DOCSLIB.ORG

111007 Bk Lehar EU 13/01/2005 10:06Am Page 12

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
111007 Bk Lehar EU 13/01/2005 10:06Am Page 12 111007 bk Lehar EU 13/01/2005 10:06am Page 12 FRANZ LEHÁR Also available: The Merry Widow SCHW TH AR BE Z A K S O I P L F E 1 953 Recording Elisabeth Schwarzkopf • Erich Kunz 8.110857 Nicolai Gedda • Emmy Loose Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra Otto Ackermann 8.111007 12 111007 bk Lehar EU 13/01/2005 10:06am Page 2 Mark Obert-Thorn Mark Obert-Thorn is one of the world’s most respected transfer artist/engineers. He has worked for a number of specialist labels, including Pearl, Biddulph, Romophone and Music & Arts. Three of his transfers have been Great Operetta Recordings nominated for Gramophone Awards. A pianist by training, his passions are music, history and working on projects. He has found a way to combine all three in the transfer of historical recordings. Franz Obert-Thorn describes himself as a ‘moderate interventionist’ rather than a ‘purist’ or ‘re-processor,’ unlike those who apply significant additions and make major changes to the acoustical qualities of old recordings. His LEHÁR philosophy is that a good transfer should not call attention to itself, but rather allow the performances to be heard (1870 – 1948) with the greatest clarity. There is no over-reverberant ‘cathedral sound’ in an Obert-Thorn restoration, nor is there the tinny bass and piercing mid-range of many ‘authorised’ commercial issues. He works with the cleanest available 78s, and The Merry Widow consistently achieves better results than restoration engineers working with the metal parts from the archives of the modern corporate owners of the original recordings. His transfers preserve the original tone of the old recordings, (Die lustige Witwe) maximising the details in critical upper mid-range and lower frequencies to achieve a musical integrity that is Operetta in Three Acts absent from many other commercially released restorations. Libretto by Victor Léon and Leo Stein after Henri Meilhac Hanna Glawari . Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Count Danilo Danilowitsch . Erich Kunz (baritone) Camille de Rosillon . Nicolai Gedda (tenor) Valencienne . Emmy Loose (soprano) Baron Mirko Zeta . Anton Niessner (baritone) Raoul de Saint-Brioche . Josef Schmidinger (bass) Vicomte Cascada . Otakar Kraus (baritone) Speaking parts: Valencienne . Hella Kurty Vicomte Cascada . André Mattoni Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus Otto Ackermann Recorded 16th-18th and 21st April 1953 in Kingsway Hall, London First issued on Columbia 33CX 1051 and 1052 Reissue Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn The Naxos historical label aims to make available the greatest recordings in the history of recorded music, in the best Special thanks to Maynard F. Bertolet for providing source material for this release and truest sound that contemporary technology can provide. To achieve this aim, Naxos has engaged a number of respected restorers who have the dedication, skill and experience to produce restorations that have set new standards in the field of historical recordings. 8.111007 2 11 8.111007 111007 bk Lehar EU 13/01/2005 10:06am Page 10 Producer’s Note 1 Overture 8:30 ! Hilfe kommt zur rechten Zeit! … 1:57 (Orchestra) O kommet doch, oh kommt, ihr Ballsirenen Recent EMI CD reissues of this classic recording have omitted the overture on the grounds that Lehár wrote it in (Danilo, A Woman, Women’s Chorus, All) 1940, some 35 years after the operetta, in a grandiose style at odds with the earlier work. However, one may Act I 26:03 suspect that the length of the overture was also a factor in this decision, since The Merry Widow was being @ O Vaterland, du machst bei Tag … 1:19 included as a second-CD “filler” for The Land of Smiles. In addition, in order to fit in the allotted time, some of 2 Verehrteste Damen und Herren 2:44 Der junge Mann tanzt Polka the dialogue from the original recording was cut, including the short exchange between Hanna and Zeta that begins (Cascada, Chorus, Zeta) (Danilo, Cascada, Saint-Brioche, Hanna, Track 7 of this disc. Valencienne, Men’s Chorus) This reissue presents the complete recording as originally intended by producer Walter Legge, Otto 3 Dialogue: Und jetzt, meine Herrschaften 0:47 Ackermann and the other artists, and allows the listener the option to skip the overture or hear it. Additionally, I (Zeta, Valencienne, Camille) # Pardon, Madame, zuviel Reklam’! 1:49 have corrected the slightly flat pitch heard on EMI’s LPs and CDs, bringing it up to the international concert (Camille, Hanna, Danilo, Valencienne, standard of A = 440 Hz. The name of the actor who takes the speaking part of Njegus is given neither in the 4 So kommen Sie! ’s ist niemand hier! 1:10 Saint-Brioche, Cascada, Men’s Chorus) original LP issue nor in subsequent CD reissues; however, Malcolm Walker’s research reveals that Karel Stepanek (Valencienne, Camille) is listed in the ledgers for this recording but not credited anywhere, so he may be the mystery cast member here. $ Der Letzte ging, Sie sind befreit 1:47 The present transfer was made from German EMI LP pressings. Some electronic clicks are present in the 5 Ich bin eine anständ’ge Frau 3:09 (Danilo, Hanna) original tape master, and can also be heard in EMI’s own CD editions. (Valencienne, Camille) Mark Obert-Thorn 6 Dialogue: Exzellenz, Exzellenz, 3:27 Act II 37:25 die Glawari kommt … Bitte, meine Herrn! (Njegus, Zeta, Hanna, Cascada, Saint-Brioche, % Ich bitte, hier jetzt zu verweilen 2:54 Men’s Chorus) (Hanna, Chorus) 7 Dialogue: Gnaedige Frau, 0:58 ^ Nun laßt uns aber wie daheim … 5:36 ich rechne es mir zu hohen Es lebt’ eine Vilja (Vilja-Lied) (Zeta, Hanna, Njegus) (Hanna, Chorus) 8 Also bitte, ich bin hier. Wo ist Vaterland? 2:18 & Dialogue: Was sagen Sie, Njegus 1:39 O Vaterland, du machst bei Tag … (Zeta, Njegus, Hanna, Danilo) Da geh’ ich zu Maxim (Danilo) * Heia, Mädel, aufgeschaut … 2:56 Dummer, dummer Reitersmann 9 Dialogue: Njegus, Geliebter, wo ist Vaterland? (Hanna, Danilo) (Danilo, Njegus, Hanna, Valencienne, Zeta) 3:45 ( Dialogue: Herr von Cascada, 3:02 0 Mein Herrschaften, es ist Damenwahl … 2:40 verzichten Sie auf die Witwe! …Wie die Weiber … Damenwahl! … Es gibt keine größ’re Beleidigung Ja, das Studium der Weiber ist schwer (Zeta, Men’s Chorus, Hanna, Danilo, Cascada, (Saint-Brioche, Cascada, Danilo, Zeta) Saint-Brioche) 8.111007 10 3 8.111007 111007 bk Lehar EU 13/01/2005 10:06am Page 4 ) Dialogue: Valencienne, bitte geben … 1:55 Act III 7:08 & There is a rumour that Camille is to marry Hanna, ∞ Hanna now declares that Camille has proposed to Mein Freund, Vernunft! but Njegus tells Baron Zeta that Camille is in fact in her, looking at Danilo as she makes the claim, hoping (Camille, Valencienne) • Dialogue: Njegus, was ist das mit der Musik? 0:52 love with a married woman. The Baron thinks that the that this will induce Camille to admit the truth. Danilo (Zeta, Njegus) woman’s husband is a fool and should accept patriotic adds his belief in women’s policy of open doors and ¡ Wie eine Rosenknospe 2:21 duty and give his wife up. infidelity. (Camille, Valencienne) ª Ja, wir sind es, die Grisetten 2:32 (Valencienne, Grisettes) * Hanna has her eye on Danilo, who claims to be § Hanna accepts the Parisian idea of marriage without ™ Sieh dort den kleinen Pavilion 2:18 carrying out initial reconnaissance, like the cavalry fidelity. Danilo is aghast. (Valencienne, Camille) º Dialogue: Gospodina Glawari 0:44 officer he is. She makes fun of him. (Danilo, Hanna) ¶ He tells the story of two royal children. The prince £ Dialogue: Die Baronin und 1:20 ( Cascada and Saint-Brioche are still pursuing remained silent, and the princess provoked him by Herr Rosillon sind im Pavilion ⁄ Bei jedem Walzerschritt 1:59 Hanna, and Danilo, intriguing further, discusses the giving her hand to another; that was too much for him. (Njegus, Zeta, Danilo) [The Merry Widow Waltz] problems of dealing with women, joined by Baron Zeta. The prince then went away, and he will do the same, (Hanna, Danilo) and return to his girls Lolo, Dodo, Jou-jou and the rest. ¢ Ha! Ha! … Wie eine Rosenknospe 3:09 ) Camille is still addressing his attentions to (Danilo, Zeta, Hanna, Valencienne, Camille, ¤ Dialogue: Exzellenz, man hat 0:20 Valencienne, begging a token from her. She gives him Act III Njegus) im Pavilion diesen Fächer gefunden her fan, inscribed with the words ‘I am a respectable (Njegus, Zeta, Valencienne) married woman’. • Hanna’s palace has been transformed into a cabaret ∞ Dialogue: Nun wissen Sie, meine Herschaften … for Danilo. Njegus explains to the Baron what is Den Herrschaften hab’ ich was zu erzählen … ‹ Ja, das Studium der Weiber ist schwer 0:41 ¡ Camille tells her of his love, comparing his loving happening. Verlieb dich oft 2:36 (Hanna, Zeta, Danilo, All) heart to a rosebud, coming into bloom. Valencienne is (Hanna, Chorus, Camille, Valencienne, Danilo, tempted by his protestations. ª Valencienne dances a can-can with Lolo, Dodo, Zeta) Jou-jou, and the other cabaret girls. ™ He begs her to join him in the little pavilion in the § Ein flotter Ehestand soll’s sein 2:30 garden, where surely a secret can be kept. º Danilo tackles Hanna over her supposed match with (Hanna, Camille, Zeta, Valencienne, Chorus, Camille, but she assures him that she had no meeting Danilo) £ They are seen by Njegus, who tells the Baron, as he with Camille in the pavilion. approaches, that the pavilion is occupied by Camille ¶ Es waren zwei Königskinder 3:23 and a married woman. The Baron insists on looking ⁄ He realises that Hanna loves him, and she goes on (Danilo, Hanna, the Others) through the keyhole and is horrified to see his wife.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Frederica Von Stade
    FREDERICA VON STADE Mezzo-soprano Described by the New York Times as "one of America's finest artists and singers," Frederica von Stade continues to be extolled as one of the music world's most beloved figures. Known to family, friends, and fans by her nickname "Flicka," the mezzo-soprano has enriched the world of classical music for three decades. Miss von Stade's career has taken her to the stages of the world's great opera houses and concert halls. She began at the top, when she received a contract from Sir Rudolf Bing during the Metropolitan Opera auditions, and since her debut in 1970 she has sung nearly all of her great roles with that company. In January 2000, the company celebrated the 30th anniversary of her debut with a new production of The Merry Widow specifically for her, and in 1995, as a celebration of her 25th anniversary, the Metropolitan Opera created for her a new production of Pelléas et Mélisande. In addition, Miss von Stade has appeared with every leading American opera company, including San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Los Angeles Opera. Her career in Europe has been no less spectacular, with new productions mounted for her at Teatro alla Scala, Royal Opera Covent Garden, the Vienna State Opera, and the Paris Opera. She is invited regularly by the finest conductors, among them Claudio Abbado, Charles Dutoit, James Levine, Kurt Masur, Riccardo Muti, Seiji Ozawa, André Previn, Leonard Slatkin, and Michael Tilson Thomas, to appear in concert with the world's leading orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra, Washington's National Symphony, and the Orchestra of La Scala.
    [Show full text]
  • Celebrating the American Spirit CD with Essential Voices USA, Kelli O’Hara and Ron Raines and Judith Clurman, Conductor
    PRESS CONTACT Dan Dutcher Public Relations Dan Dutcher | 917.566.8413 | [email protected] Celebrating the American Spirit CD With Essential Voices USA, Kelli O’Hara and Ron Raines and Judith Clurman, Conductor CD TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 23, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, New York, NY Celebrating the American Spirit, performed by Essential Voices USA (EVUSA) and conducted by Judith Clurman along with guest artists, Broadway stars Kelli O’Hara and Ron Raines and composer-arranger Larry Hochman, represents an American songbook for the 21st century. The centerpiece of this CD is Sing Out, Mr. President, a song cycle of sixteen newly commissioned compositions set to quotations by American presidents from Washington to Obama. Originally performed at the Library of Congress and broadcast on National Public Radio, the cycle showcases the American composers Samuel Adler, Milton Babbitt, Robert Beaser, Jason Robert Brown, Thomas Cabaniss, Jake Heggie, Larry Hochman, Michael Gilbertson, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, Andrew Lippa, David Ludwig, Paul Moravec, Nico Muhly, Georgia Stitt, Zachary Wadsworth, and Jesse Wiener. The CD also includes individual new and newly arranged works by composers and writers such as Irving Berlin (It Gets Lonely In the White House and God Bless America), Leonard Bernstein (Take Care of This House), Sheldon Harnick (Reason to Be Thankful), Jennifer Higdon (A Quiet Moment), Larry Hochman (Two Paraphrases on American Anthems & American Dream) and Laurie Hochman (The Pledge of Allegiance and American Dream), David Ludwig (The New Colossus), Stephen Paulus (Hymn for America), Marc Shaiman (A Seed of Grain: Theme from The American President), and John Philip Sousa (Stars and Stripe Forever).
    [Show full text]
  • Printable Schedule
    CALENDAR OF EVENTS AUGUST – NOVEMBER 2021 281-FREE FUN (281-373-3386) | milleroutdoortheatre.com Photo by Nash Baker INFORMATION Glass containers are prohibited in all City of Houston parks. If you are seated Location in the covered seating area, please ensure that your cooler is small enough to fit under your seat in case an emergency exit is required. 6000 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030 Smoking Something for Everyone Smoking is prohibited in Hermann Park and at Miller Outdoor Theatre, including Miller offers the most diverse season of professional entertainment of any Houston the hill. performance venue — musical theater, traditional and contemporary dance, opera, classical and popular music, multicultural performances, daytime shows for young Recording, Photography, & Remote Controlled Vehicles audiences, and more! Oh, and it’s always FREE! Audio/visual recording and/or photography of any portion of Miller Outdoor Theatre Seating presentations require the express written consent of the City of Houston. Launching, landing, or operating unmanned or remote controlled vehicles (such as drones, Tickets for evening performances are available online at milleroutdoortheatre.com quadcopters, etc.) within Miller Outdoor Theatre grounds— including the hill and beginning at 9 a.m. two days prior to the performance until noon on the day of plaza—is prohibited by park rules. performance. A limited number of tickets will be available at the Box Office 90 minutes before the performance. Accessibility Face coverings/masks are strongly encouraged for all attendees in the Look for and symbols indicating performances that are captioned for the covered seats and on the hill, unless eating or drinking, especially those hearing-impaired or audio described for the blind.
    [Show full text]
  • Through the Iris TH Wasteland SC Because the Night MM PS SC
    10 Years 18 Days Through The Iris TH Saving Abel CB Wasteland SC 1910 Fruitgum Co. 10,000 Maniacs 1,2,3 Redlight SC Because The Night MM PS Simon Says DK SF SC 1975 Candy Everybody Wants DK Chocolate SF Like The Weather MM City MR More Than This MM PH Robbers SF SC 1975, The These Are The Days PI Chocolate MR Trouble Me SC 2 Chainz And Drake 100 Proof Aged In Soul No Lie (Clean) SB Somebody's Been Sleeping SC 2 Evisa 10CC Oh La La La SF Don't Turn Me Away G0 2 Live Crew Dreadlock Holiday KD SF ZM Do Wah Diddy SC Feel The Love G0 Me So Horny SC Food For Thought G0 We Want Some Pussy SC Good Morning Judge G0 2 Pac And Eminem I'm Mandy SF One Day At A Time PH I'm Not In Love DK EK 2 Pac And Eric Will MM SC Do For Love MM SF 2 Play, Thomas Jules And Jucxi D Life Is A Minestrone G0 Careless Whisper MR One Two Five G0 2 Unlimited People In Love G0 No Limits SF Rubber Bullets SF 20 Fingers Silly Love G0 Short Dick Man SC TU Things We Do For Love SC 21St Century Girls Things We Do For Love, The SF ZM 21St Century Girls SF Woman In Love G0 2Pac 112 California Love MM SF Come See Me SC California Love (Original Version) SC Cupid DI Changes SC Dance With Me CB SC Dear Mama DK SF It's Over Now DI SC How Do You Want It MM Only You SC I Get Around AX Peaches And Cream PH SC So Many Tears SB SG Thugz Mansion PH SC Right Here For You PH Until The End Of Time SC U Already Know SC Until The End Of Time (Radio Version) SC 112 And Ludacris 2PAC And Notorious B.I.G.
    [Show full text]
  • Speomond, Nr. 6, 2001
    FEDERAÞIA ROMÂNÃ DE SPEOLOGIE 8 ani alãturi în FRS!..................... 2 Voronja, record mondial .............. 3 Fondatã în 1994 cu avizul Ministerului Apelor, Pãdurilor ºi Protecþiei Mediului, sub patronajul Academiei Române prin Stanu Foncii ................................. 5 Institutul de Speologie „Emil Racoviþã”, afiliatã la Uniunea Internaþionalã de Speologie (UIS), sentinþã civilã 17/PJ/95, Explorãri subacvatice................... 8 cod fiscal 7345236, 2511.1-899.1/ROL , deschis la B.C.R. – Sucursala Unirea, Bucureºti, 2511000013909484 Banca Transilvania Cluj. Explorãri speo în M-þii Bihor...... 10 Membri fondatori: •Comisia Românã de Speologie Sportivã (CRSS), patronatã de MTS Canioning .................................. 13 •Societatea Ardeleanã de Speologie (SAS) •Societatea Românã de Speologie ºi Carstologie (SRSC) •Societatea Speologicã Bãnãþeanã (SSB) Cine-a spus… ............................. 15 •Grupul de Explorãri Subacvatice ºi Speologice (GESS) Defileul Gropului cu Apã............ 19 Structura FRS: •Biroul federal: Sistemul Þiclu-Stan .................... 22 Preºedinte – Viorel Traian LASCU Preºedinte de onoare – Marcian BLEAHU Vicepreºedinte – Rãzvan PETRESCU Sistemul Humpleu ...................... 26 Secretar general – Cãlin VODÃ Secretar – Cristina CAPAC Avenul cu Gheaþã ...................... 30 Director tehnic – Tudor MARIN Responsabil financiar – Elisabeta FRÃÞILÃ Avenul Domnesc ........................ 32 •Comisia Explorãri ºi Animare: ·Departamentul Expediþii – Lucian BUºU Liliecii ......................................
    [Show full text]
  • Operetta After the Habsburg Empire by Ulrike Petersen a Dissertation
    Operetta after the Habsburg Empire by Ulrike Petersen A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Music in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in Charge: Professor Richard Taruskin, Chair Professor Mary Ann Smart Professor Elaine Tennant Spring 2013 © 2013 Ulrike Petersen All Rights Reserved Abstract Operetta after the Habsburg Empire by Ulrike Petersen Doctor of Philosophy in Music University of California, Berkeley Professor Richard Taruskin, Chair This thesis discusses the political, social, and cultural impact of operetta in Vienna after the collapse of the Habsburg Empire. As an alternative to the prevailing literature, which has approached this form of musical theater mostly through broad surveys and detailed studies of a handful of well‐known masterpieces, my dissertation presents a montage of loosely connected, previously unconsidered case studies. Each chapter examines one or two highly significant, but radically unfamiliar, moments in the history of operetta during Austria’s five successive political eras in the first half of the twentieth century. Exploring operetta’s importance for the image of Vienna, these vignettes aim to supply new glimpses not only of a seemingly obsolete art form but also of the urban and cultural life of which it was a part. My stories evolve around the following works: Der Millionenonkel (1913), Austria’s first feature‐length motion picture, a collage of the most successful stage roles of a celebrated
    [Show full text]
  • Die Lustige Witwe
    Franz Lehár Franz Lehár Franz Die Die lustige Witwe lustige Witwe Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester Chor der Oper Frankfurt Joana Mallwitz v OC 983 Franz Lehár (1870 – 1948) Die lustige Witwe Operette in drei Akten I Text von Victor Léon und Leo Stein nach der Komödie L’attaché d’ambassade (1861) von Henri Meilhac Uraufführung am 30. Dezember 1905, Theater an der Wien Live-Aufnahme der Premierenserie im Mai und Juni 2018 Oper Frankfurt Recording System Recording Producer: Teresa Kunz Oper Frankfurt Bernd Loebe, Intendant Sebastian Weigle, Generalmusikdirektor Besetzung | Cast Graf Danilo Danilowitsch Iurii Samoilov Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester Hanna Glawari Marlis Petersen Chor der Oper Frankfurt Baron Mirko Zeta Barnaby Rea Dirigentin / conductor Joana Mallwitz Valencienne Kateryna Kasper Camille de Rosillon Martin Mitterrutzner Inszenierung / director Claus Guth Vicomte de Cascada Theo Lebow Bühnenbild & Kostüme / stage and costume Raoul de St. Brioche Michael Porter design Christian Schmidt Bogdanowitsch Gordon Bintner Dramaturgie / dramaturgy Konrad Kuhn Sylviane Elizabeth Reiter Chor / choir Tilman Michael Kromow Dietrich Volle Olga Maria Pantiukhova Pritschitsch Franz Mayer Dialoge in der Einrichtung Praskowia Margit Neubauer für die Inszenierung von Claus Guth, Njegus/Regisseur Klaus Haderer in gekürzter Form. Ein Pianist Mariusz Kłubczuk Ein Kameramann Stefan Biaesch Ein Scriptgirl Vanessa Schwab Tänzerinnen/Grisetten Gal Fefferman, Evie Poaros, Hannah Dewor, Madeline Ferricks-Rosevear, Marleen Jakob, Nami Miwa, Felicitas Hadzik, Kasia Kizior Tänzer Manuel Gaubatz, Rouven Pabst, Volodymyr Mykhatskyi, Christopher Basile, Robin Rohrmann, Joe Monaghan, Cristian Marlis Petersen – Hanna Glawari Arenas, Andrew Cummings Barnaby Rea – Baron Mirko Zeta Klaus Haderer – Njegus 2 CD 1 CD 2 ERSTER AKT [07] Nr. 6 Finale I: Damenwahl! (Hanna, ZWEITER AKT DRITTER AKT Danilo, St.
    [Show full text]
  • Die Lustige Witwe II the Merry Widow Page 1 of 2 Opera Assn
    San Francisco War Memorial 2001-2002 Die Lustige Witwe II The Merry Widow Page 1 of 2 Opera Assn. Opera House This production is made possible, in part, by a generous gift from Mrs. Gorham B. Knowles. Corporate support generously provided by Andersen. Die Lustige Witwe II (in English) Opera in three acts by Franz Lehár Libretto by Victor Léon and Leo Stein Based on Henri Meilhac's comedy "L'attaché d'ambassade" Educational activities associated with this production are sponsored, in part, by generous support from the Koret Foundation. Supertitles made possible by a generous grant from The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation. Conductor CAST Erich Kunzel Baron Mirko Zeta, Pontevedrian Ambassador Carlo Hartmann Production Valencienne, his wife Isabel Bayrakdarian Lotfi Mansouri Camille de Rosillon, a Parisian gentleman Gregory Turay Set designer Vicomte Cascada, a Latin diplomat Curtis Sullivan Michael Yeargan Raoul de St. Brioche, a French diplomat Jonathan Boyd Costume Designer Kromow, a Pontevedrian military councillor Bob Amaral Thierry Bosquet Olga, his wife Marnie Breckenridge Lighting Designer Pritschitch, Pontevedrian consul William Saetre Jennifer Tipton Praskowia, his wife Jayne Taini Sound Designer Bogdanovitch, Pontevedrian military attaché Peter Strummer Roger Gans Sylviane, his wife Colleen McGrath Chorus Director Njegus, an embassy secretary Elijah Chester Ian Robertson Anna Glawari, the merry widow Frederica von Stade (1/11) Choreographer Nicolle Foland (1/13, 15, 17, 19) Lawrence Pech Count Danilo Danilovitch, first secretary
    [Show full text]
  • The Merry Widow
    the Merry widow SPARKLE AND SEDUCTION Renée Fleming stars in Susan Stroman’s sumptuous new production of Lehár’s The Merry Widow, a romance for grown-ups set against a glittering Belle Époque backdrop. By eric myers hen Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow had its world premiere at Vienna’s Theater an der Wien on December 30, 1905, no one knew that it was ushering in the remarkable so-called “Silver Era” of Viennese oper- Wetta. Since the “Golden Era” of such 19th-century hits as Strauss’s The Gypsy Baron and Millöcker’s The Beggar Student, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung had come to the fore, shaking up Europe’s attitudes toward sanity and sex. Vienna, newly clothed in the vines, tendrils, and flowing-haired maidens of Art Nouveau, had become a center of ideas and new artistic movements. There was no way that the popular young operetta composers of the day were going to remain unaffected. 46Renée | New Fleming Productio sings Nthes title role opposite Nathan Gunn. Photograph by Brigitte Lacombe New ProductioNs | 47 by enlisting him in the army, where, not surpris- power plays drive the story—but of course true ingly, Franz wound up playing in his father’s band. love conquers all.” At 20, he moved on to lead the Infantry Regiment Stroman too cites the operetta’s “sly romance Band in Hungary, becoming the youngest bandmas- and mistaken identity—the fun of it” as essential to ter in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. its ongoing allure, and she’s put together a remark- Before The Merry Widow, Lehár composed able creative team to bring out all the charm.
    [Show full text]
  • 1 a Riod a N Te
    1 University of Maryland School of Music’s Maryland Opera Studio Presents ARIODANTE Music by George Frideric Handel Libretto by Antonio Salvi KAY THEATRE at The Clarice November 21 - 25, 2019 November PROGRAM University of Maryland School of Music’s Maryland Opera Studio Presents ARIODANTE Music by George Frideric Handel Libretto by Antonio Salvi Performed in Italian, with English Supertitles ABOUT MARYLAND OPERA CAST Ariodante ................................... Esther Atkinson (Nov 22, 25), Jazmine Olwalia (Nov 21, 24) MARYLAND OPERA STUDIO King of Scotland ......................................Jack French (Nov 21, 24), Jeremy Harr (Nov 22, 25) Craig Kier, Director of Maryland Opera Studio Ginevra .............................................. Judy Chirino (Nov 22, 25), Erica Ferguson (Nov 21, 24) Amanda Consol, Director of Acting Justina Lee, Principal Coach | Ashley Pollard, Manager Lurcanio...............................................Charles Calotta (Nov 21, 24) Mike Hogue (Nov 22, 25) Polinesso ..........................................................................................................Jesse Mashburn Dalinda ..........................Michele Currenti (Nov 22, 25), Joanna Zorack-Greene (Nov 21, 24) Odoardo .............................................Charles Calotta (Nov 22, 25), Mike Hogue (Nov 21, 24) ABOUT THE MARYLAND OPERA STUDIO’S CHORUS FALL OPERA PRODUCTION Abigail Beerwart, Andy Boggs, Amanda Densmoor, Henrique Carvalho, Maryland Opera Studio (MOS) singers perform in two fully staged operas. The first of these,
    [Show full text]
  • Monitoring the Cross-Border Circulation of European Music Repertoire
    Monitoring the cross-border circulation of European music repertoire within the European Union Report commissioned by EMO & Eurosonic Noordeslag Emmanuel Legrand January 2012 1 About this report: The music scene in Europe is very strong, creative and diversified. Each country within the European Union has a solid local music scene. However, due to the structure of the various national markets, the existence of language diversity and different cultural behaviours, the flow of repertoire across borders within the EU is far from reflecting the notion of one single market. Although there have been embryonic attempts to document the situation of European music repertoire in Europe, the full scale of the situation has never been fully monitored. The European Music Office, in partnership with Eurosonic Noordeslag and Nielsen, has undertaken a preliminary study aimed at monitoring and analysing the cross-border flows of repertoire within the EU in 2011. The study provides quantifiable data on the circulation of repertoire with the ambition of becoming the foundation for an observatory of the circulation of repertoire in Europe. This report has been made possible with the contributions from the following organisations: [NB: the views expressed in this report are those of its author and do not represent those of EMO of Eurosonic Noordeslag.] 2 Executive Summary The study on the circulation of European repertoire within the European Union was commissioned by the European Music Office and Dutch conference and festival Eurosonic Noordeslag. Its purpose is to analyse the flow of repertoire between EU countries, based on statistical data on radio airplay and digital downloads.
    [Show full text]
  • Karaoke Catalog Updated On: 11/01/2019 Sing Online on in English Karaoke Songs
    Karaoke catalog Updated on: 11/01/2019 Sing online on www.karafun.com In English Karaoke Songs 'Til Tuesday What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry The Old Lamplighter Voices Carry When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With Someday You'll Want Me To Want You (H?D) Planet Earth 1930s Standards That Old Black Magic (Woman Voice) Blackout Heartaches That Old Black Magic (Man Voice) Other Side Cheek to Cheek I Know Why (And So Do You) DUET 10 Years My Romance Aren't You Glad You're You Through The Iris It's Time To Say Aloha (I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo 10,000 Maniacs We Gather Together No Love No Nothin' Because The Night Kumbaya Personality 10CC The Last Time I Saw Paris Sunday, Monday Or Always Dreadlock Holiday All The Things You Are This Heart Of Mine I'm Not In Love Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Mister Meadowlark The Things We Do For Love Begin The Beguine 1950s Standards Rubber Bullets I Love A Parade Get Me To The Church On Time Life Is A Minestrone I Love A Parade (short version) Fly Me To The Moon 112 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Cupid Body And Soul Crawdad Song Peaches And Cream Man On The Flying Trapeze Christmas In Killarney 12 Gauge Pennies From Heaven That's Amore Dunkie Butt When My Ship Comes In My Own True Love (Tara's Theme) 12 Stones Yes Sir, That's My Baby Organ Grinder's Swing Far Away About A Quarter To Nine Lullaby Of Birdland Crash Did You Ever See A Dream Walking? Rags To Riches 1800s Standards I Thought About You Something's Gotta Give Home Sweet Home
    [Show full text]