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When it comes to giving voice to the devil, basso Cesare Siepi is your man. In Gounod's Faust, he is alternately playful and menacing. In Boito's Mefistofeles, he is scary as Hell. His visceral outbursts reach deep into your guts. On the other hand, tenore Giuseppe di Stefano in tandem with...

When I first got interested in opera I hadn't listened to Tosca and I didn't know this aria. Then I got interested in Callas and stumbled on the 1953 Tosca recording. When I heard Di Stefano singing this for the first time I was blown away. After that it has became one of my favorite pieces. Di...

Since Cavalleria and Pagliacci are usually pared, it is only fair that there is a thread on Pagliacci too. I like the opera very much, but perhaps not as much as Cavalleria. My favorite recording is the Callas, Di Stefano and Gobbi recording with Serafin. When these singers are together the end...

Hello! I just joined yesterday, but I had read the forum before joining for a few months. There are very diverse threads, but one was missing. There were discussions on many singers, but not about Pippo (nickname used by fans, family and friends). And yeas I know about the Del Monaco vs...

Who do you love the most out of these three tenor giants of more or less the same era? What are your favourite roles and individual performances of each one? For me it's: 1. Mario del Monaco: As you can probably guess from my other posts, I have an obsession with him. Del Monaco's incredible...