Tag Archives: Songs
Nicolai Gedda 1925-2017
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 21st February 2017Nicolai Gedda died this month at age 91. The Swedish singer was one of the great tenors of the middle part of the last century. His best years overlapped the careers of an extraordinarily large number of great tenors. When he started singing professionally Jussi Björling, Richard Tucker, Mario Del Monaco, and Giuseppe Di Stefano were…
› Read the full entry
Joseph Schmidt – In English
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 19th September 2012Romanian tenor Joseph Schmidt (1904-42)was one of the vocal wonders of the last century. He had the most complete technique of any tenor in the recorded age. He could do anything, runs, trills, molten beauty and legato – all were his. All he lacked were height and luck. His sad story is well known and has…
› Read the full entry
Giuseppe Di Stefano Sings Three Songs
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 30th August 2009The clip below presents the late great tenor singing three songs. His says that he’s going to sing thee Sicilian songs, but the clip is obviously edited as he sings one Sicilian song, then a Spanish song, followed by a short version of “Core ‘ngrato”. Pippo was 28 when this performance was recorded. The pianist…
› Read the full entry
