Kiri Te Kanawa & Thomas Allen | Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen, Die Zauberflöte 

lose that ludicrous "Dame" stuff

@@Marcel_Audubon Oh shut up!

You are right, Patrick, and the most important one. There will never be peace on earth without peace and equality between men and women who respect each other on a higher human level. I must always think of another famous song - Bread and Roses - which says "The rising of the women means the rising of the race". I like this rendition because Thomas Allen makes clear that the simple-minded Papageno understands only by bits and pieces that his longing for a little wife means more than to have fun. He understands that he and Tamina are on their way to find their own real love. They learn from each other by respecting each man and each women. ---The English translation says "man and woman and woman and man reach out to God's will". I would be happy if all those who have no idea of the heavenly reign, would feel by this song that only Love gives dignity to a human society.

Still are!

It is also how Te Kanawa is using her voice. But I agree that Popp is well nigh perfect!

Both Popp and Te Kanawa are perfect as Pamina, each to her own voice and style.