the Art of Singing II/II : Golden Voices of the Century / Donald Sturrock, director.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Sturrock, Donald, film director.

Browning, Kirk, performer.

Hampson, Thomas, performer.

Corelli, Franco, performer.

Lee, Christopher, performer.

Björling, Jussi, performer.

Misciano, Alvinio, performer.

Wunderlich, Fritz, performer.

Chapin, Schuyler, performer.

Laughton, Charles, performer.

Di Stefano, Giuseppe, performer.

Gobbi, Tito, performer.

Ferrer, José, performer.

Kraus, Alfredo, performer.

Angeles, Victoria de los, performer.

Christoff, Boris, performer.

Sutherland, Joan, performer.

Price, Leontyne, performer.

Olivero, Magda, performer.

Rescigno, Nicola, performer.

Tebaldi, Renata, performer.

Vickers, Jon, performer.

IMG Artists.

Idéale Audience.

Language:

English

Genre:

Internet videos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (55 min., 28 sec.)) : sound, color.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : IMG Artists : Idéale Audience, 1996.

System Details:

digital

video file

Summary:

The Art of Singing, a treasure trove of priceless archival footage narrated by actor Christopher Lee, takes you on a whirlwind tour to meet the greatest singers of the last century—through their golden voices in opera’s most beloved masterpieces, and through their lively personalities off stage. Marvel at the arias you love by Handel, Rossini, Donizetti, and Wagner in the voices of legendary opera stars, who also open up in front of the camera, sharing reflections on their art and memories of their storied careers. This second of two volumes opens on an aria from Spanish composer De Falla's La vida breve in the heavenly tones of Victoria de los Ángeles, and the hits never stop coming—from the crystalline coloratura of Joan Sutherland, who navigates the highest runs with spellbinding ease in Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots, to the smooth legato of Fritz Wunderlich in his impeccable rendition of Tamino's aria, "Dies Bildnis," from The Magic Flute, as well as La Divina herself, Maria Callas, dazzling on stage in the title role of Puccini's Tosca.

Contents:

La vida breve / Manuel de Falla

Les Huguenots / Giacomo Meyerbeer

La Bohème / Giacomo Puccini

Aida / Giuseppe Verdi

Boris Godunov / Modest Mussorgsky

Tosca / Giacomo Puccini

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Fidelio, Op. 72 / Ludwig van Beethoven

Turandot / Giacomo Puccini

Pagliacci / Ruggero Leoncavallo

La Traviata / Giuseppe Verdi.

Participant:

Kirk Browning ; Thomas Hampson, baritone ; Franco Corelli, tenor ; Christopher Lee ; Jussi Björling, tenor ; Alvinio Misciano, tenor ; Fritz Wunderlich, tenor ; Schuyler Chapin ; Charles Laughton ; Giuseppe Di Stefano, tenor ; Tito Gobbi, baritone ; José Ferrer ; Alfredo Kraus, tenor ; Victoria de los Ángeles, soprano ; Boris Christoff, bass ; Joan Sutherland, soprano ; Leontyne Price, soprano ; Magda Olivero, soprano ; Nicola Rescigno ; Renata Tebaldi, soprano ; Jon Vickers, tenor.

Notes:

Vendor-supplied metadata.

Contains:

Container of: De Falla, Manuel. La vida breve.

Container of: Meyerbeer, Giacomo. Les Huguenots.

Container of: Puccini, Giacomo. La Bohème.

Container of: Verdi, Giuseppe. Aida.

Container of: Mussorgsky, Modest. Boris Godunov.

Container of: Puccini, Giacomo. Tosca.

Container of: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Die Zauberflöte, K. 620.

Container of: Beethoven, Ludwig van. Fidelio, Op. 72.

Container of: Puccini, Giacomo. Turandot.

Container of: Leoncavallo, Ruggero. Pagliacci.

Container of: Verdi, Giuseppe. La Traviata.

OCLC:

1461919904

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.