The magic flute was an instant success with audiences and mozarts supposed rival salieri described it as an operone a great opera. Ascap, latinautor, cmrra, emi music publishing, solar music rights. By all accounts, hofer had an extraordinary upper register and an agile voice and apparently mozart, being familiar with hofers vocal ability, wrote the two blockbuster arias to showcase it. A documentary examining the production of queen s most iconic and critically acclaimed album. While their previous album sheer heart attack was a breakthrough release for the group and showed their potential, this is really where they hit said potential with full force. Original issue with circular h symbol embossed on cassette a night at the opera black cassette shell white paper labels made in england and circular h symbol embossed on cassette. Josepha hofer the original queen of the night and german opera. Vinyl lp, album, reissue, remastered, repress gatefold, 180 gram country. A commercial success, queen a night at the opera has been voted by the public and cited by music publications as one of.
More than 40 years on, its daring fusion of heavy metal, showtune balladry and light opera remains the high watermark on a night at the opera, and a tribute to. Emi logo on inlay, parlophone logo on cassette a night at the opera black cassette shell white paper labels. A night at the opera by queen 50087240752 cd barnes. Joan sutherland sings the arias of the queen of the night. From the queen of the night to turandot by way of norma and brunnhilde, we round up some of. With roy thomas baker, nuno bettencourt, anthony decurtis, bob harris. Fortunately, queen got their moneys worthand then some. As for the album itself, well its probably the archetypal queen lp. Without question, a night at the opera is the crown jewel of queens catalog. A night at the opera was one of the earliest 24track analogue recordings and the alesis hd24 cannot record simultaneously in 24bit at 96khz on 24 tracks. Using the multilayered guitars of its predecessor as a foundation, a night at the opera encompasses metal death on two.
A night at the opera behind the albums udiscovermusic. Jun 26, 2018 a night at the opera is the fourth studio album by the british rock band queen, released on 21 november 1975 bohemian rhapsody released. Queen a night at the opera is ideal for any fans of queen or appreciators of good music. Coproduced by roy thomas baker and queen, it was the most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its release. Queen a night at the opera lyrics and tracklist genius. Sep 23, 2014 taken from a night at the opera, 1975. Im not queens biggest fan by any means but i do like a lot of there earlier stuff, it seems a lot more fun for a start. A night at the opera is a 1975 album by english rock band queen. Jun 29, 2019 39 remastered 2011 a night at the opera remastered 2011 licensed to youtube by.
Mar 04, 2020 a night at the opera is widely considered to be the quintessential queen album and justifiably so. Some voice parts are played first within the orchestra so the singer will know what pitch to sing, while others like the queen of the night are incredibly difficult to sing. May 11, 20 a night at the opera is the fourth studio album by british rock group queen, released in november 1975. In this opera, the queen of the night persuades prince tamino to rescue her daughter pamina from captivity under the high priest sarastro. Alice verlet as queen of the night, 1912 the first singer to perform the aria onstage was mozarts sisterinlaw josepha hofer, who at the time was 32. It was produced by roy thomas baker and queen, and reportedly was, at the time of its release, the most expensive album ever made. Had it been released today, it might not have been as impressive to the protools generation, but for the time period, queen maximized every ounce of technology and a whole lot of money, too to create an album that was completely out of this world.
Diana damrau queen of the night mozart the magic flute. It was like actually hearing it for the first time. Diana damrau sings mozarts queen of the night aria youtube. And, of course, a night at the opera was the first queen record i would replace. Played through a yamaha surround system with cerwin vega speakers all around with a klipsch center channel speaker. However, when the time came to begin work on the queen remix, elliot realised that the hd24 would no longer suffice. After conquering ils native england a night at the opera shot to the no. The a night at the opera tour advertized as a night at the opera with queen was a concert tour by queen to promote a night at the opera. A night at the opera was a ground breaking work of art and completely propelled queen into the forefront of musical history. Diana damrau sings mozarts queen of the night aria, from her album. Audio is taken from the original master tapes and mastered in 24bit96khz resolution with a choice of three sound formats. It marked the debut of bohemian rhapsody, which would be played at every queen gig thereafter.
Mozart knew thesoprano marked to sing the queen of the night. It is the ambition of every soprano to sing this intimidating role which, surprisingly, features only two arias, and one brief ensemble. The queen of the night in full detail one delightful day. Editors notes upon its 1975 release, a night at the opera was, reportedly, the most expensive album ever recorded. Yet to put queens minisymphony anywhere other than at number one seems churlish and, worse still, fake. May 28, 2019 when composing the opera, mozart expertly considered his cast and wrote their vocal parts according to their own vocal expertise. The albums title is taken from the marx brothers film of the same name.
Embossed gatefold vinyl release of a night at the opera on discogs. A night at the opera is a classic album and one of queens best. Exceptional on every level, musically, lyrically and artistically, queen took the strongest elements of their previous two albums to make the ultimate winning combination. A night at the opera, named after the marx bros film, is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest albums of all time. Queen a night at the opera 1975, embossed gatefold.
Queen were straining at the boundaries of hard rock and heavy metal on sheer heart attack, but they broke down all the barricades on a night at the opera, a selfconsciously ridiculous and overblown hard rock masterpiece. Using the multilayered guitars of its predecessor as a foundation, a night at the opera encompasses metal death on two legs, sweet lady, pop the lovely, shimmering. In addition, the imagination that inspired the slick ragtime jazz with vaudeville overtones of sheer heart attacks bring back that leroy brown becomes obsessive on a night at the opera. The work is in the form of a singspiel, a popular form during the time it was written that included both singing and spoken dialogue. Diana damrau, the royal opera if playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. A night at the opera is a classic album and one of queen s best. It spanned 1975 and 1976, and covered the uk, the us, japan, and australia. A band that carries this status or did, rather at the fullest is queen, and they reach their peak here, with a night at the opera. But after receiving a new record deck from my wife for christmas 2016, i started making tentative inroads to replace some of the records i lost. Sing along to death on two legs with this official karaoke style queen lyric video.
Queen a night at the opera 1975, grey cassette white. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv recommendations. Every song on queens a night at the opera, ranked from. Queen a night at the opera 2008, gatefold, 180 gram, vinyl. A wild opera of a novel, the queen of the night tells the mesmerizing story of lilliet berne, an orphan who left the american frontier for europe and was swept into the glamour and terror of second empire france. Queens 4th studio album, a night at the opera is their magnum opus. She became a sensation of the paris opera, with every accolade but an original role her chance at immortality. What are the lyrics to the queen of the night aria. A night at the opera is the fourth studio album by the british rock band queen, released on 21 november 1975 by emi records in the united kingdom and by elektra records in the united states. Nov 22, 2005 a night at the opera is the fourth studio album by the british rock band queen, released on 21 november 1975 by emi records in the united kingdom and by elektra records in the united states. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to youtube on your computer. Its an aria reserved only for the most daring sopranos, like mozarts sisterinlaw josepha hofer the original queen of the night and german opera singer diana damrau. Queen night at the opera vinyl lp a night at the opera is the fourth studio album by the british rock band queen, released in november 1975. The queen of the night in full detail the queen of the night is one of the most famous opera roles in the history of the world.
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