Word: angeles
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...BLAUE ENGEL (Electrola). A 45-r.p.m. reissue of Marlene Dietrich singing her Blue Angel songs...
PUCCINI: TURANDOT (Angel; 3 LPs). For this generation at least, Swedish Soprano Birgit Nilsson has firmly appropriated the treacherous role of the icy Oriental princess. Seven years ago, Nilsson recorded Puccini's last opera for RCA Victor, and now has repeated her triumphal performance. The plus value in the new set is Tenor Franco Corelli, who in brilliance and power is Nilsson's match, and as Calaf can credibly convert the cruel princess into a woman in love. The earlier recording is superior, however, having Erich Leinsdorf as conductor and a generally better cast, including Renata Tebaldi...
...uses anecdotes to point out the human effect but confesses that sometimes, "I tell them just because I like them." It was at this point in the discussion that he put away his pipe. "One of my students got me to try this pipe -- said it smoked like an angel. Brother, was he lying...
...Ezio Flagello both have big, warm voices. The difficulties stem from Erich Leins-dorf's conducting of the Boston Symphony. The pace is much too slow. The long, dramatic Otello-like lines enshroud the listener rather than move him. Tullio Serafin's interpretation of the Requiem (Angel) is still the best...
VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES: A WORLD OF SONG (Angel). All these songs are well known, and several are chestnuts. All the more wonder that Soprano de los Angeles has produced a fresh and enlightening record. She gives La Paloma a relaxed performance, full of a sly, feminine humor; her gypsy songs are sung head-on with open, hearty tones. On the other side. Ich Liebe Dich, Brahms's Lullaby and Songs My Mother Taught Me get serene, tender treatment. Many of these songs have been recorded by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Angel), with whom De los Angeles shares the title...