I just love expressive hands and gestures … don’t you?
Whilst pouring slowly and carefully, browsing casually through my DVDs
I came across these examples ……. enjoy.
A moment of deep despair from Orphee
Vesselina Kasarova as Orphee
screengrab from “Orphee et Eurydice” DVD, Bayerische Staatsoper, Farao Classics 2004
A moment of tenderness from Alcina
Vesselina Kasarova as Ruggiero and Anja Harteros as Alcina
screengrab from Alcina, Vienna 2010
and another
A moment of attitude from La Clemenza di Tito
Vesselina Kasarova as Sesto
screengrab from DVD La Clemenza di Tito, Salzburg, 2003
A moment of flirtatious comedy from Der Rosenkavalier
Vesselina Kasarova as Octavian
screengrab from DVD Der Rosenkavalier, Zurich, 2004, EMI classics
A moment of sympathy and solidarity from La Clemenza di Tito
Vesselina Kasarova as Sesto and Elina Garanča as Annio
screengrab from DVD La Clemenza di Tito, Salzburg, 2003
A moment of playful power from Carmen
Vesselina Kasarova as Carmen and Jonas Kaufmann as Don Jose
screengrab from YouTube excerpt Carmen, Zurich 2008
and …… a moment of animated conversation from Frau Kasarova
photocredit:kulturabend
Frau Kasarova in a descriptive mood at a cultural evening in her home town
December 2010
HAVE A WONDERFUL WHITE SHIRT WEEKEND !
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If anyone reading this does not yet own the available DVDs mentioned above [ why on earth not? - they are fabulous! ] then here are details from Amazon UK. Available from other sources no doubt.
La Clemenza di Tito – Mozart. Excellent REVIEW by Smorg
Der Rosenkavalier – Richard Strauss – ditto – REVIEW
Orphee et Eurydice – Gluck – ditto – REVIEW
Alcina from Vienna is yet to be released
As far as I know Carmen from Zurich 2008 is not commercially available – if anyone knows differently, please say and I will post details.
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Whoa! What a way to start my morning reading this page.
Thanks for all the links, too, Eyes. I haven’t watched the Salzburg Tito DVD in a while. I think I’ll have a revival this weekend.
Love all the shots indeed, especially the Mariendl one. I remember the scene that was taken from… and there’s a really fun moment right after she struck that pose, I think… Got a bit of a hand from the handsy Baron Ochs!
Thanks a bunch and hope your weekend has started well!
Thanks, Smorgy. Enjoy your revival
waw, i loove that attitude pose! can u imagine being on the receiving end of that!
Why do you think I chose it! Your Ms. H looks pretty cool too
ah, if we’re gonna quietly mention ms. h, i would add a few photos
just finished 2 full runs of alcina on my entire monitor screen this past wk, soo many places i wanted to pause…
Nice! gotta find that Orphee…
Slightly whacky production ( see Smorg review) but thoroughly recommended.
why whacky? “except” for the cute polar bear, i thought i was very well produced and more importantly sung
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Wrong word perhaps? but I did find certain production aspects quite strange. Perhaps also I thought the wonderful performances went without saying and it seemed I was overlooking them – not my intention!
Here's another one, but as a fan you surely know it already. One of my personal favourites, La Kasarova innocently toying with ropes…
http://huggykissypirates.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/kasarova_rope.jpg
A compelling image indeed! Do we know the context of the photo? or is innocent rope-toying an every-day occurence in some European countries?
It looks like a promotional photo of sorts. I wouldn’t go as far to suggest rope-toying would be an every-day occurence around here
So, I don’t know whether the photographer wanted to convey a specific message with his choice of props. However, I like to imagine over-eager critics, bound and gagged, just-so out of sight