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baladric · 1 year

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I want to start listening to/watching opera do you have any suggestions to start with?

oh boy, this is a hell of a question with a lot of possible answers! opera is super subjective, and everyone with a passion for it has a different seminal experience—most often that's a live production of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, La bohème by Giacommo Puccini, or Carmen by Georges Bizet. really the best possible in for opera is live performance—but there's a reason opera's considered a hobby for rich people, so in lieu of shelling out for tickets!!!

below the cut is a list of arias that fucken rip (and a few full-length opera recs)! this is definitely not your, like, greatest hits list, because i think the arias everyone shoves at people are deeply fucking boring—but you definitely have heard the first three before!

Habanera (L'amour est un oiseau rebelle) sung by Elina Garança, from Bizet's Carmen (because this shit is HOT)

The Queen of the Night (Der Hölle Rache) sung by Diana Damrau, from Mozart's Magic Flute (this one lacks subtitles, so the gist of the aria is the Queen is Angry™ at her daughter for resisting her super super reasonable order to murder her own father, as one does)

Summertime sung by Audre McDonald, from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (you know this song!!)

Sempre libera sung by Pretty Yende, from Verdi's La Traviata (also lacks subtitles, so the gist of this one is Violetta [the character] is on the verge of falling madly in love, and is trying to convince herself to shut the guy down and keep living her easy breezy party life instead of taking the risk of being hurt and chained down)

Près des ramparts de Seville sung by Elina Garança, from Bizet's Carmen (from the same production as the Habanera above; including 2 from that production bc it's a smash fuckin hit and like... it sure leans into how SEXY opera can be)

Pur ti miro! sung by Nardus Williams and Kate Lindsey, from Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea (no subtitles, so: this is a love duet from the very end of the opera, right after Poppea [soprano] has been crowned Empress, and is basically just Poppea and Emperor Nerone expressing their very tender joy at being married and in love)

O mio rimorso! sung by Rolando Villazòn, from Verdi's La Traviata (specifically a very cute video from a filmed orchestra rehearsal where Villazòn's just playing around, like. it makes me so, so happy to see it expressed that this shit is fun to do!!!)

if you want more recs, i'm have far too many pieces to put here and also there's a lot of resources for this online! this list is tragically reflective of my own fixation on the Romantic period (exceptions being the Monteverdi, which is what we call Early Music, the Mozart, which is Classical, and the Gershwin, which is quintessential contemporary opera), so mind you, even if you don't like most of these, there's opera for you!

now if you want to dig in further and try out watching an entire opera:

considering that i listed two of Carmen's arias from that same production, i do pretty strongly recommend the 2010 Metropolitan Opera production of Carmen—however, the only video of it that has subtitles is on the Met's streaming site, so it does cost a little money to watch it, much though that hurts my heart. i cannot recommend it enough, but also money is garbage. (fair warning, this opera gets very dark, and it's from the 1800s so it operates from a very toxic perspective of the Romani—and it's opera, so of course the Romani characters are not played by Romani singers, which is its own can of worms)

you'll notice there are also two arias from La Traviata on my list—so of course that's my second full-length recommendation! Traviata is a true classic (that scene in Pretty Woman where Richard Gere takes Julia Robers to the opera? they're watching La Traviata—which is a fun detail, since it tells a story that's very resonant for Roberts' character specifically) and it contains some of the most sparkling, beautiful, heart-rending music that exists, imo. there's a really incredible full-length video of a 2006 production by LA Opera that features really lush period-appropriate costuming and sets, and a really especially fierce take on the lead tenor role. plus it's Renée Fleming, and love her or hate her, if you're gonna do opera, you have to give her a listen once or twice!

finally, the general consensus is that The Magic Flute is a good starter opera! i have my complaints about that but it's definitely a popular choice for a reason! contains the famous Queen of the Night aria from above, which is the most quoted operatic piece p much of all time, and it's definitely a lighter-sounding piece of music than the other two i listed! decent full-length video of a 1995 production at La Scala

that's all for now, but if any of it catches you, anon (or anyone else!) i'm definitely always down for more suggestions. and if you feel like goin rogue after this, my main suggestion is to figure out what specific kinds of sound you like—the light, fast Mozart? the rich Traviata? lush sexy Carmen? or the much more sparse Monteverdi?—and dig into those musical eras! and also if you like any of these singers' voice specifically, search them on youtube and just go hog wild!! honestly i found Pretty Yende because of this and as soon as i post this i am 100% gonna go watch about 7 more of her videos and cry a lot (her Addio del passato, oh my GOD)

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markseow · 9 months

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BBC Proms 6 August 2023

JS Bach Sinfonia BWV 1045, Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225, CPE Bach Heilig ist Gott, Mozart Mass in C minor. Dunedin Consort, directed by John Butt. Soloists Huw Daniel, Jess Dandy, Lucy Crowe, Nardus Williams, Benjamin Hulett, and Robert Davies. Royal Albert Hall, London.

#bbcproms #royalalberthall #mozart #bach #cpebach #johnbutt #dunedinconsort #huwdaniel #jessdandy #lucycrowe #narduswilliams #benhulett #robertdavies

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kirionline-dame-kiri-te-kanawa · 6 years

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Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Gala

| Wigmore Hall | Friday 14 December | 7:30PM |

With a spoken introduction from Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

Jake Heggie (piano) will be joining Nardus Williams (soprano), Bianca Andrew (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Atkins (tenor), Phillip Rhodes (baritone) and Gary Matthewman (piano).

#KiriOnLine #Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation #Jake Heggie #Nardus Williams #Bianca Andrew #Thomas Atkins #Phillip Rhodes #Gary Matthewman #gala concert #opera #opera tag #opera singers #classical #schedule #Kiri Te Kanawa #dame kiri te kanawa #dame kiri

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ladystylestores · 4 years

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Coronavirus ‘storm’ hits South Africa: Live updates | Coronavirus pandemic News

South Africa is reporting another 13,497 confirmed coronavirus cases for a total of 264,184 including 3,971 deaths. More than a third of cases are in the new hot spot of Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg and the capital, Pretoria.

Brazil, the world‘s number-two coronavirus hot spot after the United States, has recorded 1,071 new deaths from the outbreak, pushing its death toll to 81,469, with a total of 1,839,850 confirmed cases, the health ministry said.

US President Donald Trump, who has avoided wearing a mask in public even as the coronavirus pandemic spreads, donned one on Saturday at a military medical facility outside Washington where he visited wounded soldiers and front-line healthcare workers.

More than 12.6 million people around the world have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and more than 562,000 have died, according to a tally by the Johns Hopkins University. More than 6.96 million patients have recovered.

Here are the latest updates.

Sunday, July 12

01:35 GMT – Football match call off in Brazil after 14 players test of COVID-19

Authorities cancelled one of southern Brazil’s biggest footballing derbies less than 24 hours before kick-off on Saturday after 14 members of one side tested positive for COVID-19, Reuters reported on Sunday.

The Santa Catarina state championship restarted on July 8 with four games, including Chapecoense’s 2-0 home win over Avai.

The return match was due to kick off on Sunday but was cancelled on the orders of the state’s Health Secretariat.

Santa Catarina state has recorded 42,026 cases of the new coronavirus, with 485 deaths. So far, 71,469 people have died in Brazil, more than any other country outside the United States.

01:08 GMT – Italy reports 188 coronavirus infections

Italy has confirmed another 188 coronavirus infections, a third in the hard-hit Lombardy region, according to AP news agency.

Public health officials say the outbreak remains under control in Italy, the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe, but they are paying attention to clusters of domestic and international infections.

Italy halted all air traffic with Bangladesh and 13 other countries after more than two dozen cases were linked to charter flights of returning Bangladeshi immigrants. On Saturday, eight of the 19 new infections in the Lazio region around Rome were linked to the Bangladeshi community cluster.

Another seven people with the coronavirus died in the past day, bringing Italy’s total confirmed deaths to 34,945.

Members of the Bangladeshi immigrant community queue to undergo swabs to test for COVID-19 outside a healthcare center in Rome on Thursday [File: Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP]

00:49 GMT – Mexico reports 6,094 new coronavirus cases, 539 more deaths

Mexico’s Health Ministry has reported 6,094 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 539 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 295,268 cases and 34,730 deaths.

The government has said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases, according to Reuters news agency.

00:30 GMT – Native American tribe grapples with coronavirus deaths, infections

Navajo Nation officials have reported 10 additional deaths from COVID-19 as the tribe’s sprawling reservation remains under the latest weekend lockdown imposed to combat the coronavirus outbreak, AP news agency reported.

The Native American tribe’s death toll rose to 396, as tribal officials reported 56 additional confirmed cases, increasing the reservation’s total to nearly 8,100. The number of infections is thought to be far higher because many people have not been tested. Studies suggest people can be infected with the virus without feeling sick.

The lockdown began Friday night and ends at 5 am on Monday. All businesses on the Navajo Nation are also required to close during the lockdown.

00:10 GMT – US coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse

A long-expected upturn in United States coronavirus deaths has begun, driven by fatalities in states in the South and West, according to data on the pandemic.

According to an Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University, the seven-day rolling average for daily reported deaths in the US has increased from 578 two weeks ago to 664 on July 10.

Daily reported deaths increased in 27 states over that time period, but the majority of those states are averaging under 15 new deaths per day. A smaller group of states has been driving the nationwide increase in deaths.

California is averaging 91 reported deaths per day while Texas is close behind with 66, but Florida, Arizona, Illinois, New Jersey and South Carolina also saw sizable rises. New Jersey’s recent jump is thought to be partially attributable to its less frequent reporting of probable deaths.

“It’s consistently picking up. And it’s picking up at the time you’d expect it to,” said William Hanage, a Harvard University infectious diseases researcher.

00:01 GMT – South Africa reports 13,497 new cases

Undertakers wearing personal protective equipment exit the grave of Shaykh Seraj Hassan Hendricks of Azzawia Institute during his funeral in Cape Town on Friday [Nardus Engelbrecht/AP]

Already, public hospitals are expressing concerns about shortages of available beds and medical oxygen. The percentage of tests that are positive is now over 25 percent, but the National Institute of Infectious Diseases says that could reflect both the rise in infections and more targeted testing.

The country’s health minister has said the “storm” that authorities have been warning citizens about has arrived.

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Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I’m Ted Regencia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

You can find all the key developments from yesterday, July 11, here.

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diarynz · 5 years

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Rugby: Heartland Championship first round serves up surprises

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Rugby: Heartland Championship first round serves up surprises

The goal posts have shifted for a number of Mitre 10 Heartland Championship teams as 2019’s opening round served up a reminder that no season is like another on Saturday afternoon.

Games played from Paeroa down to Ashburton began with a moment’s silence to honour the recent passing of former All Black and Wairarapa Bush legend Sir Brian Lochore.

After not even making the Lochore Cup playoffs in 2018 with just two season wins, Poverty Bay started the boil-overs with their 17-15 upset of last year’s folk heroes and defending Meads Cup champions Thames Valley, at Paeroa Domain.

The home side opened the scoring with the first of three unconverted tries, as winger Kieran Lee would ultimately get a double, along with second-five Danny Kayes dotting down.

Poverty Bay got the lead 7-5 through centre Andrew Ta’uatevalu scoring a try which he converted, before Thames Valley’s second try to lead by three points just before the break.

Hooker Rikki Terekia then immediately flashed over in the corner to put the visitors back in front in the seesaw matchup, before Thames Valley scored again from good set piece build up, 15-12.

It was Ta’uatevalu deciding the matter as he followed up a break from flanker Adrian Wyrill to score his double with 15 minutes remaining, and the visitors defended their territory right to the fulltime whistle.

The most emotional game was played on the artificial turf of Masterton’s Memorial Park, as Wairarapa Bush honoured Sir Brian by defeating perennial Meads Cup contenders Wanganui 28-18, taking the Bruce Steel Memorial Cup off them for only the second time in 49 years.

Winger Tristan Flutey palmed off tacklers to score a brilliant opening try for the home team, before Wanganui’s veteran first-five Craig Clare snapped off Heartland’s first drop goal of 2019.

Wairarapa Bush winger Tristan Flutey scored an excellent opening try in his team’s win over Wanganui.

Wairarapa Bush and Wanganui then traded tries, driven over by their packs for prop Sam Tufuga and hooker Roman Tutauha respectively.

It was a big day for the Tufuga family as Sam was joined by no less than three brothers in Wairarapa Bush’s starting lineup – fellow prop Max, No 8 Kirk, and second-five Ueta.

First-five Tipene Hawira extended his team’s lead to 15-8 at halftime, and despite Wanganui halfback Lindsay Horrocks scoring a converted immediately after the resumption to level the scores, the home side would not falter.

Hawira put them back in front with another penalty, and then winger Logan Hebenton-Prendeville scored an even better individual try than Flutey’s as he left four defenders lying on his dash under the posts.

Wanganui reserve first-five Dane Whale closed the gap to a converted try with a late penalty, but Hawira replied with 90 seconds left to keep the visitors from a bonus point.

Denied a spot in the Lochore Cup group last year after being stripped of six competition points for an illegal player – in contentious circumstances after Horowhenua Kapiti led an eight-union appeal to the NZ Rugby appeals council – West Coast got straight into the swing of things in Greymouth.

The home side ran up eight tries at John Sturgeon Park in a 56-27 shut down of King Country, who still got a bonus point for four tries of their own, coming back with a more respectable second half after trailing 39-10 at the break.

West Coast flanker Josh Tomlinson scored a double, with three others in the starting forward pack also dotting down.

Fullback Todd Struthers had a profitable day with the boot, scoring 16 points.

The long away match was the furthest King Country will have to travel this campaign during round robin, with their remaining fixtures in the North Island.

For the first time in years, the Hanan Shield headed back down the road to Oamaru, as North Otago upset 2018’s Meads Cup finalists South Canterbury 26-20 in Timaru.

It was the home side’s first competition match for new coach Nigel Walsh after four straight years of Meads Cup playoffs, but no title, under Barry Matthews.

After a scoreless opening quarter, South Canterbury No 8 Siu Kakala opened the account with a converted try, before North Otago hit straight back through prop Melikisua Kolinisau off an attacking lineout, which was converted by halfback Robbie Smith.

Crucially for his team, Smith gave a flawless kicking performance with six straight goals, after they were out-scored three tries to two.

His first of four penalties gave North Otago the halftime lead, then he traded three-pointers with South Canterbury, before nailing a sideline conversion of winger Howard Packman’s try.

Kakala got his double off a quick tap, but South Canterbury would rue giving away more penalties, as Smith extended his team’s lead to 26-15.

A try off a drive from the lineout by captain Nick Strachan gave the home team some hope, but they ran out of time to hold onto their last piece of silverware.

North Otago celebrate with the Hanan Shield after upsetting South Canterbury in Timaru.

In Westport, Buller welcomed back their favourite son James Lash as the nuggety playmaker scored 24 points in his team’s 54-19 hammering of East Coast, who are still hunting their first Heartland victory since 2013.

Lash, the Heartland’s record season points scorer, was out of the district this year helping Waimea Old Boys to win the Nelson Bays Division 1 club title.

He returned at halfback to score two of his team’s eight tries, and converted seven of them.

Reserve back Tim Manawatu also picked up a double.

East Coast scored twice in the opening stanza to still be in the game at 28-14 by halftime, but ran out of legs after the long east to west coast’s inter-island journey.

The results from this weekend could swing on the pendulum again this coming Saturday, as a number of top sides will be without their leading players in the New Zealand Heartland XV to play Manu Samoa at Eden Park.

The team goes into camp on Monday at midday in Auckland.

Results, Week One.

Poverty Bay 17 (Andrew Tauatevalu 2, Riki Terekia tries; Tauatevalu con) bt Thames Valley 15 (Kieran Lee 2, Danny Kayes tries). HT: 10-7 Thames Valley.

Buller 54 (James Lash 2, Tim Manawatu 2, Robbie Malneek, Alex Paterson, Jack Best, Petaia Saukuru tries; Lash 7 con) bt East Coast 19 (Hakarangi Tichborne 2, Mitchell Crosswell tries; Zane King 2 con). HT: 28-14.

Horowhenua Kapiti 17 (Scott Cameron, Nardus Eramus tries; Himiona Henare pen, 2 con) bt Mid Canterbury 10 (Seta Koroitamana, Josh McAtamney tries). HT: 17-5

West Coast 56 (Josh Tomlinson 2, Boris van Bruchem, Dan Davis, Brad Tauwhare, Jesse Pitman-Joass, Nick Thomson, Jared Mitchell tries; Todd Struthers 2 pen, 5 con) bt King Country 27 (Aletosio Tapili, Stephen Turner, Chulainn Mabbett-Sowerby, Bradly Jeffries tries; Evann Reihana 2 con, pen). HT: 39-10.

North Otago 26 (Melikisua Kolinisau, Howard Packman tries; Robbie Smith 4 pen, 2 con) bt South Canterbury 20 (Siu Kakala 2, Nick Strachan tries; Faalele Iosua pen, Willie Wright con). HT: 10-7.

Wairarapa Bush 28 (Tristan Flutey, Sam Tufuga, Logan Hebenton-Prendeville tries; Tipene Haira 3 pen, 2 con) bt Wanganui 18 (Roman Tutauha, Lindsay Horrocks tries; Dane Whale pen, con; Craig Clarke dropped goal). HT: 15-8.

New Zealand Heartland XV Forwards: Mark Atkins (Poverty Bay), Scott Cameron (Horowhenua Kapiti), Carl Carmichael (King Country), Josh Clarke (North Otago), Ralph Darling (North Otago), James Goodger (Wairarapa Bush), Campbell Hart (Wanganui), Meli Kolinisau (North Otago), Seta Koroitamana (Mid Canterbury), Glen McIntyre (Thames Valley), Brett Ranga (Thames Valley), Troy Tauwhare (West Coast), Adrian Wyrill (Poverty Bay).

Backs: Craig Clare (Wanganui), Sione Holani (West Coast), Lindsay Horrocks (Wanganui), Harry Lafiuanei (Thames Valley), James Lash (Buller), Kalavini Leatigaga (South Canterbury), Peni Nabainivalu (Wanganui), Willie Paiaua (Horowhenua Kapiti), Timoci Serawalu (Horowhenua Kapiti), William Wright (South Canterbury), Matt Fetu (South Canterbury).

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terakopian · 6 years

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Julieth Lozano as The Vixen (Terynka) and Nardus Williams as The Fox (background) wait for their cue backstage. The Royal College of Music International Opera School presents Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen. Dress rehearsal. Royal College of Music, Britten Theatre. #opera #music #arts @rcmlondon @royalcollegeofmusic #rcmopera #reportage #backstage #photojournalism @leica_camera @leicauk @leicahub #leica #m246 #monochrom #35mm #summilux #dxolabs #dxo #niksoftware #silverefexpro #portrait #candid #bw #blackandwhitephoto

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artsvark · 7 years

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Grace Notes composer selected for M&G award

Grace Notes – Picture by Nardus Engelbrecht

Grace Notes musical curator, director and conductor Thuthuka Sibisi selected as Mail & Guardian Top Young South African.

Each year the Mail & Guardian profiles talented under-35 year olds who have stood out from the pack. These interesting young creatives show us what to look forward to in the country’s future.

Among the 200 selected, Thuthuka Sibisi is a composer, director and conductor who loves blending opera with contemporary music.

Currently studying performance and directing at Goldsmiths University of London, Sibisi describes himself as an interdisciplinary artist rooted in classical music. “I started working with William Kentridge when I designed the music for his puppetry and art in Triumphs and Laments,” he says. “When you work with William there are no specific titles, everyone works around what needs to be done, so I helped out with the choreography and dramaturge for where the story was going.”

Sibisi arrived at Cape Town Opera and joined the Grace Notes rehearsal process at Artscape on Monday 3rd July.

This unique concert of a cappella sacred music will be heard in Cape Town for the first time. Juxtaposing ancient and modern music from Europe and Africa, Grace Notes intersperses sacred compositions by Byrd, Palestrina, Duruflé and Pärt with religious music drawn from Xhosa, Venda, Zulu and Swahili traditions.

Sibisi says, “Thanks to the support and encouragement of Cape Town Opera, I went on an adventure of musical discovery. Most of pieces in Grace Notes are those that thrill and fascinate me, and I wanted to share these with a wider audience who may not necessarily have access to them.

“This music has an enchanting complexity that reveals itself slowly over time. Sometimes this can deter audiences who fear they might not understand it but if you just allow yourself to relax and listen there is just a sense of delight and happiness at this lovely sound.

“I wouldn’t say I’m religious but this music is quite sublime, lending itself to a glimpse of the divine and otherworldliness.”

To book for Grace Notes, email [email protected] and you will receive payment details.

As seating is limited, you are advised to book early to ensure that you don’t miss this special event.

Please be aware that seating is unreserved.

Musical Director and Conductor – Thuthuka Sibisi Chorus Master and Conductor – Marvin Kernelle

13 and 20 July – St George’s Cathedral 27 July – St John’s Church 19:30 R130

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