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Living Voices - Leo Slezak sings Wagner, Verdi & Meyerbeer

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2004-11-15

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Rigoletto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Le Prophète; Di...
Performers: Scheidl, Theodor; Slezak, Leo
Conductors: Gurlitt, Manfred; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Weyersberg, Bruno; Kunneke, Eduard

Leo Slezak, sometimes referred to as 'the German Caruso', was one of the most celebrated tenors at the Vienna Court Opera. His exquisitely beautiful lyric-dramatic...continue...

Joseph Schwarz - Arias

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2004-11-15

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Zazà, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Ave Maria; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrika...
Performers: Dux, Claire; Jadlowker, Hermann; Schwarz, Joseph
Conductors: Seidler-Winkler, Bruno

These historic recordings from 1916-1918 by German baritone Joseph Schwartz showcase how he combined emotional intensity with Italianate 'bel canto' style....continue...

Michael Bohnen - At the Metropolitan Opera

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2004-11-15

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Charles Gounod: Faust; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Meyerbeer:...
Performers: Bohnen, Michael
Conductors: Meyrowitz, Selmar; Szell, George

"Michael Bohnen was a superb singing-actor with a vibrant and attractive bass-baritone voice that demonstrated extraordinary facility in the lower and upper reaches for the...continue...

Miliza Korjus - The Art of Coloratura

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2004-11-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; L...
Performers: Korjus, Milizia; Wittrisch, Marcel [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Müller, Johannes; Schönbaumsfeld, Franz; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno

The stunningly attractive soprano Miliza Korjus was a phenomenon. She was a gifted actress (earning an Academy Award nomination for her role in 1939s The...continue...