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Indeed, Cecchele was a monster of a tenor!

You are so lucky!!! 😁

Persönlich mag ich Bonisolli mehr 😄

Personally, I think he has a glamorous voice!

Thank you for the correction! Fixed now

Indeed, Fischer-Dieskau was and is a rather controversial singer. I do think that perhaps his interpretations are more intellectually provocative than they are vocally spectacular, at least when it comes to his recordings. However, I trust also the opinion of your singing teacher, and can attest that I have seen a lot of comments (even from his detractors) which say that despite the way DFD's voice comes off on record, it was very resonant and carried a lot of weight. Thank you as always for your insightful comments! I always appreciate them a lot! :)

@@TheAnalogAria „… more intellectually provocative than they are vocally spectacular…“ That sums it up just perfectly, I think! Thank you very much for this insightful judgement! For those who crave ONLY spectacular voices DFD will always be the wrong choice, for those who are more open-minded he is a very interesting singer to turn to. Wether in the end you like him or not, is also a matter of personal taste and preference, I think… 😊

Yes!! I only discovered him in the last couple of months, and I absolutely love his voice! Not sure if you would agree, but he reminds me of a young di Stefano...

@@TheAnalogAria Oh, I must listen to him again and see if I can trace the similarities! Thank you for pointing me in this direction! And yes, I do like him! 👍

Always reminded me of Jan Peerce. Very similar.

That's fair!

@@St.Garoosh More comparing to do! 😅

Indeed!! I have been meaning to go to Bayreuth in the near future, but my wish to do so decreases with each new production they come out with... :(

@@TheAnalogAria My opinion exactly… The modern productions are terrible, and unfortunately the majority of the singers aren‘t much better… So sad!

My pleasure as always! And thank you for listening in, as usual!!

@@TheAnalogAria And as usual, you are the giver, I am the taker, so thanks are all mine! 👍🙏🌞

He was one of the biggest ✨ of his era, albeit controversial in large part because he simply could NOT be pigeonholed in any typical regard; a definition of sui-generis befit him probly more than any other great dramatic tenor, as his SQ, impact, range, timbre, vibrancy & richly dark/bright density of tone + hyperdrive stamina were unique 🎶 All of those unusual elements coupled w/a fervor theatrically + incredibly intense, energetically committed combo of raw honesty & intellectually powerful to spontaneously natural explosiveness & (as one critic put it) a ‘performing style as if driven by the devil’, or as many others exhaustively stated, ‘a veritable force of nature, both dramatically & vocally’ 🎭 - one comes away w/complex impressions… He remains THE standard in much, if not all, of his rep for those of us who witnessed him during his greatest perf’s vs most all of the terrific comp of his lengthy career, mainly cuz he was all of the above + ‘NO ONE gave more of themselves onstage from heart & soul or voice, than Jimmy McCracken!’ - Cornell MacNeil 🙌🏼 ‘JMcC was the most underrated legit operatic Superstar of the 20th Century’ - Leonard Bernstein… During his career JMcCracken received PLENTY of high-level extravagant critical esteem: the yrs since have seen somewhat of a strange reconsideration by some who never experienced him live vs those who did + some vice versa! His noble battles vs corrupt institutions (Record Co’s + the Met) seems to confuse his ‘standing’ w/too many extracting vague info or assessments as a result of those controversial experiences (ALL of which JMcC was fully vindicated in, btw) 🍀 There’s no doubt his SQ/Style/Delivery & appearance were famously controversial - but none of that should attempt to diminish the remarkable respect & incredible stature he achieved during his career or the rare & beloved high esteem that he was held-in by colleagues, audiences & a vast majority of the major press over the course of his singular career! 👏🏼 *Don’t forget that there also was a severe price to be paid for his noble struggles behind the scenes from that brutal internecine combat w/those BIG institutions either ❤️‍🩹 Doing the ‘right thing(s)’ comes with a heavy price, fair or not’, & JMcC endured alota heartache for standing-up for himself to some awfully big bullies… 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Yes - while admittedly James McCracken's voice isn't exactly my favourite kind of voice, it is no doubt historically very significant. It certainly would have been an honor to hear him on stage!

@@johnlshortt606 Thank you very much for this extremely insightful, informative and detailed comment! 🙏

@@TheAnalogAria Not one of my favorite voices ( mainly timbre-wise) either, but I like passion and character in a singer, and I like performances that are inspired as well as inspiring… Meaningless mediocrity can neither arouse nor maintain my interest... That‘s why I‘m grateful for exciting individual singers like McCracken!

Indeed!!! 😊

Perhaps - I have heard that argument being made more for Kollo than Windgassen

​@@TheAnalogAria I wasn't familiar with Kollo. Then, that would be more accurate chronologically, thanks.

Thank you for your wonderful insight!

Indeed!!

And thank you as always for your comments!! Caballè was truly one of the greats, at least for me

@@TheAnalogAria For me, too! Her voice radiated so much beauty… including the beauty of a warm human heart… ❤️

Indeed! You are so right!

Thanks for listening!

Thanks as always for listening! If I'm not mistaken, this is from the premiere run of Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites, which since then has mostly always been sung in French!

@@TheAnalogAria Thank you for the extra information! 👍 Due to a self-imposed summer internet curfew I won‘t be as present on UA-cam as I usually am, so please don‘t think that I'm unfaithful if you don't hear from me that often... Thank you for your great work, and best regards as always… 🌞🌞🌞

No worries at all - I believe we are all in need of some internet detox!! See you very soon 😊

@@TheAnalogAria I‘m planning with the weekend ! Internet detox is a great way to put it… 👍

But at least we can hear singer who have loong sing gone...better than nothing.

As always, thank you for listening! More good things to come! 🤩

@@TheAnalogAria I never expected to find anything but good things on your great channel! The good things you’re referring to keep crossing my way every day - what a joy! And I try to never miss a post… I can only hope to succeed… Thank you again and again! 🙏🙏🙏