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Austrian opera singer (1951-2016)
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2016-09-29 02:00:00
That tragic, distressing D Minor which opens this immortal masterpiece projects us towards its most poignant scene, the hair-raising entrance of the Convitato di pietra, with its Wagnerian foreshadowing, and unsettling dramatic novelty. Mozart's most compelling operatic effort is here offered in many favourite recordings of mine, followed by a handful of great releases of other popular titles, including my absolute favourite Clemenza di Tito - the composer's final accomplishment for the theatre... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni Simon Keenlyside, Bryn Terfel, Uwe Heilmann, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Matti Salminen, Carmela Remigio, Soile Isokosky, Patrizia Pace Coro di Ferrara Musica & Chamber Orchestra of Europe Claudio Abbado DGG 457 601-2 (1997) - Courtesy of Cecco Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovanni Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ezio Flagello, Peter Schreier, Alfredo Mariotti, Martti Talvela, Birgit Nilsson, Martina Arroyo, Reri Grist Chorus & Orchestra of the Prague National Theatre Karl Böhm DGG […]
2016-04-18 19:24:59
She never sings anything twice
Can it all be true? She did what? He said what? By now, you’ve likely read some Parterre posts about what turned into an historical night at Wiener Staatsoper on Saturday while you were listening to or watching Roberto Devereux, maybe even listened to a sound clip. Now, hear it ALL for yourself: discover how Puccini’s “shabby little shocker” turned into a two-and-a-half hour visit to the opera corner of the Bizarro World. Giacomo Puccini: Tosca Wiener Staatsoper Jesús López-Cobos, conductor 16 April 2016 Floria Tosca – Angela Gheorghiu Mario Cavaradossi – Jonas Kaufmann Il barone Scarpia – Bryn Terfel Cesare Angelotti – Ryan Speedo Green Il Sagristano – Alfred Šramek Spoletta – Benedikt Kobel Sciaronne – Marcus Pelz Un carceriere – Il Hong Un pastore – Bernhard Sengstschmid
2015-11-20 03:30:00
Opera Favourites #1 - French and German
[…] Heinz Zednik. The Monteverdi Choir & Wiener Philharmoniker John Eliot Gardiner DGG 439 911-2 (1994) Engelbert Humperdinck Hänsel und Gretel Anne Sofie von Otter, Barbara Bonney, Marjana Lipovšek, Hanna Schwarz, Andreas Schmidt, Barbara Hendricks, Eva Lind. Tölzer Knabenchor Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Jeffrey Tate EMI 7 54022 2 (1989) Ludwig van Beethoven Fidelio Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hans Sotin, René Kollo, Gundula Janowitz, Manfred Jungwirth, Lucia Popp, Adolf Dallapozza, Karl Terkal, Alfred Šramek. Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker Leonard Bernstein DGG 419 436-2 (1978) Ludwig van Beethoven Fidelio Bo Skovhus, Sergej Leiferkus, Peter Seiffert, Charlotte Margiono, László Polgár, Barbara Bonney, Deon van der Walt, Reinaldo Macias, Robert Florianschütz. Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Chamber Orchestra of Europe Nikolaus Harnoncourt Teldec 4509-94560-2 (1994) Carl Maria von Weber Der Freischütz Siegfried Lorenz, Thomas Thomaschke, Karita Mattila, Eva Lind, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Francisco Araiza, Kurt Moll, […]
2015-10-05 16:00:32
Head over heels
I Parterriani stayed away from last week’s post, Fibich’s spectacular The Bride of Messina, like Democrats from the last mid-term elections, garnering less than 50 “listens” in a week. So I guess you have spoken: “Bring us insane divas in operas we already know!” Accordingly, I give you a completely over-the-top Salome with Mara Zampieri as Strauss’ darling little Lolita, Leonie Rysanek interpolating her trademark Sieglinde scream as her doting mommy, and Horst Hiestermann determined to chew as much scenery as possible as daddy. I had originally planned to do a history lesson, as it’s been a while since I posted anything from (cough, cough) before our time, and had lined up a live 1947 Salome with Maria Cebotari, but decided that this red meat performance will likely get more attention. Please let me have your thoughts: do you want me to scale back on posting rare and recently-rediscovered […]
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