Giovanni Martinelli ranks among the greatest tenors of the 20th century, and perhaps came to be the true Caruso-successor after Caruso’s death in 1921. He had a very distinct sound,...
Read MoreBorn in Yorkshire in 1933, the famed English mezzo-soprano Janet Baker never had a formal musical education. Coming from a far from affluent family, she left school to work in...
Read MoreUnfortunately, there is very little information on Lappas on the internet. He has become obscure. However, Lappas was regarded as one of the leading, internationally acclaimed Greek tenors of the...
Read MoreSongs Without Words, German Lieder ohne Worte, collection of 48 songs written for solo piano rather than voice by German composer Felix Mendelssohn. Part of the collection—consisting of 36 songs—was...
Read MoreMozart's Don Giovanni is a very famous opera. Some say that it is the greatest opera ever written. It is about the adventures of the libertine Don Giovanni. I have...
Read MoreLouis Cazette, was born in 1887, and died April 29, 1922 in Paris. He made his debut 1920 at the Paris Opéra-Comique, and his career was very promising. He died...
Read MoreThis is an aria that is usually sung by lyric sopranos. However, Grob-Prandl, a high dramatic soprano (the loudest female type), sings it beautifully. She is not manipulating words or...
Read MoreMarcel Journet was categorized as a bass, but, by the timbre of his voice and by the repertory that he sang, he was more of a bass-baritone. This was a...
Read MoreToday, few singers are associated with a particular company and few companies have particularly distinguishing features. This was not the case at the turn of the 19th century, and no...
Read MoreI owe this posting to one of my readers, who suggested Urlus to me. Otherwise, I never would have heard of him! Urlus was one of the great helden tenors...
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