Doris Soffel is my favourite prince Orlofsky. Her voice is firm and sonorous, beautiful. Thank you very much for posting.

I will playing Prince Orlofsky in my college's production this March. I'm so very glad I won't be bald! I'm glad this is posted to help give me an idea of how to play a rich Russian Prince who is bored with his life (I'm none of those things)!!

chacun à son goût !! lovely version.

I like her voice she has a very nice tone

This is the best ever version!

@Estuddian Very interesting! Thank you!

@Estuddian I did find a male countertenor singing this on YT: Jochen Kowalski. He's terrific.

Doris Soffel

@heavymental85 Your comment got me excited; I thought I was gonna hear somebody say 'blahblahblah, SOMETHING IN GERMAN'.... actually, what the hell, how many languages are rolling in this video?

@tintinthemafiapixie Thank you!

Yes he is. The original lyrics have the same line in German.

@TK2008BEST Her face may look like Boy George, but her head is pure Sinead O'Connor.

@temperanceluv81 That is Boy George too.

Лучше Малены Ернман еще никто не спел... она убедительно сыграла графа, а не женщину переодетую в мужчину.... да, голос ее богаче... он контраальтовый, но имеет красивый верх.

Is it just me, or is he at 2:33 saying "*something in german*...MY WIFES BEST DRESS"?

Probably only fair to blame the director, not the singer....

I'm asking this just for my information -- why is this role always played by a woman? I have no agenda here; I just would like to know because I'm interested.

I wish she was a little funnier during the piece, but she sang it well!

The prince looks like Boy George...

Orlofsky is odd and kind of awkward, so I wouldn't say the acting is really bad.

This version can't even begin to hold a candle to the Carlos Kleiber version with the great Brigitte Fassbinder as the Count. This thing is a bore, heavy and lacking in spirit.

"Dude look like a lady!"