#andreas scholl

[unulf0]

met opera rodelinda blobs! ( and grimsquare )

this isn't an original idea, but it's still one i doubt many people would know, unless you inhabited a specific corner of the internet at a specific time.

individual blobs below! feel free to use them for whatever, with credit. :)

[oeuvrinarydurian]

Happy New Year!

Sorry, I’ve been AWOL. The fall is my busiest time of year and I’ve just been drained.

Anyway, as it happens, the classical music station does a year-end, multi-day countdown of the top 100 pieces as selected by listeners. I was running around doing errands today and around noon when I got back in the car, the “Agnus Dei“ from Bach’s B-minor Mass was playing, and instead of thinking of all the times I’ve heard that mass played on the radio or in someone’s home or in a concert hall, I thought of “Prey”!

Link, for the vibe:



[cosmogyros]

Probably at least a couple hundred of the views on this video are from me. And I've also had the particular pleasure of playing it to a few folks in the past who didn't know what a "counter-tenor" was :D

[akathecentimetre]

Milan and the surrounding countryside, early 18th century. Bertarido, king of Lombardy and Milan, has been attacked and deposed by Grimoaldo, an ally of his estranged brother, Gundeberto. Gundeberto was killed in the battle and Bertarido vanished, leaving his queen, Rodelinda, and a young son, Flavio, in the power of the victorious ally, Grimoaldo. As a reward for defeating Bertarido, Grimoaldo was promised the hand of Bertarido’s sister, Eduige—which would grant him a legitimate claim to the throne at Milan. Eduige and Grimoaldo fell in love, but she would not marry him while mourning two brothers—one dead, one presumed so. From abroad Bertarido has sent word of his own death, intending to return to Milan in disguise, rescue his wife and son, and escape to an anonymous life far from the vagaries of politics and the burden of government. The news of his death has devastated both Rodelinda and Eduige. Grimoaldo, intent on gaining the throne, weighs his options, counseled by two advisers—Garibaldo, his closest aide, and Unulfo, a member of Bertarido’s cabinet who maintains intimate ties with the royal family and is the only person who knows that Bertarido still lives. - MetOpera.org ; full opera synopsis here.

Bonus (for @agarthanguide because it's her quote) :

[tfblovesmusic]

I’m a sucker for this excerpt from Vivaldi’s Psalm 126, sung here by countertenor Andreas Scholl. But I as an early music fangirl wonder why TH did the creatives use this song during the shopping scene from a particular 2020 French indie film on Netflix that caused controversy…

[bobbole]

Andreas Scholl - Bach, Erbarme dich

[vera-dauriac]

On this day in 1738 Handel's opera Serse debuted.

There are many amazing operas, and a huge number of beautiful arias. But truly, I don't think there is anything more lovely and perfect than "Ombra mai fu."

[myownprivate]

Traditional: I am a poor wayfaring stranger

Andreas Scholl