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Don Carlos

Hi. Are you familiar with the ballet in Don Carlos? We have just had a brass band version (called Le ballet de la reine) added to the article. I don't know whether it really is the ballet or a general pastiche from the opera. What do you think? We've just had a similar problem with Wagner, see here. --Kleinzach 07:11, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Il viaggio a Reims

Hi. I think I have found some sources about the mysterious overture of Il viaggio a Reims. Could you be so kind as to check my editing? Thank you very much. --Jeanambr (talk) 17:42, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

As I noted in my comments re: the text revision, this seems to be a clear justification for including copy on the lack of an overture. Thaanks for doing this. I did make a minor change: "critic" edition is "critical" edition. Viva-Verdi (talk) 00:11, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Preventing wrapping in tables, etc

Hi Viva-Verdi, I left some discussion for you on this question on my talk page. If the Opera project policy is as you say, we might consider modifying the recommended method for achieving its aims. --Robert.Allen (talk) 21:59, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

References: expansion of CM guideline

Please see: Classical Music References about the proposed development of this guideline. Thanks. --Kleinzach 01:49, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

The new guideline was approved for the WP:CM projects on 28 July, see Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Classical_music/Style_guidelines#References. Regards. --Kleinzach 05:24, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

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	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks for those improvements to Il templario. In ictu oculi (talk) 09:42, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

You're welcome - I was very surprised. I wasn't expecting much at all, but compared to Verdi's Oberto for example it's impressive. A shame Nicolai died so young. In ictu oculi (talk) 06:44, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

Happy Holidays, Viva Verdi! And a big thank you from me for all your work for the Opera Project. May you have a wonderful music-filled Christmas and a very happy new year. Voceditenore (talk) 19:46, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Maria Stuarda

I noticed you've made a lot really nice additions to Maria Stuarda. I just wanted to make a couple of suggestions. Regarding the long quote from the Donizetti Society Newsletter, typically an editor's alterations or informative additions to quotes are enclosed in square brackets rather than parentheses (see WP:QUOTE#Formatting). For such a long quote, the author's name and the date should probably be mentioned in the introductory text, not after the quote, and for block quotes, quote marks are not used. This is a nice expansion of the article! Thanks! --Robert.Allen (talk) 22:22, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

If I feel up to leaving the house, I'm hoping to go watch the Met-HD show also. Too bad I won't be able to come to Santa Fe to hear your lecture. Such a nice place to live! --Robert.Allen (talk) 18:54, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

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Assedio

Thanks for the note. I'm off to Italy via London tomorrow (Friday) and returned to York from Leeds late this evening (La voix humaine and Dido and Aeneas). I did see L'assedio at Wexford way back when (and will see it again when ETO hits York in April) and hopefully can tomorrow supply details from the programme if not in too much of a rush (I've nearly finished packing). Apologies if you don't hear from me then, but I should be back on 1 March. BTW, I had a very enjoyable trip to the Santa Fe opera last year (Arabella, King Roger, Maometto II) and had completely forgotten that you're located there - must meet up if/when I revisit (not this year but maybe next, depending on the operas). Best. --GuillaumeTell 01:16, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

I've located the 1991 Wexford programme. The article on L'assedio di Calais is by Julian Budden. The opera was performed in three acts with one interval after Act 1. Donizetti planned a substantial ballet in Act 3 (half of which was composed by Antonio Vaccari (178? - 185?), though his music has disappeared) because he wanted to take the opera to Paris. After the second night in Naples, Donizetti wrote to his publisher that "the third act is the least happy... I might retouch it". Actually, he cut the ballet and the role of Queen Isabella during the Naples run but added a cabaletta for Eleonora. The opera never got to Paris. The Wexford production was sponsored by the Peter Moores Foundation and the performing edition was by Opera Rara. Not sure whether any of the above adds anything much to the article but I'll be happy to answer questions. (By the way, though my Italian trip was largely to see Herculaneum and Pompeii, there were a lot of things in the Naples area that reminded me of opera - a Grimaldi Lines boat, a town called Eboli, the island of Procida, the Emperor Titus, the so-called house of Poppea, a mural of Ariadne on Naxos, the town of Portici and of course Vesuvius.) Best. --GuillaumeTell 22:33, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Opera in Scotland

Thank you for your help on this article. I think this particular subject is not well covered anywhere.--MacRùsgail (talk) 19:45, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

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	For suggestions on the article José Cura ManukaFonsworth (talk) 22:51, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Precious

opera experience
Thank you for quality contributions to articles on operas, with a "focus on all things opera", also those of your namesake, based on your own experience, and thank you for gnomish work to improve their accessibility, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:03, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

A year ago, you were the 452nd recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, repeated in br'erly style, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:11, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

Thank you

Hi Viva-Verdi,

Thanks for your support on the Mariinsky article move and clarification on where to have further discussion. I look forward to seeing you around wikipedia's opera articles. Dkreisst (talk) 20:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Sorry

I have fixed the redirect.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:22, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Giuseppe Verdi navbox

Hi. When adding Template:Giuseppe Verdi (or any similar navbox) to an article, it should be added via transclusion, not as pasted in code. To do this, simply add:

{{Giuseppe Verdi}}

where the template is supposed to appear. I fixed Rigoletto for you. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 05:54, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Britten

Thanks for that correction! I've been tying myself in knots trying to write up future "Britten 100" events in the past tense in preparation for FAC (by when they will be in the past) but I hadn't realised that I had gone so far as to forget what year we are in. Ahem! Tim riley (talk) 19:34, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

If at a loose end while in London in Nov, do get in touch. I know most of the watering-holes in the Covent Garden area. Tim riley (talk) 23:10, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

WP:QAI

Hi, Viva-Verdi. When I said "Those articles are now immeasurably better thanks to WP:QAI intervention" I was being just a little ironic. As far as I can see, WikiProject:Quality Article Improvement's main achievement in the area of opera has been diverting editors' attention away from article improvement towards eternal infobox wars. Obviously, I wasn't associating you with the group and I appreciate your work on those articles. Best. --Folantin (talk) 08:25, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

The Stone Guest (Dargomyzhsky)

Thank you for your edits. My English is not perfect. Lawrentia (talk) 20:11, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Years and parentheses in notes and sources

Hi Viva-Verdi, I just want to leave some explanation of why I think it's a good idea to follow WP:CITESHORT, in particular, leaving parentheses off the year in notes and using them in the sources. First, the author name and year are both important in identifying sources, and it's better to use them in both, when known. Second, when the short cite (notes & sources) method is used, it's helpful if the year immediately follows the author name in the sources (as an aid in locating the correct source). Third, enclosing the year in parentheses in the sources, but not in the notes, is helpful, because it makes an orthographical distinction between the pointer (the note) and the target (the source). There is an exception: sometimes a source is put in a note, rather than in the list of sources. In these cases, it's helpful if the year is put in parentheses, since it signals that the reference in the note does not point to an item in the list of sources (i.e., there is no target). Anyway, I hope this helps to explain why I changed back some of your edits in Aureliano in Palmira. --Robert.Allen (talk) 20:39, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Thank you

Hello Viva-Verdi, ed evviva! Thanks for all the work you have done on the Rexroth article, really fantastic! And your edits are spot-on.Nicoderno1 (talk) 05:49, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Suona la tromba

The article has now a contradiction, about the orchestration. As a reader, I would love a source. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:47, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

RE: Varna Opera Theatre

Although opera articles aren't exactly my cup of tea (I specialise in movie articles), I should be able to fix up Varna Opera Theatre a bit more tomorrow when I have the chance. Have a good day, mate. --Matthew (talk) 01:50, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Falstaff

I see you have given the article a very substantial overhaul, and much improved it, if I may say so. Coincidentally I had been working on it in my sandbox, and I should greatly value your views on how best to merge any good stuff from my intended revision with the text as it stands. My draft is here, where you will be a most welcome guest if you care to look in. I'd be very glad of the chance to compare notes with you on this. We might even get it up to FAC between us, perhaps. Best wishes, Tim riley (talk) 15:49, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

There is absolutely no hurry about this, and certainly nothing to distract you during your European tour. I hope very much we can meet for a glass of something while you're in London, but revising Falstaff can wait till you're back home. Am emailing you my contact numbers. Tim riley (talk) 18:56, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

And (as, duh, I forgot to say) bon voyage! Tim riley (talk) 20:39, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

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