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Sunday palate cleanser: Jonasmania

First, prime Jonas, Wiener Opernball 2017,

and with full timpani, Dein ist mein ganzes Herz,

Plus three “Making of” videos,

Dolce Vita,

L’Opéra

You Mean the World to Me

All three available at a great price, (great review of the latest here),

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Sunday palate cleanser: La Fanciulla del West

La Fanciulla del West,

Nina Stemme – Minnie
Tomasz Konieczny – Sheriff Jack Rance
Jonas Kaufmann – Dick Johnson (Ramerrez)
Norbert Ernst – Nick
Paolo Rumetz – Ashby
Boaz Daniel – Sonora
Michael Roider – Trin
Hans Peter Kammerer – Sid
Tae-Joong Yang – Bello
Peter Jelosits – Harry
Carlos Osuna – Joe
Clemens Unterreiner – Happy
Il Hong – Larkens
Jongmin Park – Billy Jackrabbit
Juliette Mars – Wowkle
Alessio Arduini – Jake Wallace
Alessio Arduini – José Castro
Wolfram Igor Derntl – Postillion

Wienes Staatsoper Orchester
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor

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Sunday palate cleanser: Peter Mattei as Don Giovanni

Staged at La Scala, 2011, Barenboim conducts, with Peter Mattei, Bryn Terfel and Anna Netrebko,

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Bonus: Mattei very nimble at Rossini’s Largo al factotum,



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