Opera Challenge
Hi,
everyone! Today I’m gonna do the so-called «30 day opera challenge»! I know,
I’m A BIT late to the party but I have a very good excuse - I wasn’t a blogger
those days:). Many opera fans took part in it and I’d love to be integrated into
this opera community as well! But I’m not gonna do it for 30 days, I’ll make
one post with all my answers:). To be honest, it was hard to choose one answer in
each category but rules are rules. I’ve got this kind of challenge from the
blog «Prima la musica».
The music
is so stunning!!! It always gives me big goose bumps!
Day 2: Favorite
Composer –
Puccini
He really
speaks to my heart!
Day 3: Best
Soprano – Maria
Callas
She is
unique! You can always recognize her! She is just the greatest!
Day 4: Best
Mezzo-Soprano –
Cecilia Bartoli
Amazing
actress and singer!!! I respect her very, very much for her desire to bring
unknown and beautiful baroque pieces to the world!
Day 5: Best
Alto/Contralto –
Lina Mkrtchan
Lina is a great
artist who opens her heart in every piece she sings.
Day 6: Best
Tenor – Jonas
Kaufmann
There is
nothing to explain here! It’s obvious! Jonas has charisma and a beautiful voice
that you can’t stay indifferent to him!
Day 7: Best
Baritone –
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Adorable
baritone of the opera world and a great Verdian singer!
Day 8: Best
Bass/Bass-baritone – Ildar Abdrazakov
Ildar has
everything you would love to see in an opera singer: beautiful voice,
technique, charm))).
Day 9: Best
Comedy – «Cosi
fan tutte»
It’s a
romcom in the operaworld! It always makes me laugh!
Day 10: Best
Tragedy – «Tosca»
It’s one of
my favorite operas. All three main characters are perfectly written. And each
of them has a splendid aria.
Day 11: Best
Opera all around
– «Carmen»
It’s the
most famous, powerful, passionate, captivating opera maybe of all time!!! It’s
a must-see!
Day 12: Best
Libretto all around – «Don Giovanni»
Another
amazing piece!!! I adore the recitatives between Leporello and Don Giovanni,
they are essential of the whole story.
Day 13: Favorite
Comedic Role –
Leporello
Leporello
is the funniest guy ever! Love him!
Day 14: Favorite
Tragic Role – Mimi
I always
cry when she dies…maybe there are much worse tragedies in opera but this
touches me the most.
Day 15: Favorite
Couple – Don
Giovanni and Leporello
Bromance
rules!
Day 16: Most
Tragic Romance –
Carmen and Jose («Carmen»)
Let’s say,
in the overture Bizet lets us know that the story has a bad ending. Passion can
be dangerous!
Day 17: Happiest
Romance – Angelina
and Prince Ramiro («La Cenerentola»)
It’s a
fairy tale which every girl dreams of)))
Day 18: Most
Visually Entertaining Opera
It depends
on a production. «The magic flute» has a very entertaining plot!
Day 19: Most
Powerful Aria –
«Nessum Dorma» from «Turandot»
This aria
blows everything away!
Day 20: The
Opera You Listen to Most – «La Boheme»
I know
almost every aria by heart)
Day 21: And
Opera You’d sell a Kidney to See – «Tosca» with Maria Callas in the title role
Unfortunately,
we don’t have an opportunity to hear Maria Callas at a live concert anymore.
But I’d love to.
Day 22: Best
Opera to See With a Friend – «Il barbiere di Siviglia»
It’s a
funny opera with famous melodies. That’s a very good choice!
Day 23: Best
Opera to See With a Lover – «L’elisir d’amore»
«The elixir
of love» is a romantic story without a tragic end (which is cool!)! It’s
perfect for a romantic evening!)
Day 24: Best
Opera to See Alone
I prefer a
company:)
Day 25: Least
Favorite Misconception about Opera
I don’t
understand when people say «Opera is boring!»
Day 26: Your
First Favorite Opera – «Eugene Onegin»
I don’t
remember exactly but «Onegin» is definitely one of my first loves:)
Day 27: If You
Could Play Any One Role, What Would it be? – Fiordiligi from «Cosi fan tutte»
No matter what
I consider that she is a strong and loving person. Yeah, she fails the fidelity
test but she feels guilty unlike her sister. And it’s a comedy:).
Day 28: Take
Your Favorite Opera, and Make Your Dream Cast
G. Bizet «Carmen»:
Carmen – Elina Garanca, Don José – Jonas Kaufmann, Micaëla – Anna Netrebko,
Escamillo – Ildar Abdrazakov.
Day 29: Most
Attractive Artist Ever – Ildar Abdrazakov
Ah!!! Ildar!!!
Day 30: Best Finale
– «Carmen»
The most
thrilling 20 minutes in the opera world!!!
If you’ve
been living in a cave like me, it’s never late to do this challenge yourself:).
I’d love to know your answers! Leave comments below:).
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