Word: basses
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...golden basso cantante (a lyric bass rather than a growler) with a natural authority onstage, Siepi won himself an opening-night ovation as the dignified king in Don Carlo. Then, a month later, he shed the dignity like a shirt, became an inspired and pompous fool as Don Basilio in The Barber of Seville. He turned next to Mephistopheles in Faust, sang and acted with his customary conviction...
...girls . . ."). Though he knew only two arias, Siepi won the competition. He made his debut in Rigoletto two months later in a provincial opera house. When La Scala reopened in 1946, Siepi sang in the opening performance, soon came to be considered "the pillar" among La Scala's bass singers. A quick study, he now sings 40 roles...
Haydn: The Seasons (Trude Eipper-le, soprano; Julius Patzak, tenor; Georg Hann, bass; the Vienna State Opera Chorus, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Clemens Krauss conducting; Haydn Society, 6 sides LP). Haydn's last oratorio, given a dramatic performance. Recording: good...
Handel: Sonatas for Violin and Figured Bass, Vols. I, II & III (Alexander Schneider, violin; Ralph Kirkpatrick, harpsichord; Frank Miller, cello; Columbia, 6 sides LP). A chance for those who know Handel through his booming oratorios to get a more intimate glimpse of him. Performance and recording: excellent...
Montemezzi: L'Amore del Tre Re (Sesto Bruscantini, bass; Renato Ca-pecchi, baritone; Amedeo Berdini, tenor; Clara Petrella, soprano; Aldo Bertocci, tenor; orchestra and chorus of Radio Italiana, Arturo Basile conducting; Cetra-Soria, 4 sides LP). A powerful and passionate performance of Montemezzi's opera about a blind king who throttles his adulterous daughter-in-law. Chiefly remarkable for the beautiful bass singing of the king (Bruscantini). Recording: good...