Shicoff's Best?
Listening to/watching him recently as Lensky (DG/Levine) and Rodolfo (Covent Garden DVD) has reminded me of how thrilling I've always found Neil Shicoff's voice. "Nervy" is a word often used to...
View ArticleMeyerbeer
Giacomo Meyerbeer, despite, or perhaps because of, being the most popular opera composer of the 19th century (by quite a ways, too), has a reputation that varies from a great opera composer to a...
View ArticleLooking for L'Elisir D'Amore
Coming in February my local opera house is staging L'elisir D'amore (this will be my first live opera). I'd like to get a good copy to listen to beforehand. I know the most famous aria "una furtiva...
View ArticleBerlioz: L'Enfance du Christ
Have been listening to the Angel (EMI) LP set while digitizing and transferring the music to DVD-A. Fine music, fine singing, excellent stereo sound. The LP box cover: Berlioz-EdC.jpg Checked at...
View ArticleHello everyone!
I am Jelle from Holland and am new to classical music. I'm 33 in years now but only started listening to classical music for only some years. I havent been brought up with this kind of music. My...
View ArticleWeber's Euryanthe& Meyerbeer's Les Hugenots On DVD
I've recently joined netflix.com , and have been taking advantage of a chance to see a number or rarely performed operas on DVD . They've got an excellent selection of classical music & opera . The...
View ArticleMystery Soprano
I need the help of an experienced collector or archivist. I've been listening to a recording of Weber's Euryanthe made for Austrian radio in 1949, conducted by Meinhard Zallinger and starring Maria...
View ArticleCarmen and La Bohème - your thoughts are appreciated
On my journey to self-educate about opera, I've discovered the following at my library (below). I was curious about the thoughts of others more informed about these operas regarding these recordings?...
View ArticleNicolai Gedda?
I've been told by friends that the great Swedish tenor died today but I can't find an official confirmation, does anyone here know something about Gedda's state? discussion: Talk classical All the news...
View ArticleRe: Nicolai Gedda: 1925-2015
Norman Lebrecht's yellow journalism site, SlippedDisc.com, was among the first to report the "death," and then had to take down the report while they investigated (which they ought to have done first)....
View ArticleSuitable roles for an opera singer
Today we have lyrical and dramatic tenors. We have coloratura sopranos. Long time ago you were just a tenor or a soprano, but of course even then you sing the material that suited you or transposed it...
View Articlenoob looking for Blu-Ray only recommendations
Have you ever searched for an opera on Amazon, only to be flabbergasted by the amount of options available to you? What makes my choice harder is that the obvious "great voices" (Pavarotti, Domingo,...
View ArticleTop mistakes young people make when getting into opera
most of you seem pretty experienced around these parts, but I thought this would make for interesting convo. here are some common mistakes young people make when getting into opera. 1) "I can't be a...
View ArticleLamento di Federico
I was sitting last evening browsing YouTube as you do when you have too much time on your hands. I had the notion that I wanted to hear my late father's favourite singer, Mario Lanza, and I came across...
View ArticleHello all
My name is Bart, living in the Netherlands and a fanatic classical lover. I love opera and my favorite singers are Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Nicolai Gedda, Leontyne Price, Fritz Wunderlich, Kirsten...
View ArticleClassical love songs for anniversary
Hi All, I'm looking for suggestions of classical/operatic arias/duets/trios/quartets/lieder to perform at my 15th anniversary. I am an amateur lyrical bass (operatically trained for 15 years) and I'm...
View ArticleClassical love songs for anniversary
Hi All, I'm looking for suggestions of classical/operatic arias/duets/trios/quartets/lieder to perform at my 15th anniversary. I am an amateur lyrical bass (operatically trained for 15 years) and I'm...
View ArticleNicolai Gedda (1925-2017)
I became saddened by the passing of one of opera's greats, Nicolai Gedda, who left us last month at the age of 91. I in particular cherish his Lehar, Barber, Offenbach recordings. He was as consummate...
View ArticleNicolai Gedda: 1925-2017
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.music.classical.recordings/qYVim6Whk0Udiscussion: rec.music.opera - Google Groups All the news about classical music and opera in press and media
View ArticleRecordings Canceled or Modified...
A very interesting topic, because it is a compilation of Data and Curiosities of the record industry in different times. The topic is not new, however, try to gather all the information possible, in...
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