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cyberwolf100 (Sunday 16th of November 2008 05:11:25 PM)

thx a lot mentioning Gertrude Grob-Prandl! she should always be remembered as one of the greatest dramatic sopranos of the last century (Brünnhilde/Isolde/Elektra/Turandot). the few vocal documents that exist are a proof that she was at least as good as Varnay or Nilsson who were born around the same time and who had just more luck! life is so cruel ...

Operanut9 (Tuesday 14th of October 2008 04:37:18 PM)

all276 Not at all, I fully agree that Nilsson is far better as Bruhhilda. Her top is far superior and there are nuances(colors) in her singing that are strictly Nilsson, sounds that must be what Plato had in mind when he talked about "perfect intelligible ideas" of which all earthly entities are but mere copies. Also Nillson was the more accomplised singer because she also was the definitive Elektra, Salome, Dyer's Wife, Turandot,Minnie, and yes Tosca.

j72050 (Tuesday 7th of October 2008 07:16:19 PM)

I never knew that beacuse of her husbands business dealings with the nazi's, and her remaining in Norway in the nazi period, she was blacklisted a time....even Toscanini refused her and chose Helen Traubel. It is on wikipedia.

Chrysothemis (Sunday 9th of November 2008 03:01:24 AM)

Unfairly. VERY unfairly. Can you blame her for being a patriot even in times of darkness? She loved her native Norway, not the Nazi occupation.

AlexiouValenti (Saturday 4th of October 2008 07:08:27 AM)

Genius singing genius - just as it should be but rarely is!!!!!!!

klarynn (Wednesday 24th of September 2008 01:56:47 PM)

One of the true great Wagnerian Sopranos.

ChuChu353 (Friday 19th of September 2008 01:36:24 AM)

"The Big Broadcast of 1938" This was the same film in which Bob Hope first performed "Thanks For the Memories"

MIGUEL2005LIMA (Friday 19th of September 2008 09:00:02 AM)

thanks.

Richardtheincredible (Monday 8th of September 2008 01:03:26 PM)

the piveledge?

bonanplu (Saturday 6th of September 2008 09:12:28 PM)

Kirten Flagstad high Bs were not good ever. Her Bflat was not good as well.