Opera - We love singing

In this season we are reviewing the most popular arias and songs of all times. Who doesn't know this piece of music that Andrea Bocelli made very famous in the 1990s?

This song has been part of the programs for tenors and sopranos across the globe since then. In this particular case, there was a polemic on whether this should be part of the season, which was resolved by a voting of our subscribers. This is the result of such voting.

In this season we talk about the author, and we analyze the aria from a technical vocal point of view as well as the interpretation based on the situation the character is going through.

This was a live session recording that premiered first on Youtube, subject to all technical challenges that this poses. So we beg your understanding on the troubles you may find.

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Dissecting...Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi

Opera - We love singing

10/04/24 • 57 min

In this season we are reviewing the most popular arias of all times. Who doesn't know this aria from La Boheme by Maestro Puccini?

By far, one of the most beautiful melodies ever written for the soprano voice. There is no soprano who doesn't have it in her repertoire.

In this season we talk about the author, and we analyze the aria from a technical vocal point of view as well as the interpretation based on the situation the character is going through.

This was a live session recording that premiered on Youtube, subject to all technical challenges that this poses. So, we beg your understanding should any trouble may arise.

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S8E5 Spectacular Singing - Alabiev's Nightingale

Opera - We love singing

12/20/24 • 52 min

This season is all about what impresses the public: high notes (sometimes super high notes), and ornaments. For a number of episodes we will be addressing the roles that more than once have left us wondering: How can the human voice do that? Premiering on Youtube and later audio dissemination to all streaming platforms.

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Spectacular Singing- Blonde's aria from Il Seraglio (Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln)

Opera - We love singing

11/20/24 • 57 min

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Parlons de... La Cenerentola

Opera - We love singing

06/10/23 • 72 min

The "Parlons de..." is a new series. In this series, we talk about a given Opera, share anecdotes, impressions around certain scenes, talk about the libretto, difficulties for singers, performances that have been outstanding for a given reason, etc.
So happy to see that you are around for this program!!!
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Maria Callas Centennial - time travelling to 1950 Mexico City: The Expectation

Opera - We love singing

05/13/24 • 43 min

For this trip we need to put apart many things that we know now. We are travelling to a time where Maria Callas whas Meneghini Callas, she was not La Divina. She was not as famous as she came to be years later. We have no mobile telephones, meaning there is no way to learn immediately news from all other places almost at the time they are happening. This program is built with a number of sources to provide a bigger picture of what was actually happening back then.

This program, this first travel in time is: The expectation
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https://www.amazon.com/Callas-Imprint-Centennial-Biography-ebook/dp/B0BRYPL5WN

Sources for this program are:
Sophia Lambton's book: The Callas Imprint

Special thanks to radio program: Viva la Opera! Erick Zermeño collaborated positively with his thoughts for this program. If you speak Spanish you can find this directory of the radio programs they have in Spotify for 1950 Callas in México:

Norma

https://open.spotify.com/episode/22e9DP5PCLFf9pLvFKw4Su

Aida

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4wiKLI9GCLapPaMRZ8Qf7G?si=ix7Hy9YsShqbvIVZsA8Lnw

Aida on June 3

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UJCm3Jqla5YV06KMkt5uD?si=dEVklw0mQ6Svf0wJBdNvNg

Il Trovatore June 20

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6EC80DUkBczztvuglY0Cy9?si=zJgYD_U5RM6AM-4k6UsraQ

Il Trovatore June 27

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0slAHPZKM8XrqWPuPYRqH2

Tosca

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DMuhtKbC1II1H2dWSGatl?si=P8jrARQET62wEjhsXSCGoQ

Interview with tenor Rafael Sevilla:

https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/after-office/maria-callas/

Alternatively, if you are interested in the Youtube available complete recordings, here's what we found:
NORMA Callas, Simionato, Baum, Moscona - PICCO - Mexico City, 23.05.1950
Maria Callas Nicola Moscona Robert Weede Giulietta Simionato Aida (May 30, 1950, WITH SCORE)
Maria Callas Mario Filippeschi Robert Weede Tosca full opera (1950 Mexico live, WITH SCORE)

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The singer's voice evolution and that of his public - Part 2

Opera - We love singing

05/13/22 • 36 min

An opera lover may have realized that the voice of his favorite singer sounds differently depending on the decade he recorded a given role. His voice may have been brighter when he was young, voice may have been very unstable as well, maybe his roles were not believable. As years passed by, he realized his singer had lost that brightness in his voice but now has gained in the stability of his voice and has several roles where he is at his prime. The last phase of a singer’s voice is a very hard both for the listener and the singer himself. Most of his attributes are now gone, now you can barely hear me even if sitting at the front seat and recall you could hear him even anywhere in the concert room some 15 years ago. How do both the listener and the singer face all the stages in the artistic and vocal evolution of the singer? How do we make the most of all those stages to keep the best in our hearts and memories?

If you are looking for a place where we love music and we understand and respect different perspectives and thoughts, you are in the right place. Welcome!!!
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Myths, facts and anecdotes Part 1

Opera - We love singing

04/15/22 • 31 min

Many books have been written and certainly there are many more to come that share funny anecdotes, quarrels, plots, and myths around the world of opera singing.

Is it true that a soprano can shatter a cup of glass with a high note? This very unlikely event is still believed by many, just to provide an example of how unfamiliar people are with singing and even more with science itself. People like reading about a singer who is cancelling a presentation because of a very unfortunate discussion with the theatre director, for instance. How does it add to art? Certainly nothing but gossiping is very well spread out. And how about the fact that a bad singing technique has devastated the voice of so many singers.

Of all those examples and many more we will have our weekly friendly conversation.