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~ Thrilling High Notes Part 1
Views: 11644 |  |  |  |  | After watching the video done by Homoclassicus, I was inspired to do my own version of thrilling high notes that I feel are some of the best moments in opera. Some of these are sung as written while most are interpolated. Some are your standard high E fla ...More ts but some are not even a high C but I think that all these notes add drama, thrill, passion and intensity to the scene. The details of the video are as follows: 1. A vos jeux, mes amis (Hamlet) - Mady Mesple 2. Bel raggio lusinghier (Semiramide) - Sumi Jo 3. Final scene (Don Carlo) - Alessandra Marc with Giuseppe Giacomini 4. E un anatema! (La Gioconda) - Maria Callas & Fiorenza Cossotto 5. Bella figlia dell'amore (Rigoletto) - Joan Sutherland & Luciano Pavarotti 6. Ah, non giunge (La sonnambula) - Maria Callas 7. Ah, franchigia a Floria Tosca (Tosca) - Adriana Guerrini & Gianni Poggi 8. Mad scene (Il pirata) - Montserrat Caballe 9. Final scene (Der fliegende Hollander) - Leonie Rysanek 10. Confrontation scene (Maria Stuarda) - Beverly Sills & Marisa Galvany 11. Condotta ell'era in ceppi (Il trovatore) - Fiorenza Cossotto feat. Placido Domingo 12. Ah, Roland! (Esclarmonde) - Dominique Gless 13. Finale (Faust) - Joan Sutherland & Franco Corelli with Nicolai Ghiaurov 14. Deh, rallentate, o barbari! (Il trovatore) - Shirley Verrett 15. Hojotoho! (Die Walkure) - Birgit Nilsson Hope you enjoyed it and Part 2 will be coming up soon! |
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~ Neli Bojkova - Farewell, you native hills...
Views: 236 |  |  |  |  | Neli Bojkova (1947 - 2004) Bulgarian mezzo-soprano was born on 25 May 1947 in Dobrich. She began her musical training as a pianist, later studying voice with Liliana Anastasova and then Christo Brambarov in Sofia. Additional training came in working with ...More Ghena Dimitrova and Nikolai Ghiaurov. She won the silver medal in the 1974 Maria Callas Competition and bronze medal in the 1978 Tchaikovsky Competition. In 1976 she became a member of the Sofia National Opera where she sang the roles of Carmen, Azucena, Siebel, Olga and Polina. From 1978 until 1983 she was engaged by the Komische Oper Berlin and between 1983 and 1990 as a member of the Bremen Theater. In 1982 and 1984 she appeared at the Teatro Liceu Barcelona and 1982 at the Festival of Bregenz. Her career then took her to Zürich in 1990, Wiener Volksoper 1993, and in Holland as Carmen. In 1991 she performed successfully on the concert stage and at the Vienna State Opera as Marfa in Khovantchina, Adelaide in Arabella and in 1995 Maddalena in Rigoletto. In 1995 she appeared with the Wiener Volksoper as the Queen in Thomas' Hamlet, in 1996, she was Maddalena in Andrea Chenier for the Vienna State Opera. Her debut in the United Stated was in Seattle where she appeared as Amneris in 1992. Her stage partners were Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Neil Shicoff, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Christa Ludwig, Thomas Hampson. Българската оперна певица Нели Божкова е родена на 25.05.1947г. в гр. Добрич. Тя учи в Детската музикална школа в ... |
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~ Adelaide Negri in Ophelia´s aria in Thomas´ Hamlet.
Views: 102 |  |  |  |  | Recorded LIVE on 1992. Adelaide Negri is one of the very few Sfogatto sopranos (together with Callas, Gencer, the splendid Marisa Galvany, just to name most of them on last century), who can sing every role from dramatic mezzo to coloratura soprano (as fa ...More r as we know, ¨Prendi, per me... |
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~ Neli Bojkova - Marfa's Aria - Ishadila mladeshen'ka
Views: 192 |  |  |  |  | Neli Bojkova (1947 - 2004) Bulgarian mezzo-soprano was born on 25 May 1947 in Dobrich. She began her musical training as a pianist, later studying voice with Liliana Anastasova and then Christo Brambarov in Sofia. Additional training came in working with ...More Ghena Dimitrova and Nikolai Ghiaurov. She won the silver medal in the 1974 Maria Callas Competition and bronze medal in the 1978 Tchaikovsky Competition. In 1976 she became a member of the Sofia National Opera where she sang the roles of Carmen, Azucena, Siebel, Olga and Polina. From 1978 until 1983 she was engaged by the Komische Oper Berlin and between 1983 and 1990 as a member of the Bremen Theater. In 1982 and 1984 she appeared at the Teatro Liceu Barcelona and 1982 at the Festival of Bregenz. Her career then took her to Zürich in 1990, Wiener Volksoper 1993, and in Holland as Carmen. In 1991 she performed successfully on the concert stage and at the Vienna State Opera as Marfa in Khovantchina, Adelaide in Arabella and in 1995 Maddalena in Rigoletto. In 1995 she appeared with the Wiener Volksoper as the Queen in Thomas' Hamlet, in 1996, she was Maddalena in Andrea Chenier for the Vienna State Opera. Her debut in the United Stated was in Seattle where she appeared as Amneris in 1992. Her stage partners were Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Neil Shicoff, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Christa Ludwig, Thomas Hampson. Nelly Boschkova wurde in Dobritsch, Bulgarien, geboren. Ihre musikalische Ausbildung (Klavier und Gesang) erhielt ... |
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~ June Anderson - HAMLET - Ambroise Thomas - part 1/3
Views: 2142 |  |  |  |  | PART 2 : www.youtube.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ June Anderson chante la dernière scène d'Ophélie (scène de la folie) de l'opéra HAMLET d'Ambroise Thomas. L'orchestre London Philharmonic est dirigé par Antonio de ...More Almeida, 1993. June Anderson sings Ophélie's final scene (mad scene) from HAMLET by Ambroise Thomas, Antonio de Almeida conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra, 1993. À vos jeux, mes amis, permettez-moi de grâce, de prendre part! Nul n'a suivi ma trace. J'ai quitté le palais aux premiers feux du jour. Des larmes de la nuit, la terre était mouillée, Et l'alouette, avant l'aube éveillée, Planait dans l'air, ah!... Ah!... planait dans l'air! Mais vous, pourquoi vous parlez bas? Ne me reconnaissez-vous pas? Hamlet est mon époux, et je suis Ophélie! Un doux serment nous lie. Il m'a donné son coeur, en échange du mien, Et si quelqu'un vous dit Qu'il me fuit et m'oublie... N'en croyez rien! Si l'on vous dit qu'il m'oublie, N'en croyez rien; Non, Hamlet est mon époux, et moi, Et moi, je suis Ophélie. S'il trahissait sa foi, j'en perdrais la raison! Partagez-vous mes fleurs! À toi cette humble branche De romarin sauvage. Ah!.... Ah!.... À toi cette pervenche. Ah!... Ah!.... |
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~ Ambroise Thomas - Mignon - "Je suis Titania" (Ruth Welting)
Views: 5712 |  |  |  |  | Though Thomas' works remain largely unknown to the modern listener, two works of his have received several recordings: "Mignon" and "Hamlet". Or, to be more precise, arias from these two operas are quite often featured on recitals. "Mignon" features sever ...More al such features: the heroine's charming gavotte, the tenor's lyric aria and the present except, a bravura polonaise aria for the antiheroine, the self-centered actress Philine. Narratively, the aria follows Philine as she continues to play Titania in front of her admirers. Basically, the aria just details what it is to be Titania, "the daughter of air". The first section that could be considered the main theme as it returns several times throughout the piece (though never in full, mostly in the orchestration). Philine just states that "I am Titania". After a repeat of the main theme and several coloratura section, a particularly lively section with its almost running doted line wonderfully represents the troops of fairies that surrounds Titania. A contrasting andante section finds Philine imagining the woods where Titania floats in the fields of flowers. Quite imaginatively, Thomas uses a surprisingly funny musical background (just listen to 2:06 - 2:11, the melody is played with effectively) to remind the listener of Philine's rather lightweight personality. After a long wordless coloratura cadenza with orchestra, Philine is left alone to show off all that she's got: ideally, this section should be playful as Philine ... |
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~ Ambroise Thomas - Hamlet - Scene de Ophélie "Mad scene" (2/3)
Views: 505 |  |  |  |  | Ambroise Thomas Opera: Hamlet, Grand opéra in five acts, first performance 9 March 1868, Opéra Le Peletier, Paris. Libretto: Michel Carré and Jules Barbier based on Shakespeare's Hamlet and a French adaptation of the play by Alexandre Dumas and Paul Meuri ...More ce. Scene de Ophélie (1/3) Ballade: Et maintenant ecoutez ma chanson / Pâle et blonde (Näckens polska) Ophélie, daugther to Polonius: June Anderson Chorus: Ambrosian Opera Chorus Orchestra: The London Philharmonic Conductor: Antonio de Almeida |
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