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for Vanity Fair Magazine:From left to right: Mariusz Kwiecien, Polish
baritone; Maija Kovalevska, Latvian soprano; Rolando Villazón, Mexican
tenor; Nathan Gunn, American baritone; Danielle de Niese,
Australian-born soprano; Erwin Schrott, Uruguayan bass; Anna Netrebko,
Russian soprano. Photograph by Wayne Maser; styled by Sarajane Hoare. .
High C in High-Def
Meet seven international opera stars who are putting to rest the “fat lady sings” cliché, via live broadcasts to movie theaters.
by Damian Fowler May 2009
Opera is ready for its close-up, Mr. DeMille. Or, rather, Mr. Gelb, for
Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb is responsible for
bringing this high art to the silver screen. Since 2006, when the Met
first broadcast live in high definition to selected movie theaters—now
up to about 850 screens in 36 countries—audiences have been able to
feel on intimate terms with world-class singers. “It’s like seeing
somebody eye to eye,” says the Australian-born soprano Danielle de
Niese, whose performance this past January in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice
was beamed out to far-flung aficionados. Given the new craze, it’s a
pleasure to have artists who are as easy on the eye as on the ear. A
clear leader is Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, whose vocal and physical
charms will be staged and screened in the Met’s new production of
Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann in December, opposite Rolando
Villazón, the dashing Mexican tenor. Offstage, her fiancé is the
Uruguayan bass Erwin Schrott, who this winter was seducing audiences
and maidens alike as Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Another leading man fond of
the unbuttoned shirt is American baritone Nathan Gunn, who will be
flexing his voice in the upcoming Met season as Papageno in Mozart’s
Die Zauberflöte. Joining him in the lower registers, Polish baritone
Mariusz Kwiecien will portray the toreador Escamillo in the Met’s new
production of Carmen, opening on New Year’s Eve. He’ll be teamed later
with Maija Kovalevska, the Latvian soprano, whose high cheekbones and
shimmering voice in the role of Micaëla will no doubt cause swooning in
cineplexes around the world. Popcorn and Bizet? Why not?
The sweet couple!
What a beautiful family!
Anna Netrebko with her husband, the bass-baritone Erwin Schrott, and
their son Tiago, were at the Chopard shop in Zürich two days after the
debut of the opera diva at the Opernhaus Zürich as Violetta Valéry in
Verdi's La Traviata.
A video promoting Erwin Schrott's debut album with Decca singing a selection of arias.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnJNy0iEQtE
Erwin Schrott - Don Giovanni (LA Opera Podcast) Behind the Curtain" interview with Erwin Schrott regarding his role as DonGiovanni at the Los Angeles Opera.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io_xe2j4mac
Erwin Schrott "Don Giovanni"
Erwin Schrott singt "Deh,vieni alla finestra,..." aus "Don Giovanni" vonMozart.(Erwin Schrott u.Anna Netrebko)
Don Giovanni: Oh,come to your window,my lovely, oh,come and still my grief. If you deny me all solace, I shall die here before your eyes. You whose lips are sweeter than honey, whose heart is sweetness itself, be not cruel,my jewel,to me; vouchsafe me a glimpse,my beloved!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdQBSwxqSR4
Erwin Schrott: Aprite un po' quegli occhi - Nozze di Figaro
Erwin Schrott. From Covent Garden, 15 Feb 2006. Antonio Pappano conducting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S6Ym1vKadg
Erwin Schrott -- Niels Muus -- L'elisir d'Amore
Aria Finale "Ei coregge ogni difetto" from the Macerata Opera Festival Stagedirector: Saverio Marconi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iAyr_qvPVc
Erwin Schrott-Met-27-09-2008-DON GIOVANNI METRPOLITAN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbDmR8X8oz4
Erwin Schrott - Madamina, il catalogo questo - Salzburg 2008
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni - Christopher Maltman Il commandatore - Anatoly Kocherga Donna Anna - Annette Dasch Don Ottavio - Matthew Polenzani Donna Elvira - Dorothea Richmann Leporello - Erwin Schrott Zerlina - Ekaterina Siurina Masetto - Alex Esposito
Conductor: Bertrand de Billy Director: Claus Guth Sets & Costumes: Christian Schmidt Lights: Olaf Winter Choreography: Ramses Sigl
Salzburg Festival August 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExxNyR9KsgE
Notte e giorno Erwin Schortt Salzburger Festspiele 2008
Don Giovanni W.A Mozart Salzburgo 2008 Christopher Maltman (Don Giovanni) Anatoly Kocherga (Il commandatore) Annette Dasch (Donna Anna) Matthew Polenzani (Don Ottavio) Dorothea R□chmann (Donna Elvira) Erwin Schrott (Leporello) Ekaterina Siurina (Zerlina) Alex Esposito (Masetto) Conductor: Bertrand de Billy Director: Claus Guth Sets & Costumes: Christian Schmidt Lights: Olaf Winter Choreography: Ramses Sigl
Erwin Schrott - Votre Toast (Toreador Song) 2009 Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (Auf in den Kampf)Toreador Song aus der Oper 'Carmen' von Georges Bizet
Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre,
Señors, señors car avec les soldats
Oui, les Toréros, peuvent s'entendre;
Pour plaisirs, pour plaisirs, Ils ont les combats!
Le cirque est plein, c'est jour de fête!
Le cirque est plein du haut en bas;
Les spectateurs, perdant la tête,
Les spectateurs s'interpellent à grand fracas!
Apostrophes, cris et tapage,
pousses jusques à la fureur!
Car c'est la fête du courage!
C'est la fête des gens de c£ur
Allons! en garde! Allons! Allons! Ah!
Toréador, en garde! Toréador, Toréador!
Et songe bien, oui, songe en combattant
Qu'un £il noir te regarde,
Et que l'amour t'attend,
Toréador, L'amour L'amour t'attend!
Toréador, en garde! TToréador, Toréador!
Et songe bien, oui, songe en combattant
Qu'un £il noir te regarde,
Et que l'amour t'attend,
Toréador, L'amour L'amour t'attend!
Tout d'un coup, on fait silence
On fait silence, ah! que se passe-t-il?
Plus de cris, c'est l'instant!
Plus de cris, c'est l'instant!
Le taureau s'élance en bondissant hors du Toril!
Il s'élance! Il entre, Il frappe!
Un cheval roule, entrainant un Picador,
Ah! bravo! Toro! Hurle la foule!
Le taureau va, il vient,
Il vient et frappe encore!
En secouant ses banderilles,
plein de fureur, il court!
Le cirque est plein de sang!
On se sauve, on franchit les grilles!
C'et ton tour maintenant!
Allons! En garde! allons! allons! Ah!
Toréador, en garde! Toréador, Toréador!
Et songe bien, oui, songe en combattant
Qu'un £il noir te regarde,
Et que l'amour t'attend,
Toréador, L'amour L'amour t'attend!
Toréador, en garde! Toréador, Toréador!
Et songe bien, oui, songe en combattant
Qu'un £il noir te regarde,
Et que l'amour t'attend,
Toréador, L'amour L'amour t'attend!
a small collage of the greatest and sexiest opera singers of our time: 1. Erwin Schrott ................Deh, vieni alla finestra, Don Giovanni,Mozart 2. Jonas Kaufmann.........Che gelida manina, La Boh□e, Puccini 3. Juan Diego Fl□ez........Allegro io son, Rita, Donizetti
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