Wow - that's an almost impossible question to answer - there are so many.
I'm sitting here listening to the Requiem while I read my e-mail. The New
York Times yesterday had an article in which several music critics were
asked to list their favorite Verdi recordings. I'll see if I can find it
and copy it into an e-mail. It was an interesting list, although I know
NOBODY will agree with each person's listing.
I hope this article hasn't been posted already. I came home last night
after being gone for three days and had over 1000 e-mails, so I deleted a
bunch and may have missed this if it was posted. If so, I apologize for the
repetition.
Lee Morgan
Mezzo-soprano
-----Original Message-----
From: thomas mark montgomery [mailto:thomas8@t...]
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 10:18 AM
To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vocalist] Verdi
What a great opportunity to celebrate the music of Giuseppe Verdi, who
died one hundred years ago. I have been listening to some of my favorite
Verdi performances this week (ye Taylor, I have worn out Simionato singing
"O don fatale" - does anyone match that in voice and style? ;p). I feel
so lucky to be part of a community who has access to the music of
this great musical mind. What are your favorite Verdi moments? For me,
my favorite Verdi will always be the Philip-Grand Inquisitor scene from
Don Carlo, with the Trovatore Leonora music a close second. Let's
celebrate!
Mark Montgomery
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