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Nicolai Gedda has passed.

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Posted on February 11, 2017 at 20:48:55
Chuck Y
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On January 8th at the age of 91 from a slipped disc. We should all be so grateful that he lived a long and full life and blessed us with a large discography to remember him.

 

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Mr. Versatility - RIP [nt], posted on February 11, 2017 at 23:55:50
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RE: Nicolai Gedda has passed., posted on February 12, 2017 at 05:13:45
In all my years of collecting Opera if I saw his name on an album cover, no matter if Florence Jenkins was the Soprano, I made it mine.

 

Gedda's best recordings?, posted on February 13, 2017 at 14:57:01
TGR
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He was ubiquitous at one time, but what would we consider his signature roles these days? I actually can't think, off hand, of a single role where he would be the preferred tenor, or not even a top 3. This feels odd to me, given his reputation, but he was singing at a time when we had a large number of tenors covering the same roles. Di Stefano, Bjorling, Bergonzi, del Monaco, Vickers (before he became almost purely heroic), Pavarotti, Wunderlich, Domingo, etc. In my collection, I think I might have a collaboration with Callas, and then his performance of Benvenuto Cellini.

 

Certainly not an expert..., posted on February 13, 2017 at 19:07:44
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But I have his recording with Freni of La Boheme. I find it pretty satisfying. Conducted by Schippers on EMI. I also have Freni/Pavarotti/Karajan but I prefer this one. My favorite though is Gheorghiu/Alagna/Chailly.

 

RE: Nicolai Gedda has passed., posted on February 16, 2017 at 05:52:55
fantja
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R.I.P.

 

RE: Gedda's best recordings?, posted on February 20, 2017 at 14:50:45
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He also premiered and recorded (for RCA) the role of Anatol in Barber's "Vanessa."

 

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