What opera have you been listening to, lately?

[Clayton]

This mornings therapy course for Clayton

Vivaldi: Il Teuzzone
Paolo Lopez (Teuzzone), Raffaella Milanesi (Zelinda), Delphine Galou (Zidiana), Furio Zanasi (Silvenio), Roberta Mameli (Cino), Antonio Giovannini (Egaro) & Makoto Sakurada (Troncone)
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall
Recorded in 2011 at the Château de Versailles

[Hoffmann]

Cleansing, but at the same time a tiny bit bonkers.

Moi?

[Clayton]

Moi?

Yup, with affection, we think of you as a tiny bit bonkers.

I am beyond help but I continue with my therapy.

Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice
Juan Diego Flórez (Orphée), Ainhoa Garmendia (Eurydice), Alessandra Marianelli (Amour)
Coro y Orquesta del Teatro Real, Madrid
Jesús López-Cobos
Live recording Teatro Real, Madrid 27, 30 May & 2 June 2008



I am a fan of JDF but this cover design I charge Decca as lazy.

[Hoffmann]

Inspired by one of Annie's postings from last week, I realized I hadn't listened to this classic, one of my all time favorites, in a long while:

[Soave_Fanciulla]

Moi?

Cleansing: Mozart

a tiny bit bonkers: Mitridate

[Clayton]

Whilst JDF's singing takes us on a thrilling ride, Jesús López-Cobos captures the dramatic tragedy within the heart of Orphée. However this compromises the delicacy that switches between heaven and hell, love and grief, or maybe it's just Orfeo and Orphée.
Either way, slightly left wanting, I went back to Muti.

[Gigli13]

So your post motivated me to play a little Mignon. Here's which one I played: it starts with 1942 Toscanini overture (NBC Ocrchrestra at Carnegie Hall. While many songs r in French there is a Polonase with Lina Pagliughi in Italian. there is a Styrienne in Italian with Ebe Stignani . The rest are pretty much in French . Both the Italian and French songs are all so light peaceful and make you feel like your either in Paris or that recent black & white silent movie ttneeArtist. The French singers of course sound French and the cd has a picture of Renee Doria from year 2000.its on Malibran Music CDRG 154.

[Gigli13]

So your post motivated me to play a little Mignon. Here's which one I played: it starts with 1942 Toscanini overture (NBC Ocrchrestra at Carnegie Hall. While many songs r in French there is a Polonase with Lina Pagliughi in Italian. there is a Styrienne in Italian with Ebe Stignani . The rest are pretty much in French . Both the Italian and French songs are all so light peaceful and make you feel like your either in Paris or that recent black & white silent movie ttneeArtist. The French singers of course sound French and the cd has a picture of Renee Doria from year 2000.its on Malibran Music CDRG 154.

[Gigli13]

[Gigli13]

Sorry for too many pictures I am like an Amish when it comes to computers thank you regulars who know what your doing as because of you I"m playing more opera outside of hat I'm familiar with so thanks.

[Gigli13]

Unusual Bass voice

[Hoffmann]

Yesterday afternoon:



Not my favorite opera, by a long shot, but a nice recording (live performance) with:

Conductor: Giuseppe Patane
with Bayerisches Staatsorchester/Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper

Violetta: Teresa Stratas
Alfredo: Fritz Wunderlich
Germont: Hermann Prey
Annina: Brigitte Fassbänder

Orfeo/1965 (and, it's in Italian!)

Playing:



Conductor: Jesus Lopez Cobos
with Ambrosian Opera Chorus and Philharmonia Orchestra

Otello: Jose Carreras
Desdemona: Frederica von Stade
Iago: Gianfranco Pastine
Elmiro: Samuel Ramey
et al.

Philips/1978

[Adrian]

On this, what had to be very sunny day, I made my own sun listing to this wonderful recording from two vocal masters.
Sutherland / Domingo as ever fine conducted by Bonynge .

[Clayton]

Handel: Floridante
Marijana Mijanovic (Floridante), Joyce DiDonato (Elmira), Roberta Invernizzi (Timante), Vito Priante (Oronte), Sharon Rostorf-Zamir (Rossane), Riccardo Novaro (Coralbo)
Il Complesso Barocco
Alan Curtis

[Gigli13]

Handel: Floridante
Marijana Mijanovic (Floridante), Joyce DiDonato (Elmira), Roberta Invernizzi (Timante), Vito Priante (Oronte), Sharon Rostorf-Zamir (Rossane), Riccardo Novaro (Coralbo)
Il Complesso Barocco
Alan Curtis

What a beautiful voice a Non-Italian voice but no cold or abrupt singing a clarity likevAlbanese and Galli-Curci.
A trained voice yes but a feel for the music like Muzio.