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Julius Rudel, Filene Center Orchestra, Beverly Sills - Donizetti: Roberto Devereux (2001/1975)

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Julius Rudel, Filene Center Orchestra, Beverly Sills - Donizetti: Roberto Devereux (2001/1975)

Julius Rudel, Filene Center Orchestra, Beverly Sills - Donizetti: Roberto Devereux (2001/1975)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Italiano (Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | 3.74 Gb (DVD5) | 132 min
Classical | VAI | Sub: English

Roberto Devereux, the last and probably the greatest opera Gaetano Donizetti composed for the San Carlo Opera House in Naples, is based on the intense, tangled relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex, who was beheaded for treason in 1601. The role of the queen is one of the strongest in the bel canto soprano repertoire. In this video (essentially a New York City Opera production transplanted to the Filene Center at Wolf Trap performing arts center outside Washington, D.C.), Beverly Sills gives one of the great performances of her career.

Tatiana Troyanos, Benita Valente, Julius Rudel - Handel & Mozart: Arias & Duets (1991)

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Tatiana Troyanos, Benita Valente, Julius Rudel - Handel & Mozart: Arias & Duets (1991)

Tatiana Troyanos, Benita Valente, Julius Rudel - Handel & Mozart: Arias & Duets (1991)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:04:00 | 291 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: MusicMasters | Catalog: 01612-67080-2

The dynamic mezzo-soprano Tatiana Troyanos was born into a singing family; her Greek father was a tenor, and her German mother a soprano. Born in New York, Troyanos studied at the Juilliard School with Hans J. Heinz, while singing occasionally in the New York area (she was a member of the original chorus for the Broadway production of The Sound of Music). In April 1963 she made her operatic debut with the New York City Opera, in the New York premiere of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. She remained with the City Opera for two years.

Julius Rudel, New York City Opera Orchestra, Beverly Sills - George Frideric Handel: Julius Caesar / Giulio Cesare [1990]

Posted By: ArlegZ
Julius Rudel, New York City Opera Orchestra, Beverly Sills - George Frideric Handel: Julius Caesar / Giulio Cesare [1990]

Julius Rudel, New York City Opera Orchestra, Beverly Sills - George Frideric Handel: Julius Caesar / Giulio Cesare [1990]
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 703 Mb | Total time: 74:12+70:23 | Scans included
Classical | Label: RCA | # GD86182 | Recorded: 1967

Ever since the operas of Handel started to return to the stage in the 1920s, Giulio Cesare has been one of the pieces held in high regard. Always known by name through the most famous of Cleopatra’s arias (”V’adoro, pupille” and “Piangerò la sorte mia”) and often produced successfully in Germany, it has gathered a reputation as the best of the composer’s operas-the reasons for which can now be verified by anyone who acquires RCA Victor’s current release of the highly successful New York City Opera production.

Julius Rudel, London Symphny Orchestra, Beverly Sills - Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena (2001)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Julius Rudel, London Symphny Orchestra, Beverly Sills - Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena (2001)

Julius Rudel, London Symphny Orchestra, Beverly Sills - Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 935 Mb | Total time: 64:51+58:11+71:27 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Westminster | # 471 217-2 | Recorded: 1972

Anna Bolena premiered in 1830 and was Donizetti’s first great success–and it remains one of his finest works. Aside from his usual endless fount of melodies, we find through-composed scenes wherein recitative seamlessly melds into arioso and into aria or ensemble. Anna manages to come across as a real character, as does the unfortunate Jane Seymour, who has the (bad) luck to be Henry VIII’s new love; and Henry’s music, too, is composed effectively for this royal villain. Less successfully portrayed but still with a couple of fine arias and some stunning ensemble music is Anna’s brother Percy. He’s an earthbound character but his music is wonderful and difficult (it was composed for the legendary Rubini).