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Sherrill Milnes
Tonight, the American Music Festival continues as legendary baritone Sherrill Milnes joins Margaret to talk about the "American Baritone" — a special (and uniquely American) brand of singer from the age when Broadway singers and Opera singers were often one and the same. He'll also share some of his favorite baritone recordings, in both Classical and Broadway selections — including a rare live recording of himself as Verdi's "Macbeth."
Tonight's Playlist Includes:
> "Stephen Foster Medley" (Stephen Foster)
Lawrence Tibbett, baritone
Frank Sinatra, vocalist
(Pickwick 300022)
» Purchase the "Frank Sinatra and Friends" Collection on CD at Amazon.com
> "Barber of Seville": ' Largo al factotum' (Gioacchino Rossini)
Unknown orchestra
Nathaniel Shilkret, conductor
Lawrence Tibbett, baritone
(Nimbus 7867)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "Andrea Chenier": 'Nemico della patria' (Umberto Giordano)
John Charles Thomas, baritone
(Nimbus 7867)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddles" (Walter G. Samuels, Leonard Whitcup and Teddy Powell)
John Charles Thomas, baritone
Carroll Hollister, piano
(Nimbus 7838)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "Rigoletto": 'Cortigiani, vil razza dannata' (Giuseppe Verdi)
RCA Victor Orchestra
Frieder Weissmann, conductor
Leonard Warren, baritone
(VAI 1/2)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "On the Road to Mandalay" (Oley Speaks)
RCA Victor Orchestra
Frank Black, conductor
Leonard Warren, baritone
(VAI 1/2)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "La traviata": 'Di provenza il mar' (Giuseppe Verdi)
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini, conductor
Robert Merrill, baritone
(RCA 60303)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "Kiss Me Kate": 'So in Love' (Cole Porter)
(Uncredited Orchestra)
Charles Sanford, conductor
Robert Merrill, baritone
Roberta Peters, soprano
(Preiser Records 89592)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "Il Trovatore": 'Il balen del suo sorriso' (Giuseppe Verdi)
New Orleans Opera Orchestra
Walter Herbert, conductor
Robert Weede, baritone
(Connaisseur 60014)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "Most Happy Fella": 'Mamma, Mamma' (Frank Loesser)
(Uncredited Orchestra)
Herbert Greene, conductor
Robert Weede, baritone
(CBS/Sony 48010)
» Purchase more Robert Weede CDs at Amazon.com
> "Luisa Miller": 'Sacra la scelta... A fu giusto' (Giuseppe Verdi)
RCA Italian Opera Orchestra
Fausto Cleva, conductor
Cornell MacNeil, baritone
(RCA 6646)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "Macbeth": 'Pieta, rispetto, amore' (Giuseppe Verdi)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Karl Bohm, conductor
Sherrill Milnes, baritone
(Legato Classics 143)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "West Side Story": 'Maria' (Leonard Bernstein)
Sherrill Milnes, baritone
Jon Spong, pianist
(VAI 1140)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
Tonight's Playlist Includes:
> "Stephen Foster Medley" (Stephen Foster)
Lawrence Tibbett, baritone
Frank Sinatra, vocalist
(Pickwick 300022)
» Purchase the "Frank Sinatra and Friends" Collection on CD at Amazon.com
> "Barber of Seville": ' Largo al factotum' (Gioacchino Rossini)
Unknown orchestra
Nathaniel Shilkret, conductor
Lawrence Tibbett, baritone
(Nimbus 7867)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "Andrea Chenier": 'Nemico della patria' (Umberto Giordano)
John Charles Thomas, baritone
(Nimbus 7867)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddles" (Walter G. Samuels, Leonard Whitcup and Teddy Powell)
John Charles Thomas, baritone
Carroll Hollister, piano
(Nimbus 7838)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "Rigoletto": 'Cortigiani, vil razza dannata' (Giuseppe Verdi)
RCA Victor Orchestra
Frieder Weissmann, conductor
Leonard Warren, baritone
(VAI 1/2)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "On the Road to Mandalay" (Oley Speaks)
RCA Victor Orchestra
Frank Black, conductor
Leonard Warren, baritone
(VAI 1/2)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "La traviata": 'Di provenza il mar' (Giuseppe Verdi)
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Arturo Toscanini, conductor
Robert Merrill, baritone
(RCA 60303)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "Kiss Me Kate": 'So in Love' (Cole Porter)
(Uncredited Orchestra)
Charles Sanford, conductor
Robert Merrill, baritone
Roberta Peters, soprano
(Preiser Records 89592)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "Il Trovatore": 'Il balen del suo sorriso' (Giuseppe Verdi)
New Orleans Opera Orchestra
Walter Herbert, conductor
Robert Weede, baritone
(Connaisseur 60014)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "Most Happy Fella": 'Mamma, Mamma' (Frank Loesser)
(Uncredited Orchestra)
Herbert Greene, conductor
Robert Weede, baritone
(CBS/Sony 48010)
» Purchase more Robert Weede CDs at Amazon.com
> "Luisa Miller": 'Sacra la scelta... A fu giusto' (Giuseppe Verdi)
RCA Italian Opera Orchestra
Fausto Cleva, conductor
Cornell MacNeil, baritone
(RCA 6646)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "Macbeth": 'Pieta, rispetto, amore' (Giuseppe Verdi)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Karl Bohm, conductor
Sherrill Milnes, baritone
(Legato Classics 143)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
> "West Side Story": 'Maria' (Leonard Bernstein)
Sherrill Milnes, baritone
Jon Spong, pianist
(VAI 1140)
» Purchase at Amazon.com
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