Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Dmitri Hvorostovsky DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY BELLINI | ROSSINI | TCHAIKOVSKY |VERDI I PURITANI | IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA PIQUE DAME | DON CARLO | RIGOLETTO EUGEN ONEGIN | SIMON BOCCANEGRA Live Recordings LA TRAVIATA | UN BALLO IN MASCHERA 1994 –2016 zurückliegenden Vorstellungen ist eine musikalische Landkarte der Wiener Staatsoper entstanden, die viel von der einzigartigen Tradition und Klangkultur Es ist Eigenart des Theaters, des Musik- erkennen lässt. Und vor allem eines ein- theaters, dass es seine größte Wirkung drucksvoll unter Beweis stellt: Dass das in- stets im Unverfälschten, Nicht-Retuchier- ternational unvergleichliche Orchester, ten, im ununterbrochenen Fluss entfal- die größten Dirigenten, einzigartige Sän- ten kann. Hier entzünden sich die gro- gerinnen und Sänger, das unersetzbare ßen Sternstunden der Oper, die einzelne Ensemble jene über die Zeiten Verbin- Momente zur Geschichte werden las- dende sind, die der Wiener Staatsoper sen. Eben der Live-Charakter zeigt den in der Vergangenheit wie der Gegen- Künstler, den Menschen auf der Bühne wart einen unvergleichlichen Stellenwert in seinem wahrsten Ausdruck, und gera- unter den großen Opernhäusern einräu- de in diesem Live-Charakter liegt auch men. die besondere Kraft, die das Musikthea- ter einer oftmals perfektioniert dahinglei- Dominique Meyer tenden Welt entgegensetzen kann. Die Direktor der Wiener Staatsoper CD-Edition Wiener Staatsoper Live, die unvergessliche Aufzeichnungen aus der Geschichte des Hauses am Ring präsen- It is characteristic of theatre – of music tiert, ist ganz diesem unmittelbaren Aus- theatre – that it always unleashes its grea- druck verpflichtet: In regelmäßiger Fol- test impact in an unadulterated, unal- ge werden Live-Mitschnitte des Öster- tered, unbroken flow. Here, the great mo- reichischen Rundfunks aus dem Haus ments of opera take wing: those indivi- am Ring veröffentlicht und damit erinne- dual moments that become history. rungswürdige Aufführungen seit der Wie- When it is live, we see the truest ex- dereröffnung im Jahr 1955 für eine große pression of the artist, the human being Zuhörerschaft zugänglich gemacht. So on stage. It is precisely in the cha- können jene Abende der Wiener Staats- racter of these live moments that lies oper, die als Legende in die Geschich- the special power of music theatre in te eingegangen sind, aufs Neue erlebt the midst of a world where an easy werden. perfection seems often to dominate. Im Laufe der Jahre ist die Zahl dieser ver- The CD series Wiener Staatsoper Live, öffentlichten Einspielungen beträchtlich which presents unforgettable historical angewachsen, und im Überblick über recordings from the house on the Ring- diese so gesicherten, weiter und näher straße, is committed completely to this art of direct expression. At regular in- leurs feux, instants magiques appelés à tervals, live recordings are published rester dans l’histoire. C’est saisis sur le vif, that Austrian Radio made at the Wie- dans le feu de l’action scénique, que les ner Staatsoper. Thus a large audien- artistes, êtres de chair et de sang, ap- ce gains access to memorable perfor- paraissent dans toute leur authenticité. mances that have taken place there La force du live nous rappelle égale- since the reopening of the house in 1955. ment que le théâtre se situe bien à l’op- Those evenings at the Wiener Staatsoper posé d’un univers lisse et aseptisé. L’édi- that have become legend in the histo- tion Wiener Staatsoper Live, qui reg- ry of the art can now be experienced roupe des représentations inoubliables again anew. de la Staatsoper, en est l’exemple par- In the course of the years, the number fait: des captations réalisées par la Ra- of recordings published has grown con- diodiffusion Autrichienne se trouvent ré- siderably. The overview of these perfor- gulièrement publiées, rendant accessi- mances from recent and not-so-recent bles à un large public les plus mémo- history has created a kind of musi- rables représentations offertes par le cal map of the Wiener Staatsoper that Haus am Ring depuis sa réouverture en allows the observer to recognize much 1955. De la sorte, chaque soirée entrée of its unique tradition and musical cul- dans la légende de notre maison peut ture. And above all, it offers impressive être vécue de nouveau. proof that the Opera’s unique orchestra, Au fil des ans, le nombre de ces publi- its greatest conductors, its unique singers cations est devenu très important. Avec and its irreplaceable ensemble are what le recul, tous ces documents accumulés link the Wiener Staatsoper of the past font apparaître un paysage musical à la with the Wiener Staatsoper of today, gi- fois vaste et varié, qui se nourrit d’une ving it an incomparable position among tradition et d’un style sans équivalent. the great opera houses of the world. Une réalité s’impose également de ma- nière indiscutable: l’orchestre incompa- Dominique Meyer rable, les chefs les plus illustres, les so- Director of the Wiener Staatsoper listes d’exception, la troupe irremplaça- ble, sont les éléments qui, tous ensem- ble, ont assuré à la Wiener Staatsoper, C’est le propre du théâtre, du théâtre quelle que soit l’époque, une position musical en particulier, de pouvoir don- unique au monde. ner sa pleine mesure en direct, sans cou- pure ni retouche d’aucune sorte. Les mo- Dominique Meyer ments forts de l’opéra y brillent de tous Directeur de la Wiener Staatsoper VINCENZO BELLINI (1801–1835) I Puritani 1 Ah! Per sempre io ti perdei – 6’57 bel sogno beato 1. Akt · Riccardo, Bruno Bruno – Ruben Broitman Dirigent: Plácido Domingo (2. Mai 1994) GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792 –1868) Il Barbiere di Siviglia 2 All’idea di quel metallo 8’15 1. Akt · Figaro, Conte Almaviva Conte Almaviva – Michael Schade Dirigentin: Simone Young (14. Mai 1999) PYOTR ILYTCH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840 –1893) Pique Dame 3 Ya vas lyublyu 5’20 2. Akt · Fürst Jeletzky Dirigent: Seiji Ozawa (1. Juni 1999) GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813 –1901) Don Carlo 4 Signora! Per Vostra Maestà – Che mai si fa 6’04 nel suol francese – Carlo, ch’è sol il nostro amore 1. Akt · Posa, Eboli, Elisabetta Eboli – Violeta Urmana Elisabetta – Miriam Gauci Dirigent: Vjekoslav Šutej (25. Mai 1999) GIUSEPPE VERDI Rigoletto 5 Pari siamo – Figlia! Mio padre! 16’10 1. Akt · Rigoletto, Gilda, Giovanna, Duca Gilda – Patrizia Ciofi Giovanna – Donna Ellen Duca – Ramón Vargas Dirigent: Michael Güttler (16. November 2010) PYOTR ILYTCH TCHAIKOVSKY Eugen Onegin 6 Vi mnye pisali – Kogda bi zhizn 5’34 domashnim krugom 1. Akt · Tatiana, Eugen Onegin Tatiana – Olga Guryakova Dirigent: Kirill Petrenko (5. Juni 2010) GIUSEPPE VERDI Simon Boccanegra 7 Plebe! Patrizi! Popolo 10’35 1. Akt · Simon Boccanegra, Coro, Amelia, Gabriele Adorno, Fiesco, Pietro, Paolo Amelia – Barbara Frittoli Gabriele Adorno – Francesco Meli Fiesco – Ferruccio Furlanetto Pietro – Sorin Coliban Paolo – Adam Plachetka Chor der Wiener Staatsoper Dirigent: Marco Armiliato (4. Juni 2016) GIUSEPPE VERDI La Traviata 8 Pura siccome un angelo 12’26 2. Akt · Giorgio Germont, Violetta Violetta – Marina Rebeka Dirigentin: Speranza Scappuci (29. November 2016) GIUSEPPE VERDI Un Ballo in Maschera 9 Alzati! – Eri tu 6’39 3. Akt · Anckarström Dirigent: Jesús López Cobos (23. April 2016) DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper Chor der Wiener Staatsoper Im Rückblick erscheint einem Auf - Liederabend ausführlich bejubelt, führungsgeschichte mitunter rät - ebenso im Sommer zuvor bei den selhaft. Da debütiert ein junger Salzburger Festspielen. Opern-Afi - russischer Bariton, genauer: der cionados erinnern sich an die er - junge russische Bariton bei einer sten Wiener Opernauftritte: Der Sän - Premiere im Haus am Ring – und ger mit der großen, schönen, wei - nur wenige würdigen den Abend chen Stimme war ihnen aufgefal - als das, was er war – der Wiener len, den Namen musste man sich Opern-Erstauftritt eines der führen- merken! Apropos Namen: Welche den Sänger seiner Generation. man ihm verlieh! Samtstimme aus Si- Man weiß, die Wiener Mühlen mah - birien, der sanfte Tiger aus Sibirien, len mitunter langsam, aber es er - der schöne Sänger oder russisches staunt dennoch: Die Wiener Kritik Aufputschmittel! Blättert man in konzentrierte sich bei der I Puritani- den Zeitungen der frühen 90er- Premiere anno 1994 verstärkt auf Jahre, findet sich ein ganzes Arse- Vertrautes (auf Edita Gruberova als nal an solchen und ähnlichen Um- Elvira) und auf damals Unerwar - schreibungen. Doch Hvorostovsky tetes (auf die Inszenierung von John ließ sich von dieser Etikettierung Dew), aber weniger auf den sän - nicht stören. Schon in seinen frü - gerischen Neuling. Aber natürlich hen Interviews erfahren wir, wie fun - gab es auch andere, die Süddeut- diert seine Beschäftigung mit Musik sche Zeitung schrieb nach der Pre - und der Bühne war – und entdecken miere über die gut geführte Stim - einen Sänger, der nie auf den Mund me Hvorostovskys, in der Kleinen gefallen zu sein schien. Es war die Zeitung las man über einen pracht- Mischung aus Demut vor dem Be - vollen lyrischen Bariton… Was hier trieb sowie den großen Sänger- vereinzelt stand, sollte später zum persönlichkeiten und einem wohl - Alltäglichen gehören: die allge - dosierten Draufgängertum, die ihn meine Euphorie nach Hvorostovs - auszeichnete. Bis zuletzt: Er konnte kys Auftritten wurde bald zum Nor - in Interviews durchaus auch knackig malfall. Doch abgesehen von den widersprechen, um dann wieder po - Zeitungs-Reaktionen: Hvorostovskys etisch zu schwelgen. Gegensätze, künstlerische Ausdrucksstärke war verbunden in einer ehrlichen Künst - zumindest beim Publikum bereits in lerseele. den 90ern bekannt: Schon zwei Mo - nate vor seinem Staatsopern-Debüt Doch spulen wir zurück: 1962 in Kras - wurde er im Musikverein bei einem nojarsk geboren gewann Hvoro - stovsky – noch in der Sowjetunion – die Aufnahmen vom Roten Platz in mit 25 einen nationalen Wettbe - Moskau gesehen hat, bei dem er werb, um zwei Jahre später, 1989, mit prominenten Kollegen vor Zehn - in Cardiff den berühmten Singer of tausenden auftrat, weiß um die the World-Preis zu erhalten. Er kam, charismatische Wirkungskraft des sah und siegte schrieb die Times in Baritons. London, die Washington Post wies auf seine sängerische Qualität hin, Als zynischer Onegin stand er eben - für die jede Parallele fehlt .
Recommended publications
  • Christian Badea Conductor
    CHRISTIAN BADEA CONDUCTOR The Romanian Foundation for Excellence in Music Christian Badea - President www.frem.ro Christian Badea has received exceptional acclaim throughout his career, which encompasses prestigious engagements in the foremost concert halls and opera houses of Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Equally dividing his time between symphony and opera conducting, Christian Badea has appeared as a frequent guest in the major opera houses of the world. At the Metropolitan Opera in New York he conducted 167 performances in a wide variety of repertoire, including many of the MET international broadcasts. Among the opera houses where Christian Badea has guest conducted, are the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House of Covent Garden in London, the Bayerische Staatsoper in München, the Staatsoper in Hamburg, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, the Grand Théâtre de Genève, the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, the Netherlands Opera in Amsterdam, the Royal Opera theaters in Copenhagen and Stockholm, the Oslo Opera, the Teatro Regio in Torino and the Teatro 1 Christian Badea at the Metropolitan Opera - New York Comunale in Bologna, the Opera National de Lyon and in North America - the opera companies of Houston, Dallas, Toronto, Montreal and Detroit. In recent years, Christian Badea has received great acclaim for his work at the Budapest State Opera (Tannhäuser, Der fliegende Holländer and Parsifal) , the Sydney Opera with new productions of Tosca, La bohème, Die tote Stadt, Otello and Falstaff, Oslo Opera – a new production of Tannhäuser, collaborating with stage director Stefan Herheim and Goteborg Opera – a new Don Carlo and Turandot.
    [Show full text]
  • CHAN 10110 BOOK.Qxd 20/4/07 4:19 Pm Page 2
    CHAN 10110 Front.qxd 20/4/07 4:19 pm Page 1 CHAN X10110 CHANDOS CLASSICS CHAN 10110 BOOK.qxd 20/4/07 4:19 pm Page 2 John Ireland (1879–1962) 1 Vexilla Regis (Hymn for Passion Sunday)* 11:54 2 Greater Love Hath No Man† 6:51 3 These Things Shall Be‡ 22:12 Lebrecht Collection Lebrecht 4 A London Overture 13:36 5 The Holy Boy (A Carol of the Nativity) 2:43 6 Epic March 9:13 TT 67:11 Paula Bott soprano*† Teresa Shaw contralto* James Oxley tenor* Bryn Terfel bass-baritone*†‡ Roderick Elms organ* London Symphony Chorus*†‡ John Ireland London Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox 3 CHAN 10110 BOOK.qxd 20/4/07 4:19 pm Page 4 and Friday before Easter – and what we cannot sketch was ready during April. Ireland Ireland: Orchestral and Choral Works have – the ceremonies on the Saturday before remarked that he felt the words were ‘an Easter as practised by the Roman Church – expression of British national feeling at the something absolutely agelong & from present time’. In fact he had earlier made a John Nicholson Ireland was born near nineteen-year-old Ireland was then still a everlasting – the rekindling of Fire – Lumen quite different setting of these words for Manchester and spent most of his life in student of Stanford’s, and was assistant Christi. The Motherland Song Book published in London, though with interludes in the Channel organist at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square, 1919. The composer made a few adjustments Islands and Sussex. His was a life of restricted London.
    [Show full text]
  • Imperiale Konzert- Und Opernreisen
    IMPERIALE KONZERT- UND OPERNREISEN September bis Dezember 2017 SEPTEMBER - HÖHEPUNKTE In der Staatsoper kann neben Aufführungen wie „Die Hochzeit des Figaro“, „Der Barbier von Sevilla“, „La Bohème“ u. a., sicherlich „Der Troubadour“ mit Anna Netrebko als Höhepunkt im September gesehen werden. Zusätzlich wird noch Mussorgski‘s „Chowanschtschina“ mit Ferruccio Furlanetto in der Titelrolle gegeben: „Eine zeitlose Parabel auf den ewigen Kreislauf von Machterwerb,- u. Verlust Einzelner auf Kosten des einfachen Volkes.“ Die Wiener Symphoniker treten sowohl im Musikverein, als auch im Konzerthaus auf mit Werken von Strauss und Dvorak. Die Wiener Philharmoniker geben ein Konzert im Musikverein mit Stardirigent Zubin Mehta. REISE 1: 4. bis 7. September 2017 EZ € 2.085,- | DZ € 1.580,- p. P. Montag, den 4.9. In der Staatsoper: Der Troubadour v. G. Verdi Mit George Petean, Anna Netrebko, Luciana D‘Intino, Marcelo Alvarez, Jongmin Park Dienstag, den 5.9. In der Staatsoper: Die Hochzeit des Figaro Mit Adam Plachetka, Dorothea Röschmann, Andrea Caroll, Carlos Alvarez, Margarita Gritskova Mittwoch, den 6.9. In der Staatsoper: Der Barbier von Sevilla v. G. Rossini Mit Ioan Hotea, Paolo Rumetz, Rachel Frankel, Marco Caria, Sorin Coliban REISE 2: 7. bis 10. September 2017 EZ € 2.065,- | DZ € 1.560,- p. P. Donnerstag, den 7.9. In der Staatsoper: Der Troubadour v. G. Verdi Mit George Petean, Anna Netrebko, Luciana D‘Intino, Marcelo Alvarez, Jongmin Park Freitag, den 8.9. In der Staatsoper: Chowanschtschina v. M. Mussorgski Mit Ferruccio Furlanetto, Christopher Ventris, Herbert Lippert, Andrzej Dobber, Ain Anger, Elena Maximova Samstag, den 9.9. In der Staatsoper: Die Hochzeit des Figaro Mit Adam Plachetka, Dorothea Röschmann, Andrea Caroll, Carlos Alvarez, Margarita Gritskova REISE 3: 8.
    [Show full text]
  • In Santa Cruz This Summer for Special Summer Encore Productions
    Contact: Peter Koht (831) 420-5154 [email protected] Release Date: Immediate “THE MET: LIVE IN HD” IN SANTA CRUZ THIS SUMMER FOR SPECIAL SUMMER ENCORE PRODUCTIONS New York and Centennial, Colo. – July 1, 2010 – The Metropolitan Opera and NCM Fathom present a series of four encore performances from the historic archives of the Peabody Award- winning The Met: Live in HD series in select movie theaters nationwide, including the Cinema 9 in Downtown Santa Cruz. Since 2006, NCM Fathom and The Metropolitan Opera have partnered to bring classic operatic performances to movie screens across America live with The Met: Live in HD series. The first Live in HD event was seen in 56 theaters in December 2006. Fathom has since expanded its participating theater footprint which now reaches more than 500 movie theaters in the United States. We’re thrilled to see these world class performances offered right here in downtown Santa Cruz,” said councilmember Cynthia Mathews. “We know there’s a dedicated base of local opera fans and a strong regional audience for these broadcasts. Now, thanks to contemporary technology and a creative partnership, the Metropolitan Opera performances will become a valuable addition to our already stellar lineup of visual and performing arts.” Tickets for The Met: Live in HD 2010 Summer Encores, shown in theaters on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in all time zones and select Thursday matinees, are available at www.FathomEvents.com or by visiting the Regal Cinema’s box office. This summer’s series will feature: . Eugene Onegin – Wednesday, July 7 and Thursday, July 8– Soprano Renée Fleming and baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky star in Tchaikovsky’s lushly romantic masterpiece about mistimed love.
    [Show full text]
  • Verdi Week on Operavore Program Details
    Verdi Week on Operavore Program Details Listen at WQXR.ORG/OPERAVORE Monday, October, 7, 2013 Rigoletto Duke - Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Rigoletto - Leo Nucci, baritone Gilda - June Anderson, soprano Sparafucile - Nicolai Ghiaurov, bass Maddalena – Shirley Verrett, mezzo Giovanna – Vitalba Mosca, mezzo Count of Ceprano – Natale de Carolis, baritone Count of Ceprano – Carlo de Bortoli, bass The Contessa – Anna Caterina Antonacci, mezzo Marullo – Roberto Scaltriti, baritone Borsa – Piero de Palma, tenor Usher - Orazio Mori, bass Page of the duchess – Marilena Laurenza, mezzo Bologna Community Theater Orchestra Bologna Community Theater Chorus Riccardo Chailly, conductor London 425846 Nabucco Nabucco – Tito Gobbi, baritone Ismaele – Bruno Prevedi, tenor Zaccaria – Carlo Cava, bass Abigaille – Elena Souliotis, soprano Fenena – Dora Carral, mezzo Gran Sacerdote – Giovanni Foiani, baritone Abdallo – Walter Krautler, tenor Anna – Anna d’Auria, soprano Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna State Opera Chorus Lamberto Gardelli, conductor London 001615302 Aida Aida – Leontyne Price, soprano Amneris – Grace Bumbry, mezzo Radames – Placido Domingo, tenor Amonasro – Sherrill Milnes, baritone Ramfis – Ruggero Raimondi, bass-baritone The King of Egypt – Hans Sotin, bass Messenger – Bruce Brewer, tenor High Priestess – Joyce Mathis, soprano London Symphony Orchestra The John Alldis Choir Erich Leinsdorf, conductor RCA Victor Red Seal 39498 Simon Boccanegra Simon Boccanegra – Piero Cappuccilli, baritone Jacopo Fiesco - Paul Plishka, bass Paolo Albiani – Carlos Chausson, bass-baritone Pietro – Alfonso Echevarria, bass Amelia – Anna Tomowa-Sintow, soprano Gabriele Adorno – Jaume Aragall, tenor The Maid – Maria Angels Sarroca, soprano Captain of the Crossbowmen – Antonio Comas Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona Uwe Mund, conductor Recorded live on May 31, 1990 Falstaff Sir John Falstaff – Bryn Terfel, baritone Pistola – Anatoli Kotscherga, bass Bardolfo – Anthony Mee, tenor Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • Compact Discs by 20Th Century Composers Recent Releases - Spring 2020
    Compact Discs by 20th Century Composers Recent Releases - Spring 2020 Compact Discs Adams, John Luther, 1953- Become Desert. 1 CDs 1 DVDs $19.98 Brooklyn, NY: Cantaloupe ©2019 CA 21148 2 713746314828 Ludovic Morlot conducts the Seattle Symphony. Includes one CD, and one video disc with a 5.1 surround sound mix. http://www.tfront.com/p-476866-become-desert.aspx Canticles of The Holy Wind. $16.98 Brooklyn, NY: Cantaloupe ©2017 CA 21131 2 713746313128 http://www.tfront.com/p-472325-canticles-of-the-holy-wind.aspx Adams, John, 1947- John Adams Album / Kent Nagano. $13.98 New York: Decca Records ©2019 DCA B003108502 2 028948349388 Contents: Common Tones in Simple Time -- 1. First Movement -- 2. the Anfortas Wound -- 3. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie -- Short Ride in a Fast Machine. Nagano conducts the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal. http://www.tfront.com/p-482024-john-adams-album-kent-nagano.aspx Ades, Thomas, 1971- Colette [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]. $14.98 Lake Shore Records ©2019 LKSO 35352 2 780163535228 Music from the film starring Keira Knightley. http://www.tfront.com/p-476302-colette-[original-motion-picture-soundtrack].aspx Agnew, Roy, 1891-1944. Piano Music / Stephanie McCallum, Piano. $18.98 London: Toccata Classics ©2019 TOCC 0496 5060113444967 Piano music by the early 20th century Australian composer. http://www.tfront.com/p-481657-piano-music-stephanie-mccallum-piano.aspx Aharonian, Coriun, 1940-2017. Carta. $18.98 Wien: Wergo Records ©2019 WER 7374 2 4010228737424 The music of the late Uruguayan composer is performed by Ensemble Aventure and SWF-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden. http://www.tfront.com/p-483640-carta.aspx Ahmas, Harri, 1957- Organ Music / Jan Lehtola, Organ.
    [Show full text]
  • Myung-Whun Chung
    如 • 歌 • 文 • 化 Ruge Artists Management 扫描关注微信订阅号 CONDUCTOR / Myung-Whun Chung PERFORMANCES He was Music Director of the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1984 to 1990, Principal Guest Conductor of the TeatroComunale of Florence from 1987 to 1992, Music Director of the Opéra de Paris-Bastille from 1989 to 1994 and Principal Conductor atthe Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome from 1997 to 2005. In 1995, Myung-Whun Chung founds the Asia Philharmonic, an orchestra made up of the best musicians from 8 Asian countries. In 2005,he was appointed Music Director of the Seoul Philarmonic Orchestra. He has been Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique deRadio France since 2000. Myung-Whun Chung has conducted virtually all the world’s leading orchestras, including the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic, theConcertgebouw, all the major London and Parisian Orchestras, Filharmonica della Scala, Bayerisch Rundfunk, Dresden Staatskapelle,Boston and Chicago Symphony, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic and the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras. RECORDINGS An exclusive recording artist for Deutsche Grammophon since 1990, many of his numerous recordings have won international prizes and awards. These include Messiaen's TurangalîlaSymphony and Eclairs sur l’Au-Delà, Verdi's Otello, Berlioz'sSymphonie Fantastique, Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth with the Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille; a series of Dvorák's symphonies and serenades with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and a series dedicated to the great sacred music with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, including the award-winning recording of Duruflé’s and Fauré’s Requiems with Cecilia Bartoli and Bryn Terfel. Recent releases include Messiaen’s La transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ and Des Canyons aux étoiles with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France as well as works by Debussy and Ravel with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.
    [Show full text]
  • Male Zwischenfächer Voices and the Baritenor Conundrum Thaddaeus Bourne University of Connecticut - Storrs, [email protected]
    University of Connecticut OpenCommons@UConn Doctoral Dissertations University of Connecticut Graduate School 4-15-2018 Male Zwischenfächer Voices and the Baritenor Conundrum Thaddaeus Bourne University of Connecticut - Storrs, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://opencommons.uconn.edu/dissertations Recommended Citation Bourne, Thaddaeus, "Male Zwischenfächer Voices and the Baritenor Conundrum" (2018). Doctoral Dissertations. 1779. https://opencommons.uconn.edu/dissertations/1779 Male Zwischenfächer Voices and the Baritenor Conundrum Thaddaeus James Bourne, DMA University of Connecticut, 2018 This study will examine the Zwischenfach colloquially referred to as the baritenor. A large body of published research exists regarding the physiology of breathing, the acoustics of singing, and solutions for specific vocal faults. There is similarly a growing body of research into the system of voice classification and repertoire assignment. This paper shall reexamine this research in light of baritenor voices. After establishing the general parameters of healthy vocal technique through appoggio, the various tenor, baritone, and bass Fächer will be studied to establish norms of vocal criteria such as range, timbre, tessitura, and registration for each Fach. The study of these Fächer includes examinations of the historical singers for whom the repertoire was created and how those roles are cast by opera companies in modern times. The specific examination of baritenors follows the same format by examining current and
    [Show full text]
  • Female Composer Segment Catalogue
    FEMALE CLASSICAL COMPOSERS from past to present ʻFreed from the shackles and tatters of the old tradition and prejudice, American and European women in music are now universally hailed as important factors in the concert and teaching fields and as … fast developing assets in the creative spheres of the profession.’ This affirmation was made in 1935 by Frédérique Petrides, the Belgian-born female violinist, conductor, teacher and publisher who was a pioneering advocate for women in music. Some 80 years on, it’s gratifying to note how her words have been rewarded with substance in this catalogue of music by women composers. Petrides was able to look back on the foundations laid by those who were well-connected by family name, such as Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, and survey the crop of composers active in her own time, including Louise Talma and Amy Beach in America, Rebecca Clarke and Liza Lehmann in England, Nadia Boulanger in France and Lou Koster in Luxembourg. She could hardly have foreseen, however, the creative explosion in the latter half of the 20th century generated by a whole new raft of female composers – a happy development that continues today. We hope you will enjoy exploring this catalogue that has not only historical depth but a truly international voice, as exemplified in the works of the significant number of 21st-century composers: be it the highly colourful and accessible American chamber music of Jennifer Higdon, the Asian hues of Vivian Fung’s imaginative scores, the ancient-and-modern syntheses of Sofia Gubaidulina, or the hallmark symphonic sounds of the Russian-born Alla Pavlova.
    [Show full text]
  • Th E N a Tion a Lo Pe R a C En Ter Am Er Ic A
    THE NATIONA OPERA America presents CONVERSATIONS Sondra Radvanovsky In conversation with OPERA America President/CEO Marc A. Scorca L The National Opera Center March 3, 2016 | 7:00 p.m. OPERA AM ER CENTER ICA Soprano SONDRA Radvanovsky has performed in every RADVANOVSKY is a major opera house in the world, PAVEL ANTONOV PAVEL globally celebrated including the Royal Opera House, artist. The sincerity and Opéra national de Paris, Teatro alla intensity that she brings Scala and numerous others. Her home to the stage as one of theater is the Metropolitan Opera, the most prominent where she began her training in the late sopranos of her generation have won 1990s. After performances in smaller her accolades from critics and loyalty roles there, Radvanovsky caught the from passionate fans. attention of critics as Antonia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann and was singled out Though known as one of today’s as a soprano to watch. Her recordings premier Verdi sopranos, Radvanovsky include Verdi Arias and a CD of Verdi has recently expanded her repertoire opera scenes with her frequent artistic to include such bel canto roles as partner Dmitri Hvorostovsky. She also Norma and Donizetti’s “three queens,” stars in a Naxos DVD of Cyrano de the leading soprano parts in his Bergerac alongside Plácido Domingo Tudor dramas. In recent seasons, she and in transmissions of Il trovatore and has mastered the title roles in Anna Un ballo in maschera for the wildly Bolena and Maria Stuarda and the popular Met: Live in HD series. role of Queen Elizabeth in Roberto Devereux, and this season, in a feat never before undertaken by any singer in Metropolitan Opera history, Radvanovsky performs all three queens in a single season.
    [Show full text]
  • The Blake Collection in Memory of Nancy M
    The Blake Collection In Memory of Nancy M. Blake BELLINI’S NORMA featuring CECILIA BARTOLI This tragic opera is set in Roman-occupied, first-century Gaul, features a title character, who although a Druid priestess, is in many ways a modern woman. Norma has secretly taken the Roman proconsul Pollione as her lover and had two children with him. Political and personal crises arise when the locals turn against the occupiers and Pollione turns to a new paramour. Norma “is a role with emotions ranging from haughty and demanding, to desperately passionate, to vengeful and defiant. And the singer must convey all of this while confronting some of the most vocally challenging music ever composed. And if that weren't intimidating enough for any singer, Norma and its composer have become almost synonymous with the specific and notoriously torturous style of opera known as bel canto — literally, ‘beautiful singing’” (“Love Among the Druids: Bellini's Norma,” NPR World of Opera, May 16, 2008). And Bartoli, one of the greatest living opera divas, is up to the challenges the role brings. (New York Public Radio’s WQXR’s “OperaVore” declared that “Bartoli is Fierce and Mercurial in Bellini's Norma,” Marion Lignana Rosenberg, June 09, 2013.) If you’re already a fan of this opera, you’ve no doubt heard a recording spotlighting the great soprano Maria Callas (and we have such a recording, too), but as the notes with the Bartoli recording point out, “The role of Norma was written for Giuditta Pasta, who sang what today’s listeners would consider to be mezzo-soprano roles,” making Bartoli more appropriate than Callas as Norma.
    [Show full text]
  • Arts & Culture
    ARTS & CULTURE Ingenues, Sirens, Matinee Idols and More FRISKY BUSINESS Well, everybody knows a man is sexier stovsky, that is opera. He sang in a rock when he doesn’t try to be. Especially when band when he was a teenager in Kras- he’s got a voice like that. noyarsk, Siberia; he’s dabbled in fi lm (Don So let’s talk about the voice. It’s a Giovanni Unmasked, 2000) and is consid- creamy, thick baritone, produced in an ering more movie roles; but his real pas- even stream on what appear to be unlim- sion is reserved for the high arts. “This is ited reserves of breath. It is warm as well what is so good about theater, literature, as lyric—meaning it’s higher than some art,” he says. “They make you think. They male voices, indeed high enough that stick with you in your mind; they tease Hvorostovsky finds the part of Don and tickle your brain.” Culture never Giovanni a little low and has stopped sounded quite so alluring. singing it altogether. “I identifi ed myself There’s also something very appealing with this role too much,” he says. He no about a man who adores his family. Wher- longer wants to play the seducer. The role ever Hvorostovsky travels these days that most excites him these days is Ver- from his home base in London, his wife di’s Simon Boccanegra, who matures from and their two young children are with an ardent lover into a wise leader and him. This picture of family bliss is the fl ip father.
    [Show full text]