CONTESTAR (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

From technical voice-emission point of view this is the most accomplished performance of this aria.

MidSummerOpera (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

oh God this man was amazing!

OperaBaritoneJoe (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Is there more of him someone could post?

Doduare (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

reminds me of Jack Nicholson or however that man's name is spelled.

gaytenor (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

rubbins1: Your father was a very great tenor that never really got the acclaim he deserved in his own country. His singing voice provided may great thrills over the years in Strauss and Wagner not to mention Die Tote Stadt and Samson. A very, very great tenor.

RVP57 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Mr King was a perhaps-unheralded American treasure. I met him in SF in 1991. He was singing Aegisth in Elektra, and brought such class to this smaller, but very important role, all whilst handling a live boa constrictor onstage! He was terrific, loved to talk about the business and had great stories. Even at that later stage of his career, the voice rang out true and filled the house. We don't have his equal today.

henripche (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

It's so beautiful how you can hear Beethoven's heartfelt love of freedom and justice in the apparition of Leonore as an angel (from 4:40 on); such triumphant, optimistic music at Florestan's hope of being released from his chains!

raphabenbenjamin (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

funny, but my teacher used the term "knodel" (with umlaut) to speak of constriction in the throat as in "he sings with an apple dumpling (the translation) in his throat." Obviously no constriction here.

pjotr669 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Write it right: Frankenstein!

tamaragironda (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Who are you? frankestain?