John Gibbs
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Birthday: June 19, 1937
Deathday: January 21, 1986
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Der Rosenkavalier
1985-03-30
Der Rosenkavalier
Overview: Live performance, new production season 1984-5. BBC 2 Television relay on 30 March 1985 of performance of February 11.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1985-03-30
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Andrea Chénier
1985-05-01
Andrea Chénier
Overview: Live from ROH 1985. Giordano's Andrea Chenier is one of the greatest of verismo operas, full of heart-stopping big tunes and powerful emotional situations. If it is not as well-known as it should be, it is because in summary it sounds a little too like Puccini's Tosca: there is a tussle between political opponents over a woman, an attempt to save a condemned man, a tenor aria about writing poetry on the eve of execution. The difference is that Gerard (Giorgio Zancanaro) is not a villain like Scarpia, he is an idealist whom the French Revolution has betrayed as much as it has his rival the poet Chenier (Placido Domingo). His temptation to abuse his power to seduce the virtuous Maddalena (Anna Tomowa-Sintow) is a momentary one, though its consequences are terrible. There is a streak of post-Wagnerian decadence in much of this--Maddalena is at least as much in love with death as she is with Chenier, and the final love duet has a deeply sinister aspect. -- From Amazon.co.uk
Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1985-05-01
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La Bohème
1982-02-04
La Bohème
Overview: 1982 revival of 1974 John Copley production.
Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1982-02-04
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Puccini's La Fanciulla del West
1983-07-28
Puccini's La Fanciulla del West
Overview: La Fanciulla del West, Puccini's penultimate opera is based on a play by David Belasco set at the height of the notorious California gold rush. The composer took three years to complete the work, which, for him, marked a new stylish departure. With more modern harmonic combinations and local melodies, Puccini pieced together a far larger canvas than anything he had tackled before. In this recording, Piero Faggioni's highly detailed staging is matched by Ken Adam's superbly atmospheric sets. Carol Neblett sings the role of Minnie "The Girl of the Gold West," Placido Domingo is as ignitable as ever in the role of Dick Johnson, alias the bandit, Ramirez, and Silvano Carroli sings the sinister sheriff, Jack Rance. Conducted by Nello Santi.
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Original Language: it
Release Date: 1983-07-28
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