when she's singing high notes and doesn't sound trying hard at the same time. it's effortlessly amazing. what a queen

I am an admirer of Cristina Deutekom, but had never really delved into her art. For days I have been listening to her arias from the Verdian repertoire, as well as Bellini, Puccini, etc ... and I have found that in my opinion, Deutekom is one of the best sopranos ever. She should be on par with Callas. She makes the same chest voice sound that Callas explains in her lessons, a dark-pitched, cavernous voice. She could trill, sing in stacatti, pianissimo, coloratura in legato and her "clockatura", not to mention that she was able to sing until high D in old age, as well as Die Zauberflöte, Turandot, Macbeth, Norma and many other roles... Anyway, rest in peace Cristina, God grant you the honors you deserved here on earth

Anyone: this is impossible to sing Deutekom: hold my beer She puts the same effort into singing this treacherous aria as anyone would put in reading the groceries list. By the way, I’m always puzzled by people who criticize her coloratura yet they love sopranos who crack high notes, who can’t trill, who transpose arias because they have no chest, no middle or no high, sopranos with tiny voices who insist on singing Norma, with wobble and goat vibratos and whatnot. 🤷🏼‍♂️ She may have a different technique but she has perfect intonation, 3 register, a fully supported sound, huge projection, perfect clarity, distinct trills and she is simply effortless. Give me a couple names of sopranos who sang from Queen of the Night to Abigaille and everything in between with equal success and vocal credibility.

She was a talent that will never be repeated. RIP legend ❤️

If I had 10% of the control she has on her voice, on ANY aspect of my life it would make life so easy.

I have listened to literally *dozens* of Soprani, esp. Coloratura, over many years. NOBODY even comes close to the flawless, impossible evenness of a voice like hers! Implicit in her perfect execution is art, interpretation, delivery... and she is THE master, No, WAIT: She is The Goddess of the classical Coloratura Art in Opera and Song. My God I worship in the Sanctuary of The Soprano, and at the Altar of Cristina Deutekom!

I just recently heard of her while watching different version of the "Queen Of The Night" aria and was floored by her version. So, I decided to look for more of her and found this. It's often said that the voice is an instrument and in Cristina's case, it undoubtedly an instrument. She hits every note whether is a quarter note, whole note, triplets, etc. I'm reading other commenters saying people criticized her but for the life of my I cannot understand why. She's incredible. As in so many cases, less if often times more. She's allowing the music to speak for itself which to me is great. She's not putting on a show, she's putting on a performance. 😎👍

She was SENSATIONAL “live”. Heard her in Newark, NJ as Lady Macbeth and Lucia and as Elena at the Met. Technical problems simply did not exist for her, and her voice was round, warm and quite immense. Her fast coloratura singing was unique and some people just can’t accept it. It fascinated me from the first minute i heard it on record. Bottom line: she had a MAJOR MAJOR career, and still sang well in her middle 60’s. Those of us who loved her went and cherished every performance. Her Elena in the Met Vespri with Domingo and Milnes was unforgettably spectacular.

I suppose, no, I'm certain Mozart is smiling somewhere... What a performance. Bravissima! May she rest in peace.

IF MOZART WERE ALIVE FOR SURE HE WILL COMPOSE OPERAS ONLY FOR HER RARE VOICE, BECAUSE IT IS UNIQUE

One of the most beautiful voices ever!

If I heard this in vivo, I'd have gotten a heartattack. This is...astronomic. What an artistry. Her way. Nachtigall assoluto. I totally understand this 24 people that disliked this video. Ok. But this is unachievable on so many levels. Whole auditorium stood and hailed the Queen. 50 years ago! Deutekom, the wonder of the Universe 🌸🧡🌹🙏🎊💞

What a control over her voice!! controlling the speed of the coloratura! at 02:23 it was lightning speed, and at 08:07 she slowed it down (normally its faster).. what a control!! and her ease over the notes..

This is opera! Viva Cristina Deutekom!

She is the best of the best, a real dramatic coloratura with a hugh chest voice !!!! Bravissima !!!!

Una perla assoluta in questa interpretazione che richiede salite e discese repentine di registro... Una?respirazione da manuale ed una facilità acrobatica rara...

She had a bird in her larynx. Wonderful!

Despite her famously criticized "clockatura", her poise, self control and ease of emission speak volumes of her great technique

I heard her in staged operas a number of times and she was spectacular. The special technique she uses for coloratura passages does not sound as exaggerated when heard in a large house as it does on the close up sound of a recording. She also was a good actress and put emotion into all that she sang.

My alltime favorite soprano, it's a pitty that she isn't around nowadays. That beautyfull voice and the great technique she sings with is very unique.

Una virtuosa irraggiungibile, perfetta interprete mozartiana

A great voice and a great artist, without question. As a former opera singer and teacher, though, what I admire the most is the absolute perfection of vocal technique. All the notes are produced in her body with amazing support. Although she is "working" hard, the effort is all in the right places and without a hint of tension. All young singers should watch this video to see what technical mastery can achieve.

CRISTINA DEUTEKOM A GIFT!! oh my goodness main stream music she is so underrated opera needs the respect its due in mainstream music i love her

As noted by others, the sheer accuracy and precision is just outstanding. To perform coloratura with her technique, she probably possessed the strongest diaphragm known to man.

She is phenomenal. Now in 2019 I am rediscovering her - what a joy it is!

Ze was geboren om Mozart te vertolken!❤

Wat een techniek! Heb haar dit nog nooit horen zingen. Als Nederlanders mogen we trots zijn op "La Deutekom" zoals ze ook wel genoemd werd. Haar Koningin van nacht was ook onvergetelijk.

2:23 3:38 4:11 4:18 6:47 7:02 8:08 8:17 extreme agility💖

My favorite soprano ever

she's singing it effortlessly and its so great. her voice is so rare and amazing. queen!

Her voice was very unique. I love how huge and ringing her natural sound is. Her top register is very easy and extremely special too. She uses her voice to show expression not to show off only.

Im in love with her voice And emotions From India

Luboman411 I appreciate what you are saying, but you had to hear her live to appreciate her art fully. Her sound was huge in size and rang clearly and effortlessly throughout the house. The articulation sounded dazzling there rather than distracting. It was truly one of a kind.

8:17 There is no time to breath between these two long cadenze! And with high note at the end: 8:24!

This aria by Mozart is the dawn of Liberty Deutekom simply hovers above us

Just utterly amazing....a voice not often appreciated enough

It is a scandal how relatively unknown Cristina Deutekom is nowadays. Her voice is immediately recognizable. Her technique and skill were supreme. Vocally and technically she roams among the absolute greatest ones. She had thrust, brilliance and projection to her voice like very few others. She was versatile as f*ck. And her trade mark, her distinct coloratura, I love them. Irritating at first, but of digital precision. Pristine. Modern singers cannot compare. The most famous current female opera singer, Anna Netrebko, is a joke compared to Deutekom. The most "current", truly great female opera singers that I can think of would be Renee Fleming and Joyce DiDonato. Maybe Natalie Dessay and Diana Damrau as well. Dessay and Fleming are a decade or even two decades beyond their prime. But not even close to the level of Deutekom and other great ones from the past.

My favorite soprano ever, as well. Many thanks for posting this. It's an absolute thrill seeing footage of La Deutekom creating her vocal beauty that was like no other.

Cristina Deutekom, une immense diva !

never seen such exquisite technique...who was her teacher? thats amazing, how precise she is, never heard that precise, clear notes

Mozart lived in a perpetual stage of torturing his Sopranos to their limits and beyond. And I love this!!!!

This is superb singing. I never tire of her brilliance and energy. She interpreted from within, the emotion goes through the sound and ... superb coloratura.

You can’t knock her technique whenever she was able to sing for decades longer than other “opera” singers. If Diana Damrau was a cluckatura, she would still be able to perform Queen of the Night. Yet she had to retire the role before she was even 40 while Cristina could still perform this role at nearly 60

I was in the Salle during this concert! Wonderfull! The best soprano we had ever in history!

Fascinating to see that only around the 'high D' does her facial expression show that she is singing a high note. At other times she makes a two octave jump withought anything showing in her face. Also nice to see that she is not using a 'K' or any other strange mouth movements to seperate the coloratura. Also her ability to sing the coloratura slower or faster gives away that it is not a glottal technique or an aspirating of the notes...for with those techniques it is not really possible to do it comfortably at any other speed. She just had a very solid technique and when you see her sing it also does not sound that extra terrestial to me anymore, just very good :-)

FLAWLESS RENDITION!!!!!!!

Everyone NOT giving this woman a standing ovation will get a PERSONAL punch in the nose from me O_O

Such amazing gift to listen to her ❤ Tks for sharing

Superbly stunning!

Thank you for this. A great, great singer and a lovely person. She sang Abigail in Edmonton Canada. I was a soldier. It was the thrill of a lifetime.

My goodness Ms Deutekum certainly had an interesting technique as regards the coloratura. I don’t think I ever seen or heard anything like it.

Exquisite. Firm. Defiant. And all this done with practically no effort. Everything, and I mean everything, is in the voice.

Unbelievable, sheer unbelievable.

wauw this is amazing perfect technique

Simply the best...

Amazing. Her techniches are awesome. She was unique

I had the privilege of hearing her in live full opera performances several times and was always stunned by the absolute control and power of her voice. The technique, which in recordings can sometimes seems odd, served her characterizations well in the house and was always under her perfect technical control. When she wanted a legato coloratura she produced it; when she used the more staccato runs it always had a dramatic purpose.

Que hermosa y grandiosa soprano, fue una delicia escucharla y mirándola las veces que canto cuando vino a Chile a la temporada del Teatro Municipal de Santiago.

She’s amazing! Total mastery and serene control!

The Nilsson of all coloratura sopranos 😄! BRAVA!

Es la mejor interpretación lejos! Que habilidad madre mía!!!

The amount of work it must take to be this flawless and to sing a difficult piece with apparent ease She is sorely missed not just a great coloratura but by all accounts a truly kind and generous person.

Wat een fantastische, unieke en glaszuivere stem! Ze was ook een lief mens en een goede vriendin van mijn lieve moeder(ze zaten samen op toneel en operettevereniging Thalia, in Amsterdam). Hier kan M.C. een punt aan zuigen ....

Cristina the best ever.

It almost sounds glissando when she sings runs, but every note is completely distinct from the other - unlike Netrebko who sounds like a kazoo. I'm so glad I saw her in Edmonton Opera's Lucia - she was a last minute stand-in for an ailing Anna Moffo. I didn't know who she was before she performed but I certainly did afterward. She received a very long standing ovation.

I only heard her live twice (Vespri in Boston and Norma in Hartford), and both times she was really great.

Queen of the semi quaver I believed she was named, and quite rightly too. A very distinctive voice and thrilling to listen to.

STILL absolute perfection 💙💙💙💙💙💙

LIVE LONG THE QUEEN

Monstrueusement phénoménale. Une extra-terrestre faite soprano, juste pour nous rendre la vie un peu meilleure. RESPECT !

Tenía un pájaro en la garganta! Maravillosa.

Perfect technique!!!! Remarkable !!!!!!!

Ihre Koloraturen sind einzigartig: gagagagagagagagaaaaa......

Cristina made me a fan of opera. I know a lot about her and all that's she's done. I just wish there was more video material of her. But i'm perfectly happy with all the audio recordings. These ones are the best! You can see her really up close. And i'm still baffled at how she's is able to have such control, such ease. To me this sounds as perfection but i still can't believe she was really able to do it. But clearly i can see it happening here in front of me. It's pure magic to me.

Thank you very much for posting this! A truly great performance. She had a really wonderful timbre and advanced technique. One of the greatest singlers of 20th century!

La classe absolue ! Quelle phénoménale ligne de chant, quelle technique, quelle voix !

Great! Thank you for posting!

Just incredible. By far the most impressive ever.

Not from this world!! A voice, that only comes once in a century. BRAVO :)))

The way she came across in the performance of the opera was good and effective. No flouncing around but a cold, calculating and determined demeanour. Made a good change.

I love her "clucking". Such interesting singing among so many standards. Unique voice, in strength, timbre and technique.

La voix de Cristina Deutekom est un mystère absolu, son chant était magnétique, irréel et presque terrifiant. Son génie vocal se retrouvait au-delà de toute perfection dans le génie de Mozart lui-même : hors du temps, hors de notre univers, intergalactique. Juste pour information: sur YT il y a une version de "Ik hou van Holland" chantée par Deutekom : oui! c'est la même cantatrice. PS - MERCI eelco67 ! You^re the BEST and wo LOVE you !

Wonderful! Thank you for posting this. So hard to listen to such talent on today's broadcasts. I hope this is archived in the Smithsonian.

Her gargled and clucked coloratura was always equally fascinating and disturbing, but I watch her and see how perfectly she supports her voice. I find it very interesting watching singers of her generation (Freni, Price, Caballe, etc) and seeing how steady their jaws were. Whether singing softly or at full volume, high or low, they never looked like they were chewing as they sang. Their jaws were relaxed and steady. Today, almost all singers' jaws shake whenever they sustain a note, as if they're chewing gum, or their tongue waggle creepily in their mouths. Even Lise Davidsen "chews" her notes. And the queen of tongue wagging is Christine Goerke. I wonder what changed in how singers are being taught today that's resulted in this.

She was a fascinating singer. Very unorthodox coloratura technique but it worked for her.

Merci mille fois. Hace mucho que no mandaba un comentario. Eres realmente nuestro Dios Eelco. No paro de verlo y escucharlo. Deutekomefran.

Pure genius.

Fantastische Stimme, wenn auch die Koloraturen gegackert sind. Seltsame Technik.

She's the only one I've ever heard sing coloratura like that, I can't even put my finger in it of what she's doing

SOPRANO EXTRAORDINAIRE, UNIQUE !

Incredibile come sempre!

EVVIVA CHRISTINA

she must have a perfect pitch hearing

¡Extraordinaria! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Gyönyörű hang! BRAVISSIMO!!!!

Her slur is clear making her singing very impressive...

Bellísima!

Thank you ❤️

me encanta su interpretación !!!

Bravissima! Ordentlich!