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It has been said that zarzuela means to Spain what operetta means
to Vienna, Offenbach to Paris, Gilbert and Sullivan to London, and
the musical to Broadway. Zarzuela is Spain's unique contribution to
lyric theatre, a mixture of spoken and sung drama with a complex
history extending over four centuries. The Zarzuela Companion is a
comprehensive guide to zarzuela's most popular and romantic works
written after 1850, with chapters devoted to the major Spanish
zarzuela composers, writers and singers. Complete synopses of all
sixty works selected are delivered at the level of detail necessary
for non-Spanish speakers to follow along with ease. The book also
features special sections on the history of the genre, and on the
parallel Catalan and Cuban zarzuela traditions. A foreword by
Placido Domingo, a selected discography with current catalog
reference numbers, a brief bilingual bibliography and glossary of
Spanish terms make this book indispensable for the newcomer and
aficionado alike.
Of all operas in the standard repertory, none has had a more
complicated genesis and textual history than Offenbach's Tales of
Hoffmann. Based on a highly successful 1851 play inspired by the
short stories by the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann, the
work occupied the last decade of Offenbach's life. When he died in
October 1880, the work was being rehearsed at the Opera-Comique. At
once cut and rearranged, the work was performed from the start in
versions that ignored the composer's final intentions. Only a few
decades ago, when previously unavailable manuscripts came to light,
it became possible to reconstitute the score in its real form.
Vincent Giroud and Michael Kaye's The Real 'Tales of Hoffmann'
tells the full story for the first time in English. After
discussing how the work of Hoffmann became known and influential in
France, the book includes little-known sources for the opera,
especially the complete Barbier and Carre play, in French and
English. It describes the genesis of the opera. The annotated
libretto is published in full, with the variants, for the two
versions of the opera: with spoken dialogue or recitatives. Essays
explain what was done to the opera after Offenbach's death, from
the 1881 Opera-Comique production to more recent restoration
attempts. There is also a survey of Les contes d'Hoffmann in
performance from the 1970s to the present, and supplementary
information, including discography, filmography, and videography.
The Real 'Tales of Hoffmann' is intended to appeal to anyone
interested in the work, specialists or non-specialists. Audiences,
musicologists and students of French opera and opera-comique will
find it of particular interest, as will opera houses, conductors,
singers, directors, and dramaturgs involved in performances of the
opera.
Of all operas in the standard repertory, none has had a more
complicated genesis and textual history than Offenbach's Tales of
Hoffmann. Based on a highly successful 1851 play inspired by the
short stories by the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann, the
work occupied the last decade of Offenbach's life. When he died in
October 1880, the work was being rehearsed at the Opera-Comique. At
once cut and rearranged, the work was performed from the start in
versions that ignored the composer's final intentions. Only a few
decades ago, when previously unavailable manuscripts came to light,
it became possible to reconstitute the score in its real form.
Vincent Giroud and Michael Kaye's The Real 'Tales of Hoffmann'
tells the full story for the first time in English. After
discussing how the work of Hoffmann became known and influential in
France, the book includes little-known sources for the opera,
especially the complete Barbier and Carre play, in French and
English. It describes the genesis of the opera. The annotated
libretto is published in full, with the variants, for the two
versions of the opera: with spoken dialogue or recitatives. Essays
explain what was done to the opera after Offenbach's death, from
the 1881 Opera-Comique production to more recent restoration
attempts. There is also a survey of Les contes d'Hoffmann in
performance from the 1970s to the present, and supplementary
information, including discography, filmography, and videography.
The Real 'Tales of Hoffmann' is intended to appeal to anyone
interested in the work, specialists or non-specialists. Audiences,
musicologists and students of French opera and opera-comique will
find it of particular interest, as will opera houses, conductors,
singers, directors, and dramaturgs involved in performances of the
opera.
Leoncavallo: Life and Works is the first fully documented biography
of the beloved and popular composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo
(1857-1919), whose credits include Pagliacci and the operatic works
Chatterton, Der Roland von Berlin, Zaza, Maia, Zingari, La boheme,
and the incomplete trilogy Crepusculum. Author Konrad Dryden has
amassed material from hundreds of unpublished letters and
photographs, creating the most complete portrait of the composer to
date. This book examines various facets of Leoncavallo's history:
from his youth as the son of the Naples' judge who presided over
the murder trial on which Pagliacci was based to his studies with
the poet Giosue Carducci, and from his sojourn in France as a
cafe-chantant pianist to his appointment in Egypt as music
instructor to the Khedive. Careful documentation and plot synopses
of Leoncavallo's numerous works are provided and his two U.S. tours
are discussed. The biography also sheds new light on Leoncavallo's
colleagues and contemporaries, including composers Mahler,
Massenet, Puccini, Verdi, and Mascagni; singers Caruso, Ruffo,
Tetrazzini, and Sanderson; and historical personalities like
Toscanini, Hugo, Carducci, Wilhelm II, and Queen Victoria. A
foreword by Placido Domingo, a photo spread featuring more than 25
photos, and an appendix offering the complete list of the
composer's opus add to the bibliography and index, making this the
ultimate reference on this important figure in music and opera
history.
As a record producer and administrator, Peter Andry has worked with
many of the 20th century's greatest classical music artists and
performers. Through his work with Decca, his years as president of
EMI Classics, and his creation and direction of Warner Classics, he
has collaborated with high-caliber artists such as Maria Callas,
Yehudi Menuhin, and Herbert von Karajan. He associated with them in
close quarters through times of work, play, stress, and relaxation.
He has admired their talent, dedication, and charisma, as well as
coped with their foibles, idiosyncrasies, and egos. In Inside the
Recording Studio: Working with Callas, Rostropovich, Domingo, and
the Classical Elite, Andry recounts his experiences with these
exceptional talents, with whom he worked as a musician, a record
producer, and a company executive. Andry presents intimate
portraits of brilliant artists-such as Luciano Pavarotti, Joan
Sutherland, Sir Thomas Beecham, Otto Klemperer, Sir Simon Rattle,
Mstislav Rostropovich, Jacqueline du Pre, and Maxim
Vengerov-juxtaposed with the dramatic changes occurring in the
recording business during this time, a period that began with 78s
and saw successively the advent of LPs, stereo sound, quadraphonic
sound, audio cassettes, video, CDs, DVDs, and the growing
importance of the internet. A foreword by Placido Domingo and more
than 30 photos of the artists are included along with a discography
of Andry's recordings with the three labels. These memoirs will be
fascinating and exciting to anyone interested in the classical
music and recording industries.
Double bill of canine adventures. In 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua'
(2008), when pampered chihuahua Chloe (voiced by Drew Barrymore)
gets lost while holidaying in Mexico, she is forced to rely on the
kindness of various dogs she befriends as she tries to get home
before she is captured by a villainous dognapper. Also in pursuit
of Chloe is male chihuahua Papi (George Lopez), who is in love with
her, and evil Doberman Diablo (Edward James Olmos), who has his eye
on her valuable diamond collar. In 'Underdog' (2007), after an
accident in the mysterious lab of mad scientist Dr. Simon
Barsinister (Peter Dinklage), an ordinary beagle named Shoeshine
(voice of Jason Lee) finds himself with extraordinary powers, and
the ability to talk. Armed with a fetching superhero costume,
Underdog vows to protect the beleaguered citizens of Capital City
and, in particular, a beautiful spaniel named Polly Purebred (voice
of Amy Adams). When a diabolical plot by Barsinister and his
overgrown henchman Cad (Patrick Warburton) threatens to destroy
Capital City, only Underdog can save the day.
Placido Domingo stars in Michal Znaniecki's 2009 production of
Alfano's opera at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia.
Patrick Fournillier conducts the Orquestra de la Comunitat
Valenciana and the Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana.
Placido Domingo stars in Michal Znaniecki's 2009 production of
Alfano's opera at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia.
Patrick Fournillier conducts the Orquestra de la Comunitat
Valenciana and the Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana.
A performance of Handel's three-act opera 'Tamerlano', staged by
Graham Vick and recorded live at Madrid's Teatro Real in April
2008. The cast includes Placido Domingo, Monica Bacelli, Ingela
Bohlin, Sara Mingardo and Jennifer Holloway, accompanied by the
Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real conducted by Paul McCreesh.
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Verdi;giuseppe - Verdi's Greatest Hits CD (2001) (CD)
G Verdi; Conducted by Robert Shaw,Shaw, Robert, Santinello; Performed by Domingo, Placido,Domingo, Placido [Tenor Vocals]; Conducted by Arturo Basile,Basile, Arturo; Performed by …
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Various Artists - 3 Tenors In Concert-1994 CD (1994) (CD)
Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti; Performed by Carreras, Jos?,Carreras, Jos? [Tenor Vocal],Henry Grossman,Massenet, Jules,Massenet, Jules [Composer],Three Tenors, The; Moreno Torroba, Federico; Performed by Domingo, Placido,Domingo, Placido [Tenor Vocals],Henry Grossman,Massenet, Jules,Massenet, Jules [Composer]; Massenet Jules, …
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