Blindtest #8

It's been ages since I last posted a little blindtest.
So, fun is back!

And yes, you have noted it's not a French opera from the XIXth century. How cool is that?

Blind test #7

Pour ce blindtest, un autre opéra français (encore, je sais). Comme je ne serai pas là ce week-end pour vous aiguiller, je compte sur vous, amis lecteurs, pour vous autogérer entre vous.

Quelques petits indices ;
Il ne s’agit pas de Gounod, ni du Louise de Charpentier. Le livret n’est pas de Michel Carré. L’opéra, par contre, est bien sûr une œuvre du XIXe siècle.

Blindtest #6

Another Friday, another blindtest...

How fast will the lucky winner be this week?

Blind test #5

To celebrate the start of the week-end, here's another blindtest.

So? The answer being found so quickly (see comments)... For those of you who want to compare versions or simply to listen to the entire aria, here’s what you can find on YouTube ; Katia Ricciarelli (very bad sound) Cristina Gallardo-Domas, Las Palmas 2002, « oh ! quante volte” at 5min40. Maria Devia, Bologna 1989 (bad sound); “oh! quante volte” at 4min30. Edita Gruberova, Wien 1984, , « oh ! quante volte” at 3min35. Next announced performances here. There should be a Paris production of this opera in sept/oct 2007 featuring Joyce DiDonato, M. Petrenko (Lorenzo) and Jose Van Dam (Capellio).

Blind test #4

Since the last blindtest was so easy, this one is almost unfindable. So, I'm more than OK to help... Any ideas?

A little help for the braves: The composer is German, though the libretto is in Italian. And, believe it or not, it's definitelly not Mozart.

Blind test #3

What about another blindtest? So, which opera is that extract from? (this is an easy one, let's face it, featuring my beloved Franco Corelli)

Blind test #2

To start this last/first week-end of the year, I thought another blind test might be appropriate. So here it is.
Who will find the opera that extract is from?

Blind test #1

To start the week-end, I thought I might interest you with a little blind test. So, which opera is that extract from?

The winner will have no prize but my deepest consideration.