Tag: George Frideric Handel
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Very Best of Marian Anderson
“A voice like yours only comes once in 100 years” (Toscanini) “not a voice, but a cello!”(Sir Anthony Pappano) ‘a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty’ (A.Blyth). In 1939 the Daughters of the American Revolution refused Anderson (who had returned in triumph from Europe) permission to sing to an integrated audience. The incident threw her…
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25 Thunderous Classics
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Fifty Shades of Opera – 50 Sensual Arias
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Joan Sutherland Collector’s Album: Rare Broadcasts
“includes the most perfect trill (the Bononcini) we have ever heard” (alto) ‘After so many spinto Annas who sound like refugees from Brünnhilde’s riding club, it was a revelation to hear a fresh, young lyric voice of uncommon purity at the command of an impeccable musician…She did not stun with bravura; she captivated with humanity’…









