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Régine Crespin, French Soprano, Dies at 80

Postby DueBaci on Fri 06 Jul, 2007 3:59 pm

" Régine Crespin, the French operatic soprano and later mezzo-soprano, one of the most important vocal artists to emerge from France in the decades after World War II, died Wednesday in Paris, where she lived. She was 80.
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" Recalling her performances at the Met with the powerhouse tenor Franco Corelli in “Tosca” and Massenet’s “Werther,” she said he was convinced that eating raw garlic before a performance was good for the voice. But when they sang duets, Corelli would regularly burp. She learned to adjust, Ms. Crespin said. "

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/06/arts/ ... in.html?hp
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Postby Francesca on Fri 06 Jul, 2007 4:19 pm

http://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/20070706 ... teint.html

« ...une grande voix française qui avait lié son histoire à celle des plus grands opéras, du Palais Garnier à Bayreuth en passant par Londres, Vienne et New York ». « Par sa voix, son talent, mais aussi son humour et sa générosité, Régine Crespin a été une grande ambassadrice de la culture française. Elle nous quitte aujourd'hui, mais nous nous rappellerons toujours ses interprétations impérissables. »

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"Ma mère m'avait fait prendre des leçons de piano, mais ce qui m'intéressait le plus, c'était de chanter Charles Trenet. "

"il vaut mieux regretter de n'avoir pas chanté un rôle, plutôt que l'on regrette que vous l'ayez chanté. »

"J'avais naturellement une articulation qui fait que l'on comprend tout ce que je dis. Ce que je m'accorde aussi, c'est le legato, cette façon de ne pas couper le son. Pour cela, quelquefois, je m'aime. »
Ove non sei la luce manca
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Postby Francesca on Sat 07 Jul, 2007 9:14 am

http://www.ilgiornale.it/a.pic1?ID=191013

Régine Crespin addio alla soprano dal grande humor
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Postby Southerngirl on Fri 13 Jul, 2007 1:27 am

Star Tenor Jerry Hadley on Life Support

I don't know Jerry Hadley, but apparantly he is a well done tenor in the US. He shot himself today and is in critical condition. I'll put the link of the article below

http://www.comcast.net/music/index.jsp? ... =itn_tenor


Join me in praying for him and his family.
"You see clearly only through your heart. The essential is invisible to the eye." Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Postby DueBaci on Fri 13 Jul, 2007 1:35 am

... oh dear God :cry: ...
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