Thursday, November 15, 2007

Radio Broadcast - BBC Radio 3, La Traviata, 9. February 2008

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The opera performance of La Traviata at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden on saturday 26. January 2008, will be broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on saturday 9. February 2008. Goody!

The cast, is a dream! Anna Netrebko as Violetta Valery, Jonas Kaufmann as Alfredo Germont and Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Giorgio Germont. Maurizio Benini will be the conductor. Fortunately, I have a ticket for this performance! Goody!
Publicado por Carlos en 8:52 PM
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16 comments:

  1. LovelyisthevoiceNovember 29, 2007 at 12:25 AM

    May you have a wonderful time Carlos!Cordially,
    Richard of Eire

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  2. CarlosNovember 29, 2007 at 4:11 PM

    Hi Richard,

    I hope so! But before to see Anna in London with such a great cast, I expect to see her as a lovely Juliette at the MET in New York for New Years Eve. Exciting! I will make a report in my blog.

    Greetings from Barcelona,
    Carlos

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  3. Peter SJanuary 15, 2008 at 11:01 AM

    In forty years of opera-going at Covent Garden I have never heard a better performance than last night's (Jan 14) Traviata. The standing ovation was fully deserved. It was the first time I have heard Anna in the flesh, and I very much hope it will be the first of many.

    Peter

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  4. Dog BrookJanuary 15, 2008 at 11:47 AM

    Lke Peter I was at the Garden last night for Anna's first London Violetta. I've not cried in Traviata for some time and I have never seen an audience reaction like that - sensational and historic.

    I was stood on the right lower slips and at the end could see through the parted curtain onto the section of the stage where Anna was after her first curtain call. She was leaping in the air and clapping both hands in front of her, then hugging a colleague, clearly thrilled with herself and with us.

    I heard her at the Garden as Gilda in 2005 (my conversion experience) and as Donna Anna last year (highly noble). Her Violetta topped both. You're gonna love it.

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  5. CarlosJanuary 16, 2008 at 12:01 AM

    Peter, Dog Brook,

    Thank you very much for your comments on La Traviata on 14. January at the ROH, her first Traviata for Anna! It has to have been a great night! I have tickets for the performance on 26. January. I am very glad you have enjoyed so much this performance.

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  6. Vissi d'arteJanuary 19, 2008 at 1:30 AM

    Hi!
    I was at the first performance on Jan 14 too (I flighted from Madrid to see it), it was my first time at the ROH and also my first Anna's performance live. When she started singing I just couln't believe it was real, she is absolutely the best singer I've heard in a theatre, simply perfect, moving, wonderful.

    Thank you Anna!!!

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  7. CarlosJanuary 19, 2008 at 7:08 AM

    Hi Papagena. I am glad you have enjoyed so much the overall experience (first Anna and ROH performance). I think you had also a ticket for the performance on 17th January. Fortunately, not only for that performance after her cancellation. Thanks for sharing your experience!

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  8. bgJanuary 31, 2008 at 9:26 AM

    hi Carlos!

    Is it possible to 'record' this broadcast?

    I've looked on the BBC website - but it doesn't say anything about a possibility to podcast it.

    I just discovered your links to various live performances - I've started to download them (is that 'legal' ? ;-)

    saludos de Dinamarca
    Birthe

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  9. bgFebruary 8, 2008 at 7:35 PM

    Please !!!!

    Does anyone have a possibility to record this broadcast!

    I would love to have a copy as I was there that night :-)

    I'm going to listen to it online, but I have two grandchildren staying with me, so it won't be possible to enjoy it 'in peace' :-(

    Birthe

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  10. CarlosFebruary 8, 2008 at 8:15 PM

    Birthe, do not worry...

    Nevertheless, I am not sure if it will be the peformance on 26. or the one on 14. It was initially announce that it would be one on 26., but now in euro-opera.de it is announced the one on 14. On the BBC Radio 3, there is no date.

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  11. bgFebruary 9, 2008 at 12:54 PM

    I just downloaded 'Wire Tap Studio' - a MAC programme that can record any sound that goes through my MAC - and I tested it with the live broadcast from BBC 3 that was on right now ... and it works !!!!

    So hopefully I'll have La Traviata on my computer AND my iPod after tonight :-)

    And it doesn't matter if it's not from the 26th - I'm sure she GREAT all the same

    Birthe

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  12. bgFebruary 10, 2008 at 10:20 AM

    It worked!

    And it was almost like being there again :-)

    Wonderful ....

    Birthe

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  13. CarlosFebruary 10, 2008 at 10:32 AM

    Great! She was really very good. I am listening again now.

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  14. maryFebruary 10, 2008 at 11:55 AM

    I specially bought some software - audio Hijack Pro - so that I could record this but did something wrong with the first act and failed to record it!! I figured it out after that so I have the rest, but am desperate to have the first Act too. If any of you nice people could share it with me I would be very very happy .

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  15. CarlosFebruary 10, 2008 at 12:22 PM

    Mary can you give an email address?

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  16. maryFebruary 10, 2008 at 2:04 PM

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