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Adelina Patti and Marcella Sembrich
June 6, 2020This is going to be an historial posting. If the history of singing does not interest you, I would advise you... Read More
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Spinto Tenor
June 3, 2020Lauri-Volpi enjoyed one of history’s longest careers, making his last opera performance at the age of 67 and astonished the world... Read More
Mendelssohn’s Octet in Eb major, opus 20
May 27, 2020I seem to be on a chamber music kick. Yesterday, Brahms, today, Mendelssohn. This is the Mendelssohn Octet, opus 20. Mendelssohn... Read More
Brahms Sextet for Strings in Bb major, Op.18
May 26, 2020Johannes Brahms, (born May 7, 1833, Hamburg [Germany]—died April 3, 1897, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now in Austria]), German composer and pianist of... Read More
“C” poem by Louis Aragon, Monteverdi aria, as sung by Hugues Cuenod, Swiss tenor
May 23, 2020This is a special posting. There will be many people who have not heard of Hugues Cuénod, who died in 2010... Read More
Miguel Fleta, Spanish tenor with comparison to Alagna
May 20, 2020The short, but brilliant career of the Spanish tenor Miguel Fleta lasted for sixteen years, from his debut in Trieste 1919... Read More
Giuseppe Giacomini, dramatic tenor
May 16, 2020I am not going to make this a long post. The reason that I put this up is for you to... Read More
Rachmaninoff Vespers
May 14, 2020These are the Rachmaninoff Vespers, otherwise known as the All Night Vigil, conducted by Alexander Sveshnikov Soloists: Klara Korkan and Konstantin... Read More
Dino Borgioli, lyric tenor
May 5, 2020Dino Borgioli (February 15, 1891 – September 12, 1960) was an Italian lyric tenor. Praised by critics for his musicianship, he... Read More
Birgit Nilsson, high dramatic soprano
April 26, 2020Although this blog posting is ostensibly about the great Swedish dramatic soprano, Birgit Nilsson, it is going to take us little... Read More
