Joseph Calleja came out me and said, "Are you Charlie? You are more famous than I am!!" me a hug!!!!!

 A wonderful sweet guy.1/22/78.  From now on, when I write him, I say,  "Charlie, more famous."

Great singer and lovable!!!!!!!!

  Great man, despite some choices

I do not like, but one of the

greatest singers ever. Happy Birthday

to us both on 1/21

Happy Birthday,Placido and me.

I do not have 300 million and I

am not xxx rated, but I used

to have some good baritone

notes (like you do now.)

  Placido, happy birthday to us!

 My baritone voice was not as

good as yours, but you did have

lots of xxxxxx- rated fun.

I guess Marta accepted it.

 Well,when you are worth 300 million

it is not too bad.  Was I a bass? I

did 50 roles but managed it.

  I am honored to share 1/21 birthday

with a great man. Nice of Verdi

to put his name in an aria. A shame

they suddenly realized what everyone knew.

Pavarotti today would be in the

same situation. I always told Soviero

to wear metal panties. Love to a

great man.I do not approve of his

baritone singing, but we all know

what a fabulous career he has had.

Gee. my high notes are as good as

his middle. 

  1/19/09  Hans Hotter was a 

sensational bass and baritone

A GOD among artists!!!

  I told my buddy Beczala that Jean De R. was louder in the house...but a good man....

Bruson not known for Warren,Milnes,MacNeil top....but the great style...vocal line...still singing!!!!!!

Charles Kullman   1/13/03   did small roles late...but in his prime......superb!!!!!!

We met a few times...a sweetheart..... 1/12/20

People would yell on the street, "Hi,Papageno"

Great Renato Bruson….still siging at Charlie's age.

He is 1/13/36...ChARLIE AND pLACIDO ARE 1/21,,,,EXCEPT I AM A REAL BARITONE

  Piangero per sempre!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sondra and Steven have FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After my dear buddy had his birthday, Piotr Beczala, I sent him this.

I hope he did not throw up his Xmas dinner.

1/6/03   Close to Schipa birthday.  Favero!!!!

One of my all-time great recordings...No one like Favero,Muzio,Zeani……..  Today it is

    BLAH.....after Soviero........They are so generic

1/2/89   Schipa did not have to be a Corelli.

I saw his farewell...Like Kraus...GREAT taste!!!!!

1/4/37    Great singer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  HAPPPPPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

   Greatest tenor since Baum!!!

   Poland DECLARED A HOLIDAY!!!!

Happy Birthday to my favorite singer.

Nicest guy around and great singer!!!!!!

 12/28     LOVEYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This holiday season I miss

my friend Marcello, but at least

heaven will be blessed!!!!

   Love to all of you this

  holiday season!!!!!!!!!  Charlie

To all you dear people:

  My love for a wonderful

 holiday season:

 CHARLIE

Superb voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miguel Villabella, gorgeous voice.

  One of our great voices.Happy Holidays from the happy couple.

Nicest guy in the opera world.

Glad he didn't wear her wig.

  ONE WORD sums up what we will never have today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Parola!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Barbieri and Giulietta will still send each other 

poisoned lasagna.  I knew Fedora but

was afraid to ask about Giulietta!!!

She would hit me with her chests

    Love her...not appreciated enough here

See my comments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  I reminded Kabaiwanska that when she

came to a party (the one after we had

Gencer's) that when Raina saw only Gencer

photos on the walls, she said

"What is this, a SHRINE????"

LOVE Raina

   Barbieri said "A te la mala birthday,"

 Giulietta.      I knew Fedora.She was pazza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fedora said that anyone who celebrates

Simionato's birthday belongs in the HOT place

What Love//////////////////////

Fedora did not care about Simionato's

Birthday.She said......I would rather go

to the hot other place than see her here.

Such LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Now I have to hide Grigolo behind

Piotr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hid Price and Norman Carmen at Tower

behind Resnik's.  She might have had to

bail me out.  75 yrs.since Met debut.

The greatest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

75 yrs.ago Resnik made debut 1944 (Leonora)

Zinka was "seek"She denied it.

Resnik did funniest Zinka on phone for me

Zinka never read the annals..Vat a Kunc!!!!

If he got the earring from her bosom    you would never see him again

1/5/46   Lucky boy Jose...…...great tenor

    A date God Created Divas

  Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   the  Tibbett year is 1876...I ain't that old.

Five Fav.old tenors for me...Here is GOD (no.2)

Caruso is first.

...my parents for not taking me to a sensational perf. Tibbett, 11/16/1896 and a sensationsal perf.on my third birthday.

The man was a GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes,she had her flaws(Nabucco)

but the woman gave 1000% every night!

  Best Screams in opera history 

if you check youtube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Met Farewell of the beloved Leonie

Rysanek…..How we adored her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Could have done 175 (and Salome)

Go to YouTube...it goes on forever!!!!!

  "I wanted it realistic so I died

635 times.".Oh..her knes!

  I knew Tebldi, but here is my 

"second sister!!!!!!!"

    Now in Florida Facility

Still hits e flat on phone

One of all-time GREATEST!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday

         MY SISTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I told Soviero to wear metal

panties but she did not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He was great...………….

     Even the hanky

  Now you can have a contest with the greats.

  You once told me people do not like your

squillo.I bet Lauri-Volpi is jealous!!!!!

   Thinking of what you gave the world.

   I will never forget you..... Rest  in peace.

    Il tuo Carlo....pensando sempre di te

    My dear friend is gone!

Marcello and I always spoke

of the OLD TIME squillo…..

  Addio mio caro amico!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happpppy Birtday

She is NOT FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday...……………………...

  Sad...Died before Met did it

  for him.

     GREAT MAN..I spent some time with

     Sarah shortly after he died...………...

  My darling Irina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love her...and what a sweet lady!!!!!!!

Caruso sang Elisir and Juive

Tucker sang Cosi and la Juive.

Can't a Jew  CRY??? Italians DO!!!

So Tucker could be 
over the top"

What about Gigli????? He cried!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I adored the man.....Couldn't hit a bad note

8/28/1913

...and Grigolo sells out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beviamo ai novissimi LEGAMI

Butterfly act One. To this day

will never forget him.Pushed but a GOD

of tone  8/6/30.   Adored a man

who put out an LP(No fooling)

that was entitled "E Avanti a lui

tremava tutto il Met!

  Carreras,Gigli,Di Stefano

and Daniele.     I HEAR LEGAMI NOW!!!

  I am the fool with glasses. The late Ed

Rosen,Marty Broms(center),Vinnie

Titone did our CELESTE.I really look

like I came out of a madhouse.

   BUT we did a "Three tenor takeoff"

but Charlie.....you should be shot!

  But we really all could sing...…

  Please stay on this site even though

I belong in Bonisolli's nuthouse

But together we did about 700 perf...

and GOOD!!!!

  NO ONE could do what she did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy memories

Get the stopwatch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Loved her Met Lucia.....but they

did have her since..They are idiots!!

  8/21/33   GREAT lady!!!!!!

Negri tried to tell Leyla her

 E flat is better than hers.Callas

walked in and said, "I was the best!!!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2ld8SLq-sw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2ld8SLq-sw

  Since Adelaide Negri arrived this

week, she is already telling Gencer how

to sing in chest and that she is NOT

flawed. Gencer belted her in the mouth.

After Tucker,Corelli,Mario=NESSUNO!

  GOD!!!!  He was so great!!!!!!

Came out and said "Hello,boys" in my poor ear.

 Held "Io resto a te" forever..especially on 1951 Callas.

 NO ONE like him today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My first opera.I recall only Del Monaco

coming at me with white teeth.I was 15.

He was a GOD..Saw him 40 times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wonderful voice   7/23/54

 Just faded away...……………………..

  By any name, he was a GOD, but

he did end up singing too open.

...he still was a sensation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   What opera was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  He sang too open over the years but, GOD,

the man was a sensation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Di Stefano might have pushed that voice as time

went on on......sang too open...but MY GOD...the man was a a GOD!!!!!

Too good for the Met

Scala did not like me at 17.

 They threw Lasagna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  I saw Gigli and Schipa farewells

     I will never forget!@

Carlo and Nicolai born same month

The Gods were good.....

   The greatest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Piotr No.2..his idol

     Another vocal GOD!!!!

    Model for all tenors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did we know what he

would become????

Took him for granted once???????????????

  The man is 65.I was at a 

recital at 77,Beloved!!!!!

  Too good for the MET!!!!!!!!

Reminds me of my Abigaille at Scala. They threw Lasagna!!!!

  I wish more people would recognize her

greatness!!!!! She owes me 50,000 bucks

for all the publicity I gave her.