Word: carusos
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...only took three or four of the opening crashing chords to humble Pabst. Supposedly, Pabst spun around in amazement, and then jumped off the podium to stare incredulously Horowitz's hands. At the end, the house rose, screaming hysterically. The leading critic wrote that "not since Hamburg discovered Caruso has there been anything like this...
...course, not talking about bringing back the good old days when a Caruso would stride forward, plant his feet squarely behind the prompter's box and, as it were, deliver his aria in person. When Strehler puts a soprano at her ease, or when he positions a chorus so that it does not have to shuffle around the stage while performing, he does it with logic and a convincing illusion of action. At his best, he preserves and freshens the essence of an older work. Says he: "That point of contact between past and present is fleeting. Often...
...General Manager Rudolf Bing who declared in the early '50s: "Caruso, Caruso, that's all you hear! I have an idea we're going to be proud some day to tell people we heard Tucker." Last week the current general manager, Schuyler Chapin, said: "When the annals of opera history are written, Tucker will rank among the golden dozen." He sang 32 leading roles, appearing in 503 Met performances. Tucker himself claimed sovereignty over but a single role: "Of course I can sing it better than anyone else," he said with disarming candor about his portrayal...
...Caruso: Tenor of the Century (RCA Red Seal; 4 discs; $23.92). There are many Caruso editions available, but this set is good value for the money because of the sound quality. In making the transfers from the original recordings, careful attention was paid to correct pitch, a task necessary because the speed of the old 78s varied among individual records. The collection, covering the years from 1906 to 1920, consists mainly of Italian and French opera and salon music, with half a dozen parlor songs sung approximately in English. "Vecchia zimarra, senti" the bass "Coat Song" from La Boheme...
...favorites of 19th century French opera. Set in 1 5th century Switzerland, the story concerns the persecution of Eleazar, a Jewish goldsmith, and his foster daughter Rachel. Before his execution, Eleazar gets to sing one of the tenderest arias in tenor literature, Rachel, quand du Seigneur. Caruso and Martinelli sang the role, and Richard Tucker has been begging for years to sing it at the Met. So far, he has had to settle for a staged performance in New Orleans last October and two concert versions. While the opera may not be rich enough to justify the cost...