the Art of Singing II/II : Golden Voices of the Century / Donald Sturrock, director.

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English
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[Place of publication not identified] : Img Artists : Idéale Audience, 1996.
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1 online resource (1 video file (55 min., 28 sec.)) : sound, color.

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The Art of Singing, a treasure trove of priceless archival footage narrated by actor Christopher Lee, takes you on a whirlwind tour to meet the greatest singers of the last century-through their golden voices in opera's most beloved masterpieces, and through their lively personalities off stage. Marvel at the arias you love by Handel, Rossini, Donizetti, and Wagner in the voices of legendary opera stars, who also open up in front of the camera, sharing reflections on their art and memories of their storied careers. This second of two volumes opens on an aria from Spanish composer De Falla's La vida breve in the heavenly tones of Victoria de los Ángeles, and the hits never stop coming-from the crystalline coloratura of Joan Sutherland, who navigates the highest runs with spellbinding ease in Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots, to the smooth legato of Fritz Wunderlich in his impeccable rendition of Tamino's aria, "Dies Bildnis," from The Magic Flute, as well as La Divina herself, Maria Callas, dazzling on stage in the title role of Puccini's Tosca.
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Kirk Browning ; Thomas Hampson, baritone ; Franco Corelli, tenor ; Christopher Lee ; Jussi Björling, tenor ; Alvinio Misciano, tenor ; Fritz Wunderlich, tenor ; Schuyler Chapin ; Charles Laughton ; Giuseppe Di Stefano, tenor ; Tito Gobbi, baritone ; José Ferrer ; Alfredo Kraus, tenor ; Victoria de los Ángeles, soprano ; Boris Christoff, bass ; Joan Sutherland, soprano ; Leontyne Price, soprano ; Magda Olivero, soprano ; Nicola Rescigno ; Renata Tebaldi, soprano ; Jon Vickers, tenor.
Contents
  • La vida breve / Manuel de Falla
  • Les Huguenots / Giacomo Meyerbeer
  • La Bohème / Giacomo Puccini
  • Aida / Giuseppe Verdi
  • Boris Godunov / Modest Mussorgsky
  • Tosca / Giacomo Puccini
  • Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Fidelio, Op. 72 / Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Turandot / Giacomo Puccini
  • Pagliacci / Ruggero Leoncavallo
  • La Traviata / Giuseppe Verdi.
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1461919904
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