Podcasts about Mirella Freni

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Today's Listeners' Favorites episode of Countermelody is introduced by my good friend (and Countermelody fan) the marvelous mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna. In her introduction Anna tells about her first exposure to the podcast and introduces us to one of her favorite episodes: the one I published in May 2022 a week after the beloved singer died at the age of 89. The episode pays tribute to her artistry through the exploration of her operatic roles, from Neris in Medea opposite Maria Callas, through her matchless Mozart and Rossini portrayals, through her fascinating and highly individualized portrait of the title heroine of Bizet's Carmen. Special emphasis is given to her performance of Spanish music, from the zarzuelas of Ruperto Chapí and Federico Moreno Torroba, to art songs of Manuel de Falla and Fredric Mompou. Vocal guest stars include Mirella Freni, Pilar Lorengar, Lola Rodríguez Aragón, Franco Bonisolli, and the incendiary Callas herself, an early mentor and supporter of Berganza. I began the preparation for this episode with an incomplete appreciation of Berganza's voice and artistry, but, knowing that she was one of Anna's most treasured singers and role models, my goal was to see her through Anna's eyes, and in the end, I was completely won over. This episode perfectly illustrates the podcast as a journey of mutual discovery for both me and my listeners. 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.

 My guest studied classical singing in Rome with Amedea Nogas-Perrino, Margaret Baker-Genovesi and Doris Andrews. She attended master courses @ Ateneo Internazionale della in Sulmona with soprano Margaret Baker-Genovesi, conductor Dario and stage director Italo Nunziata, and @ Accademia di Arte Lirica in Osimo with Sergio Segalini. She also took part in masterclasses with Gabriella Tucci and Mirella Freni and she had the privilege of perfecting her art with Luciana Serra.My guest says that you know that situation, when you are singing some amazing piece of music, being carried away by its beauty… and then you must gasp for air in the middle of the most beautiful phrase.She remembers that so well!Do you want to improve your breathing technique, your sound, your overall preparation? https://simonamango.com/http://www.yourlotandparcel.org

Un día como hoy, 27 de febrero: Nace: 1882: José Vasconcelos, educador y filósofo mexicano. 1902: John Steinbeck, escritor estadounidense, premio Nobel de Literatura en 1962. 1935: Mirella Freni, soprano italiana (f. 2020). 1947: Gidon Kremer, director de orquesta y violinista letón. Fallece: 1887: Aleksandr Borodin. Conducido por Joel Almaguer. Una producción de Sala Prisma Podcast. 2023

La ilustración musical con la que se abre el programa es un buen ejemplo de la habilidad, la técnica soberana y la gracia del gran cantante, a quien estamos recordando con motivo de los veinte años de su muerte. Se trata de la endiablada aria de Dandini (haciéndose pasar por el Príncipe Ramiro) de La cenerentola de Rossini. Interpretación de Glyndebourne de 1953. Luego escuchamos al artista en la salida de Figaro de El barbero de Sevilla del mismo compositor. Seguimos con el dúo de Norina y Dulcamara de L’elisir d’amore de Donizetti con Mirella Freni, Di Provenza de La Traviata, la intervención de Melitone en La forza del destino. ambas de Verdi, y, para cerrar en belleza, el famoso dúo de tenor y barítono de Los pescadores de perlas de Bizet junto a Alfredo Kraus. Todas son interpretaciones en vivo menos las dos últimas. Escuchar audio

Un día como hoy, 9 de febrero. Nace: 1885: Alban Berg, compositor austriaco. 1931: Thomas Bernhard, escritor austriaco. Fallece: 1675: Gerrit Dou, pintor neerlandés. 1881: Fiódor Dostoyevski, novelista ruso. 1901: Louis Ménard, escritor francés. 2018: Jóhann Jóhannsson, compositor y productor islandés. 2018: John Gavin, actor y diplomático estadounidense. 2020: Mirella Freni, cantante de ópera italiana. Conducido por Joel Almaguer. Una producción de Sala Prisma Podcast. 2023

Sir Malcolm Walker is the chairman and co-founder of the frozen food supermarket chain Iceland. He was brought up in Grange Moor, West Yorkshire. He was just 14 when his father died, and he helped his mother run a smallholding, driving a tractor and ploughing fields. His business instinct kicked in during his teenage years, when he promoted Saturday night dances by booking bands into local church halls. After receiving rejections from Marks & Spencer and Littlewoods, he became a trainee manager at Woolworths, and recalls that he started at the very bottom, sweeping the floors for many months before gradually winning promotions and moving round the country. In 1970, he and Peter Hinchcliffe, a colleague from Woolworths, opened a shop in Oswestry, selling loose frozen food from chest freezers. The business soon began to take off, Malcolm and Peter were both fired by Woolworths, and Malcolm went on to build a company which now has more than 1000 stores in the UK and Ireland. Along the way, boardroom battles led to his departure in the early 2000s, but he later returned and Iceland is now back in family ownership. Alongside his business pursuits, Malcolm has been a fundraiser for dementia charities, after his wife was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. She died in 2021 after more than 50 years of marriage. He was knighted in 2017, has three children, one of whom also works in the family business, and he married for the second time in August last year. DISC ONE: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio, composed by Max Bruch, performed by Itzhak Perlman (violin) and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Haitink DISC TWO: Goodbye by Josef Locke DISC THREE: Only You by The Platters DISC FOUR: Silence is Golden by The Tremeloes DISC FIVE: Memory composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and performed by Elaine Paige DISC SIX: All I Ask of You composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and performed by Steve Barton and Sarah Brightman DISC SEVEN: La bohème, SC 67 / Act I composed by Giacomo Puccini and performed by Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) and Mirella Freni (soprano) with the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Herbert von Karajan DISC EIGHT: Quando me'n vo (“Musetta's Waltz”) from La Bohème composed by Giacomo Puccini and performed by Natalie Walker BOOK CHOICE: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe LUXURY ITEM: A cast iron cooking pot CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Quando me'n vo (“Musetta's Waltz”) from La Bohème composed by Giacomo Puccini and performed by Natalie Walker Presenter Lauren Laverne Producer Sarah Taylor

This week is the first of a series of episodes focusing on songs with orchestral accompaniment. The genre is almost a contradiction in terms: the intimacy and textual focus of art song with the sometimes strenuous vocal demands of singing over an orchestra. The most celebrated and successful of such songs (by Berlioz, Mahler, Ravel, Barber, Strauss, and others) are heard over and over on symphonic concerts when vocal soloists are the featured guests. And rightly so, for they are among the most glorious classical music written for the human voice. Typically for Countermelody, however, today's episode, however, will focus on repertoire and composers that are less celebrated to the point of being virtually unknown. Composers heard include Frank Martin, Alexander Zemlinsky, Jean Sibelius, Giuseppe Martucci, Franz Schreker, Othmar Schoeck, Antonín Dvořák, Alberto Ginastera, Alphons Diepenbrock and the two Andrés, Jolivet and Caplet, alongside many others, performed by such favorites as Gwyneth Jones, Phyllis Curtin, Peter Schreier, Gundula Janowitz, Yi-Kwei Sze, Mirella Freni, Francisco Araiza, Elisabeth Söderström, and Bernard Kruysen. Also heard are Helen Donath and Andrzej Hiolski, singers soon to be featured on their own episodes, alongside lesser-remembered names such as Arthur Loosli, Irene Gubrud, and Colette Herzog. Conductors include Kurt Sanderling, Antal Doráti, Herbert Kegel, Bohumil Gregor, Hermann Scherchen, and Lorin Maazel. I “guarantee” that your ears will be enchanted and your musical horizons will be expanded by this episode. 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.

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Earlier this year, in an episode entitled “Women of Color Sing Mahler,” I provided many of my listeners to their first exposure to the Mexican contralto Oralia Domínguez (25 October 1925 - 25 November 2013). Domínguez is famed for her collaborations with such musical giants as Maria Callas and Herbert von Karajan, but on her own terms, she ranks alongside those monumental true contraltos like Marian Anderson and Kathleen Ferrier. Though there is no question that she was underrecorded, she left a handful of classic commercial recordings, and a plethora of recorded live performances which an artist both technically grounded and fearless in expression, one whose legato singing exuded repose just as her phenomenal coloratura singing generates genuine excitement. I cannot say enough about this artist, who has rapidly become one of my very favorites! The episode features Domínguez in a wide range of material, from Monteverdi, Handel, and Vivaldi to the meat and potatoes roles in the standard operatic repertoire (Verdi, Rossini, Donizetti, Ponchielli, Saint-Saëns, Massenet) as well as less familiar fare by Michael Tippett and Mexican composers Silvestre Revueltas and Salvador Moreno. Along the way our Earth Goddess is joined by fellow singers Joan Sutherland, Martina Arroyo, Mirella Freni, József Simándy, Monica Sinclair, and, of course, Maria Callas. A bonus episode published concurrently on Patreon presents Domínguez in extended operatic scenes and further rare song material. 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.

Para abrir boca la mezzo recientemente desaparecida nos alegra la pestaña con su Canción de la Paloma de El barberillo de Lavapiés de Barbieri, canta luego Cómo quieres que adivine de las Seis canciones castellanas de Guridi, el dúo Dunque io son de El barbero de Sevilla de Rossini junto a Manuel Ausensi. A continuación se embebe, al lado de Mirella Freni, en las volutas cadenciosas del primer número del Stabat Mater de Pergolesi y se recrea en la procelosa coloratura del aria Sta nell’Ircana pietrosa tana de Alcina de Haendel. Para concluir la escuchamos en dos canciones populares de Lorca, Los pelegrinitos y La tarara junto a la guitarra de Narciso Yepes, el aria de la borrachera de La Perichole de Offenbach, el Tango de la Menegilda de la Gran Vía de Chueca (dos bises habituales), una romanza de El anillo de hierro de Marqués y Una voce poco fa de El barbero de Sevilla. Escuchar audio

Two years ago last month, the great French (bass-)baritone Gabriel Bacquier died just four days short of his 96th birthday. At that time I offered a brief memorial tribute which opened my eyes to aspects of his artistry and voice with which I had been previously unfamiliar. Like his near-contemporary, the Italian baritone Tito Gobbi, Bacquier was one of the supreme actors of the operatic stage, whose voice coarsened somewhat over the course of his long career, even as his mastery as an actor and interpreter increased. By the time he retired, his repertoire consisted almost entirely of buffo parts. But in the earliest years of his career (and also like Gobbi), he possessed a baritone of velvety beauty that might surprise those who know only his later comic roles. This episode, which commemorates the second anniversary of Bacquier's death as well as his (posthumous) 98th birthday, focuses on the three different musical genres in which, in those early years, from 1953 through 1968, he excelled in equal measure: opera, of course, but also mélodie and operetta. The operatic portrayals represented include the title roles in Don Giovanni and Orphée et Eurydice; Zurga in Les Pêcheurs de perles; the Count in Le nozze di Figaro; Iago in Otello; Golaud; and his incomparable Scarpia, which he sang opposite every great Tosca of the 1960s with the exception of Callas. Complementing these live and studio recordings are recordings of melodies by Duparc, Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, and Poulenc; and operetta arias by Sigmund Romberg, Franz Lehár, Johann Strauss II, and Reynaldo Hahn, all deliciously sung in French. Vocal guest stars include Mirella Freni; Alain Vanzo; Bernard Demigny; Janine Ervil; Yvonne Gall, with whom Bacquier studied at the Conservatoire de Paris; and the late Renate Holm, the renowned German soubrette who died in April at the age of 90. In all this repertoire, Bacquier, who insisted on the appellation “acting singer” rather than “singing actor,” displays his commitment to clear yet full projection of text, which serves as a mirror into the music and not the other way around. 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 week ago today the beloved and revered Spanish mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza, died at the age of 89. This episode pays tribute to her artistry through the exploration of her operatic roles, from Neris in Medea opposite Maria Callas, through her matchless Mozart and Rossini portrayals, through her fascinating and highly individualized portrait of the title heroine of Bizet's Carmen. Special emphasis is given to her performance of Spanish music, from the zarzuelas of Ruperto Chapí and Federico Moreno Torroba, to art songs of Manuel de Falla and Fredric Mompou. Vocal guest stars include Mirella Freni, Pilar Lorengar, Lola Rodríguez Aragón, Franco Bonisolli, and the incendiary Callas herself, an early mentor and supporter of Berganza. I began the preparation for this episode with an incomplete appreciation of Berganza's voice and artistry, but she won me over and I am now, even if belatedly, a huge fan. 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.

durée : 00:58:49 - Mirella Freni, soprano légendaire - par : Aurélie Moreau - Depuis ses débuts à Modène où elle est née, comme Pavarotti et la même année, Mirella Freni a connu une très grande gloire. Soprano préférée de Karajan dans le répertoire italien, elle était aussi une des partenaires favorites du grand Luciano.

This special episode, the first of two year-end celebrations, presents artists who have already been featured on Countermelody in rare recordings that have recently become available to me. A few of the artists heard include George Shirley, Heather Harper, Lawrence Winters, Elisabeth Söderström, Camilla Williams, Julia Migenes, John Raitt, Gloria Davy, Rosanna Carteri, Mirella Freni, Robert McFerrin, Margaret Marshall, Yi-Kwei Sze, Eileen Farrell, Shirley Verrett, Cathy Berberian, and many, many others in recordings, most from my personal collection, which you may not have heard before. This is a gift of love and gratitude from me to my listeners and supporters, a backward glance at all of the great singers who have been heard on the podcast over the past two and a half years, a theme which will continue next week. I look forward to continuing with new topics and new singers as we move into 2022. 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.

Libri:..Cees Nooteboom, Cerchi infiniti, viaggi in Giappone (trad. Laura Pignatti, Iperborea)..Elena Dal Pra (a cura di), Haiku: il fiore della poesia giapponese da Basho all'Ottocento (Mondadori)..Brian Turner, La mia vita è un paese straniero (trad. Guido Calza, NN Editore)..Musica:..AAVV, Japanese Folk..Giacomo Puccini, Madama Butterfly (Herbert Von Karajan, Filarmonica di Vienna, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti)..Tom Waits, Big in Japan (Mule Variations)..Michael Kamen, Band of Brothers, Colonna Sonora..Edwin Starr, War (War and Peace)..Fabrizio Coppola, La mia rovina

This week's opera is Fedora by GIORDANO (not Cilea as was stated last week, oops), and the ladies rave about Mirella Freni while continuing to shit on Placido "Thunder Twonk" Domingo. Bonus content: Krista's first impressions on Munich's Tristan und Isolde!

“Ricordando Mirella Freni”

durée : 00:14:50 - Disques de légende du vendredi 30 avril 2021 - En 1992, Mirella Freni enregistre "Manon Lescaut" de Puccini pour la seconde fois. Accompagnée par Luciano Pavarotti dans le rôle de Des Grieux, et de l'Orchestre du Metropolitan Opera placé sous la direction de James Levine, elle offre une interprétation mémorable et tragique du rôle de Manon...

durée : 01:58:56 - Relax ! du vendredi 30 avril 2021 - par : Lionel Esparza - Au programme de Relax! ce vendredi 30 avril, un portrait du chef d'orchestre américain d'origine hongroise Antal Dorati. Et à 16h notre légende du jour est l'enregistrement de l'opéra "Manon Lescaut" de Puccini par Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti et James Levine. - réalisé par : Antoine Courtin

durée : 00:18:01 - Disques de légende du lundi 29 mars 2021 - L'un des plus grands enregistrements de tous les temps ! Le chef Herbert von Karajan enregistre "La Bohème" de Giacomo Puccini en octobre 1972 à Berlin, avec Mirella Freni et Luciano Pavarotti dans le rôle du couple Mimi / Rodolfo, et un Orchestre philharmonique de Berlin tout simplement sidérant...

Un día como hoy, 27 de febrero: Nace: 1882: José Vasconcelos, educador y filósofo mexicano. 1902: John Steinbeck, escritor estadounidense, premio Nobel de Literatura en 1962. 1935: Mirella Freni, soprano italiana (f. 2020). 1947: Gidon Kremer, director de orquesta y violinista letón. Fallece: 1887: Aleksandr Borodin. Una producción de Sala Prisma Podcast. 2021

Com cada dijous, el músic i escriptor de Deltebre Miquel Àngel Marín, ha compartit amb tots nosaltres una nova llauna de Conserves Musicals. Avui, les cançons estaven relacionades amb un viatge que Miquel Àngel va realitzar a Xile, l'any 1999. Una conserva, la d'avui, en la que parlem, entre d'altres coses, de com la música pot arribar a modificar els records , la "conserva" dels records.

Piove in Appennino, le notizie della #rassegnaadaltaquota sono essenzialmente tre: cronaca nera per una rapina va un'anziana, l'invito l'azione del teatro comunale di Modena anche a Mirella Freni è il Presidentissino che andrà da #Draghi per parlargli della Cispadana...

Un día como hoy, 9 de febrero. Nace: 1885: Alban Berg, compositor austriaco. 1931: Thomas Bernhard, escritor austriaco. Fallece: 1675: Gerrit Dou, pintor neerlandés. 1881: Fiódor Dostoyevski, novelista ruso. 1901: Louis Ménard, escritor francés. 2018: Jóhann Jóhannsson, compositor y productor islandés. 2018: John Gavin, actor y diplomático estadounidense. 2020: Mirella Freni, cantante de ópera italiana. Una producción de Sala Prisma Podcast. 2021

durée : 01:58:12 - Relax ! du mardi 12 janvier 2021 - par : Lionel Esparza - Au sommaire du nouveau numéro d'Opéra Magazine, un grand entretien avec le ténor Philippe Talbot, un hommage à la soprano Rosanna Carteri, et un portrait du personnage de Susanna dans "Les Noces de Figaro" de Mozart, que nous écoutons chanté par Irmgard Seefried et par Mirella Freni... - réalisé par : Antoine Courtin

durée : 01:57:54 - Portrait de l'altiste Tabea Zimmermann - par : Lionel Esparza - Au programme : un portrait de l'interprète de référence des grandes pages pour l’alto, Tabea Zimmermann et plusieurs autres moments de beauté, jusques et y compris L'Art de la fugue de Bach, par Grigory Sokolov, et l'intégrale de l'Acte IV de La Bohème de Puccini, par Mirella Freni et Pavarotti. - réalisé par : Antoine Courtin

Is there anyone out there who will not be relieved to bid farewell to 2020, this annus horribilis? I know I’ll be delighted to kick its ass out the door. How to make any sense of this year of pandemic, panic, political shenanigans, poverty, racial injustice, climate disaster and general global upheaval? I have no answers, except to return to music. The episode begins with a mini-tribute to Broadway great Rebecca Luker, who lost her hard-fought against ALS on December 23rd. Then I return to the year 1935, since, as I discovered as I was preparing my mom’s birthday episode a couple weeks ago, so many interesting musicians were born in that year. Some of those artists are still with us, others died some time ago, while still others were among the many casualties of 2020. I take a journey through the composers (Arvo Pärt, Aulis Sallinen, Nicholas Maw, Peter Schat, Josep Soler, Giya Kancheli, and Peter Schickele [aka P.D.Q. Bach]) and singers (Helga Pilarczyk, Sherrill Milnes, Dominic Cossa, Arlene Saunders, Albert Remedios, and Teresa Berganza) born in that year, and conclude with those beloved artists Mirella Freni and Luciano Pavarotti (both of whom were also born in 1935) in an extended excerpt from a live 1975 performance of La bohème, that exemplifies near-perfection, operatically speaking. Let’s “tak a cup o’ kindness yet” at the passing of this challenging year as we also look forward to a new year better in every imaginable way than its predecessor! 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.” Occasional guests from the “business” (singers, conductors, composers, coaches, and teachers) lend their distinctive insights. 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 visit the Countermelody website (www.countermelodypodcast.com) for additional content. And please head to our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/countermelody to pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available only to Patreon supporters are currently available, including a new extra episode further exploring today’s topic. Links to related Countermelody episodes: Episode 64: Jorma Hynninen in Opera (Features the baritone in several operas by Aulis Sallinen): www.countermelodypodcast.com/episode-64-jorma-hynninen-in-opera Two episodes in memory of Mirella Freni: Episode 25: Freni on the Fringe (Freni sings unexpected repertoire): www.countermelodypodcast.com/episode-25-freni-on-the-fringe-mirella-in-memoriam-ii Episode 24: Freni in Duet (Freni with various distinguished partners): www.countermelodypodcast.com/episode-24-freni-in-duet And three episodes devoted to great artists that we have lost recently: Episode 59: In Memoriam Rosanna Carteri: www.countermelodypodcast.com/episode-59-rosanna-carteri Bonus Episode 5: In Memoriam Christiane Eda-Pierre (available to my Patreon subscribers at any level of support): www.patreon.com/posts/42459803 Episode 15: Hail and Farewell (a tribute to all the great musicians who died in 2019): www.countermelodypodcast.com/episode-15-hail-and-farewell  

durée : 01:58:28 - Relax ! du vendredi 11 décembre 2020 - par : Lionel Esparza - Le nouveau numéro de Classica tire le portrait du compositeur Camille Saint-Saëns : un musicien engagé doté d'une personnalité complexe. Notre légende du jour : une Madame Butterfly enchanteresse, incarnée par Mirella Freni et dirigée par Karajan en 1974. - réalisé par : Antoine Courtin

durée : 00:21:01 - Disques de légende du vendredi 11 décembre 2020 - En 1974, un casting de haute volée réunit Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti et Christa Ludwig autour du sixième opéra de Puccini, Madame Butterfly. Une tragédie sublimée par le Philharmonique de Vienne, dirigé par Karajan. Un choix de Stéphane Grant pour "La Discothèque idéale de France Musique".

This is the first of two episodes I have planned in honor of the great Finnish baritone Jorma Hynninen, who turns 80 in 2021. The focus today is on his work in opera. His stylistic range was unusually large: during the years in which he appeared internationally he triumphed in roles ranging from Mozart to Verdi to the title role in Eugene Onegin in opera houses around the world. What is perhaps less well-remembered is that he also was a phenomenal Pelléas and also a distinguished Wagnerian, singing Wolfram, Amfortas, and Kurwenal, among other parts. All of these are featured in today’s episode, as well as arias and scenes from operas by Strauss, Dallapiccola, and Hindemith. Jorma Hynninen made his greatest contribution to the field, however, in his legendary creations in the world of Finnish opera. The second portion of the program features excerpts of his performances in works by pioneers Leevi Madetoja and Aarre Merikanto and continues with roles he created in operas by Aulis Sallinen and Einojuhani Rautavaara. Though he retired from opera in 2012, he continues to concertize in Finland; in the fall of 2019 he embarked on a brief concert tour with a voice nearly untouched by the years. Mirella Freni, Hildegard Behrens, and Victoria de los Ángeles are also featured in the episode. Join me in an exploration of the operatic career of this extraordinary singer. 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.” Occasional guests from the “business” (singers, conductors, composers, coaches, and teachers) lend their distinctive insights. 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 visit the Countermelody website (www.countermelodypodcast.com) for additional content. And please head to our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/countermelody to pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available only to Patreon supporters are currently available, including a new extra episode further exploring today’s topic.

In this episode, Les chats with J. Patrick Raftery, who is professor of voice and opera at UBC and who has had an illustrious singing career as both a tenor and a baritone. Recipient of the Richard Tucker Music Foundation Prize, Patrick has appeared on the world's greatest stages including the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, La Scala and the Paris Opera to name a few. He has shared the stage with some of the greatest operatic legends including Luciano Pavarotti and Mirella Freni.Check out our special features for the episode, including Patrick's Spotify playlist, Les's Spotify Pick of the Week and more at www.vancouveropera.ca/offstage!Support the show (http://tickets.vancouveropera.ca/dev/contribute.aspx)

3 november 2020: presidentsverkiezingen in de Verenigde Staten. Wordt het Joe Biden of toch weer Donald Trump in het Witte Huis? En wanneer weten we dit keer de uitslag echt? De komende jaren verschijnen hoe dan ook vele analyses, onthullingen en interpretaties over de voorbije vijf jaar.In deze aflevering van Betrouwbare Bronnen duiken Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger in ‘de omgevallen boekenkast van PG’: werk van en over presidenten, hun intimi, criticasters, volgelingen en vertrouwelingen. Daarin kom je veel te weten - te veel soms - over hun werk, hun leven, karakter en lotgevallen.De legendarische journalist Bob Woodward publiceerde dezer dagen ‘Rage’, zijn tweede boek over het Witte Huis onder Donald Trump (op 1 oktober verschijnt het in het Nederlands). Zijn eerste boek heette ‘Fear’, een minstens zo pakkende titel. Michael Wolff vertelde in Betrouwbare Bronnen over zijn onthullingen. Adviseur John Bolton kwam met schokkende inside informatie uit het Oval Office. En Barack Obama brengt 17 november deel 1 van zijn memoires uit, ‘A Promised Land’. PG Kroeger analyseert allereerst die opmerkelijke titel, die een verbinding legt tussen zijn ‘Werdegang’, de Civil Rights Movement en het tragische einde van Martin Luther King.Wie als Europeaan zulke boeken met vrucht – en plezier – wil kunnen lezen, moet wel weten wát een president nu eigenlijk is, wat hij mag en wat niet. Daarom bespreken Jaap en PG ook een serie weinig bekende aspecten, beperkingen en bevoegdheden die dit ambt bepalen en het zijn geheel eigen karakter en context verlenen.Over de boeken en hun historie – ‘Habent fati libelli’ zeiden de Romeinen al; ‘Boeken hebben een eigen lotsbestemming’ – vertelt PG allerlei verrassends. Hij geeft leestips en context. Hij presenteert opmerkelijke auteurs en boeken over presidenten en hun tijd. Van de zwarte naaister van Mary Todd Lincoln tot Peggy Noonan, de favoriete speechschrijver van Ronald Reagan. Van Bob Gates, minister en chef van ongeveer alles gedurende 50 jaar tot Lady Bird Johnson, de iconische FLOTUS die een fascinerend dagboek bijhield.Zo ontstaat een omvattend overzicht van wat je moet lezen, kunt overslaan – ook wel eens fijn – en kunt verslinden over deze wereldleiders, hun prestaties en missers.PG loopt een reeks bijzondere biografieën langs van historici als Ron Chernow en David McCullough en tipt ‘must read’ boeken. Natuurlijk breekt hij een lans voor ‘the Golden Standard’: de vier delen van ‘The Years of Lyndon Johnson’ van Robert Caro, wiens 5e en dan toch echt laatste deel in de maak is. Daarbij doet PG een opmerkelijk voorstel, waarin ook Ida Caro als research-assistent de eer zou krijgen die haar toekomt.En wie zal straks de grote, historische Trump-biografie willen schrijven? En welke twee fameuze presidenten hebben een sleutelrol in een prachtige opera?*** Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt door Weee Nederland en ook door luisteraars via ‘Vriend van de Show’***Betrouwbare Bronnen is genomineerd voor een Dutch Podcast Award in de categorie ‘nieuws & politiek’. Stemt allen!De bekendmaking van de winnaars is vrijdag 6 november.*** Verder lezenElizabeth Keckly - Frontispiece, Behind the Scenes (1868)Lady Bird Johnson – A White House Diary (1970)Peggy Noonan – What I saw at the Revolution (1990)David McCullough – Truman (1992)H.W. Brands – Traitor to his Class (2000)David McCullough – John Adams (2001)Ron Chernow – Alexander Hamilton (2004)Robert M. Gates - Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War (2014)Ron Chernow – Grant (2017)Bob Woodward – Fear (2018)Michael Wolff – Fire and Fury (2018)Sidney Blumenthal – All the Powers of Earth (2019)Michael Wolff – Siege (2019)John Bolton - The Room Where It Happened (2020) Bob Woodward – Rage (2020)Robert M. Gates - Exercise of Power: American Failures, Successes, and a New Path Forward in the Post-Cold War World (2020)Peter Baker & Susan Glasser - The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III (verschijnt 29 september 2020)Barack Obama – A Promised Land (deel 1, verschijnt 17 november 2020)*** Verder kijkenABC 60 minutes, 17 september 2020 *** Enkele muziekfragmenten in de showBruce Springsteen – A Promised LandJJ Cale – Cajun MoonWiener Philharmoniker olv Herbert von Karajan, Mirella Freni ea – Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 1975*** Verder luisterenBB 121 – Zakenlui als president van AmerikaBB 101 – De laatste dagen van Franklin D. RooseveltBB 51 – De historie van het fenomeen ‘impeachment’BB 44 – Michael Wolff over Donald J. Trump / PG over Franklin D. Roosevelt*** Tijdlijn00:00:00 – Intro00:02:06 – Deel 100:54:45 – Deel 201:36:05 – Uitro01:37:17 – Einde

The OBS cohort wrap up Season 5 with a 'Best of..." show featuring highlights from the past year, including... [@ 4 min] ...a tribute to Italian soprano Mirella Freni... [@ 19 min] ...an 'Inside the Huddle' segment with last year’s Grammy Award winner for Best Classical Vocal Solo album, Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman... [@ 40 min] ...Camacho and Cummings facing off in a brutal ‘TKO’ match featuring mad scenes, with conductor Anthony Barrese as the judge… www.operaboxscore.com www.facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Ilse Eliza Zellermeyer führte mehr als 25 Jahre eine international renommierte Opernagentur. Berühmte Künstler wie Luciano Pavarotti und Mirella Freni, Anna Moffo und Renata Scotto, Renata Tebaldi und Francesco Corelli wurden von ihr vertreten. Ihre Kindheit verbrachte sie im Hotel ihres Vaters am Berliner Steinplatz. Ilse Eliza Zellermeyer, geboren 1920, ist am 21. August 2020 verstorben. Wir erinnern mit diesem Gespräch an eine beeindruckende Frau.

Interview met mezzosopraan Cora Burggraaf die vertelt over haar muzikale en theatrale ontwikkeling, haar projecten en plannen. Ze laat haar muziekkeuze horen met werk van onder anderen Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Mirella Freni en Jacques Brel.

Aux armes, citoyens! We have received advance warning that an army of foreigners masking as French speakers are storming the artistic gates, so to speak, and attempting to usurp France’s national artistic identity. Strangely, many of the invaders are operatic tenors, though they are accompanied by a coterie of vivandières singing popular music, all in French, no matter what their native tongues. Last week’s celebration of French glamour is today compromised, sullied, and usurped by all manner of unwelcome albeit glamorous guests, led by the New Zealander Frances Alda and buttressed by the American Eleanor Steber, fresh from celebrating her birthday this past week. Some of these figures masquerade more convincingly as actual French persons, but make no mistake, whether they be deceptive Canadians (Léopold Simoneau, Raoul Jobin, Richard Verreau), interloping Belgians (André d’Arkor), unwelcome Italians (the shocking Franco Corelli, the mysterious Dalida, and the dreaded Mirella Freni), subsersive Spaniards (Miguel Villabella, Alfredo Kraus, Tony Poncet) bullying Brazilians (Elis Regina), sneaky Swedes (Nicolai Gedda), denizens of the dreaded United Kingdom (Stuart Burrows, Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Annie Lennox), Germans of nefarious intent (Marlene Dietrich, Daniel Behle), questionable Australians (Albert Lance, traveling incognito), suspicious Russians (Joseph Rogatchewsky), or worst of all, Americans intent on conquest (Barbara Hendricks, Eartha Kitt, Barbra Streisand, Muriel Smith, and even the spotlight-stealing Daniel Gundlach), these characters are all intent on destroying France’s language and music and must be thwarted at all costs, no matter how appealing their songs might appear to be. Finally, following the heroic actions of Georges Thill, France re-asserts her right to her own repertoire. But it seems that the damage has been done, for Natalie Dessay, Françoise Hardy, and even the formerly trustworthy Hugues Aufray, now seem only interested in singing American pop songs, albeit in French. All in all, an episode packed with intrigue, deception, and glorious singing! 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 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 visit the Countermelody website (www.countermelodypodcast.com) for additional content. And please head to our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/countermelody to pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford.

Andrés Amorós habla de la soprano Mirella Freni que falleció el pasado mes de febrero. 

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Episode 25 – Freni on the Fringe (Mirella in Memoriam II) Today’s episode continues last week’s homage to the late, great Mirella Freni. This time around, I explore some her performances of operas and works which she performed only rarely, or to which she turned later in her career. Featured works include excerpts from Handel’s Serse, Bellini’s Beatrice di Tenda, Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (in which Freni sings the Countess rather than her usual Susanna), the title role in Gounod’s Mireille, Tatyana in Yevgeny Onegin, and Richard Strauss’s Vier letzte Lieder. The Finnish baritone Jorma Hynninen, one of my favorite singers, is heard as Onegin. Conductors include Claudio Abbado, Bruno Bartoletti, Michel Plasson, and Václav Smetáček. The episode concludes with a relatively obscure 1977 studio recording of Freni singing “Signore, ascolta” from Turandot which represents the absolute pinnacle of her vocal art. 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

Today, in the first of two consecutive episodes. I pay tribute to the great Mirella Freni, who died on February 7 and who would have celebrated her 85th birthday on February 27th. Celebrated for the freshness of her timbre, her musical integrity and commitment, her vocal prowess and longevity, and her expressivity, Freni sang a repertoire which covered a wide range of styles and languages. Today’s selections, from over the course of her entire career, feature her exclusively in duet, and include selections from Gianni Schicchi, I Puritani, L’Elisir d’amore, Le nozze di Figaro, La Bohème, Otello, Manon Lescaut, Don Carlo, Le due illustri rivali, Don Giovanni, and La Traviata with Alfredo Kraus, Nicolai Gedda, Gundula Janowitz, Franco Corelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Peter Dvorsky, Luis Lima, Renata Scotto, and her husband Nicolai Ghiaurov. Three selections from a rare 1977 LP of Puccini and Verdi duets with the superlative (and notorious!) Italian tenor Franco form the centerpiece of this loving tribute. 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

Mit zehn Jahren hat Mirella Freni dem damaligen Tenorstar Benjamino Gigli vorgesungen und dabei ganz nebenher einen Wettbewerb gewonnen. Was folgte, war eine beeindruckende internationale Karriere auf den großen Opernbühnen weltweit, bei gleichzeitiger maximaler Bescheidenheit und Natürlichkeit. Mirella Freni - ein Phänomen. Am 27. Februar wäre die Anfang des Monats verstorbene Sängerin 85 Jahre alt geworden.

"Die Alte lässt sich nicht unterkriegen!" scherzte die 70-jährige Mirella Freni nach ihrem umjubelten Auftritt in Puccinis "La Bohème" im Züricher Opernhaus. Jahrzehntelang galt die Freni mit ihrem schwebenden süßen Sopran als ideale Interpretin lyrischer Heldinnen vor allem in Opern von Verdi und Puccini bis zu ihrem Bühnenabschied im Jahr 2002. Kurz vor ihrem 85. Geburtstag ist die legendäre Sopranistin in Modena gestorben.

All of the latest opera news. Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe on your favourite podcast platform. Episode content 0.50 Opera Awards shortlist and vote in audience award - http://bit.ly/2Pc4FPS 2.25 Met 2020-21 season announcement - http://bit.ly/2PclvOp 7.17 Welsh National Opera 2020-21 season announcement - http://bit.ly/2HKRS2S 10.44 Opera North 2020-21 season announcements - http://bit.ly/39RmxHB 17.53 Leeds Conducting Competition making a return - http://bit.ly/37GQoB6 20.05 Arts Council England survey and statistics 29.45 Glyndebourne Opera Cup semi finalists - http://bit.ly/2SJf9Z4 30.20 Cost of young artist programmes - http://bit.ly/2Va45pG 41.55 Interview with Guy Withers 54.14 Elizabeth Llewelyn interview – reviews for Luisa Miller 1.09.00 Subsidy for opera companies - http://bit.ly/37RrGOJ 1.21.50 Mirella Freni - http://bit.ly/32kwUkH 1.23.15 St Louis’ $45m gift - https://abcn.ws/2wvsV92 1.24.55 $5,000 to appear on stage with Opera Australia - http://bit.ly/2vVCMEI 1.28.13 Opera on TV, Radio and Film 1.29.05 Hidden Gem 1.30.58 Quiz Recorded in Leeds, UK on 20 February 2020 Produced by Northern Opera Group Host – David Ward Guests – Lorna James, Chris Pelly

durée : 01:28:32 - Mirella Freni, hommage à la Prudentissima (1935-2020) (2/2) - par : François-Xavier Szymczak - Second volet de notre hommage à la Prudentissima, la regrettée Mirella Freni qui fut la sœur de lait de Luciano Pavarotti et l'une de ses partenaires musicales préférées. - réalisé par : Romain Masson

durée : 01:28:36 - Mirella Freni, hommage à la Prudentissima (1935-2020) (1/2) - par : François-Xavier Szymczak - On la surnommait la Prudentissima pour le soin qu'elle apportait au choix de ses rôles dans le but de prolonger sa voix. Mirella Freni nous a quittés il y a quelques jours à 84 ans, en nous laissant des enregistrements essentiels que nous parcourons au cours de deux émissions. - réalisé par : Romain Masson

Mirella Freni.

Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti.