ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Danielle de Niese - Soprano
Her voice described as a “sweet gleaming soprano,” Danielle de Niese breathes new life into opera, astonishing critics and making audiences sit up and listen.

Why you should listen

It’s not every day that an opera singer is deemed “cool.” But Danielle de Niese does look and act, at times, more like a pop singer than an opera star. Born in Melbourne of Dutch/Scottish/Sri Lankan parents, de Niese started classical voice lessons at 8, and moved at 10 to Los Angeles to attend a school of performing arts, while working as a television presenter on a teen show called LA Kids. But de Niese always knew she would be a singer. At the startlingly young age of 19 she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera, singing Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro. At 25, de Niese stunned audiences and garnered international acclaim with her sultry portrayal of Cleopatra in Handel’s Giulio Cesare at the 2005 Glyndebourne Festival in the UK.

Gracing the world’s great opera stages and an exclusive recording contract with Decca may seem an unlikely fate for a former teen TV host born Down Under, but de Niese embraces contrasts and challenges. She’s already starred in her own BBC4 reality show, Diva Diaries, and soon fans will be seeing her on the big screen, playing her first major film role in the Maria Callas biopic Master Class.

She says: "What I do demands the same kind of expertise as a professional athlete."

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TEDGlobal 2011

Danielle de Niese: A flirtatious aria

Danielle de Niese:妖冶調情的詠嘆調

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吟唱歌劇是否可以略顯性感? 知名的女高音Danielle de Niese 經由吟唱法蘭茲‧雷哈爾的歌劇《茱蒂塔》中的詠嘆調 "Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß" 告訴聽眾:歌劇如何展現多情魅惑的唱法。此曲翻譯成中文,各位可能已經猜到,就是:《我的吻,每一次都如此熱烈》。伴奏者是: Ingrid Surgenor.
- Soprano
Her voice described as a “sweet gleaming soprano,” Danielle de Niese breathes new life into opera, astonishing critics and making audiences sit up and listen. Full bio

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♫ I don't understand理解 myself, ♫
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♫ 我不明白 ♫
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♫ why they keep talking of love, ♫
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♫ 為什麼人們不停訴說愛情 ♫
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♫ if they come near me, ♫
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♫ 當他們靠近我 ♫
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♫ if they look into my eyes眼睛 and kiss my hand. ♫
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♫ 當他們注視我的雙眼,親吻我的手 ♫
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♫ I don't understand理解 myself, ♫
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♫ 我不明白 ♫
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♫ why they talk of magic魔法, ♫
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♫ 為什麼他們在談論愛的魔力 ♫
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♫ that no one withstands可承受, ♫
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♫ 這一切無法抗拒 ♫
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♫ if he sees看到 me, if he passes通行證 by. ♫
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♫ 當他看見我,當他與我擦身而過 ♫
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♫ But if the red light is on ♫
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♫ 但當紅色街燈亮起 ♫
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♫ in the middle中間 of the night ♫
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♫ 在午夜時分 ♫
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♫ and everybody每個人 listens監聽 to my song歌曲, ♫
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♫ 所有的人都聆聽我的歌聲 ♫
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♫ then it is plain to see. ♫
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♫ 此時我知道一切緣由 ♫
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♫ My lips嘴唇, they give so fiery火熱 a kiss, ♫
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♫ 我的吻,每一次都如此熱烈 ♫
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♫ my limbs四肢, they are supple and white白色. ♫
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♫ 我的身軀柔潤 ♫
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♫ It is written書面 for me in the stars明星, ♫
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♫ 在星空中,為我寫下的誓言 ♫
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thou shalt kiss, thou shalt love. ♫
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♫ 你該吻我,你該愛我 ♫
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♫ My feet, they glide滑行 and float浮動, ♫
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♫ 我的雙腳,輕盈滑步 ♫
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♫ my eyes眼睛, they lure and glow輝光. ♫
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♫ 我的雙眼,誘惑閃亮 ♫
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♫ And I dance舞蹈 as if entranced入神, 'cause'原因 I know, ♫
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♫ 我陶醉在舞步中,因為我知道 ♫
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♫ my lips嘴唇 give so fiery火熱 a kiss. ♫
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♫ 我的吻,每一次都如此熱烈 ♫
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♫ In my veins, ♫
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♫ 在我的血管中 ♫
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runs運行 a dancer's舞者的 blood血液, ♫
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♫ 奔騰著舞者的熱血 ♫
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♫ because my beautiful美麗 mother母親
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♫ 因為我那美麗的母親 ♫
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♫ was the Queen女王 of dance舞蹈
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♫ 曾是舞國皇后 ♫
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♫ in the gilded鍍金 Alcazar城堡. ♫
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♫ 在金碧輝煌的殿堂裡跳舞 ♫
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♫ She was so very beautiful美麗, ♫
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♫ 她是如此美豔 ♫
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♫ I often經常 saw her in my dreams. ♫
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♫ 我多次夢見她 ♫
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♫ If she beat擊敗 the tambourine手鼓
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♫ 當她拍打著鈴鼓 ♫
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♫ to her beguiling旖旎 dance舞蹈, all eyes眼睛 were glowing泛著 admiringly愛不釋手. ♫
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♫ 她誘人的舞姿,是眾人矚目的焦點 ♫
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♫ She reawakened重新喚起 in me, ♫
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♫ 她喚醒了我 ♫
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mine is the same相同 lot. ♫
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♫ 我和她有同樣的命運 ♫
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♫ I dance舞蹈 like her at midnight午夜
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♫ 午夜裡我和她一樣地跳舞 ♫
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♫ and from deep within I feel: ♫
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♫ 我只有一種感受 ♫
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♫ My lips嘴唇, they give so fiery火熱 a kiss, ♫
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♫ 我的吻,每一次都如此熱烈 ♫
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♫ my limbs四肢, they are supple and white白色. ♫
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♫ 我的身驅柔潤 ♫
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♫ It is written書面 for me in the stars明星, ♫
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♫ 在星空中,為我寫下的誓言 ♫
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thou shalt kiss, thou shalt love. ♫
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♫ 你該吻我,你該愛我 ♫
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♫ And I dance舞蹈 as if entranced入神, 'cause'原因 I know, ♫
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♫ 我陶醉在舞步中,因為我知道 ♫
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♫ my lips嘴唇 give so fiery火熱 a kiss. ♫
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♫ 我的吻,每一次都如此熱烈 ♫
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Translated by Inder Peng(彭)
Reviewed by Joyce Chou

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Danielle de Niese - Soprano
Her voice described as a “sweet gleaming soprano,” Danielle de Niese breathes new life into opera, astonishing critics and making audiences sit up and listen.

Why you should listen

It’s not every day that an opera singer is deemed “cool.” But Danielle de Niese does look and act, at times, more like a pop singer than an opera star. Born in Melbourne of Dutch/Scottish/Sri Lankan parents, de Niese started classical voice lessons at 8, and moved at 10 to Los Angeles to attend a school of performing arts, while working as a television presenter on a teen show called LA Kids. But de Niese always knew she would be a singer. At the startlingly young age of 19 she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera, singing Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro. At 25, de Niese stunned audiences and garnered international acclaim with her sultry portrayal of Cleopatra in Handel’s Giulio Cesare at the 2005 Glyndebourne Festival in the UK.

Gracing the world’s great opera stages and an exclusive recording contract with Decca may seem an unlikely fate for a former teen TV host born Down Under, but de Niese embraces contrasts and challenges. She’s already starred in her own BBC4 reality show, Diva Diaries, and soon fans will be seeing her on the big screen, playing her first major film role in the Maria Callas biopic Master Class.

She says: "What I do demands the same kind of expertise as a professional athlete."

More profile about the speaker
Danielle de Niese | Speaker | TED.com