Sat, 29 March 2014
More superb singing from the great Frida Leider. As I had said, sometimes a great singer "escapes" notice, owing to all there is,but here we have some more excerpts from her repertory. 1. Oberon "Ozean,du Ungeheuer 2. The Wagner Wesendonck Songs 3. Ariadne "Est gibt ein Reich" 4. Don Giovanni "Or sai chi l'onore 5. Schubert: Erlkonig and Auf dem Wasser zu singen 6. Schumann Widmung 7.Tristan und Isolde Liebestod |
Sat, 29 March 2014
I know you enjoy my pot-pourris and i hope you will appreciate this one as well: 1. Meta Seinemeyer Tristan und Isolde "Liebestod" (so sad,she died at 33.) 2. Cesare Siepi L'Italiana in Algeri "Le femmine d'Italia" 3. Diane Soviero Risurrezione (Alfano) "Giunge il treno" 4. Steber/DelMonaco Fanciulla act two duet (with opened cut, which I love.) 5. Stella/Guelfi Aida Nile Duet (They are superb) 6. Rise Stevens Orfeo "Che faro" 7. Luisa Tetrazzini Semiramide "Bel raggio" 8. Richard Tucker Andrea Chenier "Improvisso" 9. Pavarotti/Millo Ballo Love duet 10.Leonard Warren Forza Cabaletta (He was about to sing this when he died.I will never forget it.) 11. Zinka Milanov Forza "La vergine degli angeli (1965 concert.) 12.Giuseppe di Stefano Carmen "Flower Song" 13. Magda Olivero Manon Lescaut "In quelle trine morbide" 14.Titta Ruffo Pagliacci Prologue (a force of nature.) 15. Beverly Sills Tabarro aria (her only Trittico) 16.Riccardo Stracciari Traviata "Di Provenza " (Charlie's favorite baritone) |