A Comparison of 16 pretty good tenors singing the Flower Songfrom Bizet's Carmen. Included are:

Georges Thill, Charles Dalmores, Fernand Ansseau,Raoul Jobin,Richard Tucker, Nicolai Gedda, Mario Chamlee, Beniamino Gigli,Jon Vickers, Placido Domingo, Rolando Villazon,Enrico Caruso,Franco Corelli, Giuseppe di Stefano, Jussi Bjoerling, andMario del Monaco (pictured).

                                  (70 minutes)

  An exciting comparison of 10 different tenors in the last scene  of "I Pagliacci."  Included are:

Richard Tucker, Giovanni Martinelli, Franco Corelli,Jose Carreras, Helge Roswaenge, Mario del Monaco,Raoul Jobin, Galliano Masini, Jussi Bjoerling, andCarlo Bergonzi.

                             (66 minutes)

Opera Scenes and Lieder as sung by  the late Hans Hotter,   one of the most famous artists of all time.The opera excerpts are from:

 Elektra, Salome,Siegfried, Parsifal, The Flying Dutchman,   Pagliacci, and Don Carlo.       The songs are by Schubert, Brahms, and Pfitzner

    (67 minutes)

 From a superb 4 CD set on the Preiser Label,  20 famous Wagnerian singers:

Lotte Lehmann, Gertrude Bindernagel, Nanny Larsen-Todsen,Maria Muller, Maria Reining, Lilly Hafgren, Karin Branzell,Maria Olszewska,Margarete Arndt-Ober, Hans Hermann Nissen,Alexander Kipnis, Joel Berglund, Michael Bohnen, Emil Schipper,Heinrich Schlusnus, Set Savanholm, Gotthelf Pistor, Curt Taucher,Erik Enderlein, Franz Voelker.

                               (83 minutes)

I think you will enjoy these 17 tenors singing the famous ariafrom Gounod's "Faust" and will be able to understand howvarious tenors approach the top note, because that alone is quite interesting;of course, you might be hearing some of these artists for the very first time, and I think you will be pleased.

Richard Tucker, Enrico Caruso, Beniamino Gigli,Neil Shicoff, Georges Thill,Giuseppe Di StefanoRolando Villazon, Nicolai Gedda, Jussi Bjoerling,David Devries,Miguel Villabella, Lucien Muratore,Cesar Vezzani, Alfredo Kraus, Gaston Michelettti,Albert Lance, and Charles Rousseliere

                              (93 minutes)

This podcast features three of the finest mezzos in opera history:

    Kathleen Ferrier       Janet Baker         Stephanie Blythe

                                 (88 minutes)

I had a problem with the narration for this podcast, so you willhave to live without the benefit of my voice for this one. I wasso thrilled at Joyce Di Donatos' fabulous rendition of the finalaria of Cenerentola at her recent recital, that I decided to doa comparison of several other mezzos in this same scene. Theyare as follows in order:

Ceclia Bartoli, Olga Borodina, Ewa Podles, Maria Callas,Veselina Kasarova, Agnes Baltsa, Marilyn Horne, ConchitaSupervia, and Joyce di Donato. 

     I sincerely hope you enjoy the podcast!

                                   (68 minutes)

Scenes from operas in the "Verismo Style" sung by some ofthe great Italian interpreters,including:

Tito Schipa, Aureliano Pertile, Bernardo de Muro, Beniamino Gigli, Alessandro Valente, Giuseppe Taccani,Ferrucio Tagliavini, Riccardo Stracciari, Titta Ruffo,Mafalda Favero, Maria Farneti, Licia Albanese,Pia Tassinari, Gianna Pederzini, Cloe Elmo

 (73 minutes)

An exciting and emotional scene from Act Three of "Siegfried"as interpreted by 11 different baritones: (Conductor listed also)

Friedrich Schorr (Heger)            Mikhail Kit (Gergiev)Albert Dohmen  (Thielemann)    Allan Titus   (Fischer)George London (Leinsdorf)        Robert Hale  (Sawallisch)Hans Hotter    (Keilberth)           Ferdinand Frantz (Furtwaengler)James Morris  (Levine)               Donald McIntyre  (Boulez)                       Sigurd Bjoerling (Von Karajan)

                                   (56 minutes)

An affectionate tribute to the very great Magda Olivero,whowill celebrate her 97th birthday on March 25. The selectionsincluded in this podcast range from 1940 to 1993!!

Traviata, Tosca, Risurrezione, Adriana Lecouvreur,FedoraFanciulla, Gianni Schicchi, Lodoletta, Jenufa, Mme.Butterfly,La Rondine, Manon, Mefistofele,plus "O del mio amato ben."

                                    (81 minutes)