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The most successful opera composer of the 19th century? A look at Meyerbeer and his operas
[…] Sutherland, Martina Arroyo, Huguette Tourangeau, Vrenios, Nicola Ghiuslev, Gabriel Bacquier, New Philharmonia Orchestra, DECCA 1969 [Still a classic] Les Huguenots - Ghylaine Raphanael, Francoise Pollet, Danielle Borst, Richard Leech, Gilles Cachemaille, Nicola Ghiuslev, Orchestra Philharmonique de Montpelier, Cyril Diederich, ERATO 1988 [Notable for its use of a substantially Francophone cast] Le prophète - Marilyn Horne, Renata Scotto, James McCracken, Jerome Hines, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Henry Lewis, SONY 1976 Le prophète - Marianne Cornetti, Lynette Tapia, John Osborn, Essen Philharmonic, Giuliano Carella, OEHMS 2017 [Based on staged production in Essen, this uses presents a more substantial version using the new critical edition of the opera] Dinorah - Deborah Cook, Christian Duplessis, Alexander Oliver, Della Jones, Marilyn Hill Smith, Roderick Earl, Ian Caley, Philharmonia Orchestra, James Judd, OPERA RARA Vasco de Gama - Bernhard Berchthold, Guibee Yang, Claudia Sorokina, Nikolay Borchev, Kouta Räsänen, Martin Gäbler, André Riemer, […]
2018-12-13 14:30:55
The good shepherd
2018-03-15 15:19:50
Multi-faceted diva: Bampton Classical Opera's 'Songs for Nancy'
[…] al fin il momento...Deh vieni, non tardar’ from Le nozze di Figaro K492Stephen Storace: Overture from No song, no supperStephen Storace: ‘With lowly suit’ from No song, no supperSalieri: Overture from La scuola de’ gelosiSalieri: ‘Or ei con Ernestina...Ah sia già de’ miei sospiri’ from La scuola de’ gelosiHaydn; Cantata ‘Miseri noi, misera patri’Haydn: Symphony No. 83 in G minor ‘The Hen’ Hob.I/83Martin y Soler: ‘Dolce mi parve un di’ from Una cosa raraMozart, Salieri, Cornetti: Cantata ‘Per la ricuperata di Ofelia’Mozart: Ch’io mi scordi di te? K505Elsewhere on this blog: Consume thoughtfully: Niccolò Porpora's cantatas for the Prince of Wales (★★★½) - CD review .... Into the deepest sea: from Brahms to Bridge in this recital from Sarah soprano Wegener (★★★½) - CD review A terrific achievement: Handel's Giulio Cesare from Bury Court Opera (★★★★) - opera review Laurence Cummings on the London Handel Festival, […]
2017-07-12 18:04:07
The beautiful stage is empty
Two productions at the Aix-en-Provence festival shared one look: empty stage with mechanisms visible, jumbled and mismatched costumes, and a recurring image of light bulbs. One was guided by the music and allowed the alert and stylish singers full range of expression and language, the other was an over-intellectualized mess with so many visual distractions and casting irregularities that only strong musical leadership kept the show from derailing. Erismena is the fourth Cavalli opera to be given at Aix, and the Venetian composer’s particular blend of comedy and seriousness, so commercially successful in the 17th century, is embraced and respected there. Stage director Jean Bellorini boasts few opera credits as yet, but he accepted Aureli’s libretto and Cavalli’s music as powerful stuff. No need to apologize for lyrical recitatives, overstuff the instrumental contributions, or sledgehammer the drag bits. For set, Bellorini and Véronique Chazal used a giant mesh tray […]
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