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2018-01-18 18:32:00
A good season, with a few things I'd like to see. Copy and pasted from press release, a few comments in brackets. MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS(presented at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) Don Carlo (Giuseppe Verdi)September 22 through October 14, 2018; revivalJames Conlon conducts a cast led by Ramón Vargas in the title role, with Ana María Martínez as Elisabeth de Valois, Anna Smirnova as Princess Eboli, Ferruccio Furlanetto as King Philip II, and Plácido Domingo as Rodrigo. The production by Ian Judge returns to Los Angeles for the first time since 2006. [Not after the fab cast we had in 2016 in SF.] Satyagraha (Philip Glass)October 20 through November 11, 2018; company premiereFollowing the extraordinary success of Einstein on the Beach (2013) and Akhnaten (2016), LA Opera completes the Philip Glass operatic trilogy about great thinkers who changed the world. Satyagraha (Sanskrit for “truth force”) is inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s early years in South Africa, where he […]
2012-05-15 16:53:30
El Gato Montes • With Netrebko and Villazon This recording of El Gato Montés is really terrific! It is a mixture of Puccini and Spanish music! Soaring vocal lines, humorous characters, mysterious prophecies… every moment is filled with drama. The Spanish-gypsy flavor penetrates everything. It is beautifully sung by Mr. Domingo, Ms. Villarroel and Mr. Pons, who capture the dramatic intent, as well as the inherent lyricism of each phrase. It is such a shame that such a beautiful work should remain relatively unknown. Well worth buying for opera lovers everywhere. Track Listings Disc: 1 1. El Gato Montes: Act I: Lo mesmito q’ er quere 2. El Gato Montes: Act I: !!Maresita!! !Solea! 3. El Gato Montes: Act I: !Salu p’a la gente guena! 4. El Gato Montes: Act I: Solea, toma esa cana de mansaniya 5. El Gato Montes: Act I: !Probe chiquiya! […]
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