Andrew Lloyd Webber's sumptuous musical comes to the screen in this film adaptation.A ... more
voice calls from the shadows of the opera house to innocent chorus girl Christine Daae (Emmy Rossum). Only ballet mistress Madame Giry (Miranda Richardson), knows that the voice is that of the Phantom (Gerard Butler), a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs of the theatre.
Advantages: A brilliant guide to opera for iniatiates and established fans alike Disadvantages: Book may have too many pages for it's size (see it, you'll know what I mean) but dont let that put you off
The Cds are packed with music you will know well , as well as more obscure discoveries. Beethove, Mozart , Puccini, Wagner and Verdi are all represented. My favourite pieces on here include Rossini's "Largo et Factotum" from "The Barber of Seville", Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" from "Die Walküre" and Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot. There are many more famouse piecse of music on the CDs making this a truly excellent purchase.
If you don't know much about opera, or not sure whether you like it, then this is an excellent purchase. I've already purchased four copies from Amazon for myself , friends and family, and even if you are ar great opera fan, the book is a wonderfully informed guide to the librettos and so could save you a fortune in Concert programs. ...
mikeydred 12.03.2001 (03.04.2001)
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Advantages: Wasn't expensive Disadvantages: Hour tour wasn't long enough
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Sydney Opera house is located on the eastern headland of Circular Quay just a few minutes from the train station. It is made up of 1,056,000 Swedish tiles on the roof, which are off white and are self-cleaning. Construction began in 1959 after a Danish architect Jorn Utzon won an international design competition for the $7 million building. In 1966 Utzon quit after political interference leaving Australian architects to design the interior costing $102million. He has never seen the building completed. Utzon who is now in his eighties has announced to refurbish the interior and he has high hopes that it will be full of colour rather than a black hole. His son comes to Australia to oversee any developments. It was finally was completed against all odds and after several disagreements in 1973. It now is one ...
DeniseKelly40 24.09.2007 (23.04.2008)
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Advantages: Speed dial makes navigating oh so easy! Disadvantages: Initial load up is very slow.
they appear pretty much immediately. This allows me to browse between up to nine of my favourite websites with the greatest of ease.
Another useful and unique feature to Opera is the ability to use its "wand". This is the equivalent to other browsers form and password filling abilities but Opera allows you to log in to your favourite sites with a single keypress and without the need for ticking boxes as it does all the hard work for you. I find this particularly useful on sites such as eBay and yahoo were they constantly seem to be asking for username and password verification. Of course, this makes Opera very much a browser for the single user otherwise anyone using the computer can log in to your sites. However, that is what I downloaded it for and for me it is ideal!
As per the norm nowadays Opera also makes use of tabs to display ...
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Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1896
Main Performer
Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Roberto Alagna
Work 21
Work Title
Pagliacci, 'Players'
Excerpt(s)
1. Vesti la giubba
Composer
Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858 - 1919)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1892
Main Performer
José Carreras (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
José Carreras
Work 22
Work Title
Tosca
Excerpt(s)
1. E lucevan le stelle
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1900
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 23
Work Title
Messa da Requiem
Excerpt(s)
1. Ingemisco
Composer
Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1874
Main Performer
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Luciano Pavarotti
Work 24
Work Title
Serse, 'Xerxes', HWV40
Excerpt(s)
1. Ombra mai fu (Largo)
Composer
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1738
Main Performer
David Daniels (Alto)
Opera Part(s)
David Daniels
Work 25
Work Title
(Die) Zauberflöte, '(The) Magic Flute', K620
Excerpt(s)
1. Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1791
Main Performer
Walter Berry (Bass-baritone)
Opera Part(s)
Walter Berry
Work 26
Work Title
Rigoletto
Excerpt(s)
1. Prelude 2. ACT 1 - Della mia bella incognita borghese; Questa o quella 3. Partite? Crudele! 4. Gran nuova! gran nuova! 5. Ch'io gli parli 6. Quel vecchio maledivami 7. Pari siamo! 8. Figlia!...Mio padre! 9. Ah! veglia, o donna 10. Signor nè principe; T'amo! T'amo; È il sol dell'anima; Addio, addio 11. Gualtier Maldè; Caro nome 12. Silenzio; Zitti, zitti 13. ACT 2 - Ella mi fu rapita!; Parmi veder le lagrime; Scorrendo uniti remota; Possente amor mi chiama 14. Povero Rigoletto!; Cortigiani, vil razza dannata; Miei signori, perdono 15. Mio padre!...Tutte le feste al tempio; Ah! Solo per me; Piangi, fanciulla; Sì, vendetta 16. ACT 3 - E l'ami? 17. La donna è mobile 18. Un dì, se ben rammentomi; Bella figlia dell'amore 19. M'odi! ritorna a casa; Ah, più non ragioni!; Storm Music 20. Della vendetta alfin giunge l'istante; Egli è lá!...mortio! 21. Chi è la?; V'ho ingannato; Lassù in cielo 22. APPENDIX - Prends pité de sa jeunesse (aria_Maddalena: comp for Paris production)
Composer
Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1851
Main Performer
Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Roberto Alagna
Work 27
Work Title
(Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville'
Excerpt(s)
1. Largo al factotum
Composer
Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1816
Main Performer
Thomas Hampson (Baritone)
Opera Part(s)
Thomas Hampson
Work 28
Work Title
Caruso
Excerpt(s)
1. Caruso
Composer
Luciano Dalla (20th Cent)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Main Performer
Tito Beltrán (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Tito Beltrán
Work 29
Work Title
Aida
Excerpt(s)
1. Se quel guerrier
Composer
Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1871
Main Performer
Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Franco Corelli
Work 30
Work Title
Aida
Excerpt(s)
1. Celeste Aida
Composer
Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1871
Main Performer
Franco Corelli (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Franco Corelli
Work 31
Work Title
Carmen
Excerpt(s)
1. Votre toast (Toreador's Song)
Composer
Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1875
Main Performer
Jane Berbié (Mezzo soprano), Maria Callas (Soprano), Nadine Sautereau (Soprano), Robert Massard (Baritone)
Opera Part(s)
Jane Berbié, Maria Callas, Nadine Sautereau, Robert Massard
Work 32
Work Title
Roméo et Juliette, 'Romeo and Juliet'
Excerpt(s)
1. L'amour
Composer
Charles (François) Gounod (1818 - 1893)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1867
Main Performer
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Alfredo Kraus
Work 33
Work Title
Roméo et Juliette, 'Romeo and Juliet'
Excerpt(s)
1. Ah! lève-toi, soleil
Composer
Charles (François) Gounod (1818 - 1893)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1867
Main Performer
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Alfredo Kraus
Work 34
Work Title
(Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', K492
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