La Traviata
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Didn't see it when the Canadian Opera Company did it here in Toronto, considering seeing Madame Butterfly though..
Netrebko is excellent; Villazon is quite good; but the set and the time change leave me cold.
Some of the lyrics lose their poignancy: they need that Paris in the 1890's setting...
My favorite version is the La Scala production with Gheorghiu and Vargas...
The wonders of technology make it so easy for all of us to see so many versions of different opera! :thumb:
Perry
Some of the lyrics lose their poignancy: they need that Paris in the 1890's setting...
My favorite version is the La Scala production with Gheorghiu and Vargas...
The wonders of technology make it so easy for all of us to see so many versions of different opera! :thumb:
Perry
I saw a 'modernized' set in Toronto for the Aida opera. Also was a little phased.
Verdi, like Garibaldi, was a staunch Republican. Both had no use for either King or Pope, they both wanted the later to be rubber stamped to Jerusalem. Unfortunately the faction that wanted a British style Constitutional Monarchy (led by Garibaldi's bitter rival Cavour) won out.
Joe Green dedicated his life to opera but he could also produce the occasional instrumental gem. Composing Aida stressed him out so he took a time out for a change of pace. In the interval he composed something truly delightful:
Joe Green dedicated his life to opera but he could also produce the occasional instrumental gem. Composing Aida stressed him out so he took a time out for a change of pace. In the interval he composed something truly delightful:
How is this even possible? Wow, such an amazing performance, what a voice for such a young girl, I can't believe I just heard that, they just started leaking...
I'm concerned about someone so young doing that.. I read something about the phenomenon happening inRennis, shorter careers, happening in opera. Overworking the pipes at a young age can really damage them apparently..
La Traviata was done by the COC this past fall. Great production design with the voices being servicable in their roles.
Madama Butterfly was done in the fall season of 2014 so exnocomment might have a very long wait for the COC to do it again.
It's very good to spin times and dates of Opera upon its head. It gives new perspective to a confirmed masterwork and attracts a younger audience.
I once saw a production of Tosca staged in the Third Reich rather than its traditional setting and it was just mesmerizing to watch.
Maestro Puccini remains the ultimate 'Deidad de Musica' to me.
Madama Butterfly was done in the fall season of 2014 so exnocomment might have a very long wait for the COC to do it again.
It's very good to spin times and dates of Opera upon its head. It gives new perspective to a confirmed masterwork and attracts a younger audience.
I once saw a production of Tosca staged in the Third Reich rather than its traditional setting and it was just mesmerizing to watch.
Maestro Puccini remains the ultimate 'Deidad de Musica' to me.
I've never seen La Traviata but saw Madama Butterfly years ago. It was my first opera ever - would love to see it again.
You can find it and many other operas on YouTube!I've never seen La Traviata but saw Madama Butterfly years ago. It was my first opera ever - would love to see it again.
Usually with great sound and video... quite a few in 1080p.
Perry
This is more accurate than imagined, her voice will break by the time she's 35 if she doesn't slow down now. I once went to one of Giuseppe Marcina's house parties. He was a world famous vocal coach and one of our city's cultural treasures. Not just opera singers were his clients, he helped Neil Young get his voice back after vocal nodes surgery in the mid 70's. He stressed that a good singing voice had to be developed over time like a fine wine.
I've never seen La Traviata but I was extremely lucky to see Verdi's Don Carlos with Jose Carreras as Carlos and Jose van Dam as King Phillip II performed at the Caracalla Baths in Rome. I have never forgotten it. Before the 1990 World Cup attending performances at The Baths was a Roman event. The Three Tenors changed everything, it's now a tourist trap.
