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2018-03-04 19:28:17
Opera star fired by Mrs Gelb wins unfair dismissal case
The Spanish soprano Maria Bayo has won her case against Bilbao Opera for being sacked as Donna Elvira from a production of Don Giovanni in February 2017. According to El Pais, she was fired at the first rehearsal by conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson, who said she lacked volume. Bilbao was ordered to replace her lost earnings. Ms […]
2016-04-22 07:46:00
[…] "Il mio tesoro" proved taxing. Mario De Salvo did a professional job as the peasant Masetto, and Lucas Debevec Mayer was in fine voice as the "Commendatore". Jaquelina Livieri sang and acted nicely as the peasant Zerlina. Paula Almerares was uneven as Donna Anna; her voice is changing and lacked the needed clarity of delivery. María Bayo, who had been splendid as Zerlina back in 1993, unfortunately is now in a sorry decline: in this Elvira the voice has become acid and she constantly recurred to slides. There was a second cast, all-Argentine. Marc Piollet was a correct conductor with adequate speeds but the Orchestra should have been more crystalline in its […]
2016-04-13 01:30:00
01. - 04. Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2 [22'15] 05. - 06. Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5* [10'46] 07. - 09. Heitor Villa-Lobos - Concerto for Guitar# [18'17] 10. Heitor Villa-Lobos - Amazonas* [11'53] Orchestre National de Lyon conducted by Emmanuel Krivine with Maria Bayo*- soprano and Roberto Aussel#- guitar. Warner Apex 0927-490472 (recorded September/October 1994; this CD issued 2002 (flac and scans) Recording location: Auditorium Maurice Ravel, Lyon Recording engineer: Jacques Doll; Producer: Tim Oldham Here's an excellent introduction to the music of Villa-Lobos with four of his most popular orchestral works - although you would never know it from the hopeless Apex booklet which is seemingly almost unrelated to the music on this disc. Krivine and his Lyon orchestra offer deep commitment to the music and surprising virtuosity. Krivine, assisted by the fine recorded sound, is very good at clarifying the […]
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