All Verdi Operas to be broadcast in 2013

[Flosshilde]

Incidentally, I've just taken delivery of a doorstop of a set, called Tutto Verdi:



It contains all 26 of his operas, plus the Requiem, on DVD/ Blu-ray. Actually, Molto Verdi would be a more accurate title, as Jérusalem and Aroldo (significant rewrites of I Lombardi and Stiffelio respectively) aren't included. I reviewed the first eight titles, released independently, in January's issue of IRR.

Not one for the 'Bargains' thread, I think!

[Lateralthinking1]

An excellent start to the Verdi season last night - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pmf8c - with good presentation from Roger Parker and some nice contributions from musicologists. Mark Elder was on the programme too. I always find him a worthwhile contributor. My main conclusion - l learnt a lot about Verdi and about the relationship between the music, Italy and its people.

[Bert Coules]

Here are some of the details - http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...rdiwagner.html

Interesting that it talks about the Ring coming live from the NY Met. Does that mean that we're getting two complete cycles? Isn't Barenboim doing one at the Proms as well?

Bert

[Cavaradossi]

Interesting that it talks about the Ring coming live from the NY Met. Does that mean that we're getting two complete cycles? Isn't Barenboim doing one at the Proms as well?

Bert

If Radio 3 take all the Met broadcasts live, then we get, Rheingold on 6th April, Walkure on 13 April, Siegfried on 20 April and Gotterdammerung on 11 May. Plus the Proms.

[Bert Coules]

Yes, those are the dates in the press release which Lateralthinking1 linked to. Looks like two Rings then, and presumably not all that far apart.

Bert

[kernelbogey]

...Looks like two Rings then, and presumably not all that far apart.

Bert

You wait for ages, and then....

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

You wait for ages, and then....

Not forgetting Opera North's continuing production: Siegfried this year!

[Bert Coules]

You wait for ages, and then....

If only Wagner had born a year earlier, the Beeb would have had a perfect double excuse to mark 2012 by giving us five Rings...

Bert

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

If only Wagner had born a year earlier, the Beeb would have had a perfect double excuse to mark 2012 by giving us five Rings...

Bert

On 30th December, perhaps?

[Lateralthinking1]

On 30th December, perhaps?

Wagner? Surely the main news is that Ferneyhough is on R3 this week.

[Bryn]

If only Wagner had born a year earlier, the Beeb would have had a perfect double excuse to mark 2012 by giving us five Rings...

Bert

They did, Skempton's Five Rings Triples (almost, but not quite, twice).

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Wagner? Surely the main news is that Ferneyhough is on R3 this week.

Oh! The Music Matters interview? Thanks, Lats - I only discovered this thanks to your nudge!

[Lateralthinking1]

Oh! The Music Matters interview? Thanks, Lats - I only discovered this thanks to your nudge!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tnvx

[Bert Coules]

On 30th December, perhaps?

That took me a moment. Very good!

Bert

[An_Inspector_Calls]

I've enjoyed what I've heard so far. I'd never heard I Lombardi and I Vespri Siciliani before. I like the on-line information pages and gallery on each opera, they're very well done.

The Wagner survey is good news - bring it on! It must be a while since we had a Tannhauser; wonder if they'll relay WNO's Lohengrin?