Has any opera singer ever radiated villain energy more effortlessly than Sherrill Milnes? #opera #operasinger #music #classicalmusic #operasingersofbluesky #theatre #art #singer #blueskyopera #operalife #operalover #operasingers #operalirica #puccini #baritone #musician #lirica
Hey opera peeps, just another opera singer trying to disconnect from the metaverse! Are you out there? #opera #blueskyopera #artist #operasinger
Boston, Public Library, Arts Department, NK4799 – Wagner (1876). Photograph of Amalie Materna, as Brünnhilde, by J. Albert. Available on digitalcommonwealth.org
Brünnhilde’s Battle Cry for 4 historical sopranos: “Hojotoho!” from “Die Walküre” by Wagner (🧵4 videos. See photo and video credits below)
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Picture of Maria Callas during the recording session of "La Gioconda" at Teatro Alla Scala in 1959
"(Serafin) showed me there was a reason for everything, that even fiorature and trills... have a reason in the composer's mind."
*Ardoin, J. Fitzgerald, G. 1974. "Callas: The Art and the Life." New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, p. 30
#bluesky #blueskyopera #singing #opera #mariacallas
Lithograph of the 1926 Promotional poster by Leopoldo Metlicovitz, printed by Ricordi, 138 cm x 97 cm. Available on christies.com
A princely duet, with a solo bonus: “In questa reggia” from “Turandot” by Puccini (🧵4 videos. See photo and video credits below)
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Cambridge (Massachusetts), Harvard University, Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Merritt Mus 857.1.678.7 PHI, seq. 5 (1860) Frontispiece of the Ricordi vocal score. Available on iiif.lib.harvard.edu
Evoking the King of the Abyss for 4 historical mezzo-sopranos: "Re dell’Abisso" from “Un ballo in maschera” by Verdi (🧵4 videos. See credits below)
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One of my favourite quotes:
'The object of art is expression.
The essence of expression is imagination.
The control of imagination is form.
The "medium" for all three is technique.'
(Witherspoon, H. 1925. 'Singing.' New York: Schirmer, p. ii)
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra, BMO ESQ PIZZI-347, n. 1 (1969). Don Carlo: maquettes de costumes / Pier Luigi Pizzi. Filippo II Available on gallica.bnf.fr
The Cross over the Sceptre for 4 historical King Philip II of Spain: “Il Grand'Inquisitor!” from “Don Carlo” by Verdi (🧵4 videos. See photo and video credits below)
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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Bibliothèque-musée de l'opéra, D216O-3, vue 6 (1862). Maquette pour le costume de Leonora. Available on gallica.bnf.fr
Grand finale for 4 historical Italian sopranos: “Pace, pace mio dio!” from “La forza del destino” by Verdi (🧵4 videos. See photo and video credits below)
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Napoli, Biblioteca del Conservatorio di musica S. Pietro a Majella, MS. NA0059 C1-16, f. 3r (1854). Bozzetto del costume di Nemorino. Consultabile su internetculturale.it
4 historical tenors for the same start: ‘Quanto è bella, quanto è cara’ from “L’elisir d’amore” by Donizetti (🧵 4 videos. See photo and videos credits)
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