The City Opera lucked out with the International press dismayed by The Met fiasco of Samuel Barber's opera ANTONY & CLEOPATRA but thrilled by Handel. Sills commandeered the role over Phyllis Curtain. Norman Treigle was supposed to be the star but Sills got most of the press.
Love this part of a comment that came in this morning to me via email:
"Nobody ever gave more of herself than Sills. She would try anything both vocally or dramatically to please her audience. And always with a smile! She never ceased to thrill me even when she didn’t quite get there so to speak... I miss Bubbles very much. “
The music of Georg Frideric Handel has always spoken to my spirit. I listened to Beverly Sills perform “Da tempeste il legno infranto” from Act III of "Giulio Cesare" and decided to watch the full opera today. I settled on a production, starring Montserrat Caballé, purely for sentimental reasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kjM2UoKYBw&t=2438s.
Even though the staging was spare, the voices were luxurious, as was Handel's music. You will be pleased to know that I actually recognized a "pants role", the artist who portrayed Sesto. It was so exciting!🤩
The City Opera lucked out with the International press dismayed by The Met fiasco of Samuel Barber's opera ANTONY & CLEOPATRA but thrilled by Handel. Sills commandeered the role over Phyllis Curtain. Norman Treigle was supposed to be the star but Sills got most of the press.
Sills, Treigle and the demise of the City Opera are all missed too.
Love this part of a comment that came in this morning to me via email:
"Nobody ever gave more of herself than Sills. She would try anything both vocally or dramatically to please her audience. And always with a smile! She never ceased to thrill me even when she didn’t quite get there so to speak... I miss Bubbles very much. “
The music of Georg Frideric Handel has always spoken to my spirit. I listened to Beverly Sills perform “Da tempeste il legno infranto” from Act III of "Giulio Cesare" and decided to watch the full opera today. I settled on a production, starring Montserrat Caballé, purely for sentimental reasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kjM2UoKYBw&t=2438s.
Even though the staging was spare, the voices were luxurious, as was Handel's music. You will be pleased to know that I actually recognized a "pants role", the artist who portrayed Sesto. It was so exciting!🤩
Oh nice! Such commitment - I love it! Finishing up Handel week tomorrow with Rinaldo - so many notes!!