Giuseppe Taddei was an important baritone in the post war period. He had a resonant sound and could move the voice. He also had a remarkably long career, singing well...
Read MoreJarmila Novotná was an internationally known opera soprano from the former Czechoslovakia. She had beautiful tone production. The Czech government treated her as a national heroine and as its cultural...
Read MoreIn general, I hesitate to post singers this far back in time because the recordings are not good. However, in the case of Luisa Tetrazzini, the recordings have been remastered...
Read MoreI originally posted this in 2018. For some reason, I was thinking about this performance today, and I decided to repost it. This is the most beautiful version of the...
Read MoreThis singer was a real treat for me to post about. I did not know him before listening to him on youtube. Traxel was a heldentenor who could also sing...
Read MoreI ordered this CD , thinking, "how can I go wrong? Toscanini and the Westminster Choir?" I have to say that I was overwhelmed by this beauty of this recording. ...
Read MoreEveryone has an opinion about this tenor. When he was younger, he sang lyric tenor roles. As he got older, however, he took on heavier roles. While he was young...
Read MoreElisabeth Höngen had a wide range although she is considered to be a mezzo soprano. She had a beautiful, dramatic voice, and she was an exceptional and very expressive musician....
Read MoreI have decided to post Schubert's 4 Impromptus Op. 90. I have played a few of these, and they are not easy, but they are a staple of the piano...
Read MoreSigrid Onégin was a Franco-German operatic dramatic contralto who enjoyed a major international career prior to World War II. She was celebrated for the richness of its tone, its flexibility,...
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