Moser is in a league of her own. Other singers can just stare with wonder. You can imagine Damrau, Sills, Sutherland etc. all listening to this with jaws dropping, transfixed. Moser sings technically perfect of course--but what sets her really apart is her dramatic chops--but she doesn't go overboard. Its all balanced perfectly. Searing, intense, unforgettable.
I had the pleasure to hear Edda Moser three times as "Queen of the Night" - Munich, Salzburg and Vienna - in Munich she received 21(!) curtain calls. She belongs to THE generation of singers that, lucky us, we have on records and CDs for there will never be another generation of those divine voices.
@@Diva_D Callas sang La Traviata, Norma, Lucia di Lammermoor, Nabucco, Anna Bolena, Il Pirata, Macbeth, Il Trovatore, Il Corsaro, Attila and Armida. These are all dramatic coloratura roles. So you're telling me she was miscast in all these operas?
@@Diva_DCallas is a dramatic coloratura, but other kind. She's more at the side of dramatic sopranos, and Edda Moser is more coloratura Mozartian type of soprano. They both fall under one voice type, but at the same time they are so different
Yes!! "O Zittre Nicht" is subtle, multi-emotional: respectful, hopeful, sad, frightened, inspiring, and heroic. An aria to be sung by a real character. But "Der Holle Rache" is just angry and athletic and angry and athletic and angry and athletic, a cartoon.
No, the discerning among us prefer it, because it has so much more to offer. There are so many different sections and moods, and then, the technical parts are there, too....those runs in the allegro are tough! I always choose this one when I am asked to sing the Queen.
Diese fantastische Höhe ruht auf einer großartigen Tiefe. So eine ausdrucksstarke, gesunde Stimme. Je höher der Ton desto besser der Kontakt zum Körper. Man spürt die Tiefe der Atmung.
Both Edda Moser and the orchestra are absolutely marvellous! To listen over and over again! She is my favourite Queen, this aria is what I would use to answer the question "What is the perfection?"
Now THAT is a Queen of the Night that strikes the required fear into listeners hearts and would obviously scare the crap out of any Tamino. And that high F is to die for!
I can't add anything that hasn't been said...except to say that Moser is my absolute favorite Queen of the Night and this entire Mozart album is one of the best recordings any singer has ever made.
Amazing! Up until the middle of the Larghetto, this aria has no note above the medium high f and could be convincingly sung by a mezzo. That's almost how Moser sounds in the opening recit, which gives her queen a tremendous authority right from the start. And from that, her spectacular move into the high coloratura register for the final Allegro.... she is the queen among queens!
She is the best Queen of the Night I have ever heard. I would applaud every soprano who could take on the role, but her voice is really created for this role. The high notes are just so natural.
Edda Moser had the perfect technique for that role. Her voice was more dramatic than those of other coloratura sopranos. And, yes, she could sing the coloraturas. A splendid combination. No wonder this recording circles the orbit for all those E.T.'s wanting to know what human art means. (It's true!) Moser is a perfect choice.
The greatest Queen of the Night. The voice Mozart envisaged for the role- a dramatic soprano with incredible agility and range above the staff. This role has to be sang dramatically, or what's the point? It's the fucking Queen of the Night.
+Pe Callahan I'm not actually an avid listener of Moser, but I can appreciate her strengths. She has a darker, almost metallic timbre that I admire for the Queen of the Night. I actually do love Popp's rendition. Extremely polished and such a refined line, but maybe too elegant a sound for the ultimate Mozart bitch lol.
I can understand you both. If I say that it's because Moser knows how make us feel the psychological disorder, the dangerous mind, the violent behavior of the Queen of the night. Many others Queens of the Night are only "beautiful", more "pretty", I admit. Melting technic perfection and intelligence of the character is so difficult ! Ach ! Mozart, Mozart !!! :-) Kind regards.
+jmiller05 exactly!!!! she's not la sonambula or wimpy other coloraturas--this lady is on a tear and moser nails all the dramatic and MUSIC possibilities of the role!! any body else singing this--including Damrau--just doesn't measure up here....
+Poudre d'Escampette yes--one can feel the demented psycology of the queen through moser---don't get that with others--and of course the balance of beautiful singing! aren't opera singers amazing!! two things at once--
SING DAMMIT! This is the most amazing recording of this aria i have ever heard, Moser and Damrau rule this role! They ARE the Queens of the night, and LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!
It is exactly how die Königin is supposed to sound: dramatic, fightening, with seemingly effortless and unlimited high notes. Wonderful. Only Karola Agay comes close.
Esto son palabras mayores, estamos ante lo mejorcito del siglo XX en este papel de Reina de la Noche. Diana Damrau es la mejor hoy en dia de las que hay en activo en este siglo XXI sin duda, pero Edda Moser en esto es una leyenda.
That is it. In the line-up of all the great singers who sang and documented their potrayals of the role of Mozart`s Queen Of Night Edda Moser is quasi naturally outstanding by vocal and interpretative means. She impersonates the role with weight controlled fervor and vocal beauty. Unsurpassed.
La véritable voix de la Reine de la nuit. Un soprano coloratur dramatic. Elles sont rares celles qui peuvent prétendre avoir l'ampleur, un médium large, et bien sur les contre Fa
Wow! There's some power in that voice! If she had sung the Queen of the Night's aria at me, I'd know I have been given a piece of her mind and then some!
Probably the finest in this role ever. Certainly she outshines even Sutherland in this role. Her dramatic presence, her absolute mastery of the Mozart coloratura style [far different than the later bel canto style], her perfect pronunciation of the words, and the sense of grandeur and potency which must be present for this role are incredible. I never saw her onstage but certainly she must have been superb given the immersion of self into the character in this performance.
I actually don't think it's OK to be light in either aria. I think the Queen of the Night is a dramatic role like Kostanze, Donna Anna, Eletra, and Fiorgilini. Mozart loved the dramatic coloratura. Die Zauberflote is so popular and dramatic coloraturas are so rare that people have had to compromise when casting the Queen of the Night.
You don't hear it because lirico sprintos with agility are very rare. Massenet did an opera called "Esclarmonde." The title role for that opera requires this same voice type. Massenet said "Esclarmonde" was his favorite opera he ever composed, but it's rare to hear today because there is not a soprano around that can handle the demands of the role.
Diese fantastische Höhe ruht auf einer großartigen Tiefe. So eine ausdrucksstarke, gesunde Stimme. Je höher der Ton desto besser der Kontakt zum Körper. Man spürt dei Tiefe der Atmung.
Es gibt Gesangsaufnahmen, in denen die Zeit einfach still zu stehen scheint! Das könnte eine dieser einzigartigen Aufnahmen gewesen sein! Gewesen, ja, Denkmale der Vergangenheit! Seien wir offen dafür, was die Gegenwart, oder erst recht die Zukunft, möglich macht und feiern wir diese Denkmale!!!!
The definitive interpretation of this role, rivaled only by Damrau imo. Her voice is so big and commanding, while also agile, clear, and precise. It’s like it was built specifically for this role. The absolute best!
@MegaJahwe Einer der schönsten, bildhaften und zutreffenden Kommentare die ich auf youtube je gelesen habe. Edda Moser ist eine verehrungswürdige Sängerin und herausragende Königin der Nacht.
I always enjoy hearing and comparing the differences between a lyric coloratura and dramatic coloratura's interpretation of these arias. Both are thrilling though the dramatic coloratura seem to focus more on the volume and the lyric more in speed. Thank you for the delightful post!
I agree with all these comments about Madame Moser and her IMPECCABLE Queen of the Night! She was the BEST! I have noticed, though, that all other arias of hers that I've heard, are done with the same force and power as the Queen.
I have been listening very light queen's aria long time but this is not light and...this is so nice.She is mother and strong enough to order to tamino..music is perfect...
Diana Damrau performed it on a studio recording, it is amazing, it is as wonderful as a live recording. From the album "Arie di Bravura" I like Edda Moser too.
Oja, wobei auch Wilma Lipp ein wunderbares Singvögelchen ist, und ähnlich, wie Edda Moser die Königin der Nacht mit Leichtigkeit singt🙏 Oh, Mozart ist einfach ein Genuss 🙏 LG Anna
Als sie 75 wurde deswegen eine Sendung ausgestrahlt mit dem Titel "Hochleistungssport Operngesang", in dem sie ua beim Unterrichten gezeigt wurde und drei sehr wichtige Tipps gab, die für manche logisch erscheinen, auf welche ich aber nicht gekommen war. Hat diese Sendung zufällig jemand hier gesehen? Ich hab mit 3J die komplette Zauberflöte (Aufnahme von 1973) bekommen (sie, Peter Schreier, Moll, Sawallisch, Hinterreiter, uvam.). Die Aufnahme liebe ich bis heute. P.S.: lebt sie noch?
Oh yes they do, The three singers are excellent. Edda Moser was considered for ages the best QUEEN OF THE NIGHT.. In the golden disc that travels in the VOYAGER, the opera aria included is EDDA MOSER - QUEEN OF THE NIGHT! so her voice is stellar! hehe.
Yes, I'd read about this in a book. It said she reached it with "no apparent difficulty", but I hesitate to believe it because it also says that Callas was "a natural soprano" who worked to get her lower notes, while her higher ones came naturally to her. How is the Armida recording?
Moser is in a league of her own. Other singers can just stare with wonder. You can imagine Damrau, Sills, Sutherland etc. all listening to this with jaws dropping, transfixed. Moser sings technically perfect of course--but what sets her really apart is her dramatic chops--but she doesn't go overboard. Its all balanced perfectly. Searing, intense, unforgettable.
I had the pleasure to hear Edda Moser three times as "Queen of the Night" - Munich, Salzburg and Vienna - in Munich she received 21(!) curtain calls.
She belongs to THE generation of singers that, lucky us, we have on records and CDs for there will never be another generation of those divine voices.
Neben all den Vorzügen dieses Singens, absolut perfekte Intonation. Wunderbar!
Edda Moser, the best dramatic coloratura sopran ever... 🙏🏻
Surely, you didn't forget about la Callas?
@@maryvallettakeith6146 Callas was not a dramatic coloratura.... she was incredible, but not the same voice type
@@Diva_D Callas sang La Traviata, Norma, Lucia di Lammermoor, Nabucco, Anna Bolena, Il Pirata, Macbeth, Il Trovatore, Il Corsaro, Attila and Armida. These are all dramatic coloratura roles. So you're telling me she was miscast in all these operas?
@@Diva_DCallas is a dramatic coloratura, but other kind. She's more at the side of dramatic sopranos, and Edda Moser is more coloratura Mozartian type of soprano. They both fall under one voice type, but at the same time they are so different
Is it just me, but I prefer "O Zittre Nicht" to "Der Holle Rache". Madame Moser does them both in spectacular fashion though.
Yes!! "O Zittre Nicht" is subtle, multi-emotional: respectful, hopeful, sad, frightened, inspiring, and heroic. An aria to be sung by a real character. But "Der Holle Rache" is just angry and athletic and angry and athletic and angry and athletic, a cartoon.
you aren't the only one.
No, the discerning among us prefer it, because it has so much more to offer. There are so many different sections and moods, and then, the technical parts are there, too....those runs in the allegro are tough! I always choose this one when I am asked to sing the Queen.
You are not alone. This is incredible!
Diese fantastische Höhe ruht auf einer großartigen Tiefe. So eine ausdrucksstarke, gesunde Stimme. Je höher der Ton desto besser der Kontakt zum Körper. Man spürt die Tiefe der Atmung.
Both Edda Moser and the orchestra are absolutely marvellous! To listen over and over again! She is my favourite Queen, this aria is what I would use to answer the question "What is the perfection?"
Now THAT is a Queen of the Night that strikes the required fear into listeners hearts and would obviously scare the crap out of any Tamino. And that high F is to die for!
I can't add anything that hasn't been said...except to say that Moser is my absolute favorite Queen of the Night and this entire Mozart album is one of the best recordings any singer has ever made.
A voz dela tem a grandeza que o papel exige!
Amazing! Up until the middle of the Larghetto, this aria has no note above the medium high f and could be convincingly sung by a mezzo. That's almost how Moser sounds in the opening recit, which gives her queen a tremendous authority right from the start. And from that, her spectacular move into the high coloratura register for the final Allegro.... she is the queen among queens!
I have always loved her voice! Pure magic!
She is the best Queen of the Night I have ever heard. I would applaud every soprano who could take on the role, but her voice is really created for this role. The high notes are just so natural.
Absolutly!!!! 🎶🎶👏👏👏👏👏
I love Edda Moser. But he singer with most naturally effortless high notes and least vocal strain as Queen, is Christina Deutekom
She brings an emotional resonance to this aria that is very moving.
Edda Moser had the perfect technique for that role. Her voice was more dramatic than those of other coloratura sopranos. And, yes, she could sing the coloraturas. A splendid combination. No wonder this recording circles the orbit for all those E.T.'s wanting to know what human art means. (It's true!) Moser is a perfect choice.
her vocal mastery is top notch. her coloratura at the end was so absolutely thrilling--it's like her voice just wove through the notes.
Absolutely thrilling. The best Queen of the Night ever!
Her confidence in singing this aria is really stunning! Her coloratura di forza is superb! Brava!!!!
Perfeita! A voz ideal para o papel da Rainha da Noite!
This is magic; Madame Moser is my favorite in this role. A compelling performance; such pathos. Thank you for being.
What a Dramatic voice! THIS is the kind of voice for this role and not a chicken voice with sovracuti, it's not enough
Totally agree. People of this century should notice the real nature of the role.
adriana fiorentini I do second! A true dramatic coloratura soprano.
Edda Moser once said that these are not high arias with low notes but low arias with some single high notes - maybe this makes the difference...
One of the few human voices that is in the golden Record internacional Interstellar space aboard voyager 1
True voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-record/whats-on-the-record/music the 11th from top.
Yes.
The Aliens are gonna fall in love with her eventhough, they arent able to feel atraction to human females.
a gift to the stars.
@@ChupeTTe and how do you know this? 🤣
wow, that last part was breathtaking! Such power and control! This is why heavier voiced singers are so exciting to listen to :)
The greatest Queen of the Night. The voice Mozart envisaged for the role- a dramatic soprano with incredible agility and range above the staff.
This role has to be sang dramatically, or what's the point? It's the fucking Queen of the Night.
+jmiller05 I agree. Edda Moser was and is, and shall be the best
+Pe Callahan I'm not actually an avid listener of Moser, but I can appreciate her strengths. She has a darker, almost metallic timbre that I admire for the Queen of the Night.
I actually do love Popp's rendition. Extremely polished and such a refined line, but maybe too elegant a sound for the ultimate Mozart bitch lol.
I can understand you both. If I say that it's because Moser knows how make us feel the psychological disorder, the dangerous mind, the violent behavior of the Queen of the night. Many others Queens of the Night are only "beautiful", more "pretty", I admit. Melting technic perfection and intelligence of the character is so difficult ! Ach ! Mozart, Mozart !!! :-)
Kind regards.
+jmiller05 exactly!!!! she's not la sonambula or wimpy other coloraturas--this lady is on a tear and moser nails all the dramatic and MUSIC possibilities of the role!! any body else singing this--including Damrau--just doesn't measure up here....
+Poudre d'Escampette yes--one can feel the demented psycology of the queen through moser---don't get that with others--and of course the balance of beautiful singing! aren't opera singers amazing!! two things at once--
SING DAMMIT! This is the most amazing recording of this aria i have ever heard, Moser and Damrau rule this role! They ARE the Queens of the night, and LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!
I agree, but not with the Damrau bit.😏
It is exactly how die Königin is supposed to sound: dramatic, fightening, with seemingly effortless and unlimited high notes. Wonderful. Only Karola Agay comes close.
Just listening to Moser again after many years. A wondrous voice.
4:29 who sang that note better than Moser? Such power!
the greatest QOTN possible, finally a voice to match the character !
1:40 I love how she says "ein BösewichT" so in character with extra T 😉👏👏
ternitamas Edda was also a student of the German language. Her pronunciation and diction of German has always been top notch.
Such a clear , strong and passionate voice! Truly beautiful!
Esto son palabras mayores, estamos ante lo mejorcito del siglo XX en este papel de Reina de la Noche. Diana Damrau es la mejor hoy en dia de las que hay en activo en este siglo XXI sin duda, pero Edda Moser en esto es una leyenda.
totalmente deacuerdo moser se cose sola y muy aparte cantando
one of the greatest singers of all times singing one of hte hardest arias of all times. sawallisch accompanies beautifully.
That is it. In the line-up of all the great singers who sang and documented their potrayals of the role of Mozart`s Queen Of Night Edda Moser is quasi naturally outstanding by vocal and interpretative means. She impersonates the role with weight controlled fervor and vocal beauty. Unsurpassed.
Was für ne tolle Frau! Was für eine tolle Stimme! Wahnsinn! Ich verneige mich.....
La véritable voix de la Reine de la nuit. Un soprano coloratur dramatic. Elles sont rares celles qui peuvent prétendre avoir l'ampleur, un médium large, et bien sur les contre Fa
All I can say is ......... GREAT. She takes my breath away.
The greatest Queen of the Night. Period.
To date, my favorite rendition of the Queen.
Have you heard Wilma Lipp?
The perfect F held longer than anyone else.
Roberta Peters also held the F, but it was neither as full nor as vibrant as Moser's
That absolutely shocked me
Величайший Талант! Лучшая Царица Ночи!!
My favorite Queens of night are Edda Moser and Lucia Popp. They are very different, but both are excellent!
Sublime voz!
That really was authentic, A gospel rendition of Mozart's work! Huzzah!
Wow! There's some power in that voice! If she had sung the Queen of the Night's aria at me, I'd know I have been given a piece of her mind and then some!
She is the best ever.
The advantage is being a native \German speaker. I think this is one of the best queen-like rendition.
Huge voice!!!She sang Ariadne at Rio many years ago............
She sang Wagner too
a true Dramatico Coloratura
Edda Moser has a dramatic talent on a par with la Divina!
Omg. How is this even real? Edda Moser is just a freak of nature. That voice is far and beyond what nature had in mind for us mere mortals.
Probably the finest in this role ever. Certainly she outshines even Sutherland in this role. Her dramatic presence, her absolute mastery of the Mozart coloratura style [far different than the later bel canto style], her perfect pronunciation of the words, and the sense of grandeur and potency which must be present for this role are incredible. I never saw her onstage but certainly she must have been superb given the immersion of self into the character in this performance.
Magnifique, exceptionnel, sublissime !!!
Tant d'emotion, à en pleurer !!!!
Listen to 2022 queen performers...wow...these new ladies omg
Her diction is incredibly good!!
Simplemente extraordinaria...
There is a live performances of her singing the two Queen-arias on youtube!! She is really good!
I actually don't think it's OK to be light in either aria. I think the Queen of the Night is a dramatic role like Kostanze, Donna Anna, Eletra, and Fiorgilini. Mozart loved the dramatic coloratura. Die Zauberflote is so popular and dramatic coloraturas are so rare that people have had to compromise when casting the Queen of the Night.
AWESOME!!!!!
Nowadays, you can't hear it with a dramatic soprano:-((
maybe they shouldn't sing it :)
You don't hear it because lirico sprintos with agility are very rare. Massenet did an opera called "Esclarmonde." The title role for that opera requires this same voice type. Massenet said "Esclarmonde" was his favorite opera he ever composed, but it's rare to hear today because there is not a soprano around that can handle the demands of the role.
Diese fantastische Höhe ruht auf einer großartigen Tiefe. So eine ausdrucksstarke, gesunde Stimme. Je höher der Ton desto besser der Kontakt zum Körper. Man spürt dei Tiefe der Atmung.
Sublime, la mejor Reina de la Noche,
Es gibt Gesangsaufnahmen, in denen die Zeit einfach still zu stehen scheint! Das könnte eine dieser einzigartigen Aufnahmen gewesen sein! Gewesen, ja, Denkmale der Vergangenheit! Seien wir offen dafür, was die Gegenwart, oder erst recht die Zukunft, möglich macht und feiern wir diese Denkmale!!!!
That "pathos" at the end... Just gave me chills.
Wow! One of the best ive heard ever.
The definitive interpretation of this role, rivaled only by Damrau imo. Her voice is so big and commanding, while also agile, clear, and precise. It’s like it was built specifically for this role. The absolute best!
Long live Edda Moser, the Queen of the Night!
Überwältigend. DIE Königin der Nacht.
The best Queen ever!
La mejor Reina de la Noche hasta ahora
@MegaJahwe Einer der schönsten, bildhaften und zutreffenden Kommentare die ich auf youtube je gelesen habe. Edda Moser ist eine verehrungswürdige Sängerin und herausragende Königin der Nacht.
I always enjoy hearing and comparing the differences between a lyric coloratura and dramatic coloratura's interpretation of these arias. Both are thrilling though the dramatic coloratura seem to focus more on the volume and the lyric more in speed. Thank you for the delightful post!
the last german real DIVA & INTERNATIONAL QUALITY SOPRANO ! GRANDE MOSER - la Edda
I agree with all these comments about Madame Moser and her IMPECCABLE Queen of the Night! She was the BEST! I have noticed, though, that all other arias of hers that I've heard, are done with the same force and power as the Queen.
Her Or sai chi l'onore, from the Losey film, is absolutely hair-raising.
Sie ist einfach die Größte!
The best I have ever heard
voz incomparável,sem comentários,finalização perfeita!
I have been listening very light queen's aria long time but this is not light and...this is so nice.She is mother and strong enough to order to tamino..music is perfect...
Wooow !!! That was spectacular!!! 😍😍😍😍
I love her technique!!!
So powerful.
THE BEST QUEEN OF THE NIGHT!!!!
Diana Damrau performed it on a studio recording, it is amazing, it is as wonderful as a live recording. From the album "Arie di Bravura"
I like Edda Moser too.
The best Queen!!!!!
This is perhaps the best I have ever head-- humanly and musically paced in beautiful weight and colorations.
/Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper München
Une pure merveille, à en pleurer !!!!!
STUNNING EDDA
MARAVILLOSA.
Wow, warmth, richness, and depth- she's like the German Leontyne Price!
And that upper register, it's pierces without being shrill.
Eine wirkliche Königin, die Königin der Königinnen der Nacht!
Oja, wobei auch Wilma Lipp ein wunderbares Singvögelchen ist, und ähnlich, wie Edda Moser die Königin der Nacht mit Leichtigkeit singt🙏
Oh, Mozart ist einfach ein Genuss 🙏
LG Anna
Лучшая Королева!!!
Amazing voice. I find it more lyric than dramatic. Brava!
Doesn't get any better than this.
Edda Moser is fantabulous
wow... one F. that night she actually managed to scream it out. moser always had her F's. She sang the queen of the night for 14 years!!!
Als sie 75 wurde deswegen eine Sendung ausgestrahlt mit dem Titel "Hochleistungssport Operngesang", in dem sie ua beim Unterrichten gezeigt wurde und drei sehr wichtige Tipps gab, die für manche logisch erscheinen, auf welche ich aber nicht gekommen war. Hat diese Sendung zufällig jemand hier gesehen? Ich hab mit 3J die komplette Zauberflöte (Aufnahme von 1973) bekommen (sie, Peter Schreier, Moll, Sawallisch, Hinterreiter, uvam.). Die Aufnahme liebe ich bis heute. P.S.: lebt sie noch?
Oh yes they do, The three singers are excellent. Edda Moser was considered for ages the best QUEEN OF THE NIGHT..
In the golden disc that travels in the VOYAGER, the opera aria included is EDDA MOSER - QUEEN OF THE NIGHT! so her voice is stellar! hehe.
Her high f was quite powerful. Had a nice ring to it.
Maravillosa 👏👏👏👏👏👏 desde aegentina
Enamorado de Edda...
I agree with Jose Hill.
Damrau y Moser
Yes, I'd read about this in a book. It said she reached it with "no apparent difficulty", but I hesitate to believe it because it also says that Callas was "a natural soprano" who worked to get her lower notes, while her higher ones came naturally to her. How is the Armida recording?