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 Today, 06:08 AMRelated thread to "listening now" tell us what you have been buying....... (obsessive buyers confess your sins here) I made a couple purchases...
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Last Post By: Florestan February 17th, 2019, 05:00 AMWe have just published an interesting and detailed interview on operatic education, with Dr. Marilyn Taylor, Chair of the Voice Department at the A....
Last Post By: Luiz Gazzola (Almaviva) February 7th, 2019, 12:38 AMPeter Grimes in Vienna. Not sure about this poster!
Last Post By: Luiz Gazzola (Almaviva) January 29th, 2019, 05:38 AMThese are the reviewers’ assessments of new or reissued recordings from the July issue of Opernwelt: http://www.opernwelt.de/ RECOMMENDED - ...
Last Post By: Ann Lander (sospiro) February 11th, 2019, 07:59 AMStravinsky's The Rake's Progress on DVD Weird, strange beauty. Dissonant, halting... ...and yet, strikingly beautiful, especially the somber...
Last Post By: Luiz Gazzola (Almaviva) February 3rd, 2019, 07:10 PMI hereby initiate a new thread devoted to presumably public domain off-air recordings of BBC opera and related broadcasts. First off: Julius...
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Last Post By: terrased February 19th, 2019, 10:48 AMThere's an interesting article in the NY Times about the Met and the author asks the question "Is the Met too big?" ...
Last Post By: Florestan Yesterday, 01:37 PMI thought I'd start a thread. :) Countertenor - Douglas Dodson Bass - Nicolas Brooymans
Last Post By: MAuer February 13th, 2019, 12:03 PMCarmen, opéra comique in four acts, sung in French (presented with Met titles in English, German, and Spanish) Music by Georges Bizet Libretto by...
Last Post By: Luiz Gazzola (Almaviva) January 22nd, 2019, 04:20 PMHi, does anyone know if there is a biography available anywhere of Nina Barbone? Specifically, what schools did she attend as a girl? Many thanks
Last Post By: markwx2 February 15th, 2019, 01:01 PMAdriana Lecouvreur, verismo opera in four acts, sung in Italian, presented with Met titles in English, Germany, Spanish, and Italian Music by...
Last Post By: Luiz Gazzola (Almaviva) January 25th, 2019, 03:32 AMLOL, the National Geographic magazine published a list of the supposed top ten opera companies in the world, but listed the obscure Opéra Royal in...
Last Post By: Ann Lander (sospiro) February 10th, 2019, 08:44 PMNow that is an interesting observation. I wonder if there is a strong correlation between height and voice type in men.
Florestan Yesterday, 01:37 PMI wonder how to people who do not speak English like operas that were written to be sung in English. I think that there are operas sung in English translation
Florestan Yesterday, 01:34 PMEver since I saw a dreadful Rigoletto in English, I swore on everything holy that I would never ever ever see an opera in translation again.
OK this thread is really about the size of opera houses but I've decided to add this story as it's still about size.
If this article is
A lot less boring!
Opera DVDs are the worst! Picture the scene - the bass or baritone is singing and acting his socks off on one side
Can't find the thread for upcoming concerts but look at this. I don't have tickets but if you are in the SE Michigan area you may want to pick some up
Florestan Yesterday, 12:35 AMYes, where would opera be without (cough, cough) assets (cough, cough)?
I have no experience with ticket resale at the Met. I'd think it is probably a discouraging market because in my last several trips to the Met (including
Luiz Gazzola (Almaviva) February 19th, 2019, 01:37 AMAgreed. I loved it too. I did say "and so on and so forth" because there are many other good operas in English.
Well, well, well...
Homework for an upcoming visit to ROH to see this. Not seen it live before so very excited.
Conductor: Michael Halasz
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Hungarian Radio Chorus
Cast: Inga Nielsen (Leonore), Gösta Winbergh
I would add Thomas Adès' Exterminating Angel.
And I'll join Natalie. Billy Budd is outstanding.
Nope, it was 4 inches! Just got back in from an hour of shovelling. My son is 3.5 miles north of me, said he had 6-7 inches. The weather website predicted
Florestan February 18th, 2019, 03:14 AMI hope someone here can advise me.. I bought a pair of tickets to the 3rd Met Ring cycle (center orchestra) and then of course my dear friend goes and
fracmeister February 18th, 2019, 02:33 AMWell, part of the problem here is that we are dealing with modern opera, which I tend to shy from. I do have Dido and Aeneas and Gloriana. Need to give
Florestan February 18th, 2019, 02:09 AMExceptional operas (among the very, very, very best) with English text:
Porgy and Bess
The Rake's Progress
Written on Skin
Wallace's Lurline is interesting and musically has its moments, but it will never be on my essential operas list. It is part of my attempt to like an
Florestan February 18th, 2019, 12:08 AMI have to confess I only bought it because it features David Soar. I'm a huge fan and there's not much available on disc.
Ann Lander (sospiro) February 17th, 2019, 07:43 PMI like it. Kind of a Wagner Ring story. It is not one I will listen to a lot, but it is a nice opera. I will have to listen again and then can give
Florestan February 17th, 2019, 06:52 PMI have that! What did you think?
Ann Lander (sospiro) February 17th, 2019, 11:29 AMHi thanks Tony, yes I seem to remember she referred to her school as Waterloo Park School. We have lots of press clippings, media/press photos, radio
markwx2 February 15th, 2019, 01:01 PMThat is quite probably the best ever recording of Nabucco! IMHO of course!
Wow! Great price! Scotto! Obraztsova! I don't know the others but it ought to be a great recording.
Florestan February 14th, 2019, 12:49 PM$4.42 shipped. No image on ebay listing but the bar code traced to this set which is dated sound but quite beautiful voices.
Sound clips at Amazon
Thanks. I do have all of these. Next Fidelio listening binge, I'll have to focus on these 5.
Florestan February 13th, 2019, 02:15 PMI'm guessing that's his "natural" (modal) voice.
MAuer February 13th, 2019, 12:03 PMI think you have all of my favorites. Of course, there are the three with Jonas Kaufmann (Nina Stemme still hadn't moved into Hochdramatische territory
MAuer February 13th, 2019, 12:00 PMI don't know.
I'll do some research.
Delightful story.
Favorite part (not same performance as recording):
This is actually a very delightful opera. Conductor Pierre Stoll on this recording.
Wow, in spoken word he sounds like a baritone or bass. Is that because of his age?
Florestan February 12th, 2019, 11:51 PMInteresting. I never thought about it that way. I like your approach. So do you have a handfull or especially good ones in the lyrical voices?
Florestan February 12th, 2019, 11:50 PMHi sebasgomez and welcome to both, the world of opera and the forum operalively!
My listening is all over the place from early baroque (or
In conversation with countertenor James Bowman
Welcome to the forum, sebasgomez! I enjoy many of the same operas you do, but my favorite is Beethoven's Fidelio. I like it with more lyrical voices
MAuer February 12th, 2019, 11:55 AMLeonora no. 1 (Votes: 0)
Leonora no. 2 (Votes: 1)
Leonora no. 3 (Votes: 0)
"Fidelio" overture, op. 72b (Votes: 3)
A Third Exclusive Opera Lively Interview with Isabel Leonard