Thu, 19 December 2013
I always complain about the "Price-isms" that crept into the Price singing over the years;this is an example of TRUE GREATNESS!!!! I never understood why she resorted to so many strange sounds with that phenomenal voice, but at least we hear what the reputation was all about here!!!!
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-- posted at: 6:25pm EDT
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Wed, 18 December 2013
...Iwill not be able to do this. Lina Vasta could teach some sopranos how to sing....Imagine,at 92!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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-- posted at: 3:43pm EDT
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Mon, 16 December 2013
Only a bunch of nutty people (like my friends and I) could run to Sam Ramey's house after this Maria Stuarda, put on my tape, and count how many seconds Galvany holds the E flat. This is called, living life!!!!" She still is a great friend, but I always feel badly that more people did not know her...however,YOU DO!!!
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-- posted at: 3:40pm EDT
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Sat, 14 December 2013
So,do you agree?????????????????????
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-- posted at: 4:49pm EDT
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Sat, 14 December 2013
(With Franco Tagliavini). Did i ever tell you my Raina story? Probably...but here it is again for new listeners: In 1972, we had a party for Leyla Gencer after her Atilla. The photos of all other divas were removed and only Leyla was on the walls. New Years' Eve..in walked Kabaiwanska, and staring at the walls, exclaimed, "What is this..a SHRINE????" We cracked up!!!!
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-- posted at: 11:06am EDT
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Sat, 14 December 2013
The great lady..Kabaiwanska born on Dec.15, 1934.Emerged as one of the most important divas!!!!!!
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-- posted at: 11:01am EDT
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Sat, 14 December 2013
Dec.15, 1910..she almost made it to 100! I think this is the greatest rendition of this scene EVER!!!!!One of the greatest singers in opera history.
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-- posted at: 10:57am EDT
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Thu, 12 December 2013
I have often stated that at times a single line or word or even SYLLABLE out of the mouth of an artist can tell you something that is special about the singer. During last night's truly glorious Tosca performance by Sondra Radvanovsky, I realized that the "VI" of "Vissi d'arte" (I think that is an E flat) represented the level of brilliance of tone that was so special to me, and of course that voice last evening had to be the most glamorous since my olden "Antonietta Stella' days.
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-- posted at: 6:30pm EDT
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Thu, 12 December 2013
My review follows.
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-- posted at: 6:26pm EDT
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Mon, 9 December 2013
Who said that first come Caruso and Ponselle and THEN come singers??? This is from 1951..She retired in 1937...she had "issues." LORD, this is from heaven!!!!!
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-- posted at: 9:20pm EDT
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