BACR film. Maria Callas, Tosca.

Maria Callas Tosca entrance at the Metropolitan Opera Hause, 1965. Image from Osaka.

Montserrat Caballé sings "Sombre fôret" from Rossini's opera Guglielmo Tell.

BACR film. Montserrat Caballé on Maria Callas.

Montserrat Caballé y Concha Velasco interpretan el 'Duetto buffo di due gatti' de Rossini en el programa 'Viva el espectáculo' (TVE, 1990)

Solo di Lauretta from Opera "Gianni Schicchi" (part of "Trittico") by Maestro Giacomo Puccini. Performed by Montserrat Caballe in 2004.

Wow this young lady really brought the house down!!! Gina Lee performed "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" live October 2007 accompanied by the 55-piece orchestra, "The Golden Eagle Community Band". Gina Lee is an incredibly talented young vocalist at the age of 11. Look for more postings of other videos soon!!!! Thanks for your support. [More] [Less]

Learn about the lyrical content of Hindustani vocal music in this free online video voice lesson on the traditional Indian singing style.

Amazing singer, talented young opera singer Aria Tesolin, 13, sings "Un Bel Di" from Madame Butterfly. Baby Soprano CD www.babysoprano.com, retailers. Amazing child singer showed great singing talent at 3 singing Disney & video songs; learned opera at 7 inspired by Bocelli. Vids: Opera Singing Sensation 8 year old, Youngest Opera Singer in the World, Amazing Singer, Talented Young Opera Singer, amazing young singer, talented opera singer, talented singer, america's got talent, britain [More] [Less]

Amazing singer, talented young opera singer Aria Tesolin 12 years old sings Libiamo. Opera CD "Baby Soprano" babysoprano.com, i-tunes. Amazing child singer showed singing talent at 3, sang Disney & video songs. Bocelli inspired opera. Vids: Amazing Singer, Talented Young Opera Singer Sings Puccini, Opera Singing Sensation, 8, Young Opera Singer, talented singer, singing talent, britain's got talent, america's, great singer [More] [Less]

German boy sings in very high pitched voice. Im not sure of the name but I know this is a popular opera song.

Maria Callas Tosca Part 6 Second Act, Vissi d´arte at Covent Garden

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone Gerald Moore, piano Filmed in London, May 14, 1959 link below to hear bass Alexander Kipnis sings this famous Schubert song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u__MAvYrfg He talks easily and frankly of the great musicians he has known, of Brendel and Beecham, Karajan, Kleiber and Klemperer. His own favourite singer, he says without a moment's hesitation, was "the young Hans Hotter". His best partnership was with Gerald Moore, "the perfect accompanist, with such a rhythmic character to his playing of Schubert." But his greatest influence, Fischer-Dieskau makes clear, was the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler. "He once said to me that the most important thing for a performing artist was to build up a community of love for the music with the audience, to create one fellow feeling among so many people who have come from so many different places and feelings. I have lived with that ideal all my life as a performer." --from an interview with Martin Kettle on his 80th birthday, at Guardian Unlimited Arts. the marvelous pianist Hugh Sung posted here an interesting article on the "cheating" Gerald Moore does in playing this piece to reduce some of his suffering: http://hughsung.com/blog/index.php?itemid=771?a=b text by by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Wiki article on it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlkonig Wer reitet so spät durch Nacht und Wind? Es ist der Vater mit seinem Kind; Er hat den Knaben wohl in dem Arm, Er faßt ihn sicher, er hält ihn warm. "Mein Sohn, was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht?" "Siehst, Vater, du den Erlkönig nicht? Den Erlenkönig mit Kron und Schweif?" "Mein Sohn, es ist ein Nebelstreif." "Du liebes Kind, komm, geh mit mir! Gar schöne Spiele spiel' ich mit dir; Manch' bunte Blumen sind an dem Strand, Meine Mutter hat manch gülden Gewand." "Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht?" "Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind." "Willst, feiner Knabe, du mit mir gehn? Meine Töchter sollen dich warten schön; Meine Töchter führen den nächtlichen Reihn, Und wiegen und tanzen und singen dich ein." "Mein Vater, mein Vater, und siehst du nicht dort Erlkönigs Töchter am düstern Ort?" "Mein Sohn, mein Sohn, ich seh es genau: Es scheinen die alten Weiden so grau." "Ich liebe dich, mich reizt deine schöne Gestalt; Und bist du nicht willig, so brauch ich Gewalt." "Mein Vater, mein Vater, jetzt faßt er mich an! Erlkönig hat mir ein Leids getan!" Dem Vater grauset's, er reitet geschwind, Er hält in Armen das ächzende Kind, Erreicht den Hof mit Müh' und Not; In seinen Armen das Kind war tot. Who rides so late through night and wind? It is the father with his child. He holds the boy safe in his arm He holds him safe, he keeps him warm. "My son, why do you hide your face so fearfully?" "Father, do you not see the Elf king? The Elf king with crown and robe?" "My son, it's a wisp of fog." "You lovely child, come, go with me! Nothing but beautiful games I'll play with you; Many colourful flowers are on the shore, My mother has many golden robes." "My father, my father, can't you hear, What the Elf king quietly promises me?" "Be calm, stay calm, my child; It is the wind rustling in the dry leaves." "Do you want to come with me, fine lad? My daughters should already be waiting for you; My daughters lead the nightly folkdance And rock you and dance and sing." "My father, my father, and can't you see there, The Elf king daughters in the gloomy place?" "My son, my son, I see it well: It is the old grey willows gleaming." "I love you, your beautiful form entices me; And if you're not willing, I shall use force." "My father, my father, now he takes hold of me! The Elf king has wounded me!" It horrifies the father; he rides swiftly, Holding in his arms the moaning child. He reaches the yard with great difficulty; In his arms, the child was dead. louvepyramides provided this illuminating comment by Charles Rosen, from his "Piano Notes": "It is intersting to note that the most painful of all octave passages to execute are not to be found in Tchaikovsky or Rachmaninov or even in Listz , not even in the notorius Sixth Hungarian Rhapsody , but in the accompaniment to Schubert's Erlkonig.Those octaves obviously gave trouble even during the compser's lifetime when the piano had a much lighter action , since he wrote out a simplified version of this song - simplified for the pianist , that is . " [More] [Less]

The "king" Luciano Pavarotti as Il Duca di Mantova in the screen movie Rigoletto (1983) based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera with the same name (1851). La Donna È Mobile - Giuseppe Verdi La donna è mobile Qual piuma al vento Muta d'accento E di pensiero Sempre un'amabile Leggiadro viso In pianto o in riso È menzognero La donna è mobil Qual piuma al vento Muta d'accento E di pensier E di pensier E di pensier È sempre misero Chi a lei s'affida Chi le confida Mal cauto il core Pur mai non sentesi Felice appieno Chi su quel seno Non liba amore La donna è mobil Qual piuma al vento Muta d'accento E di pensier E di pensier E di pensier... [More] [Less]

Amazing singer, talented young opera singer Aria Tesolin 12 years old sings Libiamo. Opera CD "Baby Soprano" babysoprano.com, i-tunes. Amazing child singer showed singing talent at 3, sang Disney & video songs. Bocelli inspired opera. Vids: Amazing Singer, Talented Young Opera Singer Sings Puccini, Opera Singing Sensation, 8, Young Opera Singer, talented singer, singing talent, britain's got talent, america's, great singer [More] [Less]

Österby Nyckelharpastämman Österby, Sweden June 16-17, 2007

Compossed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Montserrat Caballé sings "Sombre fôret" from Rossini's opera Guglielmo Tell.

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from "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone NHK Symphony, Paul Kletzki, conductor Filmed at Salle Pleyel, Paris, 24 October 1960 Fischer-Dieskau has always had an encyclopaedic knowledge of other singers. "It is remarkable when people say how different I am from earlier singers," he says, "because I overlapped with singers like Heinrich Schlusnus and Erna Berger and I was not conscious of being different in approach. On the contrary, I tried to be like them, to be as perfect as I thought they were." --from an interview with Martin Kettle on his 80th birthday, at Guardian Unlimited Arts Folks have told me that they have taken down DFD clips in the past, and this one may be removed as well. If you want to have it available to you always , save it to your computer via Video Downloader: http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, song 2 of the cycle, "Ging heut Morgen übers Feld" ("I Went This Morning over the Field") Wiki reports: The second movement, "Ging heut Morgen übers Feld" ("I Went This Morning over the Field"), is the happiest movement of the work. Indeed, it is a song of joy and wonder at the beauty of nature in simple actions like birdsong and dew on the grass. "Is it not a lovely world?" is a refrain. However, the Wayfarer is reminded at the end that despite this beauty, his happiness will not blossom anymore now that his love is gone. This movement is orchestrated delicately, making use of high strings and flutes, as well as a fair amount of triangle. The melody of this movement, as well as much of the orchestration, is developed into the 'A' theme of the first movement of the First Symphony. Ging heut morgen übers Feld, Tau noch auf den Gräsern hing; Sprach zu mir der lust'ge Fink: "Ei du! Gelt? Guten Morgen! Ei gelt? Du! Wird's nicht eine schöne Welt? Zink! Zink! Schön und flink! Wie mir doch die Welt gefällt!" Auch die Glockenblum' am Feld Had mir lustig, guter Ding', Mit den Glöckchen, klinge, kling, Ihren Morgengruß geschellt: "Wird's nicht eine schöne Welt? Kling, kling! Schönes Ding! Wie mir doch die Welt gefällt! Heia!" Und da fing im Sonnenschein Gleich die Welt zu funkeln an; Alles Ton und Farbe gewann Im Schonnenschein! Blum' und Vogel, groß und Klein! "Guten Tag, ist's nicht eine schöne Welt? Ei du, gelt? Schöne Welt!" Nun fängt auch mein Glück wohl an? Nein, nein, das ich mein', Mir nimmer blühen kann! I walked across the fields this morning; dew still hung on every blade of grass. The merry finch spoke to me: "Hey! Isn't it? Good morning! Isn't it? You! Isn't it becoming a fine world? Chirp! Chirp! Fair and sharp! How the world delights me!" Also, the bluebells in the field merrily with good spirits tolled out to me with bells(ding, ding) their morning greeting: "Isn't it becoming a fine world? Ding, ding! Fair thing! How the world delights me!" And then, in the sunshine, the world suddenly began to glitter; everything gained sound and color in the sunshine! Flower and bird, great and small! "Good day, Is it not a fine world? Hey, isn't it? A fair world?" Now will my happiness also begin? No, no - the happiness I mean can never bloom! [More] [Less]

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone Gerald Moore, piano Filmed in London, May 14, 1959 "I am hard to please," Fischer-Dieskau admits. He thinks "much is being lost about the good ways of making music", and regrets the decline of "true legato singing" - a charge that critics occasionally made against his own performances. "When you have something to say in music the phrases must be clear - the beginning, the climax, and the ending." --from an interview with Martin Kettle on his 80th birthday, at Guardian Unlimited Arts Der Lindenbaum (The Linden Tree) from the song cycle Winterreise (Winter Journey) by Franz Schubert, on poems by Wilhelm Müller. The cycle was written in 1827. Der Lindenbaum Am Brunnen vor dem Tore Da steht ein Lindenbaum; Ich träumt' in seinem Schatten So manchen süßen Traum. Ich schnitt in seine Rinde So manches liebe Wort; Es zog in Freud' und Leide Zu ihm mich immer fort. Ich mußt' auch heute wandern Vorbei in tiefer Nacht, Da hab' ich noch im Dunkeln Die Augen zugemacht. Und seine Zweige rauschten, Als riefen sie mir zu: Komm her zu mir, Geselle, Hier find'st du deine Ruh' ! Die kalten Winde bliesen Mir grad' ins Angesicht; Der Hut flog mir vom Kopfe, Ich wendete mich nicht. Nun bin ich manche Stunde Entfernt von jenem Ort, Und immer hör' ich's rauschen: Du fändest Ruhe dort ! The Linden Tree At wellside, past the ramparts, there stands a linden tree. When sleeping in its shadow; sweet dreams it sent to me. And in its bark I chiseled my messages of love: My pleasures and my sorrows were welcomed from above. Today I had to pass it, well in the depth of night - and still, in all the darkness, my eyes closed to its sight. Its branches bent and rustled, like calling out to me: Come here, come here, companion, your haven I shall be! The icy winds were blowing, straight in my face they ground. The hat tore off my forehead. I did not turn around. Away I walked for hours whence stands the linden tree, and still I hear it whisp'ring: You'd find your peace with me! translated by Walter A. Aue, who writes: The Linden Tree, with Franz Schubert's melody from Die Winterreise (Winter Journey), is one of the few examples where a great classical composer - two other ones that come to mind are Mozart and Brahms - wrote a song that, perhaps in slightly simplified form, becomes a folk song (Volkslied). There is no greater honor in the German tradition. [More] [Less]

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Metropolitan Opera. December 19, 1978

Maria Callas Tosca Part 6 Second Act, Vissi d´arte at Covent Garden