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operapost operapost reviewing the present rehearsing the past charles affron publications home charles affron publications list of posts published to date if you wish to be notified when new posts are published please send an e mail to charles affron nyu edu indicate add to subscribers in subject line monday june 1 2026 interrupted melodies krause pulliam collier licitra in 2026 the sudden deaths of rainelle krause and limmie pulliam shocked and saddened the opera world both krause and pulliam enjoyed very successful recent engagements in important venues their loss brings to mind other artists whose careers were truncated by tragic accidents or fatal natural causes this post will serve as a memorial to krause pullman marie collier and salvatore licitra rainelle krause sang the queen of the night in mozart s die zauberflöte nearly one hundred and fifty times in major opera houses including the metropolitan this clip of krause in a 2023 performance at the dutch national opera documents her extraordinary command of the aria s extreme range florid complexity and most unusually the fury of the queen s wrath and all the while roaming the stage in a wheelchair rainelle krause died of complications following surgery on march16 at the age of thirty eight dramatic tenor limmie pulliam died in his sleep on may 19 20 just after singing in mahler s eighth symphony with the dallas symphony two brief clips fully convey not only the power of his voice but his deep feeling for the text the homogeneity of his beautiful timbre and his solid technique first are the daunting phrases of esultate otello s triumphant entrance in verdi s opera in the act iii aria ch ella mi creda let her believe from la fanciulla del west dick johnson about to be lynched sings of his love for minnie in this clip from a rehearsal unfortunately the tenor is barely visible in the left corner of the image pulliam movingly proves his affinity for the heartbreaking lyric register of one of puccini s most haunting melodies australian soprano marie collier died in 1971 at the age of forty four it was never ascertained whether her fall from a window was an accident or suicide collier s lively international career began when she stepped in for maria callas in a sold out 1965 london tosca new york heard her in the world premiere of martin david levy s mourning becomes electra 1967 during the opening season of the met s lincoln center opera house for many she dominated the stellar cast headed by evelyn lear sherrill milnes and john reardon although collier s riveting presence and distinctively intense sound thrived in her many modernist roles her strong affect musicality and spot on intonation invest aïda s daunting act iii aria o patria mia with special pathos the clip is from a 1966 buenos aires performance tenor salvatore licitra also won fame by substituting for an operatic superstar when luciano pavarotti called in sick for the met s gala tosca on may 11 2002 licitra took the stage in his company debut and won an ovation facing execution mario s poignant farewell to his beloved tosca e lucevan le stelle the stars were shining documents the enlivening effect of licitra s sensitive phrasing on the familiar aria the clip is from a 2000 la scala production conducted by riccardo muti the tenor went on to sing nine roles in seven met seasons his last was again mario cavaradossi in april 2011 at the age of forty three he died as a result of a motocycle crash in august 2011 posted by charles affron at 5 40 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels aïda die zauberflöte la fanciulla del west luciano pavarotti maria callas martin david levy mourning becomes electra otello puccini riccardo muti tosca verdi older posts home subscribe to posts atom popular posts turandot is 90 1926 2016 world war ii and the met roster those who did not come 1 tiana lemnitz rossini and the stars new york city opera reborn remembering licia albanese 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