What opera have you been listening to, lately?

[Florestan]

Still my favorite opera and my favorite recording of it.

[Florestan]

Since the above I have listened to a lot of La Sonnambulas. Now this:

[Florestan]

This sounds very boxy .Actually, it sounds like a transfer from a 78 rpm disk.

[Florestan]

First listen. Feels like I am listening to Weber.

[Florestan]

There is a part in here that the music and singing briefly sound much like a part in La Fille du Rebiment. I like the first one a bit better.


DVD Soundtrack:

[Florestan]

[Florestan]

My favorite recording of my favorite opera. This one for sure goes with me to the desert island. Second choice is the above Nightinggale set.

[Florestan]

[Ann Lander (sospiro)]

In no particular order, home work for future opera trips.

[Florestan]

This one goes on the desert island list:

[Florestan]

I think I listened to this opera once or twice, but have no recollection of it, so this is like a new experience for me. I have a DVD but have not watched it yet, but should soon so that I will have completed videos of all 10 major Wagner Operas.

[Ann Lander (sospiro)]

This. Still my favourite version of my favourite opera.

[Florestan]

Last night:


Early this evening:


Now:

[MAuer]

Conductor/orchestra: Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Cast: Nina Stemme (Leonore), Jonas Kaufmann (Florestan), Falk Struckmann (Pizarro), Christof Fischesser (Rocco), Rachel Harnisch (Marzelline), Christoph Strehl (Jaquino), Peter Mattei (Don Fernando)

[MAuer]

Conductor/orchestra: Maurizio Pollini, Prague Chamber Orchestra
Prague Philharmonic Chorus
Cast: Katia Ricciarelli (Elena), Lucia Valentini-Terrani (Malcolm), Dalmacio Gonzalez (Uberto/Giacomo), Dano Raffanti (Rodrigo di Dhu), Samuel Ramey (Douglas d'Angus), Cecilia Valdenassi (Albina), Oslavio Di Credico (Serano), Antonio D' Uva (Bertram)

Hadn't listened to this for quite a while.