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Callas on Rigoletto\ Callas on Rigoletto's aria- A Masterclass
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Video duration: 497 seconds

Work and art. When Maria Callas shows more expression on a baritone aria than any other singer.
(From her famous masterclasses at Julliard from 1971 to 1972)

Related: callas, cortiggianni, masterclasses, rigoletto, verdi

Callas teaches bass-baritone Willard White on Fiesco\ Callas teaches bass-baritone Willard White on Fiesco's aria
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Video duration: 634 seconds

Another lesson at the Juilliard School, on Fiesco'aria in Simon Boccanegra. Callas inspires young Willard White (before he began his a great carreer) with some more authority, exact diction, urgency in the vibrato and phrasing, and talks about the relative pianissimo on an operatic stage.

Related: boccanegra, callas, maria, masterclass, simon, verdi, white, willard

Casta Diva by Marian Anderson Casta Diva by Marian Anderson
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Video duration: 277 seconds

Most of the time, people associates (for whom who know her in Europe at the present time), the voice of Marian Anderson with the Contralto parts. Here is a radio broadcast where she performs the Casta Diva from Norma. Even lowered a tone, it gives clearly a new idea of her great range, and eclectic possibilities.

Related: anderson, bellini, casta, contralto, diva, ferrier, marian, mezzo, norma

Shirley Verrett sings Isolde\ Shirley Verrett sings Isolde's Liebestod in 1977 (entire)
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Video duration: 572 seconds

A rare Death of Isolde by Shirley Verrett and Zubin Mehta at the Avery Fisher Hall, after a sweet rendition of the Motet Exultate jubilate by Mozart.

Related: lang, liebestod, mehta, meier, norman, shirley, tristan+und+isolde, urmana, varnay, verrett, wagner

Deborah Voigt sings Isolde\ Deborah Voigt sings Isolde's death in concert - 2000
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Video duration: 480 seconds

Deborah Voigt sings Isolde's death at Ravinia Festival, 2000.

Related: isolde, liebestod, tristan, voigt, wagner

Verrett- Pavarotti- Ballo in maschera-1977 Verrett- Pavarotti- Ballo in maschera-1977
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Video duration: 593 seconds

Audio: Verrett in un Ballo in Maschera as Amelia facing Obrastzova and Pavarotti. Abbado conducter.

Related: abbado, ballo, in, maschera, obrastzova, pavarotti, verdi, verrett

Alexandrina Pendatchanska, a rare voice Alexandrina Pendatchanska, a rare voice
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Video duration: 637 seconds

The tempestuous dark coloratura soprano of Alexandrina Pendatchanska, in the Vows scene of Semiramide, then in a short highlight of the duet with Assur, and in the weeping queen Elisabeth II in Roberto Devereux. With her thrilling low register, great intensity, and dazzling virtuosity, she is one of the rarest belcanto and baroque voice appeared in the last years.

Related: alexandrina, bartoli, caballé, devereux, devia, donizetti, gruberova, pendatchanska, roberto, rossini, semiramide, sutherland

Edda Moser sings Brünnhilde Edda Moser sings Brünnhilde
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Video duration: 635 seconds

The immolation scene in Götterdämmerung, by soprano Edda Moser.

Related: brunnhilde, edda, götterdämmerung, immolation, moser, soprano, wagner

Shirley Verrett sings Tosca at the Met -1978 Shirley Verrett sings Tosca at the Met -1978
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Video duration: 597 seconds

Highlights of Verrett's débuts in the role, with Pavarotti, and MacNeil. With James Conlon conductor, Tito Gobbi stage manager.

Related: macneil, pavarotti, puccini, tosca, verrett

Samuel Ramey in Bach Samuel Ramey in Bach
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Video duration: 571 seconds

A young Ramey (1977-1981) in all his purity of style, sense of theater, humility, and flexibility of the instrument.
2 recitatives from the cantatas BWV 140 & 80, + the high aria of the bass in the Mass in B minor, BWV 232.

Related: bach, ramey

Edda Moser- Martern aller Arten Edda Moser- Martern aller Arten
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Video duration: 415 seconds

One of the best Konstanze ever recorded.

Related: constanze, edda+moser, entführung, mozart

Verrett  superlative Adalgisa - Met76 Verrett superlative Adalgisa - Met76
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Video duration: 405 seconds

Norma at the Met, a fire and an amazing high C pianissimo and even a high C sharp interpolated in the duet with Pollione (John Alexander), by Verrett as Adalgisa.

Related: adalgisa, alexander, bellini, john, norma, verrett

Popoli di Tessaglia 2 - Edda Moser Popoli di Tessaglia 2 - Edda Moser
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Video duration: 451 seconds

The second part of the virtuoso Mozart concert aria, the long and mostly himalayan arioso. Great interpretation by Moser!

Related: edda+moser, mozart, popoli+di+tessaglia

Winterreise- Christa Ludwig Winterreise- Christa Ludwig
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Video duration: 620 seconds

2 songs from Winterreise by Schubert, sung by Christa Ludwig at the very end of her career, and James Levine at the piano.
"Gute Nacht" & "Rast".

Related: gute, levine, lieder, ludwig, nacht, rast, schubert, songs, travel, winter, winterreise

Mireille Delunsch is  Armide by Gluck Mireille Delunsch is Armide by Gluck
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Video duration: 605 seconds

Mireille Delunsch in the famous aria "Ah si la liberté" ( yet sung by Felia Litvine and Frida Leider in early 20th century).
Wonderful richness of poetry in this baroque opera.

Related: armide, delunsch, gluck, mireille

Bumbry from Salomé to Turandot Bumbry from Salomé to Turandot
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Video duration: 629 seconds

Highlights of exciting moments of the great singer, who has just made her last appearance in Paris, May 23-2007, at the age of 70 . Turandot is in a 1981 concert. Salomé is from 1978. The last spiritual, Deep river is from a Salzburg recital in 2003.

Related: bumbry, grace, salomé, turandot

Pendatchanska - Anna Bolena Pendatchanska - Anna Bolena
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Video duration: 463 seconds

The mad scene from Anna Bolena, ("A' miei lunghi spasimi"and the last stretta "Coppia iniqua") by the surprisingly strong and moving Bulgarian soprano.

Related: anderson, anna-bolena, caballé, callas, donizetti, gencer, gruberova, pendatchanska, sutherland

Shirley Verrett sings Sapho, O ma lyre immortelle by Gounod Shirley Verrett sings Sapho, O ma lyre immortelle by Gounod
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Video duration: 272 seconds

A tribute clip in photos of Shirley Verrett in some of her roles, that encompasses 40 years of her operatic career.

Related: and, gounod, mezzo, sapho, shirley, soprano, verrett

Carol Vaness - Non piů di fiori - Vitellia Carol Vaness - Non piů di fiori - Vitellia
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Video duration: 576 seconds

The wonderful wide ranged rondo from la clemenza di Tito by Mozart.

Related: clemenza, mozart, vaness, vitellia

Urmana sings Isolde\ Urmana sings Isolde's death - 2003
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Video duration: 485 seconds

Violetta Urmana sings Isolde's death in a piano recital in Schwetzingen, 2003. A pity not to be able to put here the whole piece, the pianist is very good too.

Related: isolde, liebestod, tristan, urmana, wagner

Edda Moser sings Salomé - 1986 Edda Moser sings Salomé - 1986
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Video duration: 654 seconds

Salomé, Paris 1986, final scene, bad distorted sound (and the end abridged.)But a fulgurant performance.

Related: damrau, edda, jones, moser, nilsson, rysanek, salomé, strauss

Julia Varady - Non piů di fiori - Vitellia Julia Varady - Non piů di fiori - Vitellia
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Video duration: 561 seconds

The wonderful wide ranged rondo from la clemenza di Tito by Mozart.

Related: clemenza, mozart, varady, vitellia