Chiaroscuro.

Opera di Roma site.
Manon Lescaut.
Anna Netrebko.

Le temps s'en va...

....las non, mais nous nous en allons...
Pierre de Ronsard, Sonnet à Marie
(Many thanks for this upload of Vesselina Kasarova's concert in Helsinki to LyriqueMGK)
I feel like being swallowed by the intensity of her interpretation and immense vibrations of her voice.  The tragic side of these gentile words strike me like a drilling pain.
For all the barbaric sides of what our lives are made of,  artists like Vesselina Kasarova and poets ... are still around.

Anja Harteros' schedule at Essen Philarmonie until May 2O14.

(from Essen philarmonie site).

As she is in residence at Essen Philarmonie during this year, Anja Harteros is having at least three recitals there during the months to come. she will be celebrating  Richard Strauss and singing also  French melodies on her first recital in a few days.
I will try to join one evening in late Spring.
Here are the links which can be useful as it is rather difficult to see her in Munich with the strange booking system which does not seem to work if my  personal bookings only deal with cheaper seats....
 http://www.philharmonie-essen.de/konzerte/event/51521.htm
 http://www.philharmonie-essen.de/konzerte/event/45799.htm
 http://www.philharmonie-essen.de/konzerte/event/52087.htm
http://www.philharmonie-essen.de/konzerte/event/41703.htm

(From the Phiarmonie site)

So I will be very pleased to join a recital at Essen, the flying ticket will not be very different in price, and may be I will get more happiness from Lied and melodies. I will get to know her closer and better during a recital.
Anja's thoughts about her Art:
"The soul and one's own feelings must be involved to express truth in music.  "
"I make music not to make a living  or to please other people, but because music is part of my life and character".
But what is sure for me : two recitals at Pleyel next month:
http://www.sallepleyel.fr/anglais/concert/13382-orchestre-de-paris-marek-janowski-anja-harteros

Spring Festival 2014 : 新年好

新年好

To all my Chinese friends!

(Cernuschi Museum Paris)

(January 25 2014 photo yvette)

(Parc Monceau January 25 2014 Photo Yvette)

(thanks to Transcedental007 for uploading Lang Lang, the cellists and singer from CCTV New Year's Gala)

Victory for Karine Deshayes: from Charlotte to Carmen in the wink of an eye !