Verdi: The Complete Works (75-cd boxed set) Decca.
From the ever-popular "Aida" to the obscure "Alzira," all 28 of Giuseppe Verdi's operas have been repackaged in a boxed set to commemorate the great Italian composer's 200th birthday – along with his other compositions: the "Requiem," songs, choral works, even a string quartet and capriccio for bassoon and orchestra.
This exhaustive collection of 75 CDs comes from Decca, which has drawn on the catalogs of Philips, Deutsche Grammophon and Emi. The suggested retail price of $200 makes it a bargain at less than $3 per CD.
The great conductors of the 1960s, `70s and `80s are represented, from Herbert von Karajan to James Levine, from Georg Solti to Riccardo Muti. The casts are mostly exemplary, with generous contributions from the "three tenors" – Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras (seven operas each) and Luciano Pavarotti (three). The soprano lineup includes Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballe and Katia Ricciarelli.
From the ever-popular "Aida" to the obscure "Alzira," all 28 of Giuseppe Verdi's operas have been repackaged in a boxed set to commemorate the great Italian composer's 200th birthday – along with his other compositions: the "Requiem," songs, choral works, even a string quartet and capriccio for bassoon and orchestra.
This exhaustive collection of 75 CDs comes from Decca, which has drawn on the catalogs of Philips, Deutsche Grammophon and Emi. The suggested retail price of $200 makes it a bargain at less than $3 per CD.
The great conductors of the 1960s, `70s and `80s are represented, from Herbert von Karajan to James Levine, from Georg Solti to Riccardo Muti. The casts are mostly exemplary, with generous contributions from the "three tenors" – Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras (seven operas each) and Luciano Pavarotti (three). The soprano lineup includes Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballe and Katia Ricciarelli.
- 3/5/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
We know Julian Schnabel as a painter (the plates) and as a film-maker (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly). Now, with an old handmade Polaroid camera and a little help from his friends, he is making stunning photographs
Julian Schnabel is an American renaissance man. In the 80s, he attracted international media attention for his large-scale "plate paintings". He went on to become a notable film-maker and, in 2007, his film, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, about French editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, was nominated for four Oscars. Now, although he continues to paint and make films, he has found himself for a third time – as a photographer.
His accomplice in this – and he refers to it as if describing a venerable, trusty friend – is his Polaroid camera. It is one of only six in existence: a 20x24in 1970s handmade machine. It is huge, cumbersome, intended for studio photography and greedy for flash lighting.
Julian Schnabel is an American renaissance man. In the 80s, he attracted international media attention for his large-scale "plate paintings". He went on to become a notable film-maker and, in 2007, his film, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, about French editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, was nominated for four Oscars. Now, although he continues to paint and make films, he has found himself for a third time – as a photographer.
His accomplice in this – and he refers to it as if describing a venerable, trusty friend – is his Polaroid camera. It is one of only six in existence: a 20x24in 1970s handmade machine. It is huge, cumbersome, intended for studio photography and greedy for flash lighting.
- 10/9/2010
- by Kate Kellaway
- The Guardian - Film News
I had the good fortune this summer to visit Venice, Italy, one of the wonders of this world. Wandering through the canals and alleys of this amazing city, I happened upon La Fenice, the major opera house in Venice, and was surprised that a tour was available in the depths of August. La Fenice is most appropriately named; its name means "The Phoenix." Several times in its history it has been destroyed by fire, most recently in 1996, and has re-emerged more beautiful than before. La Fenice has been one of the most important opera houses for over two centuries. Donizetti, Bellini and numerous other composers were commissioned to write operas for this amazing house. Verdi alone wrote "Attila," "Rigoletto," "La Traviata" and "Simon Boccanegra" for La Fenice! Walking into its astonishing, ornate, albeit intimate, hall today, one cannot...
- 9/20/2010
- by Michael Kaiser
- Huffington Post
English National Opera will hope to repeat the successes of Anthony Minghella's Madam Butterfly
You can sometimes hear complaints about English National Opera – they just grab the most fashionable names from the theatre, say the company's critics, and stick them in opera and hope for the best. (Rupert "Enron" Goold's 2009 Turandot was the one that really split opinion – some found it wayward but with flashes of brilliance, others felt it proved that the only really successful opera directors are those who are primarily musicians.)
For next season, announced today, at least one can see that Eno are being consistent – they are forging a distinctive identity based on the idea of hooking talent out of other artforms and using that as a way of tempting new audiences into the London Coliseum.
And certainly, I'll be dying to see how Terry Gilliam envisions Berlioz's Damnation of Faust next May – as well...
You can sometimes hear complaints about English National Opera – they just grab the most fashionable names from the theatre, say the company's critics, and stick them in opera and hope for the best. (Rupert "Enron" Goold's 2009 Turandot was the one that really split opinion – some found it wayward but with flashes of brilliance, others felt it proved that the only really successful opera directors are those who are primarily musicians.)
For next season, announced today, at least one can see that Eno are being consistent – they are forging a distinctive identity based on the idea of hooking talent out of other artforms and using that as a way of tempting new audiences into the London Coliseum.
And certainly, I'll be dying to see how Terry Gilliam envisions Berlioz's Damnation of Faust next May – as well...
- 4/15/2010
- by Charlotte Higgins
- The Guardian - Film News
London, March 28 – Spanish tenor Placido Domingo is eyeing a stage comeback in two weeks after undergoing surgery.
The 69-year-old singer recently underwent an operation to remove a cancerous polyp at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and has been recuperating in Acapulco, Mexico.
“It is still tender, you know. But I started proving my voice again two days ago,” the Mirror quoted him as telling La Times.
Domingo revealed that he was looking forward to beginning rehearsals for Simon Boccanegra at Italy’s La Scala in two.
The 69-year-old singer recently underwent an operation to remove a cancerous polyp at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and has been recuperating in Acapulco, Mexico.
“It is still tender, you know. But I started proving my voice again two days ago,” the Mirror quoted him as telling La Times.
Domingo revealed that he was looking forward to beginning rehearsals for Simon Boccanegra at Italy’s La Scala in two.
- 3/28/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Los Angeles - Placido Domingo has returned to work following his cancer surgery three weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. The Spanish tenor, 69, attended his first rehearsal Thursday at the Los Angeles Opera where he is the musical director. The report quoted Domingo as saying that he had started to sing two days ago in private, and that he is set to begin rehearsals for Simon Boccanegra at Italy's La Scala in two weeks. Domingo had laparoscopic surgery earlier this month in New York to remove a malignant polyp from his colon. 'It is still tender, you know,'...
- 3/27/2010
- Monsters and Critics
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