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Callas on Rigoletto's aria- A Masterclass Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Callas teaches bass-baritone Willard White on Fiesco's aria Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Casta Diva by Marian Anderson Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Shirley Verrett sings Isolde's Liebestod in 1977 (entire) Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Deborah Voigt sings Isolde's death in concert - 2000 Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 480 seconds Deborah Voigt sings Isolde's death at Ravinia Festival, 2000. Related: isolde, liebestod, tristan, voigt, wagner |
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Verrett- Pavarotti- Ballo in maschera-1977 Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Alexandrina Pendatchanska, a rare voice Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Edda Moser sings Brünnhilde Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 635 seconds The immolation scene in Götterdämmerung, by soprano Edda Moser. Related: brunnhilde, edda, götterdämmerung, immolation, moser, soprano, wagner |
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Shirley Verrett sings Tosca at the Met -1978 Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Samuel Ramey in Bach Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Edda Moser- Martern aller Arten Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 415 seconds One of the best Konstanze ever recorded. Related: constanze, edda+moser, entführung, mozart |
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Verrett superlative Adalgisa - Met76 Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Popoli di Tessaglia 2 - Edda Moser Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Winterreise- Christa Ludwig Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Mireille Delunsch is Armide by Gluck Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Bumbry from Salomé to Turandot Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Pendatchanska - Anna Bolena Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Shirley Verrett sings Sapho, O ma lyre immortelle by Gounod Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Carol Vaness - Non piů di fiori - Vitellia Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 576 seconds The wonderful wide ranged rondo from la clemenza di Tito by Mozart. Related: clemenza, mozart, vaness, vitellia |
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Urmana sings Isolde's death - 2003 Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Edda Moser sings Salomé - 1986 Posted by: foropera
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 |
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Julia Varady - Non piů di fiori - Vitellia Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 561 seconds The wonderful wide ranged rondo from la clemenza di Tito by Mozart. Related: clemenza, mozart, varady, vitellia |























