Oldschool (golden age) Coloratura sopranos as Tetrazzini, Nezhdanova, Hempel, Catley... always have power in every note they sing, whether low notes or high notes, staccato or sustained notes
Interessante questo contest, con voci di artiste che non conoscevo... Io ho sentito in teatro Deutekom, Serra, Gruberova e Popp, tutte bravissime: ma la bionda olandese, vera voce di drammatico d'agilità mi lasciò un' impressione incredibile... E l' ho sentita anche in Puritani, Nabucco, Lucia di Lammermoor... W la Deutekom, voce portentosa !!!
Schwarzkopf said Deutekom would practice it a third higher on the dressing room. You need to have at least a minor third above to sing this role. That's why sutherland and sills had problems with this role!
Excellent recopilation! Many are missing, though: Wilma Lipp as somebody correctly noted above. She sung many of these difficult Mozart roles (such as Konstanze). Beverly Sills, she also sung the role, Eda Moser (remember that her recording of this aria went to outer space in the Voyager I, so it will be the version that ETs will hear some day, if they have ears of course 😂) Maria Galvany, a recording of 1906 where she adds more notes to the score, accelerates the tempo in the staccatos and includes a cadenza at the end of the aria, sounds strange but very funny 😂😂😂) Lily Pons, of course. (And I'm sure there are more that aren't coming to my mind just now)
Sutherland, I believe, only sang this role a handful of times, and she transposed it down (probably closer to the key in Mozart's time), since she didn't like singing high Fs (or really anything above an E-flat). Her coloratura in O zittre nicht, however, is spectacular and unmatched.
@@user-sw2ks7ru9p I have found Hempel’s Der Hölle Rache, but not her O Zittre nicht. Of course what makes Sutherland even more amazing is that she did what she did with a voice infinitely bigger than Hempel’s.
What should the next piece be? The final scene of Donizetti's Anna Bolena. Just include the cabaletta Coppia inicua, or else it will be too long. And be sure to include the only 2 (my opinion, of course, sorry if many get upset) that could sing it as written: Maria Callas and your countrywoman Leyla Gencer.
Molto interessante. Tutte bravissime ! Astrifiammante dovrebbe essere un drammatico di coloratura, tipo Sutherland che peró in questa incisione non è al meglio. Peccato che la Callas, coi suoi formidabili sovracuti, non l’abbia registrata. Ne mancano parecchie di bravissime. Fra queste proposte senza dubbio la Deutekom, fantastica, la Hempel che fa cose stranissime, la Nazhdenova, e la mia adorata Lucia Popp.
Wow! Great singers all of them. I think this video is a testimony of Joan Sutherland's huge dramatic coloratura voice, they all sound very small in comparison. With that said, I don't think this role suited her, but it's really entertaning to hear a real dramatic coloratura singing it. I really liked Gwen Catley and Freida Hempel, didn't know about them before.
...Tettrazini reigns supreme... in spite of the sonic limitations the incredible size and precision of her in alt top are truly astonishing and superior to anything heard for many decades since, if ever.
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Adelina Patti did not record this performance. She was already very old when recording her voice, and the sound zone moved down to mezzo. Moreover, even during her peak period, I believe she did not have much rich high-frequency skills.
@@spyserse2219 thank you for the explanation! I didn't actually know that it was a mistake, as it happened with Callas singing "der hölle rache", it was someone else and not her.
@@clefnoteproductions6695 thank you! Apparently it was a mistake, it was another soprano who recorded that aria, and the one who shared it said that it was Patti who made it!
Yes, the gruppetti of five notes before the staccati are missing. We only hear something indefinable... but I'm in love with the colour of her voice and the top F are glittering.
Oldschool (golden age) Coloratura sopranos as Tetrazzini, Nezhdanova, Hempel, Catley... always have power in every note they sing, whether low notes or high notes, staccato or sustained notes
You're right. Especially Catley.
A Queen of the night contest without Florence Foster Jenkins is not a real contest 🤭
She is the cherry on top of this cake 😂
You are right. It's overlooked. I think I'll delete the video and edit it again :)
Interessante questo contest, con voci di artiste che non conoscevo... Io ho sentito in teatro Deutekom, Serra, Gruberova e Popp, tutte bravissime: ma la bionda olandese, vera voce di drammatico d'agilità mi lasciò un' impressione incredibile... E l' ho sentita anche in Puritani, Nabucco, Lucia di Lammermoor... W la Deutekom, voce portentosa !!!
Schwarzkopf said Deutekom would practice it a third higher on the dressing room. You need to have at least a minor third above to sing this role. That's why sutherland and sills had problems with this role!
Very interesting comparison. Not Sutherland's best. Deutekom and Popp were always my favorites in this role. Maria Ivogün was a revelation.
I agree❤
czcams.com/video/LAZCE-h9qBk/video.html - Joan Sutherland's 1962 recording of the aria.
I was so surprised by Frieda Hempel's rendition, I had to listen a few times. A great compilation! Thank you for posting!!
Excellent recopilation!
Many are missing, though:
Wilma Lipp as somebody correctly noted above. She sung many of these difficult Mozart roles (such as Konstanze).
Beverly Sills, she also sung the role,
Eda Moser (remember that her recording of this aria went to outer space in the Voyager I, so it will be the version that ETs will hear some day, if they have ears of course 😂)
Maria Galvany, a recording of 1906 where she adds more notes to the score, accelerates the tempo in the staccatos and includes a cadenza at the end of the aria, sounds strange but very funny 😂😂😂)
Lily Pons, of course.
(And I'm sure there are more that aren't coming to my mind just now)
Sills hated the role and complained rather bitterly, I thought for her, about how dire was the fate of a sop. who missed even a single high F.
Sills by her own admission hated the role and said so most emphatically.
Sutherland had great difficulties with the top F but she is one of the few to sing precisely all the notes in the gruppetti.
Deutekom!!
Sutherland, I believe, only sang this role a handful of times, and she transposed it down (probably closer to the key in Mozart's time), since she didn't like singing high Fs (or really anything above an E-flat). Her coloratura in O zittre nicht, however, is spectacular and unmatched.
Could we double check this? This Sutherland sing the role other than in recording?
I've heard Frieda Hempel's O Zittre Nicht and her scales are faster than Sutherland's and done with greater clarity.
@@user-sw2ks7ru9p I have found Hempel’s Der Hölle Rache, but not her O Zittre nicht. Of course what makes Sutherland even more amazing is that she did what she did with a voice infinitely bigger than Hempel’s.
Luisa tetrazzini win ❤ precision, head voice, tempo, absolutely perfect 👍👏👏👏
What should the next piece be?
The final scene of Donizetti's Anna Bolena.
Just include the cabaletta Coppia inicua, or else it will be too long.
And be sure to include the only 2 (my opinion, of course, sorry if many get upset) that could sing it as written: Maria Callas and your countrywoman Leyla Gencer.
I will try to do your request. Thanks for the suggestion.
Molto interessante. Tutte bravissime ! Astrifiammante dovrebbe essere un drammatico di coloratura, tipo Sutherland che peró in questa incisione non è al meglio. Peccato che la Callas, coi suoi formidabili sovracuti, non l’abbia registrata.
Ne mancano parecchie di bravissime.
Fra queste proposte senza dubbio la Deutekom, fantastica, la Hempel che fa cose stranissime, la Nazhdenova, e la mia adorata Lucia Popp.
Edda Moser isn't here for copyright problems?
sehr interessant, aber Wilma Lipp müsste unbedingt dabei sein!
Catley is the best performance.
Very good video 👍
Cristina 👌
Deutekom the GOAT in this role
Wow! Great singers all of them. I think this video is a testimony of Joan Sutherland's huge dramatic coloratura voice, they all sound very small in comparison. With that said, I don't think this role suited her, but it's really entertaning to hear a real dramatic coloratura singing it. I really liked Gwen Catley and Freida Hempel, didn't know about them before.
Sutherland sings the aria a tone lower so, it shouldn’t count.
@@dyby ...at least several of them transposed down a half step, or possibly more ( I'm too lazy to go back and give you more specifics, sorry.)
...Yes, Sutherland here had transposed down a whole step...very surprising.
...Deutekom did as well...
Not only Sutherland had a smaller voice than Deutekom, but she also sang the aria transposed and changed the speed to execute the difficult parts.
Where is June Anderson? She sang the part in Amadeus?
Жаль, что в этом списке нет Мадо Робен и Гоар Гаспарян!
Maria Galvany is missed, I believe that Stacati that Galvany had was incompatible.
this cant be taken serious, whrn 4 of the agreed very best are missing: Erna Berger, Rita Streich, Wilma Lipp, Ingeborg Hallstein...
I will try to make the second video of this aria.
@@opera.turkiye Especially Erna Berger is important as her recording is still a famous reference
...Tettrazini reigns supreme... in spite of the sonic limitations the incredible size and precision of her in alt top are truly astonishing and superior to anything heard for many decades since, if ever.
I found Robert Peters surprisingly effective...
@@photo161 I agree this is this the only role she sang out with mixed voice all the way up to Bb.
Please, next a comparison of Coppia Iniqua climax from Anna Bolena! ☺
Wo ist Erna Berger?!
Same for Diana Damrau.
None of them sings the grace note before the turn. (Deutekom doesn't even since the turn.) All disqualified.
What would be the grace note? Any example of a singer doing it?
Why isn't Adelina Patti in this contest? 😢 to my taste, she is the best in this aria. But I loved the video 😊
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By the Patti recorded, Queen of the Night was no longer a part of her repertoire. I believe her Casta Diva was transposed down 😊
Adelina Patti did not record this performance. She was already very old when recording her voice, and the sound zone moved down to mezzo. Moreover, even during her peak period, I believe she did not have much rich high-frequency skills.
@@spyserse2219 thank you for the explanation! I didn't actually know that it was a mistake, as it happened with Callas singing "der hölle rache", it was someone else and not her.
@@clefnoteproductions6695 thank you! Apparently it was a mistake, it was another soprano who recorded that aria, and the one who shared it said that it was Patti who made it!
For me Deutekom sounds best, even if she skips some notes.
Yes, the gruppetti of five notes before the staccati are missing. We only hear something indefinable... but I'm in love with the colour of her voice and the top F are glittering.
@@brunopicaude3092 the first note is a grace note. I think it is to initiate a hard attack on the the first high A's
Luciana Serra!
Silvia Voinea?
canım mozart
Mariella Devia?
1. Should be sung by a dramatic coloratura.
2. Should be sung on stage and not transposed.
Who many are there left?
Two I think. Or one…
La unica soprano dramatica de coloratura que canto y en el tono original fue Edda Moser, pero no esta acá.
Luisa Tetrazzini also had the big volume.
It may be missing a lot from the list. If you wish, you can share the missing persons with us.
@@opera.turkiye
It’s fine, just made a general point regarding this role.
@@Pachinanonim Moser drammatica? Quando mai? 🤔
Manca Edda Moser...
Viktoria Lukianetz is also a great soprano. Her performance as the Queen of Night: czcams.com/video/hWe3Lph2FR8/video.html
The Sutherland excerpt is totally mangled -- WRONG tempo. Bad playback, too slow.
Mancano la Galvany, Edda Moser la Rancatore e la Dessay
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