This book focuses on American opera singers and what their
recordings say about their artistry. It is not a book about all
American opera singers, since many who had important careers on
stage, made few, if any, recordings. And many of those who did make
recordings, did so prior to the introduction of electrical
recording in 1925 (and the resulting advances in the reproduction
of the human voice). Opera enthusiasts can only imagine the sound
of Farinellis voice or read what his contemporaries have written
about it, but with almost any famous or near-famous singer of
recent years, enthusiasts do not have to imagine. Their voices are
available through the technology of sound recording.
There are 53 entries, one each for 52 singers and a composite
entry for a group of Hollywood vocalists. Each entry contains
biographical information and is followed by a discography of
operatic recordings to be used in conjunction with the critical
commentaries. The entries are in alphabetical order by the singers
last name and provide critical analyses of key recordings and of
the artists gifts and limitations.
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