when I was a boy , my parents and I watched and heard her sing this on a Sunday morning on German television. We all had tears in our eyes.. Now, 40 years later, I still get teary -eyed ,listening to this angel. I've heard the aria many times by many many great singers, but Lucia Popp is the only one that goes straight to the soul and to the heart
Very true Mr. Lunow. She is my most favorite one of her generation. Her interpretation of Arias of Mozart , her singing of Mass in C Minor of Mozart under Rafael kubelik are few of gems to be treasured forever. This interpretation of Song to the Moon of Rusalka shows her command over the melody. A brilliant, remarkable vocalist of highest calibre.
For just a few short years, we were visited by an angel of the Lord, but the Lord could no longer live without this angel in his holly presence... so she went home, leaving us with only a few wonderful reminders of what awaits us in the next life. Rest & Sleep in Peace, Lucia poppova; ours was a better and more beautiful world with the sound of your song... Na tebe, stejně jako na všechny nebeské anděly, nikdy nezapomeneme.❤💔❤
I have spent several nights with his early mornings searching and listening to all the versions of "Song the Moon" on RUclips. I'm not a musician or a critic, just a regular guy. It turns out that this version by Lucia Popp is the one I liked the most and the one that has moved me to my bones.
@@sonjabaevska8028 😍Thank you very much, Sonja. RUclips's algorithm didn't suggest it to me before. I'm listening to it again tonight at home. Greetings from Argentina.
I bought the CD-album Le Nozze Di Figaro with Lucia Popp as Susanna in 1999, six years after her death. Around 2020 which is almost 27 years (MORE THAN A QUARTER CENTURY) later, I just found out about it. So -stupid- clueless of me. Although it is almost 30 years too late, I still want to say: Rest in peace, my sweet angel with beautiful voice. 😭😭😭
@@chiensyang Hello Chien Yang. Why stupid? No, no way, I didn't know about the existence of this wonderful woman either, but it's the version I heard at least 30 times. Another version was recommended to me right here, but Lucia has stayed in my soul, perhaps because of the poignancy of the video recorded like this, and because she gave a sublime performance. Yes, Sofia rests in peace, for all the happiness and beauty she has given to a guy like me, 62 years old, poor and Argentinian, and to the whole world for eternity. Greetings from the soul.
This is one of my favorite pieces. I've heard many variations, from Renee Fleming to Sarah Brightman. Each do a wonderful rendition, however Lucia Popp sings this song with such emotion and fluidity, it seem effortless to her. RIP Ms. Popp and thank you for your gift to the world of such an awesome gifted voice.
Absolutely agree.. Renee Fleming is good ..I LOVE Netrebko and her version is amazing.. but this is on a different level she is perfection for this song..
I like them all, but I consider Frederica von Strada's version (available on RUclips) is my favourite. Perhaps because her voice is pitched lower and to me that adds something. Listen to Flica's versions of 'Balero' for further consideration, against her friend Kiri Te Kanawa's. I think it lends support for my opinion. Now get listening, and, as the text books in Philosopy advise, discuss.
It´s easy to sit a whole day watching youtube pearls, like a mental shower. This is definately one of those pearls, who will last forever. R.I.P. Lucia Popp
Like every human being who has heard Lucia Popp, I fell in love with a voice beyond human expectations. Thank you, Lucia, for all the years of beauty and happiness you have brought into my life. I owe you a debt that is unpayable. If there is an after-life, you belong as the brightest star in it.
I watched Rusalka in Prague 6 years ago , ever since I heard this song i grew attached to it , but Lucia’s voice is absolutely something else , something out of this world , heavenly almost ❤️
I had never heard Lucia Popp's rendition of this beautiful aria and I can't believe I had not heard it before. I do not want to go into this bad habit of the internet of comparing X to Y, because of volume, color, effort and bla bla bla. I find her voice of a purity that really matches this role. What makes me love this rendition is the quality of each of the syllables. She manages to pronounce each vowel and consonant without losing the beauty of her voice and the great melody of the aria. Bravisima!!!
Yes madam, Lucia's voice was sublime, heavenly & lucid with full of warmth. She immersed herself completely in everything she sang, opera arias, songs, lieder. She departed too early.
Absolutely true! She used to immerse herself with her soul& heart in any of her numerous characters she'd sang and any of those were extraordinarily bright and easy to perceive her musical culture and talent she was blessed with.
Personally, Popp is my number 1 among all other great supranos. Most of the songs that Popp had sang, I hardly find a better version from any other singer. For some reasons, she can drag you into the music and make you feel like...hmm...this is how the composer should feel when writing the song. Song to the Moon is a perfect example, it's like thie song was meant for Popp to sing. It is very interesting that Popp's voice can make you feel different in each song, the tone is different, so expressive, unlike Price or Callas or Sumi Jo or any other, Callas is Callas in Carmen, Callas is Callas in Norma, but Popp is the Queen of Night, Popp is Rusalka, Popp is the Angel to sing laudate dominum, etc
Amen to that ! Nobody can match her. So sad the way she left us. Her "Four Last Songs" by Strauss is another one of her high points. Nobody better. No way.
It is a crying shame that this wonderful voice left us at such a young age. Thank the almighty we have the recordings. This is fine rendition of the Song to the Moon and will live with us forever.
Lucia Popp is such a songbird. She passed away way too young. It is a shame that those who give us so much joy has their life cut so short. Every time I listen to her singing this piece I weep. It is so beautiful and I feel her emotion of wondering where her love one is and the hope she wants the moon to give to him from her. I first heard this piece in the movie Bicentennial Man, where Robin Williams plays a robot who wants to be human and experience death in the end. I met Robin and he was so incredible towards me. I'll never forget his considerate caring for me in that moment, who became and still is my hero.
Wow thanks for sharing that. May they both rest in peace. I am working on this piece now in English. My favorite part is the low chest/mix segment. So much fun to sing.
This particular aria is sung by the title character, Rusalka, in the opera's first act. Rusalka is the daughter of a water-goblin who wants nothing more than to be human after she falls in love with a hunter/prince who frequents the lake in which she lives. Rusalka sings this song asking the moon to reveal her love to the Prince.
The most devoted voice/singing to music I have ever listened to. Her voice is a perfect marriage of purity and maturity. Love Lucia Popp's devotion to music in her voice and singing. Absolutely the best!
Yes, Popp is the highly set bar, the acme that sopranos try to attain with varying degrees of success. I hope you keep on singing as long as you can, the best that you can. That's the best way to honor Popp's memory!
Lucia Popp (born Lucia Poppová; 12 November 1939 - 16 November 1993) was a Slovak operatic soprano. She began her career as a soubrette soprano, and later moved into the light-lyric and lyric coloratura soprano repertoire and then the lighter Richard Strauss and Wagner operas. Her career included performances at Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, and La Scala. Popp was also a highly regarded recitalist and lieder singer.
...and Fritz Wunderlich encouraged her to go on and not to travel home to Preßburg when she was having problems with the aria of "Königin der Nacht". What treasures are they both!
@@ikseldecorativearts8139 I remembered her fondly seeing/hearing live in concert for the first time in the 70s when she sang Strauss “ Four Last Songs “ with Chicago Symphony Orchestra directed by Georg Solti when I was a student in Chicago. Never forget that experience!!!
Yes Mr. Ching. She is one of the greatest sopranos who made her outstanding career on operatic front. Her interpretation of Mozart, Mahler are breathtaking and absolutely divine. With crystal clear voice, with complete thought process behind every rendition, she is equally at par in non-germanic compositions.
Absolute perfection! I would pick this song and version to travel onto the stars on another gold or bronze disc to show what fantastic things the human voice is capable of😉
♥♥♥Fantastique!!!: interprétation très expressive, voix splendide, technique brillante: cette très grande chanteuse ne peux que figurer au Panthéon de la Musique!
I believed for many years that Rita Streich sang the best version but after hearing Lucia Popp, I am completely touched by the expressive power of this great artist. A voice of great quality and musicality. Wonderful, just wonderful !
I fell in love with Lucia Popp's voice in the Fruhbeck Carmina Burana, and she still gives me chills every time I hear her. The voice is gorgeous and the technique perfected, of course--like very few other singers. As a non-singer, I think I know what so captures me. She has an incredible control of micro-dynamics, producing the tiniest crescendo imaginable, and she does it multiple times within phrases. It lends the line a unique character that I've only heard from Lucia Popp.
Loved your appraisal, John. I recently posted another example that you may like .. also in the Czech language .. ruclips.net/video/Y10g_QzDlK8/видео.html
BazzasBest Thanks for the generous comment, BB, even more for the reference. She was wonderful, wasn't she? And with the gorgeous singing, her acting in that clip is moving, also.
+John Pendley Well said, John, and I am sure you have heard her do the Strauss Last Songs, which, especially the 3rd and 4th, leave one stricken with emotion.I refer to the reading she did with Tennstedt.
Lucia poppova you were one of the greatest! It is like you give me goosebumps when i am listenning to you!i am old but still listen to opera! You are totally like margarethe teschemacher one of the BEST opera singers!
sung by many rarely so beautifully as this the controlled power and strength of this amazing and pure voice fearless in the attack such perfection and control she is a godess
If Lucia is pretty good what will you say about the rest of the so called top sopranos? Average? She was the best of the best. I never heard anyone come close to her enchanting voice as she owns this aria and many others. Beautifully aria from opera Rusalka by Dvorak, the musical genius.
Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém, světlo tvé daleko vidí. Po světě bloudíš širokém, díváš se v příbytky lidí. Po světě bloudíš širokém, díváš se v příbytky lidí. Měsíčku, postůj chvíli, řekni mi, kde je můj milý. Měsíčku, postůj chvíli, řekni mi, řekni kde je můj milý. Řekni mu, stříbrný měsíčku, mé že jej objímá rámě, aby si alespoň chviličku vzpomenul ve snění na mne, aby si alespoň chviličku vzpomenul ve snění na mne. Zasviť mu do daleka, zasviť mu, řekni mu, řekni kdo tu na něj čeká. Zasviť mu do daleka, zasviť mu, řekni mu, řekni kdo tu na něj čeká. O mně-li, duše lidská sní, ať se tou vzpomínkou vzbudí. Měsíčku nezhasni! Nezhasni! Měsíčku nezhasni!
Bellísima!!! la voz de esta gran soprano; Bella también la melodía de la partitura, y todo en general, incluido el texto de esta oda a la Luna: "....Oh Luna, párate un momento. Dime, oh, dime, dónde está mi amor...''.. Gracias por compartir.
I am not sure why so many people try to tell others who sings the best version of a song, its could be range, tone, control or just a personal preference. Just for once all I needed was to listen. Glorious and sublime thank you Lucia.
The beauty of her soprano is beyond description, and unrivaled, andoff the charts Indescribable beauty Indescribable comfort Indescribable feeling and something indescribable
Sublime - my favourite soprano of all. I was lucky to have sung in the chorus on her 1976 Decca recording with RPO/Dorati of Haydn's 'Creation' in Kingsway Hall, London. She arrived wearing an enourmous fur hat! Though every inch a shining star, even before opening her mouth, she was so gracious and friendly to us amateurs behind her.
I love this beautiful song so much. It made me so sad to hear about Lucia's death. Someone who can sing this beautifully should be able to live forever. Rest in peace. 😞💖
Dear God... she sings this so unbelievably well... this woman was singing so phenomenally well that the flaws of her sound surface really do not matter.... singing of the highest level
There aren't singer will can sing this music like Lucia sings! Lucia sings with a strong and feeling who come from inside! Thank God to allows I listen this great singer !
A full voice top to bottom in all registers. Seamlessly transition across all registers. Beautiful and flowing and silky. Every note and phrase is caressed and finessed without losing diction. Even her hard consonants are liquid, which is a rare achievement. I come back to Lucia Popp regularly. She is a masterpiece in action. Thank God we have these recordings. I know her family is so blessed to have these as well to show all her generations. Thank you to them for sharing her with the world.
Lucia manchi moltissimo ai melomani di tutto il mondoMa quando riascoltiamo la tua voce sia essa Gilda oppure in Rusalka come qui, capiamo che quella no,non morira' maiGrazie Lucia per l'energia con cui hai cantato,e per averci fatto udire quello che mai piu' udiremo,grazie per le emozioni che ci hai regalato GRAZIE GRANDE GRAZIE!!
Great, sweet and amazing warmhearted artist of this century... we miss You, sweet Angel and your immaculate performances full of your own personal charm and poetry... many great world's sopranos failed with this great romantic aria...rest in peace, Angel...You are gone too soon..
This is so delicious. Makes me cry every time. I first heard Rusalka as a 6 years old and was mesmerised. Only native Czechs and Slovaks can master this tricky text
Wonderful Lucia...perfect tunning, vocal technique and amazing charismatic intuition for every music...I have had a good luck to play with Her and made a couple of recordings and I fell in love wirh her voice, her ways and her fantastic personality...She was a truly born Diva - without ever being pretentious ...RIP beautiful, lovely and sweet Lucia ...
Just so hard to find the right words to express, as beautiful as finest crystal or diamond! So well done with gentle touch on every note. Many famous singers claimed this aria as their SIGNATURE song, I have a few favorites, yet Lucia's art work is the closest to my heart!!! Bravo, Bravo. Thank you.
i think that this is the best rendition of Song to the moon, maybe ever! a great soprano, gone among us too soon, RIP! yes, yes, like mrs Gould said: Dvorak wrote this song for Lucia Popp, for sure! i've heard great interpretations, but this....omg...is the ONE!
I was surprised to hear this gem of a singer and this composition... history (and bargain-label classical recording companies) can bury one singer's name underneath more famous or cliched-names, of a carload of Soprani. NOW I'll have to go shopping for more recordings, including wonderful Ms. Popp's!
I have a cd with Lucia singing this, and however many thousands of times I listen to it, it still gives me chills; watching her sing is an extra treat. Wonderful voice and presentation.
when I was a boy , my parents and I watched and heard her sing this on a Sunday morning on German television. We all had tears in our eyes.. Now, 40 years later, I still get teary -eyed ,listening to this angel. I've heard the aria many times by many many great singers, but Lucia Popp is the only one that goes straight to the soul and to the heart
Very true Mr. Lunow.
She is my most favorite one of her generation. Her interpretation of Arias of Mozart , her singing of Mass in C Minor of Mozart under Rafael kubelik are few of gems to be treasured forever.
This interpretation of Song to the Moon of Rusalka shows her command over the melody.
A brilliant, remarkable vocalist of highest calibre.
and gabriela benackova too
For just a few short years, we were visited by an angel of the Lord, but the Lord could no longer live without this angel in his holly presence... so she went home, leaving us with only a few wonderful reminders of what awaits us in the next life. Rest & Sleep in Peace, Lucia poppova; ours was a better and more beautiful world with the sound of your song... Na tebe, stejně jako na všechny nebeské anděly, nikdy nezapomeneme.❤💔❤
Holy. Holly is an entirely different matter.
The best Rusalka. Slovaks can be proud --Lucia Popp, Edita Gruberowa simply opera queens forever.
This is my first time listening to Lucia Popp and I think I’m in love.
And how could anyone with a heart Not be? Luzia Poppova from Slovakia. The voice of an angel, no exaggeration.
I have spent several nights with his early mornings searching and listening to all the versions of "Song the Moon" on RUclips. I'm not a musician or a critic, just a regular guy. It turns out that this version by Lucia Popp is the one I liked the most and the one that has moved me to my bones.
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@@sonjabaevska8028 😍Thank you very much, Sonja. RUclips's algorithm didn't suggest it to me before. I'm listening to it again tonight at home. Greetings from Argentina.
I bought the CD-album Le Nozze Di Figaro with Lucia Popp as Susanna in 1999, six years after her death. Around 2020 which is almost 27 years (MORE THAN A QUARTER CENTURY) later, I just found out about it. So -stupid- clueless of me.
Although it is almost 30 years too late, I still want to say:
Rest in peace, my sweet angel with beautiful voice. 😭😭😭
@@chiensyang Hello Chien Yang. Why stupid? No, no way, I didn't know about the existence of this wonderful woman either, but it's the version I heard at least 30 times. Another version was recommended to me right here, but Lucia has stayed in my soul, perhaps because of the poignancy of the video recorded like this, and because she gave a sublime performance. Yes, Sofia rests in peace, for all the happiness and beauty she has given to a guy like me, 62 years old, poor and Argentinian, and to the whole world for eternity. Greetings from the soul.
Her name is lucia poppova!❤
This is one of my favorite pieces. I've heard many variations, from Renee Fleming to Sarah Brightman. Each do a wonderful rendition, however Lucia Popp sings this song with such emotion and fluidity, it seem effortless to her. RIP Ms. Popp and thank you for your gift to the world of such an awesome gifted voice.
Absolutely agree.. Renee Fleming is good ..I LOVE Netrebko and her version is amazing.. but this is on a different level she is perfection for this song..
@@eddieman2004 Lucia Popp was amazing. Listen to this one though, an exceptional rendition ruclips.net/video/eRLUY2HEgIc/видео.html
Have you seen Asmik?
ruclips.net/video/Us_F2xLJgKI/видео.html
I like them all, but I consider Frederica von Strada's version (available on RUclips) is my favourite. Perhaps because her voice is pitched lower and to me that adds something. Listen to Flica's versions of 'Balero' for further consideration, against her friend Kiri Te Kanawa's. I think it lends support for my opinion. Now get listening, and, as the text books in Philosopy advise, discuss.
Anna netrebko and Frederika Von Stade both sing this amazingly well.
It´s easy to sit a whole day watching youtube pearls, like a mental shower.
This is definately one of those pearls, who will last forever.
R.I.P. Lucia Popp
I fully agree, bravo! Lucia and of course Dvorak.
Like every human being who has heard Lucia Popp, I fell in love with a voice beyond human expectations. Thank you, Lucia, for all the years of beauty and happiness you have brought into my life. I owe you a debt that is unpayable. If there is an after-life, you belong as the brightest star in it.
İlac gibi bir ses ve uslüp ve muhteşem bir orkestra .
I watched Rusalka in Prague 6 years ago , ever since I heard this song i grew attached to it , but Lucia’s voice is absolutely something else , something out of this world , heavenly almost ❤️
Just so beautiful
I totally agree with you.
I had never heard Lucia Popp's rendition of this beautiful aria and I can't believe I had not heard it before. I do not want to go into this bad habit of the internet of comparing X to Y, because of volume, color, effort and bla bla bla. I find her voice of a purity that really matches this role. What makes me love this rendition is the quality of each of the syllables. She manages to pronounce each vowel and consonant without losing the beauty of her voice and the great melody of the aria. Bravisima!!!
To me the most perfect version. This lady was one of a kind.
Her version never was surpassed even by the greatest! Immortal voice and sweetness of singer! What a shame that Lucia left us so soon!
She was the greatest
Yes madam, Lucia's voice was sublime, heavenly & lucid with full of warmth. She immersed herself completely in everything she sang, opera arias, songs, lieder.
She departed too early.
Absolutely true! She used to immerse herself with her soul& heart in any of her numerous characters she'd sang and any of those were extraordinarily bright and easy to perceive her musical culture and talent she was blessed with.
Concordo em tudo❤
Personally, Popp is my number 1 among all other great supranos. Most of the songs that Popp had sang, I hardly find a better version from any other singer. For some reasons, she can drag you into the music and make you feel like...hmm...this is how the composer should feel when writing the song. Song to the Moon is a perfect example, it's like thie song was meant for Popp to sing. It is very interesting that Popp's voice can make you feel different in each song, the tone is different, so expressive, unlike Price or Callas or Sumi Jo or any other, Callas is Callas in Carmen, Callas is Callas in Norma, but Popp is the Queen of Night, Popp is Rusalka, Popp is the Angel to sing laudate dominum, etc
my #1 too. Impeccable, wonderful
Amen to that ! Nobody can match her. So sad the way she left us. Her "Four Last Songs" by Strauss is another one of her high points. Nobody better. No way.
Supranos
I really love her voice. It's so clear. She doesn't use vibrato to hide behind.
Yes, well said.
It is a crying shame that this wonderful voice left us at such a young age. Thank the almighty we have the recordings. This is fine rendition of the Song to the Moon and will live with us forever.
Una veu preciosa que no em canso d"escoltar.
That year 3 wonderful singers left us too early and all 3 caused by cancer. Lucia Popp, Arleen Auger and Tatiana Troyanos. It was a tragedy!
🙏
The best version of the Rusalka I've ever heard!
Her voice is so soft and sweet.
Lucia Popp is such a songbird. She passed away way too young. It is a shame that those who give us so much joy has their life cut so short. Every time I listen to her singing this piece I weep. It is so beautiful and I feel her emotion of wondering where her love one is and the hope she wants the moon to give to him from her. I first heard this piece in the movie Bicentennial Man, where Robin Williams plays a robot who wants to be human and experience death in the end. I met Robin and he was so incredible towards me. I'll never forget his considerate caring for me in that moment, who became and still is my hero.
Wow thanks for sharing that. May they both rest in peace. I am working on this piece now in English. My favorite part is the low chest/mix segment. So much fun to sing.
This particular aria is sung by the title character, Rusalka, in the opera's first act. Rusalka is the daughter of a water-goblin who wants nothing more than to be human after she falls in love with a hunter/prince who frequents the lake in which she lives. Rusalka sings this song asking the moon to reveal her love to the Prince.
Thanks:)
Thanks for the info. This is my favorite aria but I knew nothing about it
What a beautiful voice! What a lovely lady! Gone much too soon.She had so much more to offer.
The most devoted voice/singing to music I have ever listened to. Her voice is a perfect marriage of purity and maturity. Love Lucia Popp's devotion to music in her voice and singing. Absolutely the best!
jing jin
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Lucia Popp, y una versión maravillosa. La partitura de Dvorak es deliciosa y con la voz de Lucia, brilla como una luz en la oscuridad. Gracias amigos.
Lucia Popp, the gold standard of the 20th Century soprano. Whenever I sing I try to channel her. Thanks for posting.
Yes, Popp is the highly set bar, the acme that sopranos try to attain with varying degrees of success. I hope you keep on singing as long as you can, the best that you can. That's the best way to honor Popp's memory!
Lucia Popp (born Lucia Poppová; 12 November 1939 - 16 November 1993) was a Slovak operatic soprano. She began her career as a soubrette soprano, and later moved into the light-lyric and lyric coloratura soprano repertoire and then the lighter Richard Strauss and Wagner operas. Her career included performances at Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, and La Scala. Popp was also a highly regarded recitalist and lieder singer.
...and Fritz Wunderlich encouraged her to go on and not to travel home to Preßburg when she was having problems with the aria of "Königin der Nacht". What treasures are they both!
she began as a mezzo-soprano
One of the greatest sopranos ever, comparable to none in her register.
@@ikseldecorativearts8139 I remembered her fondly seeing/hearing live in concert for the first time in the 70s when she sang Strauss “ Four Last Songs “ with Chicago Symphony Orchestra directed by Georg Solti when I was a student in Chicago. Never forget that experience!!!
Yes Mr. Ching. She is one of the greatest sopranos who made her outstanding career on operatic front. Her interpretation of Mozart, Mahler are breathtaking and absolutely divine. With crystal clear voice, with complete thought process behind every rendition, she is equally at par in non-germanic compositions.
Lovely listening to this fine singer! Thank you. Thank you You Tube!
The BEST version of this aria. The beauty of her voice and technique are perfect ❤️
Sometimes a song is written for one singer in spite of time and distance. Dvorak wrote this for Lucia Popp as it will go down the ages.
Sarah Brightman has also done it some justice, IMHO.
"Sometimes a song is written for one singer in spite of time and distance." Yes ! Yes!
Bravo...this is an excellent way to put this. I agree 100%
It was written for Amira Willighagen at her first CD is marvellous.
This song can only be performed by a native Czech or Slovak IMHO
She gives me shivers! This is the best rendition I have heard up to now. Wonderful Lucia Popp!
everytime
Me too, this makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
Me too!
The best Rusalka all the time. Lucia Popp was an Angel.
Deťúrence moje....she still is and forever will be
Perfeita
Absolute perfection! I would pick this song and version to travel onto the stars on another gold or bronze disc to show what fantastic things the human voice is capable of😉
A transcendently beautiful voice and spirit. Ms. Popp's interpretation of this aria is luminous. Many thanks for posting.
Wow... This is the best of the Rusalka I ever heard. Lucia Popp sounds so amazingly beautiful here.
The best Rusalka I've ever heard.
Wonderful soft tone. Not harsh like many today.
This puts tears to my eyes. How lucky I am to to have ever heard her sing, even just from a recording.
Lucia Popp with the most beautiful golden jewel like voice singing this magnificent aria to perfection
♥♥♥Fantastique!!!: interprétation très expressive, voix splendide, technique brillante: cette très grande chanteuse ne peux que figurer au Panthéon de la Musique!
The Best Rusalka ever by the one of the best sopranos ever.
Muzyka na sen
Lucia left us far too soon, but her music will live on forever! On seeing the moon, it shall remind me of her ethereal rendition of this song.
I believed for many years that Rita Streich sang the best version but after hearing Lucia Popp, I am completely touched by the expressive power of this great artist. A voice of great quality and musicality. Wonderful, just wonderful !
I fell in love with Lucia Popp's voice in the Fruhbeck Carmina Burana, and she still gives me chills every time I hear her. The voice is gorgeous and the technique perfected, of course--like very few other singers. As a non-singer, I think I know what so captures me. She has an incredible control of micro-dynamics, producing the tiniest crescendo imaginable, and she does it multiple times within phrases. It lends the line a unique character that I've only heard from Lucia Popp.
Loved your appraisal, John. I recently posted another example that you may like .. also in the Czech language ..
ruclips.net/video/Y10g_QzDlK8/видео.html
BazzasBest
Thanks for the generous comment, BB, even more for the reference. She was wonderful, wasn't she? And with the gorgeous singing, her acting in that clip is moving, also.
+John Pendley Well said, John, and I am sure you have heard her do the Strauss Last Songs, which, especially the 3rd and 4th, leave one stricken with emotion.I refer to the reading she did with Tennstedt.
+frank “fancyboy” rella
Thanks, I'll try to hear that one. I have her with MTT.
+frank “fancyboy” rella Of the many versions of these Strauss songs it is this one that I find the real keeper.
Beautiful, passionate, and absolutely inimitable.
Lucia Popp.... how I adore you.
That lady has got it all! With her diction so perfect to boot. thank you
Lucia poppova you were one of the greatest! It is like you give me goosebumps when i am listenning to you!i am old but still listen to opera! You are totally like margarethe teschemacher one of the BEST opera singers!
This is by far the very best rendition I've ever heard.
This is so so beautiful. Could listen to this rendition on repeat for hours. What a voice❤
sung by many rarely so beautifully as this the controlled power and strength of this amazing and pure voice fearless in the attack such perfection and control she is a godess
I'm definitely s Price fan, but this beautiful interpretation is loaded with heart and poetic enchantment. Bravo.
If Lucia is pretty good what will you say about the rest of the so called top sopranos? Average? She was the best of the best. I never heard anyone come close to her enchanting voice as she owns this aria and many others. Beautifully aria from opera Rusalka by Dvorak, the musical genius.
How, how, how can it be so beautiful ??? It is simply wonderful !!
Very time I listen to Lucia sing this aria I get tears in my eyes. Brilliant.
Great simply heavenly
готов слушать эту арию в этом исполнении бесконечно.Пронзительно и чувственно до мурашек.Никто лучше не смог спеть!Царствие небесное,Lucia!
Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém,
světlo tvé daleko vidí.
Po světě bloudíš širokém,
díváš se v příbytky lidí.
Po světě bloudíš širokém,
díváš se v příbytky lidí.
Měsíčku, postůj chvíli,
řekni mi,
kde je můj milý.
Měsíčku, postůj chvíli,
řekni mi, řekni
kde je můj milý.
Řekni mu, stříbrný měsíčku,
mé že jej objímá rámě,
aby si alespoň chviličku
vzpomenul ve snění na mne,
aby si alespoň chviličku
vzpomenul ve snění na mne.
Zasviť mu do daleka,
zasviť mu,
řekni mu, řekni
kdo tu na něj čeká.
Zasviť mu do daleka,
zasviť mu,
řekni mu, řekni
kdo tu na něj čeká.
O mně-li, duše lidská sní,
ať se tou vzpomínkou vzbudí.
Měsíčku nezhasni! Nezhasni!
Měsíčku nezhasni!
Many thanks for giving us these lyrics. I enjoyed listening again and following them as she sang.
Thank you
Which la language is this? Thanks for the lyrics
Rose Granger Czech
@@reikun86 OK thanks
What an incredibly gorgeous voice. I wish I could have heard her sing live.
davehshs, now she sings in heaven. Like a preview? Listen to her sing Mozarts "Laudate Dominum".
davehshs She does so here. Enjoy it.
I did in a performance of Der Freischutz at the ROH/London.
Bellísima!!! la voz de esta gran soprano; Bella también la melodía de la partitura, y todo en general, incluido el texto de esta oda a la Luna: "....Oh Luna, párate un momento. Dime, oh, dime, dónde está mi amor...''.. Gracias por compartir.
I am not sure why so many people try to tell others who sings the best version of a song, its could be range, tone, control or just a personal preference. Just for once all I needed was to listen. Glorious and sublime thank you Lucia.
this is absolute perfection. best rusalka i ve ever heard. and i guess i ll never hear a better one.
Bravo. Such passion and expression in her beautiful voice. A true artist.
The beauty of her soprano is beyond description, and unrivaled, andoff the charts
Indescribable beauty
Indescribable comfort
Indescribable feeling
and
something indescribable
Simply one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard
She sang this so well, so beautifully, it makes me cry to hear such a beautiful song sung so beautifully. Tears of joy and happiness.
Sublime - my favourite soprano of all. I was lucky to have sung in the chorus on her 1976 Decca recording with RPO/Dorati of Haydn's 'Creation' in Kingsway Hall, London. She arrived wearing an enourmous fur hat! Though every inch a shining star, even before opening her mouth, she was so gracious and friendly to us amateurs behind her.
Thanks for sharing this warm personal memory, Marc.
Simplemente maravillosa!!!!(no se que decir...me acongoja tanta belleza en esta pieza y la extraordinaria voz de Lucia Popp!!!) Gracias!!!
My favourite soprano. Such a wonderfully rich sound; beautifully expressive and controlled.
I love this beautiful song so much. It made me so sad to hear about Lucia's death. Someone who can sing this beautifully should be able to live forever. Rest in peace. 😞💖
She will through her adoring fans
Magnificent. The great Lucia Popp is immortal.
really?? are you the song writer?
No, she wrote The vampire chronicles
Brava, Brava!!
agree...RIP but alive
Yes😍😍😍thank you Lucia 😍
Каждый раз после плохих записей, хочется переслушать Lucia, прекрасное сопрано
Rozhodne najlepšia interpretácia Dvořáka aká existuje!
Beautiful woman, beautiful performance...
Exquisite. This great singer has left a beautiful legacy for generations to enjoy.
SUPER!! Thank you Lucia Popp and Orchestra..
Voice of Angels for God. A blessing to humanity. Thank you Lucia. God bless you in heaven.
Dear God... she sings this so unbelievably well... this woman was singing so phenomenally well that the flaws of her sound surface really do not matter.... singing of the highest level
There aren't singer will can sing this music like Lucia sings! Lucia sings with a strong and feeling who come from inside! Thank God to allows I listen this great singer !
My absolute favourite version of this stunningly beautiful piece.
A full voice top to bottom in all registers. Seamlessly transition across all registers. Beautiful and flowing and silky. Every note and phrase is caressed and finessed without losing diction. Even her hard consonants are liquid, which is a rare achievement. I come back to Lucia Popp regularly. She is a masterpiece in action. Thank God we have these recordings. I know her family is so blessed to have these as well to show all her generations. Thank you to them for sharing her with the world.
The definitive interpretation. RIP, beautiful Lucia Popp. Your art lives on.
Wunderbar-eine große Freude lauschen zu können !! Ganz große Kunst !! 👋👋Danke fürs teilen 🌝⭐⭐⭐🌛🌜
Lucia Popp is one of the best sopranos I have ever seen, her Song of the Moon is my favourite.
Lucia manchi moltissimo ai melomani di tutto il mondoMa quando riascoltiamo la tua voce sia essa Gilda oppure in Rusalka come qui, capiamo che quella no,non morira' maiGrazie Lucia per l'energia con cui hai cantato,e per averci fatto udire quello che mai piu' udiremo,grazie per le emozioni che ci hai regalato GRAZIE GRANDE GRAZIE!!
Totalmente in accordo con Lei...Lucia è il mio soprano preferito..voce unica...
Only the Moon can singing herself. Absolutely beautiful I love you Lucia
Great, sweet and amazing warmhearted artist of this century... we miss You, sweet Angel and your immaculate performances full of your own personal charm and poetry... many great world's sopranos failed with this great romantic aria...rest in peace, Angel...You are gone too soon..
Nobody has ever sung this aria like she did. R.I.P. Lucia Popp, thank you for the memories.
I am always impressed with Lucia Popp. This is absolutely out of this world and everything I love about singing, music and western culture.
I totally agree....The purity and clarity ......just beautiful.....
DIVINE!!!!what a great soprano she was!!!;we'll never forget her...
She sings with such passion and is so happy to sing.
So lovely, so mesmerizing
Human voice at its 極み❤
This is so delicious. Makes me cry every time. I first heard Rusalka as a 6 years old and was mesmerised. Only native Czechs and Slovaks can master this tricky text
Your last sentence is right. Czech🇨🇿 language have ř :-) greentings from Slovakia🇸🇰
Wonderful Lucia...perfect tunning, vocal technique and amazing charismatic intuition for every music...I have had a good luck to play with Her and made a couple of recordings and I fell in love wirh her voice, her ways and her fantastic personality...She was a truly born Diva - without ever being pretentious ...RIP beautiful, lovely and sweet Lucia ...
Moc krásný hlas. Mohla bych tuto píseń poslouchat stále do kola :-)
Just so hard to find the right words to express, as beautiful as finest crystal or diamond! So well done with gentle touch on every note. Many famous singers claimed this aria as their SIGNATURE song, I have a few favorites, yet Lucia's art work is the closest to my heart!!! Bravo, Bravo. Thank you.
La perfección existe. Que maravilla!
Las tres que he escuchado son estupendas una maravilla
i think that this is the best rendition of Song to the moon, maybe ever! a great soprano, gone among us too soon, RIP! yes, yes, like mrs Gould said: Dvorak wrote this song for Lucia Popp, for sure! i've heard great interpretations, but this....omg...is the ONE!
This must be the most perfect performance of this aria ever recorded. Popp is supreme in her expressive singing here.
I was surprised to hear this gem of a singer and this composition... history (and bargain-label classical recording companies) can bury one singer's name underneath more famous or cliched-names, of a carload of Soprani. NOW I'll have to go shopping for more recordings, including wonderful Ms. Popp's!
Il n'y a pas mieux que cette interprétation de Lucia Popp, et Dieu sait s'il y en a de belles !
I have a cd with Lucia singing this, and however many thousands of times I listen to it, it still gives me chills; watching her sing is an extra treat. Wonderful voice and presentation.
I love it it is beautifully interpreted your high notes are fantastic ,one of the best
We all miss you so much Dear Lucia; this beautiful aria”song to the moon “ was written only for your heavenly voice
Nejhezčí podání Dvořákovy Rusalky, Lucia s touto árií nemá sebemenší problém. Celé je to bez akcentu, zkrátka BRAVO !
Crystal clear. Absolutely fabulous voice.