Hardly a singer seems to me more suited to this category of „voci modeste“. Stabile´s was an exceptionally long career, that lasted from his professional debut in 1909 until 1955 when he was still singing in „Il Turco in Italia“ … Continua a leggere
Archivio dell'autore: Selma Kurz
MODESTE VOCI: FRANCES ALDA
„Oh Alda… is good for the chorus…“ was the verdict of yesterday´s primadonna about today´s „modest voice“ Frances Alda (1879–1952). Born in New Zealand, she became a pupil of Mathilde Marchesi in Paris, who gave her the stage name ‘Alda’ … Continua a leggere
MODESTE VOCI: GERALDINE FARRAR
„Farrar farà.“ – and she did. Yet, apart from her great beauty which had German Archdukes, world famous singer colleagues (Caruso himself among them), conductors and movie stars falling for her, Geraldine Farrar was not a beautiful women who merely … Continua a leggere
MODESTE VOCI: LUCIEN MURATORE
Lucien Muratore (1876 – 1954) started out as an actor. He made his debut at the Odéon theatre in Paris, where he played opposite such actresses as Sarah Bernhardt and Réjane. Later he studied at the Paris Music Conservatory, and made his operatic debut in 1902 … Continua a leggere
MODESTE VOCI: EDMOND CLÉMENT
Edmond Clément (1867, Paris – 1928, Nice) made his stage debut at the Opéra-Comique in 1889, as Vincent in Mireille. He remained first tenor there until 1909, appearing as Ottavio, Tamino, Almaviva, Georges Brown, Fra Diavolo, Gérald, des Grieux, Werther … Continua a leggere
Notizie da Vienna: Donizetti: L`ELISIR D’AMORE 28.11.2012
Guillermo Garcia Calvo | Dirigent Sylvia Schwartz | Adina Juan Diego Flórez | Nemorino Levente Molnár | Belcore Adam Plachetka | Doktor Dulcamara Lydia Rathkolb | Giannetta I have to admit that I really have a soft spot for Donizetti´s „Elisir“. An adorable opera both witty … Continua a leggere
Operapacc, la rubrica dei forfait VI: Carlos Alvarez
altro forfait – anche se non del tutto inaspettato…. Wiener Staatsoper “LA TRAVIATA” 10.11.1012 Con la Staatsoper “sold out” Alvarez doveva debuttare Germont père a Vienna. La sera stessa del 10 novembre tanti biglietti in vendita davanti alla Staatsoper: i fans … Continua a leggere
“Erkennen Sie die Melodie?” !?!?!?!!
I came across this new CD and just had to share my thoughts about it: It features a live concert from Moscow from 2008 containing mostly Verdi arias & duets and obviously is issued now in „celebration“ (?!) of … Continua a leggere
Important voices: FRIDA LEIDER
Frida Leider (1888-1975) was born in Berlin and had to work at an early age to support her family after the death of her father. Yet, she was able to study singing in her free time with various teachers. Debut … Continua a leggere
Important voices: PASQUALE AMATO
Born in Naples and studied with Benjamino Carelli and Vincenzo Lombardi (teacher of Fernando de Lucia) at San Pietro a Majella. He made his début at the Teatro Bellini in Naples at the age of 21 as Germont père soon … Continua a leggere
IMPORTANT VOICES: JEANNE GERVILLE-RÉACHE
According to several critics hers was “one of the most beautiful voices of the century”. The voice was a beautiful, burgundy-coloured true contralto of remarkable power and with a wide vocal range, yet capable of great dynamic nuances. Through the … Continua a leggere
IMPORTANT VOICES: PAUL FRANZ
The voice of the dramatic tenor Paul Franz is surely one of the finest of all French-school singers that emerged in the years immediately prior to the outbreak of Worldwar I. A beautiful, bronze-like sound, a dark and powerful voice … Continua a leggere