Karita Mattila sings Elsa's first aria (Lohengrin)

[lovingee1]

TOO GORGEOUS a lady and singer for words so I will just listen and die!!!

Barbara Todres/NYC

[marioj34]

Sublissime ^^

[paulostroff99]

Lovely.TY MUEZZAB for posting.

[Drastam]

Awfully ugly production...

But the Divine music and singing are stunning.

[tenorismo]

So in the context of this , Er " Homeless " production of Lohengrin. Shouldent she be clutching an .umbrella insted of a sword ?

[tamirsqu]

'why wagner always has swords in his opera?

[lamusicahera]

PERFECT!

She is one of the last real artists today !

LA GRANDE KARITTA MATTILA !

[KarinWettig]

What a wonderful voice. Why do they destroy the beauty of her voice with such a terrible outfit and scenery. Is this the modern way to destroy the magic of Opera....???

[Babs22h]

i am going to be wathing this... this evening on netflix....well not this version ... the one with rysanek

[isabelle070209]

Voix magnifique mais que gâchis de mise en scène

[JoStrassen]

I can understand why Kandinsky decided to change completely his life after listening to Lohengrin. The colors present in this masterpiece really impressed him.

[54spiritedwill54]

Wonderful!

[bestmaster3]

Elsa is one of the more thankless roles

in the Wagner repertory - over 700

lines of ABSOLUTELY beautiful melody

to sing with virtually no character

development or directiojn of motivation, then almost silent when she breaks down in the final scene and has her finest acting

opportunity- many of the greatest Wagner artists sound marvelous in one or two productions in their early career, then go on to other Wagner operas or else take on the ore dramatic and satisfying role of Ortrud.

Arrow

[Heraopera]

BRAAAAAAVA!

Her timbre her technique her interpretation are individual and her voice is not a haretone !!!!!!!

BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVA!

[hansegam]

Opernklaus = King Heinrich

[tubalooney]

Hi,

who's singing King Heinrich?

Thanks a lot

[haripolit]

I also don't like the costumes and set but KARITA MATTILA is so divine that I keep coming back...

[esclarmonde4]

If I read another comment like "why does her clothes look modern ?" I will scream.

[eppurs1muove]

I will write one - if you promise to post the scream on YouTube. But I totally agree with you - I can't believe how people always rant about "too modern" Wagner settings. I think Wagner's music craves for modern and innovative settings. For example, Syderberg's innovative Parsifal film serves the music perfectly

[leomaruli]

Why not do it in Star Wars setting? :-D Kidding, I'm still not ready for a singing Princess Leia... operatically!

[swanknightmitchan]

I think she's wonderful! but why does her clothes look modern?

I LOVE LOHENGRIN!!! Yay, Wagner!

[ShawDAMAN]

Yay Wagner's music but don't yay Wagner... he wasn't the nicest guy on the block...

[thornolie]

I have to agree with this statement. However, I think we can yay karita in this!

[unclealand]

OH GOD, WHY DIDN'T THEY GET HER "SALOME" ON FILM? Sorry for shouting, but Karita Mattila is one of the only great sopranos who can sing this stuff and isn't the size of an SUV.

[eppurs1muove]

And Salome's premiere was by another Finn, Aino Ackté - but Karita even lived years in my neighbouring house, but I never saw her (busy girl). (I "talk to stragers", and would have suggested her to sing twice the "müdgewordenen" instead of the much more coommon long "Aaaaaaaa-ugen" in "September", but she obviously read my thoughts, because on the Berlin record she aready does that (it matters, sounds better when "sordino"...)

[mariusfelix]

wer ist der telramund?

Who is singing telramund?

[goksayy]

this ıs good wagner..

[Sennettfan]

Well, I have to say I think Mattila is a revelation - very few Wagner sopranos are quite as fine in the looks or acting departments. Saw her at the Royal Opera, London about ten years ago performing Elsa... Absolutely marvellous! And this is my favourite opera, so she really had to impress me! So glad you've put this on YouTube, thank you.

[rayray8816]

shes not a wagner sorry shes a full on light dramatic "spinto" soprano

[foropera]

I was in the audience and I can tell you that her sound is really HUGE, and Elsa is a "blond" heroin anyway, so she doesn't need to be as heavy as a Brunnhilde.

[Lflennoy]

I have seen here in Chicago as Pamina in 1991, and then as Donna Anna in 2004 and Manon Lescaut in 2005. I want to see her Salome at the Met in 2008-2009 season! Also her Jenufa in Los Angeles in September 2007. She is absolutely amazing! I have all of her solo discs.

[ninames]

I like the way Karita Mattila is performing the role.She is really communicative and has intense eyes and expressions

[mistyrow]

I swear, my voice was of much higher quality but I didn't pursue it, why are you all ragging on me, I think I am gonna cry now...

[mistyrow]

Why, Thank you!!!

I think I will!!!

[londonprague]

Why not indeed? Luana de Vol sang her first Brunhilda in her late 50s at Bayreuth after years in the chorus I believe. She is still singing big roles.

[mistyrow]

You know, that is very kind of you to say. I am 38, perhaps it is not too late for me after all...Thanks:)

[londonprague]

Get a good teacher, learn German and save enough money to  go to some good auditions and pay for good publicity. And go to Bayreuth to see some Wagner. I may be able to help with tickets. We need some more Wagnerian Singers, so if by chance you have it, go for it.

[ninames]

Hi, I've just read your message to mistyrow.I'm a singer too, and I also would like to have some advice. What do you mean by "go to some good auditions and pay for good publicity"?

I Thank you in advance

[RibbonSlope]

You sing better than Karita Mattila? Please stop kicking yourself and join the Metropolitan Opera right this minute!

[mistyrow]

I sing better but I goofed off and didn't pursue it...I am kicking myself now!!!

[Rephrat]

first of all try to win the Leeds competition,than we will talk.

[BeniaminoGigli]

She is a dramatic soprano,but I feel her sound seems to be a bit blank.

[33hamburger]

Großartig!

[33hamburger]

Wonderful!

[VerdianoBR]

It's great to watch to an Elsa that isn't only a fragile and naïve woman! Mattila has such a lush and involving voice and a great stage presence and all of this makes her Elsa braver and more self-determined. Her singing is simply extraordinary!