Carmen is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée https://youtu.be/zTDMvyj4TFg Paris-Bastille Opera, conductor: Frédéric Chaslin. Béatrice Uria-Monzon, Sergei Larin https://youtu.be/3h-fP4zSH40?si=9-BfQyV-XcFaNkhG Ernst Märzendorfer | Orch. & Chorus of National Theatre Brno…… Continue reading Carmen – Opera by Georges Bizet
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Elizabeth Schwarzkopf
https://youtu.be/wdumXJ9-wVs?si=zhWR6P5MRxV03GVk Early recordings, Puccini & Mozart, Karajan, 1946 – 1954.”Critics were divided on the merits of Schwarzkopf’s voice, however, A New York Times tribute by Anthony Tommasini cited two reviews from the newspaper’s archives: One claimed “she had a superior voice (a smooth, glamorous lyric soprano) and superior technical command,” while another asserted her fame…… Continue reading Elizabeth Schwarzkopf
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O mio babbino caro | Giacomo Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi
https://youtu.be/uFLVKaFVGag Maria Callas https://youtu.be/l1C8NFDdFYg Maria Callas later years. https://youtu.be/Sf-tjXevlyQ Renée Fleming https://youtu.be/RxZSP1Dc78Q Montserrat Caballé https://youtu.be/veiU3CBwAps Kathleen Battle… THE BEST https://youtu.be/2jeo2PupmuI Hmmm… https://youtu.be/AGPDYl1Yvdc Again? https://youtu.be/6qGMa9bxRZU Well… https://youtu.be/M1Hgbtl8mQE Kiri Te Kanava… https://youtu.be/1TQFYxrcz_Q Kiri again… https://youtu.be/R1–QDoeD-o And again… https://youtu.be/Y5k_0igNTi4 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf – Another best?
Claudio Monteverdi – L’Orfeo
https://youtu.be/S3MsbVlVvHs (Full opera / N.Harnoncourt 1978)
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas – L’Arpeggiata o.l.v. Christina Pluhar
https://youtu.be/UvW1YQCpUCA Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht 2015
Ariadne auf Naxos – Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle in rehearsal with James Levine
https://youtu.be/BN1tmtFPibg (Part 1) https://youtu.be/oj-o7TbGCek (Part 2) …Behind the scenes look at the Metropolitan Opera’s 1989 production of Richard Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos”, featuring footage of both Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle in rehearsal with James Levine…
Jessye Norman: Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell
https://youtu.be/jOIAi2XwuWo About… Jessye Norman, Regal American Soprano, Is Dead at 74 Daniel J. Wakin, Michael Cooper A multiple Grammy Award winner, she was a towering figure on operatic, concert and recital stages. Jessye Norman performing in 1991 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.Credit…Frans Schellekens/Redferns, via Getty Images Published Sept. 30, 2019Updated Oct. 2, 2019 Jessye Norman,…… Continue reading Jessye Norman: Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell
Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss the Younger
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Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser
https://youtu.be/5hN-hY_PYqM … https://youtu.be/JOVpjHX4j_8 … https://youtu.be/a2X_bsgbOdM … https://youtu.be/oskRTxtP4ts … https://youtu.be/q2c0nLhrsCg … https://youtu.be/oK6D8w_VM_M … https://youtu.be/-qYi375P0NM (Documentary)Sorry. But the first and the last cuts are missing…