others have greatness thrust upon them
As you may recall, last year the BBC Music Magazine published a list of “The 20 Greatest Sopranos of All Time,” and one or two of you didn’t quite see eye to eye with their selection.
Well, this year they’ve turned their attention to the top 20 among tenors, who are (in ascending order of greatliness):Â
20. Sergey Lemeshev
19. Wolfgang Windgassen
18. Alfredo Kraus
17. Anthony Rolfe Johnson
16. John McCormack
15. Franco Corelli
14. Peter Schreier
13. Juan Diego Florez
12. Carlo Bergonzi
11. Tito Schipa
10. Peter Pears
9. Nicolai Gedda
8. Jon Vickers
7. Beniamino Gigli
6. Lauritz Melchior
5. Jussi Bjoerling
4. Fritz Wunderlich
3. Luciano Pavarotti
2. Enrico Caruso
1. Placido Domingo
That would be waaaay before Victoria clark’s time. It was Patricia Elliot. And the Gilmore Girls matriarch was in the original production of “A Chorus Line”.
I have been unemployed since January 3rd and it shows. I really have waaaay too much time on my hands.
I am glad that they at LEAST recognized the Maestro Kraus. But I find his placement on the official list too low for his technical and musical accomplishments. I also find exception to the omission of Richard Tucker.