Charles Munch was a French conductor renowned for his passionate, spontaneous style and for championing French orchestral music. Born in Alsace, he trained as a violinist before turning to conducting...
Read MoreI am reposting the Mahler 9th Symphony conducted by Bruno Walter because this is a famous recording, and I seem to be lost in conductors at the moment. I am...
Read MoreYet again, I have found a singer whom I knew nothing about. She had a great voice and primarily sang in East Germany. I have only posted one aria -...
Read MoreI found a wonderful live, recording on the third act of Aida on youtube, recorded in Rome in 1950. Callas is Aida, and a wonderful baritone, Raffaele de Falchi is...
Read MoreDebussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun was premiered twice. First as concert music in 1894, then on May 29, 1912, at the Théâtre du Chatelet, as the score...
Read MoreBruna Castagna was a renowned Italian contralto whose career illuminated the golden era of opera. Born in the early twentieth century, she rapidly rose to prominence as a leading interpreter...
Read MoreA friend, who is a voice teacher and a professor of voice at a local university, was discussing what she is going to assign to her students. She mentioned Barber's...
Read MoreI won't make many comments on this post. The piece speaks for itself. This is a scene taken from a 1982 production of Maria Stuarda, sung in English at the...
Read MoreThis is a type of posting that I haven't done for a long time. We are looking at some famous students of a great voice teacher, Antonio Cotogni. For a...
Read MoreMirella Freni died about five years ago. She was the last of her kind - an italianate voice with full, easily produced tone, a firm line, and expressive phrasing. This...
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