February 2012
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Full zarzuelas on Youtube
Since free libretti for these are scarce, I’ve included links to synopses so that you can follow along if your Spanish isn’t flawless.  El Gato Montes (Penella) - Domingo, Villaroel (this one has English subtitles! And Domingo!) Dona Francisquita (Vives) - Cantarero, Bros, Martin Synopsis El Juramento (Gaztambide) - Pons, Lanza, Verdera Synopsis La Vida Breve (de Falla) - Monte,...
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January 2012
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Next week's theme is...
zarzuela! This art form was born in Spain where it grew out of Baroque opera to create an oeuvre of operettas which are now, sadly, only really performed in Hispanic countries. As a result, it’s not a genre which really comes up on Tumblr very often, so hopefully we can all learn a little bit more about Spain’s contribution to opera with the help of Juan Diego Florez and Placido...
Jan 30th
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Anonymous asked: do you sing opera? where does your opera knowledge come from?
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December 2011
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November 2011
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WatchWatch
Full video of Philip Glass’ ‘Satyagraha’. (Does anyone know where I can find a libretto/translation of this?)
Nov 29th
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prettyhippo asked: Your posts have inspired me to finally watch Il Postino. I am watching it now. Do you think that it accurately captures the essence of Pablo Neruda?
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Post-1950 operas on Youtube
tornamiadir: Candide (Bernstein) - Groves, Chenoweth, Lupone, Allen 1984 (Maazel) - Keenlyside, Gustafson, Damrau, Brownlee Nixon in China (Adams) - Maddalena, Page, Silvan The Ghosts of Versailles (Corigliano) - Fleming, Stratas, Horne, Hagegard Susannah (Floyd) The Tender Land (Copland) - Bible, Harper, Nolte, Hunt
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This week's theme is...
opera after 1950! Get ready for lots of John Adams and Anna Nicole! If there are any modern opera excerpts you’d like to see, please submit something!
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