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2017-04-18 02:23:20
“If you’ve overdosed on Der Rosenkavalier in the past week, let’s go back a few years to Richard Strauss’ first operatic hit: Salome. Covent Garden was one of the stops in the decade that Wiener Staatsoper trekked to various opera houses while its home on the Ringstraße was being rebuilt after the vast majority of it was destroyed by Allied Forces bombs. This 1947 performance has a legendary cast: Maria Cebotari, Julius Patzak, and Elisabeth Höngen, conducted by Clemens Krauss. Some Parterrians will be able to recite Cebotari’s tragic biography, some have listened to a few of her recordings, but many will ask, “Who?” In hr 18-year career, Cebotari, a native of Romania, established herself as one of the most versatile, sought-after sopranos of her time. Herbert von Karajan called her the greatest Cio-Cio-San he ever conducted. Richard Strauss referred to her as “the best all-rounder on the European stage,” […]
2017-02-10 13:00:09
Belle nuit
On this day in 1881 Jacques Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffman premiered in Paris. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZISBVYvNFq8 On this day in 1882 Rimski-Korsakov’s opera Snyegurochka premiered in St Petersburg. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFRHHo1rQV4 On this day in 1934 Howard Hanson’s Merry Mount premieres in New York City. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wl0SJ6WBkw Born on this day in 1898 playwright Bertolt Brecht. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVHtRk8a1nc Born on this day in 1900 mezzo-soprano Gianna Pederzini. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuhV0wwKsBQ Born on this day in 1910 soprano Maria Cebotari. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOYvroDFCY Born on this day in 1912 conductor Henry Krips. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFMHXambxcM Born on this day in 1923 bass Cesare Siepi. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFHyyVcsRQA
2016-02-10 17:36:30
A soaring instrument
Happy 89th birthday soprano Leontyne Price! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ILLyFuTo2w On this day in 1881 Jacques Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann premiered in Paris. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZISBVYvNFq8 On this day in 1882 Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera Snegurochka premiered in St Petersburg. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFRHHo1rQV4 Born on this day in 1897 actress Dame Judith Anderson. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rG_yAhX0PM Born on this day in 1898 playwright Bertolt Brecht. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVHtRk8a1nc Born on this day in 1900 mezzo-soprano Gianna Pederzini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuhV0wwKsBQ Born on this day in 1910 soprano Maria Cebotari. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOYvroDFCY Born on this day in 1912 conductor Henry Krips. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFMHXambxcM Born on this day in 1923 bass Cesare Siepi. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFHyyVcsRQA On this day in 1934 Howard Hanson’s Merry Mount premiered […]
2015-10-05 16:00:32
Head over heels
I Parterriani stayed away from last week’s post, Fibich’s spectacular The Bride of Messina, like Democrats from the last mid-term elections, garnering less than 50 “listens” in a week. So I guess you have spoken: “Bring us insane divas in operas we already know!” Accordingly, I give you a completely over-the-top Salome with Mara Zampieri as Strauss’ darling little Lolita, Leonie Rysanek interpolating her trademark Sieglinde scream as her doting mommy, and Horst Hiestermann determined to chew as much scenery as possible as daddy. I had originally planned to do a history lesson, as it’s been a while since I posted anything from (cough, cough) before our time, and had lined up a live 1947 Salome with Maria Cebotari, but decided that this red meat performance will likely get more attention. Please let me have your thoughts: do you want me to scale back on posting rare and recently-rediscovered operas […]
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