Franco Corelli
A while back I made threads on Di Stefano and Del Monaco. Now I noticed that I missed Franco. A wonderful tenor. He had both the looks and the voice. I just love his voice and I think that he is just...
View ArticleSingers' Flaws
Every singer has some kind of flaw. Some not as bad as others. Can you add some to the list? Here are some examples (most of whom are among my very favorite voices): Corelli: lisp Pertile:nasal;mask...
View ArticleSingers with the most heroic voices
in your opinion, which singers have the more heroic voices? my top 10 (in no particular order) 1) Joan Sutherland 2) Sherrill Milnes 3) Franco Corelli 4) Samuel Ramey 5) Robert Merrill 5) Jennifer...
View ArticleWhat Piece of Classical Music is this From?
I was thinking Corelli? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZUppxT38Zk Listen to theme at 5:42, is repeated a few times, ends at 6:49. Lovely piece of music, I just wish it was longer. discussion: Talk...
View ArticleIl Trovatore on CD
This week I finished a comparable listening exercise of five recordings of Il Trovatore. The recordings are: Callas live from La Scala conducted by Votto (1953): Trov Callas.jpg Karajan's La Scala...
View ArticleDo you have nicknames for the composers?
Here are mine: Corelli: Cori; Coraline Buxtehude: Bucky Pachelbel: Pac Telemann: Telly; Telemom J. S. Bach: Composer mom; mom friend; my wife; Cécile Charlotte Sophie Jeanrenaud Haydn: Kogasa Tatara...
View ArticleYour Top 10 Composers... Other than the Obvious Ones!
I'm new here, but I've already seen many, many Top X composers, Top X works, etc. polls across the forum. I think we all know the drill - we can't help listing at least some of the most famous...
View ArticleVoice Type and Body Shape
interesting talk on the physiology of the voice. the part I found most interesting starts around 32:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eANZijJUOXw judging from experience and observation, what physical...
View ArticleCarmen on record
Thought we might take the opportunity to review the various recordings of Carmen on record. Carmen is one of the greatest operas ever written imo - I believe it was Richard Strauss who said that...
View ArticleClassical CDs for Sale
I have about 100 classical CDs to sell. I want $2 per disc, plus postage; single CDs ship for about $2.75, add a bubble mailer and that'll be $3 for the shipping within the US. I'll ship any number of...
View ArticleTillie Miller
"Tillie Miller is odd and queer, but not peculiar." My sisters and I would bait and annoy people by describing the quirks of Tillie Miller, an eccentric, even bizarre, woman of extremely strongly-held...
View ArticleWhen is Opera's Golden Age For You???
If you were able to travel back in time to sample opera around the world for a season, what period would you choose? I am inspired by the new box set of the first season at the New Met in 66. I think...
View ArticleFavorite Christmas Music- Arcangelo Corelli Christmas Concerto, Op. 6 No. 8
This has always been one of my favorite Christmas pieces, and I think more people should know it. It is Arcangelo Corelli's Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8, also known as the Christmas Concerto. Here is...
View ArticleRe: Newly discovered Corelli Tosa
I was there. Corelli was fantastic...far more than his other Toscas.discussion: rec.music.opera - Google Groups All the news about classical music and opera in press and media
View ArticleRandom Poll #4
Another random poll of pieces. Choose which one you like the most. My choice- Prokofiev's second violin concerto. I also love the Schumann Piano Concerto though. Also, you may notice I forgot to put...
View ArticleYour top 10 tenors EXCLUDING the most hyped ones
the soprano thread needed a brother, so here you go! :) as with the soprano thread, the reasons for this thread are as follows: 1) while listening to the greats rarely gets old, talking about them can...
View ArticleNew user - Early music fan
Dear Forum, My name is Jorge, I come from Spain, I am a Chemical Engineer but one of my favourite hobbies is early music: Renaissance and Baroque mainly but also Classicism. Other hobbies include...
View ArticleHandel and Vivaldi
I love Bach and he is one of my favorite composers. He is also regarded as the "greatest" Baroque composers if not the greatest composer of all time. One could argue that Handel and Vivaldi are...
View ArticleComposer Polls: some results
Though I'd like more and more people to vote in all my A la carte polls, I thought I'd start a thread discussing what might be gleaned from the results. The full list of polls, list of composers, and...
View ArticleRecordings Canceled or Modified...
A very interesting topic, because it is a compilation of Data and Curiosities of the record industry in different times. The topic is not new, however, try to gather all the information possible, in...
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