| Sumi Jo - Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor - Mad Scene |
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This video clip is one of Sumi Jo's
DVD Title "Mad for Love/Amore di Pazzia
- Coloratura Highlights." This Opera Gala
Concert DVD consists of Sumi Jo's 4
coloratura
mad scenes and 5 encores. Elvira (I
Puritani),
Lucia (di Lammermoor), Amina (La Sonnambula),
Ophelie (Hamlet) are main arias.
This clip is Lucia's mad scene.
2003, Seoul, South Korea.
Conductor - Paolo Olmi
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
Tags : Sumi Jo Donizetti Lucia Lammermoor Mad Scene Paolo Olmi Janacek |
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Affichage : 226242
Durée : 597 s |
| Gaetano Donizetti - Rosmonda d'Inghilterra - "Perche non ho" (Joan Sutherland) |
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This new double download is a special treat.
Recently I found two versions of an air from
Donizetti's "Rosmonda d'Inghilterra" "Ancor
non guinse... Perché non ho del vento...
Torna, ah! torna, o caro oggetto...", which
was used as an alternative aria for Lucia
opening cavatina. Now, to be totally honest,
I just can't warm up to this aria as a whole:
I just don't like the recitative and the
cental aria. The cabaletta, on the other
hand, is quite glorious. Still, I think it
would be interesting for everybody to listen
to this obscure aria. Now, the two versions
that I'm talking about are: 1) Beverly
Sills's rendition on her CD "Bellini &
Donizetti Arias"; 2) a relatively early
(circa 1961-1962) rendition by Joan
Sutherland (this one can be found either on
"Voice of the Century" or on "Tribute to
Jenny Lind"). Now I'm aware that there seems
to be a real battle going on between diva
lovers, in particular, between
Sills/Sutherland fans. I love both these
wonderful singers, so I'm really not trying
to find out who is the best opera singer. I
just think it would be interesting to compare
both renditions: the approach is quite
different. Still, everyone is entitled to
their own opinion, so all ideas are welcome
:-) . Your comments would be most valued.
Hope you enjoy!
P.S. Due to the sheer size of the aria, I
divided each rendition into two parts: the
recitative and the aria (+ cabaletta).
Tags : Joan Sutherland Donizetti Rosmonda d'Inghilterra Coloratura Cabaletta Beverly Sills |
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Affichage : 6077
Durée : 381 s |
| Donizetti - L'eremitaggio di Liwerpool - Rondò Finale |
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Gaetano Donizetti
Opera: Emilia di Liverpool, dramma semiseria
in two acts, first performance 28 july 1824,
Teatro Nuovo, Naples,
Revisied version as L'eremitaggio di
Liwerpool, 8 march 1828, Teatro Nuovo,
Naples.
Libretto: Giuseppe Checcherini
Rondò Finale: Confusa è l'alma mia... Non
intende il mio contento
Emilia: Yvonne Kenny
Mountaineers: Geoffrey Mitchel choir
Orchestra: Philharmonia orchestra
Conductor: David Parry
This is an opera with a complicated textual
history. Its first version, composed to an
anonynous libretto, was given on july 28 1824
at the Teatro Nuovo under the title Emilia di
Liverpool. Four years later, when it was
wished to revive it, it was decided to
rewrite it and give it as L'eremitaggio di
Liwerpool. A minor character was suppressed;
the order of some of the scenes was changed;
and a number of items were deleted and new
ones introduced. Among these latter was the
present rondò finale, originally composed
for another opera, Alahor in Granata
(Palermo, 1826), but now introduced here to
replace a less spectacular vaudeville
finaletto.
Tags : Classical Opera Donizetti L'Eremitaggio di Liwerpool Rondò Finale Yvonne Kenny |
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Affichage : 412
Durée : 521 s |
| Kathleen Battle - Donizetti - Linda - O luce di quest'anima |
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This clip is from Metropolitan gala concert.
I don't know exactly when this concert was
held
and whether it was released to DVD Title or
not.
I saw it through LD about 5 years ago.
This gala concert was of Die Fledermaus, New
Year's Eve at Metropolitan Opera, conducted
by James Levine. At this LD (or DVD?)you can
also meet other opera stars like June
Anderson,
Thomas Hampson,Mirella Freni, Placido
Domingo,
Luciano Pavarotti, Frederica von Stade, and
so on.
Tags : Kathleen Battle donizetti luce quest'anima linda chamounix |
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Affichage : 45260
Durée : 211 s |
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