What opera have you been listening to, lately?

[Clayton]

...it was obvious where resurrecting the Bellini thread would lead Clayton to...

[Clayton]

then went back to the other La clemenza

Gluck: La Clemenza di Tito
Rainer Trost (Tito Vespasiano), Laura Aikin (Vitellia), Raffaella Milanesi (Sesto), Arantza Ezenarro (Servilia), Valer Sabadus (Annio) & Flavio Ferri-Benedetti (Publio)
L'arte del mondo, Werner Ehrhardt



a very good opera, a very good performance and a very good recording. These dhm/Sony recordings are such fantastic value for money (GBP14 at PC) http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/w/2...emenza-di-Tito

[Hoffmann]

For yesterday's walk I decided to test my theory of baroque being the best accompaniment. I remembered that this probably was the best item in the box of operas I bought at auction last fall:





Conductor: Christophe Rousset
Derek Lee Ragin
Sandrine Piau
Doris Lamprecht
Olivier Lallouette
Vanda Tabery
Guy Flechter

This is a wonderful opera with constantly interesting music and, although the cast is unknown to me, expertly sung.

[Florestan]

If clips count, then I am listening to this and debating whether to buy a set. It reminds me somewhat of the style of Wagner's Lohengrin (probably not even close, but ...):


Also did clips for this one with Janowitz:

[Ann Lander (sospiro)]

Bought this ages ago and hadn't heard it until today. My path to town is flooded and I had to walk along the main road which I hate so I needed something entertaining and this is superb!

[Florestan]

[Hoffmann]

Yesterday, I decided to treat myself. To Rossini:





I have a few Opera d'Oro recordings, many of which have only so-so sound. This one is particularly good, with ol' Montsy in top form and terrific singing by tenors Franco Bonisolli and Pietro Botazzo.

[Florestan]

[Soave_Fanciulla]

Every time I see the front cover of this CD I am reminded of this girl in the Bronzino painting:

[Clayton]

me too on the Lohengrin...

Wagner: Lohengrin
Klaus Florian Vogt (Lohengrin), Annette Dasch (Elsa), Susanne Resmark (Ortrud), Gerd Grochowski (Friedrich von Telramund), Markus Brück (Der Heerrufer des Königs), Günther Groissböck (Heinrich der Vogler)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Rundfunkchor Berlin, Marek Janowski

[Hoffmann]

This is one I don't have and haven't heard. Looks like a great cast and Waltraud Meier's Ortrud a don't miss.

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Yesterday's walk:

[Florestan]

Just arrived. First listen to this opera. Aliberti is good.

[Soave_Fanciulla]

Another Donizetti which has completely failed to click with me, despite an excellent cast:

[Ann Lander (sospiro)]

This accompanied me to the train station to buy tickets, to the opticians to book an eye test and to several shops...



... then I ran out of music but this is the perfect length for my walk home from town (and probably my favourite version).

[Florestan]

After receiving my Lucia Aliberti Beatrice di Tenda and loving Aliberti's voice I discovered that I have this