Elena Mosuc sang this role 250+ times, here is one of the earliest скачать в хорошем качестве

Elena Mosuc sang this role 250+ times, here is one of the earliest

Mozart: THE MAGIC FLUTE - O zittre nicht & Der hölle rache, 1994 High Fs THE SONGBIRD: Born in Iași in 1964, Elena Moșuc made her debut in her hometown singing Queen of the Night, Gilda, and Lucia. She started winning a bounty of vocal prizes in the early 1990s and was signed to the Zürich Opera House in 1991, where she has stayed for decades as prima donna. She has sung all the major coloratura roles there, while branching out into top opera houses and festivals around the globe. Moșuc's repertoire includes a few French works and plenty of high-flying Mozart (over 250 Queens of the Night -- which equates to well over 1,250 high Fs, and I am fairly confident she didn't miss even one of them). However, Moșuc has tended to focus on the Italian bel canto genre -- the standard coloratura heroines (Lucia, Gilda, Amina), the heavier "assoluta" bel canto roles (Anna Bolena, Norma, Lucrezia, Elisabetta, Luisa Miller), and more obscure ladies (Linda, Beatrice, Amalia, Imogene). There are several uploads of Mosuc singing the Queen of the Night, but I believe this is the earliest in her career, from Zurich in 1994. THE MUSIC: "The Magic Flute" ("Die Zauberflöte") K.620 premiered on September 30, 1791 in Vienna, just two months before Mozart's death. It was a success right out of the gate and has consistently been one of the most popular and produced operas in the world. The iconic role of the Queen of the Night was composed specifically for Josepha Hofer, Mozart's sister-in-law and a vocal virtuosa. It's a short role with only two arias and one ensemble, but the extreme vocal demands of the music have made it a defining role in the coloratura soprano repertoire. The Queen's first aria "O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn" introduces the character as empathetic and righteous; it concludes with swift, commanding, complex coloratura figures culminating in one short High F. The second aria is the well known "Der hölle rache kocht in meinem Herzen" where the character's extreme rage is uniquely expressed in the music, including a sequence of furious staccato figures topped with four High Fs.