What opera have you been listening to, lately?

[Ann Lander (sospiro)]

I had the stitches removed yesterday and, as it was a beautiful day, decided I was feeling well enough to get out and walk. Although I can feel it this morning, it was good to get outside again. My listening was:


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Pleased to hear you're feeling well enough to start walking again and listening to some Mozart will, no doubt, have helped. Do you normally go out most days?

My mission was to see whether the optometrist in Georgetown would be able to rescue my favorite (20 yrs old) sunglasses, which looked damaged beyond repair from my fall. He looked at them kind of dubiously, but started to work at it and finally succeeded in twisting them back into good shape. Have to replace a lens, which was deeply gouged, but am very happy that this worked out!

Excellent!

[Festat]

[Florestan]

Today:

[Festat]

Something creepy for Halloween.

[Florestan]

[Soave_Fanciulla]

[Florestan]

[Hoffmann]

Yesterday's walk:

[Hoffmann]

Today's listen is one of my favorite walking partners:

[Clayton]

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I love that Tolomeo recording!

[Clayton]

amongst the usual suspects...



Giordano, U: Fedora
Angela Gheorghiu (Fedora), Nino Machaidze (Olga Sukarev), Plácido Domingo (Loris Ipanov), Fabio Maria Capitanucci (De Siriex)
Orchestre symphonique et choers de la Monnaie, Alberto Veronesi
Recorded Le Cirque Royal, Brussels January 2008

Very verissimo, typically tear-jerker, magical melodies. Fabulous and complete with lovely Angela.

[Clayton]

Taneyev: Oresteia
A Music Trilogy
Soloists, choir and orchestra of the Belorussian State, Bolshoi Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Tatiana Kolomiytseva
Recorded 1965

It's quite far away from any of his contemporaries (who I think didn't accept it well), sounding more of Italian romantic influence. We're flying a bit blind as it's a Melodiya recording with just the synopsis but still I think it's beautiful and very much worth it for Russian opera fans.

[Clayton]

Handel: Floridante
Marijana Mijanovic (Floridante), Joyce DiDonato (Elmira), Roberta Invernizzi (Timante), Vito Priante (Oronte), Sharon Rostorf-Zamir (Rossane), Riccardo Novaro (Coralbo)
Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
Recorded September 2005 Chiesa di San Silvestro, Tuscania



sex, violence, lust, incest, jealousy and betrayal... the engine of great operas (Donna Leon)

[Hoffmann]

I was all set for my walk yesterday when I discovered, to my horror, that I had neglected to charge not just one of, but all of my iPod Nanos. I nearly cancelled my walk. I was in despair. I finally threw in the towel and walked in silence. Well, except for the dull roar of traffic. Geez.

I'm good to go for today, though! I haven't yet figured out my listening, but am leaning toward Wagner. Maybe Lohengrin. Or, perhaps, Das Rheingold. Still early, plenty of time to decide.

[Florestan]

I was all set for my walk yesterday when I discovered, to my horror, that I had neglected to charge not just one of, but all of my iPod Nanos. I nearly cancelled my walk. I was in despair. I finally threw in the towel and walked in silence. Well, except for the dull roar of traffic. Geez.

I'm good to go for today, though! I haven't yet figured out my listening, but am leaning toward Wagner. Maybe Lohengrin. Or, perhaps, Das Rheingold. Still early, plenty of time to decide.

They make battery packs that can be charged and used to recharge a MP3 player anywhere, and I assume it could also power it to play if the MP3 battery is too low.