tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41617118493762429932024-03-13T22:36:02.315+05:00Opera BubblesBlog about Music in my LifeMorDashka13http://www.blogger.com/profile/12252730791928642358noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161711849376242993.post-17566901147847104972017-10-20T00:08:00.001+05:002017-10-20T00:16:33.723+05:00Opera de Paris in HD: The fewer, the better<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's so nice to see that each year more and more theatres, festivals broadcast their most remarkable or fresh productions! This season Opera national de Paris presents us a short but fascinating programme of transmissions and it would be wrong not to discuss it! It consists of five productions - four operas and one ballet - but I'm gonna go into detail just on opera schedule.<br />
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At the top of this list we have <b><i>Verdi's "Don Carlo"</i> (October 19)</b> with just a phenomenal cast: Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Elina Garanca, Ildar Abdrazakov, Ludovic Tezier!!! When was the last time when we could see a bunch of such stars together on the same stage? Dream cast, no less! It will be a French version, a new production directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski with Philippe Jordan in the pit. Judging from the photos, we can expect an unconventional view on this story. For me it's hard to imagine this historical piece in the modern settings but again it doesn't bother me a lot as we have so many great performers in one place! As I'm a huge fan of Elina Garanca, I'm especially excited for her debut as Eboli in this opera! Can't wait to watch it!<br />
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On <b>the 12th of December</b> Opera de Paris will show us a new production of <i><b>"La Boheme"</b></i>. Great choice for winter, I should say:). Sonya Yoncheva is again at the head of the cast and she will be accompanied by Aida Garifullina as Musetta (gorgeous Russian star whom the Paris audience saw in the title role in Rimsky-Korsakov's "The snow maiden" last season), Atalla Ayan as Rodolfo and Artur Ruciński as Marcello. Another benefit of this production is Maestro Gustavo Dudamel! The action will take place in the distant future, full of despair according to the concept of German director Claus Guth. What will this future bring us?...we'll see. I hope I'll have a good and positive impression as "La Boheme" is one of my faves:).<br />
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After a loooong intermission (in 5 months) we are gonna see a couple more productions: <b>on the 7th of June -<i> Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov"</i></b> and <b>on the 19th of June <i>Donizetti's "Don Pasquale".</i></b><br />
<i style="font-weight: bold;">"Boris Godunov" </i>is a monumental opera that will be staged by Ivo Van Hove. The main thing that attracts me to this production is the most eagerly anticipated debut of Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role! I consider that Ildar will be very good at playing and singing this thrilling and difficult part and I can't wait to see his take on this great bass role! The other members of the cast are mostly Russian with Vladimir Jurowski in the pit.<br />
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<b style="font-style: italic;">Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" </b>is one of the most hilarious operas ever! And I'd love to see it in new settings with such talented artists as Nadine Sierra and Lawrence Brownlee but...I'm a little bit concerned about the fact that Damiano Michieletto is appointed to direct this opera! The last thing I've heard about his work is a scandalous "Guillaume Tell" at the Royal Opera House which was met with a lot of boos from the audience! So what are we gonna have here? A provocative version of such an innocent and funny opera or not? It's hard to tell, let's hope for the best:).<br />
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Opera de Paris is now going the way "the fewer, the better" and trying to choose few but the most extraordinary productions with high-class performers. Having such giants like the Met or ROH by its side (which have been broadcasting for several years), Opera de Paris chooses the right direction to take its own place in this HD opera world and definitely deserves our attention!</div>
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SERIOUSLY??? This is the best word I can find to describe the programme of the 2017-18 HD Series! This is gonna be the dullest season in the Met broadcast history!!! That's a pity! I don't wanna be too harsh but as a Met fan I'm very disapрointed...But let's try to look at the bright side: we have some established hits like "La Boheme" or "L'elisir d'amore" and there are some rarely performed pieces like "Semiramide" and "Cendrillon"...You may ask me: "then why are you so upset?". And I can explain. In comparison with what we've had over the last five years when almost every production made you have goose bumps about what and who you were gonna see on stage...this time frankly I am not as excited as I usually was. Maybe during the season I'll change my mind...who knows?:). Now let's move on to the very programme!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">October 7 - <i>Bellini “Norma”</i></span></b></div>
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This is a new production directed by <i>David McVicar</i>, starring <i>Sondra Radvanovsky, Joseph Calleja </i>and<i> Joyce DiDonato</i>. I've never listened to this opera before and the cast looks very promising, so this version of Bellini's masterpiece is worth watching at least for these reasons.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">October 14 - <i>Mozart “Die Zauberflöte”</i></span></b></div>
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You may know that "The magic flute" has been broadcasted earlier but in the shortened English version. This bright and colourful production has been teasing me for a long time. I'm very glad that this season we're going to hear the original score in German under the baton of Maestro <i>James Levine</i>! Some performers are totally new to me but we also have a few familiar faces such as <i>Rene Pape</i> and <i>Charles Castronovo</i>.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">November 18 - <i>Adès “The Exterminating Angel”</i></span></b></div>
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I'm trying to be more open to operas of the 21st century. Even though my earlier experiences in that matter have been 50/50, I wanna give "The Angel" a chance. The composer himself will conduct his own opera which is based on the plot of the Spanish blach-and-white movie of 1962.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">January 27 - <i>Puccini “Tosca”</i></span></b></div>
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I'm so, so happy that the Met will stage a new production of this great opera!!! Cause the previous one didn't appeal to most of the opera fans (including me). This is one of the few productions of the season I'm thrilled to bits about!!! <i>David McVicar</i> is responsible for the staging. I'm very grateful to the Met for making "Tosca" in the original settings cause it's one of such operas where the sets play an important part in the plot. To my mind, it's wrong when directors decide to throw it all away in order to make this opera more modern or more appealing to the masses.The first cast included <i>Kristine Opolais, Jonas Kaufmann</i> and <i>Bryn Terfel</i>. And we couldn't be happier! But then as it sometimes happens there were two withdrawals and now instead of <i>Opolais</i> and <i>Kaufmann</i> we have <i>Sonya Yoncheva</i> and <i>Vittorio Grigolo</i>. Besides, <i>Andris Nelsons</i> has been replaced by <i>Levine</i>. The opinions about it are different but as for me I'd really want to see the trio "<i>Opolais-Kaufmann-Terfel</i>" as all of them are good not only as singers but as actors! I'm not very familiar with <i>Yoncheva</i>'s acting skills as I haven't seen her performances a lot but <i>Grigolo</i> is a good catch, let us hope that altogether it'll work very well:). By the way, many opera lovers are disapponted by the fact that <i>Anna Netrebko</i> (who was the headliner of many HD seasons) is not going to appear in the HD programme and in the transmission of "Tosca" in particular. I hope that the Met will give us at least some video extracts with her.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">February 10 - <i>Donizetti “L’Elisir d’Amore”</i></span></b></div>
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A very smart and funny production by <i>Bartlett Sher</i>. The cast is pretty good (<i>Pretty Yende, Matthew Polenzani, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo</i>) but it doesn't attract me very much that's why I'm more likely to skip it.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">February 24 - <i>Puccini “La Bohème” </i></span></b></div>
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It's one of my favorite operas, nevertheless, I don't really see the point in broadcasting the same production (even if it's a great one) again and again with different casts! <i>Sonya Yoncheva, Susanna Phillips </i>and<i> Michael Fabiano</i> will star in "La Boheme" this time. I love this opera, but I'd prefer to see something new in HD season.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">March 10 - <i>Rossini “Semiramide”</i></span></b></div>
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This rare Rossini guest is a must-see for sure! At least look at the cast sheet: <i>Angela Meade, Javier Camarena, Ildar Abdrazakov</i> and <i>Maurizio Benini</i> in the pit!!! It would be even more perfect if <i>Joyce DiDonato </i>took on the title role (cause I adore her in Rossini repertoire) and the production was new but anyway we just can't miss it!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">March 31 - <i>Mozart “Così fan tutte” </i></span></b></div>
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I was really looking forward to a new production of this hilarious opera until I saw the video trailer. <i>Phelim McDermott</i>'s concept of Coney Island show (where the action will take place) bothers me very much and I have a lot of doubts how it will work with music and libretto...we'll see... Among the artists we have <i>Amanda Majeski, Serena Malfi, Adam Platchetka, Christopher Maltman</i>... good cast but not the great one.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">April 14 - <i>Verdi “Luisa Miller”</i></span></b></div>
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Supposed to be the new staging by <i>Calixto Bieito</i> but, Thank God, it's not! One day I looked through the photos of his works and I was shocked and not in a good way! So whatever reasons are behind these changes, I'm very glad we won't see <i>Bieito</i>'s production on the Met stage. <i>Plácido Domingo, Sonya Yoncheva</i> and <i>Piotr Beczala</i> promise us an interesting performance that is worth listening to and watching! And it's the third HD production with <i>Yoncheva</i> in the main role which makes me think: "Is <i>Yoncheva</i> close on <i>Netrebko</i>'s heels?". In recent seasons she is obviously starting to take a place of the leading soprano at the Met. As I mentioned I haven't heard <i>Yoncheva</i> a lot (I don't even know why it is so) but now I guess I have to fill this gap urgently!:).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>April 28 - <i>Massenet “Cendrillon”</i></b></span></div>
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The Met's premiere with <i>Joyce DiDonato</i> in the leading part sounds awesome, doesn't it? Another HD transmission I'm eager to watch!!! It's a co-production with Royal Opera House staged by <i>Laurent Pelly</i>. I've never heard this opera before and I'm very intrigued by the music and the photos I've seen, I hope I will be satisfied by the performance too!<br />
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By and large, judging from the casts and directors, I have to say it's an ordinary and calm season with just one breakout production - "Tosca", other things are going to be more or less interesting. But of course, the real conclusion we'll be able to make at the end of this HD season:).<br />
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<b>P. S.</b> What do you think about the upcoming Met Live in HD season? What productions are you mostly anticipated to see? Don't hesitate to leave comments below:)</div>
MorDashka13http://www.blogger.com/profile/12252730791928642358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161711849376242993.post-51975426067217882232016-03-03T00:17:00.001+05:002016-04-15T12:31:45.128+05:00The Met: Live in HD Season 2016-17<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The other day, the Met announced the schedule of its 2016-17 season. Of course, my biggest concern as a person who won't be able to visit this opera company in the nearest future is the list of productions for HD broadcasts.<br />
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In a whole, the upcoming season is gonna bring us a variety of operas to any taste. As for me, I have to say that the new season is not my cup of tea. In <a href="http://operabubbles.blogspot.ru/2013/09/mt-opera-live-in-hd-season-2013-14-in.html" target="_blank">my</a> <a href="http://operabubbles.blogspot.ru/2014/02/mt-opera-live-in-hd-season-2014-15.html" target="_blank">previous</a> <a href="http://operabubbles.blogspot.ru/2015/02/review-met-live-in-hd-season-2015-16.html" target="_blank">reviews</a> I told you how much I loved the compilation of operas or that "it's my dream season" and stuff like that. In a way this year will be an exception. It has a lot of new material for me to explore but I'm not so superexcited about it! Don't get upset though, it's just my point of view:). At the same time, I've read lots of feedbacks with phrases like "I wanna see them all already" or "the awesome season is coming". Anyway, let's look at what's coming up in the season 2016-17!<br />
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<b><b><br />October 8 - <i>Wagner "Tristan und Isolde" (New Production!)</i></b></b></div>
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<u>Conductors:</u> Sir Simon Rattle</div>
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<u>Production:</u> Mariusz Treliński</div>
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<u>Cast:</u> Nina Stemme (Isolde), Ekaterina Gubanova (Brangäne), Stuart Skelton (Tristan), Evgeny Nikitin (Kurwenal), René Pape (King Marke)</div>
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The season opening will be marked by Wagner. I'm not familiar with "Tristan und Isolde" yet but I'm looking forward to changing this situation. I have some doubts about the production for the reason that I was not impressed by Treliński's previous works for the Met ("Iolanta" and "Bluebeard's castle"). But we have a very good cast headed by Nina Stemme herself that gives me hope that it'll be a great performance!<br />
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<b><b>October 22 - <i>Mozart "Don Giovanni"</i></b></b></div>
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<u>Conductor:</u> Fabio Luisi</div>
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<u>Production:</u> Michael Grandage</div>
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<u>Cast:</u> Hibla Gerzmava (Donna Anna), Malin Byström (Donna Elvira), Serena Malfi (Zerlina), Rolando Villazón (Don Ottavio), Simon Keenlyside (Don Giovanni), Adam Plachetka (Leporello), Matthew Rose (Masetto), Kwangchul Youn (The Commendatore)</div>
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Despite the general dissapproval of Grandage's "Don Giovanni" among opera bloggers<b>,</b> personally I like his production. It's traditional, very minimalistic but it compelled my attention during the whole opera which had never happened to me before, concerning this Mozart's masterpiece. I'd love to rewatch this staging with a new sublime cast including our Russian diva Hibla Gerzmava and such a fantastic performer as Simon Keenlyside!<b><br /></b>
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<b>December 10 - <i>Saariaho "L’Amour de Loin" (Met Premiere!)</i></b></div>
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<u>Conductor: </u>Susanna Mälkki</div>
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<u>Production:</u> Robert Lepage </div>
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<u>Cast:</u> Susanna Phillips (Clémence), Tamara Mumford (The Pilgrim), Eric Owens (Jaufré Rudel)</div>
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I know a little about this opera. Though the fact<b> </b>that it is a piece composed by a woman in 2000<b>, </b>sounds intriguing<b>.</b> I wanna give it a try, moreover it'll be my first opera of the 00s! This is the case when I don't know what to expect!<br />
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<b><b>January 7 - <i>Verdi "Nabucco"</i></b></b></div>
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<u>Conductor:</u> James Levine</div>
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<u>Production:</u> Elijah Moshinsky</div>
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<u>Cast:</u> Liudmyla Monastyrska (Abigaille), Jamie Barton (Fenena), Russell Thomas (Ismaele), Plácido Domingo (Nabucco), Dmitry Belosselskiy (Zaccaria)</div>
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"Nabucco" is also a mystery for me. Domingo, Monastyrska, Barton, Levine are a good reason to watch the broadcast of this opera, don't you think so? As I can judge from the photos, this production is conventional and I hope enterntaining as well. By and large, it'll all depend on my mood whether I'll watch it or not.<br />
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<b><b>January 21 - <i>Gounod "Romeo et Juliette" </i></b><b><i>(New Production!)</i></b></b><br />
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<u>Conductor:</u> Gianandrea Noseda</div>
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<u>Production:</u> Bartlett Sher</div>
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<u>Cast:</u> Diana Damrau (Juliette), Vittorio Grigolo (Roméo), Elliot Madore (Mercutio), Mikhail Petrenko (Frère Laurent)</div>
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I have three productions of Gounod's opera to watch already and most likely I'll add this one to my list too. Bartlett Sher is not new to the Met audience. He has successfully staged operas like "L'elisir d'amore", "The barber of Seville". "Romeo et Juliette" is a co-production with La Scala and it looks very pretty. I love Diana Damrau, though I have to admit that the idea of her singing Juliette is rather odd. In my opinion, she is too mature for this role vocally and dramatically. Anyway, no doubts she'll make it sparkle. Grigolo is a good choice for the part of Romeo. It'll be interesting to see their duet on stage!<br />
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<b><b>February 25 - <i>Dvořák "Rusalka" </i></b><b><i>(New Production!)</i></b></b></div>
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<u>Conductor:</u> Sir Mark Elder</div>
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<u>Production:</u> Mary Zimmerman </div>
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<u>Cast:</u> Kristine Opolais (Rusalka), Katarina Dalayman (The Foreign Princess), Jamie Barton (Ježibaba), Brandon Jovanovich (The Prince), Eric Owens (The Water Sprite) </div>
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I've seen Schenk's production with Renee Fleming before and to my mind, it lacks for what I usually expect to see in a fairy tale - magic! According to the interview, Mary Zimmerman is gonna bring magic into her version<b> </b>of "Rusalka". The set looks gorgeous!<b> </b>I liked Dvorak's music but I can't say that I was impressed (I don't know, maybe it was director's fault). Nevertheless, I want to give this opera another chance to surprise me, to change my opinion about it.<b> </b>Kristine Opolais says she loves Rusalka a lot and I believe she'll do her best in this miraculous staging!<br />
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<b><b>March 11 - <i>Verdi "La Traviata"</i></b></b></div>
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<u>Conductor:</u> Nicola Luisotti</div>
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<u>Production:</u> Willy Decker</div>
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<u>Cast:</u> Sonya Yoncheva (Violetta Valéry), Michael Fabiano (Alfredo Germont), Thomas Hampson (Giorgio Germont)</div>
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The well-known Decker's "La Traviata" will be broadcasted again at the Met. I've watched it with Netrebko and Villazon many years ago. This time Sonya Yoncheva takes on a leading role. Since I'm not a big fan of hers, I'm gonna rely on critics. If there are enthusiastic reviews on this performance, I'll watch it. Otherwise, I'll skip it.<br />
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<b><b>March 25 - <i>Mozart "Idomeneo"</i></b></b></div>
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<u>Conductor:</u> James Levine</div>
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<u>Production:</u> Jean-Pierre Ponnelle</div>
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<u>Cast:</u> Elza van den Heever (Elettra), Nadine Sierra (Ilia), Alice Coote (Idamante), Matthew Polenzani (Idomeneo), Alan Opie (Arbace)</div>
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"Idomeneo" is a must for me in the 2016-17 season! I have a goal to listen to all Mozart operas. The traditional production with wonderful singers (like Matthew Polenzani, Alice Coote) is a good combination to accomplish my task.<b> </b><br />
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<b>April 22 - Tchaikovsky <i>"Eugene Onegin"</i></b></div>
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<u>Conductor:</u> Robin Ticciati</div>
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<u>Production:</u> Deborah Warner</div>
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<u>Cast:</u> Anna Netrebko (Tatiana), Elena Maximova (Olga), Alexey Dolgov (Lenski), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Onegin), Štefan Kocán (Gremin)</div>
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We all know what it is all about...Netrebko and Hvorostovsky! I didn't expect to see Dmitri as Onegin again 'cos he had planned to exclude it from his repertoire (that seems sensible to me) but...obviously, he changed his mind<b>. </b>Anna and Dmitri have chemistry on stage, so we'll see. As for Warner's vision of Pushkin's novel in verse...well, it's ok but not the best production I've seen so far. If you are interested in why I'm saying so, just read <a href="http://operabubbles.blogspot.ru/2013/11/onegins-at-met-opera.html" target="_blank">this</a>.<b> </b>I'm not sure yet but I guess I'll sooner watch this "Onegin" than miss it.<br />
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<b><b>May 13 - <i>R. Strauss "Der Rosenkavalier" </i></b><b><i>(New Production!)</i></b></b></div>
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<u>Conductor:</u> James Levine</div>
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<u>Production:</u> Robert Carsen</div>
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<u>Cast:</u> Renée Fleming (Marschallin), Elīna Garanča (Octavian), Erin Morley (Sophie), Matthew Polenzani (A Singer), Marcus Brück (Faninal), Günther Groissböck (Baron Ochs)</div>
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This is a production I'm mostly excited about! First of all, amazing singers - Renée Fleming and Elīna Garanča, second of all, James Levine and finally, the presence of Robert Carsen whose "Falstaff" and "Eugene Onegin" are among my favorite stagings ever! Altogether they are a great team which can introduce this opera to me in the best way possible!<br />
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P.S. What productions are you mostly looking forward to? Leave comments below:)</div>
MorDashka13http://www.blogger.com/profile/12252730791928642358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161711849376242993.post-65941385202788111682015-11-04T16:09:00.002+05:002015-11-04T16:20:20.489+05:00What’s new? November Releases 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey everyone! Here are the hottest November releases!!! Check them out and let me know what you are mostly excited about in the comments below! Enjoy! <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b>November 6 –<i> Natalie Dessay «Baroque»</i> (Erato)</b><br />
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<b>CD1</b><br />
01-04 BACH Cantate n°51 Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen<br />
05 MONTEVERDI Lamento della ninfa<br />
06 BACH Magnificat "Suscepit Israel" <br />
07-08 HAENDEL Il Delirio Amoroso "Un pensiero voli in ciel" - "Per te lasciai la luce"<br />
09-10 HAENDEL "Ahi, nelle sorte umane" - "Ma le speranze vane"<br />
11 HAENDEL Mi palpita il cor "Ho tanti affanni in petto" <br />
12-13 HAENDEL Dixit Dominus "Tecum principium in die virtutis tuae" - "De torrente in via bibet"<br />
14 RAMEAU Les Indes galantes "Forêts paisibles"<br />
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HAENDEL<br />
01-03 Alcina "Tornami a vagheggiar" - "Ama, sospira" - "Credete al mio dolore" *<br />
04-07 Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno "Fido specchio" - "Io che sono il Piacere" - "Un pensiero nemico di pace" - "Tu del ciel ministro eletto"<br />
08 Aci, Galatea e Polifemo "Qui l'augel da pianta in pianta"<br />
09-11 Giulio Cesare in Egitto "V'adoro, pupille" - "Piangerò la sorte mia" - "Da tempeste il legno infranto"<br />
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Les arts Florissants, William Christie *<br />
Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm</div>
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<b>November 6 <i>– Mozart «Don Giovanni»</i> (Deutsche Grammophon)</b><br />
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Peter Mattei · Bryn Terfel<br />
Anna Netrebko · Barbara Frittoli<br />
Giuseppe Filianoti · Anna Prohaska<br />
Production: Robert Carsen<br />
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Orchestra e Coro Teatro allas Scala<br />
Daniel Barenboim<br />
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<b>November 13 –<i> Rossini «La donna del lago»</i> (Erato)</b><br />
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Live at The Metropolitan Opera New York 2015 <br />
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Joyce DiDonato - Elena <br />
Juan Diego Flórez - Giacomo V (Uberto) <br />
Daniela Barcellona - Malcolm Groeme <br />
Eduardo Valdes - Serano, Servant To Duglas <br />
Oren Gradus - Duglas d’Angus <br />
John Osborn - Rodrigo Di Dhu <br />
Olga Makarina - Albina <br />
Gregory Schmidt - Bertram<br />
Kevin Knight - Set and Costume Designer <br />
Duane Schuler - Lighting Designer <br />
Driscoll Otto - Projection Designer <br />
Michele Mariotti – Conductor<br />
Donald Palumbo - Chorus Master <br />
Paul Curran – Production<br />
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The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus</div>
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<b>November 20 –<i> Jonas Kaufmann «An evening with Puccini»</i> (Decca)</b><br />
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Arias and scenes from Turandot, Tosca, Manon Lescaut, La Fanciulla del West and more. <br />
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor<br />
Jochen Rieder, Conductor<br />
Filarmonica della Scala</div>
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Jonas Kaufmann, Nina Stemme, Tomasz Konieczny<br />
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Hi! It's already October but I haven't posted anything about its releases yet! So quickly I'll go straight to the point!:)<br />
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">October 2 – Verdi «Aida»
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Anja Harteros (Aida)</div>
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Jonas Kaufmann (Radamès)</div>
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Ekaterina Semenchuk (Amneris)</div>
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Ludovic Tezier (Amonasro)</div>
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Erwin Schrott (Ramfis)</div>
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Marco Spotti (King of Egypt)</div>
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Paolo Fanale (Messenger)</div>
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Eleonora Buratto (High Priestess)</div>
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Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia</div>
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Ciro Visco (Chorus Master)</div>
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Antonio Pappano (Conductor)<br />
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">October 2 – Rolando
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<i>Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835)</i></div>
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1. Ma rendi pur content</div>
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2. Malinconia, ninfa gentile</div>
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3. Vaga luna, che inargenti</div>
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4. Torna, vezzosa Fillide</div>
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<i>Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)</i></div>
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5. Deh, pietoso, o Addolorata</div>
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6. Non t'accostare all'urna</div>
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7. Il poveretto</div>
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8. Il mistero</div>
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<i>Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)</i></div>
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9. L'amor funesto</div>
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10. Una lagrima (Preghiera)</div>
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11. Il sospiro</div>
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12. La Mère et l'Enfant</div>
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<i>Gioacchino Rossini (1792–1868)</i></div>
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13. L'esule</div>
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14. La danza ("Già la luna è in mezzo al mare")</div>
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15. La lontananza</div>
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16. Tirana pour deux voix (Les Amants de Séville)</div>
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Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Marco Armiliato</div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">October 9 – Julia
Lezhneva «Handel» </span></i></b><span lang="EN-US">(Decca)<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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1. Aria: "Disserratevi, O Porte D'averno" Angelo (Parte Prima)</div>
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2. "Per Dar Pregio All'amor Mio" (Act 1) </div>
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3. "Lascia La Spina Cogli La Rosa" (Original Version)</div>
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4. 3. Tecum Principium In Die Virtutis (Original Version) </div>
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5. Sinfonia (Original Version) </div>
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6. Salve Regina (Original Version) </div>
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7. Ad Te Clamamus (Original Version) </div>
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8. Eia Ergo, Advocata Nostro (Original Version)</div>
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9. O Clemens, O Pia (Original Version) </div>
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10. Pensieri, Voi Mi Tormentate! (Act 2) </div>
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11. "Un Pensiero Nemico Di Pace" (Original Version) </div>
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12. Felicissima Quest'alma (Apollo E Dafne, Hwv 122)</div>
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13. "Come Nembo Che Fugge Col Vento" (Original Version)</div>
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14. "Pure Del Cielo Intelligenze Eterne" (Original Version) </div>
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15. "Tu Del Ciel Ministro Eletto" (Original Version)</div>
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Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antonini</div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">October 30 – Dmitri
Hvorostovsky « Hvorostovsky sings Liszt & Shostakovich» </span></i></b><span lang="EN-US">(Ondine)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) </div>
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[1-11] Suite on Poems by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Op. 145a</div>
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Franz Liszt (1811–1886)</div>
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[12-14] 3 Sonetti del Petrarca, S. 270a (1st version)</div>
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone</div>
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Ivari Ilja, piano</div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">October 2 – Verdi «Falstaff»
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Ambrogio Maestri, Angela Meade, Stephanie Blythe, Lisette Oropesa, Franco Vassallo, Paolo Fanale, Jennifer Johnson Cano</div>
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Metropolitan Opera, Orchestra & Chorus / James Levine</div>
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Production - Robert Carsen</div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">October 2 – Verdi «Macbeth» </span></i></b><span lang="EN-US">(Deutsche Grammophon)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Zeljko Lucic, Anna Netrebko, Rene Pape, Joseph Calleja</div>
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Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus & Ballet / Fabio Luisi</div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">October 9 – Puccini «Manon
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Jonas Kaufmann</div>
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Kristine Opolais</div>
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Christopher Maltman</div>
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Maurizio Muraro</div>
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Benjamin Hulett</div>
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Jonathan Kent - Director</div>
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Orchestra of the Royal Opera House</div>
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Royal Opera House Chorus</div>
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Antonio Pappano</div>
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Mariusz Kwiecien (King Roger II of Sicily), Georgia Jarman (Roxana), Saimir Pirgu (Shepherd), Kim Begley (Edrisi), Alan Ewing (Archbishop) & Agnes Zwierko (Deaconess)</div>
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Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano (conductor) & Kasper Holten (director)</div>
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Hey! The harvest time is coming! Of course, I'm talking about new releases in the opera world! As always there will be a bunch of great stuff this autumn, so I've divided all releases into three parts (for each month) to make it in a way more accessible for you. Enjoy!<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-weight: bold;">September 11</span><i style="font-weight: bold;"> – Jonas
Kaufmann «Nessun Dorma» </i>(Sony)<i style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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1. Manon Lescaut, Atto I: "Donna non vidi mai"</div>
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2. Manon Lescaut, Atto II: "Oh, sarò la più bella!... Tu, tu, amore? Tu?"</div>
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3. Manon Lescaut, Atto II: "Ah! Manon mi tradisce"</div>
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4. Manon Lescaut, Atto III:"Presto! In fila!... Non v'avvicinate! No, pazzo son!"</div>
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5. Le Villi, Atto II: "Ei giunge!... Torna ai felici dì"</div>
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6. Edgar, Atto II: "Orgia, chimera dall'occhio vitreo"</div>
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7. La Bohème Atto I: "O soave fanciulla"</div>
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8. Tosca, Atto I: "Recondita armonia"</div>
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9. Madama Butterfly, Atto III: "Addio, fiorito asil"</div>
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10. La Fanciulla del West, Atto II: "Una parola sola!... Or son sei mesi"</div>
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11. La Fanciulla del West, Atto III: "Risparmiate lo scherno... Ch'ella mi creda libero"</div>
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12. La Rondine, Atto I: "Parigi! È la città dei desideri"</div>
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13. Il Tabarro: "Hai ben ragione"</div>
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14. Gianni Schicchi: "Avete torto!... Firenze e come un albero fiorito"</div>
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15. Turandot, Atto I: "Non piangere, Liù!"</div>
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16. Turandot, Atto III: "Nessun dorma"</div>
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Orchestra e Coro dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia / Antonio Pappano</div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-weight: bold;">September 11</span><i style="font-weight: bold;"> – Juan
Diego Florez «Italia» </i>(Decca)<i style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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1. Torna a Surriento</div>
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2. Arrivederci Roma</div>
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3. Amore Marinaro (Me voglio fa’ ‘na casa)</div>
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4. La canzone dell’amore</div>
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5. Bolero</div>
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6. Marechiare</div>
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7. Mattinata</div>
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8. Chitarra Romana</div>
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9. La nova gelosia</div>
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10. La Danza</div>
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11. Vaghissima sembianza</div>
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12. Musica proibita</div>
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13. Nel blu, di pinto di blu (“Volare”)</div>
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14. L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra</div>
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15. Non ti scordar di me</div>
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16. Mariù</div>
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17. O sole mio</div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">September 18<i> – Natalie
Dessay and Philippe Cassard</i></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> <i>«</i></span></b><span lang="EN-US"><b><i>Melodies Francaises (Fiancailles pour Rire)»</i> </b>(Erato)<i style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
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Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)</div>
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1. Après un rêve Op. 7 No.1</div>
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2. En sourdine Op. 58 No.2</div>
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3. Mandoline Op. 58 No.1</div>
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4. Clair de lune Op. 46</div>
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5. Prison Op. 83 No.1</div>
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6. Spleen Op. 51 No.3</div>
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Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)</div>
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7. Chanson pour Jeanne</div>
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Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)</div>
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8. Fiançailles I. La Dame d'André</div>
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9. Fiançailles II. Dans l'herbe</div>
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10. Fiançailles III. Il vole</div>
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11. Fiançailles IV. Mon cadavre est doux....</div>
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12. Fiançailles V. Violon</div>
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13. Fiançailles VI. Fleurs</div>
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14. Colloque</div>
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15. Trois Poèmes de Vilmorin I. Le Garçon de Liège</div>
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16. Trois Poèmes de Vilmorin II. Au delà</div>
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17. Trois Poèmes de Vilmorin III. Aux officiers de la garde blanche</div>
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Ernest Chausson (1855- 1899)</div>
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18. Chanson perpétuelle Op. 37</div>
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19. Le Colibri Op. 2 No.7</div>
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20. Le temps des Lilas</div>
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Henri Duparc (1848- 1933)</div>
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21. Au pays où se fait la guerre</div>
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22. Soupir</div>
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23. Extase</div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-weight: bold;">September 4</span><i style="font-weight: bold;"> – Verdi «La
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Diana Damrau – Violetta Valéry </div>
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Francesco Demuro – Alfredo Germont </div>
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Ludovic Tézier – Giorgio Germont </div>
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Anna Pennisi – Flora Bervoix </div>
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Renee Fleming, Piotr Beczala, Dolora Zajick, John Relyea, Emily Magee</div>
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Marco Arturo Marelli (director)</div>
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Carlo Colombara, Anita Rachvelishvili, Kristin Lewis, Fabio Sartori</div>
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La Scala, 2015</div>
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MorDashka13http://www.blogger.com/profile/12252730791928642358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161711849376242993.post-45062153789860655302015-08-23T01:43:00.000+05:002015-12-29T22:01:34.277+05:00Favorite non-operatic artists #3: The YouTube Stars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today you’re gonna learn more about my non-operatic interests which I’m
listening to on my mp3 player at this moment. What’s surprising about them is
that both music bands are from YouTube. I have to admit that earlier in my life
I was too sceptical about so-called «YouTube stars». I thought they were mostly
untalented. But about 3 years ago I discovered «the other side» of YouTube and it
changed my mind completely. Now I’m open to unknown and gifted artists who make
music just because they love it. The most successful of them are now releasing
their own CDs and even going on tours! And that’s incredible and proves that
the real talent will find its audience anyway!!!</span></div>
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(pianist, songwriter), </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Steven Sharp
Nelson</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (cellist,
songwriter), Paul Anderson (producer, videographer), and Al van der Beek (music
producer, songwriter). The story of how they met is very interesting. Paul
Anderson owned a piano shop called «The Piano Guys». One day </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Jon Schmidt</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
came in his shop and asked if he could play an instrument there to practice
before the upcoming concert. Paul was so impressed by Jon’s playing that he
suggested him making music videos as a promotion for the shop and Jon’s talent.
They agreed. Later they were joined by Jon’s friend </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Steven Sharp
Nelson</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and Al van der
Beek as a music technician. Working together, they’ve quickly become popular within
Youtube fans. By now <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ThePianoGuys" target="_blank">their channel</a> has reached over 700 million views! In 2012 The
Piano Guys signed the contract with Sony and they’ve already released several
albums.</span></span><br />
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famous for their unique interpretation of pop songs like «What makes you
beautiful» by OneDirection, «Just the way you are» by Bruno Mars and for absolutely
stunning mash-ups where they demonstrate their classical background: Let it Go
(Disney’s Frozen)/ Vivaldi’s Winter, Beethoven’s 5 Secrets – OneRepublic etc. I
love the way one melody turns into another one in mash-ups like it was
originally composed so. Besides, The Piano Guys often collaborate with folk
artists to add some ethnic motifs to the sound. And that works great as well!
The most striking examples are «Peponi» (the African cover of Coldplay’s «Paradise»)
and «Don't You Worry Child (Khushnuma)» (the Indian version of Swedish House
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music arrangements are only a half of their success. The other half definitely
belongs to a visual side of their works. Paul Anderson has always wanted to
shoot videos in the most unusual and ambitious places on earth. So that’s why
many clips are filmed near natural landmarks (like The Iguazu Falls in Brazil),
the Wonders of the World (like The Great Wall of China) or near historical
monuments (The Sri Sri Radha Krsna Temple). The views are just mind-blowing
there!!! I can hardly imagine how they transported the piano and other things
to achieve this incredible outcome! Even if you are not interested in covers
like that, you should watch their videos to at least admire the beauty of our
planet! So these «Guys» are real workaholics and they deserve each view they
have on the YouTube channel.</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://postmodernjukebox.com/" target="_blank">Scott Bradley’s Postmodern Jukebox</a> </span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">or just <b><i>PMJ </i></b>is an American group that I’m
listening to non-stop right now. «I make music sound old» - says the PMJ’s leader
Scott Bradley on his tweeter page. And that’s true. Bradley has always been
fond of jazz, blues, whereas his classmates preferred pop, r’n’b. To unite people
of different tastes in music he started playing covers of popular songs in the
styles of jazz, ragtime, swing firstly at school and later at restaurants. Then
he decided to go bigger and formed a band «Postmodern Jukebox». The group began
posting music videos on YouTube and gradually they gained popularity! By this
time, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORIeT1hk6tYBuntEXsguLg" target="_blank">PMJ</a> has about 300 million views and over 1.4 million subscribers! Scott
Bradley with his colleagues goes on tours to North America, New Zealand, Australia
and Europe and releases EP albums. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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band so much? As I’ve mentioned before I’m a huge fan of jazz and PMJ
transforms songs in such a fantastic way that I can’t listen to original
arrangements of the hits anymore! Besides promoting jazz to the masses, Bradley
likes introducing not so widely known but talented musicians to his audience.
Especially, it concerns the soloists. Haley Reinhart, Morgan James, Robyn Adele
Anderson – due to the beautiful voices and appearances these girls have already
become favorites for many PMJ fans. Among other amazing artists of this project
I’d like to mention a tap dancer Sarah Reich. She is such an adorable and
charismatic person that you can’t take your eyes off her when she is doing her
job! </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are very thoughtful not only about the musical presentation of their videos but
also about the visual component. Depending on a chosen music style, they wear
the appropriate clothes whether it is 20s, 40s or 50s. Altogether, it looks «old-fashioned»
in the best sense of this word;).</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of them? Could you recommend me other gifted musicians from YouTube who are
worth listening to? </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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MorDashka13http://www.blogger.com/profile/12252730791928642358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161711849376242993.post-22794334873905233092015-06-23T20:37:00.001+05:002015-06-23T20:37:59.335+05:00What's new? Summer Releases 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Finally, I enjoy having good weather in my city, I hope you do too:). Very, very soon I'll be on my vacation, taking sunbaths, swimming in the sea far from home...So as you can guess, my blog will have a rest as well:). But before leaving you for a while, I'm gonna tell about the hottest summer releases that we as operalovers can't miss! (Some of them have already been come out). </div>
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Enjoy this crazy cocktail of music impressions!!! </div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">June 9 –</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> Alieva & Antonenko «Verdi. Puccini. Tchaikovsky» </span></b><span lang="EN-US">(Delos)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Act IV: «Miserere d’un alma gia vicina»<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">June 26 –</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> Lena Belkina «Dolci Momenti/Belcanto Arias» </span></b><span lang="EN-US">(Sony)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1. Rossini - La Cenerentola: «Overtura»<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2. Bellini - I Capuleti E I
Montecchi: «Lieto Del Dolce Incarco»<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3. Rossini - La Donna Del Lago:
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<span lang="EN-US">4. Rossini - Otello: «Assisa A' Pie
D'un Salice (Canzone Del Salice)»<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">5. Bellini - Adelson E Salvini:
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<span lang="EN-US">6. Donizetti - Anna Bolena: «Per
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<span lang="EN-US">7. Rossini - Il Barbiere Di
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<span lang="EN-US">8. Donizetti - La Favorita: «Fia
Dunque Vero... O Mio Fernando»<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">9. Rossini - La Cenerentola: «Nacqui
All'affano E Al Pianto»<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Münchner Rundfunkorchester, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Alessandro de Marchi (conductor)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">July 3 –</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US"> <b>Mozart «Die Entführung aus dem Serail» </b>(Deutsche Grammophon)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Diana Damrau</span> (Konstanze), <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Anna Prohaska</span> (Blonde), <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Rolando Villazón</span> (Belmonte),
Paul Schweinester (Pedrillo), <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Franz-Josef Selig</span> (Osmin)
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<span lang="EN-US">Vocalensemble Rastatt and <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Chamber Orchestra of Europe</span>, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Yannick
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">August 14 –</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US"> <b>Olga Peretyatko «Rossini!» </b>(Sony)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">For her third album Olga Peretyatko
returns to her first love: Rossini. The
new CD will feature arias from </span>«Il viaggio a Reims», «Matilde di Shabran», «Il barbiere di Siviglia», «Tancredi», «Il turco in Italia», and «Semiramide» <a href="http://operafresh.blogspot.ru/2015/06/olga-peretyatko-joins-forces-with.html" target="_blank">[Source]</a>.<br />
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Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, </span><span lang="EN-US">Alberto Zedda (conductor).</span><br />
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">August 14 –</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US"> <b>Jonas Kaufmann «The Age of Puccini» </b>(Decca)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1. «Che gelida manina» (Act 1)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2. «E lucevan le stele» (Act 3)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3. «Bevo al tuo fresco sorriso» (Act
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<span lang="EN-US">4. «Sì...questa estrema grazia</span>»</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">La Gioconda:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">5. </span>«<span lang="EN-US">Cielo e mar</span>»</div>
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«Dai campi, dai prati» (Act 1)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7. «Giunto sul passo estremo» (Act 4)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">8. «Apri la tua finestra!» (Act 1)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Cavalleria rusticana:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">9. «Intanto, amici, qua...Viva il
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<span lang="EN-US">10. «Mamma, quel vino è generoso»<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">11. «Recitar!" - "Vesti la
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<span lang="EN-US">12. «Musetta! O gioia della mia
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<span lang="EN-US">13. «E la solita storia Lamento di
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<span lang="EN-US">14. «L'anima ho stanca» (Act 2)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">15. «La dolcissima effigie» (Act 1)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">16. «Giulietta! Son io!</span>»<span lang="EN-US"> (Act 3)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">17. </span>«<span lang="EN-US">Amor ti vieta</span>»<span lang="EN-US"> (Act 2)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">18. «Colpito qui m'avete» (Act 1)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">19. «Come un bel dì di maggio» (Act
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<span lang="EN-US">20. «Vicino a te s'acqueta» (Act 4)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">21. «Ombra di nube</span>»</div>
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Armiliato</span> <span lang="EN-US">(conductor)</span>.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">August 28 –</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Antonio
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<span lang="EN-US">1. Arianna a Naxos, Hob.XXVIb: 2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3. Les soirees musicales: No 8 La
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<span lang="EN-US">4. I canti della sera: I. L'assiolo
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<span lang="EN-US">5. I canti della sera: II. Alba di
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<span lang="EN-US">6. I canti della sera: III.
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<span lang="EN-US">7. I canti della sera: IV.
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<span lang="EN-US">8. Non ti scordar di me!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2. Leave it to Jane, Act 2: The
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<span lang="EN-US">3. Oh, My Dear!: Go Little Boat<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">4. Irish Songs: I. Lovely Jimmie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">5. Love in the Dictionary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6. Show Boat, Act 1: «Life Upon the
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<span lang="EN-US">7. The Golden Apple, Act 1: «Lazy
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<span lang="EN-US">8. Cabaret Songs, Volume 1: Amor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">9. Magdalena, Act 1: «Food for
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<span lang="EN-US">10. Show Boat, Act 1: «Can't Help
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<span lang="EN-US">11. Babes in Arms: My Funny
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<span lang="EN-US">12. Very Warm for May: «All the
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<span lang="EN-US">13. I Love a Piano<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">14. Over the Rainbow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">June 15 –</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> Mozart «Don Giovanni» </span></b><span lang="EN-US">(EuroArts)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ildebrando D’<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Arcangelo</span> (Don
Giovanni), Anett Fritsch (Elvira),<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Tomasz Konieczny</span> (Il
Commendatore), Lenneke Ruiten (Donna Anna), Andrew Staples (Don Ottavio), Valentina
Naforniţa (Zerlina), <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Luca Pisaroni</span> (Leporello),
Alessio Arduini (Masetto).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Philharmonia Chor Wien, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Christoph
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">June 29 – </span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US">Mozart «Cosi fan tutte» </span></b><span lang="EN-US">(EuroArts)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Malin Hartelius</span> (Fiordiligi), <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Luca Pisaroni (Guglielmo)</span>, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Marie-Claude Chappuis</span> (Dorabella),
Martin Mitterrutzner (Ferrando), Martina Janková, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Gerald Finley</span> (Don
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">June 29 – Verdi</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> «La Traviata» </span></b><span lang="EN-US">(Opus Arte)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">August 14 – </span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US">Jonas Kaufmann «Tosca. Carmen. Faust. Werther» </span></b><span lang="EN-US">(Decca)</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">The collection of Kaufmann's performances including six DVDs with operas like "Tosca", "Carmen", "Faust", "Werther".</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Hi,
everyone! Today I am going back to our favorite topic in the world aka opera!
As you might have noticed, I haven’t written any kind of review for a long time.
And the reason is that there was no production which inspired me for that. But
now I have a perfect opera and a brilliant staging that I really, really wanna talk
about with you!!! And it’s Handel’s «Giulio
Cesare» from Metropolitan Opera! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US">This
remarkable baroque masterpiece was originally presented to the audience at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">the
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in 2005. Eight years later Scottish opera director David McVicar staged the same
production of «Giulio Cesare» at the Met. It’s one of his favorite operas because
it has love, drama, comedy and, of course, wonderful music by Handel. How on
earth could you resist that? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">According
to the libretto, the action is set in ancient Alexandria, in the times when
Egypt was a Roman colony. McVicar has decided to interpret the plot in a
slightly different way: he puts this story as the British invasion in India.
But at the same time you can’t say that it belongs to only one historical
period as the set, the costumes change very much - from ethnic outfits to
modern dresses. Being inspired by Bollywood movies, McVicar plays with
contrasts all the time and it concerns not just a visual side of this
production but also a dramatic aspect, how the story develops during three
acts: one minute you laugh and the next minute you cry. And that’s what makes
this opera so vivid, entertaining and even breathtaking, though it lasts about
four hours! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I like the
way the director uses the space: he makes the stage look long and deep and divides
it with several curtains which is very helpful in changing sets between scenes.
The production isn’t enriched with furniture: you see just one table or one bed.
I personally love minimalism in opera staging. If it’s a smart production with
a good cast, it will keep your attention strictly to performers, music and a
story which, in my opinion, are the most important things in opera. Instead of
furniture, Mr McVicar chooses other means to create a unique atmosphere on
stage – choreography and supers.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">I’ve never
imagined that choreography can play such an interesting part in a production!
Usually, it’s a background in the scenes where, for instance, characters dance
on the ball. But here it highlights emotions, inner thoughts of personages. At
the beginning it seems odd but then you get the idea and enjoy this strange
fusion of various art forms:). One of the most striking examples is when Cesare
meets Tolomeo in his palace. Despite outwardly nice talking between opponents, in
fact these two guys hate each other. And in aria «<i>Va tacito e nascosto» </i>Cesare tells Curio and the audience
as well that he doesn’t trust Tolomeo anyway. During his singing, the Roman
general dances against Tolomeo. At first, it's just Cesare and Tolomeo and
later it’s Cesare against Tolomeo with his «little army of the allies» (who are
other singers and supers). They dance the same choreographic figure between
verses. The more the music repeats, the more the tension grows on stage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As I’ve
mention before David McVicar has got a lot of ideas for his production from
Indian movies. And the dances are not an exception. Especially, the
choreography for Nireno’s aria (who is Cleopatra's
servant) in Act 2: all the gestures, poses are very similar to those you
can find in any Bollywood film. But, of course, the headliner is Cleopatra. Almost
every appearance of this heroine on stage is followed by an impressive aria along
with an energetic dance number. Such scenes are, for example, <i>«Tu la mia stella sei»</i> or «<i>Da tempeste il legno infranto». </i>I couldn’t help smiling during these arias:). It looks very natural,
helps the singer to show how overjoyed Cleopatra is at those moments.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The special
appeal of this production is also supers. They play either warriors of Caesar’s
army or Egyptian soldiers. Supers look like «animated mannequins» whose
movements are very accurate<span style="color: red;"> </span>and unemotional. Even
though, their actions on stage range from simple standing to sort of dancing
(like in scene 3 of Act 3 when Caesar sets off to find Cleopatra), in general, it
adds so much to our impression from the performance! Supers accompany the main
characters through thick and thin. They are their friends, servants, enemies. Their
acting is in movements, gestures, sometimes on their faces. Without supers the production
wouldn’t be so complete for me.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">I have to
say, that thanks to the director’s thoughtful concept and talented artists, all
the personages don’t look superficial. Though when I read the plot I thought
that almost everyone (except Caesar maybe) was evil. Because from time to time
they all want revenge or power and try to achieve these goals by all means. But
I guess due to the comic aspect of this production you begin to sympathize all
the characters from the very beginning. In some magical ways they make you
understand their behaviour and the reasons behind it. The cast, including
Natalie Dessay as Cleopatra, David Daniels as Cesare, Alice Coote in the role
of Sesto, Christophe Dumaux, singing the part of Tolomeo, and Patricia Bardon
as Cornelia, is marvellous!!! They deserve those standing ovations that they get
during the curtain call. Everyone has a personality and uses his time on stage
to demonstrate his/her vocal and artistic skills. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Natalie
Dessay has already left the opera stage and «Giulio Cesare» at the Met is one
of her last operatic performances. Natalie is A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!! Her Cleopatra
is a flirty, cheerful, fragile and revengeful woman. She is a very complicated
heroine and you can observe all the contradictions of hers during the opera. Besides,
most of famous and beautiful arias belong to Cleopatra. Especially, I would
highlight the one and only <i>«Se pietà di
me non senti»</i> at the end of Act 2. This aria is a sort of a turning point
in the opera cause previously you laughed most of the time and now you see that
the flame of joy in Cleopatra’s eyes has gone out, the light colours of the
story get darker. In that scene Natalie shows her great singing and great acting
as well. She holds the audience’s attention during this long piece. Her eyes
tell you everything about Cleopatra’s suffering. Just brava!!!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Cleopatra
is awesome but with Tolomeo it’s a crazy duet! They have love-hate
relationships and that’s definitely interesting to watch. Tolomeo is brilliantly
sung by Christophe Dumaux. He is such a good actor! Dumaux plays an immature,
nasty, silly villain so well, that when he was killed by his enemies, the entire
auditorium cheerfully burst into applause:). I’ve never seen the reaction like
this before! Don’t worry! At the curtain call he’s got the same amount of
ovations, if not more:). I absolutely adore the interactions between Cleopatra
and Tolomeo and the staging of <i>«Piangero
la sorte mia»</i> in Act 3 is one of my favorite. I like how McVicar has
interpreted the words, Handel’s music and turned it into the action: Cleopatra
suffers cause she has no more supporters and apparently Tolomeo takes mercy on
her; they could even make up but…the music gets furious, so does Cleopatra. The Egyptian sovereign considers that life is
unfair towards her. She tells her cruel brother that when she dies, her spirit
will chase him forever. Being in anger, she shakes him back and forth and then
he leaves her alone. This very moment when sympathy turns into confrontation is
fascinating! It makes the storyline of these characters more complex, for a
moment there is a hope that piece between them is possible but it was just a
mirage…<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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and her son Sesto performed by Patricia Bardon and Alice Coote are probably the
most suffering couple in the entire opera. They are tortured, beaten up,
nevertheless, they still hope to revenge for Pompeo one day. Bardon
and Coote have a very good chemistry as a mother and a son. One of the most
memorable scenes with them is the duet at the end of Act 1. It’s full of
despair and sorrow that deeply touches our hearts. Alice is amazing as a boy!
She looks and moves like a teenager! Sesto is lucky to have brilliant arias,
one of them is revengeful <i>«L’angue offeso
mai riposa»</i>. Coote makes all the passages, coloraturas sound so easy that
you wish she’d never stop singing it! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Emperor Julius Caesar is played by David Daniels. It took some time for him to show his abilities
as an actor cause during the first scenes he was not as impressive as the
others. He portrays Caesar as a noble, strong and merciful man which, I think,
is very true to the libretto. Daniels has sung his part well enough but
honestly… I’ve expected more from him. Anyway, he got a lot of applause after
each solo number. Daniels and Dessay interact on stage a lot. I’d love to mention
a hilarious scene/aria <i>«Al lampo
dell'armi»</i>: outside the garden (where Cleopatra and Caesar have a date) the
crowd claims «Death to Caesar!»; Cleopatra reveals herself to Caesar and
persuades him to run away to save his life. McVicar makes this long aria look
very entertaining and funny: while Daniels eagerly sings all the difficult
passages, Dessay tries to move him closer to the exit, begging to leave right
now or otherwise he’ll be killed…but the emperor stays in the garden until he
finishes his aria:).</span></div>
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great production of a great opera! Handel hasn’t let me down again. He’s
composed so many beautiful pieces for this opera that I won’t even count them!
Handel was a real psychologist cause with his melodies he was able to transmit
such a huge range of human emotions that his arias get an instantaneous
response in our hearts. David McVicar preserves the gut of Handel’s music and
visualizes it in a very captivating and smart way. «Giulio Cesare» from
Metropolitan Opera is a must for any Handel fan, any baroque addict or for anyone
who just starts his journey into the world of Handel’s music!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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positive feedbacks on that performance too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Hey, opera lovers! As April was a poor month in the opera market, I decided to omit the "What's new?" post last month. May is not enriched with operatic releases either but, nevertheless, it has some exciting discs to offer you:). Enjoy! </span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">May 5 – </span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US">Verdi «Simon Boccanegra» </span></b><span lang="EN-US">(Delos)</span></div>
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Boccanegra), Marco Caria (Paolo), Kostas Smoriginas (Pietro),<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ildar Abdrazakov</span> (Fiesco), <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Barbara Frittoli</span> (Maria/Amelia),
Stefano Secco (Gabriele Adorno), Eglė Šidlauskaitė (Ancilla), Kęstutis
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">May 5 – </span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US">Verdi «Otello» </span></b><span lang="EN-US">(Decca)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Chorus & Ballet, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Semyon
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">May 5</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> – Donizetti: Classic Comedies Box Set </span></b><span lang="EN-US">(Opus Arte)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Pasquale), <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Danielle de
Niese</span> (Norina), Nikolay Borchev (Malatesta), Alek Shrader
(Ernesto), James Platt (A Notary), Anna-Marie Sullivan (Servant)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Peter Auty (Nemorino), Alfredo Daza (Belcore), Luciano di Pasquale (Dulcamara),
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">May 5 – </span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US">Dinara Alieva in Moscow </span></b><span lang="EN-US">(Delos)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The legendary 1995 gala concert
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with an exceptional line-up of singers. Highlights include a duet with Dolora
Zajick from Verdi’s Aida and the final scene from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin
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MorDashka13http://www.blogger.com/profile/12252730791928642358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161711849376242993.post-67870003339900510012015-04-05T21:22:00.000+05:002015-04-05T23:56:47.503+05:00Favorite non-operatic artists #2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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about French performers in <a href="http://operabubbles.blogspot.ru/2015/04/favorite-non-operatic-artists-1.html#more" target="_blank">Part I,</a> let's move on to my favorite English-speaking
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<span lang="EN-US">From today’s
rock musicians I can definitely highlight one British band which speaks to my
heart with its songs. And this band is called <i>«Keane»</i>. I’ve got to know about «Keane» from my best friend. One
day she turned on her mp3 player with two songs: «Everybody's changing» and
«Somewhere only we know». I’d heard these tracks before but I’d had no idea about
the performers. Afterwards, I listened to all «Keane»’s recordings and really
fell in love with their music. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I would
describe their esthetics as calm and peaceful music. And no matter how sad the lyrics
are, there is always a glimpse of hope and light in it. And I absolutely adore
«Keane» for that! Though the melodies are very simple but in this simplicity
you find a life story with known-to-everybody emotions. In our music world
which mostly tends to mainstream genres, it’s great to have someone with his/her
own attitude like «Keane». Another thing I like about this band is a piano
solo. I enjoy playing piano myself and very few musicians decide to give this
instrument a leading part in rock bands.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">«Keane» has
four studio albums and also a recording called «The Best of Keane». To my mind,
«The Best» album is good to start your journey to the world of «Keane» cause it
consists of songs that they are famous for. It will help to understand if you
like their style or not. For me personally, the best album is «Strangeland»,
probably, because it includes my most favorite songs like «Starting line» or «Disconnected».
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«Pentatonix»</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> is a one-of-a-kind band as they perform a cappella.
I guess you may have heard a lot of a cappella bands or ensembles but these
guys are unique, believe me! «Pentatonix» or PTX is a group of four singers and
one beatboxer (who can also sing). They make covers of popular songs but also
perform with their original material. Since winning the a cappella contest «Sing-off»
in 2011, PTX has become a phenomenon in the music world. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">One day my
good friend sent me a video where «Pentatonix» sings «Carol of the bells» in
their own arrangement. I loved it so much!!! First of all, a bass boy stole my
heart immediately, second of all, the arrangement has a very interesting
polyphony and it’s the most difficult version of this piece I’ve ever heard in
my life! Then I came across the cover called «Daft Punk»…it’s just amazing and
unbelievable! You may be confused for a while cause it literally sounds like a
real electro arrangement! By the way, they have won Grammy for that! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">PTX has recorded
five albums, two of them are dedicated to Xmas. «PTX Vol. I», «Vol. II», «Vol. III»
include covers like «Starships» (by Nicki Minaj), «Can’t hold us» (by Macklemore
& Ryan Lewis), «Papaoutai» (by Stromae) and several original songs like «Love
again», «Run to you», «On my way home» etc. I love everything and what excites
me most of all that I see development and progress in their work between «PTX
Vol. I» and «PTX Vol. III». In Christmas albums they present a cappella genre
in more classic way. The tracklist of both CDs includes well-known and not very
popular Xmas songs. If you like such pieces and carol singing in general, you
should definitely check it out.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">These five
talented singers always have something new and unusual to offer in each album. All
the time they try to experiment with rhythm, solo parts, vocal effects. It
amazes me how many things they can do using only their voices! So PTX is
must-listen for everyone!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">P.S. Do you
know these artists? If you do, tell me in the comments what’s your favorite
album or song? What talented performers of non-operatic genres could you
recommend me?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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everybody! This time I’ve decided to leave the operatic path of my blog for a
while cause I’d like to speak about the singers of other genres who are
currently performing on stage and whom I love and respect a lot. My post is
divided into two parts: the first one is about French musicians and in the
second part I’m gonna tell you about English-speaking bands. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><i>Garou</i> is a
Canadian singer who is mostly famous for the role of Quasimodo in a French musical
«Notre Dame de Paris» that I watched for the first time when I was about 9
years old. I was so impressed that I immediately fell in love with it and with
all French-related things like language, musicians, history etc. This musical has
helped all the performers involved in that project to build a successful
career. Garou has a captivating gruffish voice and huge charisma! In «Notre
Dame de Paris» he looked very believable as an unlucky hunchbank that in a
moment I got hooked:). Since that time I’ve been following his career. </span></div>
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released nine solo albums. He sings mostly in French but has the English
recording as well. Listening to his music, you come across different styles:
pop ballade, rock, blues. Such a cocktail characterizes him as a man and as a
performer: he can be romantic and adventurous or loving and desperate. You
always feel the truth and sincere emotions in Garou’s singing and that’s what I
love about him! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My favorite
CDs are «Seul» (the 1st album) and «Piece of my soul» (the English album). In
some sense «Seul» can be called Garou’s legendary recording cause for many fans
his best songs are there, for example, «Gitan» or «Je n'attendais que vous».
And I can’t argue with that!:). «Seul» is a sort of a picture of Garou which
serves as a basis for his next albums. «Piece of my soul» was a surprise for me
cause I hadn’t expected a lot from it (I’d thought that with English lyrics it would
lose «French charm») but I was so wrong! I adore all tracks! There are such
great songs that I can listen to them all the time and never get tired! And
English texts are more understandable for me, so for English speakers it’s
another benefit of this recording. «Seul» and «Piece of my soul» are good
choice to start with if you wanna get to know this Canadian man.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Besides
Garou, «Notre Dame de Paris» introduced me one more artist who has a special
place in my heart as well. It’s a lovely Fleur-de-Lys in the musical or <i>Julie
Zenatti</i> in real life! She was the youngest singer in the cast and had the least
amount of musical numbers in «Notre Dame». Despite that fact, I liked her
voice, its volume and colour. Suddenly I felt that Julie had something special
to tell her listeners and I had to find it out. So I began listening to her CDs
and realized that I was right. Besides powerful and beautiful sound, Zenatti pays
enough attention to lyrics. In an interview she says that she loves words and
sometimes one word can become an inspiration for composing a whole song. </span></div>
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Zenatti has recorded six studio albums. And what I like about her is that in
every CD she shows us one of her artistic sides with different music styles
(r’n’b, rock, symphopop) and at the same time she stays true to yourself and
you can definitely hear it in each recording. I love this variety and that Julie
always searches for a new sound that is relevant to her current feeling of life.
That’s why it’s hard for me to advise you a perfect CD to start with but…as an
opera lover I would recommend «Plus de Diva». This album is an interesting
fusion of pop and symphony, so-called symphopop. In some tracks you can
recognize famous classical tunes. Julie was inspired by an image of Maria
Callas. The title of the album - «Plus de Diva» means «No more Diva», it’s a
reference to Maria Callas in a song «Appelez-moi Maria». But no matter what CD
you’ll choose, find the translation of the lyrics to enjoy a perfect union of
music and words. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">To be
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<span lang="EN-US">Hey, opera
lovers!!! How are you? I feel good cause I was born on this very day!!! You
know, for me B-Day, beside celebration, is a moment of pondering about life. The
older you get, the more you look back on what you’ve done so far and think
about how much you’re satisfied with your life. Now I’m 24 years old (oh gosh!
I wrote it out loud!:)) and I can say that I have a lot of goals for the future
that I’d love to achieve. Hope they’ll come true:). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As for my
blog, I like running it a lot and I’m amazed that I’ve managed to «stay afloat»
for such a period of time! That was not my first try to blog, so I hardly
believed that I would have made it so far. Now I know that if you find your
passion, it won’t be a problem for you to write about it on the Inet:). I hope
you like reading my posts as much as I like writing them:).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So today, I’m
gonna do my own original <i>«The OperaFan TAG»</i>!</span></div>
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most?</b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I sympathize Micaëla from «Carmen». She is very feminine, kind and
brave. She doesn’t judge Jose for his behavior, she just lets him go. She is
not a typical heroine for soprano who usually dies or suffers all the time:).</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>If you could watch only one opera
for the rest of your life, what opera would it be?</b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I think, it would be «Carmen». The melodies, the plot are so great that
I never get tired of it!</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>If you have an opportunity (and
capability) to record an aria for your own CD, what would it be?</b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">«Mi chiamano Mimi» from Puccini’s «La Boheme». It’s one of my favorite
operas. And as I have a soprano voice, I’d choose that.</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>What characters from different
operas do you see as an interesting couple? And why?</b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I suppose Violetta and Des Grieux could get along pretty well. Des
Grieux has a lot in common with Alfredo and, unlike Manon, Violetta would not
leave her beloved for money. So probably they could have a future together.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Definitely, Baritone with Mezzo:).</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>What musician (dead or alive) would
you like to invite for a cup of tea?</b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">That’s a hard one! I’d love to chat with Mozart. He was a genius and I’d
like to ask him how he creates his music or maybe to see him improvising on a
piano:). That would be fun!</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>If you were an opera director, what
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<span lang="EN-US">I would do «Aleko» by Rachmaninov. It’s a rarely staged one-act opera
which would be perfect for my debut as a director:). The music is fantastic!!!
I love it! The plot is rather simple for staging. I would do the wide set with
an endless wheat field or something like that and the set of a gypsy camp. And
the stage would turn around when it needed, presenting two different locations.
I’d love to see Ildar Abdrazakov as Aleko, Piotr Beczala as Young Gypsy and Veronika
Jioeva as Zemfira. I think their voices match the roles very well.</span></div>
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MorDashka13http://www.blogger.com/profile/12252730791928642358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161711849376242993.post-8186262656968360802015-02-28T20:09:00.001+05:002015-04-28T00:24:55.122+05:00What's new? March 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey! Hey! Hey! New March releases are here! Check it out!<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">March 2 – </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bryan Hymel «<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Héroïque - French
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">[1] <u>GIOACHINO ROSSINI</u> (1792-1868) -
Guillaume Tell <br />
Ne m’abandonne point… Asile héréditaire…..Amis, amis secondez ma vengeance </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">[2] <u>HECTOR BERLIOZ</u> (1803-1869) - La
Damnation de Faust <br />
Nature Immense </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">[3] <u>GIUSEPPE VERDI</u> (1813-1901) -
Jérusalem <br />
L’Emir auprès de lui m’appelle…. Je veux encore entendre ta Voix </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">[4] <u>GIUSEPPE VERDI</u> (1813-1901) - Les
Vêpres siciliennes ‘<br />
‘C'est Guy de Monfort….’ O jour de peine et de souffrance </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">[5] <u>HECTOR BERLIOZ</u> (1803-1869) - Les
Troyens <br />
Inutiles regrets </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">[6] <u>CHARLES GOUNOD</u> (1818-1893) - La
Reine de Saba <br />
Faiblesse de la race humaine….Inspirez-moi, race divine </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">[7] <u>GIACOMO MEYERBEER</u> (1791-1864) -
L'Africaine <br />
Pays merveilleux…O Paradis …Conduisez-moi vers ce navire </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">[8] <u>JULES MASSENET</u> (1842-1912) -
Hérodiade <br />
Ne pouvant réprimer les élans de la foi </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">[9] <u>ERNEST REYER</u> (1823-1909) -
Sigurd <br />
Le bruit des chants s’étend….Esprits, gardiens de ces lieux </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">[10] <u>ALFRED BRUNEAU</u> (1857-1934) -
L’attaque du Moulin <br />
Le jour tombe…..Adieu, forêt profonde </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">[11] <u>HENRI RABAUD</u> (1873 – 1949) -
Rolande et le mauvais garçon <br />
Chante vieux jardin ta chanson de cigale</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bryan Hymel, tenor</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">PKF – Prague Philharmonia / Emmanuel
Villaume, <br />
Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno [1] & [7] / Petr Fiala, chorus master</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">March 2 – </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Elena Zaremba «Russian Romances» </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Melodiya)</span>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Mikhail Glinka</span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">01. The Fire of Longing Burns in My
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">02. I Recall a Wonderful Moment</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">03. Venetian Night</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">04. How Sweet It Is to Be with You</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">05. To Her</span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Alexander Dargomyzhsky</span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">06. Night’s Soft Breeze</span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Cesar Cui</span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">07. The Statue at Tsarskoye Selo,
Op. 57 No. 17</span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Anton Rubinstein</span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">08. Desire</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">09. The Night</span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Pyotr Tchaikovsky</span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">10. Song of a Gypsy Girl, Op. 60 No.
7</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">11. Serenade: O Child! Beneath Your
Window, Op. 63 No. 6</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">12. Amid the Din of the Ball, Op. 38
No. 3</span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Nikolai Medtner</span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">13. Winter Evening, Op. 13 No. 1</span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sergei Rachmaninoff</span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">14. Morning, Op. 4 No. 2</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">15. I Have Grown Fond of Sorrow, Op.
8No. 4</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">16. Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">17. I Wait for Thee, Op. 14 No. 1</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">18. Let Us Rest, Op. 26 No. 3</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">19. Oh No, I Beg You, Forsake Me
Not!, Op. 4 No. 1</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">20. She is as Lovely as the Noon,
Op. 14 No. 9</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">21. In the Silence of the Secret
Night, Op. 4 No. 3</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">22. Do Not Sing, My Beauty, Op. 4
No. 4</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">23. Spring Waters, Op. 14 No. 11</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Elena Zaremba - mezzo-soprano<br />
Antonina Kadobnova – piano</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">March 2 – </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Gerald Finley «Liszt: The Complete Songs Volume 3» </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Hyperion)</span>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">01. Morgens steh’ ich auf und frage
S290 Third version</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">02. Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam
S309 Second setting</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">03. Anfangs wollt’ ich fast verzagen
S311 Fourth version</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">04. Weimars Toten S303</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">05. Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass
S297 Second setting</span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tre sonetti di Petrarca S270 Second
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">06. Benedetto sia ’l giorno</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">07. Pace non trovo</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">08. I’ vidi in terra angelici costumi</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">09. Die Fischerstochter S325</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">10. Und wir dachten der Toten S338</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">11. Die Vätergruft S281 Second
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">12. Gastibelza ‘Bolero’ S286</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">13. La tombe et la rose S285</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">14. Le vieux vagabond S304</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">15. Go not, happy day S335</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Gerald Finley - baritone<br />
Julius Drake – piano</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">01. Rosmonda D'inghilterra, Act 1:
"Ancor Non Giunse" (Rosmonda) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">02. Rosmonda D'inghilterra, Act 1:
"Perchè Non Ho Del Vento" (Rosmonda) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">03. Rosmonda D'inghilterra, Act 1:
"Torna Torna, O Caro Oggetto" (Rosmonda) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">04. I Puritani, Act 2: "O
Rendetemi La Speme" (Elvira) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">05. I Puritani, Act 2: "Qui
La Voce Suave" (Elvira) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">06. I Puritani, Act 2: "Vien
Diletto" (Elvira) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">07. Maria Stuarda, Act 2:
"Allenta Il Piè, Regina" (Maria, Stuarda, Anna) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">08. Maria Stuarda, Act 2: "O
Nube! Che Lieve Per L'aria Ti Aggiri..." (Maria, Stuarda) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">09. Maria Stuarda, Act 2:
"Nella Pace Del Mesto Riposo" (Maria, Stuarda, Anna) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">10. La Sonnambula, Act 2: "Oh
! Se Una Volta Sola" (Amina) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">11. La Sonnambula, Act 2:
"Ah, Non Credea Mirarti" (Amina) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">12. La Sonnambula, Act 2:
"Ah, Non Giunge Uman Pensiero" (Amina) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">13. I Masnadieri, Act 1:
"Venerabile, O Padre, è Il Tuo Sembiante" (Amalia) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">14. I Masnadieri, Act 1: "Lo
Sguardo Avea Degli Angelilo" (Amalia) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">15. La Traviata, Act 1: "E
Strano! è Strano! " (Violetta) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">16. La Traviata, Act 1: "Ah,
Fors'è Lui " (Violetta) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">17. La Traviata, Act 1:
"Follie ! Follie !" (Violetta) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">18. Verdi: La Traviata, Act 1:
"Sempre Libera" (Violetta, Alfredo) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">19. Luisa Miller, Act 2: "Il
Padre Tuo" (Luisa, Wurm) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">20. Luisa Miller, Act 2: "Tu
Puniscimi, O Signore" (Luisa) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Diana Damrau</span> - soprano</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino</span>,
<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Gianandrea
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">March 2 – </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Donizetti «La Favorite» </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Opus Arte)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Recorded live at Theatre du Capitole
de Toulouse, February 2014</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Kate Aldrich</span> (Leonor de
Guzman), Yijie Shi (Fernand), <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ludovic Tézier</span> (Alphonse
XI, King of Castile), Giovanni Furlanetto (Balthazar), Marie-Benedicte Souquet
(Ines), Alain Gabriel (Don Gaspar) & Dongjin Ahn (A lord)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Choeur du Capitole de Toulouse &
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Antonello
Allemandi</span> (conductor) & Vincent Boussard (director)</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">March 16 – </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Verdi «Nabucco» </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Sony)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A live-recording of Nabucco from the
Royal Opera House in London in April 2013</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Plácido Domingo</span> (Nabucco),
Liudmyla Monastyrska (Abigaille), Andrea Caré (Ismaele), <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Marianna Pizzolato</span>
(Fenena) & Vitalij Kowaljow (Zaccaria)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal
Opera House</span>, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Nicola
Luisotti</span> (conductor) & Daniele Abbado (director)</span><br />
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<b style="text-align: left;">P.S.</b><span style="text-align: left;"> All information about these releases is taken from </span><a href="http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/labelindex.php" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Presto Classical</a><span style="text-align: left;"> and </span><a href="http://www.mdt.co.uk/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">MDT</a><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></div>
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MorDashka13http://www.blogger.com/profile/12252730791928642358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161711849376242993.post-38317234680224109632015-02-25T18:03:00.002+05:002016-05-27T18:07:01.643+05:00Met Live in HD Season 2015-16<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Hey opera
lovers!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Today I’m
gonna talk with you about one of my favorite topics ever aka new Live in HD
season 2015-16 at Metropolitan Opera! The other day Met has officially
announced the schedule of the <a href="http://www.metopera.org/metopera/season/index.aspx?type=next&sn=st" target="_blank">next season</a> including operas which will be
<a href="http://www.metopera.org/metopera/liveinhd/live-in-hd-2015-16-season" target="_blank">broadcasted</a>. That day of the announcement is like Christmas to me! I breathe
faster, I can’t talk about anything else, I search the Net for official photos
and there are a lot of other symptoms which you can observe in me on that
special day:). So now when finally I can think and speak rationally, let’s
discuss the glorious season 2015-16 together!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We will be
presented 10 operas in cinema theatres: six absolutely new productions and four
well-known stagings. </span>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
revivals include Verdi’s «Il Trovatore», Wagner’s «Tannhäuser», Puccini’s «Turandot»
and «Madama Butterfly». </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We all can
guess why «Il Trovatore» is here when we look at the cast sheet. And the answer
is Anna Netrebko! I think in the nearest future there’ll be no HD season
without her and she opens it again! That’s good news for me. I adore her and
Leonora suits her voice perfectly but another benefit of this production is
Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Count di Luna:). Anna and Dmitri will steal the show,
I’m sure!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dmitri Hvorostovsky in "Il Trovatore"/Metropolitan Opera</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I’m really
looking forward to «Madama Butterfly» as well! I’ve wanted to watch this
beautiful production for a long time…I don’t know why but I don’t wanna watch
it with Patricia Racette and Marcelo Giordano, as this duet doesn’t seem
impressive to me. Whereas in the new season we have Kristine Opolais and
Roberto Alagna in the title roles! They are both very good singers and actors,
so it’s gonna be amazing!</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rrkLeE6h_AM/VO3FkWPxKaI/AAAAAAAAB1g/bkMRW8iGI1w/s1600/opolais_butterfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rrkLeE6h_AM/VO3FkWPxKaI/AAAAAAAAB1g/bkMRW8iGI1w/s1600/opolais_butterfly.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kristine Opolais in "Madama Butterfly"/Metropolitan Opera</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Wagner’s «Tannhäuser»
and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Puccini’s «Turandot» are not in my
must-see list for the next year. I don’t feel like watching a lot of Wagner now
and even if I did I’d choose another opera. Even the cast doesn’t make me
change my mind (Eva-Maria Westbroek sings Elisabeth and Johan Botha takes on Tannhäuser).
As for «Turandot» I love Zeffirelli’s production but I’ve already seen it two
times. I’m not very curious about how Nina Stemme will perform this role so I
doubt that I’ll watch it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Of course,
my biggest excitement concerns new stuff in the season 2015-16, i.e. Verdi’s «Otello»,
Berg’s «Lulu», Bizet’s «Les Pêcheurs de Perles», Puccini’s «Manon Lescaut»,
Donizetti’s «Roberto Devereux», Strauss’s «Elektra». I’ve never heard or
watched any of these operas, so I can hardly imagine what music is gonna be
like! And I like when I can start getting to know a piece from scratch.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The season
opens with new «Otello». I’ve already seen Macbeth and I can say that Verdi is
a perfect composer for making this immortal Shakespeare’s work as a music drama.
And I guess «Otello» is the same case. But at first I have to watch the
production with Placido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa cause I’ve heard that they
are legendary at these roles. The cast of the opening night 2015 seems
promising: Aleksandrs Antonenko as Otello, Sonya Yoncheva sings Desdemona, Željko
Lučić plays Iago. Honestly, I would prefer Hvorostovsky to Lučić. To my mind,
Russian baritone looks more convincing in this part than his Serbian colleague.
But Antonenko and Yoncheva is an interesting duet, we’ll see what they’ll show us
at the premiere. The director of «Otello» Bartlett Sher decided to create a
sort of a glass maze on stage. I’m really confused how they’ll make the set
work for the audience in the auditorium and in the cinema but we’ll find it out
soon:). Anyway, I totally rely on Mr Sher cause his previous works like «L’elisir
d’amore» and «Il barbiere di Siviglia» didn’t disappoint me!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Berg’s «Lulu»
is back to Met! I have to say that I’m a little bit scared of operas of the
XXth century but in this case I wanna try it out. Marlis Petersen will play
controversial Lulu and maestro James Levine will bring out the best from Berg’s
score. William Kentridge is assigned for the production. He did «The Nose» for
Met several years ago. And according to his video interview, he’ll stick to his
own style, so there will be black-and-white portraits of Lulu’s lovers, visual
effects etc. The plot is very modern and sometimes provocative but I’m really
interested in seeing it staged!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bizet’s «Les
Pêcheurs de Perles» also fascinate me! «Carmen» is one of my favorite operas
and I think Bizet is already genius for this only piece. But despite my
admiration I haven’t heard his other works…yeah…shame on me! I don’t know how
it’s happened but I just saw him as a composer of one opera. Now I’m really
excited to learn who Bizet is outside «Carmen». The cast is cool: Diana Damrau,
Mariusz Kwiecien, Matthew Polenzani. I have no idea about its plot or music so
it’s gonna be a huge surprise for me:). I’m not familiar with Penny Woolcock’s
productions but I like what I’ve heard in her interview about «Les Pêcheurs». I
hope for the best!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Another
mysterious opera for me is Strauss’s «Elektra». I’m a complete beginner at
Strauss and again I don’t know what to expect from him. But I’d love to make
this journey. And why shouldn’t I start with «Elektra»?) Of course, the main
star of this production is Nina Stemme who is one of the leading interpreters
of Wagner and Strauss in the world. The director Patrice Chéreau has already
staged «Elektra» in Milan and now this production is gonna be presented at the
Met. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And now we’ve
come to the last but not least operas - Puccini’s «Manon Lescaut» and
Donizetti’s «Roberto Devereux». If you ask me what production I’m waiting for
the most, I’ll say these two pieces!!! I love Puccini and I love Donizetti and
to my joy these two composers come to the fore in the upcoming season as Met is
going to show five operas of each of them. </span>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">At this
moment, «Manon Lescaut» is my primary task in discovering Puccini’s music. This
opera is undeservedly staged very seldom so I couldn’t have found a good
production with a great cast and…God, bless Met! Now I have all I want:
Kristine Opolais and Jonas Kaufmann in the title roles and my favorite operatic
director Richard Eyre!!! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr Eyre has
already created three amazing productions for the Met: «Carmen», «Werther» and «Le
nozze di Figaro». I enjoyed them very much and I’m excited to see his next work.
He decided to set the action in the 40s of the XXth century in Paris. It’ll
look like a film noir that, I think, suits such a character like Manon very
well.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kristine Opolais as Manon Lescaut</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">«Roberto
Devereux» is the final opera in Donizetti’s «royal» trilogy. Sondra Radvanovsky
is going to perform all three queens during one season! This is insane!!! But
I’m sure she’ll make it work! (Such a pity that there won’t be live in HD
transmissions of other two operas:(). Sir David McVicar has staged «Anna Bolena»
and «Maria Stuarda» before and they are just gorgeous! I bet this time it’s
gonna be at the same level. Matthew Polenzani, Elina Garanca, Mariusz Kwiecien
will join Sondra on stage. They are very good interpreters of belcanto
repertoire, so definitely it’ll be one of the best performances in the season
2015-16! Now we just have to wait:).</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sondra Radvanovsky as Elizabeth I</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">P.S. How do
you feel about new Met season 2015-16? What transmissions are you gonna watch
for sure? </span></div>
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MorDashka13http://www.blogger.com/profile/12252730791928642358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161711849376242993.post-41309360383352553252015-02-11T23:37:00.001+05:002015-03-19T12:04:06.339+05:00New generation is coming!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">I’ve heard
many opinions but I personally believe in a new generation of opera singers! I
don’t agree that we have no voices today or bad voices. Not all people can
become great but that doesn’t mean there is nobody! That’s why I try to keep up
with new talents in the opera world. I’ve decided to introduce you very
talented female opera singers of today who are just reaching their top but who have
already had a lot of success on their way. They are three sopranos Nino
Machaidze, Marina Rebeka and Julia Lezhneva. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />
<a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US">Nino
Machaidze is a beautiful Georgian soprano. She graduated from her hometown’s
State Conservatory. Later she also studied at the Academy for young artists at
La Scala that gave her career a new impulse for development. The international
recognition for Nino was in Salzburg when she replaced Anna Netrebko in a role
of Juliette. This was a huge success!!! I got to know her years later when I
saw new production of «La Boheme» in Salzburg. She sang Musetta and I liked her
timbre a lot. It’s very soft like honey and at the same time very powerful and
strong. I’m mad about Nino’s high notes!!!! When she sings them they fly away
like into another universe! Insanely good!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Nino
Machaidze has two CD recordings: «Romantic arias» and «Arias and scenes». They
involve a usual repertoire of lyric-coloratura sopranos (for example, Lucia,
Manon, Violetta etc). Here Nino presents her own vision of these heroines and I
have to say, it’s really special. For example, after listening to her CDs I’ve
rediscovered Manon’s aria «Adieu notre petite table». I’ve always thought: «Well,
I know this. But it’s so short! Why do many singers include it in their
recitals?». I really didn’t see much melody in it, don’t know why. And when I
heard Nino’s interpretation, I fell in love with this aria completely! She
sings it with such deep emotions, even though she’s never sung it on stage yet!
Now every time I hear this piece I’m moved again like the first time even if
it’s another performer. I hope we won’t wait too long to see Nino in the whole
opera. I think she’ll be marvelous!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The
remarkable role in Nino’s repertoire is Juliette in Gounod’s opera. When I
watched the Salzburg production with her and Rolando Villazon, I believed them,
their characters. Nino’s Juliette is so full of energy, love and strength. Her
duet with Rolando is also very touching and truthful! In the recording you also
feel joy and energy that Nino Machaidze brings in «Je veux vivre».<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">All
belcanto arias are well sung too. Her light coloratura and brilliant high notes
make a great combination for such famous heroines as Lucia, Amina, Marie. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Another
beautiful and young soprano is Marina Rebeka. She is from Latvia. She began her
studies in Latvia, later she graduated from the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in
Rome and the Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro. Her career has been going up since
Salzburg (again!) where she debuted in Rossini’s «Moise et Pharaon». My first «meeting»
with Marina Rebeka happened last year when I watched new production of «Don
Giovanni» by Metropolitan opera! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The first
thought that comes to mind when you hear her singing is «Wow! What a unique and
interesting timbre!» (at least in my case it was like that:)). Her voice shines
in Mozart’s operas; you can really appreciate its purity and tenderness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">By now
Marina has just one solo CD called «Mozart Arias». It has a compilation of
well-known arias like «Der Hölle Rache Kocht In Meinem Herzen» (Die Zauberfloet),
«Crudele? Ah no, mio bene!» (Don Giovanni) or «Dove Sono i bei momenti» («Le
Nozze di Figaro»). I like her Donna Anna in particular. Maybe because I saw her
in this role for the very first time. But you have to admit she is really good
at it! Her crystal clear singing is very captivating; the intonation is very
good (which is very important, especially for Mozart). This album is just a
huge pleasure for a listener! I really hadn’t known how Marina Rebeka would
manage the Queen of Night arias but….she surprised me in a good way! I’d love
to see her as an evil woman on stage someday:). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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surprise for me was aria «Dove Sono i bei momenti» from «Le Nozze di
Figaro». Mozart has composed beautiful, endless music lines for this piece. Marina
Rebeka sings them with a very light, pure voice, without any pressure and you
don’t want her to stop. In my opinion the real beauty of Marina’s timbre opens up
here like nowhere else!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A very
unique performer in my list is amazing Julia Lezhneva. This 23-year old-Russian
singer is an alumni of many prestigious music institutes like the Moscow State
Tchaikovsky Conservatory Academic Music College, the Cardiff International
Academy of Voice, London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Julia came to international attention when she
became the Grand Prix winner of the 6th Elena Obraztsova International
Competition for Opera Singers at the age of 17!!! Another remarkable moment of
her career is the performance at the 2010 Classical Brit Awards where she sang Rossini’s
«Fra il padre» upon the invitation of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. She was a sensation
of that evening! Later Julia signed the exclusive contract with the recording
company «Decca».<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Julia
Lezhneva has had performances in many prestigious concert and operatic halls of
Europe, USA and Asia and shared a scene with many famous conductors and singers
including Diego Fasolis, David Angus, Vladimir Minin, Plácido Domingo, Anna
Netrebko, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Juan Diego Florez, Jose Carreras, Philippe
Jaroussky etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ms Lezhneva
is a huge fan of baroque music. She has always wanted to sing it. She used to
listen to many baroque performers, especially Julia admires Cecilia Bartoli
(who doesn’t?!). Baroque music is her sort of first love that’s why she is now
following such a repertoire. The flexibility of the voice and the technique allow
her to manage all the difficulties of baroque style with flying colors! A
striking example of Julia’s skills is a solo CD «Alleluia». It includes four
sacred motets by Handel, Vivaldi, Porpora and Mozart. The pieces themselves are
just divine and very beautiful but with Julia’s singing…they are even better! Especially,
I admire her performance in Vivaldi’s «In furore», «Alleluia» and Handel’s «Saeviat
Tellus Inter Rigores». You enjoy every single note in her fast coloraturas. Her
intonation is so precise that all the arias sound so incredibly, even perfectly
clear! I love this recording a lot!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Besides,
Julia Lezhneva has recorded Rossini’s opera arias for her another solo CD which
was my first ever experience of listening to her. Moreover, Julia constantly
takes part in recording rarely-performed baroque operas or chamber pieces (ex. Handel’s
«Alessandro», Vivaldi’s first opera «Ottone in Villa» etc.). Mostly you can see
her performing in concert versions rather than in opera productions cause Julia
enjoys it more right now but in the nearest future she is going to appear in
opera houses with Mozart repertoire. So her career is developing very fast and I’m
looking forward to her next astonishing projects! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">By and
large, looking at these young and perspective ladies we should be glad that we
can observe their careers and success. I hope those of you, who had no idea
about these performers, will decide to get to know more about them now and you’ll
enjoy their talents as much as I do!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">P.S. What
young and talented singers could you recommend to listen to? Leave comments
below.</span></div>
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Hey, opera lovers!<br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Today it's time to speak about</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> upcoming February releases</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> in the world of opera!</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Yeah!!!</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></u></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">February 2</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> – Bellini «La Straniera » </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Nightingale) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Recorded in November 2012,
Baden-Baden, Germany</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Edita Gruberova</span>, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Laura Polverelli</span>, José
Bros, Luca Grassi, Kay Stiefermann, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Thomas Michael Allen</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und
Freiburg</span> & Orpheus Vokalensemble, Pietro Rizzo</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">February 16</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> – Piotr Beczala «The French Collection» </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(Deutsche Grammophon)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u>Berlioz:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Merci,
doux crépuscule!</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ah! Je vais l'aimer, mon cœur me
l'annonce (from Béatrice et Bénédict)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u>Bizet:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from
Carmen)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Boieldieu</span>:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Viens, gentille dame (from La Dame
blanche)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u>Donizetti:</u> <span lang="RU" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: RU; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">La Mai</span><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">tresse du Roi?…Ange si pur” (from La Favorite)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Seul sur la terre (from Dom
Sébastien, Roi de Portugal)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u>Gounod:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi
soleil (from Roméo et Juliette)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre… Salut!
Demeure chaste et pure (from Faust)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u>Massenet:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Toute mon âme - Pourquoi me réveiller
(from Werther)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ah! Tout est bien fini... O souverain
(from Le Cid)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Toi ! Vous ! Oui ! Je fus cruelle…
N’est-ce plus ma main (from Manon)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u>Verdi:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Fontainebleau! Forêt immense et
solitaire … (from Don Carlos)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Orchestre de l’<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Opéra National de Lyon</span>,
Alain Altinoglu</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">February 16</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> – <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Philippe
Jaroussky</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
«<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Green - Melodies françaises on
Verlaine’s poems» </b>(Erato)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Bordes</span>:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">O triste, triste etait mon ame</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Promenade Sentimental</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Brassens</span>:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Colombine</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Canteloube</span>:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Colloque sentimental</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Caplet</span>:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Green</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Chabrier</span>:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Qui je suis, qui je suis (from Fish
Ton Kan)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">J'engraisse (from Fish Ton Kan)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">La lune blanche</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Debussy</span>:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Claire de lune (song)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Colloque sentimental</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">En sourdine</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Les ingénus</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Mandoline (Verlaine)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Fauré</span>:</u>
<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">C'est l'extase langoureuse, Op. 58
No. 5 (Verlaine)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">En sourdine, Op. 58 No. 2 (Verlaine)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Green, Op. 58 No. 3 (Verlaine)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">La Lune blanche luit dans les bois
(No. 3 from La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Mandoline, Op. 58 No. 1 (Verlaine)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Prison, Op. 83 No. 1</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Spleen, Op. 51 No. 3 (Verlaine)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ferré</span>:</u>
<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Colloque sentimentale</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Écoutez la chanson bien douce</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Hahn, R</span>:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Chanson de l'automne</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">D'une prison</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">En Sourdine</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">L'heure exquise</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Honegger</span>:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Un Grand Sommeil Noir</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Koechlin</span>:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Il pleure dans mon cœur, Op. 22 No. 4</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u>Massenet:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Rêvons c'est l'heure</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Saint-Saëns</span>:</u>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Schmitt, F</span>:</u>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u>Szulc:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Clair De Lune Op. 83 No. 1</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u>Trenet:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Chanson d'automne</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Varèse</span>:</u>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Wieniawska</span>:</u> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Mandoline</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">La lune blanche</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Philippe Jaroussky</span>
(counter-tenor), Jerome Ducros (piano) & <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Nathalie Stutzmann</span> (contralto)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Quatuor Ebène</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">DVD/BLU-RAY RELEASES</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Der Ring des Nibelungen</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> (Arthaus Musik)</span>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Live recordings from Teatro alla
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">René Pape (Wotan), Stephan Rügamer
(Loge), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Alberich), Doris Soffel (Fricka), Kwangchul
Youn (Fasolt), Timo Riihonen (Fafner), Anna Samuil (Freia), Anna Larsson
(Erda), Jan Buchwald (Donner), Marco Jentzsch (Froh), Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke
(Mime), Aga Mikolaj (Woglinde), Maria Gortsevskaya (Wellgunde), Marina
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rZWxdZJZwIo/VMoDMMpZVJI/AAAAAAAABwA/5JNSiUQF8uo/s1600/616Ye%2BP4ioL._SY679_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rZWxdZJZwIo/VMoDMMpZVJI/AAAAAAAABwA/5JNSiUQF8uo/s1600/616Ye%2BP4ioL._SY679_.jpg" height="320" width="219" /></a></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">February 2</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> – R. Strauss «Four Last Songs & An Alpine Symphony» </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">(C Major)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Strauss, R</span>: <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Vier letzte Lieder</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">nja Harteros</span> (soprano)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">orchestral version, arranged
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Staatskapelle Dresden</span>, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Christian
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-flpTmYDBEQI/VMoDiA0ytoI/AAAAAAAABwI/sV8lp8mM0yg/s1600/Berg--Lulu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-flpTmYDBEQI/VMoDiA0ytoI/AAAAAAAABwI/sV8lp8mM0yg/s1600/Berg--Lulu.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">February 16</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> –</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Berg «Lulu» </b>(Deutsche Grammophon)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Staatskapelle Berlin, 2012</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Mojca Erdmann</span> (Lulu), <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Deborah Polaski</span> (Countess
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Montfort), Michelle Daly (Ninetta), Neal Cooper (Thibault), Nico Darmanin
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<span lang="EN-US">Hey, opera
lovers!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">How are you
getting on after holidays? I’m fine. Since the beginning of January I’ve been
spending my time doing what I like that is watching opera:). As I had a lot of days off I decided to watch
something big that I hadn’t had much time for before. And I chose «Der Ring des
Nibelungen» or «The Ring of the Nibelung» by Richard Wagner. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Honestly, I
was really afraid of «The Ring» cause it’s 16 hours of opera based on the
ancient epos! I was not sure if I’d like it or not cause I wasn’t a big expert
in Wagner. I’d listened to just one opera of him before - «Lohengrin» (I’d
enjoyed it a lot, by the way). But that </span>с<span lang="EN-US">ycle is without parallel in the opera world!
It’s sort of an operatic «Lord of the rings». You have four operas where the
plot develops during each part. And I gave it a shot and watched four operas in
five days. And I liked it! I have to say that you need to be mentally ready for
it and be open to this fantasy world and then Wagner will do his job!</span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I was
attracted to Met’s production of «The Ring» by Robert Lepage. I liked the set
and visual effects but most importantly I understood everything what was going
on, there were no unclear moments. I think the director stayed true to the
score. I always read libretto before watching opera and that time I was
wondering how this or that moment would be presented on stage cause there is a
plenty of magical things like transformation into a dragon or a frog etc. And here
the director has found very smart solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">«The Cycle»
starts with «Das Rheingold» («The Rhein Gold») which is a prologue to the whole
story of the ring. I love the beginning…the motif of the Rhein when the music grows
more and more, instrument by instrument. The giant spinning machine (the one
and only set for the whole </span>с<span lang="EN-US">ycle) imitates river waves where three Rhinemaidens keep an eye on their
treasure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In general,
«Das Rheingold» is the most fascinating production of «The Ring» from the
visual side! The descent of Loge and Wotan into Nibelheim and the rainbow
bridge are such remarkable scenes! I was so amazed by the director’s ideas that
I was watching the action with my jaw dropped:).</div>
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«Die
Walküre» («The Valkyrie») is famous for its «Ride of the Valkyries». I
always have goose bumps when I hear this tune. And again the realization of «The
Ride» is fantastic in the production.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After a shocking
(for me) love story of Siegmund and Sieglinde, finally we get to know Brünnhilde.
Her story line is central in the whole </span>с<span lang="EN-US">ycle and in this particular opera I enjoy her
relationships with Wotan, her father.
They understand each other without words, and I’m glad that they make up
at the end:). Also the scenes between Wotan and his wife Fricka are very
interesting. I sympathize Fricka as a woman and I can get her motives. Of course, I wanted Siegmund and Sieglinde
to stay alive despite their «weird» relationships but the story is the story.</span></div>
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«Siegfried»
is the most entertaining opera for me in «The Ring» as there are a lot of
twists in the plot, a lot of magic and here we have a hero! Siegfried is a
stubborn and strong young man. And at the same time he is brave, full of love
and hope and that’s what makes him likeable for people. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera</span></td></tr>
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Brünnhilde and
Siegfried make a perfect couple together. I liked the motif of love at the end.
It’s so touching and gentle that you really want them to live happily ever
after without any problems in life but…</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera</span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">In «Götterdämmerung»
(or «Twilight of the Gods») you see that the curse of the ring is strong and
it’ll never let them live a normal life until it is returned to the Rhein. I don’t
like the Gibichungs! They ruin love between Brünnhilde and Siegfried for their
own purposes. Because of their cruel scheme Brünnhilde is betrayed by
Siegfried. I was like «NO!!! Please, I wanna a happy ending for them!». The
scene, where Brünnhilde finds out that Siegfried is married to </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;">Gutrune</span><span lang="EN-US">, is so heartbreaking:(. And musically Wagner filled it with strong emotions
that it’s one of my favorite moments in «The Ring», even though it’s a sad one…
I was so relieved when the ring was given back to the Rhinemaidens! It’s where
it should be. Limitless power brings nothing good to its owner.</span></div>
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So this is
my quick review of Wagner’s «Der Ring des Nibelungen». I have no
regrets that I’ve watched it, that I’ve chosen Lepage’s production. One of the
great things about it is the main cast which stays the same in all four operas.
Bryn Terfel as Wotan, Stephanie Blythe
as Fricka, Eric Owens as Alberich, Deborah Voigt as Brünnhilde, <span class="st">Jay
Hunter Morris</span> as Siegfried and other performers turn «The Ring» into a
real-life story about love and power. And you believe them cause you see characters
on stage, not just good singers.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I recommend
this </span>с<span lang="EN-US">ycle and these
productions to everyone who wants to understand what Wagner is all about. And
in the end I wanna share with you an awesome animation clip in which you’re
told the whole story of «The Ring of the Nibelung» in…two and a half minutes!
If you still have doubts about it, just watch this video!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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P.S. I almost
forgot to tell you about «Opera Strip» - a series of opera comics by Sinfini
Music. They have comics about «The Ring Cycle» as well. Love them! It’s a great
alternative to a usual brochure with a libretto!<br />
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Check them out: <a href="http://www.sinfinimusic.com/uk/features/series/opera-strip/wagner-the-ring-part-1?ai=26302" target="_blank">«Das Rheingold»</a>,
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Few days ago the opera world lost one of the brightest mezzos of our time - Elena Obraztsova.<br />
I'm just speechless...It all happened so suddenly, I'm still shocked by these news and I can't believe it...<br />
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Elena Vasilyevna was a great woman of a great talent! She'll always live in our hearts as one of the best (or maybe even the best) Carmens of all time!<br />
Not so long ago I watched Zeffirelli's movie "Cavalleria rusticana" with Obraztsova and Domingo. Russian diva was splendid Santuzza! I wanna share with you the extract from this opera that again proves us what an amazing artist she was!<br />
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Prima Forever!</div>
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New Year is coming! And it's a good time to think about the future or make plans for the next year. As for me, I'm very much looking forward to winter holidays and to 2015 in general cause there will be so much interesting operatic stuff which I'm very excited about, including new CD/DVD releases! And this is what I'd like to tell you about today - upcoming January recordings 2015!</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Today is the second annual Opera Bubbles Awards!!! YEAH!!!! Briefly,
this year’s been very tough for me, mostly emotionally, and watching/listening
to great artists or live concerts helped me to get through the difficulties.
But enough about bad things! Let’s focus on a bright side!:) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I enjoy doing Opera Bubbles Awards for the second time (Opera Bubbles
Awards 2013 is posted <a href="http://operabubbles.blogspot.ru/2013/12/the-best-bubble-2013.html" target="_blank">here</a>). I like remembering the most exciting art things
that happened to me during last year. Thinking of who could be presented in
each nomination, I realized that there were not many candidates. This made me
ponder and ask myself: «Why?». Reviewing all the past «operatic adventures» in
my mind, I came to conclusion that I just hadn’t watched a huge number of opera
productions, but… instead, I’d got new experience from lots of CD recordings. So
defining winners was very quick and easy for me. Here they are! </span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Best Opera Discovery – </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Verdi’s </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">«</span></b>Macbeth</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">»</span></b></div>
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masterpiece had always been in my must-see list but only in 2014 I got a great
opportunity to fill the gap by watching Met’s production of «Macbeth» with Anna
Netrebko. I was really moved by the story and by the powerful music of this
Italian composer! I would call it an operatic thriller/drama cause there you
find a murder, betrayal but also love and justice. And now I’m really looking
forward to watching Verdi’s another opera based on Shakespeare’s piece - «Otello».</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Best Opera Production – </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Verdi’s «Falstaff» (Metropolitan Opera 2013)</span></b></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rqe07Fj_wuE/VJlZvTk1bsI/AAAAAAAABp4/J3Pk28e_kMY/s1600/05MAESTRI-articleLarge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rqe07Fj_wuE/VJlZvTk1bsI/AAAAAAAABp4/J3Pk28e_kMY/s1600/05MAESTRI-articleLarge.jpg" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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it, ensembles all the time). But the plot itself and the production by Robert
Carsen have made the opera one of the most entertaining performances I’ve ever
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Best Female Singer – </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Cecilia Bartoli</span></b></div>
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opinion, Cecilia is one of the greatest mezzos of all time! Her technique is
impeccable and, moreover, she shows us a huge range of emotions with her
beautiful voice! Cecilia has this fantastic combination which makes her the one
and only. In 2014 I began listening to her discography and I’m still doing it
cause, you know, it’s a pretty big pile of CDs:). Her recordings…oh! It’s
another story. They include so many baroque rarities. The tracklists can even
surprise an experienced opera lover! I’m absolutely blown away by her singing
and by the beauty of this forgotten music! And that’s why I’ve chosen Cecilia
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Abdrazakov! The second year in a row! He is still an amazing, artistic and handsome
bass:). This year he’s successfully debuted as Prince Igor in Borodin’s opera
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fans!), and a lot of his concerts have been shown on Russian TV!!! So in 2014 there
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Best Solo CD – </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Joyce DiDonato «Stella di Napoli»</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Great CD!!!
I love it! Again Joyce demonstrates an astonishing technique and artistic
skills in her new recording of bel canto arias. Most pieces were new to me. I’m
really grateful to Joyce for broadening our music horizons by presenting some
rarely-performed composers like Pacini. I personally got interested in Pacini’s
works and wanna listen to his operas in the future. I’ve already written a review
dedicated to this CD, you can read it <a href="http://operabubbles.blogspot.ru/2014/10/stella-del-belcanto.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Best Opera/Chamber Music Recording – </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Steffani «Stabat Mater»</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">«Stabat
Mater» has always been an inspiration for many composers. And I find this
sacred piece heavenly beautiful! No matter who exactly composed it, every
version of «Stabat Mater» is very unique and touching! A while ago I got to
know about «Stabat Mater» by Agostino Steffani and immediately decided that I would
listen to it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>THIS IS GREAT!!! It has
such a sublime score for choir…I just can’t find the right words to describe my
admiration! Of course, there are solo numbers but choral singing plays a
crucial role. So now Steffani’s «Stabat Mater» is one of my favorites.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Best New Idol - </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Julia Lezhneva</span></b></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GH16LibW5pM/VJliWBFhvsI/AAAAAAAABqo/7X3dBQ1UTYE/s1600/Julia-Lezhneva--014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GH16LibW5pM/VJliWBFhvsI/AAAAAAAABqo/7X3dBQ1UTYE/s1600/Julia-Lezhneva--014.jpg" height="240" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Julie
Lezhneva is a rising star of the opera world. At her young age she has proved
that she is a very skillful and talented performer. Her signing is light and wonderful;
every note is a pure joy for ears! Since 2014 I’ve been keeping up with her
career, her recordings. If you wanna listen to Julia’s voice in all its glory,
I recommend you CD «Alleluja». Julia Lezhneva is a big fan of baroque music,
her schedule is full of those kind of projects. And this very disc presents her
in the best way!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Best Concert – </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">State Chamber Orchestra «Moscow Virtuosi»</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I’ve been
lucky to attend a lot of wonderful concerts this year but I’m gonna emphasize
one special event that is the recital of State Chamber Orchestra «Moscow
Virtuosi» conducted by maestro Vladimir Spivakov. I’ve been at their concert
for the second time. And I feel so happy that I could have listened to one of
the best chamber orchestras in Russia! «Virtuosi» presented a programme
including pieces by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Piazzolla and they also accompanied Anna
Aglatova, a young singer from Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater. Maestro Spivakov is a
unique conductor cause he always «plays» with every note in a score and shares
his feelings with musicians as well as with the audience. You just can’t take
your eyes of him: his gestures are so emotional and adorable! And the orchestra,
in turn, sounds very bright, energetic; pianos are insanely good!!! If you have
an opportunity to hear «Moscow Virtuosi» live in your hometown, please, do it!</span>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Best Event – </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The ballet «Spartacus»</span></b></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lQBK-SBANuQ/VJlqadZG5yI/AAAAAAAABrA/gnkHfs2OFCU/s1600/bolshoi_ballet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lQBK-SBANuQ/VJlqadZG5yI/AAAAAAAABrA/gnkHfs2OFCU/s1600/bolshoi_ballet.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></a></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">«Spartacus»
has definitely become a life-changing experience for me! I’ve completely
changed my mind about ballet after watching it live! I think there is no point
in repeating myself so, if you want, you can read my more detailed review of «Spartacus»
<a href="http://operabubbles.blogspot.ru/2014/05/the-perfection-of-spartacus.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Maybe,
you’ve noticed that there is no award for «Best Duet» this year (unlike in the
previous year). Unfortunately, I couldn’t have found a fabulous stage couple
which stole the show in 2014. I hope that 2015 will change this situation:). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">P.S. What concert
or opera performance has been the most impressing for you in 2014? What singers
have been the best this year in your opinion? Maybe you can suggest perfect
candidates for «Best Duet» of 2014? Share your thoughts and emotions in the
comments below;).</span></div>
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MorDashka13http://www.blogger.com/profile/12252730791928642358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161711849376242993.post-1241362950572548272014-12-08T22:46:00.004+05:002015-03-19T12:08:14.160+05:00My Festive Playlist<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">Hey, opera
lovers!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">December is
already here! That means «holidays are coming, holidays are coming…»:). All
buildings are being decorated; famous songs are being played in the streets, at
bars and restaurants! And we’re all waiting for a little bit of magic in our
life at this time of the year. So the atmosphere is very specific and hopeful,
so to speak. What can be better than good festive music for maintaining such an
advent mood:)? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I have a
list of tracks which I keep listening to again and again during December. These
songs are about such important things like love, family, friends, piece –
things that we all begin to appreciate even more on Christmas and New Year
Days. So I wanna share with you my favorite albums and songs which make me
happy and charge me with festivity!!! </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Classic
Xmas songs are must-listen for anyone this month!!! «Let it snow» by Frank
Sinatra, «Happy New Year» by ABBA, «Have yourself a merry little Christmas» by
Ella Fitzgerald and many, many others. Everyone knows them; everybody will sing
along if they are played in a store or in the street! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«Let it snow» by Frank
Sinatra</span><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«White Christmas» by
Louis Armstrong or by Lady Gaga<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«Have yourself a merry
little Christmas» by Ella Fitzgerald<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«Jingle Bell Rock» by
Bobby Helms<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«I’ll be home for
Christmas» by Dean Martin<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«All I want for
Christmas is you» by Cee Lo Green<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«Last Christmas» by
George Michael<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«Christmas is all
around me» by Billy Mack<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«Rockin' around the
Christmas tree» by Brenda Lee<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i>«</i><i><span lang="EN-US">Magic moments</span>»</i><i><span lang="EN-US"> by Perry Como<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«Happy New Year» by
ABBA<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">For many
performers to compose a Christmas song of their own is something special. And I
also enjoy such music experiments cause as a rule the melodies are simple and beautiful;
the texts are very touching! I would recommend you «Christmas without you» by
OneRepublic, «Christmas lights» by Coldplay, «It’s Christmas time again» by
Backstreet Boys.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The next
tracks on my mp3 player are related to a very Christmas romantic comedy called «Serendipity».
I watch this film every year in December and it comes hand in hand with the
amazing soundtracks! All instrumental tracks are composed by wonderful Alan
Silvestri. They accompany emotions on screen so precisely that the music
immediately conquers your heart! After watching the movie, I always want to go
skating to an open-air skating rink when there are big and fluffy snowflakes in
the air! So nice!!! In my opinion the best tracks from «Serendipity» are the
following:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«When you know» by
Shawn Colvin<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«Waiting in vain» by
Annie Lennox<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«Moonlight kiss» by
Bap Kennedy<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«Cool Yule» by Louis
Armstrong<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«Northern sky» by Nick
Drake<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«January Rain» by
David Gray<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«Serendipity near Miss»
by Alan Silvestri<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">«Elevator Farce» by
Alan Silvestri<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">My playlist
would be incomplete without two Christmas albums by acapella group «Pentatonix»:
«PTXmas» and «That’s Christmas to me». In case you don’t know anything about
these guys, they are five talented singers (one of them is a beatboxer) who try
to promote acapella style in the music industry using their works. They are
astonishing!!! They can arrange anything from classical music to R’n’B! Recently
PTX has got nominated for the Grammy Award (for the cover «Daft Punk»)! I LOVE
THEM!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The group
has released two CDs with famous Christmas songs. I can listen to it like
forever! Their arrangements are so unusual and innovative all the time that you
can’t stop admiring their creativeness. My personal favorites are «Carol of the
bells», «That’s Christmas to me» (which is their original track, by the way), «Mary
did you know», «Little drummer boy», «Sleigh ride».</span><br />
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you? I’m fine, by the way. Though I was not writing for a while cause I had a lack
of inspiration for it and didn’t want to force myself but…it doesn’t mean that
nothing operatic has happened to me! On the contrary, I’ve watched and listened
a lot in October and in the beginning of November so I’d like to tell you about
this experience in a sort of a messy post:). I decided to call it «Tea with
Cinnamon» as I love this drink very much and imagine myself sitting in an
armchair with a hot mug and talking with you about everything! (Oh! That sounds
a little bit weird:)). Join me and maybe such posts will come out regularly:). </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">As Met has
started its HD series, of course, I’ve got stuck to it immediately! For the
first time I watched Verdi’s «Macbeth» and also refreshed my memory with «Le
nozze di Figaro»! And I enjoyed them both a lot!!! Macbeth is a great
theatrical dramatic masterpiece which thrills, frightens and amazes at the same
time! I can’t say that I would watch it all the time but it’s a powerful Verdi’s
piece like nothing else (or maybe like his «Otello» but I’ve not got to know it
yet!). Listening to this music and watching the action, I really got eager to
read Shakespeare’s original text. I think I’m mature enough for that now. As I’d
predicted in <a href="http://operabubbles.blogspot.ru/2013/08/my-fisrt-bubble-or-new-start-for-anna.html" target="_blank">my review</a> Anna did a great job! She was a queen of that night! The
evil, manipulative queen!!! And vocally she managed the difficulties of this
part very well!</span></div>
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bloggers wrote about this new production and how they hated the set. And I
partly agree with them. I like the concept of transparency in the house and
that everyone knows everything but visually it looks very cold and not cosy at
all. But the rest is perfect! The cast made me laugh a lot with all the
gestures, intonations and facial expressions. The director Richard Eyre is a
master. I guess he is very scrupulous with the text cause every word is
reflected somehow by a singer on stage. And I love it!!!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ballets
also are in my list. I’ve rewatched «Spartacus», the production of The Bolshoi
Theatre. I don’t know anything better than this in a ballet world! I just can’t
find the right words to describe my admiration when I listen to its music, see
its choreography…Love it! Love it! Love it! I’ve already dedicated a whole post
to «Spartacus» <a href="http://operabubbles.blogspot.ru/2014/05/the-perfection-of-spartacus.html" target="_blank">here</a>. So I just wanna quickly say: «Go watch it live!!!».</span></div>
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lot from it (as I adore another Minkus’ ballet «Don Quixote») but…I would say
that it’s rather usual. Don’t get me wrong, in general, it’s a pleasant
performance but you can see the same in many other ballets. And the plot is
just an Indian «Giselle» (the last scene is almost identical!). I don’t want to
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channel «Kultura» finally showed a recital of Ildar Abdrazakov, Vasily Laduke
and Kristina Mkhitaryan. That day I turned on TV mostly to see the first two
guys:). Ildar and Vasily demonstrated their great vocal skills and impressing
artistic performance in each number. If you’re reading my blog for a while, you
know that Ildar Abdrazakov is one of my favorite singers. And his final «Aleko»
moved me into tears. And I can imagine the effect when you hear him live! Great
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<span lang="EN-US">October and November have been also enriched
with new releases! Elina Garanca has presented us her new CD «Meditation». It
contains sacred songs by Bizet, Mascagni, Puccini and others. By and large,
this recording is made for meditation indeed. I mean it’s perfect for lounging
in an armchair or resting in the countryside when you can relax and think about
nothing. It’s not a type of recording which you listen to all the time, it’s
very special. And that’s what I like about it!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Another exciting release is «St Petersburg» by
Cecilia Bartoli. It’s a new journey to the world of baroque music! This time
it’s the Russian baroque which was super exciting for me!!! My personal
favorite aria is «Idu na smert’». It’s so touching and tender. Cecilia’s
pronunciation is very good though she doesn’t speak Russian! For me this album
is very good but not the best of all her recordings in the context of a track
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contest among opera singers which is shown on a Russian television. Now it’s
the third season of this project and this year it’s become international. I
love watching it!!! It’s super interesting and educational! The jury includes
Elena Obraztsova, Galina Kalinina, Dmitri Bertman and Ioan Holender. The third
season is definitely the strongest one; all singers are very talented with good
voices. After each episode I write a review on my Russian blog. If you speak
Russian, you can find it <a href="http://opernyeposidelky.blogspot.ru/search/label/%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BC%20%D0%B8%20%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%BC" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div>
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This is the
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me what you’ve been listening/watching/reading recently? Leave comments below.</div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">November 17 </span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US">– <a href="http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Erato/5419636395" target="_blank">Natalie Dessay « De l’Opéra à la chanson»</a> </span></b><span lang="EN-US">by Erato<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">November 24</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> – <a href="http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4793964" target="_blank">Anna Netrebko «Strauss: Four Last Songs»</a> </span></b><span lang="EN-US">by Deutsche Grammophon<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">November 24</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> – <a href="http://www.warnerclassics.com/release/3255743,0825646219018/diana-damrau-donizetti-lucia-di-lammermoor" target="_blank">Donizetti «Lucia di Lammermoor»</a> </span></b><span lang="EN-US">by Erato<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Simon
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(Gurnemanz), Gerald Finley (Amfortas), Willard W. White (Klingsor) & Robert
Lloyd (Titurel)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">November 10</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> –</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.mdt.co.uk/poulenc-dialogues-des-carmelites-sophie-theatre-des-champs-elysees-erato-2dvds.html" target="_blank">Poulenc «Dialogues des Carmèlites»</a> </b>by
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Sophie Koch</span> (Mère
Marie de l’Incarnation), <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Patricia Petibon</span> (Blanche
de La Force),<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Véronique
Gens</span> (Madame Lidoine), <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Sandrine Piau</span> (Soeur
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Vavrille (Mère Jeanne de l’Enfant Jésus), Sophie Pondjiclis (Soeur Mathilde),
François Piolino (Le Père confesseur du couvent), Jérémy Duffau (Le premier
commissaire), Yuri Kissin (Le second commissaire, un officier) & Matthieu
Lécroart (Le geôlier)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">November 15</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> –</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.euroarts.com/artikel/dvd/?id=005966_san_francisco_opera_bellini_i_capuleti_e_i_montecchi" target="_blank">Bellini «I Capuleti e I Montecchi»</a> </b>by EuroArts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Saimir Pirgu (Tebaldo), <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Eric Owens</span> (Capellio)
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Frizza</span> (conductor) & Vincent Boussard (stage director)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US">November 24</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> –</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.mdt.co.uk/handel-rodelinda-concentus-nikolaus-harnoncourt-belvedere-2dvds.html" target="_blank"><b>Handel «Rodelinda» </b>by belvedere</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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MorDashka13http://www.blogger.com/profile/12252730791928642358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161711849376242993.post-27965639987220907932014-10-20T18:35:00.000+06:002015-03-19T12:09:44.588+05:00Unknown Opera Books<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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a lot of time reading books recently. And I missed it very much as I had not
been reading for about a year! Yeah…that’s a bad thing. There was always a lot
of stuff I needed or wanted to do that books turned out to be at the bottom of
the wish list! And my book comeback gave an idea to write a post about «opera
books». We know that maybe a half of operas is based on this or that novel. But
I’d like to tell you about, so to say, unknown books which inspired famous
composers to create their masterpieces. And they are «Carmen» by </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Prosper Mérimée</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, «Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre»
(«Don Juan or The Feast with the Statue») by Jean-Baptiste </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Molière</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> and «Scènes de la vie de bohème» («</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Scenes from the life of Bohemia</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">») by Henri Murger. (Oh! I’ve just
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last year. It’s a pretty short story, I guess about 45 pages. But when I began
to explore it, I came to conclusion that the plot of opera is rather smooth
comparing to the book! Don Jose descends to a professional criminal and thief,
Carmen manipulates him how she wants. I don’t wanna tell you a lot of
information about it but the level of suspense is super high!!! Of course,
Bizet couldn’t put all the details into his piece but the portrayal of the main
characters in his opera is superb! If you love «Carmen» (who doesn’t!?) and you
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was inspired by different legends about Don. Even though </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moli%C3%A8re" title="Molière"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Molière</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">’s book was not a main basis for his creation, I think </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moli%C3%A8re" title="Molière"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Molière</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">’s version of this character is very close to its opera portrayal. Some
opera heroes have different names in the book, for example, Leporello is Sganarelle.
Here you’ll find funny dialogues between Don and his servant, love adventures,
broken hearts and even a very interesting story line of Don Juan and his father
which helps you to know more about him. As the previous piece this book is also
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inspiration is «Scènes de la vie de bohème». Puccini composed great music for «La
Boheme» choosing just one of many stories written by Henri Murger. The book is
a compilation of episodes from the life of four friends who represent Parisian
Bohemia of the 19th century. Gradually, you get to know the main personages
better and better. All chapters are independent from each other. It’s not one
story, it’s sort of a collection of little stories. They have lovers, friends,
debts, moments of bad luck or happiness! I decided to read this book cause I’d
been always interested in Musetta’s future after Mimi’s death. And you get an
answer to this question in this book. Rodolfo have a lot of lovers during his
youth but his relationships with Mimi are special, that’s why Murger dedicated
several chapters to their love story. And you’ll know a lot of details of their
life together when she is not so ill.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></div>
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