‘A sirena (1897) (lyrics: Salvatore Di Giacomo & music: Vincenzo Valente) PASQUALE AMATO „‘A sirena“ was published in 1897 by Casa Ricordi and presented at the Piedigrotta festival where it became an instant sucess. Although Pasquale Amato´s recorded legacy of Neapolitan songs consists (as far as … Continua a leggere
Serenata scumbinata (lyrics: Libero Bovio & music: Vincenzo Valente) FRANCESCO DADDI Born in Naples, Daddi was trained at the Naples Conservatory and made his stage début at Milan in 1891. The following year at the Dal Verme he sang Beppe in the world première of … Continua a leggere
„That was the time in which Naples dreamed as her great artists, her fanciful painters, sculptors and poets dreamed; and in so great a variety of expression one form prevailed…: song. In those days they sang all over Naples:… It … Continua a leggere
I have to confess, I hesitated when Donzelli asked me to do a series on the „canzone napoletana“ once a week throughout the remaining July and August. Although these songs have always been a passion of mine I felt a bit uneasy: … Continua a leggere
Se il mio nome saper voi bramate, dal mio labbro il mio nome ascoltate. Io son Lindoro che fido v’adoro, che sposa vi bramo, che a nome vi chiamo, di voi sempre parlando così dall’aurora al tramonto del dì. L’amoroso … Continua a leggere
•Barbara Haveman | Floria Tosca •Marcello Giordani | Mario Cavaradossi •Thomas Hampson | Baron Scarpia •Marcus Pelz | Cesare Angelotti •Paolo Rumetz | Mesner •James Kryshak | Spoletta •Mihail Dogotari | Sciarrone •Walter Fink | Schließer Philippe Auguin | Dirigent … Continua a leggere
Piotr Beczala | Le Docteur Faust Erwin Schrott | Méphistophélès Adrian Eröd | Valentin Sonya Yoncheva | Marguerite Jongmin Park | Wagner Stephanie Houtzeel | Siébel Aura Twarowska | Marthe Bertrand de Billy | Dirigent Nicolas Joel | Inszenierungskonzept / Stephane Roche | Regie Nuance, nuance, nuance. This was the third and last performance … Continua a leggere
Connais-tu le pays où fleurit l’oranger? Le pays des fruits d’or et des roses vermeilles, Où la brise est plus douce et l’oiseau plus léger, Où dans toute saison butinent les abeilles, Où rayonne et sourit, comme un bienfait de … Continua a leggere
Leo Nucci | Rigoletto Piero Pretti Duca di Mantova Valentina Naforniţa | Gilda Dan Paul Dumitrescu | Sparafucile Nadia Krasteva | Maddalena Juliette Mars | Giovanna Alexandru Moisiuc | Il Conte di Monterone Manuel Walser | Marullo James Kryshak | Borsa Mihail Dogotari | Il Conte di Ceprano Lydia Rathkolb | La … Continua a leggere
In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten, liegt eine Burg, die Monsalvat genannt; ein lichter Tempel stehet dort inmitten, so kostbar als auf Erden nichts bekannt; drin ein Gefäß von wundertät’gem Segen wird dort als höchstes Heiligtum bewacht. Es ward, dass … Continua a leggere
ANDREA CHÉNIER Composer: Umberto Giordano / Libretto: Luigi Illica World premiere: March 28th, 1896 Teatro alla Scala, Milan Where ever you admit to have a soft spot for „Andrea Chénier – as I do – it will usually be met with reactions ranging … Continua a leggere
Wiener Staatsoper, 19.2.2014 Angela Gheorghiu | Adriana Lecouvreur Massimo Giordano | Maurizio, Conte di Sassonia Roberto Frontali | Michonnet Elena Zhidkova | La Principessa di Bouillon Alexandru Moisiuc | Il Principe di Bouillon Raúl Giménez | Abate Jongmin Park | Quinault Jinxu Xiahou | Poisson Bryony Dwyer | Jouvenot Juliette Mars | Dangeville Evelino Pidò | Dirigent … Continua a leggere