Having just heard this piece in concert, I thought that I would post it. I will put the music just below this line, for those who want to get right…
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I'm going to try to post this rather quickly as I haven't posted for a little while. Rather than do a lot of interpretation, I will give some biographical information...
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Riccardo Stracciari (June 26, 1875 – October 10, 1955) was a leading Italian baritone. His repertoire consisted mainly of Italian operatic works, with Rossini's Figaro and Verdi's Rigoletto becoming his...
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Wagner, Die Walkürie, Act I, Winterstürme, Lauritz Melchior and Lotte Lehmann youtube Wagner, Lohengrin, In fernam Land, Lauritz Melchior youtube Wagner, Die Meistersinger, Act III, The Prize Song, Lauritz Melchior...
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Jean de Reszke (Jan Mieczislaw, Warsaw, 1850 to Nice, 1925) Jean de Reske, was the most celebrated tenor of his time. He became even more renowned as an operatic voice...
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Like many of the great Otellos, Zanelli started his career as a baritone and developed into a tenor during the early years of his career. Throughout his career, he retained...
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Eileen Farrell was a great American high dramatic soprano, and, at the same time, she was also a jazz singer. I will write this again. She used no swallowing muscles, ...
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Befreit Strauss set eleven poems by the German poet Richard Dehmel between 1895 and 1901. Dehmel was a controversial figure in the Germany of Kaiser Wilhelm II, a socialist who...
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"Nessun Dorma" I thought that it might be nice to hear how some famous tenors have sung the aria "Nessun Dorma". I'm going to give a brief background to Turandot,...
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This post has a real treat - a French Canadian tenor with a voice that I would call spinto. A few sentences about him, and then on to the youtube...
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