Showing posts with label Rinaldo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rinaldo. Show all posts
Friday, March 31, 2017
Gratuitous Friday – Miah Persson: "Lascia ch'io pianga"
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Sunday Brunch – Handel: Rinaldo - Il vostro maggio de' bei verdi anni
Sunday Brunch Silliness
The plot of Handel’s Rinaldo is
strange and hard to follow, which somehow encourages directors to make interesting interpretive choices. This Robert Carsen production from Glyndebourne is a delicious concoction
of beautiful singing and playing, and a slightly silly, lighthearted take on
the story. In this scene, the sorceress Almida has conjured up sirens to lure
Rinaldo to her lair.Friday, September 7, 2012
Gratuitous Friday – Luca Pisaroni is Argante
This is from Robert Carsen's recent Glyndebourne production of Handel's Rinaldo. In this version, Argante is the school headmaster, who becomes the villain in the revenge fantasy of bullied schoolboy Rinaldo.
Argante's entrance aria. He's not happy.
(And yes, I do note the irony of posting this clip the day after my fanboy post. Would it help if I said I had this one scheduled already, and wrote yesterday's post more recently? No? I thought not.)
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Sunday Brunch – Tim Mead is Eustazio
A relative newcomer, countertenor Tim Mead (whom I just noticed in the 2011 Glyndebourne Rinaldo) already has a growing international career. He made his
Glyndebourne debut in 2006, covering for David Daniels in David McVicar's Giulio Cesare. He will sing Messiah with the New York Philharmonic in December 2012.Here is an excerpt from Rinaldo. Instead of trying to come up with new superlatives, I am simply going to quote from BBC Proms – Opera Today:
“Countertenor Tim Mead made a strong musical and dramatic impression as Eustazio, with vivid vigorous articulation and notable precision in the coloratura decorations. His is a truly appealing sound.”
Handel Rinaldo, Act 2: "Siam prossimi!"
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