Natalie Dessay - Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Rehearsal Video

[hungerdunger1]

She is really funny and adorable!!!

[velazquez2011]

completely and fabulously amazing and funny, LIFE!

[KrebSDani]

que bestia de la voz que esta mujer!

[conductornine]

Super!Nathalie, aussi en Pologne vous avez des admirateurs et fans! Extraordinaire voix, actrice superbe!

[TourneledosRossini]

Cecilia Bartoli, voilà la REINE DES COLORATURES, la VRAIE CHANTEUSE de notre époque : belle, intelligente, cultivée, très belle voix, beau timbre, excellente musicienne, chant plein d'agilité et de charme, étendue exceptionnelle. Rien à voir avec la Dessay, qui fait bien de se cantonner dans les opérettes et opéras-comiques, et variétés d'occasions.

[Bernardette2323]

The stage direction is awful but she's great

[MissGalinda]

AH! SO fantastic! AH!

[monsieurbovary]

j'adorerais écouter Damrau chanter dans ce rôle. c'est ma chanteuse favorite. Il faut admettre que je n'aime pas la voix de Dessay quoi que ce soit formidable

[baldwinfr]

A la voix merveilleuse s'ajoute le talent d'actrice et une énergie à couper le souffle. Merci Nathalie, tu es phénoménale!!!

[sildor3]

She is so funny!! I love her,one of my favourite voices!

[SsteinwayS]

I love how her "slutty Olympia" seems to make the lady uncomfortable at 4:55 ish. Sure...just turn those pages...

[esterdion]

she was excited hahahahah

[SsteinwayS]

Oh yes, she certainly was :O Maybe that was her Olympia karaoke mad scene....

[leoperarm]

Sooo funny!!!!!!!!

[jazzylianne]

hehe its great to see that she is enjoying herself in the rehearsals! another thing that is great to see is Diana Damrau watching the rehearsals - another amazing coloratura! (my favourite in fact) i'm not quite sure why she is there but my guess is that she wants to learn!

excellent job

[SsteinwayS]

Where is she?? I can't see her :(

[jazzylianne]

1:59! it is a brief glimpse but being such a dedicated damrau fan, i spotted her instantly

[SsteinwayS]

Aha! It's actually Désirée Rancatore at 1:59 - she sang Olympia in the same production at the Bastille as Sumi Jo and Natalie Dessay. The video of Désirée Rancatore in the production singing "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" is at watch?v=JeLQByOuwI0.

[jazzylianne]

good lord! i could have sworn that that was her! are you sure it isnt her? Désirée Rancatore does look similar though! i'll take your word for it though.

damn! i was sure it was her!

[SsteinwayS]

haha I don't think it really looks like her :( Did Damrau ever sing Olympia?

[jazzylianne]

Yes, She has sang olympia before, i've not heard her version of it. according to her website, there isnt a recording of her doing it which is a real shame. I'm doing it in my recital this semester and would really like to have heard her take of it but i realise dessay is the goddess when it comes to olympia so i guess i'll live with that :P

[SsteinwayS]

Yes it is a shame, but I can imagine that Dessay would be considered the Olympia-goddess! Her flexible and (at that time) high voice is perfectly suited to the role.

[Hasselhoffhater]

She did a CD recording of Tales of Hoffman in 96 with Roberto Alanga and Jose Van Dame.

[DessayBestSinger]

I don't like when she was blond, I prefer how she was in the Interview by Charlie Rose

[DessayBestSinger]

I don't like when she was blond, I prefer how she was in the Interview by Charlie Rose

[Lilith89ibz]

Bah, she was rehearsing. Nobody takes rehearsals that seriously, believe me lol

[sour7lemon]

Yes but that sounded like it hurt her lol!

[drdre333]

Very cool! She is such a natural comedienne/actress (very physically aware) and thinks on the fly. The movement and style she does to embody the production's themes is excellently done as well.

You can tell she always wants to be very collaborative with the director in order to make the best product they can. She basically says that in the interview, focusing on the fact that she wants to find new ways of expressing the character successfully.

Her embellishments she uses work well too, IMO.