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American-born Greek operatic soprano
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2024-04-03 06:35:00
A wondrous snapshot of British singing: Ralph Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music and the sixteen singers chosen for the first performance
[…] take on Bach but Isobel Baillie is never louder than lovely and the purity of her upper register (notable for the lack of vibrato) demonstrate why she got the the final note in Serenade to Music. Eva Turner's 'Vissi d'arte' also demonstrates her laser-like clarity, and also highlights one of the problems with RVW's piece. It was written for singers from a particular period, with a particular type of vocal production, well before the post-war, post-Callas equating of bigness of sound with vibrato, and many of the singers have that laser like clarity. It is also worth bearing in mind that all the singers on this disc, whatever their chosen repertoire, made a living by singing oratorio, whatever size and type the voice, the regular Messiahs, Elijahs and such were the bread and butter. It is this, I think, that contributes to their distinctive sound.Another rarity is Margaret Balfour, who in […]
2024-03-25 13:00:00
Thoughts on La Gioconda: Tebaldi
Renata Tebaldi had one major advantage over Milanov and Callas (and most other sopranos): she was Italian. The post appeared first on parterre box.
2024-03-22 13:00:55
Thoughts on La Gioconda: Callas
Maria Callas’s official debut in opera was as La Gioconda in 1947 at the arena in Verona.
2024-03-15 18:14:57
They Lived for Their Art — The First Ladies of Opera: Callas, Tebaldi, and Milanov (Part Two), ‘The Cream of the Crop’
Renata Tebaldi and her so-called “dimples of steel” (Photo: Decca Records) Verdi, Puccin
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