More (Mostly Mozart) Operas Online – For Now

Like the clip I posted the other day, I don’t want to provide too much in this post to ID these videos, because it seems that sometimes when I provide a lot of information (which I always think is handy), they get pulled down quickly. I guess someone important must be following my blog!!

Some of these may stick around a while, and some may disappear tomorrow. So while you can, here are a few that (for various reasons) I encourage you to check out: 

(This photo is not from this production. 
In fact, I’m not 100% sure it's from a production of Traviata.)

Another Video from That Production

This is not one of my personal highlights, but in the quest to direct my readers to as much video as possible from this production, here it is. (And I'm trying not to ID this clip to carefully, since it’d be nice if it were to stay online for a few days.)  

Hm, what do we think he's doing under that dress?! No wonder she’s singing sharp! 

And speaking of that dress, it’s too bad it’s such a hindrance to her on the stairs, because it really seems like the soprano should sweep out of there (not carefully pick her way up the steps) on the instrumental coda!

Four Tito Teasers from Staatsoper TV

The Bayersiche Staatsoper has kindly shared four short video excerpts from their webcast of La Clemenza di Tito. It's good to have another look. 

Parto, ma tu ben mio – Tara Erraught at The Bayerische Staatsoper

Unfortunately, this clip is audio only, but it is “official” from the Staatsoper. I'm pretty sure it's not from last Saturday's broadcast, as I don't remember quite so much vibrato from Sesto*.  I am still on the lookout for a copy of the video (aren't we all?). I'm not sure I want to re-watch the whole opera, but I’d definitely like to re-view some of the arias and ensembles. 

Tara Erraught (Sesto)

Markus Schön (Solo Clarinet)

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Musical direction: Kirill Petrenko
Live recorded at the Bayerische Staatsoper on February 7, 2014

*After writing this I looked below the clip at Soundcloud and saw the date. Well boo on me for not reading, but kudos to me for noticing the difference. Tara Erraught sounds over-parted here (over-partoed?) but she didn’t seem so during the live broadcast. Maybe this was opening night jitters.

As Seen On Facebook – The Always-Gracious Malin Haretlius

It’s not surprising that Malin Hartelius is such a gracious lady! And I agree with her: Luftansa rocks (even when they accidentally assigned the same seat to both My Dad and me—we do have the same name—at least they fixed it right away!)

Malin Hartelius

11 hours ago

A Huge Thank You to the lady at the check in desk and the rest of her colleagues at Lufthansa, who mede get on my connecting flight from Sochi today. After checking out my luggage, I had 1/2 an hour before departure to get to the next terminal, check in and get to the plane. I made it! God Bless You!!!

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