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Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Recovering the Forgotten Singer: Margarete Klose (1899-1968)
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From the 1930s through the mid-20 th century, Ebe Stignani, the acknowledged queen of dramatic mezzo-sopranos, reigned at La Scala, guested...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
The Beautiful Voice, 2: Cesare Siepi
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It took no time for Ezio Pinza to be acknowledged as the Met’s leading bass. He sang important roles in 1926, his debut season, and by 1929,...
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
The Met’s All-Star La Bohème
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La Bohème has racked up more performances at the Met than any other opera. Given nearly every season since 1900, it surpassed the previo...
Monday, March 17, 2025
The Beautiful Voice, 1: Margaret, the Other Price
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Operaphiles generally agree about singers whose prime attribute is a beautiful voice. Before recognizing musicality, charisma, interpretatio...
Monday, October 14, 2024
The 20th-Century Baritone: Pavel Lisitsian (1911-2004)
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The voices of Lawrence Tibbett Leonard Warren, Robert Merrill, Ettore Bastianini, and Tito Gobbi have been preserved in complete recording...
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