Lecture with examples on CD about the great opera singers of yesteryear from Caruso and Chaliapin through Galli-Curci etc.
Onstage Tech Required: CD player, monitor, microphone on stand.
People accuse me of being seduced by nostalgia...until they hear these recordings. THEN they realize how much better the singing was back then".
"They phrased effortlessly in the correct manner because they were singing the music of their own time".
E Lucevan Le Stelle.
Nessun Dorma.
O Sole Mio.
You Are My Heart's Delight.
Persian Love Song.
Song Of The Flea.
Una Voce Poco Fa.
Un Bel Di.
etc., etc...