#zandonai

[opera-ghosts]

May 30. 1883 the Italian Composer and Conductor was Riccardo Zandonai born.

His operas are not so often to find in the Operahouses. Here we see a antique postcard from 1922. Take a look on his biography.

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RENATA SCOTTO as Francesca da Rimini, leading role opera of the same name by ZANDONAI, with Plácido Domingo Metropolitan Opera House NY 🇺🇲

Copyright ©️ Getty Images, Tamino Autographs & Metropolitan Opera House NY

[vera-dauriac]

Watching last year's Francesca da Rimini from Berlin. The staging makes zero sense and seems to have been invented by someone who has never seen the libretto, but the singing is extraordinary, the chemistry between Francesca and Paolo is spectacular, and Jonathan Tetelman is vocally and physically 🔥.

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Alright, everyone, I am definitely planning to watch/liveblog the Vienna Don Pasquale (as requested by @rayatii) and the new Faust from Paris over the weekend, but please put which 2-3 of the following productions you would also like me to liveblog this weekend (the first six were the leftovers from today‘s list; I have also added four other productions that have been sitting in my to-watch bank for a hot minute):

Ariane et Barbe-bleue (Lyon, 2021)

or

La gioconda (San Francisco, 1979)

or

Francesca da Rimini (Paris, 2011)

or

La gazza ladra (Cologne, 1987)

or

Guillaume Tell [in 1776] (Southern Illinois Music Festival, 2016)

or

Orpheus in the Underworld (BBC TV movie, 1983)

or

La Juive (Munich, 2016)

or

Le roi Arthus (Paris, 2015)

or

Die tote Stadt (Strasbourg, 2001)

or

Orphée et Eurydice (Sydney, 1994)

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Francesca da Rimini (Paris, 2011): Reactions, Part II

can I legit live here please

that dress is so pretty also we love illuminated manuscripts

someone help her please

“did you fucking pull a Tristan and Isolde on us I did NOT need that”

okay glad we got that cleared up

she’s fantastic

who do you think

she’s not gonna pull a Tristan und Isolde; she’s gonna pull a Ballo in maschera

(which [spoiler alert] includes the complete lack of effectiveness)

onstage musicians rule

return of the puppets also this is some really beautiful music here

another showstopper of a dress

“I just need to get wasted tbh maybe that will solve my problems”

look who’s back

how people catch up in opera

I love this theme and how it gets developed in Act IV

time to roleplay medieval tales

annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd there it is

hey stop you dick

HANDS OFF (also that outfit is gorg)

yeah Malatestino is torturing some guy just to be a dick

this music is lovely and Francesca DESPERATELY needs help

thanks (sarcasm) for being a dick

oh look what statue makes another cameo appearance :)

he’s played by Roberto Alagna what did you expect

fuck you Malatestino

oh no oh no oh NO

seeing your own story before your very eyes

everything is just so lovely

oh ladies...

reunited!

that’s not foreshadowing at all

they’re so great together also about that...

I LOVE THIS DUET

well shit

noooooooooooooooooooo the guard lady didn’t deserve to be stabbed

I’m not okay also I love how in this production, Giovanni realizes (of course, too late) that he has Fucked Up

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POLL TIME!!!

vote away for which of these productions you want to see me liveblog tonight:

Ariane et Barbe-bleue (Lyon, 2021)

or

La gioconda (San Francisco, 1979)

or

Francesca da Rimini (Paris, 2011)

or

La gazza ladra (Cologne, 1987)

or

Guillaume Tell [in 1776] (Southern Illinois Music Festival, 2016)

or

Prince Igor (Bolshoi, 2013)

or

Orpheus in the Underworld (BBC TV movie, 1983)

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Month of New Operatic Works #7: Francesca da Rimini (Met, 2013): Reactions, Part I

By a 2-1-0 vote, Francesca da Rimini wins today’s poll!

pretty set gets applause

pretty ladies do not get applause (at least not yet...let’s hope they do)

he’s a singing role in this opera what do you think

pretty sure this dude is just they Gay Best Friend hanging out with all the Lesbian Ladies-In-Waiting

“I know all the plots of Wagner operas; is that good enough?”

any relation to the doctor from Don Pasquale?

Wagner: “will everyone stop getting the story wrong please”

this solo is so cool and also yes all the ladies-in-waiting are dating each other

hey stop interrupting the song

leave the poor guy alone

because that totally will not backfire on you

(also: tired of the trope that people with physical deformities are inherently cruel/undesirable)

hippie chic

THERE SHE IS

(and interesting choice to pair her entrance with a chorus singing these words)

mood

annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd there it is

aww sisterly bonding ftw

too cute also the lighting and the cello solo are fantastic

operatic version of The Bachelor idk I’ve never seen it

okay that act finale was just too adorable

this looks cool

tfw you’re tricked into marrying your boyfriend’s brother

she deserves better :(

Marcello Giordani was a true icon :(

Area Tenor Actually Has A Brain Cell

IT’S WARTIME

yeah because the arrow hit the doorframe

(Area Soprano Has No Braincells)

at least he knows that

#justtenorthings

it looks like video game armor

well you’re a dick

because, ahem, she’s thirsty...

don’t do that you’re gonna get COVID or mono or something

oh no

well that’s good

oh shit what’s that

oh WOW

really enjoying this so far!

bonus:

Sondra as host <3

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for my next filmed opera for the Month of New Operatic Works, should I watch:

Verdi’s Un giorno di regno

or

Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini

or

Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges

???

vote in the comments!