Russian tenor Ivan Kozlovsky sings "Ecco ridente" from Il Barbiere di Seviglia by Gioacchino Rossini on Russian radio in 1943.
He does some crazy cadenzas with nearly unnatural high-notes.
This recording was made under the supervision of the composer George Gershwin himself. Gershwin often stated that he thought Tibbett was the ideal Porgy.
"Oh sommo Carlo, piu del tuo nome"
What an amazing cast ! The great Dimitri Mitropoulos is conducting.
Ernani - Mario del Monaco
Don Carlo - Leonard Warren
Elvira - Zinka Milanov
Silva - Cesare Siepi
Don Riccardo - James McCracken
live from the Met, December 29,1956
Lawrence Tibbett sings Di Provenza in a live performance from 1935.
I have listened to many great baritones sing this aria, Tibbett takes the cake for me.
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