Lauritz Melchior & Victor Borge

Lauritz Melchior and Victor Borge show their talent for comedy in this hilarious clip. At age 61 Melchior surely hadn't lost his squillo either.

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[procrustesuk]

Two great Danes having a laugh! I didn't realise that the man who did all that Wagner did comedy too, thanks for posting this.

[Brumbazzen]

They are both from Denmark they speak good english much better than me :o)

[tenorschofield]

@SHICOFF1 This was the same opinion of my greatgrand mother who was german and heard him sing at Bayreuth and at the MET. She said he was brilliant as a trumpet and at the same time with the warmth of a romantic hero.She died when I was 14 years like 36 years ago, but sure I keep myself as a fan!!! He was one of the best for me!!!

[SHICOFF1]

THE COMMENT here that his vocal power is not heard in his recordings is surely because you cannot really tell how big a voice is from recordings, nor how much Squillo one has because it does not always come through. He had a big voice by all accounts. Members of my family heard him and others now gone had heard him said it was a big voice. I would have to believe that.

[Brumbazzen]

@harrynking777 ....Thank you it was a pleasure to hear.

[harrynking777]

@Brumbazzen Correction: 'much better than I'.

[UNITEDSPACEFLAG]

still super !!

[LLPorduction]

@procrustesuk They are not... :( how dare u say they are dogs!

[ZEMTRASH]

super

[65attila]

@grig035

100 % correct

[grig035]

@VivaRenata Check out the '31 78 of the "rehearsal scene" in Act III Meistersinger with Schorr, the '35 Walkuere Act I under Walter, the '42 78 of Rienzi's prayer, the last act of the '36 Goetterdaemmerung under Bodanzky, and the two '37 Tristan b'casts, one from January at the Met under Bodanzky and the other from mid-year at Covent Garden under Beecham. I'd say these give one the most vivid aural "picture" of the real voice.