Operatic Vivaldi (YUK) & Wagner (Hooray)

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Is anyone familiar with Vivaldi's opera "Orlando Furioso"? I attempted to look at the LD of the San Francisco version featuring Marilyn Horne last night but could not get past the first act. Some wonderful singing but a very static work with an even more ridiculous story than with most operas, some of which caused amusement with the audience.
Maybe I was not in the mood but the trilly singing was ultimately boring so I turned to a more allegorical story line by looking at Barenboim's LD Bayreuther Festival version of "Das Rheingold". I'm not sure I liked the staging but the singing was excellent, particularly Gunter von Kannen as Alberich. Lust, greed, deceit, betrayal, â€¦. all the nicer elements of human nature nicely portrayed. Great stuff but sonically with naughts & crosses digital sound, not a patch on the Solti LP set.
All of which underlines how far we have come in home entertainment, from San Franciso to Bayreuth.
Peace at AA
John

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Topic - Operatic Vivaldi (YUK) & Wagner (Hooray) - John C.-Aussie 15:27:09 04/18/00 (1)

Re: Operatic Vivaldi (YUK) & Wagner (Hooray) - Jorge F 07:34:39 04/19/00 (0)

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