Die Zauberflöte: "O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn!"

[miesermogelvogel]

Wow! One of the best performances ever!

[Eufelm]

No está nada mal, pero me quedo con Diana Damrau

[skitzo429]

Ive never really liked her

[goldkehlchen1993]

@skitzo429 why if I may ask?

[skitzo429]

@goldkehlchen1993 her voice is small and not really particularly attractive with somewhat of a wobble up higher (which is never attractive on a cloratura), and her lower notes are weak. Her technical merits are just, and she sounded somewhat better when she was younger (I think this is the production with kathleen battle as Pamina from the 90s), but her voice just isnt my taste.

[Grobanite122549]

beautiful x_x...

[mano6292]

Busco y busco... no, no hay otra versión más bella. Serra... su voz es de las más hermosas que he oído.

[SilenceTheQuiet]

That entrance was fabulous. The mountain splits in two, and who RISES up out of it? The all-powerful Queen of the Night.

[radiocosmica1]

dios es la voz mas perfecta que escuche nunca una interpretacion insuperable

[hipocloritodecalcio]

I want the ONE 'Don't like' to come forward so I can prove him/her wrong. ¬¬

[Johnny573159]

Deutsche Untertitel wären auch gut, ich versteh fast nichts was die singt xDD

[VictorPhillip]

@Johnny573159 Das ist doch normal, bei so hohen Tönen versteht man nunmal nur noch "A"s, weil andere Vokale nicht singbar sind. Ist doch letztendlich auch egal, was sie singt. Viel lustiger ist doch 4:05 - 4:34 : "So sei sie daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaann auf ewig dein" :-D

[Johnny573159]

@VictorPhillip ich weis doch, das war doch nicht ernst gemeint^^

[BabyiAliaja548]

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[Johnny573159]

@BabyiAliaja548 wieso bekommt sowas die meisten daumen hoch? xDD

[spitzbubezumquadrat]

@BabyiAliaja548 also das passt hier wirklich net rein, also echt mal Oô

[TheHubertusderhund]

English translation of the clip causes pain.

[Hexenbluemchen]

All respect to THIS woman. She's brilliant. Her voice is fantastic. Wow.

[Haaglander]

Fantastic

[Alphonsus0di0Ligouri]

I always thought this was the best interpretation.

[isabelle070209]

définitivement ma préférée

[sarastro1791]

The best queen I've ever heard!

[Vincenzo2010an]

brava- o

[11Believer]

THE ONLY ONE.........AMAZING!

[ssejika222]

I find this so much better than any other video on youtube - the clarity of her voice is incredible!!!

[ll40808]

This is the ture Bel Canto!

[anmeye]

definitely my favorite performance. she hits those sixteenth note runs with such clarity!

[EvaMagnifique]

Die Koloratur ist der hammer - die Sängerin auch, aber alles andere höchstens Durchschnitt

[xXxidealess]

i laughed so hard at 4:05 - 4:35 omg :D

[darlinglisa7]

@xXxidealess Ummm, why did you laugh so hard?

[xXxidealess]

@darlinglisa7 well partly because she looked like a singng bird at some parts, and because.. idk.. it just sounds and looks so funny! isnt that obvious?

[darlinglisa7]

@xXxidealess No, it's not obvious, which is why I asked. I have never seen someone 'laugh' like that at an aria before. She is sheer genius, so not many people laugh at her talent.

[xXxidealess]

@darlinglisa7 geez...ok, since im not really a fan of this genre, cant i respect her talent and be amused at the same time? it just sounds and looks funny at that part! my whole class was laughing to death watching it in music class! didnt mean to insult or anything...

[victoryt1]

@darlinglisa7

This comment is very indicative.

It is obvious that intellect of young people is now has been completely damaged by the contemporary life.

I had my last class ( I teach math in university) filled with students of this quality. I was not able to get through their mind. They showed a profound inability to learn. It was a semester of torture. I never returned to the class afterward and stopped teaching.

Sad, very sad.

[xXxidealess]

@victoryt1 believe me, i get your point, i had a teacher like that at that time and i could understand him AND such students. i admit that what i said was prolly unnecessary idk why i said it... but i still think you're seeing it a bit onesided too huh?maybe the students hadn't always been treated good by their teachers or there was some other reason? or they were afraid to look uncool in front of their friends if they didnt mock the music? theres always some reason, even if not the right one.

[roman1akid]

@victoryt1 Your comment is somewhat misled. I'm young and I enjoy Bach, Mozart, classical literature, history, theology, and writing to no end. I am an author, a freethinker, and a humanist at 17, as untainted by contemporary society as untainted can be. The poor intellectual quality of most youths nowadays isn't the product of a mediocre society. It's the product of a mediocre species. It's always been like this, only in the past mediocrity manifested itself in different ways.

[roman1akid]

@victoryt1 Being harsh on young people for not displaying the intellectual qualities you prefer is like hitting a rock because it's too hard for your taste and you want to soften it. It's silly and downright impossible to improve through baseless criticism.

[SoccerLoverJay]

@victoryt1

I agree with roman1akid... being harsh on young people isn't going to make them realize their "fault". We have to help them appreciate the worth of the classics. Given the chance, most ppl will c its beauty. But, if anything, I think your generation has failed to instill within us a connection to the classics.

BTW: Blaming young people for you quitting your job is simply unfair. It is YOUR job to make your students love math as much as it is their job to learn.

[VINCENZO3002]

serra is the best.

[kuremran]

wünderschön scheiße

[cestmoidelavie]

unbelievable coloratura! so clean and perfect!

[Agodipino]

I am totally impressed, from 3:34 to the end.

[isabelle070209]

Je l'ai en DVD. Une des meilleures versions.

[ozzycouture]

her clarity is unparalleled. I agree.

[AminaBellini]

Her coloratura is perfect!!! the complete aria was performed fantastic!!!

thanks for the video!!!

[cocaoplant]

her clarity is unparalleled!

[erickthemonster07]

so perfect i love it

[VeryUndecided]

4:00 onward is amazing. i especially love 4:30

thank you for the video, this is the best performance i've seen