Diana Damrau - FIFA 2006

Bits in which Diana Damrau appears along with Plácido Domingo and Zubin Mehta. From the '3 Orchester und Stars' (FIFA 2006, Germany).

And here's the translation, finally
(Danke schön, Iska ^^):

Commentator: "Zubin Mehta, the chief-conductor of the Munich State Opera, was already rehearsing last week with the soprano Diana Damrau, who has made herself a name as an expert for the high C on all the great opera houses of the world."

DD: "The occasion is something very extraordinary and for me, of course, it's completely new to sing in a stadium and, well... Soccer, this media bandwidth that comes with it. Naturally, it is also completely different in the musical aspect than when I just get into a role on the stage for a play with my colleagues. It's exciting!"

C: "There are also some rehearsals at the state opera, where Maestro Zubin Mehta and soprano Diana Damrau are fighting their way through the mass-effective Soccer-medley. For the young singer this concert is a special challenge. After all, she does have a duet with her idol, the probably best known operasinger in the world: Plácido Domingo."

DD: "This is for me, personally, completely unbelievable. Because I had, back when I was twelve, at home alone, watched the Traviata-movie with Domingo and Teresa Stratas on TV and that was for me actually a kind of a crucial experience, like for ballerinas the movie "The Red Shoes". And now here, to be able to sing this duet with Domingo is such a great gift for me, I never would have dared to dream of it. I just hope I will be able to make any sound at all!"

C: "Diana Damrau is regarded as a mastress of the high C and is by now at home in every great opera house. For the soccer-classic-crossover this woman from Günzburg chose a seldom played aria by Leonard Bernstein. With the role of a courtesan wants to show us what she's got vocally. And there is even a kind of relation to the WM (World-Championship)"

DD: "It increases into some kind of hysteria and well, yeah, she is really on the edge of a nervous breakdown. And so I thought there certainly are a lot of ladies on the edge of a nervous breakdown during the soccer-WM because their husbands are just not approachable anymore and, well, as the only lady I thought I kind of had to account for the women.

Then in the stadium she says: "I have never been here, I always walked on the outside when I was in Munich with my parents in the past, but, yes, I have to say it is really impressive and... Also the technology and everything given here is just breathtaking."

C: "And then, finally, it worked: three orchestras, three conductors, three stars and one sound: The best known soccer-hymn of the world in classic style. Now Germany can be world-champion!"

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[MaiEdwardCullen]

can we have translations

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[Lilith89ibz]

They are in the info

[Klassizismus]

One question: Did Diana and Placido Domingo also sing "Tonight" from West Side Story in this concert???? I read this somewhere, but I'm not sure....

[Lilith89ibz]

Hm, I really don't think so. As far as I'm concerned I have the whole gala, and they didn't. Maybe I'm wrong, but I hope not or I'm missing a bit! xD

[ladymacbethx]

MY GOD! I have no words...

Placido Domingo + Diana Damrau + 3 orchestas= PERFECTION.

I can die in peace now hehe.

[Feuerlaeufer]

omygod, I think I fell in love with her... She's absolutely gorgeous and totally cute! :)

[FDGDSFg332]

sssoooo lovely.....

whoёll sell me a ticket to Bavaria?

[tCrOMez1990]

damn at the end you can hear diana over everybody and she's not mic'd wow

[BarbaraPloyer333]

You know what- I've had it! I've finally actually had it!

I'm learning German as soon as possible!

PS- Diana Damrau is simply amazing, as usual.

3:28- PREEEEEEEEEETTY LIGHTS!

[KyAnubis]

Esta mujer es impresionante!!!! If she's as nice as she appears in the interviews, she is surely the kindest star of the world! What a magical and wonderful voice she's got! Her performances captivate me every time I see her. :D

[operamania08]

Thank you for posting.

She is amazing, she is beautiful, Shes got everything!!!!!!!

[tantricsurfer]

And they still say that girls who use to go to stadium are not refined...;-)