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Que

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First opera conducted by Schneebeli I've seen.

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JCBuckley

Coming in September: Rameau's Zais, conducted by Rousset:

http://www.lestalenslyriques.com/fr/agenda/za%C3%AFs


Peter Power Pop

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Quote from: JCBuckley on June 24, 2015, 08:24:57 AM
Coming in September: Rameau's Zais, conducted by Rousset:

http://www.lestalenslyriques.com/fr/agenda/za%C3%AFs

Someone call the waaambulance, because I'm about to go "Waaah"...

Waaah. Rousset's Zaïs was played in full on the radio here in Australia last year, and I had no idea. I missed it. Waaah.

http://www.abc.net.au/classic/content/2014/08/10/4057535.htm

The new erato

Quote from: JCBuckley on June 24, 2015, 08:24:57 AM
Coming in September: Rameau's Zais, conducted by Rousset:

http://www.lestalenslyriques.com/fr/agenda/za%C3%AFs

I have already preordered it. Pretty reasonable price on amazon.fr.

JCBuckley

Coming in November - Handel's Partenope. Jaroussky, Gauvin, Il Pomo d'Oro, Minasi.


The new erato

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For everybody interested in new and coming (scroll down to the bottom of the link) baroque relases, I recommend this resource:

http://www.newolde.com

JCBuckley

Has anyone heard this?


The new erato

Quote from: JCBuckley on January 14, 2016, 09:32:57 AM
Has anyone heard this?
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I have played through it once, but don't think I'm able to give a thumbs up/thumbs down yet.

Quote from: JCBuckley on September 21, 2015, 02:10:02 AM
Coming in November - Handel's Partenope. Jaroussky, Gauvin, Il Pomo d'Oro, Minasi.


Am listening to it now. Find it a very exciting version of one of Handels good but undeniably minor works.

JCBuckley

Quote from: The new erato on January 14, 2016, 09:59:51 AM
I have played through it once, but don't think I'm able to give a thumbs up/thumbs down yet.

Thanks for this - I'll be interested in your verdict.

As for Partenope, I've been telling myself that it's not a top-notch Handel, and that I can therefore live without it. But sooner or later, I know, I'm going to crack. And then there's the new Arminio . . . .

The new erato

Quote from: JCBuckley on January 14, 2016, 11:36:18 AM
Thanks for this - I'll be interested in your verdict.

As for Partenope, I've been telling myself that it's not a top-notch Handel, and that I can therefore live without it. But sooner or later, I know, I'm going to crack. And then there's the new Arminio . . . .
And a new Imeneo.

JCBuckley

Quote from: The new erato on January 14, 2016, 01:27:30 PM
And a new Imeneo.

Thanks for the alert - I'd not noticed that Biondi's Imeneo is imminent.

Jo498

Would you consider "Imeneo" rather top notch than "Partenope"?

I usually lack the patience for most full-length baroque opera. Of Handel's (only "real" Italian operas) I consider top notch:
Rinaldo, Rodelinda, Giulio Cesare, Alcina, Ariodante, Orlando, maybe Tamerlano. Which important ones am I missing?
(I have a few more on my shelves but not really listened to. Some time ago I was surprised to find a recording of "Lotario" a work whose existence I had not been consciously aware of in my collection...)
Tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos, dans une chambre.
- Blaise Pascal

The new erato

I think you've got them about right, Ariodante being my particular favorite.

I've never heard Imeneo.

JCBuckley

Yes, I think that's the first team - though I would also make a strong case for Agrippina and Tolomeo.

The new erato

Quote from: JCBuckley on January 15, 2016, 06:21:04 AM
Yes, I think that's the first team - though I would also make a strong case for Agrippina and Tolomeo.
I would have mentioned Agrippina but I'm not sure it isn't an oratorio....?

JCBuckley

Quote from: The new erato on January 15, 2016, 06:52:38 AM
I would have mentioned Agrippina but I'm not sure it isn't an oratorio....?

Definitely an opera - first performed on 26 December 1709, at the Teatro San Giovanni Crisostomo in Venice

Jo498

I have "Imeneo" because it was in the very first Briliant Classics Handel box. Also Faramondo but I probably have not listened to either all the way through, kept them for "completeness". Also on my shelves, in addition to the 7 mentioned above: Agrippina, Teseo, Amadigi, Admeto, Flavio, Lotario. But I probably bought most of them during some binge or because they were cheap...
Tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos, dans une chambre.
- Blaise Pascal

betterthanfine

Alright, hit me! What are Rameau's best opera's and which are the recordings to get hold of? :)

Peter Power Pop

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Quote from: betterthanfine on January 19, 2016, 01:28:24 PM
Alright, hit me! What are Rameau's best opera's and which are the recordings to get hold of? :)

It depends on what you're looking for in an opera.

For dramatic heft:
Hippolyte et Aricie (Les Arts Florissants / William Christie)



For dramatic heft (with extra sadness):
Castor et Pollux (Les Arts Florissants / William Christie)



For non-stop glorious tunes:
Les fêtes d'Hébé (Les Arts Florissants / William Christie)



For spectacle (and non-stop glorious tunes):
Les Indes galantes (Les Arts Florissants / William Christie)



However, my favourite Rameau opera is Les Boréades. It has all of the above.

Les Boréades (English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner)

Que

Seems like an excellent selection. Might get some myself. :)

Q