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Renato Cellini
Renato Cellini (; April 24, 1912 – March 25, 1967) was an Italian opera conductor. His father was Ezio Cellini, who was a stage director who worked with Arturo Toscanini. Metropolitan Opera Cellini went to the United States in 1947, when he joined the staff of the Metropolitan Opera, and where he debuted conducting ''Don Carlos'', on April 9, 1952, with Jussi Björling, Eleanor Steber and Regina Resnik in the cast. The following year, he led ''Aïda'' (with Herva Nelli and Jean Madeira) and ''La forza del destino'' (with Zinka Milanov and Mario del Monaco). In 1954, he conducted ''La forza'' again (now with Nelli and Leonard Warren), and a double-bill of ''Cavalleria rusticana'' and ''Pagliacci''. His 1950 recording of ''Rigoletto'', with Jan Peerce, Warren, Italo Tajo, Erna Berger, and Nan Merriman, was the "first American recording of a complete opera by RCA Victor." New Orleans Opera In 1954, Cellini was appointed General Director and Conductor of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conductor (music)
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duties of the conductor are to interpret the score in a way which reflects the specific indications in that score, set the tempo, ensure correct entries by ensemble members, and "shape" the phrasing where appropriate. Conductors communicate with their musicians primarily through hand gestures, usually with the aid of a baton, and may use other gestures or signals such as eye contact. A conductor usually supplements their direction with verbal instructions to their musicians in rehearsal. The conductor typically stands on a raised podium with a large music stand for the full score, which contains the musical notation for all the instruments or voices. Since the mid-19th century, most conductors have not played an instrument when conducting, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando Agnini
Armando Agnini (July 11, 1884 – March 27, 1960) was a successful Italian stage director of opera. Metropolitan Opera Born in Naples, Italy, he went to the United States as a steerage passenger on the S/S ''Auguste Victoria'' from Naples to New York in 1902, at the age of eighteen. He was associated with companies in Boston and Montreal, and made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera with a production of ''I puritani'' (with Maria Barrientos), in 1919. His work was seen at the Met until 1934, with ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'' (with Titta Ruffo as Figaro, and, later, Elvira de Hidalgo as Rosina), ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' (with Amelita Galli-Curci and Beniamino Gigli, later Toti dal Monte), ''Tosca'', ''Aïda'' (with Rosa Ponselle, later Elisabeth Rethberg), ''Madama Butterfly'' (with Geraldine Farrar and Giovanni Martinelli), ''Rigoletto'', ''Cavalleria rusticana'', ''La bohème'', ''Manon Lescaut'' (with Aureliano Pertile as des Grieux), ''Pagliacci'', ''Zazà'', ''La navarraise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inge Borkh
Inge Borkh (born Ingeborg Simon, 26 May 1921 – 26 August 2018) was a German operatic dramatic soprano. She was first based in Switzerland, where she received international attention when she appeared in the first performance in German of Menotti's ''The Consul'', in Basel, in 1951. In 1952, Borkh became a member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. She appeared at leading opera houses in Europe and the Americas, and at festivals such as Bayreuth and Salzburg. Trained first as an actress, she was admired for both singing and stage presence, especially in the Richard Strauss roles Salome and Elektra. She also performed in contemporary opera, such as the premiere of Josef Tal's ''Ashmedai'' in Hamburg in 1971. Her recordings include complete operas and recitals. Borkh was awarded the Hans-Reinhart-Ring, the highest honour for theatre professionals in Switzerland. Early life and education Borkh was born Ingeborg Simon in Mannheim, in 1921. Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Vinay
Ramón Vinay (August 31, 1911 – January 4, 1996) was a famous Chilean operatic tenor with a powerful, dramatic voice. He is probably best remembered for his appearances in the title role of Giuseppe Verdi's tragic opera ''Otello''. Biography He started his operatic career as a baritone in Mexico in 1938. He later switched to tenor, making a second debut in 1943 and forging a successful international career after World War II. Vinay eventually returned to the baritone fold in 1962 and retired from the stage in 1969. Even as a tenor, however, his vocal timbre retained its dark, baritonal colouration. He was the son of Jean Vinay Robert and Rosa Sepúlveda. Born in Chillán, Chile, Vinay earned particular renown throughout the operatic world for his interpretation of the role of Otello. For a time, he made the part his own. Perhaps his most significant appearance as Otello occurred in 1947, in a radio broadcast of the opera under the baton of Arturo Toscanini. His colleagues on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ticho Parly
Ticho Parly (né Frederick Christiansen) (16 July 1928 – 21 June 1993) was a Danish-born Heldentenor who sang leading roles in most of the major opera houses of Europe as well as the United States, including the Metropolitan Opera, where he debuted in 1966 as Tristan opposite Birgit Nilsson in ''Tristan und Isolde''.Bargreen (1 July 1993 ) Biography Parly was born in Copenhagen on 16 July 1928. He began singing as a treble in his homeland, and grew into a bass-baritone. After studying in Denmark, France, Italy and Switzerland, as well as Indiana University, he went to New Orleans, where he resided from 1957 to 1960. There he studied with Charles Paddock (also the teacher of Thaïs St Julien, Anthony Laciura and Greer Grimsley) who "insisted" he become a tenor. In 1958 he made his operatic debut with the New Orleans Opera Association, in the secondary role of Pong in the local premiere of ''Turandot'', conducted by Renato Cellini. The next year, he sang Flavio in ''Norma'', as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Di Giuseppe
Enrico Di Giuseppe (October 14, 1932 – December 31, 2005) was a celebrated American operatic tenor who had an active performance career from the late 1950s through the 1990s. He spent most of his career performing in New York City, juggling concurrent performance contracts with both the New York City Opera and the Metropolitan Opera during the 1970s and 1980s. In the latter part of his career, he was active with the Grand Opera House. Possessing a lyric tenor voice with a bright timbre and easy upper extension, Di Giuseppe excelled in the Italian repertory. He was particularly successful in tackling the bel canto repertoire, notably partnering Beverly Sills in productions of Donizetti's ''Anna Bolena'', ''Maria Stuarda'', and ''Roberto Devereux'', as well as Bellini's ''I puritani'' at the NYCO. Di Giuseppe performed in similar repertoire at the Met opposite other notable bel canto interpreters like Dame Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne and Renata Scotto. Early life and ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ara Berberian
Ara Berberian ( hy, Արա Բերբերյան, May 14, 1930 – February 21, 2005) was an American bass and actor who had an active international career in operas, concerts, and musicals from the early 1960s until his retirement from the stage in 1997. He notably had an 18-year association with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, where he gave a total of 334 performances between 1979 and 1997. He sang over 100 roles during his career, including those of Osmin in Mozart's '' Abduction from the Seraglio'' and Sparafucile in Verdi's ''Rigoletto''. Biographic data Berberian was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 14, 1930. He died on February 21, 2005, in Boynton Beach, Florida. Early life and education Born in Detroit, Berberian attended the Culver Military Academy, a college preparatory school in Culver, Indiana, from which he graduated in 1948. One of his classmates and friends at Culver was baseball executive George Steinbrenner. He then matriculated to the Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Macurdy
John Macurdy (né John Edward McCurdy; – ) was an American operatic bass, who sang at the Metropolitan Opera 1,001 times from 1962–2000 (and also sang numerous performances in other opera houses). Among his teachers was the contralto Elisabeth Wood of New Orleans, who was also the pedagogue of Norman Treigle. Early life Macurdy was born on March 18, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan. He was of Scottish descent by way of Nova Scotia. As a three-year-old a neighbor paid him 10 cents to sing "O Tannenbaum". Growing up, he sung in the Grosse Pointe Memorial Church choir, singing as a soprano until his voice changed at age 12. Marie Curtis, the church choir director, encouraged him to take singing lessons. At age 16, she sent him to Avery Crew, a top voice teacher in Detroit, who became his mentor for many years. Macurdy attended Keating Elementary and Hutchinson Intermediary schools, and graduated from Cass Technical High School, all in Detroit. He attended the Wayne State Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester Ludgin
Chester Ludgin (May 20, 1925 – August 9, 2003) was an American operatic baritone. Biography Chester Ludgin was a native of Brooklyn, New York. He made his professional debut in 1956 with The Experimental Opera Theatre of America (affiliated with the New Orleans Opera Association), as Baron Scarpia in Giacomo Puccini's ''Tosca'', conducted by Renato Cellini and directed by Armando Agnini. The very next year, he first appeared with the New York City Opera, as Dr Falke in Johann Strauss II's ''Die Fledermaus'', opposite Phyllis Curtin. With the City Opera, Ludgin was heard in many roles, including what was perhaps his greatest success, John Proctor in the world premiere of Robert Ward's ''The Crucible'' (1961, with Norman Treigle as the Reverend John Hale). He was also in the premieres of Robert Kurka's ''The Good Soldier Schweik'' (1958), Norman Dello Joio's '' The Triumph of St. Joan'' (1959), and Abraham Ellstein's ''The Golem'' (1962) for that company. He also portrayed Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Turp
André Turp (December 21, 1925, Montreal – February 25, 1991, Montreal) was a Canadian tenor, particularly associated with the French and Italian repertories. Life and career André Turp took private voice lessons with Édouard Woolley and Frank H. Rowe, before entering the Montreal Music Conservatory, where he was a pupil of Ruzena Herlinger. He was then awarded a grant and went to Italy to study with Hélène Vita. He made his stage debut in 1950 in operettas with the "Variétés Lyriques", in Montreal. He also took part in several programs with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. A biographical note from Covent Garden·on his first appearance there revealed that he had appeared in twenty-one Offenbach operettas. His true operatic debut took place in 1956, at New Orleans, where he sang Roméo in '' Roméo et Juliette'', Rodolfo in '' La Bohème'', and Cavaradossi in ''Tosca''. He then appeared with the Opera Guild of Montreal, in the late 1950s, as Macduff in ''Macbeth'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Schuh
Audrey Schuh (born June 11, 1931) is an American operatic soprano. She studied at Loyola University of the South. Schuh was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her first leading role with the New Orleans Opera Association (at the age of eighteen) was the page-boy Oscar in ''Un ballo in maschera'', opposite Jussi Björling, in 1950. She starred there in ''Don Giovanni'' (as Zerlina), ''Carmen'' (as Micaëla), ''Amelia al ballo'', ''Falstaff'' (as Nannetta), ''Die Fledermaus'' (as Roselinde von Eisenstein), ''Hänsel und Gretel'' (as Gretel), ''La bohème'' (as Musetta), ''La traviata'', ''La bohème'' (as Mimì), ''Markheim'' (world premiere), ''Turandot'' (as Liù), ''Elektra'' (as Chrysothemis), ''Pagliacci'', and ''Il tabarro''. Schuh also sang Nannetta in ''Falstaff'' for the San Francisco Opera. She sang with the Houston Grand Opera (''Madama Butterfly''), the New England Opera Theatre (''La traviata'' and ''La rondine''), the Jackson Opera Guild (''Pagliacci'', then ''Die Fled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Reardon (baritone)
John Reardon (April 8, 1930April 16, 1988) ( aged 58 ) was an American baritone and actor who was noted for his performances on television, including many appearances on the PBS children's television show ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''. Making his debut with the New York City Opera in 1954, he sang 33 roles with them until 1972, returning in 1983 for performances as Danilo in ''The Merry Widow''. Reardon was a member of the New York Metropolitan Opera from 1965 until 1977, appearing in such operas as '' Carmen'' and '' Jenufa''. In 1967, Reardon created the role of Orin Mannon (the equivalent of Orestes in Aeschylus' ''Oresteia'') in the world premiere of Marvin David Levy's ''Mourning Becomes Electra''. His last performance at the Met was as Papageno in ''The Magic Flute'' on April 6, 1977. He co-starred with Phil Silvers on Broadway in the Jule Styne musical '' Do Re Mi'', introducing the standard song " Make Someone Happy". He also appeared on Broadway in ''New Faces of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
