Recondita armonia is not a particularly taxing aria (nor do I for myself find anything extraordinary in it) , but a rather effective one (if you have a certain verve and get at least the „Tosca, sei tu!“ right) for … Continua a leggere
Un felice anno 2014 a tutti i lettori del Corriere! Let´s celebrate it with one of the most beautiful Strauß-waltzes. Not Johann though, but the much underrated Josef. A wealth of melodies and themes in this waltz, one more beautiful than … Continua a leggere
„A man with brain.“ said Mary Garden about Ansseau, who was her frequent partner in Chicago between 1923 and 1928. A full, lyric-dramatic tenor voice with plenty of drive and fire. Not sturdy, but well placed on the breath and … Continua a leggere
Tonight Anna Netrebko will give her role-debut as Leonora, Contessa di Sargosta in „Il Trovatore“ at the Berlin State Opera under the direction of Daniel Barenboim alongside Gaston Rivero (after Alexandr Antonenko had cancelled, the company had been rehearsing without … Continua a leggere
Felicie Hüni-Mihacsek & Lisa Della Casa Per pietà, ben mio, perdona All’error d’un alma amante; Fra quest’ombre, e queste piante Sempre ascoso, oh Dio, sarà! Svenerà quest’empia voglia L’ardir mio, la mia costanza, Perderà la rimembranza Che vergogna e orror … Continua a leggere
„Risparmiate lo scherno“……. Franz Welser-Möst | Dirigent Marco Arturo Marelli | Regie und Licht & Bühnenbild Dagmar Niefind | Kostüme Nina Stemme | Minnie Jonas Kaufmann | Dick Johnson (Ramerrez) Tomasz Konieczny | Sheriff … Continua a leggere
Vienna has seen and heard three different Violettas in a run of four performances at the beginning of this new season. Aleksandra Kurzak (Sept. 3 & 6) like Marina Rebeka who stepped in on Sept. 12, gave her role debut … Continua a leggere
From the first note on one hears an important voice of considerable power and ring. I like Vezzani in other things – here, he leaves me disappointed. I find in Vezzani´s voice a little of a French Pertile, though as a singer … Continua a leggere
Thill is among the Tells featured here, who – as far as I know – never sang the role on stage. He impresses (as always) with noble phrasing and excellent diction, but he lacks most other things a solid Tell … Continua a leggere
Martinelli – Ah Matilde Martinelli is not everybody´s cup of tea. He certainly is mine. Especially his acoustic recordings which show him in the earlier stage of his career yet mostly free of the mannerisms (and vocal difficulties) he … Continua a leggere
At a time, when French tenors were not yet an endangered specie – quite on the contrary! – the Belgian tenor, Charles Fontaine, was not in the same league as Escalais or Paul Franz or later César Vezzani or Fernand … Continua a leggere
Des Mädchens Klage (Music: Franz Schubert, lyrics: Friedrich von Schiller) Der Eichwald braust, die Wolken ziehn, Das Mägdlein sitzt an Ufers Grün, Es bricht sich die Welle mit Macht, mit Macht, Und sie seufzt hinaus in die finstre Nacht, Das Auge von … Continua a leggere