L. Kankova - The Queen of the Night (Mozart) with a long F6

Lucie Kaňková - soprano
Vinicius Kattah - conductor
www.lucie-kankova.cz
Die Zauberflöte / The magic flute - opera
aria of the Queen of the Night / Die Königin der Nacht - Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) - composer
17.02.2023, Slovakia
State Theatre Košice
Photo: Joseph Marčinský
Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen,
Tod und Verzweiflung flammet um mich her!
Fühlt nicht durch dich Sarastro Todesschmerzen,
So bist du mein- meine Tochter nimmermehr:
Verstossen sei auf ewig,
Verlassen sei auf ewig,
Zertrümmert sei'n auf ewig
Alle Bande der Natur.
Wenn nicht durch dich Sarastro wird erblassen!
Hört, Rachegötter, hört der Mutter Schwur!!!
....
Hell's vengeance boils in my heart,
Death and despair blaze about me!
If Sarastro does not through you feel the pains of death,
Then you will be my daughter nevermore:
Disowned be you forever,
Abandoned be you forever,
Destroyed be forever
All the bonds of nature.
If not through you Sarastro will turn pale!
Hear, gods of revenge, hear the mother's oath!!!

[@marchandesermf2854]

Extraordinaire interprétation ! L.Kankova vous êtes sublime dans ce rôle , vôtre voix de cristal nous réjouit ...vôtre robe et splendide . Je ne vois pas de plus grande et sensible expression de l'âme humaine ...vôtre sublime vous submerge ...Très cher Lucie je vous rend grâce .......

[@ariseaman390]

That's exactly how you should do it! A little bit of improvisation wasn't discouraged at the time. Nowadays people are being too used to the regular metronome arias where everything is predictable. I loved your performance! ❤🎉

[@kankova_soprano]

Thank you for your comment, I totally agree🙏🏻🎉❤

[@dgibelli]

Absolutely stunning performance from Lucie. Košice is a beautiful city, so there are two reasons to visit if you haven't been there yet.

[@UmmOopsy]

hang on, alternative notes in opera?!?! two of the "laughs" werent the usual note i usually hear but living for it

[@ariseaman390]

Improvisation has always been part of the singing. It shows your skills.

[@AlineMayne1]

Vey nice 😍

[@kawa300]

Lovely arrangement

[@artdanks4846]

EXCELLENT!!! So good to hear a Dramatic Coloratura do this aria, instead of "Chirping canary " type coloratura! Your voice gives the role some substance! Also nice to actually hear each individual 16th notes in in those turns! That rarely happens with other singers! THANK YOU!!

[@riccardopiccolo_]

Amazing as always!!! 😍👏 Bravissima!

[@suzanel-lithi5465]

الله روعه تحفه جميئله بحبها على طول الله

[@2_Poole_2]

Woah! Awesome!

[@jennifercoopman]

Wow, this is the 2nd time in as many days that I've heard the upper octave version, when i'd never heard it before. Is it a alternate 'ossia' that Mozart write in the part? Or just a performance practice that sopranos sometimes do? Thus was a fabulous performance. The 16ths leading uo to the staccato high notes were so clear! Thank you for posting!

[@kankova_soprano]

In Mozart's time, singers often added variations according to their technical capabilities. There were also a few rules, such as not repeating the same note twice in a row, even though it was written that way. Specifically, in The Magic Flute, there is only the role of Pamina, which includes small ornamentations that were written directly by Mozart. The first representative of Pamina was very young and did not have enough experience yet, so Mozart "helped her". He expected the other singers to naturally add small ornaments themselves. The added high F is one option that works in this tradition, but I personally think that this spectacular aria does not need to be improved in any way. But it was an experiment and fun too to try this version, but I normally prefer the pure Mozart version as you can see in my other videos from other theatres.🎉

[@jxsi_]

Stunning!🙌❤

[@jasonmatthews534]

Wow. Great energy. And those extra notes. Brava. Might be my player, but some sharp notes? But better sharp than flat. ♥️

[@ritahunterlafavorita]

BRAVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@shadowshibe5962]

Lower this 2 octaves and it's manageable. 👍

[@mariamarlucia8106]

Maravilhoso

[@jennhi]

Amazing diaphragm control

[@kankova_soprano]

Thank you 🎉

[@d.j.rosscarpediem921]

Good performance.

[@kankova_soprano]

Thank you

[@amrkorish9699]

جميييييل😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@danielkanka6133]

Bola ste skvelá

[@LorenaSouzaCoim]

Brava!! ❤❤

[@kankova_soprano]

🙏🏻

[@TaylorHawley-u1j]

I agree The Queen of the Night should be sung with a powerful dramamtic colouratura not a light weight lyric.

[@voiceofwisdom1]

Do you really feel that Mozart's music needs this type of "improvement"? This is more like Chinese acrobatics......

[@kankova_soprano]

No, I do not feel that Mozart needs any improvement. It was a wish of the conductor so I did it once. The original version is surely better and purer.

[@jimbuxton2187]

​@@kankova_soprano......I think you sang it wonderfully....at the turn of the century this is what some sopranos sang.

[@ariseaman390]

Do you really feel like making Shakespeare's plays into today's world are impropriate? The drama stays in the words and music, not on the stage.

[@AntonAnton-gy6vk]

Ну ужасно же. И верхние фа она совсем не строит