Articles

Articles by Stefan Zucker on singers and singing:

Francisco Araiza

Interview with Carlo Bergonzi

Franco Corelli: Tenore del Mondo, reprinted from Opera News

Fernando Corena and the Basso Buffo

Robert Merrill

José Soler

Biographical information about 10 divas, plus short articles on vocal technique, are connected with Opera Fanatic: Stefan and the Divas.

The divas are Iris Adami Corradetti | Fedora Barbieri | Anita Cerquetti | Gina Cigna | Gigliola Frazzoni | Leyla Gencer | Carla Gavazzi | Magda Olivero | Marcella Pobbe | Giulietta Simionato

Biographical information about Tito Schipa is connected with the listing for I Sing for You Alone  

Biographical information about Joseph Schmidt is connected with the listing for My Song Goes 'Round the World

An essay about Caruso’s singing is connected with the listing for The Young Caruso

Articles about opera composers:

A list of composers alive in 1810

Rossini’s Rivals:

Valentino Fioravanti  Cimarosa feared and admired him. Rossini thought him the last word in a buffo style

Saverio Mercadante  Liszt thought him Italy’s best composer

Giovanni Pacini  Rossini thought him Italy’s best composer

Federico Ricci  He and his brother composed an opera once as popular as Barbiere and Elisir

Nicola Vaccai  Malibran preferred part of his Romeo to Bellini’s

Articles for singers:

Underground Opera in New York City: The singers in small companies

Some Obstacles to a Singing Career

We are in the process of adding other essays to the Web site.