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Excerpt from the aria in The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The Queen tries to force her daughter Pamina to assassinate the priest Sarastro. Performed by renowned German soprano Diana Damrau, with the Royal Opera in the UK
Tezerah1
What a freaking voice!
Magic Flute?
CitrusyGarlic
<3 Diana Damrau <3
AsIWasSaying
Bene Gesserit in the background looking interested.
animatronicChristmasChickens
The Three Ladies
Chort26
makesense
Generally considered one of the most difficult Arias to sing.
timothyaolson2000
Maybe even the hardest, but The Bell Song from Lakme gives it a run for its money.
LittleOmar
I always upvote Mozart
AshesVonDust
... and in stays! I actually don't know how she does it.
SkiptheMighty
That would have been so intimidating the first time they rehearsed, coming at you with that voice
AlexSomething
I'm not gonna lie, whatever you ask of me, if you can ask it that way, I'm in. Sorry Sarastro, my stabbing spree started since that singing slayed, Sayonara.
DanCutter
GLORIOUS.
ElbowDeepinaTinyOctopus
Doing that alone has to be insanely difficult... and you have to act at the same time!?! Jeebus.
rshini
yeah, This is considered one of the most technically difficult Arias in the entire opera canon - not the most difficult of the sopranos, but difficult period. It takes not only having a good range, and being able to hit the high registers without whistling or breaking, but to quickly bounce from high to low, sustaining notes while adding dramatic flair.
There's a reason why until the modern era even when Opera was the common people's entertainment that singers were fucking superstars.
StarBug
When the music doesn’t match the visuals.
Saxytimes
I'd love to share Natalie Dessay doing the Doll Aria from Offenbach's tales from Hoffman https://youtu.be/l-6bxlAJqso?si=MK2u4mAOtxIsrXz7
ITNinjaGirl
One of my favorite operas by Mozart. Saw this live years ago as a 20-something. Absolutely love it!
bipinipa
Best. Aria. Ever. Gives me chills everytime.
ItHappenedInThe20thCentury
Diana Damrau is FUCKING AWESOME, there I've said it
ThatOtherGirlYouKnow
One of my few regrets in life is not being able to sing this.
lightfoot2
Oh my she is ho.... holy shit her voice is amazing!
vurcease
Yeah, as per the title, I did in fact get chills. Damn.
rmx256
That's Diana Damrau, possibly one of the best soprani of her generation.
TsubakiTragic
She absolutely owns this aria.
ironymus
And then there is the version by Florence Foster Jenkins...
Linachen
Which is forevermore the best version <3
ThisIsAllYouCouldComeUpWith
The prima donna this was written for was known to move her head up slightly for higher pitches and down slightly for lower pitches. Mozart wrote this piece this way to watch her bob her head like a chicken.
newsguycraigevans
In opera culture this is considered a dick move
loma45
It's unproven - but also a different aria https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mozart-head-bobbing-soprano/
The piece allegedly written for that purpose is "Come scoglio" from the Opera "Cosi Fan Tutte"
n0gal
pretty sure i saw that in a bugs bunny cartoon
Lachwen
He also wrote a song called "Leck Mich Im Arsch" (literally "lick me in the ass," a phrase that at the time was the equivalent of today's "kiss my ass"). It was meant to be sung by six people in a three-part round, and it's assumed he wrote it for his friends to sing at parties. Mozart was a CHARACTER.
Feralkyn
Uhhh, it's not "at the time," it's still used today. It's still modern. It's just German
cattlegrazer82
He loved that chicken head
umbrellamaker
that was "Come Scoglio" in "Cosi Fan Tutte"
FacelessAce
To add a bit more context: Mozart did this because he didn't like her.
Kehy
Mozart would've been a legendary troll in this era. Alas, he came and went too soon
FacelessAce
He really was before his time.
wolfbro86
What do you mean "would have been?" Dude had a taste for scatological humor; he wrote two different canons in German, "Lick My Ass" and "Lick My Ass Nice And Clean," and a third in Latin that when sung in a Bavarian accent would sound like the singer was speaking German saying "it is difficult to lick my ass." Another section in that same song repeated "jonicu, jonicu," which when sung sounded like "cujoni, cujoni," or Italian for "balls."
Ithinkimbetterthanyousometimes
I'm glad there are still some who learn about and recognize his greatness
Kehy
Simply imagine what he could've done with internet/ global access
CoconutGoddes
Rijacki
I love his series of ... for dummies. He has such wit and a lovely voice, too.
sistermoon
This is fabulous!
CoconutGoddes
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T7VhF40kgvk
Biggie69
Many thanks, internet friend. 😊