She takes the name of a real

French singer, Mary France.

She lipsynchs to herself

and has 125 videos. I

feel so normal!!!!!

  On Selma Kurz's birthday,

I apologize for not my usual

posts being put here.

The Virus causes lots of

depression;I will make

it up to you.

Kurz is TRILLLLLLLING!!!!!

For me,greatest Met broadc.

it was my third birthday

and mommy never took

me.What a cast!!!!!!

Tibbett was phenomenal

at end Council sc. w.

early Warren as Paolo

Incredibly exciting!!!!!!

We miss her so much!!!!

The great Piero Cappuccilli   

Born 11/9/29. Fabulous

but the Met ignored him.

Great singer...tough guy.

Someone compared his

intonation to James

Cagney!!! I'm a Yankee

Doodle Siegmund.

The great (and tough)

Jon Vickers 10/29/26

tells a Tristan cougher

what he thinks!!!!

Imagine singing Puritani,

Lucia,Aida,Senta,Vespri.

Had Callas not lost weight

she could have done 70

roles like my Virginia.

Just the "CA" of "Caro"

summarizes what kind

of emotion she had.

Over 70 roles and could

have done more.

Muzio,Olivero,Soviero,Favero

and Virginia belong to a

school of singing totally

absent today. Bless my

dear friend,who just said

her room is filled with

flowers.(not poveri either)

Spoke to Zeani on her 95th.

One of the greatest singers

and a dear friend.

   Virginia,my LOVE!!!!

You are 95 today,Oct.21

God bless my darling!!

   So wonderful, and

Scuderi still had voice.

My darling "sister"

will be 95 on Oct.21.

She is one of the very

greatest singers and a

dear loving friend.

Gianna Rolandi is a

riot in Cenerentola.

WE HAVE GEDDA CRACKING ON

A PERLE NERE TAPE,SO IT

IS NOT EASY TO SING.THIS

GUY TRIES IT AGAIN!!!!!

Some lady at City Opera

Traviata had a "problem" and

dear Henry Price,born 10/18/45

kept going.We thought it was

Zinka Milanov sitting on a

nail.

Sensational!!!!!!! Callas;

e flat drives one mad

and Bechi is Ruffo no.2

Luciano Neroni is Zaccaria

Shock!!! On the Internet

here was this "kid" at

about 15 who sounded

like a "pro." I just see

him on Youtube and

cracked up.He visited

me....who would know??

Mio Dio!!! Dmitri No.2

Discovery!!!!!!! The guy

is superb. I wrote him

about how Dmitri used

to give me the cheek kisses.

Magnificent.Go to Youtube.

   Found a new tenor...He is

"quarantined" in his garage.

When virus ends, hope he comes

out!!! Youtube shows me new

people....Bravo!!!!!

I adore her,despite her

flaws. She is the  "Regina

delle pirate." Love her

more than most divas.

LOVED Leyla Gencer. We made

her a party after Attila. All divas'

photos off the wall,except hers.

Kabaiwanska walked in months

later and exclaimed, "What is

this..a SHRINE?????"

    Incredible!!!!! Penno

broke the roof, but did

not last.Zinka sings like

an angel....The "Pace"

alone is an all-time joy!!!

How wonderful to know

Piotr and Sondra.Two of

the great singers of this era

and sweet people.

Great tenor in Huguenots

duet w.Margarete Teschemacher.

One of my favorites.

   Have not posted enouugh.

  I WILL!!!!!!!

Kraus was a great artist.

Never pushed the voice

like Schipa,Bergonzi,

Gedda. Not a big sound

but so elegant.

   Give the bird a hanky!!!

That exposed high C kills

them all!!!!! My Aidas have

been Tebaldi,Price,

Milanov,Stella,Nilsson,

Ponselle(gggg).She is a

truly wonderful star!!!

  Facebook posters tell

me who is special. She

is a discovery!!!!

SHAME!!!!   I thought

I knew them all.She is

superb. I wrote her I

heavenly texted Birgit.

I will post more soon.

Saw him over 65 times.

Never missed a note!!!

Paul Plishka was a kid when

we sang together in the

Paterson Co. He is a sweet

guy,and went through much

tragedy. We sang in Forza,

Boheme,Don Carlo,Iolantha.

He "retired" but came back.

Happy to know you!!!!

I adored Richard Tucker.

Greatest voice for me

and I saw them all!!!!!

Great guy and what a top!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Three pretty good girls

Eames 8/13/65  Wow!!!

 You know I have seen the BEST.

I think she is superb. We wrote

each other. If the Virus

ever ends, I want her here!!!!!

Discovery!!!!!

Eva Kong from Korea.

Magnificent!!!!

.....Is the voice and the

personality of my

favorite singer,Piotr

Beczala. This is from

his new "Vincero" cd.

Nothing like this anymore

If the Met does not open

soon, I will drown myself in

the fountain so I can see these

guys (and Renata) again!!!!

Made error on Barioni birthday.

I have to figure out how to

correct errors in text.

The ULTIMATE black

voiced-basso. One of

the greats.

Loved this guy. Gorgeous

middle voice.Pushed a bit

on top. but great sound.

 Dear friends,

 I have been posting so much

on Facebook,owing to the

boredom caused by the

virus so I have not posted

enough here.So here is the

great Apollo Granforte

(suitable name)  7/29/1886

   Things are so tough

   these days!!!! We must

   do your best to conquer

   our fears.

  With my love   Charlie

   An 80 yr.Old greatan

leaves us. He was

superb!!!!!!

     I was never a bass.My last

teacher,Jerry Lo Monaco,showed

me how to cover and I was able

to sing baritone..I never liked

my voice...but doing 50

roles and not being able to

read music is not too bad.

Great Man .Sad  Died at 54

on stage...Love him.

I did not know of this!!!!!!!

I am ashamed.She will shoot me.

Diana Soviero to me is still

one of the greatest!!!!!!

Arsen made a great transition

from baritone to tenor. That

is amazing.BUT never go

the opposite way.Verdi would 

get mad...I think!!

  Arsen Soghomonyan

also sings baritone and

it is fun!!!! I hope he stays

mostly tenor, for he is

superb, but sometimes

it is successful.

  I was doing a Facebook

compilation of sings from

Armenia and look what I

found!!!!!   Great!!!!!!!

Beautiful tenor who died

at 48 in a car crash. So sad!

From the great "old school"

of singing. Wonderful!

  I see Rise in that silver

outfit coming down the

stairs!!!! This is also

a fine video with 2

great stars.

Great Sophie and a marvelous

voice. There are so many

one cannot keep up!!!!!

   I caught up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love the Waltraute scene

and Dunn is superb. The

other lady is fairly well-known.

Early techniques were

not kind to divas. Gadski

and others cannot really

be heard in a LIVE recording.
Ladies suffered from the

inability to capture what

they really were.

WILD soprano Maria gay

and husband Giovanni

Zenatello.She was a

dynamo!!!!

Scary!!!!!!! Caruso did

not sing much with this

man,whose voice was

gigantic!!!!!!

Another diva from the golden

age of supposedly "lesser-known"

singers. I hope I turn you all

on to what is available!

YouTube allows you to

discover so many

superb stars,like

Burzio.

Marton had a fabulous voice 

and was one of our great

divas;the voice eventually

got rough,but in her prime

she was extraordinary.

   I am catching up on my podcasts!!!!

  To all of you at a tragic

period in the world, may

I wish you all my love and hope

we can combat with courage

this dreaded virus.

             Love to All!  Charlie

Pretty and beloved 6/18/07

but Nelson had to hold

his ears.Am I mean?

Blame the virus!!!!!

Snobbish Bing fired her

because she sang with Jimmie

Durante,my ma's friend. Top

notes were short, but a

great voice and lots offun.

 6/16/88.

Elizabeth Schumann

6.13.88  A voice from

HEAVEN!!!!

So sad he killed himself.

A darling person and a

wonderful tenor.

Rest in Peace.!

Spoiled forever by her Carmen

She died in the curtain. My

beloved Rise.Made it to 99.

I will treasure her all my life.

Sorry to have missed some birthdays.

First singer I met and in her

club.My adored Rise Stevens.

I have been a bit slow on

my posts; I go from TV

to Facebook and have to

catch up on my buddies

out there. Here is the late

Jerry Hadley 6/16/52 and my 

Diana Soviero. I will post

more soon.   Hope you are

safe.Life has been rough!

I meant to say if you sang for

free in some shows you changed

your name. I was Carlo Handelmania.

...so she had many fake names.

I know them all. If you can

guess them, you can have

my Bocelli tapes.

I was not in this Bolena

but in first one,and it

was a thrill of my life

(with Ramey,the new guy)

I looked down her throat at

Bolena rehearsals and saw

Callas very mad.

Daughter Sally does not care

about high E flats.

My darling birthday lady

Marisa Galvany, one of the

most exciting singers.

Marisa Galvany (one of her

fake names) and I go back

55 yrs.  6/19/36.More later!

  DISCOVERY!!!!!!!!

 and I have seen all of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

London had a herniated vocal

chord and retired a bit

earlier, but he was a DYNAMO

of a singer. Saw him a lot.

At the Met Boris had to tumble

all the way down many

steps. We always gasped.

A great man!!!!!!!!!

Adore Shirley as much as

Ebe Stignani!!!! Thrilling

in this opera;saw it w.

Kraus in Carnegie Hall.

Shirley Verrett!! Happy Birthday!!!

One of the greatest singers who

sang mezzo and soprano.5/31/31

  Olivia is a great soprano

and good friend.Works

with inner-city kids.

A gem of a person.

My darling friend,Olivia Stapp

is 80...Was once a mezzo.

She is a sweetheart and she

takes that great D. Mean other

buddy Ramey is the King.

Great but troubled artist.

My friend Gwynne Cornell

is with her.Gwynne passed

away at 50.We sang

together a lot.

  Stratas was a fabulous intelligent

artist.despite problems.

Great voice but poor

technique.Callas imitator.

Could have been great.

   Really wonderful guy!!!!

Zak!!!!!! Superb guy!!!!

Just found him

Forget records! You had to be

there. Titanium vocal chords.

It was a miracle!!!!!

You HAD to be there,

especially for Gioconda,

to hear those glorious

tones. I am glad I graduated

from college, cutting classes

to stand for her perf.

My all-time favorite singer

whom I saw live. She made

my life so happy,even though

her name KUNC represented

her personality. May 17, 1906

was Nilsson's and Zinka's birthdays

I know her caretaker

who said she could sing

like this almost to the end

at 104. I consider Magda

as the vocal miracle of opera

  We mourn the passing

of the great Gabriel Bacquier,

who would have turned 96

next week! Fabulous man!!!

I love sam

Met debut.I was there.

Held final B until the

curtain closed!!!!!

When I met Sam Ramey,it was a 1970

Bolena rehearsal. Since then he

became of the opera's greatest stars

and a dear guy we all love.

Met did Porgy and Bess. I wonder

how Gershwin would have

loved this rendition!

  I really loved this guy

Should have been  more appreciated.

,,  my error!!!   I cut off Sondra's

name,saying like Cossotto,

she sounds as if she is singing

in my EAR! Another friend,

Stephen Costello, is the

tenor.They have fun!!!!