Kerstin Thorborg & Elisabeth Rethberg “Entweihte Götter” Lohengrin

August 25, 2019

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The following is a duet, a wildly popular duet, from Wagner's opera "Lohengrin".  As can happen in Wagner, the story is... Read More

O Don Fatale hootenany -Stignani, Simionata, Verrett, and Callas

August 20, 2019

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I am going to do something a little different in this post. I have put various performers side by side singing... Read More

Friederich Schorr, Bass-Baritone

August 18, 2019

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Friederich Schorr Schorr was born in Nagyvarád in Hungary and intended to become a lawyer. His father was a renowned Jewish... Read More

Herbert Janssen – Baritone

August 15, 2019

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After studying law and serving as an officer in WWI, Janssen studied with Oskar Daniel and made his late debut at... Read More

Verdi’s Requiem-Caniglia, Stignani, Gigli, Pinza, Serafin (c)- 1939

August 2, 2019

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Verdi's Requiem is one of the greatest works ever written. I know of no better recording than the one that is... Read More