A tribute to a few of the artists who departed in 2022 including soprano Antonietta Stella; mezzo-sopranos Teresa Berganza, Maria Ewing, and Josephine Veasey; tenors John Aler and Nigel Rogers, and composer Ned Rorem.
Watch the a rare video of one of the great singing actresses, Maria Ewing, below.
Ernest Charles: When I Have Sung My Songs
John Aler, tenor
Grant Gershon, piano
Songs We Forgot to Remember
Delos DE-3181
Giuseppe Verdi: “Morrò, ma prima in grazia” from Un ballo in maschera
Antonietta Stella, soprano
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera, New York, 1959
Walhall Eternity WLCD-0322
John Dowland: Awake sweet love and Fine knacks for ladies
Nigel Rogers, tenor
Paul O’Dette, lute
John Dowland: Songs for Tenor and Lute
Virgin Classics VC 7 90726-2
Hector Berlioz: Entrance of Didon from Les Troyens
Josephine Veasey, mezzo-soprano
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Sir Colin Davis, conductor
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Philips 416 432-2
Henry Purcell: Dido’s Lament from Dido & Aeneas
Maria Ewing, mezzo-soprano
Collegium Musicum 90
Richard Hickox, conductor
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas
Chandos CHAN-0586
Ned Rorem: Pippa’s Song
Gianna d’Angelo, soprano
Ned Rorem, piano
Songs of Samuel Barber and Ned Rorem
New World NW 229
Ned Rorem: Sing My Soul
Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
John Scott, conductor
American Voices
Resonus Classics RES-10187
Franz Liszt: Enfant, si j’étais rois and Oh! quand je dors
John Aler, tenor
Daniel Blumenthal, piano
Lizst: Songs
Newport Classic NC-60028
Gioachino Rossini: “Nacqui all’affanno…Non più mesta” from La Cenerentola
Teresa Berganza, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Gibson, conductor
Berganza Sings Rossini, Gluck, and Handel
London 421 327-2
