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OPERA LIVES! – Contemporary opera succeeds
OPERA LIVES! – Contemporary opera succeeds I often hear doomsday prophets predict the imminent death of opera. The say that opera is an art form out of the museum and because there is no positive evolution it will gradually die. These people are very wrong. Opera lives and develops strongly. In the decades since 1945 […]
Opera vs.the Pandemic – A Guest Blog by Charles Handelman
Dear Flamand Olivier, who is the creator of the fabulous Opera on Video group (over 35,000 members) asked me to write a little something that may add to your “education” in the field of opera. This is a sad time in our world, but at least we can often gravitate to music, which we love […]
A GREAT SMALL OPERA COMPANY – Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society
Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society A guest blog by Liz Kiger Homepage The brain child of soprano/violinist Liz Kiger, this chamber group is focused on bringing historically informed performance practice of lesser known and lesser produced Baroque repertoire to its NYC audience in an affordable, intimate, and unique setting while simultaneously providing resume enhancing performance opportunities […]
Opera in and from Mongolia
Opera in Mongolia? What sounds very exotic, really is not, considering history and development over decennia, if not centuries. In recent years several great singers have emerged from Mongolia, won competitions and began world careers. Mongolians are incredible singers, with traditions dating back many centuries. Their famous throat singing creates multiple pitches simultaneously. It requires […]
Opera Magazines in Print
We have become used to get news, reviews and information about opera from the Internet. We have almost forgotten about the printed magazines which were our only source of information just one generation ago. But there are still many printed Opera magazines available. Here is a list with links, examples and some comments: Opera (English […]
FULL 94 Great Performances from the Ed Sullivan Show USA 1948 – 1971 Corelli Nilsson Tebaldi Sutherland Moffo Tucker Merrill
94 Great Performances from the Ed Sullivan Show USA 1948 – 1971 with Franco Corelli, Renata Tebaldi, Joan Sutherland, Birgit Nilsson, Anna Moffo, Mario del Monaco, Giuseppe di Stefano, Juss Björling, Robert Merrill, Regina Resnik, Lauritz Melchior, Jan Peerce, Cesare Siepi, Cesare Valetti, Dorothy Kirsten, Rise Stevens, Eileen Farrell, Eleanor Steber, Leontyne Price, Lily Pons, […]
Famous Young Opera Singers
Nowadays I often read about young opera singers having their international breakthrough and becoming famous. For example Lise Davidsen and Benjamin Bernheim. But these singers are already around age 35. Today it seems, singers are trained in their twenties, start their international career around thirty, and perhaps become famous in their mid thirties. It has […]
CueTV – A Great Opera Streaming site
There are many opera video streaming sites on the Internet today But CueTV is in a class of its own and can be recommended fully. CueTV Website It offers more than 380 operas to view at a great subscription price CueTV on OperaonVideo CueTVs price/performance is excellent Depending on your location subscription is from 5€ […]
Controversial Opera Staging
CONTROVERSIAL OPERA STAGING More and more opera enthusiasts are complaining vehemently about “modern” opera staging. Opera directors transport the action to different places and times, and rewrite the story. They also use very explicit visuals including violence and nudity. But if you think controversial opera performances are something new and in our time only – […]
EDITA GRUBEROVA 1946-2021 in memoriam by Sonia van der Graaf
EDITA GRUBEROVA 1946-2021 Legendary Slovak Soprano, Edita Gruberova was born on December 23, 1946 in Bratislava, then part of Czechoslovakia, and died on October 18, 2021 in Zurich, Switzerland. A brilliant career, she conquered the world in a few years with unforgettable roles. The beginning in life is difficult but that allowed her not to […]
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Lady Izolde on Musiques en fête Orange 2022 Yende Jaroussky Barbera Puente CiofiFull video without France TV registration and VPN: https://vk.com/video397380959_456240119
Flamand on A Midsummer Night’s Dream Lille 2022 Wanderer Munger Portillo Dennefeld RicePLEASE TRY AGAIN Source/Link modified
DH on A Midsummer Night’s Dream Lille 2022 Wanderer Munger Portillo Dennefeld RiceSadly the last 40 minutes or so are missing possibly corrupted... I hope another source becomes available as this production...
JR on Brownlee and Spyres Rossini Recital New York 2021Concert itself is listed as "archived" and doesn't seem to be available.
Paola Datodi on Songs and Dances of Death (Mussorgsky) Moscow 2019 Ildar Abdrazakovhandsome, good performer... but well, he is not Chaljapine (written well?) but "disgusting" is too severe, excuse me
ROTH ANDREI on Pelleas et Melisande Aix 2016 HanniganI like it very much !!!
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