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2. Felicity Thompson - Contralto - O del mio dolce ardour O del mio dolce ardour Contralto - Felicity Thompson Piano - Samuel Swinnerton The second of a myriad of items in the Birmingham Queen's College National Mathematics Summer School 2007 Concert Tags: Birmingham Queen's College National Mathematics Summer School Camp 2007 Concert |
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YODELING operatic contralto - SCHUMANN-HEINK - Millocker A PARTY RECORD for your opera buddies! Schumann-Heink lets down her hair to yodel! Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861-1936) sings a little-known Alpine YODELING song by Millocker, "I und mei Bua," recorded for Victor Sept. 29, 1908. One wonders when and why Schumann-Heink learned to yodel...and whether she had 2nd thoughts about having recorded this gem, as it didn't remain in the Victor catalog all that long. Shumann-Heink was born as Tini Rössler to a German-speaking family in the town of Lieben, near Prague, now in the Czech Republic but then part of the Austrian Empire. Her father Hans Rössler was a shoemaker. The family moved to Graz when Tini was thirteen. Here she met Marietta von LeClair, a retired opera singer who agreed to give her voice lessons. In 1877 she made her first professional performance, in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Graz. Tini made her operatic debut at Dresden's Royal Opera House on October 15, 1878 as Azucena in Il Trovatore—at age 17. The photo in the video, showing the THIN young contralto, was taken when she was 18, in 1879. In 1882 she married Ernest Heink, secretary of the Dresden Opera, with whom she had four children; this violated the terms of their contracts, and both were abruptly terminated from their positions. Heink took a job at the local customs house and was soon transferred to Hamburg. Ernestine remained in Dresden to pursue her career, and eventually rejoined her husband when she secured a position at the Hamburg Opera. Ernest Heink was again thrown out of work when Saxons were banned from government positions, and departed to Saxony to find work. Ernestine, pregnant, did not follow him; they were divorced in 1893. That year she married actor Paul Schumann, with whom she had three more children. The second marriage lasted until Paul Schumann's death in 1904. Her breakthrough into leading roles was provided when prima donna Marie Goetze argued with the director of the Hamburg opera. He asked Ernestine to sing the title role of CARMAN, without rehearsal, which she did to great acclaim. Goetze, in a fit of pique, cancelled out of the role of Fides in La Prophete, to be performed the FOLLOWING night, and was again replaced by Ernestine. Schumann-Heink replaced Goetze as Ortrud in Lohengrin the NEXT evening, again without rehearsal--and was offered a ten-year contract. She performed with Gustav Mahler at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, and became well known for her performances of the works of Richard Wagner at Bayreuth, singing at the Bayreuth Festivals from 1896 to 1914. She first sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1898, and performed with the Met regularly thereafter for decades. Schumann-Heink made the first of her many phonograph recordings in 1900. In 1905 she married William Rapp, Jr., her manager. They divorced in 1915. She and her new husband lived near Montclair, New Jersey from 1906 to 1911. She then moved to 500 acres of farmland just outside of San Diego, California, where she would live for most of the remainder ofher life. In 1909 she created the role of Clytemnestra in debut of Richard Strauss' Elektra, of which she said she had no high opinion. Strauss, for his part, was not entirely taken by Schumann-Heink; according to one story, during rehearsals he told the orchestra "Louder! I can still hear Mme. Schumann-Heink!" During World War I she toured the United States raising money for the war effort, although she had relatives fighting on both sides of the war - including her son August Heink, a merchant mariner who joined the German submarine service, and stepson Walter Schumann, and sons Henry Heink and George Washington Schumann, all in the United States Navy. In 1915 she appeared as herself in the early documentary film Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco, which was directed by and starred Fatty Arbuckle. In 1926 she first sang Silent Night (in both German and English) over the radio for Christmas. This became a Christmas tradition with US radio listeners through Christmas of 1935. Her last performance at the Met was in 1932. In her later years she had a weekly radio program, the Gerber (baby food) Hour. Most of these programs survive which, incidentally, don't run an hour! Ernestine Schumann-Heink died of leukaemia in 1936. Tags: gmmix yodel yodeling Millocker Alpine opera contralto Schumann-Heink Wagner Wagnerian Victor |
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coloratura contralto - SCHUMANN-HEINK -- Arditi ditty - 1907 Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861-1936) sings Luigi Arditi's "Leggero Invisible." Lest anyone think that a contralto who devoted most of her career to heavy roles in Wagner couldn't shed her Rhein Maiden garb and take to the boards to sing an Arditi coloratura ditty, MAGNIFICANTLY, listen carefully to this recording. Schumann-Heink often included it in her concerts. She recorded it twice---on July 24, 1907--and again about 20 years later as an electric Victor Orthophonic. Shumann-Heink was born as Tini Rössler to a German-speaking family in the town of Lieben, near Prague, now in the Czech Republic but then part of the Austrian Empire. Her father Hans Rössler was a shoemaker. The family moved to Graz when Tini was thirteen. Here she met Marietta von LeClair, a retired opera singer, who agreed to give her voice lessons. In 1877 she made her first professional performance, in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Graz. Tini made her operatic debut at Dresden's Royal Opera House on October 15, 1878 as Azucena in Il Trovatore—at age 17. The photo in the video, showing the THIN young contralto, was taken when she was 18, in 1879. In 1882 she married Ernest Heink, secretary of the Dresden Opera, with whom she had four children; this violated the terms of their contracts, and both were abruptly terminated from their positions. Heink took a job at the local customs house and was soon transferred to Hamburg. Ernestine remained in Dresden to pursue her career, and eventually rejoined her husband when she secured a position at the Hamburg Opera. Ernest Heink was again thrown out of work when Saxons were banned from government positions, and departed to Saxony to find work. Ernestine, pregnant, did not follow him; they were divorced in 1893. That year she married actor Paul Schumann, with whom she had three more children. The second marriage lasted until Paul Schumann's death in 1904. Her breakthrough into leading roles was provided when prima donna Marie Goetze argued with the director of the Hamburg opera. He asked Ernestine to sing the title role of CARMAN, without rehearsal, which she did to great acclaim. Goetze, in a fit of pique, cancelled out of the role of Fides in La Prophete, to be performed the FOLLOWING night, and was again replaced by Ernestine. Schumann-Heink replaced Goetze as Ortrud in Lohengrin the NEXT evening, again without rehearsal---and was offered a ten-year contract. She performed with Gustav Mahler at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, and became well known for her performances of the works of Richard Wagner at Bayreuth, singing at the Bayreuth Festivals from 1896 to 1914. She first sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1898, and performed with the Met regularly thereafter for decades. Schumann-Heink made the first of her many phonograph recordings in 1900. In 1905 she married William Rapp, Jr., her manager. They divorced in 1915. She and her new husband lived near Montclair, New Jersey from 1906 to 1911. She then moved to 500 acres of farmland just outside of San Diego, California, where she would live for most of the remainder ofher life. In 1909 she created the role of Clytemnestra in debut of Richard Strauss' Elektra, of which she said she had no high opinion. Strauss, for his part, was not entirely taken by Schumann-Heink; according to one story, during rehearsals he told the orchestra "Louder! I can still hear Mme. Schumann-Heink!" During World War I she toured the United States raising money for the war effort, although she had relatives fighting on both sides of the war - including her son August Heink, a merchant mariner who joined the German submarine service, and stepson Walter Schumann, and sons Henry Heink and George Washington Schumann, all in the United States Navy. In 1915 she appeared as herself in the early documentary film Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco, which was directed by and starred Fatty Arbuckle. In 1926 she first sang Silent Night (in both German and English) over the radio for Christmas. This became a Christmas tradition with US radio listeners through Christmas of 1935. Her last performance at the Met was in 1932. In her later years she had a weekly radio program, the Gerber (baby food) Hour. Most of these programs survive which, incidentally, don't run an hour! Ernestine Schumann-Heink died of leukaemia in 1936. Tags: gmmix coloratura contralto Schumann-Heink Arditi Wagner Wagnerian Victor |
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Callas Contralto BACR film. Beauty and Amazing Callas low tone. Tags: maria callas contralto verdi 1969 |
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Pop Music's Top 10 Contralto-Range Vocalists Quiet; do you hear that? Put your ear to wind of the night and you will hear the purring, cooing, growling and whispering of the sensual vocals of some of the most talented singers in world. They are the women who can match their male counterparts note-for-note; they are the awesome divas who have mastered the rare Contralto range. Feel their milky timbres soothe your aches and pull you into cloudy thoughts of passion and soul. Turn up your speakers and give them your full attention! Tags: brandy mariah carey anita baker toni braxton chaka khan sade cher vs pop r&b soul t-boz tlc low notes lowest contralto |
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Agnes Baltsa (contralto)- I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Scene 1) Contralto Agnes Baltsa singing "'Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio/La tremenda ultrice spada". Check the version sang by Tenor!! Tags: bellini agnes baltsa contralto opera romeo juliet capuleti montecchi bel canto |
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Contralto Eula Beal sings Bach's "Erbarme Dich" Contralto Contralto Eula Beal sings Bach's "Erbarme Dich" as "Lord Have Mercy on Me" from the St. Matthew Passion, conducted by Antal Dorati and with Yehudi Menuhin playing the violin solos Tags: Contralto Eula Beal Bach Erbarme Dich St. Matthew Passion opera art song |
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Wesendonk lieder Der Engel Qiu Lin Zhang contralto Enregistré par Radio Classique le 13 mai 2007 au Théâtre des Champs-Elysées à Paris. Orchestre Lamoureux, dir.Fabien Gabel - Qiu Lin Zhang contralto Tags: Qiu Lin Zhang contralto Wesendonk lieder Der Engel classique |
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Dank sei Dir, Herr -contralto Aafje Heynis Aafje Heynis sings Dank sei Dir, Herr The piece is attributed to G.Fr.Händel Tags: Aafje Heynis Dutch contralto organ Handel baroque Classical |
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Sonata No. 1 in G - Presto - Handel - Flauta Contralto Eu tocando Flauta Doce Contralto uma sonata de Handel... I playing recorder, a Handel`s sonata... Yo tocando Flauta Dulce Contralto, una sonata de handel... Tags: flauta contralto frederico kochem |
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Sonia Prina Contralto - Handel Opera : Lotario - Handel Contralto: Sonia Prina Tags: Handel Sonia Prina Baroque haendel Opera Contralto Alto contretenor classical |
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Contralto (Lumineux) Marie-Nicole Lemieux Vivaldi : Farnace Aria :Dite che v'ho fatt'io...Dividete o giusti dei Tags: Marie-Nicole Lemieux Vivaldi Opera baroque Farnace Contralto Countertenor mezzo-soprano |
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CONTRALTO-LYNDA K ROBINSON-3 TRADITIONAL ENGLISH FOLK-SEPT07 CONTRALTO LYNDA K ROBINSON (LLAM) - ENGLISH CONTRALTO LYNDA K ROBINSON 3 TRADITIONAL ENGLISH FOLK SONGS & AIRS - SEPTEMBER 07 - TO HEAR LYNDA'S OWN ORIGINAL SONGS PLEASE VISIT; WWW. BROADJAM.COM UNDER 'LYNDA K ROBINSON' - LYNDA K ROBINSON IS AN AWARD-WINNING SONGWRITER, WITH OVER 150 SONGS AND PIANO COMPOSITIONS PUBLISHED AND RECORDED TO DATE. LYNDA IS A FULL EQUITY MEMBER AND TEACHER MEMBER OF THE AOTOS. SHE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH MUSIC HALL SOCIETY. PLEASE CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION BY CLICKING ON 'CHORDIATHECLOWN' Tags: CONTRALTO ENGLAND SONG FOLK PETERSFIELD AIRS ARIAS GUILDFORD ALTO ENGLISH OPERA OWALY IRISH THECOVENTRYCAROL TRIMMED SONGS |
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Contralto Sonia Prina - Piu non Cura valle Oscura Handel - Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno. Contralto - Sonia Prina The colour of her voice nourishes my soul. Tags: Contralto Alto Altus Countertenor Contretenor Handel Haendel Baroque |
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Agnus Dei - Petite Messe Solennelle - Elsa Waage Contralto http://elsawaage.com Agnus Dei Petite Messe Solennelle Elsa Waage Contralto and MezzoSoprano Reportage by Silvio Mason - http://www.silviomason.com Tags: Opera G.Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle Agnus Dei |
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CHAKA KHAN CONTRALTO EXTRAORDINAIRE listen to the MASTER VOCALIST @ THE VIRTUOSO @ Singers SANGER rippin it at the low range with FULL COMPOSURE,INTENSITY,DYNAMIC TONES,IMPECCABLE PHRASING, STYLISH CHOPS and SOUL, all EFFORTLESSLY! BE IT AT THE HIGH OR LOW NOTES "Chaka Khan's singing is extraordinary. She can coo with a girlish sweetness, cut to the bone with a piercing wail, turn, whisper a breathy invitation or proclaim high-flying jubilation." Tags: Chaka Khan contralto low vocal range Mariah Carey Toni Braxton Tina Turner jazz blues rock r&b soul |
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Wiebke Hoogklimmer, Contralto sings Lili Boulanger Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) "Clairières dans le ciel": Nr. 7 "Nous nous aimerons tant" - Wiebke Hoogklimmer, Contralto - Patrick Walliser, Piano (THOROFON CTH2477) Lieder cyclus by Lili Boulanger and selected songs by Franz Schubert and Gustav Mahler. Studio recording! Tags: Contralto Klassik Lieder Lili Boulanger Komponistin Gustav Mahler Franz Schubert Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen |
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LYNDA K ROBINSON-CONTRALTO-31AUG 07 - 2 ENGLISH FOLK SONGS LYNDA K ROBINSON (LLAM) - ENGLISH CONTRALTO SINGER/SONGWRITER PERFORMING 1 TRAD. ENGLISH FOLK SONG AND 1 IRISH AIR. AN AWARD-WINNING SONGWRITER, LYNDA HAS CURRENTLY OVER 150 SONGS & PIANO COMPOSITIONS PUBLISHED TO DATE. TO HEAR LYNDA'S OWN ORIGINAL SONGS - PLEASE VISIT: www.BROADJAM.COM and search under Artist's Name: LYNDA K ROBINSON. LYNDA IS A FULL MEMBER OF EQUITY, AND A FULL TEACHER MEMBER OF THE AOTOS. LYNDA IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH MUSIC HALL SOCIETY. PLEASE CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION BY CLICKING ON 'CHORDIATHECLOWN' Tags: CONTRALTO ENGLAND SONG FOLK PETERSFIELD AIRS ARIAS GUILDFORD ALTO ENGLISH OPERA OWALY IRISH POLKA BONNET TRIMMED SONGS |
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Qui sedes. Gloria Vivaldi. Sabine Degroote Contralto Qui sedes ad dexteram patris. N°10. Gloria d'Antonio Vivaldi. Sabine Degroote: Contralto. Ochestre et choeur dir. Claudine Galhaut. Site web: http://perso.orange.fr/sabine.degroote Tags: Sabine degroote gloria vivaldi oratorio qui sedes ad dexteram patris contralto alto artiste chanteuse lyrique soliste |
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Dame Clara Butt, contralto, Samson & Dalila, Tokio 1931 Almost sixty and ill, the great contralto sings with perfect french diction this great aria. Japanese Columbia Cy. J 4009, 7th February 1931, two sides of a 10 inch record. Tags: CLARA BUTT SAMSON DALILA MON COEUR S'OUVRE TA VOIX TOKIO 1931 Klassiek |
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KATHLEEN FERRIER. Contralto. THE KEEL ROW. Cheerful and footapping! English folksong. Far from her Mahler, Gluck, Schubert, and Brahms!Bless her. Enjoy. To hear her in her classical singing you may want a taster --- SEE ALSO MY POSTINGS OF-- KATHLEEN FERRIER UM MITTERNACHT--KATHLEEN FERRIER THE LAST RECORDINGS---KATHLEEN FERRIER ALTO RHAPSODY PART 2 Brahms. Thankyou. People ask,"Why is she so fondly remembered 55 years following her death?" I think the recordings answer that. Tags: kathleen ferrier the keel row english folk songs |
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Contralto Janet SPENCER performs "The Moon Drops Low" (1911) From "Four American Indian Songs" / (Eberhart; Cadman) / 10" acoustic 78 rpm Victor Red Seal (patents label) / #64200 / Recorded: 26 April 1911 / Speed: 76 rpm **************************** American contralto Janet Spencer had a very successful career in concert and oratorio. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she made her debut at the age of 16, when she appeared with the Boston Festival Orchestra, later touring throughout the United States and Europe. She was an intimate friend of Geraldine Farrar, encouraging Miss Farrar in her Met career. In March and April of 1911 she recorded eight sides for Victor on their prestigious Red Seal series. In her later years she gave voice lessons in Hollywood, California, where she died in 1948 at the age of 74. **************************** THE MOON DROPS LOW The moon drops low that once soared high As an eagle soars in the morning sky; And the deep dark lies like a death-web spun 'Twixt the setting moon and the rising sun. Our glory sets like the sinking moon; The Red Man's race shall be perished soon; Our feet shall trip where the web is spun, For no dawn shall be ours, and no rising sun. **************************** From "I PLAYED THEIR ACCOMPANIMENTS" by Elizabeth Harbison David (published in 1940 by D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc.) : When Janet Spencer finally decided to give a recital in Mendelssohn Hall, also in November 1910, it created something of a sensation, for she didn't need to enhance her reputation especially. Having sung in all the Big Concert Halls in this country, and in Bechstein Hall in London, with Walter Morse Rummel at the piano, this seemed superfluous. But Mr. Wolfsohn, her manager, rather urged it, and we prepared the program which was really a masterpiece; and at the appointed hour set out for the important event. Strange that Janet should suddenly develop qualms, and wish with all her heart that she could run away or something! For once in my life I felt that my nerves were steadier than hers. There had been times when awful panic seized me, and with icy fingers and wabbly knees, I approached that big piano in the middle of the stage that seemed miles away from the dressing room. But I had to be brave this time, as I realized that the general opinion regarding an appearance of this sort was that it resembled a kind of judgement seat. Every detail of voice, diction, program, stage presence, and even dress, would be analyzed by the critics, recounted in the columns of the daily papers the following day, and the current musical publications as they appeared. Everybody came who could, and the place was packed. There were gorgeous flowers, and rounds of applause after every group, and it was, on the whole, a huge success. We had a glorious time doing it after the first few notes. And one more event was marked with a white stone. **************************** ITEM: Read the NYT review of this November 1910 concert in the notes to "Janet Spencer performs 'Bolero' (1911)" **************************** Tags: Four American Indian Songs Contralto Janet Spencer Cadman 78 rpm Victor Record Phonograph Silhouette CurzonRoad |
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Lynnaée singing 「Black Cherry」 - by Koda Kumi 【deep contralto version】 please tell me what i need to work on! Me singing Black Cherry by Koda Kumi. Hope you all like it ^^ Tags: Koda Kumi 倖田來未 Black Cherry Kingdom Tour 2008 JPop japanese pop music singing Lynnaee FFX2 FFX entertainment new artist contralto deep voice female singers toni braxton taboo |
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Contralto Eula Beal sings "None but the lonely heart" Contralto Eula Beal sings Tchaikovsky's "None but the loney heart", accompanied by Marguerite Campbell Tags: contralto Eula Beal Tchaikovsky None but the lonely heart opera art song |
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Mi Palpita il Cor.N°3. Haendel. Sabine Degroote Contralto Cantate "Mi Palpita il Cor" G.F.HAENDEL - Air N°3 "Se un di m'adora"(concert) Sabine Degroote : Contralto Christine Plubeau : Viole de Gambe Florence Stroesser : Violon baroque Christophe Mazeaud : Flûte à bec Arnaud Pumir : Clavecin Site Web de Sabine Degroote: http://perso.orange.fr/sabine.degroote Tags: sabine degroote Mi palpita il cor cantate baroque cantata contralto contre-tenor flute soliste concert |