Brahms's German Requiem is really one of those works that you can't do without. If you have never heard it before, I urge you to listen to it multiple times. ...
Read MoreLa Divina - Maria Callas When I started this blog, which was all but a week ago, I was afraid that I would make it Maria Callas central. I have...
Read MoreIn my extreme haste to post this cantata , Wachtet auf, by Bach, only because I want to post it, I am going to say very little about it. It...
Read MoreMarian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) was an African-American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Most of her singing career was...
Read MoreRosa Ponselle (January 22, 1897 – May 25, 1981), was an American operatic soprano ( I would say a large lyric, verging on a dramatic soprano) with a large, opulent...
Read MoreOne of my favorite sopranos of all time is Lisa Della Casa, who died in 2012 at 93. She was a full lyric soprano, and just about everything that she...
Read MoreI am going to do something a little unusual. I'm going to have two different artists sing one of my favorite Fauré mélodies - Soir (Evening). The piece sung by...
Read MoreFrida Leider was one of the greatest sopranos who ever lived. She sang a heavy repertoire, although later when she was older, she learned to bring her voice down enough...
Read MoreMild und Leise Grob-Prandl This woman had one of the largest voices in recorded history, hence the High Dramatic Soprano moniker. She was Viennese, and it was reported that when...
Read MoreThose who know me well know that my interest in opera was launched by good, Italian pressings of Callas (this was before CDs existed, so I am dating myself). I...
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