What opera have you been listening to, lately?

[Clayton]

adult entertainment

Rubinstein:

The Demon

Alexander Polyakov (Demon), Nina Lebedeva (Tamara), Evgeny Vladimirov (Gudal), Alexey Usmanov (Sinodal), Nina Grigorieva (Nanny), Nina Derbina (Angel), Yury Elnikov (Messenger), Boris Morozov (Old Servant)
Academic Choir of the USSR All-Union Radio, Symphony Orchestra of the USSR All-Union Radio, Boris Khaikin
1974



well I only say adult because for some strange reason the CD has a symbol that looks like a guidance rating on the back



or does this mean something else?

Whatever.

It is a thrilling opera and performance.

[Floria]

Puccini: Madama Butterfly

Maria Chiara
James King
Hermann Prey



This is my favorite Butterfly.

[Soave_Fanciulla]

Rachmaninov did an opera? For real?

Yes, I watched two of them on culture box - read my post in the "watching" thread: http://operalively.com/forums/showth...ll=1#post48057

There is also The Miserly Knight which I am still waiting to watch.

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adult entertainment

Rubinstein:

The Demon

Alexander Polyakov (Demon), Nina Lebedeva (Tamara), Evgeny Vladimirov (Gudal), Alexey Usmanov (Sinodal), Nina Grigorieva (Nanny), Nina Derbina (Angel), Yury Elnikov (Messenger), Boris Morozov (Old Servant)
Academic Choir of the USSR All-Union Radio, Symphony Orchestra of the USSR All-Union Radio, Boris Khaikin
1974



well I only say adult because for some strange reason the CD has a symbol that looks like a guidance rating on the back



or does this mean something else?

Whatever.

It is a thrilling opera and performance.

One of my favourite recordings.

[Floria]

Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Jussi Bjorling, Licia Albanese

[Luiz Gazzola (Almaviva)]

There is also The Miserly Knight which I am still waiting to watch.

The Miserly Knight is also very good. This is the DVD of which that I have, and I liked it a lot:

[StLukesGuildOhio]

[Clayton]

Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Christoph Prégardien (Ulisse), Bernarda Fink (Penelope), Christina Högman (Telemaco), Lorraine Hunt (Minerva), Dominique Visse (Pisandro), Mark Tucker (Anfinomo), David Thomas (Antinoo), Olivier Lallouette (Giove), Martina Borst (Amore), Michael Schopper (Nettuno)
Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs
1992

[Ann Lander (sospiro)]

My brother in law was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court yesterday (not that bar) and said that he chatted with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg about being an opera fan - when he asked her about her favorite opera, she said Marriage of Figaro or Don Giovanni - depending on the day.

Many congratulations to your brother. To be able to chat with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg about opera, now that is super cool!

Is your brother (or are you) going to this?

[Hoffmann]

Many congratulations to your brother. To be able to chat with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg about opera, now that is super cool!

Is your brother (or are you) going to this?

Not so far, but I've given Glimmerglass passing thought without really focusing on it too much. I'll have to look more closely over the weekend. To hear RBG talk about opera - that alone would be worth the trip!

[Hoffmann]

I started out this morning thinking I would listen to Otello, but I'm kind of bored with the one recording I have. When I went to turn on the ol' iPod for my walk, I got completely distracted and decided I hadn't listened to Macbeth in at least a week, so gave this another shot:





This actually is a wonderful recording. I still give preference to Gardelli/Suliotis (even though critics consider her a disaster, I find her thrilling). Maybe all my walking in the city and listening to all those sirens really have taken a toll...

[Clayton]

My brother in law was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court yesterday...

So, just to clarify, that is your brother in law in law?

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Vivaldi: L'Incoronazione di Dario
Anders Dahlin (Dario), Sara Mingardo (Statira), Delphine Galou (Argene), Riccardo Novaro (Niceno), Roberta Mameli (Alinda), Lucia Cirillo (Oronte), Sofia Soloviy (Arpago), Giuseppina Bridelli (Flora)
Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone
2013

[Clayton]

I woke up this morning feeling like Vivaldi. I checked the mirror but didn't look anything like him.

Vivaldi: Griselda, RV718
Griselda: Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Costanza: Veronica Cangemi (soprano), Ottone: Simone Kermes (soprano), Roberto: Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Gualtiero: Stefano Ferrari (tenor) & Corrado: Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi

[Hoffmann]

For the walk yesterday:





(This doesn't translate as "Lady in Cement", I hope..)


I think no walk today. I overslept this am, so unable to get out before sun gets too high. At 8:50 am it's already 82F/27C with 70% humidity. I walked 9 miles yesterday morning and thought I wasn't going to make it - very, very glad when I got home. I'm having to re-think my maniacal walking habit over the coming summer months.

Typical DC summer weather. We got off easy last year.

[Hoffmann]

Many congratulations to your brother. To be able to chat with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg about opera, now that is super cool!

Is your brother (or are you) going to this?

I should have known. Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaking event is sold out. Not surprising - she's likely the most famous individual opera fan in the U.S...

[Ann Lander (sospiro)]

I should have known. Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaking event is sold out. Not surprising - she's likely the most famous individual opera fan in the U.S...

Shame. Press pass? "Opera Lively"?