Favorite Operas

[RogerD]

My favorite Tosca,I have it on tape.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

My favorite Tosca,I have it on tape.

I love this, too, but I would characterize it as my favorite non-Callas Tosca. ;-)

 

[Gary D]

Kal,
What is the Callas opera performance you like best?

On the Price / RCA performance Tito Gobbi has few peers and is outstanding as Scarpia the best in my opinion.

I must admit there has never been a better Vissi d' Arte than Callas / Di Stephano/Gobbi /Sabata

Overall for sound & the power of Karajan's conducting this is my favorite. Too bad the RCA is not on cd.

The Decca label issue is clearly inferior in sound.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Kal,
What is the Callas opera performance you like best?
I must admit there has never been a better Vissi d' Arte than Callas / Di Stephano/Gobbi /Sabata.

That's the one and De Sabata makes all the difference.

 

[Mike]

Roger,

Stupid question, but is that picture a Marc Chagal painting?

Apologies for the distraction!

Mike

 

[R Johnson]

"When opera lovers start thinking about vital recordings, one in particular is almost always mentioned: EMI's 1953 "Tosca," with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano and Tito Gobbi in the leading roles and Victor de Sabata conducting."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204652904577191611078571038.html

 

[RogerD]

Roger,

Stupid question, but is that picture a Marc Chagal painting?

Apologies for the distraction!


Mike

Mike,

I don't know,but it sure looks like a Chagal. Btw Chagal is one of my favorites.

 

[NorthStar]

I wanna die listening to some great Opera. :b

 

[Mike]

Mike,

I don't know,but it sure looks like a Chagal. Btw Chagal is one of my favorites.

Thanks! If you're interested, this is a nice complilation of his work here, accompanied by Scott Walker singing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtiI_03dNkE

Mike

 

[R Johnson]

Two more Metropolitan Opera "Live in HD" this season:

Manon: http://www.fathomevents.com/performingarts/event/manon.aspx?d=4/7/2012

La Traviata: http://www.fathomevents.com/performingarts/event/latraviata.aspx?d=4/14/2012

The Met borrowed the Salzburg production -- available on Blu-ray: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MRMRS8/ with Netrebko. As I might have said before, I rented the disc from Netflix and ordered my own copy the day after I watched it.

BTW, I finally bought the Valencia Wagner Ring cycle conducted by Zubin Mehta that I believe Kal mentioned near the start of this thread. After enjoying 15 hours of Wagner, perhaps it's time for another viewing of the Salzburg Traviata...