June 19
Podcast 1 - Cinderella (La Cenerentola)
Featuring Colin Lee, Julianne Young and BBC Sports Editor Mihir Bose (duration 30 minutes)
Welcome to Operalovers first podcast. This first programme features interviews with the rising star, tenor Colin Lee and mezzo-soprano Julianne Young about their roles in Welsh National Opera's colourful revival of La Cenerentola by Rossini late last year.
This is followed by an interview with BBC Sports Editor and opera lover Mihir Bose. He provides a fascinating viewpoint on western opera, comparing it not only to Indian classical performance but also to another passion of his - football.
Welsh National Opera's production of Rossini's La Cenerentola was a lively, cartoon-like production, featuring some rather athletic rats. Certainly, WNO's version of Rossini's opera was unashamedly fun as the photograghs by Bill Cooper show.
Cast:
Cenerentola..............Marianna Pizzolato
Don Ramiro...............Colin Lee
Dandini .................Roberto De Candia
Don Magnifico........... Robert Poulton
Clorinda.................Joanne Boag
Tisbe....................Julianne Young
Director: Joan Font
Design: Joan Guillen
Lighting: Albert Faura
Choreography: Xevi Dorca
Here are the website details for the two performers interviewed.
Julianne Young, whose biography can be seen on this website.
On Colin Lee's website, you can hear a recording of him in the role of Don Ramiro. Among others, Colin has starred in several recordings with Opera Rara which specialises in operas that are seldom performed. You can find out more at: http://www.opera-rara.com.
You can get a copy of the Naxos recording of La Cenerentola we used in the podcast from here.
Cast:
Cenerentola..............Joyce DiDonato
Don Ramiro...............José Manuel Zapata
Dandini .................Paolo Bordogna
Don Magnifico............Bruno Praticò
Clorinda.................Patrizia Cigna
Tisbe....................Martina Borst
Additional Information: At the end of the first interview with my colleagues Neil Shestopal and Yehuda Shapiro, Neil mentioned a recording that Freddie Mercury did with Monserrat Caballe. If you are intrigued, it is available from Amazon.
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Gill1951 2008-02-04 17:08:29 |
podcast timings..........? (Report) just a thought.....unless I am being dense, I couldn't see anywhere how long the podcast lasts for. When one wants to listen to a podcast, it helps to know whether to download, or if one has enough time to listen to it there and then.............. |
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Gill1951 2008-02-04 17:11:07 |
podcast timings..........again! (Report) maybe a glitch with the new website.....re-started the podcast and this time the timings showed up. |
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sabine 2008-02-06 10:39:06 |
podcast timings (Report) Thanks for that Gill. I've just put the duration up on the subtitle for all to see, and I'll make sure it goes up in the future. Sabine |
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