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4 months ago
Zinka Milanov: "O Mio babbino caro" (Gianni Schicchi) by Puccini
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
"O mio babbino caro" from the opera Gianni Schicchi (first performance 1918)
Zinka Milanov, soprano (1906-1989)
RCA ...
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4 months ago
Beverly Sills - Roberto Devereux - 1971
Beverly Sills - Roberto Devereux - 1971
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@MastersoftheOpera they said she was bette davis with high notes!
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4 months ago
Beverly Sills 3 years of Anna Bolena Coppia iniqua 1973,1974,1975
From Bubbles (1976), "Anna Bolena, my thrid and final Donizetti queen, went into the City Opera's repertoire in the fall of 1973. It almost did not...
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a big sills fan and saw her sing live peformances at the city opera and elsewhere from 1966-1980--in all i heard her more than 70 times in live performances including several anna bolenas, several stuardas and at least 19 devereuxs. what i hear here, is that over the couple of years here---she ...
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4 months ago
Don Pasquale Contest - Beverly Sills
I am hoping that this is a fun way to enjoy some new artists and new videos. The most important aspect of these "contests" is not the outcome, rath...
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sills is in very good voice here for the end of her career. actually the last couple of years, as she went back to lighter roles, her voice began to sound more rested and lighter on top again. but as to the sills detractors, listen to sutherland from about 1970 on and you will here that she too-...
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zinka here is quite exceptional and shows all the contrdictory elements of her voice that made here quite unique. the dark coloring, but the incredibly easy and creamy smooth texture of her top and upper middle voice. the combination of support and chest in the right places, but the total comman...