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, ...
Read MoreBefreit 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...
Read More"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,...
Read MoreThis 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...
Read MoreEugénie "Ninon" Vallin (September 1886 – November 22 , 1961) was a French soprano who achieved considerable popularity in opera, operetta and classical song recitals during an international career that...
Read MoreMattia Battistini was considered to be one of the greatest singers of opera. He displays on record the perfect blending of his registers and a sophisticated use of ornamentation, portamento...
Read MoreNadezhda Obukhova was one of Russia’s most beloved artists during the post-war years. Already 28 at the outbreak of WorldWar I, she could well be expected to have recorded during...
Read MoreToday, I want to talk about German opera, specifically Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss. I am going to reveal my terrible prejudice now - I think that the best...
Read MoreVerdi wrote two high dramatic soprano roles: Abigaille in Nabucco, and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. These roles are close to impossible, which is why these works are seldom heard. However,...
Read MoreI haven't posted in a while because I have moved across the country, and this blog was not high on my priority list. We have rented a house, and we...
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