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Callas on Rigoletto's aria- A Masterclass Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 497 seconds Work and art. When Maria Callas shows more expression on a baritone aria than any other singer. (From her famous masterclasses at Julliard from 1971 to 1972) Related: callas, cortiggianni, masterclasses, rigoletto, verdi |
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Callas teaches bass-baritone Willard White on Fiesco's aria Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 634 seconds Another lesson at the Juilliard School, on Fiesco'aria in Simon Boccanegra. Callas inspires young Willard White (before he began his a great carreer) with some more authority, exact diction, urgency in the vibrato and phrasing, and talks about the relative pianissimo on an operatic stage. Related: boccanegra, callas, maria, masterclass, simon, verdi, white, willard |
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Shirley Verrett sings Isolde's Liebestod in 1977 (entire) Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 572 seconds A rare Death of Isolde by Shirley Verrett and Zubin Mehta at the Avery Fisher Hall, after a sweet rendition of the Motet Exultate jubilate by Mozart. Related: lang, liebestod, mehta, meier, norman, shirley, tristan+und+isolde, urmana, varnay, verrett, wagner |
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Casta Diva by Marian Anderson Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 277 seconds Most of the time, people associates (for whom who know her in Europe at the present time), the voice of Marian Anderson with the Contralto parts. Here is a radio broadcast where she performs the Casta Diva from Norma. Even lowered a tone, it gives clearly a new idea of her great range, and eclectic possibilities. Related: anderson, bellini, casta, contralto, diva, ferrier, marian, mezzo, norma |
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Verrett- Pavarotti- Ballo in maschera-1977 Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 593 seconds Audio: Verrett in un Ballo in Maschera as Amelia facing Obrastzova and Pavarotti. Abbado conducter. Related: abbado, ballo, in, maschera, obrastzova, pavarotti, verdi, verrett |
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Edda Moser- Martern aller Arten Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 415 seconds One of the best Konstanze ever recorded. Related: constanze, edda+moser, entführung, mozart |
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Winterreise- Christa Ludwig Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 620 seconds 2 songs from Winterreise by Schubert, sung by Christa Ludwig at the very end of her career, and James Levine at the piano. "Gute Nacht" & "Rast". Related: gute, levine, lieder, ludwig, nacht, rast, schubert, songs, travel, winter, winterreise |
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Robert Wilson 1 Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 656 seconds A 1993 film on this original and inspired producer. Wilson before begining to make controversial opera productions in 1985, was already at the head of about 20 works of avant-garde theater since 1965 and continued until today. Related: contemporary, dietrich, huppert, isabelle, marlene, orlando, robert, theater, wilson |
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Lorraine Hunt - A tribute to a Genuine artist Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 598 seconds Urlicht-Mahler Bach Cantatas highlights Ariodante Cieca notte (da capo) Related: ariodante, bach, cantata, classical, contralto, handel, hunt, lieberson, lorraine, mahler, mezzo, music, opera, oratorio, voice |
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Popoli di Tessaglia 2 - Edda Moser Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 451 seconds The second part of the virtuoso Mozart concert aria, the long and mostly himalayan arioso. Great interpretation by Moser! Related: edda+moser, mozart, popoli+di+tessaglia |
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Robert Wilson 2 Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 315 seconds The time of the legendary "EINSTEIN on the BEACH", by Wilson and Phil Glass. (1976) Here, Wilson dancing himself. Related: andy, beach, childs, contemporary, degroat, einstein, glass, lucinda, on, philip, robert, sheryl, sutton, the, theater, wilson |
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Verrett, Valentini-Terrani & Abbado in the Verdi Requiem Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 645 seconds Shirley Verrett as the soprano 1, June 1981. Verdi Requiem, Scala di Milano. with José Carreras Lucia Valentini-Terrani, Evgeny Nesterenko. Claudio Abbado Related: abbado, caballé, carreras, classique, freni, nesterenko, price, religieux, requiem, tebaldi, valentini-terrani, verdi, verrett |
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Mady Mesplé - Hahn - Poulenc Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 543 seconds 3 beautiful french mélodies sung by Mady Mesplé, later in her carreer: -"A Chloris". -"Si la nuit n'est pas étoilée". -"C'est ainsi que tu es". Related: art-song, francis, french, hahn, mady, mesplé, poulenc, reynaldo |
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Robert Wilson 3 Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 539 seconds About "The CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down" . A gigantic multinational project for the 1984 Olympics games, that never was performed completely. Related: andy, civil, contemporary, degroat, games, olympic, robert, theater, wars, wilson |
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Mady Mesplé sings Ophélie's mad scene Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 630 seconds The delicate and shy Ophélie sung by the French light lyric soprano Mady Mesplé in 1967. "A vos jeux mes amis..." Related: ambroise, hamlet, mady, mesplé, ophélie, thomas |
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Bumbry sings Medea in 1982 Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 587 seconds Highlights of Grace Bumbry's performance of Medea, Cherubini, in New-York, 1982. Jason: James Wagner Neris: Diane Curry Conductor: Klaus Weise Related: bumbry, cherubini, grace, medea |
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Shirley Verrett sings Sapho, O ma lyre immortelle by Gounod Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 272 seconds A tribute clip in photos of Shirley Verrett in some of her roles, that encompasses 40 years of her operatic career. Related: and, gounod, mezzo, sapho, shirley, soprano, verrett |
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Bumbry & Verrett in Anna Bolena's duet -1983 Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 624 seconds The big Anna Bolena duet NOT in the video of the famous "Joint Concert". Bumbry is Anna, Verrett is Jane Seymour. (a bit shortened by the begining, because of the lengh allowed on YT). Enjoy!! Related: anna, bolena, bumbry, grace, shirley, verrett |
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Shirley Verrett - Berlioz - Les Troyens - Cassandre - Met 1973 Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 633 seconds The day where Verrett sang both principal roles of the extensive version of the Trojans (les Troyens)at the Met, in 1973. Here, an audio highlight of her Cassandra.(Chorèbe is Louis Quilico, Enée, Jon Vickers. Related: ben+heppner, berlioz, grace+bumbry, jessye+norman, louis+quilico, nadja+mikael, petra+lang, shirley+verrett, trojans, troyens, vickers, voigt, yvonne+nef |
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Callas in 1950 as Fiorilla and Kundry Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 628 seconds Two examples of Callas unique vocal availability and artistic versatility. Roma, 1950. Rossini: Gianandrea Gavazzeni Wagner: Vittorio Gui (Klingsor: Giuseppe Modesti) Related: bartoli, callas, ciofi, kundry, meier, mödl, parsifal, rossini, turco+in+italia, wagner |
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Verrett sings Amneris - Amsterdam 71 Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 606 seconds The Judgement scene by Verrett,amazingly never recorded in studio. Related: aida, amneris, amsterdam, judgement, verdi, verrett |
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Samuel Ramey sings Why do the nations Posted by: foropera
Video duration: 163 seconds Samuel Ramey sings Why do the nations, in the Messiah. Related: haendel, messiah, ramey |





















