Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Soprano: Diana Damrau

Aria: Der Hölle Rache

The Royal Opera

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This is perhaps the most iconic of of this piece on Youtube recently. See another dramatic voice performance by Edda Moser at: https://youtu.be/ZNEOl4bcfkc

    • M. Orange@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      I’m aware of how accompaniment works, but a full orchestra can only follow a person so much. They try to match her overall tempo, and it’s pretty spot on during the coloratura passages, but her constant back-phrasing during the rest makes it sound like she’s dragging behind the orchestra.

      Compare this to a performance where she takes it at a slightly slower tempo, and she’s much more in time with the orchestra. Granted, I think it’s a worse performance than the OP, but it’s hard to look menacing when you look like kale. 🥬🥬🥬