When we talk about opera, I truly enjoy more theatrical presentations. In that spirit, Elīna Garanča with "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from Carmen. (2010)

Mabel Millán playing Alfonsina y el Mar by Ariel Ramírez. "Nostr shorts"

I will say my goodbye today with Pretty Yende and Benjamin Bernheim singing Verdi's La Traviata, "Libiamo ne' lieti calici", alongside the Orchestra and Chorus of the Paris Opera.

During his life, Luciano Pavarotti held quite a few charitable concerns. This footage is from a 2001 event when he sang, together with Tom Jones, "Delilah". This specific event was dedicated to raising funds for the Palestinian kids.

Vivaldi's Concerto in B minor for 4 Violins and Orchestra, Op. 3 No. 10 RV 580, The Huberman Festival, 1983. It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime concert, with four of the greatest violinists on one stage. Ivry Gitlis, Isaac Stern, Ida Haendel, and Shlomo Mintz, with Zubin Mehta as Conductor. As a side note, Pinchas Zukerman and Itzhak Perlman also played that day, on the same stage.

Let's start the weekend with Nikolai Lugansky performing Sergei Rachmaninov's Musical Moment No. 4 in E minor. This footage is from a concert recorded in La Roque d'Anthéron, France, in 2002.

In the mood for Jonas Kaufmann performing Canio’s aria, “Vesti la giubba,” from Pagliacci at the Vienna State Opera. Conducted by Nicola Luisotti, January 2025.

Khatia Buniatishvili playing Tchaikovsky’s October seems optimal right now. View quoted note →

Sometimes I wonder. How many normies, like me, were attracted by classical music through Beethoven's Für Elise? Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin conducted by Michael Zukernik.

Yuri Boukoff playing Albéniz's Asturias. View quoted note →

This time, Marianela Nuñez as Cinderella. View quoted note →

To end the day, I want to thank you for following, it's nice to have along a few other like-minded people while travelling through life. Here are some peaceful moments in a crazy world with Elizaveta Frolova singing Chopin's Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, OP. Posth.

This should be a more common sight.

Khatia Buniatishvili playing Hungarian Rhapsody N°: 2 by Franz Liszt. Bucharest, Romania, 2017. (I added both short and full versions.)

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with conductor Daniel Barenboim and soprano Waltraud Meier. Wagner - Tristan und Isolde View quoted note →

As a side note, the registrations for the debutante auditions at the Vienna Philharmonic Ball 2026 (Ball der Wiener Philharmoniker) are now open. If you are between 17 and 27 years old and would like the honour of opening the ball in the beautiful Musikverein, you can apply now through Tanzschule Elmayer. The auditions will take place on October 18th.