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Dame Janet Abbott Baker CH DBE FRSA (born 21 August 1933) is an English mezzo-soprano best known as an opera, concert, and lieder singer.
She was particularly closely associated with baroque and early Italian opera and the works of Benjamin Britten. During her career, which spanned the 1950s to the 1980s, she was considered an outstanding singing actress and widely admired for her dramatic intensity, perhaps best represented in her famous portrayal as Dido, the tragic heroine of Berlioz's magnum opus, Les Troyens. As a concert performer, Dame Janet was noted for her interpretations of the music of Gustav Mahler and Edward Elgar. David Gutman, writing in Gramophone, described her performance of Mahler's Kindertotenlieder as "intimate, almost self-communing."
Janet Abbott Baker was born in Hatfield, South Yorkshire, where her father was an engineer as well as a chorister. Members of her family worked at Bentley Pit, in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. She attended York College for Girls and then Wintringham Girls' Grammar School in Grimsby. The death of her elder brother, Peter, when she was 10 years old, from a heart condition, was a formative moment that made her take responsibility for the rest of her life, she revealed in a BBC Radio 3 Lebrecht Interview in September 2011.
Monteverde, Costa Rica is a small community in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, located in the Cordillera de Tilarán. Roughly a four hour drive from the Central Valley, Monteverde is considered a major ecotourism destination in Costa Rica. The area is host to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and numerous other reserves, which draw considerable numbers of tourists and naturalists.
National Geographic has called the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve "the jewel in the crown of cloud forest reserves".Newsweek has declared Monteverde the world's #14 Place to Remember Before it Disappears." By popular vote in Costa Rica, Monteverde was enshrined as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Costa Rica, along with Isla del Coco, Volcán Arenal, Cerro Chirripó, Río Celeste, Tortuguero, and Volcán Poás.
This article deals with Monteverde and its surrounding zone. This includes the larger town and tourism hub Santa Elena, as well as the nearby cluster of homes and businesses known as Cerro Plano, along with numerous reserves and attractions on the periphery of the town.
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Frederica von Stade (born June 1, 1945) is an American mezzo-soprano.
Frederica von Stade was born in Somerville, New Jersey. She acquired the nickname "Flicka" in her childhood. Her father, Charles S. von Stade, was a polo champion and Lieutenant in the United States Army who was killed in service in Germany during the Second World War, prior to her birth. Her grandfather, Francis Skiddy von Stade, Sr., (1884–1967), was also a polo champion.
She attended the Mannes College of Music in New York City.
She made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in 1970 and in 1971 appeared as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro at the Santa Fe Opera. "It was two of the newcomers who left the audience dazzled: Frederica von Stade as Cherubino and Kiri Te Kanawa as the Countess. Everyone knew at once that these were brilliant finds. History has confirmed that first impression." Cherubino remained her most celebrated signature role, which she sang at her European debut in Versailles 1973, which was the starting point of her great international career. At the inauguration of Jimmy Carter as the 39th President of the United States on January 20 1977, she performed "Take Care of This House" from the Broadway musical 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by Leonard Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner, accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra. After a hiatus of six years she returned to the Met in 1982 and remained a pillar of the ensemble, highly appreciated by critics and loved by the public in such roles as Idamante in Idomeneo, Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier, Blanche in Dialogues des Carmélites, Cherubino, Mélisande in Pelléas et Mélisande, Charlotte in Werther and Hanna Glawary in The Merry Widow.
La Scala (pronounced [la ˈskaːla]; abbreviation in Italian language for the official name Teatro alla Scala [teˈaːtro alla ˈskaːla]) is an opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala (Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala). The premiere performance was Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
Most of Italy's greatest operatic artists, and many of the finest singers from around the world, have appeared at La Scala during the past 200 years. The theatre is regarded as one of the leading opera and ballet theatres in the world and is home to the La Scala Theatre Chorus, La Scala Theatre Ballet and La Scala Theatre Orchestra. The theatre also has an associate school, known as the La Scala Theatre Academy (Italian: Accademia Teatro alla Scala), which offers professional training in music, dance, stage craft and stage management.
La Scala's season traditionally opens on 7 December, Saint Ambrose's Day, the feast day of Milan's patron saint. All performances must end before midnight, and long operas start earlier in the evening when necessary.
Janet Baker - Disprezzata regina (Monteverdi)
Monteverdi - L'incoronazione di Poppea (actes 1-2) (ST it-eng-fr-de-esp)
'Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria' * Excerpt 10 FINALE * JANET BAKER * Glyndebourne 1973
Monteverdi Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria Hanna Bayodi-Hirt Melanto Ed Lyon Eurimaco
J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, part 2/2
Monteverdi - Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (actes 1-2) (ST it-eng-fr-de-esp)
Pergolesi "Ogni pena più spietata" Janet Baker
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Teatro alla Scala)
Monteverdi - L' Incoronazione di Poppea 3
Janet Baker "Care selve" Atalanta
Handel - Dixit Dominus - Gardiner
Georg Nigl - L'Orfeo - Monteverdi - Tu se' morta
Frederica von Stade: Torna, torna (Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria) Monteverdi
Frederica von Stade & Benjamin Luxon sing Monteverdi - LIVE!
Huttenlochner sings - Possente spirito - L'Orfeo, Monteverdi
Monteverdi Return of Ulysses excerpts (TVP)
Il ritorno d´Ulisse in patria. de Monteverdi. Buenos Aires Lírica: Temporada 2009
Elgar 'The Dream of Gerontius' - Janet Baker & Sir Adrian Boult (excerpts)
Monteverdi - L'incoronazione di Poppea (acte 3) (ST it-eng-fr-de-esp)
Dame Janet Baker: Caccini, 'Amarilli mia bella'
Janet Baker sings "Disprezzata regina" (Ottavia's Lament) from Monteverdi's "L'incoronazione di Poppea." English Chamber Orchestra; Raymond Leppard, conductor. 1969.
"Opera musicale" en 1 prologue et 3 actes de Claudio Monteverdi, créé en 1642 à Venise Livret en italien : Gian Francesco Busenello, d'après les "Annales" de Tacite ST : italiano, english, deutsch, français, español Arrangement et direction musicale : Nikolaus Harnoncourt Orchestre et chœurs : Das Monteverdi-Ensemble des Opernhauses Zürich Mise en scène et réalisation (1979) : Jean-Pierre Ponnelle La Fortune : Renate Lenhart (soprano) La Vertu : Helrun Gardow (soprano) L'Amour : Klaus Brettschneider (soprano) Poppée, favorite de Néron : Rachel Yakar (soprano) Octavie, femme de Néron : Trudeliese Schmidt (mezzo-soprano) Néron, empereur : Eric Tappy (ténor) Othon, chevalier : Paul Esswood (ténor) Sénèque, philosophe : Matti Salminen (basse) Drusilla, courtisane : Janet Perry (soprano) Ar...
Tenth and FINAL installment of *selected* excerpts from the Glyndebourne Festival Operas 1973 production of 'Il ritorno dUlisse in patria' - Opera in a Prologue and Two Acts. Music by Claudio Monteverdi and libretto by Giacomo Badoaro. Ulisse is home...at last! Penelope sings a song of joy that is akin to springtime breaking upon the land. A duet between the reunited couple follows, ending upon a cathartic denouement to close the play. Penelope . . . Janet Baker Ulisse . . . Benjamin Luxon Peter Hall, Producer (Director) Raymond Leppard, Conductor The London Philharmonic Orchestra ----------------- To purchase the DVD, please visit the following sites (among others): http://www.glyndebourne.com/shop/glyndebourne_dvds/monteverdi_il_ritorno_dulisse_1973dbvvd_/ htt...
Les Arts Florissants dir. William Christie Teatro Real Madrid 2009 Published with courtesy of Dynamic s.r.l
From the Herderkirche in Weimar, Germany John Eliot Gardiner - conductor Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists Claron McFadden - soprano Christoph Genz - tenor Bernarda Fink - alto Dietrich Henschel - bass Katharine Fuge 0:47 IV. Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben 23:26 V. Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen 46:00 VI. Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben Go to part 1: https://youtu.be/zpaNo4mWRBE Watch also the documentary "J.S. Bach: Jachzet, frohlocket! - An introduction to the Bach Christmas Oratorio": https://youtu.be/ZTnrjuALzzQ Watch also the documentary "Bach revisited - John Eliot Gardiner in Saxony and Thuringia": https://youtu.be/Hq2h5vuPiLE Subscribe: https://goo.gl/jrui3M
"Drame en musique" ("dramma per musica") en 1 prologue et 3 actes de Claudio Monteverdi, créé en février 1640 au Teatro SS Giovannie Paolo à Venise Livret en italien : Giacomo Badoaro, d'après la fin de l'"Odyssée" d'Homère ST : italiano, english, deutsch, français, español Arrangement et direction musicale : Nikolaus Harnoncourt Orchestre et chœurs : Das Monteverdi-Ensemble des Opernhauses Zürich Mise en scène et réalisation (1979) : Jean-Pierre Ponnelle La Fragilité humaine : Werner Hollweg (ténor) Le Temps : Werner Gröschel (basse) La Fortune : Renate Lenhart (soprano) L'Amour : Klaus Brettschneider (soprano) Jupiter : József Dene (ténor) Neptune : Hans Franzen (basse) Minerve : Helrun Gardow (soprano) Junon : Renate Lenhart (soprano) Ulysse : Werner Hollweg (ténor) Pénélope, sa fe...
(Sorry for the downhill score on some parts..) Dame Janet Baker Ogni pena più spietata from "Lo frate 'nnamorato", musical comedy in 3 acts Act 1. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710 - 1736) Biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Battista_Pergolesi http://www.goldbergweb.com/en/history/composers/11747.php Music by Giovanni B. Pergolesi Libretto: Gennaro Antonio Federico Date Written: 1732 Key: A minor Voicing: Mezzo Soprano Character: Ascanio In this recording: Dame Janet Baker with James Tyler, Graham Sheen, Nicholas Kraemer, Viola Section Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Celia Nicklin, Conducted by Neville Marriner Text: Ogni pena più spietata Soffrirìa quest'alma afflitta e desolata, Se godesse una speranza di potersi consolar. Ma, ...
Monteverdi's seminal first opera tells the dramatic story from Ovid's Metamorphoses of the descent of Orfeo (Georg Nigl) into the underworld to recover his beloved wife Euridice (Roberta Invernizzi), who has died from a snake bite. In a new production for La Scala, based on a painting by Titian and directed by Robert Wilson, the opera receives a powerful and inspiring performance from a fine cast, the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala and Concerto Italiano under the much-admired Italian early music specialist, Rinaldo Alessandrini. Orfeo: Georg Nigl Euridice: Roberta Invernizzi Messaggera: Sara Mingardo Speranza: Sara Mingardo Caronte: Luigi De Donato Proserpina: Raffaella Milanesi Plutone: Giovanni Battista Parodi Eco: Roberta Invernezzi Apollo: Furio Zanasi Solo Dancer: Nicola S...
Poppea and Nerone's final duet Act III: "Pur ti Miro". Poppea and Nerone sing of their love for one another, oblivious to the death and destruction they have meted out to all around them in order to enjoy it. NIkolaus Harnoncourt & Das Monteverdi Ensemble Zürich. Poppea: Rachel Yakar & Nerone: Eric Tappy.
Janet Baker sings "Care selve" from Atalanta by Georg Friedrich Händel English Chamber Orchestra Raymond Leppard, conductor XII. 1972
George Frideric Handel Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists Sir John Eliot Gardiner June 2014
Watch the opera in full at http://www.medici.tv/#!/l-orfeo-monteverdi-rinaldo-alessandrini-robert-wilson-teatro-alla-scala Subscribe to our channel for more videos http://ow.ly/ugONZ Claudio Monteverdi L'Orfeo Favola pastorale in un prologo e cinque atti. Libretto di Alessandro Striggio. Aria: Tu se' morta (Act II) Georg Nigl (Orfeo) Rinaldo Alessandrini, director Robert Wilson, stage director, lighting design Teatro alla Scala, 2009 Also with Roberta Invernizzi (Euridice, La Musica) and Sara Mingardo (La Messaggera, La Speranza).
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Aria: "Torna, torna" (from Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria) Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano with Janice Taylor, mezzo-soprano National Arts Centre Orchestra Conducted by Mario Bernardi 1978 _
Video footage from 1992 of these two great artists performing "Illustratevi, o Cieli" (or Reconciliation Duet) from Monteverdi's opera "Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria". Here is a link to my main Luxon playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL87CC7692620EA641&feature;=plcp And here is a link to my Frederica von Stade playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCC842EF9858E2660&feature;=plcp Ulysses gives Penelope a secret sign to prove his true identity: he alone knows that she has a silk coverlet on her bed, woven by her own hands, depicting Diana, and this memory has comforted him in his travels. At last she recognizes him, and a rapturous love-duet is called for: the flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and the phoenix has risen from the ashes of Troy; no more tormen...
Orfeo is performed by Philippe Huttenlochner in this Monteverdi's L'Orfeo adaptation. Nikolaus Harnoncurt conducting a superb period-instruments ensemble. Staged, directed and designed by Jean Pierre Ponnelle.
Opera in 3 acts (1641) The story, taken from the second half of Homer's Odyssey, tells how constancy and virtue are ultimately rewarded, treachery and deception overcome. After his long journey home from the Trojan Wars Ulysses, king of Ithaca, finally returns to his kingdom where he finds that a trio of villainous suitors have seized the realm and are importuning his faithful queen, Penelope. With the assistance of the gods, his son Telemaco and a staunch friend Eumete, Ulysses vanquishes the suitors and recovers his kingdom. Act 1 Sinfonia Torna il tranquillo al mare Superbo é l'uom Cara e lieta gioventu Colli, campagne e boschi Act II Lieto cammino,dolce viaggio Amor é un armonia Generosa regina Act III Or si ti riconosco Neptune: Eduard Wollitz Minerva: Antonia Fahberg Ulysses: G...
Dirección musical: Juan Manuel Quintana Puesta en escena: Alejandro Bonatto Diseño de escenografía: Alejandro Bonatto y Jerónimo Basso Diseño de vestuario: Sofía Di Nunzio Diseño de iluminación: Gonzalo Córdova Con Gustavo Zahnstecher, María Cristina Kiehr, Víctor Torres, Evelyn Ramírez, Franco Fagioli, Oreste Chlopecki, Damián Ramírez, Pablo Pollitzer, Jaime Caicompai, Pilar Aguilera, Carlos Ullán, Osvaldo Peroni. Coro Buenos Aires Lírica y Orquesta.
From a newly released DVD of 'The Dream of Gerontius' we see Sir Adrian Boult, Janet Baker and the London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra in a few moments from Elgar's great oratorio. The other soloists were Peter Pears and John Shirley-Quirk. The performance was filmed in Canterbury Cathedral in 1968 and has been sumptuously restored by 'ICA Classics' (Catalogue No. ICAD 5140). This 2-DVD set also includes a 1989 TV documentary about Boult presented by Vernon Handley.
"Opera musicale" en 1 prologue et 3 actes de Claudio Monteverdi, créé en 1642 à Venise Livret en italien : Gian Francesco Busenello, d'après les "Annales" de Tacite ST : italiano, english, deutsch, français, español Arrangement et direction musicale : Nikolaus Harnoncourt Orchestre et chœurs : Das Monteverdi-Ensemble des Opernhauses Zürich Mise en scène et réalisation (1979) : Jean-Pierre Ponnelle La Fortune : Renate Lenhart (soprano) La Vertu : Helrun Gardow (soprano) L'Amour : Klaus Brettschneider (soprano) Poppée, favorite de Néron : Rachel Yakar (soprano) Octavie, femme de Néron : Trudeliese Schmidt (mezzo-soprano) Néron, empereur : Eric Tappy (ténor) Othon, chevalier : Paul Esswood (ténor) Sénèque, philosophe : Matti Salminen (basse) Drusilla, courtisane : Janet Perry (soprano) Ar...
Dame Janet Abbott Baker, CH, DBE, FRSA (born 21 August 1933) is an English mezzo-soprano best known as an opera, concert, and lieder singer. She was particularly closely associated with baroque and early Italian opera and the works of Benjamin Britten. During her career, which spanned the 1950s to the 1980s, she was considered an outstanding singing actress and widely admired for her dramatic intensity, perhaps best represented in her famous portrayal as Dido, the tragic heroine of Berlioz's magnum opus Les Troyens. As a concert performer, Dame Janet was noted for her interpretations of the music of Gustav Mahler and Edward Elgar. David Gutman, writing in the Gramophone, described her performance of Mahler's Kindertotenlieder as "intimate, almost self-communing. In 1956, she made her stage...
Here is a wonderful performance of the Brahms Rhapsody with Dame Janet Baker and the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of János Ferencsik from 1979. "Vater der Liebe, ein Tonseinem Ohre vernehmlich, so erquicke sein Herz!" Here is a link to her singing Britten's cantata "Phaedra" from the same concert: http://youtu.be/BHGE-6SUUwI
From 'Alceste': Act 1, Scene 5. Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, 12 December 1981. SEE BELOW FOR LYRICS. (A big Thank You to agnesrobert for corrections to the French text! 2-14-11) This opera was 1 of 3 (the others being Donizetti's 'Mary Stuart' at English National Opera and Gluck's 'Orfeo ed Euridice' at Glyndebourne) that Dame Janet Baker performed as a farewell to the operatic stage (altho' concert recitals continued for a few more years). This is also the only recording that documents her singing this most demanding part--she sings almost throughout the entire evening, proof of her great stamina--and more than meets the dramatic exigencies of the role. In this scene, Alceste, Queen of Thessaly, ponders the fate of her gravely ill husband, King Admetus, whom the oracle a...
Dame Janet Baker sings Richard Strauss' beautiful lied 'Morgen'.
Bach's Cantata 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret", performed by Janet Baker and the English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Briiten, conducting. From Blythburgh Church, 12 June 1969. Part I 1. Sinfonia 2. Aria: Geist und Seele wird verwirret 3. Recitativo: Ich wundre mich 4. Aria: Gott hat alles wohlgemacht Part 2 5. Sinfonia 6. Recitativo: Ach, starker Gott 7. Aria: Ich wünsche nur bei Gott zu leben Here is a link to a live performance of Britten's "Abraham and Isaac" with Janet Baker and Peter Pears: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkIcsT_fjAI
Please click for more information and analysis. For non commercial educational purposes. Please message me if there is a problem with this video. December 13th, 1973 Live ENO Maria Stuarda Mary Stuart: Janet Baker Elizabeth: Pauline Tinsley Conductor: Charles Mackerras In the early 1970s several major sopranos essayed this role, but Mary Stuart has never been more present as a character than here, which Baker sings in the "Malibran" version. Baker is on astonishing form vocally, and her pointing of the text has so much authority that you almost feel it's been written in English, especially when the legato is so brilliantly maintained. I have posted other excerpts on this channel. Here Baker turns what is not Donizetti's most interesting vocal line into a truly thrilling moment of vocal...
Dame Janet Baker in conversation with Norbert Meyn In this interview Janet Baker talks about her work with Austrian singing teacher Helene Isepp, the conductor Peter Gellhorn and the pianist Paul Hamburger as well as other émigré musicians. She also discusses the overall importance of émigré musicians from Germany and Austria on music in Britain. This interview is presented as part of the ORAL HISTORY PROJECT "Singing a Song in a Foreign Land", which focuses on musicians who emigrated from Central Europe because of Nazi persecution in the 1930s and 40s. Visit the SINGING A SONG IN A FOREIGN LAND - ONLINE RESOURCE for more interviews and further information: http://www.rcm.ac.uk/singingasong This project has been generously supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Rothschild Foun...
Here is a wonderful performance of the Britten Cantata which was written for Dame Janet Baker. She is accompanied by the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of János Ferencsik from 1979. Here is a link to Brahms' "Alto Rhapsody" from the same concert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXEHmtyN7Do
Janet Baker and Joyce DiDonato discuss what makes a great singer, and offer their advice on how to approach an opera performance. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk Janet Baker was particularly closely associated with baroque and early Italian opera and the works of Benjamin Britten. During her career, which spanned the 1950s to the 1980s, she was considered an outstanding singing actress and widely admired for her dramatic intensity, perhaps best represented in her famous portrayal as Dido, the tragic heroine of Berlioz's magnum opus, Les Troyens.
Please click for more information and analysis. For non commercial educational purposes. Please message me if there is a problem with this video. "Delle miei colpe Io squallido" (0:00) "Nightmares and Visions..." (3:11) "Once all the radiant joys of youth" December 13th, 1973 Live ENO Maria Stuarda Mary Stuart: Janet Baker Talbot: Don Garrard Conductor: Charles Mackerras In the early 1970s several major sopranos essayed this role, but Mary Stuart has never been more present as a character than here, which Baker sings in the "Malibran" version. Baker is on astonishing form vocally, and her pointing of the text has so much authority that you almost feel it's been written in English, especially when the legato is so brilliantly maintained. The terrifying opening has Baker in tremendo...
Janet Baker in a stunning performance of the opera's finale. Conductor: Charles Mackerras. The performance is a live recording from the ENO dating December 13, 1973.
Dame Janet Baker sings one of the most beautiful arias of all opera, from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. Glyndebourne, 1966. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
From a newly released DVD of 'The Dream of Gerontius' we see Sir Adrian Boult, Janet Baker and the London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra in a few moments from Elgar's great oratorio. The other soloists were Peter Pears and John Shirley-Quirk. The performance was filmed in Canterbury Cathedral in 1968 and has been sumptuously restored by 'ICA Classics' (Catalogue No. ICAD 5140). This 2-DVD set also includes a 1989 TV documentary about Boult presented by Vernon Handley.
Please click for more information and analysis. For non commercial educational purposes. Please message me if there is a problem with this video. December 13th, 1973 Live ENO Mary Stuart: Janet Baker Liecester: Keith Erwen Talbot: Don Garrard Cecil: Christian Du Plessis Hannah: Audrey Gunn Conductor: Charles Mackerras In the early 1970s several major sopranos essayed this role, but Mary Stuart has never been more present as a character than here, which Baker sings in Donizetti's version of the role that he wrote for Malibran. Baker is on astonishing form vocally, and her pointing of the text has so much authority that you almost feel it's been written in English, especially when the legato is so brilliantly maintained. The final aria-cabaletta "Ah! Se un giorno" (7:15) is awe inspiring...
This the final part of "Der Abschied" (Departure). Thanks again to Joe in Berlin, who sent the whole recording to me in 2007. He feels that it is one of the greatest live performances ever by orchestra, conductor and singer. An extraordinary number made it a favorite over the 3 year period that it was live. I do hope that they find it again.
The magnificent voice of mezzo-soprano Janet Baker as she sings from Handel's opera "Ariodante" No one does this better than JANET BAKER~~!!!!!! non ORIGINAL PITCH VERSION
Dame Janet Baker sings Charlotte in 'Werther', produced in English at the ENO, 1977. This is taken from a live performance. Another wonderfully sung and acted role by the great Dame Janet. (I've omitted any libretto text here just because the singer's diction is clear and intelligible.) This is the famous 'Letter Scene' from Jules Massenet's tragic opera whose libretto (by Edouard Balu, Paul Milliet and Henri Grémont Hartmann) is based on a novel, 'The Sorrows of Young Werther,' (1774) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The English translation is by Norman Tucker. Massenet's music is sensitively played by the Orchestra of the English National Opera, conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras. ========== CD set can be purchased at the following sites (among others): http://www.am...
From 1977, here is a live Aldeburgh performance of Benjamin Britten's Canticle II, "Abraham and Isaac" performed by Peter Pears and Janet Baker, with Graham Johnson, piano. Link to my Peter Pears playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL56BC9315D6954644&feature;=plcp And here is a link to a live performance with Janet Baker performing Bach's Cantata 35 with Britten conducting: http://youtu.be/1EiRoifxknk
Hear Janet Baker sing from "Orfeo et Eurodice" live performance at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB-vei2aVAg RE- EDITED audio and video Janet Baker seen here in 2 wonderful live performances. Plaisir d' Amour has stood out from her early Decca recordings as a signature aria for her. Also, she sings her famous aria from Gluck's "Orfeo et Eurodice"; Che faro senza Eurodice"?. Janet Baker was an extraordinary mezzo-soprano from the last century, having retired in the late 1980's. She resides in England.
Dame Janet Baker in conversation with Norbert Meyn In this interview Janet Baker talks about her work with Austrian singing teacher Helene Isepp, the conductor Peter Gellhorn and the pianist Paul Hamburger as well as other émigré musicians. She also discusses the overall importance of émigré musicians from Germany and Austria on music in Britain. This interview is presented as part of the ORAL HISTORY PROJECT "Singing a Song in a Foreign Land", which focuses on musicians who emigrated from Central Europe because of Nazi persecution in the 1930s and 40s. Visit the SINGING A SONG IN A FOREIGN LAND - ONLINE RESOURCE for more interviews and further information: http://www.rcm.ac.uk/singingasong This project has been generously supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Rothschild Foun...
Sea pictures (Op. 37): I. Sea slumber-song 00:00 II. In haven 05:04 III. Sabbath morning at sea 07:10 IV. Where corals lie 13:29 V. The swimmer 17:39 Elgar, Edward (1857-1934) -composer Dame Janet Baker -mezzosoprano Sir John Barbirolli -conductor London Symphony Orchestra Score: http://conquest.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/c/cb/IMSLP32145-PMLP73121-elgar_sea_pictures_piano_score.pdf Playlist: "The art of British song: Elgar, Somervell, Williams, Finzi..": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?action_edit=1&list;=PLdM8VSWYvcWG_X-lGBATHMoJTGPlAV1TQ Sea Pictures, Op. 37 is a song cycle by Sir Edward Elgar consisting of five songs written by various poets. It was set for contralto and orchestra, though a distinct version for piano was often performed by Elgar. Many mezzo-sopranos have sung th...
A unique event with two of the greatest mezzo-sopranos of their generations. Watch Joyce DiDonato and Dame Janet Baker discuss the roles that have inspired them, the technique of singing and advice for the next generation. They also discuss what the artform of opera needs to do to survive. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato made her Royal Opera debut in 2003 as Fox (The Cunning Little Vixen), and has since returned to sing Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni, including on tour with The Royal Opera to Japan), Cendrillon, Elena (La donna del lago), Maria Stuarda and in Plácido Domingo’s 2012 Operalia concert. She returns in the 2015/16 Season to sing Charlotte (Werther). DiDonato grew up in Kansas and studied music educat...
In what was one of the most special hours of my life, I had the great privilege of sitting down with legendary artist, Dame Janet Baker, to discuss her career, her artistic integrity, and her view on the power of music. Celebrating her 80th Birthday, a 20-CD set of her greatest recordings was released, and it seemed a good occasion to look back on her storied, impeccable career. Filmed on site at Wigmore Hall in London.
Gustav Mahler Kindertotenlieder Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano Scottish National Orchestra Jascha Horenstein Edinburgh, March 1967
Johannes Brahms Heimweh II op.63 n°8 0:00 O kühler Wald op.72 n°3 3:31 Geheimnis op.71 n°1 5:52 Wir wandelten op.96 n°2 9:17 Meerfahrt op.96 n°4 11:54 Ständchen op.106 n°1 14:20 Ein Wanderer op.106 n°5 15:50 Regenlied WoO 23 18:46 Das Mädchen spricht op.107 n°3 20:28 Mädchenlied op.107 n°5 21:54 Mondnacht WoO 21 23:43 Auf dem Kirchhofe op.105 n°4 26:24 Von ewiger Liebe op.43 n°1 29:24 Janet Baker Ernest Lush Radio recording, London, 16.IX.1960 & 7.II.1961 (op.43/1)
1963 UK Saga – XID 5213 A1 The Call Composed By – Ralph Vaughan Williams A2 Youth And Love Composed By – Ralph Vaughan Williams A3 A Thanksgiving Composed By – John Ireland A4 Her Song Composed By – John Ireland A5 A Piper Composed By – Michael Head (2) A6 This Is A Sacred City (By A Bierside) Composed By – Armstrong Gibbs A7 Love Is A Sickness Composed By – Armstrong Gibbs A8 The Cloths Of Heaven Composed By – Thomas Dunhill A9 Balulalow Composed By – Peter Warlock A10 Youth Composed By – Peter Warlock B1 King David Composed By – Herbert Howells B2 Come Sing And Dance Composed By – Herbert Howells B3 Sleep Composed By – Ivor Gurney B4 I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing Composed By – Ivor Gurney B5 To The Queen Of Heaven Composed By – Thomas Dunhill B6 Come Away, Come Away, Death Compo...
Critic's choice. "Rattle's reading is superlative in breadth and vividness of sound and with a spacious reading which is in its natural intensity unerringly sustains generally slow, steady speeds to underline the epic grandeur of Mahler's vision. The heartfelt singing of Arleen Auger and Janet Baker is equally distinguished and characterful.". ( Penguin guide) .
Ernest Chausson Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op 19 Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano London Symphony Orchestra Evgeny Svetlanov London, April 1975
Be apart of my Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/Blop888 Conductor: Leonard Bernstein Soloist: Janet Baker Orchestra: Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra
Bach's Cantata 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret", performed by Janet Baker and the English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Briiten, conducting. From Blythburgh Church, 12 June 1969. Part I 1. Sinfonia 2. Aria: Geist und Seele wird verwirret 3. Recitativo: Ich wundre mich 4. Aria: Gott hat alles wohlgemacht Part 2 5. Sinfonia 6. Recitativo: Ach, starker Gott 7. Aria: Ich wünsche nur bei Gott zu leben Here is a link to a live performance of Britten's "Abraham and Isaac" with Janet Baker and Peter Pears: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkIcsT_fjAI
Hector Berlioz Les nuits d'été, Op 7 Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano London Philharmonic Orchestra Carlo Maria Giulini London, May 1975
Robert Schumann Frauenliebe und -leben op.42 Seit ich ihn gesehen 0:00 Er, der Herrlichste von allen 2:59 Ich kann' nicht fassen, nicht glauben 6:29 Du Ring an meinem Finger 8:24 Helft mir, ihr Schwestern 11:36 Süsser Freund, du blickest 13:42 An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust 19:06 Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan 20:29 Janet Baker Geoffrey Parsons
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) The Music Makers, Op.69 1. Introduction - Moderato e nobilmente 2. We are the music makers 3. With wonderful deathless ditties 4. We, in the ages lying 5. A breath of our inspiration 6. They had no vision amazing 15:08 (Janet Baker) 7. And therefore today is thrilling 18: 30 (Janet Baker) 8. But we with our dreaming and singing 9. For we are afar with the dawning 10. Great hail! We cry to the corners 29:05 (Janet Baker) Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano London Philharmonic Choir (chorus master: Frederic Jackson) London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Adrian Boult 1967 Version by Sarah Connolly: https://youtu.be/8a89tSjs-uI _
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano (The Angel) Richard Lewis, tenor (Gerontius, Soul of Gerontius) Kim Borg, bass (The Priest, The Angel of Agony) The combined Hallé Choir and Sheffild Philharmonic Chorus (chorus master: Eric Chadwick) Ambrosian Singers (chorus master: John McCarthy) Hallé Orchestra, leader: Martin Milner Conducted by John Barbirolli 1965 _
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Les Nuits d'été, Op. 7 (poems by Théophile Gautier) 1. Villanelle 2. Le spectre de la rose 3. Sur les lagunes 4. Absence 5. Au cimetière 6. L'Île Inconnue Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano New Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted by John Barbirolli 23 Aug 1967 _
Janet Baker--Mezzo-soprano Sir Adrian Boult--Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra 1975
Dame Janet Baker in conversation with Norbert Meyn In this interview Janet Baker talks about her work with Austrian singing teacher Helene Isepp, the conductor Peter Gellhorn and the pianist Paul Hamburger as well as other émigré musicians. She also discusses the overall importance of émigré musicians from Germany and Austria on music in Britain. This interview is presented as part of the ORAL HISTORY PROJECT "Singing a Song in a Foreign Land", which focuses on musicians who emigrated from Central Europe because of Nazi persecution in the 1930s and 40s. Visit the SINGING A SONG IN A FOREIGN LAND - ONLINE RESOURCE for more interviews and further information: http://www.rcm.ac.uk/singingasong This project has been generously supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Rothschild Foun...
In what was one of the most special hours of my life, I had the great privilege of sitting down with legendary artist, Dame Janet Baker, to discuss her career, her artistic integrity, and her view on the power of music. Celebrating her 80th Birthday, a 20-CD set of her greatest recordings was released, and it seemed a good occasion to look back on her storied, impeccable career. Filmed on site at Wigmore Hall in London.
From the documentary Full Circle. Her words of wisdom on those rotten little things called nerves. :D
A unique event with two of the greatest mezzo-sopranos of their generations. Watch Joyce DiDonato and Dame Janet Baker discuss the roles that have inspired them, the technique of singing and advice for the next generation. They also discuss what the artform of opera needs to do to survive. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato made her Royal Opera debut in 2003 as Fox (The Cunning Little Vixen), and has since returned to sing Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni, including on tour with The Royal Opera to Japan), Cendrillon, Elena (La donna del lago), Maria Stuarda and in Plácido Domingo’s 2012 Operalia concert. She returns in the 2015/16 Season to sing Charlotte (Werther). DiDonato grew up in Kansas and studied music educat...
The mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker on Benjamin Britten as composer, conductor and pianist. Just one of the Britten fans celebrating the composer's centenary at www.britten100.org.
In the lead-up to her 80th birthday, Dame Janet Baker talks to Presto Classical's Katherine Cooper about her career, life since retirement and thoughts on a new generation of singers.
Dame Janet Baker, Interview 1982 and part of Sea pictures.
Janet Baker and Joyce DiDonato discuss what makes a great singer, and offer their advice on how to approach an opera performance. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk Janet Baker was particularly closely associated with baroque and early Italian opera and the works of Benjamin Britten. During her career, which spanned the 1950s to the 1980s, she was considered an outstanding singing actress and widely admired for her dramatic intensity, perhaps best represented in her famous portrayal as Dido, the tragic heroine of Berlioz's magnum opus, Les Troyens.
From a newly released DVD of 'The Dream of Gerontius' we see Sir Adrian Boult, Janet Baker and the London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra in a few moments from Elgar's great oratorio. The other soloists were Peter Pears and John Shirley-Quirk. The performance was filmed in Canterbury Cathedral in 1968 and has been sumptuously restored by 'ICA Classics' (Catalogue No. ICAD 5140). This 2-DVD set also includes a 1989 TV documentary about Boult presented by Vernon Handley.
1963 UK Saga – XID 5213 A1 The Call Composed By – Ralph Vaughan Williams A2 Youth And Love Composed By – Ralph Vaughan Williams A3 A Thanksgiving Composed By – John Ireland A4 Her Song Composed By – John Ireland A5 A Piper Composed By – Michael Head (2) A6 This Is A Sacred City (By A Bierside) Composed By – Armstrong Gibbs A7 Love Is A Sickness Composed By – Armstrong Gibbs A8 The Cloths Of Heaven Composed By – Thomas Dunhill A9 Balulalow Composed By – Peter Warlock A10 Youth Composed By – Peter Warlock B1 King David Composed By – Herbert Howells B2 Come Sing And Dance Composed By – Herbert Howells B3 Sleep Composed By – Ivor Gurney B4 I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing Composed By – Ivor Gurney B5 To The Queen Of Heaven Composed By – Thomas Dunhill B6 Come Away, Come Away, Death Compo...
A lovely version of this song.
Dame Janet Baker sings Richard Strauss' beautiful lied 'Morgen'.
Dame Janet Baker sings this beautiful Schubert song. Murray Perahia, piano Covent Garden.
Dame Janet Baker sings one of the most beautiful arias of all opera, from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. Glyndebourne, 1966. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
Here is a wonderful performance of the Brahms Rhapsody with Dame Janet Baker and the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of János Ferencsik from 1979. "Vater der Liebe, ein Tonseinem Ohre vernehmlich, so erquicke sein Herz!" Here is a link to her singing Britten's cantata "Phaedra" from the same concert: http://youtu.be/BHGE-6SUUwI