What opera have you been listening to, lately?

[Schigolch]

[Soave_Fanciulla]

Medici TV's Pelléas et Mélisande from Paris Opera, directed again by Robert Wilson. Another good match to this delicate and mysterious opera which I am beginning to love. It's like bathing in moonlight.

[brianwalker]

Specifically, the Parsifal in this set.

If you're a Parsifalian or a Waltraud Meier fan, get these two recordings now.

[Schigolch]

[Dins]

A concert with the Gothenburg opera orchestra yesterday.

The program was:
Rossini: Overture from The thieving magpie
Bellini: Overture frim Il pirata
Donizetti: “O mio Fernando”, Leonoras aria from La Favorita
Donizetti: Ballabili (ballet music) from La Favorita
Rossini: Overture from Semiramis
Rossini: ”Qui est homo”, duet from Stabat Mater

Bellini: Overture from Norma
Donizetti: Overture from Don Pasquale
Donizetti: "O luce di quest' anima", Lindas aria from Linda di Chamounix
Bellini: Overture from Beatrice di Tenda
Rossini: Overture from Wilhelm Tell
Rossini: ”Fiero incontro”, duet fom Tancredi

As you probably already have guessed the theme of the evening was Bel Canto. Of the instrumental pieces Rossinis really stand out. I find his music more fun to listen to than Bellini and Donizetti. There is something about a Rossini Overture that gets me going. Probably the Rossini crecendos...

But there where some singing too. We where at the opera after all. The two singers was Katarina Karnéus and, a singer that I know Axel has heard about, Mari Eriksmoen. Katarina was good but Mari was better. I was very impressed by her. I even wonder if she shouldn't be on the Young singers to watch list. She is after all only 29. Her O luce di quest' anima was absolutely beautiful and she got the biggest applause of the evening.

[Aksel]

Sounds like a really fun concert! And yes, Mari Eriksmoen is great!
I'm seeing her do the Poulenc Gloria and Carmina Burana in a few weeks. And her Adele at the opera in December.

[Soave_Fanciulla]

Samson et Dalila and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Samson is Palestinian and Dalila Israeli. So you can imagine that the libretto makes no sense at all in this context. And I never want to hear Torsten Kerl nasalise another note.

[Amfortas]

Looks good, but for the love of God, who proofreads these things?

I mean, come on, it's just embarrassing that they misspelled "Medea"!

[Aramis]

Looks good, but for the love of God, who proofreads these things?

I mean, come on, it's just embarrassing that they misspelled "Medea"!

Hello, "Amofrtas"

I see you like to joke araund... there is no mispelling... it's opera called Edmea by A. Catalani from 1886... opera from 1886, not Catalani... Catalani is from 1854... hehe... see I can joke araund too... but in good taste,... so,... for your information I just "said" (on the web we write but sometimes we say we "said" something...")

I send my regards "Amofrtas"...
Berkley Winston

I recommend you listen Catalani... not only undramatic reneissances like I see you like people here...

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[StLukesGuildOhio]

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[DrMike]

The andante from the Op. 18 Sextet from Brahms is some of his most sublime music. In case any of you get tired of opera, this makes a nice break.