I was lucky enough to be present at this performance of Weber's 'Oberon' at the Usher Hall during the Edinburgh Festival in 1988 and it was stupendous. This is such an underrated Opera. The cast were top notch including Miss Connell, Philip Langridge and Paul Frey. When I had seen this opera before, Huon's main aria was completely sung by Huon, but in this production a section of it was gloriously sung by Oberon (Mr Langridge) before reverting to Huon for the aria's finale.The orchestra were German, made up of young, budding musicians who are probably now stalwarts of the world's major orchestras. Seiji Ozawa was such an energetic conductor who got the very best from these young people. A great evening.
I saw herv three times: in War and Peace the opening opera at the Sydney Opera House where she stood out, at a Prom in London of Berlioz Requiem and as Elizabetta in Tanhauser at La Scala. She was wonderful
First performed at Covent Garden, London on 12 April 1826, with Miss Paton as Reiza, Mme. Vestris as Fatima, Braham as Huon, Bland as Oberon and the composer conducting, it was a triumph with many encores, and the production was frequently revived. The libretto was later translated into German by Theodor Hell, and it is in this German translation that the opera is most frequently performed. While it is logical to assume that the German translation would have had the composer's approval - and that it would have been in that language that revisions would have been made - he heard it only in English, and did not work on a translation before his death.
Just listened to Janovitz, Sutherland and Callas singing this and well ... this is the one I'll come back to. The aria HAS WORDS!!! I never knew before ...
What a wonder she was. Rest in peace great Elizabeth Connell.
I was lucky enough to be present at this performance of Weber's 'Oberon' at the Usher Hall during the Edinburgh Festival in 1988 and it was stupendous. This is such an underrated Opera. The cast were top notch including Miss Connell, Philip Langridge and Paul Frey. When I had seen this opera before, Huon's main aria was completely sung by Huon, but in this production a section of it was gloriously sung by Oberon (Mr Langridge) before reverting to Huon for the aria's finale.The orchestra were German, made up of young, budding musicians who are probably now stalwarts of the world's major orchestras. Seiji Ozawa was such an energetic conductor who got the very best from these young people. A great evening.
WHAT A VOICE SHE HAD!!
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Thank you so much for sharing this, She was my teacher and friend, I missed her so much...
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I saw herv three times: in War and Peace the opening opera at the Sydney Opera House where she stood out, at a Prom in London of Berlioz Requiem and as Elizabetta in Tanhauser at La Scala. She was wonderful
First performed at Covent Garden, London on 12 April 1826, with Miss Paton as Reiza, Mme. Vestris as Fatima, Braham as Huon, Bland as Oberon and the composer conducting, it was a triumph with many encores, and the production was frequently revived. The libretto was later translated into German by Theodor Hell, and it is in this German translation that the opera is most frequently performed. While it is logical to assume that the German translation would have had the composer's approval - and that it would have been in that language that revisions would have been made - he heard it only in English, and did not work on a translation before his death.
amazing saw her in 2007 when she judged the lexus aria competition in auckland new zealand
Just listened to Janovitz, Sutherland and Callas singing this and well ... this is the one I'll come back to. The aria HAS WORDS!!! I never knew before ...
Absolutely wonderful and now listen to Birgit Nilsson, what drama!
@@robertdonkers my thought exactly. Nilsson bought the drama
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Listen to Eileen Farrell's recording! (If you haven't in the intervening seven years! Lol)
Bravissimo Liza!
Gradiosa Voz y magnifica Aria
The diction, the singing incredible
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Stupendous, absolutely stupendous. With perfect diction! Thanks for this.
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Wow.
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How do you pronounce Reiza in English?
I’d imagine “Rise-A” with a hard S but that’s just a guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯