A comparison of various renditions of Strauss' Four Last Songs, including the world premiere (1950) as sung by Kirsten Flagstad.
Since many people like to test themselves on a podcast like this, I am deliberately not listing the artists here. The artists' names will be provided after each group of three selections.
Many scenes and arias from Verdi's sometimes neglected masterpiece featuring the following artists:
Zinka Milanov, Antonietta Stella, Leyla Gencer, Josela Ligi, Christina Gallardo-Domas, Elizabeth Rethberg, Carlo Bergonzi, Richard Tucker, Giovanni Martinelli, Lawrence Tibbett, Leonard Warren, Giuseppe Valdengo, Jose Van Dam, Cesare Siepi, Leo Nucci, Frank Guarrera, Tito Gobbi, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Sesto Bruscantini, Franz Grundheber, Giuseppe Taddei,Andre Turp, and Gwynne Howell
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OWING TO THE ORIGINAL GLITCH,MY NARRATION DID NOT COME THROUGH. YOU MIGHT PLAY A GUESSING GME OR SCROLL DOWN AND SEE THE SELECTIONS.
These are Italian operas sung in German and German operas sung in Italian: (1-9 in German.Rest in Italian)
1. Cavalleria Duet:Astrid Varnay,James Pease
2. Figaro Finale: Erich Kunz, Hilde Gueden, Elizabeth Grummer, Paul Schoeffler
3/4. Tosca act two scene: Hildegard Ranczak and Georg Hann and then Leonie Rysanek and Josef Metternich
5. Forza Duet:Gottlob Frick and Carla Martinis
6. Rigoletto Duet:Rita Streich and Josef Metternich
7. Turandot: Gertrude Grob-Prandl
8. Macbeth aria: Martha Moedl
9.Aida Nile Duet:Leonie Rysanak and George London
10. Rienzi aria:Francesco Vignas
11. Brangaene's Warning: Cloe Elmo
12. Parsifal Act Two Scene Maria Callas and Africo Baldelli
13/14. Renata Tebaldi in Tannhauser and in Lohengrin(w.Gino Penno)
15. Edward Johnson(Former Met General Manager) in Parsifal Finale.
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This is a podcast in which famous opera stars sing popular music. Since I have not revealed the names of the artists until AFTER the selections, as a kind of guessing game, I am not listing them here. Have fun !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of the all-time greatest bassos, Cesare Siepi, is heard in arias and scenes from Salvator Rosa, Nozze di Figaro, Forza del Destino, Ernani, Vespri, Don Carlo,La Favorita, Italiana in Algeri, in a selection of Italian songs, and in his renditions of some of the songs of Cole Porter.