Nobles seigneurs, salut! Seigneurs, salut! Une dame noble et sage, dont les rois seraient jaloux, m´a chargé de ce message, chevaliers, pour l´un de vous. Sans qu´on la nomme, honneur ici au gentilhomme qu´elle a choisi! Vous pouvez croire que … Continua a leggere
Archivio dell'autore: Selma Kurz
Notizie dal cinema: NORMA ROH 26.9.2016
Bulgarian soprano, Sonya Yoncheva, has undertaken Norma early in her (stilly oung) career. Probably earlier than she would have, had Netrebko not cancelled, because the role did not fit her voice anymore. Just like Marguerite, which Yoncheva also took over. … Continua a leggere
ascolti comparati: “La mamma morta” Netrebko / Scuderi / Albanese
La mamma morta m’hanno alla porta della stanza mia; Moriva e mi salvava! poi a notte alta io con Bersi errava, quando ad un tratto un livido bagliore guizza e rischiara innanzi a’ passi miei la cupa via! Guardo! Bruciava … Continua a leggere
Notizie da Vienna: Manon Lescaut 27.6.2016 “Puccini-singing at its worst”
Anna Netrebko | Manon Lescaut David Pershall | Lescaut, ihr Bruder, Sergeant Marcello Giordani | Chevalier René Des Grieux Wolfgang Bankl | Geronte Carlos Osuna | Edmondo Il Hong | Wirt Carlos Osuna | Tanzmeister Juliette Mars | Musiker Marcus … Continua a leggere
notizie da Vienna: TURANDOT 1.5.2016
Lise Lindstrom | Turandot Heinz Zednik | Altoum Yusif Eyvazov | Kalaf Anita Hartig | Liù Dan Paul Dumitrescu | Timur Paolo Rumetz | Mandarin Gabriel Bermúdez | Ping Carlos Osuna | Pang Norbert Ernst | Pong Gustavo Dudamel | … Continua a leggere
in attesa di Fanciulla 1: Gavazzi/Basile
I have often wondered, why this recording from 1950 has been so unjustly forgotten – despite the great Carla Gavazzi. Probably, because, apart from her thrilling Minnie – which I´d go as far as saying, for me is the point … Continua a leggere
notizie da Vienna: TOSCA „alla cantata ancor manca la Diva…“
In the Tosca performance on April 16th, which was streamed around the world, Angela Gheorghiu made a very late entrance after Jonas Kaufmann had repeated „E lucevan le stelle“. The video has been circulating around the internet in the past … Continua a leggere
notizie da Vienna: ROMÉO ET JULIETTE 23.2.2016
Marina Rebeka | Juliette, Tochter Capulets Juan Diego Flórez | Roméo Gabriel Bermúdez | Mercutio Alexandru Moisiuc | Frère Laurent Rachel Frenkel | Stéphano Carole Wilson | Gertrude Carlos Osuna | Tybalt Martin Müller | Benvolio Mihail Dogotari | Paris … Continua a leggere
Notizie da Vienna: RIGOLETTO 28.1. 2016
Carlos Álvarez | Rigoletto Juan Diego Flórez | Herzog von Mantua Olga Peretyatko | Gilda Ain Anger | Sparafucile Nadia Krasteva | Maddalena Alexandru Moisiuc | Conte di Monterone Marcus Pelz | Conte di Ceprano Lydia Rathkolb | Contessa di … Continua a leggere
Ascolti comparati: “Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß” (Giuditta)
Lehár und seine Librettisten haben bei „Giuditta“ den Versuch unternommen, die Operette mit Elementen der Oper zu verbinden. Das Ergebnis ist weder das eine oder das Andere, sondern eine Art Zwitterwesen. Inklusive KEIN Happy-End und viele Anklänge an Melodien von … Continua a leggere
Felice 2016!
Josef Strauß Mein Lebenslauf ist Lieb’ und Lust , Walzer , Op.263 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Clemens Heinrich Krauss
Notizie da Vienna: WERTHER dernière
Frédéric Chaslin | Dirigent Matthew Polenzani | Werther Markus Eiche | Albert Elina Garanča | Charlotte Alfred Šramek | Le Bailli Hila Fahima | Sophie Peter Jelosits | Schmidt Mihail Dogotari | Johann As we know, the lesser gifted singers … Continua a leggere