Thread: Gorgeous baritones. Ok, tenors too.

I reckon the boys need their own thread.



Simon Keenlyside



Ruggero Raimondi



and of course the silver fox himself

excellent idea!



And can I add a favourite pic of mine of SK.

Ok time for a couple of tenors to brighten up our day:



The one and only Placidone, the complete package: voice, looks and stage presence.



And the next best thing...

I'm hoping to get tickets for Tosca at ROH next year. Kaufmann & Terfel

In the meantime I will be at ROH next Tuesday drooling over



or as he will look.

Weirdly beautiful Ian Bostridge...

Originally Posted by sospiro

I'm hoping to get tickets for Tosca at ROH next year. Kaufmann & Terfel

Dream team! Envy Envy. Who's the Tosca?

Originally Posted by mamascarlatti

Dream team! Envy Envy. Who's the Tosca?

According to ROH it's mainly Karita Mattila, with Martina Serafin for two nights & Angela Gheorghiu for two nights.

It's June/July 2011. Any rellies you can take advantage of?

Originally Posted by sospiro

According to ROH it's mainly Karita Mattila, with Martina Serafin for two nights & Angela Gheorghiu for two nights.

It's June/July 2011. Any rellies you can take advantage of?

Well yes but it's a 36 hour journey and I'd have to find a nanny for the kids.

I must say that even with the joys of Jonas and Bryn I wouldn't go that far for Karita. And if I booked for Angela she'd just cancel.. SO that leaves Martina Serafin who is a new name to me.

Originally Posted by mamascarlatti

Well yes but it's a 36 hour journey and I'd have to find a nanny for the kids.

Between now & then you could find someone? Or bring them with you?

Originally Posted by mamascarlatti

I must say that even with the joys of Jonas and Bryn I wouldn't go that far for Karita. And if I booked for Angela she'd just cancel.. SO that leaves Martina Serafin who is a new name to me.

Apologies but I was only half awake when I posted the cast details. According to my ROH 2010/11 Season Guide:

Karita is 7th, 11th, 14th 17th 20th & 23rd June; Martina is 28th & 30th June; Angela is 14th & 17th July.

There seems to be some info missing in the Guide but I think Jonas is on 14th & 17th July with Marcello Giordani on the other days and Bryn on 14th & 17th July with Juha Uusitalo on the other days. So you'd be looking at either 14th or 17th July to scoop all three favourites.

It's easy for me to say come to London though - I'm only 1 hour 50 minutes away.

Originally Posted by sospiro

Between now & then you could find someone? Or bring them with you?

No seriously, there's no way I could afford the time or the money. I have enough trouble justifying tickets to the live opera in Auckland.

I'll just have to get all the details second hand from you.

Ach, for the uninitiated (me), please name the unnamed! (Silver fox? He is indeed pretty good looking!)

Originally Posted by nefigah

Ach, for the uninitiated (me), please name the unnamed! (Silver fox? He is indeed pretty good looking!)

http://www.hvorostovsky.com/en/

Originally Posted by mamascarlatti

No seriously, there's no way I could afford the time or the money. I have enough trouble justifying tickets to the live opera in Auckland.

I'll just have to get all the details second hand from you.

If the show comes to Auckland I'll come for a visit. (Re-visit actually, many many moons ago I lived in Kohimarama)

Originally Posted by sospiro

If the show comes to Auckland I'll come for a visit. (Re-visit actually, many many moons ago I lived in Kohimarama)

Sounds good! I'll get out the Vegemite and the Watties tomato sauce.

Meanwhile...



Mr Netrebko before marriage expanded his waistline.



The gloriously named Ildebrando d'Acangelo



And our very own Kiwi teddy. To think, we nearly lost him to accountancy before he came to his senses.

Call me weird, but Fritz Wunderlich was a really good looking guy.



I like Nicolas Rivenq and he has a kind of irresistable presence on stage.



I also second Ildebrando D'Archangelo, even though I understand he is not everyone's favourite singer.