Una donna a 15 anni -- Danielle de Niese -- Così fan tutte

Amsterdam, Muziektheater, December 2006. Danielle de Niese (Despina) discusses what a lady of 15 years old has to know. She convinces Dorabella (Maite Beaumont), but not Fiordiligi (Sally Matthews)
Stage direction: Jossi Wieler & Sergio Morabito
Musical direction: Ingo Metzmacher
Registration by NPS, Dutch television

Una donna a quindici anni
Dèe saper ogni gran moda,
Dove il diavolo ha la coda,
Cosa è bene e mal cos'è.

Dèe saper le maliziette
Che innamorano gli amanti,
Finger riso, finger pianti,
Inventar i bei perché.

Dèe in un momento
Dar retta a cento;
Colle pupille
Parlar con mille;
Dar speme a tutti,
Sien belli o brutti;
Saper nascondersi
Senza confondersi;
Senza arrossire
Saper mentire;
E, qual regina
Dall'alto soglio,
Col «posso e voglio»
Farsi ubbidir.
(fra sé)
Par ch'abbian gusto
Di tal dottrina.
Viva Despina
Che sa servir!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• classical
• opera
• mozart
• cosi
• fan
• tutte
• sally
• matthews
• maite
• beaumont
• danielle
• de
• niese

[prysmith37]

What a fantastic young singer. Has she sung at the Met yet?

[vankan0]

Yes, twice. Once in a dreamcast with Bryn Terfel and Cecilia Bartoli in Le Nozze as Barbarina (2001 IIRC), once as Suzanna in LeNozze in 2008 or 2009.

[operaticxingenue]

Did she debut at 16 or something?

[vankan0]

Close. :-) 19

[JAYJAY1000000]

Good singing, don't like the cheap soft porn set and dress; plus ill advised audience who clap before the end of the aria, honestly...

[vankan0]

I agree about the audience. A bit uncharacteristic for this theater 

though.

[jfbecks17]

Does Despina take condoms out of her boots and give them to her?

[BarbaraPloyer333]

Good soprano... wow- I really like her singing.

Though I am rather too used to the 18th century dresses used in so many production....

This is REALLY good.

[DiomedesDioscuro]

Oh, soooo boring! This singer has very scarce vocal resources, I don't really think she should be ranked among first line singers, not even second.

[wswsw04]

Xxl

[eliyaguy]

superb

[helencheddar]

I like her voice because it is similar to mine, and as for the people who say her voice is too small, that type of role is a soubrette, and the soubrette vocal range is very light and fine, so it is not meant to be very big and loud.

[helencheddar]

I like her voice because it is similar to mine, and as for the people who say her voice is too small, that type of role is a soubrette, and the soubrette vocal range is very light and fine, so it is not meant to be very loud.

[helencheddar]

i like this woman's singing, its light which is good for the character, she's not supposed to be one of those super loud singers with the horn helmet and braids, i think she did a great job.

[classicalgalNYC]

She sucks. Period! Who feels her voice is too small for this theatre and orchestra?

[classicalgalNYC]

@vankan0 They probably wanted it to be over all ready ;D

[classicalgalNYC]

She sucks. Period!

[asx5252]

@prysmith37 and she just sang this role there for the first time last month.