The death has been announced of the fine Spanish baritone, aged 65. There is a short obituary concentrating on his zarzuela work on the "Zarzuela!" website. ...
Anyone within reach may wish to attend ... ... New York Metro Vocal Arts Ensemble Presents Der Schauspieldirektor and El dúo de la Africana Friday, March 8,...
Christopher: Sounds interesting and will probably get it, but I must say most of the time I dislike Domingo's zarzuela singing becouse in spite of his ...
... You have a good point, but I think this time you'll be surprised - the first thing to notice is that it's easy to forget we're listening to a tenor at all....
That's an interesting point. Let's discuss. First, as a singer myself (of zarzuela and opera), you can adopt a different style for different genres, but if you...
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Mar 30, 2002 3:36 pm
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Personally, I think you are right on target. I have seen several productions at Bellas Artes in Mexico City, including Verbena, with Domingo, Sr., which I ...
... Listening to the great singers of the pre Civil War era, the striking thing is the way they managed to have the best of both worlds. Emilio Vendrell, for...
Danilo makes some good points, but it is also important to remember that the Spanish zarzuela has been influenced by italian opera througout its history. There...
Your email was quite insightful. I have seen Zarzuela in Spain, and it was quite well done. The voices were strong, and well performed. The main difference I...
... The theatre next to the Royal Palace is of course the Teatro Real, Madrid's opera theatre, which doesn't stage zarzuela (except for 'operaticised'...
Perhaps this point has been made already: the recording in question probably would never have been made without Domingo's support and participation. Whatever...
George Soete
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Apr 1, 2002 4:05 pm
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... RTVE Musica recordings have all been available on Amazon.com, though as this is new it may not be there yet. Given the Domingo factor, I've no doubt you'll...
You are right! I live in the USA and have sucessfully purchased cd's from El Corte Ingles and FNAC through the internet. [Non-text portions of this message...
Dear Sir/Madam, I am looking to find the score of the Enrique Granados'opera "Petrarca" (zarzuela 1 Apeles Mestres, the orchestral work : "Divina Commedia...
Dear Sir/Madam, I am looking to find the score of the Enrique Granados'opera "Petrarca" (zarzuela 1 Apeles Mestres), the orchestral work"Divina Commedia tone...
Dear Sir/Madam! I'm Nataliya Timchenko.I'm opera singer from Ukraine. Would you like send me any Zarzuelas for sopranos(notes in Spanish). Thank you very much!...
I'm Natalia Timchenko from Ukraine.I'm opera singer . Would you like send me notes in some Zarzuelas for sopranos. Thank you very much! ... Do You Yahoo!? ...
Hello Evangelia Their are major Granados archives held at SGAE in Madrid. You will find a URL link to their site from the "information" pages of the...
Dear Natalia, There is an excellent anthology of soprano arias which was edited by Chris Webber. It is sold at http://www.classicalvocalrep.com. Go to Browse...
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Apr 5, 2002 10:33 pm
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Can you help me!? I'm going in Contest and I must to sing Zarzuela.If you have so possibile,I very beg you help me! Would you like send me notes(music) in...
I've been on the net now for about six months. I'm 58, a retired TV- producer but still a journalist and a passionate operalover. I write for the British...
My apologies. You are, of course, correct. The mind tends to play tricks, and I haven't lived in Madrid for any length of time in 20 years or so. In any...
... Yes, indeed. It's arguable that the small number of prominent Spanish operas from baroque to modern times is due to the overwhelming strength of the...
Well...I could think of Marina, although that opera , with the exception of a couple of musical numbers, is basically italian bel canto in Spanish. El Gato ...
Has anybody ever heard of Zarzuelas written in Mexico? Maybe they do not call it that. Something akin to what we call in English as Operetta? [Non-text...
I think there are some but I don't know the name of any particular work or composers. Victor Vallejo...
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Apr 15, 2002 5:16 pm
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I;ve never heard of one written in Mexico; however, they used to have a Zarzuela season at the Teatro de la Ciudad de Mexico. I don't know if they still do....