Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Germany recorded live at the festspielhaus, badenbaden, january 31, 2009. The final piece of the rosenkavalier puzzle fell to maestro andris nelsons, who led the orchestra of the royal opera house through a flexible, human score. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. In his new production, robert carsen, the director behind the mets recent falstaff, places the action at the end of the habsburg empire, underscoring the operas subtext of class and conflict against a rich backdrop of gilt and red damask, in a staging that also stars gunther groissbock as baron ochs.
And if one did hear them, their diction wasnt much good. Its as if richard strauss has the entire world of the. Various passages of the opera, however, lend themselves to being excerpted. These opera guides are ideal companions to the opera. Indeed, but it is also a slightly melancholy reflection on the inexorable progress of time, on the fact that no one escapes ageing. Fulllength operas on youtube stream your favorite operas. Germany recorded live at the festspielhaus, badenbaden, january 31, 2009 librettotext author. The presentation of the rose, with its soaring vocal lines sprinkled with chromatic figures reflecting the shimmering of the silver rose a motif that reappears with renewed. For his later operas, strauss reverted to a more lush, melodic lateromantic style. Erin morley and elina garanca sing sophie and octavians duet in the final moments of the opera, from the final dress rehearsal. Opera news metropolitan opera radio broadcast and live. Dec 09, 2000 this brilliant and delightful performance has a rare viennese feel to it certainly rare by the house standards and for the orchestra not being the vienna philharmonic, a feel directly attributable to the genial marschallin and the ochs employed here, what with their masterly command of the german language and their impressive ability to specifically color and texture words and sound, and. Harry bicket conducts a cast of stars in sir david mcvicars new production, which ingeniously reframes the. The packed orchestra pit was always transparent, full of coversation instead of a wash of sound.
Handels tale of intrigue and impropriety in ancient rome receives its first met performances, with joyce didonato as the scheming empress agrippina. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Its a particularly appropriate, then, that the current metropolitan. Available for the first time in inexpensive format at far less than the. The opera s dresden premiere in 1911 was a triumph. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. The dream cast of renee fleming as the marschallin and elina garanca as octavian star in strausss grandest opera. I did like this met production overall, but i consider the 1962, 1982, 1985 and 1994 performances a little better. Isnt it amazing that you can watch fulllength operas for free in the comfort of your own home. A rosenkavalier for the radio at the met by bachtrack. This performance from 1973 is notable for its extraordinary textural clarity, in this densest of scores, and its rhythmic vitality. Opera cds and mp3s of live performances opera depot. It is beautifully apt that, in 1911, it was a strauss who set the austrohungarian empire alight with a sumptuous, elegant grand ball of an opera, set in the vienna of maria theresa.
Featuring ylva kihlberg as the marschallin, helen sherman as octavian and fflur wyn as sophie. Here are a few fulllength operas on youtube with english subtitles. A nostalgic sense of lost youth pervades each scene involving the marschallin, one of the most moving characters not just in strauss, but in. In his new production, robert carsen, the director behind the mets recent. Hofmannsthal had written the play upon which strauss. In his new production, robert carsen places the action at the end of the habsburg empire, underscoring the operas subtext of class and conflict against a rich backdrop of gilt and red damask, in a staging that also stars gunther groissbock as baron ochs. But saturdays metropolitan opera performance of the strauss masterpiece led by a handsome pair of singeractresses who, at 50 years of age, not only sang beautifully but also captured. Its a particularly appropriate, then, that the current metropolitan opera production marks goodbyes for two singers.
This brilliant and delightful performance has a rare viennese feel to it certainly rare by the house standards and for the orchestra not being the vienna philharmonic, a feel directly attributable to the genial marschallin and the ochs employed here, what with their masterly command of the german language and their impressive ability to specifically color and texture words and sound, and. This opera is about love, and how different generations respond to it. Live in hd series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, the neubauer family foundation. The vocal hero of the occasion is brigitte fassbaender as. While a comedy on the surface, the opera muses on the passing of time and the challenges of growing old, as explored through the character of the marschallin. Over the past 7 years we have amassed a collection of nearly recordings, available on cd and mp3, of live opera performances featuring great opera singers. When the performance starts the marschallin and octavian have just woken up after a night of passion. You can find out more about how we use cookies and how you can disable them in our privacy statement.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Announced as diva renee flemings farewell to the stage and then retracted and somewhat confused by ms fleming herself, judging by her vocal performance in the cavernous met, she is not ready for retirement. Drei lakaien sind gleichzeitig mit dem baron eingetreten, stehen ratlos. In warwick arts centres case, a cookie is set to improve the download speed of the corporate font battersea. Nov 26, 2011 for his later operas, strauss reverted to a more lush, melodic lateromantic style. Obviously in the 1985 covent garden version the audio and video quality. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay.
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