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Montserrat Caballé, nacida el 12 de abril de 1933 en Barcelona, España, es la soprano española de óp
2022-10-19 15:00:28
From schoolboy trips to booze-ups with New York garbage men, the novelist recalls how he fell for the fabulous world of opera – and managed to break in, with a staging of his book about Henry JamesWhen I went to live in Barcelona at the age of 20 in 1975, I thought I would get to see loads of opera. The first ticket I bought was for Puccini’s La Bohème at the Liceu, starring Montserrat Caballé as Mimi. When I found my seat, however, I discovered that I had no view at all of the stage. Standing up would not help, because there was not even enough headroom to stand.I grew sad when the music began, in the sure knowledge that the stage must be bathed in beautiful light and the costumes must be gorgeous and the set superbly crafted. But the real problem arose in act four. As Mimi sang […]
2022-07-18 14:02:07
Fleisher, Pires, 2022
This Week in Classical Music: July 18, 2022. Instrumentalists and Singers. We’ll skip several anniversaries, such as Francesco Cilea’s, his opera Adriana Lecouvreur notwithstanding, even though the title soprano role has been sung by such luminaries as Magda Olivero, Renata Tebaldi, Leyla Gencer, Montserrat Caballé, Renata Scotto, Mirella Freni, Joan Sutherland and Angela Gheorghiu. We’ll also skip Ernest Bloch, a Swiss-Jewish-American composer mostly famous for his Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque, a large-scale work for cello and orchestra. And we’ll also leave out Adolphe Adam who wrote music for such popular ballets as Giselle and Le corsaire. All three of them were born this week, on July 23rd of 1866, July 24th of 1880 and July 24th of 1803 respectively. Instead, we’ll acknowledge several interpreters: the pianists, violinist, and singers. First, the pianists. Leon Fleisher was born on July 23rd of 1928. Fleisher lived a long life (he died two years ago) but his […]
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