What opera have you been listening to, lately?

[Hoffmann]

I found this hard to like - I am so enamored with Maria Callas singing Amina that everyone else sounds too foreign. I love the opera, though, and since it's been a couple of years since I last listened to it, will cue it up for a listen today.



Currently playing:

[Florestan]

I found this [Dessay's Sonnambula] hard to like - I am so enamored with Maria Callas singing Amina that everyone else sounds too foreign. I love the opera, though, and since it's been a couple of years since I last listened to it, will cue it up for a listen today.

Part of it may be the excellent sound quality of this disk compared to other sets that I have: 3 Callas sets, 2 Devia sets, Lind, and the NAXOS set.

[MAuer]

Currently playing:

I've had my eye on this recording for some time -- Wunderlich as Belmonte, minus Erika Köth’s Minnie Mouse Konstanze on the DG version. And Reri Grist as Blonde!

[Soave_Fanciulla]

This year at Violin camp I had to do less organising and chivying as my daughter is now 13 and more independent (she even practised without being nagged!!!), So I had time to listen to these great recordings:

[Clayton]

This year at Violin camp...

ah... return of Violin camp

[Clayton]

2 violins setting up the tent, one says to the other, "careful with that peg"

[Povero Buoso]

Listening to two very different operas recently but both among my favourites (that aren't Puccini or Verdi). Each time I listen to Written on Skin I become more impressed and want 2018 to come sooner.

The protector has some particularly beautiful music despite being a thoroughly unlikable character (Like Scarpia!)
My other opera has been


This opera may be getting a lot of i pod time because of its subject matter feeling incredibly prominent in my life currently (though I love it anyway). Gremin's aria remains one of my favourite bits.

[Florestan]

[Clayton]

The chicken's favourite composer? Why of course

Gluck, Gluck, Gluck!


and I have been listening to

Gluck: Armide
Felicity Palmer (Armide), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Renaud), Raimund Herincx (Hidraot), Yaron Wind-Muller (Aronte), Adrian Thompson (Artemidore), Sally Burgess (Phenice/Lucinde)
City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

[Clayton]

meanwhile, back at violin camp...

after a splendid of performance of pizzicato, the violin took a bow...

[MAuer]

meanwhile, back at violin camp...

after a splendid of performance of pizzicato, the violin took a bow...

Sounds to me as if they were all just fiddling around.

[Ann Lander (sospiro)]

Listening to two very different operas recently but both among my favourites (that aren't Puccini or Verdi). Each time I listen to Written on Skin I become more impressed and want 2018 to come sooner.
The protector has some particularly beautiful music despite being a thoroughly unlikable character (Like Scarpia!)

Are you going to see it? You know it's on at the Barbican in March?

[Povero Buoso]

Are you going to see it? You know it's on at the Barbican in March?

University till the 28th .... and Il Trittico is on as well at the ROH

[Clayton]

University till the 28th .... and Il Trittico is on as well at the ROH

err... bit of a long way for you to come for a night out...

[Ann Lander (sospiro)]

2 violins setting up the tent, one says to the other, "careful with that peg"

And to cool off ...



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University till the 28th .... and Il Trittico is on as well at the ROH

I wish there was something I could do ...