I have been so happy to have

sung in various opera groups,

and have enjoyed some fine

artists (like Sam Ramey,Paul

Plishka, and Marisa Galvany)

BUT some people live in a world

of their own..like Sue...who also

does the E flat in the Aida which

I think I have published. She vocalizes

on our NY bridge and therefore

this accounts for many auto crashes.

  Mio Dio!!!!!!!!!

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I found this.I hope you enjoy

some of my old videos.

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When I taught languages

I would do little plays with

the kids. This is not our

best effort, but it was so

adorable to have the kids

do this Barbiere Scene. I

sang many Bartolos (one with

Ramey) so I was familiar with

this.  LOVE KIDS!!!

Because of the Pandemic,

I have been doing much

more posting and have

made several groups.I

sent you the "Commedia"

URL and will send others

in case you wish to take

advantage of the postings.

Here is another, and I will

be sending more if you wish

to join the groups or just

enjoy the clips. Be SAFE!!!

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Go here!!!!!!!!

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I was there when she

kissed the old Met stage.

She made it to 105.Licia

was born on 7/22/13. Last

time I saw her, we walked

together and I mentioned

the Boheme w.Gigli, I felt

I was walking with HISTORY!!!!

Fine baritone.I am

discovering many new

artists!!!!!!

Just one of the most

remarkable examples

of great singing. I place

him with Gigli,Carreras

and Bjoerling for the

beauty of tone.

Buon compleanno!! Il

gran tenore,Giuseppe

di Stefano!!!! Incredibile

but he made some bad

vocal decisions. Still,he

had a sensational voice.

  My friend and favorite

singer Piotr and a great

new tenor...I hope Kevin

can achieve Piotr's fame.

Nicest guy!!!!!!!

How lucky to work with a

great lady..and a sweet

person. Hope he goes

far..Superb voice!

   I discover wonderful new

singers..Here is one!!!

Here is the great man at 72.

We never realized that he

would emerge as one of

the greatest singers ever,.

I saw him 5 years later, and

the man was amazing.

So nostalgic..and most

of them gone...I love my

memories....

The only time I ever was able

to chat online with the dear

widow of a great singer who

left us so early.A tragedy but

we will always remember dear

Marcello who laughed when

I said "Oh..you, sang Deek and

his Johnson!!!. Wilma Ahrens

 is a gallant lady and I try to

 do what I can..but so difficult.

He was great!!!!!!

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If anyone wishes to join,

here is the URL. Great artists!

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Over the years, you come

to find the very special

operatic moments that

thrill!!! Di Stefano,in 1950,

sounds like the greatest, but

sadly he made errors in his

technique, but still the man

was fabulous.

My best Boheme,especially

the Taddei/Carteri scene in

act 3.Just the tender way

thjat he says "Entrate" is a

thrill, and she is superb.

We do NOT have emotion

in opera these days..

The usual stupid Met

had him only a little

and late..Great Man!!!!

Her caretaker says she

sang around the house

after 100.For me, the

great miracle of singing.

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Wonderful man..I miss him so

much.I write a lot to his

dear wife.

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Perhaps the greatest

baritone EVER!!!!!

When I posted on Burzio

and others, I FORGOT

something I probably

posted..MY TAPE of the

sensational Met debut

of Magda Olivero, at 65.

One of the TREASURES

of my life!!!!!

Truly GREAT soprano

with Rene Kollo.She

was sensational in

her prime!!!!

   I am of the intolerant

opinion that today,there

are NO sopranos in the class

of Burzio,Zeani,Spani,Scuderi,

Soviero,Favero,Muzio,etc.

They want it "generic!!!"

Mark Reizen 6/21/1895.

 Met had awful Tanovitski

but this great man was a

GIANT, even at 90!!!!

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I knew Regina 55 yrs...and her

son Michael is so happy to

see mom spread all over.

Come join us.Next new

forum will be called

"Singers who never have

should have quit their

day job!!!!!"

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I know more about her than anyone,

plus the crazy rumors..and you

get great photos and of course

Charlie at 19 looking in the limo.

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Little by little, I will

catch up on many

birthdays of artists.

Two of them I just called

send love to all those

who never forget them.

How could anyone forget

I am the unpaid nostalgia

agent for Zeani and Soviero,

plus join my new Milanov and

Resnik forums!!!!!!

   Avec amour!! Charlie

Diva Day I just wanted you all to know that Zeani and Soviero both send love to you.They know,as their unpaid agent, that I never let you rest when I rant and rave over them. Diana teaches like mad, and I told her and Virginia that they need to come back to the Met!! Diana was upset especially, since she knew Rolandi, and you know I was talking to a friend about City opera divas..Diana,Rolandi,Welting,Putnam,and others who were so wonderful and others we know who put opera today to SHAME!!! Diana,still with a voice, has been my second Tebaldi, vocally and personally. Lucky me to have heard these great artists who were the joys of my opera life.

  I know Jeanette (6/18/07)

was loved...but if you know

films.......

Current stats:

2.093,066 "hits"

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people have seen/heard

these podcasts. I am thrilled

to do this for you.,

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Soviero and Galvany never paid

me a dime for being their

unpaid agent."

Join my Milanov forum.I gave you an article I just did.

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never paid me a dime for being

their "unpaid agent."

 BLESS YOU ALL!@!@!!

Zinka Milanov in Opera Quarterly In the Spring Issue of Opera Quarterly in 1990, there are several articles on Zinka Milanov. I intend to quote some sections little by little, but I will start by listing the 34 opera roles she did, from 1927 (Trovatore) to 1956 (Ernani). Oh, to hear her in some of the ones we never heard would be a joy, especially to see her acting in Fanciulla! In order they are as follows: Trovatore,Faust,Butterfly,Tosca,Aida,L'Amore de tre Re,Lohengrin,Ballo,Turandot,Manon Lescaut,Walkure (Sieglinde),Tannhauser, ,Fidelio,Mefistofele,Boccanegra Juive, Tabarro, Ban Leget,Fanciulla,Rosenkavalier,Pique Dame,Libuse,Porin,Wm.Tell,Oganj,Chenier,Gioconda, Louise,Norma (first new role at Met 1939),Don Giovanni (Anna),Otello,Forza,Ernani. Mio Dio!!! I would go insane to hear so many, although I did prefer the vocal quality after 1950. I did see her in 12 of these roles, and half of the Verdi Requiem, plus some Ballo and Chenier rehearsals, totalling 90 and a half shows. Think of that voice in act three Walkure as Brunnhilde hands her the broken sword, or Elsa's Dream, or Depuis le Jour, or Minnie's Card Scene. (I vant to cheeeeat!),or jumping into a vat of Manischewitz VINE at the end of La Juive, or "Abscheulischer," or did she take the entrance D flat in Butterfly, and did she kick the Kimono??... . I will present eventually some quotes,but what a shame Bruce Burroughs never wrote the book. Also, could anyone actually PROVE a couple of the stories, except for the one I know,when she smelled the chickens and the butcher threw her out,or not signing my "unposed" but gorgeous Chenier duet with Tucker at the old Met closing. Especially, why she really cancelled the Leonora to allow Resnik to make an unscheduled debut...and she said, (as Resnik did her better than her) "I vas neyver seek." I heard two separate versions...but who knows??? I was trying to think of doing another forum, but I do not know anyone the way i knew her. The paradox is that she was in no way "lovable" like so many other singers, but look, how many artists of fame were like Joan Crawford??? n

They once said that McCormack

said to Caruso, "How is the

world's greatest tenor?" They

said Caruso replied, "I did not

know you became a baritone!"

That may be true..but listen to

the last high piano note here

and it is GLORIOUS!!!

On this Fathers' Day I

pay loving tribute to two

wonderful artists whom

I knew and who left us too

soon. Marcello always talked

about how some people did

not love his "squillo" as did

I, and the two "Russian kisses"

I always got on my cheeks from

Dmitri were so affectionate.

I always write on chat to Wilma,

Mrs.Giordani, a courageous lady,

and I wish all you DADDIES my best.

  The Pandemic forces me to do

more posts for you...and more

coming.( over 2 million now.)

My ma danced in the Follies

in the 1930's, and her dear

friend was Jimmie Durante.

Rudolf Bing fired the great

Helen Traubel(6/16/1898)

because she sang with Durante.

My ma eventually came to love

opera, met Tebaldi and other

artists.

A beautiful performance

of Verdi's opera,with

Svetlana Vassileva, Renato

Bruson(still can sing now),

and Facebook friend, fine tenor

Evan Bowers.

Catching up on recent

birthdays.It was so very

sad that Jerry killed himself

over terrible depression. With

my dear Soviero and Leo Nucci,

still active today.

My darling 95 yr.old friend,

Virginia Zeani, sings to her

"daddy." Note the one word

"caro," which represents the

kind of emotion that is so

special.We speak often on

the phone.

Another from the "old school"

of divas who were so emotional and

exciting.

Dragana Del Monako,related

to the Del Monaco family, had

ingested perhaps valium.I do

not think she was drunk. The

poor tenor!!!!

I am of the opinion, at times

seeming intolerant, that in

this era of mostly "pretty"

singing, that Burzio represents

the kind of emotional output

that belongs to Zeani,Muzio,

Favero,Albanese,Scuderi,Scotto,

Soviero,Spani,Callas and others.

this era

Galvany always said that her

"controversial" voice would

have been more appreciated

had Callas been around longer.

Audiences did go wild over

dear Marisa...and I was so

thrilled in Bolena rehearsals

to look down her throat on  her

D and E flat....

One of the treasures of my

life is to be friendly, since

our 1965 Iolantha, and later

Anna Bolena, with Marisa

Galvany (one of many names)

She still has a D!!!!!  Love her!!!

I had a friend who would

"laugh" at the incredible

Titta Ruffo.Caruso did

not sing much with him...I

wonder why????

This called "Flash Mob"

Do you have it in your

country??? I think I

will go,after the Pandemic,

with Diana Soviero and do

Faust Church Scene. We both

still can sing!!!!  We can do

it in Walmart, where almost

everyone is INSANE!!!!

Dear friends,

 In this troubled time,we

must try to enjoy even a

limited number of things.

Posting to you and to

other sites helps me and

I hope all of your are bearing

up as is dear Virginia Zeani,

in a Florida facility at 95.

Love to you all!!!!!   Carlo

Yesterday on Facebook, I got

a new friend by the name of

Cecilia Gobbi, daughter of'

the great man. She liked this

clever video. I wish we had

more like this!!!!!

Superb Swedish baritone.

NEVER neglect the great singers.

Someone said that I live in the

past..Foolish..there is no end

to the wonderful artists that

were treasures!!!

I forgot the real Bartoli,

The other one makes

his/her debut at Covent

Garden next year. These days

countertenors abound!!!

Did I get something wrong?

I know Cecilia likes this.

Such a sweet lady.I really

found her so darling and

 great talent. Placido Domingo

and Pavol Breslik join her.

LOVE Aragall, here with

Marton,Wixell.He was a

nervous guy, but the voice

was so gorgeous!!!!!

Virginia told me how she

loved him.I was brought up

on his Cetra operas. Not

a gorgeous voice, but

incredibly exciting.

Sweet guy. Told me "I can

see in your eyes how much

you love opera." He did leave

her and now married a

"normal" diva,Alexandra

Kurzak/

Carmela Ponselle, 6/7/1892.

I wonder if she got along

with that nutty,but great, Rosa.

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I just made a Zinka Milanov site..

She was my all-time favorite

singer of those I saw (88 times.)

Come and join us!!!!

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My first Lucia on

Cetra...Wonderful!!!

Is this a repeat? Well,anyway

you hear what made me

collapse on the standee

rail!!!!!!

  SHE VAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry,folks.I will never

stop telling you there

are no GIANTS today.

Mario tries some pianos,

really good.

From Croatia at 57.

From age 18, I fell

in love!!!!

Grane..Mein Ross!!!!

No one could tell from

recordings what a miracle

she was!!!Sensational!!!!!

I  saw this first at City Opera

with the great Lauren Flanigan.

Happy Mothers' Day!!!

Regina was my friend for

55 years....My third "mommie"

after my ma and Tebaldi.

   I wish you great people

a Happpppy Mothers' Day.

I hope your ma remembers

if you are really her kid.

If you go to Youtube you

will find Michael's arias.

I always listed to the Corelli

Poliuto, and never thought

I would have the thrills of

another great tenor..Now

we are blessed to have dear

Michael Fabiano,fast becoming

one of the world's great singers,

and you know I have heard them

all!!  Happy Birthday!!!

Nice to communicate on

Facebook with nice divas

and let others appreciate

them.My new friend!

Perhaps you do not cherish

terrible funny singing but this

crazy lady has 125 videos,all

lipstinked. ADDIO DEL PASSATO

and  E TARDI!!!!!

We did not realize in the

early days how wonderful

Peters was..accurate and a

fine artist..and the voice was

so brilliant. I met her twice

and she was so sweet!!!!!

On her birthday,the huge

voiced Dimitrova. My dentist

had her as a patient. Imagine

looking down her throat!!! I

did that when Galvany and Ramey

and I rehearsed Bolena. Marisa

had a mike down there!!!

Only later did we realize

what a great man he was.

At 77 I saw a recital.The man

was sensational!!!

So I am prejudiced, but

Zeani here is so great that

I just go PAZZO..Agree?

Enzo Sordello, Apr.20/27 sang

Lucia with Callas. She could not

hold the D in the duet.Well,he

held his note...and they say

she had him FIRED!!!!

Maria...tu sei orribille!!!!

Ricciarelli,Baltsa,

Raimondi,Carreras

have a BALL!!!!!

On Facebook, the wonderful

Warren Moulton, has a site

with over 10,000 members

entitled "Dead Tenors." More

people should investigate the

"so-called" less-familiar singers.

It is incredible how many you

find.

  Only Cossotto and Sondra

Radvanovsky sound live

as they were sitting next

me. AMAZING resonance.

Del Monaco too!!!!

Like the great Martha Moedl

one can be a sensation without

a gorgeous voice.We lost him

last year.LOVE HIM!

Very famous Astrid Varnay

in Jenufa w. Cochran,Cox

Hillebrecht.  She was to be

a standee at the Met.They

called her the night before.

She NEVER sang an opera.

She replaced Lehmann on

the Walkure Matinee,instead

of standing..Why could that

not have happened to me???

We will miss this beloved

lady!!!! The joy she brought

will never be forgotten!

Christa Ludwig, a MEZZO,

was an absolute marvel.

Boehm made a small cut.

It was 1966 and I think it

was the greatest all-around

show in my LIFE!!!!!

The very great Christa

Ludwig has departed.

One of the all-time

greatest singers.

The GREAT Leonard Warren

4/21/11 until I saw him

die before me on 3/4/60.

I see it now...so tragic!!

Greatest baritone of my

life..I saw his tragic

death!!!!!!

La Morte de un Fenomeno
Alfred Hubay's detailed account of the death of the great Leonard Warren is posted, but since I was there, I thought I would give you my views as an audience member.
It was Tebaldi's return on Mar.4, 1960 and for whatever reason, I had a ticket to upstairs standing room, where you had to run like mad to get one of the few spots in the Family Circle where you could see.
Warren sounded as great as always in the "Urna fatale" and just as it ended i turned slightly toward my friend as if to say, "Here comes the sensational high A flat." Roald Reiten entered on stage left and announced, "Lieta novello, e salvo!" The music started before the cabaletta..Warren sang "E salvo..o gioja..." and fell!!!
He was dead immediately, but someone came out and said he was ill and there would be an intermission. No one left...Suddenly, to a GROAN, Bing came out and said, "This is the saddest night in the history of the Met.
My friends and I could not leave..we had a sandwich and just sat there stunned.When I got home, my mother already knew...it had been on radio.
Mar.5,before the Dutchman overture, Thomas Schippers conducted the last act Traviata prelude in Warren's memory. We went to a great Chenier that evening....but nothing could adequately erase the memory of that terrible tragedy.
The man was as close to perfection as any singer I ever heard;as a person, I hear some personal negative tales...but that means nothing because he was a KING in his field.....I see it before me right now....God Rest His Soul!!!!!

La Morte de un Fenomeno Alfred Hubay's detailed account of the death of the great Leonard Warren is posted, but since I was there, I thought I would give you my views as an audience member. It was Tebaldi's return on Mar.4, 1960 and for whatever reason, I had a ticket to upstairs standing room, where you had to run like mad to get one of the few spots in the Family Circle where you could see. Warren sounded as great as always in the "Urna fatale" and just as it ended i turned slightly toward my friend as if to say, "Here comes the sensational high A flat." Roald Reiten entered on stage left and announced, "Lieta novello, e salvo!" The music started before the cabaletta..Warren sang "E salvo..o gioja..." and fell!!! He was dead immediately, but someone came out and said he was ill and there would be an intermission. No one left...Suddenly, to a GROAN, Bing came out and said, "This is the saddest night in the history of the Met. My friends and I could not leave..we had a sandwich and just sat there stunned.When I got home, my mother already knew...it had been on radio. Mar.5,before the Dutchman overture, Thomas Schippers conducted the last act Traviata prelude in Warren's memory. We went to a great Chenier that evening....but nothing could adequately erase the memory of that terrible tragedy. The man was as close to perfection as any singer I ever heard;as a person, I hear some personal negative tales...but that means nothing because he was a KING in his field.....I see it before me right now....God Rest His Soul!!!!!

Enzo Sordello was born on 4/20/27

but ( at 56:15) some nasty

diva had him fired for holding

a note,after she could not.

Povero baritono!!!!!!

Here is another "less-known"

singer. I have to post more,

especially since the virus has

kept me home.

  I note now over 2 million

"hits" since I started this

site, and I am so grateful

to you all!!!!!

Pavarotti's impressions

of Corelli!!! Sad that we

do not have their kind

of singing now. I love

Fabiano,Camarena, and

Beczala, but these guys

were legendary!

So sorry the virus closed

the Met, but we have our

beloved memories of a

great era...and the duet

is in the high key.

In Turandot, you could

not believe what they

did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saw him 40 times.

I have a dear friend

who said he was a

sweetheart...yes,he

was temperamental!

So what!!!!!

Vittoria!!! Oh DIO!

They made him sing

"Cor'ingrato" after

the show!!!!

We went crazy! It was

a phenomenal show!

On Apr.8, 1921 a great

singer,whom we miss so

much,was born.Here he is

with the great Renata!!

When I was teaching in

high school,I sent this 16

year old kid to my teacher.

Now,the "kid" from Zinka's

land has had a career!!!!!!

I have put dear Mme.Lynn here

previously. I know you will

still adore her.When I played

her Traviata letter, Soviero

almost fell off my couch!

She coaches now with Ponselle.

  Some day these singers

will make me rich,since I

choose to be their "unpaid

agent."Galvany and Soviero

owe me a fortune!!!!!!

Great moment with the

two Anjas.Harteros as the

Sieglinde and Anja Kempe

as Brunnhilde.

I become very angry when

some people say that I

live "in the past." We MUST

respect the greats of all

generations,and discover

many superb artists.