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  • La Valkyrietta: The Walküre in that box is wonderful too, with Melchior and Flagstad. Leinsdorf conducts. Oh, and... 9:07 PM
  • La Valkyrietta: It’s a hundred bucks at the Met store. 9:00 PM
  • La Valkyrietta: I am sure Tebaldi never bounced, she used to walk down. 8:58 PM
  • MontyNostry: Aha. I was thinking to myself, “Ferruccio Tagliavini isn’t that famous.” 8:56 PM
  • La Valkyrietta: I’m sure it happened to her in Boston, unless my memory is playing tricks on me. 8:52 PM
  • Nerva Nelli: FT = Famous Tenor = Franco Corelli 8:47 PM
  • papopera: -FT ? ? ?? 8:44 PM
  • parpignol: I heard Haroutounian on Wednesday night and thought she was superb; beauty of tone, great control,... 8:42 PM

L’amour est un oiseau rebelle without a cause

Maestro Wenarto achieves video number 1,500 with this opéra comique take on the immortal “Habanera” from Carmen. Read more »

Happy Birthday Maestro Wenarto

Still going strong after (approximately) 1,500 YouTube appearances, Our Own Maestro Wenarto celebrates the anniversary of his birth today. A recent sampling of the oeuvre, after the jump. Read more »