What opera have you been listening to, lately?

**Soave_Fanciulla** · July 11th, 2018, 03:42 AM

Back on track with my Massenet box

Like the music, love Alain Vanzo; less enamored with the libretto and plot

Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame
L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo - Roger Boutry
Alain Vanzo (Jean), Jules Bastin (Boniface), Marc Vento (Le Prieur), Jean-Marie Frémeau (Un moine peintre), Tibère Raffalli (Un moine poete), Michel Carey (Un moine musicien), Jean-Jacques Doumène (Un moine sculpteur), Antoinette Rossi (Angel 1), Amanda Cassini (Angel 2)

This is a better story; some nice mock-Spanish touches, and of course José van Dam impeccable in the title role.

Don Quichotte
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse - Michel Plasson
José van Dam (Don Quichotte), Alain Fondary (Sancho Panza), Teresa Berganza (Dulcinée), Isabelle Vernet (Pedro), Marie-Ange Todorovitch (Garcias), Christian Papis (Rodriguez), Nicolas Rivenq (Juan)

**Sonata** · July 12th, 2018, 03:21 PM

Verdi: Un Ballo in Mascero, in English

and a light little chamber opera from Charpentier: Les Arts Florissants

**Sonata** · July 12th, 2018, 05:34 PM

Dvorak: The Devil & Kate

**MAuer** · July 13th, 2018, 11:38 AM

A classic.

**Sonata** · July 13th, 2018, 05:31 PM

Boito: Mefistofele

My third listen to this opera, but my first of this particular recording

**Florestan** · July 13th, 2018, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by Sonata

Boito: Mefistofele

My third listen to this opera, but my first of this particular recording

Got some fine singers on this one. I have a different set and have listened twice, but have not taken a liking to the opera.

**Florestan** · July 14th, 2018, 09:30 PM

Just arrived. Out of my 21 sets, I place this along the the Lucia Aliberti Sonnambula tied for 2nd place. My top Sonnambula remains Gruberova.

**Soave_Fanciulla** · July 15th, 2018, 03:36 AM

En travesti
Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Corrado Rovaris

**Florestan** · July 15th, 2018, 08:27 PM

**Sonata** · July 17th, 2018, 02:00 PM

The new Clemenza di Tito, with Joyce DiDonato

**Florestan** · July 17th, 2018, 11:33 PM

**Florestan** · July 18th, 2018, 04:35 AM

**Florestan** · July 19th, 2018, 12:56 AM

**MAuer** · July 19th, 2018, 11:19 AM

Conductor/orchestra: John Pritchard, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast: Richard Lewis (Idomeneo), Gundula Janowitz (Ilia), Luciano Pavarotti (Idamante), Enriquetta Tarres (Elettra), Neilson Taylor (Arbace), David Hughes (High Priest of Neptune)

I couldn't choose between this live recording from the 1964 Glyndebourne Festival or the one from the 1957 Festival with the same conductor and Idomeneo, and Jurinac and Simoneau as Ilia and Idamante . . . so I bought both of them.

And they're both wonderful.