Yet 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 MoreGoltz was a great Wagnerian voice. She was one of the most famous high dramatic sopranos of her time, and today, she is mostly forgotten. She was well known for...
Read MoreSometimes, I like to post several performances of the same Lied. In this case, I am posting Wolfe's setting of Goethe's poem "Kennst du das Land". The three singers whom...
Read MoreI always had a bit of difficulty with Martha Mödl. This was primarily because I had only heard her in her later years, when her voice became one big wobble....
Read MoreI will admit it. I am very partial to big voices who sing in the resonance. Inge Borkh certainly does that. She should be lauded for her vocal placement, if...
Read MoreLeonie Rysanek was one of the most well-know high dramatic sopranos of the post-WWII period. She had an enormous voice that she used badly. By this, I mean that she...
Read MoreI have hesitated in the past to post something sung by Birgit Nilsson. This is because she had an enormous voice, and enormous voices are notoriously difficult to record. However,...
Read MoreThis is an aria that is usually sung by lyric sopranos. However, Grob-Prandl, a high dramatic soprano (the loudest female type), sings it beautifully. She is not manipulating words or...
Read MoreMaria Reining (August 7, 1903 in Vienna – March 11, 1991 in Deggendorf) was an Austrian soprano, honored with the title Kammersängerin (the Austrian equivalent of a knighthood). Reining was...
Read MoreI have been posting some pianists, and while I am happy to do so, I begin to miss vocal music. So, as I wrote in the title, we are going...
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