Les Vêpres Siciliennes (Verdi)

[kernelbogey]

Enjoyng this perfomance from the ROH in 2013. Lianna Haroutounian (Hélène) excellent soprano and Bryan Hymel (Henri) good tenor. Tony Pappano in the pit, Donald Macleod in the R3 box.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Enjoyng this perfomance from the ROH in 2013. Lianna Haroutounian (Hélène) excellent soprano and Bryan Hymel (Henri) good tenor. Tony Pappano in the pit, Donald Macleod in the R3 box.

I agree - heard the first act before switching to the live 4 x 4 stream from the Royal Opera tonight .

[kernelbogey]

Pappano has just said '[in this opera] The duets are the Thing'.
Unfortunately I missed the big duet between Monfort and Henri as my groceries arrived....

[kernelbogey]

I agree - heard the first act before switching to the live 4 x 4 stream from the Royal Opera tonight .

Is that a video stream, Held?

[Ein Heldenleben]

Is that a video stream, Held?

Yes it’s a live stream of four ‘operas’ - really dramatic cantatas to be honest - from the Royal Opera
Handel Apollo and Dafne
Barber Knoxville 1915
Britten Phaedra
Gruber Frankenstein

- really enjoying it . I saw a dress rehearsal of the Vespers revival a year or so ago. Bizarre production set in the Paris Opera but very very well sung...I’ll catch up with tonight’s on iPlayer

[kernelbogey]

Aah, thanks for explanation. All these singers in the Verdi are great. (Just heard about the strange Act Four stage business from DM....).