Piangerò la sorte mia. From Giulio Cesare

[mbarsaki]

Tra le versioni presenti su Youtube, di gran lunga la più emozionante per portamento, intonazione e sprezzatura. Meravigliosa.

[MrSwifts31]

Well!

You don't get much better sung Handel than Inger Dam Jensen's.I want to buy this production on DVD,so am going through YouTube t o see how I like it(as it is a modern production)I think I am getting used to it now.I wonder when someone will show this production to David McVicar.to prove that this is a DRAMATIC opera,and NOT a fairground sideshow/cabaret as he turned it into at Glyndebourne?

It just shows Handel and Modern CAN go together.

[UnoriginalComposer]

@MrSwifts31 THANK YOU!! I was disgusted and distrubed by the glyndebourne version. fairground is an understatement. every scene made me uncomfortable and then I turned it off. half way through act I.

[csicsanufi]

My favorite song and singing.

tnx

[sopranodelight]

brilliant!! gorgeous voice!

[DoktorBartollo]

the best interpretation. crying her voice..............

[RAATCC36]

beautiful singing!!!!!

[Emperadorpriego]

Que preciosidad de voz y de aria. Haendel es espectacular

[julitta33]

impresionante

[kuesterlaw]

Bald or not, her voice is A+, and she does a phenomenal job. It's such a hard aria to sing, despite seeming slow and easy. Handel's arias are like Mozart's: close to impossible, and none but the best succeed.

[cantanteporsiempre]

Why bold??? is it her condition of slave? or it´s has to be with the production?

[stplace]

@cantanteporsiempre Cleopatra queen of Ancient Egypt like all Pharaos used to shave their heads, they could wear different wigs, crowns....It was a widespread custom for also reasons of hygiene.

[cantanteporsiempre]

@stplace  OH, good point! it´s a mix between those times, and... modern times? I mean for the clothes.

[TFreckle]

She's not the tallest of women - and she's on her knees with "no" hair - on the side of a huge empty stage, singen a very minimalistically instrumented aria.

Brilliant!!

[ilovehistory1776]

absolutely gorgeous

[peterhinton]

A beautiful rendition of a very under-rated aria. Bravo.

[shinawillful]

gorgeous voice! And historical accuracy aside (re. the wig and loss of it) why do so many opera directors and designers go out of their way to make ugly-looking productions? Ugly costumes difficult to sing in; bare, boring sets... sometimes I think they are jealous of the singers and want to make them as uncomfortable as possible.

[dynamicstuff73]

i am in tears! Gorgeous! It is so punk rock! LOVE IT!!!! Love the costumes, the set! She is to be studied! Her voice is so in the pocket! Thanks for posting this version!

[Musicsinger87]

Che Bellissima

[GothicToreador]

beautiful, love how the high notes are soft with her

[rlee1976]

What the hell is wrong with everyone? OF COURSE it's a mask - you can see the Gdamn color difference

[mia1456]

Una voz bella y una interpretaciòn conmovedora. Gracias.

[TFreckle]

Must have been horrible for Palle (Achilla) to be lying there through the course of 3 arias and recitatives.

[hillevifan]

At least the rocks are covering his face...

[actionsrlouder]

I believe one of the best version of this aria on YouTube, if not the best... She has an incredibly beautiful vocal colour together with her good vocal control. To bad she doesn't perform as often, especially here in the states.

[TFreckle]

Indded, she is very busy in Denmark, being part of the core ensemble of the Royal Danish Opera

[Tigermuc]

yeah, great voice! Never heard of her...

[sopera123]

Great singing but such a horrible production! What is going on? I can barely watch it. Such a shame!

[TFreckle]

What is going on is that Tolomeo has stripped her of her dignity and removed her wig.

[Freakle22]

I love this piece so much, but i can't really find how to pronounce my R's...

[Chilair1]

is she truly bald?

[lacantanteavocado]

i dont think so....close up you can see distinct skin differences, and it wrinkles way too much to be her own skin.

[auroradawn122]

Adoro el papel de Cleopatra e Inger Dam-Jensen interpreta una de las mejores versiones.

[Voixdvent]

Piangero la sorte mia, si crudele e tanto ria, finche vita in petto avro. Ma poi morta d'ogn'intorno il tiranno e notte e giorno fatta spettro agitero

[Tigermuc]

Can you please add the text into "further infos" for the video?

[janiscortese]

I don't think I'll ever hear a more perfect version of this ...

[peterhinton]

Isn't it beautiful. I must admit that I almost wept when I watched this for the first time. It's a beautiful version. You should get a hold of Dame Joan Sutherland's version. It's pure perfection. She holds a note toward the end that drags every last breathe from your lungs.

[wastings101]

when i hear something this perfect - i always want to hear the version they started with... to see the progression of how the coachings helped her develop this version - freaking amazing

[hillevifan]

could you please post the overture please? i love this version!

[bmilardo]

I wonder how many times she thought "why the hell did the director make me do/wear this?" over the course of one performance. Her voice is absolutely stunning in this aria.

[compeld2sing]

Actually singers don't think that way too much, except a little while putting on the costume and seeing it in the mirror. Once it's on and the singer is on stage, don't forget, there is no mirror there. It's just like one of the most recent rehearsals, only better; with an audience.

On the other hand, have you seen "Tu la mia stella sei (Giulio Cesare) - Inger Dam-Jensen" yet? I believe same production (copy & paste) what a contrast! Absolutely stunning and so is the performance. SEE IT!

[peterhinton]

Perfect!! Wow

[contessabrilliante]

Such an angelic voice, and beautiful and perfect performance.

[JPD060486]

Do you have the other cleopatra arias from this DVD? Would love to hear her do 'Da Tempeste' and 'Ser pieta'

[QueenOfShemakh]

Beautiful! For those who have already got the DVD with this version, is the libretto included?

[palcika1]

Libretto not included, only a synopsis of the plot.

I'm gonna try to upload some of the best arias, but then, I could post the whole thing.

Dam-Jensen is perfect in this role.

She has hair until she's let down by Tolomeo....

[QueenOfShemakh]

i'd be great!!

[B3TA07]

whys this bitch bald

[QueenOfShemakh]

Perhaps, because according to historical sources Cleopatra was not beautiful at all (just charming and erotically active)... Otherwise, I don't know I haven't seen this interpritation of 'GC' yet.

[hillevifan]

Actually its because (when she is singing this aria) she has been defeated by Tolomeo and his army. Before this aria, Tolomeo sings "Domero la tua fierezza" (translated: I will tame you of your pride.") So this is what Tolomeo did to bring her down and humiliate her.

[Tigermuc]

Great voice!

Christian

[hsantand]

Beautiful voice, and what a great performance. I find the art direction quite poor, but, well, this is the fashion.

[BachLoveNat]

"If suffer we must, let's suffer on the heights."

Victor Hugo

.... Beautiful aria...

[orgjpetersen]

People- People. This is the best perfomance of Caesar ever. From Copenhagen 2 yeas ago. I watched it 4 times. AWESOME!!! If Inger sings good, then you should hear Tuva and Scholl...

[embenadorfinearts]

This is the perfect example of a singer not yet known as a star but equally or even more musical and moving with a beautiful voice and technique. Thank you so much for posting this video and to open to a large public the art of Inger Dam-Jensen !!!!!

[301250]

Beautiful piece of Handel, beautiful voice, beautiful singing, only shame about the haircut.

[erosarmonico]

Muy bien interpretada esta obra, buena puesta en escena y teatralidad. Linda voz y justa para la obra. Afinada, muy musical, genial!

[soprano543]

i just love it but i don't know who is this singer

somebody can help me

[4488mahler]

She won the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in the early 90's.

[contessabrilliante]

It says "Inger Dam-Jensen" if you read on top. at the right, it says "about this video", you can alwasy get some information there, sometimes less, sometimes more. Good luck with future videos.

[AdorableSiren]

really graet VOICE!!!!!!!

[theragingsoprano]

I'm slightly confused by the setting and the cleopatra in leather, but it's sung beautifully. :)

[operasingingman]

What an incredibly beautiful aria.