Diana Damrau singing "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" from LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN

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12 жыл бұрын

Diana Damrau singing Olympia's aria "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" from LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN, recorded live during the dress rehearsal at the Bavarian State Opera
Diana Damrau (Olympia)
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera
The Bavarian State Orchestra
Constantinos Carydis (Musical direction)

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@d4nd4m4n1 6 жыл бұрын

Diana Damrau could sing the telephone directory and it would be stunning. She’s got an amazing voice.

@summermcpherson8209 3 жыл бұрын

Anything she sings would be stunning

@WINCHANDLE 2 жыл бұрын

God yes!

@lewisbreland 2 жыл бұрын

She and Streisand make me think there might be a God.

@user-cv8ui5ir2d Жыл бұрын

Totally. Diana is one of my favorite voices ever. She also seems like a humble and sweet lady, too.

@longliveclassicmusic 10 жыл бұрын

What's the deal? She has an incredible voice, sings it impeccably beautifully in her own special way, the set and staging is beautiful albeit in a super quirky way but in a way that makes it interesting. Not every world-class production has to be exactly the same to be considered worthy of legend. Come on, people. If you can't appreciate it, try to humbly accept that maybe you still have some room to grow as a lover of the arts...

@gilmerlopezaguilar0119 4 жыл бұрын

All I can say is that this piece makes me drink like there is no tomorrow.. So depressing and romantic in a very stricted way. Come death and take me away..

@sadella 4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention her French is impeccable

@Egryn 4 жыл бұрын

My biggest criticism of this version is the fact that during this aria, she is supposed to be wound, since she is a clockwork woman. Hoffman is oblivious to this fact of this because Copilius give Hoffman glasses to make her look like a real woman. Without that a major aspect of the aria is lost. Without it, she is simply singing (masterfully I will add); not performing the piece.

@flannerymonaghan-morris1317 4 жыл бұрын

In all fairness, Les Contes is in of itself a quirky opera...

@BajcoTheSinger 10 жыл бұрын

I simply adore Diana. I have listened to many worldwide-known opera singers, some of them even live, but the energy that Diana makes and gives away on stage, noone can do that. She is totally my favourite and i would put her in the top 5 world sopranos.

@reykwaan.adorno 2 жыл бұрын

Same! 🤎

@LhizJordn 10 жыл бұрын

Hoffman meets hairspray... Love diana

@moonchildasmr1 6 жыл бұрын

Lhiz Jordn I was thinking Cinderella meets Hoffman meets Hairspray

@helenhebert7127 5 жыл бұрын

OMG, yes!

@dianaarneson6590 3 жыл бұрын

How she can sing so gracefully while simulating an automaton is a mystery! She's magnificent.

@shanmccookie3604 4 жыл бұрын

Omg. This rendition just shows her range and dexterity i mean those random scales. So flawless. In music, she has "athleticism" in some sense.. She can do all of these things without showing strain and perform the part at the same time. Always astounds me. What an incredible talent and skill she has.

@BlowMeImANinja 12 жыл бұрын

Holy shit ive never heard or seen any one do opera before, this is amazing! I never knew we human could sing like this and for so long while acting!

@LiyahLova 12 жыл бұрын

i think this is absolutely hilarious! screw the audience if they don't like it cuz its not "conventional" and screw any of you who think less of her because of this. a true performance that embodied more acting and humor than any performer ive ever seen even at la scala. brava!

@joefpsunset 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! She is great... This was fantastic. Her Queen of the Night Aria in The Magic Flute is brilliant as well.

@FBL667 12 жыл бұрын

for those of you who haven't seen it yet, this is just a dress rehearsal, they upped the tempo and put it to the original key for the actual performances, not to mention damrau just simply did much better in the performances too /watch?v=EmOgYjYYX6Q the aria itself starts about 3 minutes in

@DebraSneed 7 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS. Different from all the other ones I've watched, but is still great in it's own way.

@lisaashby1547 7 жыл бұрын

I don't care about all that artsy 'does she sing off key' nonsense, plebs like me just know she sounded beautiful, acted amazingly and looked gorgeous. The best performance of this song I've seen.

@tomtalker2000 2 жыл бұрын

She's not just a BRILLIANT singer. She's also a BRILLIANT PERFORMER. Not a lot of opera singers both male or female are able to entertain and sing there given roles. There are too many "park and bark" opera singers out there. But i also want to be entertained and not in a broadway musical sort of way. But i want them to make me believe the role they are playing and especially what they are conveying when there singing said roles. And Diana delivers that on ALL fronts in my humble opinion.

@cynthiafletcher9845 5 жыл бұрын

It is always a pleasure to hear Diana!! She is a great performer. C❤❤

@Chomsky44 7 жыл бұрын

Extremely gorgeous as a woman and a gift of mature for our ears!!! So powerful and extraordinary singer Diana Damrau Tschüss from Madrid.

@stevenkm19 9 жыл бұрын

She really is amazing - BRAVO

@Michael-hz2pl 4 жыл бұрын

Hearing Diana sing this role is what caused me to understand why certain opera roles are not particularly for everyone even if you have the vocal range to sing it. Diana sings this song beautifully, but when compared to Luciana Serra, Diana doesn’t sound as robotic, even though she is singing the same note and applying trills and vibrato where Serra does. Her voice is much heavier than Serra’s, but she tends to add unintended drama to the song where Serra does not. However, in the Queen of the Night, Serra still has magnificent high notes. She has a shrill diamond sparkle on her high F6’s that nobody has duplicated, but she doesn’t have enough weight to her voice in her middle range to really “make the point” solely judging in how much raw power her voice is putting out. Since she has a higher voice type than Diana, she however has much more precise pitch control than Diana. Diana has wonderful agility, but it isn’t as flat, straight pitch, precise as Serra’s, which is due to Diana having a heavier voice type

@mrbigbigtoe 4 жыл бұрын

She is such an actress and I love it!

@sammy3212321 5 жыл бұрын

I adored her characterisation in her rendition. The phrasing was unique to say the least, but so it Diana. This is definitely the campiest and most comedic performance I've ever seen of the piece.

@Faircrowd1 8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing voice. Thank you so much.

@Daniliz81 10 жыл бұрын

its official! women (especially sopranos) get the best roles!! I love Diana, she is truly amazing and this is out of this world perfect :)

@urssulas 7 жыл бұрын

Cinderella dress;)

@christiaandhooghe 7 жыл бұрын

Such a lovely Olympia.Not comparing to any other soprano, just Damrau.

@ThePilot314 9 жыл бұрын

the very best Olympia I ever have heard ................ AND the performance of a puppet is wonderful!!!!

@cristobal3377 Жыл бұрын

Como no sentir un escalofrío en la piel al escuchar la hermosa voz de Diana.

@LODSANDRE 8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fabulous !! What a voice !Thank you for sharing.

@rescatados 7 жыл бұрын

Magnifique!!!

@christiaandhooghe 12 жыл бұрын

Damrau is PERFECT for this opera!!!!!! Wonderfull. :)

@pluto1655 6 жыл бұрын

wow intriguing, this performance was full of suspence and emotion

@10thmuse46 8 жыл бұрын

Damrau is a dramatic coloratura, but this drama is really intense in her voice, which is perfect in most opera arias. In this aria a more "flat" voice is required. It's not that her voice is bad, for example in "die Zauberflüte" she is simply stunning. Just this aria is not for her voice....The choir and the orchestra are perfect though...

@unFayemous 6 жыл бұрын

Penny Terzi that's true, especially if you think about the context of the song. As the queen of the night, she had to be full of wrath and anger. Olympia is literally a doll with no real capabilities for any such strong emotions...

@donnamaecabahug8966 5 жыл бұрын

she's not a dramatic soprano

@sarahsuthoofficial 5 жыл бұрын

@Írien Lindallë m sorry...but whts d difference?

@pablopinto1873 4 жыл бұрын

@@sarahsuthoofficial a dramatic soprano have a dark voice and don't have super high notes, the dramatic coloratura, have agility and a strong voice and super high note. Diana Damrau was a pure coloratura when she's younger.

@Michael-hz2pl 4 жыл бұрын

Sarah Sutho Official A dramatic soprano is a heavier voice type than a dramatic coloratura. Then there’s the coloratura soprano that’s lighter than dramatic coloratura. In mainstream music, Whitney Houston and Beyoncé is one way to compare drama in the vocal folds. Whitney possesses a Mezzo soprano voice, while Beyoncé possesses a coloratura mezzo soprano voice. Whitney Houston has more power when singing the same note as Beyoncé, but Whitney does not have, even remotely, comparable vocal agility. This is due to Whitney having a heavier/more dramatic voice. Since Whitney’s vocal cords are heavier/more dramatic, they do not move as easily as Beyoncé’s, which is why Beyoncé can hit 30 different notes in less than 5 seconds, but never sounds as “loud” or as “dramatic” as Whitney. Heavier voices means big sound less agility. Lighter voices mean the opposite. Natalie Dessay is an example of a true coloratura. Even though her and Diana hit the same notes in Queen of the Night, Diana has a more fierce/sharp/expressive sound that drives the point across, while Natalie sings like a flute\violin and relies more on her acting to drive the point across. Which is why Natalie sounds better on Doll Song, and Diana sounds better on Queen of the Night.

@lewisbreland 2 жыл бұрын

I found her this year and she's helping me get through a very abusive relationship, I adore this woman!!! Thank GAWD my husband doesn't get opera or Streisand.

@sojourner8567 2 жыл бұрын

Hope it gets better for you!

@lewisbreland 2 жыл бұрын

@@sojourner8567 It's all better. Those who don't understand beautiful things don't deserve them.

@chibiloki 12 жыл бұрын

Love this performance. So fun.

@supercat380 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic performance by this great singer!!!

@muhammadfildza4297 10 жыл бұрын

Love you Diana Damrau!

@magalyramos2306 7 жыл бұрын

Diana, eres lo máximo!!

@francoisbessing 8 жыл бұрын

love her in Die Zauberflote. for this piece, Natalie Dessay's version with the big weird dolls merits the grand prix.

@nanborg65 8 жыл бұрын

+François Bessing Yes, Dessay is fabulous. One of my other favorites is Luciana Serra--almost inhuman razor-sharp precision.

@sisifus100 12 жыл бұрын

Stunning performance...brava Diana Damrau....

@darknessgoth2142 2 жыл бұрын

I love her voice so much .

@arisliepins9969 7 жыл бұрын

A great vocal and actresse's performance.

@shubhuful Жыл бұрын

Scarier in Queen of Night cursing her daughter.... Such a pretty Doll here! What an Incredible Artist! 💙

@Forest__Dream 3 жыл бұрын

Wow she's amazing!!!

@xema2005 12 жыл бұрын

she's superb!!

@arizonabarb51 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@yippedoodah 7 жыл бұрын

I like how she's dressed like Cinderella

@hazellawrence2062 5 жыл бұрын

Gosh, I wish I could sing like Diana 😍😍

@ghislaineaerts2330 7 жыл бұрын

Zo mooi ,zo helder ,gewoon het beste,echt niet te evenaren,bravoooooo!

@user-oj5xv1bb6c Жыл бұрын

Не знаю никого лучше Натали Дессей. Дивный голос и потрясающая актерская игра. Видела и слышала 3 куклы в её исполнение. Три не просто куклы, а каждая со своим характером.

@rachelberrythegleequeen.3221 2 жыл бұрын

I love it.

@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930 10 ай бұрын

sencillamente unica e irrepetible sus preciosas cualidades

@damianjohnburton 12 жыл бұрын

the direction here is simply spectacular!

@frickawotan3467 10 жыл бұрын

Absolutely unbelievable, especially considering how she does such a wonderful job with the two other much heavier parts. So few singers can or dare take on the three, and here it seems she can do it without any of them suffering.

@EngageinEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

perfection!

@JackOpulski 5 жыл бұрын

I like this version of this song, not my all time favorite, but probably the funniest XD

@riccardobarreca8066 4 жыл бұрын

Sensazionale!

@toonangel1723 4 жыл бұрын

You can see her little legs moving from time to time 😁

@reyperadsv6028 3 жыл бұрын

her humor is also priceless :>

@elianaperetz6380 4 жыл бұрын

Les oiseaux dans la charmille Dans les cieux l'astre du jour, Tout parle à la jeune fille d'amour! Ah! Voilà la chanson gentille La chanson d'Olympia! Ah! Tout ce qui chante et résonne Et soupire, tour à tour, Emeut son coeur qui frissonne d'amour

@LiyahLova 12 жыл бұрын

opera isnt based on what we think or prefer. it's about interpretation. there is no "fit" person for any role unless the composer said "only so-and-so can sing this."

@BubbyNikko 3 жыл бұрын

Even if the composer clearly stated "I want this to be a serious scene to showcase the soprano's agility and perfect intonation", once your work is put out there it belongs to the public and, consequently, the producers. Offenbach surely cannot rise from his grave and storm on stage to yell "That's not what I meant, y'all". I think that it's nice to see one of the most beloved sopranos of the decade not take herself too seriously. And, to be honest, even the most harsh parodies reveal affection rather than scorn.

@Wildcat-Music 3 жыл бұрын

Les oiseaux dans la charmille Dans les cieux l'astre du jour,, Tout parle à la jeune fille d'amour! Ah! Voilà la chanson gentille La chanson d'Olympia! Ah! Tout ce qui chante et résonne Et soupire, tour à tour,, Emeut son coeur qui frissonne d'amour! Ah! Voilà la chanson mignonne La chanson d'Olympia!

@magroolhosazuis 12 жыл бұрын

Fantastic... Diana you are great!!! God saves Diana!!!!

@LadyPapagheno 12 жыл бұрын

è una grande, sempre !!!

@bertagourrier6074 6 жыл бұрын

Brava !!!!!

8 жыл бұрын

I love and respect Diana, but in my opinion Rachele Gilmour sings it brilliantly, so sweet, smoothly...

@rickdevoer9386 7 жыл бұрын

Gilmore

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@marinamimbela4938 6 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. Diana is a goddess but Rachele sings Sweet and soft and funny as the puppet she portrays

@originalname8513 6 жыл бұрын

Even Maria Aleida

@elsaesteves 5 жыл бұрын

María Aleida is Magnificent, no one will beat her at this aria, M. Aleida hits the high A flat and does a perfect staccato, nobody

@dancingkangaroo1036 8 жыл бұрын

A lot of you are criticising Damrau here, and arguing over where she went wrong, or what key it should be in, but none of you know jackshit about what it takes to be this kind of level, and it's a bit embarassing that you just sit behind your computers criticising people who are-in musical comparison to you: near-gods. Try and sing this aria better - and prove it to the world before you make fools of yourselves.

@rickdevoer9386 7 жыл бұрын

Why should anyone try to sing this? There are better singers than me and Ms. Damrau. She sucks.

@dancingkangaroo1036 7 жыл бұрын

Rick de Voer Yes, and she is most likely much, much better than you.

@rickdevoer9386 7 жыл бұрын

I never called myself a singer. She's the one who did, but she still sucks.

@dancingkangaroo1036 7 жыл бұрын

Rick de Voer I don't think La Scala, the Royal Opera House and the Metropolitan Opera would chose their frequently returning stars to be singers who "suck".

@terrance7220 7 жыл бұрын

Let's just say after listening to this, I'd be held at a gunpoint if I ever choose to listen to this aria and then actually chose her version to listen to.

@JoEbY-X 2 жыл бұрын

I am so in love with her.

@StephersBeyond 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! Yes gurl! 😆👏👏👏

@halinawarakomska315 2 жыл бұрын

Brawo Brawo 👏👏👏👏🌹🌹🌹🌹❤❤❤❤

@user-xi8gp9hm3r 8 жыл бұрын

WOW

@mirandareyfonsi1999 3 жыл бұрын

Legendary soprano!

@litiafaoa1678 5 жыл бұрын

I know jack shit about Opera but this was out of this galaxy!!!! What a talented woman!!!! Diana 😍😍😍

@annamariabakosi6482 3 жыл бұрын

BRAVÚROS!!!!

@Aloysia95 4 жыл бұрын

La meilleure du monde

@micahdugas9082 5 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily my favorite rendition of this aria, but still impeccable

@Michael-hz2pl 4 жыл бұрын

Her vocal weight on the final D6 is very impressive. She also sings an E6 in this song, which confuses me as to why she transposed it to a lower key, because in the original composition, the highest note is Eb6. She could’ve slayed in the original key.

@mijcummi 12 жыл бұрын

Woah woah woah, let's not forget she has two more acts to sing (AND the act 3 trio is brutal), she doesn't make the stage direction or scenery decisions and is stuck in a stage. I think she's doing just fine.

@franng1448 7 жыл бұрын

When you get it hard without warning *3:42* JAJAJAJAJAJAJ *5:35*

@prenogi 7 жыл бұрын

haahahahahahahahhaa nice one

@judgeady2391 6 жыл бұрын

I died

@sonospiacente1405 6 жыл бұрын

lmao

@matthewo.859 4 жыл бұрын

IM DEAD 😂

@mrbigbigtoe 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t hear that part of the song without thinking this now😂😂😂

@jotge.3444 4 жыл бұрын

Damrau ist eine außergewöhnliche Darstellerin. Dazu noch ein sympathischer Mensch und eine wunderbare Sängerin. Die Kritiker aus dem Wohnzimmersessel heraus sollen sich auf eine Bühne stellen und es besser machen.

@rothenbergerfan 2 жыл бұрын

Das ist vielleicht die ungewöhnlichste und dadurch aufregendste Darstellung der Olympia, die ich je gehört habe. Es gibt einige fantastische Aufnahmen, die ebenfalls höchst erstaunlich sind in der technischen Qualität, in den Kadenzen und Verzierungen, die auch noch deutlich weiter in die "Stratosphäre" der höchsten Koloraturen gehen (Ingeborg Hallstein!!!), aber der Fantasienreichtum in der Darstellung dieser außergewöhnlichen Sängerin ist begeisternd.

@user-xw1uj2mu7u 2 жыл бұрын

突然の大胆な動きに、もうビックリ‼️

@ritamartins_soprano 2 жыл бұрын

👏👏😍

@quidamesh 12 жыл бұрын

woooooow!!!!........XD

@GpD79 5 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I am completely lost as to what the director is going for. A lot of these "reimagined"/"reinvented" renditions really go so far astray that they barely make sense anymore. This is a good example of it. Like... where is the winding up of the doll?!?! The music is literally scored for that! But she just pops back to life seemingly for no reason, which begs to ask why she seemed to die anyway. BAH!

@Nasrul-ji1iq 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing... She like a cinderella robot

@Rassendhyl100 10 жыл бұрын

The staging is very important. This focuses the audience on every detail. By contrast, the staging I saw with Natalie Dessay, with gigantic dolls allowed for more movements and diversion. Diana's voice is great.

@IngridBerg 12 жыл бұрын

She may have lowered the key or tone or whatever, but it's the most hilarious doll I've ever heard!

@radoraf 7 жыл бұрын

Roberta Peters sings this wonderfully

@FBL667 12 жыл бұрын

@alocksley not to be rude but it is stated in the video information that this was a dress rehearsal.

@thatiguy 5 жыл бұрын

Quirky and fun! And yes, this was a dress rehearsal folks, so give her a break for not performing it here in the regular higher key. Even divas save it for the big night!

@blackngoldcuttlefish3390 4 жыл бұрын

ah ok that explains a lot lol (not being sarcastic). I just thought something seemed off .... and no audience reactions haha

@anya-maria-daae 3 жыл бұрын

this was a DRESS REHEARSAL!!?!?!? good heavens, it's still so amazing!!

@aurelitoful 6 жыл бұрын

Tout ce talent gâché par une mise en scène inepte !

@girlsbeauty6915 7 жыл бұрын

wow yo tengo 13 años y canto. Opera. y llegó a notas muy altas pero ella es regia Diana damrau. que viva la ópera. la música clásica es la mejor de todas es muy hermoso