Carmen was one of Victoria de los Angeles’ favorite roles and she brought to it much that we
hear on this recording of French songs: a winsome voice without heavy vibrato, a close attention to musical detail, and an evident understanding of the French words that she conveys, if not with an impeccable accent, at least with a convincingly understandable pronunciation.
Month: February 2007
Victoria de los Angeles performs Ravel, Debussy & Duparc
Simon Boccanegra, Metropolitan Opera, New York
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a912aba2-c10c-11db-bf18-000b5df10621.html
An Opera by Verdi That Needs Name Tags
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/arts/music/21simo.html?ref=music
A Mezzo-Soprano Whoís Determined to Do It Her Way, With or Without Star Turns
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/arts/music/21zaji.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin
MOZART: Die Hochzeit des Figaro
Yes, the German title must be employed for this filmed Nozze en Deutsch from 1967.
Khovanshchina
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/opera/article1407803.ece
WAGNER: Parsifal
Recorded on 28 March 1970 in Rome, this recording of Parsifal makes available a live
performance conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch, one of the foremost interpreters of Wagner’s works in his day.
HAYDN: Les Sept Dernières Paroles du Christ
Franz Joseph Haydn’s Seven Last Words is well known, both as a familiar part of modern Lenten devotions and also as something of a stylistic oddity, I suspect.