I have posted Friederich Schorr before. However, I think that this recording deserves a posting of its own. This is Act III, scene III of Wagner's Die Valküre, which is...
Read MoreDinu Lipatti, who died at age 33 from lymphoma, is still regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. These pieces are piano concerti from live performances....
Read MoreI decided to do something a bit light-hearted for this post. We're going to hear the Academic Festival Overture by Brahms. Yes, even Brahms can sometimes be light-hearted! This is...
Read MoreJames King (May 22, 1925 – November 20, 2005) was an American operatic tenor who had an active international singing career in operas and concerts from the 1950s through 2000....
Read MoreThe real point that I'd like to make was that Musy had a great voice. Eventually became a director. His voice is very well placed and resonant. It was difficult...
Read MoreDolukhanova was an important Russian mezzo-soprano of Armenian descent, who was not heard frequently in the West for political reasons. I wanted to post tis one song by Rimsky-Korsakov with...
Read MoreI will not deny it. I am a Callasaholic. I first really learned about opera, well mostly Italian opera, from her recordings. When she arrived on the opera scene in...
Read MoreIn French song, the singer becomes a painter, describing a landscape, suggesting an emotion…One must use the entire palette of colors of the voice…” — Michel Sénéchal I think that...
Read MoreIl Trovatore is one of Verdi's most popular operas, yet it is one of his most confusing. Rather than try to summarize myself, I'm just going to point you to...
Read MoreThere are some voices that you hear, even in very early recordings, and you know that the artist is special. Sibiryakov is one of those artists. The breath control, the...
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