Ponselle sings with Caruso - Bartlett's Dream - Ponselle

[Schwanengesang415]

it is so real.

[jhb134]

Pretty extraordinary ... and THANKS, dancedarlingdance, for the many photos of Ms. Ponselle! Some (or more) of us have NEVER seen them, before! The great voice is as-solid as ever, ever-expressive, and most unique. :)

[voicemad]

Callas said that Ponselle was an amazing singer and that must be enough

[TheSopranorose]

Amazing!

[paulostroff99]

Awesome

[65attila]

What a pair they must have been on stage. What a pity they left no studio recorded duets. Thank you for posting- John

[meltzerboy]

@65attila This is much better than the Tetrazzini-Caruso sing-a-long since Ponselle still had a beautfiul voice. I agree it is a pity there are no studio recorded duets, unless there are one or two buried in the vaults awaiting discovery. One never knows for sure. Thanks, John, for sending, and thanks to dancedarlingdance for posting.

[65attila]

@meltzerboy

If they ever recorded together ir would have had to be a private recordings as until Caruso's death he was an RCA exclusive artist snd she a Columbia exclusive artist..

John

[dantitustimshu]

@65attila Simply wonderful. Many thanks, John, for sending and to dancedarlingdance for posting.

[CurzonRoad]

@65attila

Curses !@&?!

Where was Victor? How'd they manage to NOT sign Ponselle ?!

Many thanks to DanceDarlingDance to posting, and to John for sharing!

[ciroalb3]

@CurzonRoad Oh, they wanted to, but she was talked into going with Columbia by Romano Romani who argued that she wold be the star with that label rather than one among many with Victor. Actually, Columbia's recordings were better in many ways. victors often sounded very muddy. Of course she did end up with Victor in the electric era.

[kgarmaker123]

Wow, this thing gives me chills.! Thanks for posting.

[PonselleLover]

Ponselle and Caruso together... this is "a dream come true" ! :)

[patefon39]

Recording klasic O Key Fotos Prima

Thumbs up guys

[bodiloto]

+ 100 !!! IMMORTALI !!!!! GRAZIE !!!!

[theoldmet]

This was a private recording made in Ponselle's home. (1950's 60's?) She was singing along with Caruso's record.

Which is why it syncs so well.

I long ago heard this recording existed, but neber heard it until now. Thanks very much.

[hiram242]

Thank you for posting this...pure magic.

[GermanOperaSinger]

Oh, how wonderful! The greatest soprano who ever lived singing along to a recording of the greatest tenor who ever lived...5 stars, and favorited.

[paulostroff99]

@GermanOperaSinger -You have that right!!!

[callasexperience]

the voices do match beautifully, is it possible to get a cleaner recording?

[alainwilliam]

first i must thanks naxos for the 1954 PONSELLE recording we can found them on CD -Ponselle sings on a Caruso recording -like you can hear Tetrazzini doing so on a video

[meserimbriantemum]

The recording in this video is NOT on Naxos CD

[alainwilliam]

i never said the video was a naxos cd i just thanks naxos for the 1954 last Ponselle recording that you can listen now on CD- sorry and after i say on this video ponselle sings on a Caruso record-like did Tetrazzini on a video

[tomfroekjaer]

Wonderful !

Quote from Geraldine Farrar:

"There are two singers you must put aside, one is Enrico Caruso, the other is Rosa Ponselle. Then you may begin to discuss all the others!"

[paulostroff99]

Glorious! Bravo! TY

[gmmix]

I've added this video to my Favorites list. Your combining the two voices was an inspired act. Ponselle WAS, indeed, one of the greatest singers of the xx century...and her Orthophonic recording of Casta Diva would be in my desert island packet! Thanks for this posting.

[stan724]

What a delight! I've read that their voices were beautfilly balanced in every respect in performance. This may be accounted for by the fact that Ponselle's family originated in the same area in Italy as Caruso's. This is discussed in the Mary Jane Phillips-Matz biography, Rosa Ponselle - American Diva.

[akattara]

Also, as far as I know, Caruso discovered Rosa.

She auditioned for him when she was without opera experience (21 or 22 years old)

and she got to sing Leonora from La forza del Destino, her Met debut.

[EmilyGreene1984]

He did discover her, in a sense and he was the one who insisted for her to perform with him and convinced the then manager of the old Met Opera to let Rosa perform.

[maldoror26]

thanks!

[jfsanin]

This video is a true jewel. Ponselle was the greatest singer of the XX century. It's a pity she had not the opportunities that digital recording is giving to present singers. Thanks for the song and the pictures.

I`l put it in my favorite list.

[zciweslab]

just think how exciting it must have been to hear them both live in 'Forza del Destino' from the stage of the old Met.

[merrihew]

I'm amazed that it syncs as well as it does.