Madama Butterfly In Video

... because the topic is about Madama Butterfly and then you ask about Trittico...?

thallo wrote:

... because the topic is about Madama Butterfly and then you ask about the Trittico...?

I expressed it poorly, an "also" is missing in the sentence that I must have swallowed last night

... I meant both

I always think that any interpretation can work as a first approach. You will certainly find some on YouTube... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrXcH-fYq6A this is a Butterfly with Mirella Freni and Domingo, musically it should be good, as for the rest it's a film... I think the triptych is harder to find in video, search for the individual operas, that's the best thing

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Annuccia wrote:

What do you recommend to me

I advise you to read the libretto thoroughly, first of all. In order to properly understand the character of the characters, the atmosphere, and the theatrical and scenographic spirit of the opera (it is all very simple and explicit, moreover).

Afterwards, if you look around on YouTube, you will find some complete video versions, even famous ones, of the Puccini masterpiece that will give you a good idea of the martyrdom to which the opera has been subjected throughout all these decades.

You will understand it for yourself.

I, after searching far and wide for years, have given up; it seems that asking for a good performance of this opera is like asking for the moon.

Perhaps the only tolerable one is De Frabitiis/Moffo/Cioni.

Given that La Bohème is an absolute masterpiece, I consider it the classic perfect opera, where beyond the extremely high musical quality, the entire theatrical framework works wonderfully.

The second part of Suor Angelica is truly sublime and breathtaking.

(Listen to Taigi's interpretation, in concert form, which you can find on YTube. Chailly, as usual, conducts like a sheep on a throne, but the protagonist gives you goosebumps; it is also the only version without the cut of the whole-tone aria of the flowers).

Likewise for the second act of La Fanciulla, these are unique moments in music history.

Just as I warmly recommend Giordano's Andrea Chénier, in this excellent interpretation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i13bSOGFkfc

This is another opera that critics have often branded as vulgar or ugly, but in my opinion, it is an absolute masterpiece. The first, second, and fourth scenes (except the third) are brilliant from the first to the last note, and moreover, at more than one moment the music is so beautiful it brings tears to your eyes (see the final duet, which in my opinion surpasses any duet, even by Puccini).

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Tenore wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i13bSOGFkfc

Out of curiosity, has anyone ever noticed the obvious derivation of the very famous song "Over the rainbow" ... from Chenier's improvvisazione?

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JamSession wrote:

Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever noticed the blatant derivation of the very famous song "Over the rainbow" ... from Chenier's Improvviso?

... instead this one ... ? .... !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKsSgkUycWI

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