This one is for my good friend Oakroom48 who just celebrated her birthday. Barbara and I have both been wishing that we could have seen this production of "Arabella" by Richard Strauss with Julia Varady and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. The production was at the Munich opera in January 1977. Hope you enjoy this Barb! Sorry I'm late for your birthday, but you know I've been having computer issues.
Synopsis of the opera here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabella
A sorrowfully underrated opera!
garfreed 1 year ago
schitterend!!! wat jammer dat deze opera zo weinig wordt opgevoerd.
Yvonne
armandgerda 1 year ago
so beautiful...
lawally 1 year ago
@dermotafan Don't worry, she's more than discovered by true opera buffs, as well as lauded by opera critics the world over. I agree with you that she is great, my preference for Della Casa notwithstanding!
mckavitt 1 year ago
What agreat singer Julia Varady is. So underrated or underdiscovered.
dermotafan 2 years ago
lovely.... enjoyed the images and translation too! thanks Karen :)
megansspark 2 years ago
Karen, I hope my thank u comment doesn't show up twice - YT is playing tricks today! I left one just before but it appears not to have published. This is the best b-day present I can ever remember receiving. I don't know if I can reconstruct my orig. comment .. I am so touched!! I adore Arabella. And this duet .. this is just ravishing. Julia is marvelous [too;)]. Exquisitely touching in every way. And all these fantastic photos .. there are no words. I will treasure this always - truly -b xxo
oakroom48 2 years ago
hope your friend had a wonderful birthday Karen!! The duet is wonderful filled with beauty and lyricism!
imusiciki 2 years ago