Finally had a chance to listen to the recently purchased recording of Maria Stuarda.
This is fantastic -- Gruberova sings like an angel, Baltsa is completely involved in the character of Elizabeth (and also sings wonderfully), Araiza is a virile Leicester, and Francesco Ellero d'Artegna a sympathetic Talbot. And, wonder of wonders, the set came with a complete libretto! (I was beginning to think such creatures were extinct.)
I believe Sospiro was saying that she has been enjoying Gardelli's Nabucco...
Now you get a snapshot of why I stay away from puzzles. Jeez. I seem to do ok with bridge for some reason, but that is a more logic based game (and there probably are some who would disagree with my self-assessment that I do ok...).
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It's been a while since I listened to it. Truly a masterpiece.
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My favourite version (of the ones I've got at the moment anyway).
"Every theatre is an insane asylum, but an opera theatre is the ward for the incurables."
FRANZ SCHALK, attributed, Losing the Plot in Opera: Myths and Secrets of the World's Great Operas
Baroque seems to be a good match for walking, so thought I would go with one that doesn't otherwise get much air:
I always have a dream of a gym where instead of playing thumpy-thumpy music they regaled us with Baroque bravura arias. I'd be a life member.
Natalie
Seemed to be about time to have another whirl of this. Catchy Russian dances, a pure maiden, a yearning tenor cut down in the flower of his youth, and a sexy badass bass-baritone, who could resist?
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
Natalie
day four and I'm still stuck on Terradellas' Artaserse.
If any one would like to know more about this composer, where he is from for instance, please let me know.
I really must give this a go; I've had it on my wish list ever since you first started talking about it.Seemed to be about time to have another whirl of this. Catchy Russian dances, a pure maiden, a yearning tenor cut down in the flower of his youth, and a sexy badass bass-baritone, who could resist?
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
Is the above the best version? I've got the Wexford on my list as well.
"Every theatre is an insane asylum, but an opera theatre is the ward for the incurables."
FRANZ SCHALK, attributed, Losing the Plot in Opera: Myths and Secrets of the World's Great Operas
I'm still contemplating the Wexford - but it is live, so you might not like it. So far I have been pretty happy with the version I've got, even if the soprano is a bit screechy (but we don't care about sopranos, do we?).I really must give this a go; I've had it on my wish list ever since you first started talking about it.
Is the above the best version? I've got the Wexford on my list as well.
Meanwhile, you might care to watch Dima doing his sexy badass baritone act in a semi-staged version in Moscow. And there's a good tenor.
Natalie
Today's walk music:
There aren't a whole lot of recordings of this opera out there, and Renee about owns this role. I've also got the famous Callas live recording - which has lousy sound - and the Claudio Scimone/Cecilia Gasdia recording which is pretty good.
After being stuck in a probably unhealthy eight or nine cycles of Terradellas, I decided the only way to fight fire is with fire*
Vinci, Leonardo: Artaserse
Philippe Jaroussky (Artaserse), Max Emanuel Cencic (Mandane), Franco Fagioli (Arbace), Valer Barna-Sabadus (Semira), Yuriy Mynenko (Megabise), Daniel Behle (Artabano)
Concerto Köln & Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Lugano, Diego Fasolis
*You should never tackle a real fire with fire. If it safe to do so, you should use the appropriate equipment such as a fire extinguisher, otherwise call the fire brigade.
Playing an opera CD will definitely not help.
Thanks!
"Every theatre is an insane asylum, but an opera theatre is the ward for the incurables."
FRANZ SCHALK, attributed, Losing the Plot in Opera: Myths and Secrets of the World's Great Operas
After being stuck in a probably unhealthy eight or nine cycles of Terradellas, I decided the only way to fight fire is with fire*
Vinci, Leonardo: Artaserse
Philippe Jaroussky (Artaserse), Max Emanuel Cencic (Mandane), Franco Fagioli (Arbace), Valer Barna-Sabadus (Semira), Yuriy Mynenko (Megabise), Daniel Behle (Artabano)
Concerto Köln & Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Lugano, Diego Fasolis
*You should never tackle a real fire with fire. If it safe to do so, you should use the appropriate equipment such as a fire extinguisher, otherwise call the fire brigade.
Playing an opera CD will definitely not help.
How do you like that? Clayton steals my thunder! I don't typically listen to that much baroque, but it is kind of catchy while walking. This is the second baroque recording I've cued up in less than a week:
I wasn't even trying to fight a fire...
Tonight, this. Just arrived. 1994 release, the earlier of two Don Pasquale's with Mei, the later one I have on DVD, but haven't watched yet. In fact, tonight will be my first time listening to Don Pasquale.
"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
Now we are talkingToday's walk music:
There aren't a whole lot of recordings of this opera out there, and Renee about owns this role. I've also got the famous Callas live recording - which has lousy sound - and the Claudio Scimone/Cecilia Gasdia recording which is pretty good.
Even years later on DVD her performance is outstanding.
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