Valer Barna-Sabadus

[Lankin]

Some random appreciation for Mr. Valer Barna-Sabadus:


And some pictures

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Didone: Theresa Holzhauser
Selene: Magdalena Hinterdobler
Iarba: Valer Barna-Sabadus
Araspe: Maria Celeng
via http://www.theartofculture.com/The_Art_of_Culture/The_high_Stage/Entries/2011/5/30_Entry_1.html

4661 La Dirindina
Valer Barna-Sabadus (Liscione), Christa Mayer (La Dirindina)
Matthias Creutziger


via
http://www.semperoper.de/service/presse/pressefotos/repertoire-archiv/detailansicht/details/55923.html

[Charlemagne]

I'm sorry, but on the last picture Mr Valer Barna-Sabadus looks like Russel Brand.

[Lankin]

Not rather on the first picture? ... we need a reference. And I need to blog that.

[Lankin]

Done ... Enjoy

http://zulja.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/separated-at-birth-valer-barna-sabadus-and-russel-brand/

[carolineleidenyt]

I did not know of this one. He is a rockstar! And so high! What are those vocal chords made of: rubber bands? I can follow most of what PJ does, but this is waaaaay to high for me.

PJ did a good thing, by getting the countertenor voice type out of image of something of an oddity, something only very weird men would sing, out to the general public. It paved the way for young cool guys to be a countertenor and being outrageous.

Now, PJ is not outrageous of course, and he never was one of the cool dudes, but he does have a certain charming way about him, so he kind of made it acceptable for a large audience who had prejudices before him, against both the voice type and the repertoire. He took baroque out of the "boring" corner of the arena.