Glitter and be gay (Damrau)

The aria "Glitter and be gay" from "Candide" sung by Diana Damrau at the WM-Concert 2006. For those who want to see the video too.

[@MustaDujak]

She's the Meryl Streep of opera

[@clevm002]

Weirdly I was just thinking this.... 6 years later 😂

[@matiasrados9247]

@@clevm002 Me too

[@joshuaalexander6296]

Mustafa Dujak wowwww Lol I was just thinking this. She looks just like her right here

[@victorfelixgallegoscastro9926]

In this level is bad a comparisions.

[@toutouzim007]

She must have won a lot of Oscars😅

[@Yemanya22]

Her acting freaks me out, but her singing is untouched.

[@Yemanya22]

Being An Anomaly I am very much aware of the fact she is 'in character'. But I meant her acting on stage in general. I don't like her general overacting. She has a nice voice, but I can't watch her perfomances.

[@lissandrafreljord7913]

Check out Natalie Dessay. She does not overdo the acting as much and she is better at singing this aria than Damrau.

[@gekost79]

I m a more Dessay style of person, but i know that Damrau is one of the most briliant and talented opera singers we have and and we really need her in the opera! I don't know why but for me Dessay and Damrau are the new (lighter ofcourse) Callas and Sutherland.

[@Cyradis256]

She is definetely one of the best singers I've ever heard, she gives me goosebumps every time!

[@EmeraldSky33]

Her voice is marvelously dark, and her acting is perfect! Love the madness in her eyes, and the added high note at 5:16. Em

[@Lilith89ibz]

As Diana said once, 'when you have your cadenza you are free and you can do what you want if it is in style'. The high G is just lovely. Why shouldn't she sing it?

[@christianbaquir2215]

In 6:38 it's a high G hehe!!! *Just Saying*

[@lyricattor]

@@christianbaquir2215 isn’t it a g#?

[@christianbaquir2215]

@@lyricattor ohh yeah!! So it peaked at G# hehe!!! My bad sorry.

[@tomokelly7065]

Diana is QUEEN.

[@ellikailidou5101]

The best soprano over all with the most powerful voice

[@Uboichi]

I'd kill to see someone like Damrau live in an opera! It's almost like she's incapable of making mistakes or singing ugly notes. And on top of that she's also great at acting :D.

[@quanvuminh2761]

The best version. Queen of Opera

[@wotanman]

Her technique is absolutley FANTASTIC! Perhaps not so big as to be a true dramatic coloratura, but what a lush and sexy voice. I'm completely floored! You could likley hear those high notes over any orchestra.

[@calaf0911]

She is a wonderful singer and actor!

[@tipofmytongue1024]

her voice is like water, listening to her is like a waterfall...so refreshing.

[@wilsonwatt9283]

People below make unwarrented comments on her acting. This is a concert performance not a staged play. She captures perfectly the conflict of Cunegonde who is tempted to give up her true self for the venal temptaions of wealth and fame. What more can we ask than this conflict be presented in the performance which Damrau does .

[@bigred8432]

You acting isn't required in a concert version of something? lord

[@barryedmunds3557]

This is the best the best rendition of this aria that I have heard. BRAVA, DIVA DAMRAU!

[@doubleOS]

Her high notes blow me away... She's so awesome, damn.

[@EmeraldSky33]

I LOVE her voice. There is no better rendition of this as far as I'm concerned. Those stratospheric notes are fantastic!

[@RachelHipp]

wow, she's terrific. every syllable has dramatic motivation. i love her.

[@FergieFerguson]

This is hands down the quintessential version of this song. Shes not only stunning vocally but she ACTS which is unheard of in the opera world. Notice the way she acts her way through the moments shes not singing. This is brilliant!

[@sergiosanchezsanchez8712]

The BEST version par excellence is that of ROBERTA PETERS👌🏻

[@dchemaly396]

Agree 100%. Diana can afford doing as much vocal pirouettes as she desires. Her gracefulness does not have any limits.

[@eelco67]

This is absolutely the best the world has to offer in this voice type! Technically impeccable, oozing with fun and charm and such an amazing sound! Brava!!!

[@colibridelapampa]

Damrau tiene la mejor técnica de canto actualmente. FABULOSA!!!

[@ookete]

um, I totally believe her. She is the first person I've heard sing this song where what she is feeling actually crafts the sound (ie. the laughter on "ah ha!"). She is amazing in this performance... lots of fire, fun, her character actually comes to life instead of just standing there trying to make pretty sounds come out of her mouth.

[@ivyshoots]

She relishes the high notes and incorporates pitch-perfect, maniacal laughter better than anyone

[@idaspe]

An ARTIST, is what she is. The best version, ever..

[@psyclown666]

I'm just impressed... I think she's the best coloratura soprano of our days, but it's not only her voice and range, its her acting, so full of energy, she seems to be so confortable that her singing appears to be easy. Definately, my fav opera singer... in all senses.

[@riverofrth1937]

natalie dessay and diana damrau are assets and good examples for new generations sopranos

[@robbie8975]

You know, I thought of the queen if the night singing this. I was like, she must've been drunk.

[@pablorosales1688]

fathersenpi_anewweeaboo she acts like that cause it suposed to be a COMEDY

[@tantricsurfer]

Superbe performance! Not only superior voice, with incredible high notes but also mastery of mimic and scene. Great Diana!

[@dchemaly396]

I am breathless!!!!!!!!!!!! What a woman! What a diva! What a singer! What a coloratura! What a charmer! What a German Queen!!! OMG!!!!!!

[@RebeccaLeeLerman]

oh, she's fabulous

[@ivancarlosgoedertbittencou3303]

SHE´S WONDERFUL!

[@Zackwel]

I never would have searched this up if it hadn't been recommended for me. Acting with that much expression while hitting those kinds of notes? That was insane

[@Kabhbeauty]

esta version es espectacular y me quedo definitivamente con esta...esa libertad vocal de diana te atrapa pues resulta tan natural que captas todo lo que siente, excelente, kristin nunca podra superarla, la violencia de su interpretacion es lo mejor.

[@caseym5004]

The original person to sing this song professionally was Barbara Cook in 1956 in the original Broadway cast of "Candide." Cook was the orignal Cunegonde (the character that sings this song) on Broadway.

[@Satirike]

incredible. love the dark tone - very unique among sopranos who most of the time sound tinny, thin and like they're straining o'ermuch.

[@maggiepower]

my favorite thing ever. Damrau is a goddess.

[@1609annee]

Diana Damrau is the best singer I know. In my oppinion she's even better as Netrebko. And her Performances are so great!

[@Janibeva]

wow... never have seen a performance like this, adorable... what a talented woman... God bless her

[@enterprisevi4440]

That f6 was perfect

[@MusicalPhantom08]

Wow, Diana has great power to her voice. I love everything about this video. She does justice to Leonard Bernstein.

[@MarkLBritt]

Diana Damrau is beyond reproach. Period. Amazing! People, stop being critical to try and prove how many words you know. None of us can do what she is doing. I love the high F at 5:16 and that she ends an exhausting 7-min piece by tossing off a high A-flat!!! Genius.

[@liyysopr]

I have remembered now why she is my favorite singer :)

[@OperaLover84]

wow, she sing/screams a high A flat at the end too! amazing!

[@wolkowy1]

What a clear, strong and amazing voice and interpretation of this hard aria! Brava!

[@neuefreiheit]

MARVELLOUS!!!! She's the best!!!

[@onlyatclonlara]

What I enjoy most about this video is the fact that she intertwined the acting and singing phenomenally. It is amazing.

[@squeekytoy123]

Wow, I'm not going to pretend to know much about opera, but this is my favorite version of this I've seen on youtube [The first I saw was Kristins, I'm a huge fan of hers so I clicked the link]. I found most of the other preformances to be boring and unispired- this one is lovely! It's funny, and she doesn't overdo it like Kristin does, although I know she does that on purpose. Diana Damrau is so talented!

[@blessingagbons9171]

Thinking the same thing even 11years later 😍

[@weremyjiggins89]

An even better version of this with Diana is this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXPch5yOZdlgf6c The orchestra is more consistent. It seems in this one (the one I'm currently commenting on) Diana is waiting for the orchestra to catch up in certain phrases.

[@cabezatv]

Maravillosa Diana, maravillosa.

[@chrisr.2859]

chenoweth is a comedian with an ok voice. diana damraus rendition and acting is on a higher level plus she has the voice.

[@jakeduffles1598]

i wouldn't say acting. chenoweth is more familiar to show business, reading an audience, and character.

[@bunnysenpaimon6742]

Chenoweth is fantastic. She certainly was more entertaining than Damrau. However, I will say that her voice pales in comparison to Damrau's. This performance was amazing at the musical level, while Chenoweth's was amazing in the performance aspect of it.

[@elihauser1840]

Chris R. chenoweth isn’t just a comedian with an ok voice. she’s an actress who handles drama INCREDIBLY well, and can sing the house down. i turned this woman’s off very quickly. this is not her song. she’s incredibly talented but i couldn’t deal with her doing this unintelligible song that’s just her showing off that she can hit high notes. we already know that cuz we’ve all seen her in magic flute

[@arlettesopr]

wonderful, a queen,is amazing, the better, really she is a wonderful singer and actress

[@cristoesmivida8250]

Divina Me encantaría escucharla en vivo alguna ves ❤

[@FireofSekhmet]

She is phenomenal. To the point of being frightening.

[@hipocampelofantocame]

I melt into a puddle of delight.

[@flouraki]

I LOVE HER!!! She is amazing!!! Viva Damrau!!!

[@AniLutu]

Outstanding! Amazingly fluid... Flawless.

[@happyactor6]

She cracks me up, her little giggles are soooo funny. Her German accent adds humour as well. and that F, DAMN. wow

[@andrew2lu]

Amazing voice (admittedly better than Chenoweth, whom I adore), but I feel the acting was interpreted way to literally. It would be, IMHO, a bad performance in the context of the satire; I would opt to see Chenoweth any day if it were staged. Still Damrau has the powerhouse vocals, and still makes an exceptional performance for this piece.

[@HighKingTurgon]

Andrew L Have you seen the version she did about a year later with the Met Orchestra? She lightens up a TON; it's the best-acted version I've seen.

[@sottosopravoce]

Idk, Chenoweth's performance didn't seem to be very grounded in character to me-- rather, just a mishmash of gimmicks. She goes for a laugh by braying "Fraaaaance" and it gets a laugh because it's silly, but it's *Chenoweth* being silly. To me, Damrau's humor comes from Cunegonde expressing the contradiction between her upbringing and her genuine feelings about her situation.

[@bigred8432]

@@sottosopravoce The piece is a satire, this aria is literally a mishmash of gimmicks

[@anikkaweinfeld8462]

SO FABULOUS!

[@sqinews]

A true amazing voice and performance.

[@zamyrabyrd]

Count me in as her fan. WOWOWOWOW Also she knows how to negotiate the lower range, excellent diction, acting, stage presence, musicality... She doesn't project anger, so much as self-doubt and conflicted feelings (in a comic manner) at the low end of the manic/depression cycle.

[@rodrigosierpe5995]

It's a great description, hands down. Damrau had what it takes to separate herself from just being a great singer to being a Diva, an opera superstar. Not only she sings whatever there's to sing, but her acting, from this comedic piece, to being a full fledged villain as the queen of the night. And she nails it, even without listening to her voice, you know what is happening because her face and her body tell the story.

[@TinyMao]

Thank you for putting this up! This is the best clip I've seen this year... Diana Damrau is fantastic, not only does she sing like a godess, but she can act as well.

[@GhostofaSiren]

She's just amazing!

[@MarginaliaMelody]

I love -love- her laugh at 2:45... just amazing voice control. Of the entire song, that's the part that gets me the most! She's just incredible. (She's also absolutely beautiful.. still amazes me to this day after my original introduction to her- years ago- as the Queen of the Night!)

[@WilliamB1026]

OMG! This gave me chills. Of course, Dessay and Chenoweth aren't too bad either performing this wonderful tune. Nice to see that so many people love Candide.

[@eleusiswalks]

Nobody shines like Damrau.

[@Arrodeable]

This woman is true perfection. I admire her greatly..

[@LittleLotteWanders]

QUEEN. She makes it look so easy...

[@linhx582]

she's a dramatic coloratura, and the best in the world in my opinion. gosh..she's just fantastic

[@Griffin3820]

I LOVE that woman!!!!

[@donatello1]

Magnificent!

[@doddy195]

there is no other Damrau. awesome!

[@silvr94]

Pure control of her voice! She can differneciate shouting and singing very well... her chest voice is wonderful too!

[@aprettylittlemonster]

Truly magnificent, also frightening! Fantastic technique. Love it!

[@EnigmaComics]

Oh my, that was pretty amazing! This is the first i have heard of Damrau- but i shall definitely be looking up other stuff, after this!

[@aaurantia]

I absolutely LOVE Kristin as a performer: vocalist, actress, comedian ... the whole package (I'll even confess that she introduced me to this aria). But you cannot categorize her with sopranos of this grade -- they are on an entirely different plane.

[@ethalinia]

The transformation from this to the Queen of the Night is so unbelievable...this is talent in it's most pure form

[@carolinahermelina]

great performer, true artist! Love Diana!!

[@talitasofijakomelj9730]

Simply amazing!!!

[@Jmillzx]

My God she is perfect.

[@Emilmt]

She's truly outstanding

[@unclealand]

Damrau always appears to be enjoying herself, even in tragic roles.

[@skaldingur]

Take inspiration from the other video of Damrau doing this. I've never seen such free, genuinely expressive movement around the stage, it's just pouring out of her incredible performing intellect and is not held back by anything at all. I can't imagine a more comic way of performing it. Chenoweth's performances are funny but they just seem choreographed and a bit trite in places next to what Damrau can do when she lets go, especially as in the other video! That's just what I think...

[@rockheadkengo]

She's such a showoff, and I mean that in the best possible way. This is amazing. XD

[@jkcdiva]

absolutely brilliant.

[@shuber86]

5:15..... wow. That high F is amazing!!

[@kevinfstrasbourg]

She seems to have so much fun!

[@maiireyna1816]

QUEEN 💖

[@dappling484]

You're right!! I think I was over excited about it!

[@hernanvuga]

GENIA TOTAL!

[@d.j.rosscarpediem921]

The role was composed for the South African colerature sopprano Mimi Coertze. Coertze sang the Queen of the night more than 500 times, mostly at La Scala. Coertze had the technique to take that high note an vuma out that vibrato. Good performance by Dumrau.

[@erikcray]

Kristin was actually cast in a metropolitan opera production, but due to funding, the show was removed from this year's season.

[@schjon]

she's such a impressive talent! Amazing!

[@ILOVEKATY111]

queen of the night became crazy lol

[@scrttn]

I love Kristin and I love her rendition but I have to say...the end of this video...those notes...incredible! They took my breath away. I agree, I love Kristin and her performance is hilarious and amazing in its own respect (plus I can better understand her) but the end of this video is breathtaking...

[@killerbunny123123]

loooool she's so cute and funny....she can be really scarry as queen of night but also really comical in this aria ^^ i love her!

[@evildell]

I love this version! I think Diana is a great actress and every note she sings is absolutely flawless. They are so easy for her! This is vastly different of course to her singing the role of Queen of the Night but I really think it proves her versatility.

[@synchro101]

Thank you!

[@tipofmytongue1024]

I can't get over her improv on 5:13 , that F6 gives me goosebumps!!!!!! AHH!

[@alivanne]

fantastica, la mejor

[@manwaripolo]

She's so talented... I love her...