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Rolando Villazon- aria- The Prodigal Son- Ponchielli From a recent concert (6/27//08) tenor Rolando Villazon sings an aria from a rarely heard opera by Ponchielli. Tags: tenor villazon ponchielli concert aria rolando |
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JOSE CARRERAS- SURPRISE!!!!! & PAV AIDA!! Here is a 1981 surprise appearance by Jose Carreras on a popular show!! This is followed by a clip of Pav preparing and singing his very first Radames. Tags: carreras pavarotti aida pagliacci tenor aria leoncavallo opera premiereopera |
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Robert Merrill sings Rodgers & Gounod !!!!! Robert Merrill begins this podcast with a magnificent rendition of Some Enchanted Evening, with Richard Rodgers himself conducting. This is followed by a duet of Climb every mountain, where Merrill is joined by his Met opera colleague, Anna Moffo. Then comes the opera!! Valentin's aria has rarely if ever been given such a gorgeous treatment as that of Robert Merrill here. The voice is many shades of magnificent richness, and simply rolls out, replete with all the high G's that Gounod wrote. A real treat! Tags: merrill robertmerrill faust baritone opera frenchopera premiereopera avantde |
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Quartet from Rigoletto- Siepi/Peters/Valletti/Thebom An interesting gathering of singers in this Rigoletto Quartet from TV in the late 1950's. The great basso, Cesare Siepi, sings the baritone role of Rigoletto for this TV version of the Quartet. Very historical!! Tags: rigoletto quartet verdi opera siepi peters valletti thebom premiereopera operaensemble |
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Jose Carreras- aria- La Forza del Destino From Italy in 1978, Carreras gives us a golden rendition of the difficult tenor aria, "O, tu che in seno" for Verdi's La Forza del Destino. Tags: carreras tenor verdi opera aria premiereopera forza |
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Richard Tucker- Celeste Aida- 1949 With the great Toscanini conducting, a young Richard Tucker sings a gorgeous "Celeste Aida" from Verdi's Aida. This was the first complete opera ever telecast, in March of 1949. Truly historical, and wonderful. Tags: tucker toscanini aida celesteaida verdi opera tenor premiereopera |
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Faust- Richard Tucker/Mary Costa 1964 Here are two great arias from Gounod's Faust. First is the "Salut! Demeure" sung by the great tenor, Richard Tucker. This is followed by Mary Costa's rendition of the Jewel Song. Tags: faust tucker costa opera gounod tenor soprano premiereopera |
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Tucker/Della Casa- La Boheme love duet From 1957, here is Richard Tucker and Lisa della Casa singing "O soave fanciulla" from Puccini's La Boheme. Tags: tucker dellacasa puccini boheme laboheme duet loveduet osoavevanciulla premiereopera |
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Pavarotti/Ghiaurov- Verdi Requiem 1967 Tenor Luciano Pavarotti and basso Nicolai Ghiaurov sing their magnificent solo pieces from the Verdi Requiem in 1967. Tags: pavarotti ghiaurov requiem verdi verdirequiem opera premiereopera tenor bass |
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Mado Robin sings Bb over high C!!! French soprano sings what is perhaps the highest note ever sung on video, or audio, for that matter. It is a real high Bb OVER high C!! You won't be able to watch it only once!! Tags: Robin madorobin coloratura highnotes highC opera soprano premiereopera |
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Alfredo Kraus- Pearlfishers aria- 1970 The great Alfredo Kraus gives a lesson in gorgeous, controlled tenor singing, as he sings this difficult and exposed aria from Bizet's Pearlfishers in the original key, with high B's and a high C near it's conclusion! Tags: kraus alfredokraus tenor opera aria pearlfishers bizet premiereopera |
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Jose Carreras- Luisa Miller aria- 1985 The gorgeous singing of Jose Carreras makes this rendition of the great tenor aria from Verdi's Luisa Miller a truly great performance. Golden is the word that comes to mind to describe the singing of Carreras Tags: carreras tenor aria opera luisamiller verdi premiereopera josecarreras |
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Cesare Siepi- Ella giammi m'amo-Don Carlo-1970 The great Cesare Siepi is seen and heard in one of his many "signature" arias. That of King Philip in Verdi's Don Carlo. For me, Siepi was the finest King Philip ever! This is a gem!! Tags: Siepi bass basso opera aria doncarlo verdi premiereopera philip ellagiammai |
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Carreras/Baltsa- Cavalleria Duet- 1987 Jose Carreras and Agnes Baltsa deliver a beautifully sung and very "verismo" rendition of the fiery Turiddu/Santuzza duet from Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana. Tags: carreras baltsa tenor mezzo cavalleria opera duet verismo premiereopera |
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Rolando Villazon- arias from I Lombardi & Le Cid Here is the wonderful young tenor, Rolando Villazon, thrilling his audience with impassioned and gorgeous renditions of arias from Verdi's "I Lombardi" and Massenet's "Le Cid." Tags: Villazon tenor opera aria Lecid lombardi premiereopera |
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Richard Tucker- Italiano!! American tenor Richard Tucker sings the songs of Italy as well as any Italian tenor, with that sunshine on the gorgeous voice, and the great, ringing style of singing. Note especially his high B natural to end "Sorrento." He almost makes it look, and sound easy. Glorious! Tags: tucker tenor aria italiansongs sorrento nontiscordar opera premiereopera |
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Robert Merrill- Il balen- Trovatore 1957 Robert Merrill lends his incredibly rich, gorgeous voice to Verdi's wonderful melodic line in "Il Balen" from Verdi's Il Trovatore. If there has ever been a more beautiful voice, I cannot imagine it. Tags: merrill trovatore ilbalen opera aria premiereopera |
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Fritz Wunderlich- Magic Flute aria The absolutely gorgeous voice of Fritz Wunderlich giving a singing lesson in how to sing Mozart!! Tags: wunderlich tenor aria opera mozart zauberflote magicflute premiereopera |
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Cesare Siepi- Vespri- O tu Palermo! Cesare Siepi sings the magnificent bass aria from Verdi's I Vespri Siciliani, from a TV appearance in 1957. The voice is not only gorgeous, but the wonderful "buzz" that projected the Siepi voice so well is clearly audible on this video. Tags: siepi vesprisiciliani vespri verdi opera bass basso aria premiereopera |
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Franco Corelli- Cavalleria- 1961 live TV The great tenor, Franco Corelli, is seen and heard here at his best, and that is all one needs to know. This is sheer magnificent singing, the likes of which we haven't seen since Corelli stopped singing over 30 years ago! Tags: corelli francocorelli cavalleriarusticana cav cavalleria opera mascagni tenor premiereopera |
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Cesare Siepi- "One Alone" Siepi shows his mastering of operetta in this gorgeous song from Romberg's The Desert Song. The sound is almost unbelievably gorgeous, and just rolls out of the great basso. His wonderful high F at the end is held forever, and what a magnificent thing it is! Tags: siepi desertsong romberg operetta opera bass basso premiereopera |
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Cesare Siepi- Some Enchanted Evening The glorious voice of Cesare Siepi lends itself just as well to the music of Richard Rodgers as it does to the music of Giuseppe Verdi. This has to be the defitive version on video of the great song, "Some Enchanted Evening" from Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific. From 1957. Unforgettable! Tags: Siepi bass basso RodgersHammerstein opera someenchantedevening premiereopera |
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Richard Tucker- E lucevan le stelle The American tenor, Richard Tucker, gives a lesson in how to sing Italian opera. This great rendention of "E lucevan le stelle" from Puccini's Tosca is as moving as it is beautiful. One for the ages!! Tags: tucker opera aria tosca puccini tenor elucevanlestelle premiereopera |
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Robert Merrill- Hamlet Drinking Song This week we celebrate the 90th birthday of all time great baritone Robert Merrill. In this rare clip from 1957, we see and hear Merrill at his best in the Drinking Song from Hamlet. The tone is so rich and beautiful as to defy description, and this incredible voice, which perhaps was taken for granted by a few due to his almost 800 performances at the Met alone, set standards that have never been matched in dozens of different operas. Tags: merrill hamlet thomas aria opera baritone robertmerrill premiereopera drinkingsong |
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Robert Merrill in La Traviata To celebrate and remember Robert Merrill on his 90th birthday, we are proud to present a rare video of Merrill singing the "Di Provenza" from Verdi's La Traviata. This was a role that Merrill sang more than any baritone in history at the Met. The voice is incredibly gorgeous. Tags: merrill robertmerrill opera verdi traviata baritone premiereopera |