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April 23, 2018 April 23, 2018/ Will Crutchfield
     

 
   Close Enough to Perfect  There is no such thing as perfection in singing, and no limit on how much better something might conceivably be, so let's start by trying to name a fault in this 1922 recording from Massenet's  Grisélidis  by Loui

10 - Close Enough to Perfect
Louis Cazette

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   Verismo when it was new

9 - Verismo when it was new
Eugenio Giraldoni

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April 09, 2018 April 09, 2018/ Will Crutchfield
     

 
   Passion and discipline

8 - Passion and discipline
Gabriella Besanzoni

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April 02, 2018 April 02, 2018/ Will Crutchfield
     

 
   Challenging

7 - Challenging
Luisa Tetrazzini

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March 26, 2018 March 26, 2018/ Will Crutchfield
     

 
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6 - Belcantists making fun of themselves
Elisa Petri and Ferruccio Corradetti

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5 - A Different Drum-Major
Pol Plançon

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March 12, 2018 March 12, 2018/ Will Crutchfield
     

 
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4 - From the Italian version of Martha
Mattia Battistini

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March 05, 2018 March 05, 2018/ Will Crutchfield
     

 
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3 - Mme. de Reszke
Marie de Reszke

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February 26, 2018 February 26, 2018/ Will Crutchfield
     

 
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Rosalia Chalia

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Andrea Maggi

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December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015/ Teatro Nuovo
     

 
   The Oldest Voice   Note: This week’s post is longer than usual, because its subject gets more interesting the farther you look into it - history buffs, enjoy!

The Oldest Voice

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December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015/ Teatro Nuovo
     

 
   Make the movie already!   A Florentine girl is smitten with the theater at age eleven upon seeing the great actor Tommaso Salvini. She has a voice; opera calls her. By sixteen she is a sensuous beauty courted on every side and - more impo

Make the movie already!

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December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015/ Teatro Nuovo
     

 
   A Tenor for Christmas  What opera company isn’t hoping for one right now? A good tenor is a gift any day of the year. In the tradition of revisiting Christmas favorites as the holiday approaches, here is one from the early period we empha

A Tenor for Christmas

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About the season:

200 Years of Italian Opera in America


Record of the Week

Record of the Week 3
When the Twain Began to Meet
May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024

71 - When the Twain Began to Meet
Yi-Kwei Sze

May 29, 2024
Saving Time
Sep 5, 2022
Sep 5, 2022

70 - Saving Time
Francesco Tamagno

Sep 5, 2022
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Aug 29, 2022
Aug 29, 2022

69 - Illusion
Edith Mason

Aug 29, 2022
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Aug 1, 2022
Aug 1, 2022

68 - Queen of Song
Adelina Patti

Aug 1, 2022
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Jul 25, 2022
Jul 25, 2022

67 - Mother Schumann
Ernestine Schumann-Heink

Jul 25, 2022
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Jul 18, 2022
Jul 18, 2022

66 - Comprimario
Gaetano Pini-Corsi

Jul 18, 2022
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Jun 14, 2022
Jun 14, 2022

65 - But Those Days I Find No More
Pol Plançon

Jun 14, 2022
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Oct 19, 2020
Oct 19, 2020

64 - Encore Verdi
Lucien Fugère, Albert Saléza


Oct 19, 2020
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Oct 12, 2020
Oct 12, 2020

63 - Les adieux de Verdi
Original Paris casts of Otello and Falstaff

Oct 12, 2020
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Sep 14, 2020
Sep 14, 2020

62 - Teenagers
Various singers recorded at 14 to 19

Sep 14, 2020
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Sep 7, 2020
Sep 7, 2020

61 - Ancient Vaccai
Armida Parsi-Pettinella, Guerrina Fabbri, Elisa Petri

Sep 7, 2020

Varia
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Mehmed the Conqueror, the Historical Maometto
Authentic Historical Performance Practice for Audiences
Authentic Historical Performance Practice for Audiences
The Guilty Magpie?
The Guilty Magpie?
Discussion with Will Crutchfield, Jonathan Brandani, and Jakob Lehmann - Part 1
Faculty Interviews
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Listening to Ancient Voices
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About Giuditta Pasta
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Who was Tancredi?
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What happened to the conductor?
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The first operatic pop tune?

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