I thought it might be useful, as we're about a week in and about to come out of the holiday period to have a look back at what we've covered so far:
Looked a little at Puccini's work
Looked in a little detail at one of his major operas (and one of the most popular in the repertoire): see La Boheme post
Looked at some different operatic voices
Looked at the importance of words and met some librettists: see A Word About Words post
Profiled a singer: see Thomas Allen post
Followed an aria in Italian: see A Word About Words post
Listened to several singers singing the same aria to hear differences in sound and interpretation: see Four More Tenors post
Listened to some popular arias and duets: see A Puccini playlist post
Watched a documentary about the tenor voice: see What Makes A Great Tenor? post
Met some singers, past and present:
Sopranos: Ileana Cotrubas, Mirella Freni, Maria Callas, Angela Gheorghiu, Renata Tebaldi, Eva Marton, Kiri te Kanawa, Leontyne Price, Renata Scotto, Montserrat Caballe, Birgit Nilsson, Anna Netrebko, Victoria de los Angeles, Renee Fleming
Tenors: Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Giacomo Aragall, Nicola Martinucci, Roberto Alagna, Rolando Villazon, Juan Diego Florez, Joseph Calleja, Jonas Kaufmann, Giuseppe di Stefano, Jussi Bjorling, Carlo Bergonzi, Franco Corelli
Baritones: Thomas Allen, Invar Wixell, Sherrill Milnes
And, hopefully, asked and answered questions; had some fun; opened some eyes, ears and minds; dispelled some myths; and enjoyed some music!
Wow, well done you!Now go and have a lie down, you've earned it! I hope the the fact that you've posted a pic of a fat lady singing, doesn't mean its all over ? :-)
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