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| stefano... |
 Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:23 pm |
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From time to time Ricahrd Leech's name pops us, as it did recently
regarding his singing of salut demeure. This duet with Pilar Lorengar
is the finest I ever heard him. IMO he almost is as good as Corelli
here.
Frank A.
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| wkasimer... |
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:31 am |
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On Oct 26, 8:30 am, Ken Meltzer <commsp... at (no spam) aol.com> wrote:
Quote: I saw Richard Leech several times early in his career, performing with
the Baltimore Opera.
You're very fortunate, Ken. I only saw him once, as Faust at the Met
around 1997 or so, and while it was still a pretty impressive piece of
singing (he held his own with Fleming, Ramey, and Hvorostovsky), it
was pretty clear that a lot of the beauty of his voice was a thing of
the past.
IIRC, that televised Huguenots duet with Lorengar was the first time I
ever heard or heard *of* Leech, and I was totally blown away.
I wonder what would have happened if Leech had limited himself to more
lyric roles and smaller venues. I can't help but think that the Verdi
roles that he sang at the Met and elsewhere (Riccardo, Duca, Alfredo)
were not in his best interest in the long run.
Bill |
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| Ken Meltzer... |
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:58 am |
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On Oct 26, 3:31 pm, wkasimer <wkasi... at (no spam) comcast.net> wrote:
Quote: On Oct 26, 8:30 am, Ken Meltzer <commsp... at (no spam) aol.com> wrote:
I saw Richard Leech several times early in his career, performing with
the Baltimore Opera.
You're very fortunate, Ken. I only saw him once, as Faust at the Met
around 1997 or so, and while it was still a pretty impressive piece of
singing (he held his own with Fleming, Ramey, and Hvorostovsky), it
was pretty clear that a lot of the beauty of his voice was a thing of
the past.
IIRC, that televised Huguenots duet with Lorengar was the first time I
ever heard or heard *of* Leech, and I was totally blown away.
I wonder what would have happened if Leech had limited himself to more
lyric roles and smaller venues. I can't help but think that the Verdi
roles that he sang at the Met and elsewhere (Riccardo, Duca, Alfredo)
were not in his best interest in the long run.
Bill
Bill:
As I recall, I saw Leech sing Hoffmann, Edgardo and the Duke in
Baltimore. All were sung with amazing ease and more than ample
voice. I think the lyric Verdi roles were well within his abilities,
but he did have a special affinity for the French lyric repertoire.
Best,
Ken |
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| JKH... |
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:09 am |
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On 26 Oct, 05:23, stefano <adle... at (no spam) msn.com> wrote:
Quote: From time to time Ricahrd Leech's name pops us, as it did recently
regarding his singing of salut demeure. This duet with Pilar Lorengar
is the finest I ever heard him. IMO he almost is as good as Corelli
here.
Frank A.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQLWbkDxp28
That's pretty impressive, but I simply can't hear this music without
the Wittrisch/Teschemacher version echoing around my head. And that's
one of the most gorgeous and exciting pieces of singing on record in
my opinion, cut though it is.
JKH |
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