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"LES DIVAS AMERICAINES".(Brief Article)(Review)
Emma Eames, Rosa Ponselle, Geraldine Farrar, et al. [] "LES DIVAS AMERICAINES" Arias and songs by Puccini, Gounod, Tosti, et al. No texts or translations. Malibran-Music CDRG 152 (Qualiton, dist.)
The specialists at Malibran-Music have raided the vault to present a potpourri of American sopranos and mezzos, from the little-known Lucille Marcel to the "diva di tutte dive," Rosa Ponselle, allowing one to reflect on the careers of our home-grown singers and how they stacked up on the international scene.
Besides the delicious repertoire one never hears anymore except on historical discs -- arias from La Juive, anything by Meyerbeer, and Tosti sung by someone who is not Tenor one, two or three -- I love the unabashed personalization of the material, equally rare nowadays. Ritards and fermatas surface where one least expects them, extra bars of introduction or interlude accommodate the breath, and theatrical and effective diminuendos abound.
One of the earliest representations is of contralto Louise Homer, successful and beloved work-horse of the Metropolitan for nearly thirty years, with her showpiece, "O, toi qui m'abandonne" ...
- Rosa Ponselle: A Centenary Biography.
- Magazine article from: Notes LeSueur, Richard September 1, 1998 700+ words
...ISBN: 1-57467-019-0. $39.95.] The life of Rosa Ponselle is usually told as a legend, and like most legends it contains...light of another new biography by Mary Jane Phillips-Matz (Rosa Ponselle: American Diva [Boston: Northeastern University Press...
- Ponselle Foundation ends grants for opera singers.(Arts & Entertainment)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Rauschart, Lisa November 25, 2000 700+ words
Rosa Ponselle stood above the likes of Geraldine...But Elayne Duke, president of the Rosa Ponselle Foundation in Stevenson, Md., says...merit continued competition." The Rosa Ponselle Foundation will continue to give individual...
- Top classical records of 1996
- Newspaper article from: The Independent - London Robert Cowan December 20, 1996 700+ words
...Munich Bach Orchestra. An even more anachronistic Baroque has Rosa Ponselle (the greatest soprano of them all) intone Lully's Bois...much intact, and the voice miraculously well preserved (Rosa Ponselle: the 1939 Victor and 1954 Villa Pace Recordings - Romophone...
- William Yannuzzi, 76, music director for opera company.
- Newspaper article from: Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) April 11, 2006 700+ words
...had exhibited talent. "I met Bill when I auditioned for Rosa Ponselle in 1965," James Morris, a Metropolitan Opera bass-baritone...musical abilities were recognized by the legendary soprano Rosa Ponselle, who brought him into what was then the Baltimore Civic...
- Filipino Artists Series at CCP.(Society)
- Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin July 13, 2003 700+ words
...Institute of Music, Gomez was one of the three winners of The Rosa Ponselle International Vocal competition in 1994 and was awarded one...Maestro Igor Chichagov as the first Filipina laureate of the Rosa Ponselle Foundation. In 1994, Gomez was featured soloist before...
- Pearl's golden oldies
- Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post MICHAEL AJZENSTADT December 30, 1996 700+ words
MICHAEL AJZENSTADT Jerusalem Post 12-30-1996 Rosa Ponselle. 'La Traviata.' The Legendary Complete Recording...distant past feature a wealth of musical delights. Rosa Ponselle is one of the greatest sopranos of all time and this...
- Powerful Voice May Carry 17-Year-Old a Long Way
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post David Montgomery June 1, 1995 700+ words
...American opera singers," said Elayne Duke, president of the Rosa Ponselle Foundation, an opera talent underwriting group outside Baltimore...as an opera singer. This spring, she won the prestigious Rosa Ponselle Gold Medallion, named after one of the first great American...
- Golden Throat, Golden Future; Suitland High School Opera Singer's Powerful...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post David Montgomery June 22, 1995 700+ words
...American opera singers," said Elayne Duke, president of the Rosa Ponselle Foundation, an opera talent underwriting group outside Baltimore...American opera singers," said Elayne Duke, president of the Rosa Ponselle Foundation, an opera talent underwriting group outside Baltimore...