Diana Damrau as Queen of the Night III (extended) 

The best version of "The magic flute" ever...If Mozart were alive, he would love this

When watching this I must confess I was rooting for the queen. I kept shouting to Damrau "Kill him kill him...he's not knife proof..come on..you didn't sing thoes five top F's for nothing!"

I love this. Damrau looks like pure zany evil as the Queen of the Night. A unique, personalized and unforgettable performance.

By far the best opera production I ever saw!

we all know that we're watching a magnificent masterpiece what else is there to talk about. Astounding applause to Damrau

Can we talk for a second about how perfectly tuned "grossige Konigin der Nacht" is?

Hahahaha! I read she said in an interview she had recorded the 'Der Hölle Rache' in a church and she was prying to God not to incerate her with a bolt of lightning! LOL!

Damrau is amazing.. She does such a good job that I don't think I can see any other versions made up-to-now. She satisfies both with her singign and her acting soo flawlessly and soo perfectly!. Superb!.

with all respects to the star of the stage, D.D. i just have to say that Adrian Thompson did an amazing job in this production, the best monostatos i have ever heard

i was sorting out my videos,and on a half ripped label i could see whot was on the tape-though cracked and flikering i found this-when i taped it i stood in silence as beauty surronded me for the first time-That day- one has never forgot as i will never forget this production-Bravo to all who can bring such grace to us all-THANKYOU.

That harmony is AMAZING! It almost sounds like church music...but it would be sacrilege.

I saw the MET's version of Die Zauberflote last November. It was an awesome performance, but it had a very modern/cosmic/egyptian variation feel to it. I much rather perfer this style of production. I just love the costumes and dark Renaissance feel it has. And Damrau is quite flawless as the Queen. Damrau's costume at the MET's performance was very Queen Amidala in Star Wars-Phantom Menace. None the less LOVE DAMRAU!!

These costumes are brilliant- wowza!

I totally agree!! for me this is the best performance ever!!! no matter what you can say... the costumes are awesome, the singers are really into the characters, and the orchestra is really accurate!!! THANX FOR POSTING!!!

Once again, A fantastic performance by Diana Damrau, and great harmonic singing by the queen's servants too!

That is probably the best zauberflöte ever!!! So great performed and amazing scenario

i absolut love this version, every one in it is perfect!!!!!

I love this style it's so rich in beauty especially Diana's costume and Monostatos and the three servants maidens of the Queen. but there's one thing I don't understand... is the Queen the bad guy or is she just misunderstood and she chooses to do the wrong thing?

Aw, but it is my favourite part! xD She's SO into the role! lol

queen

The ending is so wierd, but it sure is beutifull!

OMG, I loved seeing this, besides just her awesome performance! Beautiful chorus, exceptional chorus, this is perfection!

Amazing!

whoa....Mozart ist einfach geil!

Many thanks Lilith. You're the best!

es genial...!!! diana damrau..la mejor reina de la noche..!!!

Thanks for posting. This is a great clip!! :)

Ew, don't let your daughter marry that weirdo! Haha. This is such a great production! She's such an amazing singer.

1:12 GOOSEBUMPS!!!

Lilith...You again prove to the world that you are my hero. I love it !!!!!

Thank you for uploading the rest of the Finale. Sarastro sounded a bit cautious in the upper register. For example, the Bb on "die" and the middle C on "Heuchler" were sharp and sounded a bit labored, suggesting that he was working too hardly to produce the sound up there. The choir sang beautifully.

I LOVE THIS *.*

that was a beautiful ending.

kids at 4:25 , "We're not allowed to sing :("

hahaha, me too, but I never dared admit it, because Schikaneder/Mozart obviously meant us to be on the side of Light as opposed to the Dark.

He is!

I agree. Great vid, Lili!

I LOOOVE IIIITT

OMG!!! perfect

I hate Sarastro xD He is not the good guy at all. First important fact: how i the opera called? Aha, so who gives the magic flute to Tamino? AHA! xDDDDDDD There is way more to it than one would think at first :)

Por supuesto :) Jo, gracias por el comentario. Me ha hecho mucha ilusión ^^

I doubt Sorastro's theology knows of sunspots.

@dncroy She is excellent.

That's a great idea :D

Well, I don't know why but it is hard to get in Germany and Austria... In Spain you can get it everywhere. I think the fastest and easiest way is to buy the DVD on Amazon :)

Danrau just fascinating, this centurie`s queen of the night

Does anyone have a source for the italian lyrics for Nur Stille, Stille? Haven't had much luck with googling.

Oh, but she IS the good people! xDDDD One day I'll have to prove that to the world, hm...

Ever been to the opera? Well, tickets are expensive xD Anyway, they get financed by rich people who love opera, mainly.

I wish youtube had a repeat button...

En mi opinión, tanto Röschmann como Keenlyside se merecen el título :)

De nada ^^

@Lilith89ibz i am japanese but im going to buy this from amazon :) i wanna watch it asap :-)

I agree!! For me Kurt Moll was my favorite Saratro. You??

muss auch sagen, dass die Inzenierung dieser Oper in London also unglaublich hervoragend war.

I would like to add one last scene. Before the happy chorus ends, I would have the Queen return singing Helen Reddy's "I am woman", slap some since into her co-dendendant daughter, have the misogynistic Sarastro arrested for the grand theft and kidnaping, finally and send another snake after Tamino, which he can fight for himself this time! Don't mess with a woman who can sing five top F's in alt! Any ideas of Diana will/has recorded Popoli di Tessaglia (k 316)?

@dncroy She's a great actress, but the director David McVicar also gets major props for that!

I don't know about Turkey stores, but you sure can get it on amazon :)

@flouraki I feel you... I wanted damrau to win..... damn...

Hahahaha Yeah, well, I told Diana that everybody expected the Queen to kill Sarastro, but she says the Queen knows when she has lost and when to retire elegantly. She also told me her Queen always came back... Muahahaha! xDDDDDDDDD

Yes, it was him :)

I hate Sarastro!!! The only good thing is that the Queen survived anyway in the end, so I guess this is not completely over yet for her!!

Sólo un disco. Va sobre raíles :)

Yeah, of course it is :) You can get it like everywhere around Europe. I don't know about the States, but sure it's on amazon! You should get another copy for yourself, though ;-)

You're so right!!! xD I was lying in bed one evening with the "hm hm hm" song from the opera in my head. and then the first lady says: "the queen sends you this magic flute!" And i though to myself: OMG!!! now the opera makes less sense to me. but sarstro says: "it destroys the evil power of hypocrites". maybe the Queen of the Night is a hypocrite if she gives tamino a flute that in the end leads to her downfall... xDDDDD

Yeah, I know, but I couldn't erase them. Sorry about that.

honestamente, de todas las versiones que hay disponibles en youtube de esta opera,èsta de Sir Davis es de verdad insuperable.El clima, la orquesta, los mìnimos gestos,las actuaciones(obvio ademàs del canto) de Diana,Thompson,Roschmann,todo es perfecto.Sè que lo deben haber escrito mil veces,pero por ejemplo oir otra vez la perfecciòn del der grosse konigin...me impulsa a hacerlo.En las otras versiones(p.ej Dessay) es todo muy flojo...

Got them :) I'll send the link to you in a message.

where can I buy the DVD?

Kurt Moll too ^^

The three women are the furies from greek mythology?

@rayschalch Read the info box

Pues no estoy segura. Creyente sí.

There is a loooooooot behind that xD

That's exactly my point xD I'm sorry :P

I'll try to find them for you :)

Oh, believe me, you don't want to know what Hartmann did to that aria xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Ok, real reason is my file got lost when my hard drive died. Anyway, I can ask a friend to upload it, let's see if I remember :)

well... in the end Sarastro wins. and don't forget he is the one who says that women should be led by men...

could u upload Franz Josef Selig's sarastro? What do u think of it?

i hate Sarastro and the englithed ones so much. Die Königin der Nacht rules!!!!

@AlbAlPasa try ebay:-)

No, it's not. Fortunately. Buy the DVD!

@flouraki Austrians simply do not know how to end badly.

Errr... Well. If you are the Queen of the Night and you want to take over Sarastro's powers over the day and the sun and stuff, being plunged into the darkness is not a good thing. At all LOL

Ah, yo tengo que comprarme el reproductor de bluray primero xD Estoy de acuerdo, Hartmann no está a la altura del resto del reparto.

Pena o som ser tão " Baixo "

Er, and by Italian, I mean German. Oops.

Darn....I really wanted the queen to win......why does it always have to be the good people?? lol

Mhm, that's the idea ;)

HAHAHAHAHA I hope she reads this comment! xDDDD She hasn't recorded the Popoli and she won't. I asked her about it and in her opinion (which I share) it's boring (except for, maybe the last 30 seconds xD). Anyway, I'd rather she sung Violetta instead! ^^

Nah, I'm not. Diana is ;)

I'm afraid that's just her xDDDD

i prefer damrau

Yeah, Hartmann is not my favourite Tamino either xDDDDD

Well, the thing is I have uploaded nearly the whole DVD! And I hate the character. And Selig's boring, anyway. I'm sorry, but I don't think I'll upload it. Buying the DVD is really worth it :)

I Wish it was Luke19Wales, I am writing to Santa to ask for it.

Well, he's not my favourite Sarastro. I find him quite boring, actually.

HAHAHAHAHAHAH :D