February 2024 Meeting
Die Zauberflöte
Mozart's comic opera is often chosen as a first opera for newbies to the genre. It's a good choice since it is filled with humor and ends with the good and enlightened side defeating the powers of darkness. Along the way, we get two arias from the Queen of the Night. Refer to the links below to see a thoughtful examination and analysis of this aria, as well as a comic example of a infamous not-ready-for-primetime self-deceived attempt.
January 18, 6pm, RCN
Details
Royal Opera - Covent Garden
Jan 30, 2003
Tamino - Will Hartman Tamina - Dorothea Roschmann Königen der Nacth - Diana Damrau Papageno - Simon Keenlyside
Runtime: 3:05:00
Libretto
Libretto for Die Zauberflöte
Charismatic Voice Königen der Nacht Analysis
Elizabeth Zharoff explains why she believes Diana Damrau sang "Queen of the Night" better than any other current performer.
Florence Foster Jenkins
Meryl Streep portraying self-deluded socialite Florence Foster Jenkins attempting to sing the "Queen of the Night" aria.