La Deutekom hat diese Paris zur selben Zeit in Paris und an der Met gesungen. Sie ist wöchentlich hin- und her gependelt. Trotz dieser enormen Stresssituation hat sie den Bolero wie sonst keine gesungen. Echte dramatische Koloraturen mit einem phänomenalen hohen e als Schlusston. Achtet auch auf ihre volle, runde, dramatische Tiefe! BRAVA!!!!
I do not wish to be rude, I was comparing the different renditions of this aria by different artists, but really, this has to be the poorest, in terms of diction and primarily of legato: no legato whatsoever, no support of the voice, it just reminded me of a wasp buzzing in my ear. Sorry, it's only my opinion, and I just felt like expressing it.
Phénoménal ! Deutekom est sublime, stratosphérique, voix de quartz, technique effrayante, énergie de la plus grande des rock-stars ! Maintenant, oui, j'en ai la conviction : Deutekom N'EST PAS humaine. C'est une extraterrestre camouflée en soprano. Au service de la musique, que de la musique, rien que de la musique ! Allô la terre ?!?!
per le due arie della zauberfloete sono d'accordo. mi ricordo la sorpresa e l'incanto di quando uscì il disco di solti. forse il tedesco aiuta noi italiani ( quelli che lo conoscono male ) a distrarci dalla dizione per concentrarci sull'esecuzione musicale. ma per i vespri, la prego riascolti sutherlande e .... ( questo è strano ) moffo: sono su un altro pianeta. anche callas di solito : ma non qui .
@osmin46 Il ruolo di Elena dei Vespri Siciliani è pensato per un drammatico d'agilità, quindi in teoria tutte e tre (Moffo, Deutekom e Sutherland), per quanto tecnicamente eccellenti, hanno voci agili ma non abbastanza scure e appunto drammatiche per rendere giustizia al personaggio (a parte forse forse la Sutherland, che per certi versi era un drammatico, ma non ce la vedo benissimo in questo ruolo)... per me le migliori in questo ambito sono la Cerquetti e la Callas.
@osmin46 Suona "male" perché non si è più abituati a sentirla, ma per alcuni compositori era sacra, Rossini ad esempio la difendeva a spada tratta e guai a toccargliela, la coloratura che ha scritto l'ha sempre pretesa eseguita così - ad esempio ascolta 'D'amore al dolce impero' cantata dalla Deutekom, praticamente è un continuo e buffissimo 'gagagaga'. In altre arie cose però è spettacolare, come nel 'Marten aller arten' e 'Der holle rache' di Mozart... è solo difficile da digerire all'inizio.
confermo: non canta in italiano ! gorgheggia, + o - bene alcune vocali collegate da improprie consonanti. gli accenti poi son posti a caso . sentire per confronto Cerquetti e Moffo. Per non parlare di Sutherland che in quest'aria è "quam meius cogitari non potest"
@osmin46 Il suo italiano a me non sembra male, a volte usa le vocali chiuse invece che aperte perché essendo nordica le viene naturale così, ma è perfettamente sopportabile. Quello che chiami gorgheggio è il coup de glotte che usa per eseguire gli staccati come si faceva nel settecento e primo ottocento, nei legati canta "normalmente", tecnica arcaica ma riconosciuta come buona. Sugli accenti mi trovo già più d'accordo, effettivamente qua non è il massimo dell'espressività e ponderatezza...
this woman is an absolute genius. I have never heard this awesome aria better performed. Her consonantal inclusions make it even more special, musically clarfied. Kudos to Franci and the superb orchestra perfectly balanced to their soloist. A triumph.
Not only wonderfully sung but also wonderfully conducted by Carlo Franci. He has a great feeling for rhythm. You could really dance on this bolero and it therefore already stands out above versions of other singers.
@Porkolty@Porkolty I first heard Christine when I happened by chance to purchase her live cd of Lucia Di Lamermoor starring herself and Pavarotti and conducted by Carlo Franci(Naples, 1970). Her mad scene....was a Miracle and from that time on she has been one of my favorite sopranos and the ONLY Lucia, period!
@Porkolty@Porkolty I first heard Christine when I happened by chance to purchase her live cd of Lucia Di Lamermoor starring herself and Pavarotti and conducted by Carlo Franci(Naples, 1970). Her mad scene....was a Miracle and from that time on she has been one of my favorite sopranos and the ONLY Lucia.
This one of the BEST interpretations of Mercè dillette amiche" from Giuseppe Verdi's opera "I vespri siciliani", Ms. Deutekom has talent and she magnifique, original and unique. She does a BEAUTIFUL job singing this famous opera area.
seriously, whoever taught her to sing should be served with a lawsuit, that coloratura is laughably distracting, you cant even listen to the music because all you hear is this turkey drowning in her throat with each 16th note
@skitzo429 Serisouly, whoever taught her, should be praised. If you don't like this old technique, you can listen to thousands of mediocre singers, which don't use it (or let us say which can't use it).
@tomasburi ive never heard any other singer with turkey coloratura before, ever, and ive heard some REALLY old recordings made at the beginning of the 20th century of some of the 19th century divas towards the ends of their careers, so i dont know what you think is the "old technique." youre entitled to yoru opinions, as i am to mine, i think its hideous and extremely distracting, and I think theres probably a good reason no one else uses it
@skitzo429 It was used ordinarily in 19th century (and earlier). E.g. Rossini wrote for singers using it. For more info search for term "coup de glotte". You'll probably agree with Tetrazzini, which was the biggest opponent of this technique. Please notice, that her base argument was dangerousness to vocal organs. This argument was disproved long time ago (btw. Deutekom sang till her ~70 without problems despite decades of singing the heaviest dramatic repertoire by this technique).
I saw her in this in Atlanta with the Met on tour in the 70's. Amazing artist. I wish her performances would all be reissued on cd's for a lesson to all who appreciate phenomenal artistry. Also saw her in Norma in Florida. The Met didn't realize what they had in not utilising her talents instead of putting forth lesser lights who I won't name, but that's their way. It's Fleming for everything- So sad Deutekom had to retire early because of the heart attack. I adore her- Ernesto Vasselli
This is one of her best recordings. Simply a rare FRESH and young femine voice. Though I not always like her technique in coleratours. She certainly is the greatest Dutch sopranos ever. Much better then Maartje Offers, Jo Vincent or the very overrated Gre Brouwenstein.
She was so great, and so under-rated. Iheard her sing this live in NY sometime in the middle 70's and this aria brought the house down. She was simply perfect for all the early Verdi's Attila, Lombardi, Macbeth, Nabucco which she sang everywhere in the world, just not at the MET. And it's not as if the publich didn't lover, they did. House politics chose to promote another singer in this rep. The chicken-kluck colaratura is just one of those things that make her endearing.
In her biografy you can read that she had a conflict with the powers that be at the Met. Because she refused to give an extra performance of Vespri. The reason was that the Netherlands opera refused to let her. They demanded she come back to fullfill her contract. When she came back they only let her test her wig and sent her home. Just to make her feel that "oh, you might be a star abroad, but here your just one of us". It was this incident that wrecked her, very promosing, Met career.
Thanks for the info. I didn't know that, but I do know that the MET managemnt was, at this time, indeed more interested in pushing another singer in the early Verdi rep. Whatever, Deutekom was untouchable. A teacher of mine tells how Bergonzi (in a rehearsal) was so completely mesmerized by her singing of the great trio in LOMBARDI that he forget to come in, just stood there shaking his head and mumbling "come è incredibile!"
That´s a funny story. Also was told that at her Met Debut (as the Queen of Night) the audience was so stunned that they forgot to applaud. For a couple of seconds people where just frozen in their seats not knowing what had happened to them....and then they applauded like mad.
Emmediately afterwards a coast to coast US TV special was Televized about Deutekom, proclaiming she was the Best Living Queen of Night. Still hopping to find that programm on video one day...
Another funny story is how she was discovered. She sang some years in the Netherlands, withought any major succes. Just before she wanted to give up, she was asked to go to spain to sing a minor role in an opera with Schwarzkopf. As she warmed her voice in the dressingroum with the two arias of the Queen of Night, Schwarzkopf passed by and was shocked. Opened the door took Deutekom by the hand, went to the opera house director and said "open your mouth". He was then also shocked rest is history
ok can you blurt out that "another singer's" name for once and for all?, your posts are intriguing, and i don't think "that another singer" will do any harm to you if you tell us, come on it was the seventies, she must a hundred and fifty now, cane pokes don't hurt that bad
Use your head now, which singer took over the early and middle Verdi in the middle to late seventies and early eighties? It's not hard to figure out. She was also very good, by the way, if not necessarily completely suited to these dramatic more roles.
not Ricciarelli, and certainly not Kabaivanska. renata scotto. a wonderful, wonderful artist, but not quite the right voice for luisa miller, lady macbeth, elena (vespri) all of which she sang at the met. her artistry and unsurpassed use of the language made her fascinating, even in roles which she really couldn't sing. but still, it's all relative; listen to what we have nowadays. check out her butterfly with barbirolli - she was cio-cio-san.
well, now i understand, renata scotto can certainly harm you! i wouldn´t have guessed it, i know her mostly in donizetti and bellini and im not a big fan. did she sing lady macbeth? how? i´ll have to check that butterfly everyone is so raving about, she has some stiff competition in my heart though. thank you
The Donizetti and Bellini from her was out of this world. The best Lucia ever, stupendous in SONNAMBULA, enchanting as Adina and Gilda but then she got ambitious and sang (also at the MET): BALLO, TROVATORE, NORMA, MACBETH, NABUCCO, LOMBARDI. A dramatic soprano. trapped in the body of a soprano lirico-leggiero. Check out the early things from her, live are the best. Lucia in Japan, Elisir from Maggio Musicale, with the incomparable Carlo Bergonzi as Nemorino. You're in for a treat.
This is a great voice...truly amazing...I just struggle to get with the guh-guh-guh-guh-guh coloratura technique, though! Who teaches/taught that style? Is that the Dutch school of coloratura singing? German? It's sparked my interest. Does anyone know?
It is different from Bartoli, Margaret Price or Luciana Serra (they can also sing seperated coloratura) but the sort of aspirate. If you listen carefully to Deutekom you will notice that the so called glucking sound is not limited to her coloratura (also in big interval jumps, staccati, etc.). I guess her voicebox was built so that she could make for very rapid pitch changes (so not the usual legato pitch shift) withought aspirating.
@UrsulanChild What Marilyn Horne and Cecilia Bartoli do is what's called "aspirated" coloratura. In an effort to separate the fast notes and make it fast, they attack the notes with aspiration. Deutekom and Edita Gruberová have used glottal contractions or glottal coloratura, sometimes called "ga-ga" coloratura, which uses those contractions in the throat for the same effect and sounds like yodeling to people. Personally, I don't find either technique pleasing and sounds like
@UrsulanChild and sounds like cheating. But these singers are very popular for what they do. So...take it for what it's worth. There are some online posts about this topic. Just Google "aspirated coloratura" "gaga coloratura" or "glottal coloratura" for more examples and descriptions of this technique.
i´m a fan of Deutekom(Stinje Engels) since I heard her Quen of the night 25 Years ago .She is a true dramatic soprano with agilita , that doesn´t happens often.I collected almost everything what can be found with here over the last 20 years,from Dorabella to Turandot and from Gilda to Meda and of cause here Norma. If one can get used to here unusual coloratura sound and appreciates here flawless technique and breath control she is al truely dramatca agilita
could not agree with you more. Netrebko never heard of a trill, Dessay screams and the new German Koloratursopran is Diana Damrau - has a small, un-intalianate voice.
Deutekom is one of the rare opera singers that impress people more by her singing technique and her vocal quality than by appearances or acting skill. Since her retirement, she is still so loved and beloved. A great artist.
I believe there must be many people who finished this singing with mouth open throughout all the time amazed by her goddess voice and perfect technique just like me. I didn't know very much about her before. From now on, I suddenly happen to realize what great soprano really is. She can be never under praised before those great sopranos such as Tebaldi, Callas, Price, Caballe etc..
bobody ever knew how she managed to gurgle like that. It may not be everyones taste but it is quite an achievement! Finally a Bolero in the right tempo and one that stays together with the orchestra and sings ALL the notes in pitch. The top note at 3:12 is a dream. Spot-on an crystal. The end is so exciting!
One of the most perfect renditions ever. Aside from that burst of weird gurgling near the end, she was dead on with the tempo, tone (the feel of the aria) and musical accent. In fact, the weird gurgling may have even helped with the descending sequences. The trills were just sublime, and her highest notes really did it for me.
Yes, the 'weird gurgling' is the way she aspirates her 16th notes. For a voice this huge, she sings so cleanly--grace notes included, and a decent trill, too.
I gotta say, the gargled coloratura is a little odd, but this is one of the most effortless and "I'm-having-a-lot-of-fun-singing-this" versions I've heard. This is not an easy aria for the type of soprano that would normally sing the whole role. Deutekom has definitely got the goods. Low notes, and high ones, too! Beautifully sung. Had to hear it twice! Thanks for posting!
The slightly gargles coloratura is odd, but I don't care much because the sound is so phenomenal, and the pitch is spot on. She is also VERY musical which is often not the case. What recording does this come from? I MUST have it.
Quelle voix! Je n'arrête pas de le dire. La voix de Deutekom est d'une maîtrise surhumaine. J'adore ses acrobaties vocales. Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo.
I just ADORE the quality of this woman's voice - the brilliance, the sparkle - the timbre.
The coloratura technique doesn't bother me at all because I am so enraptured by the timbre. I so wish I could have heard her live. I have been told that her voice was only slightly smaller than Sutherland's. WOW!
La Deutekom hat diese Paris zur selben Zeit in Paris und an der Met gesungen. Sie ist wöchentlich hin- und her gependelt. Trotz dieser enormen Stresssituation hat sie den Bolero wie sonst keine gesungen. Echte dramatische Koloraturen mit einem phänomenalen hohen e als Schlusston. Achtet auch auf ihre volle, runde, dramatische Tiefe! BRAVA!!!!
Zurigo1405 5 days ago
Bravissima!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MultiZahl 3 months ago
OMG this was my favourite version of this aria when I first heard it and it has just blown me away again today. :) Thank you Ms Deutekom.
jd7x7jd 5 months ago
I do not wish to be rude, I was comparing the different renditions of this aria by different artists, but really, this has to be the poorest, in terms of diction and primarily of legato: no legato whatsoever, no support of the voice, it just reminded me of a wasp buzzing in my ear. Sorry, it's only my opinion, and I just felt like expressing it.
MarcoCallas 6 months ago
Phénoménal ! Deutekom est sublime, stratosphérique, voix de quartz, technique effrayante, énergie de la plus grande des rock-stars ! Maintenant, oui, j'en ai la conviction : Deutekom N'EST PAS humaine. C'est une extraterrestre camouflée en soprano. Au service de la musique, que de la musique, rien que de la musique ! Allô la terre ?!?!
kastrafior 9 months ago
Verdi must be in heaven telling Callas: "It was how you sang it the way i wanted it to be done, not this way!".
NEBESHIKU 10 months ago
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C'est à frissonner de bonheur, personne, jamais personne, ne surpassera Deutekom et la terrifiante beauté de son chant magnétique, sidéral !
kastrafior 10 months ago
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C'est à frissonner de bonheur, personne, jamais personne, ne surpassera Deutekom et la terrifiante beauté de son chant magnétique, sidéral !
kastrafior 10 months ago
per le due arie della zauberfloete sono d'accordo. mi ricordo la sorpresa e l'incanto di quando uscì il disco di solti. forse il tedesco aiuta noi italiani ( quelli che lo conoscono male ) a distrarci dalla dizione per concentrarci sull'esecuzione musicale. ma per i vespri, la prego riascolti sutherlande e .... ( questo è strano ) moffo: sono su un altro pianeta. anche callas di solito : ma non qui .
osmin46 11 months ago
@osmin46 Il ruolo di Elena dei Vespri Siciliani è pensato per un drammatico d'agilità, quindi in teoria tutte e tre (Moffo, Deutekom e Sutherland), per quanto tecnicamente eccellenti, hanno voci agili ma non abbastanza scure e appunto drammatiche per rendere giustizia al personaggio (a parte forse forse la Sutherland, che per certi versi era un drammatico, ma non ce la vedo benissimo in questo ruolo)... per me le migliori in questo ambito sono la Cerquetti e la Callas.
3F93 11 months ago
@osmin46 HAI PIENAMENTE RAGIONE NON PRONUNCIA PER NIENTE... MERCE DILETTE AMICHE NON SI CAPISCE PROPRIO...STRATOSFERICA NELLA COLORATURA CMQ...
emilytransex 2 months ago
grazie per la risposta, ma nonostante la tecnica, forse anche "storicamente" autentica, a me non piace.
osmin46 11 months ago
@osmin46 Suona "male" perché non si è più abituati a sentirla, ma per alcuni compositori era sacra, Rossini ad esempio la difendeva a spada tratta e guai a toccargliela, la coloratura che ha scritto l'ha sempre pretesa eseguita così - ad esempio ascolta 'D'amore al dolce impero' cantata dalla Deutekom, praticamente è un continuo e buffissimo 'gagagaga'. In altre arie cose però è spettacolare, come nel 'Marten aller arten' e 'Der holle rache' di Mozart... è solo difficile da digerire all'inizio.
3F93 11 months ago
confermo: non canta in italiano ! gorgheggia, + o - bene alcune vocali collegate da improprie consonanti. gli accenti poi son posti a caso . sentire per confronto Cerquetti e Moffo. Per non parlare di Sutherland che in quest'aria è "quam meius cogitari non potest"
osmin46 11 months ago
@osmin46 Il suo italiano a me non sembra male, a volte usa le vocali chiuse invece che aperte perché essendo nordica le viene naturale così, ma è perfettamente sopportabile. Quello che chiami gorgheggio è il coup de glotte che usa per eseguire gli staccati come si faceva nel settecento e primo ottocento, nei legati canta "normalmente", tecnica arcaica ma riconosciuta come buona. Sugli accenti mi trovo già più d'accordo, effettivamente qua non è il massimo dell'espressività e ponderatezza...
3F93 11 months ago
in che lingua canta ?
osmin46 11 months ago
@osmin46 Ironico? A me sembra che si capisca bene il suo italiano...
3F93 11 months ago
anaihilator: Her Mozart and operettas aren't any worse :-)
tomasburi 1 year ago
this woman is an absolute genius. I have never heard this awesome aria better performed. Her consonantal inclusions make it even more special, musically clarfied. Kudos to Franci and the superb orchestra perfectly balanced to their soloist. A triumph.
britinsboy 1 year ago 3
I am convinced after hearing various arias...this woman was born to sing Verdi.
anaihilator 1 year ago 2
Truly beautiful!
Drelnis 1 year ago
I like her mechanie gun yodeling!
NEBESHIKU 1 year ago
Not only wonderfully sung but also wonderfully conducted by Carlo Franci. He has a great feeling for rhythm. You could really dance on this bolero and it therefore already stands out above versions of other singers.
Porkolty 1 year ago 5
@Porkolty @Porkolty I first heard Christine when I happened by chance to purchase her live cd of Lucia Di Lamermoor starring herself and Pavarotti and conducted by Carlo Franci(Naples, 1970). Her mad scene....was a Miracle and from that time on she has been one of my favorite sopranos and the ONLY Lucia, period!
anaihilator 1 year ago
@Porkolty @Porkolty I first heard Christine when I happened by chance to purchase her live cd of Lucia Di Lamermoor starring herself and Pavarotti and conducted by Carlo Franci(Naples, 1970). Her mad scene....was a Miracle and from that time on she has been one of my favorite sopranos and the ONLY Lucia.
anaihilator 1 year ago
THE BEST INTERPRETATION OF MERCE DILETTI AMICHE. SHE'S CLEAN WITH A PURE IMPECABLE TECHNIQUE. SIMPLY THE BEST.
CHARLI6393 1 year ago 2
This one of the BEST interpretations of Mercè dillette amiche" from Giuseppe Verdi's opera "I vespri siciliani", Ms. Deutekom has talent and she magnifique, original and unique. She does a BEAUTIFUL job singing this famous opera area.
Thank you so much for sharing this video clip.
Tenorbravo 1 year ago 3
Where does this recording come from? There are so few recordings of her available...
RGandC 1 year ago
Is she a Lady Gaga fan? When she sings coloratura she says "gaga gaga"!
xD I love her and this is the best version of Mercé dilette amiche I ever heard, but I find extremely funny her gaga coloratura. :)
3F93 1 year ago
Gorgeous singing. Who cares about her yodling; she's still a beautiful coloratura drammatico and perfectly fits into this repertoire. Bravo!
john5748 1 year ago
FAVOLOSA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
diesis23 1 year ago
Bartoli but a soprano
thomastmwc 1 year ago
second only to sutherland =)
raigekimaru 1 year ago
seriously, whoever taught her to sing should be served with a lawsuit, that coloratura is laughably distracting, you cant even listen to the music because all you hear is this turkey drowning in her throat with each 16th note
skitzo429 1 year ago
@skitzo429 Serisouly, whoever taught her, should be praised. If you don't like this old technique, you can listen to thousands of mediocre singers, which don't use it (or let us say which can't use it).
tomasburi 1 year ago
@tomasburi ive never heard any other singer with turkey coloratura before, ever, and ive heard some REALLY old recordings made at the beginning of the 20th century of some of the 19th century divas towards the ends of their careers, so i dont know what you think is the "old technique." youre entitled to yoru opinions, as i am to mine, i think its hideous and extremely distracting, and I think theres probably a good reason no one else uses it
skitzo429 1 year ago
@skitzo429 It was used ordinarily in 19th century (and earlier). E.g. Rossini wrote for singers using it. For more info search for term "coup de glotte". You'll probably agree with Tetrazzini, which was the biggest opponent of this technique. Please notice, that her base argument was dangerousness to vocal organs. This argument was disproved long time ago (btw. Deutekom sang till her ~70 without problems despite decades of singing the heaviest dramatic repertoire by this technique).
tomasburi 1 year ago 3
@skitzo429
I will admit, a chicken or turkey does come to mind listening to deutekom's coloratura, but I find it rather entertaining =)
raigekimaru 1 year ago
Thank you so much for sharing this, she is truly a gem....
wbondar 1 year ago
OH!! Is this the lady who rocked O Zittre Nicht?!?!?!
thomastmwc 1 year ago
@thomastmwc: Yes, it's her :-)
tomasburi 1 year ago
@thomastmwc yes, it is. and she rocked der holle rache as well
anaihilator 1 year ago
OMFG! absolutely best performance i've ever heard!!!!!!!!! 5/5
killerbunny123123 1 year ago
Hey
Does anyone knows where to download the album "Hommage Aan Cristina Deutekom"
??
juancarlos01234 2 years ago
I saw her in this in Atlanta with the Met on tour in the 70's. Amazing artist. I wish her performances would all be reissued on cd's for a lesson to all who appreciate phenomenal artistry. Also saw her in Norma in Florida. The Met didn't realize what they had in not utilising her talents instead of putting forth lesser lights who I won't name, but that's their way. It's Fleming for everything- So sad Deutekom had to retire early because of the heart attack. I adore her- Ernesto Vasselli
semiramide1945 2 years ago 19
This is one of her best recordings. Simply a rare FRESH and young femine voice. Though I not always like her technique in coleratours. She certainly is the greatest Dutch sopranos ever. Much better then Maartje Offers, Jo Vincent or the very overrated Gre Brouwenstein.
Hans NL
qklq42 2 years ago
She was so great, and so under-rated. Iheard her sing this live in NY sometime in the middle 70's and this aria brought the house down. She was simply perfect for all the early Verdi's Attila, Lombardi, Macbeth, Nabucco which she sang everywhere in the world, just not at the MET. And it's not as if the publich didn't lover, they did. House politics chose to promote another singer in this rep. The chicken-kluck colaratura is just one of those things that make her endearing.
assindiastignani 2 years ago
In her biografy you can read that she had a conflict with the powers that be at the Met. Because she refused to give an extra performance of Vespri. The reason was that the Netherlands opera refused to let her. They demanded she come back to fullfill her contract. When she came back they only let her test her wig and sent her home. Just to make her feel that "oh, you might be a star abroad, but here your just one of us". It was this incident that wrecked her, very promosing, Met career.
edgarbiervliet 2 years ago
Thanks for the info. I didn't know that, but I do know that the MET managemnt was, at this time, indeed more interested in pushing another singer in the early Verdi rep. Whatever, Deutekom was untouchable. A teacher of mine tells how Bergonzi (in a rehearsal) was so completely mesmerized by her singing of the great trio in LOMBARDI that he forget to come in, just stood there shaking his head and mumbling "come è incredibile!"
assindiastignani 2 years ago
That´s a funny story. Also was told that at her Met Debut (as the Queen of Night) the audience was so stunned that they forgot to applaud. For a couple of seconds people where just frozen in their seats not knowing what had happened to them....and then they applauded like mad.
Emmediately afterwards a coast to coast US TV special was Televized about Deutekom, proclaiming she was the Best Living Queen of Night. Still hopping to find that programm on video one day...
edgarbiervliet 2 years ago 2
Another funny story is how she was discovered. She sang some years in the Netherlands, withought any major succes. Just before she wanted to give up, she was asked to go to spain to sing a minor role in an opera with Schwarzkopf. As she warmed her voice in the dressingroum with the two arias of the Queen of Night, Schwarzkopf passed by and was shocked. Opened the door took Deutekom by the hand, went to the opera house director and said "open your mouth". He was then also shocked rest is history
edgarbiervliet 2 years ago 3
ok can you blurt out that "another singer's" name for once and for all?, your posts are intriguing, and i don't think "that another singer" will do any harm to you if you tell us, come on it was the seventies, she must a hundred and fifty now, cane pokes don't hurt that bad
SiEtIn1 2 years ago
Use your head now, which singer took over the early and middle Verdi in the middle to late seventies and early eighties? It's not hard to figure out. She was also very good, by the way, if not necessarily completely suited to these dramatic more roles.
assindiastignani 2 years ago
i hate riddles! riciarelli? kabaivanska? i give up, i wasn´t even borne yet at the time
SiEtIn1 2 years ago
not Ricciarelli, and certainly not Kabaivanska. renata scotto. a wonderful, wonderful artist, but not quite the right voice for luisa miller, lady macbeth, elena (vespri) all of which she sang at the met. her artistry and unsurpassed use of the language made her fascinating, even in roles which she really couldn't sing. but still, it's all relative; listen to what we have nowadays. check out her butterfly with barbirolli - she was cio-cio-san.
assindiastignani 2 years ago
well, now i understand, renata scotto can certainly harm you! i wouldn´t have guessed it, i know her mostly in donizetti and bellini and im not a big fan. did she sing lady macbeth? how? i´ll have to check that butterfly everyone is so raving about, she has some stiff competition in my heart though. thank you
SiEtIn1 2 years ago
The Donizetti and Bellini from her was out of this world. The best Lucia ever, stupendous in SONNAMBULA, enchanting as Adina and Gilda but then she got ambitious and sang (also at the MET): BALLO, TROVATORE, NORMA, MACBETH, NABUCCO, LOMBARDI. A dramatic soprano. trapped in the body of a soprano lirico-leggiero. Check out the early things from her, live are the best. Lucia in Japan, Elisir from Maggio Musicale, with the incomparable Carlo Bergonzi as Nemorino. You're in for a treat.
assindiastignani 2 years ago
@assindiastignani: I would LOVE to hear her Adina - but she never sung it!
The only comedy-role she ever sung was Mme. Herz in Mozarts Schauspieldirektor...
eelco67 1 year ago
She's amazing, but ther's no difference in vibrato and trills. But it's one of the GREATEST performances of this bolero!!!
doremicde 2 years ago
This is a great voice...truly amazing...I just struggle to get with the guh-guh-guh-guh-guh coloratura technique, though! Who teaches/taught that style? Is that the Dutch school of coloratura singing? German? It's sparked my interest. Does anyone know?
UrsulanChild 2 years ago
It is no particular school. You can´t learn it.
It is different from Bartoli, Margaret Price or Luciana Serra (they can also sing seperated coloratura) but the sort of aspirate. If you listen carefully to Deutekom you will notice that the so called glucking sound is not limited to her coloratura (also in big interval jumps, staccati, etc.). I guess her voicebox was built so that she could make for very rapid pitch changes (so not the usual legato pitch shift) withought aspirating.
edgarbiervliet 2 years ago
@UrsulanChild What Marilyn Horne and Cecilia Bartoli do is what's called "aspirated" coloratura. In an effort to separate the fast notes and make it fast, they attack the notes with aspiration. Deutekom and Edita Gruberová have used glottal contractions or glottal coloratura, sometimes called "ga-ga" coloratura, which uses those contractions in the throat for the same effect and sounds like yodeling to people. Personally, I don't find either technique pleasing and sounds like
danhan22 2 months ago
@UrsulanChild and sounds like cheating. But these singers are very popular for what they do. So...take it for what it's worth. There are some online posts about this topic. Just Google "aspirated coloratura" "gaga coloratura" or "glottal coloratura" for more examples and descriptions of this technique.
danhan22 2 months ago
Still my favourite rendition!
mabemawi 2 years ago
i´m a fan of Deutekom(Stinje Engels) since I heard her Quen of the night 25 Years ago .She is a true dramatic soprano with agilita , that doesn´t happens often.I collected almost everything what can be found with here over the last 20 years,from Dorabella to Turandot and from Gilda to Meda and of cause here Norma. If one can get used to here unusual coloratura sound and appreciates here flawless technique and breath control she is al truely dramatca agilita
Brava Stinje!!
operaofthe70s 2 years ago 4
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She sounds like a chicken.
jusaeglos 2 years ago
could not agree with you more. Netrebko never heard of a trill, Dessay screams and the new German Koloratursopran is Diana Damrau - has a small, un-intalianate voice.
Nobody can hold a candle to Deutekom !
gestas60323 2 years ago 2
Fantastica....
LordAshton1 3 years ago 2
Deutekom is one of the rare opera singers that impress people more by her singing technique and her vocal quality than by appearances or acting skill. Since her retirement, she is still so loved and beloved. A great artist.
otfried 3 years ago 15
@otfried hopefully they will give the greatest celebration ever when she does reach 8O
sagaluke 1 year ago 3
Envoyez Ernani par Deutekom. Elle est époustouflante! En plus, ma ville s'appelle aussi Hernani. Quel joli nom.
deutekomefran 3 years ago
I believe there must be many people who finished this singing with mouth open throughout all the time amazed by her goddess voice and perfect technique just like me. I didn't know very much about her before. From now on, I suddenly happen to realize what great soprano really is. She can be never under praised before those great sopranos such as Tebaldi, Callas, Price, Caballe etc..
JackyinHK71 3 years ago
bobody ever knew how she managed to gurgle like that. It may not be everyones taste but it is quite an achievement! Finally a Bolero in the right tempo and one that stays together with the orchestra and sings ALL the notes in pitch. The top note at 3:12 is a dream. Spot-on an crystal. The end is so exciting!
iskenderuna 3 years ago 2
one of top10 soprano voices ever.
agathosj 3 years ago 3
Her clucking is... well I have mixed feelings about it.
Nevertheless, she's one of the best sopranos IMO
Jabe88 3 years ago
One of the most perfect renditions ever. Aside from that burst of weird gurgling near the end, she was dead on with the tempo, tone (the feel of the aria) and musical accent. In fact, the weird gurgling may have even helped with the descending sequences. The trills were just sublime, and her highest notes really did it for me.
forallyouknow 3 years ago
Yes, the 'weird gurgling' is the way she aspirates her 16th notes. For a voice this huge, she sings so cleanly--grace notes included, and a decent trill, too.
RossiniSoprano 3 years ago
Wonderful and right up there with Dame Joan's except for the gurgle-gurgle coloratura at the bottom of the range.
Operaphile 3 years ago
I think Deutekom is the best in this aria...!
she's really amazing, and the final is wonderful! i love her, the best coloratura ever
Klaudhius 3 years ago 3
I gotta say, the gargled coloratura is a little odd, but this is one of the most effortless and "I'm-having-a-lot-of-fun-singing-this" versions I've heard. This is not an easy aria for the type of soprano that would normally sing the whole role. Deutekom has definitely got the goods. Low notes, and high ones, too! Beautifully sung. Had to hear it twice! Thanks for posting!
UrsulanChild 3 years ago 2
She did sing the whole role - at the MET, in Paris, Amsterdam, and so on...
eelco67 3 years ago
The slightly gargles coloratura is odd, but I don't care much because the sound is so phenomenal, and the pitch is spot on. She is also VERY musical which is often not the case. What recording does this come from? I MUST have it.
altodivo 3 years ago 3
"o piagge di sicihgilighia... assai vendette orrighibighili...
i negheghegheghegheghebbrio"
andressavidigal 3 years ago
I m speechless. One of the greatest sopranos ever. Divine voice, an angel's voice.
everythinok 3 years ago 4
Quelle voix! Je n'arrête pas de le dire. La voix de Deutekom est d'une maîtrise surhumaine. J'adore ses acrobaties vocales. Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo.
deutekomefran 3 years ago 5
I just ADORE the quality of this woman's voice - the brilliance, the sparkle - the timbre.
The coloratura technique doesn't bother me at all because I am so enraptured by the timbre. I so wish I could have heard her live. I have been told that her voice was only slightly smaller than Sutherland's. WOW!
operadude32 3 years ago 5