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American opera singer (1925-2003)
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Chelsea Opera presents Great Opera inspires Great Singers on 11/21 in NYC
[…] a Men's Chorus under the oversight of the SUNY Music Department. While teaching singing, John was invited to found and direct the Opera Department of Brooklyn Conservatory, which greatly expanded the school's influence as an educator of young, professionally motivated singers. Part of this program consisted of presenting full opera performances with orchestra, Master Classes with famous veterans of the art, e.g.: Eleanor Steber, Ataraah Hazan, Chester Ludgin, Enrico DiGiuseppe, RoseMarie Freni, and many others. The program was a huge success and the learning experience was felt on both sides of the proscenium. From 1992 to 2014, John was an honored member of the regular chorus with the Metropolitan Opera Association. This was a great highpoint of his performing career. In this position, he was called upon to sing solos on the MET stage nearly […]
2017-05-20 13:00:56
Darling, I’ve got to confess
Happy 84th birthday actress Constance Towers. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DdURFU_2dE Born on this day in 1893 bass-baritone Hans Hermann Nissen. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ9B1Wi0lYY Born on this day in 1909 bass-baritone Erich Kunz. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHZ3atpMCfM Born on this day in 1925 baritone Chester Ludgin. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTBgAFPgKKY Happy 79th birthday soprano Lone Koppel. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=65uKAQTkYas Born on this day in 1939 director Nikolaus Lehnhoff. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aQ5fm-SOsI Happy 62nd birthday soprano Julie Kaufmann. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=shbKU1WGWdU
2016-05-20 16:09:28
The angels wept tonight
On this day in 1896 the six-ton chandelier of the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris fell on the crowd resulting in the death of one and the injury of many others. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoKlfcvCof4 Born on this day in 1893 bass-baritone Hans Hermann Nissen. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ9B1Wi0lYY Born on this day in 1909 bass-baritone Erich Kunz. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5xLymsSbEg Born on this day in 1925 baritone Chester Ludgin. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_VSqXO86MY Happy 78th birthday soprano Lone Koppel. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=65uKAQTkYas Happy 77th birthday director Nikolaus Lehnhoff. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aQ5fm-SOsI Happy 66th birthday soprano Julie Kaufmann. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=shbKU1WGWdU
2015-11-16 01:00:00
AMERICAN OPERA - 1
Douglas Moore (1893-1969) THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE (1956) Central City Opera, dir : John Moriarty Grissom, Steele, Kreuger Newport Classic NPD 85593/2 Recorded August 1996 FLAC, cuesheets, scans of covers and booklet Jake Heggie (1961- )DEAD MAN WALKING (2000) San Francisco Opera; dir : Patrick SummersGraham, Packard, von StadeErato 86238-2 Recorded October 2000FLAC, cuesheets, scans of covers and booklet Robert Ward (1917-2013)THE CRUCIBLE (1961) New York City Opera, dir : Emerson BuckleyBrooks, Alberts, Malas, McCurdy, Ludgin, BibleAlbany Records TROY025-26-2Recorded 1962FLAC, cuesheets, scans of covers and booklet Marc Blitzstein (1905-1964)REGINA (1949) Scottish Opera, dir : John MauceriCiesinski, Ramey, Réaux, GreenawaldLondon 433 812-2 Recorded May 1991FLAC, cuesheets, scans of covers and booklet Vittorio Giannini (1903-1966)THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (1950) Kansas City Lyric Theater, dir : Russell PattersonJennings, McGowen, Christensen, […]
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