What opera have you been listening to, lately?

[Hoffmann]

Saturday's walk:



I have a couple of Armida recordings and have to admit that this is one Rossini opera that doesn't quite make it with me. I recall seeing the Met's HD broadcast several years ago and thinking it wonderful. The problem here may be the opera depends on four great Rossini tenors - the guys here are only ok.

Yesterday's walk:

[Soave_Fanciulla]

^ Am listening to clips now. I don't have any Rameau. I see he has a lot of operas that I should check out before settling on a first Rameau opera.

I vote Dardanus.

[Festat]

I vote Platée.

[Festat]

Les Indes galantes has probably the most infectious tune of all of opera, though. You'll be whistling this for the rest of your life. When you least expect you'll see yourself skipping down the street while it plays on your mind.

[Sonata]

In need of some Verdi this evening

[Ann Lander (sospiro)]

Yesterday's walk:

My favourite Boris!

[Soave_Fanciulla]

I vote Platée.

Platée is very funny. I LOVE the frog chorus.

[Clayton]

I also love Les Fêtes d'Hébé; it's got poetry, music and dance, it's fabulous! I probably have listened to that one the most in the past couple of years. It's the sort of recording that made me want to listen to everything Sophie has recorded.



Sophie Daneman, Sarah Connolly, Maryseult Wieczorek, Gaelle Mechaly (Dessus), Jean-Paul Fouchecourt, Paul Agnew (Haute-Contres) & Luc Coadou, Thierry Felix, Matthieu Lecroart, Laurent Slaars (Basses)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Recorded Jan 1997, Salle Wigram, Paris

[Sonata]

On my work commute, I started a lesser known Dvorak opera, a rental from the library. I know nothing about it other than that it's a "folk opera". The box has the libretto but I haven't really found the time to dig into it.



This is part of my new "composer-of-the-month" listening project

[Ann Lander (sospiro)]

Still not up to speed so I was able to listen to all of this on my shopping trip.

[Florestan]

La Serva Padrona

[Soave_Fanciulla]

Still not up to speed so I was able to listen to all of this on my shopping trip.

I was just wondering today how the walking is going?

[Ann Lander (sospiro)]

I was just wondering today how the walking is going?

Loads better than it was ta! Working on my fitness now.

[Clayton]

I'm very happy to hear the tendon is healing and you're walking more now.

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Two of the operas by Donizetti that I'm enjoying most recently, both on the fabulous Opera Rara label;






Though not listening to opera now as I'm listening to the cricket as Alex Hales has literally smashed the ball and some replacements are brought out...

[Ann Lander (sospiro)]

I'm very happy to hear the tendon is healing and you're walking more now.

Thank you!

Two of the operas by Donizetti that I'm enjoying most recently, both on the fabulous Opera Rara label;

Do these sets have a libretto?