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#opera

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦

Artists from the Odesa National Academic #Opera and Balletople Academic Opera #Theater sing a Ukrainian song together with people during an air raid alert in a shelter

#Ukraine music unites people, brings hope, and lifts spirits. Even in the darkest times, it can calm and inspire

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Georgiana Brummell
(for opera lovers)
How would you describe your favourite singer, particularly to someone who is unfamiliar with his work or who doesn't know much of it?

Every time I try to describe the voice and style of Tito Schipa, I find myself unable to do so adequately. This is not only because I might lack a few technical terms, but because I find it to be so perfect that words seem insufficient to convey its essence. It is unlike any other operatic voice I have ever heard. There is a quality to it that some have described as husky, but that I think gives it a well-rounded sound. It is sweet but not overly so. It can be assertive when necessary but never dark or overwhelming. His ornamentation is always just enough, never less or more than is required. Everything, including messa di voce and dynamics in general, breath control, portamento, legato, vibrato, etc. blends seemlessly. I don't yet know Italian, and somehow, I can feel every emotion in what he is singing, and when I read the English translation of the words, my feelings are justified. He can express the greatest joys and the deepest sorrows of the human heart, and the quiet moments in between. The clarity of his pronunciation is unparalleled, even in acoustic recordings. I can't describe his style technically, but I would know if someone were imitating it. On the negative side, some say that his top notes were thin, but I personally can't hear it. He did transpose various arias, particularly as he aged, and he stopped singing truly high notes in his forties or so, but I can't say I notice a diminishing in vocal quality until some time after 1955. In his concert that year, he sounds wonderful. But by 1962, I do notice some deterioration,and in 1964 (at seventy-five), it was pronounced, though he could still sing.

#opera #TitoSchipa #Schipa
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Georgiana Brummell
I am seeking general recommendations for my next opera. I have seen Don Pasquale (1932), L'Elisir d'Amore (1949), Lucia Di Lamermoor (1939), Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (1929/30), and La Sonambula (1952). I'm thinking of Le Nozze di Figaro (1944 or 1949), but I'm not sure. I saw it, (via another video) but it was in English and a modern, amateur production. I was not impressed,but I am willing to give it a chance with a professional production. I like light-hearted operas, comedy (particularly wit and wordplay), relationships, the upperclass, the supernatural, etc. I don't mind some realism, but I'm not one for extreme violence, serious depictions of poverty, loud, dramatic singing, discordant melodies, and so on. I might try La Boheme (1917 or 1948)) or Rigoletto (1915-18 or 1927-30), , since they are mostly just sad from what I know. But I would love to find more works by Donizetti, Rossini, Bellini, and some by Pacini, Paisiello, Cimarosa, and other similar composers. I'm also interested in those performed in English, whether translations or written that way. I know Purcell wrote some but am not very familiar with English opera as a whole. The problem with all of the above is that I don't know how many of these were recorded in full prior to the 1960's. I will definitely watch Massenet's Werther and Manon, but I want to hold off on them a little longer, since Werther (1948) is the only other full opera with Schipa in it, (Don Pasquale is the first) and Manon (1939) is the last big fragment of an opera with him in it (Act II/I will need to supplement with either 1929 or 1954, if I can find the latter). Can anyone suggest anything that might be of interest?

#Bellini #Cimarosa #Donizetti #Massenet #opera #Pacini #Paisiello #Purcell #Rossini
#rossini
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Georgiana Brummell
I just finished the 1952 version of La Sonambula.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LVLs6WrQlQ

I used this English libretto.

http://www.murashev.com/opera/La_sonnambula_libretto_English_Italian

The first thing I noticed was the extreme clarity. Usually, I listen to things from the 1940's and earlier, so I am not accustomed to it. I also observed how important the chorus was in this work. I like operas with light themes such as this. Both the music and the singing were excellent. Referring to what was said in another thread, while Tagliavini's voice was definitely sweet, I didn't think it was overly so when he was angry. He managed to portray that quite well. As for the ending, in reality, I would say that anyone who is so jealous in the first place (see Act I) and who would choose to marry someone else the day he had his heart broken doesn't deserve someone as sweet and innocent as Amina. But as an operatic twist, it worked very well. The fact that Lisa and Elvino were clearly former lovers also explains why she was so sad and jealous at the idea of Amina and Elvino marrying. I would like to think that Lisa and Rodolfo became a couple afterward, but with him being a count and her a commoner, I doubt it.

I definitely want to find more operas with light-hearted themes and beautiful music. The trouble is that I don't know how many of this sort were recorded in the 1950's and earlier.

#Bellini #LaSonambula #opera
YouTubeCesare Siepi Ferruccio Tagliavini Lina Pagliughi La sonnambula full opera (1952)By Best Opera Moments
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Georgiana Brummell

I am seeking general recommendations for my next opera. I have seen Don Pasquale (1932), L'Elisir d'Amore (1949), Lucia Di Lamermoor (1939), Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (1929/30), and La Sonambula (1952). I'm thinking of Le Nozze di Figaro (1944 or 1949), but I'm not sure. I saw it, (via another video) but it was in English and a modern, amateur production. I was not impressed,but I am willing to give it a chance with a professional production. I like light-hearted operas, comedy (particularly wit and wordplay), relationships, the upperclass, the supernatural, etc. I don't mind some realism, but I'm not one for extreme violence, serious depictions of poverty, loud, dramatic singing, discordant melodies, and so on. I might try La Boheme (1917 or 1948)) or Rigoletto (1915-18 or 1927-30), , since they are mostly just sad from what I know. But I would love to find more works by Donizetti, Rossini, Bellini, and some by Pacini, Paisiello, Cimarosa, and other similar composers. I'm also interested in those performed in English, whether translations or written that way. I know Purcell wrote some but am not very familiar with English opera as a whole. The problem with all of the above is that I don't know how many of these were recorded in full prior to the 1960's. I will definitely watch Massenet's Werther and Manon, but I want to hold off on them a little longer, since Werther (1948) is the only other full opera with Schipa in it, (Don Pasquale is the first) and Manon (1939) is the last big fragment of an opera with him in it (Act II/I will need to supplement with either 1929 or 1954, if I can find the latter). Can anyone suggest anything that might be of interest?

#Bellini#Cimarosa#Donizetti
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Megan Marie Hart

LA MUETTE DE PORTICI

🗓️ April 26
🕢 19:30
📍 Staatstheater Darmstadt

Alfonso: Ricardo Garcia
Masaniello: Matthew Vickers
Elvire: Megan Marie Hart
Pietro: Georg Festl
Borella: Zaza Gagua
Lorenzo: Marco Mondragón
Selva: Johannes Seokhoon Moon
Ein Fischer: Kwanghee Choi

Fenella: Franziska Dittrich, Lilith Maxion

Staatsorchester Darmstadt
Conductor: Johannes Zahn

Staging: Paul Georg Dittrich

ℹ️ staatstheater-darmstadt.de/ver

Two-tone image in orange and purple showing a burning old city building at night behind a silhouetted crowd carrying flags, sticks and signs. Capital letters in white read: LA MUETTE DE PORTICI Promotional image for Daniel Auber’s opera « La Muette de Portici » in the staging by Paul Georg Dittrich at Staatstheater Darmstadt, 2025. Image: Generative “Ai” by Q/Staatstheater Darmstadt Title design: Stefan Romero Grieser @operaimmagine
#opera#Darmstadt#Hessen
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