This is an extremely difficult blog post for me to write. Lemnitz was an outstanding singer and had a long career. She was also an active member of the Nazi...
Read MoreKirsten Flagstad (1895-1962) was one of the preeminent Wagnerian Sopranos in the 20th century, yet she really didn't sing heavy, Wagnerian roles until she was in her 40s. In pre-war...
Read MoreMarcel Wittrisch started out as a tenor and then moved to a heldentenor. He had a large voice, and he sang beautifully in the resonance nearly all the time. It...
Read MoreTeresa Stich-Randall was an American soprano who spent most of her career in Europe, especially in Vienna. She became a Kammersängerin, which is an Austrian title of honor for singers....
Read MoreHilde Zadek (primarily taken from the New York Times, 2/24/19) Hilde Zadek was a Jew who had fled her own country for Palestine because of the Nazi occupation. While in...
Read MoreJussi Björling was one of the great tenors of the 20th century. His timbre won his audience over with its remarkable clarity and warmth; his sound excelled in its plasticity,...
Read MoreKathleen Ferrier had one of the great voices of the 20th century. She came to singing late, and her career lasted about 10 years after which time it was cut...
Read MoreVerdi, Traviata, Sempre Libera, Galli-Curci youtube Gounod, Roméo et Juliette, Je veux vivre, Galli-Curci youtube Grieg, Peer Gynt, Solveig's Song, Galli-Curci youtube Massenet, Crépuscule, Galli-Curci youtube < CrépuscleDusk Comme...
Read MoreAntonín Dvořák's Rusalka is probably the best known Czech opera, in this country anyway. He wrote 10 operas, and, to the best of my knowledge, only Rusalka is performed in...
Read MoreThis section on Jurinac has been taken from an earlier post. Sena Jurinac was one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century. She was born in what is now...
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