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David Timson
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Thomson Smillie
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Rossini’s comic operas, like The Barber of Seville, are better known than his tragedies though he wrote in fact many more tragedies than comedies. One of them, his last, William Tell, is actually credited with launching the whole age of Grand Opéra. Tancredi is an early work - indeed his first smash hit - and it established his international fame. It has all the youthful verve of the comedies allied to a sure dramatic sense, and several of the arias, including the famous "Di tanti palpiti", are magnificent examples of the sort of virtuoso vocal writing that earns the title ‘bel canto’: ‘beautiful singing’, first and last.
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Verdi: Falstaff
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 18 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 6
Verdi’s Falstaff repays careful study with real pleasure. It is opera’s happiest irony that the great Italian master should cap a career - distinguished for its blood-and-thunder tragic masterpieces - with the greatest comic opera in the Italian repertory. The genius of Shakespeare is harnessed (in a miracle of compression) by master-librettist Boito to give the 80-year-old Verdi a superb libretto, on which he lavished more wonderful tunes than most composers manage in a lifetime.
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La sonnambula
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 16 m
- Grabación Original
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La sonnambula was written by Bellini as a vehicle for two of the supreme singers of his age and accordingly is a fine example of the school we call bel canto, where beauty of voice and the virtuosity of the singers is integral to conveying the emotions in the soul of the composer. The fact that Bellini was one of the great melodists, writing long, beautiful vocal lines, that he was a master orchestrator and that he could write stirringly for the chorus all conspire to make La sonnambula extremely enjoyable.
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Puccini: La Bohème
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- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 22
La Bohème is one of the three operas - the others are Carmen and Aida - believed to be the most popular ever written. In the case of La Bohème the reason is that it virtually defines the term "romantic". The poignant story of Mimì and Rodolfo is told in music of such tender beauty, allied, as always, to Puccini’s intuition of what works in the theatre. The result is an opera that readily appeals to our emotions and senses.
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Verdi: Il Trovatore
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- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 19 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15
Il Trovatore has been ruthlessly parodied. It is a tale of murder and mayhem, burned babies, roasted hags, would-be nuns, strolling minstrels, and bad baritones. And indeed the libretto does call for a willing suspension of disbelief. The reward is in the music, a score as prodigally melodic as only the mature Verdi could write: the "Anvil" chorus, the "Miserere" scene, two great tenor arias, a beautiful baritone aria - a richness without embarrassment.
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Die Fledermaus
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- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 9
Die Fledermaus is one of the few operatic works to which the phrase "never a dull moment" can be truthfully applied. From the explosive opening of the famous overture - reminiscent of a volley of champagne corks - through the surging energy of the "Fledermaus Waltz" and the many comic numbers, of which the accelerando trio is the finest, up to such huge concerted numbers as the "Duidu" finale to Act II, this is an operetta which almost incarnates nostalgia. Thomson Smillie and David Timson infuse their exploration of Die Fledermaus with as much life as the operetta itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fidelio
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- Duración: 1 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 9
Fidelio is a work like no other. Beethoven’s only opera is about the joy of married love - by a man who never knew that pleasure. It is about heroism by a man who was often mean and petty in his human relations; it is about freedom by a man who was a prisoner of his own deafness; and ultimately it is about joy by a man who experienced precious little of it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beethoven's only opera in all its glory
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Verdi: Falstaff
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 18 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 6
Verdi’s Falstaff repays careful study with real pleasure. It is opera’s happiest irony that the great Italian master should cap a career - distinguished for its blood-and-thunder tragic masterpieces - with the greatest comic opera in the Italian repertory. The genius of Shakespeare is harnessed (in a miracle of compression) by master-librettist Boito to give the 80-year-old Verdi a superb libretto, on which he lavished more wonderful tunes than most composers manage in a lifetime.
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La sonnambula
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 16 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5
La sonnambula was written by Bellini as a vehicle for two of the supreme singers of his age and accordingly is a fine example of the school we call bel canto, where beauty of voice and the virtuosity of the singers is integral to conveying the emotions in the soul of the composer. The fact that Bellini was one of the great melodists, writing long, beautiful vocal lines, that he was a master orchestrator and that he could write stirringly for the chorus all conspire to make La sonnambula extremely enjoyable.
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Puccini: La Bohème
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 22
La Bohème is one of the three operas - the others are Carmen and Aida - believed to be the most popular ever written. In the case of La Bohème the reason is that it virtually defines the term "romantic". The poignant story of Mimì and Rodolfo is told in music of such tender beauty, allied, as always, to Puccini’s intuition of what works in the theatre. The result is an opera that readily appeals to our emotions and senses.
De: Thomson Smillie
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Verdi: Il Trovatore
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 19 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15
Il Trovatore has been ruthlessly parodied. It is a tale of murder and mayhem, burned babies, roasted hags, would-be nuns, strolling minstrels, and bad baritones. And indeed the libretto does call for a willing suspension of disbelief. The reward is in the music, a score as prodigally melodic as only the mature Verdi could write: the "Anvil" chorus, the "Miserere" scene, two great tenor arias, a beautiful baritone aria - a richness without embarrassment.
De: Thomson Smillie
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Die Fledermaus
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 9
Die Fledermaus is one of the few operatic works to which the phrase "never a dull moment" can be truthfully applied. From the explosive opening of the famous overture - reminiscent of a volley of champagne corks - through the surging energy of the "Fledermaus Waltz" and the many comic numbers, of which the accelerando trio is the finest, up to such huge concerted numbers as the "Duidu" finale to Act II, this is an operetta which almost incarnates nostalgia. Thomson Smillie and David Timson infuse their exploration of Die Fledermaus with as much life as the operetta itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Revenge of the bat
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Fidelio
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 19 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 9
Fidelio is a work like no other. Beethoven’s only opera is about the joy of married love - by a man who never knew that pleasure. It is about heroism by a man who was often mean and petty in his human relations; it is about freedom by a man who was a prisoner of his own deafness; and ultimately it is about joy by a man who experienced precious little of it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beethoven's only opera in all its glory
- De Adeliese Baumann en 04-20-13
De: Thomson Smillie
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Cavalleria Rusticana
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 16 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Cavalleria rusticana is the short opera that has all the elements of a grand opera compressed into a single highly dramatic time span. The story of love, lust, blood-feud, and betrayal played out against the pageantry of the Easter celebrations in a Sicilian village delivers an emotional wallop because of the youthful vigor and musical wealth of its great score which includes the glorious "Easter Hymn" and the deeply moving "Intermezzo". Mascagni was never to repeat his youthful success but this brief work is enough to ensure his immortality.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoy the opera as it was meant to be
- De Essam en 04-05-15
De: Thomson Smillie
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La Traviata
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 5 m
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29
La Traviata owes its enduring popularity to a superb story of young love and fatal sacrifice, set to music by Italy’s master melodist at the peak of his powers. Interest and poignancy are added by the fact that this is a true story - the baritone ‘heavy’ is Alexander Dumas who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo. But it is the central figure, the heroine Violetta, the archetypal ‘whore with the heart of gold’ who dominates the piece. It is her opera and we love her for it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb Synopsis
- De opera4steph en 02-04-21
De: Thomson Smillie
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Orfeo: Opera Explained
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 17 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Monteverdi’s Orfeo, first performed in 1607, generates a special excitement because it is the first unquestioned masterpiece of opera. Notable for its precise orchestration and powerful drama it was a groundbreaking work. It concerns the legend of Orpheus, the demigod whose music had the power to conquer the forces of Hell and to bring his wife back, briefly, to life. The extracts used in this introduction are from Naxos’ full recording; it uses authentic period instruments, which serve to evoke the early Baroque period of the opera’s composition.
De: Thomson Smillie
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Pelleas et Melisande
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 18 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12
Dating from the last decade of the 19th century, Pelléas et Mélisande points the way into the 20th century. The score is hauntingly beautiful, but there is more to the work than shifting panels of elusive, impressionistic sound. Debussy retains the text of Maeterlinck’s play, and the linguistic subtleties of the French text are matched perfectly by the musical detail. Taking a little time to explore the romantic, elusive world of this opera is particularly rewarding.
De: Thomson Smillie
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Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 1 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Pagliacci may be the most completely compelling short opera in the repertory and owes much of its impact to a brilliant story based, it is said, on true life and told through the device of a play-within-a-play. The action is set in Calabria in the deep south of Italy where the jealousies and illicit passions of a troupe of strolling actors precisely intersect with the play they are performing - to both touching and tragic effect.
De: Thomson Smillie
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Carmen
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 5 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
Carmen is among the most popular operas for all the obvious reasons: great characters, a gripping story, and fabulous music. But what sets it on a pinnacle is an amazing combination of three factors: a sizzling Gipsy heroine (one of the most psychologically complex and compelling characters in all theatre), great atmosphere (Spain, hot sun, the bull-ring), and the prodigality of melodic invention - one great tune after another, at least a dozen of which are the staples of Madison Avenue and the animated cartoon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Passion, power, and truth
- De Adeliese Baumann en 12-08-13
De: Thomson Smillie
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Tosca
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 8 m
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 19
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 19
Tosca is Puccini at the peak of his theatrical power. The story of the jealous, impassioned opera singer Floria Tosca and her doomed love for the painter Mario Cavaradossi is played out against backgrounds both historically and geographically overwhelming. It is set in three great and historical locations of Rome during the Napoleonic era. Spectacle, sensuality, and cruelty battle for our attention in one of the most truly "action-packed" works of theatre. Enticing us with just a couple of the "great tunes" from this deeply affecting opera, David Timson then begins setting the biographical and operatic scene.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent introduction to Tosca
- De T. Angell en 03-12-16
De: Thomson Smillie
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Verdi: Rigoletto
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 19 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 16
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 16
Rigoletto is simply wonderful entertainment with superb music. It is also much more - a daring (for its time) attack on aristocratic privilege, a tender love story, and an impassioned appeal on behalf of the disadvantaged, all set to music of such wealth and beauty that, with its sister operas La traviata and Il trovatore, it has defined Italian opera for 150 years. Overcoming initial trouble with the censors, Verdi's Rigoletto was a smash hit at its premiere and has not been out of the repertoire since. It’s not hard to see why.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun intro (or recap) of the opera
- De EmilyK en 05-24-18
De: Thomson Smillie
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Mozart: Così Fan Tutte
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 18 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15
Così Fan Tutte contains some of Mozart’s most sublime music. On one level, the opera is purely a social anecdote about young people falling in and out of love; but Mozart was a supreme sensualist and a great humanist, and invested the tale with all his understanding of humanity and young love. In this title, David Timson refutes the charge that Mozart squandered his genius on a work full of trivial nonsense and proves this "miraculous yet problematic" opera to be a great work of theatre. To listen to this thought-provoking examination of the characters and the music is both thoroughly enriching and great fun.
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5 out of 5 stars
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especially fun before a performance
- De EmilyK en 03-11-18
De: Thomson Smillie
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Verdi: Aida
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 16
Ancient Egypt and the war with Ethiopia is the setting for Verdi’s grandest opera. It is the story of the love between Rhadames, the Egyptian general, and Aida, an Ethiopian slave, and the jealousy of Amneris, daughter of the King of Egypt. It was written in 1871 to a commission from the Khedive of Egypt to inaugurate the new opera house in Cairo. Aida generally is considered one of the most spectacular of Verdi’s operas.
De: Thomson Smillie
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The Flying Dutchman
- Opera Explained
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 7 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 17
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 17
The Flying Dutchman is the perfect opera with which to approach the operatic mountain that is Richard Wagner. It is short, has a great story (the legend of the Dutch captain doomed to sail forever unless redeemed through love), and the striking score has many pre-echoes of Wagner's later great music dramas. It contains wonderful tunes in its arias, ensembles, and big choruses, and the orchestral writing - from the gale that blows out of the Overture to the final theme of "Redemption through Love" - will "blow you away".
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4 out of 5 stars
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An introduction to Wagner
- De Adeliese Baumann en 02-06-13
De: Thomson Smillie
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Puccini: Turandot
- De: Thomson Smillie
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 1 h y 19 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
Puccini’s swansong has a claim to being the last great popular opera. Its melodies have enchanted audiences since its posthumous premiere in 1926, two years after Puccini’s death. It involves a chilling story of love and cruelty, an intriguing cast of characters against the exotic backdrop of Imperial China, magnificent choruses and ensembles, and dazzling orchestration in an exotic score that comprises a string of remarkable arias - among which the great tenor aria "Nessun dorma" is the jewel. It is more than Puccini’s last opera: It is the last word, in every sense, on Italian opera.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fire and ice, hope and blood
- De Adeliese Baumann en 12-05-13
De: Thomson Smillie
Reseñas editoriales
Despite the many tragic operas written by Gioachino Rossin, he is best known for his comedies like The Barber of Seville and Tancredi, which launched him to international prominence. Thomson Smillie provides a brief history of Rossino's life and career before conducting a comprehensive synopsis of Tancredi's plot, which is interspersed with beautiful performances of Rossino's work. David Timson proves a valuable match for Smillie, as he performs his descriptions with a delicate and unassuming grace. There's a lightness and joy to Timson's style that seems to take delight in the wondrous music that abounds in Tancredi: Opera Explained.