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Cristina Deutekom

Singer details:

Voice: Soprano
Nationality: Dutch
Year of Birth: 1931
Year of Death: 2014

About Cristina Deutekom:

Cristina Deutekom, also known as Christine Deutekom and Christina Deutekom (28 August 1931 as Stientje Engel – 7 August 2014, Amsterdam), was a Dutch coloratura soprano opera singer.

She sang with many of the leading tenors of her time, including Carlo Bergonzi, José Carreras, Franco Corelli, Plácido Domingo, Nicolai Gedda, Alfredo Kraus, Luciano Pavarotti, and Richard Tucker.

Deutekom was born in 1931 in Amsterdam as Stientje Engel.

In 1963 she made her debut with the Netherlands Opera as Queen of the Night in Mozart's The Magic Flute. After some lesser roles with the company, she contemplated giving up singing altogether, since her career did not seem to progress.

During a performance of Der Rosenkavalier in Spain – in which she was singing the small role of 'Marianne Leitmetzerin' – Christine was overheard warming up in her dressing room by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf – who was singing the 'Marschallin' in that night's performance – with the difficult 'Queen of the Night' aria. Story has it that Schwarzkopf opened the door and asked: "Child, do you know what you are singing there?" and was shocked to hear that she was not performing this role all over the world. "I do not think much of any impresario, that does not recognize such talent", she said and introduced her to her own manager, Rudi Rothenberg.She then went on to conquer the major opera houses in succession with the 'Queen of the Night'. After her performance at the ROH Covent Garden the authoritative "Opera"-magazine reviewed her performance, saying: "Except for Maria Callas in her prime, we have hardly heard anything of equal quality here before". In 1968 she took to the Metropolitan Opera, New York and was acclaimed by the New York Times to be "the greatest Queen of the Night of our time".In 1974 she opened the Met season as Elena in I vespri siciliani alongside Plácido Domingo.

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Nr.Title scenePopularityOperaComposerActTypeVoicesLang.Roles
61Fatal mia donna Popularity:

Opera: MacbethComposer: VerdiAct: 1.09-2

Type: duetVoice: Br SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Macbeth/Lady McB
62Fine al rito Popularity:

Opera: NormaComposer: BelliniAct: 1.10

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Norma
63Va crudele al Dio spietato Popularity:

Opera: NormaComposer: BelliniAct: 1.15

Type: duetVoice: T S/MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Pollione/Adalgisa
64Vanne si mi lascia indegno Popularity:

Opera: NormaComposer: BelliniAct: 1.27

Type: trioVoice: S T S/MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Norma/Pollione/Adalgisa
65Sai com'arde in petto mio Popularity:

Opera: Puritani, IComposer: BelliniAct: 1.09-1

Type: duetVoice: B SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Giorgio/Elvira
66Lucia fra poco a te verra Popularity:

Opera: Lucia di LammermoorComposer: DonizettiAct: 2.01

Type: recitativeVoice: T BrLanguage: Italian

Roles: Normanno/Enrico
67Dei tuoi figli la madre Popularity:

Opera: MedeaComposer: CherubiniAct: 1.12

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Médée
68Surta e la notte Popularity:

Opera: ErnaniComposer: VerdiAct: 1.05

Type: recitativeVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Elvira
69Non fu sogno Popularity:

Opera: Lombardi Prima CrociataComposer: VerdiAct: 4.02-2

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Giselda
70Einmal mocht ich wieder tanzen Popularity:

Opera: Gräfin MarizaComposer: KalmanAct: 2.02

Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: German

Roles: Mariza/Tassilo
71O qual soave brivido Popularity:

Opera: Ballo in maschera, UnComposer: VerdiAct: 2.06

Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Amelia/Riccardo
72Adalgisa alma costanza Popularity:

Opera: NormaComposer: BelliniAct: 1.18

Type: recitativeVoice: S S/MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Norma/Adalgisa
73Non e amor ne gelosia Popularity:

Opera: AlcinaComposer: HandelAct: 3.18

Type: trioVoice: Mz Mz SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Ruggiero/Bradamante/Alcina
74Tutto sprezzo che d'Ernani Popularity:

Opera: ErnaniComposer: VerdiAct: 1.07

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Elvira
75A ce mot tout s'anime Popularity:

Opera: Hugenots, LesComposer: MeyerbeerAct: 2

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: French

Roles: Marguerite
76Lo sguardo avea degli angeli Popularity:

Opera: Masnadieri, IComposer: VerdiAct: 1.07

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Amalia
77No non e sogno Popularity:

Opera: AttilaComposer: VerdiAct: 1.07

Type: Voice: B Br S TLanguage: Italian

Roles:
78Oh! belle a questa misera Popularity:

Opera: Lombardi Prima CrociataComposer: VerdiAct: 3.03-1

Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: Italian

Roles: Giselda/Oronte
79Dammi quel ferro Popularity:

Opera: NormaComposer: BelliniAct: 2.15

Type: recitativeVoice: S T BLanguage: Italian

Roles: Norma/Pollione/Oroveso
80Oh! miei prodi Popularity:

Opera: AttilaComposer: VerdiAct: 2.07

Type: Voice: B S T Br TLanguage: Italian

Roles:
81Qual prodigio Popularity:

Opera: Lombardi Prima CrociataComposer: VerdiAct: 4.02-1

Type: recitativeVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Giselda
82Eccola va mi lascia Popularity:

Opera: NormaComposer: BelliniAct: 1.14

Type: recitativeVoice: T S/MzLanguage: Italian

Roles: Pollione/Adalgisa
83Se vano e il pregare Popularity:

Opera: Lombardi Prima CrociataComposer: VerdiAct: 2.11

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Giselda
84Che piu s'indugia Popularity:

Opera: AttilaComposer: VerdiAct: 3.03

Type: recitativeVoice: Br T SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Ezio/Foresto/Odabella
85Di vergini straniere Popularity:

Opera: AttilaComposer: VerdiAct: 0.03

Type: trioVoice: B T SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Attila/Uldino/Odabella
86Oh! madre dal cielo soccorri Popularity:

Opera: Lombardi Prima CrociataComposer: VerdiAct: 2.10

Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Giselda
87Chi ne salva Popularity:

Opera: Lombardi Prima CrociataComposer: VerdiAct: 2.12

Type: recitativeVoice: S SLanguage: Italian

Roles: Giselda/Sofia
88Componi o cara vergine Popularity:

Opera: Lombardi Prima CrociataComposer: VerdiAct: 4.01-1

Type: recitative,choirVoice: sopranoLanguage: Italian

Roles: Giselda
89Te sol te sol quest anima Popularity:

Opera: AttilaComposer: VerdiAct: 3.04

Type: trioVoice: S T BrLanguage: Italian

Roles: Odabella/Foresto/Ezio
90D'un cor che muore reca Popularity:

Opera: Maria StuardaComposer: DonizettiAct: 3.16

Type: quartetVoice: S B Mz BrLanguage: Italian

Roles: Maria/Giorgio Talbot/Anna/Cecil
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