Rolando Villazon LIVE!!!!

 

 Songs and arias as performed live by the brilliantly
    talented young tenor, Rolando Villazon, who has 
endeared himself to so many operalovers,
by nature of his brilliant voice, ans his
totally captivating personality.

Direct download: 2006-05-21-01-22-21.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:50am EDT

The Joys of British Opera

        A historical look at some of the great stars of British Opera:

Eva Turner, Janet Baker, Josephine Veasey, Heddle Nash,
Isobel Baillie, Kathleen Ferrier, Tano Ferendinos,
Florence Austral, Miriam Licette, Gerald Davies,
Muriel Brunskill, Gerald Davies, Peter Dawson
Alexander Young, Lisa Perli (aka Dora Labette),
Elsie Suddaby, and Redvers Llewellyn

 

Direct download: 2006-05-20-10-32-36.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:19am EDT

Verdi Soprano/Baritone Duets

 

Giuseppe Verdi wrote some of his most remarkable music
for baritone and soprano. This podcast features duets from
eleven of his works, and features baritones such as:

Cornell MacNeil, Piero Cappuccili, Leonard Warren,
Roberto Frontali, Gino Bechi, Sherrill Milnes,
Antonio Boyer, Ettore Bastianini, and
Gian-Giacomo Guelfi.

The sopranos include:  Montserrat Caballe, Virginia Zeani,
Zinka Milanov, Leyla Gencer, Renata Tebaldi,
Renata Scotto, Maria Callas, Shirley Verrett, &
Sondra Radnovsky

(Photo: Maria Guleghina and Renato Bruson in Nabucco)

Direct download: 2006-05-19-06-52-17.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:35am EDT

Zinka Milanov 100th Anniversary Tribute-Part Two

 

   Part Two of the 100th anniverary tribute to the
      great Zinka Milanov,born on May 17,1906

                                                        

Direct download: 2006-05-17-22-30-42.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:21pm EDT

Zinka Milanov 100th Anniversary Tribute-Part One.

   Part one of a tribute to the very great Zinka Milanov,
   born on May 17th, 1906. She meant more to me than
   any other singer I ever heard live, and I continue to
   cherish her memory.

        (Photo: Zinka and guess who? circa 1960)

Direct download: 2006-05-17-18-32-00.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:24pm EDT

Ernani on Cetra

 

   Highlights from one of the most exciting recordings
   of Verdi's opea. The cast includes Caterina Mancini,
   Gino Penno, Giuseppe Taddei, and Giacomo Vaghi,
   conducted by Fernando Previtali   (1951)


Direct download: 2006-05-13-23-15-38.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:45pm EDT

Finale of Act One of the Menotti opera, featuring Catherine Malfitano, Sandra Walker, and the late Enrico di Giuseppe.

Category:general -- posted at: 4:58pm EDT

The Strauss Four ( 16??) Last Songs.

 

    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.

                                       ENJOY!!!!!

                       
    I

Direct download: 2006-05-13-11-39-38.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:34pm EDT

Simon Boccanegra For Collectors.

 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

Direct download: 2006-05-13-00-12-12.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:03am EDT

Opera in the "wrong' language

   You now have access to ARCHIVES as noted to the right of the page,by month. Therefore you can begin to download anything from the past that you might have missed.

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.

Sorry for the problem.All will be resolved soon.

NOTE: On earlier podcasts,you will see a note at the end of the podcast that you click on so you can download it.

 

 

 

Direct download: 2006-05-12-12-52-52.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:36pm EDT


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