Thu, 23 December 2021
To all you wonderful people..I wish you a Happy Holiday. If my dear Renata was here, she would wish you the best....a lady whom I loved so much. Charlie
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Wed, 22 December 2021
We just lost this great lady..The vocal production is a bit "eccentric." but she was amazing in many ways and sang up to 73.
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Tue, 21 December 2021
We tore programs at the Met after Tebaldi and Guelfi in Fanciulla. Her "tre assi e un paio" was scary!!!! I adore Barioni. He is about 91.
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Tue, 21 December 2021
In my life...TWO SINGERS I have never seen are my loves!!!! Caruso and Lehmann. This selection makes me cwazy!!!
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Tue, 21 December 2021
I only saw my fav.singer 88 times. NO ONE ever thrilled me like Zinka. "Vell..Novun ees better!!!"
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Tue, 21 December 2021
Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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-- posted at: 10:15pm EDT
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Tue, 21 December 2021
He DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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-- posted at: 10:10pm EDT
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Tue, 21 December 2021
Really Lovable!!!
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-- posted at: 10:06pm EDT
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Tue, 21 December 2021
Discovered a wonderful Argentinian diva!!!
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-- posted at: 10:03pm EDT
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Tue, 21 December 2021
Enrico and I wish you all a wonderful Holiday. Life has been hard these days and I hope you are all well. Love, Carlo
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-- posted at: 9:55pm EDT
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Tue, 21 December 2021
Nice to have a new Facebook Wagnerian friend.
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-- posted at: 9:52pm EDT
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Sun, 12 December 2021
I came out of retirement... Was Callas better????????
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Wed, 1 December 2021
Maria Callas, 12/2/23 Maria Callas, 12/2/23 We never knew of the fabulous "Pirates" from 1949-1955,etc. when one day at a party with Maestro Armen Boyajian,Paul Plishka,Franco Gratale,etc... someone had a very poor sounding end of Aida act 2 with CALLAS taking E flat...Che cosa???? We went NUTS!!! I forget if the "second Mexico E flat lady" was there....Marisa Galvany,who did a "Second Callas" (E flats were unheard of in those days in Aida.) We had heard many of the Angel commercial recordings, but there were no "pirates" to speak of at that time. Now we know her entire output(well,Loretta Corelli did have Fedora....but we never got it.) However, as much as I knew of Callas, the 1956 Met debut was a disaster...I was shocked! Happily,in 1958 the Lucias and Traviatas were far better...but really the 1949-1955 "skinny" performances were to me a positive sensation....in ALL opera...and she could have done almost every role..imagine "Elektra!!" Mme.de Hidalgo did not do quite enough, because the tremolo was there...but not bad until the later part of her career, and to me some singing (Poliuto)was almost unlistenable, despite the great artistry. I love Moedl, Gencer, and other "flawed" sopranos, but when it come to the last note of the Cenerentola aria,I shudder......however, I would be a fool to deny the sensational lady's gift to opera, despite the well-known vocal problems.(and Onassis did not help.) I always quote J.B. Steane's detailed account of her "Casta Diva" in "The Grand Tradition."...."As if in a trance..." We weigh vocal flaws differently....no question that she could be (for me) a disaster on top later on, but I forgive Moedl..don't I???? What we know is that,despite the controversies,the lady ranks Numero UNO to those who appreciate what she achieved....and on her birthday....so sad to think of her very early end.....we must treasure the great Maria....who loved to run home to watch "I love Lucia..Lucy.before VCR's!!!) God bless her memory forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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