Star tenors to highlight soccer final match<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): In the world of opera, the most exotic of all
\nmusic, sopranos once ruled supreme. From Francesca Cuzzoni
\n(Handel's time - 18th century) to... let's say today's Frederika
\nvon Stade or Montserrat Caballe, their movements and theatrics
\non, as well as (perhaps even more) off stage, have been followed
\navidly.<\/p>\n
Male singers have had somewhat dull existences when compared
\nto, say, the \"absolutely last performance\" Nellie Melba gave over
\nand over again, not to mention the famous Maria Callas - Renata
\nTebaldi feud.<\/p>\n
The final half of the 20th century has seen a change. Today is
\nthe day of the tenor, and none so famous as the three that have
\ndominated opera for at least the past 20 years: Italian Luciano
\nPavarotti, Spanish Jose Carreras and Spanish-Mexican Placido
\nDomingo... not that nationality is all that important -- they
\nbelong to the world.<\/p>\n
Though their home-grounds are such august theaters like
\nMilan's La Scala and New York's Metropolitan Opera, the three
\nhave also taken part in all that is available in today's
\nstate-of-the-art means of musical communication, and in all types
\nof music, including appearances with the likes of Diana Ross and
\nJohn Denver, as well as in The Muppet Show.<\/p>\n
The three opera-musical-television-radio stars will feature in
\nan extravaganza as part of Sunday's closing ceremony of soccer's
\nsupreme event, the quadrennial World Cup competition, held in the
\nlast country in the world where the sport hasn't a following
\nworthy of mention: the U.S. or so it was thought -- news
\nreports have confounded predictions of, to the American public,
\nWorld Cup USA 1994 would be something akin to a non-event.<\/p>\n
Nothing could have been more wrong. In ticket sales alone, the
\nU.S. has surpassed some previous World Cup events held in
\nEuropean countries, so the grip the sport has taken on the
\nAmericans appears to be firmer now than in the past.<\/p>\n
A grand event, precedes the final of the World Cup, deserves
\nan equally spectacular finale, and bringing together the three
\nsinging stars -- soccer enthusiasts all -- more than fills the
\nbill. And it isn't only audiences in the U.S. who will have the
\nopportunity to enjoy the concert.<\/p>\n
It is to be televised and broadcast around the world, on
\ntelevision and radio, to an anticipated audience of more than a
\nbillion people. In Indonesia, the concert will be broadcast live
\non Sunday on SCTV at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n
Together<\/p>\n
This is not the first time that Pavarotti, Domingo and
\nCarreras have performed together. They have appeared before in
\nNew York and Rome and received wildly enthusiastic response from
\naudiences, as well as rave reviews from the press. As in previous
\nshows, their World Cup closing concert will feature them singing
\nseparately as well as together and will be accompanied by the Los
\nAngeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta.<\/p>\n
The program covers a wide assortment of songs, including arias
\nfrom well known operas to excerpts from the American musical
\nstage. Next to Una Furtiva Lagrima (from Donizetti's L'elisir
\nd'amore) there will be the Rodgers & Hart evergreen, With A Song
\nIn My Heart.<\/p>\n
Besides Vesti La Giubba (from Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci),
\nPlacido Domingo will also sing Some Enchanted Evening from
\nRodgers & Hammerstein's Pulitzer-prize winning musical, South
\nPacific. The program also includes a section of popular songs
\nfrom around the world, orchestrated by Lalo Schifrin, known here
\nas the composer of the music for the popular TV series, Mission
\nImpossible.<\/p>\n
The venue for the concert is the Dodger Stadium in Los
\nAngeles, which has undergone a thorough transformation, including
\nadditions such as two towering waterfalls, 20 gigantic columns
\nand exotic greenery everywhere.<\/p>\n
And of course there will be the latest in sound systems and
\nhighest quality equipment for recording and broadcasting to bring
\nthe event right into our living rooms.<\/p>\n
-- Gus Kairupan<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/star-tenors-to-highlight-soccer-final-match-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }