Comments for dramma per musica

Comment on About by Stumptown Stories: Jazz Divas (February 7 & 14, 2012)

Stumptown Stories: Jazz Divas (February 7 & 14, 2012) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:28:04 +0000

[...] presenter both weeks is Bob Kingston, resident historian for the Portland Opera, librarian, free-lance musicologist, and self-professed [...]

Comment on on such a night by sleeplessinseattle

sleeplessinseattle — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:53:43 +0000

Howdy — glad you’re back up and running. This film is an unknown TREASURE. Do they ever show Gui conducting?

Comment on nur eine waffe taugt by OurTone

OurTone — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:37:49 +0000

I’m learning this piece, which I have only recently been introduced to. Listening to the 5 different versions is inspiring. I also have a Kaufman version on CD. This detail on a single aria is a great idea, thanks for taking the time to put it together.

Comment on peter lieberson (1946-2011) by Imagenes bonitas

Imagenes bonitas — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:43:43 +0000

is a pity that this wonderful person we abandon many of his poems and songs were to my liking.
Rest in Peace

Comment on turandot redux by InvestingforOne

InvestingforOne — Wed, 11 May 2011 21:23:06 +0000

Ah, finally I got to this. You are, of course, quite right about Berio being quite different. At one point, I thought I definitely preferred the singers, but they ended up almost yelling. The orchestration didn’t grab me either. This will take more than one listening to give a fair shake.
OTOH, the Alfano as almost a cariacature of Puccini – which I liked. The emotionality was moving, as always. The final 30-seconds or so were very cinematic, but then, the whole opera had cinematic moments. Also, the ending contained chords that almost demanded a standing ovation, don’t you think?
So, if I had to pick a favorite right now, I’d go with Alfano. But as I said, I’ll have to drag out my old CDs of Turandot and play them before I come up with a definitive personal ranking.
At any rate, thank you very much, for putting up these snippets!!!
Jo

Comment on turandot redux (redux) by Jo

Jo — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:27:54 +0000

Thank you! Clearly, I missed your post the first time around. It will be a delight to hear the alternate endings to Turandot.

Comment on peter lieberson (1946-2011) by Mark Mandel

Mark Mandel — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:56:08 +0000

Moving music and singing. With both Liebersons gone way too soon, it’s eerie to see that the conductor is Levine.

Comment on old friends by Sara Jane

Sara Jane — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:43:10 +0000

Lovely.

Comment on joyeux anniversaire, monsieur ravel! by Jo

Jo — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:56:27 +0000

Great video. Beautiful music. Some of the comments are hilarious!!!

I especially liked:

“the way mark wahlberg and hillary clinton interact in this is a wonderful thing” @calebpaxton 1 month ago

Comment on friday link dump by Jess

Jess — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:41:40 +0000

also, how absolutely effing ironic that the same critic wrote this article.

you know nothing steams me so much as misplaced cultural elitism. *HULK RAGE*