This was a beautiful voice. In his time, Frick was he leading bass in the Austro-German repertory. Frick had a compact, powerful bass aand unchallenged cutting power (in the house)....
Read MoreKunz was a popular singer in Vienna before the war and in international circles after the war. He was known as an excellent character singer with a very broad repertory....
Read MoreThis was a great voice. He had also a strikingly effective stage presence and was regarded as one of the best operatic actors of his time. His voice was resonant,...
Read MoreDermota was a great artist who sang as many as 80 roles. He was an extraordinary Lieder singer. In the example that I have selected below, you can hear him...
Read MoreRuth Michaelis had a very long career with the Munich Opera. Her main stage roles were Dorabella in Così fan tutte, Marthe in Faust, by Charles Gounod, Suzuki in Madama...
Read MoreErika Köth was a famous German soprano of the post-war period. You should listen for accuracy, pitch, interpretation, and the sheer beauty of the voice. She has high notes, and...
Read MoreWächter was an Austrian Baritone, particularly noted for his performances in Mozart, Strauss, and Wagner. Without trying not to sound too maudlin, we just don't get these types of baritones...
Read MoreI'm not going to write anything about this clip other than to say that this is why opera fanatics love opera. This is Donizetti's Maria Stuarda sung in English. The...
Read MoreNan Merriman had one of the most beautiful voices that I have ever heard. She was born in Pittsburgh and was taken to LA for study when she was in...
Read MoreMaria Cebotari was, like her colleague Ljuba Welitsch, a flash across the firmament of opera. She had a career that was cut short by cancer in 1949. The wonderful things...
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