Tag Archives: contralto
Ewa Podleś Dies
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 4th February 2024Ewa Podleś the great Polish contralto died on January 19 in Warsaw. Podleś was a contralto who while she sang a broad range of roles was especially known for the florid parts of Handel and Rossini. I’ve already written about her in a piece that contains numerous clips of her singing. Ewa Podleś – The…
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Ewa Podleś – The Great Contralto
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 3rd June 2019Ewa Podleś (b 1952 in Warsaw) is one of the greatest singers of the end of the old century and the first years of the new. Though appreciated by devotees of opera, she has not received as much recognition as her great ability warrants. Part of the reason is the failure of the Met to…
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