What opera have you been listening to, lately?

**Soave_Fanciulla** · July 29th, 2016, 04:10 AM

I disagree. I feel we need the set up for the next 4 acts, to underline the origins of their doomed love, and the pull between love and duty that domiates Elisabetta. It's also important to know that she was given a choice whether to accept the marriage or not.

**Florestan** · July 30th, 2016, 01:59 AM

This is absolutely wonderful. Love Rosanna Carteri's voice. Just arrived today.

**Florestan** · July 30th, 2016, 02:58 AM

Now this which also arrived today:

**Soave_Fanciulla** · July 30th, 2016, 03:17 AM

**Florestan** · July 30th, 2016, 04:12 AM

Originally Posted by Soave_Fanciulla

My favorite one!

**Soave_Fanciulla** · July 30th, 2016, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by Florestan

My favorite one!

I love the music, but as I listen and the rather condescending hero keeps calling her bimba, a little part of me screams inside "women are not children".

**Amfortas** · July 30th, 2016, 07:38 AM

Originally Posted by Soave_Fanciulla

I disagree. I feel we need the set up for the next 4 acts, to underline the origins of their doomed love, and the pull between love and duty that domiates Elisabetta. It's also important to know that she was given a choice whether to accept the marriage or not.

True enough. On the other hand, I do think there's something to be said for the unity of place in the four-act version, keeping us restricted to the oppressive atmosphere of the Counter-Reformation Spanish court. And in this telling, the love of Carlo and Elisabetta seems an even more tenuous memory, perhaps more a nostalgic illusion than anything really substantial.

At any rate, of my four versions on DVD, I'm happy to have one of them be the four-act.

**Soave_Fanciulla** · July 30th, 2016, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by Amfortas

At any rate, of my four versions on DVD, I'm happy to have one of them be the four-act.

Well, definitely, you can't have too many versions of Don Carlos/Carlo!

**Florestan** · July 30th, 2016, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by Soave_Fanciulla

I love the music, but as I listen and the rather condescending hero keeps calling her bimba, a little part of me screams inside "women are not children".

Now that is something I never would have picked up, not knowing the language. That certainly could be irritating. Now I will probably hear it next time I listen. Well we always have the Freni/Pavarotti recording.

**Festat** · July 31st, 2016, 07:25 PM

**Florestan** · August 1st, 2016, 02:05 AM

**Soave_Fanciulla** · August 1st, 2016, 08:34 AM

**Hoffmann** · August 2nd, 2016, 12:01 AM

I finally couldn't stand it - had to get out for a walk (not to mention some relief from the nephew who will be staying with me for some 2 weeks longer than I anticipated - a good kid, but waaaay too pre-occupied with video games at age 26). At 90+ degrees and high humidity, it wasn't much fun. But, still...

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A nice opera and well-sung, though I admit that I prefer Rossini's other efforts with more fireworks.

**Florestan** · August 2nd, 2016, 02:03 AM

**Amfortas** · August 2nd, 2016, 07:02 AM

Originally Posted by Hoffmann

. . . the nephew who will be staying with me for some 2 weeks longer than I anticipated - a good kid, but waaaay too pre-occupied with video games at age 26.

It's sad when people get preoccupied with some arcane pursuit to the exclusion of all else.

Oh, by the way, I just bought my five hundredth Tristan!