Habanera from Bizet's opera, Carmen...
FOXYMAN (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Habanera from Bizet's opera, Carmen
Carmen
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The concert is this weekend - but no pressure.
Yarnplayer's Cello Blog (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Even if I don't feel really "ready" at the start of a concert, I play the best I can - and have fun! The "creative faking" I tried in the lightning-fast 4th movement of Beethoven's 5th just didn't work. Here's another approach - simply look like you are playing a divisi part where you have rests in those measures (grin). Ah, but the maestro has informed us that children from the...
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1827 World's Great voices?
Artmanjosephgrech (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
My Friday 13th of November 13th ended with an orgy of great singing which continued until the early hours of the 14th. The cause of my ecstasy was the arrival of the Readers Digest album- The World’s Greatest Voices. There are five programmes each on a separate audio disk and an extensive booklet with info on each track. Programme one is entitled Enchanting arias with an emphasis on tenderness...
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From Faraway a Life Preserver
LLYYNN (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Just when I think there's a permanent raincloud over my head, when it seems that the problems of the day to day are never going to ease up, someone does something so kind, and so thoughtful, it lifts me back up. I don't have the kind of problems that folks at Fort Hood have right now. It's just the day by day, stepping one foot in front of the other problems. The kind that everyone has. A week or so...
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Football fever transforms 'Carmen' in SAfrica
France24 (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
A red rose in her hair, the furious Carmen storms onto a sports pitch to interrupt her two paramours who erupt in bursts of pirouettes and graceful leaps around several footballs. It's Bizet's classic opera but the beautiful, fiery gypsy Carmen is torn between team captain Escamillo and star player Jose as the ballet is given a football twist ahead of South Africa's World Cup in July next year. "It's...
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Carmen goes Chinese
The Fool and The Opera (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Have you ever wondered what the Habanera from Bizet's Carmen would sound like in a Chinese language? Well check out this YouTube video to find out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqI4h1uODng
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Salon du Chocolat 2009 Fashions
Paris Breakfasts (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Exactly one week ago this time, last Friday I was watching another défilé /line/parade of chocolate fashions at the Salon du Chocolat . We were seated at the very foot of the stage (and boy did we have to fight to get there) and what a view we got!! The cental theme was Operatic this year. Tell me the name of this opera and you win...something or other. This fabulously dangerous gown...
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Still on a high after Pärlfiskerna , The Pearl Fishers
miramiramazing (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
'The Uproar ' is what my friend Roger ,(bless his soul , may he RIP,)used to call the Opera. We have two opera houses in Stockholm, The Royal Opera ( like London's Covent Garden or the Met in N.york , or La Scala in Milan ) and Folkoperan , ' the Opera house of the people ' which happens to be just down the road from me Yesterday , Maarja and I went to see The Pearl Fishers. Maarja , who is a journalist...
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Tomorrow is the day!
That's me on the Left! (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
The Metropolitan Opera’s Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series The Met: Live in HD continues for its fourth season, featuring nine live transmissions. All performances begin at 1 pm ET. Don’t miss the chance to experience the Met live at your local movie theater! Tomorrow the season starts off with Tosca . Other operas in the series include: • Verdi’s Aida (Oct. 24 and Nov. 11)...
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Elina was born to be Carmen
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Carmen is probably the best known, and certainly the most singalong of all great operas, with Bizet's stirring themes even available as mobile phone ringtones, which means that any production needs something special to lift it above a mere reminder of the familiar.
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Carmen: Royal Opera House, London
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
CARMEN is probably the best known, and certainly the most singalong of all great operas, with Bizet's stirring themes even available as mobile phone ringtones, which means that any production needs something special to lift it above a mere reminder of the familiar.
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Boston Lyric Opera single tix on sale now
HubArts.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
For all of us who aren't going to invest in a subscription, single tickets to Boston Lyric Opera's four-production season are now on sale. For starters that means the BLO's new production of Bizet's "Carmen" Nov. 6-17. It's "a fresh,...
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mUsiIC is taking over my life.i have...
the space (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
mUsiIC is taking over my life.i have vocal musicianship on mondays and theory on saturdays.the recital is on the 7th december so if you wanna come get on my facebook i'll put up an invite.be nice to see you.if you like opera that is - i'm doing Habanera from Bizet's Carmen. so it seems.i have no idea if i can sing it, it's extremely ambitious for someone who has barely performed in public, let
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Top 10 Pieces of Classical Music Every Man Should Know
oboeinsight (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
(Women, you can ignore this one.) Seriously … this is from a Men’s mag. Where men learn to be better men. Whew. Here’s the list: 1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 2. Johann Sebastian Bach, The Goldberg Variations 3. Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons 4. Georges Bizet, Carmen 5. Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral) 6. George Frederic Handel, Messiah 7. Igor...
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Arts Ahead: What's On In London 6-12 October
Londonist (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
It's an art-heavy week in London town. The Turner Prize nominees have been announced today: Enrico David , Roger Hiorns , Lucy Skaer , and Richard Wright have all bagged themselves at least £5,000 for getting into the final four; the winner, when they're announced, will get a cool £25,000. Go see the exhibition at Tate Britai n from today, and make up your own mind as to who should win....