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2016-12-27 01:00:00
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) Les Contes d'Hoffmann Roberto Alagna, José Van Dam, Natalie Dessay, Leontina Vaduva, Sumi Jo, Juanita Lascarro, Catherine Dubosc, Gilles Rangon, Gabriel Bacquier, Doris Lamprecht Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opéra National de Lyon Kent Nagano Erato 0630-14330-2 (1996) [flac, cue, log, scans] I couldn't resist posting the fictional ETA Hoffmann next to the real Hoffmann of yesterday's post.
2016-12-01 13:40:11
Impressed seaman
On this day in 1951 Benjamin Britten‘s Billy Budd premiered in London. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJGz09z1biI Born on this day in 1823 composer Ernest Reyer who wrote the “other” Ring opera. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYFfsSjmsi0 Born on this day in 1877 composer Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (who wrote something other than a familiar Ukrainian Christmas carol.) //www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XQyRRcBDX0 Born on this day in 1932 mezzo-soprano Heather Begg. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8gRVRWsixM On this day in 1956 Leonard Bernstein’s Candide opened on Broadway. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgXMxhMhYm4 On this day in 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song opened on Broadway. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p5MRGQP5e4 Happy 56th birthday soprano Leontina Vaduva. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_jwv8c4nfA On this day in 1968 Burt Bacharach-Hal David’s Promises Promises opened on Broadway. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=15S4M5EAG8Y
2015-12-27 02:00:00
Opera Favourites #2 - La giovane scuola
Some of the finest hours of the Italian melodramma are to be found in this post dedicated to the generation of the 1860s. This consistent group of composers were able to create a new style by evolving from Verdi's cumbersome yet inspiring heritage and in the meantime by fetching musical inputs from the sublime musical efforts of Wagner and from those of their own contemporaries, mainly Strauss, the French School and eventually Debussy and Ravel. The results were often outstanding, with the towering figure of Puccini surrounded by somewhat less charismatic and prolific personalities, yet very distinguished musicians like the many here presented. The Maestro from Lucca takes center stage, of course, and his many masterpieces like La Bohème, Tosca, Turandot or Il Trittico are popular milestones, combining a very distinctive melodic flair with outstanding musical and orchestrating skills. In all fairness, I've always believed that the true […]
2015-12-01 15:38:35
Working girl’s frug
On this day in 1968, the musical Promises Promises opened at the Shubert Theater, to run 1,281 performances. ici Born on this day in 1823 composer Ernest Reyer who wrote the “other” Ring opera ici Born on this day in 1877 composer Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (who wrote something other than a familiar Ukrainian Christmas carol) ici Born on this day in 1932 mezzo-soprano Heather Begg ici Happy 55th birthday soprano Leontina Vaduva ici
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