Classical Music

[bioniczeenger]

Hollywood has never shrank from embellishing a biopic when it deems the subject not dramatic enough to sell the picture. Though in the case of the sanitized Cary Grant starrer Night and Day about composer Cole Porter, they also did not shy away from covering up what was then scandalous behavior of the subject (i.e. drugs and homosexuality). Compare the recent Kevin Kline depiction in De-Lovely, which was rather frank.

 

This is The Student Prince DVD:

 

 

Edmund Purdom lip-synched to the singing voice of Mario Lanza (considered his finest performance in English).

The music was composed by the Hungarian composer Sigmund Romberg.

oh crap i saw this movie na. didnt know twas lanza's voice. hmm thanks manny

 

 

 

Zeenger,

 

Do you have a copy of the opera Manon Lescaut (Puccini) as sung by Jussi Bjoerling and Licia Albanese?

 

Thanks for the reply

snow wala talaga akong copy nyan e. gusto mo pahiram ko sa yo na lang yung mario lanza as the great carusso hehehe

 

oh and dharma and snow twas nice having coffee with both of you. nakakatuwa we were even graced by the presence of other classical singers a few of them pa are the best in the phils. tsk tsk.

sana naman manny you can join us next time :cool:

[manny a. quito]

sana naman manny you can join us next time

 

Sorry guys, but I don't go out much because of peripheral nerve disorder. I'll just share my musical discoveries here.

 

Lucio Dalla first came out with his song tribute "Caruso" in 1986 on his album DallAmeriCaruso.

 

Luciano Pavarotti loved the melody so much he covered it in his 1989 album Tutto Pavarotti. Many other pop artists followed thereafter.

 

Here is a YouTube clip of Pavarotti singing Lucio Dalla's "Caruso".

 

[manny a. quito]

You can download Jussi Bjoerling & Licia Albanese - Manon Lescaut using emule or edonkey client

with the following link.

 

ed2k://|file|Puccini-Manon_Lescaut-Albanese-Bjorling-Mitropoulos.zip|118605173|EA3B7C0493751B259FC83E38EBAC9720|/

 

Filesize is 113.11 MB in zip format, so I presume it's MP3.

 

Cover Art:

 

Edited May 15, 2008 by manny a. quito

[brahma]

tito snow and tito bio,twas really a pleasure seeing u guys! been a while for me. kahit na hindi ako masyado makasabay, I learned something in your generation kahit paano hehehe!!sorry mejo busy this week have to finish something at school. hope manny can join our pot session next time hahaha. im gonna miss skuling ahuhu:(

 

tito snow sorry but i cant find a copy of manon lescaut starring bjoerling,wala din sa prof ko

[manny a. quito]

Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy: My Favorite Opera in the Movies

 

I don't have this CD, but it is of interest because it enumerates opera pieces featured prominently in major films.

 

FILM: Philadelphia

01. Andrea Chenier - La mamma morta (Renata Tebaldi)

02. La Wally - Ebben?.. Ne andro lontana (Renata Tebaldi)

03. Adriana Lecouvreur - Ecco, respiro appena... lo son l'umile ancella (Renata Tebaldi)

 

FILM: Guarding Tess

04. Don Giovanni - Madamina, il catalogo e questo (Gabriel Bacquier)

05. The Abduction From The Seraglio - Ich gehe, doch rate ich dir (Martti Talvela, Kathleen Battle)

 

FILM: Mrs. Doubtfire

06. The Barber Of Seville - Largo al factotum (Sherrill Milnes )

 

FILM: The Age Of Innocence

07. Faust - Il se fait tardi!... Laisse-moi (Franco Corelli, Joan Sutherland)

08. The Bohemian Girl - I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls (Joan Sutherland )

 

FILM: Carlito's Way

09. Lakme - Flower Duet (Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbie)

 

FILM: The Man Without A Face

10. The Girl Of The Golden West - Ch'elle mi creda lebero (Luciano Pavarotti )

 

FILM: M. Butterfly

11. Madame Butterfly - Un bel di (Mirella Freni)

 

FILM: Jennifer 8

12. Madame Butterfly - Humming Chorus (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)

 

FILM: Lorenzo's Oil

13. The Elixir Of Love - Una furtiva lagrima (Luciano Pavarotti)

 

FILM: Honeymoon In Vegas

14. Rigoletto - La donna e mobile (Luciano Pavarotti)

 

FILM: Pretty Woman

15. La Traviata - Che fai?... Nulla (Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland)

 

FILM: Godfather III

16. Cavalleria Rusticana - Beato voi, compar Alfio... Easter Hymn (Giulietta Simionato)

17. Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo (National Philharmonic Orchestra)

 

FILM: The Untouchables

18. Pagliacci - Vesti la giubba (Luciano Pavarotti )

Edited May 15, 2008 by manny a. quito

[manny a. quito]

 

This CD gives a different listing of opera in the movies:

 

FILM: Fatal Attraction

01. Madame Butterfly - Un bel di (Renata Scotto)

02. Madame Butterfly - Con onor muore [Death of Butterfly] (Renata Scotto)

 

FILM: Witches Of Eastwick

03. Turandot - Nessun Dorma (Jose Carreras)

 

FILM: Someone To Watch Over Me

04. Lakme - Viens, Mallika (Mady Mesple, Danielle Millet)

 

FILM: Moonstruck

05. La Boheme - Musetta's Waltz (Mariella Adani, Mario Sereni, Paolo Montarsolo, Mirella Freni)

06. La Boheme - Mimi's Farewell (Mariella Adani, Nicolai Gedda)

 

FILM: Dark Eyes

07. The Barber of Seville - Una voce poco fa (Maria Callas)

 

FILM: Apocalypse Now

08. The Valkyrie - Ride of the Valkyries (London Philharmonic Orchestra)

 

FILM: Jean De Florette, Manon Of The Spring

09. La forza del destino - Overture (London Philharmonic Orchestra)

 

FILM: Diva

10. La Wally - Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontano (Maria Callas)

 

FILM: Gallipoli

11. Les Pecheurs De Perles - Au Fond Du Temple Saint (Ernest Blanc, Nicolai Gedda)

 

FILM: Hannah And Her Sisters

12. Manon Lescaut - Sola, Perduta E Abbandonata (Montserrat Caballe)

 

FILM: Room With A View

13. Gianni Schicchi - Firenze é come un albero fiorito... (Carlo del Monte)

14. Gianni Schicchi - O Mio Babbino Caro (Victoria de Los Angeles)

15. The Swallow - Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (Montserrat Caballe)

 

FILM: Raging Bull

16. Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo (London Philharmonic Orchestra)

 

FYI only, guys. I also don't have this CD.

Edited May 16, 2008 by manny a. quito

[manny a. quito]

 

And finally, this is another CD that lists opera bits in the movies.

 

FILM: Fatal Attraction

01. Madame Butterfly - Un bel di (Leontyne Price)

 

FILM: The Witches Of Eastwick

02. Turandot - Nessun dorma (Jussi Bjoerling)

 

FILM: Moonstruck

03. La Boheme - Quando m'en vo (Anna Moffo)

04. La Boheme - Donde lieta usci [Mimi's Addio] (Leontyne Price)

16. La Boheme - O soave fanciulla (Placido Domingo & Montserrat Caballe)

 

FILM: Dark Eyes

05. The Barber Of Seville - Una voce poco fa (Roberta Peters)

 

FILM: Apocalypse Now

06. Die Walkure - Ride Of The Valkyries (Philadelphia Orchestra)

 

FILM: Jean de Florette

07. La forza del destino - Overture (London Symphony Orchestra)

 

FILM: Prizzi's Honor

08. The Barber Of Seville - Overture (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

 

FILM: A Room With A View

09. Gianni Schicchi - Firenze e come un albero fiorito (Peter Seiffert)

10. Gianni Schicchi - O mio babbino caro (Leontyne Price)

11. La rondine - Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (Anna Moffo)

 

FILM: Godfather III

12. Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo (National Philharmonic Orchestra)

 

FILM: The Untouchables

13. Pagliacci - Vesti la giubba (Placido Domingo)

 

FILM: Diva

14. La Wally - Ebben? Ne andro lontano (Eva Marton)

 

FILM: Wall Street

15. Rigoletto - Questa o quella (Alfredo Kraus)

 

FILM: Hannah And Her Sisters

17. Manon Lescaut - Sola, perduta, abbandonata (Leontyne Price)

 

FILM: The Grey Fox

18. Martha - M'appari (Placido Domingo)

Edited May 17, 2008 by manny a. quito

[snowflake]

Thanks a lot for the links Manny, should have posted my question about Bjoerling's opera earlier on.

 

Ok sana ang ibang kanta sa opera on the movies, ayoko lang kay Carreras, sabog boses nun.

[manny a. quito]

Hey, Snow:

 

The link I gave to download Manon Lescaut is for a compressed lossy file (113.11 MB). Can you download using emule plus? If your PC is set up for compressed APE lossless audio codec, I can give you a link for downloading the whole 2 CD's but the filesize is 464.65 MB.

[snowflake]

I will try downloading emule and let you know later.

 

Thanks!!!!

[manny a. quito]

I will try downloading emule and let you know later.

 

Thanks!!!!

 

Download emule plus from here. Install.

 

Download ipfilter.dat from here. Uncompress and copy to emule\config subdirectory.

[manny a. quito]

 

This is a significant entry in the history of movies, but probably, now, not particularly suited to modern tastes. A major component of the plot is the comical chaos which ensues when the Marx Brothers get involved in a production of Giuseppi Verdi's Il Trovatore. This film takes us back to a time when opera was still part of popular culture.

[Hex_Arenas]

Would anyone have cds ng Academy of St Martin In The Fields (Neville Mariner, conductor)? I really love it how they played Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Movements 1 to 3. I used to have a cassette of the album but I lost it when we moved to a new place. Thanks!

[manny a. quito]

 

The Brandenburg Concertos by Academy of St. Martin in the Fields is available as an MP3 download via eMule client. Copy and paste the following link for direct download:

 

ed2k://|file|J_S_Bach-The_Brandenburg_Concertos-Academy_of_St_Martin-in-the-Fields-Neville_Marriner-MP3-128kbps-by_asterix.zip|92773453|70B6F0B7F43AD86FDB99ADA59FAF16B4|/

 

Will need to search further if whole CD downloads are available on the web anywhere. Watch future posts.

[manny a. quito]

If you're only interested in the third Brandenburg Concerto then click below to download a 12.27 Mb MP3 file:

 

Sir Neville Marriner - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - The Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048