I think having a singing voice is a unique talent. It's kind of like a diamond. You can't manufacture a diamond - if you do it's a fake. But, it does have to be polished and put in its proper setting in order to be appreciated. - Sills interviewed in "Reverberations" by Robert Jacobson
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The Ballad of Baby Doe |
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Date : November 13, 1969 Location : New York City Opera Artists : Walter Cassel, Muriel Greenspon Conductor - Gustav Meier |
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Date : December 01, 1969 Location : New York City Opera in Los Angeles Artists : Walter Cassell, Frances Bible, Clements Conductor - Gustav Meier |
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Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
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Date : October 22, 1966 - ( sung in English) Location : New York City Opera Artists : Anne Elgar, John Alexander, Lankston, Beattie, D. Smith Conductor - Julius Rudel |
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 Date : August 12, 1967 - ( sung in English)Location : Chicago, Illinois - Grant Park Artists : Anne Elgar, John Alexander, Anastasio Vrenios Conductor - Kenneth Schermerhorn |
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Date : July 12, 1969 Location : Tanglewood Artists : Anne Elgar, Shirley, Siena, Micaelski Conductor - Erich Leinsdorf |
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Date : November 04, 1969 - ( sung in English) Location : New York City Opera Artists : John Stewart, Karan Armstrong, Kenneth Riegel, Herbert Beattie, Robert Trehy Conductor - Julius Rudel |
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Date : April 2, 1970 - ( sung in English) Location : New York City Opera Artists : Patricia Wise, John Stewart, Kenneth Riegel Conductor - Julius Rudel |
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Die Zauberflöte |
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Date : August 06, 1966 Location : Tanglewood Artists : Shirley, Raskin, Reardon, Ara Berberian Conductor - Erich Leinsdorf |
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Date : October 13, 1966 - ( sung in English) Location : New York City Opera Artists : Michele Molese, Reardon, Tyler, Mangin, Summers Conductor - Julius Rudel |
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Date : October 18, 1966 - ( sung in English) Location : New York City Opera Artists : Veronica Tyler, Michele Molese, John Reardon, Ara Berberian Conductor - Julius Rudel |
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Don Giovanni |
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| Date : August 8 or 15, 1965 Location : New York City Opera at Stanford, CA Artists : Norman Treigle, Eileen Schauler, Carol Bergey Conductor - Julius Rudel |
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Date : February 18, 1966 Location : Opera Company of Boston Artists : William Dooley, Donald Gramm, Lewis, Hurley Conductor - Sarah Caldwell |
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Date : July 08, 1966 - first appearance at Met, but not considered Debut Location : Lewisohn Stadium Artists : Justino Diaz, Andre Montal, Mary Ellen Pracht, Fernando Corena Conductor - Joseph Rosenstock |
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Date : Septemberr 06, 1966 Location : Teatro de Bellas Artes, Mexico City Artists : Petri, Alva, Amara, Bruscantini Conductor - Nicola Rescigno |
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Date : May 19, 1967 Location : Theatre de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland Artists : Souzay, A. Saunders, Senechal, Blankenburg Conductor - Reinhard Peters |
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Intolleranza |
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Date : February 21, 1965 Location : WGBH studios in Boston (Boston Opera Group) Artists : Lawrence White, Margaret Roggero, Ercole Bertolino, Guus Hoekman Conductor - Bruno Maderna Note - This recording is the audio of the NET television production, videotaped at the two public performances on February 21 in the Back Bay Theater (matinee and evening). Because of some lighting problems, the singers were asked to go to the NET studios sometime shortly after the 21st, to videotape some close-ups. They did not sing or make any musical additions to the audio already recorded, but simply supplied needed visual elements. The recording is taken from the audio of the telecast and is a combination of parts of the two performances. There has been some confusion about whether the whole opera was performed in studio (it was not) and whether the recording is from the audience (it is not). Further confusion comes from the fact that the first telecast of that videotaped performance was on March 11, 1966. Also, most copies of the audio recording and its entry in catalogs have incorrectly listed Martha Lipton in the cast, who did not participate in the production. (verification for these facts come from WGBH archivists, with additional research by Maurizio Romito, compiler of performance chronologies for conductor Bruno Maderna.) |
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Les Contes d'Hoffmann |
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Date : February 27, 1964 Location : New Orleans Opera, Louisiana Artists : André Turp, Norman Treigle, Michael Devlin, Edith Evans Conductor - Knud Andersson Note - this performance also available commercially from VAI. See our Commercial Recordings section. |
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Date : December 14, 1965 Location : New York City Opera in Philadelphia Artists : Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle, Castel, Kleinman Ledbetter Conductor - Julius Rudel |
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| Date : March 03, 1968 ( sung in English) Location : San Antonio Opera Artists : Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle, Elaine Bonazzi Conductor - Victor Alessandro |
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Date : July 28, 1968 Location : Cincinatti Zoo, Ohio Artists : Placido Domingo, Norman Treigle, Nancy Williams Conductor - David Effron |
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Date : November 28, 1968 Location : New York City Opera in Los Angeles Artists : Norman Treigle, Michele Molese, Smith Bible Conductor - Samuel Krachmalnick |
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Date : February 06, 1970 ( sung in English) Location : Florida Symphony Opera Gala, Orlando Artists : Nicholas Di Virgilio, Norman Treigle, Kay Creed Conductor - James DeBlasis |
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Date : October 02, 1972 ( dress rehearsal for the new production) Location : New York City Opera Artists : Norman Treigle, Michele Molese, Kay Creed Conductor - Julius Rudel Excerpt only - Act I : Olympia sequence from the entrance of the guests to the end of the act |
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Date : October 07, 1972 Location : New York City Opera Artists : Michele Molese, Norman Treigle, Kay Creed Conductor - Julius Rudel |
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Date : October 12, 1972 Location : New York City Opera Artists : Norman Treigle, Michele Molese, Kay Creed Conductor - Julius Rudel |
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Il Trittico |
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Date : March 08, 1967 - The role of Suor Angelica mirrored the tragedy felt towards her children, she never sang it again Location : New York City Opera Gianni Schicci : Norman Treigle, B. Evans Suor Angelica : Schwartzman, Placido Domingo Il Tabarro : Bible, Creed, Summers, H. Owen, De Forest Conductor - Giuseppe Patane |
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Hippolyte et Aricie |
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Date : April 10, 1966 Location : Opera Company of Boston Artists : Placido Domingo, Jeannine Crader, George Fourie Conductor - Osborne McConathy |
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Le Coq d'Or |
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Date : September 21, 1967 ( sung in English) Location : New York City Opera Artists : Norman Treigle, Muriel Greenspon, Enrico Di Giuseppe Conductor - Julius Rudel |
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Date : November 09, 1971 ( sung in English) Location : New York City Opera Artists : Norman Treigle, Syble Young, Enrico Di Giuseppe Conductor - Julius Rudel |
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