I'm very surpsrised when I see the negative comments here. I've grown up with Bergman's version of this opera so I guess I'm biased. I agree that there are better performances of this aria (well, obviously, since Nordin couldn't take the highest notes and the voice was replaced with someone's who could) but I still think that the dramatic tension and emotions are perfect here. Like in this scene, look at Pamina's horror when she hears those high notes, the whole aria becomes much more sinister.
She sounds and looks like the witch she portrays. Recall that it was Ingmar Bergman who madethe cast and I do not think it was so that the best operavoyce casted in this lauded film version of The Magic Flute... He searched for the character
@georgesmokie That chorus singer should have played the Diva card and told them if they wanted her to sing the Fs she would sing take over the whole role. As longs as you don't play it too often, the Diva card can be very helpful to one's career. In my case it just made me feel better......
@JohnyWindmill :To answer your qustion.This was performed in Finland swedish,. To Stockholm or Skane speakers, then,it is most annoying!Youtube has Estonian,Danish,Turkish and English renditions. For most, it is best done in thick German, as Mozart intended.Moser,1972 & Damrau,2003 are exceptional,gifted coloratura sopranos.Birgit doesnt have the F6, full voice &according to some she didnt have whistle register,some other soprano dubbing in for the triplet.Yet, HC, below loves it!
@JohnyWindmill, Pamina (Irma Urrila) has a Finland Swedish accent, while the Queen of the Night (Birgit Nordin) is singing in standard Swedish with no particular accent. What HaberfieldChiro is hearing is actually enunciation.
Also, I'm from Stockholm and I find Finland Swedish to be both melodious and beautiful.
@solly2405 I agree... I've heard way better, but I feel like calling her singing awful isn't fair... I think she lacks a bit of emotion in her singing, but she definitely hit the f's...
the most perfect version. it shows the tragic madness of vengeance it is not about how to sing nice and kind and perfect. these are real emotions not just playing divas.
Isn't she suposed to be horrible to listen to. Isn't she frigthening Pamina? Come one, she is singing perhaps the most difficult arias for a colorathura soprano!
@HerrWarja : correct me if I am wrong, but this was made to give swedish children some music appreciation so from the get go it sounds odd being sung in swedish instead of german.As well Birgit is a dramatic soprano not a coloratura so it isnt going to reach the heights of Damrau, Dessay., or the breeziness of Popp or Sumi Jo with their more lyrical approach.Considering these factors then she performs adequately, yet, if you want a coloratura goto the abovementioned or Rita Streich..perfect jk
@HaberfieldChiro Alright you;re wrong. Your taunt that it is for children is insulting. The purpose of this was to show what an opera could be like with real acting and with real film-making supporting it. This film is an unparalleled achievement, which makes every other filmed opera look amateurish. Nordin is not the best singer for the role, but that''s really a secondary matter compared to the overall achievement.
@HConstantine :ok!Thanks for the clarification.Im sure it will be worthwhile viewing! The remark about viewing for children wasnt meant as a slight.Jag kan tala lite svenska ocksa, tack sa mycket er ha en trevlig dag,john
Take out this video from here, it is too bad, it does not deserve to be anywhere, not even in youtube, and who thinks the opposite does not know how to appreciate good art, because not knowing what is bad means not knowing what is good either, poor artists that give their best to us and take their careers very seriously, different from these singers who think they are hobbiests. Raise your level of sensitivity people and acquire knowledge!
@HConstantine Stop bothering me and other people, we are going to report you if you continue, Nobody is interested in arguing with you, I specially told you. Get a life.
@tcradical I am becoming more and more interested int his reporting. Who are you going to report me to, and for what? I wish you'd spell that out so I could fully recognize the dire nature of the threat you are making against me.
Nordin has always been my favorite Queen of the Night - she may not be technically perfect, but the verve, pacing, and free-flowing tempo of this version never fails to get to me.
@IntampestusNox This is film is what introduced me to opera. This Christmas my children will finally be old enough to see it. You are blaspheming and too ignorant even to to know it.
@AlskarSebbe It is not being negative, it is knowing what is well done and knowing how to recognize when is terribly done. If you do not know when is not well done then that means that you were not thaught or have thaught yourself to appreaciate good art, who does not know what is bad does not know what is good either, then you have to raise your level of sensitivity through art classes, or going to different shows, eaither ballet, opera, expositions, anyting, and then you'll enjoy art deeply!
@bjnevin So I thought until I heard Edda Moser...that role was made for a voice like Edda's :D so terrifying and thrilling, just incredible, you have to hear it!
Kan någon av er sjönga bättre än så? Nej just det, de kunde ni ju inte göra men då så måste ni kränka någon annan i stället som kan det och bra dessutom.
From Bo Harding, Copenhagen, Denmark! I remember seeing this on television when I was a child. I will never forget it...it left me with the feeling, that opera is the most most FANTASTIC thing in the world...And now so many years later i know...IT IS!!!
Dont you know that the queen shall BEE SCARING , she is not a Disney pricess ,she is hateful and Nordin makes that pefect, i didnt think so before but now i know better,
She's not THAT bad... I understand if there are better singers, but if you can sing that song without a tomato thrown at you, you can't be too terrible. Don't be so mean about it o.o
@Nonman642 How many more tomatos do you want thrown at this thing when the mayority of the people that have commented on it have said that THEY DO NOT LIKE IT.
@tcradical There seem to be may opera listeners who care only about the quality of the singing--which admittedly is mediocre here--without considering that the dramaturgy and montage achieved by Bergman is a level of magnitude above any other film adaptation of opera.
Moser give a nice performance, for instance, but it was so boring to look at, I wanted to start reading the newspaper when it was on.
@tcradical And if you were dying of cancer, I guess you would a treatment voted upon by a majority of people passing by on the street, rather than taking the advice of a cancer specialist?
@HConstantine Let's leave it where it is, I think we are wasting our time, lets end it peacefully. We have different opinions, they may both be right, I think we have gone a little far and things can be explained better, from both of our sides, the thing is that we have not put a lot of thought into this argument, but we probably would't have time either. Lets just leave it here. Have a good night and my best wishes to you.
@HConstantine Ok! Really now!!! What the fuck is your problem?????? Can't someone express their opinion??? Shut the fuck up and leave people alone!!!!! That's why we can leave comments!!! And you have no idea if I'm ingorant or not so shut the fuck up and if you bother me again I will report you honestly!!! Get a life than cheking who is leaving negative comments on this song!!!! We can't have the same taste with everyone!!! Get over it!!!!
@IntampestusNox You're the one that doesn't wish toallow anyone to express their opinion--threatening to 'report' me. To whom and for what? Disagreeing with you is an actionable offense?
I am am developing a clearer and clearer idea of the depth of your ignorance, marked out by your inability to express yourself without obscenity. Also since Intampestus is not a real Latin word, you might more appropriately change it to in pestifera nocte, referring to your conception.
@HConstantine May I remind you that I'm not the one who insulted you first??(@IntampestusNox There are several ways to to respond to such an ignorant jackass--I think fuck you--is better than you deserve.)Your 1st comment to me!! I respect everyone's opinion as long as they respect mine!!! I never said that I was going to report you if you express your opinion but if you bother me!!If you expressed your opinion more kindly in the first place there wouldn't be a problem!!
Interesting in a language other than German. There are some good moments vocally, and her facial expressions are good. Unfortunately she does not seem to possess the stamina needed to see this VERY demanding aria through.
There is a lot of to critisize in Bergmanns Trollflöjten especially the language and the performing of the 3 boys but Birgit Nordin at least did an excellent performance of the queen of the night, terrific.
ok i cant sing what so ever, but her tone is off and she...she seems to harsh in her high notes...not to mention they are actually lower than whats written in the score....shes probably wonderful in other roles though.....
Ingmar Bergman said "The voice was not as important as the acting. For this was a movie and the acting was therefore more important. The actresses must be good looking"
Enough with the "not in Swedish" comments already. This film was made for a Swedish audience in a bid to make opera interesting for children and young people - it would have been hard to reel them in had they not been able to understand a word. If you don't want to hear it in Swedish, just don't hunt down a copy and very carefully don't watch it. Problem solved. Oh, but you'll miss out on cinematic history - but hey, at least you got to brag your opera knowledge to strangers!
well, there are a lot of better voices, but this is the best version of Mozart's Zauberflöte (allthough in Swedish). The other singers are better than Birgit Nordin.
Bergman chose the opera singer with the best dramatic acting abilities available in Sweden at the time for this film and that was Birgit Nordin. Had he wanted the best Swedish singer available at the time, he would have picked Margareta Hallin (who also was an excellent actress). Unfortunately, there are only two clips with MH available here and both are from a church concert when she's 76. Still, one can hear and imagine what a stunning singer she was.
Agh... it's not in German! The queen is creepy!!!!! Very good actresses, but I don't care for the queen's high notes during the little cadenzas (around 1:10).
Palkooo - I will agree that Diana Damrau has a terrific voice, but I have to agree that I think that Erika Miklosa is my favorite Queen. I saw her live in San Francisco a few months ago, and she absolutely blew me away... and trust me, I am VERY picky about the technique that singers use (totally my voice teacher's fault), and I consider drama to be of equal importance to music in opera. In short, I have very high standards for opera singers, and I still prefer Miklosa's Queen to Damrau's
I prefer Mozart's Magic Flute opera to remain in German. And though I appreciate film adaptations of opera, this particular one used too many claustrophobic closeup shots for the Der Holle Rache aria--together with big stage acting--- so the effect is annoying. Yes, I know it's a Bergman film, but I can't help feeling annoyed.
This scene is from a Swedish (Bergman) TV film, so the lyrics is a Swedish translation of the original lyrics (pretty close to the original as far as I can hear).
Exactly! Ulla Blom is the one singing the top notes, simply because Nordin weren't able to. From what I hear Nordin still thinks it's embarrasing and is trying to cover it up.
I think the singing is fine. And if you are an opera lover, and one who knows the Magic Flute you'll find that this movie does the opera great justice. This is a remarkable video. Watch the other clips.
I think this is a welcome change of pace from those other cookie cutter queens out there (i'm not saying Sumi Jo is bad) but, they get boring after a while. And while the notes may not be as "authentic" as one might hope- it is for a movie and obviously she was giving it all she had. Plus, her acting is the best of any queen I've seen
just absolutely terrible, sound colouratura expression and most of all why did they have to ruin mozarts masterpiece with swedish...should be in german!!!!!!!!!!
I'm sorry for Bergman but this is far from his best creation, so pls don't remember him for this. Even though his taste in music was excellent but his best stagings is his Strindbergs at Dramaten, Stockholm.
Maybe you would all understand it if you engaged in the characterization and the ability of Birgit to act - she might not be a Sumi Jo songbird but they are ten a penny - this woman can act both vocally and physically and that should be what opera is about.
Ehh... That lady doesn't do much justice to this piece with her voice lacking depth, power, and obvious strain and hesitation. She isn't that well trained obviously. Decent try though.
My favourite Der Holle Rache are 1) Diana Damrau for both acting and singing and 2)Sumi Jo / L. Serra for the quality of their voice and cleaness and purity of it.
N. Dessay has a great voice too, but she lacks intensity and drama in her carachterization.
Actually, this is very good rendition of Der Holle Rache....better than most of nowadays chirping soprano wannabes
jaina1992 3 weeks ago
I'm very surpsrised when I see the negative comments here. I've grown up with Bergman's version of this opera so I guess I'm biased. I agree that there are better performances of this aria (well, obviously, since Nordin couldn't take the highest notes and the voice was replaced with someone's who could) but I still think that the dramatic tension and emotions are perfect here. Like in this scene, look at Pamina's horror when she hears those high notes, the whole aria becomes much more sinister.
szilvavirag 2 months ago
I love it, but I prefer Diana Damrau!, great work!, thank you uploader!
Arminiushoff 6 months ago
She sound good to me and at the end that's what counts.
kinoptika 8 months ago
She sounds and looks like the witch she portrays. Recall that it was Ingmar Bergman who madethe cast and I do not think it was so that the best operavoyce casted in this lauded film version of The Magic Flute... He searched for the character
omboingr 9 months ago
has anyone mentioned the nazis yet on this comments stream? - it seems about time doesn't it?
drnickyp 10 months ago
The timbre is similar to Florence Foster Jenkins.
baritonebynight 11 months ago 11
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You are right
A lot of sopranos in 20th had that timber, This rendition isnt bad,
jaina1992 1 month ago
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georgesmokie 11 months ago
@georgesmokie That chorus singer should have played the Diva card and told them if they wanted her to sing the Fs she would sing take over the whole role. As longs as you don't play it too often, the Diva card can be very helpful to one's career. In my case it just made me feel better......
baritonebynight 1 month ago
de las peores versiones que he escuchado, esto es horrible
ligth95 1 year ago
its a film?
trongkhiem96 1 year ago
@HConstantine @IntampestusNox Oh! come on don't fight... and just "enjoy" the piece ok?
chii1808 1 year ago
it's wonderful
mihakir 1 year ago
subtitles are awful too...
neobenisichi01 1 year ago 3
oh mon dieu quelle horreur!! mdr!! meme pour l'epoque c'est de mauvais gout!
atlantyss75 1 year ago 2
what language is that?
JohnyWindmill 1 year ago
@JohnyWindmill :To answer your qustion.This was performed in Finland swedish,. To Stockholm or Skane speakers, then,it is most annoying!Youtube has Estonian,Danish,Turkish and English renditions. For most, it is best done in thick German, as Mozart intended.Moser,1972 & Damrau,2003 are exceptional,gifted coloratura sopranos.Birgit doesnt have the F6, full voice &according to some she didnt have whistle register,some other soprano dubbing in for the triplet.Yet, HC, below loves it!
HaberfieldChiro 1 year ago
@JohnyWindmill, Pamina (Irma Urrila) has a Finland Swedish accent, while the Queen of the Night (Birgit Nordin) is singing in standard Swedish with no particular accent. What HaberfieldChiro is hearing is actually enunciation.
Also, I'm from Stockholm and I find Finland Swedish to be both melodious and beautiful.
Not all 'stockholmare' are linguistic bigots.
ianmorgan70 1 year ago
Urm i think she is ok i would like to see you guys get top f's
solly2405 1 year ago
@solly2405 I agree... I've heard way better, but I feel like calling her singing awful isn't fair... I think she lacks a bit of emotion in her singing, but she definitely hit the f's...
ethalinia 1 year ago
This is my favorite performance.
jayz2345 1 year ago
She'd better sing this aria in American Sign Language.
dabija123 1 year ago
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dabija123 1 year ago
the singing is not bad i'm just not use to hearing it in this language
keriah17 1 year ago
just great
mihakir 1 year ago
great
mihakir 1 year ago
the most perfect version. it shows the tragic madness of vengeance it is not about how to sing nice and kind and perfect. these are real emotions not just playing divas.
babajaga39 1 year ago 4
Isn't she suposed to be horrible to listen to. Isn't she frigthening Pamina? Come one, she is singing perhaps the most difficult arias for a colorathura soprano!
HerrWarja 1 year ago
@HerrWarja : correct me if I am wrong, but this was made to give swedish children some music appreciation so from the get go it sounds odd being sung in swedish instead of german.As well Birgit is a dramatic soprano not a coloratura so it isnt going to reach the heights of Damrau, Dessay., or the breeziness of Popp or Sumi Jo with their more lyrical approach.Considering these factors then she performs adequately, yet, if you want a coloratura goto the abovementioned or Rita Streich..perfect jk
HaberfieldChiro 1 year ago
@HaberfieldChiro Alright you;re wrong. Your taunt that it is for children is insulting. The purpose of this was to show what an opera could be like with real acting and with real film-making supporting it. This film is an unparalleled achievement, which makes every other filmed opera look amateurish. Nordin is not the best singer for the role, but that''s really a secondary matter compared to the overall achievement.
HConstantine 1 year ago
@HConstantine :ok!Thanks for the clarification.Im sure it will be worthwhile viewing! The remark about viewing for children wasnt meant as a slight.Jag kan tala lite svenska ocksa, tack sa mycket er ha en trevlig dag,john
HaberfieldChiro 1 year ago
She's not Florence Foster Jenkins. She hits most of the notes right, it's just that her voice is harsh and horrible to listen to.
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Take out this video from here, it is too bad, it does not deserve to be anywhere, not even in youtube, and who thinks the opposite does not know how to appreciate good art, because not knowing what is bad means not knowing what is good either, poor artists that give their best to us and take their careers very seriously, different from these singers who think they are hobbiests. Raise your level of sensitivity people and acquire knowledge!
tcradical 1 year ago
@tcradical I am sure your aesthetic judgments are superior to Ingmar Bergman's! that just stands to reason with a paragon of taste such as yourself!
HConstantine 1 year ago
@HConstantine Stop bothering me and other people, we are going to report you if you continue, Nobody is interested in arguing with you, I specially told you. Get a life.
tcradical 1 year ago
@tcradical I am becoming more and more interested int his reporting. Who are you going to report me to, and for what? I wish you'd spell that out so I could fully recognize the dire nature of the threat you are making against me.
HConstantine 1 year ago
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tcradical 1 year ago
brutto!
Vincenzo2010an 1 year ago
ESPANTOSO! me quedo con Florence Foster Jenkins!
nickevo666 1 year ago
well, she will not displace Damrau or Moser, at least for all eternity......if not longer
valdengo1 1 year ago 4
Nordin has always been my favorite Queen of the Night - she may not be technically perfect, but the verve, pacing, and free-flowing tempo of this version never fails to get to me.
akacentimetre 1 year ago
wow, the singing could not be worse.
tcradical 1 year ago 19
@tcradical The acting is bad too. . . .
IntampestusNox 1 year ago 3
@IntampestusNox There are several ways to to respond to such an ignorant jackass--I think fuck you--is better than you deserve.
HConstantine 1 year ago
@HConstantine That's my opinion!! What's your problem???
IntampestusNox 1 year ago
@IntampestusNox This is film is what introduced me to opera. This Christmas my children will finally be old enough to see it. You are blaspheming and too ignorant even to to know it.
HConstantine 1 year ago
@HConstantine Yeah ok!!! Whatever. . .
IntampestusNox 1 year ago
@HConstantine :Now dont be shy in saying what you really mean HC.Tell us what you really think of intampestusnoxs opinion!!
HaberfieldChiro 1 year ago
@tcradical yes it could...Florence Foster Jenkins does it even worse...but this lady is not too far from her.
andreideathboy 1 year ago
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@tcradical -yes it could be...Florence Foster Jenkins does it even worse...but this lady is not too far from her.
andreideathboy 1 year ago
@tcradical i agree.
Vincenzo2010an 1 year ago
@tcradical
abosolutely agree....
Dormiglione 1 year ago
@Dormiglione Thank you!
tcradical 1 year ago
This performance is my favorite.
jayz2345 1 year ago
@tcradical wtf is wrong with you? This is one of the best sung versions of this very difficult aria I have ever come across. Where is your culture?
starrbaby74 9 months ago
@starrbaby74 It is exactly as you say.
tcradical 8 months ago
@tcradical are you blind?
MrDangumit 3 weeks ago
I've seen this opera since I was very little, and this is my fav part! I can't understand why you are so negative...
AlskarSebbe 1 year ago
@AlskarSebbe It is not being negative, it is knowing what is well done and knowing how to recognize when is terribly done. If you do not know when is not well done then that means that you were not thaught or have thaught yourself to appreaciate good art, who does not know what is bad does not know what is good either, then you have to raise your level of sensitivity through art classes, or going to different shows, eaither ballet, opera, expositions, anyting, and then you'll enjoy art deeply!
tcradical 1 year ago 6
I found that this work is an exceptionally excellent!!!
I mean the whole series of this swedish magic flute.
Much lovelier than the English version.
First, Swedish still resemble to German and softer.
I would buy it if they issue a dvd version
arpiruk 1 year ago
@arpiruk there is a DVD :) I own it and it's awesome. I think it might only be region 1 though...
nessie7688 1 year ago
Really not brilliant- Diana Damrau would put her to shame- but then a gain Ms. Damrau's interpretation would be superior to ANYbody else's...
bjnevin 1 year ago
@bjnevin So I thought until I heard Edda Moser...that role was made for a voice like Edda's :D so terrifying and thrilling, just incredible, you have to hear it!
JonathanGardnerTV 1 year ago
Kan någon av er sjönga bättre än så? Nej just det, de kunde ni ju inte göra men då så måste ni kränka någon annan i stället som kan det och bra dessutom.
MVLDenFemte 2 years ago 3
terrible voice, terrible interpretation, just violating mozart...
marcopolo1971 2 years ago
From Bo Harding, Copenhagen, Denmark! I remember seeing this on television when I was a child. I will never forget it...it left me with the feeling, that opera is the most most FANTASTIC thing in the world...And now so many years later i know...IT IS!!!
wellmeant 2 years ago 2
Dont you know that the queen shall BEE SCARING , she is not a Disney pricess ,she is hateful and Nordin makes that pefect, i didnt think so before but now i know better,
UABOOTMM1 2 years ago
are you guys crazy! she is wonderful!
igorTheLabRat 2 years ago 4
@igorTheLabRat Clean your ears.
tcradical 1 year ago
She's not THAT bad... I understand if there are better singers, but if you can sing that song without a tomato thrown at you, you can't be too terrible. Don't be so mean about it o.o
Nonman642 2 years ago
@Nonman642 How many more tomatos do you want thrown at this thing when the mayority of the people that have commented on it have said that THEY DO NOT LIKE IT.
tcradical 1 year ago 17
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This performance is my favorite.
jayz2345 1 year ago
@tcradical There seem to be may opera listeners who care only about the quality of the singing--which admittedly is mediocre here--without considering that the dramaturgy and montage achieved by Bergman is a level of magnitude above any other film adaptation of opera.
Moser give a nice performance, for instance, but it was so boring to look at, I wanted to start reading the newspaper when it was on.
This is not what Monteverdi intended.
HConstantine 1 year ago
@tcradical And if you were dying of cancer, I guess you would a treatment voted upon by a majority of people passing by on the street, rather than taking the advice of a cancer specialist?
HConstantine 1 year ago
@HConstantine Blah, blah, blah...
tcradical 1 year ago
@tcradical Fuck You.
HConstantine 1 year ago
@HConstantine Let's leave it where it is, I think we are wasting our time, lets end it peacefully. We have different opinions, they may both be right, I think we have gone a little far and things can be explained better, from both of our sides, the thing is that we have not put a lot of thought into this argument, but we probably would't have time either. Lets just leave it here. Have a good night and my best wishes to you.
tcradical 1 year ago
@tcradical Looking at your channel I see the truth. You are a petromusicologist who understands nothing of art or beauty. Away with you!
HConstantine 1 year ago
@HConstantine Ok! Really now!!! What the fuck is your problem?????? Can't someone express their opinion??? Shut the fuck up and leave people alone!!!!! That's why we can leave comments!!! And you have no idea if I'm ingorant or not so shut the fuck up and if you bother me again I will report you honestly!!! Get a life than cheking who is leaving negative comments on this song!!!! We can't have the same taste with everyone!!! Get over it!!!!
IntampestusNox 1 year ago 4
@IntampestusNox You're the one that doesn't wish toallow anyone to express their opinion--threatening to 'report' me. To whom and for what? Disagreeing with you is an actionable offense?
I am am developing a clearer and clearer idea of the depth of your ignorance, marked out by your inability to express yourself without obscenity. Also since Intampestus is not a real Latin word, you might more appropriately change it to in pestifera nocte, referring to your conception.
HConstantine 1 year ago 2
@HConstantine May I remind you that I'm not the one who insulted you first??(@IntampestusNox There are several ways to to respond to such an ignorant jackass--I think fuck you--is better than you deserve.)Your 1st comment to me!! I respect everyone's opinion as long as they respect mine!!! I never said that I was going to report you if you express your opinion but if you bother me!!If you expressed your opinion more kindly in the first place there wouldn't be a problem!!
IntampestusNox 1 year ago
@HConstantine Plus the name was a friend's idea! Not mine! I never heard of this word before!! So tell that to her!!!
IntampestusNox 1 year ago
Interesting in a language other than German. There are some good moments vocally, and her facial expressions are good. Unfortunately she does not seem to possess the stamina needed to see this VERY demanding aria through.
tuadolcefanciulla 2 years ago
Some of you really need to stop acting like you even have a clue, it's tedious.
n0npareiL 2 years ago 2
There is a lot of to critisize in Bergmanns Trollflöjten especially the language and the performing of the 3 boys but Birgit Nordin at least did an excellent performance of the queen of the night, terrific.
ichmalealsobinich 2 years ago
this is just unappealing
hulkchicken 2 years ago
I am scared of her
cempahuite 2 years ago
What language was this performed in o.O??
Denuhm 2 years ago
Swedish. The original libretto is in German, but Ingmar Bergman used a translation and made a few other small changes.
bl0ndej0n 2 years ago
ok i cant sing what so ever, but her tone is off and she...she seems to harsh in her high notes...not to mention they are actually lower than whats written in the score....shes probably wonderful in other roles though.....
farr0222 2 years ago
Si canta bien, pero muy picadas las notas 1:13, suena algo superficial.
grizabela00 2 years ago
Florence Foster Jenkins
moghedien13 2 years ago
why couldn't they engage a GOOD singer to appear in the movie?!
leschs64 2 years ago
Horrid!
twilliger123 2 years ago
No me gusto.. :S
metalkaren 2 years ago
me encanto, y más que este la traducción en español, saludos de Mexico, EXCELENTE
maaienai 3 years ago
I wish they would make a newer version of this!!!
wparker887 3 years ago
uhn.. didn't like it....
tneprescintr 3 years ago
Doesn't sing in German???
eoncues 3 years ago
in Swedish
eccoping 3 years ago
she sounds like a toy in the coloratura passage
SiEtIn1 3 years ago
Do someone knows more about this singer.. did she do other thing?
sonqualnave 3 years ago
@sonqualnave Why, you want to continue braking your ears?
tcradical 1 year ago
Could somebody please put up the scene that's after this with her and her father? Please.
hadassah179 3 years ago
Not her father, it was actually her Father's best friend, Sarastro.
Wagnerlover777 3 years ago
Of course, the singing is not that brilliant, but Bergman found the perfect faces for the movie. I love his actors.
Sieglinde84 3 years ago 2
It's a rape on Mozart! It was written in German!It should be sang in German. ://
AdmireButDontTouch 3 years ago
Very well done and I also like the way she is gazing; very convincing to me that is.
Tenderness6 3 years ago
Es en sueco...y tiene subtítulo en ...español?
elcamaleon1 3 years ago
Needless to say, Dessay is a better queen of thenight. But Bergman did change my mind about Mozart with this movie.
NatashaNabokov 3 years ago
Ingmar Bergman said "The voice was not as important as the acting. For this was a movie and the acting was therefore more important. The actresses must be good looking"
NatashaNabokov 3 years ago 2
Enough with the "not in Swedish" comments already. This film was made for a Swedish audience in a bid to make opera interesting for children and young people - it would have been hard to reel them in had they not been able to understand a word. If you don't want to hear it in Swedish, just don't hunt down a copy and very carefully don't watch it. Problem solved. Oh, but you'll miss out on cinematic history - but hey, at least you got to brag your opera knowledge to strangers!
Cirkux 3 years ago 7
i have to say that i like it in swedish even though i dont speak it!
Alire1 3 years ago 4
she really wasn't all that good of a singer...her acting was far better then her singing skills
tenor220 3 years ago 3
I have to agree--the film and its presentation, overall, was great; but the Queen was definitely one of the weaker characters.
mq1986 3 years ago
nämen fy , det är ju riktigt gräsligt.
Wallentott 3 years ago
well, there are a lot of better voices, but this is the best version of Mozart's Zauberflöte (allthough in Swedish). The other singers are better than Birgit Nordin.
petatap 3 years ago
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what language is this? :)
Mozart72694 3 years ago
It's Swedish.
ToddleToTheZoo 3 years ago
Bergman chose the opera singer with the best dramatic acting abilities available in Sweden at the time for this film and that was Birgit Nordin. Had he wanted the best Swedish singer available at the time, he would have picked Margareta Hallin (who also was an excellent actress). Unfortunately, there are only two clips with MH available here and both are from a church concert when she's 76. Still, one can hear and imagine what a stunning singer she was.
StaffanSwede 3 years ago
Been listening to various version of the Aria for decades. This rendition catches the dark psychological dimension better than many productions.
vfitz 3 years ago
muy buena
akaraloka 3 years ago
yes it's in swedish
Freja92 4 years ago
Agh... it's not in German! The queen is creepy!!!!! Very good actresses, but I don't care for the queen's high notes during the little cadenzas (around 1:10).
OperaSoubrette 4 years ago
Diana Damrau is way better at performing "Der Hölle Rache" then Erika Miklosa. Erika Miklosa doesn't have to flow.
Palkooo 4 years ago 4
Palkooo - I will agree that Diana Damrau has a terrific voice, but I have to agree that I think that Erika Miklosa is my favorite Queen. I saw her live in San Francisco a few months ago, and she absolutely blew me away... and trust me, I am VERY picky about the technique that singers use (totally my voice teacher's fault), and I consider drama to be of equal importance to music in opera. In short, I have very high standards for opera singers, and I still prefer Miklosa's Queen to Damrau's
Cavatina21 4 years ago
@Cavatina21 Who cares about your high standars.
tcradical 1 year ago
My God, the worst Queen of the Night I have ever heard
lucalex77 4 years ago
then who is a good queen?
Palkooo 4 years ago
Edda Moser - no... she´s not a good queen, she´s perfect!
vfbsoliver1 4 years ago 2
Edda Moser is the best, a real dramatic coloratura soprano.
Scary for beginning to end.
freespiritQC 3 years ago
Have to disagree..... she gets really throaty and whiny on the high notes.
tkdman589 3 years ago
.... que ha sido esto¿??
:S
Yelous 4 years ago
I prefer Mozart's Magic Flute opera to remain in German. And though I appreciate film adaptations of opera, this particular one used too many claustrophobic closeup shots for the Der Holle Rache aria--together with big stage acting--- so the effect is annoying. Yes, I know it's a Bergman film, but I can't help feeling annoyed.
TachieBillano 4 years ago
FINALLY THE QUEEN IS SCARRRYYY!
prismsmiles 4 years ago 5
Hopeless singer.. I feel sorry for her.
margotska 4 years ago
This is horrible!
frankavw 4 years ago
I love the accent, the translation did make a big difference.
Some words are stressed differently and changes the mood.
I hate that the top notes are a little too staccato-ish though :p
Drelnis 4 years ago
Jag fick just ståhår över hela kroppen och det händer inte ofta! Den här är underbar!!! Love it!!!
Sarastrah 4 years ago
the queen is appropriately scary :D Love the lighting changes. Is it just me or are these not the normal lyrics?
contrarymotion 4 years ago 2
This scene is from a Swedish (Bergman) TV film, so the lyrics is a Swedish translation of the original lyrics (pretty close to the original as far as I can hear).
hlvrmdtfjlls 4 years ago
ahhh...thanks.
contrarymotion 4 years ago
totally NOT in german.
if it's from a swedish tv film as hlvrmdtfj..whatev.. says, i'm guessing it's swedish lyrics?
Meggers216 4 years ago
The Queen scares me. She looks like a bad witch.
berkenfeld 4 years ago 2
That what it supposed to bee ohhh ,
UABOOTMM1 2 years ago
ok ok. don´t be pissed of. i know the zauber flöte. all i wanted to say is, she is an complete driferent kind of queen. still good.
berkenfeld 2 years ago
I think it's awesome! Bergmans version of the Magic FLute is the best I've seen... the only one where they could both sing and act...
swedeindeed 4 years ago
Did you know that it isn't Birgit Nordin who sings the highest notes?
Sefflon 4 years ago
Exactly! Ulla Blom is the one singing the top notes, simply because Nordin weren't able to. From what I hear Nordin still thinks it's embarrasing and is trying to cover it up.
songsofie 3 years ago 2
wonderful acting...pretty good singing...just one of the voices you have to get used to.
songerts 4 years ago
The camera angles bug the hell out of me...as does her voice. I'm not a fan of this song in Swedish either.
TheCircusFolk 4 years ago
I think the singing is fine. And if you are an opera lover, and one who knows the Magic Flute you'll find that this movie does the opera great justice. This is a remarkable video. Watch the other clips.
gregnotias 4 years ago
Simply horrible....Sumi Jo come and rescue us!
oojLoo 4 years ago
I think this is a welcome change of pace from those other cookie cutter queens out there (i'm not saying Sumi Jo is bad) but, they get boring after a while. And while the notes may not be as "authentic" as one might hope- it is for a movie and obviously she was giving it all she had. Plus, her acting is the best of any queen I've seen
hillevifan 4 years ago 2
what happend to the song??
just absolutely terrible, sound colouratura expression and most of all why did they have to ruin mozarts masterpiece with swedish...should be in german!!!!!!!!!!
plee86 4 years ago
I'm sorry for Bergman but this is far from his best creation, so pls don't remember him for this. Even though his taste in music was excellent but his best stagings is his Strindbergs at Dramaten, Stockholm.
evaeke 4 years ago
you know bergman, the brilliant director who directed this film, died today. rip.
xnerg 4 years ago
I've heard better of this piece. Still a beautiful melody though.
acefireburst 4 years ago
Maybe you would all understand it if you engaged in the characterization and the ability of Birgit to act - she might not be a Sumi Jo songbird but they are ten a penny - this woman can act both vocally and physically and that should be what opera is about.
gingernutuk 4 years ago
why! absolutly horrible in another language. Mozart wrote it for german...i would listen to mozart. the tone is absolutly horrific....blah!
srhookem 4 years ago
german is the only languge this should be sung in.
heckyes1 4 years ago
this is NOT german. that says alot about her diction, whatever this language is. no no no the tone is way too spread!
dejatucoro 4 years ago
Ehh... That lady doesn't do much justice to this piece with her voice lacking depth, power, and obvious strain and hesitation. She isn't that well trained obviously. Decent try though.
martythedwarf 4 years ago
The time in this video must be under the effects of Einstein's Relativity... why they do this to Mozart? Dreadful
igottafindpeace 4 years ago
Her acting is far better than her singing.
My favourite Der Holle Rache are 1) Diana Damrau for both acting and singing and 2)Sumi Jo / L. Serra for the quality of their voice and cleaness and purity of it.
N. Dessay has a great voice too, but she lacks intensity and drama in her carachterization.
Violinfrau 4 years ago
i watched an interview with Sumi Jo in which she said that she really doesn't like singing Der Holle Rache. but i agree that she does it impeccably
10catz 4 years ago
this is dreadful. and i can't even explain why.
10catz 4 years ago
i just threw up a bit in my mouth.
jaycobean88 4 years ago
This is hilarious.
Laeliapurpurata 4 years ago
Funny fact:
Birgit Nordin had trouble singing the highest notes (the high F!!!) so swedish soprano Ulla Blom had to sing them instead in this recording...
LETTIS79 4 years ago