Puccini? Turandot - check out Franco Corelli as Calaf on EMI. Butterfly - Renata Scotto is the most moving I have heard. Tosca - Callas is queen here, although Angela Georghiu runs her close. La Rondine is a gem, especially the EMI recording under Pappano. Suor Angelica comes to a breathtaking climax. Play LOUD.
Wagner is amazing, but he's daunting. Die Fliegende Hollander is a good introduction - lots of rousing sailors' choruses. Save it 'til your ticker recovers a bit first! Best, Nigel. On Wednesday, June 23, 2010, Steve Gillen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I'm more of a Puccini man meself - give a good > rendition of Turandot and I'm a happy fella, or the humming chorus from Madam > butterfly - perfect....... > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nigel Barber > Sent: 23 > June 2010 13:34 > To: Steve Gillen > Cc: Andrew Ewart; Leeds > United E-Mail List > Subject: Re: [LU] NON LU: This and That and a bit > of football > > > Hi Steve. Time to get into Wagner's Ring then. No sniggering at the > back, you plebs. > > > > > Nigel. > > -- blog.mindbrix.co.uk/2010/01/20/zoomable-gallery/ www.concentrichron.com -- Mindbrix -- Dream it, draw it, build it, love it 69 Derby Street Beeston Nottingham NG9 2LG +44 7905 311 352 [email protected] www.mindbrix.co.uk Skype: ntbarber twitter.com/mindbrix _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
