Sunday, February 17, 2013

Marilyn Horne: One Of The Greatest Mezzos Of All Time

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One of the pleasures of writing about singers such as Marilyn Horne is that one enjoys the freedom to make great claims.   I am not as a r...
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Ballet Break II: Diana Vishneva

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Diana Vishneva   (Vishnëva, pronounced Vishnyova) was born in   St. Petersburg   in1976   and was trained at the famous   Vaganova Ballet ...
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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Gender Specific Voice Differences

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  It is my pleasure today to introduce another in our series of distinguished guest commentators. In his youth, Dr. Stephen Westmoreland’...
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Sunday, January 6, 2013

Farinelli: The Great Castrato

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  The great castrato Farinelli, one of the most famous opera singers of all time, was born Carlo Broschi, in 1705, in present day Apulia. ...
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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Marszalek’s Tenors: The Standard-Bearers of Operetta (II)

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Today we feature Part Two  of Mr. Darren Seacliffe's article on the tenors of Franz Marszalek! During the 60s, Franz Marszalek w...
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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Operetta! Marszalck's Tenors: The Standard-Bearers of Operetta!

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[Today I am pleased to offer to readers another guest commentary by Mr. Darren Seacliffe, from Singapore. Darren is an undergraduate stu...
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Sunday, December 2, 2012

The Great Kirsten Flagstad

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Kirsten Flagstad (1895-1962) Today it is my great pleasure to present another in our series of guest commentators, Dr.Ma...
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