Thu, 28 February 2019
The most glorious singing on this planet..Note "Eravante possente" and later the pppp on "Oh,ora soave" double attack.I used to collapse over the standees rail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thu, 28 February 2019
Marcello and I have discussed the "old school" and he is an example...I miss him so much!!!!!!
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Wed, 27 February 2019
GOD sings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It has been so long and comments cannot be placed here. I really am dying to know how my podcasts are..Could someone or two or more write me at Placido21@aol.com.
I want to please you!!! Love Charlie
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Wed, 27 February 2019
Looking at coming Met season, I would prefer Mari!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wed, 27 February 2019
Adorable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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-- posted at: 8:30am EDT
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Wed, 27 February 2019
Darling Virginia, at 93, is at a fine facility in Florida. My beloved!!!!
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Wed, 27 February 2019
The great NY La Puma Opera from the 60's. We got hysterical most of the time. That tenor really had a GREAT passaggio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wed, 27 February 2019
I know Stephen over 10 yrs.Here is this nice guy at the start of his career! Glad he made it!!!!!
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Wed, 27 February 2019
(in key) and do not try to tell me there is ANYTHING today like this!
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Wed, 27 February 2019
Incredibly famous lady!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 26 February 2019
Massenet re-wrote the opera for this great man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 26 February 2019
She got better and better...Glorious!!!!!
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Tue, 26 February 2019
Rise sat at her desk and as if "in a trance" spoke of Lehmann's Eva...and it ended up they did Rosenkavalier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 26 February 2019
If I could see but ONE soprano from the past it would be Lehmann!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 26 February 2019
Mirella got better and better....GLORIOUS voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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-- posted at: 7:48am EDT
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Mon, 25 February 2019
First Met telecast..At one time we really hated her doing heavy roles.....but she has emerged as the LAST of the really special divas in the Muzio,Favero,Soviero,Zeani tradition. Phrasing,emotion, love of the line. Look Zinka and Renata had some BADDD top notes. Even in heavier roles, she did more than anyone does today.... BRAVA!!!!!
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-- posted at: 8:55am EDT
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Mon, 25 February 2019
One of my TOP favorite Caruso recordings. No one matches him!!!!
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Mon, 25 February 2019
fEB.25, 1873 Died in 1921 at 48. TRAGEDY!!!!! iMAGINE IF HE LIVED 20 MORE YRS..tapes!!!!!
tO ME, HE IS A VOCAL god!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 19 February 2019
My buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and he reads my Facebook posts)
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Tue, 19 February 2019
LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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-- posted at: 9:35pm EDT
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Tue, 19 February 2019
My favorite singer of today...and so sweet!!!
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Tue, 12 February 2019
A few years ago Pyotr introduced me to Kiepura's SON..It was so nice!
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-- posted at: 11:44pm EDT
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Tue, 12 February 2019
Two of my friends take AMBIEN.One awoke to see he had made a pie; the other found she had made scrambled eggs. If I start,could I find myself in the street doing the Abigaille cbaaletta like Mancini????
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-- posted at: 11:41pm EDT
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Tue, 12 February 2019
Can anyone here do this better???
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-- posted at: 11:37pm EDT
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Tue, 12 February 2019
One of my all-time loves. Meier had a GREAT voice..should have been even better known. I did make some tapes for her madre…...
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-- posted at: 11:32pm EDT
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Tue, 12 February 2019
Eileen Farrell here is a sensation!
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-- posted at: 11:29pm EDT
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Tue, 12 February 2019
I was there in 1964..Farrell was amazing! (So was Tucker).Listen to her "Bada." She was born 2/13/29...Never wanted to do a complete Ring..our loss!!!!!
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Tue, 12 February 2019
Piotr is my favorite singer today! This is last week..Encore!!! He is the sweetest, nicest guy!!!! I want to bring him more CD's..but the luggage would be too heavy!!!!!!!!! I have seen them ALL...He is way up there!!!
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Tue, 12 February 2019
Love you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for your wonderful support!
Love Charlie...
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-- posted at: 2:47pm EDT
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Sun, 10 February 2019
Met let him go too soon. GREAT MAN!
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-- posted at: 2:42pm EDT
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Sun, 10 February 2019
Early Price just a sensation...like Farewell.... before she got her mannerisms..but GREAT!!!!!
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Sun, 10 February 2019
Farewell.Sounds like a KID....Sensational...but she did have strange mannerisms that made me crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sun, 10 February 2019
She did stuff like this in opera sometimes... Made me crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sun, 10 February 2019
Phenomenal voice that also could do strange mannerisms that made me crazy!!!!! An enigma!!!! 2/10/1927
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Sun, 10 February 2019
Cesare Siepi..a vocal GOD!!!! 2/10/23..Dumb Met let me go too soon.
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Sat, 9 February 2019
My darling Marisa Galvany (one of her fake names!!) Buddies forever, and GREAT singer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 8 February 2019
Camarena Met BIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thu, 7 February 2019
For the 88th time I saw my favorite singer, Zinka Milanov, make her farewell. She still sounded gorgeous at 60. I will never forget her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thu, 7 February 2019
Well, not to loudly!!!! She is in a beautiful facility in Florida.Bless her!
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Thu, 7 February 2019
I simply adore this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thu, 7 February 2019
Can anyone here do this???????
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-- posted at: 9:37pm EDT
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Thu, 7 February 2019
ADORE THIS GUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No one today sings like this
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Thu, 7 February 2019
TRAGEDY!!!!! Died at only 49. Following her style we had Favero, Zeani, Albanese, Soviero,Scotto, Carteri (her letter is fabulous also)
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Thu, 7 February 2019
Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahora otro tenor magnifico..Dios Mio! Camarena,Villazon,Flores….y ahora otro de un future magnifico!!!! Y ACUTI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thu, 7 February 2019
I hope you enjoy this wonderful new tenor!!!!!!!!!!!!!! El mundo ahora tiene muchos tenores hispanoamericanos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sat, 2 February 2019
Luscious voice..He is not bad here!!!!!!
You know in opera I hate him but fine here....
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Fri, 1 February 2019
I saw the Baum museum. It is a cardboard box in Dusseldorf.....
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-- posted at: 11:08am EDT
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Fri, 1 February 2019
Carnegie Hall.We were in first row. She looked down, winked..and then...…...
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-- posted at: 10:56am EDT
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Fri, 1 February 2019
More of the great lady!!!!!! I called every birthday.I am "calling" you now..
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-- posted at: 10:51am EDT
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Fri, 1 February 2019
Her Met debut 1/31/55. I FROZE from 6:00 A.M. Her first line ended with "soave" and we all said, "Zinka who???" Not really..but imagine Zinka, Renata, Stella in the same season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 1 February 2019
In opera history, who else could combine volume and beauty.We used to run after the limo as she yelled CIAO out the window. One night I got impaled on a fire hydrant and almost became a castrato senza coglioni!!!! I called you every birthday and I am "calling" you NOW. GOD BLESS my Renata!!!!
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-- posted at: 10:27am EDT
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Fri, 1 February 2019
On last "amore" my friend hit me in the ribs....he got scared at the sound!!!!!!
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-- posted at: 10:21am EDT
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Fri, 1 February 2019
"TRE ASSI" live SCARED US!!!! Top started to get flat..so what! I cannot hold back my tears!!!!!
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-- posted at: 10:19am EDT
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Fri, 1 February 2019
She rose from the chair on "Ma" and then when she got to "E MIO" it was a WAGNERIAN sound...Note the little "breath" before the "ma". MIO DIO!!!!
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-- posted at: 10:16am EDT
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Fri, 1 February 2019
Last note is closest to the way she sounded live. Wagnerian volume, like a jet plane!!!!
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-- posted at: 10:09am EDT
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Fri, 1 February 2019
My darling friend Renata Tebaldi made our lives so happy. I miss that wonderful great Renata, whose Desdemona debut was 1/31/55. and when we met her on 2/1, we did not know it was her birthday. NO ONE made us happier.Her shows were events of LOVE!!!!!
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