Podcasts about Robert Merrill

A jam-packed Good Friday show! PLUS, Jay Beeber, Executive Director at the National Motorists Association, updates Shaun on some tyrannical Democrat policies affecting motorists. Stay up-to-date and informed on your car freedoms for less than a tank of gas! Max Rice, lifelong political volunteer and former Republican candidate for Congress IL-9th District, tells Shaun about his website - www.illinoisrecord.com - exposing the IL GOP, putting their bad, unchecked behavior on the record forever. Risa Ryan, CEO and Founder of The UnRetire Group, tells Shaun about the dignity of working and the importance of staying engaged with the skills you have built up in your career as you are aging. And our National Anthem: sung by operatic baritone Robert Merrill! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's episode, “Anna Moffo und die leichte Muse,” continues the delicious theme of opera singers “letting down their hair” begun with “Hadley in Wien,” and it also forms a complement and a supplement to the “Anna Moffo Reappraised” episode that I published exactly two years ago. Anna Moffo's recording career divides into three separate eras and markets: Italy in the late 1950s and early 1960s; which overlapped with the US in the 1960s; and finally Germany in the 1970s and beyond. Each of these eras in the Moffo career was represented on disc in different ways: jazz arrangements of standards from the Great American Songbook in her earliest (and rarest) Italian recordings, followed by breathy Italian pop songs (some even composed by Moffo herself); early twentieth century Broadway operettas and MGM movie musicals in the US when her voice was at its peak; and Viennese operetta for the German-speaking market, as her vocal instrument became more fragile, while it still represented her finest work of that period. Each of these eras and genres is thoroughly explored in this episode. She is partnered in all of this repertoire by some impressive co-stars: Sergio Franchi, René Kollo, Rudolf Schock, and Robert Merrill as duet partners, with musical direction by Ennio Morricone, Henri René, Lehman Engel, and Skitch Henderson. Recordings range from 1960 through 1983, with the vast majority coming from the 1960s. In spite of the vocal and technical frailty displayed in the later recordings, Moffo's ability to communicate in this repertoire never flagged. And of course throughout her entire career, no singer so consistently presented a more striking image of vocal and physical glamour than did Anna Moffo. 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 or yearly support at whatever level you can afford.  

Yesterday was World AIDS Day and many of the people I admire and follow on various social media platforms made beautiful and heartfelt posts in commemoration of this day and all the many souls that have been lost over the decades to this hideous disease. I want to weigh in today with my own tribute: to the exceptional American baritone John Reardon, who died of this disease in 1988 at the age of 58. This is an expanded version of a bonus episode I published more than four years ago which constituted a deep exploration of his recorded legacy, in both live or studio recordings, of musical, opera (especially contemporary works), and art song. You'll hear guest contributions from the two Judys, (Raskin and Blegen; sorry, no Garland today), as well as Jo Sullivan, Beverly Wolff, Anja Silja, Evelyn Lear, and James McCracken, conducted by Leonard Bernstein, Thomas Beecham, Sarah Caldwell, Erich Leinsdorf, Frederic Waldman, Lehman Engel, Jorge Mester, as well as that great stage director Bliss Hebert doing a guest turn tickling the ivories in two song cycles. If you listen extra closely, you may even hear a line or two from Beverly Sills, Robert Merrill, Cesare Siepi, and Jussi Björling! The episode also includes a birthday tribute to Maria Callas and, as a memorial to all who have succumbed to AIDS, “When Angels Cry,” a song by Janis Ian. 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.

Diane and Sean discuss the film that would turn out to be their own personal origin story, Tail Sting. Episode music is, "Tail Sting", by Los Tijuana Bibles, from the OST.-  Our theme song is by Brushy One String-  Artwork by Marlaine LePage-  Why Do We Own This DVD?  Merch available at Teepublic-  Follow the show on social media:-  IG: @whydoweownthisdvd- Tumblr: WhyDoWeOwnThisDVD-  Follow Sean's Plants on IG: @lookitmahplants- Watch Sean be bad at video games on TwitchSupport the show

  JOHN CLAUDE GUMMOE I suppose it's usually not done, but I've decided to write this biography of myself in the first person, so actually, it's my autobiography. It just felt too odd to be writing about myself as though I were someone else. So here goes. I was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 2nd, 1938 to John Corwin Gummoe and Beulah Foy Harris. John, my father, was the son of James Alfred Gummoe who came to America from Cornwall, England about 1880. I'm told that he jumped ship in New York, but did eventually become a naturalized citizen about 20 years after coming here. My mother also came from English ancestry and her side of the family goes all the way back to the early 1600's and The New Haven Colony and The Massachusetts Bay Colony. Seems like so many people today are searching for their roots and I'm no exception. I've been bitten by the bug and along with music, genealogy has become one of my passions. As a young lad, I first began singing at the kitchen sink with my much older sisters. My mother had me at the ripe old age of 38. When I arrived, there were already three sisters in thier teens. They were very much into the big band sound. Later on, in the sixth grade, I joined Mrs. Clark's Boys Chorus. She seemed to like me and my voice (boy soprano), and she often had me doing solo efforts in school pageants. One year, a touring company from The New York Metropolitan Opera came to town with the opera "Carmen". It starred Risa Stevens and Robert Merrill and Richard Tucker and Mrs. Clark's boys were chosen to be the street urchins in the first act. Very exciting stuff for a 6th grader; costumes, make-up, big stage. It was truly awesome. We had to learn our part in French and we were to be sort of mimicking the soldiers in that scene. On into my teens, I drove my friends and family crazy as I was always singing with everything on the radio, on records or whatever. They were always telling me to keep quiet so they could hear the music. Little did they know, or I for that matter, that I would one day compose one of the biggest and most successful pieces of music in pop/rock history and actually record it with my own group, The Cascades. Last year, Broadcast Music, Inc. named my song "Rhythm of the Rain", the 9th most performed song of the last century. My sincere thanks to radio DJ's everywhere for all the plays. You are all much appreciated. At 18 years of age, fresh out of high school, I had always dreamed of going to Ohio State University to study Veterinary Medicine, but there was just no money to be had for that and my grades, though not bad, were not high enough for a scholarship. Fate had other "ships" in store for me as off to the U.S. Navy I went for four years. That turned out to be exactly what I was meant to do as in San Diego, aboard the U.S.S. Jason, AR-8 is where I met two talented and wonderful guys ; David Wilson and Leonard Green . I'm proud to say that throughout the years, we still remain fast friends, although just a few months ago, sadly, we lost David to cancer. Needless to say I will miss him very much. David was a drummer and singer, Len played guitar and also sang, but more than that Len was a talented composer and quite an inspiration to me to give writing a try. These two men helped me more than anybody I can think of, to drag a shy, insecure young man into the joys of creating music. To you both I'll always be grateful. Your encouragement and friendship has and will always be treasured. It's been an honor and a previlage to have had you in my life. My association with David and Len and the others that made up first, The Silver Strands, and then, The Thundernotes, and finally, The Cascades began with my taking over managing and booking the group. I was their biggest fan and at the point, had not done anything on stage. But, after much encouragement from David and Len, I began getting up on stage with David for some duets; mostly Everly Bros hits and similar two part harmony songs. I was frightened to death at first, but it was'nt long before I was performing solo with the group. Around that time, after watching Len create song after song, I though to myself, "Hey John, I bet you can do that too, if you try!" And so I began writing lyrics, and again with encouragement from Len and David, I began the process of learning to play a musical instrument. I'd had little music training and my first instrument was the vibes, or vibraharp. You know, that big thing with metal keys that you strike with mallets. Well, it has the same keyboard as a piano so it was a natural progression to go there as time went on. Thanks to good genes from Mom and Dad and ancestors passed, I was also blessed with a natural ear for harmony, thus, learning chords came easy to me. So it wasn't long before I was singing, composing, writing and performing as a full fledged member of the band. Shortly before signing our recording contract, we lost Len Green. He decided, for reasons that to this day remain personal, to leave the group to persue other endeavors including going on to become a staff writer with Acuff-Rose Publishing in Nashville and evenually being nominated for his composition of "Slow Country Dancing". You can read and hear all about it by linking up to his web page which you can do from here. Our then manager, Andy Di Martino came and told us that Valiant Records was interested in us, and so with new guitarist, Eddy Snyder we moved on without Len Green. Thus began our whirl-wind climb to the top of the record charts; a period that even now feels like it was all a dream. A dream come true though, none the less. It was magical!! The chemistry was perfect. The group had a perfect sound for the era. We were recording at the famous Gold Star Studios, home of Phil Spectors "wall of sound" with the legendary Stan Ross engineering, Barry De Vorzon producing, Perry Botkin Jr. arranging and behind our smooth vocal sound was probably the best group of studio musicians available; including Hal Blaine on drums, Carol Kaye on bass, Glen Campbell (yes, the now famous Glen Campbell) on guitar. How could we go wrong? And of course, as rock and roll history attests, we didn't go wrong. I'm still composing, still singing and I hope I always will be. Here in my 63rd year on this earth, I feel like I'm better than I've ever been and I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the record buyers, all the Cascade Fans (and there are still many around) and radio, especially Oldies radio for keeping my little ditty on rotation at your respective stations. I'm very grateful!!. It's a great time to be alive and have this wonderful technology around so I can share my story and my thoughts with the entire world. WOW!! Hope those of you visiting my web site are enjoying this as much as I've enjoyed putting it together... With much appreciation......... John Claude Gummoe, Composer of "Rhythm of the Rain" and lead singer with The Cascades. Write to me with your questions and/or comments at RAINSONG4U@AOL.COM

Join me and recruiting expert, Robert Merrill, as we delve into the hack the biases that we each bring into the recruiting process. We cover the following: The dangers of hiring off of gut feelings The Recruiter's Manifesto and how the recruiting process works best when it is a beneficial partnership for the candidates, recruiters, and companies alike. The need for compassion in the workplace And recognizing and respecting the fact that taking on a job is one of the biggest decisions in a person's life. Bio on Robert Merrill:Robert has been in the recruiting industry since 2005 and he is passionate about the value that good recruiting can bring to companies but especially people who deserve high paying and meaningful work.He founded ConnectedWell in 2018 with the mission to help companies solve not only hiring challenges, but improve their talent acquisition processes from A-Z, enabling companies to hire more efficiently, with less bias and more inclusion, as well as providing candidates with an excellent experience and onboarding to set them up for the highest success.Robert is passionate about what he calls "Hiring Made Human" which touches on the idea that we should never forget the person involved at each step of the recruiting process. The hiring manager, the interviewers, and the candidates are all humans with desires and dreams. In this world of tech and automation, we should never automate human connection. The more we can connect with and truly see each other in the process, Robert believes, we will naturally level up our talent acquisition abilities and be better off ourselves for it.For more information about how you can become the leader everyone wants to work for, go to www.TodaysTopLeaders.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join me and recruiting expert, Robert Merrill, as we delve into the hack the biases that we each bring into the recruiting process. We cover the following: Starting with the end in mind when recruiting Having a concise job description How important it is to look for a balance of knowledge, skills, and abilities when hiring What a typical recruiting process should be at its core and Recognizing and addressing emotional biases in the hiring process Bio on Robert Merrill:Robert has been in the recruiting industry since 2005 and he is passionate about the value that good recruiting can bring to companies but especially people who deserve high paying and meaningful work.He founded ConnectedWell in 2018 with the mission to help companies solve not only hiring challenges, but improve their talent acquisition processes from A-Z, enabling companies to hire more efficiently, with less bias and more inclusion, as well as providing candidates with an excellent experience and onboarding to set them up for the highest success.Robert is passionate about what he calls "Hiring Made Human" which touches on the idea that we should never forget the person involved at each step of the recruiting process. The hiring manager, the interviewers, and the candidates are all humans with desires and dreams. In this world of tech and automation, we should never automate human connection. The more we can connect with and truly see each other in the process, Robert believes, we will naturally level up our talent acquisition abilities and be better off ourselves for it.For more information about how you can become the leader everyone wants to work for, go to www.TodaysTopLeaders.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join me and recruiting expert, Robert Merrill, as we delve into the hack the biases that we each bring into the recruiting process. We cover the following: The current state of recruiting and how it has changed over the years.How important it is to build your team from a place of trustAnd how beneficial it is to build a strong network as you might end up recruiting from the network down the road. Bio on Robert Merrill:Robert has been in the recruiting industry since 2005 and he is passionate about the value that good recruiting can bring to companies but especially people who deserve high paying and meaningful work.He founded ConnectedWell in 2018 with the mission to help companies solve not only hiring challenges, but improve their talent acquisition processes from A-Z, enabling companies to hire more efficiently, with less bias and more inclusion, as well as providing candidates with an excellent experience and onboarding to set them up for the highest success.Robert is passionate about what he calls "Hiring Made Human" which touches on the idea that we should never forget the person involved at each step of the recruiting process. The hiring manager, the interviewers, and the candidates are all humans with desires and dreams. In this world of tech and automation, we should never automate human connection. The more we can connect with and truly see each other in the process, Robert believes, we will naturally level up our talent acquisition abilities and be better off ourselves for it.For more information about how you can become the leader everyone wants to work for, go to www.TodaysTopLeaders.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mindi brings us another Big Show from 1951-02-25 episode (017) with Tullulah Bankhead, Judy Holliday, Jack Haley, Montey Woolley, Robert Merrill, etc.

Mindi presents The Big Show from 1951-02-25 episode (017) with Tullulah Bankhead, Judy Holliday, Jack Haley, Montey Woolley, Robert Merrill, etc.

It's state vs state as national regulation lags behind environmental imperatives. Special Counsel Geoff Petersen takes us through how regulated industries are shaped by the turbulent history of federalism - including Mark Twain's train ride to Albury. Plus the real takeaway from the Optus hack, new maximum penalties, an overhaul of unfair contract terms provisions and we raise the curtain on Opera Australia under its new Chair. All this and more with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.   Simon Burns and Lesley Sutton on the Optus hack G+T on the new bill to increase penalties and prohibit unfair contract terms Justice Jagot's Bannerman lecture and Her Honour's paper on Matt's favourite competition law issue Mark Twain on "the most baffling and unaccountable marvel that Australasia can show" Hear the Pearl Fishers' Duet with Jussi Björling and Robert Merrill (1950) Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition + Regulation team Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May I have your attention… Please stand by for some pre-show announcements. Congratulations are in store to my cousin Taylor, her husband Dan and their daughter Arla, as they added to the family and welcomed their second child, a boy, Riley James, on June 1st. Today, June 3rd , is my first born’s 19th bday – Happy Birthday, Chanson. Also, tomorrow, June 4th, is my cousin Tim’s Happy double-nickel Birthday and lastly, Sunday, June 5th would have been David Brudnoy’s 82nd birthday. Love to you all. And now back to our regularly scheduled program… Before the we start the DBG we have Norm in the middle of a story about the time he was able to suit up in a Red Sox uniform and hit a “hot sizzler halfway back to the pitcher’s mound.” The game here is from June 4th, 1994, of which I’ve titled: What did Emilio say? And what a cast of characters we have lined up to play: Chris parked in his driveway, double parked and then parked at Gold’s Gym in East Boston The adorable Kristin in Dorchester Kathy from Tewksbury with the world’s worst phone connection? – She used to work with Norm doing trivia with Marty Minasian and Bernie Corbin from 12a – 5a back in 1980 on WHDH Radio. Steve in Allston - first time caller/player and at 25 years old and a new dad! 5-week-old baby, Hailey. I’m on the phone Jack Harte – making the streets safe for humanity and raucous punchlines Emilio Marotta producing, playing and causing trouble The Bdays: Dennis Weaver Gene Barry The Big One, Parker Stevenson Freddy Fender aka Baldemar Huerta – American success story. Robert Merrill and Norm blows the roof of the dump with his rendition of “The Bluebird of Happiness” Michelle Phillips And Bruce Dern We close with an Historical Event: The White House was completed on this date in what year? Other stuff, and not surprisingly it all involves Emilio: Emilio brings up Bob Barker, a lawsuit and how does Norm feel about this old guy having relations with this beautiful, young woman? Norm’s integrity is on display here. Hey! Put that thing away! No one wants to see that! Norm flexes his muscles with Emilio! We hear a Lovell Dyett word There are well deserved, hurt feelings Norm shuts off Emilio’s mic and then releases him from that bondage Emilio states he is here to provide entertainment. Jack asks the question that’s been on all of our minds. Listen closely as it goes by quick but it’s darn funny. Lastly, there’s a quick flip to Side B to finish the game Episode 89, “What Did Emilio Say?” begins now. normnathanvos@gmail.com

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While he is recognized as one of film's best-known tough guys, Robert Davi has been winning the respect and admiration of fans, critics and fellow artists with his expressive singing. His album, Davi Sings Sinatra: On The Road To Romance, produced by the legendary Phil Ramone, catapulted its way into Billboard magazine's top ten (#6) traditional jazz chart. While Davi Sings Sinatra: On the Road to Romance and his dynamic performances may have surprised some of his fans, Davi's love of music and entertaining began at an early age. At 15, he won First Place in the prestigious New York State School Music Association Solo Competition. As a young adult, he studied under several top vocal teachers including the legendary Tito Gobbi, Dan Ferro of Juilliard, Samuel Margolis (who taught Robert Merrill) and renowned vocal coach Gary Catona. From the memorable villain, Colombian drug lord Frank Sanchez, in the Bond film "License to Kill" (voted one of the top Bond villains of all time) to his stand-out performances in "The Goonies," "Die Hard," "Kill the Irishman," "The Iceman" and many other films to the respected series "Profiler" and "Stargate: Atlantis," Davi has appeared in over 100 movies and many television programs. He has garnered praise from critics, directors and co-stars, including Steven Spielberg, Richard Donner, Blake Edwards, John McTiernan, and Paul Verhoeven. He has acted opposite Marlon Brando, Roberto Benigni, Bruce Willis, Clint Eastwood, Benicio Del Toro, Danny Glover, Michael Shannon, Chris Evans, James Franco, and Val Kilmer, among others. GQ Magazine has compared him to silver screen classics Robert Mitchum and Lee Marvin. His tough exterior masks an inner sensitivity, which he has brought to his roles as a Palestinian terrorist in the award-winning TV movie, "Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami," and in memorable appearances in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Without a Trace," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Criminal Minds" and many more. In 2007, Davi produced, directed co-wrote and starred in "The Dukes," the story of a successful Doo Wop group who falls on hard times. At the Monte Carlo Festival of Comedy, Davi was awarded Best First-Time Director and Best Screenplay for the film and he was the only first-time director in the Premiere Section of the International Rome Film Festival, with films by Sean Penn, Robert Redford, Sidney Lumet and Julie Taymor. Hailing from Astoria, Queens, NY, Davi attended Hofstra University on a drama scholarship. He moved to Manhattan to study with legendary acting coach Stella Adler, who became his mentor. He subsequently became a lifetime member of the Actors Studio, studying with acting teacher Lee Strasberg and also studied under Sandra Seacat, Larry Moss, Milton Katselas, Martin Landau, Mala Powers, and George Shdanoff, the creative partner and collaborator with the influential Michael Chekhov. His first screen appearance was opposite Frank Sinatra in the telefilm, "Contract on Cherry Street." Besides working in music, film and television, and raising his five children, four dogs, and two cats, Davi is an active supporter of The Dream Foundation, Exceptional Children's Foundation, Heart of a Child Foundation, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Youth Foundation, The Humane Society of the United States, Heart of a Horse, NIAF, The Order 'Sons of Italy' in America (OSIA), and UNICO National. Since its inception in 1998, Davi has been the National Spokesperson for i-Safe America, which is regarded by many internet experts as the most complete internet safety program in the country and is available in grades K- 12 in all 50 U.S. states. Davi has received numerous awards for career achievement and community involvement, including the George M. Estabrook Distinguished Service Award from the Hofstra University Alumni Association (past recipients include Francis Ford Coppola and William Safire). He has received the FBI's Man of the Year Award in Los Angeles and was also named KNX radio's "Citizen of the Week" for saving a young girl from a fire in her home. Other public service awards include the Sons of Italy's Royal Court of the Golden Lion Award and the 2004 STEP Award (Science, Technology and Education Partnership), whose past recipients include Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 2007, Davi received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Italian Board of Governors in New York, and in 2008, he received the Italo-Americano Award from the Capri-Hollywood Festival. In 2011, Davi was awarded the "Military Order of the Purple Heart" (MOPH) Special Recognition Award for dedication and service honoring America's service members and veterans. In 2015, Davi appeared in a music video for Bob Dylan's recording of "The Night They Called It a Day" from Dylan's album Shadows in the Night, , a collection of songs which had been recorded by Frank Sinatra. Rolling Stone suggested that Davi's role in the video may have been a nod towards Davi's having made his acting debut alongside Sinatra in the crime film "Contract on Cherry Street," and Davi's release of his own album of Sinatra covers.

While he is recognized as one of film's best-known tough guys, Robert Davi has been winning the respect and admiration of fans, critics and fellow artists with his expressive singing. His album, Davi Sings Sinatra: On The Road To Romance, produced by the legendary Phil Ramone, catapulted its way into Billboard magazine's top ten (#6) traditional jazz chart. While Davi Sings Sinatra: On the Road to Romance and his dynamic performances may have surprised some of his fans, Davi's love of music and entertaining began at an early age. At 15, he won First Place in the prestigious New York State School Music Association Solo Competition. As a young adult, he studied under several top vocal teachers including the legendary Tito Gobbi, Dan Ferro of Juilliard, Samuel Margolis (who taught Robert Merrill) and renowned vocal coach Gary Catona. From the memorable villain, Colombian drug lord Frank Sanchez, in the Bond film "License to Kill" (voted one of the top Bond villains of all time) to his stand-out performances in "The Goonies," "Die Hard," "Kill the Irishman," "The Iceman" and many other films to the respected series "Profiler" and "Stargate: Atlantis," Davi has appeared in over 100 movies and many television programs. He has garnered praise from critics, directors and co-stars, including Steven Spielberg, Richard Donner, Blake Edwards, John McTiernan, and Paul Verhoeven. He has acted opposite Marlon Brando, Roberto Benigni, Bruce Willis, Clint Eastwood, Benicio Del Toro, Danny Glover, Michael Shannon, Chris Evans, James Franco, and Val Kilmer, among others. GQ Magazine has compared him to silver screen classics Robert Mitchum and Lee Marvin. His tough exterior masks an inner sensitivity, which he has brought to his roles as a Palestinian terrorist in the award-winning TV movie, "Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami," and in memorable appearances in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Without a Trace," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Criminal Minds" and many more. In 2007, Davi produced, directed co-wrote and starred in "The Dukes," the story of a successful Doo Wop group who falls on hard times. At the Monte Carlo Festival of Comedy, Davi was awarded Best First-Time Director and Best Screenplay for the film and he was the only first-time director in the Premiere Section of the International Rome Film Festival, with films by Sean Penn, Robert Redford, Sidney Lumet and Julie Taymor. Hailing from Astoria, Queens, NY, Davi attended Hofstra University on a drama scholarship. He moved to Manhattan to study with legendary acting coach Stella Adler, who became his mentor. He subsequently became a lifetime member of the Actors Studio, studying with acting teacher Lee Strasberg and also studied under Sandra Seacat, Larry Moss, Milton Katselas, Martin Landau, Mala Powers, and George Shdanoff, the creative partner and collaborator with the influential Michael Chekhov. His first screen appearance was opposite Frank Sinatra in the telefilm, "Contract on Cherry Street." Besides working in music, film and television, and raising his five children, four dogs, and two cats, Davi is an active supporter of The Dream Foundation, Exceptional Children's Foundation, Heart of a Child Foundation, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Youth Foundation, The Humane Society of the United States, Heart of a Horse, NIAF, The Order 'Sons of Italy' in America (OSIA), and UNICO National. Since its inception in 1998, Davi has been the National Spokesperson for i-Safe America, which is regarded by many internet experts as the most complete internet safety program in the country and is available in grades K- 12 in all 50 U.S. states. Davi has received numerous awards for career achievement and community involvement, including the George M. Estabrook Distinguished Service Award from the Hofstra University Alumni Association (past recipients include Francis Ford Coppola and William Safire). He has received the FBI's Man of the Year Award in Los Angeles and was also named KNX radio's "Citizen of the Week" for saving a young girl from a fire in her home. Other public service awards include the Sons of Italy's Royal Court of the Golden Lion Award and the 2004 STEP Award (Science, Technology and Education Partnership), whose past recipients include Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 2007, Davi received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Italian Board of Governors in New York, and in 2008, he received the Italo-Americano Award from the Capri-Hollywood Festival. In 2011, Davi was awarded the "Military Order of the Purple Heart" (MOPH) Special Recognition Award for dedication and service honoring America's service members and veterans. In 2015, Davi appeared in a music video for Bob Dylan's recording of "The Night They Called It a Day" from Dylan's album Shadows in the Night, , a collection of songs which had been recorded by Frank Sinatra. Rolling Stone suggested that Davi's role in the video may have been a nod towards Davi's having made his acting debut alongside Sinatra in the crime film "Contract on Cherry Street," and Davi's release of his own album of Sinatra covers.

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With a style that has been described as “passionate,” “fiercely vigorous,” and even “humorous,” Brad Edwards has appeared as a soloist before audiences in the United States and Europe. His solo credits include radio and television broadcasts, premieres of new music, guest recitals at colleges and regional workshops, and concertos with student and professional orchestras and wind ensembles. He has twice been featured as a soloist with “Pershing’s Own” Army Band at the American Trombone Workshop in Washington D.C. As a member of the Air Force Concert Band he was twice featured as a soloist.             His CD, “Trombone And…” features concert duets pairing the trombone with other instruments.  It includes several works written for and premiered by him as well as one of his own compositions, Five American Folksong Sketches. Of this recording, Audiophile magazine wrote, “Trombonist Brad Edwards is an accomplished musician. The performances are all excellent, and the pairings with other instruments, particularly the marimba are quite interesting.”             Dr. Edwards began teaching trombone at Arizona State University in Fall, 2016. Previously, he  taught at the University of South Carolina and the University of Northern Iowa. Other teaching positions have included Franklin and Marshall University and Kinhaven Music School. Reecently, he has begun teaching at the Raphael Mendez Brass Institute and performing there with the Summit Brass Ensemble.             He is best known for his pedagogical books including Patterns and Snippets, Lip Slurs, Lip Slur Melodies as well as the Trombone Craft and Simply Singing for Winds series.  His latest book is The Intermediate Trombonist. He has published a number of pieces through the International Trombone Association Press (available from Warwick Music) including Blue Wolf which has been recorded three times and Four Impromptus for Low Bone Alone, which was selected for the national solo competition of the American Trombone Workshop. He has composed a set of 176 one-minute audition solos for all woodwinds and brass. These solos have been adopted for all-state auditions in South Carolina and Utah. These solos are available for free download at the his companion website, AuditionSolos.com. In 2018 he composed a set of 24 concert pieces for trombone and piano targeted at the intermediate-advanced ability level. His recordings of these pieces, play-along including versions with the piano part alone, will become available in 2020.             In addition to the Air Force Band, Dr. Edwards has held positions as Principal Trombonist of the South Carolina Philharmonic, Symphony Orchestra Augusta and the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony. He has also been the bass trombonist of the Cedar Rapids Symphony and the Arlington Symphony in Virginia. He has performed with such ensembles as the Phoenix Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra, the brass choir of the National Symphony, Hartford Symphony, the Charleston Symphony, the Charlotte Symphony and the Baltimore Opera Orchestra as well as the Wintergreen and Cabrillo Festival Orchestras. He has shared the stage with such diverse artists as Al Jarreau, Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck, Wycliffe Gordon, Ben Folds, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Olivia Newton John, Bela Fleck, the Gatlin Brothers, Robert Merrill, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Roger Daltry. In 2007, he was selected to be participant at the prestigious Alessi Seminar in New Mexico.             Dr. Edwards holds degrees from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the Hartt School of Music. His primary teachers have been Jim Olin, Tony Chipurn, Ronald Borror and Henry Schmidt. He has also studied with Joseph Alessi, Arnold Jacobs, Dave Fedderly and Milt Stevens.

With a style that has been described as “passionate,” “fiercely vigorous,” and even “humorous,” Brad Edwards has appeared as a soloist before audiences in the United States and Europe. His solo credits include radio and television broadcasts, premieres of new music, guest recitals at colleges and regional workshops, and concertos with student and professional orchestras and wind ensembles. He has twice been featured as a soloist with “Pershing’s Own” Army Band at the American Trombone Workshop in Washington D.C. As a member of the Air Force Concert Band he was twice featured as a soloist.             His CD, “Trombone And…” features concert duets pairing the trombone with other instruments.  It includes several works written for and premiered by him as well as one of his own compositions, Five American Folksong Sketches. Of this recording, Audiophile magazine wrote, “Trombonist Brad Edwards is an accomplished musician. The performances are all excellent, and the pairings with other instruments, particularly the marimba are quite interesting.”             Dr. Edwards began teaching trombone at Arizona State University in Fall, 2016. Previously, he  taught at the University of South Carolina and the University of Northern Iowa. Other teaching positions have included Franklin and Marshall University and Kinhaven Music School. Reecently, he has begun teaching at the Raphael Mendez Brass Institute and performing there with the Summit Brass Ensemble.             He is best known for his pedagogical books including Patterns and Snippets, Lip Slurs, Lip Slur Melodies as well as the Trombone Craft and Simply Singing for Winds series.  His latest book is The Intermediate Trombonist. He has published a number of pieces through the International Trombone Association Press (available from Warwick Music) including Blue Wolf which has been recorded three times and Four Impromptus for Low Bone Alone, which was selected for the national solo competition of the American Trombone Workshop. He has composed a set of 176 one-minute audition solos for all woodwinds and brass. These solos have been adopted for all-state auditions in South Carolina and Utah. These solos are available for free download at the his companion website, AuditionSolos.com. In 2018 he composed a set of 24 concert pieces for trombone and piano targeted at the intermediate-advanced ability level. His recordings of these pieces, play-along including versions with the piano part alone, will become available in 2020.             In addition to the Air Force Band, Dr. Edwards has held positions as Principal Trombonist of the South Carolina Philharmonic, Symphony Orchestra Augusta and the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony. He has also been the bass trombonist of the Cedar Rapids Symphony and the Arlington Symphony in Virginia. He has performed with such ensembles as the Phoenix Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra, the brass choir of the National Symphony, Hartford Symphony, the Charleston Symphony, the Charlotte Symphony and the Baltimore Opera Orchestra as well as the Wintergreen and Cabrillo Festival Orchestras. He has shared the stage with such diverse artists as Al Jarreau, Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck, Wycliffe Gordon, Ben Folds, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Olivia Newton John, Bela Fleck, the Gatlin Brothers, Robert Merrill, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Roger Daltry. In 2007, he was selected to be participant at the prestigious Alessi Seminar in New Mexico.             Dr. Edwards holds degrees from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the Hartt School of Music. His primary teachers have been Jim Olin, Tony Chipurn, Ronald Borror and Henry Schmidt. He has also studied with Joseph Alessi, Arnold Jacobs, Dave Fedderly and Milt Stevens.

Dig This Splendid Treatment of "Where Or When" Featuring Loretta Lynn, Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole, Dino, Leslie Uggams, John Denver and Robert Merrill.

Called “the greatest tenor in the world” by his colleague and friend Robert Merrill, legendary performer Richard Tucker sang 724 performances spanning more than 30 leading roles at the Met! On this episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have Part 2 of our "Celebrating Richard Tucker" mini-series, drawn from a live event this past season. One of Tucker's sons, Dr. David Tucker, and biographer James A. Drake give listeners an inside look at the life and career of this great artist.

Panelen hör Haydnsymfonier med badrumsakustik, golvas av Schumann-kvartettens krispiga spel, träder in i dimman med Debussy och spårar gemensamma drag i Georges Bizets operor. Veckans skivor: LAMENTATIONE Fyra symfonier av Franz Joseph Haydn Kammarorkester Basel Giovanni Antonini, dirigent Alpha ALPHA 678 Betyg: 4 SCHUMANN QUARTET LANDSCAPES Stråkkvartetter av Joseph Haydn, Toru Takemitsu, Béla Bartók och Arvo Pärt Schumannkvartetten: Erik, Ken och Marc Schumann, samt Liisa Randalu Berlin Classics 0300836BC Betyg: 5 DEBUSSY PRÉLUDES LIVRE II, LA MER Preludier och symfoniska skisser av Claude Debussy Alexander Melnikov, piano Olga Pashchenko, piano Harmonia Mundi HMM 902302 Betyg: 4 PÄRLFISKARNA Opera av Georges Bizet Sångare: Julie Fuchs, Cyrille Dubois, Florian Sempey, Luc Bertin-Hugault Orchestre National de Lille Alexandre Bloch, dirigent Pentatone PTC 5186685 Betyg: 3 Referensen: Vem kan slå Jussi Björling? Vi jämför Pärlfiskarduetten i den aktuella utgåvan av Georges Bizets opera med Jussi Björlings paradnummer ihop med Robert Merrill från 1951. Veckans val: Bruckners åtta Musikrevyns Johan Korssell djupdyker i Anton Bruckners åttonde symfoni, inspelad med Bayerska radions symfoniorkester under ledning av Mariss Jansons.

I programmet diskuteras Planeterna av Holst med ungdomsorkester, Monte Piano Trio spelar Beach, Klouda och Clara Schumann, operaduetter samt verk av Tommie Haglund. Johan väljer ur diger Karajan-box. I panelen Hanna Höglund, Niklas Lindblad och Tithi Hahn som tillsammans med programledaren Johan Korssell betygsätter följande skivor:  GUSTAV HOLST RICHARD STRAUSS Planeterna Also sprach Zarathustra CBSO Youth Chorus National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain Edward Gardner, dirigent Chandos CHSA 5179 TRIPTYCH Musik av Amy Beach, Natalie Klouda och Clara Schumann Monte Piano Trio Genuin GEN 17449 DUETS Duetter ur operorna Pärlfiskarna, Mefistofeles, Faust, Carmen m.fl. Rolando Villazón, tenor, Ildar Abdrazakov, bas Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal Yannick Nézet-Séguin, dirigent DGG 4796901 FLAMINIS AURA Verk av Tommie Haglund Ernst Simon Glaser, cello Göteborgs symfoniorkester David Afkham, dirigent ZilliacusPerssonRaitinen, Julia Kretz-Larsson, violin Malmö symfoniorkester Joachim Gustafsson, dirigent Bis SACD 2025 Johans val Johan berättar om och spelar valda delar ur en diger monumentalbox innehållande hela 330(!!!)CD, 24 DVD samt 2 Blue-ray. Boxen är utgiven på DG och är betitlad Herbert von Karajan - Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Decca d v s, alla Herbert von Karajans inspelningar på skivmärkena DGG och Decca.  Referensen x två: Strauss och Bizet I Johans val refereras till och jämförs med en annan av Karajans inspelningar av Richard Strauss tondikt Also sprach Zarathustra tillsammans med Berlins filharmoniker och inspelad på Deutsche Grammophon 1984 samt under rubriken Referensen jämförs det med den klassiska inspelningen av Pärlfiskar-duetten av Bizet med Robert Merrill och Jussi Björling, inspelad 1951 på skivmärket RCA. Andra i programmet nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningar: Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra med Berlins filharmoniker och dirigenten Herbert von Karajan på DG; Los Angeles filharmoniker under ledning av Zubin Mehta på Decca. Duetten ur Bizets opera Pärlfiskarna med Jussi Björling och Robert Merrill tillsammans med RCA-Victors orkester, New York, ledd av Renato Cellini inspelad 1951 på RCA (Referensen).  Svepet Johan sveper över den välfyllda boxen utgiven på DG; Herbert von Karajan - Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Decca med Karajans samtliga inspelningar på DG och Decca.

Despite its disastrous premiere in 1816 — complete with raucous heckling, a bloody nose and a stray cat scampering across the stage — Rossini’s The Barber of Seville quickly joined the ranks of the best-loved and most-performed operas in the world. Based on the first of a trilogy of plays by the French writer Pierre Beaumarchais (the second of which is The Marriage of Figaro), Barber is full of characters and tunes that have delighted audiences for centuries. In this episode, the He Sang/She Sang team talks with WQXR morning show host Jeff Spurgeon about why Figaro’s memorable aria “Largo al factotum” is a baritone’s “calling card” aria and how Rossini’s music has found its way into movies, TV commercials and everyone’s favorite Saturday morning cartoons. Jeff Spurgeon's YouTube pick: (Note: this podcast was recorded shortly before we learned of the death of soprano Roberta Peters. We mourn her passing and are grateful to remember her artistry in sharing this clip of her in one of her signature roles, Rosina, in Rossini's The Barber of Seville.) Merrin Lazyan's YouTube pick: Mike Shobe's YouTube pick: This episode features excerpts from the following album: Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (RCA, 1987)— Robert Merrill, baritone; Roberta Peters, soprano; Georgio Tozzi, bass; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra conducted by Erich Leinsdorf

On Jan.21, 1956, my 20th birthday, this Carmen w.Rise Stevens,Giuseppe Di Stefano,Robert Merrill,Lucine Amara cond.by Max Rudolf was to precede a surprise birthday party for me on the next day. However (listen to end of act 3),you hear Rise say "put my arm down,"(1:46:24) which dear Pippo broke, and the Rise Stevens music club meeting,scheduled for the next day...to get me out of the house while my friends assembled,was cancelled! PANIC!!!!   My ma convinced me to go see Rise when she came from the hospital, and happily I was able to arrive home and shockingly had the biggest surprise imaginable!   I was so surprised, but there was one person who was too busy to show up..her name was Renata Tebaldi! I would have fainted!   Well,despite Pippo, it turned out well, but it was a close call.

We're halfway into 2014 and opera has already worked its way into three of the year's biggest athletic events. For those keeping score, there was Renée Fleming's pop-tinged version of the national anthem at the Super Bowl; Anna Netrebko's take on the Olympic Anthem during the opening the Sochi Olympics; and on July 11th, two days before the finale of the World Cup, longtime soccer fan Placido Domingo will perform a concert in Rio de Janeiro with soprano Ana Maria Martinez (and pianist Lang Lang). This is reportedly Domingo's sixth World Cup appearance, the first being at the 1990 World Cup in Rome with the Three Tenors (with Jose Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti). Other famous examples in the sporting canon include baritone Robert Merrill's regular anthem performances with the New York Yankees and soprano Montserrat Caballé's gaudy tribute to her hometown at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. So who gets the medal for best operatic performance in this year's stadium events? And just how did this happen? In this week's podcast we talk with two experts: Anne Midgette, the classical music critic of the Washington Post Joseph Horowitz, a veteran concert programmer and author of 10 books including Classical Music in America: A History of Its Rise and Fall Segment Highlights On the Similarities Between Opera and Sports Fandom: Midgette: I would say opera and sports are a natural pairing. Being an opera fan is very much like being a sports fan: you're looking for the highs and lows, you're rooting for your favorites, you're waiting to see if they're going to trip up. There's a real element of fandom, as everyone who love opera knows.      Anna Netrebko at the Olympics vs. Renee Fleming at the Super Bowl: Horowitz: I was kind of surprised that [Fleming] sang with such exaggerated sincerity. I thought the whole thing was pretentious and over-the-top... I was reminded of seeing Pavarotti at Madison Square Garden. I thought they both sounded a little dutiful and self-conscious. Midgette: I was of two minds. In a way, [Fleming] pulled it off but in a way I do agree that it certainly wasn't her best self. Neither was an example of those singers at their vintage best. They were fine at what they did but neither struck a great blow for classical music.   The impact of the Three Tenors: Midgette: Whatever you thought of the Three Tenors phenomenon, it had a lot of spark and oomph and it was fun and irreverent and a little trashy. That's why the Three Tenors took off the way they did.   On whether televised sporting events can take over the role of promoting opera to the masses: Horowitz: There was a time when NBC and CBS had their own orchestras. NBC had an opera company, very different from what we associate with Great Performances on PBS. It did opera in English, it did adventurous stagings, it commissioned operas. So if you're looking back as far as the '40s and '50s, it's a different world and in many ways, a much more inspiring world for culture. Listen to the full segment above and tell us what you think: What's been the greatest stadium performance by an opera singer? Please leave your comments below.

Ron Aprea, composer, arranger, producer, saxophonist, clarinetist, and flutist, has performed with Woody Herman, Les Elgart, Tito Puente, Frank Foster, Buddy Morrow, Billy May, Charlie Persip, Nat Adderley, Lionel Hampton, and Louis Armstrong.While with Hamp's band, some of the highlights were a Ramsey Lewis television special, and a recorded concert at the Smithsonian Institute, where Ron's solos were taped and put into their Archives. Ron was the featured soloist and arranger for performances with Nat Adderley at the world-famous Apollo Theatre, and he also performed at the Paramount Theatre with King Curtis' Big Band. Ron has played shows for literally hundreds of stars, including Clint Holmes, Rita Moreno, Robert Merrill, Chita Rivera, Rich Little, and Billy Eckstine.In 1974, Ron recorded with John Lennon and Elton John on the album entitled Walls and Bridges. The all-star horn section included Howard Johnson, Frank Vicari, and Steve Madeo. Ron was a featured soloist on the jazz-gospel album Free to Be Free. On June 5th 2013 Ron released his own album entitled Ron Aprea Sextet-Remembering Blakey, Ron's tribute to Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers. Ron's front line on this album is Joe Magnarelli-trpt., Jerry Weldon-tenor, and Ron on alto. The rhythm section is Cecilia Coleman-piano, Tim Givens-bass, and Vince Cherico-drums. The album is a mix of originals and standards. Ron has two of his own originals, Sophia and For Pete's Sake ,for the late bassist & close friend Pete Chivily. Although none of the 12 cuts are tunes that Blakey recorded, Ron confesses that in writing for this project Blakey's Jazz Messengers kept popping into his head. when drummer Vince Cherico came to the session and asked Ron "what type of feel do you want?" Ron said one word "Blakey!"  Ron is currently working on an album with vocalist Tony Yezzo. The producer is bassist Al Cardillo, who collaborated with Ron on the writing.

From 1958, under Jean Morel, we bring you Faust with Nicolai Gedda (in his debut season), Hilde Gueden,Jerome Hines, and Robert Merrill.   Please note that owing to an error on the original disc, I have substituted Scotto,Kraus, and Ghiaurov for the final scene.  (74 min.)

Highlights from a brilliant Ballo under Nello Santi from 1963. The cast includes Birgit Nilsson, Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, Mattiwila Dobbs, and Jean Madeira. Note that the way it was tracked did noit allow me to include some key material.  (61 min.)

  She sang magnificently into her 70's  ( as we discovered after her passing), we offer a July 6, birthday tribute to her. (1910-1992). Included are Gershwin songs (She knew how to sing pop, a rarity among opera divas), arias/scenes from La Rondine,Gianni Schicchi, Tosca, and Thais (with Robert Merrill), and some Louise scenes with Norman Treigle. We also include some Butterfly scenes when she was almost 65, with Russell Christopher and Nedda Casei. Kirsten was one of our finest American artists and we treasure her memory.  (68 min.)

Part one of an abridged Forza del Destino from 1961 under George Schick. The brilliant cast features Eileen Farrell, Richard Tucker, Robert Merrill, Jerome Hines, and Fernando Corena.  (63 min.)

Here are highlights from dear Virginia Zeani's Met Traviata debut in 1966, under Georges Pretre,with Bruno Prevedi and Robert Merrill in the cast. I hope you enjoy one of her total of  648 Violettas.                                                          (71 min.)

 A historical evening as Leontyne Price and Franco Corelli make their Met debuts on  Jan.27, 1961. Also featuring Robert Merrill,Irene Dalis and a girl named Teresa Stratas as Inez. (Cleva conducting)  (67 min.)

A compilation of baritones (and one lady) singing the Rigolettto "Cortigiani." Included (in order) are:Riccardo Stracciari, Giuseppe Danise,Michael Bohnen, Heinrich Schlusnus, Paolo Silveri, Piero Cappuccilli, Franz Grundheber, Louis Quilico, Thomas Tipton, Cornell MacNeil, Robert Merrill, Leonard Warren, and in a Julliard coaching  session in 1971 with baritone Sung Kil Kim, MARIA CALLAS!                                                           (74 min.)  

I thought it might be fun (and you can use it as a quiz, as long as you turn down the volume when I introduce the selections) to select various files from the zillions I have and make up a pot-pourri for you. If you like the idea, let me know, and in the future I can do others. Featured are:  (in order) Paul Schoeffler, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Dmitri Smirnov, Jussi Bjoerling, Franz Voelker, Virginia Zeani, Daniele Barioni, Shirley Verrett, Vassilka Petrova (oi vey!), Maria Callas, Leonard Warren, Anita Cerquetti, Mario del Monaco and Victoria de los Angeles, Jussi Bjoerling and Robert Merrill, and Zinka Milanov.   (71 min.)   Let  me know if you like this idea.  as ever  Charlie  

 An exciting compilation of scenes from Leoncavallo's "I Pagliacci," featuring:   Richard Tucker, Mario del Monaco, Franco Corelli,  Helge Roswaenge, Jussi Bjoerling, Carlo Bergonzi,   Licia Albanese, Diana Soviero, Marilyn Horne,  Hilde Scheppan, Victoria de los Angeles, Robert Merrill,  Leonard Warren, Ettore Bastianini, Frank Guarrera,Giovanni Martinelli(in photo)  Manuel Lanza, andTeresa Stratas (66 min.)

The second volume of some of my favorite commercialrecordings,featuring: Eileen Farrell (pictured), Jussi Bjoerling, Robert Merrill,Lotte Lehmann, Claudia Muzio, Gottlob Frick, Ruby Helder,Riccardo Stracciari, Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry,Clara Butt, Enrico Caruso, Janet Baker, Herman Prey                                (72 minutes)

A Collection of  commercial recordings that are among mypersonal favorites. Artists included are: Sumi Jo (pictured), Zinka Milanov, John McCormack,Beniamino Gigli, Claudia Novikova, Enrico Caruso,Janet Baker, Dorothy Kirsten, Robert Merrill, Virginia Zeani,Luisa Tetrazzini, Giusepe Anselmi, Ebe Stignani,Cesare Siepi, Eleanor Steber, Pavel Lisitsian, Mafalda Favero, Vassilka Petrova (I think)                                      (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)

Let us give the men a chance! I am so "diva-oriented" I tendto forget that there is an incredible array of male artists who thrill us. Here are some scenes from Verdi operas featuring: Richard Tucker, Leonard Warren, Robert Merrill, Jussi Bjoerling,Samuel Ramey, Thomas Hampson, Cornell MacNeil, Piero Cappuccilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Giorgio Tozzi, Ezio Flagello,Sherrill Milnes, Karl Ridderbusch, Carlo Tagliabue, Galliano Masini,Mario del Monaco, Helge Roswaenge, Heinrich Schlusnus,Ettore Bastianini,Jerome Hines                                     (55 minutes)

  Selections by 12 famous baritones: Robert Merrill, Hugo Hasslo, Gabriel Bacquier,Theodore Uppman, Heinrich Schlusnus,Giuseppe Danise, Ettore Bastianini,Igor Gorin,Mattia Battistini, John Charles Thomas, Riccardo Stracciari, Pavel Lisitsian (in photo)(50 minutes)

Scenes from  George Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess,"   featuring many wonderful artists such as:  Todd Duncan, Anne Brown, Camilla Williams, Avon Long,Helen Jepson, Lawrence Tibbett, Robert Merrill, Inez Matthews,Cynthia Clarey, Willard White, Leontyne Price, Renee Fleming,Kiri Te Kanawa, and Paul Robeson  (52 minutes)

 In loving memory of some of the great artists who have passed away recently. Let us all celebrate their careers.        Theodore Uppmann,Enrico Di Giuseppe,Piero Cappuccilli,        James King, Robert Merrill, Alfredo Silipigni/Jerome Lo Monaco                                 and Birgit Nilsson