OPERA INTERVIEWS: Domingo, Verrett, Behrens, Scotto, S. Dunn, Milnes, Ramey, Kiri, Horne, et. al.

Radio interviews with some of the greatest singers ( 1 stage director) of the 20th century, mostly from the mid-1980’s (plus 2 truly historic ones). (Interviewers include Richard Mohr, George Jellinek, Robert Sherman and others) Placido DOMINGO & Shirley VERRETT (Samson & Dalilah) Placido DOMINGO (Otello film) 14:24 Shirley VERRETT (diction) 15:00 Hildegard BEHRENS (Brunnhilde) 16:05 Renata SCOTTO (directing Butterfly) 21:07 Susan DUNN (Tucker award) 28:13 (w. live performances of “Arrigo! Ah, parli a un core“ 31:27 & “Porgi Amor“ (w. small gap) 39:40) Sherrill MILNES (Verdi) 48:00 Samuel RAMEY (von Karajan) 53:07 Sherrill MILNES & Samuel RAMEY (charisma) 1:00:00 Rosa PONSELLE (Forza debut) 1:14:06 Kiri TE KANAWA (Otello debut & Simon Boccanegra) 1:18:20 Cornell MACNEIL (Verdi) 1:24:34 Roberta PETERS (35th MET anniversary)1:28:52 Marilyn HORNE (Verdi & Rossini) 1:34:07 Lawrence TIBBETT