Antonio Salieri: Aria from Der Rauchfangkehrer

Antonio Salieri`s aria from "Der Rauchfangkehrer" is "Wenn dem Adler das Gefieder." This virtuoso piece was written for the soprano Caterina Cavalieri, as was "Marten aller Arten," and it is sung here by Patrice Michaels under the direction of Stephen Alltop.

In this aria, Fraule Nannette, the character who sings it, decides to confront her stepmother, Frau von Habicht, after the latter challenges her in her quest for Volpino`s love.

Lyrics:
Wenn dem Adler das Gefieder
Aus der grauen Höh' erblickt,
Beugt sich alles vor ihm nieder,
Staunet, starret und erschrickt.
Ich ein Habicht von der Wiege,
Zähl mich in des Adlers Fach,
Operistinn! förcht mein' Siege,
Dich zu beugen ist mein Sach.

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• salieri
• opera aria
• der rauchfangkehrer

[tracywk]

I too have searched far and wide, high and low for this beautiful work. Finally now I have access to music that will give tremendous enjoyment to opera lovers everywhere.

[danielemanuelb]

This is what the world needs - more salieri, and less mozart! I love mozart but enough's enough!

[southwestguy223]

bravisimo. I really like Salieri. i think hes too Under rated!

[loveandpeace71]

Ich hab wohl zuviel Opera Metal gehört. Ich warte jetzt immer wann es ordentlich abgeht. :(

[revolutionsetude]

@johannesytb

That is not true!

[OperaMystery80]

@AmericanEvita Hi AmericanEvita. I also detected a similar timbre to Beverly Sills. Sills could have sung this quite beautifully as it's a coloratura showpiece. Sills sang German very well and I love Mozart (Zauberflote & concert arias), Schubert Lieder and Strauss concert arias.

[johannesytb]

her german is nearly not to understand.

[jradetzky]

@radaphhesig what?

[AmericanEvita]

The singing voice of this soprano - Patrice Michaels - sounds similar to that of Beverly Sills. I thought it was Sills & was surprised to discover it wasn't. What a beautiful voice. This is from a German opera by Salieri (Der Rauchfangkehrer) which also surprised me since Salieri, an Italian, composed mostly Italian operas. The Viennese of this period enjoyed Italian opera; however it makes sense that Salieri also composed German operas as Mozart had done with Seraglio & Zauberflote.

[FRAGIORGIO1]

@worldvote I agree with you, only the emperor was Franz II (of the Holy Roman Empire) later Franz I of the Austrian Empire if this was written after 1792. Franz Joseph became emperor in 1849 and reigned till 1916. And if this was composed before 1790, it was the Emperor Joseph II who died in 1790 (the emperor in "Amadeus"). We owe much to the Habsburgs for making Vienna a cultural capital of Europe.  Unfortunately, the present "republican" government is afraid of the Habsburgs.

[sas147741]

@Vanchy58 No sera por que Haydn, Mozart y Salieri vivieron en la misma epoca, con los estilos musicales? Salieri fue sin ninguna duda un genio comparable a Haydn y a Mozart.

[Vanchy58]

Estas aria se aproxima mucho a las compuestas por el maestro Joseph Haydn en su estilo y dinamica. Mozart tenía su estilo muy propio y que ninguno de sus contemporáneos logró igualarle o mucho menos superarle.