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| Ezio Pinza (1892 - 1957) |
Ausgehend von dem Rca Victor-Album M-783"Arias and Duets from The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni", das Ezio Pinza zusammen mit Elisabeth Rethberg eingesungen hat, habe ich einige späte Opernaufnahmen von Pinza zusammengestellt. Pinza hatte eine lange Karriere, obwohl er nicht alt wurde. Zu seinen besten Zeiten hatte er eine der schönsten Basstimmen des Jahrhunderts, und es gibt eigentlich keine schlechten Aufnahmen von ihm. Bereits 1921 kam er an die Scala, und von 1926 bis 1948 war er Mitglied der New Yorker Metropolitain Opera. Danach zog er sich aus dem Operngeschäft zurück und machte ab ca. 1950 noch eine kleine Karriere beim Film. Er starb einige Tage vor seinem 65. Geburtstag.
Ezio Pinza, Recordings 1939 - 47
1. Zauberflöte (Mozart): Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen (+ Rethberg) 2:54
2. Nozze di Figaro (Mozart): Se a caso madama (+ Elisabeth Rethberg) 2:28
3. Nozze di Figaro (Mozart): S'il vuol ballare 3:14
4. Nozze di Figaro (Mozart): Non piu andrai 3:57
5. Nozze di Figaro (Mozart): Porgi amor (Rethberg solo) 3:27
6. Nozze di Figaro (Mozart): Crudel perché finora (+Elisabeth Rethberg) 2:41
7. Nozze di Figaro (Mozart): Dove sono (Rethberg solo) 4:13
8. Don Giovanni (Mozart): La ci darem la mano (+ Elisabeth Rethberg) 3:13
9. Don Giovanni (Mozart): Finch'han dal vino 1:12
10. Don Giovanni (Mozart): Deh vieni alla finstra 1:42
11. Barbiere di Sivigla (Rossini): La Calunnia è un venticello 3:47
12. La Juive: Si la rigueur 4:08
13. La Gioconda (Ponchielli): Bella cosi Madonna (+ Rise Stevens) 4:26
14. Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky): Pimen's Monologue (sung in it.) 4:29
15. Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky): Farewell of Boris (sung in it.) 4:33
16. Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky): Death of Boris (sung in it.) 3:35
17. Don Carlos (Verdi): Ella giammai m'amo 6:48
18. Simone Boccanegra (Verdi): A te l'estremo addio 4:12
19. Norma (Bellini): Ite sul colle 6:43
20. Mignon (Thomas): Légères hirondelles (+ Rise Stevens) 3:25
21. La Bohème (Puccini): Vecchia zimara 1:47
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| Ezio Pinza und Elisabeth Rethberg traten auch zusammen auf bzw. konnten zusammen gebucht werden. |
Table of Recording dates and accompanists
Victor Symphony Orch., Cond. Bruno Reibold:
Tr. 4, 8: 8. May 1939
Tr. 1,2,3,6: 11.May 1940
Tr. 5,7: Date unknown (ca. 1939/40)
With Rosa Linda, Piano:
Tr. 9 7. Feb. 1947
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Cond. Emil Cooper:
Tr. 14, 15 22. Dec. 1944
Tr. 16 23. Dec. 1944 plus Met. Opera Chorus
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Cond. Fausto Cleva:
Tr. 12, 18, 19 4. Jan. 1946 plus Met. Opera Chorus
Tr. 17, 21 22. March 1946
Tr. 11 31. March 1946
Tr. 13, 20 7. Feb. 1947
Tr. 10 28. Feb. 1947
Tr. 2, 4-8 = Rca Victor-Album M-783 (Rec. Nos. 2154, 2155, 18015):
"Arias and Duets from The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni"
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| Elisabeth Rethberg in ihrer Dresdner Zeit |
Elisabeth Rethberg (eigentlich: Elisabeth Sättler, 1894-1976) begann ihre Karriere 1915 in Dresden, wo sie sehr beliebt war. 1922 bis 1927 war sie an der Met engagiert und verlegte ihren Lebensmittelpunkt mehr und mehr in die USA. Von 1928 bis 1940 trat sie regelmäßig an der Oper von San Francisco auf, gastierte aber auch noch in Europa. Sie war in den USA auch durch ihre Schallplatten recht bekannt. 1939/40, um die Zeit der Aufnahme des Mozart-Albums (6 Plattenseiten plus des Zauberflöte-Duetts) war der Stern ihrer Karriere schon am Sinken, und ich glaube, dass diese Aufnahmen ihre letzten kommerziellen Aufnahmen sind.
Here are some late operatic recordings of Ezio Pinza and of Elisabeth Rethberg, too, featuring the RCA-Victor Album M-783"Arias and Duets from The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni" (Tracks 2 and 4 - 8). Late because they were among the last recordings in their operatic careers (in Rethbergs case), even if both artists were not even 50 in 1939. Pinza left the Met in 1948 (with 56) and had a short movie career, before he died some days before his 65th birthday. In the years between 1940 and 1950 he made some LP recordings and appeared in broadcasts (also available on CD). Some of them are given here. Even if his voice has lost some of its colours and verve, the recordings are all very good. It is hard to find a Pinza recording that is not good...
PS. More late Pinza recordings on http://big10inchrecord.blogspot.de/search?q=pinza - also with a link where you can watch a Pinza film (Mr. Imperium).
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| Ezio Pinza als Don Giovanni, mit: J.Melton, Bidu Sayao and unbek. Darstellerin, Jarmila Novotna, Pinza, S. Baccaloni |
Here are some late operatic recordings of Ezio Pinza and of Elisabeth Rethberg, too, featuring the RCA-Victor Album M-783"Arias and Duets from The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni" (Tracks 2 and 4 - 8). Late because they were among the last recordings in their operatic careers (in Rethbergs case), even if both artists were not even 50 in 1939. Pinza left the Met in 1948 (with 56) and had a short movie career, before he died some days before his 65th birthday. In the years between 1940 and 1950 he made some LP recordings and appeared in broadcasts (also available on CD). Some of them are given here. Even if his voice has lost some of its colours and verve, the recordings are all very good. It is hard to find a Pinza recording that is not good...
PS. More late Pinza recordings on http://big10inchrecord.blogspot.de/search?q=pinza - also with a link where you can watch a Pinza film (Mr. Imperium).