Is that Angela Gheorghiu? Who IS in the cast?? I surely do not recognize Alfredo. I think singing is wonderful. I love the dress. The chorus is absolutely excellent - too often taken for granted. There will only be so many stars, but you have to be damn good to be in a primo Opera company chorus. Especially Verdi chorus work. It's not so easy. I know.
Point well taken, and I was trying to use "baroque" in the more general sense as in over the top, excessive, etc, in which case I should have used the small "b" baroque...I intend to get a copy of the film, I have seen excerpts but not the whole film and it looks fantastic. It would be fun on a giant screen with real quality sound!
ROH Convent Garden always uses the same white gown for Violetta! Carol Vaness wore it and Angela Gheorgiu. Who is this soprano and what year is this performance ? I love it of course! but I prefer more luxurious ostenatiousness in Violetta's house! Mirrors, chandeliers, etc. The minimalist decor is boring LOL
Master, I have to agree with you...let's admit it, half the show with La Traviata and other "grand" operas is the grand sets...it should look like something right of the Baroque or "The Age of Innocence", very rich and ostentatious...that's what Violetta lived for wasn't it, it's hard to picture her taking to "minimalism" :-)
Not Baroque. 19th century French opulence. Violetta was a courtesan from Paris. If you haven't already seen it, check out the fabulous movie by director Franco Zefferelli from 1982 with Teresa Stratas and Placido Domingo. That is EXACTLY as Traviata ought to look! Its pure beauty!
I have the Zefferelli 1982 film. Stratas was fantastic. And she can REALLY look like she is dying of TB. However in Boheme with Carreras, her horrible shaking of her mouth and tongue is painful to watch. With such an awful technique it boggles the mind that for period of time her sound was so beautiful. Domingo and Carreras were their usual magnificent selves.
Who is Alfredo?..Don't recognize him
donatello1 2 years ago
Is that Angela Gheorghiu? Who IS in the cast?? I surely do not recognize Alfredo. I think singing is wonderful. I love the dress. The chorus is absolutely excellent - too often taken for granted. There will only be so many stars, but you have to be damn good to be in a primo Opera company chorus. Especially Verdi chorus work. It's not so easy. I know.
tuadolcefanciulla 2 years ago
Point well taken, and I was trying to use "baroque" in the more general sense as in over the top, excessive, etc, in which case I should have used the small "b" baroque...I intend to get a copy of the film, I have seen excerpts but not the whole film and it looks fantastic. It would be fun on a giant screen with real quality sound!
gurlsingerfan 2 years ago
ROH Convent Garden always uses the same white gown for Violetta! Carol Vaness wore it and Angela Gheorgiu. Who is this soprano and what year is this performance ? I love it of course! but I prefer more luxurious ostenatiousness in Violetta's house! Mirrors, chandeliers, etc. The minimalist decor is boring LOL
MastersoftheOpera 2 years ago
the year is 1994, and i think that performance is very lovely :)
nadopera90 2 years ago
Master, I have to agree with you...let's admit it, half the show with La Traviata and other "grand" operas is the grand sets...it should look like something right of the Baroque or "The Age of Innocence", very rich and ostentatious...that's what Violetta lived for wasn't it, it's hard to picture her taking to "minimalism" :-)
gurlsingerfan 2 years ago
Not Baroque. 19th century French opulence. Violetta was a courtesan from Paris. If you haven't already seen it, check out the fabulous movie by director Franco Zefferelli from 1982 with Teresa Stratas and Placido Domingo. That is EXACTLY as Traviata ought to look! Its pure beauty!
MastersoftheOpera 2 years ago
I have the Zefferelli 1982 film. Stratas was fantastic. And she can REALLY look like she is dying of TB. However in Boheme with Carreras, her horrible shaking of her mouth and tongue is painful to watch. With such an awful technique it boggles the mind that for period of time her sound was so beautiful. Domingo and Carreras were their usual magnificent selves.
tuadolcefanciulla 2 years ago
this is at the royal opera house, was there last month to watch this.
milestgs 2 years ago
Que ton visage est dure par la lumiere de la lune...
wisst ihr wann dieser satz in der eröffnungsszene gesungen wurde?
Juka94 2 years ago
love angela, he's a bad actor
davidSBG 4 years ago
Grandioso.
PEZMETAL15 4 years ago
great
sarahheping 4 years ago
libiamo libiamo!!!!
arktrux 4 years ago
awesome!
menzer119 4 years ago