HAPPPPPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

   Greatest tenor since Baum!!!

   Poland DECLARED A HOLIDAY!!!!

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Happy Birthday to my favorite singer.

Nicest guy around and great singer!!!!!!

 

 12/28     LOVEYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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This holiday season I miss

my friend Marcello, but at least

heaven will be blessed!!!!

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   Love to all of you this

  holiday season!!!!!!!!!  Charlie

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To all you dear people:

  My love for a wonderful

 holiday season:

 

 CHARLIE

 

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Superb voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Miguel Villabella, gorgeous voice.

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  One of our great voices.Happy Holidays from the happy couple.

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Nicest guy in the opera world.

Glad he didn't wear her wig.

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  ONE WORD sums up what we will never have today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Parola!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Barbieri and Giulietta will still send each other 

poisoned lasagna.  I knew Fedora but

was afraid to ask about Giulietta!!!

She would hit me with her chests

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    Love her...not appreciated enough here

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See my comments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  I reminded Kabaiwanska that when she

came to a party (the one after we had

Gencer's) that when Raina saw only Gencer

photos on the walls, she said

"What is this, a SHRINE????"

 

LOVE Raina

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   Barbieri said "A te la mala birthday,"

 Giulietta.      I knew Fedora.She was pazza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Fedora said that anyone who celebrates

Simionato's birthday belongs in the HOT place

 

What Love//////////////////////

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Fedora did not care about Simionato's

Birthday.She said......I would rather go

to the hot other place than see her here.

 

Such LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  Now I have to hide Grigolo behind

Piotr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I hid Price and Norman Carmen at Tower

behind Resnik's.  She might have had to

bail me out.  75 yrs.since Met debut.

 

The greatest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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75 yrs.ago Resnik made debut 1944 (Leonora)

Zinka was "seek"She denied it.

Resnik did funniest Zinka on phone for me

Zinka never read the annals..Vat a Kunc!!!!

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If he got the earring from her bosom    you would never see him again

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1/5/46   Lucky boy Jose...…...great tenor

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    A date God Created Divas

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  Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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   the  Tibbett year is 1876...I ain't that old.

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Five Fav.old tenors for me...Here is GOD (no.2)

Caruso is first.

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...my parents for not taking me to a sensational perf. Tibbett, 11/16/1896 and a sensationsal perf.on my third birthday.

 

The man was a GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Yes,she had her flaws(Nabucco)

but the woman gave 1000% every night!

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  Best Screams in opera history 

if you check youtube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  Met Farewell of the beloved Leonie

Rysanek…..How we adored her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Could have done 175 (and Salome)

Go to YouTube...it goes on forever!!!!!

    

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  "I wanted it realistic so I died

635 times.".Oh..her knes!

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  I knew Tebldi, but here is my 

"second sister!!!!!!!"

 

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    Now in Florida Facility

Still hits e flat on phone

One of all-time GREATEST!!!!!!!!

 

Happy Birthday

 

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         MY SISTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I told Soviero to wear metal

panties but she did not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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He was great...………….

 

     Even the hanky

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  Now you can have a contest with the greats.

  You once told me people do not like your

squillo.I bet Lauri-Volpi is jealous!!!!!

   Thinking of what you gave the world.

   I will never forget you..... Rest  in peace.

    Il tuo Carlo....pensando sempre di te

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    My dear friend is gone!

 

Marcello and I always spoke

of the OLD TIME squillo…..

 

  Addio mio caro amico!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Happpppy Birtday

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She is NOT FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Happy Birthday...……………………...

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  Sad...Died before Met did it

  for him.

 

     GREAT MAN..I spent some time with

     Sarah shortly after he died...………...

 

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  My darling Irina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I love her...and what a sweet lady!!!!!!!

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Caruso sang Elisir and Juive

Tucker sang Cosi and la Juive.

 

Can't a Jew  CRY??? Italians DO!!!

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So Tucker could be 
over the top"

 

What about Gigli????? He cried!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I adored the man.....Couldn't hit a bad note

 

8/28/1913

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...and Grigolo sells out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Beviamo ai novissimi LEGAMI

Butterfly act One. To this day

will never forget him.Pushed but a GOD

of tone  8/6/30.   Adored a man

who put out an LP(No fooling)

that was entitled "E Avanti a lui

tremava tutto il Met!

  Carreras,Gigli,Di Stefano

and Daniele.     I HEAR LEGAMI NOW!!!

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  I am the fool with glasses. The late Ed

Rosen,Marty Broms(center),Vinnie

Titone did our CELESTE.I really look

like I came out of a madhouse.

   BUT we did a "Three tenor takeoff"

but Charlie.....you should be shot!

  But we really all could sing...…

  Please stay on this site even though

I belong in Bonisolli's nuthouse

 

But together we did about 700 perf...

and GOOD!!!!

  

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  NO ONE could do what she did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Happy memories

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Get the stopwatch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Loved her Met Lucia.....but they

did have her since..They are idiots!!

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  8/21/33   GREAT lady!!!!!!

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Negri tried to tell Leyla her

 E flat is better than hers.Callas

walked in and said, "I was the best!!!"

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2ld8SLq-sw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2ld8SLq-sw

  Since Adelaide Negri arrived this

week, she is already telling Gencer how

to sing in chest and that she is NOT

flawed. Gencer belted her in the mouth.

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After Tucker,Corelli,Mario=NESSUNO!

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  GOD!!!!  He was so great!!!!!!

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Came out and said "Hello,boys" in my poor ear.

 Held "Io resto a te" forever..especially on 1951 Callas.

 NO ONE like him today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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My first opera.I recall only Del Monaco

coming at me with white teeth.I was 15.

He was a GOD..Saw him 40 times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Wonderful voice   7/23/54

 

 Just faded away...……………………..

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  By any name, he was a GOD, but

he did end up singing too open.

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...he still was a sensation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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   What opera was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  He sang too open over the years but, GOD,

the man was a sensation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Di Stefano might have pushed that voice as time

went on on......sang too open...but MY GOD...the man was a a GOD!!!!!

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Too good for the Met

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Scala did not like me at 17.

 They threw Lasagna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  I saw Gigli and Schipa farewells

     I will never forget!@

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Carlo and Nicolai born same month

The Gods were good.....

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   The greatest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  Have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  Piotr No.2..his idol

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     Another vocal GOD!!!!

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    Model for all tenors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Did we know what he

would become????

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Took him for granted once???????????????

  The man is 65.I was at a 

recital at 77,Beloved!!!!!

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  Too good for the MET!!!!!!!!

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Reminds me of my Abigaille at Scala. They threw Lasagna!!!!

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  I wish more people would recognize her

greatness!!!!! She owes me 50,000 bucks

for all the publicity I gave her.

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  The Mexicans went NUTS!!!!!!!

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  It was a riot!!!!!    My tape!!!!!

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  E flat from the heavens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  I was Marisa Galvany's doctor in

Yolantha in 1965. We have been

 buddies ever since. HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to my darling friend. Who else has

had the pleasure of looking down her throat 

as she hit E flats!!!!    A GREAT SINGER!

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  Franco Zeffirelli's Productions

will reign forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Piotr just became a KAMMERSINGER!

NO ONE deserves it more!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  I was brought up on this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  6/7/07.   Played "Oggi fatale" from

Wm.Tell over and over!!!!!!

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  Superb voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Still had it.Nervous guy they say.I love

the guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  It was sweet of Alagna to say to me

that he could look into my eyes and see

how much I love music.  

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   Two great buddies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  Not since Tebaldi have I known anyone

 so darling.(well,Zeani also)

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  The sweetest,nicest singer one could

know.  Dearesr Irina,who likes my jokes,

celebrates her birthday today.

  She defines the word "lovable."

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Now..THIS is the real Bartoli!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  Cecilia Bartoli 6/4/80  Cannot bear her

  Scaccati.   Is the voice audible live?

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  How exciting for a guy who has seen

the great divas to discover a superb voice!

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