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Spotlighting artists who sang and played with freedom.
Helping familiarize today’s music lovers with names and performances of those from the past, both singers and instrumentalists.
Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian Lyrico-Dramatic Soprano, sings Tchaikovsky with comparison to Netrebko
April 1, 2020Galina Vishnevskaya, (Galina Pavlovna Ivanova), Russian soprano (born Oct. 25, 1926, Leningrad, Russia, U.S.S.R. (now St. Petersburg, Russia]—died Dec. 11, 2012,... Read More
Fernand Ansseau, Dramatic Belgian Tenor
March 23, 2020Ansseau started his studies as a baritone but moved into the tenor repertoire, though always retaining a strong lower register that... Read More
Alfredo Kraus, Lyric Spanish Tenor
March 15, 2020A leading lyric tenor of his generation, Alfredo Kraus managed his vocal and artistic gifts into one of the longest and... Read More
Rosette Anday, Mezzo-Soprano
March 9, 2020On September 23, 1921, Bizet's opera Carmen was performed at the Vienna State Opera, and an unknown 18-year-old woman sang the... Read More
Jussi Björling, lyric tenor
February 29, 2020Jussi Björling, (Björling's more formal name was Johan Jonaton Björling), was born February 2, 1911, Stora Tuna, Sweden, and he died... Read More
Felicie Hüni-Mihacsek, dramatic-lyric soprano
February 5, 2020Felicie Hüni-Mihacsek was a Hungarian soprano. She was born in Pecs, the fifth largest city in Hungary, in 1891, and she... Read More
Miguel Villabella, lyric tenor
February 2, 2020Based solely on recordings, I would say that Villabella is one of the greatest tenors who ever lived. The ease of... Read More
Rita Streich, Light Lyric Coloratura Soprano
January 29, 2020The noted German soprano, Rita Streich, was born in Russia and moved to Germany with her parents during her childhood, where... Read More
Elvira de Hidalgo, Coloratura Soprano and Callas’ teacher
January 26, 2020Elvira de Hidalgo was a popular singer in her time, but her fame as a singer has been eclipsed by her... Read More