I have done something like this in the past where I have posted several people singing the same aria. This time, I will post only two sopranos: Maria Callas and...
Read MoreShirley Verrett was one of the great sopranos of the last century. She began as a mezzo soprano and also sang heavy soprano roles. She was born in New Orleans...
Read MoreI thought that for the end of the year/the beginning of next year, I would post what some might call "opera's greatest hits". These are two duets, one from Delibes'...
Read MoreI will not deny it. I am a Callasaholic. I first really learned about opera, well mostly Italian opera, from her recordings. When she arrived on the opera scene in...
Read MoreThis posting is of several works by Francis Poulenc, the French composer. The first is a famous poem by Louis Aragon. The poem is called "C" because every line of...
Read MoreHelen Francesca Traubel (June 16, 1899 – July 28, 1972) was was born in St. Louis and developed into one of the most famous American born Wagnerian sopranos in the...
Read MoreRethberg, née Sättler, was born in Schwarzenberg (Saxony). She first studied the piano. In 1912 she enrolled with the Dresden Conservatory first as a piano student Eventually, her vocal coach,...
Read MoreThis 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 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 MoreWagner, Die Walkürie, Act I, Winterstürme, Lauritz Melchior and Lotte Lehmann youtube Wagner, Lohengrin, In fernam Land, Lauritz Melchior youtube Wagner, Die Meistersinger, Act III, The Prize Song, Lauritz Melchior...
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