I have been studying Die Zauberflöte in all its facets for over forty years, and have heard every Queen of Night of whom I could find recordings. There is evidence that Josepha Hofer, the singer who created the role in 1791, was more what we would think of as a canary than a true dramatic coloratura, but there is no doubt in my mind that, contrary to his usual practice, Mozart composed this role for an ideal voice he heard in his mind's ear, rather than the special talents of any particular performer. Mme Hofer's voice may have resembled Erika Köth's or Erna Berger's rather than Edda Moser's, but I think if Mozart could have heard Moser, he'd have thought 'At last! The true Astrafiammante!' Everything is here: the hysterical rage, the imperious, demanding tone, the homicidal fury. And of course the vocalism is perfect: top Fs strong and on pitch, triplets in tempo and well articulated, and over all the strong rhythmic pulse of the true artist. No other singer has come close to matching Moser's achievement in this role. She is the Queen of a lifetime.
@Topher Niarhos Yes, I remember when the first Solti Zauberflöte came out, in 1969. I remember being quite impressed at the time, but now am less so. I am not a fan of her strange glottal approach to fioritura, but even less am I a fan of her lack of drama. Everything is loud and overwhelming, but no clear character or emotion ever comes through, and it is here that Moser really scores. Still, what one wouldn't give to hear a voice of Deutekom's amplitude and resonance nowadays!
@Topher Niarhos What we are referring to is the weird 'guh-guh-guh' sound she sometimes uses to articulate each note of the fioriture. It is certainly not legato, but neither is it the more usually heard 'ha-ha-ha' singers use to aspirate their runs. I have never heard any other singer use it, and frankly, I find it disturbing.
@@jasonhurd4379 Very true. The glottal attacks from Dutekom are not true coloratura at all! Frankly, Moser doesnt adopt legato in coloratura, but hers are already good, standard coloratura
@@WongAndrew_ Moser's fioriture are sometimes legato, sometimes aspirated. In her recording of the concert aria Ma che vi fece o stelle...Sperai vicino il lido, there is a distressing amount of aspiration, and she audibly tires about halfway through. Still, I applaud her for even attempting such intricate filigree with her large, somewhat ungainly voice.
I've just finished listening to 40 sopranos attempt this great aria, and in my opinion, Madame Moser's is the greatest interpretation, including crystal clear, accurate, unforced top notes and wonderful legato and staccato. Thrilling to hear this done so brilliantly by a true dramatic soprano as Mozart intended.
Luciana Serra sings this aria with more sparkling, clean and loud F6s and LIVE!! because this aria must never be judged inside studio.. especially this aria... and Popp by the way produces extremely thin, weak and shadowed F6s in studio (that is why she never attempted it live...)... Popp in my opinion is one of the worst Queens out there...
Moser had the coloraturas, the high notes and could sing it dramatically like nobody ever did on record. She is as close as possible to our ideas of that character. And that´s why there seems no doubt this is the best version ever :-) And Sawallisch is as fierce as Moser. What a great combination!
Listen to the power in her voice when she says the 1st "Tod." That's where you hear menace she is giving to Pamina. Edda Moser is a badass, especially in this aria.
......... what were people responsible thinking sending a song about a mother ordering her daughter to kill a man? or face disownment? i sincerely hope no lyrics were included 😅. but since they were hoping to find species capable of decyphering a spacecraft message, the aliens would be looking for additional information about the messages included, and would find what it is. since were broadcasting everything willynilly all around the solar system at least, so pretty much data to use. not saying the performance wasnt good, its very good indeed.
@@ismata3274 Yeah I thought the same! I hope alien species will interpret that as a weird way to show how human's voice and art works and not as a weird war declaration
Boy!! They had already listened to her since the first performance in public ever‼️More then 60 races of extraterrestrials are known... And they've always been HERE‼️Even before we ever walked erected on Earth....!! There are also intraterrestrials.. that live under our surface... And obviously, duality is served.. So, there are good ones, and evil ones too.
Damrau is still my favorite but Edda's interpretation has the same passion that I enjoy in Damrau's. Finally, another singer who had the rage while still making it a pleasureable thing to listen to. Bravo for Edda!
Warum diese Aufnahme so unnachahmlich großartig gelungen ist, hat Edda Moser mal selbst erzählt: " Mich hatte man als Königin der Nacht für diese Aufnahme engagiert. Ich kam dann nach München, da sagte mir der Produzent Helmut Storjohann: ‚Es gibt da ein kleines Problem: Frau Sawallisch möchte Sie nicht als Königin haben.‘ Worauf ich fragte, was Frau Sawallisch mit der Aufnahme zu tun hätte? Daraufhin hat der von mir verehrte Helmut Storjohann gesagt: ‚Wenn die Edda die Königin der Nacht nicht singt, fällt die ganze Produktion aus!‘ Sawallisch hat dann in den sauren Apfel gebissen und fragte mich bei der ersten Sitzung etwas kühl, ob ich mit der ersten oder zweiten Arie anfangen möchte. Ich sagte, ich nehme gerne die zweite. Und in dieser Wut, die ich hatte, weil man mich nicht wollte, habe ich den ganzen Zorn in die Arie gelegt und in einem Take durchgesungen. Und diese Aufnahme ist jetzt auf der Platte und schwebt irgendwo über den Sternen."
I'm nearly 74 and have heard this 100 times by 30+ artists, and I have to agree with Krowa Paulinka, SakumaRyuichiNG, and suzabella68, among other fine comments. One needs to project an evil, emotional power that is difficult to convey when focussed on the very difficult runs and demands that Wolfie wanted. But, while he was no harder on peformers than he was on himself, not every performer is a Mozart in their expertise, nor safe at any speed! Perhaps this comment sums it all: Dragan Milunovic5 months agoThanks God, at last a performance close to Mozart’s intended tempo. Edda Moser has the resolution, strength, the drama. She is in a real killer mood, threatening like a thunder, but in a rage more potent than the heaven itself. Her mighty voice is merciless but clear and transparent as a piece of ice. So much energy so crisp, so much emotions so genuine.
Moser's is one of the very few -- and IMHO the best -- interpretations of this aria that sounds like the singer is actually filled with murderous wrath. Spine-tingling! I enjoy the other interpretations, too, but not in the same way.
I've heard a lot of singers interpret this song but by far, Edda Moser conquers this the best. Only other singer I can count as being equal with her is Cristina Deutekom.
The problem with Ms Deutekom is her being so static, hence it basically leaves out the theatrical element, which is not the case of Diana Damrau's performance. There is no video on YT about Ms Moser so I can't compare her with Ms Damrau, unfortunately. Definitively her voice is amazing but would love to see her perform as Queen of the Night, not just sing. Opera is also about convincing the audience about your role, people more than often forget this.
gerard there s a video where moser is also performing, i ll try to find for you, but i think in certains countries we can t see it, for exemple in germany because gema. and yes, damrau version it s beautiful to hear an see. i do totally agree
The Queen of the night will forever belong to Edda Moser. No, no, no, no, no other soprano who has or is attempting this role will ever beat Edda Moser THE Queen of the night. Absolutely brilliant, fantastic. Love Edda.❤❤
I can never get enough of Moser's Queen. If i were to pick aria to listen to 24/7 for the rest of my life this would be it!! Simply stunning, the best. Vocal and dramatic requirements all down to an art!
Fantastic... La justesse et la facilité des notes les plus élevées... La véhémence... C'est la meilleure de toutes dans cet air le plus difficile de l'Art Lyrique...!
Best Queen of the Night I've ever heard, bar none. Perfect and ridiculously explosive. No soprano could interpret anger/fury like Moser. "Or sai che l'onore" and "D'Oreste, d'Aiace" are also great examples of Moser's phenomenal power.
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!!!!! Edda Moser has always been the ultimate Queen of the Night for me! A gutsy, full voiced Dramatic Soprano sound, with all the range and agility of a coloratura! I STILL gett goosed bumps listening to this some 30 years later! THANK YOU!
yes ! it is powerful and great ...it could be best version if only she could sang it as Mozart wrote ..1:01 instead of vorshlag+ 4 notes she sang only one long note ...so for me she could not be the best ,cause I respect Mozart too much
WOW! I nce heard Moser sing Donna Anna at the Met many years ago. It must have been an off-night for her, because I remember being unfavorably impressed, but THIS is a revelation. I had no idea this darkly beautiful woman was capable of singing the Queen of the Night with such fire, fury, passion an pinpoint accuracy "in alt" INCREDIBLE! I suspect Diana Damrau, whomI adore, must have taken her cues from Ms. Moser's splendid interpretain of this bizarre, enigmatic role. Too many who are able to sing it at all make of it a delicate, girlishly "pretty" coloratura xtravaganza, which is completely at odd's with the ferocious hostility of Mozart's Queen of the Night.
Truly a worship-worthy interpretation! The dramatic weight in her voice makes this recording most compelling and believable. Her instrument is amazing, especially when her vibrato kicks in.
I remember this banger when I was a kid. I’d be at my grandmother’s estate and listening to this song every day on her little radio, good times were had. ❤
Once a year or so I come here to listen to what I perceive as pushing human abilities to a definite limit. Edda Moser makes the Queen of the Night sound as extraterrestrial as is that Voyager record. I feel blessed to listen to such a unique score on play&repeat as if it's nothing.
In my opinion, Edda Moser is the best Queen of the Night I ever heard because due to her tone she's frightening, and for me, the Queen must be frightening. I think a simple coloratura can't play the role because the voice is too slight. The first time I heard Edda Moser it was like someone just slaped me in the face. I LOVE HER !
sociopathic best performance sung by Edda Moser. Diana Damrau an iconic acting. Kim Soo-Yeon pitches wonderful - but I miss the hatred in her face and body language. ; -
She and Diana Damrau are my favourite versions of this piece, they show so much potential in their voices and hit the high notes right on point, plus they match the role of queen very well.
sociopathic best performance sung by Edda Moser. Diana Damrau an iconic acting. Kim Soo-Yeon pitches wonderful - but I miss the hatred in her face and body language..
Thanks for posting this video and giving Edda Moser the place she deserves. Pitty there are no video recordings available of her performing this aria. She is perfect for this role!
Absolutely stunning performance. Everything is there. Purity of sound, solid technique with great security on every note, perfect pitch at all times, incredible interpretation and murderous rage. What more can anyone want. Leaves everyone else dead in her wake.
"Der Hölle Rache" is perhaps the most perfect and beautiful expression of pure evil in all of Western music. Edda Moser's performance is the gold standard - the one that will infallibly make the hair stand up on my neck. This is one recording that truly did deserve to be immortalized on Voyager.
sociopathic best performance sung by Edda Moser. Diana Damrau an iconic acting. Kim Soo-Yeon pitches wonderful - but I miss the hatred in her face and body language. .-
ReinaDeCorazon3s Hör mal gut zu als Damrau singt! Die hat eine noch üblere Betonung auf den Takt! Zum Beispiel: VerSTOSen auf Ewig! Wie Peitschehiebe! Damrau ist noch unerbitlicher als Moser. Man sieht es auf der Plattenaufnahme! Damrau macht fast die Augen zu - nicht nur an der Bühne, aber auch im Studio. Die Augen werden maliziöse Schlitten! Im Studio muss Damrau auch ihre Nacken abspannen.
Thomas Borgsmidt Pero es que Edda Moser también pone cara maliciosa cuando interpreta esta aria. Se mete completo dentro del personaje de la Reina Mala.
Einfach traumhaft!!! Edda Moser war und wird die einzige wahre Königin der Nacht bleiben. Man merkt ihr die Emotionen wahrlich an, sie legt alles in ihre Stimme. An dieser Stelle ist wohl nur noch Lucia Popp zu nennen, die annähernd diese stimmliche Qualität erreicht. Danke für dieses Posting!!!
I am impressed when anyone can sing this song well. I love that we have many singers who sing it great and I love to hear them sing it. And I don't even like comparing, but oh my goodness, this is the best I have ever heard. Perfect pitch all the way through and she nails each note!!!!!
MrGbmadureira12 Damrau is a bad coloratura she have many problems with the first aria from this opera there so many best singers singing this than Damrau.
Yes, Damrau is fantastic. But Edda Moser taught her the strhght, the rage. Damrau added her fantastic body language to the part, but Moser is unique, superb, unbeatable. If I was an extra terrestrial I would think twice before invading earth. The voice is too powerful a weapon. Awesome! Love you Edda!!!!
I have been studying Die Zauberflöte in all its facets for over forty years, and have heard every Queen of Night of whom I could find recordings. There is evidence that Josepha Hofer, the singer who created the role in 1791, was more what we would think of as a canary than a true dramatic coloratura, but there is no doubt in my mind that, contrary to his usual practice, Mozart composed this role for an ideal voice he heard in his mind's ear, rather than the special talents of any particular performer. Mme Hofer's voice may have resembled Erika Köth's or Erna Berger's rather than Edda Moser's, but I think if Mozart could have heard Moser, he'd have thought 'At last! The true Astrafiammante!' Everything is here: the hysterical rage, the imperious, demanding tone, the homicidal fury. And of course the vocalism is perfect: top Fs strong and on pitch, triplets in tempo and well articulated, and over all the strong rhythmic pulse of the true artist. No other singer has come close to matching Moser's achievement in this role. She is the Queen of a lifetime.
Jason Hurd
Yes most who sing this are way too lyric coloraturas and sound like birds 🐦
@Topher Niarhos Yes, I remember when the first Solti Zauberflöte came out, in 1969. I remember being quite impressed at the time, but now am less so. I am not a fan of her strange glottal approach to fioritura, but even less am I a fan of her lack of drama. Everything is loud and overwhelming, but no clear character or emotion ever comes through, and it is here that Moser really scores. Still, what one wouldn't give to hear a voice of Deutekom's amplitude and resonance nowadays!
@Topher Niarhos What we are referring to is the weird 'guh-guh-guh' sound she sometimes uses to articulate each note of the fioriture. It is certainly not legato, but neither is it the more usually heard 'ha-ha-ha' singers use to aspirate their runs. I have never heard any other singer use it, and frankly, I find it disturbing.
@@jasonhurd4379 Very true. The glottal attacks from Dutekom are not true coloratura at all! Frankly, Moser doesnt adopt legato in coloratura, but hers are already good, standard coloratura
@@WongAndrew_ Moser's fioriture are sometimes legato, sometimes aspirated. In her recording of the concert aria Ma che vi fece o stelle...Sperai vicino il lido, there is a distressing amount of aspiration, and she audibly tires about halfway through. Still, I applaud her for even attempting such intricate filigree with her large, somewhat ungainly voice.
The best Queen of the night. forever and ever ( for me)
yes!!
+Eva Monica Carletti Lucia popp?
+Eva Monica Carletti I agree
No doubt :)
Me either!
I've just finished listening to 40 sopranos attempt this great aria, and in my opinion, Madame Moser's is the greatest interpretation, including crystal clear, accurate, unforced top notes and wonderful legato and staccato. Thrilling to hear this done so brilliantly by a true dramatic soprano as Mozart intended.
Of course we did. I adore Lucia Popp. She taught me how to listen to this music. Moser reigns.
Luciana Serra sings this aria with more sparkling, clean and loud F6s and LIVE!! because this aria must never be judged inside studio.. especially this aria... and Popp by the way produces extremely thin, weak and shadowed F6s in studio (that is why she never attempted it live...)... Popp in my opinion is one of the worst Queens out there...
I completely agree with Lohengrin O regarding Popp !
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It is the drama in this version that sells it. It is mean to be an angry song and that theme comes across the best in this version.
Moser had the coloraturas, the high notes and could sing it dramatically like nobody ever did on record. She is as close as possible to our ideas of that character. And that´s why there seems no doubt this is the best version ever :-) And Sawallisch is as fierce as Moser. What a great combination!
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Listen to the power in her voice when she says the 1st "Tod." That's where you hear menace she is giving to Pamina. Edda Moser is a badass, especially in this aria.
Amazing comment
Simply amazing! Perfect pitch, incredible range, massive vocal agility, and incredible richness in her voice. Madame Moser was born to sing this role.
Thang Vuong Perhaps, but the broomstick has been transferred to a more ruthless: Diana Damrau.
Thomas Borgsmidt I love Damrau, but she doesn't have the same heft of voice as Moser or Deutekom.
exactly
In what way is she more ruthless? Explain that to me if you read this comment.
Well, der Hölle Rache goes fairly deep and there the hate comes out. "auf ewig verstosen". "gegen der Natur" both the vovels need emphasis.
It is the BEST version!
I have heard over 10 other singers sing this song, but this remains the best
for sure. but i would like to know, if this one here is the one recorded in munich in 1972, which she says is the highlight of her career.
Wow. Over 10 other singers. What a reference to claiß that this is the best. She is stellar, no doubt. Just had to laugh.
Yeah, she sounds demonic, I have no idea how she does it but it works.
I come back to this all the time when I want to hear the best rendition of this aria.
Did you know this aria was sent into the space inside the Voyager 1 interstellar record? May one day an alien listen to these beautiful sounds...
Leclandi specifically this recording
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what were people responsible thinking sending a song about a mother ordering her daughter to kill a man? or face disownment?
i sincerely hope no lyrics were included 😅.
but since they were hoping to find species capable of decyphering a spacecraft message, the aliens would be looking for additional information about the messages included, and would find what it is. since were broadcasting everything willynilly all around the solar system at least, so pretty much data to use.
not saying the performance wasnt good, its very good indeed.
😮
@@ismata3274 Yeah I thought the same! I hope alien species will interpret that as a weird way to show how human's voice and art works and not as a weird war declaration
Boy!! They had already listened to her since the first performance in public ever‼️More then 60 races of extraterrestrials are known... And they've always been HERE‼️Even before we ever walked erected on Earth....!! There are also intraterrestrials.. that live under our surface... And obviously, duality is served.. So, there are good ones, and evil ones too.
Moser said that she was more of a dramatic soprano who could sing coloraturas. That´s why the aria seems tailor-made for her.
Gruberova, Deutekom, Damrau, Popp are fantastic queens of the night but EDDA MOSER IS THE BEST
a very space song
yes... SHE IS THE BEST... DONE.
Or may be you like her version more. It could be?
I don't like Deutekom's yodels
Luciana Serra and Kathryn Lewek are too, but Edda is the best!
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Pienamente d'accordo
Damrau is still my favorite but Edda's interpretation has the same passion that I enjoy in Damrau's. Finally, another singer who had the rage while still making it a pleasureable thing to listen to. Bravo for Edda!
The Best performance. Her dramatic and strong voice with such a coloratura... Oh my God She nailed. No one else: She is the Queen.
Warum diese Aufnahme so unnachahmlich großartig gelungen ist, hat Edda Moser mal selbst erzählt: " Mich hatte man als Königin der Nacht für diese Aufnahme engagiert. Ich kam dann nach München, da sagte mir der Produzent Helmut Storjohann: ‚Es gibt da ein kleines Problem: Frau Sawallisch möchte Sie nicht als Königin haben.‘ Worauf ich fragte, was Frau Sawallisch mit der Aufnahme zu tun hätte? Daraufhin hat der von mir verehrte Helmut Storjohann gesagt: ‚Wenn die Edda die Königin der Nacht nicht singt, fällt die ganze Produktion aus!‘ Sawallisch hat dann in den sauren Apfel gebissen und fragte mich bei der ersten Sitzung etwas kühl, ob ich mit der ersten oder zweiten Arie anfangen möchte. Ich sagte, ich nehme gerne die zweite. Und in dieser Wut, die ich hatte, weil man mich nicht wollte, habe ich den ganzen Zorn in die Arie gelegt und in einem Take durchgesungen. Und diese Aufnahme ist jetzt auf der Platte und schwebt irgendwo über den Sternen."
Wow amazing! Her voice is still so strong in the higher notes where others falter. It's like she's pierced the stratosphere. Incredible!
Edda Moser is considered the greatest Queen of the Night. She was brilliant in the role.
her voice fits soooo good for this! Nice drammatic soprano
I'm nearly 74 and have heard this 100 times by 30+ artists, and I have to agree with Krowa Paulinka, SakumaRyuichiNG, and suzabella68, among other fine comments. One needs to project an evil, emotional power that is difficult to convey when focussed on the very difficult runs and demands that Wolfie wanted. But, while he was no harder on peformers than he was on himself, not every performer is a Mozart in their expertise, nor safe at any speed!
Perhaps this comment sums it all:
Dragan Milunovic5 months agoThanks God, at last a performance close to Mozart’s intended tempo. Edda Moser has the resolution, strength, the drama. She is in a real killer mood, threatening like a thunder, but in a rage more potent than the heaven itself. Her mighty voice is merciless but clear and transparent as a piece of ice. So much energy so crisp, so much emotions so genuine.
Since this is Mother's Day and all.
The fiery dramatic Moser, with the most intense Queen of the Night aria ever. Its like listening the most stormy nightmarish thunder! Woof!!
I love it when a singer takes her daily dose of "Cut-a-bitch" extra strength before singing this piece.
That part!
Sie ist unübertroffen ! Danke, Madame Moser.
Moser and Popp are in a class of their own in this lovely piece of music.
these two are my favorites honestly for different reasons
popp - for extreme clarity and precision, moser - for passion and emotion
Moser's is one of the very few -- and IMHO the best -- interpretations of this aria that sounds like the singer is actually filled with murderous wrath. Spine-tingling!
I enjoy the other interpretations, too, but not in the same way.
The last "hört" - pure perfection.
That huge Bb5....
Sounds like it could actually blow up Earth. Or the whole universe.
LEGEND...
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I've heard a lot of singers interpret this song but by far, Edda Moser conquers this the best. Only other singer I can count as being equal with her is Cristina Deutekom.
The problem with Ms Deutekom is her being so static, hence it basically leaves out the theatrical element, which is not the case of Diana Damrau's performance. There is no video on YT about Ms Moser so I can't compare her with Ms Damrau, unfortunately. Definitively her voice is amazing but would love to see her perform as Queen of the Night, not just sing. Opera is also about convincing the audience about your role, people more than often forget this.
You can hear the anger in Edda's voice as she sings this. With Damrau, you can hear it and see it.
gerard there s a video where moser is also performing, i ll try to find for you, but i think in certains countries we can t see it, for exemple in germany because gema. and yes, damrau version it s beautiful to hear an see. i do totally agree
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@@jjh2456 I can see it yes. But she is the most overrated singer.
Edda Moser - The best for ever !!!
The Queen of the night will forever belong to Edda Moser. No, no, no, no, no other soprano who has or is attempting this role will ever beat Edda Moser THE Queen of the night. Absolutely brilliant, fantastic. Love Edda.❤❤
Fantastic voice! What a pleasure to hear such talent and ease of expression. Her high notes are impeccable
I can never get enough of Moser's Queen. If i were to pick aria to listen to 24/7 for the rest of my life this would be it!!
Simply stunning, the best. Vocal and dramatic requirements all down to an art!
Wow! What a voice! This performance energises me, it's powerful, electrifying.
It couldn't get any better than this.
Fantastic... La justesse et la facilité des notes les plus élevées... La véhémence... C'est la meilleure de toutes dans cet air le plus difficile de l'Art Lyrique...!
For me, Edda Moser and Lucia Popp's Queen of the Night is unsurpassed.
Wonderful, thank you for the upload.
She made this hers. She does it so well that it seems easy, Unbelievable.
My daughter was conceived to this song
Hahahaha
horrible
+Agoonga jajajajajaja so funny!
+Agoonga LOOOOL
Some people have strange ideas :o)
Best Queen of the Night I've ever heard, bar none. Perfect and ridiculously explosive. No soprano could interpret anger/fury like Moser. "Or sai che l'onore" and "D'Oreste, d'Aiace" are also great examples of Moser's phenomenal power.
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!!!!! Edda Moser has always been the ultimate Queen of the Night for me! A gutsy, full voiced Dramatic Soprano sound, with all the range and agility of a coloratura! I STILL gett goosed bumps listening to this some 30 years later! THANK YOU!
There are many worthwhile renditions, but this is definitely the best. Both interpretation and execution are simply flawless.
A melhor interpretação que já ouvi.....belissimo!!!
This is the only way this role should be sung in my humble opinion. there, i said it.
yes ! it is powerful and great ...it could be best version if only she could sang it as Mozart wrote ..1:01 instead of vorshlag+ 4 notes she sang only one long note ...so for me she could not be the best ,cause I respect Mozart too much
YES!!!!!
Well, the wrighting is a suggestion. You can sing every single note or you can fake it to sound dramatic and agile.
I have listened to a great many sopranos singing the Queen of the Night. Moser is the greatest that I have ever heard.
A melhor interpretação - segurança, impetuosidade e ao mesmo tempo doçura...eu amo cada vez que ouço ela cantar...Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!
I searched "best der holle rache" and found this, and it didn't disappoint me!
the best version of all time.
the best Queen ever. So much anger and fury in her voice. so crystal clear and yet so powerful and round....wow....
This would be a show stopper for me- amazing! Such power & authority & a little but unhinged!
La versión más cercana a la perfección. Absolutamente increíble !!!
WHAT A VOICEEEE! increibleeee! magistral! asombrado con el talentaso de esta mujer!
Gorgeous, clear, and passionate. I could listen to her for dayzzzz
what a voice, great queen of the night.I would say one of the best and most beautiful.
i've got goosebumps... edda moser's interpretation is the best
WOW! I nce heard Moser sing Donna Anna at the Met many years ago. It must have been an off-night for her, because I remember being unfavorably impressed, but THIS is a revelation. I had no idea this darkly beautiful woman was capable of singing the Queen of the Night with such fire, fury, passion an pinpoint accuracy "in alt" INCREDIBLE! I suspect Diana Damrau, whomI adore, must have taken her cues from Ms. Moser's splendid interpretain of this bizarre, enigmatic role. Too many who are able to sing it at all make of it a delicate, girlishly "pretty" coloratura xtravaganza, which is completely at odd's with the ferocious hostility of Mozart's Queen of the Night.
Edda Moser and Sumi Jo are the best queens of the night.
Truly a worship-worthy interpretation! The dramatic weight in her voice makes this recording most compelling and believable. Her instrument is amazing, especially when her vibrato kicks in.
ESPECTACULAR!!!👏👏👏👏
Que voz GIGANTE e que perfeição na emissão das notas!MARAVILHOSA!
I remember this banger when I was a kid. I’d be at my grandmother’s estate and listening to this song every day on her little radio, good times were had. ❤
Once a year or so I come here to listen to what I perceive as pushing human abilities to a definite limit. Edda Moser makes the Queen of the Night sound as extraterrestrial as is that Voyager record. I feel blessed to listen to such a unique score on play&repeat as if it's nothing.
In my opinion, Edda Moser is the best Queen of the Night I ever heard because due to her tone she's frightening, and for me, the Queen must be frightening. I think a simple coloratura can't play the role because the voice is too slight. The first time I heard Edda Moser it was like someone just slaped me in the face. I LOVE HER !
sociopathic best performance sung by Edda Moser. Diana Damrau an iconic acting. Kim Soo-Yeon pitches wonderful - but I miss the hatred in her face and body language. ; -
The greatest version of this aria!
Fantastical voice, the best version I've ever heard. Nightingale and Diva.
Die beste Version die ich bisher gehört habe.... Danke!
the perfect voice to sing this aria.
She and Diana Damrau are my favourite versions of this piece, they show so much potential in their voices and hit the high notes right on point, plus they match the role of queen very well.
sociopathic best performance sung by Edda Moser. Diana Damrau an iconic acting. Kim Soo-Yeon pitches wonderful - but I miss the hatred in her face and body language..
Thanks for posting this video and giving Edda Moser the place she deserves. Pitty there are no video recordings available of her performing this aria.
She is perfect for this role!
Absolutely stunning performance. Everything is there. Purity of sound, solid technique with great security on every note, perfect pitch at all times, incredible interpretation and murderous rage. What more can anyone want. Leaves everyone else dead in her wake.
0:29 that note alone... Oh My God ! 👑🐦
Spectacular!!!!!
This is the best Queen of the night EVER!
la mejor interpretación!! sorprendente una soprano dramática!
OMG...I love this womans PASSION in this! I like Lucia Popp's version also :P Lucia Popp does a wonderful job!
"Der Hölle Rache" is perhaps the most perfect and beautiful expression of pure evil in all of Western music. Edda Moser's performance is the gold standard - the one that will infallibly make the hair stand up on my neck. This is one recording that truly did deserve to be immortalized on Voyager.
sociopathic best performance sung by Edda Moser. Diana Damrau an iconic acting. Kim Soo-Yeon pitches wonderful - but I miss the hatred in her face and body language. .-
I love this rendition so much!
Лучшее из всех слышаных мной исполнений. Даже не зная языка можно понять настроение песни. Великолепно!
Fantástico :o
Esta es la interpretación más poderosa que he escuchado, comparándola con Diana Damrau y Luciana Sierra.
A mi parece Diana Damrau no sirve para cantar esta Aria, es demasiado blanda.
ReinaDeCorazon3s You have not asked her husband!
Thomas Borgsmidt Hahahahahahahahaha... Good enough!
ReinaDeCorazon3s Hör mal gut zu als Damrau singt! Die hat eine noch üblere Betonung auf den Takt! Zum Beispiel:
VerSTOSen auf Ewig!
Wie Peitschehiebe! Damrau ist noch unerbitlicher als Moser. Man sieht es auf der Plattenaufnahme! Damrau macht fast die Augen zu - nicht nur an der Bühne, aber auch im Studio. Die Augen werden maliziöse Schlitten! Im Studio muss Damrau auch ihre Nacken abspannen.
Thomas Borgsmidt Pero es que Edda Moser también pone cara maliciosa cuando interpreta esta aria. Se mete completo dentro del personaje de la Reina Mala.
Einfach traumhaft!!! Edda Moser war und wird die einzige wahre Königin der Nacht bleiben. Man merkt ihr die Emotionen wahrlich an, sie legt alles in ihre Stimme. An dieser Stelle ist wohl nur noch Lucia Popp zu nennen, die annähernd diese stimmliche Qualität erreicht.
Danke für dieses Posting!!!
This is my favorite rendition of Der Holle Rache. I hope to be able to sing this one day.
WOW!! What a powerful voice! So dramatic!!
Su interpretacion es furiosa!!! me encanta!!!! una mujer descontroladaaa totalmente!!! Diana Damrau Tambien tiene un poco de esto!
WOW, great ... She is fantastic. Thank you for posting and corellithebest, many thanks for introducing this miraculous artist, Bravo!!!
Magistral interpretación, una voz impresionante, canta como los angeles. Gracias maestro Mozart. Gracias Madame Edda Moser.
When I first heard her, my thought was "Wow this is the angriest Queen of night I've ever heard."
this is amazing and how did I get here xD
I am impressed when anyone can sing this song well. I love that we have many singers who sing it great and I love to hear them sing it. And I don't even like comparing, but oh my goodness, this is the best I have ever heard. Perfect pitch all the way through and she nails each note!!!!!
DANKE an Frau Sawallisch.Ohne sie hätte es nicht den emotionalen surplus gegeben, der diese Aufnahme so einmalig macht
Even though Damrau is a perfect coloratura singer I believe Moser is more suitable for this role.
MrGbmadureira12 Damrau is a bad coloratura she have many problems with the first aria from this opera there so many best singers singing this than Damrau.
Not anymore she's not.
Damrau is a screeching gnat compared to Moser.
often out of rhythm rushing
Bueno, se nota la diferencia de la pronunciación a comparación de cantantes no alemanas. Excelente interpretación.
Fantastic emotion. Must have been amazing live. Thanks for sharing.
I must listen to this again and again. Thank you.....B r a v o for madame Moser, for Mozart and fantastic orchestra
She sounds very hysterical while singing. That makes it so believable.
But this recording sounds too fast for me!
Magnificent, omg better than D. Damrau 😮😮😮❤️
Wow, such powerful voice!!
Just WOW!
Jaime
Yes, Damrau is fantastic. But Edda Moser taught her the strhght, the rage. Damrau added her fantastic body language to the part, but Moser is unique, superb, unbeatable. If I was an extra terrestrial I would think twice before invading earth. The voice is too powerful a weapon. Awesome! Love you Edda!!!!
I'll never realize why people hit the dislike button in masterpieces like these.
Absolutely amazing!!!!! I believe this is the best video of this AMAZING aria.