…why, you listen to the Queen of the Night aria from the Magic Flute, that’s what (and I’m not even an opera nut). I found this wonderful video by a lady analyzing three of the greatest coloratura sopranos and how they approached this aria: Edita Gruberova, Lucia Popp, and (may fave) Dianna Damrau… have fun, because these ladies can SING (and note, they don’t even have to swallow a microphone and scream into it to be heard):
Pleasantly surprised.
Never would have thought, I’d appreciate Opera.
OTT! [Over The Top]
Outstanding commentary.
Thanks for the link!
This was fun and had me going to some other “reactions” on UTube.
Dr. Farrell I was just listening to this today. If you ever saw the movie The 5th Element then this will sound familiar.
I like both Lucia Popp and Dianna Damrau.
well…this
or this one…
or…for all …
аnd for the soul…
Thank you. I will have a listen.
Yoko Ono’s audition? Note, I didn’t film this!
Better. A lot Better, and Beautiful but Sad.
Even more so as this performance was a ‘Summer Night Concert 2019’.
Name of the aong is “I am not from here”…
Lately, I’ve been listening to Mexican singers with remarkably powerful voices. “Amor Eterno” by Juan Gabriel is absolutely worth mentioning in this context, as it represents a pinnacle of vocal and emotional delivery in Hispanic American music, much like the operatic arias discussed. Written as a heartfelt tribute to his late mother, the song transcends its role as a mere composition to become a deeply personal “oración de amor” (prayer of love) that showcases the artist’s ability to convey profound grief through music. In my opinion, the song belongs in the territory of Affektenlehre —the doctrine of affections—because Juan Gabriel is not simply expressing his own emotions; he is summoning that universal emotion of a son’s love for his mother. Listen to the crowd at 3:20. The video have subtitles in the settings.
This vocal coach gets it
