Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Wednesday podcast roundup

A BBC World Service interview with countertenor Andreas Scholl, wherein he discusses Purcell interpretation and exhorts the listener to go find Klaus Nomi videos on youtube, may be found here.

A World Service interview with sitarist/vocalist Shujaat Khan about his album with Asha Bhosle here.

An NDR interview, in German, with mezzo Maite Beaumont (JDD's Alcina's Ruggiero) here.

Late addition: James Levine on Fresh Air here.

Even later addition: 5 Minutes with Jeanette Winterson, where...Tosca?...Really? 

10 comments:

  1. Sigh. I really really really need to start learning German. Yes, I'm already trying to juggle four languages, but who gives a damn. There is so much good stuff to be read in German, opera-wise.

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  2. Wow. Just listening to Klaus Nomi on YT. WOW.

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  3. The Feast Day of St Klaus is Aug 6, if you wish to start planning your festivities now.

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  4. And yes, you should, for you it would be easy. Although you haven't missed much in the Beaumont interview -- it's largely about Cenerentola.

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  5. Clarification: "you should" meaning learn German, which is utilitarian. In case you thought I meant Nomi stuff, which is more sort of ontological.

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  6. Phew, good. Now off to hear this Winterson addition.

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  7. OH MY! A VIDEO! I'll be damned, BBC!

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  8. It seems they do, occasionally, throw a bone over the wall.

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  9. ...and leave the crumbs under the table.

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  10. nom nom nom Think the JW Machine has the upper hand, since Beeb-produced JW videos seem to show up on her website, made fully accessible to the Barbarian Hordes.

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