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Knowing intellectually that "Madama Butterfly" was going to be a downer didn't really prepare me for the experience.
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I went to my first "in theater" opera performance yesterday...
Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart (one of my all time top three favorites!) 
A group of us attended "together" in three different cities (with texting/calls at intermission and afterward). Fun!
https://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/2024-25-season/le-nozze-di-figaro/
It was outstanding of course. There were about ten little glitches in the #video stream, but the sound was excellent.
I wasn't too keen on the "modern" 1930s staging, but that is a minor point.
I would consider making this a habit! 
Elisir di sì perfetta, di sì rara qualità...
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LA MUETTE DE PORTICI
April 26
19:30
Staatstheater Darmstadt
Alfonso: Ricardo Garcia
Masaniello: Matthew Vickers
Elvire: Megan Marie Hart
Pietro: Georg Festl
Borella: Zaza Gagua
Lorenzo: Marco Mondragón
Selva: Johannes Seokhoon Moon
Ein Fischer: Kwanghee Choi
Fenella: Franziska Dittrich, Lilith Maxion
Staatsorchester Darmstadt
Conductor: Johannes Zahn
Staging: Paul Georg Dittrich
Ghost Opera, Etude 1, Gala Des étoiles, Champs-Elysées Theater, Paris, France. September 2005. Ref-840
https://www.denisolivier.com/photography/ghost-opera-etude-1-gala-des-etoiles-champs-elysees-theater-paris-france/en/840
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I had a discussion with Perplexity in which I mentioned my favourite singers, namely Tito Schipa, Mattia Battistini, Edmond Clément, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Enzo de Muro Lomanto, Beniamino Gigli (particularly his lighter works), Leopold Simoneau, Dino Borgioli, Mario Ancona, and Salvatore Baccaloni. It gave me an initial list of recommendations. After explaining that I usually prefer those with lighter voices, it refined the list to include the following. Cesare Valletti, Alessandro Bonci, John McCormack, Georges Thill, Giovanni Manurita, Fernand Ansseau, and Luigi Infantino,. It then added notes (copied here)to the following Jussi Björling (Retain only for Mozart (e.g., Don Giovanni, 1959) where he minimizes vibrato for classical poise), Tito Gobbi (Avoid verismo roles; seek 1938 Il barbiere broadcasts for buffo deftness sans heaviness), Giuseppe di Stefano (Pre-1952 recordings (e.g., L’amico Fritz) reveal gauzy lyricism before spinto transition), and Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (Caution advised – his 1920s Puritani (Cetra) has squillo, but post-1935 work leans dramatic). The original recommendations omitted from the final list included Titta Ruffo, Giuseppe De Luca, Pol Plançon, Gino Bechi, Vic Damone, Sergio Bruni, and Carlo Tagliabue.
I already know Valletti, Bonci, McCormac, and Plançon, and have heard Björling once or twice. The rest are new to me, though I have heard a few names in passing. Do you agree with these recommendations? Can you provide any others? I actually found Edmond Clément, along with Leonid Sobinov and Dmitri Smirnov whose voices I also enjoyed. , in a wonderful suggestion in my Introduction post, to the Opera subreddit. I never thought I would be listening to those who sang only in French or Russian, but they were so good that I couldn't ignore them. Clément is now in my Regular folder (those whom I listen to frequently, as opposed to Extras, those whom I just have but don't often listen to).
I had a discussion with Perplexity in which I mentioned my favourite singers, namely Tito Schipa, Mattia Battistini, Edmond Clément, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Enzo de Muro Lomanto, Beniamino Gigli (particularly his lighter works), Leopold Simoneau, Dino Borgioli, Mario Ancona, and Salvatore Baccaloni. It gave me an initial list of recommendations. After explaining that I usually prefer those with lighter voices, it refined the list to include the following. Cesare Valletti, Alessandro Bonci, John McCormack, Georges Thill, Giovanni Manurita, Fernand Ansseau, and Luigi Infantino,. It then added notes (copied here)to the following Jussi Björling (Retain only for Mozart (e.g., Don Giovanni, 1959) where he minimizes vibrato for classical poise), Tito Gobbi (Avoid verismo roles; seek 1938 Il barbiere broadcasts for buffo deftness sans heaviness), Giuseppe di Stefano (Pre-1952 recordings (e.g., L’amico Fritz) reveal gauzy lyricism before spinto transition), and Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (Caution advised – his 1920s Puritani (Cetra) has squillo, but post-1935 work leans dramatic). The original recommendations omitted from the final list included Titta Ruffo, Giuseppe De Luca, Pol Plançon, Gino Bechi, Vic Damone, Sergio Bruni, and Carlo Tagliabue.
I already know Valletti, Bonci, McCormac, and Plançon, and have heard Björling once or twice. The rest are new to me, though I have heard a few names in passing. Do you agree with these recommendations? Can you provide any others? I actually found Edmond Clément, along with Leonid Sobinov and Dmitri Smirnov whose voices I also enjoyed. , in a wonderful suggestion in my Introduction post, to the Opera subreddit. I never thought I would be listening to those who sang only in French or Russian, but they were so good that I couldn't ignore them. Clément is now in my Regular folder (those whom I listen to frequently, as opposed to Extras, those whom I just have but don't often listen to).
#baritones #basses #opera #singers #tenors
I already know Valletti, Bonci, McCormac, and Plançon, and have heard Björling once or twice. The rest are new to me, though I have heard a few names in passing. Do you agree with these recommendations? Can you provide any others? I actually found Edmond Clément, along with Leonid Sobinov and Dmitri Smirnov whose voices I also enjoyed. , in a wonderful suggestion in my Introduction post, to the Opera subreddit. I never thought I would be listening to those who sang only in French or Russian, but they were so good that I couldn't ignore them. Clément is now in my Regular folder (those whom I listen to frequently, as opposed to Extras, those whom I just have but don't often listen to).
#baritones #basses #opera #singers #tenors
I posted the following on Reddit yesterday (24 April).
"A little while ago, I finished the 1939 version of Lucia Di Lamermoor. I had never heard this opera at all, so it was completely new to me, though I did know the last aria and.
youtube.com/watch?v=3RQDLmQ-X0…)
I used this libretto in English.
opera-arias.com/donizetti/luci…
Admittedly, I would have liked to have heard Baccaloni as Raimondo and de Muro Lomanto as Edgardo, but since Lucia is naturally so important, I'm glad I chose this version and not the one from 1929. Lina Pagliughi did an excellent job. Having heard the voice of Mercedes Capsir from Barbiere, I couldn't imagine her in this role. Her voice isn't powerful enough. Having said that, I liked Pagliughi's restrained approach. It was elegant, graceful, and emotional without being exagerated. I heard that some play Lucia as a means of showing off and/or in a very dramatic way. This was more subtle and somehow more captivating. I'm glad that I was told about the cuts, so I knew to expect them. It's a shame, as Giovanni Malipiero barely had a part as Edgardo, though he played it well. I also liked Muzio Giovagnoli as Arturo, so I must research both of these singers. Despite the dark plot, I was surprised to find that so much of the music was light. This makes three operas that I've seen by Donizetti and I've loved all of them. Unfortunately, I doubt I'll be able to see any more, unless I sit through a modern performance."
Note: I might be willing to consider one by Teatro Nuovo, since from what I hear, they are reviving bel canto singing.
Here is the Reddit link for those who may be interested. As of this writing, there aren't any comments, so there isn't anyting to see beyond the above post right now.
I posted the following on Reddit yesterday (24 April).
"A little while ago, I finished the 1939 version of Lucia Di Lamermoor. I had never heard this opera at all, so it was completely new to me, though I did know the last aria and.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RQDLmQ-X0Q)
I used this libretto in English.
https://www.opera-arias.com/donizetti/lucia-di-lammermoor/libretto/english/
Admittedly, I would have liked to have heard Baccaloni as Raimondo and de Muro Lomanto as Edgardo, but since Lucia is naturally so important, I'm glad I chose this version and not the one from 1929. Lina Pagliughi did an excellent job. Having heard the voice of Mercedes Capsir from Barbiere, I couldn't imagine her in this role. Her voice isn't powerful enough. Having said that, I liked Pagliughi's restrained approach. It was elegant, graceful, and emotional without being exagerated. I heard that some play Lucia as a means of showing off and/or in a very dramatic way. This was more subtle and somehow more captivating. I'm glad that I was told about the cuts, so I knew to expect them. It's a shame, as Giovanni Malipiero barely had a part as Edgardo, though he played it well. I also liked Muzio Giovagnoli as Arturo, so I must research both of these singers. Despite the dark plot, I was surprised to find that so much of the music was light. This makes three operas that I've seen by Donizetti and I've loved all of them. Unfortunately, I doubt I'll be able to see any more, unless I sit through a modern performance."
Note: I might be willing to consider one by Teatro Nuovo, since from what I hear, they are reviving bel canto singing.
Here is the Reddit link for those who may be interested. As of this writing, there aren't any comments, so there isn't anyting to see beyond the above post right now.
https://www.reddit.com/r/opera/comments/1k7cp2x/1939_lucia/
#Donizetti #Lucia #opera #review
"A little while ago, I finished the 1939 version of Lucia Di Lamermoor. I had never heard this opera at all, so it was completely new to me, though I did know the last aria and.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RQDLmQ-X0Q)
I used this libretto in English.
https://www.opera-arias.com/donizetti/lucia-di-lammermoor/libretto/english/
Admittedly, I would have liked to have heard Baccaloni as Raimondo and de Muro Lomanto as Edgardo, but since Lucia is naturally so important, I'm glad I chose this version and not the one from 1929. Lina Pagliughi did an excellent job. Having heard the voice of Mercedes Capsir from Barbiere, I couldn't imagine her in this role. Her voice isn't powerful enough. Having said that, I liked Pagliughi's restrained approach. It was elegant, graceful, and emotional without being exagerated. I heard that some play Lucia as a means of showing off and/or in a very dramatic way. This was more subtle and somehow more captivating. I'm glad that I was told about the cuts, so I knew to expect them. It's a shame, as Giovanni Malipiero barely had a part as Edgardo, though he played it well. I also liked Muzio Giovagnoli as Arturo, so I must research both of these singers. Despite the dark plot, I was surprised to find that so much of the music was light. This makes three operas that I've seen by Donizetti and I've loved all of them. Unfortunately, I doubt I'll be able to see any more, unless I sit through a modern performance."
Note: I might be willing to consider one by Teatro Nuovo, since from what I hear, they are reviving bel canto singing.
Here is the Reddit link for those who may be interested. As of this writing, there aren't any comments, so there isn't anyting to see beyond the above post right now.
https://www.reddit.com/r/opera/comments/1k7cp2x/1939_lucia/
#Donizetti #Lucia #opera #review
I posted the following on Reddit on 21 April, but there were problems with Akkoma then, so I couldn't share it here and postponed doing so on Friendica.
"Tonight, I listened to the 1929-30 (two dates are given in two different videos) Il Barbiere Di Siviglia with Riccardo Stracciari, Mercedes Capsir, Dino Borgioli, Salvatore Baccaloni, and Vincenzo Bettoni.
youtube.com/watch?v=LbuDjd65Ay…
I was quite familiar with Borgioli, though I hadn't heard him in a full opera prior to this. I heard and enjoyed Baccaloni in Don Pasquale and L'Elisir d'Amore, and was pleasantly surprised to find him here. I heard a few recordings of Stracciari, so he was not wholely unknown to me, but the others were new. Since I am still learning Italian, I read the English libretto before each part so that I could follow the plot.
opera-arias.com/rossini/il-bar…
I enjoyed the story and found it to be quite humorous. The singing and acting were also good. That said, I read that the role of Rosina was originally written for a contralto. I would have loved to have heard that. Did any ever sing it? Also, I know there is a different opera with the same name by Paisiello. I found several modern recordings of it, but do any older ones exist? Does anyone know the other full opera that Borgioli recorded? Its name escapes me at the moment.
Finally, if anyone here is a Wikipedia editor, they missed two recordings, this one and the one from 1918 with Fernando de Lucia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barb… "
(Update 25 April 2025)
Due to some wonderful replies, I had my question answered, as well as receiving a new recommendation for another version of this opera, this time with Cesare Valletti, famous student of Tito Schipa! He appears in several complete works in my list (pinned on my Blob.cat profile and on my Dreamwidth page).
youtube.com/watch?v=G6pwX6Ngjf…
Dino Borgioli was also in Rigoletto, recorded around the same time (video says 1927-30).
youtube.com/watch?v=Z5uQWPK8On…
This is the Reddit link for those interested in the discussion.
I posted the following on Reddit on 21 April, but there were problems with Akkoma then, so I couldn't share it here and postponed doing so on Friendica.
"Tonight, I listened to the 1929-30 (two dates are given in two different videos) Il Barbiere Di Siviglia with Riccardo Stracciari, Mercedes Capsir, Dino Borgioli, Salvatore Baccaloni, and Vincenzo Bettoni.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbuDjd65AyI
I was quite familiar with Borgioli, though I hadn't heard him in a full opera prior to this. I heard and enjoyed Baccaloni in Don Pasquale and L'Elisir d'Amore, and was pleasantly surprised to find him here. I heard a few recordings of Stracciari, so he was not wholely unknown to me, but the others were new. Since I am still learning Italian, I read the English libretto before each part so that I could follow the plot.
https://www.opera-arias.com/rossini/il-barbiere-di-siviglia/libretto/english/
I enjoyed the story and found it to be quite humorous. The singing and acting were also good. That said, I read that the role of Rosina was originally written for a contralto. I would have loved to have heard that. Did any ever sing it? Also, I know there is a different opera with the same name by Paisiello. I found several modern recordings of it, but do any older ones exist? Does anyone know the other full opera that Borgioli recorded? Its name escapes me at the moment.
Finally, if anyone here is a Wikipedia editor, they missed two recordings, this one and the one from 1918 with Fernando de Lucia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barber_of_Seville_discography "
(Update 25 April 2025)
Due to some wonderful replies, I had my question answered, as well as receiving a new recommendation for another version of this opera, this time with Cesare Valletti, famous student of Tito Schipa! He appears in several complete works in my list (pinned on my Blob.cat profile and on my Dreamwidth page).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6pwX6NgjfY
Dino Borgioli was also in Rigoletto, recorded around the same time (video says 1927-30).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5uQWPK8Ong
This is the Reddit link for those interested in the discussion.
https://www.reddit.com/r/opera/comments/1k4yizt/1929_barbiere_from_la_scala/
#Barbiere #opera #review #Rossini
"Tonight, I listened to the 1929-30 (two dates are given in two different videos) Il Barbiere Di Siviglia with Riccardo Stracciari, Mercedes Capsir, Dino Borgioli, Salvatore Baccaloni, and Vincenzo Bettoni.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbuDjd65AyI
I was quite familiar with Borgioli, though I hadn't heard him in a full opera prior to this. I heard and enjoyed Baccaloni in Don Pasquale and L'Elisir d'Amore, and was pleasantly surprised to find him here. I heard a few recordings of Stracciari, so he was not wholely unknown to me, but the others were new. Since I am still learning Italian, I read the English libretto before each part so that I could follow the plot.
https://www.opera-arias.com/rossini/il-barbiere-di-siviglia/libretto/english/
I enjoyed the story and found it to be quite humorous. The singing and acting were also good. That said, I read that the role of Rosina was originally written for a contralto. I would have loved to have heard that. Did any ever sing it? Also, I know there is a different opera with the same name by Paisiello. I found several modern recordings of it, but do any older ones exist? Does anyone know the other full opera that Borgioli recorded? Its name escapes me at the moment.
Finally, if anyone here is a Wikipedia editor, they missed two recordings, this one and the one from 1918 with Fernando de Lucia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barber_of_Seville_discography "
(Update 25 April 2025)
Due to some wonderful replies, I had my question answered, as well as receiving a new recommendation for another version of this opera, this time with Cesare Valletti, famous student of Tito Schipa! He appears in several complete works in my list (pinned on my Blob.cat profile and on my Dreamwidth page).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6pwX6NgjfY
Dino Borgioli was also in Rigoletto, recorded around the same time (video says 1927-30).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5uQWPK8Ong
This is the Reddit link for those interested in the discussion.
https://www.reddit.com/r/opera/comments/1k4yizt/1929_barbiere_from_la_scala/
#Barbiere #opera #review #Rossini
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El 25 de abril de 1926, en el Teatro de La Scala de Milán,
se representa por primera vez en la historia,
Turandot
La última #Ópera compuesta por 
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
El músico italiano había muerto poco antes, dejando a medio componer la escena final y así, se representó en aquella primera ocasión.
A partir de ese momento la obra se representa con el final terminado de orquestar por el compositor, Franco Alfano (Nápoles, 1875 - San Remo, 1954)
#Música #MúsicaClásica #HistoriaDeLaMúsica
