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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲 — 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗶𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶 In Act IV, Lady Macbeth appears sleepwalking, carrying a light and obsessively rubbing her hands as though attempting to wash away the blood of her crimes.…

Verdi - Macbeth - Leo Nucci - Shirley Verret - Samuel Ramey - Orchestra e coro Teatro Comunale de Bologne - Riccardo Chailly

𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐭 𝐍𝐢𝐥𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 (𝟏𝟗𝟏𝟖-𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟓). 𝐀𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐛𝐲 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟕.

𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶 - 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 - 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶; 𝗟𝗦𝗢; 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿-𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗸𝗮𝘂, 𝗚𝗵𝗶𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘃, 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘀, 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶, 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟬 - 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 https://www.patreon.com/posts/verdi-macbeth-155285385?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶’𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 is a dark, violent, and psychologically intense opera based on Shakespeare’s tragedy. It tells the story…

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𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶 — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗢𝗳 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶’𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶 was one of the most important Italian baritones of the nineteenth century, not only because of the distinction of his…

𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐑𝐲𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐤: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞-𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐬, 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 There are singers whose greatness lies in beauty of sound, and there are others whose greatness lies in something…

𝗗𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗶 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗵 (𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟲–𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟱) was 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 of the 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆. A 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗴𝘆 trained at the 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, he rose to 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗲 early, yet spent much of…

𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶 – 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀 – 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻: https://www.patreon.com/collection/2088572 𝗢𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼 – 1839 Premiered at La Scala, Milan, on 17 November 1839. 𝗨𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗼 𝗱𝗶 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗼 – 1840 Premiered at La…

𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗜 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗦 — 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛 𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗛𝗘 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧? The safest answer is that 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗳𝗼𝗿-𝗮𝗹𝗹 “𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮.” His preferences changed across his career, and…

𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐬 - 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 - 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐧: https://www.patreon.com/collection/2039837 R. Strauss – Symphonic Works Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 12 Symphony No. 2 in F minor, Op. 12 Burleske…

**Dmitri Shostakovich** (1906–1975) was one of the most powerful and complex musical voices of the 20th century. A prodigy trained at the Leningrad Conservatory, he rose to international fame early, yet spent much of…

𝐎𝐊𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐋𝐘𝐍𝐈𝐕 — 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐔𝐊𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐘𝐑𝐄𝐔𝐓’𝐒 𝟏𝟒𝟓-𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑 Oksana Lyniv has become one of the most important conductors of her generation, combining precision, dramatic instinct, deep preparation and a strong commitment…

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 — 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗡𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲, 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿, also known by her married name 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻-𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿, was born on 13 October 1826 in Lohnde, near Hanover, and died on…

𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗢 𝗠𝗨𝗧𝗜 — 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟭𝟱 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 Riccardo Muti is one of the defining conductors of the modern Italian tradition: a musician of rhythmic authority, textual discipline, theatrical instinct and uncompromising respect for the…

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗢 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗔𝗗𝗢 — 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟭𝟱 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 Claudio Abbado’s finest recordings reveal a conductor whose authority rarely depended upon weight, domination or theatrical self-display. His interpretations were founded upon listening, transparency, rhythmic flexibility, instrumental…

𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗠 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲 — 𝟭𝟱𝟲𝟰–𝟭𝟲𝟭𝟲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲 was not merely the greatest dramatist of the English language; he became one of the most inexhaustible literary sources for…

𝗚𝗶𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗶 — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝘆, 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝗶𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗶 was one of the most complete Italian lyric baritones of the twentieth century, admired for the extraordinary range of…

𝗘𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗶 — 𝗔 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗢𝗳 𝗔 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗶 was one of the most admired Italian baritones of the twentieth century, remembered for the exceptional beauty of his…

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗’𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 Opera has always lived at the crossroads of several arts. It is music, theatre, poetry, painting, gesture, architecture, and psychological drama…

𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗛 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 The influence of 𝗟𝘂𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗴 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 on 𝗗𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗶 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗵 was not a matter of simple imitation. Shostakovich did not…

𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗔𝗯𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗼: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 ⠀ 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗜 – 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗔𝗯𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗼 was born on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟲, 𝟭𝟵𝟯𝟯, in 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻, into one of…

𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝 There are baritones whose greatness lies in vocal beauty alone, and others whose greatness comes from something broader and…

𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗚𝗜𝗧 𝗡𝗜𝗟𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗡: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗟 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 20 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 1. 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 Birgit Nilsson was born Märta Birgit Svensson on 17 May 1918 in Västra Karup, Sweden,…