Cristina Deutekom: "Der hölle rache". Die Zauberflöte. La flauta mágica. W. A. Mozart

Soprano: Cristina Deutekom, como La reina de la noche (Königin der Nacht).
La flauta mágica (Die Zauberlöte).
Película dirigida por Peter Ustinov. 1971
Orquesta filarmónica del estado de Hamburgo.
Director, Horst Stein.
El papel de la Reina de la Noche debería cantarlo, en mi opinión, una soprano dramática de coloratura y no una ligera o lírico ligera. Es un personaje poderoso, autoritario e influyente que requiere ese dramatismo, perdido hoy en día con la moda de las cantantes ligeras; y al mismo tiempo debe tener agilidad para llegar a las notas sobreagudas, como el Fa que he señalado en la partitura. Deutekom cumple bien su papel, como también Edita Gruberoba.
Este es un vídeo con finalidad cultural sin ánimo de lucro que no pretende infringir derechos de autor.

[@breese242]

I like how theres a musical score at the bottom, like imma be able to sing along with her XD

[@nickdiakanastasis]

I'm laughing out loud 😂 "You know the drill guys - sing along: A a a a a AAAAH!"

[@overcomer4226]

One of the funniest youtube comments ever!!!!!

[@thalia7104]

@dale Reeds Keep doing it. No matter what others may say. If it brings you joy, do it! (Btw, I do too, I just had to sing it in a lower key - of course I wouldn't get the f in the Staccato 😅!)

[@raulrojasespina5730]

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[@GrandDaddyCough]

You're telling me you wouldn't try to karaoke this after a couple shots of tequila?

[@caspervanelli6502]

She makes it seem effortless. That's a true star.

[@BerenKaderfidan]

I think she’s not singing here; her record plays behind :)

[@DR-or5uy]

Beren Kader Fidan look at how she focuses her mouth, she’s definitely singing

[@Alex-qd1gn]

@@BerenKaderfidan in all the staccato bits you can see her use her diaphragm to quickly pump out air. she is most definitely singing

[@kcanded]

She can definitely sing, she hits all the notes, she's a terrible terrible actress. Very robotic.

[@josephdouglas5606]

@@kcanded another comment said that she is doing good acting because a queen generally won't show emotion when speaking.

[@qaf19]

Other sopranos: this is one of the most difficult arias i could possibly sing Cristina Deutekom, waking up, doing a little voice warm up:

[@nelsonkaiowa4347]

Or like "hold my beer"

[@jakob1095]

@@nelsonkaiowa4347 "hold my throat"

[@NomNomSpongeBobNom]

or "hold damrau's hand whist i sing this properly"

[@rykehuss3435]

@@NomNomSpongeBobNom Damrau can sing this too, and she is the superior actor by far. She actually makes the Queen look and sound scary as she's supposed to be

[@NomNomSpongeBobNom]

@@rykehuss3435 didn't say she couldn't sing it, she just doesn't do it overly well. She over acts to compensate for her lacking voice. Dessay is exactly the same. But we all have our own tastes, just my opinion 😊

[@jjrj8568]

To the people complaining about her acting: this is "stone-cold/unreachable" Queen perfection, actual royalty

[@impoverishedcalamari9270]

Everybody else portrays her like queen Mary Tudor of England, but this lady pprtrays her like Queen Victoria and I love it. She is crazy enough to be willing to force her daughter into homicide, but for her it's just the most effective and surefire way to get what she wants. Amazing.

[@CuriousEarthMan]

She's perfect, I wouldn't change a thing. Clear as a bell or nightingale. Magnificent. She carries it all, right there. I wonder if the whole performance is available. She's beyond the heat of evil. Stone cold, as you say. Ruthless, as perfection!

[@honreedeau3211]

Yes, Queen!

[@furstwilhelm7982]

The anger without the dramatics is even more frightening! Brava, Mme Deutekom!

[@user-xi9ym1dy9m]

@@CuriousEarthMan лю тж

[@chipichipichapachapa733]

Average singer: So what's your voice range? Cristina Deutekom: Cristina Deutekom.

[@jackieallen4402]

Exactly!

[@hyekang3850]

Frequencies that only God can grant. If you hear the frequencies like that everyone must put their mike down. It is very risible when you should boast your voice to anyone who has many people closest to the God's gift and was not interested in your voice as even don't know you at all. A very sly way to show off and promote yourself as if you're not, but you cant deceive anyone like the favourite queen of the night. The good artists can SEE THROUGH your intentions for doing your artwork. Just do it for joy and hapiness, kylatid, not for show-off if you cannot reach that artistic level with maturity and true modesty. The best way to overcome your inferiority complex is to go back to the basic need to become an artist: pure joy and passion.

[@TherealHoffypoffy]

People: so what’s your voice range? Cristina Deutekom: yes.

[@katerinaaqu]

Well I am not aware of her range but a range and voice type are different things. This song has around two octaves of range. This is kind of a wide range for an aria (usually I see arias of one or one and a half octaves) However the fact that one has high notes doesn't necessarily mean they have large range too. Singers usually focus upon two and a half to three octaves of range. She for example as a coloratura could have a teccitura from F to F but doesn't mean that she has necessarily too low notes to have a huge range. Of course singers like her probably learn their techniques so well that they can sing low and high notes. I for instance am an advanced level student but without her technique and even if I cannot reach her high notes my maximum range with great practice and warm up is around G3 to C6 but I usually sing at about half as much roughly around E4 to A5. So yeah I am not aware if her range is huge but she surely has amazing technique. Iguess what I am trying to say is that high notes don't always indicate huge range but they indicate that their range extends high instead of low. Contraltos who sing low notes might have huge ranges too as well as lyric sopranos that don't always sing at the sixth octave (they rarely do) but that doesn't indicate low range. Just lower frequencies

[@cerenyldz2754]

@@katerinaaqu Finally someone gets it. I'm sick of everyone assuming high voices=wide ranges. Like I can sing C5-C6 all day everyday and they will think I have a wider range than someone else singing C4-G5 since I go higher than them. People are so ignorant and so many act like know-it-alls when it comes to singing just cuz they have, well, a pair of ears. They have no idea but still are talking anyways since no one tells them to shut up or they don't give a shit if they do.

[@IRBrouwer]

She died on August 7, 2014, at the age of 82. May she rest in piece, we will always have her brilliant voice to listen to, what a legacy.

[@karlbijsterveld9875]

I.R. Brouwer in peace.😄

[@robert111k]

R.I.P.

[@darthaino9979]

Rest In Puppies

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

Wtf rest in pieces 😂

[@hyunjoon.watterson]

How old was she in this video?

[@DarryanDhanpat]

The fact that she sings so effortlessly is even more terrifying

[@mr.dahliaking.202]

Not even a single person except this brilliant lady was able to accurately replicate the part that starts at 2:06 It is supposed to be sung like she did here, sorta like la la la sound but not quite. Every other singer I saw sung that part with only soprano voice when in this part you actually have to use your tongue to create the sound. Props to this beautiful lady here, because it sounds extremely difficult.

[@hyperhoo1736]

It is god like

[@hyperhoo1736]

She is the only who is capable of this precision

[@blacktrackfortal4578]

Unsurpassed by eternity

[@SarahBertaglia]

Edda Moser rules as Königin der Nacht! Gorgeous, powerful, voice, wonderful coloratura.💐

[@Sunnivah13]

I never heard it like this! Sounds like an exotic bird!! Marvelous!!

[@hyunjoon.watterson]

LMAO she looks so bored while doing those F6s and those triplets😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Queen

[@Javitomanzano]

She's NOT amused.

[@mamiebarrett1171]

George Ayoub she was so over it 😂

[@melissafruder8115]

Sarastro is boring

[@maislazkani8577]

She is amazing 😭💔

[@justiniantbh]

she looks like she's in line at the grocery store and she's impatiently telling the person in front of her to move up

[@murderoustendencies]

2:10 the way she separates all those notes made my brain freeze. WOOT ???

[@CrazyGirlMelody]

murderoustendencies It almost sounds as if she is laughing at the other girl, but through song. Her skill is amazing.

[@alematosmusic7498]

This was beautiful

[@JessicaTravelsNY]

Staccatos... well done

[@bozenapopek3550]

@@JessicaTravelsNY yodelatos....

[@26.putugdebagusariastawa58]

@@JessicaTravelsNY not the staccatos but triplets

[@AllenFigueredo5]

She is the most accurate queen of the night I've heard, it is interesting how she articulates every note, she does not sound nasal nor constricted, also she keeps the chest participation, clear diction, I read people complaining abut her acting skills, actually she looks like a queen, standing stoically, just giving orders, jaja I love her interpretation.

[@ferdermat]

She is the best of all

[@patriciabravoriscal6264]

I feel it is the best interpretation I've listened to in my life.

[@oldfarthacks]

There are two ways to play this, the method that she used and the other is the Diana Damrau version. Here we have someone who is used to giving orders, who has ordered many people's deaths and who does not give a single thought to what her daughter feels. Diana on the other hand give the scary beyond all belief version. Of the two, given the passions involved, I believe the Damrau version to be more correct.

[@AllenFigueredo5]

@@oldfarthacks well when it comes to interpretation I agree that Diana is more convincing, she is scary and really conveys what she is supposed to, she also has better acting skills.

[@patriciabravoriscal6264]

You stole my thoughts 😄

[@samf8887]

I don't care She's done the best version. No one has ever topped her. I'll take technical precision and clarity over theatrics any day. it's what I hear not what I see.

[@shiruonakasima4265]

Yeah. But people nowadays didn't know her. So that's why they prefer the new one even though it's not good. I really love Cristina Deutekom. So effortless, the point is she's always singing that song already that's why it's easy for her to sing that song. And yeah she's a Operatic Coloratura Soprano. She famous back in the 19s

[@Aliharuno]

@@devadarshan1547 Maria Callas never did this aria, at least not that I’ve ever been able to find. There’s a video on KZbin that says it’s her, but it’s actually Lucia Popp

[@zhouli4625]

I totally 100% completely agree. I simply cannot listen to other versions any more.

[@missmcphee8859]

I absolutely agree! Extremely technical and my favourite version

[@VelvetCat1]

You're so right, and yet what we see here is also superb, without any need of theatrics at all. I don't think she looks bored or emotionless like other people say in the comments. what I appreciate here is a much more precise knowledge not only about how to sing perfectly, but also how to act for the camera. This is not for the stage, it seems to be a film version and she knows it, so everything is in her eyes, cold and heartless, that's what the Queen of the Night is supposed to be. Just maybe a lot of people is used to more hysterical renditions like Damrau's or Dessay's.

[@weslleyfrancisco8616]

Can we talk about those guys dressed as TREES? 😂 They did it so well that I thought they were real until I paid more attention.

[@mememe1011]

My daughter was a tree for Halloween this year 🤣 it's an art form!

[@pip1278]

I didn't see them until I've read your comment 😂

[@juliusnepos6013]

@@pip1278 same

[@adriprieto8695]

DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THERE WERE TREES

[@kozmonauta0515]

“Hey Philiph look, a singing tree!”

[@katemurray4450]

This is a woman who is acting with only her voice. She is very, very scary.

[@hanswurst8944]

No she is fantastic!!

[@gerpoels9935]

You got it Kate! She was and will stay the real Queen of the book of Emanuel Schikaneder. ICECOLD, no emotions, no compassion, super egoistic and even giving her daughter away to the man ( Monostatos) that wanted to rape Pamina in the first place. Everything to get Power and control of everything. Deutekom knew the book and is very scary here. I love her forever ♥

[@RC-xo6et]

YES!!

[@shinshinlola9038]

Not only with voice but with just stand still like that she already give command aura.... Just wow for her...

[@Daniela-pr7rz]

Eyes and facial expression are screaming harder than her voice.

[@canadianjoker5033]

2:06 I've never heard that passage sung like that before. It's wonderful! 🙂

[@augp7457]

Она исполняет так как написано, стаккато и триоли. У других видимо не получается,

[@yusouph2002]

@@augp7457 там стакатто не написано

[@seluinitaufa846]

I love this part of her performance, it sounds like she’s laughing. Well to my untrained ears

[@peripheraldevotee94]

While Diana Damrau acts this role well, and Edda Moser's take on this aria was robust enough to be featured on the space record on Voyager, I've got to say that Cristina Deutekom's performance is the best I've heard. The Queen of the Night's villainy sounds much more stronger and convincing with such a harsh, quasi-Wagnerian vocal tone.

[@SuusUSA]

It's her native Dutch that makes this possible. Therefore iI've always thought it strange that Diana Damrau's dictation isn't so clear, her being German.

[@flav2689]

@@SuusUSA Actually, Damraus pronunciation is the perfect one. But the ”problem” lies there as well. Since she is German, she cannot help but pronounce the words naturally and ”right” - which actually differs quite a bit from the ideal clear dictation in classical singing. Even as a non-German who has only studied the language I can hear the difference. Even though Deutekoms pronounciation is very good and I imagine everyone understands it - which is crucial in singing and especially opera - for German-speaking listeners it sounds a bit off. A native speaker cannot do that - and the German audience would be very unhappy if she did. German is also phonetically a very different kind of language than others.

[@FairyLotusUnicorn]

@@flav2689 thats not even the problem. The problem is mentality and technique. Damrau is simply not as good. Period. A brit has no problems speaking american english dialect whereas americans have more trouble. British sounds are tougher on the palate. Easy to hard is well...harder than going from hard to easy. Same conceptually as shakespeare. Actors who actually understand what theyre saying can say the exact same words and you can understand it vs the guy flouncing the same thing and you cant even remember a single thing he said. Think of julie andrews english that is clear vs the guttural yorkshire or even scottish ones like katie mcgraths. Give someone difficult sentences (comprehensive level)to memorize. The one who clearly dictates and you understand it is because they understood what they were saying. The one who just says it and you got lost...means they have no idea what it means. Theyre just repeating verbatim and overacting for dramatics. The diction problem here is clear. Mentally one is better than the other. Technical skill level is involved too as well. And damraus acting methods even limit her vocal capabilities. Shes movimg around so much that she runs out of air.

[@flav2689]

@@FairyLotusUnicorn I’m afraid I totally missed your point. We were talking about German phonetics and dictation in opera - what does Shakespeare, various English accents and the connection between memorising and understanding some difficult sentences have to do with that? Maybe it’s just a language barrier but I cannot see your point at all, unfortunately. And sure, Deutekom was technically better than Damrau but that is also another topic - irrelevant here. The last sentence was the only one I could make sense of - acting like the way Damrau does, probably affects the breathing and so the singing and articulation.

[@krischan67]

I like the evil of the Queen of the Night to be a bit emotional and Diane Damrau can afford to invest more into acting while singing while Cristina Deutekom had to invest all concentration into getting the difficult parts sung properly, without doing anything else, so Diane has an edge here to my taste... but I have to admit that Cristina's triplets at 2:05 are the best I've ever heard. Each time I hear them, a chill goes down my spine, they are awesome! As a native German speaker, I have to say that Diane's pronounciation still has a few flaws, however. For example, when she sings "Tod und Verzweiflung", it sounds like "Tod und Verzwaflung".

[@fabrizio483]

Her voice is so clear and her diction is so perfect.

[@Geellun]

Those triplets..omg

[@user-py1jg6bb2r]

@@Geellun it is such a torture to tune in those modern versions after this glory. No comparison...

[@Imona5158]

I was surpised even after watching Diana Damrau, Natali Dessay

[@user-ph4tm8ps2e]

C'est la plus juste, puissante et elle est ce que Mozart, franc-maçon, voulait. Elle est LA référence.

[@matstan3515]

@@user-py1jg6bb2r I literally can't enjoy any other queen of the night singing this except Cristina... I can only listen to her now and be amazed... Everyone else is just... Meh...

[@jonathanjars]

She looks so bored hitting those F6s. Like it’s nothing. She literally turns around and walks off the stage like she’s going on break for a coffee and donut. Damn, girl.

[@karlbijsterveld9875]

Lol 😊🤣

[@bunnyb2428]

Damned... i fell off my chair... for real😂😂😂😂

[@gerpoels9935]

In her first Biography, ( end 70ties) she said literally about this role: "When I sing this in the "Stadsschouwburg" I always have the urge to take the tram home after the first aria, have a coffee and watch the news with my husband, wash the dishes and go back to to the last part.

[@rooijan3434]

The queen of the night doesn't have a lot of stage time, so she's going to do just that. 😁

[@nowekant93]

I think this mightve been playback though, this was a precorded track, I found the track once and it was a studio version

[@egoregor2501]

Dear all. She doesn't need facial expressions. Her voice is scary and mesmerizing

[@lethabosedutla3398]

Couldn’t agree any more less.🤌🏾

[@johnhudson8197]

At +75 years of age and a professional musician for over 50 years, I've absorbed a great deal of many musical venues. I watched each of the above performances most carefully. In my opinion, Cristina Deutekom stands above the rest. Oh, the others are ALL fine professionals, bringing excellent acting and singing to their performance...but. I am judging "voice" only. Cristina's singing appears almost effortless in the full range of this aria which covers two octaves, from F4 to F6 and requires a very high tessitura, A4 to C6. Excellent Diction! Magnificent rendition!! Bravo, Cristina! How I wish she was alive today to receive accolades from this generation for the height of perfection she brought to those roles she sang! John

[@AlexanderCheong]

Honestly, I first thought that she was lip-syncing at first then I saw her tongue and her throat movements. Then at 2:06 I almost thought that it was auto-tuned then I saw the year was 1971. Then I almost fell off my chair, seriously.

[@clue8569]

Ikr! But if someone is singing this and moving dramatically (whether that be walking, dancing, or bold facial expressions) it’s more likely that THEY have been auto-tuned, coming from experience in reality when you are hitting notes like that you usually can’t focus on rapid movements. Not scolding you or anything I just thought this was an opportunity to share my opinion :)

[@pedrosilvamusician]

@@clue8569 yes, you have to be completed relaxed, and all the movement comes from inside. Also, she does not only hit the notes perfectly, but the sheer power.. oof

[@christopherpericolosi-king4979]

I was super impressed by her technicality! Those triplets at 2:06 are not an easy part of the aria (especially after hitting the high f's!) additionally, I think that inflection and specificity of notes was intentional. The entire time she's scolding her daughter and basically telling her she will be disowned if she doesn't kill Sarastro. Shes extremely cold in her demeanor throughout, and that perfection only adds to the quality of performing it that way. Just my opinion! :)

[@techwiz7947]

You have "then" disease

[@renoloverxoxo]

They had pitch correction back then. Autotune just made it easier.

[@tangerin_han]

Her straight face makes it more scary. It feels as if she's ordering something very normal to her; like making her clean her room or something.

[@RENDOG24]

When Pavarotti was asked who was the best soprano he had ever heard he answered without hesitation “Cristina Deutekom”. I treasure my CD copy., While taste is subjective I agree with Pavarotti.

[@gummypusswatterson1322]

i would absolutely love to know where you heard that if you could provide it please! cheers!

[@politereminder6284]

2:07 😱 I've never heard that part sung that way🤯

[@juujle]

The same. The most impressive part, in the way she sings that aria.

[@Keila586]

True

[@saturn3742]

i aggressively disagree with the dislikes

[@fransdany2452]

They're jealous of or perhaps amazed at the way she inhumanely sings at 2:06

[@GabeDoesStuff5432123]

@@fransdany2452 It's absolutely insane how she makes each note so clear without slurring it like most singers who attempt this song. It's deceptively difficult, but the passage at 2:06 is hands down the most difficult passage in this piece.

[@fransdany2452]

@@GabeDoesStuff5432123 Indeed. Most would focus on the high F's but never realize how hard the triplet part is.

[@n1ble338]

Why? All is subjetive

[@williamyoung1361]

This performance is right up there with Damrau’s to me. While Damrau was aggressive in the way she sang those trills, Deuketom’s Queen made it seem like she was laughing, mocking her daughter. Grade frickin’ A.

[@nolanschmidt5239]

Exactly.

[@waterdragondennis1186]

Ofc the song is about To cause a murder Don't compare them Diana damrau voice is the one who fits in the song :///

[@waterdragondennis1186]

You don't know what the song about and why are they aggressively moving The song is about The mother wants her daughter to kill someone If the daughter won't She will be no longer her daughter Do you understand??? It's opera that's why they need to act It's not just singing There's alot of styles in opera ://

[@gummypusswatterson1322]

@@waterdragondennis1186 yes, opera is all about singing. you won't be able to pick Diana's facial expressions changes in a massive opera house, it would do nothing to your enjoyment. on the other hand, you would be able to hear cristina's fantastic voice all the way through and feel all the emotion coming from her massive, resonant voice

[@gummypusswatterson1322]

@@waterdragondennis1186 no it is not. the queen is meant to sound fierce, angry and dominant. Cristina is a perfect fit. Edda Moser as well

[@Neg-Ros]

I thought Diana's version is magnificent, but this one is on the next level...🙌🙌🙌

[@malena5026]

It’s definitely Cristina on 1st, Edda Moser on 2nd and Diana 3rd when considering their performances of the aria. All three added their own touch to it.

[@arjanpelle]

For people complaining about the acting: for someone growing up with Queen Wilhelmina this is the most accurate depiction of a stone cold queen.

[@randar1969]

It's scary how much she looked like Wilhelmina indeed.

[@athenacosmos]

The one who shakes Indonesia for years. Darn!

[@user-hh1sy6ir1v]

@@randar1969 А может это она и была😉

[@user-xz9zq3qy7y]

She has no difference on her face while singing this difficult aria... like Pavarotti in tenor..

[@tamerlano]

she's lip syncing

[@chayashalom2065]

lip syncing - lol

[@marcelomarcel5398]

Yes

[@SupahActorboy]

No she wasn't lipsyncing google it up.

[@yudai112]

이준혁 or like Regine Velasquez in pop ballad ahaha

[@RodolfoLimacbx]

02:04! - WTF! Best version for me!

[@guiminero4326]

Rodolfo Lima I was shocked too, AWESOME

[@Khalid7a]

Guilherme Hofman it's not really that pleasant sound musically (and for me) it's lack of legato which she was known for. the performance in general is amazing except this part when she sound like she is singing under the water or like turkey.

[@guiminero4326]

Hahaha turkey

[@jujumikhailovitchF83]

Rodolfo Lima How the holy hell could she do that ?? It's unbelievable !

[@Ryan_Winter]

+Khalid Al-Thani Due to the score displayed I do believe that his part is supposed to be sung that way. It's not an ongoing sound that changes pitch, which is what others do, but isn't what stands written on the music sheet. Her approach is more precise and she doesn't struggle like others do in that passage. Edit: What I'm saying is that in this case Legato isn't what the music sheet asks the singer to do. I see a lot of dashes, but not a single arc.

[@RionPhotography]

This performance has really grown on me - she is simply the most effortless queen of the night ever.

[@JustTanya.]

I've always loved Diana Damrau's version of this but I decided to look up different singers perform this and found Cristina Deutekom's version and OMG. 😮At first I wasn't sure because there wasn't the dramatic acting like Diana but I just watched and listened and was floored. So freaking good! When she got to the triplets my jaw was practically on the floor. I've never heard anyone sing like that. I also watched it again from the beginning after I was in shock from listening to her singing. I watched this as a whole and thought this performance was very clever. It felt more like this was a speech or monologue, just done musically. She was a queen issuing an order to her daughter. They let the drama be the order to have Sarastro killed which allowed Cristina to perform as a Queen, regally and majestic. So incredible and right up there with Diana for me, well maybe even a little above that simply for the incredible vocality she portrayed. 😎👍

[@cspetronilho]

Damrau is pure shit when compared to a REAL singer

[@whjk11b80]

Her acting may indeed seem not the strongest here, but her vocals... just WOW. I think her acting is in her voice, and she sung the part so lightly!

[@dutchymcdutch2553]

I'm not sure what you mean by that, to me she shows the kind of total coldness and indifference you would need to cast out your daughter, but that's just me;)

[@MeMyIdea]

Lightly ? You need to learn more about the opera.

[@atulkotian]

I totally agree with Dutchy that her expressions reflect the stone cold heart of the character so it's not totally necessary for the Königin der Nacht to appear ferocious.

[@elephantking7787]

A queen should be like that, I see someones overacting like they are demon of night, remember she's the queen of night. Thought she's a villian, She must behave like a queen.

[@keannureaves4347]

Are you kidding me thats the perfect reaction to ask someone to kill a person. Heartless, evil and stone cold.

[@zlatapinotic6927]

It's beautiful how different opera singers act the same role very differently. For example she was scary emotionless, while most of the other divas do the completely crazy psycho act.

[@robert111k]

This was a film and she was singing live. She couldn't move cause otherwise the recording of her voice would have suffered. That said, Deutekom was never a good actress but she expressed a lot just with her voice.

[@mkyker]

Spot on, guys. And to be frank, Mozart's sister-in-law was a poor actress. But her voice was unequalled. So this is just in keeping with the original cast! 😊

[@shop-a-holic3194]

mkyker but how do u know her voice? I guess his sister in law is allready death for a while?

[@MartyMusic777]

@@shop-a-holic3194 That comes from accounts of the time - Mozart's sister-in-law (Josepha Weber) commanded a very high tessitura, which explains the absolutely mad heights Mozart took her voice to. However, per the same contemporary accounts the voice had a rough edge, and she lacked stage presence as an actress.

[@FriedrichSchelling]

I think she has the self-possession of a queen; and she was dutch, she knew how real queens are...

[@aniketkhasnabis496]

When she hits that Hort at 2:45 OH MY GOD IT'S DIVINE !

[@RodolfoLimacbx]

Ok, *she may not do all the 16ths* (0:50, 0:54, 0:57), *but* as a instrumentalist I have to say: her *high notes* and her *triples* (02:04) are insane! So f*cking good! We can HEAR the entire drawing!

[@wilsonwatt9283]

There are a number of comments below that she shows "no emotion" or "looks bored". The Queen here has no emotion. She is demanding that her daughter assist in destroying the man she loves and harming Zorastro. This is not a woman of emotion but an ice queen and should seem devoid of emotion.

[@Alexmeister25]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@chipichipichapachapa733]

It's also helpful for the coloratura technique to relax your face.

[@blackmumba111]

I love that Deutekom is more muted and understated. So many Queens I’ve seen play her like a Disney villain by overacting, and I really prefer the domineering, powerful, and calm of Deutekom’s Queen.

[@emmanpadre5547]

You obviously haven't seen Diana Damrau's performance.

[@blackmumba111]

Emman Padre I’ve seen more than one of Damrau’s performances. She’s just not my favorite queen...she’s in my top 5, tho.

[@nwobodomichael6508]

I kept repeating that 2:05_2:13 So clear This lady is so amazing

[@luisferrosa2076]

I thought I was the only one doing it. XD

[@joepeterminebe5985]

This is the most difficult section in my opinion

[@sararamonajohansson]

Best part! I've never heard this part being sung so purposefully! It's usually a legato type sloppy mess! Absolutely stunning!

[@NessaFlower3592]

Agreed! She hit every note! Those triplets are insane. I've never heard anyone sing each note like that before.

[@applemejeansbootswiththefu8654]

2:05 was always omitted to every video I've seen only on this piece I heard it. Or maybe it was another version of that

[@XerxesBreakSama]

She is singing without wrinkling her face… damn she’s a goddess!!!

[@ablurida]

2:04 to 2:13 Woooooooow. I haven't heard anyone else sing that part like that!!! Incredible!!!

[@user-by7oc9vd2y]

Am I the only one who watch this 6 times in a day?

[@FriedrichSchelling]

I also do...

[@jackieallen4402]

I, too.

[@xXTEACHERXx]

No, I also do.

[@fzb5383]

Same. I come nack to this so many times 🤣

[@williamdonahue6617]

Exactly. Before I could watch it for pleasure, I first had to watch it several times just to believe what I was seeing and hearing.

[@daydrunk11]

I think one thing we went acknowledging is her very clear diction. I've never heard this song pronounced so clearly, and hitting every note as perfectly as she does, that diction isincredible. .

[@gertebert]

It's because she's Dutch and spoke German fluently. She understands what she sings. And she has the rolling r, which is also used in Austria.

[@Infernovogel]

Listening to the part with all the triplet notes felt like going down the stairs with a bicycle.

[@karlbijsterveld9875]

😂😂😂😂

[@VelvetCat1]

I tried to karaoke this, following the lyrics in the score, but I'm afraid my neighbors thought I was being murdered

[@nelsonkaiowa4347]

This comment had me peeing my pants laughing!

[@rodrigodepierola]

I died, I'm dead. Thanks fpr the comment.

[@dillonmontgomery2046]

All these people on about Diana Damrau can keep their Ursula style villainy. Cristina Deutekom serves Cersei Lannister realness with every note.

[@samothfaust920]

Bueno, ahora dilo sin llorar

[@1618bheeshma]

The Cersei comparison is on point.

[@cainyourkids]

I've never read a comment so accurate before. Cristina Deutekom does serve the vicious, understated ice-cold vitriol of Cersei in here.

[@meloderieugif2294]

Wow now I see Cersei swearing red vengeance against Tyrion after Joffrey's death with this tune.

[@andreasantucci8175]

She is my fav Queen of the Night. Her voice is sheer perfection and knows no colatura soprano limits may she RIP.

[@user-fk2bs6xd4w]

다른분들 연기는 딸 입장에서 아 엄마 화났다ㅠㅠㅠ어카지ㅠㅠ 이런 느낌인데 이 분 연기는 아 ㅅㅂ ㄹㅇ ㅈ됐다ㅏ;;;;;;; 이런느낌임

[@user-jb6oj7vi4v]

ㅇㅈ 표정변화가 1도 없어서 더 무서워요ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@hales2633]

맞아요ㅋㅋㅋ큐ㅠㅠㅠ

[@sunnypark8150]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅇㅈㅇㅈ 개공감ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@user-yk9oz1su7w]

ㅎㅎㅎ

[@yelli_930]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅇㅈ

[@matthewwalsh7813]

this is untouchable. it is the best. no one will ever come close.

[@blue_ech0]

There’s a reason as to why this is considered Mozart’s most terrifying aria, and this performance is absolutely perfect. The stone cold, regal feeling of the acting perfectly portraying a Queen figure, the fluid, smooth flow from one note to another, it occasionally sounds so mesmerizing and yet so perfectly melodic it almost feels impossible for a human to have performed it. Perfection, truly.

[@noblesetsentimentales]

Stafuckingccato. 👌

[@neJUky]

OMG la amé ❤️

[@minxstole93]

No kidding!

[@bunkertons]

Yeeeeeees.

[@klaudiapalusakova1926]

thesleepingsoter yaaaaas !!! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👏

[@bozenapopek3550]

Yodellato

[@stranger5314]

She is the best of the best Queen of the night ever. No one can dare to challenge her performance on this particular role. Perfect voice for the character..

[@missmcphee8859]

Agreed, such clarity and she follows the music perfectly

[@user-yp6kn2uw4k]

And no theatrical seizures and hysterical hand-wringing with convulsions, as required by the director.🤩🥰

[@saratrentin2463]

I thought it was just humanly impossible to sing this aria without any flaw or outstanding effort, and then I heard this.

[@advocate1563]

A masterclass in technique. Look at the relaxation of the jaw, the vowels are internally created, minimal movement in the larynx. But the support she must have developed to do this phenomenal. As Pavarotti says it takes.10 years of very hard work to create an instrument like that and a deal of talent. Such a joy to see.

[@CalifaJohn1]

She needs no hysterics. She’s the Queen of the Night. Hear and obey.

[@taehun488]

와..어려운곡을 아무렇지 않는 표정으로 평온하게 부르네 ㄷㄷ

[@user-cc5nm6eu1g]

신기하게 눈 깜빡임도 거의 없네요

[@bsofie1922]

진짜 소름돋을 정도로 캐릭터 일체화 ㅋㅋ

[@marcchoi5420]

특히 alle ba a a a a a a a a a a a a ande 이 부분...

[@teunvandesteeg7836]

Christina Deutekom is the best singer ever. Her high tones sound like crystal diamonds. I have compared her voice to many other voices. also those who sang this piece...unbelievable...pure nature

[@anon2427]

Try andreas scholl or Jefferson airplane

[@MM-pv5tp]

What about Diana Damrau?

[@tygersen7513]

have you heard of Diana Damrau?

[@ninocityprimeofficial9333]

Oque vc acha de diana danrau e Montserrat Caballé??

[@michaelmontagu3979]

​@@tygersen7513Queen of the forced top notes

[@Billy-dj8zw]

She can cut glass with that voice.

[@sehor268]

이분이 진짜 밤의여왕 레전드인듯 ㄷ ㄷ

[@jozen1986]

2:05 - me when I gargle mouthwash

[@ackirane4640]

IM CRYING

[@rokaTerm]

奈菜 me too! 🤣🤣

[@fabio1425]

You gargle very well

[@jhudiesaur2512]

I laughed so hard when I see your comment 😂 cuz that was I am thinking 😂

[@MariosPOS]

HAHAHAHAHH bro

[@JoseFlores-xf4xy]

Suprema👏👏👏👏👏

[@orlingarcia6941]

Love her

[@chrissmith6495]

This is by far the best rendition I've heard being so effortless with seemingly even more range left in the tank if Mozart could have gone crazily any higher. After watching the Emily Cheung Volvo commercial a few months ago, I was intrigued with others and the bar was raised as I discovered Natalie Dessay,then Edita Gruberova. Now Cristina Deutekom stands alone at the top!

[@missmcphee8859]

Agreed completely, her version is my absolute favourite. Seeing her sing and comparing the music to the bottom she almost follows it absolutely perfectly

[@lennieklondike7623]

You need to hear Edda Moser. Each Diva brings a fabulous interpretation. Madame Deutekom is my patron Deity in this role, but Edda brings the Perimenopausal Rage!

[@Kida001]

Still the best KZbin recording in my opinion. Her voice remains powerful all the way through, while some others rely on dramatic acting to make up for the loss of vocal consistency.

[@coloraturaElise]

Yes, she's spectacular!

[@podkowalesna]

sure...... and it was on this aria when I discovered opera. Thank You, Ms Deutekom

[@n.m.remmerswaal]

@@podkowalesna same

[@RaymondHng]

@@podkowalesna I first heard this version from a CD recording. I was flabbergasted. It's been the gold standard for me.

[@petervanbrock2]

I do agree but just like to add that these days, acting in opera is far more common than 30 years ago. by the way, I own this dvd. don't forget to listen to the other song of the queen: o, zittert nicht.

[@fatoo3009]

I've never loved opera. Like not at all. Somehow I saw this video on KZbin about 3 days. I don't know how or why but since then I come every day to watch it. This sound she made at 2:06 hypnotized me I can't describe the feeling...I tried to watch the others interpretation of the song and tho there are very good ones none of them comes close to this masterpiece. So now I don't know if I love opera or if I love this lady's opera 😅❤❤❤

[@przemysawkaczowka5238]

I get it, try also with Lucia Popp's versions of Queen of the Night 😊

[@liloruf2838]

this is insane. How can a human being even produce this.. just listen to her voice unbelievable divine!

[@SilviDepp]

Divine indeed...she had the voice of a goddess

[@danielbspinola]

We heard a goddess

[@22552561]

Is she a human like us???

[@guilhermegoldman]

Nah bro, she's the queen of the night!

[@WithinTheShadows00]

She is not anymore because she died 2014

[@guilhermegoldman]

@@WithinTheShadows00 m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX3Tlotqh7eiaJo

[@Michaelneiss]

This is the one and only Queen of the Night that every managed to scare me by the mere force of her voice. Her icy staccatos are breathtaking ...

[@incognito_incognito]

2:05 This is the clearest staccato I've heard. Almost all others transition to somewhat of a slide when they reach this part.

[@davidhennen7045]

She's channeling Nurse Ratchet from, One flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and I'm scared to death, what a voice!

[@sarahwhite5991]

She's perfect. Such a shame we don't have talent known, such as hers today.

[@sarahwhite5991]

Not really sure what you mean..... But k

[@sarahwhite5991]

💕🙏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@GiantCradle]

There's Diana Damrau if you haven't known her already! Also, I personally prefer her coloratura.

[@leopoldikke1386]

Diana Damrau....

[@peterroelofsen2797]

Christina Deutekom sings the Queen of the Night. Diana Damrau is the Queen of the Night. Of course, Damrau had the advantage of hearing Deutekom sing and Deutekom didn't have the advantage of seeing Damrau act.

[@dorudoro]

다른 버전들도 다 봤지만 내 생각엔 이 버전이 최고인것 같음..

[@nhnhnh6]

色んな人の聴き比べたけど一番テンポと音程が安定してて本人も意図も容易そうに歌ってるのがすごい

[@martinkooistra7867]

I love that little gesture at the very hand where Cristina's raises her arm and makes a slapping motion before she turns away. My admiration for the way that she makes this look so effortless. Even though by this time she had really made this role her own.

[@parchis00]

Impressive. I have seen it interpreted in a more passionate/deranged manner, and I love that, but this performance, impassible and cold as ice, is scary in its own way. I find it impressive that she doesn't even show the strain and effort of such high notes. It's majestic.

[@cruzzosanchezzo9632]

Her triplets are just mesmerizing. Something that I only though instruments could do, but she has enlightened me that the human voice, with practice and experience, can achieve even instrumental skills.

[@StanLegitTalent]

Her voice is so clear. The vibrato is sharp and killing it.

[@ryanramos5962]

2:06 so out of this world performance and I think she's the only one who can do that. 😍

[@ardennes3016]

That staccato arpeggio at the end almost sounded like a piano, crazy intonation on her

[@user-bd4zf2xu7z]

와... 담라우랑 조수미님이랑은 완전 다른 강렬함이네요 ㅜㅠㅠ 완전 대박...

[@user-qsxsucew]

노래하는 기계로 보일정도로 잘하네요 대박성량 쵝오

[@wyster14]

Cristina is a perfect Queen of the Night, because that is the stare of somebody who cares about nothing but herself, and would even pressure her daughter into killing the person she loves

[@louisdiaz2089]

The fact that she looks like she’s not trying is amazing

[@sockeatgmd8710]

Copy

[@blibbloob7824]

It makes me sad that Mozart never got to listen to her. She's THE Queen of the Night.

[@flaviopons142]

I thought the same just a few minutes ago.

[@tyrantonion6660]

I wounder which performance Mozart would prefer...

[@techwiz7947]

@@tyrantonion6660 Probably someone like Cristina Deutekom or Lucia Popp. I think he would not like Diana Damrau because she puts more effort on the acting not the voice.

[@V.F._Kritikos]

Cristina Deutekom was one of the greatest coloraturas of all time. Amazing vocal control and technique! The way she hits each note with crystal purity, in such a comfortness is phenomenal! "Der hölle rache" is her own aria for ever. Rest in Peace Queen of the Night.

[@AndreasAntics]

Everyone says she looks bored, but what I see is her finding that perfect space and MAINTAINING it. I have trouble with that. I get too emotional and my facial expressions change and I lose my space. Watching her sing is a master class.

[@shiannaail9092]

Best Queen of the Night I've ever heard. The technique is incredible.

[@paraatman9585]

"Cold steel is a hard solution I heard. And full of admiration!" The queen of the night sings without unnecessary emotions - imperiously and coldly. Deutekom has the correct reading of the role.

[@canihelpyou9067]

i find her diction to be so much clearer than other performers.

[@idraote]

Cristina Deutekom was and remains the best Queen of the night to date. I don't care one bit that she doesn't """act""". This is one of the most demanding things Mozart ever wrote and her precision is formidable. Besides, she has the timbre and the volume of a full spinto which suits the role incredibly well.

[@alyandrianiera9204]

She doesn't need dramatic acting Her voice is powerful enough for that, if not too powerful which is terrifying and impressive at the same time Added to this is her imposing presence and diction If we compare her to contemporaries such as Diana Damrau or Sabine Devieilhe, who compensate for their lack of power with excessive acting, we realize that she has no need of dramatic acting.

[@UkeOne]

Damn, what a MAMMOUTH voice she has (I can listen to her singing anytime)! This is one of the most challenging arias in all of opera. In sharp contrast to the 'many' other leading sopranos performing it, Cristina's coloratura passages are done with such precision, perfection and with great ease. Her mouth barely moves as she conquers each and every note decisively. Who cares about the complaints about her acting, as I believe she is the 'perfect Queen of the Night.' I believe Mozart himself would be enormously proud to hear her sing this magnificent aria in this most entertaining opera, one of his many (genius) musical masterpieces, as she is just AMAZING, period! BRAVA!

[@debradorfman1232]

What I love about this performance is that one can hear all the notes in the groups of 16th-notes and triplets. The other singers, although great, glide or swipe through them giving the impression that they actually sang the distinct notes.

[@giasharie274]

I totally agree, especially at 2:05, most opera singers would cover this part with a lot of vibrato to make it sound like they hit all the notes, but Cristina here comes out clean. Respect.

[@yeunlee7465]

무표정 무서운데 웃김ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ뭔가 니가 잘못한게 뭔지 니 입으로 말해봐. 근데 그 전에 내가 할 말은 해야겠음 이런 느낌ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@secretmoon7288]

가창에만 집중하느라 그런지 너무 로봇처럼 노래만 하시는 중.. 드라마틱한 연기가 더해졌다면 좋았을텐데 하는 생각에 아쉽긴 하지만 목소리가 다 카바치는듯 해요

[@silentnight6547]

She has the most perfect and effortless performance. It sounds so nature in her voice. I list to her 10x a day if not more.

[@angr3819]

My overall favourite performance by quite far. No running around flailing arms about. Delivered cold, calculating and powerfully matter of fact. Imagine a mother like that? Apart from the act, what a voice. I have not heard a match. Chilling.

[@mkyker]

This is my daughter's favorite aria. I have heard a dozen women sing this. ONLY Deutekom hits every single note. She truly is die Königen der Nacht.

[@richardchason]

Finest Queen of the Night yet sung, and one of the best sopranos of the 20th century. And yes, her simple, intense acting is perfect here. What a treasure to have so many Deutekom recordings and let the splendor of her work live on!

[@basedokadaizo]

wym she's stoic and cold? her acting is in her EYES. look! the barely-constrained anger, that cutting gaze that catches the light like the glint off a blade. Cristina was born for this, singing this aria as a warm-up since she was a little girl. of COURSE she knows how to subtly bring out the emotion behind these lyrics!

[@jurijmatajdl177]

People: This is one of the hardest ariad to sing. Cristina Deutekom: Hold my beer.

[@gertebert]

Christina is the only soprano I know of that actually speaks German fluently (a lot of Dutch people do, it's very similar) and sings this song the way it was meant to be by Mozart. Because she understands what she sings. The "rolling r" she has is so beautiful. Everybody else sings gibberish blabla. If I listen to other soprano's performing this piece for me it is like listening to Ken Lee from Mariah Carey. Google it.

[@diegogentasorroche2493]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA omg that reference, Im dead, and it’s funny cause it’s true

[@ideasasopiates3129]

What incredible control! She makes this aria sound so effortless! I am absolutely floored between 2:03 and 2:13! It's so brilliant!

[@rachelmckinney9348]

She sounds like a bird. I have heard it was Mozarts intention to make the singer sound like a bird with the fluctuation of high notes

[@krischan67]

Yes, I've never heard triplets like that ever before or again. It's gorgeous!

[@SuperVictor400]

@@krischan67 I thought it was impossible for someone to sing like that

[@krischan67]

@@SuperVictor400 The violins are amazing as well at that point!

[@no_soy_una_caja]

She is amazing, she has one of the best voices, I like her also singing O luce di quest'anima... Outstanding woman

[@mtmids]

The quality of the singing is so good, and the death stare so unusual - this performance deepened the Queen of the Night for me a whole other level.

[@simaikitagaya7900]

これまで聴いた中でも最高の夜の女王のアリア。 ほとんど動いていないのに高音だけで娘に何も言わせない高圧的な母親と洗脳されていく娘の関係性が理解出来る演技も素晴らしい

[@LizhenJin-fe2tf]

ㅇㅈ