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2018-04-09 23:00:00
Chabrier - L'ÉTOILE - Gardiner
Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)L'ÉTOILE (1877)Colette Alliot-Lugaz, Georges Gautier, Gabriel BaquierGhyslaine Raphanel, Magali Damonte, François Le RouxOrchestre et Choeurs de l'Opéra de Lyondir : John Eliot GardinerEMI 7478898, [P] 1984FLAC images, cuesheets, logs, scans, booklet Stravinsky considered L'Etoile a little masterpiece; Debussy, Duparc and Ravel all held it in the highest esteem; Reynaldo Hahn, most sensitive of conductors and composers of light opera, called it a ''rare jewel of French operetta where the buffoonery and poetic verve of Offenbach are presented with all the musical charm, elegance and profusion the latter never sought''. It was produced in 1877 at the Bouffes-Parisiens, where the orchestra initially took fright at the unaccustomed subtlety of the scoring, and the more conservative critics inveighed against Chabrier's 'Wagnerism' (it being known that he was a fervent Wagner admirer): its sparkling brilliance was not generally recognized until the production […]
2017-06-30 21:12:28
You have to be taught to be second class; you’re not born that way
Born on this day in 1917 singer and actress Lena Horne. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJzbYEYrIXQ Born on this day in 1685 composer John Gay. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh57Wjqs-2A Happy 59th birthday condcutor Esa-Pekka Salonen. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILkYMD8zuH8 Happy 57th birthday mezzo-soprano Magali Chalmeau-Damonte. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fDiWyIhdkI Also Happy 57th to baritone Andreas Schmidt. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPRODUbJTWk
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2016-11-14 15:52:55
An Operatic Feast for the Common Man
[…] psychological implications of ordering just the salad? The composer John Greer took this absurdly comedic narrative, bringing the music into the joke. The musical accompaniment introduced the ambience with the swing of a jazzy cabaret; through almost cartoony timings, the music associated Castanets with sensuality, passionate tango music with Chilean sea bass, and even an offstage chorus for moments of enlightenment, adapting to the tumultuous emotions of the woman. The vocalists Laura DellaFera and Dustin Damonte navigated the active choreography with theatrical flair and vaudevillian execution. This comic ordeal paralleled the humorous ending of the concert’s first half, and provided a delightful finish to the diverse program, like a crème brûlée with Spanish sherry. As an admittedly irregular opera attender, much pleased me about BOC’s approach to contemporary opera. The robust crew of stage directors and often underappreciated librettists deserve praise for the success. In the contemporary classical ethos, some […]
2016-06-30 14:56:04
We’ll have a gay old time
Born on this day in 1685 composer John Gay. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh57Wjqs-2A Happy 58th birthday condcutor Esa-Pekka Salonen. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILkYMD8zuH8 Happy 56th birthday mezzo-soprano Magali Chalmeau-Damonte. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fDiWyIhdkI Also Happy 56th to baritone Andreas Schmidt. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgzUTX9Ggtg
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