Thorberg the Lioness! A beautiful and slim woman, she had a voice of three times her size and must have been thrilling in the Wagner mezzo roles. Small wonder she was always Flagstad's mezzo of choice in the late 1930's. A great, great singer, and what a force of nature. Rethberg was no slouch either. Such singing!
You have just listned to the best Entweihte Götter ever with Thorborg and Rethberg. Thorborg was called "the Caruso of the alto" and Rethberg is fantastic as ever.
Thorborgs first teacher was a female teacher in Stockholm. When she started to sing in Germany, Austria and later in the US her husband, a director and former Heldentenor by the name of Gustaf Bergman who had taken lessons from Caruso took care of her voice. An interesting connection between Caruso end the "Caruso of the altos" as Toscanini called her.
Man meint ja das meiste zu kennen und wird aufs neue überrascht. Rethberg mochte ich schon immer auf ihren Schellacks, aber das hier ist ja live, wie schön, wie innig sie als Elsa auch auf der Bühne singt. Dann diese Farben mit der Thorborg (the lioness!!) die als Ortrud ebenfalls unglaublich ist.
Thorberg the Lioness! A beautiful and slim woman, she had a voice of three times her size and must have been thrilling in the Wagner mezzo roles. Small wonder she was always Flagstad's mezzo of choice in the late 1930's. A great, great singer, and what a force of nature. Rethberg was no slouch either. Such singing!
You have just listned to the best Entweihte Götter ever with Thorborg and Rethberg.
Thorborg was called "the Caruso of the alto" and Rethberg is fantastic as ever.
There are NO SINGERS TODAY who can sing as Rethberg and Thorborg sang.
Thorborgs first teacher was a female teacher in Stockholm. When she started to sing in Germany, Austria and later in the US her husband,
a director and former Heldentenor by the name of Gustaf Bergman who had taken lessons from Caruso took care of her voice. An interesting connection between Caruso end the "Caruso of the altos" as Toscanini called her.
I knew he helped with her acting but was unaware of the vocal connection. Thank you.
Bergman was a better Tenor than Graarud or Laubenthal .
I read that her husband was an actor. ??
I basically did not breathe nor blink for 10 minutes and 20 seconds.
FANTASTIC ! ! !
Stunning singing and drama.
Was für ein Zwiegesang. Das ist ja unglaublich.
Omg HEAVENLY... 👹😍😈😇
Man meint ja das meiste zu kennen und wird aufs neue überrascht.
Rethberg mochte ich schon immer auf ihren Schellacks, aber das hier ist ja live, wie schön, wie innig sie als Elsa auch auf der Bühne singt. Dann diese Farben mit der Thorborg (the lioness!!) die als Ortrud ebenfalls unglaublich ist.
Voices like these today? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!