What opera have you been listening to, lately?

**Soave_Fanciulla** · February 8th, 2012, 05:44 PM

Hmmm, the Naive girls are always cute, even on the front cover of very cute tenor albums.

So are you "damning Teuzzone with faint praise"? Not much good about it apart from the cover?

Schigolch · February 8th, 2012, 06:18 PM

Vivaldi's music is fine.

Schigolch · February 10th, 2012, 09:39 AM

**Dark_Angel** · February 11th, 2012, 02:35 AM

Live Trovatore.............

**Luiz Gazzola (Almaviva)** · February 11th, 2012, 02:52 AM

Originally Posted by Dark_Angel

Live Trovatore.............

If you review them for us, we can include your reviews in our In-Depth Trovatore series.

**Dark_Angel** · February 11th, 2012, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by Almaviva

If you review them for us, we can include your reviews in our In-Depth Trovatore series.

On my to do list......

I am not a huge HVK fan for Italian opera, I feel he is often too relaxed in tempo, the 1950s Callas Trovatore performance HVK is much more in line with what I like

**Dark_Angel** · February 11th, 2012, 07:26 PM

Gheorghiu
The Verdi Heroines is my absolute favorite collection by draculette, and I have nearly all of them.

Schigolch · February 12th, 2012, 03:49 PM

**Dark_Angel** · February 12th, 2012, 06:42 PM

Serafin EMI studio (from complete boxset) + Rescigno live (Dallas)

**Soave_Fanciulla** · February 12th, 2012, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Dark_Angel

Serafin EMI studio (from complete boxset) + Rescigno live (Dallas)

he he so much of your listening is a homage to La Divina, DA.

She is amazing in this role!

**Soave_Fanciulla** · February 12th, 2012, 08:10 PM

Battle of the Werthers. I prefer Carreras to Kraus (more tortured) and Troyanos to von Stade (more tragic, von Stade is too cheerful a person, Troyanos must be channelling all that Greek passion and tragedy).

I'm tempted to get the Alagna/Gheorghiu version, anyone heard it?

**StLukesGuildOhio** · February 13th, 2012, 02:52 AM

Originally Posted by Dark_Angel

Serafin EMI studio (from complete boxset) + Rescigno live (Dallas)

I just picked up the Dallas recording myself and already had the La Scala version. Unfortunately... I haven't gotten around to either as of yet. Right now I'm on a Gluck kick. He is unquestionably a composer who is grossly underrated... often a name in the history of opera but seldom discussed or truly appreciated it seems... and yet this disc was absolutely marvelous... in spite of standing in the shadows of Alceste and Orpheus et Eurydice.

My own explorations of Gluck are part of a larger exploration of the "classical era" (Mozart, Haydn, Gluck, early Beethoven, etc...) is greater depth. So does anyone have any further recommendations... especially in the field of opera... especially in the period of transition from the Baroque through Mozart?

**MAuer** · February 13th, 2012, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by Soave_Fanciulla

I'm tempted to get the Alagna/Gheorghiu version, anyone heard it?

I have it, and it's okay -- but I suspect I'd prefer Carreras to Alagna. Of course, I also have the DVD with Kaufmann and Koch, and definitely prefer them to Draculette and Roberto.

**Soave_Fanciulla** · February 14th, 2012, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by StLukesGuildOhio

My own explorations of Gluck are part of a larger exploration of the "classical era" (Mozart, Haydn, Gluck, early Beethoven, etc...) is greater depth. So does anyone have any further recommendations... especially in the field of opera... especially in the period of transition from the Baroque through Mozart?

Have you tried Martin y Soler?

A charming pastorale:

An entertaining comedy:

**Soave_Fanciulla** · February 14th, 2012, 07:54 AM

I love the combination of these two voices, in a programme which was unfamiliar but is growing on me on second listening.

I'm not a great fan of Vickers but WOWWWW he is fantastic as Peter Grimes, brutal and wistful, threatening and imploring. Apparently Britten hated his interpretation but I'm afraid he was wrong

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