Saturday, August 2, 2014

Carlo Bergonzi, a Tribute

Radames, October 1978  AIDA
Riccardo, October 1982  BALLO IN MASCHERA
Turridu  September 1971 CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA with Jean Kraft as Mama Lucia
Nemorino 1987  L'ELISIR D'AMORE
Enzo Grimaldi  1979    GIOCONDA
Canio  1979  PAGLIACCI.  Cornell MacNeil as Tonio in background.
Rehearsal  1996  LEVINE GALA
Every session with Mr. Bergonzi was thrilling. He was an elegant singer. He sang, I smiled. Thank goodness there are recordings to cherish.  We never spoke. I regret that. I would have expressed profound thanks for his artistry.
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2 comments:

jjm said...

Thank you for the wonderful tribute to Bergonzi, it would have been nice to see a photo of his Chenier. Again many thanks. Wonderful photography, in the opera house it is difficult to capture a certain moments etc. you look like the master in this.

Gerhard Santos said...

Thank you very much indeed for this wonderful upload !