Happy Birthday Giacomo Puccini
The poet of “le piccole cose” was born 151 years ago today.
The cher public are encouraged to share YouTube clips featuring their favorite Puccini performances.
The poet of “le piccole cose” was born 151 years ago today.
The cher public are encouraged to share YouTube clips featuring their favorite Puccini performances.
The most gorgeous man to ever trod an opera stage, Franco Correlli, in Parma singing E lucevan le stelle. The section from 1:55 -- 2:07 is jaw dropping, almost as much as his legs in the picture.
Brava! indeed.
It would help if I spelled the man’s name correctly: Corelli.
also, if you wouldn’t change the man’s gender… : – )
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OK, here’s the same Cavaradossi aria, but sung by *an artist* ( Carlo Bergonzi, just a sob or two…, 1059)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bKH6E38DjQ
Courage, Maestro. Edgar will one day be recognized for the masterpiece it is!
What a pity that DiStefano’s did not maintain that quality of singing for very long. Truly a voice for the ages.
DiStefano, Corelli, Bergonzi, Tebaldi, Scotto….it’s not a matter of “things were always better in the past.” The fact is that no one has come along yet to equal them. Just listen.
Sound only. Tosca. Corelli, first in London, then the same passage in Parma. Incredible audience hysteria in Parma.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqzZtMMylYw
windows media player does not open these files, what program do I need to play them
This is a .rar file, which is a file compression program similar to .zip. If your computer does not automatically deal with .rar files, you can install the free program http://www.win-rar.com/