The London Lounge

Forgive me if this is a repost - but certainly worth sharing.

Toscanini conducting the NBC orchestra playing the overture from La Forza del Destino
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JQvyg3kJ54

Hector- My mistake, I should have posted a great tenor line-up of it. Here you go... Mi Par d'udire ancora from Au Fond du Temple Saint (The Peal-Fisher duet) in Georges Bizet's Les pêcheurs de perles Miguel Fleta http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYJl1B-b3tU&feature=related Alfredo Kraus http://www.yo...

The great Miguel Fleta singing Mi par d'udir ancora

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYJl1B-b ... re=related

Anyone have any recommendations for the wedding aisle walk for the groom?

Thanks,

Cordovan

Costi, you really made me enjoy this otherwise bland Sunday afternoon. Wonderful and playful collection you put together. How can I repay you? What would you think of a Schubert's Trout with a quintet formed by the following dream team : Daniel Barenboin on piano Pinchas Zuckerman on viola Zubin Me...

I am late to this thread; forgive my having not read all of the prior posts. I've taken a long hiatus from the forum - but the music never stops. For one of my favorite performances of Mendelssohn's Violin concerto, have a listen to Kyung Wha Chung, with Andre Previn conducting the LSO in '71. http:...

kilted2000 wrote:http://www.reneefleming.com/
Beautiful opera singer

And another
http://www.annanetrebko.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaxrq7cdLY4&feature=related For Che'lla mi Creda, I believe a more dramatic voice than the great Bjorling is necessary. Have a listen to the same aria with Richard Tucker singing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvuvPXd_hcc This could just as easily go in "Ladies We Ad...

When will the new book be available with USA book sellers? I look forward to reading it.

Cordovan

Great to be back! Thanks for all of your work Michael.

Cordovan

There have been a number of good suggestions so far. A feature I'd like to see on the redesigned site would be to be able to to print individual posts/ and or threads in their entirety along with their accompanying pictures. The picture sizing issue which was brought up already would be problematic ...

laliquette:

Firstly, Thank you for your blog and thanks as well to RJ for the translation. It seems like a whole new experience now to read your blog .

Cordovan

I think that Prince Michael of Kent is absolutely one of the best dressed men around. Funny thing I don't see his name mentioned some more.

Cordovan

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... tml?sub=AR

If you can't access that, the article was posted here too:
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=102821

Cordovan

I cannot tell. I find that baking in an oven look too distracting to really see anything else. So I guess in at least one respect he has succeeded; I am drawn to his face and not any other part of his dress.

Cordovan