Faz hoje 183 anos que nasceu Giuseppe Verdi, e passa um ano da morte de Joan Sutherland. Deixo-vos, como homenagem, dois vídeos com uma Traviata de Sutherland (Tóquio 1975).
Guiseppe Verdi was born 183 years ago and Joan Sutherland passed away one year ago. To remember both, here are two videos with a complete Traviata with Joan Sutherland (Tokyo 1975).
Violetta................Joan Sutherland
Alfredo.................John Alexander
Germont.................Robert Merrill
Flora...................Jean Kraft
Gastone.................Douglas Ahlstedt
Baron Douphol...........Arthur Thompson
Marquis D'Obigny........Gene Boucher
Dr. Grenvil.............Edmond Karlsrud
Annina..................Constance Webber
Giuseppe................Lou Marcella
Gardener................Peter Sliker
Dance...................Patricia Heyes
Dance...................Ivan Allen
Dance...................Jeremy Ives
Conductor...............Richard Bonynge
Deixo aqui um excelente artigo com que deparei nas minhas navegações:
ResponderEliminarhttp://www.scena.org/lsm/sm6-8/verdien-en.html
Aqui fica um excerto para abrir o apetite:
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Verdi singers should always keep in mind the bel canto notion of analytical phrasing, and it is precisely this notion that most singers today have forgotten, or at least neglected. You have only to listen to any modern recording of a Verdi opera, score in hand, to realize how little respect most of today’s singers have for what Verdi actually wrote. Look at the score of Il Trovatore (1853) or Otello (1887), and you’ll be surprised to find that these works, which we so often associate with great bursts of song and an intensely dramatic, agitated rendition, contain instructions for soft and delicate singing. Carlo Bergonzi, considered the greatest Verdi tenor of the postwar era, stated that if Verdi is so demanding, it’s because he carefully noted in his scores everything he expected from the singer. Verdi’s many symbols and notes for the singers’ guidance reveal some of his preoccupations.
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Caro Anónimo
ResponderEliminarMuito interessante este artigo que revela o quão importante o bel canto na linha de Bellini Donizetti foram importantes para Verdi e o quanto isso hoje não é levado em conta por cantores e maestros.
Obrigado pela partilha.