Prendete questo fiore
A much-loved diva overdue for this site is Anna Moffo.
Renato Cioni
8 pieces since 2008 — in 4 roles, at 3 companies, most often at San Francisco Opera.
8
pieces
4
roles
3
companies
19
years
By role
Role Alfredo Germont
Role Cavaradossi
Divine intervention
The second half of Warner Classics’ Maria Callas Live Remastered set represents the years 1954 to 1964 in the career of La Divina.
Role Enzo
Thoughts on La Gioconda: the others
Yes, there were other Giocondas if not of quite the same distinction. Chronologically…
Thoughts on La Gioconda: Tebaldi
Superglottal
In attempting to get a little bit of everything onto my Mixcloud page, I realized that I inadvertently neglected some essentials: 1) Leyla Gencer 2) La Gioconda.
Role Paolo
The flip side of filth
To the extent that singers should be considered stewards of their repertoire, equating bad singing to whatever “verismo” is will only be to the detriment of verismo.