera.
Keep up the good work and thanks for posting this vid!
tenorote 5 months ago
@tenorote thank you very much for your kind comments. I am very pleased that you appreciate this video and that of Diana's outstanding talent. Should you stop by again, please be aware of the channel "blauwolfenduro". This sorry individual is trying to get me shut down out of nothing but spite....All the best to you and thanks again.
neveratime 5 months ago
Diana has breathed life into this "chestnut"!! She is so gifted in both voice and acting ability.. It's always a pleasure to watch and listen; when so many times I will close my eyes and listen to singers in either concert or opera.
Keep up the good work and thanks for posting this vid!
tenorote 5 months ago
diana has the most important talent: she has a bucket full of fun and while singing she just throws it into the audience. i can't help myself from smiling when i see her perform. (:
CryingToLaugh 5 months ago
@CryingToLaugh A wonderful voice indeed...Keith
neveratime 5 months ago
I love that she gets so into it instead of seeming frozen and stiff like so many other singers!
sweetpepper36 7 months ago
Wonderful....
KaluzaKlein74 8 months ago
3:25 is UN FUCKING REAL!!!!!
RokyBalboa7 8 months ago
I would give my left arm for half of her talent for one day. Next to her I sound like the Aflac duck...*sigh*
KrisNas1 8 months ago
perfect®
sttar1982 8 months ago
This is sooooo good!!
cam132435 8 months ago
People, you just don't know how I love this woman.. She makes me happy! <333
potterclubtv 9 months ago
Absolutely amazing, Bravo Damrau!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
luisalandaeta 9 months ago
@SimonBerger63
A l'évidence nous n'entendons pas exactement la même chose! Qu'importe pourvu que vous y trouviez votre compte. Mes réserves demeurent et "j'avoue préférer la version Swenson; autrement charpentée de couleur et conduisant son aigu du piano au forte avec une toute autre aisance et musicalité. Mais là encore tout est affaire de goût et je respecte pleinement le vôtre.
BEVER29 9 months ago
"Cheveux vivre"! malgrés un timbre quelconque et une diction imparfaite la dame(rau)
sait chanter et avec, tout à tour, introspection et (ou) aplomb; mis à part un trille mal battu
et un aigu plus agressif que conduit.
BEVER29 10 months ago
@BEVER29
Quand on est d'origine Allemande c'est très difficile de prononcer correctement les "j" j'en sais quelque chose... Et elle s'en sort très bien!
Sylvara90 9 months ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
If she is a true OPERA singer...why is she using a microphone...authentic opera is unamplified.
kdallassoprano 11 months ago
@kdallassoprano : Well, if that is so, Domingo, Carreras and Pavarotti were never true opera singers - coz' they couldn't manage without micorphones at the soccer worldcup final's ope air event in LA 1994 or Paris 1998... Even an true opera singer's voice isn't strong enough for an open air perfomance and to fill a stadium without being damaged... Their voices are made and evaluated for opera houses...
merellalas 10 months ago 4
@kdallassoprano what people seem to forget is that the space a singer sings in is also their instrument. There are numerous outdoor performance spaces that need no additional amplification for a voice. Unfortunately, not all outdoor venues can be designed to near acoustical perfection.
popertop 10 months ago 3
@kdallassoprano You literally don't know anything.
JohnnyPopsicles 9 months ago
@kdallassoprano Haha. She's outside/in the open air. You can't bounce sound off of nothing. She is more than a true opera singer. Learn some more before trying to put down one of the best living sopranos.
tggold 9 months ago 2
@kdallassoprano Do you even have a clue what you're talking about? YOU try and sing in front of thousands of people, in an open air festival, without a microphone. I doubt even a "choir" of the greatest classical singers alive would be able to make itself heard.
As for all the criticism and the know-it-all attitude generally displayed to Damrau and any other opera singer out there, I think we should become greater musicians than they are, firstly, and only get the right to criticize afterwards.
EndlessCompassion 9 months ago 19
@EndlessCompassion
It doesn't take a professional gymnast to see an epic faceplant at the olympics and decide that it's because the gymnast fucked up.
jaketaz 1 month ago
@kdallassoprano ...because not even a seasoned opera singer is "superhuman" enough to project to 20,000 people. You need to learn to respect the talent that is out there, because they at least have the drive and the guts to get up on a stage and perform.
Emerson4Vet 4 months ago 16
@Emerson4Vet I agree whole heartedly. All the best Audra....Keith
neveratime 4 months ago
Brava brava!!!
ketstyle 11 months ago
Awesome! TY NEVERATIME FOR POSTING.
paulostroff99 11 months ago
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I'm excited to see her live at the Met soon!
Suniart 11 months ago
No es lo mismo cantar en un espacio abierto que en una sala de grabaciones.
De todas formas es magnífica. Es la mejor soprano sin ninguna duda
barrotillos 11 months ago
I agree its about the music folks !!!
barneswriter 11 months ago
wrong words....... wow I guess even the best make mistakes now and then
kittysgotclaws 1 year ago
I love this woman! She's insane!
bekbog 1 year ago
very talented singer.. ;)
cacaotiger 1 year ago
I'm in love. :') ♥
MyuNekoi 1 year ago
@Babs22h Ok, so I just heard her Queen of the Night and in that she has WAYYY better tone.
ashfab90 1 year ago
@ashfab90 Well, her Queen of the Night was also recorded somewhere where her voice can resonate. In this piece she's singing out into open space (thus no natural reverb, thus "worse" tone). All we're hearing here is her voice being picked up by a microphone which can do no justice to a trained voice.
tggold 1 year ago
@Babs22h I think her top could be a lot better if her tone was a little different. I don't think it's bad as it is, but everyone could improve something.
ashfab90 1 year ago
joy,joy,joy!!!!!!!!
muziekacademiecello 1 year ago
She is a very good singer. I just feel she is lacking that ringing tone needed in the top...
ashfab90 1 year ago
@ashfab90 lacking ringing tone???
what do you call 2:47-249? or to be more specific 0-3:45
Babs22h 1 year ago
@ashfab90 lacking ringing tone???
what do you call 2:47-249? or to be more specific 0-3:45
Babs22h 1 year ago
Brava!.... She is wonderful!
jwogburn 1 year ago
beautiful--i am singing this song in a class, and this has been inspirational !
camalxo24 1 year ago
Best musician of singer today!!!!!!!
vivacecilia 1 year ago
What a very Mozart like rendition of Gounod! I am sure her voice would have sounded superb in a proper concert hall.
tenaciousgirl 1 year ago
Diana is awesome as always. I have to mention that I speak French and her pronounciation is an example to all opera singers :)
Gennylabchan 1 year ago 34
I agree that the dress makes her look heavier than she is, but it isn't the dress's fault, it just isn't a good cut for her. It's a perfect look for the song though. Kudos Diana. Perfecto par usual.
dawnrood 1 year ago
@dawnrood :ON your comment about perfect look for this song, I totally agree!As Vipate , on this site, informed us 1 yr ago,DD is wearing a stylized German traditional dress, known as a Dirndkleid the sort of thing Juliette would wear!!!Great look and she is in fine voice with brilliant facial expression. I like her.
SuperJohnnykay 1 year ago
@SuperJohnnykay But its in french O.o why would Juliete wear a german dress?
RaWrZzZz 1 year ago
@RaWrZzZz :Sorry I didnt answer this earlier.Good point of yours Yes it is Gounods Work in French yet DD is a Bavarian girl & it is the sort of thing she would wear to enact Juliette.I know a lot of commenters have said who cares what she wears but doesnt she look beautiful wearing this. It probably helps her a lot to sing in character.jk
SuperJohnnykay 1 year ago
@SuperJohnnykay Good point, very good point. I actually love this dress, as besides the point as that is.Totally wouldn't wear it because I tend to stay away from corsets. They create WAY too much cleavage. Embarrassing!!! The fabric and colour are lovely @.@ As I'm training in opera (with a hit of training under my belt), Damrau inspires me too be both an actress and singer, not just one or the other. I can definitely imagine her using costume as a way to get into character.
RaWrZzZz 1 year ago
@RaWrZzZz : Well all the best with the career. A chance to sing in German,French, Italian and even Czech!! I love A netrebkos Dvorak work, even though she gets criticised for her enunciation.When you have a close listen you can get that DD has great german(funny that) and french enunciation but struggles with Italian.A good career and an uplifting experience in listening for we the audience,jk
SuperJohnnykay 1 year ago
@RaWrZzZz But really, "Juliette" was Italian, not French.
Detectivefiction 7 months ago
@Detectivefiction Well, obviously -.-' Romeo and Juliette is set in Verona, Captain Obvious. The opera is written in French. Which is what I meant.
RaWrZzZz 7 months ago 3
Diana, Anna and Angela and my night is complete!
Damrau, Netrebko and Gheorghiu respectively (OK and my Fiancée Annemarie as well - she's looking over my shoulder as I write this;-))
icanfixyourpc 1 year ago
3:37-the look on the conductors face says it all!!! He is thinking-Geez,shes bloody good!@!!!!
SuperJohnnykay 1 year ago
@SuperJohnnykay Is this Bertrand de Billy?
LordMgls 1 year ago
@LordMgls :not sure ,lord-someone will be able to tell us.The Faenol festival sounds like a great venture,attracts some big names,wide range of music.,jk
SuperJohnnykay 1 year ago
Brava!!!
rafaelscheva 1 year ago
She is just a delight to the ears and so darling to watch!
littlelucifer69 1 year ago
Sie singt sehr süß, aber warum atmet sie so schwer?
epouvantay 1 year ago
Definitely not her best, but still the amazing Diana Damrau :)
AZM5991 1 year ago
Diana Damrau est superbe !! Merci !!!!
Modonna0150 1 year ago
The way she breathes on almost every single note and her mannerisms are a little bit annoying IMO.
bassavoce 1 year ago
incredibile!!!
PatagaiaBarrosa 1 year ago
super, wonderful!!! Appplause
TheSydneyopera 1 year ago
Che bella!
mercedescapsir 1 year ago 2
Kathleen battle version is better.
Royalorgans 1 year ago
@Royalorgans And her outfit is even more outrageous!
Mikeeinton013 1 year ago
This aria really is such a major test. Everyone sings it, maybe because it doesn't go too high or too low. But there's not a moment for a singer to catch their breath or really set themselves once a mistake has happened. I never thought I'd say this but after listening to all these renditions...Battle's is the best. I know, wierd right? Damrau is OK, but she loses her breath int he final series of roulades and she is gasping through a lot of it. Bravo but not her best.
FoggyRoad81 1 year ago
@FoggyRoad81 - I think Diana has done a wonderful job! Singing in a foreign language is NOT an easy job...and especially an aria that moves along at Allegro...! I have been singing for the past eight years now, firstly as a professional boy Soprano, that had a mature voice, so I was lucky enough to be able to sing a lot of Opera, and even now as a Director of Music, and a professional Baritone, I still wish that I could sing to the way that Diana does! Well Done Di! x
S20JLM 1 year ago
@FoggyRoad81 a high D seems pretty high to me
andreea94a 1 year ago
Expressive, communicative , real and with great depth....good job of it, Diana. Suggestion: come down under and perform at the Sydney opera house. John from Sydney
HaberfieldChiro 1 year ago
Not bad, but my favorite interpretation of this aria is absolutely Renee Fleming.
JordanSean 1 year ago
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I'm absolutely surrended to Diana.
She returned back to me the Joy of Music(& even the Joy of Life)since I discover Her 2 yrs ago.I ve seen all great sopranos from our times(XXI century,not from past one).There're some of them very good:but no single one can reach the supreme level of technique,power,vibration,proyection,coloratura,sensibility,etc of Diana's Miraculous Art.
She's the God's Voice over the Earth, singing to an amazed world.
Congratulations for your pregnacy,my Goddess.
AMP-Madrid
angelpaz55 1 year ago
Probably one of the most emotional and well interpreted performances I've ever seen:] Brava!
BubblesNKM 1 year ago
With a performance like this I am stunned to see people having time to look at her outfit. Who cares? She is a beautiful lady with an astonishing talent for musical expression. A delight to listen to!
MrTamzzin 1 year ago 2
the best coloratura on this planet!
lebanesehummus 1 year ago 2
im glad i found this video... after seeing another video of her singing this aria (well... the audio paired with a slideshow) i was ready to dismiss her for a below par, overly breathy performance. this is completely 100% better. maybe she was sick for the other one? either way, this has changed my mind. :)
SuksiVittuun 1 year ago
Juliette was an extremely passionate young lady; not so sweet.
Ellevius 1 year ago
Perchè?????? Grande nella regina della notte. Qui è penosa, tutti sti sospiri, è lirica non è una canzonetta, porcaccia miseria!!!! Insomma quest' interpretazione è a dir poco schifosa. Il microfono??? ORRORE!!!!!!!!
voncarmelo 1 year ago
I absolutely love her last note!
ssejika222 1 year ago
Horrible ^^'
NoxCoolxJuliette 1 year ago
@NoxCoolxJuliette
I Agree!!!
CateSoprano 1 year ago
Fantástica, que bueno que por lo menos una vez cada 50 años surge alguien como ella!!!, asi no nos aburrimos de escuchar ópera desde un nuevo punto de vista. Espero algun día poder escucharla en vivo. Gracias por subir este video quien quiera que haya sido. Arturo Martin
arturotenor76 1 year ago
I think I've stepped into the twilight zone here. People appear to be having a serious discussion about what Diana Damrau is wearing. Diana Damrau is a SINGER. She's not a runway model. She is ABSOLUTELY amazing. This woman could wear a potato sack & it would be perfectly OK with me.
JRZGRL55 1 year ago 115
@JRZGRL55 Agreed. Also, I happen to like what she's wearing, it somewhat fits her :P
714bari 7 months ago
@714bari Yes and it seems appropriate for the song, both are a bit fairytale :)
sweetpepper36 6 months ago in playlist opera
@sweetpepper36 Amen to that. I love her bubbly personality. Hard to believe she can pull off a bitch-of-a-mother in Magic Flute and yet, seem like she's struck in love and have a completely different personality making it look so effortless! Brava Diana :D
714bari 6 months ago 2
@JRZGRL55 I agree, in fact it would even be fine with me if she didn't bother with the sack.
OperaBuffet 4 months ago
Diana Damrau and Kathleen Batle have the most amazing physical and facial expressions while on stage, they are true Divas, they can wear what they like, still along with their fantastic voice their attitude on stage will carry you to another dimension, something that few can achieve.
pedy19 1 year ago
I don't know, Masters, some of those disney princess costumes show quite a bit of cleavage, especially the more recent ones. Check out Ariel's top from the "Little Mermaid" and Jasmine's outfit from "Aladdin".
Re: Damrau singing with joy. Damrau is so good at projecting joy when she sings. Except when she's singing something that conveys joy or anger. She was downright scary as the Queen of the Night.
puffsplus72 1 year ago
@puffsplus72 Ugg, should have been "conveys sadness or anger".
puffsplus72 1 year ago
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@puffsplus72 Diana Damrau and Kathleen Batle have the most amazing physical and facial expressions while on stage, they are true Divas, they can wear what they like, still along with their fantastic voice their attitude on stage will carry you to another dimension, something that few can achieve.
pedy19 1 year ago
The dress definitely has a "Disney princess" thing going, yes. I think she looks sweet and beautiful. She does sound a tad breathy here at times, but still a lovely performance and she's as solid as ever at portraying the character and the emotion behind the aria. And she doesn't look fat, just solidly robust. That's her natural build. My husband thinks she's HOT, lol. He suddenly wants to take me to one of her concerts, ha ha. But she's pregnant now and canceled her latest engagements.
puffsplus72 1 year ago
@puffsplus72 I didn't think of her gown as being "Disney Princess" like. It's Juliet from Romeo and Juliet. Plus I think she's showing more cleavage than a Disney Princess is supposed to LOL I really love this version of Je Veux Vivre because she is in character and sings with joy. In this aria, Juliet is very happy. And Damrau smiles the whole way through! Excellent
MastersoftheOpera 1 year ago
Diana Damrau and Kathleen Batle have the most amazing physical and facial expressions while on stage, they are true Divas, they can wear what they like, still along with their fantastic voice their attitude on stage will carry you to another dimension, something that few can achieve.
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puffsplus72 1 year ago
Really loved Damrau's version of Je Veux Vivre. It's grand and beautifully sung with a lot of passion and life, that's just perfect for the character of Juliet. She's in character even here which is not a live opera but a concert. Damrau has her great moments. This is one of them.
MastersoftheOpera 1 year ago
She is wonderful!
tcradical 1 year ago
It's very good, such a voice! Plus, she has a great french accent :)
dimitri797 1 year ago
beautiful voice but i prefer Gheorghiu's performance
dingle1988 1 year ago
Excelente... aunque siempre la vere como la reina de la noche
oskralejo 1 year ago
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She dressed like a Grhetel meets Cinderella meets little dutch girl, but as Terrence985 said "When you're Diana Damrau, you can dress how you like ; ) " Whch is true for a true wonderful singer of the 21st century. Great job!
violinistx100 1 year ago
I love Diana Damrau.
cobolsaurus 1 year ago
she's kinda strident at times..
musoph21 1 year ago
Damrau - the best :)
iloneens 2 years ago 2
angela gheorgiu sings this beautifully
Lucinda273 2 years ago
angela gheorgiu sings this beautifully
Lucinda273 2 years ago
Perfect Juliette!
kaiocorso 2 years ago
Sutherland singns french like a cow and totally out of style and Callas doesn't have the notes. Listen tyo it as sung by Janine Micheau
monpitt500 2 years ago
@monpitt500 if you find a cow that sings anything, let alone french, let me know. Then we can compare the two.
MonkiiGirl 2 years ago
Oh she doesn't sing French like a cow but her pronunciation isn't great. She rolls her 'r" like italian which you don't in French when singing or speaking.
lunargoddess2002 2 years ago
@lunargoddess2002
You actually do roll or flip [r] when singing French opera or most art song.
JoelleHarvey 1 year ago 2
@JoelleHarvey Well, I think that Bizet might disagree with you there. When I took singing lessons, I was told to pronounce the French as it was.
lunargoddess2002 1 year ago
why you speak, who is better?????every singer is a person, somebody sings like Anna Netrebko, somebody like Diana Damrau, and others like Barbara Hendricks...I don't know, who is the better, every of them a wonderful singer...
paronka90 2 years ago 2
I just don't understand the excitement over this singer. She never sounds good to me. As I write this I'm listening to the live Saturday matinee broadcast from the Met of La Fille du Regiment and she sounds HORRIBLE. She's been out of breath the whole time and is really struggling. And her acting is so over the top that it's distracting (I know this is a comic opera, but...). I fear that she's just another product of opera's hype machine who really isn't that good.
dwrd1174 2 years ago
You seem to be one of those who listens to opera broadcasts on the radio. Some of us make their opinion by actually going to the opera and hear live what we later may or may not comment on these pages. I fear that you're just another product of opera's knownothings...
DrGarri 2 years ago
Hey DrGarri,
I go to plenty of live performances. Let me know the next time you stand in line for 5+ hours to get tickets to the Met, as I regularly do.
Your comment is typical of those who don't know too much, so they just insult someone for their opinion. I'm confident that I've probably forgotten more about opera than you will ever know. Yes, you're the knownothing, and Damrau is, in fact, a product of opera's hype machine. So go spew your ignorance somewhere else "doctor."
dwrd1174 1 year ago
@dwrd1174 Perhaps I do not need to wait for 5+ hours to get a ticket for the opera because I have worked at many and normally the artists enter for free when we are on the show, or our colleagues give us free tickets to see the production if we are not in it. Regarding spewing ignorance: I have already published 678 titles regarding classical vocal music, I wonder what are your achievements regarding music besides getting frozen waiting in line to get tickets. Diana's carreer speaks for itself.
DrGarri 10 months ago
@DrGarri What amazing snobbery you display.
skittfrogg 9 months ago
Why should I listen to this adequate but more worker-harsh Diana Damrau when I could be listening to Anna Netrobka? Diana hits the high notes but it never sounds like love, only like an achievement.
ClaireConrad 2 years ago
I disagree. I love Anna Netrebko's brilliance and shimmering quality but she has no business doing coloratura. I do get what you mean but that is the nature of Damrau's voice. She has a lot of bite and pop behind her voice which at times can sound harsh but I adore Damrau's interpretations and subtlety
bigdigger87 2 years ago 2
She is fantastic as Juliette. So sweet and young! Damrau's voice is not my favorite, but her acting is wonderful! I always watch her videos to get ideas when I am learning new arias, thanks for posting!!
As for the dress, well I guess she was going for the whole medieval thing but, meh
ddanielsoprano 2 years ago
Joan Sutherland and Maria Callas sings this alot better than Diana Damrau. Diana did a good job but her voice is to slow to make the music not sound boring. Her voice movies fast but not as fast.
Royalorgans 2 years ago
sie ist so herzerfrischend sensationell
jocmuc1 2 years ago
Goddess!
philhealey1 2 years ago
Dreamy and young, THAT's a proper Juliet! Netrebko and her mini-e Machaidze sound so gloomy and out of character!
le3melarance 2 years ago
Fantastic! :)
thornolie 2 years ago 2
I LOVE that dress
rjoysong 2 years ago
After watching this video, and later ones of her singing this aria...its nice to see how much her French diction has improved!
CatalinaDM56 2 years ago
Brava voce grazie a chi lo ha messo qui
anacoreta68 2 years ago
She looks like Snow White!!
christortise 2 years ago
Oh my gosh, her dress is adorable!!! :D
CreationsOfTheFall 2 years ago
the dress is a stylized "dirndlkleid", that is, a german traditional dress.
vipate 2 years ago
They're not in the real world. xD They're in a recital hall, and like one other commenter said, when you're Diana Damrau, you wear what you damn well please. While her dress is admittedly old fashioned, (like, Medieval old fashioned), she still pulls it off very well. That, however, pales in comparison to her performance here. Magnificent. Never ceases to amaze me with her acting ability, while still keeping the song pure and perfect. Absolutely splendid job. Love this woman to death. <3 <3 <3
JadebuddhatheRPer 2 years ago 6