Celeste Aida and the Passaggio

An analysis of the aria "Celeste Aida" as sung by various tenors,
including :
Tucker, Di Stefano, Martinelli, Baum,Caruso, 
Del Monaco,and Bjoerling

The comparison is designed to understand
   the concept of "covering" the tone 
and the term "passaggio" 

Download this episode from the April Podcast Archive.

Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:15am EDT

A Mozart Celebration-Part One.

An exciting selection of scenes and arias from many Mozart operas
featuring many great artists:

Eleanor Steber, Ljuba Welitsch, June Bronhill, 
  Herman Jadlowker, John McCormack, Beverly Sills,  
Leontyne Price, Mado Robin, Maria Galvany, 
Susan Graham, and Janet Baker     

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:44pm EDT

 Live Highlights from the Ring,Vienna 1933-1941

Live excerpts from the Ring as performed in Vienna between
1933 and 1941. Artists featured are:

  Set Svanholm, Franz Voelker, Maria Jeritza, Friedrich Schorr,
  Gertrude Kappel, and Hilde Konetzni

        PHOTO:  Maria Jeritza

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:49pm EDT

Meta Seinemeyer (1895-1928)

Meta Seinemeyer,who passed away at only age 33, was one of the truly magnificent sopranos of her era. What a pity she never lived to thrill even more audiences throughout the opera world.

The arias are from La Boheme, Andrea Chenier, Tosca, Der Freischutz, Manon Lescaut, and Tristan und Isolde.

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:40am EDT

Oh! That "Di Quella Pira!!!"

 A comparison of twelve famous tenors singing this exciting aria:

          Roswaenge,Zenatello,Cortis,
        Filippeschi,O'Sullivan,Escalais,
               Pertile,Schmidt,Lazaro
                   Gigli, De Muro
                       Lauri-Volpi

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:26am EDT

EMI Artists

        A pot-pourri of 15 artists who recorded for EMI:

Gedda,Alagna,Vanzo,Pavarotti,Kraus,Crespin,Cotrubas,
Sills,Dimitrova,Caballe ,Moser,Scotto,Bacquier,Van Dam,Baltsa
                                      

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:19am EDT

Fifteen Delicious Divas A pot-pourri of fifteen famous sopranos. They include:

Magda Olivero, Gianna Arangi-Lombardi, Mafalda Favero, Ninon Vallin, Bidu Sayao, Eva Turner, Ljuba Welitsch, Rosetta Pampanini, Germaine Lubin, Claudia Muzio, Elizabeth Grummer, Martha Moedl, Rosa Ponselle, Licia Albanese, and Gina Cigna (w.Cloe Elmo).
Direct download: 2006-04-10-02-09-05.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:47am EDT

Sempre Libera Divas

I think you will really have a great time with these 16 famous Violettas,especially the last one in the bunch. Remember, I am not posting the names here in case you wish to test yourself or some others.(Photo: Diana Soviero)
Bonus: a video of Anna Moffo singing the first act aria from "La traviata."

Direct download: 2006-04-09-21-12-39.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:01pm EDT

A Collector's Flying Dutchman

  Many exciting renditions of material from the great work. I hope you enjoy the selections I have included.

               Melchior
               Voelker
               Flagstad
               Tebaldi

 

 

Direct download: 2006-04-09-15-02-17.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:48pm EDT

"Nessun Dorma" Collection

Listen to this glorious aria as sung by ten famous tenors:

         (I am not naming them here so that you might use the podcast as a quiz for yourself or others)

Direct download: 2006-04-09-03-19-01.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:40am EDT


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