I agree on this at least she tried at her best and will never do the role. Trolls of "OlD ScHooL SInGiNg" always tore her down and I never understand, they are the most toxic community ever.
I’m no opera expert but I loved it and that is what counts. You’re the poorer one for not getting any enjoyment out of it. Those looking to criticise will always find something to complain about
@@stonesinmyblood27 It's not a complaint, it is an observation. I happen to be a fan of Damrau and get great pleasure from her performances. I stand by my statement that I did not expect Damrau to sing this aria (no negatives in that). I quite enjoy hearing performers singing arias that are unexpected from their 'usual rep'. As always music is subject to the listeners ears, if you enjoyed it (which I did as well) then that is great!
I love her voice and the way she sings bel canto so much! And I an just grateful to hear such an amazing singer who loves her job so much, and loves to bring music to us! Especially in this hard times, thank you and Brava Diana Damrau!
I love her so much she’s my absolute favorite if they had a radio station that played nothing but Diana Damrau 24 seven I would be absolutely over the moon.
❤❤❤❤Hay que agradecerle a todos los que fueron valientes durante ese horrible tiempo que nos encerraron. Al menos, nos quedó el arte. Gracias a todos los artistas y gente como Diana que nos ayudaron a pasar mejor aquellos días difíciles. Gracias por tu vídeo. Saludos cordiales
Thank you Diana for bringing music back to life ! It might not be her comfort repertoire but at least she did it and gave us the chance to listen to her again and live ! I miss concerts so much ! Thank you for the video ! Music is not dead !
Your comment is ignorant beyond belief. People arn’t ripping each other to shreds at all, but are critiquing Damrau performance, and rightly so, if you are to ignorant to comprehend that, then you need to go back to remedial school.
she's literally so much FAAARR AWAAYY from Anna. What do you mean "She's not Anna Netrebko bad yet."??😭😭 their personalities are different, Diana is actually way more better than Anna. Anna is such a narcissist.
@@operaweirdo3115 you're not understanding what I meant. Lol I mean she doesn't sound that bad here that Anna Netrebko sounds way worse than her. Because some of the comments below were talking about Diana as if she is as bad as Anna in this video.
It happens. Damrau was heavily booked since 2005. She just sang and sang abs sang. Essentially a Mozart and Baroque singer she took on heavier more articulated coloratura roles and it just wore her sound out. A root it is a a narrow, feathery middle, high glassy type of coloratura soprano. She really went as far as she could with repertoire and the Bel canto has been variable as the color is pale despite her assertiveness. NOW… it is rather aged, yet she can still turn out an elegant line. The technique has always been a bit pinched at the top and the middle light. In many ways the aspirated middle voice has worn out the voice. It would be interested if she is going to round out the middle and addresses this or keep blowing through it all till it goes old lady throughout. She hides from D’s & E’s these days. Curious career. This rendition was professional and not entirely centered with some dumb ass variants. However we are used to that with Rossini.
Grande...DIANA DAMRAU...e grande prestazione assoluta.... una delle più convincenti.... di questa aria di Semiramide....difficilissima... dove la sua tecnica ed espressione stilistica dimostra come questa grande soprano sia tra le poche ad aver raggiunto tali vertici assoluti di bel canto...Grandissima DIANA DAMRAU...🙏
sorry but no, this is bad. I don't have anything against her but this is bad. Especially if I would to pay 100 Euros to hear that, I would be very pissed.
I don’t like this... she got wobbly and she can barely sing a high C at the end... she has gone too far with wrong repertoire (she sang TOSCA at the met show). Tbh, I don’t think she has ever had a great technique
Of couse I prefer listening her in German repertoire, her sense of bel canto is not good enought, but we can see how much her voice matured in technical terms. Her voice gains a darker color, and her interpretations are always beautiful an rich in fellings.
That’s not an argument at all! In my case, of course I would sing a worst Casta Diva than Maria Carey, does it mean Maria Carey’s rendition would be a vocally interestîng one??? Being a professionnal singer does not mean you have to be praised for everything you sing.
D. Damrau seems to have lost her upper extension (no traditional High-Es in the middle section or/and at the end) but it is lovely. I would not consider her as a Rossinian singer though.
She sounds terrible. If you can’t tell, at least look up her performances ten yrs ago then you should be able to see the problems in techniques, mannerisms, and everything.
Well, she used to be a great singer (like 10 years ago I've heard her Gilda in Vienna, was also at MET premiere of Comte Ory, and she was superb). But in concert evening in 2019, I've heard some problems... She should be carefull what she sings. Not Semiramis for sure.
Joder. ¿Es que le han atacado con el rayo bartolinizador? Deberían cantar con careta, o de espaldas o algo. Por cierto, el _wobble_ progresa adecuadamente.
I never liked the "soubrette" quality of her voice, but seeing her perform live is thrilling and inspiring, to say the least. Oddly, she doesn't even go up to the high E most sopranos insert.
After... Anyone really... This is just awful, boring and uninteresting. Plus awful singing really. Even the public was wtf... Should we clap or just leave?!!!
@@ThisisColoratura I see in your channel there are also clips of Gruby and the great Devia. So how on earth could someone.still call Damrau's singing coloratura 🙄
@@ThisisColoratura 🙄 singing a high D does not make ANY singer a “coloratura”. Gina Cigna sings a high D in the Met broadcast of the Norma trio, as does Suliotis on her Decca Norma recording. Leontyne Price sings D in the Thaïs mirror aria, Eb in Traviata Act 1 finale and high E (!!!!) at the end of caro nome. None of these women were “coloraturas”. Dorothy Kirsten sings high D in Romany Life and 2 D’s in Thaïs finale. She wasn’t a “coloratura” either. Whatever Miss Damrau IS at this point in her career, this performance was a misfire. It’s unsteady and labored. She should have sung O luce di quest’anima instead.
I also don’t like how Damrau startes out this aria when she sings the words of the title of this aria, it sounds so low energy, and nit near as good as many singers that came before her. Just listen to Joan Suthetland, june Anderson, or Cecila Bartoli sing this, just some singers that came to mind right away.
I was a "successful" dramatic tenor, and I'm here to tell you that this is absolutely hideous, especially to watch. What in the Lord's name is she trying to convey?? Joy, Insanity???
If you watch her sing, you see she focuses everything very forward in the front nasal cavities rather than a little further back. Gruberova damaged her voice in a similar way. Listen to Mariella Devia singing circles around her into her late 60s and early 70s with solid high Ds and Es. Watch how differently Devia sings it. Their repertoire overlapped, both singing Lucia, Lakme, Queen of the Night, Constanza etc. Roberta Peters also sang well into her early 60s. However many times as women especially go through menopause it can affect the voice 😊
Voce ormai usurata per scelte di repertorio alquanto discutibili, tecnica discutibile, interpretazione da casalinga indemoniata: poveri noi, povero Rossini!
The high E is interpolated not written. She was smart to omit it. I believe with the right teacher or coach she could sing much better. Mariella Devia could teach her properly 😊
This is really horrendous. First, the stage attitude...whatever she sings, she does it like a Zerlina after she's taken a pill of ecstasy. Secondly, there's pitch problems even from start. The coloratura runs are messy, and the variations are completely out of style. She should not sing Rossini.
Thank you for your informative comments. They are a true blessing, many of these young singers or singers from Damrau’s generation are singing the wrong repertoire for their voices and are often butchering opera.
A display of poor choice and taste for an artist who lost her high notes and tried to reinvent herself. Please drop this aria from your repertoire and fire your coach if you have any, this is painful to see and hear!!
Yt certainly has an attitude about it. Below this in the recommended videos is Joan's 'Art of the Prima Donna' performance and then her 1962 La Scala live performance of this. Thank you, yt
Variazioni completamente personale e fuori stile, la voce sbiadita. non critico artista ma difendo compositore che non puo dire la sua, certe cavolate non si fa. Lirica e una disciplina rigida e rigorosa soprattutto da una artista di questa levatura mi aspetterei delle scelte sensate.
Definatly not an aria I would expect from Damrau. Good effort, she was brave enough to give it a go! Brava.
I agree on this at least she tried at her best and will never do the role. Trolls of "OlD ScHooL SInGiNg" always tore her down and I never understand, they are the most toxic community ever.
@@operaweirdo3115 for real. You can just say This Is Opera ruined opera UA-cam. Everybody thinks they are an expert now.
I’m no opera expert but I loved it and that is what counts. You’re the poorer one for not getting any enjoyment out of it. Those looking to criticise will always find something to complain about
@@stonesinmyblood27 It's not a complaint, it is an observation. I happen to be a fan of Damrau and get great pleasure from her performances. I stand by my statement that I did not expect Damrau to sing this aria (no negatives in that). I quite enjoy hearing performers singing arias that are unexpected from their 'usual rep'. As always music is subject to the listeners ears, if you enjoyed it (which I did as well) then that is great!
I love her voice and the way she sings bel canto so much! And I an just grateful to hear such an amazing singer who loves her job so much, and loves to bring music to us! Especially in this hard times, thank you and Brava Diana Damrau!
I love her so much she’s my absolute favorite if they had a radio station that played nothing but Diana Damrau 24 seven I would be absolutely over the moon.
I am very happy to listen the singing voice in the tragic times of COVID-19. From Japan
❤❤❤❤Hay que agradecerle a todos los que fueron valientes durante ese horrible tiempo que nos encerraron. Al menos, nos quedó el arte. Gracias a todos los artistas y gente como Diana que nos ayudaron a pasar mejor aquellos días difíciles. Gracias por tu vídeo. Saludos cordiales
Sure, Semiramide is not for her, but please - some comments are very disrespectful...
Furchtbar einfach Furchtbar. Was waren das noch für Zeiten als Edita Gruberova es gesungen hat .
Thank you Diana for bringing music back to life ! It might not be her comfort repertoire but at least she did it and gave us the chance to listen to her again and live ! I miss concerts so much ! Thank you for the video ! Music is not dead !
She has got to be my favorite soprano!!!
Sorry to hear that.
@@johnrondeau9222 me too!!!
while you rip each other to shreds - I will delight myself with this breath taking performance.
Trump is gone. SOMEBODY has to be a troll. I'm sure some idiot will even throw in a gratuitous "Callas was better" comment in short order.
Your comment is ignorant beyond belief. People arn’t ripping each other to shreds at all, but are critiquing Damrau performance, and rightly so, if you are to ignorant to comprehend that, then you need to go back to remedial school.
@@MySensualWorld ok I will go back to remedial school.
Thanks for this o/
After reading some of the comments I expected it to be really terrible but y'all, it's not THAT bad. She's not Anna Netrebko bad yet. Lol
LMAO. The shade 😂😂
she's literally so much FAAARR AWAAYY from Anna. What do you mean "She's not Anna Netrebko bad yet."??😭😭 their personalities are different, Diana is actually way more better than Anna. Anna is such a narcissist.
@@operaweirdo3115 you're not understanding what I meant. Lol I mean she doesn't sound that bad here that Anna Netrebko sounds way worse than her. Because some of the comments below were talking about Diana as if she is as bad as Anna in this video.
@@JackieLanceTenor oh okay, sorry I misunderstood it
Netrebko is worse than Diana.
It happens. Damrau was heavily booked since 2005. She just sang and sang abs sang. Essentially a Mozart and Baroque singer she took on heavier more articulated coloratura roles and it just wore her sound out. A root it is a a narrow, feathery middle, high glassy type of coloratura soprano. She really went as far as she could with repertoire and the Bel canto has been variable as the color is pale despite her assertiveness. NOW… it is rather aged, yet she can still turn out an elegant line. The technique has always been a bit pinched at the top and the middle light. In many ways the aspirated middle voice has worn out the voice. It would be interested if she is going to round out the middle and addresses this or keep blowing through it all till it goes old lady throughout. She hides from D’s & E’s these days. Curious career. This rendition was professional and not entirely centered with some dumb ass variants. However we are used to that with Rossini.
Ich fand Edita Gruberova in dieser Rolle wunderbar und im Belcanto wird man so eine Sängerin ihresgleichen auch nicht mehr finden was sehr schade ist.
I thought 2020 was the end of the humanity
It is felt like I am in a heaven
Grande...DIANA DAMRAU...e grande prestazione assoluta.... una delle più convincenti.... di questa aria di Semiramide....difficilissima... dove la sua tecnica ed espressione stilistica dimostra come questa grande soprano sia tra le poche ad aver raggiunto tali vertici assoluti di bel canto...Grandissima DIANA DAMRAU...🙏
I don’t know what happened to her voice. Her glassy, high coloratura just disappeared overnight it seems.
There's someone with 50 different accounts trolling this woman's videos
And it is really really sad..
sorry but no, this is bad. I don't have anything against her but this is bad. Especially if I would to pay 100 Euros to hear that, I would be very pissed.
she looks and sounds constricted
There's a word for it in Italian: Faccia da culo.......... Look it up and then watch her facial contortions.
LOVE THIS !!
If she stops the heavy breathing (thats not belcanto) and if she is a little more percise with the coloratura...it can be good
NOT Sutherland
damn, y'all really be critiquing this woman as if you can sing it yourself lmao.
I don’t like this... she got wobbly and she can barely sing a high C at the end... she has gone too far with wrong repertoire (she sang TOSCA at the met show). Tbh, I don’t think she has ever had a great technique
Of couse I prefer listening her in German repertoire, her sense of bel canto is not good enought, but we can see how much her voice matured in technical terms. Her voice gains a darker color, and her interpretations are always beautiful an rich in fellings.
I said same thing she's not bel canto really never been
@@darkmercury_19 she is the legato killer. Here still, she still manages to disguise it, but singing Bellini, OMG!
Bel Canto is not suited to her voice.
Bravo !!!!
Wow! Bravo!
Beautiful voice
3:30 my brain said: if Amy Scheumer had talent
Beautiful ❤️
Pretty sure none of the people critiquing Diana's performance, technique, etc., could ever do this so. 🤷🏻♀️
That’s not an argument at all!
In my case, of course I would sing a worst Casta Diva than Maria Carey, does it mean Maria Carey’s rendition would be a vocally interestîng one???
Being a professionnal singer does not mean you have to be praised for everything you sing.
Beautifully Sung
No.
D. Damrau seems to have lost her upper extension (no traditional High-Es in the middle section or/and at the end) but it is lovely. I would not consider her as a Rossinian singer though.
❤️
She's not bel canto at all and never been. She's great at dramatic roles but she's no where near Semiramide or Violeta
It actually want to hear Damrau in this role. Hopefully she can sing the duets with Arsace at some point.
I don't know if I'm happy or not that I have an untrained ear because she sounds beautiful to me!
She sounds terrible. If you can’t tell, at least look up her performances ten yrs ago then you should be able to see the problems in techniques, mannerisms, and everything.
@@AP-dd3xp Sie klingt lächerlich, sie hat keine Ahnung was "belcanto" bedeutet.
Well, she used to be a great singer (like 10 years ago I've heard her Gilda in Vienna, was also at MET premiere of Comte Ory, and she was superb). But in concert evening in 2019, I've heard some problems... She should be carefull what she sings. Not Semiramis for sure.
Nobody can stay a pure soubrette/coloratura forever. At least she knows her voice and doesn't go and sing Turandot and Elsa like somebody else lol
@@Erizou90 How did Maria Remolá stay a coloratura till her 70s then ?
Not bad but doesn’t compare with Devia, Anderson, or Sutherland
She should ask to remove this video from UA-cam. After amazing career, Ms Damrau should be careful what recordings of her go viral.
Joder. ¿Es que le han atacado con el rayo bartolinizador? Deberían cantar con careta, o de espaldas o algo. Por cierto, el _wobble_ progresa adecuadamente.
She, in my opinion is the ultimate coloratura soprano.
面白い指揮
I never liked the "soubrette" quality of her voice, but seeing her perform live is thrilling and inspiring, to say the least. Oddly, she doesn't even go up to the high E most sopranos insert.
Does she even have a high E
@@njabulosibisi5357 at this point of her career most probably no or very hard to sing. She used to have up to high G#
@@njabulosibisi5357 No. She barely has a high C.......
@@tencontento9177 She was never ad good as Dessay beyond high F, not considering the high Sopranos of the past.
She looks just like Angela from 90 Day Fiance!
After Joan Sutherland this seems as a joke.
Let’s just appreciate the existing opera singers of today but of course it’s hard to compare especially if you heard the version of La stupenda..
If you want to see a real bad joke, look in the mirror. She's g.o.a.t.
Magnificent, spectacular, as always. I don't care for Rossini much though.
Joan who? Joan Crawford? Like mommy dearest? I think you may have an eddipal complex.
After... Anyone really... This is just awful, boring and uninteresting. Plus awful singing really. Even the public was wtf... Should we clap or just leave?!!!
She is good......
why?????
She is perfect!!! ❤️❤️❤️
this is NOT coloratura I'm sorry
It's coloratura🙄
@@ThisisColoratura I see in your channel there are also clips of Gruby and the great Devia. So how on earth could someone.still call Damrau's singing coloratura 🙄
She is still a coloratura🙄 she maintain her vocal, she even have high D🙄
@@ThisisColoratura 🙄🙄🙄 if.you say so 🙄🙄🙄
@@ThisisColoratura 🙄 singing a high D does not make ANY singer a “coloratura”. Gina Cigna sings a high D in the Met broadcast of the Norma trio, as does Suliotis on her Decca Norma recording. Leontyne Price sings D in the Thaïs mirror aria, Eb in Traviata Act 1 finale and high E (!!!!) at the end of caro nome. None of these women were “coloraturas”. Dorothy Kirsten sings high D in Romany Life and 2 D’s in Thaïs finale. She wasn’t a “coloratura” either. Whatever Miss Damrau IS at this point in her career, this performance was a misfire. It’s unsteady and labored. She should have sung O luce di quest’anima instead.
Paripurna suaranya ya Allah
intenzione tempo fraseggio e parole....tutto sbagliato.....questo ruolo non è per lei
I also don’t like how Damrau startes out this aria when she sings the words of the title of this aria, it sounds so low energy, and nit near as good as many singers that came before her. Just listen to Joan Suthetland, june Anderson, or Cecila Bartoli sing this, just some singers that came to mind right away.
Please can someone who is actually an opera singer explain is this really that bad?
I was a "successful" dramatic tenor, and I'm here to tell you that this is absolutely hideous, especially to watch. What in the Lord's name is she trying to convey?? Joy, Insanity???
If you watch her sing, you see she focuses everything very forward in the front nasal cavities rather than a little further back. Gruberova damaged her voice in a similar way. Listen to Mariella Devia singing circles around her into her late 60s and early 70s with solid high Ds and Es. Watch how differently Devia sings it. Their repertoire overlapped, both singing Lucia, Lakme, Queen of the Night, Constanza etc. Roberta Peters also sang well into her early 60s. However many times as women especially go through menopause it can affect the voice 😊
I see thanks for explaining. @@clefnoteproductions6695
wow okay. Maybe this performance was not the best she did. @@tencontento9177
really dont get the ager You cant give your hundred percent each night. @@barbaranorthwood
Voce ormai usurata per scelte di repertorio alquanto discutibili, tecnica discutibile, interpretazione da casalinga indemoniata: poveri noi, povero Rossini!
Maybe she was ill that day, but not my favorite one of her. No high E at the end.
The high E is interpolated not written. She was smart to omit it. I believe with the right teacher or coach she could sing much better. Mariella Devia could teach her properly 😊
Appalling!!!
Not too bad
Poor Rossini!
Il raggio non e' lusinghiero per niente.
Completamente fuori stile. Esecuzione inutile
What’s wrong with her mouth 👄? It doesn’t open much during phrases it’s hard to look at and listen to. Those trills, not thrilling enough.
This is really horrendous. First, the stage attitude...whatever she sings, she does it like a Zerlina after she's taken a pill of ecstasy. Secondly, there's pitch problems even from start. The coloratura runs are messy, and the variations are completely out of style. She should not sing Rossini.
Nor Bellini 😂
Thank you for your informative comments. They are a true blessing, many of these young singers or singers from Damrau’s generation are singing the wrong repertoire for their voices and are often butchering opera.
@@julienthera4878 She should not sing.
Nor anything if this is how she really sings nowadays...
She gains a lot of weight through these years.
weird ass comment. what does that have to do with anything..?
@@theflea9091 an observation
SamiTheCuber exactly!
You say that as if it's supposed to excuse the poor execution of this aria 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I hope for your sake you don't get locked in a room with Kathryn Lewek.
A display of poor choice and taste for an artist who lost her high notes and tried to reinvent herself. Please drop this aria from your repertoire and fire your coach if you have any, this is painful to see and hear!!
Not bel canto. No ‘appoggia’ Flat most of the time.
I'll always remember her gold standard QOTN fondly because this was...this was not great. Not even good or respectable.
Yt certainly has an attitude about it. Below this in the recommended videos is Joan's 'Art of the Prima Donna' performance and then her 1962 La Scala live performance of this. Thank you, yt
Variazioni completamente personale e fuori stile, la voce sbiadita. non critico artista ma difendo compositore che non puo dire la sua, certe cavolate non si fa. Lirica e una disciplina rigida e rigorosa soprattutto da una artista di questa levatura mi aspetterei delle scelte sensate.
There is no true pitch virtually anywhere. She is desperately unmusical. She sounds like an old woman. She hasn’t sung well in 20 years.
A disaster. She has lost almost all her voice. Sad.
Pas mal mais pas excitant ....heureusement l ' orchstre est pr&sent
Really awful rendition
ridicule
Péssima....
Its too lyric
That’s not what makes it a bad performance, read some of the other comments, have a nice day.
@@MySensualWorld meaning this is show off piece with energy and high notes but it feels flat. Compared to devia, gruberova, and sutherland.
Yuck.
Don’t like the orchestra. Love Diana.