Lied von Kleinzach

This is from the Konservatorium Wien production of "Hoffmann's Erzaehlungen" I am portraying the role of Hoffmann. Yes most of the time the role is performed in original French but I did the German version which is a bit more difficult since the music was originally composed for the french language. It is an incredibly difficult role that I think in a couple of years I will be able to do it full justice. I was just happy to be able to get through two performances within a three day time span. Enjoy.

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Music

Tags:

• Hoffmann
• Michael
• Spyres
• Tenor

[fluffynamedkimba]

how old are you and where do you come from? you are amazing!! this is an incredible production and your voice is really beautiful. I have watched all of the videos posted from this show, including with the girl singer Anne, and both of you are really first-rate excellent singers/performers/actors. bravo!!!!

[isabelle070209]

Que ce soit chanté en allemand ne me dérange pas et je suis française.

La voix est belle, la lise en scène cohérente. Tout ce que j'aime.

[bretul]

Magnificent! And you survived the near 'slip' off the stool!

[MariaCaIIas]

beautiful voice and it looks like the aria lies very comfortably, (though we all know the real taxing thing is the duet with Julietta. ;-) )

You also look comfortable with your body and acting. however, exactly since you have this ease, it makes it all the more obvious that you just do what you are told to do at a "perfect" timing. Only the timing is too perfect. Make natural transitions... do not act every damn word... breath in your acting. Take time even if the music fleets you! It does not.

[vocetenor]

lovely voice and acting and you look like nicolai gedda a bit .

[MisterSenseless]

Tales of Hoffmann should have been a singspiel, it has always felt more "right" in German

[eurydike]

@fluffynamedkimba it is surprisingly good !

[Christian170978]

Wunderbare Aufführung!

Darstellerisch und gesanglich schlüssig!

Aber warum die deutsche Übersetzing? Furchtbar!!!

Eine Oper soll immer in der Original-Sprache gesungen werden. Eine Übersetzung "´vergewaltigt" die Musik, da Text und Musik in der Oper zusammengehören. Ich empfinde sowas als Respektlosigkeit gegenüber Werk und Komponist!

Das Publikum versteht auch so worum es geht. Es gibt eine Erfindung: Übertietl!

[rupepill]

Yes. You are right.

[Zugvogel1]

I think the Original was on French.

[rupepill]

Perhaps the German born composer might have been quite happy to have his work sung in what was his native tongue. Certainly, the fine young tenor in his admirable performance here does justice to the beauty of the music and the lively character of the aria.

What a tuneful delight is The Tales of Hoffmann, in whatever language, when sung, as remarkably well as it is, by these talented students.

Thank you fror posting this video.

[AndreyZ1]

Great! I'm very surprizing how many interesting variations of the song exist...