Recording the 'Der Hölle Rache' - Diana Damrau

So this is it. Diana recording 'Arie di Bravura' in the studio =)

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You can find the original at: http://www.emiclassics.de/video/74310#1

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Thanks, FoxyGrandpa! ^^

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[jeihu1]

where can I buy this?

[Lilith89ibz]

@jeihu1 There is a link to the CD on my channel :)

[LordHettrick]

But why use a baroque orchestra for a 1791 work? I wouldn't expect the English Concert to play Beethoven...Damrau is great. The orchestra is crap. The punches are to punched and the orchestra disappears between the punches. That's not what I call accompanying the solist.

[Lilith89ibz]

@LordHettrick I used to agree with you, but after seeing them live with Diana at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées last year, I am convinced that the problem with this recording was actually the recording location and the placement of the microphones. They sounded great, live!

[IshyIMB017]

After listening to her version on stage of this aria I just realized that this version is on a lower key than the one she sang on stage which is the original key. She did an awesome job on this version too, but it seems to me like it was harder for her to sing this with the same power and clearness in this lower key. This usually happens a lot with coloratura sopranos, they should´ve left the aria on it´s original key cause she can sing it perfectly.

[Lilith89ibz]

@IshyIMB017 Actually, they are playing in the original key, but they are tuned according to the original tuning, which is A415 instead of A440 or A442 which are what we are used to hearing nowadays.

This was not done to accomodate Diana's voice at all (you are right, she was more comfortable with a higher pitch because of her muscle memory), but to fit the baroque orchestra and the recording location.

[PerformerDiva]

I had no idea Harry Potter conducted! Lol...just kidding. I LOVE THIS!!!

[christophbell2]

2:02 Really difficult melisma perfectly done :D

[thequeenundisputed]

Man. She's an amazing singer, a wonderful actress, graceful AND beautiful? I hope she has a foul personality otherwise none of this is fair xD

[pointemeout]

it's soooo absolutely amazing to see this done in the studio

[Tima5543]

She is GREAT OPERA SINGER!

[martian76smiley]

what is a440,41...and so forth??-what does that mean?

[mundodeanka]

I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooove, she's amazing

[joaquindalessio]

1:35 - 2:10 - ASTONISHING!!!!!!!!!

[helius69]

Damn she is HOT !!!!

[arcturian627]

0:39 Harry Potter uses the invisibility cloak!!

[undeuxtroisquatreish]

@Lilith89ibz - Wow, you are so smart and I mean that honestly. I have decent relative pitch but not perfect pitch. I didn't realize this recording had been lowered. It's ironic you should mention A440 vs. A442. The violinist I work with has her piano tuned to A441! I totally agree with you in terms of Diana's kinesthetic response to the key; she doesn't seem as comfortable singing slightly lower; I just couldn't put my finger on it. Thanks much for the information. She's still wonderful.