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Italian opera singer (1885-1952)
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2024-04-19 18:31:25
Chile, in South America, has produced a handful of operatic singers in the last century, like Sofia del Campo, Carlo Morelli and Ramón Vinay. Among these, stands out the name of Renato Zanelli who enjoyed a fine career in the most important opera houses in the world during a period full of rivals—baritones Giuseppe De Luca, Pasquale Amato, Giuseppe Danise and tenors Aureliano Pertile, Giovanni Martinelli, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi. Zanelli was considered the best Otello in his time and was heir […] The post appeared first on Serenade.
2017-07-16 17:43:11
Met Opera Round-Up: The Season’s Last Gasp with ‘Guillaume Tell,’ ‘Tristan,’ and ‘The Flying Dutchman’ (Part One)
[…] baryton martin that I much admire, whose superb diction was above reproach), Maurice Renaud, Arthur Endrèze, Ernest Blanc, and Gabriel Bacquier. Some more Golden Age extracts include the first act duet between Tell and Arnold (“Ah, Mathilde, je t’aime”) with the tenor’s powerful high notes, sung to near perfection by the likes of Taddei and Filippeschi on the Cetra label; with Bechi and Filippeschi again in a private recording; Franci and Toscanini’s favorite tenor, Aureliano Pertile; Leo Slezak and Leopold Demuth; and the remarkable Martinelli (talk about robust!) with Marcel Journet. There’s also the great third act trio for Tell, Arnold and Walter Furst, delivered in waves of passionate intensity by Martinelli, with De Luca and Spanish basso José Mardones setting the standard for how this piece should be sung. John Relyea as Governor Gessler in Guillaume Tell While not a dramatic tenor by nature or birth, Bryan Hymel’s […]
2017-01-09 14:30:36
Theory of revolution
[…] most highly-regarded work had dropped in popularity in the second half of the 20th century, and is now often regarded as a guilty pleasure, somewhat like Adriana Lecouvreur. Just as Cilea’s work needs a true diva for the title role, Andrea Chénier demands the top tenors of the day. During its initial popularity after its 1896 premiere at La Scala, interpreters of the lead role included Francesco Tamagno, Giovanni Zenatello, Enrico Caruso, Giovanni Martinelli, Aureliano Pertile, Francesco Merli, Beniamino Gigli, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, and Antonio Cortis. After World War II it became a calling card of Franco Corelli, Richard Tucker, and Mario del Monaco, and was then passed on to Carlo Bergonzi, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. Since then, it’s become rarer and rarer. Performances of the 1954 Met production became less frequent to the point that when it was last dragged on stage more than 20 years later, it was […]
2016-11-09 20:29:23
I can’t play a slave
Born on this day in 1922 actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=_88YGrzRcmw Born on this day in 1885 tenor Aureliano Pertile. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcFobK68RoU Born on this day in 1921 soprano Pierrette Alarie. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKhHtHR7QB0 Born on this day in 1929 baritone Piero Cappuccilli. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA_00WTmaU0 Happy 57th birthday baritone Thomas Quasthoff. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-NCHwVq7C8 Happy 51st birthday bass-baritone Bryn Terfel. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsmvqPOB3QA
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