When I discovered opera,I

bought many Cetra-Soria

records (not cheap!!).I loved

Mario Filippeschi..Not a voice

of gold..but so exciting.Also,

Virginia Zeani told me how

she loved the guy.

This is in the HIGH key.

  Dennis Orellana, male soprano,

sings this better than Sutherland.

Nowadays,there are many male

sopranos and countertenors.

Caruso did not like to sing

with Ruffo..6/9/1877.Guess

why??Just incredibly huge

voice..Fabulous!!

I do not think there are too

many great singers, but I find

Sondra Radvanovsky-Lear and

Piotr Beczala very special and

they are so kind and friendly

to me.The "rare" selections

near the end are from Halka

and the Rusalka duet.

Ciao...I will be posting more..Just lazy

Can you imagine in your dreams

if at the SAME TIME  you had:

Tamagno,Lauri-Volpi,Masini,

Corelli,Del Monaco,Roswaenge,

Bocelli(miked), and Placido

(two octaves down).

How many of you..confessate-

have tried this???????