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𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 Dear members, My name is 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗮̀𝘀, and I am the creator and administrator of this group, as well as of a wide network of Facebook…

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 This group is devoted to celebrating the 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 — from the golden age of bel canto to the dramatic heights…

# **Prima Voce Series** * **Alessandro Bonci** - **The Fonotipia Recordings** (1905-1907) * **Alexander Kipnis** - **Boris Godunov** * **Alexander Kipnis** in **Opera and Lieder** (1918-1924) * **Alma Gluck** (1911-1917) * **Amelita Galli-Curci** Vol.…

# **[Il Mito dell'Opera Series](https://classicalpippo9.blogspot.com/2024/08/il-mito-dellopera-series.html)** 1. Il Mito dell'Opera - 18 ''Celeste Aida'' da Aida di Giuseppe Verdi (1908-1969) 2. Il Mito dell'Opera - 18 Che gelida manina da La Boheme di Puccini Vol.…

𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗔 𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆, 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶, born 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶 in 𝗥𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗼, Veneto, on 𝟭𝟲 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟲, belongs to that fascinating category of singers whose…

𝗚𝗶𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶-𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗮 (Udine, 1869–1940), 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗼 (San Francisco, 1853–New York, 1931), 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗶 (Parma, 1867–New York, 1957), and 𝗚𝗶𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗼 𝗣𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗶 (Lucca, 1858–Brussels, 1924) at the premiere of La Fanciulla del West, New York, United…

𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝘁𝘆𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 (𝗯. 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟳) 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻: 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟬, 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟳, in 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗹, 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶, 𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝘁𝘆𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 is one of the most celebrated 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘀 of the 20th century, admired for her 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵, 𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲,…

𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗸𝗼 (𝗯. 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟭) 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴, 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟭, in 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗻𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗿, 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮 (𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗦𝗦𝗥) 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗸𝗼 is one of the most prominent 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘀 of the 21st century, celebrated for her 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵, 𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀…

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘀 (𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟯 – 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟳) Born: December 2, 1923, in New York City, USA Died: September 16, 1977, in Paris, France Widely regarded as one of the greatest opera singers of all time, she…

𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗶 (𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟮 – 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟰) Born: February 1, 1922, in Pesaro, Italy Died: December 19, 2004, in San Marino One of the most beloved sopranos of the 20th century, she was celebrated for her…

𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀 𝐉𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐙𝐀 (𝟏𝟖𝟖𝟕–𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐) 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐀 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 — 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐎 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐀, 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐑𝐊, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐔𝐂𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐈 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 — 𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐀 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃…

# **Joan Sutherland - The Complete Decca Recordings - The Operas 1971-1988 - Box Set 46CDs ** en negrita el nombre del cd y el compositor: CD 1-2 VERDI: Rigoletto RICHARD BONYNGE CD 3-4…

# **Andromeda Remastered 3 ** **ANDRCD5160 – Wagner** - Lohengrin - Eugen Jochum (Bayreuth 1954) **ANDRCD5161 – Wagner** - Parsifal - Hans Knappertsbusch (Bayreuth 1952) **ANDRCD5162 – Wagner** - Tannhäuser - Joseph Keilberth (Bayreuth…

**Arturo Toscanini** (born **March 25, 1867**, in Parma, Italy – died **January 16, 1957**, in New York City) was one of the most influential and uncompromising conductors in the history of classical music. Originally…

# **Andromeda Remastered 1 ** **ANDRCD5000** Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen - Joseph Keilberth (1953) **ANDRCD5002** Vladimir Horowitz - The Romantic Era - 1942-1953 Recordings **ANDRCD5003** Clara Haskil - The 1947-1954 Piano Concertos…

# **Archipel Digital Remastered 4 ** **ARPCD0476** David Oistrakh plays **Brahms, Bach & Chausson** **ARPCD0477** **Chopin** – 24 Preludes & Piano Sonata No. 2 – Alfred Cortot **ARPCD0479** **Bruckner** – Symphony No. 7 –…

**Giulio Gatti-Casazza **(Udine, 1869-1940), **David Belasco **(San Francisco, 1853-New York, 1931), **Arturo Toscanini (**Parma, 1867-New York, 1957) **Giacomo Puccini **(Lucca, 1858-Brussels, 1924) **at the premiere for La Fanciulla del West,** New York. United States…

# **Herbert von Karajan - The Complete EMI Recordings Vol. 2 - Opera & Vocal [71CD Box Set] ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/herbert-von-emi-147400145?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/herbert-von-emi-147400145?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CD 1** – **Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart**, **Giacomo Puccini** Opera Arias (1947) Baritone Vocals –…

# **Ferenc Fricsay - Complete Recordings on DG Vol 2 - Operas and Choral Works [37CD Box Set]** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/ferenc-fricsay-2-147137080?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/ferenc-fricsay-2-147137080?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **1 BARTÓK** Herzog Blaubarts Burg Töpper · Fischer-Dieskau Cantata Profana Krebs **2–3 BEETHOVEN** Fidelio Engen…

# THE MAKING OF *TOSCA* **A Complete History of the Opera’s Composition, 1896–1899** ## **I. Origins: Sardou, Bernhardt, and a Reluctant Puccini (1893–1896)** Although *Tosca* premiered in 1900, its roots stretch back several years…

Doria Manfredi, Giulia Manfredi's cousin, committed suicide after being unable to bear the unjust accusation that she was Puccini's lover. Photograph: Paolo Benvenuti / The Observer .