Happy Birthday Aprile Millo!
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To salute the American spinto soprano, an assortment of podcasts from Ed Rosen, Charles Handelman and yours truly. Just click on the “play” button and turn up your speakers!
Cher Public
- ianw2: Three clips! Testament to her skill that if anyone else tried to go from Isolde to Eliza, it would be far... 10:18 PM
- grimoaldo: “coloraturaf an2 has been terminated because we received multiple third-party claims of... 10:15 PM
- grimoaldo: Oh yes indeedy cruz I loved every millisecond of the whole thing, Boross rocked, the whole cast was... 10:11 PM
- CruzSF: Did you enjoy it, grim? That’s all that matters. At least you did more than stay at home and bitch... 10:04 PM
- Porgy Amor: The rave review for Carsen’s ROH FALSTAFF at Opera Britannia really makes me want to see it... 10:03 PM
- OpinionatedNeophyte: Most wonderful parterre hive-mind, can connections be made with the adorably scrumptious... 10:01 PM
- OpinionatedNeophyte: She is everything! httpv://www.youtub e.com/watch?v=z5IL G8OctGg 9:56 PM
- grimoaldo: Well clita all I can say is that all in all she gave a performance which rocked the house and the... 9:53 PM
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- May 17, 2012
- Opera Manhattan Opera Festival
6:30 PM
LA VOIX HUMAINE, THE MEDIUM, and SUOR ANGELICA, at Theatre at St. Clement’s, 423 West 46th Street - La Traviata
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Amore Opera - Christine Brewer
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Classical Action presents Christine Brewer, soprano and Craig Rutenberg, piano. Wine and hors d'oeuvres at 6:30pm, concert at 7:30pm. - Orpheus
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New York City Opera presents Telemann's ORPHEUS at El Museo del Barrio.
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- May 19 at 1:00 PM: I Capuleti e i Montecchi (webcast from Bavarian State Opera)
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Just beautiful!!! Thank you La Cieca!
I just listened to La Millo sing the Rusalka Aria…THANK you La Cieca for giving us a way to hear her artistry..WHY oh WHY can’t we hear her do it on stage? I can imagine that beautiful edge to her voice roll over the orchestra…one thing I’ve always adored about her is her expressive portamento, and beauty and wealth of heart in her singing…..how I love hearing her, because she’s so exceptional….I always remember the first time I heard her in a broadcast in Don Carlos…that sound stopped me dead in my tracks…thought it was Tebaldi singing again.
I almost killed myself in a car wreck, the first time that I heard La Millo. I was driving down a rather busy street in Denver while listening to a broadcast of Luisa Miller with Millo in the lead. The “Confrontation Scene” with Wurm was blasting from my speakers and Millo was sizzling. I got so excited that I ran some dear old lady off of the street. Therefore, I pulled over to the side of the street and parked the car to finish listening to the broadcast. Fortunately, I purchased the recording and listen to it often in the safety of my home–the last scene when she’s dieing still brings me to tears–Aprile sings the shit out of it!!
I need to get that recording. I love that opera (Luisa Miller), and would love her in it.
She’s fabulous. The rest of the cast ain’t too bad either! (Domingo, Quevar etc)
Does anyone know what the final scene – of what sounds like a Donizetti opera – is on the final section of the podcast?
Wasn’t that from I Lombardi?
Will need to listen again to know for sure.
Now I haven’t heard many Otello’s, but I think I can venture to say that is the MOST BEAUTIFUL Salce and Ave Maria I’ve EVER heard. WOW! Anyone see it live? Is everyone going to her Tosca?