Such longing captured so beautifully in music. Dvorak was my introduction to classical music years ago with his Carnival Overture, and Lucia Popp was exquisite.
Superb singing as usual. A glorious peice - I first heard it sung by one of my singing teachers though nothing compares with the incomparable Lucia. A great loss to the world.
Beautiful rendition...but oh man, that costume and those arm movements. Yeah, I get that Rusalka is otherworldly and not human. But Rusalka the snake dancer? Harumph.
What a beautiful rendition!! With all due respect to singers like Renee Fleming, I think, this piece should be sung only by Slavic singers because of the softness and depth of the voice necessary to show the true colours of this music.
Absolutely enchanting -- the perfect balance of physical and vocal beauty (she is the dead-center PERFECT voice type for this aria) - and the costuming and makeup made Ms. Popp look like Hollywood only dreams of, today! What a beautifully sensitive and satisfying performance of this great work.
I first heard the aria performed in a recital about 40 years ago -- I have fallen in love with it all over again, today --- thank you and God rest you, Lucia...
One of my all-time favorite sopranos, EVER! Her death was a tragedy and a huge loss to the world of Opera... Thank goodness we have wonderful recordings of her immense talent to remember her by.
She was really one of the greatest Voices of the Century. Even Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf acknowleged her as a Wonder. I bow my knees in respect to her!
So very sad to learn of this most wonderful voice leaving us at age 57 to brain cancer. This is the first i've listened to Lucia Popp, and I must say that I love her voice and style very, very much. Maybe she's in Heaven with Zinka Milanov singing this together...what a great song, and how it is being sung here makes me a new admirer of Lucia Popp! She is just Heavenly here. BRAVA,Popp! I truly love your voice!
WOW!! I came into this song from Milada Subrtova, but Mrs. Popp's version totally entranced me! What a voice performing a most beauteous song... Thank you for posting!!!
I fell in love with this voice over 40 years ago when I bought the de Burgos recording of Carmina Burana. I was devastated when I heard of her death in 1993. Such a beautiful woman as well, I wish to God I'd met her.
@joannespetrus1 I did in fact meet her, after a performance of Rosenkavalier at Covent Garden in the 70s when I was a student. Like you, I fell in love with her voice from the Carmina recording; I saw her Sophie, Despina and Annchen. Those whom the gods love die young. Heaven became a more tuneful place in 1993.
@adamastorBassBar Sadly I never got to see her live. Her Vier Letzte Lieder are the best in a very strong field, with Gundula Janowitz a very very very close second.
What better song introducing me to this regal woman's voice, exciting in it's seeming flawlessness, than our beloved Song to the Moon. Kudos to Antonin D., always! Makes one wonder if the voice he had in mind was indeed the future-existent Ms. Popp's...Sterling introduction, great artist!
There is a poignancy that she brings to the performance and her beautiful legato line never fails her. That we lost this beautiful voice and person at the age of only 54 is tragic! Thank you for loading this on here, it's a joy to hear perform.
Like Bohemian crystal sharp and pure, shame the sync...cant have everything.....fell in love with her when I heard her" In Trutina" in an old budget recording....
Those where 5 min. and 45 seconds of Goosebumps all over my body!!! Lucia didn't just perform this song, she made it her own; So expressive and touching, and at the same time so profound and intimate.... Thank you Lucia and thank you Onegin65
@Kropikovo I couldn't agree more. I had the privilege of living in Czechoslovakia for almost 5 years, taught myself the language (so I have a profound appreciation for the difficulty associated with singing in Czech, effectively at any rate), and fell absolutely in love with the culture, the people, the music, history and etc. Other sopranos may have excellent voices, but to hear a non Czech try to sing this inevitably brings distraction. This is a perfect performance of a perfect piece. Bravo!
@jubjub2112 It's more likely her talent is specifically suited to this song. Her Solveig's song has yet to be equaled, even though the version she sang was in German.
@P1B1U1H1 Yes . . . I believe it is both . . . talent and the fact that Czech is her native tongue. In all the years I lived in Czech I never heard a single non-Czech speak the language without it being instantly obvious that they were not a native (my friends told me I had an excellent accent . . . but I can't believe I ever sounded exactly like a native). It is a very difficult language to speak properly. Anyway . . . Popp is fantastic as is this piece, that is enough :-)
@jubjub2112 Well her native language is slovak, but it's really close to czech language ;) ... and you are right, she is absolutely breath-taking and fantastic...
@TheVolodan Ah! I didn't realize she was Slovak! Yes . . . different but very similar . . . I'm gonna listen to this again . . . it just floors me every time!
@jubjub2112 Czech language is extremely difficult to sing (especially in opera) even for slovaks, however, slovak language is originated in old czech language 'bibličtina' (language which was used in Bible of Kralice). E.g. Slovaks can't say the consonant Ř which is btw kinda important in 'řekni mi, řekni' (tell me, tell (me)!).
@BrettStasa Yes . . . the Ř is a real puzzler for most non-Czechs . . . For some reason I had no trouble with it whatsoever . . . got it immediately . . . my Czech friends couldn't believe it! After living there for more than four years I was told my accent was almost perfect . . . that I sounded like a native (I wish I could say the same about Czech grammar!! THAT was where I had the most difficulty). Anyway . . . Love the Czech language and love Popp . . . a perfect voice!
nádherná čeština až se divim že Lucia Popp není češka! Tato arie je vlastně jediný výtvor Čecha,ktery pro svou dokonalost slov a hudby nebyl překládán do jiných jazyků, ale zpívá se vždy (většinou) v originálnálu tj česky proto si myslím, že na tuto arii můžeme být my Češi právem hrdi a stejně tak na skladatele Dvořáka, který mimo Rusalky stvořil několk nezapomentelných a slavných děl třeba largo je přímo kouzelná skladba. Toto jsou mé názory je mi 20 let ale nad tyto skladby prostě není...
in a trance after that...how the hell do these wonderful sopranos sing with such elegance and ease ...they make it look so simple but it is sooooo incredibly difficult......i think this is the best version...ive learned from it as it is portraying the character not just on concert stage...beautiful
I fell in love with song the first time I ever heard it, which was in the movie: "Driving Miss Daisy"...... I could just feel my heart pound.!! I have listened to it many, many times since and still feel like I can't get enough of it ...... Susan
The feelings that i have when i listen this beautiful interpretation are wordless, but i cry of the beautifulness in this song... When you listen it, it transports you to another place...
I heard this renditition for the first time some months ago - I have listened to other great singers but none seem to have the richness and highlights that suit this song. Graham Melb Aus.
very very very beautiful, the second best Rusalka (aria Mesicku) on YT in my opinion. Mrs Subrtova is the best Rusalka. Nádhera!!! It makes me almost cry.
@heula1 my top performances of this song are sung by lucia popp, renee flemming and anna netrebko. i just love annas voice, even if she doesnt sing this song as emotional and perfect as rene flemming!
@blackhoumor in my opinion Subrtova is the best followed by Popp in this performance (not in Zurich) followed by Benackova. But Netrebko is not bad, agree.
I really cannot imagine anyone in their right mind would want to traduce this recording in english or any other language come to that. If you mean translate then Glenmed has posted two other excellent versions of Lucia performing this with full english subtitles and these can be found in the playlist to the right hand side of this window. Happy listening.
I was so sad when I read that this beautiful person died of brain cancer. Very depressing.Someone who sings this beautifully should have the honor of being able to live forever. I feel like crying now & I think I will. :'(
Lucia Popp with her incredible voice filled with shine of the stars was the best "Rusalka" for all times. Many figures of different operas she gave her wonderful sign. Its so sad because she was passing away too early.
Dvorak himself gets goosebumps hearing Lucia perform this and even the other russalka, both real and mythical, weep with equal parts or joy and sorrow
Whenever I hear Rusalka I think of Lucia, I don't think there's anyone really capturing the spirit of Rusalka as her. The Opera here in Oslo recently put up their production of Rusalka, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Norwegian Opera, it was wonderous...but it would be better if Lucia was there to grace us with her Rusalka
The best Rusalka I have ever heard was Elka Mitzewa, There is a recording with her. She has a silvery glimmer in her voice, fitting perfectly to a water nymph.
If God would have had other plans she would still be singing to amazing. He voice was top notch with a perfect technical approach , that could sing anything she wanted!
This is amazing. Her chill coloratura voice brings the sad "alien" feel into this aria and it's deeply sad. She's a water sprite. She can never be a human. Much better than Fleming's rendition. She sounds like a governess in love with a count instead of water sprite. She sounds a bit self-indulgent, too. Lucia Popp's lamentation as a water sprite is just so believable. It touches deep in my heart and stir it all. I feel Rusalka's pain. I really do.
Lucia Popp is one of those phenomenal sopranos you always remember, not for any obvious trait, but for a "je ne sais quoi" quality. Her voice shows off what a light lyric really is, and she is so graceful and a delight. I love her rendition of this.
The only criticism I have is the bad lip synch.But Ms. Popp's voice and style are superb and this is one of Dvorak's most beautiful pieces.Brava Lucia!
Merveilleuse Lucia Popp, si musicale et expressive. La voix est parfaitement bien placée, le timbre chaud et clair à la fois. Elle rappelle Elly Ameling. Lucia a une appréhension très poétique de la musique.
Do you know when that's produced? I remember that german television made a short Rusalka-setting as introducion for her interview in TV show "Biolek" o "Bio" end ca 1976-78???
beautiful singing, beautiful makeup, bad lip synch (as all operatic singers), dreadfully "vegeterian" scenography-costume She is a Water Nymph not the Queen of Vegetables :))
I think the point is she is underater, among the lake flora (i.e. plants). But who cares about costumes--just listen to the absolutely best little mermaid.
OHH, MY GOD!!! Thank you very much! That's great. Lucissima! How I love her... This is the best Rusalka together with Adriana Kohutkova and Gabriela Benackova. These three slovak sopranos are unbeatable in this role. Thank you so much :)
wasn't this her native language also?
viverito 1 week ago
@viverito Close. Lucia was Slovak; this is in Czech. The two languages are closely related.
volk410 1 week ago
Such longing captured so beautifully in music. Dvorak was my introduction to classical music years ago with his Carnival Overture, and Lucia Popp was exquisite.
Jan96106 3 weeks ago in playlist Liked videos
Wonderful!!!, bravissima, what else can we say?, thanks for sharing this divine interpretation!!!
BRAVAAA!!!!
tenorschofield 1 month ago
Absolutamente conmovedor, Lucia Pop, es dificil hallar quien cante así hoy
edwar904 1 month ago
Superb singing as usual. A glorious peice - I first heard it sung by one of my singing teachers though nothing compares with the incomparable Lucia. A great loss to the world.
susannahmcdnld 1 month ago
Love her sound <3
MariposaRedimida 1 month ago
my four yeah old puts this song on repeat all day long :) we both love it :)))
sexymama12315 1 month ago in playlist Liked videos
Beautiful rendition...but oh man, that costume and those arm movements. Yeah, I get that Rusalka is otherworldly and not human. But Rusalka the snake dancer? Harumph.
ediblemarie 2 months ago
@ediblemarie Oooohh..couldn't agree less! It lends her true strangeness I've not seen in any other rendition.
pootsnoot1000 2 months ago
@ediblemarie She is playing a female water-sprite: possibly the setting was meant to look as if it were under water? Just a thought..........
adamastorBassBar 2 months ago
What a beautiful rendition!! With all due respect to singers like Renee Fleming, I think, this piece should be sung only by Slavic singers because of the softness and depth of the voice necessary to show the true colours of this music.
summerrain206 2 months ago
Absolutely enchanting -- the perfect balance of physical and vocal beauty (she is the dead-center PERFECT voice type for this aria) - and the costuming and makeup made Ms. Popp look like Hollywood only dreams of, today! What a beautifully sensitive and satisfying performance of this great work.
I first heard the aria performed in a recital about 40 years ago -- I have fallen in love with it all over again, today --- thank you and God rest you, Lucia...
bb8319 2 months ago
could listen to this lady all night...definately the best rendition of such a beautiful masterpiece...lucia...rules
sommy38 3 months ago
One of my all-time favorite sopranos, EVER! Her death was a tragedy and a huge loss to the world of Opera... Thank goodness we have wonderful recordings of her immense talent to remember her by.
damejb 3 months ago 2
nadherne
644petko 3 months ago
nadherne
644petko 3 months ago
Wundervoll !
Lampodoria 3 months ago
Wow, i've been staring stupidly at my screen for the length of the song. She's ... wow. Breathtaking!
helenaprice 4 months ago
She was really one of the greatest Voices of the Century. Even Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf acknowleged her as a Wonder. I bow my knees in respect to her!
heinzeronald 4 months ago
So very sad to learn of this most wonderful voice leaving us at age 57 to brain cancer. This is the first i've listened to Lucia Popp, and I must say that I love her voice and style very, very much. Maybe she's in Heaven with Zinka Milanov singing this together...what a great song, and how it is being sung here makes me a new admirer of Lucia Popp! She is just Heavenly here. BRAVA,Popp! I truly love your voice!
kasha1932 4 months ago
Ethereal . . . thank you.
esarfmij 4 months ago
Ethereal . . . thank you.
esarfmij 4 months ago
<3 Opera from Dvorak . 5 stars*. Thank you for sharing this lovely piece :)
nunitonick 5 months ago
One Of My Great Moments In Music
Seeing Lucia Popp Live In Concert
Her Humility Was Astonishing
She Was The Greatest Voice Of The 20th Century
We Miss You ,Rest In Peace
TrevorHoltzworth 5 months ago
WOW!! I came into this song from Milada Subrtova, but Mrs. Popp's version totally entranced me! What a voice performing a most beauteous song... Thank you for posting!!!
firstelvys 5 months ago
I fell in love with this voice over 40 years ago when I bought the de Burgos recording of Carmina Burana. I was devastated when I heard of her death in 1993. Such a beautiful woman as well, I wish to God I'd met her.
joannespetrus1 5 months ago
@joannespetrus1 I did in fact meet her, after a performance of Rosenkavalier at Covent Garden in the 70s when I was a student. Like you, I fell in love with her voice from the Carmina recording; I saw her Sophie, Despina and Annchen. Those whom the gods love die young. Heaven became a more tuneful place in 1993.
adamastorBassBar 2 months ago
@adamastorBassBar Sadly I never got to see her live. Her Vier Letzte Lieder are the best in a very strong field, with Gundula Janowitz a very very very close second.
joannespetrus1 2 months ago
What better song introducing me to this regal woman's voice, exciting in it's seeming flawlessness, than our beloved Song to the Moon. Kudos to Antonin D., always! Makes one wonder if the voice he had in mind was indeed the future-existent Ms. Popp's...Sterling introduction, great artist!
uckbee 5 months ago
So in love with her voice. The more I listen, the more hooked I am.
bourdour 5 months ago
This sent chills through my entire body
BrandonTJones69 5 months ago
There is a poignancy that she brings to the performance and her beautiful legato line never fails her. That we lost this beautiful voice and person at the age of only 54 is tragic! Thank you for loading this on here, it's a joy to hear perform.
MrAndredekock 5 months ago
Alguna vez Lucia hizo amistad con un Angel y este le regalo su voz..
ErikaSopranolirica88 5 months ago
Exquisite.
cellomad1 6 months ago
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pedestarres1 6 months ago
FORMIDABLE!!!!
ximenadore 6 months ago
Like Bohemian crystal sharp and pure, shame the sync...cant have everything.....fell in love with her when I heard her" In Trutina" in an old budget recording....
superbus maximus
Bruchag 6 months ago 2
The best
mfsfc 6 months ago
Was this a telecast of only this aria? Or is this a clip of a full production? I love the set and costume!
Puppyizzy 6 months ago
Those where 5 min. and 45 seconds of Goosebumps all over my body!!! Lucia didn't just perform this song, she made it her own; So expressive and touching, and at the same time so profound and intimate.... Thank you Lucia and thank you Onegin65
RDJanzen 6 months ago
SO BEAUTIFUL!
BalletBabyBoy 7 months ago
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zralokvemigraci 7 months ago
proven yet again, only czech or slovak singers can nail this one.
Kropikovo 7 months ago 4
@Kropikovo I couldn't agree more. I had the privilege of living in Czechoslovakia for almost 5 years, taught myself the language (so I have a profound appreciation for the difficulty associated with singing in Czech, effectively at any rate), and fell absolutely in love with the culture, the people, the music, history and etc. Other sopranos may have excellent voices, but to hear a non Czech try to sing this inevitably brings distraction. This is a perfect performance of a perfect piece. Bravo!
jubjub2112 7 months ago
@jubjub2112 It's more likely her talent is specifically suited to this song. Her Solveig's song has yet to be equaled, even though the version she sang was in German.
P1B1U1H1 6 months ago
@P1B1U1H1 Yes . . . I believe it is both . . . talent and the fact that Czech is her native tongue. In all the years I lived in Czech I never heard a single non-Czech speak the language without it being instantly obvious that they were not a native (my friends told me I had an excellent accent . . . but I can't believe I ever sounded exactly like a native). It is a very difficult language to speak properly. Anyway . . . Popp is fantastic as is this piece, that is enough :-)
jubjub2112 6 months ago
@jubjub2112 Well her native language is slovak, but it's really close to czech language ;) ... and you are right, she is absolutely breath-taking and fantastic...
TheVolodan 5 months ago
@TheVolodan Ah! I didn't realize she was Slovak! Yes . . . different but very similar . . . I'm gonna listen to this again . . . it just floors me every time!
jubjub2112 5 months ago
@jubjub2112 Czech language is extremely difficult to sing (especially in opera) even for slovaks, however, slovak language is originated in old czech language 'bibličtina' (language which was used in Bible of Kralice). E.g. Slovaks can't say the consonant Ř which is btw kinda important in 'řekni mi, řekni' (tell me, tell (me)!).
BrettStasa 5 months ago
@BrettStasa Yes . . . the Ř is a real puzzler for most non-Czechs . . . For some reason I had no trouble with it whatsoever . . . got it immediately . . . my Czech friends couldn't believe it! After living there for more than four years I was told my accent was almost perfect . . . that I sounded like a native (I wish I could say the same about Czech grammar!! THAT was where I had the most difficulty). Anyway . . . Love the Czech language and love Popp . . . a perfect voice!
jubjub2112 5 months ago
@Kropikovo apart from Dara Rolins who totally destroyed it once on a TV show when she made a pop version of it. Should have gone to jail for that...
Kropikovo 7 months ago 9
I cant stop listening to it,, sends shivers down my spine, wonderfull..
M Bristow
dodydundy 8 months ago
she is cray cray
cachoro91 8 months ago
Bravo !!
jhofmann33 8 months ago
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nádherná čeština až se divim že Lucia Popp není češka! Tato arie je vlastně jediný výtvor Čecha,ktery pro svou dokonalost slov a hudby nebyl překládán do jiných jazyků, ale zpívá se vždy (většinou) v originálnálu tj česky proto si myslím, že na tuto arii můžeme být my Češi právem hrdi a stejně tak na skladatele Dvořáka, který mimo Rusalky stvořil několk nezapomentelných a slavných děl třeba largo je přímo kouzelná skladba. Toto jsou mé názory je mi 20 let ale nad tyto skladby prostě není...
pejsik11 10 months ago
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pejsik11 10 months ago
in a trance after that...how the hell do these wonderful sopranos sing with such elegance and ease ...they make it look so simple but it is sooooo incredibly difficult......i think this is the best version...ive learned from it as it is portraying the character not just on concert stage...beautiful
jenson7720 10 months ago 2
Hermosísima interpretación de la Popp. Gracias por compartirla!
soyfilegonio 10 months ago
My absolute favorite opera. The story and music are stunning.
ashleenull 10 months ago 3
The best Rusalka, wonderful Lucia
mark6230 11 months ago 9
So beautiful. I found this piece in Bicentennial Man! Such a beautiful film and this adds a great touch to the scene it is in.
expressfashion2 11 months ago 2
exquisite, great music great soprano ... rich voice never thin just divine
cacciato66 11 months ago
Marvelous,
zwischensopran 11 months ago
I fell in love with song the first time I ever heard it, which was in the movie: "Driving Miss Daisy"...... I could just feel my heart pound.!! I have listened to it many, many times since and still feel like I can't get enough of it ...... Susan
SusanStrangerAumick 11 months ago 2
the best i ever listen to, what a beauty full voice
Thydel 1 year ago
The feelings that i have when i listen this beautiful interpretation are wordless, but i cry of the beautifulness in this song... When you listen it, it transports you to another place...
Nesu
JrMadness 1 year ago
I heard this renditition for the first time some months ago - I have listened to other great singers but none seem to have the richness and highlights that suit this song. Graham Melb Aus.
23zowie23 1 year ago
I love her voice because it's light but incredibly rich and delicious at the same time... so unique.
orphyborphy 1 year ago
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Kiovigbax 1 year ago
very very very beautiful, the second best Rusalka (aria Mesicku) on YT in my opinion. Mrs Subrtova is the best Rusalka. Nádhera!!! It makes me almost cry.
Kiovigbax 1 year ago
Thank you for sharing this. How stunning and sensual a performance and artist...
kinddude 1 year ago
Bravo Bravo :)
XtremeDance10 1 year ago
Je opravdu Rusalka. Bez slov.
123belgian 1 year ago
Prenádherná ária. Milujem túto operu.
zulika23457 1 year ago
Stunningly beautiful. I first heard this on a CD of operatic ari\as and was struck with the purity of her voice. What a talent.
empeegee 1 year ago
Eh. My vote goes to Fleming.
heula1 1 year ago
@heula1 my top performances of this song are sung by lucia popp, renee flemming and anna netrebko. i just love annas voice, even if she doesnt sing this song as emotional and perfect as rene flemming!
blackhoumor 1 year ago
@blackhoumor in my opinion Subrtova is the best followed by Popp in this performance (not in Zurich) followed by Benackova. But Netrebko is not bad, agree.
Kiovigbax 1 year ago 2
I really cannot imagine anyone in their right mind would want to traduce this recording in english or any other language come to that. If you mean translate then Glenmed has posted two other excellent versions of Lucia performing this with full english subtitles and these can be found in the playlist to the right hand side of this window. Happy listening.
mallydally 1 year ago
can someone please traduce this song (lyrics) at english please!!!???
reinaldoquiros 1 year ago
this is incredible. Her line is so beautiful.
kpfitzner 1 year ago 2
So unglaublich schön!!!
Boneart005 1 year ago
Elle est merveilleuse et, pour moi, la meilleure interprète de ce magnifique air !
Merci
jackylen57 1 year ago
Kupodivu krásná Čeština!! Až jsem se divila! Nádhera-klobouk dolu, ale paní Beňačková je prostě jediná Rusalka!!:)
123pajula456 1 year ago
@123pajula456 A to aj Beňačková má na slovenku dobrú češtinu no nie? :)
OptimusPriori 1 year ago
@OptimusPriori mezi Slováky a Čechy rozdíly nevidím....podle mě budeme pořád bratři...no nie? :D
123pajula456 1 year ago
@123pajula456 Vždy sme boli bratmi a nevidím dôvod to meniť :-)
OptimusPriori 1 year ago
I second that - no competition.
jazzfanjohn 1 year ago
........Kisses!!!
lefemmerachael 1 year ago
I was so sad when I read that this beautiful person died of brain cancer. Very depressing.Someone who sings this beautifully should have the honor of being able to live forever. I feel like crying now & I think I will. :'(
Thegrinch17 1 year ago 12
Bella, muy bella.Gracias Onegin65.
motoneta412 1 year ago
Bella, muy bella. Gracias Onegin65.
motoneta412 1 year ago 2
una de mis preferidas
elderarce 1 year ago
This is the best version of Rusalka I've heard on youtube. Really nice!
PhreeSoul 1 year ago
Lucia Popp with her incredible voice filled with shine of the stars was the best "Rusalka" for all times. Many figures of different operas she gave her wonderful sign. Its so sad because she was passing away too early.
alyssaathina09 1 year ago 2
Dvorak himself gets goosebumps hearing Lucia perform this and even the other russalka, both real and mythical, weep with equal parts or joy and sorrow
dragomir9p 1 year ago 2
Lucia is my favourite Rusalka! Bravo!!!!!!
VladaSunlight 1 year ago
Exceptional!
chicha1964 1 year ago
Perfection.
Thank you for
sharing this
gem.
acatalano2641 1 year ago
I haven't heard a single singer who sings the texte precise of Dvorak. I see mistakes in every sentence. It's a pity! But all the rest is very good.
grotsvita 1 year ago
Braaavaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!
BeniaminoGigli 1 year ago
I just love her....
quequitoAR 1 year ago
A good example of something perfect.
Seems that Dvorak had Popp's voice in mind when he wrotte this song.
They match so finely.
jflaviovidal 1 year ago 2
it was her best rolle ever. great post
antinoj2005 1 year ago 2
Did Lucia Popp sing the entire role?
twizzle99 2 years ago
Ms Popp is much missed today...elegant performance of this beautiful song!
mariandelochs 2 years ago
Thank you best Lusalka ！
wasamone 2 years ago 2
The Ultimate Rusalka :]
ZsaZsadoll 2 years ago 2
Lucia is Rusalka.....
msfairynfaun 2 years ago
i just love this hurrah! for good singing teachers :)
pianomags 2 years ago
very beautiful - as is common on TV, this is lip-synched, of course - she looks great but I still like it better when they sing it live.
ketillflatnefur 2 years ago
best rusalka
sophiemozart 2 years ago
Sublime
elizabethansett 2 years ago
Vielleicht singst Du heute mit den Engeln?
hamumalm 2 years ago
Whenever I hear Rusalka I think of Lucia, I don't think there's anyone really capturing the spirit of Rusalka as her. The Opera here in Oslo recently put up their production of Rusalka, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Norwegian Opera, it was wonderous...but it would be better if Lucia was there to grace us with her Rusalka
SeraphicFrenzy 2 years ago 5
The best Rusalka I have ever heard was Elka Mitzewa, There is a recording with her. She has a silvery glimmer in her voice, fitting perfectly to a water nymph.
Regietheaterdreckweg 2 years ago
Esta mujer tenía la cara y la voz de un ángel.
angeldelosilaos 2 years ago 2
I really miss Lucia.
If God would have had other plans she would still be singing to amazing. He voice was top notch with a perfect technical approach , that could sing anything she wanted!
She was really a gift!
Brent
BrentAudi 2 years ago 12
@BrentAudi
Agreed!
Suniart 5 months ago
This is amazing. Her chill coloratura voice brings the sad "alien" feel into this aria and it's deeply sad. She's a water sprite. She can never be a human. Much better than Fleming's rendition. She sounds like a governess in love with a count instead of water sprite. She sounds a bit self-indulgent, too. Lucia Popp's lamentation as a water sprite is just so believable. It touches deep in my heart and stir it all. I feel Rusalka's pain. I really do.
tonyhan0903 2 years ago 8
I think your commentary is on the mark. With Lucia's rendition, the word "delicate" comes to mind.
lskarin 2 years ago 4
Lucia Popp is one of those phenomenal sopranos you always remember, not for any obvious trait, but for a "je ne sais quoi" quality. Her voice shows off what a light lyric really is, and she is so graceful and a delight. I love her rendition of this.
saxamaphoneguy1 2 years ago 43
@saxamaphoneguy1 Well said. :)
nailycai 1 year ago
Beautiful!
nailycai 2 years ago
Thank you, THANK YOU Onegin65 for uploading this gem of a recording.
Lucia Popp is my favourite soprano of all time. Taken too young. 54 is too young an age to die!
SeadogDriftwood 2 years ago 8
What a most beautifull performance.
So mysterieus you expect Bats flying in the moonlight. The queen of the night.
What a voice chilling. I'm shivering of her beauty.
Romanticdance 2 years ago 3
Wie traurig, dass diese STIMME so früh gegangen ist...
Awrora777 2 years ago
Лючия Попп одна из самых шикарных колоратур всех времен. Вот он, славянский ГОЛОС!!!!
Awrora777 2 years ago 3
What a great singer she was!
Herur22 2 years ago 3
Beautiful!
she's so wonderfully relaxed!
but what happened to the end? :(
maeveybabay 2 years ago
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km1592 2 years ago
O dear, this one is the best on youtube.
dermotafan 2 years ago 5
For no other aria is there one interpretation so much superior to all others as for this one.
SergioCQH 2 years ago 7
At 1:25 something inside me leaps. Dvorak's opera deserves to be better known. And no one has ever sung this piece quite like Popp.
nclysander 2 years ago 4
That part also sends chills down my spine because of the beauty of her voice. May she rest in peace.
Thegrinch17 2 years ago 7
Unwahrscheinlich sagenhaft schön. Dvorak hat es nicht erleben dürfen.
Dankeschön für diese Pracht, onegin65. A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
123belgian 2 years ago 3
La mejor de las interpretaciones. Una obra maestra / The best performance ever. A master work / La meilleure des interprétations. Un chef-d'oeuvre
jprn55 2 years ago 4
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jprn55 2 years ago
Miraculous performance!!
This is the definitive Rusalka.
Lucia Popp was a great great singer.
And in this role she has no real competition.
So sorry she is not with us anymore.
chaiter1 2 years ago 61
@chaiter1 I think that Milada Subrtova is equal competition :-)
snehurecka 1 year ago
@chaiter1 Thank you so much for this wonderful version by Lucia.
jazzfanjohn 1 year ago
Technique et souffle remarquables.Dommage que la justesse parfois laisse à désirer.Belle musicalité ,finesse des attaques,bravo!
Katiuszkasanda 2 years ago
Wonderful!
jcattapan 2 years ago
Extremely beutiful ..
dasbelgio 2 years ago
che delizia!!!!
waltermontani 2 years ago
so beautiful!!!!!
flouraki 2 years ago
Powerful piercing the heart...
PATSDESIGNS 2 years ago
Very very beautiful....
fairlytaleofnewyork 2 years ago
Lucia is wonderful!
MisterSoprano 2 years ago
Poesia!!!
Macbett0 2 years ago
Such a clear voice, best version of this I have heard yet.
DougNederland 3 years ago
Please tell me which cnducter.
WisteriaFloribunda 3 years ago
absolutamente perfeito. Não há palavras para descrever sequer.. Tenho a lágrima no olho!
anasousaana 3 years ago 3
sem dúvida =)
Llilymel 3 years ago
Great!
Straricc 3 years ago 3
beautiful
angielove1 3 years ago 4
Such a chilling beautifull song.
Romanticdance 3 years ago 5
You can't improve or debate perfection.
tenore23 3 years ago 4
Left us far too early.
lochness11 3 years ago 3
The only criticism I have is the bad lip synch.But Ms. Popp's voice and style are superb and this is one of Dvorak's most beautiful pieces.Brava Lucia!
CraigFrancisSoto 3 years ago
Can someone tell me when this was telecast? The date, or where? I would love to get a recording if possible.
farklefarkleltltwink 3 years ago
Merveilleuse Lucia Popp, si musicale et expressive. La voix est parfaitement bien placée, le timbre chaud et clair à la fois. Elle rappelle Elly Ameling. Lucia a une appréhension très poétique de la musique.
Grand Merci !
delphinnet 3 years ago 2
Silver bell voice with hints of honey and velvet...great acting,gorgeous face...I feel
transported to another era when voices was all it mattered. The clear notes of her voice
slide and ripple all over the water and air...
Just bewitching...
Lucia forever...and a day.
pourmoinyc 3 years ago 5
hard to stay objective upon scene arrangements&stuff when the voice ripples upon ur ears...
haidems 3 years ago
Exquisite! Lucia Popp does this perfectly. Thanks for posting this!
trousermezzo 3 years ago 3
Do you know when that's produced? I remember that german television made a short Rusalka-setting as introducion for her interview in TV show "Biolek" o "Bio" end ca 1976-78???
latraviata69 3 years ago
beautiful singing, beautiful makeup, bad lip synch (as all operatic singers), dreadfully "vegeterian" scenography-costume She is a Water Nymph not the Queen of Vegetables :))
Lohengrin 3 years ago
She is a Water Nymph not the Queen of Vegetables :))
hahaha.:) Still, here the sound is better then in the previous youtube version.
She's perfection.
encoberta 3 years ago 4
I think the point is she is underater, among the lake flora (i.e. plants). But who cares about costumes--just listen to the absolutely best little mermaid.
Remy1957 3 years ago
OHH, MY GOD!!! Thank you very much! That's great. Lucissima! How I love her... This is the best Rusalka together with Adriana Kohutkova and Gabriela Benackova. These three slovak sopranos are unbeatable in this role. Thank you so much :)
LaViolettaValery 3 years ago 9
My beloved Lucia is far better than Netrbeko and all those singers without any expression.
scarpia1965 3 years ago 7
How beautiful she sounds and how beautiful this setting is!
popova1 3 years ago
Tell me you're not gone, Lucia. Tell us you're not really gone.
Glenmed 3 years ago 5
*****more than wonderful*****
thank you
BravaBerganza01 3 years ago 2
BRAVA!!! Lucia Popp era la mejor...lástima q muriera tan joven
Gracias por colgarlo :)
leporello89 3 years ago
Perfection!
dalferr 3 years ago
Effortless sublimity. No need to say more.
jimuk63 3 years ago 4