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Nicolai Gedda sings Glinka- I remember a wonderful moment khankonchak 6,137 views Nicolai Gedda (b.1925) is widely acknowledged as one of the most prolifically recorded operatic artists of the 20th century. When it comes to evaluating his legacy, the exp...
Gösta Björling (Jussi's brother)- I Heard You Singing (Coates-Bennett) (in Swedish) khankonchak 17,852 views Gösta Björling (1912-1957) Jussi Björling needs no introduction; his name is familiar to virtually any collector with the slightest interest in opera. But what of his br...
Mario Lanza at HOME- a passionate 1952 Tell Me, Oh Blue, Blue Sky (Giannini-Flaster) khankonchak 5,225 views Mario Lanza (1921-1959) Since I uploaded this to serve as a companion to Lanza's home recording of the Improvviso from "Andrea Chenier", which I uploaded a few months ag...
Aleksei Bolshakov- Di Provenza (in Russian) khankonchak 1,065 views Aleksei Bolshakov (1914-1979) is one of many Bolshoi singers whose names and reputations have faded somewhat with the passage of time. Although he enjoyed a distinguished o...
Boris Shtokolov- The Miller's Aria from Rusalka (Dargomyzhsky) khankonchak 4,580 views Boris Timofeevich Shtokolov (1930-2005) is a name unfamiliar to most music aficionados in the West. Although he was an extremely popular singer in the former Soviet Union (...
Stefán Islandi, tenor- Fa la nana bambin (Sadero) khankonchak 4,613 views Stefán Islandi (1907-1994) I must confess that I know very little about the cultural history and musical activity of Iceland. I am familiar with some of the craggy, vola...
Giuseppe di Stefano at 23- Si vous l'aviez compris (Denza) khankonchak 5,500 views Giuseppe di Stefano (1921-2008) There are few things more pleasurable in the world of classical singing than the sound of the young Giuseppe di Stefano. His early record...
Mark Reizen at 79- The fires in the rooms were already out (Tchaikovsky) khankonchak 2,494 views The great Ukrainian-born Jewish bass Mark Reizen (1895-1992) sings Tchaikovsky's "Uzh gasli v komnatakh ogni" ("The fires in the rooms were already out"), Op.63, No.5 (text...
Boris Shtokolov- Aleko's Cavatina khankonchak 9,726 views Boris Timofeevich Shtokolov (1930-2005) is a name unfamiliar to most music aficionados in the West. Although he was an extremely popular singer in the former Soviet Union (...
Lev Sibiriakov- 'Pro Peccatis' from Rossini's Stabat Mater khankonchak 2,955 views Lev Sibiriakov (1869-1942) It has been my decision thus far to avoid posting acoustic-era records on my channel, as I feel there are several Youtube contributors who cov...

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Art is not an end in itself. It introduces the soul into a higher spiritual order, which it expresses and in some sense explains. Music and art and poetry attune the soul to God.

- Thomas Merton

The amount of noise a person makes- and can put up with- is in inverse proportion to his intellect. Stupid people love noise and make a lot of it. Intelligent people are quiet people and like silence. As usual in a democracy, intelligent people suffer much at the hands of stupid people.

- Donald Vroon

I am a lifelong aficionado of classical music, opera, and operetta. Among the composers I enjoy most are Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Grieg, Mahler, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Kalman. Favorite operas? "Eugene Onegin" and "Prince Igor". Dislikes include the operas of Britten, R. Strauss, and Prokofieff, as well as virtually all atonal and dodecaphonic music. Nor do I care for countertenors or most period performance ensembles. Visitors to my channel might conclude (correctly) that I am a Slavophile. I am in fact an avid enthusiast of Russian opera. romances and folk songs- largely uncharted territory for most Western listeners and singers. It infuriates me to no end that opera companies chase after such contemporary rubbish as "Grendel", "An American Tragedy", and "The Fly", while a treasure trove of Russian (and other Slavic) repertoire remains unexplored.

When it comes to singers, those that I hold closest to my heart are Beverly Sills, Mario Lanza, Boris Shtokolov, and Georg Ots. My aim is to promote little-known, unjustly neglected operatic artists (particularly those of Eastern European origin), as well as singers whose recorded legacies have been marred by persistent rumors, gossip, and misinformation (i.e. Lanza). I also enjoy posting rarities from well-known and loved stars of opera.

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