Today, Maria Ivogün is considered to have been one of the best and most distinguished female opera singers of the 20th century. She was also a well known teacher. The...
Read MoreI have a confession to make. There was a time that if an opera wasn't one of Wagner's operas, then I couldn't listen to it. Fortunately for me, my Wagner...
Read MoreI came upon this singer while perusing YouTube. I had never heard of him before. Once I heard him, I realized that he was a great artist whose career was...
Read MoreI would like to post Karl Friedrich, who was a famous Austrian tenor during the post-WWII period. There is very little information on Friedrich on the internet, and so I...
Read MoreI don't normally post full operas, but this recording is special. Please enjoy it. A synopsis is below. The recording was taken from two specially-lengthened broadcasts on 6th and 13th...
Read MoreThere is not very much on the internet about this singer. Although she was a famous concert artist and a very famous teacher, there is just not much information about...
Read MoreI am posting this entry of Schock not because he was the greatest singer of his day, but because he was so popular and ubiquitous. I don't think that the...
Read MoreRamón Vinay was born in Chile to a French father and a Chilean mother. He received education in France. The family moved to Mexico City where he studied singing with...
Read MoreThis is an interesting post. Ludwig Suthaus was a well known and very popular heldentenor around the time of WWII and after. When you listen to him sing Wagner, you...
Read MoreSet Svanholm was a very well known heroic tenor (heldentenor) during the post WWII period. What is interesting about Svanholm is that he also sang Lieder (Art Song). It is...
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