What opera have you been listening to, lately?

[Soave_Fanciulla]

Lully: Psyché
Tragédie en Musique (Libretto: Thomas Corneille)
Carolyn Sampson, Karina Gauvin, Aaron Sheehan, Colin Balzer, Amanda Forsythe, Mireille Lebel, Yulia Van Doren, Olivier Laquerre, Jason McStoots, Matthew Shaw, Aaron Engebreth, Ricard Bordas, Teresa Wakim & José Lemos
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra & Chorus, Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs

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Nearly pressed buy; holy mackerel have you seen the price on that; hooray the library has it!

[Clayton]

Vinci, Leonardo: Catone in Utica
Max Emanuel Cencic (Arbace), Franco Fagioli (Cesare), Valer Sabadus (Marzia), Martin Mitterutzner (Fulvio), Vince Yi (Emilia), Juan Sancho (Catone)
Il Pomo D'oro, Riccardo Minasi



Fabulous as it is, when not following the libretto it seems to have a lot more recitatives than when doing so...

[Clayton]

Nearly pressed buy; holy mackerel have you seen the price on that; hooray the library has it!

I think I must have got it on a promotion

it is very beautiful and you're very fortunate to have such a brilliant library!

[Clayton]

I think Berko is an exception to modern towns and we're actually getting a brand new library (as opposed to closing it due to lack of funds)...

I would like to suggest an opera section and will be asking you about details on yours soon (it is still under construction). Maybe I could even volunteer some time to help start/operate it.

[Soave_Fanciulla]

I think Berko is an exception to modern towns and we're actually getting a brand new library (as opposed to closing it due to lack of funds)...

I would like to suggest an opera section and will be asking you about details on yours soon (it is still under construction). Maybe I could even volunteer some time to help start/operate it.

I am very lucky in that all Auckland libraries are interconnected, you can order any item and wherever it is held, it will be sent to your local branch, often within a couple of days. You can also request purchases, and if the item is available from their usual suppliers they always buy it.

[Soave_Fanciulla]

If you want a definition of pastoral, listen to this:

[Soave_Fanciulla]

[Clayton]

any comments on the Keiser?

[Soave_Fanciulla]

any comments on the Keiser?

Frothy, light, pretty.

[Clayton]

Frothy, light, pretty.

so a perfect cup for me then

[Clayton]

Verdi: Nabucco
Elena Souliotis (Abigaille), Tito Gobbi (Nabucco), Carlo Cava (Zaccaria), Bruno Prevedi (Ismaele), Dora Carral (Fenena), Giovanni Foiani (Gran Sacerdote), Walter Kräutler (Abdallo), Anna d'Auria (Anna)
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Opernorchester, Lamberto Gardelli
Recorded 1965, in heaven and produced by the angels

[Clayton]

Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Kathleen Battle, Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, Enzo Dara & Dawn Upshaw
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, James Levine
Recorded 1989 Manhatten Center, New York. I want a cheeseburger.

[Hoffmann]

Returned to Rathaus Schöneberg this morning (listened to Ercole) and took a couple of photos. Unfortunately, I'm kind of clueless how to upload them from my phone to OL. Or from my phone to iPad to OL. Or from

Oh well. I'll try and remember to do photos after I return home.

[Clayton]

[Clayton]

Bellini: Norma
Joan Sutherland (Norma), Luciano Pavarotti (Pollione), Montserrat Caballé (Adalgisa), Samuel Ramey (Oroveso)
Orchestra & Chorus of Welsh National Opera, Richard Bonynge
Recorded 1984 in Walthamstow, yes I said Walthamstow, Assembly Hall