Renata Tebaldi was an Italian operatic soprano, a star at both Milan’s La Scala and New York City’s Metropolitan Opera. Tebaldi received her early musical training from her mother, a...
Read MoreGalina Vishnevskaya, (Galina Pavlovna Ivanova), Russian soprano (born Oct. 25, 1926, Leningrad, Russia, U.S.S.R. (now St. Petersburg, Russia]—died Dec. 11, 2012, Moscow, Russia),was a leading soprano at the Bolshoi Theatre...
Read MoreAnsseau started his studies as a baritone but moved into the tenor repertoire, though always retaining a strong lower register that served him well in Wagner and heroic roles later...
Read MoreA leading lyric tenor of his generation, Alfredo Kraus managed his vocal and artistic gifts into one of the longest and most admired careers in the 20th century. Always careful...
Read MoreOn September 23, 1921, Bizet's opera Carmen was performed at the Vienna State Opera, and an unknown 18-year-old woman sang the most difficult arias of the opera. Franz Schalk, the...
Read MoreJussi Björling, (Björling's more formal name was Johan Jonaton Björling), was born February 2, 1911, Stora Tuna, Sweden, and he died on September 9, 1960, Siarö, near Stockholm. He was...
Read MoreFelicie Hüni-Mihacsek was a Hungarian soprano. She was born in Pecs, the fifth largest city in Hungary, in 1891, and she died in Munich in 1976. She studied in Vienna...
Read MoreBased solely on recordings, I would say that Villabella is one of the greatest tenors who ever lived. The ease of voice production, his ability to singing mezzo piano and...
Read MoreThe noted German soprano, Rita Streich, was born in Russia and moved to Germany with her parents during her childhood, where she grew up bilingual, something that was extremely helpful...
Read MoreElvira de Hidalgo was a popular singer in her time, but her fame as a singer has been eclipsed by her fame as Callas' teacher in the Athens Conservatory. Just...
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