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2016 Postmortem

The Velveteen Ocelot

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6. Fritz Wunderlich was magnificent (the name is perfect).

Reply to pangaia (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 22, 2016, 06:36 PM

Dec 2016

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I first heard him sing on an old recording of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, with Helmut Krebs, who was also terrific. Actually, the recording wasn't so old at the time. I was in college, late '60s; it was required listening in an early music course I took, and it blew me away. Wonderful tenors, both of them.

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HERE IS what a REAL tenor sounds like!!! [View all] pangaia Dec 2016 OP

It would certainly make more sense for Trump to curry more favor with BFF Putin The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #1

Yes, stunning.. Even reminds me just a little of Fritz Wunderlich. pangaia Dec 2016 #4

Fritz Wunderlich was magnificent (the name is perfect). The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #6

Just stunning.. pangaia Dec 2016 #7

Fischer-Dieskau... sigh... The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #8

With Gerald Moore. pangaia Dec 2016 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Burch Dec 2016 #2

and Russian Basso Profundo! elleng Dec 2016 #3

Russian men must have hugh balls !! :)) pangaia Dec 2016 #5

OK I can't resist.. While on the Alexandrov Ensemble.. pangaia Dec 2016 #10

That was.... different. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #11

Pretty cool, eh??? pangaia Dec 2016 #12

It's a rather odd presentation, but quite well done. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #13