Podcasts about ezio pinza

The Big Show. November 12, 1950. NBC net. Sponsored by: Anacin, RCA Victor. The second show of the series. Baby Snooks gets an acting lesson from Tallulah, Groucho holds his quiz on the show and teaches Pinza how to sing "Some Enchanted Evening." Tallulah does a Dorothy Parker monologue called "Sentiment.". Jimmy Wallington (announcer); Meredith Willson and His Orchestra; Frank Lovejoy; Groucho Marx; Dorothy Parker (author); Hanley Stafford; Ezio Pinza; Jane Powell ; John Agar; David Brian; Fanny Brice; Tallulah Bankhead; Dee Englebach (producer, director).  Space Patrol. November 15, 1952. ABC net. "The Queen Of Space". Sponsored by: Ralston cereals ("Space-O-Phones" premium). Jelna Fenton is the owner of Trans-Orbit Lines, a freight line to the outer planets, with big plans!. Dick Tufeld (announcer), Ed Kemmer, Larry Robertson (producer, director), Lou Huston (writer), Lyn Osborn, Mike Moser (creator), Nina Bara, Norman Jolley, Virginia Hewitt. 29:24,  Bold Venture. 1951. Program #4. ZIV Syndication. "A Bullet For Shannon". Sponsored by: Commercials added locally. Tough Johnny Rice gets what he wants, including the death of Slate Shannon!. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Howard McNear, Nestor Paiva, Henry Hayward (director), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), David Rose (composer, conductor).  DEVIL'S SCRAPBOOK. November 28, 1938, "The Conquest Of David Ring"TOTAL TIME: 2:55:31.289SOURCES: Wikipedia and The RadioGoldindex.com

Records left off of earlier episodes and a tribute to musicians who passed away in 2024.  Performers include: Kate Smith, the Andrews Sisters, Jo Stafford, Bert Convey, Ezio Pinza, the Eastman Wind Ensemble and Hazel Scott. 

Dedicated to Chemayne Halverson (1/6/1967-12/23/2020)This is a haunting song by Rodgers and Hammerstein, which expresses the indefinable mysteries of romantic love. An interesting word I learned which describes this feeling is “limerence,” which the Oxford dictionary defines as “the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily…” This revelatory gnosis occurred  to me quite early, when I played the character of Emile de Becque, the aging plantation owner, in the Camp Sno Hill production of South Pacific, at the age of eleven or twelve. It goes without saying I was no Ezio Pinza, but I brought the heatSignor Pinza (1892-1957) was an Italian opera singer who made the unlikely late-life transition into musical comedy matinee idol status after retiring, when he delivered this unforgettable ode to romance. Many have had, as I have, this experience of love at first sight. It happened to me when I ran up a theater aisle, threw open the door to the hall, and ran directly into the woman who later became my wife. I still remember her soft warm breath, begging pardon in a Southern inflected voice. Perhaps the romantic fantasies that have been pedaled to us in countless songs, movies, plays, films, and books have created unrealistic expectations. But, I still believe in that life actualizing dream, and Ezio Pinza is one of the reasons why. 

"My Heart Goes Crazy" - Bing Crosby; "Pretending" - Bing Crosby; "Waltz in Swingtime (Jerome Kern)" - Skitch Henderson; "South America, Take It Away" - Bing Crosby & Lina Romay; "Que Fais-Tu Blanche" - Ezio Pinza; "Timber Trail" - Bing Crosby & Ezio Pinza; "You are My Sunshine" - Bing Crosby & Ezio Pinza; "Little David" - The Charioteers; "September Song" - Bing Crosby; "Should I Tell You I Love You?" - Bing Crosby --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

In this bonus episode, we salute some of the singers who stepped up to the Suspense microphone and traded trills for thrills. Lena Horne is caught up in wartime espionage in "You Were Wonderful" (originally aired on CBS on November 9, 1944), and Frank Sinatra is the handyman from hell in "To Find Help" (AFRS rebroadcast from January 18, 1945). Ezio Pinza is an opera singer who leaves them dead in the aisles in "Aria from Murder" (originally aired on CBS on January 25, 1951), and Dinah Shore sings and stars in the tale of "Frankie and Johnny" (originally aired on CBS on May 5, 1952). Rosemary Clooney headlines a bloody tale of the Roaring Twenties in "St. James Infirmary Blues" (originally aired on CBS on February 23, 1953) and Ethel Merman is a cabaret singer who takes the wrong newcomer under her wing in "Never Follow a Banjo Act" (originally aired on CBS on February 1, 1954). Finally, Margaret Whiting is a sharp dressed woman with murder on her mind in "The Well-Dressed Corpse" (AFRS rebroadcast from October 13, 1957).

Jimmy Fidler Show 51-05-23 Gossip about Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Preston, Greta Garbo, Ezio Pinza

Despite repeated mysterious technical difficulties, Brooke and Jeff persevered to bring you the 30th installment of this very important podcast. Was it worth all of the trouble? Of course the answer is no, probably not. But we begin with the aftermath of a date between Gil and Janice, the Nicolette Cignet photographer and Edda's friend and rival from the dance company we met way back in Episode 24: They Wanted You to Model Because of Sitzfleisch Allure (https://www.9chickweedrage.com/024). Gil is getting advice from Seth and Mark and tells them that he did not in fact bone Janice at the end of the date (which was their expectation), but instead kissed her on the left corner of her mouth. This move, according to Mark, is akin to "lighting a sensual fuse." Edda doesn't believe it, but Amos tries it and transports them to a series of famous romantic movies. First La Dolce Vita, then From Here to Eternity, Casablanca, It Happened One Night (which Jeff mistakenly places in 1939 instead of 1934, sorry!), before veering to North By Northwest and settling into the Tarzan canon. There are so many Tarzan strips, guys. It's all very, very stupid. But we soldiered on through multiple glitches and made it happen. Just for you! Also, Jeff tries really hard to explain Schrödinger's Cat to make a metaphorical point, only to fail in his explanation and then to fail to remember exactly why he was trying to make the point in the first place. The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1718430506940059796?s=20) or on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy9o0MipPU7/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). This kiss-induced dream episode includes: KU vs. MU Mullets Coup d'etat Bartleby the Scrivener Fletch talks about the filth and gunk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjJYNZirQCU) Nicolette Sheridan/Nicolette Cignet Kevin Smith George Santos and Steve Bannon Form-fitting turtleneck mini-dress DTF Turtlenecks Ellipses! Ezio Pinza singing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktvnNhwBaeY) "Some Enchanted Evening" from Some Enchanted Evening Records on 78 The Library of Congress Ball-cupping Beavers The Trevi Fountain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIz-BgNYN20) from La Dolce Vita Gumby Form-Fitting Neck-Brace Turtleneck From Here to Eternity Casablanca It Happened One Night North By Northwest Tarzan Obstetrics Laurel & Hardy Schrödinger's Cat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat) explained so much better than Jeff tried to Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE)

Die Salzburger Festspiele heben heuer mit einer »Figaro«-Premiere an - die einzige Mozart-Produktion dieses Sommers. Grund genug, einmal die reiche Mozart-Tradition des Festivals Revue passieren zu lassen - von Richard Strauss bis Nikolaus Harnoncourt, von Ezio Pinza bis Gundula Janowitz und Anna Netrebko.

Richard Diamond Private Detective "Charles Walsh Bob Wells" (July 9, 1949) Two convicts escape from Sing Sing with plans to kill Richard Diamond. They start by kidnapping Diamond's girlfriend Helen Asher. Diamond's alcoholic friend "Wilbur" is similar to the character "Jocko" heard on, "Pat Novak, For Hire." After the story, Dick Powell imitates Ezio Pinza and sings, "Some Enchanted Evening!" Charles Walsh and Bob Wells two lifers were planning to bust out of the state penitentiary and head for safety in Cuba. Walsh had paid out a lot of dough to make sure it all came off but before he left New York for Florida then Cuba he was planning to knock off an ex-cop for bringing down his brother in a bank job. That ex-cop was Richard Diamond, private detective… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message

Synopsis On today's date in 1948 at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel there was a press demonstration of a new kind of phonograph record.  Edward Wallerstein of Columbia Records stood between a big stack of heavy, shellac, 78-rpm albums, the standard for recorded music in those days, and a noticeably slimmer stack of vinyl discs, a new format which Wallerstein had dubbed “LPs” – “long playing” records that spun at 33 & 1/3 revolutions per minute. Before 1948, if you wanted to buy a recording of a complete symphony or concerto, it meant the purchase of up to a dozen 78s, each playing only four minutes a side. In developing its new LP-record, Columbia's goal was to fit complete classical works onto a SINGLE disc. Columbia's first LP release was a recording of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, with Nathan Milstein the soloist and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Bruno Walter. The following year, Columbia struck pay dirt with its original cast album of a brand-new Broadway musical by Richard Rodgers. The 1949 Columbia LP of Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza singing the hit tunes from “South Pacific” became a best-seller, and by 1951 the LP-record had become the industry standard. Music Played in Today's Program Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) Violin Concerto in e Nathan Milstein, violin; New York Philharmonic; Bruno Walter, conductor. Sony 64459 Rodgers and Hammerstein South Pacific Ezio Pinza and Mary Martin; orchestra; Lehman Engel, conductor. Sony 53327

Love me some Fred Allen! At this time Fred had the #1 show in all of radio! Next year he would get driven off radio!

May 25, 1952 - Jack prepares for his trip to London, then Jack gets money from Ed in the vault, and a visit from Dennis' mother. They mention the ocean liner that Jack Benny will take to London, the RMS Queen Elizabeth. They also mention the old Bundles for Britain program, the presidential slogan "I Like Ike", singers Johnnie Ray and Ezio Pinza, and Verna Felton on The Dennis Day TV show.

Continuamos nuestro recorrido por la obra y escuchamos, todavía dentro del Dies irae, el Recordare, el Ingemisco, el Confutatis y el Lacymosa en la versión dirigida por Carlo Maria Giulini en Londres con las voces solistas de Ilva Ligabue, Grace Bumbry, Sandor Konya y Raffaele Ariè (1964). El tan operístico Ofertorio cuenta con la dirección de Tullio Serafin. Versión grabada en 1939 en la que cantaban Maria Caniglia, Ebe Stignani, Beniamino Gigli y Ezio Pinza (total nada). Después, el Sanctus bajo la tensa dirección de Karajan (Viena, 1954). Cerramos con el mismo fragmento dirigido en este caso por Antonio Pappano con las huestes de Santa Cecilia de Roma (2009).Escuchar audio

Richard Will's treatise, “Don Giovanni Captured”, subtitled “Performance, Media, Myth” (The University of Chicago Press)  reviews the history of recording Mozart's Don Giovanni  - wax cylinders, 78 RPMs, 33⅓ RPMs (long-playing records), CDs, VHSs, DVDs, and streaming.  He supplies us with examples of his analyses with plenty of recorded excerpts in the book's companion website. Listen, as he compares Giovanni's “Serenade” (to Elvira's maid) of Victor Maurel (1904) with Ezio Pinza (1930), and then Joseph Krips's 1955 London mono (later stereo) recording with Cesare Siepi as Giovanni, with Bernard Haitink's 1990 EMI Classics recording, with Thomas Allen playing the libertine, in the Second Act “statue” scene. The book, 12 years in the writing, alludes to the women's movement of the ‘70s and the more recent “Me Too” movement, and how this character (and Richard reminds us that he is a character — a myth), who boasts over 1,600 conquests (with 10 more before curtain) is perceived in both eras. We talk about the extraordinary contribution of librettist Lorenzo DaPonte, the magnificent three stage bands at the conclusion of Act I, and Act II's epilogue following Giovanni's descent to Hell. In short, Don Giovanni for the ages.   And Richard Will was such a pleasure to speak with!

TUTTO NEL MONDO È BURLA … STASERA ALL'OPERAEzio pinza una leggenda che non tramonta

Mindi brings us Tallulah Bankhead, Fanny Brice, Groucho Marx, Ezio Pinza, Jane Powell, etc 

Our host Mindi brings us Tallulah Bankhead, Fanny Brice, Groucho Marx, Ezio Pinza, Jane Powell, etc

The follow-up episode to my previous Forgotten Broadway episode is an epic one, chock full of fascinating composers, lyricists, performers and shows. We begin with a tribute to birthday boy Leonard Bernstein, a song from Peter Pan sung by gay Broadway icon Larry Kert. From there we encounter shows by Lerner and Loewe, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kander and Ebb, Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, Strouse and Adams, Jerry Herman, Stephen Sondheim, Schmidt and Jones, Vernon Duke, Mary Rodgers, Sigmund Romberg, Harold Rome and Leroy Anderson, among others, performed by Jane Powell, Pat Suzuki, Melba Moore, Rita Gardner, Jack Cassidy, Rebecca Luker, Cesare Siepi, Susan Johnson, Dody Goodman, Pearl Bailey, Ezio Pinza, Elaine Stritch, Shannon Bolin, and others. Diverse topics discussed include the Broadway revue, queer subjects and performers, and the place of performers of color on Broadway. This is a long episode that I recommend listening to in segments! And please be aware that an equally mammoth third segment on Forgotten Broadway will be published this weekend for my Patreon supporters! Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available exclusively to Patreon supporters are currently available and further bonus content including interviews and livestreams is planned for the upcoming season.

“A Celebration of Fanny” premieres today at 1 PM CT on Apple, Facebook, Spotify, YouTube and all major podcast platforms! “Fanny” features a book by S. N. Behrman and Joshua Logan, with music and lyrics by Harold Rome. This November 8, 1954 production stars Florence Henderson, Ezio Pinza, William Tabbert, Walter Slezak and Harold Rome with host Skitch Henderson. À tout à l'heure!

January 17, 1943 - Guest stars Oscar Levant and Joe Besser help Jack the the gang do a spoof of the game show Information Please. Meanwhile Jack is getting ready to play the violin at Carnegie Hall. References include the wage ceiling, Benzedrine, "The Powrs Girls", singers Jarmila Novotna, Ezio Pinza, Gladys Swarthout, John Charles Thomas and young violinist Isaac Stern.

Ezio Pinza was the first person to sing Some Enchanted Evening when South Pacific opened on Broadway in 1949. His granddaughter, Sarah Goodyear, recounts his extraordinary life story: from international opera singer, to political prisoner, then a star of musical theatre. Perhaps best known for its 1958 film version, South Pacific famously starred Rossano Brazzi as Emile de Becque. However his singing voice was provided by opera star, Giorgio Tozzi. His son, Eric Tozzi, recalls hearing his father practice Some Enchanted Evening in their California beach-side home. Canan Maxton runs the charity, Talent Unlimited, which supports student musicians. Some Enchanted Evening was the signature tune to her own love story, which inspired her to launch that organisation. Alan Titchmarsh is best known as a TV gardener, but he has a surprisingly good voice. Some Enchanted Evening is a childhood favourite which reminds him of his parents, but he couldn't have foreseen the day when he would sing it live at the London Palladium for an ITV audience (credit to ITV All Star Musicals, produced by Multistory Media for the extract used). Daniel Evans is the Artistic Director of Chichester Festival Theatre. He has recently staged a well-reviewed production of South Pacific; one which explores the racist theme Rodgers and Hammerstein originally sought to address in their Broadway production. He explains the role Some Enchanted Evening plays in the storyline of the show. Julian Ovenden played Emile de Becque in the Chichester production (which, in 2022, will also be staged in Manchester and London before a national tour). He describes what it's like to perform this very famous and much anticipated song. Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by: Karen Gregor

Three great shows and Jack Benny stops by on Dennis Day's show.

Piedras miliares: Ezio Pinza (II). Escuchar audio

Excerpt of the 14 Oct 1948 Kraft Music Hall starring Al Jolson with guest star Ezio Pinza. This excerpt includes comedy and song with Al Jolson and Oscar Levant, with a musical city tour in eight bars, ending with "After You've Gone" played real hot! The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

Recuperamos una de nuestras secciones favoritas, aquella que estudia la importancia y significación de una gran figura del canto, en este caso el bajo cantante italiano Ezio Pinza (1892-1957), que nos recibe con Ah! del tebro de Norma de Bellini. A continuación, Fin ch’han dal vino, Metà di voi qua vadano y Deh, vieni a la finestra de Don Giovanni, Se vuol ballare signor contino y Tuto è disposto de Las bodas de Fígaro, óperas de Mozart; Il santo speco de La forza del destino y O, tu, Palermp de Las vísperas sicilanas de Verdi; Se opprese ognor de La judía de Halévy y la Invocación de Roberto el Diablo de Meyerbeer. Terminamos con la escena de las apariciones de Boris Godunov de Musorgski, asimismo en versión italiana. Escuchar audio

Things are awkward between Laurie and Bob Falfa so of course his solution is to serenade her with “Some Enchanted Evening”. Today's song is performed by Harrison Ford doing his best Ezio Pinza impression. Pete the Retailer (of petetheretailer.com) rejoins Rachel to talk about why on earth Falfa chooses this to break the silence, what might have been if Cindy Williams had played Princess Leia instead of Shirley, and the possible future of hot rods.Come hang out at Mel's Listeners' Drive In on Facebook and @vcrprivileges on Twitter and InstagramArtwork by Alex RobinsonMusic by Chris Frain

This week, we continue with our deep dive into Rodgers & Hammerstein with South Pacific (1949), their first “big hit” and a pioneering (but problematic) look at the deeply-embedded racism of white Americans during the Second World War.   We talk about: Mary Martin, Enzo Pinza, and how Rodgers and Hammerstein created a love story where two characters never have to sing together. The phenomenon of the Second World War and how Rodgers and Hammerstein began to craft a new mythology out the American experience of that war. What it means for white Americans to be "carefully taught" to fear and discriminate against those who are not white. Oscar Hammerstein's social agenda, his early training in faith and religion, and how South Pacific embodies his theology of social change. You'll hear: Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza in the Original Broadway Cast Recording (1949) singing "Twin Soliloquies" and "Some Enchanted Evening." Matthew Morrison singing "You've Got To Be Carefully Taught" from the 2008 Broadway Revival recording   Continue the conversation with Peter (@pgeinvan) and Nathan (@nathan_lerud) on Twitter, and follow the Gospel of Musical Theatre on Instagram or Twitter @gospelofmt!

Cerramos la larga serie de emisiones que hemos dedicado a las Memorias artísticas de Sir Rudof Bing en el momento en el que, tras 22 años a su frente, deja la Metropolitan Opera. Años muy fructíferos, determinantes, que en Ars canendi han tenido su eco. Escuchamos hoy en primer lugar la Muerte de Boris de Boris Godunov de Musorgski por el gran Ezio Pinza en una grabación en vivo precisamente del Teatro neoyorkino. Y nos adentramos en las complicadas negociaciones que tuvo que desarrollar y mantener Sir Rudolf hasta que consiguió que Karajan dirigiera en el Met. Seguimos al director austriaco primero en Muerte y transfiguración de Strauss y, de nuevo, en música de Wagner: Preludio del acto III de Tristán, Cabalgata de las Walkirias, dúo final Brünnhilde-Wotan de La walkiria… También un momento del cierre del tercer acto de esa ópera en la voz de Dieskau y la dirección de Kubelik. Los últimos compases de las oberturas de Luisa Miller de Verdi y de El murciélago de Johann Strauss son la perfecta despedida a Sir Rudolf. Escuchar audio

Excerpt of the 03 Jun 1948 broadcast of the Kraft Music Hall, starring Al Jolson. The guest star this week was Ezio Pinza, but this segment is an edited excerpt of the Jolson - Levant segment from the middle of the program. It begins with a recognition of Jolson's receiving an award for service to humanity. His songs include "At Sundown," and "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," part of his service to posterity. The complete broadcast, along with other Jolson radio shows, is available at the Official Al Jolson Website at www.jolson.org.

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The beautiful Grace Moore sadly died in an airplane crash at age 47. She possessed a beautiful voice and was a truly glamorous artist. She is joined by Raoul Jobin, Ezio Pinza, and Doris Doe in a 1940 Louise under Ettore Panizza.  (74 min.)

  I bring you still another of my compilations of great artists in order to make you happy, and for your opera parties, where you give expensive gifts to those who guess all the selections. 1.  Magda Olivero  (turns 104 in March)     Iris  aria 2. Getrude Kappel      Walkure      "Hojotojo" 3.  Alfredo Kraus         Romeo        "Ah leve-toi,soleil"  (sings it up a half step.) 4. Karita Mattila         "I could have danced all Night" from "My Fair Lady." 5. Maria Callas           "La mamma morta"   (see the touching scene in the film "Philadelphia") 6. Sherrill Milnes         Attila cabaletta (with amazing high B flat) 7. Elena Nikolaidi        Don Carlo    "O don fatale." 8. Claudia Novikova    La Perichole   Hilarious act two "drunk aria." 9. Ivan Petrova            Yolantha (Tchaikowsky)  King Rene aria 10. Ezio Pinza               Amore de tre Re     Archibaldo's Monologue  (INCREDIBLE!) 11. Rosa Ponselle         Tosca    "Vissi d'arte" 12.  Cesare Valletti       Manon    "Le reve" 13.  Samuel Ramey       Boris Clock Scene 14.  Antonietta Stella    Attila   "Santo di patria" 15. Ebe Stignani             Semiramide aria  (see why she is my all-time favorite mezzo.) 16.  Richard Tucker        Turandot     "Nessun Dorma"

  Under the legendary Bruno Walter, here are scenes from a most exciting "Forza del Destino" featuring Stella Roman, Ezio Pinza, Lawrence Tibbett, Frederick Jagel, and Salvatore Baccaloni. We were most fortunate that during World War Two we were still able to assemble a great cast, lacking some artists unable to come here. It is a wonderful era in opera history, and I think this performance exemplifies the period.  (72 min.)

My all-time favorite basso passed away today.Cesare Siepi was the possessor of a luscious,velvety voice and on stage he was sensational.I saw him countless times and am so saddened at his passing. Here is a brief article about his  many successes.: His international reputation was established in 1950, when Sir Rudolf Bing brought him to the Metropolitan Opera in New York to open the 1950 season as King Philip II in Don Carlos. He was to remain principal bass at the Met until 1974, adding roles such as Boris Godunov (in English) and Gurnemanz in Parsifal (in German), and singing all the major roles of the bass repertoire. His also gave his debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1950, and appeared there regularly until the mid 1970s. In 1953 Siepi debuted at the Salzburg Festival with a legendary production of Don Giovanni conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler, staged by Herbert Graf, and designed by Clemens Holzmeister. He made an immediate impact in the title role of Don Giovanni which became perhaps his best known role, as it had been for the most famous Italian bass of the generation before, Ezio Pinza. This performance has been released on CD, and a 1954 mounting of this production was filmed in color and released in 1955. Siepi was a frequent guest at the Vienna State Opera. In 43 performances he sang Don Giovanni, more often than any other singer in modern times except for Eberhard Waechter. In 1967 Siepi was Don Giovanni in a controversially received production staged by Otto Schenk and designed by Luciano Damiani that showed Mozart's masterpiece in the light of the commedia dell'arte, emphasizing the comic and ironic elements of this opera (conductor Josef Krips strongly opposed this production's concept). In Vienna he also sang Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Colline (La bohème), Fiesco (Simon Boccanegra), Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro), Padre Guardian (La forza del destino 1974 in a new production conducted by Riccardo Muti), Gurnemanz (Parsifal), Mephisto (Faust), Filippo II (Don Carlos), and Ramphis (Aïda). His final performance at the Vienna State Opera was in Norma (Oroveso) in 1994. He was a particularly fine recital artist, especially in Community Concerts under Columbia Artist Management, and a sensitive interpreter of German Lieder. He married Met ballerina Luellen Sibley and they have two children. Siepi enjoyed a long career, and performed regularly until the 1980s, including lead roles in the ill-fated Broadway musicals Bravo Giovanni and Carmelina. In addition to his studio recordings, there are also many live recordings of performances of his major roles. According to the Italian Wikipedia, Siepi's formal farewell to the operatic stage occurred at the Teatro Carani in Sassuolo on 21 April 1989. Indeed, Capon's List shows live recordings made as late as 1988. Siepi's last studio recording was as the old King Archibaldo in RCA's 1976 taping of Montemezzi's L'amore dei tre re, with Anna Moffo and Plácido Domingo in the cast.     Rest in Peace, my beloved Cesare. P.S. For my podcast on Siepi,see archives of May 3, 2006  

A selection of great artists in Verdi material.In order, they include: Alessandro Bonzi, Aureliano Pertile, Jussi Bjoerling, Giovanni Zenatello,Tito Schipa, Enrico Caruso, Irene Minghini-Cattaneo, Ebe Stignani,Elizabeth Retherbeg, Hina Spani, Esther, Mazzoleni, Giannina Arangi-Lombardi, Ezio Pinza, Nazareno De Angelis, Tancredi Pasero,Alexander Kipnis, Ricardo Stracciari, Beniamino Gigli (w.Pinza and Rethberg.)                   (72 min.)

  Highlights from Charpentier's "Louise." Featured are the following artists: Georges Thill and Ninon Vallin (commercial recording) of act one opening. Grace Moore and Raoul Jobin and Beverly Sills and John Alexander in act three scenes. Grace Moore, Ezio Pinza, and Doris Doe In act four material.Renee Fleming and Sam Ramey in the final scene.   (69 min.)

 Composer Italo Montemezzi himself conducts this brilliant performance of his rarely-heard "L'Amore dei Tre Re." The legendary Ezio Pinza sings Archibaldo, and we hear Grace Moore as Fiora, Richard Bonelli as Manfredo, and Charles Kullman as Avito.   Why this opera is not performed more is sad, because it is so exciting and I think you will agree that it deserves more recognition.                                                 (72 min.)

Two great Borises: Ezio Pinza (In Italian) (1939), and Alexander Kipnis (In Russian), (1943). The Pinza scenes also feature Alessio de Paolis,Kerstin Thorborg, and Leonard Warren.   (67 min.)

  Here is a compilation of arias and duets from Donizetti operas as sung by many great artists of the early 20th century. The selections are:  Maria di Rudenz:             Mattia Battistini   "Ah! Non avea piu lagrime." Linda di Chamounix:              Rosina Storchio     "Oh luce di quest'anima" Lucrezia Borgia:                Carlo Albani       "Di pescatore ignobile"Don Sebastiano:                Alfred Piccaver    "Deserto in terra." La Favorita:                Aureliano Pertile  "Una vergine"                 Giacomo Lauri-Volpi   "Spirto gentil"                 Riccardo Stracciari   "Vien,Leonora"                 Sigrid Onegin      "O mio Fernando"                  Ezio Pinza         "Splendon piu bel in ciel."                  Marcel Journet   " Balthazar Aria"(In French) L'Elisir d'amore:                   Fernando de Lucia and Ernesto Badini  Duet,act one.                    Tito Schipa "Una furtiva lagrima"Don Pasquale:                     Giuseppe Anselmi     "Sogno soave e casto"                     Olympia Boronat      "So anch'io la virtu magica"                      Lucrezia Bori and Giuseppe de Luca     DuetLucia di Lammermoor:                      Luisa Tetrazzini   Act One arias                                         (74 min.)    

Highlights from one of the greatest (in my humble opinion) Met broadcasts. This Simon Boccanegra features a stellar cast of: Lawrence Tibbett,Elizabeth Rethberg, Giovanni Martinelli, Ezio Pinza, and, in his debut season, Leonard Warren, conducted by Ettore Panizza.                                            (70 min.) As I indicated, please feel free to request any specific performances and I will surely comply with your wishes.                                                   My best always,                                                          Charlie              

Highlights from a Met Carmen of March 28,1936 featuring Rosa Ponselle, Rene Maison, Ezio Pinza and Hilda Burke                  (The conductor is Louis Hasselmans)                                      (70 min.)

Here is the second volume of what I term "Golden Age Stars."There is surely enough wonderful material for literally hundredsof programs, since the number of recordings is incredible. I present: Eva Turner (pictured), Hina Spani, Marcella Sembrich, Maria Gay,Elvira de Hidalgo, Maria Ivogun, Olympia Boronat, Lotte Schoene,Elizabeth Rethberg, Kathleen Ferrier, Lucrezia Bori, Clara Butt,Francisco Vinas, Francesco Tamagno, Sergei Lemeshev,Dmitri Smirnov, Ezio Pinza, Alesander Kipnis, Riccardo Stracciari, and Enrico Caruso.               ENJOY!!!!!                                       (84  minutes)

 Selections from the Saint-Saens opera "Samson et Delilah featuring many fine singers,including: Ezio Pinza, Robert Merrill, Rise Stevens, Dolora Zajick,Shirley Verrett, Oralia Dominguez, Rita Gorr, Christa Ludwig,Ebe Stignani, Giulietta Simionato, Fiorenza Cossotto,Jose Luccioni, Ramon Vinay, Jon Vickers, Robert Massard,Rene Maison, and Richard Tucker                                 (70 minutes)

Selections from Charlie's favorite early Verdi opera. In the Attila compilation, the following artists are featured: Gilda Cruz-Romo, Mara Zampieri, Caterina Mancini, Rita Orlandi, Lauren Flanigan, Elizabeth Rethberg,Marisa Galvany,Julia Varady,Antonietta Stella, Igor Gorin, Piero Cappuccilli,Vladimir Chernov,Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ezio Pinza, Gianfranco Cecchele,Beniamino Gigli,Enrico di Giuseppe, Francisco Casanova,Sam Ramey (in photo)                                 (77 minutes) 

WELCOME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     This podcast features scenes from Mussorgsky's great work,     "Boris Godunov." The artists include: Cesare Siepi, George London, Norman Treigle, Sam Ramey,Alexander Kipnis, Ludwig Weber, Mark Reizen, Ezio Pinza,Martha Moedl, Eugenia Zareska, Kerstin Thorborg,Nicolai Gedda, Leonard Warren, and Benno Kusche