This thread is for whatever little snippet people want to discuss; curious facts, pet peeves, little rants, funny events, humor, etc. I've heard...
Last Post By: MAuer January 9th, 2021, 01:01 PMLike the "what CD listening to lately" thread what opera DVD, Blu Ray or youtube are you watching lately, any comments always welcome...... - - -...
Last Post By: Nemorino January 7th, 2021, 10:09 PMThis thread is for complete YouTube operas. Some of the ones posted here sometimes get removed from YouTube so if you see a black screen that's what...
Last Post By: Florestan Yesterday, 04:57 AMI 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. ...
Last Post By: Florestan January 5th, 2021, 09:17 PMShare your latest indulgences... :excitement: Dipping my toe into different waters; Handel Messiah
Last Post By: Florestan December 26th, 2020, 06:46 AMMy advice: If you like your Tannhäuser with a complete overture instead of having it cut in half so that you're suddenly thrown right into the...
Last Post By: Florestan December 28th, 2020, 11:57 PMI 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...
Last Post By: Florestan Yesterday, 05:05 AMKaufmann in 1993. I love his voice here.
Last Post By: MAuer December 25th, 2020, 01:12 PMThese are the reviewers’ assessments of new or reissued recordings from the July issue of Opernwelt: http://www.opernwelt.de/ RECOMMENDED - ...
Last Post By: MAuer January 5th, 2021, 12:43 PMHappy New Year! For 2021, we launch a new thread of Short Stories - highlights from our daily podcasts that venture into the world of lyrical,...
Last Post By: itywltmt January 2nd, 2021, 03:13 PMWonderful! I always jump straight to the knifing scene. Wow, she pulled the knife out and gave it a second, full jab! Impressive!
Florestan Yesterday, 04:57 AM
This Tosca from the Vienna State Opera has some of today's best interpreters of the three principal roles in Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann,
A couple of items gleaned from interviews in the December issue of Das Opernglas:
- Lawrence Brownlee has another recording in the works, this
Over the holidays, the streams I watched had an unintentional theme of all being productions affected by COVID restrictions. Rather than find them sobering
Nemorino January 7th, 2021, 10:09 PMI do like Serse, but only in the "historically uninformed" style with a tenor in the title role. (I still think JK would be a wonderful Serse!)
MAuer January 6th, 2021, 12:54 PMCorny story but then it is a comedy. Still not fond of counter tenors.
I am about to lose my mind. I saw Joyce perform this live a couple years ago at Hill Auditorium and wished so much for a recording with Joyce. Now I
Florestan January 5th, 2021, 09:17 PMStill no sign of the December issue of Opernwelt -- guess it will show up eventually. But in the meantime . . .
A couple of familiar operas,
Yep, and I know where some of my stimulus check is going to be spent!
Now this is the way to begin a new year!
That production from Opera Lafayette reuses the same company's staging from performances
Well this is really awesome. Two new releases, both Leonore:
Beethoven: Leonore (1805 version)
Due for release on 8th Jan
A pair of Verdi podcasts are available for your listening pleasure. They are:
Giuseppe Verdi was to opera in the Italian tradition what Beethoven
What opera have you been listening to, lately?
Thread Starter: SchigolchThis 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 25th, 2020, 04:15 AM