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Otto Klemperer: Prelude to Richard Wagner's Lohengrin Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 597 seconds Otto Klemperer conducts the Philarmonia Orchestra. Related: bayreuth, festspiele, music, oper, opera, orchestral, overture, primobaritono, wagner |
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Don Carlo Duet - Cesare Siepi & Jerome Hines Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 591 seconds The two great bassos Cesare Siepi(Filipo II) and Jerome Hines (Il Grande Inquisitore) present a glorious rendition of this magnificient duet. It's from a live Met broadcast of 1950. Hines was 29 and Siepi 27 ! Other cast members include Robert Merrill and the unparalleled Jussi Bjoerling. Related: basso, carlo, don, giuseppe, hines, opera, primobaritono, siepi, verdi |
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Rigoletto Quartet - Bella figlia dell'amore Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 333 seconds Luciano Pavarotti - Duca Michael Davidson - Rigoletto Grit van Jueten - Gilda Ilse Koehler - Maddalena from a live performance Related: baritone, mezzo, opera, primobaritono, soprano, tenor |
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Cesare Siepi & Giulio Neri - Don Carlo Duet Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 537 seconds Cesare Siepi (Filippo) and Giulio Neri (Il Grand Inquisitor) sing the great duet from Don Carlo. A live performance from Florence 1956. Related: basso, opera, primobaritono |
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Rosa Ponselle sings Casta Diva Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 485 seconds I'm pretty much speechless... Related: bellini, beverly, caballe, callas, maria, montserrat, opera, primobaritono, sills, soprano |
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Bastianini & Warren Largo al Factotum Sing-Off Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 593 seconds Ettore Bastianini (1922-1967) followed by Leonard Warren (1911-1960) In the tradition set by Maestroshore, here's a Largo al Factotum Sing Off. Related: primobaritono, sing-off |
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George London as "Der Fliegende Holländer" Part 1 Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 483 seconds George London sings the monologue of the Flying Dutchman. Live from Bayreuth 1956. The Steuermann is Jean Cox. Related: baritone, bryn, george, holländer, james, london, morris, opera, primobaritono, richard, terfel, wagner |
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The Greatest "Di Provenza" - Lawrence Tibbett Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 382 seconds Lawrence Tibbett sings Di Provenza in a live performance from 1935. I have listened to many great baritones sing this aria, Tibbett takes the cake for me. Related: aria, baritone, broadcast, bryn, dmitri, germont, giorgio, giuseppe, hampson, hvorostovsky, la, met, terfel, thomas, traviata, verdi |
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Lauritz Melchior & Victor Borge Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 255 seconds Lauritz Melchior and Victor Borge show their talent for comedy in this hilarious clip. At age 61 Melchior surely hadn't lost his squillo either. Related: opera, primobaritono, tenor |
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Ivan Kozlovsky -- Crazy Highnotes Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 224 seconds Russian tenor Ivan Kozlovsky sings "Ecco ridente" from Il Barbiere di Seviglia by Gioacchino Rossini on Russian radio in 1943. He does some crazy cadenzas with nearly unnatural high-notes. Related: barbiere, cielo, di, ecco, high-notes, in, ivan, kozlovsky, opera, primobaritono, ridente, rossini, seviglia, tenor |
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Björling-Milanov-Warren sing Trovatore Trio Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 348 seconds What Trovatore cast could possibly equal this one ? Caruso,Ponselle and Ruffo maybe ? This opera demands singers of extraordinary abiltity for each of the four main roles. Related: bjoerling, björling, jussi, leonard, milanov, opera, primobaritono, verdi, warren, zinka |
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Stracciari & Ruffo Largo al Factotum Sing-Off Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 541 seconds Riccardo Stracciari (1875-1955) followed by Titta Ruffo (1877-1953) Related: primobaritono, sing-off |
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A Forgotten Great Baritone Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 265 seconds Giuseppe Danise was a Met baritone in the 20's and beginning 30's. Hardly anyone remembers this great artist today which is very sad indeed. He deserves a place among the greatest of baritones. I only had one picture of Danise so I used some of the composer Leoncavallo as well. He's the guy with the awesome mustache lol. PS: Sorry for the bad cut in this Prologue. Related: baritone, bastianini, capuccilli, gobbi, hvorostovsky, milnes, opera, pagliacci, primobaritono |
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Tibbett & Milnes Largo al Factotum Sing-Off Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 565 seconds Lawrence Tibbett (1896-1960) followed by Sherill Milnes (1935-) Related: primobaritono, sing-off |
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Lauritz Melchior as Siegmund Posted by: primobaritono
Video duration: 305 seconds Lauritz Melchior set standards in the heroic German tenor repertoire which have up until now gone unchallenged. He combined effortless power with the ability to finely control dynamics and colorations. In this clip from Act I of Wagner's Walküre, Melchior sings the famous Wälserufe with unbelievable breath-support. Live from Boston 1943 Related: helden, lauritz, melchior, opera, richard, siegmund, tenor, wagner, walküre |















