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- 23 Oct 2016, 23:31
- Forum: Opera
- Topic: Alternative endings to arias & interpolated high notes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1536
Re: Alternative endings to arias & interpolated high notes
If it works, it can be be wonderful. Some have become tradition. It can also be a stylistic mistake and extremely tacky. I particularly dislike anything that does not make sense for the character.
- 23 Oct 2016, 23:29
- Forum: Opera
- Topic: Why is opera so hard to like?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1968
Re: Why is opera so hard to like?
Language barrier, context barrier, complexity barrier, financial barrier...that sums it up.
- 23 Oct 2016, 23:28
- Forum: Opera
- Topic: Least musically boring opera overall?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6199
- 21 Oct 2016, 09:44
- Forum: Opera Pub
- Topic: The strangest "Una voce poco fa" you'll ever hear
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1968
The strangest "Una voce poco fa" you'll ever hear
I am not sure whether to laugh or cry...
- 11 Oct 2016, 10:58
- Forum: Historic Opera Singers - Lebendige Vergangenheit
- Topic: Franz Völker "Allerseelen" R. Strauss
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1607
- 11 Oct 2016, 10:58
- Forum: Historic Opera Singers - Lebendige Vergangenheit
- Topic: Gertrude Kappel
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1267
- 07 Jul 2016, 11:44
- Forum: Historic Opera Singers - Lebendige Vergangenheit
- Topic: Giuseppe Di Stefano
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2750
Re: Giuseppe Di Stefano
Does a prettier rendition exist? :o A "prettier" rendition, that's difficult to answer because "pretty" is entirely a subjective notion. There are, however, many many *better* renditions. Admirable as the beauty of di Stefano's young voice is, this is far indeed from breathing the extremely difficu...
- 05 Jul 2016, 20:58
- Forum: Historic Opera Singers - Lebendige Vergangenheit
- Topic: Giuseppe Di Stefano
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2750
- 29 Jun 2016, 18:27
- Forum: Historic Opera Singers - Lebendige Vergangenheit
- Topic: Christine Deutekom
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1269
Christine Deutekom
What are your favorite Deutekom recordings? I rarely see people discuss her. She's one of my heroes. I just found that Opera Vivra uploaded this recording with her. What an excellent queen of the night she was.
- 29 Jun 2016, 18:23
- Forum: Singing & Singing Technique
- Topic: Non-Operatic voices
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4112