"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
02/11/2019 at 13:15 • Filed to: Operalopnik
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
02/11/2019 at 13:15 • Filed to: Operalopnik | 1
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Der Rosenkavalier is an opera written by Richard Strauss that was first performed on January 6, 1911. The opera begins with the curtains closed, but when the curtain rises, we find the aristocratic Marschalin ( Princess Marie Thérèse von Werdenberg) , lounging in bed with her much younger lover, Octavian. Listen as the music begins , then , um, rises, quickens, reaches a fever pitch before it, um, comes to its climax with whooping horns and blaring trumpets, then descends as, well, you know what’s happening.
The whole opera is extraordinary and, like many operas of its era, extraordinarily long. But if you want to cut to the chase and listen to some of the most exquisite music ever written (Strauss requested that it be performed at his funeral) , here is the trio (“ Hab mir’s gelobt” ) at the end of the opera. In this aria , t he Marschallin realizes how much Octavian (sung by a mezzo soprano) and the young Sophie love each other, and decides to release him from their relationship so Octavian can marry Sophie.
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> ttyymmnn
02/11/2019 at 13:21 |
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We don’t need Operas with adult themes anymore. We have the internet.
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ttyymmnn
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
02/11/2019 at 13:22 |
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Simpler times, yo, when things were more implied and not so much in your face.
So to speak.
lone_liberal
> ttyymmnn
02/11/2019 at 13:35 |
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So of how old movies implied sex without spelling it out. My favorite example is in The African Queen when it’s obvious that Bogart and Hepburn have done the nasty but they are never even shown laying down together.
MiniGTI - now with XJ6
> ttyymmnn
02/11/2019 at 13:39 |
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We saw Strauss’s Elektra at Lyric (Chicago) yesterday. It w as pretty intense. Even though I had trouble keeping track of what was going on, the music and visuals were great. And Electra the singer - what a performance! She was singing at top volume over the Lyic Opera Orchestra playing flat out for most of it.
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ttyymmnn
> MiniGTI - now with XJ6
02/11/2019 at 13:45 |
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When you sit in the pit in front of the stage, or in front of the singers at rehearsal, you really get an appreciation for just how freakin loud they can sing. It’s extraordinary.
I’m a huge fan of R. Strauss, both his operas and orchestral works. I want Vier letzte Lieder , the Four Last Songs, played at my funeral.