Mildred Miller, RIP

Mildred Miller was an important part of my early opera learning experience. I heard her in many operas before I had a camera. From  my archives there are two early operas-  FALSTAFF, live performances, Nov 11, 1964 with Judith Raskin, Gabrielle Tucci, Mildred in profile and Regina Resnik.
 

Same moment, the Falstaff-out-the-window moment with Luigi Alva, Lily Chookasian, Mildred and Pilar Lorengar.   Delicious performances, perfection.

ROSENKAVALIER, Feb. 1974, Act II  interruption of Love Duet,  Mildred as Annina, Edith Mathis as Sophie, Brigette Fassbaender as Octavian, and Andrea Velis as Valzzacchi.

Same as above, two seconds later. The perfect ensemble.

Mildred with Baron Ochs with the invitation. Ochs was Manfred Jungwirth.

Perfect production, great ensemble, Viennese charm as befitted the music.  Never forgotten.

Dear Mildred, thank you for your art. To all the family and friends my heartfelt condolences.

                                                           RIP

Eduardo Villa RIP

Eduardo Villa was in my lens only twice, both times in 2006. He was an elegant guest at a Martina Arroyo event at the Lotus Club, March 2006,  beautifully accompanied by the late Larry Woodard.
 

Fun time with Arroyo Program supporters.

LUISA MILLER, Metropolitan Opera, November 2006, as Rodolfo with Veronica Villaroell as Luisa.

With James Morris as Count Walter, death scene.

Each performance was emotional, powerful, beautifully  sung.  To all the family and friends my heart- felt condolences.

                             RIP

Robert Hale, RIP, final group

This is the final group of  my Robert Hale archive.  From 1968 YEOMEN OF THE GUARD at City Center, a NYC Opera Production.   I don't remember the role.
 

ANNA BOLENA 1973, as Enrico  with Sills and DiGiuseppe

GIULIO CESARE in both 1973 and 1980

TALES OF HOFFMANN  1973   Lindorf

                                                 Dr, Miracle

                                                              Coppelius

FAUST  1974,  Mephistopheles

PURITANI  1975  Georgio

LA LOCA, 1979 as Ximenes de Cisneros

HAMLET  1982 as Claudius. Rose Mary Freni was Gertrude

and with Sherrill  Milnes as Hamlet

Metropolitan Opera, FIDELIO  1993  Don Pizarro and with Paul Plishka as Rocco

ELEKTRA 1994  Orestes   with Hildegard Behrens in title role

Finally, WALKURE Wotan  both 1994 and 2008. Digital images from 2008 posted

With Stephanie Blythe as Fricka

Wonderful long career.  English, French, Italian, German, comedy, tragedy..... he did it all.

To the family and many friends  my heartfelt condolences.    RIP.

Robert Hale RIP, a role tour

Robert Hale did a fantastic variety of roles.  MAGIC FLUTE, as the Speaker 1967, with Molese as Tamino and the Flute.
 

BARBER OF SEVILLE  1968, Don Basilio.

THE CRUCIBLE  1968 as Francis Nurse with his wife, Rebecca Nurse, Charlotte Povia.

1968 LA BOHEME, as Colline.

1968 MANON as de Britigny

HMS PINAFORE at City Center 1968

with his son in Pinafore

MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, 1969  title role

YEOMEN OF THE GUARD at City Center 1968

LUCIA 1969 as Raimondo

With Beverly Sills in title role

LOUISE 1971 as the father with Muriel Costa Greenspon, the mother

with Louise, Johanna Meier

CARMEN 1971, Escamillo

DON GIOVANNI, 1972 with Patricia Brooks as Elvira

with Richard Gill as the Comandatore at the end.

To be continued.