Carmen Excerpts - Ilona Massey and Nelson Eddy

[meathwoman100]

Is it true he learned his opera roles phonetically ?

[ZZTopRockman]

Guy at 0:20 reminds me of Windom Earle from Twin Peaks lol! Is that her actual voice or is she dubbed? Her eyebrows are completely gone :P

I love Ilona though, despite all this

[tomkellycartoons]

Hahahaha....."nanny goat vibrato?" Hahaha.

Does this mean she's related to what I call the "howler monkey sopranos" who screech Wagner? Hahahahaha.....but, I love them ALL!

oxoxoxo

[richw57]

Thanks for posting this

[Elisabetta611]

He is EXCELLENT!^^ She on the other hand...as an obsessive Carmen fan.... NO WAY!

[RestlessRusalka]

Yes, that nanny goat vibrato of hers is particularly annoying. But this video is definitely worth it for this tantalizing sample of Nelson's Escamillo. Here is a baritone who could have been a MAJOR opera star had he chosen to stay on that route. One can only imagine how thrilling he would have been as Onegin, Yeletsky, Don Giovanni, Il Conte, Guglielmo, Figaro, Athanaël, etc.