Singers of a Bygone Era

Our next talk takes place on Saturday the 9th of March in Buswells Hotel, Dublin. It commences at 11am and all are welcome.

David Clarke will take us on a journey that will span a diverse range of singers from the 1910’s to the 1930’s. A total of 16 recordings will be played that will feature artists such as Rosa Ponselle, Emmy Destinn, Claudia Muzio, Enrico Caruso, Feodor Chaliapin, Giovanni Martinelli, and Tito Schipa. Three of the recordings will also be by our own John McCormack. But you won’t be hearing his version of Macushla. The honour on the day will be bestowed on Heddle Nash. A prominent English tenor, he happened to share a birthday with John McCormack, though ten years younger than the Irish tenor.

One of the McCormack recordings to be played on the day is his interpretation of Tu Che a Dio Spiegasti L’ali (You who spread your wings to God) from Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. Here’s the recording to give you a taster of what to expect.