May 30, 2023
May 30. 1883 the Italian Composer and Conductor was Riccardo Zandonai born.
His operas are not so often to find in the Operahouses. Here we see a antique postcard from 1922. Take a look on his biography.
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May 30. 1883 the Italian Composer and Conductor was Riccardo Zandonai born.
His operas are not so often to find in the Operahouses. Here we see a antique postcard from 1922. Take a look on his biography.
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RENATA SCOTTO as Francesca da Rimini, leading role opera of the same name by ZANDONAI, with Plácido Domingo Metropolitan Opera House NY 🇺🇲
Copyright ©️ Getty Images, Tamino Autographs & Metropolitan Opera House NY
Watching last year's Francesca da Rimini from Berlin. The staging makes zero sense and seems to have been invented by someone who has never seen the libretto, but the singing is extraordinary, the chemistry between Francesca and Paolo is spectacular, and Jonathan Tetelman is vocally and physically 🔥.
Alright, everyone, I am definitely planning to watch/liveblog the Vienna Don Pasquale (as requested by @rayatii) and the new Faust from Paris over the weekend, but please put which 2-3 of the following productions you would also like me to liveblog this weekend (the first six were the leftovers from today‘s list; I have also added four other productions that have been sitting in my to-watch bank for a hot minute):
Ariane et Barbe-bleue (Lyon, 2021)
or
La gioconda (San Francisco, 1979)
or
Francesca da Rimini (Paris, 2011)
or
La gazza ladra (Cologne, 1987)
or
Guillaume Tell [in 1776] (Southern Illinois Music Festival, 2016)
or
Orpheus in the Underworld (BBC TV movie, 1983)
or
La Juive (Munich, 2016)
or
Le roi Arthus (Paris, 2015)
or
Die tote Stadt (Strasbourg, 2001)
or
Orphée et Eurydice (Sydney, 1994)
Francesca da Rimini (Paris, 2011): Reactions, Part II
can I legit live here please
that dress is so pretty also we love illuminated manuscripts
someone help her please
“did you fucking pull a Tristan and Isolde on us I did NOT need that”
okay glad we got that cleared up
she’s fantastic
who do you think
she’s not gonna pull a Tristan und Isolde; she’s gonna pull a Ballo in maschera
(which [spoiler alert] includes the complete lack of effectiveness)
onstage musicians rule
return of the puppets also this is some really beautiful music here
another showstopper of a dress
“I just need to get wasted tbh maybe that will solve my problems”
look who’s back
how people catch up in opera
I love this theme and how it gets developed in Act IV
time to roleplay medieval tales
annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd there it is
hey stop you dick
HANDS OFF (also that outfit is gorg)
yeah Malatestino is torturing some guy just to be a dick
this music is lovely and Francesca DESPERATELY needs help
thanks (sarcasm) for being a dick
oh look what statue makes another cameo appearance :)
he’s played by Roberto Alagna what did you expect
fuck you Malatestino
oh no oh no oh NO
seeing your own story before your very eyes
everything is just so lovely
oh ladies...
reunited!
that’s not foreshadowing at all
they’re so great together also about that...
I LOVE THIS DUET
well shit
noooooooooooooooooooo the guard lady didn’t deserve to be stabbed
I’m not okay also I love how in this production, Giovanni realizes (of course, too late) that he has Fucked Up
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POLL TIME!!!
vote away for which of these productions you want to see me liveblog tonight:
Ariane et Barbe-bleue (Lyon, 2021)
or
La gioconda (San Francisco, 1979)
or
Francesca da Rimini (Paris, 2011)
or
La gazza ladra (Cologne, 1987)
or
Guillaume Tell [in 1776] (Southern Illinois Music Festival, 2016)
or
Prince Igor (Bolshoi, 2013)
or
Orpheus in the Underworld (BBC TV movie, 1983)
Month of New Operatic Works #7: Francesca da Rimini (Met, 2013): Reactions, Part I
By a 2-1-0 vote, Francesca da Rimini wins today’s poll!
pretty set gets applause
pretty ladies do not get applause (at least not yet...let’s hope they do)
he’s a singing role in this opera what do you think
pretty sure this dude is just they Gay Best Friend hanging out with all the Lesbian Ladies-In-Waiting
“I know all the plots of Wagner operas; is that good enough?”
any relation to the doctor from Don Pasquale?
Wagner: “will everyone stop getting the story wrong please”
this solo is so cool and also yes all the ladies-in-waiting are dating each other
hey stop interrupting the song
leave the poor guy alone
because that totally will not backfire on you
(also: tired of the trope that people with physical deformities are inherently cruel/undesirable)
hippie chic
THERE SHE IS
(and interesting choice to pair her entrance with a chorus singing these words)
mood
annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd there it is
aww sisterly bonding ftw
too cute also the lighting and the cello solo are fantastic
operatic version of The Bachelor idk I’ve never seen it
okay that act finale was just too adorable
this looks cool
tfw you’re tricked into marrying your boyfriend’s brother
she deserves better :(
Marcello Giordani was a true icon :(
Area Tenor Actually Has A Brain Cell
IT’S WARTIME
yeah because the arrow hit the doorframe
(Area Soprano Has No Braincells)
at least he knows that
#justtenorthings
it looks like video game armor
well you’re a dick
because, ahem, she’s thirsty...
don’t do that you’re gonna get COVID or mono or something
oh no
well that’s good
oh shit what’s that
oh WOW
really enjoying this so far!
bonus:
Sondra as host <3
for my next filmed opera for the Month of New Operatic Works, should I watch:
Verdi’s Un giorno di regno
or
Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini
or
Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges
???
vote in the comments!