patricia's name must not be allowed to be forgotten! a book, documentary, stage musical or film cannot be hard to write &/or produce! a best of cd/dvd of her best songs would very easy to be put together!!
Thanks to the cruel vagaries of fate, all those who love Patricia Janeskova and her beautiful soprano voice now know what it means to feel bereft. What a painful tragedy for one so gifted and full of promise to die at 25. It is also a valuable lesson for us all, to refrain from the expectation that we are going to live into ruinous old age. A wise saying has been uppermost in my mind since 1st October 2023: 'It's always later than you think'. To take that to heart leads to making the most of the day, focussing on the present moment and totally appreciating those we love. 🙏Omnipotentis quoque Dei amore et pace cognoscamus eternam🙏
Once I've seen Patricia with her wonderful performance the first time I fell in love with her voice. What a characteristic but natural timbre. It's hard to accept that she lost her life that young. It's so so sad😢
Dreadful Gods! What would you do? The bitter irony... Hush, ye pretty warbling quire! Your thrilling strains Awake my pains, And kindle fierce desire... Consider, fond shepherd, How fleeting's the pleasure, That flatters our hopes In pursuit of the fair!
The same set is staged in Luxembourg in February 2024...just in case one would be interested in attending ...of course some singers will be different and everyone will recall the passing of Patricia...😰
I wonder who Galatea will be. Of course, nobody can really replace Patricia, but it seems that the opera world is in a contest to see who will carry her legacy into the places she had the dreams of being but never made it and actually know that they are doing so. I say "know that they are doing so" because sopranos generally don't like being compared to one another, even being compared to dead predecessors unless said predecessor is being openly commemorated.
@@StuartSimonWent to Mersch (LU) on Feb. 18th, and the set was really good, and the whole spectacle was just great ! Only 2 of the initial singers were singing in this new performance in Luxemburg. The orchestra was a bit shrunk to fit essentially the size of a chamber orchestra, but overall it was still OK. The acoustics were a bit moist, absorbing, although pleasant...and the marionettes !!! very impressive. Identical to this youtube version...
The libretto can be found online if you look for: Handel Acis and Galatea - Libretto - Stanford University. I hesitate to provide a link, as that might cause my comment to be removed.
Full of magic, great performance; thank you "Suzy Bannion" for this post. Jean-Baptiste Lully, Acis et Galatée, pastorale héroïque en trois actes, 1686; Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Les Amours d'Acis et de Galatée H.499, opéra en 3 actes, livret de Jean de La Fontaine. Incomplet, 2 actes rédigés, 1682; Antonio de Literes, Acis y Galatea, zarzuela, 1708; Georg Friedrich Haendel, Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, sérénade sur un texte italien (deux versions : 1708 et 1718) et Acis and Galatea, masque sur un texte anglais, 1732. Acis and Galatea (HWV 49) with an English text by John Gay.
Suzy, thank you for putting this up. Patricia Janečková sadly died 1 Oct 2023, but only those who remember her singing in this production will find it. Is is possible to add her to your description above?
She was 20 when she sang this wonderful version of Acis and Galatea...why taking her and not this witch of Miss Nuland who has spread havoc in Ukraine since 2014 ??? Has Satan taken over Zeus's job ?
It's a wonderful performance!Enjoyment of playing can be watched each moment. And it's immeasurably sad that Patricia Janečkova died on 1 October this year. She was only 25 years old..
Indeed 'Dutch Video Productions' has put up a very good 'In memory of Patricia Janečková' video. From winning Talentmania (CZ/SK eqivalent of BGT) in 2010 to her funeral in Ostrava yesterday (Saturday) pm. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-icBJoBkvg70.htmlsi=fyDaCHWOO-3kf1eL , but seems to have missed this.
We are mourning the death of Patricia Janečková, the excellent Slovak soprano who died of cancer at the age of 25 on October 1st, 2023 (the same day Karel Gott died in 2019). We love you!
I found out about her through this very performance of Acis and Galatea. What a shame she has passed away. I hope she is in a better place now singing carefree
@@jankucera8180 what terrible news. I thought she was recovering as she had just gotten married. This is so sad. She was brilliant and had an incredible career in front of her.
Thank you very much for posting it again. The execution and interpretation are incredible. They are all great professionals. I feel infected by the enjoyment and joy of the teacher Jana Semerádová
The most charming performance of this opera I have ever seen. The idea with the puppets is original, it evokes a real theater, while preserving the Baroque style. The freshness of young, yet excellent artists, accompanied by a great musical enesemble, makes the performance a truly unique gem. Suzy Bannion, many thanks for posting it!
Dear Suzy Bannion !!!!!! many many thanks for sharing, the video wasn´t available on ytube anymore . I guess some lovers of Haendel´s music cherish very much having this back. As someone else here puts it , this amazing version is absolutely a beauty , OUT OF THIS WORLD . MANY MANY MANY THANKSSSSSSS😂😂😂😂😂
