Tag Archives: Bass-baritone
king of the baritones
Titta Ruffo was one of the greatest baritones of the 20th century. He had a resonant voice, magnificent power in the middle and upper registers, and a palette that nearly defied description, encompassing darkness, brilliance, and strength. In this clip, he displays some of … Continue reading →
Filed under 20th Century Opera, Performers
Tagged as Bass-baritone, Metropolitan Opera, Titta Ruffo
Hans Hotter sat on a wall and had a great . . .
. . . fall. But it wasn’t exactly a wall from which Hans Hotter, the German bass-baritone renowned for singing Wotan, fell. It was an artificial mountaintop, and it occurred at the end of an ROH production of Die Walküre in 1961. As Wotan … Continue reading →
Filed under Opera and humor
Tagged as Bass-baritone, Die Walküre, Great Operatic Disasters, Hans Hotter, microtale, Richard Wagner
got bassos?
Profondo, buffo, dramatic buffo, basso cantate. If you enjoy hearing a low, male voice (and presumably the singer that comes with the low voice), then let me recommend two online sites for you. A pair of very different, yet well-purposed compendia you bass-bari lovers many find useful: The Basses … Continue reading →
Filed under Classic Opera, Performers
Tagged as barihunks, Bass-baritone, basses. postaday2011
a legendary bass calls them as he hears them . . . a microtale
The mostly self-taught Russian bass Feodor Chaliapin (1873–1938) was a giant of a man with allegedly a giant-sized ego to match. If he didn’t like a conductor’s tempo, he would simply begin commanding the orchestra during a rehearsal or a performance, stamping out the tempo he … Continue reading →
Filed under Microtales, Opera and humor, Performers
Tagged as Bass-baritone, Feodor Chaliapin
bass-bari Raimondi defines ‘Escamillo’
Within the annals of opera performance, certain singers transcend the roles they play, ultimately defining them. One such transcendent performer illuminating an operatic role is bass-baritone Ruggero Raimondi in the role of Escamillo, the toreador, in Carmen. Don Giovanni, Simon Boccanegra, Boris Godunov, Iago, … Continue reading →
Filed under Classic Opera, Heartstoppers, Performers, Video
Tagged as Bass-baritone, Carmen, Georges Bizet, Ruggero Raimondi
