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February 7th, 2009, 16:59
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Best Opera Overture
We've had "Best Opera" threads,but never to my knowledge a thread devoted to opera overtures.Well anyway,my personal favorite is Nabucco.What is yours?
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February 7th, 2009, 23:29
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Le Nozze de Figaro
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February 7th, 2009, 23:54
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If not favourite, one that stands out.
William Tell.
Not just because it was utilised for The Lone Ranger. There is also the little matter that an overture should have some relation to the music that follows, William Tell does not quite do this in the then conventional sense, none of the tunes in it's overture feature in the opera itself, very contrary but landmark. This reminds me that I miss Rossini posting and hope he pops back in from SF sometime soon. F.
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February 8th, 2009, 16:17
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February 11th, 2009, 00:59
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Don Giovanni
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February 11th, 2009, 02:51
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Die Zauberflöte.
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February 11th, 2009, 07:46
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Die Meistersinger, for a sentimental reason . . .
. . . the Met Opera was playing it (for the Sat. afternoon broadcast) as I was leaving New York in 1976, at the end of my student internship - my first long-term exposure to NYC. (I remember hearing it in my parents' car as we were driving up the Major Deegan towards New England.)
My first long-term stay in NYC planted the seeds of the addiction to Manhattan from which I have suffered ever since . . .
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February 24th, 2009, 13:52
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How can this be ranked? I know my favorites vary like lunar phases...
I was just listning to Delibes' "Lakme" when I was cooking dinner last night (wife in Japan = comedy of me faring for myself), mostly because I adore the coloratura, but I was thinking how kind of surprising the overture is, sort of grand but with these startling rollbacks. I like it alot, even if it's not "the best" per se; it's surprising. D.
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February 24th, 2009, 22:26
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Assuming such a thing should be ranked, I vote Carmen.
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June 2nd, 2009, 10:02
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I'll join the Figaro chorus, but don't underestimate the overtures from a LOT of Rossini operas you'll probably never see (get the Giulini recording of Rossini overtures) nor Cosi.
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September 5th, 2009, 11:33
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The Car Horn prelude to Ligeti's "La Grande Macabre". Not "the best", but definitely brilliant.
Observant listeners may notice a little organizational technique right out of Schoenberg's "Der Mondfleck" from Pierrot Lunaire. Last edited by Serenus; September 5th, 2009 at 11:36.
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September 8th, 2009, 07:35
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I'm a Rossini man myself!!
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September 20th, 2009, 12:10
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October 3rd, 2009, 09:29
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Candide is pretty great as operetta overtures go. I would perhaps nominate Die Fledermaus too.
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October 23rd, 2009, 20:50
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October 25th, 2009, 16:42
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Haha.. I like how this thread is kept alive. I'll add a vote to Carmen!
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October 25th, 2009, 19:09
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Barbiere
But how can one choose?
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October 25th, 2009, 20:38
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October 26th, 2009, 14:00
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I am fond of overtures to operas which are never, or rarely, performed. A favorite is Lalo's overture to Le Roi d'Ys. What a barnburner! French excess to the nth degree.
Last edited by stcolumba; October 26th, 2009 at 14:03.
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November 7th, 2009, 18:14
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Libiam'
It depends on one's taste, and of course, there are different preferences depending upon mood. It's Saturday night, so "Libiamo!"
From La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZUonmbtVQo Last edited by The Wife; November 7th, 2009 at 18:18. Reason: Added words....
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