Podcasts about marcello giordani

Aparte de “disfrutones”, en esta sección somos “justicieros”. Quien más, quien menos, reconoce a Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas, Montserrat Caballé o Josep Carreras. Pero a cuántos de los que estáis al otro lado os suenan los nombres de Pedro Lavirgen, Katia Ricciarelli o Marcello Giordani… ¿Nadie? ¿Alguien al fondo levanta la mano? En sus minutos musicales de hoy, el tenor José Manuel Zapata nos acerca una selección de cantantes del siglo XX desconocidos para el gran público pero con un talento igual e incluso superior al de algunas de las mayores estrellas del género. Escuchar audio

Melissa Short Zapin started as a soprano in Honolulu, Hawaii. An unforgettable rendition of Je veux vivre from Romeo et Juliet won her the Miss Hawai‘i title and a place on the famed Miss America stage. There, she won the talent and swimsuit competitions and finished in the top ten. Melissa was first in the NSAL Opera Competition, performing Christine in Phantom of the Opera and Cinderella in Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Both performances won Po'okela awards for Best Female Performer in a Musical. She was a featured guest artist at several galas for the Hawaii Opera Theater. After receiving the Hungarian Arts Music Festival Award, Melissa accompanied famed tenor Marcello Giordani in several concerts appearing at the Fresno Grand Opera House in Dayton, Ohio. Her operatic performances included La Contessa in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, Desdemona in Verdi's Otello at Vero Beach, and Musetta in La Boheme. Melissa was the featured soloist in Mozart's Vesperae solennes de Consessore and John Rutter's Mass at the world-famous Carnegie Hall, both of which were highlights of her career. Melissa also worked as a voiceover artist and performer, appearing on television in the hit shows Sex in the City and Elementary with Lucy Liu. In 2015 Melissa retired as an Opera singer and began Grandma Ruth's Pies, baking handmade, all-natural, preservative-free pies. What started as baking for family and friends to enjoy during the holidays quickly expanded to local farm stands in the Hamptons. When she moved to Los Angeles in 2017, Melissa's business boomed, reaching a larger audience. She started servicing the entertainment industry and local farmers' markets, turning Grandma Ruth's Pies into a year-round operation. She currently sells online, offering local delivery in Los Angeles and the Hamptons and flash-frozen pies shipped nationally. Some crowd favorites are the Vegan Apple Crumble Pie and Chocolate Cream Pie. Grandma Ruth's Pies bring families together with fresh, handmade, natural ingredients molded by skilled hands into perfection. Made from scratch and with her Grandma Ruth's love, the pies brought Melissa's family together throughout the years. Melissa now delivers that sentiment to the homes of everyone that eat her delicious pies. It's A Hawaii Thing Productions. Quality content for the Hawaii Enthusiast and traveler. Celebrities, artists & community leaders vomming together to showcase the spirit of the islands. New weekly program dedicated to anything and everything unique to life in Hawaii. To Learn more about It's A Hawaii Thing visit: https://www.itsahawaiithing.com/ It's A Hawaii Thing is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.

Seattle Opera Dramaturg Jonathan Dean introduces several different types of tenor, from the agile-voiced, graceful and elegant tenori di grazia, to the heroic and powerful tenori di forza, and all points in between. Includes musical examples featuring many favorite Seattle Opera tenors: Antonello Palombi, Edgardo Rocha, Laurence Brownlee, William Burden, Matthew Polenzani, Ben Heppner, James McCracken, Stefan Vinke, Francesco Demuro, Joseph Calleja, Alasdair Elliott, Peter Kazaras, Marcello Giordani, Neil Shicoff, Russell Thomas, Franco Corelli, and Vinson Cole.

Today’s episode is an interview I did with Ira Siff, artistic director of La Gran Scena Opera Company di New York, alter ego of the beloved “traumatic soprano” Vera Galupe-Borszkh, lecturer for the Metropolitan Opera Guild and Weekly Commentator on the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. My association with Ira and Gran Scena goes back more than thirty years, when he provided me with my first employment as a singer when my alter ego Daniela della Scarpone sang for two years with the renowned travesty opera company. I sat down with Ira in his East Village apartment last this past January for a wide-ranging interview in which we discuss his early days as a standee at the old Met (where some of his opera-going experiences included Maria Callas’s final Tosca performances, Renata Scotto’s 1965 debut as Madama Butterfly, and Leonie Rysanek’s wild traversals of Verdi and Wagner). He discusses his first performing experiences in the early 1970s in association with Al Carmines and others, the genesis of La Gran Scena and their development into a worldwide phenomenon, and his subsequent “legitimate” career as lecturer, stage director, vocal coach and voice teacher and commentator all stemmed from in his words, “getting in a dress and singing soprano,” which he dubs “the strangest part.” This is a free-wheeling and extremely Opera Queeny interview, peppered with Ira’s unique anecdotes and snippets from Gran Scena (and other!) performances. There is no better way to celebrate Gay Pride in isolation than to listen to this episode! Ira Siff is a native New Yorker, who grew up on the standing room line of the old Metropolitan Opera, worshiping the famous singers of the 60’s. A graduate of the Cooper Union, with a degree in Fine Arts, Mr. Siff began to study voice, and made his debut as a tenor in 1970. For the next decade, he performed roles in opera, operetta and musicals in the New York, at The New York Shakespeare Festival, Circle in the Square, Playwrights Horizons, and many other venues. Turning to cabaret, Ira created an act using vocal parody of opera, jazz, and other styles of music, gaining critical acclaim, and a loyal following. In 1981, he founded La Gran Scena Opera Co. di New York, the internationally acclaimed travesty troupe, whose gifted falsetto “divas” have spoofed opera with great affection for over two decades, in New York annually, and on tours to some of the great festivals, theatres and opera houses of the world. For the past thirty years, Mr. Siff has been a voice teacher and interpretive coach, teaching in New York, Italy, Israel, Holland and China, giving Master Classes for the Metropolitan Opera Guild, and was on the faculty of the Renata Scotto Vocal Academy. Ira was a guest teacher of bel canto technique at The Royal Conservatory in Den Haag in 2008, and then at the Dutch National Opera Academy for five seasons, and at the Amsterdam Conservatory in The Netherlands where he returned annually, and was appointed Permanent Guest Teacher. In 2000, he turned to stage directing, gaining critical acclaim for his productions of operas ranging from Tosca, Turandot, and La Fanciulla del West to Lakmé, Werther, and La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Sarasota Opera, The Caramoor Festival, and the Tanglewood Music Festival, where he directed productions of Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni, and Ariadne auf Naxos. All in all, he has directed operas for companies in New Jersey to New Zealand, with stops along the way in Puerto Rico, Lima, Peru and Utah. Singers whom he has directed include Sumi Jo, Dolora Zajick, Aprile Millo, Eglise Gutierrez, Krassimira Stoyanova, and the late Marcello Giordani. Conductors with whom he has collaborated as a stage director have included Richard Bonynge, Christoph von Dohnányi, and James Levine. He has also given master classes in bel canto and verismo for the Metropolitan Opera Guild every season since 2008 and has presented sold-out lectures for the M...

We set our sights on the New Year, at the same time giving a backward glance, in mostly reverse chronological order, to those singers and other musicians, whose contributions have immeasurably enhanced our lives. I've prepared a whopper of an episode that traverses many genres and styles, but which, as always, remains faithful to the mission of the podcast: to bring you the most interesting and communicative singers. From João Gilberto to Marcello Giordani, from Sanford Sylvan to Rolando Panerai, from Heather Harper to Ann Crumb: they're all here, with a few surprises sprinkled along the way. Three last-minute entries to the Hail and Farewell sequence are Peter Schreier, Allee Willis, and Jerry Herman, all of whom died in the last week. Countermelody is a new podcast devoted to the glories of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great classical and opera singers of the past and present with the help of guests from the classical music field: singers, conductors, composers, coaches, agents, and voice teachers. 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 interaction between singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. Please also visit the Countermelody website for updates, additional content, and to pledge your support. www.countermelodypodcast.com

Someone asked Jay to name one composer whose music he would take with him to a desert island. He names him (Bach). He also says farewell to Marcello Giordani, the Italian tenor, and Jessye Norman, the American soprano. We also get an opera overture, a Beethoven overture, some Gershwin—and “Take This Job and Shove It.” Quite a menu, quite a program. Tracks played: Bach, Prelude in C major, Book I, “The Well-Tempered Clavier” Chopin, Etude in C major, Op. 10, No. 1 Nicolai, Overture to “The Merry Wives of Windsor” Gershwin, “I Loves You, Porgy” from “Porgy and Bess” Beethoven, Triple Concerto Coe, David Allan, “Take This Job and Shove It” Betta, Marco, “Amuri mancatu” Trad., “Give Me Jesus”

Someone asked Jay to name one composer whose music he would take with him to a desert island. He names him (Bach). He also says farewell to Marcello Giordani, the Italian tenor, and Jessye Norman, the American soprano. We also get an opera overture, a Beethoven overture, some Gershwin—and “Take This Job and Shove It.” […]Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/music-for-a-while/immortality/.Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/.Subscribe to Music For a While in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in Apple Podcasts or by RSS feed.

Seattle Opera Dramaturg Jonathan Dean introduces several different types of tenor, from the agile-voiced, graceful and elegant tenori di grazia, to the heroic and powerful tenori di forza, and all points in between. Includes musical examples featuring many favorite Seattle Opera tenors: Antonello Palombi, Edgardo Rocha, Laurence Brownlee, William Burden, Matthew Polenzani, Ben Heppner, James McCracken, Stefan Vinke, Francesco Demuro, Joseph Calleja, Alasdair Elliott, Peter Kazaras, Marcello Giordani, Neil Shicoff, Russell Thomas, Franco Corelli, and Vinson Cole.

Its Friday! that means only one thing here at SB... Guestmix time, and today we have fellow boogie companions @earthboogie supplying us with an hour of interstellar grooves. Earthboogie are London sound system owners Izaak Gray and Nicola Robinson, who've been Djing around London for a while now with their custom built Quod sound system. They've also got a new release out today on @lengrecords called "Silken Moon' for which we premiered the awesome Felix Dickinson remix last week. Tracklist: Earthboogie intro Daniele Patucchi - People Come In James Rod - Macro City Eli Escobar - I Love You Earthboogie - Silken Moon Roni Griffith - Voodoo man (Marcello Giordani re-edit) Joutro Mundo - Cores Earthboogie - Mr Mystery Ninetoes - Bonita Supermax - Don't Stop The Music Faze Action & Zeke Manyika - Mangwana Albion Venables - Sunset In Zanzibar Be sure to get our mixes delivered to your inbox every Friday : bit.ly/SBMixMailout

I miss him at the Met!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Great guy! Some people do not like the squillo,as he tells me..Tough!!!!!    I Lombardi aria

Post-Inaugaration Mix =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Children Of The Morning, Hey America, Hey America, America / Children Of The Morning Angelic Upstarts, We Gotta Get Out Of This Place Giants, Everything Is Alright, Giants Krono, Jamaica Electric, Krono Diva, Double Trouble, Double Trouble Cristal, Phonic, Phonic / La Nuit Pour Nous Odeon, Disco Boy, Disco Boy - Disco Baby Tom Sanders, I'll Get To That, I'll Get To That Dr. Perri Johnson, Psyched Up (Instrumental), Psyched Up Menudo, Fuego, Fuego Freddy The Flying Dutchman And The Sistina Band, Wojtyla Disco Dance (Part 1) Joe Car, Dancing Dode (Instrumental), Dancing Dode Ladies Choice, American Man, American Man Gepy & Gepy, Canción De Amor Africana / Mágica Música (Marcello Giordani rework) Modesty, So Sweet Is My Love, So Sweet Is My Love Thrust, Can't Wait To Get To You, Can't Wait To Get To You Divine Sounds, Dollar Bill Dub Dub, What People Do For Money Palmerforce Two, Street Wars (Vocal Version), Street Wars Rama, Don't Want You To Be (Dub), I Don't Want You To Be Uncle Sham And The Politicians, Vote For Me, Vote For Me T-Ski Valley, It's The 80's, In The 80's Billie Holiday, Strange Fruit (Tricky/Tool Remix), Verve Remixed Funkadelic, America Eats Its Young, America Eats Its Young Ministry, N.W.O., N.W.O. Black Flag, American Waste, The First Four Years White Noise, Disorientation, White Noise III - Re-Entry The Doors, American Night, An American Prayer Juliette Lewis, This Is Not America, Hollywood, Mon Amour Your Living Bill Of Rights

HFTG, Afromerica, Kraan, Omega, Fever Ray, Khidja, Pye Corner Audio, Red Axes, Haruomi Hosono, Beard in Dust, Jascha Hagen, Cashmere, Elisa Waut, Golden Bug, Daniele Baldelli, Mori Ra, Muslim Disco Club, Albion, Cestrian, Marcello Giordani, Altair Nouveau, Admin, Blancmange, Dollkraut, Swayzak, Al Zanders, Turzi, Nancy Nova, Supermax, Felix Kubin, Detektivbyrån, Nik Kershaw and more...

Wally Badarou, Ralph Lundsten, Tycho, Android Sisters, The Knife, Bee Gees, Nacht und Nebel, Monte Vidéo, Frak, Maanam, Tomas Ledin, Mikael Rickfors, Unkle, Methusalem, Pedestrians, SSQ, Mr Flagio, Chayell, Canyons, Giorgio Moroder, Marcello Giordani, Lusty Zanzibar, Paul Hardcastle, Kord, Hot Chip, Talking Heads, Hard Corps, Sort Joey, Mike Mareen, Ultravox, Alterted Images and more...

Today's show is mostly housey stuffTune in live every Monday 2-4pm est on KLANGBOX.FMPlaylist:Somewhere Else (Original Mix)  -  Lonely BoyHydraa  -  DiscodeineCheesy Mobisi (Original Mix)   - Super Flu, AndhimOtter Bronze  -  Jay ShepheardNot Your Fault (Original Mix)  -  Sammy W, Alex EYour Ancor (Vijay & Sofia Zlatko rmx) -  Asaf Avidan your darkness  -  Benoit & SergioI Can't Breathe Without You  -  Nick MonacoHey Now (Zero 7 Remix)  -  London GrammarSi Señor (Original Mix)   - DJs ParejaMoreHouze   - Marcelo aka Marcello GiordaniMove (Club Mix)  -  John DalyNight Stalker (Lauer Remix)   - New WorldZeltus  -  Frits WentinkTanya (Original Mix)    Nina KravizTimeless Mood   - TuccilloMy Mistake (Original Mix)  -  Alex & ChrisPeak Tune (Original Mix)  -  LoudtoneRoco Coco  -  David AugustThe Dam -   Dead HeatSnowball (Young Marco Remix)  -  Mock & ToofSlowdancin' (Original Mix) - Boris WernerVamos a La Playa 215 - Laura of Miami (klangbox.fm) by Laura Of Miami on MixcloudRight click and save as to DL

VAMOS A LA PLAYA is back every Monday from 2-4pm est on  ::::: KLANGBOX.FM :::::Check out VALP on stitcher.com and on iTunes podcasts  (make sure to rate and subscribe!)Seriously!!  - CHEWY RUBSdIRTY  -  RUF dugPink Ink  -  The GlueGadgets (Irregular Disco Workers Remix)  - MohearStreet sound  -  Antoniou(The Sound Of) Angry Brides (V edit)  -  POSTDreamer I Know [Instrumental]  -  VisageA Touch Of '83  -  Marcello GiordaniSkybound (Original Mix)  -  First TouchBrosteinsjungel -   Tarjei NygÃ¥rdSpace Scribble [Prins Thomas Remix]  -  Daniele Baldelli & DJ RoccaThe Sky Is Yours (Original Mix)  -  40 ThievesPizza on Wednesday  -  DJ Roccalove-how-you-feel--al-b--dub-edit  -  sharon- eddMidnight Vibes -   Get Down EditsBreak 4 Life   - Soul ClapComin Back   - Sunner SoulNeed Some [Dub Mix]   - DJ Butcherthe strange art (in flagranti remix)  -  fkclubFeelin Good -   ShmlssThe Taste (Original Mix)  -  Adolfo VelayosSurrender  -  Tone Of Arc   Vamos a La Playa 202 - Laura of Miami by Laura Of Miami on MixcloudTo DL right click and save as

 I hope I am not inundating you too much with all these compilations, but I do think they are fun. 1. Fedora Barbieri                       Trovatore   "Stride la vampa." 2. Daniele Barioni                         La Rondine aria (with nice interpolation at end.) 3. Lina Bruna Rasa                       Cavalleria Rusticana   "Voi lo sapete" ( Insane chest!) 4. Grace Bumbry                           Don Carlo     "Oh don fatale." 5. Maria Callas                               La Gioconda     "Suicidio" 6. Enrico Caruso                            "Vesti la giubba" 7. Regine Crespin/Carlo Bergonzi        Ballo in Maschera Duet 8. Gilda Cruz-Romo                         Attila Cabaletta 9. Giuseppe de Luca                        Tanhauser Evening Star   (in Italiano.) 10.Bernardo de Muro                      Isabeau (Mascagni) aria 11.Ghena Dimitrova                         "Vissi d'arte" 12.Placido Domingo                         Tanhauser Rome Narrative 13.Nicolai Gedda/Fernando Corena       Elisir Duet 14.Mario Filippeschi                          "Messun Dorma"   (LOUD!) 15.Elina Garanca                                Cosi Fan Tutte"   Dorabella aria 16.Leyla Gencer                                  Adriana Lecouvreur Act 3 Phedre Narration 17.Marcello Giordani                           Huguenots aria 18.Thomas Hampson/Sam Ramey     Duet from Verdi's "Un Giorno di Regno" 19.Susan Graham                                   Komponist aria from Ariadne 20.Hei-Kyung Hong                                "Che bel sogno di Doretta" (Rondine) 21.Marilyn Horne                                     Cabaletta from Meyerbeer's "Le Prophete" 22.Kiri Te Kanawa                                     "Summertime"

I sincerely hope you are enjoying thee compilations. If you have any comments,suggestions,etc. PLEASE let me know at Placido21@aol.com. 1. Marisa Galvany and Enrico di Giuseppe in Attila Duet. (What a D!!) 2. Mattia Battistini                        Tannhauser  " Evening Star" 3. Enrico Caruso                             "Musica Proibita"  (After all these years, I say NO ONE was greater!) 4. Franco Corelli                             Otello  "Esultate!" (He never sang the role, sadly.) 5. David Daniels                               Rinaldo   "Venti turbini." (Wedding coming soon!) 6. Giuseppe Di Stefano                   "Un furtiva lagrima" 7. Eileen Farrell                                "Pace" from Forza del Destino ERROR: It is CLAUDIA Novikova. 8. Gottlob Frick                                 Seraglio aria  (GREATEST "black" voice.) 9. Marcello Giordani                         "L'anima stanca" from Adriana   (Last season he said to me, "I know Piotr is your favorite tenor..That is OK.I love him too!") 10.Apollo Granforte                             "Il Balen" from Trovatore  (worthy of his NAME!) 11. Alexander Kipnis                            "O Isis und Osiris" (Zauberflote) 12.Margarete Klose                              "Delilah aria" (In Deutsch) (One of my favorite artists.) 13.Renato Bruson/Katia Ricciarelli      Luisa Miller Duet 14. John Mc Cormack                             "Il mio tesoro" (the all-time greatest!) 15.Aprile Millo                                          "Poveri fiori"  (Adriana) 16.Claudia Muzio                                      "O del mio amato ben."  (Makes me CRAZY!) 17.Maria Nemeth                                      "In questa reggia" (Turandot) 18.Gallina Novikova                                 The most HILARIOUS"Drunk aria" from  La Perichole. 19.Tancredi Pasero                                   "Vi ravisso" (Sonnambula) 20.Aureliano Pertile                                  "Di quella pira." 21. Herman Prey                                        Tote Stadt aria  (Unbelievably gorgeous!) 22.Maria Reining/Hans Hotter                 Arabella Duet

I sincerely hope you are enjoying these pot-pourris. Here is no.12. Remember, anyone who has comments or suggestions, e-mail me at Placido21@aol.com. I am unable to use the comments section here, because it results in outside advertisements. 1. Rysanek/London           Aida Nile duet  (in Deutsch) 2.Licia Albanese                  La Wally     "Ebben,ne andro lontana." 3.Ivar Andresen                  Gotterdamerung        Hagen's Watch 4.Agnes Baltsa                    Cenerentola Final aria 5. Piot Beczala                     I Lombardi aria    (My favorite tenor of today, as you know.) 6. Joel Berglund                   Tannhauser    "Evening star." 7.Grace Bumbry                    Andrea Chenier      "La Mamma morta." 8.Emma Calve                        Herodiade     "Il est doux." 9.Enrico Caruso                     "L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra"  (Drives me crazy!) 10.Antonietta Stella               Mme.Butterfly   "Che tua madre." 11.Franco Corelli  (Apr.8 birthday)   Favorita    "Una vergine" 12.Montserrat Caballe            Trovatore    "D'amor sull'ali rosee" 13.Mario DelMonaco                 Trovatore    "Di quella pira" 14.Fernando de Lucia                Iris     "Apri la tua finestra" 15. Nicolai Gedda                        Pearl Fishers aria  (Mio Dio!!!) 16. Marcello Giordani                  Adriana    "La dolcissima effigie."

Another comparison podcast on the wonderful "Che gelida manina" aria as sung by the following tenors (in order): Eduardo Garbin, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Giovanni Martinelli, Luigi Marini, Frederick Jagel, Armand Tokatyan, Giuseppe Giacomini, Peter Dvorsky, Francisco Araiza, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Frank Lopardo, Ramon Vargas, Richard Leech, and Marcello Giordani    (70 min.)

Sort Joey, Daniel Wang, **K, White Light Circus, Arp Life, Giorgio Moroder, Gaznevada, Craig Peyton, Daddy Cool, Asso, K.I.D., Ilya Santana, Harry Thumann, N.O.I.A., Crême Souflée, Supermax, Les Aéroplanes, Jay Shepheard, Ilija Rudman, Time Bandits, Mr. Flagio, Shock, Electra, Phreek Plus One, Kano, Ajello, Michoacan, Tom Tom Club, Bot'ox, Gazebo, Gino Soccio, Mike Mareen, Casco, Marcello Giordani, Metro Area, Transvolta, Ralph Lundsten & the Andromeda All Stars and more...

Conductor Rico Saccani seems to fancy himself the reincarnation of Toscanini,(look at his site) but he does have some superb recordings,mostly from Budapest. Unfortunately,he lists only the principals of this Rigoletto,Leo Nucci, Marcello Giordani, and Mariella Devia. (67 min.)    Nucci is still singing and we sadly only had him briefly at the Met;likewise Devia, a great diva. Marcello takes a wild high D natural at the end of "Possente Amor" which made me CWAZY! Have fun!!!

  The happiest of birthdays to the great Marcello Giordani as I present five beautiful Italian songs from his album, "Ti voglio tanto bene." Marcello is a very great artist and a lovable human being as well.  Bravo al MAESTRO MARCELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                           Con affetto,                                                                   Charlie  

 This is a truly exciting performance of Bellini's "i Puritani." It is from Vienna, 1994 under Placido Domingo and features Edita Gruberova, Marcello Giordani, Roberto Scandiuzzi, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky. (70 min.)  ENJOY!!!

The happiest of birthdays (Jan.25) to dear Marcello Giordani, one of our great tenors...He is also as nice and natural a guy one could know....Bravo,maestro..Now try this:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A6ry1z98qY

Three songs from dear Marcello Giordani's new Italian song album, "Ti voglio tanto bene." They are: "Senza Nisciuno," "L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra" and "I'te vurria.vasa."           I sincerely hope you enjoy them. (I do not get a commission)                                              HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!

Highlights from several performances of the Verdi Requiem. Featured are:   Zinka Milanov, Leontyne Price, Gundula Janowitz, Richard Tucker,Marcello Giordani, Nan Merriman, Dolora Zajick, Fiorenza Cossotto, Giorgio Tozzi,Rene Pape, and Nicolai Ghiaurov.   (74 min.),

Part one of a compilation of the duet from Manon Lescaut Act Two. The pairs are as follows: Renata Tebaldi.Mario Del MonacoVirginia Zeani/Richard TuckerPilar Lorengar/James KingRaina Kabaiwanska/Placido DomingoDorothy Kirsten/Carlo BergonziHoerdis Schymberg/Jussi BjoerlingRenata Tebaldi/Richard Tucker                                       (The photo is from the Met,featuring Marcello Giordani and Karita Mattila.)                (69 min.)

My tribute to Aprile Millo, one of the finest (and nicest) artists I havehad the pleasure of hearing. I present her in scenes from: Trovatore, Fanciulla, Rusalka, Andrea Chenier, Luisa Miller,La Gioconda, Adriana Lecouvreur,Tosca, and I Lombardi.     Also joining Mme.Millo in these scenes are Dolora Zajick,     Marcello Giordani, Vladimir Atlantov, Taro Ichihara,and     Vladimir Chernov.                                    (67 minutes)                          

Scenes from some of the great Rossini works as presentedon his birthday (Feb.29, born in 1792). Operas include: Barbiere di Siviglia, Cenerentola, Viaggio a Rheims,William Tell, L'Italiana in Algeri, SemiramideL'Assedio di Corinto, and Armida. Featured artists are: Marilyn Horne, Conchita Supervia, Vesselina Kasarova,Ewa Podles, Montserrat Caballe, Beverly Sills,Nicolai Gedda, Marcello Giordani, Fernando di Lucia,Norman Mittleman, Juan Diego Florez, Maria Callas, and Ruggero Raimondi.                                   (73 minutes)  

A compilation of 15 tenors singing the famous Boheme aria. Included are the following artists: Giuseppe Anselmi,Georges Thill, Josef Schmidt, Giovanni Malipiero,Galliano Masini, Jan Kiepura, Richard Tauber, Helge Roswaenge,Mario Del Monaco, Mario Lanza, Franco Corelli, Alfredo Kraus,Marcello Giordani, Richard Tucker, and Nicolai Gedda.                                     (72 minutes)       

Celebrating our 200th podcast, with special guests Karita Mattila, Rolando Villazon, Renee Fleming, Dorothy Kirsten, Renata Scotto, Elena Obratszova, David Daniels, Ruth Ann Swenson, Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe diStefano, Marilyn Horne, Montserrat Caballe, Kostas Paskalis, Alain Vanzo, Krassimira Stoyanova, Marcello Giordani and Aprile Millo.

  On occasion, even a jaded opera lover like me finds joy  in discovering a great voice. I find that Signor Giordani  is one of the great singers in my opera-going experience  and I am pleased to present live scenes from various operas  that feature him: Favorita, Manon, Romeo ,Huguenots, Gioconda, Ballo,William Tell(with a BIS!!), Adriana Lecouvreur.                              (85 minutes)

Many selections from this exciting Donizetti work,featuring scenes and arias with the following artists: Alfredo Kraus, Beniamino Gigli, Robert Lasalle,Giuseppe Anselmi, Luciano Pavarotti, Giulio NeriMattia Battistini, Piero Cappuccilli, Marcello Giordani,Giuseppe Di Stefano, Franco Corelli, Regina Resnik,Fiorenza Cossotto, Giulietta Simionato, Ebe Stignani  (64 Minutes)