opera I saw. I was 16 and had fallen passionately in love with opera at age 11 (Rigoletto to start). I had the Callas diStefano selections from Lucia so I was...
I would have loved to hear Sutherland in Lucia. I heard her only once in a live performance, in a concert performance of Anna Bolena toward the end of her...
Now if we could only exchange the Rondine tenors to get Alagna with Moffo. I've had the Moffo Rondine since it came out. Like her much better than Kiri ...
Hi everyone, <br><br>In response to the LUCIA E-mails about Sutherland & to a lesser extent Sills, we're kind of dredging up a decades-old "rivalry" that never...
I wish I could have seen Sills at her best. She has a poignant, sensitive phrasing that evokes emotion. When I saw Sutherlands' Lucia I was totally awed, ...
Sills at her best is rather elusive. The studio recordings tell a mere fragment of the tale, one must stake out her live recordings. On Gala Records there is...
I pretty much agree with you about the two divas. They are vastly different. And I would prefer Sills to Sutherland in some things. Like you mentioned Baby...
scene would qualify as fireworks. Mado Robin interpolating a B flat ABOVE HIGH C. And the sound is exquisite, pure, shimmering, silvery, effortless note. I ...
Just got my video of Fille du Regiment. June Anderson, wonderful as always. Alfredo Kraus got thru the first act aria with the high Ds ok. But he just wasn't ...
Hello,<br><br>I joined this club a couple of days ago - but apparently nobody seems to say anything about this workaholic composer!<br>Agreed, not much is ...
Hi Steffen,<br><br>Did you hear/see Devia in the BORGIA? How was she? I like her but I somehow imagine a heavier voice for Lucrezia. <br><br>I am unfamiliar...
Dear Paul and Sylvia,<br><br>sorry for not having answered before - this whole new clubbing-thing is a bit overwhelming, when you also have to keep up on some...
Hi Steffen,<br><br>"Devia is perfect for the part, she is not really a light soprano"<br>=========<br>I heard her many years ago as LAKME (with Gedda) and...
Critical versions per se are always done as close to the original score as possible, with extra compositions as appendices (so that they can receive the ...
Hi, everyone! <br><br>Much time has passed since I first wrote a message here. How have you been?<br><br>I've been very well. I got a job last March, and I was...
Hi, everyone! <br><br>Much time has passed since I first wrote a message here. How have you been?<br><br>I've been very well. I got a job last March, and I was...
Hi,<br><br>Are you interested in ornamenting belcanto music? Interested in disscussing ornamentation, share midi files, share own work? If so please join: <a...
I adore Donizetti: I have Maria di Rohan, Maria Stuarda (with Sills and with Sutherland), La Favorita (with Cossotto and Pavarotti), Anna Bolena (with Callas),...
Opera d'Oro has released recordings of performances of the four operas that you mention. I have Belisario on Opera d'Oro with Leyla Gencer. I'm not a great fan...
The Opera D'Oro LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX is a performance from La Scala. The set says 1973 but I believe it was from 1972. The Opera D'Oro pressing is in decent but...
You're ahead of me. I have that Stuarda movie and don't care for it. Ah, well, at least I saw Joan live in Lucia in 61 when she had just lit the world on fire....
I'm not sure about the recordings, but you might try Ricordi in Milan, perhaps they can give you leads, or you can try contacting the Performing Arts Library...
While I wouldn't say it's a turkey, most of the film made in that era of opera had serious cuts, and spoke dialogue over the music which was iritating. Like ...
also check out the film from the 50's on Bellini, the great Caterina Mancini provides the vocals for Casta Diva, Ah non credea, and the fiale of the Pirata Mad...
also check out the film from the 50's on Bellini, the great Caterina Mancini provides the vocals for Casta Diva, Ah non credea, and the finale of the Pirata ...
opera d'oro and Gala label have a lot of Doizetti, Rossini and Bellini out. Duca, Maria Stuarda, Elisabetta(Gencer & Gesty), Anna Bolena, Il Pirata, Linda di ...
