DVD 1: The Final Romance (Julian Gayarre)

My DVD is a recording from Swedish Television where this Spanish TV series was sent. It was in 5 parts, each part lasted approx 50 minutes.

My recording is approx 225 minutes.

You can buy the movie then it is usually reduced to 125 minutes.

The Final Romance (or EN ROMANZA FINAL, in Spanish) is not the only movie about Julian Gayarre. Alfredo Kraus also made a movie in 1959.

Romanza final (Gayarre)

TÍTULO ORIGINAL Romanza final (Gayarre) AÑO 1986 DURACIÓN 126 min.   PAÍS DIRECTOR José María Forqué GUIÓN José María Forqué, Hermógenes Sáinz MÚSICA Anton Garcia Abril FOTOGRAFÍA Alejandro Ulloa REPARTO José Carreras, Sydne Rome, Antonio Ferrandis, Mario Pardo, Susana Campos, Montserrat Caballé, Alexandra Delli Colli, Carlos Mendy, Alberto Closas, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón PRODUCTORA PREMIOS 1987: Nominada al Goya a la mejor dirección artística GÉNERO Drama | Biográfico. Música. Ópera SINOPSIS Biografía de Julián Gayarre (1844-1890), uno de los mejores tenores de todos los tiempos. (FILMAFFINITY)

For more about Julian Gayarre, the famous Spanish Tenor: wikipedia, www.juliangayarre.com.

I love it!!!


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DVD 46: Khovanshina by Mussorgsky

I should have started with no 1, but I starts with no 46. It was a surprise for me to love this music. It made me even thinking to buy the commercial DVD, My DVD is a copy from my recording from Swedish Television. It has an introduction in Swedish before each act. But it gives some expression of what you will see in this recording.



For a much better review, see Mostly Opera.

Khovanshchina. Vienna State Opera 1989. Production: Alfred Kirchner. Cast: Nicolai Ghiaurov (Ivan Khovansky), Paata Burchuladze (Dosifey), Ludmila Semtschuk (Marfa), Vladimir Atlantov (Andrei Khovansky), Anatoli Kocherga (Shaklovity). Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

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Birth, Nationality, Residency - home?

Are we the place we were born? One thing is certain: our birth place is a fact that does not change. Are we our Nationality? Are we our parent's nationality? Are we the country we are living in?

For me it is simple: I am Norwegian. Born in Norway by Norwegian parent's and I still live in Norway as always have been.

Our birth place is one fact that cannot be easily denied. If somebody (famous or not) called one country their home then it would be most impolite to say that they are wrong.

I write about opera singers and I try to be correct in what I say so I often avoid the question of Nationality unless I really know it (from good sources).

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32. Angela Gheorghiu, soprano

My photo of Angela Gheorghiu in Verona 2003-07-31


I saw her as
Violetta Valéry 2003-07-31

LINKS to more information about this artist (agency, schedule etc.):
OperaBase
Personal/other websites
 http://www.angelagheorghiu.com

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31. Alberto Gazale, baritone

My photo of Alberto Gazale in Vienna 2008-02-22

I saw him as
Nabucco 2008-02-22
Tonio 2007-03-10

LINKS to more information about this artist (agency, schedule etc.):
OperaBase
Website: www.albertogazale.com
(and he is on Facebook, too)


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Dear readers, I am back

I have to apologize but I have started a bad habit. It is called checking Facebook. Didn't I promise never to get into Facebook? Well, it is too late now.

But now I am off for a while. I am planning a few posts but I haven't received the books and therefor not read them. Something about I DUE FOSCARI by Verdi and ANDREA CHENIER by Giordano will be up in the future. It will be in my series Opera vs. Reality.

But now I have to continue my ODT Singers list.

I am truly sorry for my laziness.



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Le Nozze di Figaro - Non so piu cosa fa (Agnes Baltsa)

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