A compilation of 13 baritones who sang Wagner, among other material.The baritones represented sing arias from Tannhauser,Lohengrin, Meistersinger,Walkure, Siegfried, Gotterdamerung, Flying Dutchman, and Parsifal. Artists included are:

George London, Bryn Terfel, Friedrich Schorr,Ferdinand Frantz,Herman Uhde, Hans Herman Nissen, Jose Van Dam, Michael Bohnen,Rudolf Bockelmann, Heinrich Schlusnus, Paul Schoeffler, JoelBerglund, and Emil Schipper.

                                      (70 minutes)

 A tribute to the great Jussi Bjoerling (1911-1960) with arias and  songs from his extensive repertory. (Announced.)

                                 (73 minutes)

  This is the first of the Jussi Bjoerling tribute podcasts. We present highlights from the remarkable 1947 Romeo et Juliette with Bidu Sayao as the Juliette.     I have always considered this one of the all-time greatest examples of Bjoerling's art. (Get your stop-watch ready for the high C at the end of the ensemble.)  

(28 min.)

        In tribute to the late marvelous Leyla Gencer, I present   highlights from the three Donizetti "Queen" operas, Anna   Bolena, Maria Stuarda, and Roberto Devereux.        The great diva has left us in body, but her spirit and   her legacy will remain forever for those of us who have   treasured her remarkable contribution to the vocal art. May   she rest in peace.

                                      (72 minutes)

A birthday tribute to two of the greatest sopranos who ever graced opera stages:

 Birgit Nilsson, born May 27, 1918

Zinka Milanov, born May 17, 1906

               The Nilsson photo is separate,as you see, and the Milanov           photo is very early, from Croatia.

        Our lives would be far less enriched without these two great ladies.

                                           (78 minutes)

   I was so entranced by the recent singing in the Seraglio of soprano Diana Damrau that I thought I would present a few samples of her wonderful "Arie di Bravura," available on the Virgin Classics label.Included are arias by Righini,Salieri, and Mozart (Announced). I hope you enjoy these samples, and if you like the idea of my presenting samples of various albums (if I have them),let me know..That includes complete operas, recitals,etc.

Go to YOUTUBE and type her name..and you will see ASTOUNDING performances!!!!!!

 Scenes from each Puccini opera,in chronoligical order, plus some orchestral material and some songs. Featured are:

Placido Domingo,Aureliano Pertile, Roberto Alagna,Thomas Hampson, Tommi Hakala, Giuseppe Taddei,Anselmo Colzani, Renata Tebaldi, Angela Gheorghiu,Virginia Zeani, Margarita Sheridan, Licia Albanese,Joan Sutherland, Anita Cerquetti, Angela Maria Blasi,Diana Soviero.

                                        (69 minutes)

Highlights from this magnificent work (Charlie's second favorite opera).

We feature Birgit Nilsson, Leonie Rysanek,Regina Resnik,Olivia Stapp,Martha Moedl, Inge Borkh, Gwyneth Jones,Margarete Klose, Johanna Meier, Ute Vinzing, Herman Uhde.

                               (71 minutes)

   A selection of unusual material for you to GUESS! I hope you have fun with this venture into some of the oddities in the opera world.

                                   (65 minutes)

NOT FOR PURISTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

           Lowlights from the Die Walkure performance at the     legendary La Puma Opera Company, circa 1965. The          great Olive Middleton stars as Sieglinde and the inevitable     bass-baritone Mario Leone is the Wotan.

REMEMBER!  I WARNED YOU!!!!

 (33 glorious minutes)