Luciana Serra is an Italian coloratura soprano and teacher, best known for her brilliant, agile singing as the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. Beginning her international career...
Read MoreI posted this in 2018, and I think that it is time to repost it. Ljuba Welitsch is well known to certain opera lovers, but may not be known by...
Read MoreIngeborg Hallstein is a German coloratura soprano, born in Munich on May 23, 1936. This is a very well-produced voice, with no tension in the swallowing muscles and incredible breath...
Read MoreThis was a great voice. Wilma Lipp started out as a coloratura soprano, and, as she got older, she added heavier roles. She was an Austrian operatic soprano and voice...
Read MoreThis singer had a beautiful voice. He was known primarily for the Italian repertoire, and he was especially well known for Neapolitan songs (sung in the Neapolitan dialect). He was...
Read MoreThis has to be one of my favorite arias. It is also very difficult to sing. I am posting Irmgard Seefried singing "Ruhe sanft" as well as two other sopranos...
Read MoreHeather Harper was born in Belfast and was one of the great British voices of the postwar era. Although she spent much of her professional life in London, her career...
Read MoreAlessandro Ziliani was a famous Italian tenor during the 1930s and 1940s. At his peak, he had a very open sound, with no tension in the swallowing muscles. In 1932,...
Read MoreFrancesco Merli was an Italian tenor celebrated for his commanding voice and his mastery of heavy dramatic roles. He is often remembered as one of the finest dramatic tenors of...
Read MoreMaria Stader is a favorite singer of mine. I was delighted to find this recording of her singing a number of Schubert Lieder at the Prades Festival in 1953. They...
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