Today,
Tchaikovsky's Maid of Orleans: Streaming Link Here.
Irina Arkhipova: Joan; Vladimir Makhov: King Charles; Klavdiya Radchenko: Agnès Sorel; Vladimir Valaitis: Dunois: Sergey Yavkovchenko: Lionel; Lev Vernigora: Archbishop; Andrey Sokolov: Raymond; Viktor Selivanov: Bertrand; Vartan Makelian: Soldier; Yevgeny Vladimirov: Thibaut. Moscow Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra. Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conducting. Moscow, 1971.
"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
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"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
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"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
An opera to be seen, rather than to listen to though. My DVD is out on loan to my friend who is accompanying me when I see this in February.
"Every theatre is an insane asylum, but an opera theatre is the ward for the incurables."
FRANZ SCHALK, attributed, Losing the Plot in Opera: Myths and Secrets of the World's Great Operas
My Christmas present to myself. Arrived yesterday. Remarkably good performance and sound is decent.
"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
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Cappuccilli
Raimondi
"Every theatre is an insane asylum, but an opera theatre is the ward for the incurables."
FRANZ SCHALK, attributed, Losing the Plot in Opera: Myths and Secrets of the World's Great Operas
Doing Furtwangler's Ring again. Why not? Sometimes it is easier to listen again than to figure out what to listen to next.
"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
Natalie
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My third complete operetta. I like it. But my favorite by far is Lehar's Land des Lachelns.
"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
Today:
"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
This is quite an enjoyable opera.
"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
Yes, I just listened to it and liked it - but then I'm not that familiar with the opera. The only thing I didn't like was the applause - always a disadvantage with live recordings.Originally Posted by Florestan
So after my initial disgust (my review), I put this away for about six months.
I listened to it a couple times in the past week and still don't like it.
Has anyone here listened to this recording? If so, your thoughts?
Natalie
Other listening - feeling in a Russian mood.
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Boris Christoff (Boris), Nicolai Gedda (Grigory (False Dmitry)), Eugenia Zareska (Marina), Kim Borg (Rangoni/Tchelkalov), Andre Bielecki (Shuisky/Missail), Eugenia Zareska (Fyodor), Ludmilla Lebedeva (Xenia), Lydia Romanova (Hostess), Wassili Pasternak (Simpleton)
Choeurs Russes de Paris, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise, Issay Dobrowen
Proof you can do a live recording and not annoy everyone with applause:
Rimsky Korsakov: Sadko
Vladimir Galusin, Marianna Tarassova, Sergei Alexashkin, Valentina Tsidipova, Larissa Diadkova, Vladimir Ognovenko, Nikolai Gassiev
Kirov Chorus and Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
Natalie
"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
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