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Riccardo Frizza conducts Nadine Sierra (Lucia), Javier Camarena (Edgardo), Artur Rucinski (Enrico) and Christian Van Horn (Raimondo.)
By La Cieca
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On this day in 1959, Ethel Merman bellowed “Sing out, Louise!” into a Broadway theater for the first of 702 times, as the world’s greatest musical (per La Cieca) sprang forth.
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I feel that any singer attempting crossover would do well to listen to Perry Como to hear how it should be done.
By Niel Rishoi
The Met brought back 2019 smash Akhnaten last night, with nearly the exact same cast and creative team, and with nearly the same knockout effect of three years ago.
Happy 76th birthday to mean, moody, mononymous Cher.
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To give an idea of how well Perry Como was able to “assume” different vocal identities, here he is doing his mega #1 1953 hit, “Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes.”
By Niel Rishoi
Happy 74th birthday model, singer and actress Grace Jones.
In observation of the 110th birthday of Perry Como, May 18, 1912.
By Niel Rishoi
It’s maybe not a surprise that Carmen is neither a good vocal nor temperamental fit for Isabel Leonard.
By Harry Rose
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An evening with Finland’s most famous opera star.
By La Cieca
It’s nice to see Sony Classical backing a serious operatic soprano and not some crossover refugee from Britain’s Got Talent or another syrupy Christmas album from the world’s reigning Heldentenor.
By Patrick Mack
Born on this day in 1931 actor Robert Morse.
Born on this day in 1918 soprano Birgit Nilsson.
Born on this day in 1909 actress Margaret Sullavan.
Happy 86th birthday to soprano and actress Anna Maria Alberghetti.
