tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post87505125608093500..comments2024-03-05T22:44:45.962-05:00Comments on Great Opera Singers: Great Singers Unrecognized: Eric CedergrenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-48455724705602307722012-12-04T09:54:57.002-05:002012-12-04T09:54:57.002-05:00Thank you very much. Yes, Eric was a very good fr...Thank you very much. Yes, Eric was a very good friend of mine, and a wonderful singer. That voice was one of the very best. Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it!Edmund St. Austellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490721790447218365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-10538573301050000612012-12-03T19:13:45.522-05:002012-12-03T19:13:45.522-05:00What a voice!...It is so wonderful! I just heard h...What a voice!...It is so wonderful! I just heard him singing "My Boy Bill" on YouTube. (The posting was entitled: My Boy Bill performed by Eric Cedergren in "Carousel")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-55219494505479938412012-07-07T01:12:30.859-04:002012-07-07T01:12:30.859-04:00WONDERFUL VOICE!!! Sir Ashot, this is such an inte...WONDERFUL VOICE!!! Sir Ashot, this is such an interesting article. Thanks for sharing. *GOD BLESS*Gerhard Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407517517439439662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-15632883197349570502012-06-22T16:12:16.193-04:002012-06-22T16:12:16.193-04:00Wirklich! Darf ich fragen, wo Sie sie haben! Ich w...Wirklich! Darf ich fragen, wo Sie sie haben! Ich wusste nicht, dass Eric irgendwelche Aufnahmen gemacht, mit Ausnahme der Videos, die auf Youtube sind!Edmund St. Austellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490721790447218365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-91603484938998128632012-06-22T10:51:41.581-04:002012-06-22T10:51:41.581-04:00Erec Cedergren ist nicht vergessen.
Ich habe eine ...Erec Cedergren ist nicht vergessen.<br />Ich habe eine Plattensammlung von ihm.<br /><br />Gruß lieber Edmund<br />AlfredLieber ein eckiges Etwas, als ein rundes Nichtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11345581025821640265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-91989218149049697772011-06-15T08:50:21.500-04:002011-06-15T08:50:21.500-04:00Yes, I agree. If I had had more space, I would ha...Yes, I agree. If I had had more space, I would have put it up also. Thank you.Edmund StAustellhttp://gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-68607217504412547792011-06-15T06:43:11.124-04:002011-06-15T06:43:11.124-04:00my boy bill is an amazing piece of work...i love i...my boy bill is an amazing piece of work...i love itAdminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978275054811211823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-37855255973998164132011-03-23T10:55:01.796-04:002011-03-23T10:55:01.796-04:00Nice videos, thank you for sharing :)Nice videos, thank you for sharing :)Dollyhttp://www.madamab.com/?p=293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-22048164516504136552011-03-13T08:31:16.036-04:002011-03-13T08:31:16.036-04:00Thank YOU, my friend, for a lovely and touching co...Thank YOU, my friend, for a lovely and touching comment!Edmund St. Austellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490721790447218365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-37326077330348985122011-03-12T05:00:13.091-05:002011-03-12T05:00:13.091-05:00thank you for sharing, edmund. a lovely story we c...thank you for sharing, edmund. a lovely story we can all learn from.incubo80noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-66378634383837383422011-03-11T23:20:15.078-05:002011-03-11T23:20:15.078-05:00Thank you for this lovely and moving post - and fo...Thank you for this lovely and moving post - and for sharing the work of this great singer. I especially enjoyed the Ombra mai fu - what an amazing voice. And I love the great photograph of Mr Cedergren with his granddaughter - a rich voice and a rich life.Bernie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288793477723714558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-84305638459579245422011-03-10T15:40:54.603-05:002011-03-10T15:40:54.603-05:00Thank you very much. Yes, Eric's voice is of ...Thank you very much. Yes, Eric's voice is of an unusually dark color. It is heavily covered, and in some ways similar to that of Giuseppe Giacomini. It's that same kind of production.<br /><br />As to Russian provincial singers, Поверьте мне, друг мой, most American singers would be thrilled to have at least the chance to have a good career, never mind the recordings:-) I think the Russian system is better. You take better care of own artistis, and don't constantly push them aside in favor of foreigners. Here, it's just the opposite.Edmund St. Austellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490721790447218365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-62621158764798280992011-03-10T14:54:17.337-05:002011-03-10T14:54:17.337-05:00I just wanted to add that Mr. Cedergren’s voice is...I just wanted to add that Mr. Cedergren’s voice is of a rare type, as it seems to me. I read many times that such powerful dark baritones are rare. At least they became very rare in Soviet theaters from the 1960’s.<br /><br />n.a.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-21681524287998678382011-03-10T14:53:02.405-05:002011-03-10T14:53:02.405-05:00'I think you have a much more humane system in...'I think you have a much more humane system in Russia. I know that politics play a part, but at least native Russians aren't the last ones to get considered as singers. '<br /><br />This is very interesting, I didn’t know that Americans have such difficulties in operatic world. In the USSR good artists in provincial theaters had difficulties with recordings. Recordings usually were made mainly by the Bolshoi and sometimes by the Mariinsky. Provincial artists could have a very good career, prizes and titles, but it was very difficult for them to record anything.<br /><br />n.a.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-84762012192916807332011-03-08T13:07:45.043-05:002011-03-08T13:07:45.043-05:00Beautifully said! I agree with you absolutely. I...Beautifully said! I agree with you absolutely. I am genuinely touched by the quality and sentiment of the comments I have received on this story. I really can't add anything, only to say that "great opera singers" doesn't have to mean "famous opera singers." There is a very real difference.Edmund St. Austellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490721790447218365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-29923427634869756832011-03-08T12:25:36.193-05:002011-03-08T12:25:36.193-05:00Thank you so much Edmund, and now Mr. Cedergren hi...Thank you so much Edmund, and now Mr. Cedergren himself! All these selections are so wonderfully sung and so moving. What a voice indeed, and what a human being. In addition to what you selected, Edmund, I also listened to "Soliloquy" from Carousel. When performed as powerfully as Mr. C does here, it never fails to send chills down my spine. That selection is about as close as musical theatre comes to opera, and I am so glad he recorded it. As I listened to all these recordings, I thought of Howard Keel - someone who, it seems to me, always sang with equal integrity and artistry. Also, Mr. Cedergren's artistic journey reminds me of a singer you are well-acquainted with, Edmund, the Welsh tenor, Dan Beddoe - who came to find his special place in the musical culture of Cincinnati, Ohio. But in celebrating Mr. Cedergren's gifts, I recall something an old Vermonter once told me - He said that as he strolled down his small-town street, he admired the beautiful red roses in a neighbor's lawn, growing behind a white picket fence. And he thought to himself, "The roses we enjoy and comment on are only the ones we are able to see. But if we look carefully, we may be surprised to discover that the most beautiful of all are those that are most hidden. So it is surely worth the effort to look (and in this case listen) patiently and carefully where others may not be. Great pleasures await.Jingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-15675892579641596752011-03-07T19:52:46.504-05:002011-03-07T19:52:46.504-05:00Ha, ha! Corpse at your own funeral indeed! I see...Ha, ha! Corpse at your own funeral indeed! I see that age has not withered that wicked sense of humor of yours, my old friend! I think any flaws you hear in your own singing are largely imaginary. I have a pretty refined ear by now, and I don't hear them. What I hear is what I wrote about. You're overly modest, as always. That voice of yours is extraordinary--always was. Thanks for reading the piece, it was a pleasure for me to write it!Edmund St. Austellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490721790447218365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-9124193877327703842011-03-07T18:05:53.700-05:002011-03-07T18:05:53.700-05:00This is a bit like the corpse being able to speak ...This is a bit like the corpse being able to speak his own funeral. For this I am very grateful and thankful for your being able to not hear all the vocal flaws that I hear in every piece. My voice teachers were Pietro Marchi, Henry Veld, Bernard Taylor, Dimitri Onefrei, and Robert Long. Each taught me something. Eventually, what you hear, happened. I really wish that I had been sure enough of myself to teach.Eric C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-42120312145987667512011-03-07T15:26:04.216-05:002011-03-07T15:26:04.216-05:00Thank you very much indeed! That is a great comme...Thank you very much indeed! That is a great comment, and you are exactly right. The voice is right up there with the voices of famous singers we could all think of. So many other factors come into play. There is something very wrong here when people with great voices can't afford to get started. We have always worked on the so called star system here in the US, and in practical terms that means that most people who prepare for a musical career never get the chance to have one. In the case of opera, in particular, it is almost always the foreigners who get the breaks, because they are exotic. Opera was established as an exotic plant here in America, and for a long time almost all the stars have been largely Italian, Spanish or central European. I think you have a much more humane system in Russia. I know that politics play a part, but at least native Russians aren't the last ones to get considered as singers.Edmund St. Austellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490721790447218365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-23577097561256534272011-03-07T14:16:48.346-05:002011-03-07T14:16:48.346-05:00Thank you for the article; it is moving. Mr. Cede...Thank you for the article; it is moving. Mr. Cedergren is definitely a great singer; his voice is absolutely classic – the timbre is beautiful and clear, there are no unpleasant sounds in it. The voice is simply gorgeous. All the recordings are at the same level with the best performances of famous singers, or even better. It’s easy to imagine that he would have been very successful if he decided to make a ‘big’ career. At the same time it’s great that his life is good even without international fame. His family can be proud of him . <br /><br />n.a.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-27301096495749796202011-03-07T11:28:01.788-05:002011-03-07T11:28:01.788-05:00Thank you very much, Sally. Yes, it's a wonde...Thank you very much, Sally. Yes, it's a wonderful voice, and that "Old Man River" is quite stunning!Edmund St. Austellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490721790447218365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-4709666436260094312011-03-07T11:26:02.996-05:002011-03-07T11:26:02.996-05:00Hi Edmund:
Really enjoyed this. Thanks a lot. I...Hi Edmund: <br />Really enjoyed this. Thanks a lot. I am still smiling at that voice! <br />SallySallyhttp://gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-28825645704614049932011-03-07T06:46:34.331-05:002011-03-07T06:46:34.331-05:00wow! Great! One of the best voices I've hear...wow! Great! One of the best voices I've heard in a long time. Thanks for posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-50296394014754059552011-03-06T20:20:56.043-05:002011-03-06T20:20:56.043-05:00For "Voice Talk" I am not sure with wh...For "Voice Talk" I am not sure with whom Eric studied. I will ask him and email you when I find out. That will probably take several days.Edmund St. Austellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490721790447218365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-7809335993153726092011-03-06T18:14:42.616-05:002011-03-06T18:14:42.616-05:00Thank you so very much, my friend. I really appre...Thank you so very much, my friend. I really appreciate your comment, and I love "All the things you are as well."Edmund St. Austellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490721790447218365noreply@blogger.com