Swedish soprano Anne Sofie von Otter (b. 1955) sings "Mariettas lied" [Glück das mir verblieb} from Erich Wolfgang Korngold's 1920 opera "DIE TOTE STADT". Chatelet, 2000
Greek soprano as Liu in her final scene and death in act 3 of Puccini's TURANDOT.
Calaf is Marco Berti
Turandot is Maria Guleghina
Timur is Alexánder Tsymbalyuk.
Valencia, 24/05/2008
Doge's aria "O vecchio cor, che batti" from act 1 of G. Verdi's 1844 opera "I DUE FOSCARI". From a film directed by Fexlix Breisach for the 100th anniversary of Verdi's death. [2001]
To the memory of American soprano Gail Robinson (b. 1946) who died Sunday, October 19th 2008, some excerpts from Karl Millöcker's operetta "DIE DUBARRY". Film version, 1975.
American countertenor David Daniels (b. 1966) sings American traditional folk song "Shenandoah". Promoting video from the album "A QUIET THING". Guitar: Craig Ogden. 2003
Austrian mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirchschlager (b. 1966) in the third song "Der Nußbaum", from the song cycle MYRTEN, op. 25 [1840] composed by Robert Schumann. Text by Julius Mosen. Paris, Châtelet, 2001
Trio "Tendre Amour" (1774 version) from act 3 of C. W. Gluck's opera "Orphée et Eurydice".
Orphée: Magdalena Ko?ená
Eurydice: Madeline Bender
Amour: Patricia Petibon
Châtelet, 2000
Italian soprano Fiamma Izzo d' Amico (b. 1966) sings "D'onde lieta uscì..." from act 3 of G. Puccini's opera "LA BOHEME".
Tianquiao Theatre, Beijing, China, 1986
Bulgarian soprano Ghena Dimitrova [1941-2005] sings "Ebben, ne andro lontana" from A. Catalani's "LA WALLY". Year unknown (at least to me...). From a tribute of the Bulgarian TV shortly after her death.
German bass Karl Ridderbusch (1932-1997) sings as Sir John Falstaff "Als Büblein klein an der Mutter Brust" from act 2 of Carl Otto Nicolai's 1849 opera" DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR". Film version, 1977
Puerto Rican soprano Ana Maria Martinez sings Marola's romanza "En un país de fabula" from act 2 of Pablo Sorozábal's 1936 zarzuela "LA TABERNERA DEL PUERTO". Salzburg, 2007
German soprano Dorothea Röschmann (b. 1967) sings Suleika I "Was bedeutet die Bewegung" [What does the motion mean?], D. 720 (Op. 14/1), a song for voice and piano composed in 1821 by Franz Schubert based on a poem by Marianne von Willemer that was revised and published by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in 1819. Salzburg, 2007