Second Tosca at the Vienna State Opera. Beautiful!
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| Angela Gheorghiu, Marcelo Alvarez, Zeljko Lucic |
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| Curtain call after act I |
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| Curtain call after act II |
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| With Marcelo Alvarez, curtain call after act III |
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| Angela Gheorghiu, Marcelo Alvarez, Marco Armiliato |
Monday, September 9, 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
You have the power to change us, to make us better, to get the deepest emotions out of us. With one sound, you kneel thousands of hearts. We're better people just because we know you're here and we can witness your art.
Because I know you're here. Because when I first saw you on stage, years ago, I thought it was the best moment of my life and something would change for good. I was right. Because you are a world for me. My world, my smile, my escape from the every day life, my guilty pleasure.
Happy birthday!
I'm in seventh heaven right now, don't look for me at the ground level
They're curtain call videos, after each act of the opening night of Tosca at Wiener Staatsoper on September 5. All star cast that put the audience of fire: Angela Gheorghiu, Marcelo Alvarez and Zeljko Lucic, under Marco Armiliato's baton. Vienna loved, loved, loved, loved Tosca!
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Great news for those who couldn't get tickets for this Tosca run at the Vienna State Opera!
All four performances (on September 5, 8, 11 and 15) starring Angela Gheorghiu, Marcelo Alvarez and Zeljko Lucic will be broadcast live on a big screen outside the Opera House, as part of the Wiener Staatsoper Live Outdoors program
Five remote-controlled HD cameras ensure top quality, and the opera house’s own director of photography is responsible for the final outstanding product. The audience can thus enjoy the performances in a relaxed atmosphere in the open, and naturally with free admission.
More info, on the website of the opera house
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
The Royal Opera House has just announced the new broadcast season on BBC Radio 3. La Rondine, starring Angela Gheorghiu and Charles Castronovo and recorded in Jult 2013 will open it on September 30 at 7:30 GMT.
We'll also have Don Carlo (October 7; yes, the JK/Kweicien one) and the LIVE Les Vepres siciliennes with Bryan Hymel. Loved him in Les Troyens, looking forward to this new production which will be broadcast live also in cinemas on November 4.
After broadcast, each opera will be available for listening on BBC iPlayer. More retails here.
Put down in your agendas: BBC Radio 3, September 30, 7:30pm (GMT)
Monday, September 2, 2013
Saturday, August 31, 2013
JDD in conversation with Dame Janet Baker, on the occasion of her 80th birthday. Great interview!
To celebrate this great lady, the London Jewish Cultural Center in London organizes a special event on October 15, Dame Janet Baker In Conversation with Edward Seckerson. Tickets still available here. Lucky Londoners!
Monday, August 26, 2013
What a great concert! Not only Angela's amazing voice, but also the atmosphere, the care of the organizers for each and every detail, the conductor, Ramon Tebar, paying attention to every sound of the soloists and orchestra and the talented and good looking tenor, the Romanian Teodor Ilincai. It was a concert under the star, on sea shore. Perfect combination.
My favs? I have three: L'altra note in fondo al mare, Song to the Moon and Copacul. Perfect, simply perfect. I thought my third choice would be subjective, but I was wrong. You should have seen and heard the audience applauding at the end! As if it was in their own language, not a foreign one. And I know why, because Angela is telling a story when singing. No matter if you understand or not the lyrics, her voice catches your thoughts and carries them throughout the song. No moment of break, no space for breathing. It was a spell. The wind blowing in the beautiful, silky, white dress (see the last photos below) counted a lot too. Great choice!
This was the program
Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro - Overture
Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro - Giunse al fin il momento...Deh, vieni, non tardar - Angela Gheorghiu
Verdi - La Traviata - Parigi, o cara - Angela Gheorghiu, Teodor Ilincai
Verdi - Rigoletto - Questa o quella - Teodor Ilincai
Puccini - Manon Lescaut - Intermezzo
Boito - Mefistofele - L'altra notte in fondo al mare - Angela Gheorghiu
Gounod - Romeo et Juliette - Va! Je t'ai pardonne - Angela Gheorghiu, Teodor Ilincai
Verdi - Vespri Siciliani - Overture
Verdi - Otello - Gia nella notte densa - Angela Gheorghiu, Teodor Ilincai
Massenet - Cherubin - Aubade: Vive amour - Angela Gheorghiu
Puccini - Turandot - Nessun dorma - Teodor Ilincai
Bizet - Farandole - L'Arlesienne Suite #2
Dvorak - Rusalka - Song to the Moon - Angela Gheorghiu
Puccini La Boheme - O soave fanciulla - Angela Gheorghiu, Teodor Ilincai
Encores
A Vouchella - Angela Gheorghiu
Copacul - Angela Gheorghiu
Be my love - Teodor Ilincai
O mio babbino caro - Angela Gheorghiu
Non ti scordar di me - Angela Gheorghiu, Teodor Ilincai
Granada - Angela Gheorghiu, Tedor Ilincai
Got to listen to an amazing concert, got involved with huge pleasure in its development, got a sun tan envied by all my colleagues at work. Me happy! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
PS: Hint! Click on the first photo to open the slideshow and see the photos in a higher resolution!
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| Angela Gheorghiu and conductor Ramon Tebar |
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| Angela Gheorghiu, Teodor Ilincai (left), Ramon Tebar (right) |
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