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Luiz Gazzola (Almaviva)

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Published on December 4th, 2011 06:00 AM Number of Views: 20563
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Manifesto
Welcome to Opera Lively. Here is some information about the site (and don't forget to click on Forum above for the area with discussion threads, English and non-English language content, and posts)

Hello, my friends. Almaviva here (well, this is the nickname I've been using for a long time in opera sites - my real name is Luiz Gazzola). I'm the owner of this site, and a passionate opera lover.

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What opera have you been listening to, lately?
Thread Starter: Schigolch
This is a classical thread in every musical Forum out there. Right now I'n reviewing Il Trovatore recordings for the in-Depth thread. This is the...
Last Post By: Florestan December 8th, 2019, 06:01 PM

What opera have you purchased recently?
Thread Starter: Dark_Angel
Related thread to "listening now" tell us what you have been buying....... (obsessive buyers confess your sins here) I made a couple purchases...
Last Post By: Ann Lander (sospiro) December 8th, 2019, 07:21 AM

Opera Small Talk
Thread Starter: Luiz Gazzola (Almaviva)
This thread is for whatever little snippet people want to discuss; curious facts, pet peeves, little rants, funny events, humor, etc. I've heard...
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What opera have you been watching lately?
Thread Starter: Dark_Angel
Like the "what CD listening to lately" thread what opera DVD, Blu Ray or youtube are you watching lately, any comments always welcome...... - - -...
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New and upcoming CDs, DVDs, and blu-rays
Thread Starter: Ann Lander (sospiro)
I expect those of you who get the Presto Classical facebook feed will have seen this but better to get the information twice than not at all. ...
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What vocal music have you been listening to, lately?
Thread Starter: Hoffmann
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Streaming
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Bayerische Staatsoper (Munich Opera House) is streaming live two operas - L'elisir d'amore and Don Carlo. Details This is great news, just...
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What vocal music have you purchased recently?
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Share your latest indulgences... :excitement: Dipping my toe into different waters; Handel Messiah
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New interviews in Home page
Thread Starter: Luiz Gazzola (Almaviva)
We have just published an interesting and detailed interview on operatic education, with Dr. Marilyn Taylor, Chair of the Voice Department at the A....
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Latest Classical CD Purchases
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I thought it might be nice if we had--as do our sister forums of MIMF and TC--a section devoted to what our members have recently purchased in the...
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Funny pics about opera and music
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Jonas Kaufmann
Thread Starter: Ann Lander (sospiro)
Kaufmann in 1993. I love his voice here.
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The next opera you're going to see
Thread Starter: Ann Lander (sospiro)
Peter Grimes in Vienna. Not sure about this poster!
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The Critics’ Picks and Pans
Thread Starter: MAuer
These are the reviewers’ assessments of new or reissued recordings from the July issue of Opernwelt: http://www.opernwelt.de/ RECOMMENDED - ...
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Current Non Vocal Classical Listening
Thread Starter: Albert7
What classical albums are you guys currently listening to which is orchestral? I am loving this one lately:
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Preferred Bellini opera
Thread Starter: Schigolch
The three best for me are Norma, Puritani and Beatrice di Tenda. What about yours?
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Your favorite recording(s) of Wagner's Ring
Thread Starter: BillMcEnaneyJr
Everyone, after I heard Vickers sing an except from Die Walkure, I knew I needed a recording of the Ring. So please suggest your favorite ones on...
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Hello from Berkhamsted, UK
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Hello to all the Opera Lively community.:tiphat: I stumbled across this wonderful website whilst researching some information on a recording and am...
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OTF - Handel's Messiah
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As evidenced by other discussion threads on OperaLively, this is the time of year for staging Handel’s enduring oratorio, Messiah. (The other time of...
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Classical Music Wish List
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This thread is for items available for purchase that you're salivating over, but for some reason have yet to pull the trigger. Maybe the price is...
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The Critics’ Picks and Pans

Another one for my wish list. Listening to clips on Amazon, I think this could take first place in my Traviata Collection

Florestan Yesterday, 05:28 AM

The Critics’ Picks and Pans

New video and audio recordings of operatic repertoire standards and one rarity, plus recital albums by one tenor and four countertenors are reviewed in
MAuer December 8th, 2019, 06:16 PM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

Today skimming the bottom of my Martha list. First one is live recording of a Reggie theatre performance that I have not warmed up to yet. Second is
Florestan December 8th, 2019, 06:01 PM

What opera have you purchased recently?

Yes, I saw that review. Essential listening!
Ann Lander (sospiro) December 8th, 2019, 07:21 AM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

The one above, with Popp and Jerusalem, is the best Martha money can buy. I have it in a different cover, but the above is the nicest cover. Of these
Florestan December 7th, 2019, 02:32 PM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

Florestan December 7th, 2019, 04:40 AM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

The other La Boheme.
Lucia Popp steals the show.
Adrian December 6th, 2019, 01:09 PM

What opera have you purchased recently?

And if the Jacobs Leonore does not arrive via gift on December 25th, the sun will not go down before I will put my order in (Sale runs through late January).
Florestan December 6th, 2019, 12:58 PM

Jonas Kaufmann

Thank you
Ann Lander (sospiro) December 6th, 2019, 07:12 AM

What opera have you purchased recently?

Exactly!
Ann Lander (sospiro) December 6th, 2019, 07:08 AM

What opera have you purchased recently?

2nd in the set. Still need Rheingold and Gotterdammerung. Can wait for deals. Have my Amazon and Ebay open with these on search.

Florestan December 6th, 2019, 04:55 AM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

Florestan December 6th, 2019, 01:42 AM

The Critics’ Picks and Pans

With the exception of the new audio recording of Puccini’s Le Willis, all of the discs reviewed in the December, 2019, issue of Opernwelt (http://www.opernwelt.de/
MAuer December 5th, 2019, 06:15 PM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

Since the ROH Fidelio with JK and Lise Davidsen will be shown in cinemas, I'm hoping a video recording will be released at some point in the future.
MAuer December 5th, 2019, 12:35 PM

Akhnaten at the Metropolitan Opera House

Akhnaten, opera in three acts, sung and narrated in English, ancient Egyptian, Akkadian, and Hebrew, with English Met Titles
Music by Phillip Glass
Luiz Gazzola (Almaviva) December 5th, 2019, 12:25 AM

Jonas Kaufmann

The right parenthesis and colon got included in the link. Try this,
http://www.jkaufmann.info/neu.htm
Florestan December 4th, 2019, 10:34 PM

Tristan und Isolde with Kaufmann and Nylund

Now I have to get the Nylund recording and the Jacobs Leonore!
Florestan December 4th, 2019, 06:07 PM

What opera have you purchased recently?

Well that is the giving spirit! It is always best to give something that you know the recipient will love, and what better way to ensure that than to
Florestan December 4th, 2019, 06:06 PM

What opera have you purchased recently?

Yesterday was "Giving Tuesday" . . . so I "gave" myself the new recording of the Fidelio Urfassung with Marlis Petersen
MAuer December 4th, 2019, 01:27 PM

Tristan und Isolde with Kaufmann and Nylund

I have that recording and enjoy it very much.
MAuer December 4th, 2019, 01:24 PM

Jonas Kaufmann

Do you know who's singing Macbeth? (Link doesn't work for me)
Ann Lander (sospiro) December 4th, 2019, 01:22 PM

Tristan und Isolde with Kaufmann and Nylund

I see we can get at least a part of Isolde on this wonderful set (which is now on my wish list):

Florestan December 4th, 2019, 03:44 AM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

Florestan December 4th, 2019, 03:24 AM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

Florestan December 3rd, 2019, 04:18 AM

Jonas Kaufmann

More news from JK’s unofficial web site (http://www.jkaufmann.info/neu.htm): La Scala’s 2020-2021 season will open with productions of Verdi’s Otello
MAuer December 2nd, 2019, 12:43 PM

New and upcoming CDs, DVDs, and blu-rays

According to JK’s unofficial web site (http://www.jkaufmann.info/neu.htm), the Bavarian State Opera’s new production of Die tote Stadt, which has been
MAuer December 2nd, 2019, 12:41 PM

What opera have you been watching lately?

I love this performance, wish I had seen it live.
Adrian December 2nd, 2019, 12:19 PM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

For me personally, unbeatable.
Adrian December 2nd, 2019, 12:13 PM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

Really like this recording.

Florestan December 2nd, 2019, 02:20 AM

New and upcoming CDs, DVDs, and blu-rays

It is already on my Christmas list. Oh, i think it is currently on sale $18 at PrestoClassical, IIRC.
Florestan November 30th, 2019, 11:17 PM

New and upcoming CDs, DVDs, and blu-rays

I was beginning to think this would never be released:

Conductor/orchestra: René Jacobs, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
MAuer November 30th, 2019, 06:38 PM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

Beethoven called the original version of his opera Leonore, but it was never performed under that title. To avoid confusion with Paer's Leonora, which
MAuer November 30th, 2019, 02:58 PM

What opera have you been watching lately?

Spectaculars staging, even real dogs on the floor.

- - - Updated - - -

Just fantastic, both principals are in
Adrian November 30th, 2019, 12:51 PM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

I don't blame you. I like to hear the singers do it.
Ann Lander (sospiro) November 30th, 2019, 12:32 PM

Streaming

Watched a great The Bartered Bride last night courtesy of OperaVision.

Ann Lander (sospiro) November 30th, 2019, 12:24 PM

What opera have you been watching lately?

Ooops, memory slipping! Yes I have seen it. Long time ago though.
Ann Lander (sospiro) November 30th, 2019, 12:20 PM

What opera have you been watching lately?

Yes it is, is this means you never saw this one?
Adrian November 30th, 2019, 07:42 AM

What opera have you been listening to, lately?

Camilla Nylund (Leonore). I gutted all the monologue because it was a narrator instead of the singers. This is really Leonore 1805, but for some reason
Florestan November 30th, 2019, 05:25 AM

What opera have you been watching lately?

Is this 4 Act?
Ann Lander (sospiro) November 29th, 2019, 05:05 PM

What opera have you been watching lately?

If only Freni had sung ........
Adrian November 28th, 2019, 01:53 PM
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