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Today, 01:48 AM

Hoffmann replied to a thread What have you been listening to, lately? in General Operatic Discussion

Oh yeah - Although I haven't listened to them yet - but, for what it's worth, here's what else (besides some old rock recordings) was in the box: ...

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Today, 01:30 AM

Hoffmann replied to a thread What have you been listening to, lately? in General Operatic Discussion

I was hunting around in my basement for something else, and found a box with some long lost recordings. I had forgotten I had this, and totally...

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Yesterday, 11:31 PM

Dark_Angel replied to a thread Operas by Wagner on DVD/Blu-Ray/CD in DVD, Blu-ray disc, and CD reviews

Another Wagner sound restoration miracle thanks to Pristine Classical, 1950 Furtwangler Ring (la scala) I have heard the existing wretched CD...

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Yesterday, 09:32 PM

Schigolch replied to a thread Complete operas on youtube in General Operatic Discussion

Il trionfo di Clelia (1763) - Gluck:

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Yesterday, 07:23 PM

Dark_Angel replied to a thread Operas by Verdi on DVD, Blu-ray, and CD in DVD, Blu-ray disc, and CD reviews

I have that 1953 live Votto/Milan Trovatore also as Amazon download in my collection very nice, the high note climax in Mexico Trovatore does sound...

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Yesterday, 06:43 PM

Schigolch replied to a thread Operas by Verdi on DVD, Blu-ray, and CD in DVD, Blu-ray disc, and CD reviews

Indeed, Callas is my favorite Leonora. The Mexico performances, back in 1950, were her first Trovatores ever. She was in superb vocal form, though I...

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Yesterday, 06:33 PM

Schigolch replied to a thread OTF – Avant or Arrière Garde in Non-Operatic Classical Music

Well, it's clear that music (Western music, undeniably) *evolves*. And there is an "evolutionary" process, which composers from a period leaning on...

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Yesterday, 06:18 PM

Dark_Angel replied to a thread Operas by Verdi on DVD, Blu-ray, and CD in DVD, Blu-ray disc, and CD reviews

Yes Maria is our favorite Leonora for sure, have you heard parts of her 1950 Mexico tour Trovatores.....some crazy singing technique, the massive...

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Yesterday, 06:11 PM

Schigolch started a thread Don Pasquale at Teatro Real (May 2013) in Opera House & Theater Performance Reviews

Don Pasquale (Gaetano Donizetti). Teatro Real. Nicola Alaimo (Don Pasquale) Alessandro Luongo (Malatesta) Eleonora Buratto (Norina) Dimitri...

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Yesterday, 06:04 PM

itywltmt started a thread OTF – Avant or Arrière Garde in Non-Operatic Classical Music

Earlier this spring, I had a short exchange with a young French composer, Corentin Boissier, all of 17 years old and quite active on YouTube. He sent...

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Yesterday, 05:47 PM

Schigolch replied to a thread Modern and Contemporary Opera on DVD, blu-ray, and CD in DVD, Blu-ray disc, and CD reviews

I watched some years ago "Trouble in Tahiti" live, in an unlikely pairing with "L'ocassione fa il ladro". It's indeed a light work, that can be...

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Yesterday, 05:40 PM

Schigolch replied to a thread Operas by Verdi on DVD, Blu-ray, and CD in DVD, Blu-ray disc, and CD reviews

Well, talking about famous Karajan's Trovatores, I guess this is the one: :)

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Yesterday, 05:36 PM

MAuer replied to a thread The Ring Cycle at the Met (May 4 2013 - May 11 2013) Opera Thoughts in Opera House & Theater Performance Reviews

An answer to one of your questions regarding the plot. Although Alberich had foresworn love, he persuaded (actually, I think he may have bribed)...

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Yesterday, 05:25 PM

Schigolch replied to a thread Great Singers of the Past in Singer-oriented Forum

Hermann Prey (1929 - 1998)

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Yesterday, 12:42 PM

Schigolch replied to a thread Art Song in Non-Operatic Classical Music

Galina Vishnevskaya sings Glinka:

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Yesterday, 12:35 PM

Schigolch replied to a thread Gemas ocultas: Fedra, de Pizzetti in Spanish Area

Estupenda exposición, como siempre, estimado Loge. Efectivamente, Pizzetti trataba de evitar el melodismo de Puccini, buscando una nueva vía para...

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Yesterday, 12:29 PM

Schigolch replied to a thread A Walk with Loge's hidden operatic gems: Fedra (Pizzetti) in General Operatic Discussion

Act 3 Plot, Second Chapter After Theseus gives vent to his feelings, the murderess, incestuous Fedra sings a pure, limpid melody inspired in the...

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Yesterday, 12:12 PM

Almaviva replied to a thread The Ring Cycle at the Met (May 4 2013 - May 11 2013) Opera Thoughts in Opera House & Theater Performance Reviews

Nice review. I liked many of the things you've said; I'd just advise you to not seek complete logical coherence in the Ring; many of these narrative...

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Yesterday, 11:50 AM

Schigolch replied to a thread Popular music in Off-topic discussions

This was the winner of the Eurovision 2013 contest, from Denmark: And this the song I liked best, from Italy:

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Yesterday, 07:05 AM

Tardis started a thread The Ring Cycle at the Met (May 4 2013 - May 11 2013) Opera Thoughts in Opera House & Theater Performance Reviews

The Ring Cycle at the Met (May 4-11 2013) Opera Thoughts These were the first Wagner operas that I attended live, so please take some of what I...

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Yesterday, 05:43 AM

Loge replied to a thread Gemas ocultas: Fedra, de Pizzetti in Spanish Area

ARGUMENTO DEL ACTO III (Segunda parte) Cuando Teseo ha terminado de desahogarse, llega Fedra, la homicida, calumniadora e incestuosa Fedra, con...

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May 18th, 2013, 09:00 PM

Dark_Angel replied to a thread Operas by Verdi on DVD, Blu-ray, and CD in DVD, Blu-ray disc, and CD reviews

It is definitely slow tempo even by Karajan standards, compare to his famous live 1962 Salzburg Festival Trovatore with young Leontyne Price and...

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May 18th, 2013, 08:48 PM

Almaviva replied to a thread Modern and Contemporary Opera on DVD, blu-ray, and CD in DVD, Blu-ray disc, and CD reviews

Leonard Bernstein, Trouble in Tahiti on DVD Trouble in Tahiti, opera in seven scenes, music and libretto by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990),...

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May 18th, 2013, 08:45 PM

Nervous Gentleman replied to a thread Operas by Verdi on DVD, Blu-ray, and CD in DVD, Blu-ray disc, and CD reviews

Re: tempi, it's also entirely possible that because I have watched and listened to so many different performances of this piece over the past several...

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May 18th, 2013, 08:23 PM

tyroneslothrop replied to a thread Popular music in Off-topic discussions

My wife is glued to the television right now and in fact I wanted to tell her about my impressions of the ROH Nabucco and she told me she'd talk to...

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May 18th, 2013, 08:01 PM

tyroneslothrop replied to a thread Exciting new singers we should watch closely in Singer-oriented Forum

Liudmyla Monastyrska has been making waves since 2011.

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May 18th, 2013, 05:25 PM

MAuer replied to a thread What have you purchased recently? in General Operatic Discussion

Where I live, it would be difficult to find a physical, "bricks and mortar" recording store any more -- at least one devoted to the classical market....

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May 18th, 2013, 05:11 PM

MAuer commented on article Opernwelt – May, 2013, Issue Summary in In Print

CD/DVD Reviews - Wagner: Die Walküre Conductor: Valery Gergiev Soloists: Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Kampe, Nina Stemme, René Pape, Mikhail...

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May 18th, 2013, 03:01 PM

Schigolch replied to a thread A Walk with Loge's hidden operatic gems: Fedra (Pizzetti) in General Operatic Discussion

The new Latin "dramma per musica" is a disappointment While D'Annunzio urged Pizzetti to write austere music, he didn't have any scruples to...

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