Dude with the exception of Montserrat Caballé nearly all other opera singers both old and new were actually very fit. Maria Callas, Sumi Jo, Mady Mesple, Anna Netrebko, Diana Damrau, Natalie Dessay, Sabine Devieilhe pop to mind. Also if you look at Joan Sutherland and Mado Robin in their younger years they were both skinny.
Ps… I never wrote the word DIE, my telephone did that during dictation and the word that was meant to be written was “I”. Just cannot rely on telephones… They are really not all that smart.
Unfortunately, I never had the privilege to see this in person, however, I can dream can’t die, and RU-vid helps me to do that. Thank you so very much for listing this piece. It is truly beautiful and haunting.
I've seen Professor Schickele a number of times since the early 1970s and each time was an "education". The last time I had the pleasure of seeing him was with the San Francisco Symphony. There were two or three couples sitting near me who must have been season ticket holders, because they had not heard of the professor, or P.D.Q. Bach. Seeing their reaction when being exposed to his music was worth the cost of the concert, without the joy of his music -- which was an added bonus, since the program included, Desecration of the House!
We saw Professor Schickele twice at Boston Symphony Hall in the 1980s-90s. He made his entrance by descending by a knotted rope from the first balcony on to the stage. It was quite memorable--and a bit unsettling. The second time we saw him, he was "late" and made his entrance by running down the aisle and sliding across the stage in belly-flop fashion. The audience and orchestra were convulsed with laughter for several minutes. Professor Shickele was a comedic genius and an accomplished musician of the highest order! May he rest in peace, surrounded by music and God's laughter.
I believe this is the same Lily Pons who translated a book version of a Jean Cocteau film, The Blood of the Poet. "It has often been my pleasure, in my career as a singer, to introduce to American audiences many unusual French songs..." Talented woman, yes.
Personally, i still regard Itzhak perkman as the greatest prodigy in the present age. To be honest, your childhood do encourage more people who have lost confidence to overcome their trouble. However, the most you have done changes the recognition from public about what is music totally. Exactly, Professor Peter Schickele has done more on this to make more people own interest on learning music.
Opening from the film “It’s a Big Country” (1951). Eight directors on eight vignettes. The film is a reflection of the time it was made, but good points about diversity that resonate today. William Powell & James Whitmore are great!
Momentos que sólo ocurren 1 vez en la historia, y sería un sacrilegio repetirlo y arruinar semejante obra maestra entre música y comedia, tres genios carajo haha los que conocemos de música entendemos los momentos de humor
La perfection vocale, avec un naturel, et une facilité, éblouissants! Lily Pons a été, sans le moindre doute, l'une des plus grandes sopranos coloratures de l'histoire! Merci pour cette belle publication!
