This 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...
Read MoreBianca Scacciati was unknown to me. However, she was an important dramatic soprano in Italy in the late 1920s to early 1930s. Her voice noted for its power, dark timbre,...
Read MoreI'm not going to write much. The music speaks for itself. The Symphony No. 2 in C minor by Gustav Mahler, known as the Resurrection Symphony, was written between 1888...
Read MoreMaria Capuana was a prominent Italian mezzo-soprano with an international opera career in the first half of the 20th century. She was known for her rich, dark-timbred voice and expressive...
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