mike, That's it! Sport is something I would rather do than watch. I like to run, but I have no interest in the running of others, with the exception of the vicarious pleasure I get from the writers in Runner's World. In general the works of which I have multiple recordings tend to be symphonic repertoire - the only opera I have more than one recording of is Parsifal, which is practically a symphony anyway. john
At 01:40 PM 1/29/01 -0500, you wrote: >In a message dated 1/29/2001 12:48:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, >BLYTHE@B... writes: > ><< Having said that, I've often had a problem > with Verdi, with his calculated thetricalisms, oompahpah accompaniments and > overt moralising. >> > >john, > > i have to say, these are some of the things that i have always liked >about verdi. he is the only operatic composer whose output could double as >a sporting event. 'di quella pira', as far as i'm concerned, should be >introduced as a medal event at the next summer olympics. about twenty years >ago, some radio station in boston (probably wcrb) played eight or nine >different recordings of the aria in a row and it really was like witnessing >an athletic competition. i have a two record set of twenty-eight >performances of the 'dream' aria from manon (the latest recording being >bjoerling's from 1935). listening to it just doesn't have the same feel. >viva verdi! > >mike > > > > > > John Blyth Baritono robusto e lirico Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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