To all who love this production, please know that on November 20,2020, Arthur Woodley who plays Mustafa passed away from cancer. He was an amazing singer, a wonderful friend, and an extraordinary human being. He had a full life filled with the beautiful music he loved. He made it to the Metropolitan Opera in 2019 fulfilling a lifelong dream. Rest in Peace sweet Prince! We will always have your performances as your legacy! I listen to you every day!
Arthur Woodley is a wonderful Mustafa, his amazing lyric bass singing gives his character pathos and depth. I have the honor of calling him my friend for the last 40 years having met him in Bologna where he was studying voice and I was studying for my Master's Degree in Italian. Bravo, bravissimo, per verita'!!!
Wie selbstverständlich professionell Juan Diego Flórez hier eine großartige Vorstellung singt, an alter Stätte, wo er einige Jahre zuvor die Musikakademie durchlief, eine tolle Leistung mit 27 Jahren diese Bühnenpräsenz zu besitzen. Quirlig, stimmlich und schauspielerisch ein großes Bravooo 🎵🎵🎵
Katie Herring hallo, yes I agree he startet in Philadelphia for the third Opera i believe and than he startend His Great carriere and His Voice until now is amazing, Last year he sung in my hometown Cologne a Open Air concert, just wonderful and he is every a charming man
Thank you for this very valuable, historical documentary! To me precious because it shows the USA operatic debut of Juan Diego Florez. Being only 27 then, he was really fantastic. Here we have one of the earliest moments of the birth of the world megastar who has already become one of the legends of the world's opera stage...
Blythe has an extraordinary voice and the role is perfect for her temperamentally. Just the right comic tone without being caricature. However the non-patter coloratura really gives her trouble here, which is odd since I’ve heard her sing perfectly find coloratura in other roles. Maybe Rossini isn’t her thing
And six years later in Seattle she was magnificent including all the patter. This is at the very beginning of her professional career. Stephanie's is one of the great voices of our generation. And Arthur Woodley magnificent. JDF brilliant in his debut. Great show.
Bravi JD Florez and Arthur Woodley - magnificent voices with awesome stage presence. Stephanie Blythe is extremely listenable, too. If somehow she were able to shed some pounds she would be a striking beauty.... but I realize that this can be very difficult for some people.
Not meaning to be unkind, but has Stephanie eaten Juan Diego's share of the food? Seriously though, JD is fantastic in this, and so is the man singing Mustapha.
@@nancysikes Just not very convincing as a beautiful young Italian girl, & brilliant? Not in my opinion, but I think she's home grown, which makes a big difference to her audience. American audiences are very partisan. European audiences are accustomed to a variety of nationalities, so they don't get hysterical when it's one of their own. You may think I was unkind, but you surely cannot deny the truth of my comment.
@@ifmusicbethefoodofloveegc986 by your standards Caballe and Sutherland would be booed off the stage. The character resides primarily in the voice. See Caroline Abbate and Roger Parker on this. Those who have truly loved opera over the centuries--as drama and music equally--have been more willing than most to suspend disbelief (the rotund Gilda, the Caucasian Butterfly). Verisimilitude has never been opera's strong suit or even, clearly, its desideratum. Certainly, as in the case of castrati, there are historical moments when the public begins to regard as grotesque that which it once saw as comely. Maybe that's where we are as regards the Caballes and Sutherlands of the stage; maybe Hollywood and Madison Avenue have accomplished their work and only the certifiably gorgeous are now permitted a hold on our attention. But this is the shallowest aesthetic, isn't it? As for Stephanie Blythe's voice, it's effortless and beautiful. Patriotism has nothing to do with it. And, to tell you the truth, I find her very cute in this role.
@@nancysikes As the youngest child of an opera singer & a pianist, I was brought up on a diet of opera, oratorio.& other classical music, being taken regularly to the Royal Opera House, where I saw many of the INTERNATIONAL greats. Outsize sopranos & tenors were not uncommon, though none even close to the girth of Stephanie. Caballe was a fraction of her size & Sutherland was very tall, so her girth was relative to her height. I'm glad you find Stephanie cute, but I doubt whether she has sung at La Scala or Covent Garden. If she has, I've not heard of her. Florez, on the other hand, is internationally renowned & is fortunate enough to be slim & handsome. Whether you regard it as shallow or not, it is singers like him & his female leading ladies (Damrau, DiDonato, Dessay, Peretyatka etc) who can draw in young audiences. Ladies & gentlemen of ample proportions are objects of ridicule - Pavorotti wiping his sweaty face with a hankie, for example. Wonderful voice to listen to, but to watch? NO. I prefer to just listen & use my imagination.
Florez Bravissimo!!!! Tutto Benissimo!!!!
To all who love this production, please know that on November 20,2020, Arthur Woodley who plays Mustafa passed away from cancer. He was an amazing singer, a wonderful friend, and an extraordinary human being. He had a full life filled with the beautiful music he loved. He made it to the Metropolitan Opera in 2019 fulfilling a lifelong dream. Rest in Peace sweet Prince! We will always have your performances as your legacy! I listen to you every day!
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So sad to hear this, this one the only performance I’d look for to watch this opera because it was so fun.
Algeria 🇩🇿♥️ wawoooo vraiment excellent 👍👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹
Please, do note that here we have our dear Juan Diego Florez taking part in this Rossinian work.
From Santiago of Chile
July 2015
Arthur Woodley is a wonderful Mustafa, his amazing lyric bass singing gives his character pathos and depth. I have the honor of calling him my friend for the last 40 years having met him in Bologna where he was studying voice and I was studying for my Master's Degree in Italian. Bravo, bravissimo, per verita'!!!
JDF had the greatest high notes of any tenor in recorded musical history!!
Finally, a full opera featuring Juan Diego Flórez.
Wie selbstverständlich professionell Juan Diego Flórez hier eine großartige Vorstellung singt, an alter Stätte, wo er einige Jahre zuvor die Musikakademie durchlief, eine tolle Leistung mit 27 Jahren diese Bühnenpräsenz zu besitzen. Quirlig, stimmlich und schauspielerisch ein großes Bravooo 🎵🎵🎵
I am such a huge fan of Juan Diego Florez. It is amazing that he made his opera debut. His voice is so incredible.
Katie Herring hallo, yes I agree he startet in Philadelphia for the third Opera i believe and than he startend His Great carriere and His Voice until now is amazing, Last year he sung in my hometown Cologne a Open Air concert, just wonderful and he is every a charming man
Thank you for this very valuable, historical documentary! To me precious because it shows the USA operatic debut of Juan Diego Florez. Being only 27 then, he was really fantastic. Here we have one of the earliest moments of the birth of the world megastar who has already become one of the legends of the world's opera stage...
What a pair!!! Blythe and Flores. Who'd have thought? :-)
I always applaud when Juan Diego Florez comes back to take his bow.
A young Juan Diego Flórez!! Beginning his brilliant career!!!!
JD was announced "Our" tenor, because he had studied ar Curties Institut Philadelphia and they were proud of him
Thank you for a magnificent performance!!!
ALEGRE , DIVERTIDA , COMPACTA,EXCELENTES NÚMEROS MUSICALES. LO TIENE TODO PARA SER PERFECTA.
For the Young Tenor JDF it was a Great Debuet and a very good Performance Bravo Juan Diego
Dieter Florian I agree. Juan Diego Florez's voice is absolutely fantastic. I have heard his rendition of O Holy Night and I absolutely loved it.
I believe it was His Debuet in America, His Debuet was in Pesaro/Italy with 23 years old boy
Dieter Florian Right. And he replaced none other than Bruce Ford!
This was superb, thanks!
Mi opera favorita.
Many thanks to everyone for a magnificent performance!!!
oh STEPHANIE
L Algérie quelle histoire
Вот это бас!! Все хороши, но бас - это нечто!
This Woodley guy is fantastic
In fact, all the voices are terrific.
Blythe has an extraordinary voice and the role is perfect for her temperamentally. Just the right comic tone without being caricature. However the non-patter coloratura really gives her trouble here, which is odd since I’ve heard her sing perfectly find coloratura in other roles. Maybe Rossini isn’t her thing
And six years later in Seattle she was magnificent including all the patter. This is at the very beginning of her professional career. Stephanie's is one of the great voices of our generation. And Arthur Woodley magnificent. JDF brilliant in his debut. Great show.
Bravi JD Florez and Arthur Woodley - magnificent voices with awesome stage presence. Stephanie Blythe is extremely listenable, too. If somehow she were able to shed some pounds she would be a striking beauty.... but I realize that this can be very difficult for some people.
The pirates should sing "A nice FAT bon bon for Mastafa"...
Bizarre. Cruel. And childish.
Audience has no clue on when to place applause
CoeliLux hahahaha ...don't blame the cowboys ...the y are in process of learning
Not meaning to be unkind, but has Stephanie eaten Juan Diego's share of the food? Seriously though, JD is fantastic in this, and so is the man singing Mustapha.
His name is Arthur Woodley and is a marvelous Bass-Baritone. See him in the Champion - a new jazz opera
It is unkind. She's brilliant.
@@nancysikes Just not very convincing as a beautiful young Italian girl, & brilliant? Not in my opinion, but I think she's home grown, which makes a big difference to her audience. American audiences are very partisan. European audiences are accustomed to a variety of nationalities, so they don't get hysterical when it's one of their own. You may think I was unkind, but you surely cannot deny the truth of my comment.
@@ifmusicbethefoodofloveegc986 by your standards Caballe and Sutherland would be booed off the stage. The character resides primarily in the voice. See Caroline Abbate and Roger Parker on this. Those who have truly loved opera over the centuries--as drama and music equally--have been more willing than most to suspend disbelief (the rotund Gilda, the Caucasian Butterfly). Verisimilitude has never been opera's strong suit or even, clearly, its desideratum. Certainly, as in the case of castrati, there are historical moments when the public begins to regard as grotesque that which it once saw as comely. Maybe that's where we are as regards the Caballes and Sutherlands of the stage; maybe Hollywood and Madison Avenue have accomplished their work and only the certifiably gorgeous are now permitted a hold on our attention. But this is the shallowest aesthetic, isn't it? As for Stephanie Blythe's voice, it's effortless and beautiful. Patriotism has nothing to do with it. And, to tell you the truth, I find her very cute in this role.
@@nancysikes As the youngest child of an opera singer & a pianist, I was brought up on a diet of opera, oratorio.& other classical music, being taken regularly to the Royal Opera House, where I saw many of the INTERNATIONAL greats. Outsize sopranos & tenors were not uncommon, though none even close to the girth of Stephanie. Caballe was a fraction of her size & Sutherland was very tall, so her girth was relative to her height. I'm glad you find Stephanie cute, but I doubt whether she has sung at La Scala or Covent Garden. If she has, I've not heard of her. Florez, on the other hand, is internationally renowned & is fortunate enough to be slim & handsome. Whether you regard it as shallow or not, it is singers like him & his female leading ladies (Damrau, DiDonato, Dessay, Peretyatka etc) who can draw in young audiences. Ladies & gentlemen of ample proportions are objects of ridicule - Pavorotti wiping his sweaty face with a hankie, for example. Wonderful voice to listen to, but to watch? NO. I prefer to just listen & use my imagination.
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