#Phillippe Jaroussky

[vera-dauriac]

Random thoughts on the L'incoronazione di Poppea from Teatro Real with Danielle de Niese and Philippe Jaroussky.

--I’d never heard this opera beginning to end before. I really like it.

--With the exception of one disaster, the singing is EXCELLENT.

--De Niese and Jaroussky just sound incredible together. If their unisons don’t send shivers up your spine, I question your hearing.

--For anyone who has any level of crush on Danielle de Niese, this opera is for you. Hubby was extremely pleased on this front.

--For anyone who doesn’t have a crush on her, she is still a total goddess in this. And she has never sounded better.

--Considering this is an opera with a het love story at its center, and the roles here are sung by a man and a woman, it’s shocking how often I thought: “There is no heterosexual explanation for this.”

--A fair amount of this can be chalked up to the seriously WTF costuming.

--But also the flirting women.

--And the full on the mouth M/M kiss.

In conclusion, I liked this A LOT. I will likely be spooling this one up again.

[operaweekly]

“Sta nell’ircana pietrosa tana” from Händel’s Alcina, sung by Phillippe Jaroussky

Today’s #ManCrushMonday goes to Ruggiero! Originally written for an alto castrato, this role is usually cast as a trouser role for lyric mezzo-soprano. More recently, as shown in the attached video, countertenors are being considered for this role.

Ruggiero is betrothed to Bradamante, but has been lured to Alcina’s enchanted isle and fallen under her spell. Ruggiero spends a vast majority of the opera either angry, confused, sexually frustrated, or any combination of the three. At one point, Ruggiero even faces difficulty coming to terms with the fact that his fianceé has come to rescue him--as he believes it is another trick by the illusionist Alcina.

Ruggiero is surely a charmer. Händel wrote some of the most beautiful music in this opera just for Ruggiero. It is fitting, I suppose, for Ruggiero to be so endearing--to the point that Alcina’s love for him is what ultimately leads to her demise.

While the role requires substantial vocal agility, as represented in this aria, the role also features some of the most contrasting music in the opera that also requires a rich lyricism and substantial phrases.

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Caro/Cara, tu mi accendi

Performed By: Sophie Karthäuser & Philippe Jaroussky 

Ochestra: I Barocchisti 

Composer: Diego Fasolis

From Handel's Faramondo

[nomasvineaver]

Entre los contratenores, castrati, y las mezzos haciendo papeles de hombre, a la ópera también le ha gustado jugar con las fronteras borrositas del género. One more reason to absolutely adore this world.

[vera-dauriac]

Hey Howl—where’s your moving castle?

[musicaantiqua]

Caccini's Amarilli Mia Bella performed by Phillippe Jaroussky

[sundyke]

Phillippe Jaroussky sings ''Scherza Infida'' from Handel's Ariodante.

He has a really nice voice.

[vera-dauriac]

Finally settling in with my first Marquee TV opera--L'incoronazione di Poppea from Teatro Real with Danielle de Niese and Philippe Jaroussky. I've wanted to see this whole thing since running across the above duet, and at last I have it!

[vera-dauriac]

Spotify: 2, 8, 23, 54 <3

2--The oh so beautiful Simon Boccanegra Prelude

8--I very rarely like Schubert, but I have a weakness for this piano trio

23--Phillippe Jaroussky singing Bononcini, which is heaven

54--Cecilia Bartoli singing the wonderful Scarlatti Caldo Sangue