Mon, 7 August 2017
I decided this morning to trace the stats for a given time period. In only three hours, I observe,for example that there were 40 "hits" in this time period. I guess you have not deserted me (like in that opera in the desert where the soprano sings, "Sola,perduta,e abbandonata."). I thank you for years of support,despite some glitches (and the flu). Please send me personally any comments (Placido21@aol.com), as I cannot open the comments page here, or I will get all sorts of ads. We are up to over a million and a half "hits." Keep listening!!! Lovingly Charlie
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-- posted at: 10:10am EDT
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Mon, 7 August 2017
So there we were in the first row at Carnegie and just before Tebaldi launched into this aria, she looked down and winked at us! We were sure she sang just for US!!!!!
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-- posted at: 8:08am EDT
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Mon, 7 August 2017
Absolutely RIVETED by the Amfortas of Ryan McKinny. I have seen the best, as you well know:London,Uhde,Schoeffler,etc. This artist is a true STAR!!!
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-- posted at: 7:46am EDT
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Sun, 6 August 2017
I do not believe that there has ever been any soprano with the combination of gorgeous voice quality and Wagnerian volume.. When she sang "Pace" at the Met in a concert with Bastianini and Del Monaco, I thought the roof would come down on the "Maledizione." I so miss our yearly birthday (Feb.1) phone calls. NO artist was as sweet and dear to us in our youth..and funny!
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-- posted at: 10:19pm EDT
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Sat, 5 August 2017
One of the most riveting scenes in opera. It makes one cry!!!!!!! I met Silja once and asked her for the Makropolous formula so I could live 356 years so I could listen to my collection. She must have thought I was nuts!! (I was!)
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-- posted at: 2:11pm EDT
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Sat, 5 August 2017
Dear sweet funny Rolando had to see many doctors until he found what was causing the vocal problems. I miss him..such fun we had with him. After his Traviata debut we all walked down Broadway and he was so excited he almost hit his head on the glass bus stop..I SAVED HIM!
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-- posted at: 2:05pm EDT
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Sat, 5 August 2017
Sorry! My fonts were too big and some text is cut.I will be careful in the future.
I love singing the end of act two of my favorite opera and the video is of a show we did.I was the King (on left) BUT until I saw the tape, I did not realize that the great Sue Hassel thought she was Callas. How did I get involved in this mess? Sue supposedly vocalizes on the NY Ed Koch bridge,walking home..This accounts for all the recent accidents!!!! How do these people think they can sing??????????????
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-- posted at: 1:56pm EDT
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Sat, 5 August 2017
A marvelous compilation of the Aida E flat, made famous first by Callas.
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-- posted at: 1:18pm EDT
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Sat, 5 August 2017
I recall meeting Sondra long before she became one of our present great singers. You must be there is person to hear the incredible resonance of the voice, where she sounds as if she is singing in your ear! I want more chest voice from her, but in one opera I recall she sang more lows, and wrote on the program, "How did you like the chest,Charlie??"
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-- posted at: 3:39am EDT
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Sat, 5 August 2017
Thinking of how our 1971 Bolena rehearsal introduced us to a guy named Sam Ramey and how I looked down Marisa Galvany's throat when she hit those high notes. Now I see two people I know, Steven Costello and Sondra Radvanovsky in Bolena rehearsal...They seem to have fun, as we did back then.
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-- posted at: 3:32am EDT
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