Tenor Kai Kluge sings my favorite song-cycle for male voice, Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe, in a live performance before an empty hall in Stuttgart during the pandemic. Alan Hamilton is the pianist.
Watch and listen here.
Category: Opera
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Kai Kluge ~ Schumann’s Dichterliebe
Tenor Kai Kluge sings my favorite song-cycle for male voice, Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe, in a live performance before an empty hall in Stuttgart during the pandemic. Alan Hamilton is the pianist.
Watch and listen here.
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Jard van Nes: Wagner ~ Wesendonck Lieder
The Dutch mezzo-soprano Jard van Nes (above) sings Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder with the Northern Symphony conducted by Richard Hickox.
Listen here.
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Jarosław Bręk
I was listening to bass-baritone Jarosław Bręk on a recording of one of Penderecki’s choral works and I liked his voice so much that I went searching for more of his singing. Unfortunately, I learned that he passed away last year at the age of 46. His voice is very beautiful and expressive.I love the piano part in this piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzAIpWYpbhE -
Pamela Coburn ~ Vier letzte Lieder
The American soprano Pamela Coburn (above) sings the Four Last Songs of Richard Strauss from a 1994 concert given by the Munich Radio Orchestra, with Roberto Abbado conducting.
Watch and listen here.
In 1982, I had the great pleasure of seeing Ms. Coburn in Beni Montresor’s gorgeous staging of Cavalli’s L’ORMINDO given by the Chamber Opera Theatre of New York. In the above production photo, Ronald Naldi is Ormindo and Ms. Coburn is Erisbe. Click on the photo to enlarge.
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José Luis Luri ~ “Non t’amo piu”
José Luis Luri sings Tosti’s “Non t’amo piu” with Shlomo Rodríguez at the piano, from a recital given in 2019. I came upon this voice by chance and was very taken with his lovely sound and style.
Watch and listen here.
You can read about the tenor, a native of Alicante, and also about the pianist, in an article from 2022 here.
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José Luis Luri ~ “Non t’amo piu”
José Luis Luri sings Tosti’s “Non t’amo piu” with Shlomo Rodríguez at the piano, from a recital given in 2019. I came upon this voice by chance and was very taken with his lovely sound and style.
Watch and listen here.
You can read about the tenor, a native of Alicante, and also about the pianist, in an article from 2022 here.
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From The Past: Rome Opera Gala
Music by Verdi, Puccini, and Giordano figure in this Rome Opera Gala, dating from the early 1960s. Floriana Cavalli (photo above), Giuseppe Campora, and Paolo Montarsolo are the featured singers, with Gabriele Santini conducting.
Listen here.
Oberon's Glade 