Helen Watts had a really special contralto voice. She was in the same league as Kathleen Ferrier and Maureen Forrester. Her voice was very rich and sonorous at the same...
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 MoreIt has been a while since I have posted German Lieder (although Ruhe sanf is an aria), and I decided to post some again. Rita Streich is a great favorite...
Read MoreBergonzi was a great lyric tenor. He had what the Italians call "lo squillo", or a ringing sound in his upper registers. See if you can hear it. He was...
Read MoreI had done a posting about Göta Ljungberg several years ago, and the media attached to the post somehow became disconnected. I am reposting Gôta Ljungberg because she was an...
Read MoreGeraldine Farrar was an American soprano, known for her beauty and dramatic talent and the intimate timbre of her voice. I have selected Farrar because of her reputation. The recording...
Read MoreLouise Homer was an American opera singer, one of the leading operatic contraltos of the first quarter of the 20th century. In 1895 she married the composer Sidney Homer. After...
Read MoreIt is said that Alma Gluck was the most popular American soprano of her time. The recordings that we have are old, and they go back to the beginning of...
Read MoreRosvaenge had a brilliant spinto voice. He was also active under the Nazi regime. These artists, those who collaborated with the Nazis, are always difficult for me to post. Rosvaenge...
Read MoreSigrid Onégin was a Franco-German operatic dramatic contralto who enjoyed a major international career prior to World War II. She was celebrated for the richness of its tone, its flexibility,...
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