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But Is The Ear Crinkly Enough? Speed Portrait Drawing of Mesut Ozil!

But Is The Ear Crinkly Enough? Speed Portrait Drawing of Mesut Ozil

(Warning: Artist is a Rammstein fan!)

Oh, I had the same reaction with Kiri Te Kanawa's "Tosca"...she's simply not Tosca (though as you said I normally love her, especially in Puccini).
You've just list some of my favourite singers, may I add Franco Corelli, Fedora Barbieri, Margaret Price (for me her Amelia in "Un ballo in maschera" is incomparable) and well, Luciano Pavarotti! I don't want to sound bitter, but I still have to find nowadays singers that can be compared with them. Every time I go to the theatre, I come home disappointed!
Oh, and I think I fainted for a couple of minutes when I read that you're related with Bergonzi! I often listen to an aria sung by different singers and then I decide who is the winner (a bit autistic) and he's ALWAYS my winner with "Che gelida manina". Love him!

I do that!

His "Celeste Aida" is the best too!

Here it is:

Yes, he was the perfect verdian tenor!
Thank you, you made me remember of Lucia Popp, I have a wonderful "Le nozze di Figaro" with her, but I had almost forgotten, she's so awesome, but very underrated, at least here.

She was in Klemperer's Magic Flute - he conducted it beautifully and she was the best Queen of the Night EVER.

I find, since then, that conductors speed up Mozart too much. He gave her time to sing:

Again - whenever you've time - her second act aria

But my favourite is the first act aria (everyone else prefers the second) - when she's still trying to convince everyone she's Mother of the Year!

Lovely isn't it - and again, not too fast!

I woke up today and I found these two wonders waiting for me in my mail box...thank you! I'd never heard Popp as the Queen (I know, I know, how's that possible?), she's so amazing, I dare to say even better than my beloved Roberta Peters! I have a new obsession! I spent the last hours listening to her on youtube and, of course, I bought "The magic flute" and "L'elisir d'amore". I really wanted a "Boheme" too (I listened on youtube her singing "Quando men vo", absolutely superb), but I couldn't find anything, maybe she performed it just on stage, well God bless youtube!
Thank you again! It was so kind of you, you made my day, I'm not kidding (as a fellow opera lover you can understand my excitement!)

Edited 2012-07-15 16:04 (UTC)

Okay - sorry for the delay - but the best Boheme is a toss-up between two versions.

I think traditionalists prefer Victoria de los Angeles and Jussi Bjorling (and I love this recording. It was one of the first I ever bought) with Beecham conducting.

But I think the best is Alagna and Vaduva. Not many listen to it - but I think it is superb. Pappano conducts it. Absolutely beautiful. Add Alagna to the list of voices I can't do without. Vaduva is a sweet Mimi and the Musetta in this version is very charming.

Incidentally: do you have an opinion on the mono-stereo debate.

Edited 2012-07-17 19:20 (UTC)

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