"Caro Nome" - Diana Damrau as Gilda in the Mets 2013 production of Verdi's Rigoletto

[@mauriziocasa9203]

I actually love Damrau. She is one of the nicest human beings that I have met. She is in a class all by herself. Not to mention her exquisite unparalleled singing!

[@turbofreddy]

wow... That's artistry combined with solid-rock technique. Long live the Queen!

[@maryhales4595]

Diana Damrau has an exquisite voice. I love her! One of my favorite modern sopranos.

[@ParkerBrennonFilms]

I'd watch Diana sing anything. She's so great.

[@CongressAdmin]

Interesting to note that it's nearly always only men leaving the disrespectful, supposedly-expert, scathing reviews. Too old, too fat, too this, too that. These same blow-hards are causing in-fighting and public derision within an art form struggling to remain culturally relevant. I got nothing but love and respect for these folks who are willing to do this much work, and allow themselves to be so vulnerable on stage, solely for my enjoyment. A thousand appreciations! 💚

[@sulosky]

I didn't came here for hatred. I'm man and I love her singing. Please behave.

[@BL3SSed-Bliss]

To boot, opera "divas" historically carried quite a bit of weight, which somehow made their vocals carry better than their peers.

[@MeganStrachanSoprano]

💖 male or female these (as you accurately stated) blow hards just have to deal with the fact that they will never be as extraordinary in there entire lives as this phenomenal woman is these glorious 6 minutes!

[@TolKOZAK]

As a man, though these days it's perilous to state, I found her singing impeccable. However, one cannot ignore the other sense, the visual, which for normal heterosexual males plays an important role. I remember seeing Diana live in Vienna in 2009 and the two images do not compute. True, though it is sexist to say, but I prefer the younger svelte Diana, to look at.

[@rosamunddyer7882]

I'm very proud of Diana for doing so well in this performance! Her voice had some stunning parts to it and I cant believe she did so well after having her child! Congratulations!

[@Altonahh10]

"Did you hear her voice cracked?" To all of you waiting for a slight mistake, let me assure you this: When you´re at work, 8 hours a day, you are not passing one day without a mistake - minor or even large. Would you like to be told by your boss that you failed just because of that? How would you handle your colleagues laughing about you? You´d probably retort "Everybody does mistakes" and you were right. See...that´s what makes us human. And I´m glad that even singers like Damrau are not perfect machines

[@jjh2456]

Altonahh10 it’s also the dress rehearsal so it’s fine.

[@danb7601]

Nah these people are nuts mate, for real, elitist nutcases honestly.

[@andreacarcassi9537]

Thankyou thankyou thankyou.

[@charlottasayadkhanian4323]

Almost perfect.

[@gunda-mariebruce3692]

Totally agree! ❤️ I absolutely love it! A wise coach Once told me; «Perfect is boring». Not that it cannot be Perfect- but more importantly you must mean something, have something you want to say and passion/feeling🙏🏻❤️

[@lioneloddo]

Charme germanique. Pas la froide beauté mais la chaleur des sentiments. Corps massif et légèreté d'esprit. Unique. Exceptionnel. J'adore.

[@1609annee]

Yes, i did hear the crack - bud did You know that she the birth of her second son was just 3 month before this Rigoletto? And that this was "only" the final dress rehearsal? I did hear her in this production three times and she always did an amazing job!

[@mirazieger5880]

I don't care how she looks, if she sings perfekt or maybe not the perfect one for this role: we watched this opera with her and she touched me so much. Could be that others would too, or that there are better singers, but she showed so much passion and just was so impressive to me - why not just be happy with that? For me, she don't has to be perfect to make this opera something special. I just loved watching her and listening to her so much!

[@jotge.3444]

Schauspielerisch eine der besten Opernsängerinnen. Sehr gefühlvolle Interpretation. Man spürt die schmachtende Liebe zu Gualdier. Und darum geht es doch....

[@Dr.DivaMa]

Diana is amazing as always! Beautiful warm agile voice, great stage presence! Precious!

[@memaran8854]

She just had had a baby and was breastfeeding at intermission! Get a life,Charlie! BRAVA! bravissima..,,,,,,,,,

[@nelbarodriguez7999]

¡Que voz!!! Maravilosamente cantado Caro Nome! por Diana!!!!

[@OlegLPS]

Прекрасная женщина, прекрасный голос! Браво!

[@Deisinoful]

There's nothing like opera to prove the truth that haters gonna hate. Brava Diana.

[@rachelberrythegleequeen.3221]

I think Miss Damrau is a beautiful singer even if she does make mistakes from time to time, we all do that and no one is perfect.

[@carolcheny]

This is an insanely difficult aria.

[@belarhodes]

She's so lovely *-*

[@rd9199]

Ich habe sie in dieser Rolle an der Met sehen und hören dürfen - ein unvergessliches Erlebnis.

[@carlovalerio]

Siempre llena con su voz lo más recóndito donde me hace falta.

[@georgesmarty8212]

Beautiful!!

[@alexxseeman]

She was wonderful !!

[@ChiaraDBrown]

You are sitting far back in the house and she is a tiny dot on the stage, who cares how old she is.

[@user-px4wf8bp1p]

I love this so much

[@edneymelo3450]

She is a Goddess!!

[@Popo-yc5co]

So lovely❤ Brava!!!👏👏👏👏

[@ameliawarfield5637]

Bravo, Diana!🌹

[@BL3SSed-Bliss]

*Absolutely **_gorgeous!_* I am incredibly thankful to "Frasier" for introducing me to "Rigoletto". (Among other things.)

[@la.luminosa]

0:26 she went like *papapap*

[@ogden62]

A very good but underrated performance was that by Anna Moffo. There you learn the aria has to be performed with passion, especially at the end, as Moffo demonstrates.

[@austinxlin5950]

Diana is deffo one of the best!!!

[@bethwallace1482]

Beautiful.

[@hernu2005]

Sublime!

[@malbertmacl]

amazing.

[@user-xk8jx3cw5t]

Dang I wanna know where I can get a dress like that

[@lauragantz6876]

Unfortunately it was probably made for her at the theatre...

[@thefrancesco1967]

Magica..

[@jordifuentesandres226]

Verdi elige una voz ligera, porque ella es muy joven sin experiencia,simple,pura ...y por esto le pone esta tesitura que ya sevestaba dilucidando en el último verdi,pero con las características de ella, se podía permitir traerb una vez más el belcanto.

[@sarachibi100]

Bravissima!

[@callastoujours]

Brava.

[@mariacarrillo1437]

TOO PERFECT ! And clear, great interpreter

[@anyany]

sweeeeet

[@antofagastino777]

BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVO

[@BEVER29]

Malgrés des trilles relachés et un sens de la nuance qui s'étiole un peu dans l'aigu; une belle interprétation (trés ressentie!) de Gilda.

[@nataliemacedo7524]

Caro nome che il mio cor festi primo palpitar, Le delizie dell'amor mi dêI sempre rammentar! Col pensiero il mio desir a te ognora volerà, E pur l' ultimo sospir, caro nome, tuo sarà. Tutte le feste al tempio mentre pregava Iddio, Bello e fatale un giovane s' offerse al guardo mio... Se I labbri nostri tacquero dagli occhi il cor parlò. Furtivo tra le tenebre sol ieri a me giungeva... Son studente, povero, commosso mi diceva, E con ardente palpito amor mi protestò. Partì... il mio core aprivasi a speme più gradita, Quando improvviso apparvero color che m' han rapita, E a forza qui m' addussero nell' ansia più crudel.

[@Air_gilcomuy]

Expresamente para J, C,, caro amado!!!

[@Wildcat-Music]

Caro nome che il mio cor festi primo palpitar Le delizie dell'amor mi dei sempre rammentar Col pensier il mio desir a te sempre volerà E fin l'ultimo sospir, caro nome, tuo sarà Col pensier il mio desir a te sempre volerà E fin l'ultimo mio sospir, caro nome, tuo sarà Col pensier il mio desir a te sempre volerà A te volerà, fin l'ultimo sospir, fin l'ultimo sospir Caro nome tuo sarà Caro nome tuo sarà, il mio desir a te ogn'ora volerà Fin l'ultimo sospiro tuo Caro l'ultimo sospir volerà Gualtier Maldè, Gualtier Maldè Caro nome che il mio cor festi primo palpitar E fin l'ultimo sospir varo nome tuo sarà Gualtier Maldè, Gualtier Maldè

[@cleanmyroomforme]

Can you do it, ogden62? On pianississimo? NEVER underestimate Verdi.

[@jocmuc]

ich hab schon befürchtet, dass sie nach und mit 2 kindern weg vom fenster ist. diana, deine entscheidung war richtig, du bist besser denn je. wie ich mich auf deine münchner lucia freue. das wird bestimmt eine sensation.

[@paulquinn7282]

Are there any performances with the originbal «Le roi s'amuse» libretto set in the court of François I?

[@jdeatley5939]

Iconic. Brava!

[@joedevenroe]

An example of superb singing--from the technical standpoint--of this aria and a poignant expression of Gilda's innocence is Callas's 1955 recording of it. For copyright reasons, perhaps, you can't find it here; but it is well-known and easily available.

[@josecarrillo7511]

Masterful!

[@PapagenoHannover]

Bitte folgende Sängerin anhören: Luisa Tetrazzini - Caro nome .

[@arnaudrcs]

soothing and beautiful voice amazing love her... her acting a little too much

[@fascarlamaffioletti3705]

caro nome Carla Maffioletti André Rieu

[@MrAlmebo]

Nun nimmt es die Met mit der schauspielerischen Leistung nicht mehr so sehr genau. Die gesangliche Leistung - ohne sie schmälern zu wollen, war recht ordentlich. Schon alleine als werdende Mutter sowie für das kommende Baby ein mütterlicher Genuß!

[@xdanina28]

Hmnotic

[@mikesalas4615]

Never again Please

[@belcantoitaliano4322]

Ma è una mia impressione oppure conta i picchiettati o on il dito

[@numetutelare]

Buona ma il legato é approssimativo e la respirazione faticosa.infatti a volte compromette i passaggi di registro

[@schnoodc]

We look forward to you post your recording of this aria with accurate trills and the proper dramatic context.

[@dirkadriaan6019]

Damrau's singing is considerable better than her acting.

[@ethana.8653]

Not likely - she already has the correct volume output - all she would need to do would be to A. Sing in perfect, enunciated German (already does that), B. Have a voluminous or piercing voice (good there on the second option), C. Have a more mature-sounding voice (again, done), and D. counterbalance great singing with great acting, so she's really kind of perfect for Wagnerian roles. I could totally see her pulling off Isolde in a snap.

[@ganteros4582]

coño, cómo se ha puesto, no?

[@krow000666]

Juanita banana!!! :V

[@Neptuno0691]

SHE WAS TIRED AND SICK!!!!

[@Beatles5]

I like mens voice better than womens.

[@Abcdefucku101]

진짜 별루다;;; 너무 안어울려 04:40 ;;저 스타카토를 저렇게 저렴하고 경박스럽게 표현하는것도 능력이라면 능력이다

[@millriv1792]

Ethan A knows nothing about singing, especially Wagner. She could never sing Isolde and if she did she wouldn't be singing much after that.

[@ogden62]

And her voice cracked. Did you hear it? Where she had to enter on a high note all by herself. It shouldn't have been that difficult. The change in her voice is either a natural development to which she must adapt, or she might have sung too many taxing roles and the strain is now showing.

[@user-bg3ql9sr4c]

이름 부르는 장면부터 보여주지...

[@user-up1cx2rw3g]

Try to listen Sumi jo's version sumi jo is the best coloratura singer

[@walliswallis8720]

*This is not for her, she is OLD and her voice know it*

[@thomastmwc]

1) Tempo too slow, thus boring 2) Her voice has matured. A tiny bit too heavy for Gilda.

[@love_every_minute]

i think this Gilda is too mature

[@crazyorganist1609]

박혜경 yet Joan Sutherland was older when she did it

[@ilfranchi]

theatre is not cinema. and neither of them is reality.

[@deirdreogrady196]

Lovely voice but completely out of character. Fails to convey Gilda's innocence and evades Verdi's stylistic refinement in presenting the vocal portrait..

[@TwistingWays]

Ugh, no, Wagner would ruin her beautiful voice!

[@Cardenio2012]

I enjoyed the production but didn't enjoy this aria so much. It's one of my all time favorite arias, and I must say this isn't one of the best.

[@puffsplus72]

As lovely as her voice is, I just can't find a 42 yr-old singer believable as a teenage girl.

[@gramo63]

+puffsplus72 If she lost 42 lbs. she would be just perfect! As it is, her voice, expression and overall performance are without par.

[@CalvinRE]

You must have a hard time at the opera in general. I know the Met would have to look far and wide to find a real teenaged girl with the solidity of technique, maturity of voice and acting, musicality and experience, let alone the degree of fame needed to perform the role of Gilda in front of 4000 plus people at the greatest opera house in the world. One thing I think that is in its favor, "grand opera" is usually performed in venues that are so large that age isn't that easy to detect in a live performance. The advent of cameras has made that more difficult in recent times, however. I for one would rather hear a great artist sing the role than a teenaged girl any day of the week, in this and any other opera I can think of. I let the grandeur of the music and the visual splendor of the scenery, costumes, and lighting transport me to a place where I can believe that Ms. Damrau is indeed a teenaged girl...albeit one who sings exquisitely,

[@gramo63]

+puffsplus72 -- It is indeed difficult to find a teenage soprano singing the part of a teenage heroine for an ENTIRE opera. However, finding a teenage soprano to sing an individual aria (not the entire opera) is relatively easy. Jackie Evancho can do that. Even sub-teeners like Amira Willighagen can sing certain arias quite well. But such youngsters performing the lead part for an entire opera is too demanding. And the audience would find such roles illogical.

[@dianaemilia485]

No, Ramon O, they CANNOT do that. Where did you get this idea from? This statement is extremely laughable. The only thing Jackie and Amira and their likes actually are able to do is KIND OF hit the notes of certain arias in a manner that is not totally disgusting. That's all. They however can't sing with great vocal technique. They sing in a way that would ruin their voices in no time, if they had to perform as frequently and often as opera singers. And the technique is exactly the point. It's shitty. Amira for example is forcing and pushing her voice into the mask, singing with a high, firm larynx. There's tension everywhere. Same thing goes for Jackie: no good vocal technique, just different problems than Amira, but lesser. They would never be hired for ANY opera. Just because of their non-existent vocal techniques. And the next problem of course would be to work with them. Children. Teenagers. No conductor would want to have a 3-hour-rehearsal with a teenager. lol They also don't have any musical education. They don't know anything about the composer, about his style, about the epoch of the opera, they can't hide their stage fright like a grown-up singer can, which is why their performances are always so insecure and cringeworthy to watch. They can't analyze, interpret and act out an aria the way a trained opera singer could. They're in no way fit to sing on a stage like the MET. Not even a single aria. And that's exactly the reason why no opera house would ever hire them, not even for young roles like Gilda or Rosina, Zerlina, whatever. They would fuck up their reputation by hiring people like Jackie and Amira. It would be a shame to have children ruin masterpieces. And that's the reason why they don't hire them. Not their stamina. That's just a very tiny part of it. So....no. To find a teenage soprano/mezzo/alto to sing even a single aria in a style that is appropriate and tasteful and intelligent and musical and vocally perfect.....that is impossible. Which is why older singers are hired. There's a reason singers are told to train at least 10 years with a very good voiceteacher before their voices are ready for the stage.

[@gramo63]

+Diana Emilia You may be right in your low opinion of Jackie and Amira. But a lot of people pay good money to listen to them sing in their "not totally disgusting" manner. My statement may be extremely laughable to you, but those youngsters are also laughing extremely well -- on the way to the bank. But that's life -- rich people with poor taste are the ones who buy concert tickets to listen to untalented young ladies who cannot sing opera properly. And that is disgusting.

[@ljagerman1]

Like Roger Federer and Raphael Nadal, Diana Damrau has --alas-- peaked.

[@ericscam2]

I did not like this at all. I hated her phrasing, and found her acting downright silly. It's a very swallowed and timid sound and far too careful. If you compare her to Sutherland or Sills, she is not even in the same ball park.

[@fascarlamaffioletti3705]

Carla Maffioletti é melhor nessa música

[@user-ty4ek3im8m]

It's the worst version of this song ever Try to hear version of Sumi jo please

[@MonsieurLu77]

And Elena Mosuc

[@Shiflis2]

She is not so well as allways...

[@crazyorganist1609]

Sutherland was better at this age

[@ogden62]

Thank you, ericscam2. I don't know what people were watching or listening to here. That was poor. She struggled throughout the whole thing, didn't take any chances, was not agile or creative at all. It is not her role, and her voice is changing alright, but she better do something about it. She's losing something she could recover if she seeks the proper coach in time.

[@doozinka8293]

At best mediocre.

[@terrance7220]

gross

[@Neptuno0691]

WEAK!!!!!

[@jjh2456]

This is the dress rehearsal. She was fabulous in the actual performance.

[@donnamaecabahug8966]

BECAUSE SHE WAS TIRED AND SICK AT THIS MOMENT,imagine working for 8-12 hours to achieve this 2-3 hrs opera. How cruel you can say that to her

[@voilosapete4731]

DISAPPOINTED

[@bacitracin_]

Voilo Sapete this is a dress rehearsal and also she just gave birth 3 months before this production

[@voilosapete4731]

Nah. I know how she sounds even on her best nights. I'm always dissapointed

[@joedevenroe]

Why do people overlook basic facts such as, her complete inability to make trills & her inexpressive phrasing? Gilda is an innocent, sweet girls whose vocal warble is a result of her mesmerizations at the novelty of a new feeling--LOVE. Damrau sings it as a showpiece and is inaccurate at that too (listen to the hi-Eb's pitch, for example). Quite unimpressive.

[@mattslipp]

Yeah... Nadal really peaked winning the US Open today. He totally sucks. So does Damrau. Whoa, can't believe how terrible she is.

[@sergol2876]

dreadful and unmusical interpretation

[@bravaLiz]

Damrau's voice beautiful.Physically does NOT work as Gilda in the METS' modernized staging.MANY other sops with exquisite voices would have been far better suited I could name a dozen. Seriously, would this misogynist of a Duke in Vegas have tried to seduce HER? Looks are as important as the voice In 2013, we no longer live in the age of Sutherland (PERFECT bel canto singer she was)due to modern staging,the voice is as important as the look.Speaking as a retired Opera singer,actress, Conductor.

[@ethana.8653]

Diana simply doesn't have a young voice. Her voice has sounded like a rather more mature singer's since she was in her 20s, and it has only become more mature and mellow as time has gone on. In other words: this is literally the worst role she could ever pick to sing. She should try Strauss or Wagner and give her voice something to really work with instead of trying to cram in into the Italian opera-sphere that her voice isn't naturally suited towards.