Operetta's, !

[Harry]

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Anneliese-Rothenberger-Die-Stimme-f%FCr-Millionen/hnum/2247232

Harry
This seems to be a gift from the operetta gods..............a 10 CD collection of Rothenberger operetta highlights in good sound, check out those samples from JPC, the cost less than 1 full price CD! Amazon sellers USA also extremely cheap, order has been placed

I ordered it, wow, thank you my friend, that is a real find!

[Harry]

Also to save shipping costs I just ordered EMI Lehar 13 CD boxset containing 7 of Lehar's best operettas.
Not a super bargain, but same cost as buying/shipping 3 individual operettas so I took the plunge, many of the biggest names in operetta are in these performances

This box I treasure, its worth every penny spend on it.

[knight66]

Thanks, I have ordered the Rothenberger collection. A delectable singer. I have her on a couple of sets and one recital....so I look forward to a considerable fillup to her art.

Mike

[DarkAngel]

Thanks, I have ordered the Rothenberger collection. A delectable singer. I have her on a couple of sets and one recital....so I look forward to a considerable fillup to her art.

Usually these ultra cheap 10 CD sets are full of poor sound quality material, but these samples sound very good, some of those works are completely unknown to me so quite an adventure ahead.....

I love the "youthful" sounding voice of Anneliese Rothenberger, Schwarzkopf is beautiful in operetta also but with a more mature sounding voice

[DarkAngel]

Wait there is more.......
I decided to play a quick catch up game with Gilbert & Sullivan operetta 5CD boxset by MacKerras, cheap at Amazon sellers! Should be excellent modern sound with Telarc.......

I did not really like the Gilbert & Sullivan works.......not really what I expected, more like broadway musicals and less like vienese operetta, just doesn't work well for me.......live and learn

On the plus side my EMI Lehar boxset arrived as well as my 10 CD Rothenberger set, onward I go 

[listener]

I did not really like the Gilbert & Sullivan works.......not really what I expected, more like broadway musicals and less like vienese operetta, just doesn't work well for me.......live and learn
 

I met the G&S music at an early age, so I'll not criticize a different reaction than mine.   But if you want to do a bit of exploring, the Mike Leigh film Topsy Turvy will give you some background particularly in reference to The Mikado, and there are annotated texts of the works available.

[Harry]

I did not really like the Gilbert & Sullivan works.......not really what I expected, more like broadway musicals and less like vienese operetta, just doesn't work well for me.......live and learn

On the plus side my EMI Lehar boxset arrived as well as my 10 CD Rothenberger set, onward I go

You may send the box to me, I will treasure it.

[DarkAngel]

I did not really like the Gilbert & Sullivan works.......not really what I expected, more like broadway musicals and less like vienese operetta, just doesn't work well for me.......live and learn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9-ZZRXBEcM&feature=related

There are quite a few youtube segments of Gilbert & Sullivan works, they seem to revel in the British sport of satire and lampooning politicians, nobility and other easy targets for the entertainment of the middle/working class......once I see the song performed I get a few smiles

This may give me a new perspective on G & S

[DarkAngel]

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Anneliese-Rothenberger-Die-Stimme-f%FCr-Millionen/hnum/2247232

Harry
This seems to be a gift from the operetta gods..............a 10 CD collection of Rothenberger operetta highlights in good sound, check out those samples from JPC, the cost less than 1 full price CD! Amazon sellers USA also extremely cheap, order has been placed

Some info.......
10 Cds come in cardboard clamshell box, each CD in thin cardboard sleeve with basic track info, no booklet. These are all mono tracks from the mid 1950s, almost all are studio versions in very good sound.
These are highlights and not complete works featuring Annelise Rothenberger, there are some popular songs that are repeated with multiple different performances.....also some rare material you will be hard pressed to find elsewhere.

These represents Rothenberger at her artisitic peak vocal years, for operetta fans this is an essential purchase and ultra cheap........Amazon sellers USA $12.35

[bricon]

I did not really like the Gilbert & Sullivan works.......not really what I expected, more like broadway musicals and less like vienese operetta, just doesn't work well for me.......live and learn

Gilbert and Sullivan's operettas are the antithesis of European musical art forms of the 19th century.

[DarkAngel]

Gilbert and Sullivan's operettas are the antithesis of European musical art forms of the 19th century.

Yes after I saw some youtube video segments I now better understand what they are about, now I see them in a different light

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9-ZZRXBEcM&feature=related

There are quite a few youtube segments of Gilbert & Sullivan works, they seem to revel in the British sport of satire and lampooning politicians, nobility and other easy targets for the entertainment of the middle/working class......once I see the song performed I get a few smiles

This may give me a new perspective on G & S

[Guido]

Sorry this is completely off topic but can we change the thread title? - there's two complelely gratuitous pieces of punctuation in there which are rather irksome. Almost as much as that "DeBussy" thread!!

[mc ukrneal]

Sorry this is completely off topic but can we change the thread title? - there's two complelely gratuitous pieces of punctuation in there which are rather irksome. Almost as much as that "DeBussy" thread!!

If you listened, to some operettas (the sillier and more rediculous, the better), you might even begin to appreciate it...just a thought...

[Guido]

What kind of surreal world are you living in?! 

[mc ukrneal]

What kind of surreal world are you living in?! 

Poor guy! Thinks I'm the one who needs help...

[listener]

I ordered it, wow, thank you my friend, that is a real find!

and for more Rothenburger, google suggests you go to:
Rothenberger USA
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[DarkAngel]

Also to save shipping costs I just ordered EMI Lehar 13 CD boxset containing 7 of Lehar's best operettas.
Not a super bargain, but same cost as buying/shipping 3 individual operettas so I took the plunge, many of the biggest names in operetta are in these performances

Harry you are right.............this is a set to treasure, all stereo set with large booklet, even the lesser known works were great fun and beautifully sung, Merry Widow included in this box is Welser-Most 1993.

I think we need one more thing to complete our operetta collection, a good DVD of Merry Widow, these two seem to be the best, are you with me.......what do you think?

 

[Harry]

Harry you are right.............this is a set to treasure, all stereo set with large booklet, even the lesser known works were great fun and beautifully sung, Merry Widow included in this box is Welser-Most 1993.

I think we need one more thing to complete our operetta collection, a good DVD of Merry Widow, these two seem to be the best, are you with me.......what do you think?

 

I am with you all the way! I am on the verge of starting to build up a DVD collectie of the finest operetta's  around, only wish they were in Blu-Ray already.

[DarkAngel]

I think we need one more thing to complete our operetta collection, a good DVD of Merry Widow, these two seem to be the best, are you with me.......what do you think?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycdIe-i0PME&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBikRpPM8Dk&feature=related

This version looks like a real winner, live from outdoor performance with fireworks show at the end
(must deal with occassional applause)

[knight66]

The 10 Annelise Rothenberger discs have arrived. Life enhancing stuff. I thought I would not make my way through the entire set, but I am enjoying the discs a lot by playing one a day.

There are a lot of duets with other post war singers and melody abounds. I looked forward to the Merry Widow excerpts, but there seemed less satisfactory than the other performances. There is a bit of mucking the music about with altered vocal lines. Some pieces are deservedly forgotten, but there is lots to enjoy and Rothenberger is a lovely presence in all that she sings.

Mike