In this post, I thought that I would highlight an American operatic tenor who is still singing and teaching. I am going to post several pieces that Mr. White has...
Read MoreJeritza was an extraordinary famous soprano for her time. I have tried to make selections that haven't been remastered too much. Remastering older recordings tends to kill the higher frequencies...
Read MoreThis setting of the Kaddish by Ravel, who was a Catholic, is very famous for its vocal arrangement of the Jewish Prayer. There are many variations of this prayer in...
Read MoreI'm going to try to post this rather quickly as I haven't posted for a little while. Rather than do a lot of interpretation, I will give some biographical information...
Read MoreRiccardo Stracciari (June 26, 1875 – October 10, 1955) was a leading Italian baritone. His repertoire consisted mainly of Italian operatic works, with Rossini's Figaro and Verdi's Rigoletto becoming his...
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...
Read MoreJean de Reszke (Jan Mieczislaw, Warsaw, 1850 to Nice, 1925) Jean de Reske, was the most celebrated tenor of his time. He became even more renowned as an operatic voice...
Read MoreLike many of the great Otellos, Zanelli started his career as a baritone and developed into a tenor during the early years of his career. Throughout his career, he retained...
Read MoreEileen Farrell was a great American high dramatic soprano, and, at the same time, she was also a jazz singer. I will write this again. She used no swallowing muscles, ...
Read MoreBefreit Strauss set eleven poems by the German poet Richard Dehmel between 1895 and 1901. Dehmel was a controversial figure in the Germany of Kaiser Wilhelm II, a socialist who...
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