As I have mentioned in other posts, writing this blog affords me the opportunity to encounter wonderful singers whom I didn't know before. Martha Angelici is one of those. The...
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Leonie Rysanek was one of the most well-know high dramatic sopranos of the post-WWII period. She had an enormous voice that she used badly. By this, I mean that she...
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Alfred Cortot, French Pianist Alfred Cortot is widely considered to be one of France's greatest pianists, if not the greatest. He was also a conductor and a teacher. Additionally, he...
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I have hesitated in the past to post something sung by Birgit Nilsson. This is because she had an enormous voice, and enormous voices are notoriously difficult to record. However,...
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Today, I am posting someone who could be called a "forgotten singer". In most writing about her, Gabrielle Ritter-Ciampi is referred to as a light lyric soprano, and from her...
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One of the nice things about doing this blog is that I occasionally discover a musician about whom I knew nothing. Magda Tagliaferro is one of those musicians. She is...
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Nicolai Gedda, a Swedish-born singer who was one of the most renowned lyric tenors of the 20th century and performed dozens of roles on the world’s leading opera stages. From...
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I posted Alfredo Kraus a few years ago, and I am posting him again because he is a wonderful example of "singing on the breath". To understand what this phrase...
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Very occasionally, I post artists who have nothing to do with classical music. I am posting a documentary about the life and artistry of Rosetta Tharpe, who was a pioneering...
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Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen I have done a posting very similar to this one before, and I am repeating myself, but with different performers. This particular Lied merits...
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