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.
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)
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.
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)
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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