What have you been listening to, lately?

**desiree** · March 12th, 2012, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by Soave_Fanciulla

Is this good?

**Aksel** · March 12th, 2012, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by Soave_Fanciulla

Isn't it a fabulous opera?

**Soave_Fanciulla** · March 12th, 2012, 06:01 PM

Beautifully sung, especially the males, very conventional staging (lovely Leiferkus as Tomsky), and Grigoriam, especially at the end, a convincing Herman.

Whatever you do, don't get this:

I tried watching and what with Atlantov's singing and the total lack of acting (I'm madly in love with you so I'm going to stand as far away fom you as possible and avoid looking at you and wave my arms at the audience and emote, sob sob bark bark). I gave up halfway through act 2. I thought to myself, what if I'm run over by a bus and this is the last thing I've seen!

**Soave_Fanciulla** · March 12th, 2012, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by Aksel

Isn't it a fabulous opera?

It is and quite fun, if you can close your eyes to the domestic violence (which of course you couldn"t in this one with the beatings and murder rather well presented at the beginning.)

**Aksel** · March 12th, 2012, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by Soave_Fanciulla

It is and quite fun, if you can close your eyes to the domestic violence (which of course you couldn"t in this one with the beatings and murder rather well presented at the beginning.)

True, and Sandrina is a right pain.
'Oh, my husband stabbed me and left me to die, but against all odds, I survived and have now come to find him again, because he's so dreamy, or something'. Gah!

But the arias and ensembles are great! Especially the first act finale.

**Schigolch** · March 13th, 2012, 12:53 PM

**Dark_Angel** · March 13th, 2012, 11:11 PM

La Vestale (Spontini) - Callas / Corelli 1954 live

Just took delivery of 14 CD set (7 operas) of live Callas operas, some of these I have already but for $19 new at Amazon sellers USA great deal

**Almaviva** · March 13th, 2012, 11:33 PM

@sospiro and her Les Troyens CD: Hey, doing your homework for July, huh?

**Almaviva** · March 13th, 2012, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by desiree

Is this good?

The opera is good. The DVD is decent.

**sospiro** · March 14th, 2012, 06:02 AM

Originally Posted by Almaviva

@sospiro and her Les Troyens CD: Hey, doing your homework for July, huh?

I'm going to be in the company of Les Troyens experts

& although I've listened to it lots of times I've still got stuff to learn.

**Soave_Fanciulla** · March 14th, 2012, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by sospiro

I'm going to be in the company of Les Troyens experts

& although I've listened to it lots of times I've still got stuff to learn.

Well, Alma. I've only listened to it 4 times and seen it twice. Planning possibly two more run-throughs before July 1. I reckon you're the other expert, Annie.

**Almaviva** · March 14th, 2012, 12:21 PM

Gulp.

I guess if I don't shape up, I'll be among experts, parading my ignorance. [Alma plans on listening to Les Troyens 59 times between now and July]

**Schigolch** · March 14th, 2012, 03:56 PM

To celebrate the return of the Dessay in-depth thread.

**Aksel** · March 15th, 2012, 01:48 PM

Maybe not the most stylistic attempt at Baroque singing, but my goodness, it's exiting! And the man can trill!

Also, the whole opera is really a trasure trove of some really great baroque singing.

**sospiro** · March 16th, 2012, 05:21 AM

Originally Posted by Soave_Fanciulla

Well, Alma. I've only listened to it 4 times and seen it twice. Planning possibly two more run-throughs before July 1. I reckon you're the other expert, Annie.

Alma read up & studied it for 14 hours before he even watched a DVD, I can't match that

I've gone back to listening to the first version I got & I'm enjoying this one all over again.