From baroque opera to modern opera- test your knowledge

[@vinoveritas4921]

I did it ! I did it ! Yesterday afternoon, I saw a very old lady, walking very slowly and with difficulty, scared to cross the street, even if cars and motorbikes stopped to let her cross. But she was too scared and other pedestrians did not seem to notice her embarrassment. So I took her by hand to the other side of the street. The smile of this old lady made my day and back home, I listened to some opera to celebrate this moment (Puccini Edgar act I. Why ? I don't know).

[@peterpawlik2495]

You are a true hero 😄🙏 Your Edgar-Celebration was well deserved!!! 🙂

[@vinoveritas4921]

@@peterpawlik2495 In my sleep, Maestro Puccini told me from the stars where he has been resting for a century now that he was moved by all this and he congratulates you for your kindness towards those who need it.

[@peterpawlik2495]

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[@samueljaramillo4221]

Milnes was magnificent in that clip. I’ve met him many times at the Met. Very kind person.

[@peterpawlik2495]

Milnes was and always will be one of my favorite baritones. And I am sure that you are right about him being a nice person 🙂

[@mariocampos9996]

Mystery Aria no. 5 What a beautiful Aria!

[@antonylias2055]

Well I managed to get them all, just about as it was down to the wire with the overture! Another fantastic quiz. Die Tote Stadt is a stunner, so redolent of Strauss, but I’ve always struggled with Denoke. Just not sensuous and luxurious enough for this music. We need cream, not a soya substitute! Oh and have you seen the clips of that sensational countertenor sending up Bartoli a storm? Amazing mimic and machine gun coloratura.

[@peterpawlik2495]

Wow- congratulations that you got them all!!! I for example would not have been able to identify the Tito Ouverture, no way! And about Denoke: I have to admit that this is the first time ever I heard her (embarrassing, i know). But I found her tone and her piano singing really great for this occasion 🤷‍♂️ Did I see the clip with the Bartoli hommage? Of course - it was absolutely brilliant and 100% on the point 😄 Thank you for your comment and all my best!

[@antonylias2055]

​@@peterpawlik2495 He's riotously good! I would pay good money to hear him as Cleopatra. Likewise Bruno de Sá, who perhaps could emulate Kilduff's feat and toss in a high E for good measure! I'm a little harsh on Denoke, as I had to review her on a few occasions when she was performing at Covent Garden. I recall a very spirited Salome, where the role was perhaps a size too big and the voice dried out and seemed to halt several feel ahead of where I was sitting. A curious projection issue, especially in the upper register, but a wonderful actress. I'll give her another whirl and seek out some of her earlier performances.

[@peterpawlik2495]

@@antonylias2055 I will check out this Bruno de Sa guy you mentioned - it sounds spectacular... I really like the balanced and measured way you are talking about Denoke. As you demonstrate one can be not a fan of somebody and still talk about it without being disparaging - respect 👍🙂

[@Raulgermont]

Loved the video. Mr. Beczala was a great Lenski and is still presently singing with enormous flair. I guess Marietta's hair isn't brought out at the end of this Tote Stadt production. The skeleton hand!!

[@peterpawlik2495]

Thank you for your kind feedback 😊🙏

[@LoveSunshine5]

Sehr unterhaltsam. Vielen Dank 🫶

[@diecheneydie]

I muffed the Tode Statdt....even though I'd heard a different aria from it in recital just three days ago. I guess I'll have to let my $14,999 earn some interest in the bank till my next opportunity to "win."

[@peterpawlik2495]

Thank you for watching and congratulations for the very smart decision not to send me the 14,999 😄👍

[@operaFan-tn8ng]

I am hopeless at this! Fancy confusing Ermani with Otello!

[@williamnethercott4364]

So did I🙄

[@peterpawlik2495]

There are simply too many Verdi operas out there - it can be confusing 😄🙏

[@operaFan-tn8ng]

@@williamnethercott4364 lol I think it might have been his outfit that confused me. What a getup! lol

[@diecheneydie]

Ernani ROCKS! The final act trio is one of my all-time favorite scenes.

[@Mestrcs]

Excellent video as usual! You got me with Julius Caesar (I could not recognise the first clip) and La Clemenza . Lenski’s aria I got from the context of the first clip, but I did not recognise the music until the second clip. Very proudly got the other from the very first seconds of the first clip. I clearly need to study more! My life dream is to own a probably authentic Rolex, and I ache for losing this opportunity…I might write an Opera about it, I will call it “l’heure espagnole” (I am Spanish).

[@peterpawlik2495]

Thank you for lovely comment! I am glad to hear that you plan to use your frustration about the lost probably authentic Rolex for a good cause - can't wait to see this new opera of yours: "L'heure espagnole" is such a great idea for a name. Good for you that you came up with it 😄👍

[@Mestrcs]

I can say that I clearly un-Ravelled this title (apologies, making bad puns is one of the worst traits of my character). Can I suggest that for the next quiz you do operas according to language? You could do Italian, German, French, Russian and “other language” opera samples.

[@peterpawlik2495]

@@Mestrcs i like the idea and will try to implement it into my next quiz - thanks for the suggestion. And btw: keep your puns coming 😄

[@Nullifidian]

I believe that Glyndebourne production of _Giulio Cesare_ was also the one I saw as part of the Metropolitan Opera HD series. David McVicar, right? I also share your admiration for _La clemenza di Tito_ and I've gone to other cities to see it performed since it hasn't been performed by my local opera company yet. For the third clip, I think I had an unfair advantage because I not only recognized the opera ( _Yevgeny Onegin_ is my favorite Tchaikovsky opera, with _Pikovaya Dama_ running a very close second) but I've seen that full production before here on KZbin. I've seen _Ernani_ as part of the Met Opera's HD series and heard it a few times on the radio. I've got to admit it's not one of my favorite Verdi operas, since I prefer his middle and late period works, but I did recognize it. And I got _Die tote Stadt_ . It is a lovely aria/duet, and Kerl's rendition of Paul's aria, "Glück das mir verblieb...", is also excellent. The opera has such a beautiful and lush late Romantic sound. I fully approve of the move toward modern opera, and I'd be interested on your take on some of the more experimental works of modern opera like _Wozzeck_ , _Lulu_ , _Erwartung_ , _Moses und Aron_ , and even, dare I suggest, _Die Soldaten_ . I just listened again to _Soldaten_ the other day and it was as shattering an experience as the first time I heard it. A brilliant (albeit spiky) piece. So I guess I have to cough up $14,999 now. But it's a good thing I happen to be flush right now, because I just worked a con game by pretending to be a CIA agent working with the accounts department of Amazon. (Just kidding, of course, referencing a recent story that appeared at the online magazine The Cut about a financial reporter, no less, falling for a cold-calling scam that was full of red flags.)

[@peterpawlik2495]

I hope you understand that I had to forward your comment to my legal team? I can't allow it to happen that my young and innocent channel got taken down by some evil con-men like you 😂😂😂 Congratulations - you are simply too knowledgeable for my little quizzes. Very impressive!!! Yeah, the Glyndebourne production was by David mcVicar. Really great show. About Verdi: of course the later operas are much more refined and even inventive, especially Otello and Falstaff. But I can't help to love the simple brutality of some of his early works: the orchestra with a basic and electrifying rhythm and the singer swimming on this basic rhythm with a sweet and catchy melody. Simple pleasures for simple people like me 😄 And I absolutely plan to make more videos about the masterpieces you mentioned. Wozzeck for example is one of the greatest operas ever! The "Soldaten" production you saw: is it the one by Willy Decker? Gorgeous...!!!

[@anabri2]

Unfortunately I have missed my chance to win the probably original Rolex. I haven't recognized Cleopatra's aria. As for Tito's Clemenza, it sounded familiar, but I wasn't sure. I recognized the next two quickly but that is not very creditable since they belong to very well-known operas. As for the last one, Marietta's song, I have to confess that I don't know the work to which it belongs, but it caught my attention so I thank you for including it in your opera-test.

[@peterpawlik2495]

Thank you for your comment - i think you did pretty well in this quiz. And be assured: after the t-shirt and the probably original Rolex the prize to win in my next quiz will be even bigger, so please don't give up 🙏😄 I am glad you enjoyed the video. All my best to you!

[@diecheneydie]

I go tClemenza by a process of elimination....It sounded like mature Mozart it sure wasn't the Da Ponte ones or Idomeneo.

[@peterpawlik2495]

@@diecheneydie Well done 🙂👍

[@diecheneydie]

LOVE the Ernani aria (and all the rest of the opera,) But Milnes seems to be past his wonderful prime in that clip.

[@peterpawlik2495]

Yeah, Ernani and all the early Verdi operas are truly mind-blowing to me. Glad you like them too. But I respectfully disagree, i think Milnes was on top of his game in this clip: great projection, phantastic control of his breathing, beautiful sound. What more can one wish for? 😄

[@diecheneydie]

@@peterpawlik2495 OK, OK. I'll give it another listen. Milnes WAS the reigning baritone in the great days of the early 80s when my wife and I lived in NY and subscribed to the Met. What an awesome Posa he was!

[@peterpawlik2495]

@@diecheneydie Thank you for reconsidering 😄 Milnes was my very first baritone - I was 13 or 14 when I fell in love with opera after listening to the Don Carlo recording, conducted by Giulini, where Milnes sang the Posa.

[@RobCauser]

Milnes’ technique did him in later, but he was a phenomenon in his prime as he is here. The cabaletta following this is also amazing.

[@peterpawlik2495]

@@RobCauser Thank you for your comment! I have no idea what the right or wrong technique is but I guess most singers can only sing for so long until the physical and mental stress will end their careers. Being an opera singer is really tough...😬 And yes: the caballetta is really something else 😄👍

[@romalisan1]

A probably original Rolex....lol. My father has two Rolexes that have always been his pride. I went to have them cleaned by a friendly and highly regarded watchmaker, and with great tact he informed me that they were both fakes, despite being good copies. It would be a waste of time and money to do anything with them. Oh, sadness. As for operas, I like many, but I only really recognize several Italian ones, and some French ones, and of course "The Magic Flute" too. Latin origin person.

[@peterpawlik2495]

That's a sad story about your father's watches - it seems those copies/clones are nearly indistinguishable from the original nowadays. Thank you for sharing it and thank you for your comment 🙂

[@michaelsmith4854]

I didn't know the Korngold, such beautiful music. I'm just disappointed that I couldn't win the Rolex 😢

[@peterpawlik2495]

There will be more quizzes in the future with even more exciting prizes. Maybe you will get lucky then 😄

[@jorgaba2865]

I knew the last 3. But do I get credit for guessing the composers of the first two, if not the opera and the aria?

[@peterpawlik2495]

Totally 👍 So? Ready to claim your prize? 😂

[@n.n.5293]

This is getting quite embarassing. To be fair to me I‘ve always known Baroque to be a blind spot of mine. But the Clemenza Ouverture is actually really sneaky because it doesn‘t use any of the themes of the opera. Good one!

[@peterpawlik2495]

To tell the truth: I would recognize only the ouvertures of Figaro, Cosi, Giovanni and Zauberflöte...

[@operaFan-tn8ng]

Please can someone tell me who that tenor is in Die Tote Stadt?

[@Nullifidian]

He's Torsten Kerl.

[@peterpawlik2495]

He has his own agency now (TK- IAM Torsten Kerl - International Artists Management) representing around 2 dozens interesting singers

[@operaFan-tn8ng]

Thank you so much for the information. I must listen to some more Torrens Karl. He's got a lovely voice.

[@operaFan-tn8ng]

Auto correct is such a nuisance. That should have been Torsten!

[@operaFan-tn8ng]

I love Clemenza di Tito!

[@peterpawlik2495]

Isn't it a phantastic opera? In my impression Mozart didn't try hard with the ouverture but the opera itself is mind-blowing 😊

[@operaFan-tn8ng]

I absolutely love that gorgeous duet in the first act.

[@williamnethercott4364]

I was totally lost. I identified 3 composers and got everything else wrong. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the video and the music (I've never heard the song from Die tote Stadt) plus it distracted me from the ongoing tragedy of the India vs England Cricket (3rd test) match.

[@peterpawlik2495]

Cricket? I am glad you have your priorities straight 😄👍 Did your team win? I am glad that this little quiz was a bit of a challenge for you but I hope you still enjoyed it. But no free probably original That's Opera Rolex for you - so sorry 😔

[@williamnethercott4364]

@@peterpawlik2495 That's OK, I still have my quartz sundial. England are in the process of losing heavily.😭

[@peterpawlik2495]

@@williamnethercott4364 so sorry to hear that. Thougths and prayers for the English fans 😔

[@operaFan-tn8ng]

Is that Otello?

[@operaFan-tn8ng]

Hahaha 😂 No Rolex for me!

[@peterpawlik2495]

No worries - I have it from an unnamed source that this was nothing but a big scam 😱

[@operaFan-tn8ng]

@@peterpawlik2495 Hahaha 😆😆😆 Thank goodness for your warning. I was all ready to pay out the 17 million dollars or whatever it was. It would have given my bank manager a heart attack and got me arrested!!

[@operaFan-tn8ng]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZebpqyLqbBmnKMsi=Nbe3DQ_atUdGamLi A real opera expert! I so love to laugh. Enjoy x