Hello I have fallen in love with opera fairly recently and now want to learn more. I am not mucical so what sounds good to me may not be what the knowledgeable of you out there count as good but hey music is there to enjoy and to move.I am off to watch my first opera in November and I am really excited about it.
As you can guess by the name I am a fan of Maria Callas and of the modern singers I like angela Gherghiou and Anna Netrebko.
Hi there MariaCallasFan. Greetings from Vienna, Austria. So you are an opera newbie. Boy, you are in for the ride of your life. Enjoy your journey. 8)
Welcome to the forum and have a nice time. :)
Oh, if you like opera I must definitely recommend Wagner, all his works are absolutely awesome!
Ilaria
Greetings! We can use all the opera fanswe can get here. What opera will you be seeing?
Welcome aboard! Not a big fan of opera at all, but you should check out Janacek's operas at some point. Wagner's operas (esp. The Ring, Parsifal, Tristan und Isolde) are also incredibly powerful and emotionally riveting.
Quote from: Mirror Image on October 01, 2012, 08:15:13 AM
Welcome aboard! Not a big fan of opera at all, but you should check out Janacek's operas at some point. Wagner's operas (esp. The Ring, Parsifal, Tristan und Isolde) are also incredibly powerful and emotionally riveting.
And don't forget
Saint-Saëns's
Samson & Delilah,
Berlioz,
Ravel,
Debussy,
Mozart (
Le nozze, Cosi, Don Giovanni, Magic Flute), or
Carmen.
Quote from: North Star on October 01, 2012, 08:44:34 AM
And don't forget Saint-Saëns's Samson & Delilah, Berlioz, Ravel, Debussy, Mozart (Le nozze, Cosi, Don Giovanni, Magic Flute), or Carmen.
I think my list is just fine. Those are my own recommendations and these are yours. I would add to
my list Bartok's
Bluebeard's Castle because it's a personal favorite.
Quote from: Mirror Image on October 01, 2012, 08:50:24 AM
I think my list is just fine. Those are my own recommendations and these are yours. I would add to my list Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle because it's a personal favorite.
Of course it's fine,
John, but I wanted to add the other ones, as I recommend them, too, along with the ones on your list.
Bluebeard's Castle is very nice, and very different.
Quote from: MariaCallasFan on September 30, 2012, 06:38:32 AM
Hello I have fallen in love with opera fairly recently and now want to learn more. I am not mucical so what sounds good to me may not be what the knowledgeable of you out there count as good but hey music is there to enjoy and to move.I am off to watch my first opera in November and I am really excited about it.
As you can guess by the name I am a fan of Maria Callas and of the modern singers I like angela Gherghiou and Anna Netrebko.
Welcome, MCF! I trust you've visited the Opera & Vocal section here? Some of the greatest music ever written is for opera and if it sounds good to you, then it
is good!
My own favorites are Mozart's great three with librettos by da Ponte:
The Marriage of Figaro,
Don Giovanni, and
Cosi fan tutte. It's hard to go wrong with Verdi or Puccini and Rossini's
Barber of Seville (prequel to Mozart's
Figaro) is a perennial smash hit for good reason.
Carmen, too, of course.
What are you seeing in November, and where?
Quote from: MariaCallasFan on September 30, 2012, 06:38:32 AM
I am off to watch my first opera in November and I am really excited about it.
As you can guess by the name I am a fan of Maria Callas and of the modern singers I like angela Gherghiou and Anna Netrebko.
Welcome, MariaCallasFan - what are you seeing in November? Since you like Gheorghiu, you might like this recording of
Puccini's
La Bohème:
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In addition to the other operas mentioned, you might try
Tchaikovsky's
Eugene Onegin - great story, great music. This DVD has an excellent cast:
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--Bruce
Quote from: North Star on October 01, 2012, 11:46:44 AM
Of course it's fine, John, but I wanted to add the other ones, as I recommend them, too, along with the ones on your list. Bluebeard's Castle is very nice, and very different.
I see, my apologies.
thanks for all the lovely messages- I am going to see Cavalleria Rusticana and Gianni Scecchi, its the Peterborough Opera Company. I am told they are quite "light" and a good introduction. having run through my top 10 arias list the other day I think I would have to go as Puccini Fan but I think the important thing is to be open to the experience and take the good from it.
My 10 Favpurite arias are
o mio bambino cara- gianni Schicci- Pucinni
Oh bel di verdremo - madame butterfly Puccini
Casta Diva Norma- Bellini
Signore Ascolta- Turnadot- Pucinni
Senza Mama Seour Angleica Puccini
Caro Nome Rigalleto- Verdi
Si peite di di non senti- Guilo Ceasar Handel
La Bel Clochettes- lakme- Delibres
Mon Coeur S'ovre a ta voix-samson et Delilah- saint sallens
Vissi d arte -tosca- Pucinni
Its so difficult to narrow it down to 10 as there is so much amazing music out there.
Strangely these are all saprano pieces and yet when I initially began compiling a play list it was mostly Pavarotti.