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2016-06-07 14:40:05
Bobby come on over for dinner
Happy 53rd birthday tenor Roberto Alagna. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoHUMy3HIiA Born on this day in 1897 conductor George Szell. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKHA8dOdbsw Born on this day in 1903 soprano Margaret Ritchie. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ1-vmcqVm0 Born on this day in 1907 tenor Mario Filippeschi. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhRuMMph-Sw Born on this day in 1908 conductor, director and teacher Boris Goldovsky. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtC9Lc9C6-0 Also born on this day in 1908 soprano Margherita Carosio. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVWCCY5F3eQ Born on this day in 1926 set designer Gunther Schneider-Siemssen. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uOwku5qVvo Happy 88th birthday composer Charles Strouse. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsMj32FfZBg Born on this day in 1927 tenor Andrea Velis. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrtClw2-mtk Happy 79th birthday conductor Neeme Jarvi. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBhT3GZivII On this day in […]
2016-04-16 22:51:13
[…] fortunate for all! Where Would We Be Without Our Tradition? In the past, traditional productions of Hansel and Gretel adhered to a mezzo or dramatic soprano Witch, with the requisite broomstick, warty nose, and pointy hat. Most up-to-date interpretations, however, employed the services of a character tenor in the part — to good effect, it must be maintained. Some memorable men in drag who gave life to Rosina Dainty-Lips were Paul Franke, Andrea Velis, Charles Anthony, Graham Clarke, and Philip Langridge. The enjoyable Met Opera version by producer Nathaniel Merrill and set designer Robert O’Hearn, which served the company well for nearly 45 years, boasted a bass-baritone, the German-born Karl Dönch, as the Witch at its premiere on November 6, 1967. In addition, the casting of major roles was spot-on perfect, with Rosalind Elias and Teresa Stratas endearing as the brother and sister act. Later casts included the […]
2015-11-20 03:30:00
Opera Favourites #1 - French and German
[…] imitator. Finally, a powerful contrast between Janáček's dark-toned early masterpiece and Lehár's quintessentially Viennese decadence... Georges Bizet Carmen Jennifer Larmore, Thomas Moser, Angela Gheorghiu, Samuel Ramey, Nathalie Boissy, Natascha Petrinsky, Maurizio Muraro, Jean-Luc Chaignaud, Jan Zinkler, Ulrich Reß. Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper & Bayerisches StaatsorchesterGiuseppe SinopoliTeldec 0630-12672-2 (1995) Georges Bizet Carmen Marilyn Horne, James McCracken, Adriana Maliponte, Tom Krause, Colette Boky, Marcia Baldwin, Donald Gramm, Raymond Gibbs, Russell Christopher, Andrea Velis. Metropolitan Opera Chorus and OrchestraLeonard BernsteinDGG 427 440-2 (1973) Jules MassenetWerther Ramón Vargas, Vesselina Kasarova, Christopher Schaldenbrand, Dawn Kotoski, Umberto Chiummo, Christoph Genz, Roman Trekel, Arndis Halla, Frank Bauer. Rundfunkchor Berlin & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester BerlinVladimir JurowskiRCA 74321 58224-2 (1998) Jules MassenetWerther Jerry Hadley, Anne Sofie von Otter, Gérard Théruel, Dawn Upshaw, Jean-Marie Frémeau, Gilles Ragon, Frédéric Caton, Geneviève Marchand. Maîtrise et Orchestre de l'Opéra National de LyonKent Nagano Erato 0630-17790-2 (1995) Jacques […]
2015-06-07 13:46:28
“Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo”
On this day in 1909 Mary Pickford made her screen debut at the age of 16. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXAs_uhQUlk Born on this day in 1897 conductor George Szell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKHA8dOdbsw Born on this day in 1903 soprano Margaret Ritchie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ1-vmcqVm0 Born on this day in 1907 tenor Mario Filippeschi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhRuMMph-Sw Born on this day in 1908 conductor, director and teacher Boris Goldovsky http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtC9Lc9C6-0 Also born on this day in 1908 soprano Margherita Carosio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVWCCY5F3eQ Born on this day in 1926 set designer Gunther Schneider-Siemssen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uOwku5qVvo Happy 87th birthday composer Charles Strouse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsMj32FfZBg Born on this day in 1927 tenor Andrea Velis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrtClw2-mtk Happy 78th birthday conductor Neeme Jarvi […]
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