Opera October 1999

Opera Now - September/October 1999  Magazines

Posted by Inshuf at May 15, 2020
Opera Now - September/October 1999

Opera Now - September/October 1999
English | 120 pages | PDF | 142.4 MB

Gramophone - October 1999  Magazines

Posted by Inshuf at March 29, 2021
Gramophone - October 1999

Gramophone - October 1999
English | 182 pages | PDF | 171.9 MB

Jussi Bjorling - Opera Arias (1999)  Music

Posted by Aregak at March 26, 2018
Jussi Bjorling - Opera Arias (1999)

Jussi Bjorling - Opera Arias (1999)
EAC Rip | FLAC, TRACKs+CUE, LOG | Covers | 1cd, 310.78 MB
Classical | Label: Naxos Historical. US | Catalog Number: 8.110701

Jussi Björling was one of the strongest and steeliest lyric tenors of the 20th century, as famous for his Rodolfo in La Boheme as he was for his Calaf in Turandot. This superbly engineered survey of his early career takes us from 1936 to 1948, and covers, for the most part, his standard repertoire of French and Italian music–extracts from Aida and from Faust, and from both Massenet's Manon and Puccini's Manon Lescaut. He was a singer equally at home with the elegances of bel canto and with the passionate sorrows of verismo–he is particularly fine in "Vesti la guibbia" from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci… –Roz Kaveney
Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra and Chorus - George Frideric Handel: Julius Caesar / Giulio Cesare (1999)

Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra and Chorus - George Frideric Handel: Julius Caesar / Giulio Cesare (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 883 Mb | Total time: 183:20 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 3019 | Recorded: 1984

This opera was a personal triumph for Dame Janet. As Caesar, she arms the voice with an impregnable firmness, outgoing and adventurous. Valerie Masterson shares the honours with Dame Janet, a Cleopatra whose bright voice gains humanity through ordeal. The tinkle of surface- wear clears delightfully in her later arias, sung with a pure tone and high accomplishment. As a total production, Julius Caesar was an outstanding achievement in ENO's history. Strongly cast, it had a noble Cornelia in Sarah Walker, a high-spirited Sesto in Della Jones, and in James Bowman a Ptolemy whose only fault was that his voice lacked meanness of timbre appropriate to the odious character. John Tomlinson's massive bass also commands attention. Mackerras's conducting is impeccable and the opera is given in clear, creditable English.
William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Renee Fleming, Natalie Dessay - Handel: Alcina (1999)

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Renée Fleming, Natalie Dessay - Handel: Alcina (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 920 Mb | Total time: 57:50+76:33+56:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Erato | # 8573-80233-2 | Recorded: 1999

Handel's operas–the center of his creative life before oratorios became the focus–have spent far too long in limbo awaiting rediscovery, which slowly started happening in the late '60s with works such as Giulio Cesare. But whether Handelian opera is still a novelty or you're already a rabid convert, this emotionally resonant, crisply played, superbly cast interpretation under William Christie and Les Arts Florissants is likely to shake up some of your ideas about the composer.
William Christie, Les Art Florissants - André Campra: Idoménée (1999)

William Christie, Les Art Florissants - André Campra: Idoménée (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 737 Mb | Total time: 49:12+57:51+59:35 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | # 2901396.98 | Recorded: 1991

Campra's Idomenee (based on the same story as Mozart's Idomeneo) was first staged in 1712. Campra significantly reworked the score for the 1731 revival, and it is this second version of the opera that is recorded here. The opera follows the traditional tragedie-lyrique pattern having five acts and a prologue. But under Campra's pen (I mean, quill), the formalities of the genre are transformed into a genuine drama. The comparison between the 1712 and 1731 versions of the opera confirms Campra's intention to produce an emotionally realistic drama: the second version eliminated several minor characters and streamlined the plot thus achieving a better dramatic effect.
David Parry, Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Gaetano Donizetti: Zoraida di Granata (1999)

David Parry, Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Gaetano Donizetti: Zoraida di Granata (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 961 Mb | Total time: 74:22+71:40+54:54+64:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Opera Rara | # ORC 17 | Recorded: 1998

Although it was Donizetti’s first theatrical success, the original 1822 version of this violent love story was never given a complete performance because the tenor cast in the role of the hero died shortly before the first night. Even so, Donizetti quickly adapted this role for a mezzo-soprano, achieving his first theatrical success. Opera Rara presents the world premiere of the original tenor version. In addition the recording includes six more pieces written for the 1824 revival.
David Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra - Gioacchino Rossini: Otello (1999)

David Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra - Gioacchino Rossini: Otello (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 618 Mb | Total time: 71:58+77:51+77:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Opera Rara | # ORC 18 | Recorded: 1999

Opera Rara recorded the new critical edition by the Rossini Foundation of Otello. Hugely admired in its day, this highly innovative score contains some of Rossini’s most inspired music. The recording includes the reconstruction of the alternative happy ending (written for Rome in 1820) as well as an aria for Desdemona which the great Giudetta Pasta sang to acclaim in Paris and London.

Montserrat Caballe - The Ultimate Collection (1999) 2CDs  Music

Posted by Designol at Aug. 12, 2023
Montserrat Caballe - The Ultimate Collection (1999) 2CDs

Montserrat Caballé - The Ultimate Collection (1999) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 643 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 256 Mb | Scans included
Classical, Opera, Vocal | Label: RCA Red Seal | # 74321 63464 2 | Time: 02:33:02

Double disc anthology of the best recordings of the late great Spanish soprano. She had one of the most unique voices that ever recorded opera and her legacy lives on with this beautiful compendium of her most famous arias and performances.
Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra - George Frideric Handel: Arianna in Creta (1999)

Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra - George Frideric Handel: Arianna in Creta (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 942 Mb | Total time: 64:36+78:55+55:50 | Scans included
Classical | Label: NDR kultur | Recorded: 1999

Nach dieser Produktion könnte man durchaus auf den Gedanken kommen, die Oper müsse eigentlich Teseo in Creta heissen, so beherrschend und überlegen gestaltet Wilke te Brummelstroete die Partie des Teseo! Neben ihrer Fähigkeit, sich dem Stil von Händels Musik anzupassen kommt ihre ungeheure Bühnenpräsenz und Ausdruckskraft, die sie zur alles beherrschenden Figur der Oper werden liess.