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I think they were hoping for that. I remember posts from fans who thught they saw registration equipment. But I remember photo's from a recording session for Decca in a studio with the same orchestra, ...

The statement about the "crazy conductor" was about Steven. I heard him say that in Denmark, I think. I'm not sure anymore. But there seems a little more interaction with Steven than with other conduc ...

In the older generations it often happened, and I know of fellow students who really had problems with solfège. I know of some, who can study music at home, and when they are confronted with new music ...

Melodie, I loved your report! And thanks for posting the articles!

To Willma: Even if someone doesnt really READ sheet music, he/she can still use it as a guidance. The lyrics are there. And one ca ...

Ok, ok! He/she bought one Bocelli cd, and says that he has a most beautiful song, as well in opera as napoletan songs. He/she says that he is the best singer they have in Italy, and has a big road in ...

Ciao! Di quel paese sei? Non sono italiana, sono olandese. Ma si vivi in Italia, ci sono di più occasione nelle quelle puoi vedere (ed ascoltare) Andrea...Canta nell'opere e concerti abbastanza spesso ...

Tonight I went to the Amsterdam Muziektheater to see Don Carlo. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra played, conducted by Riccardo Chailly. Direction: Willy Decker, stage design/costumes: Wolfgang Gussma ...

To Willma:Are sirens music? Difficult question. Or not. A siren is a recognizeable following up of tones of different frequency. It usually means an alarm situation. In fact it has a similar function ...

Indeed, I didn't have had the opportunity yet to listen to Il Trovatore, other than the clips on internet. Maybe it's my computer, but what I heard so far doesn't please me at all. So I will wait with ...

What is music? For me it's any sound, deliberately produced by human beings, that serves a certain purpose. Maybe this is what the composers of "Musique Concrète" thought. For instance Yannis Xenakis, ...

I think in popmusic the performer has far more freedom in his/her interpretation. A good performer can make something out of the most simple song. But what is a superior/inferior song? I think Andrea ...

To Willma: that's exactly what I do, when I perform music. The composer is the most important to me, and I'm always trying to figure out what the composer, and in the case of Lieder the poet as well, ...

All about Rolando Villazon can be found on his own website. It contains also a gallery with his drawings and cartoons. http://www.rolandovillazon.com/
The other tenor, the one that sings AND conducts ...

Funny to read here this article about "Rosa". One of my former singing coaches sang in the choir at the premiere in Amsterdam. I got the impression that the production seemed a bit strange to the sing ...

Mario, on june 25th I will be sitting in the Muziektheater Amsterdam to watch "Don Carlo", starring Rolando Villazon. I managed to get the very last ticket and I'm looking forward to it!