To introduce myself - my name is Howard and I live in the Hudson Valley,N.Y. a beautiful area about an hour and a half north of New York City. I recall when I...
Dear Howard, first of all, welcome to our forum. You know there are so many ways to be hooked by FiDi's talent and it's always good to read in which...
Thank you for your note. Hearing from people like you has been a great experience. Whenever I discuss him with people I know, the usual reply is "Who is he?"...
Hello group, I'd like to let you know a fellow list member and friend, KarenL, created that blog. It is hosted by a mutual friend, Linda Hines. If you enjoy...
Dear Megan, Thanks for telling us that the tribute is the work of Karen L and directing us to the DFD tribute video. It is really nice. Celia Celia A. Sgroi ...
Thanks, Celia. And thanks to my friend Megan for hosting my video on her channel. She did that as a favor until I could get my own channel set up. I wanted...
Hi all, I published this 12 years ago on Opera-l and just discovered it again. Please feel free to comment! Celia ... After reading John Steane's book about...
... I don't remember it from that first posting, but I find this a fascinating pair of questions. But maddeningly hard to answer. ... I always, by the way,...
Dear Jon & List, ... Nice to hear your "voice," Jon. Thanks for responding. I agree with your assessment. Does anyone know if Schwarzkopf actually did confine ...
... Apparently she did do just the 6. They were listed in an article in the 70s, I think. Mozart: Donna Elvira, Countess Almaviva, Fiordiligi Strauss:...
By the time that Schwarzkopf had whittled her repertoire to only six roles you have to consider that she sang an enormous repertoire, and in English when she...
In a message dated 04/07/2008 04:23:00 GMT Standard Time, ... Not quite! I was at several performances of his Mandryka and Falstaff at Covent Garden. ...
... Hi Nick! DFD also sang opera in Edinburgh. And didn't he also sing opera at least once in Paris? Or is that just a dream on my part? And, of course, he did...
Hi folks, As Jon mentioned, there is still no complete recording of Henze's "Elegy for Young Lovers" or "Elegie fuer junge Liebende" in the translation by...
In a message dated 7/4/2008 9:52:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sgroi@... writes: Hi folks, As Jon mentioned, there is still no complete recording of ...
Hi all, First let me say how much I enjoyed reading your various scenarios, Celia. What a hoot! Gave me a much needed laugh after a difficult week. <g> We...
... Indeed. I share the regret, although if we were to have only one complete recording, I would prefer it to be in the original language, English (which DFD...
Hi All, I know it's a violation of copyright, but I'm so glad that people have posted many video clips of DFD singing Lieder on Youtube. It's so nice to take a...
Hi again, Actually, the DFD/Moore "Geheimes" is on Youtube, but it is in a version with the English translation on the screen, plus a television logo, which I...
Hi all, I was checking out the latest DFD videos at YouTube and found this. Has anyone else see this? What do you think? And just what is the origin of this...
Hi Karen, This Don Carlos duet is from a 1964 Berlin performance, from the Deutsche Oper. The rest of the cast included Pilar Lorengar and Josef Greindl. The ...
Thank you so much for the information. I knew that someone on this list would know. I assumed this was the same performance that included the scene with ...
Dear Karen & List, This is very cool, although I have to say that it sounds better in Italian. I have heard that James King and DFD were good friends. Anyone...
Dear Lists I love this opera, because THIS opera was my first experience to see opera stage in the theater. I have a complete recording of this opera. It may...
Dear Kiyoshi Tohdoh, Thank you so much for this information! Unfortunately, this is not a performance with DFD (apparently it was recorded in 1989), and it is ...
Hi Karen, Many thanks for the marvellous clip, that is absolutely new to me. I know it is taken from a live performance at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, on Dec....
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