Opera streaming

[cahn]

Everyone knows the Met and other opera companies are streaming opera free right now, right?

Tonight the Met is streaming Eugene Onegin, so everyone should watch it and then report back to me :)

(In two weeks the Met will be streaming their Don Carlo. Just Saying :P )

Comments

[iberiandoctor]

I'm hoping to join this discussion when I'm not falling asleep, but the Netrebko/Hvorostovsky Il Trovatore was everything, and that first moment when the Count steps onto the stage, and this ABSOLUTELY THUNDEROUS applause rises, and you can see how the audience reaction really moves Hvorostovsky, and he visibly has to take a moment to collect himself, and then he steadies himself and starts to sing (Tace la notte), and, just, ;;;;;_______;;;;;

[cahn]

ahhhhhh I have now watched to that point (I'm about halfway through) and it's tremendous! <3 I didn't realize until looking it up that this was his first night back after his brain tumor <33 (the first time, anyway ;;;;_____;;;;;)

This whole cast is amaaaaazing. Hvorostovsky and Netrebko are of course everything, and I have been totally surprised by Yonghoon Lee, who I'm really digging, and you know I must really like him since I rarely have a good word to say about tenors :D I could totally see how Leonora would fall for him! I mean, it helps that he's very nice-looking :D but I also am really liking his voice!

[iberiandoctor]

I KNOW, right? I actually put my hand on my chest and sobbed out loud (it was very emotional, okay? And I was already super antsy from working from home). It was glorious, and how courageous was he ;;;___________;;;

So I deliberately did not say anything about Yonghoon Lee just to see if you would, but as you might have suspected I ADORE. Such physicality, such an expressive tenor, and, yes, super hot; there was quite a bit of open-necked shirt costuming there XD

I haven;t been gripped by the Wagners this week (though of course Bryn Terfel <3) but am very excited for upcoming Keenlyside Don Carlo! I will report back!

ETA: The Bayerische Staatsoper has a very ... interesting surrealistic staging of Il Trovatore, with Harteros and Kaufmann (and shirtless dudes with animal masks on!) It's proving quite a watch thus far! https://operlive.de/trovatore/

[alcanis_ivennil]

Oh that Munich Trovatore... it was Wild XD But Jonas Hot and Harteros always sounds wonderful.

[iberiandoctor]

It was wiiiiild! But wonderful, anyhow <3

Also, OMG Dima in a pirate/early Gerald AU of Don Carlo! But he always sounded fabulous, even though he looked ridic ;;;___________;;;

[cahn]

Hvorostovsky <33333 :((((((((

I was wondering! I was like "surely iberiandoctor has noticed how smoking hot he is!" :D But yes -- what a trio, all three of them just rivet me, all three of them are so expressive both with their voices and their body language :D

I am pretty sure you have watched the Keenlyside Don Carlo! But it is of course worth watching again :D

I missed the Bayerische Trovatore :( I am still working on the Met one! (I'm really slooooow this month!)

[iberiandoctor]

Oh noooo. Kaufmann was excellent, actually!

But actually Yonghoon was so, so good. My fave Trovatore, now. And so hot! Watch me now stalk his entire oeuvre <3

I do think I have watched Various Material Parts of the Keenlyside Carlo! But I am very excited to watch the other parts, and those scenes in particular. Perhaps they will be inspiring — I am actually writing like nobody’s business rn, and you know how much I adore <3