{"id":2435,"date":"2019-11-24T19:34:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T18:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=2435"},"modified":"2023-11-09T17:55:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:55:57","slug":"episode-10-regine-crespin-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/24\/episode-10-regine-crespin-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 10. R\u00e9gine Crespin I"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"200\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"600\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\" data-hover-intent-timeout=\"300\" data-hover-intent-interval=\"100\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-home mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19160\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19160\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19161\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19161\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/about-daniel\/\">About Daniel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-current_page_parent mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19171\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19171\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/all-episodes\/\">All Episodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 10.  R\u00e9gine Crespin Tribute I. <em>Un doux privil\u00e8ge<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=37-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>SOCIAL SHARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-normal-icon-size 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class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Marschallin-dont-fuck-with-me-fellas-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Marschallin-dont-fuck-with-me-fellas-1.jpg 543w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Marschallin-dont-fuck-with-me-fellas-1-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>R\u00e9gine Crespin, whose Metropolitan Opera debut as the Marschallin in Richard Strauss\u2019s <em>Der Rosenkavalier<\/em> occurred exactly 57 years ago this week, is featured on this week\u2019s episode. I give an overview of her major roles, with a few surprises, both monumental and <em>insouciante<\/em>, tossed in. Because of her enormous range and versatility, I will have to return to my subject in the near future in order to do full justice to this great artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2462\" width=\"496\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Portrait.jpg 455w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Portrait-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Claude Debussy: Je tremble en voyant ton visage (Le promenoir des deux amants) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u1JM4CbIJIk\" target=\"_blank\">Claude Debussy: Je tremble en voyant ton visage (<em>Le promenoir des deux amants<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong>.  R\u00e9gine Crespin, John Wustman, Live recording from Hunter College, 11 November 1967. My beloved teacher John Wustman was a frequent collaborator with Mme. Crespin. I liked the idea of beginning this episode with a performance featuring the two of them. In this marvelous recital that they gave at Hunter College in the fall of 1967, they performed the Claude Debussy song cycle <em>Le promenoir des deux amants<\/em>, a setting of poems by Tristan l&#8217;Hermite. Once I had chosen the third of the cycle, I realized that the lines &#8220;Veux-tu, par un doux privil\u00e8ge, \/ Me mettre au-dessus des humains&#8221; would be the perfect <em>envoi <\/em>for this episode. The entire recital is available on YouTube. I have owned <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Regine-Crespin-Performances-Assembly-Melodram\/dp\/B00GP5NZAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"a CD copy on the Melodram label (opens in a new tab)\">a CD copy on the Melodram label<\/a><\/strong> for at least thirty years. It&#8217;s also available at a premium price on <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"a much better remastering on the St. Laurent Studio label (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.norpete.com\/v2578.html\" target=\"_blank\">a much better remastering on the St. Laurent Studio label<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-and-Wustman.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-and-Wustman.jpg 636w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-and-Wustman-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><figcaption> R\u00e9gine Crespin and John Wustman <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Suzanne-Cesbron-Viseur.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Suzanne-Cesbron-Viseur.png 289w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Suzanne-Cesbron-Viseur-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><figcaption>Suzanne Cesbron-Viseur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jules Massenet: Pendant (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=URKkxhHc3bA&amp;feature=emb_logo\" target=\"_blank\">Jules Massenet: Pendant un an (<\/a><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jules Massenet: Pendant (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=URKkxhHc3bA&amp;feature=emb_logo\" target=\"_blank\">Sapho<\/a><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jules Massenet: Pendant (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=URKkxhHc3bA&amp;feature=emb_logo\" target=\"_blank\">)<\/a><\/strong>. Suzanne Cesbron-Viseur, soprano.  Gustave Clo\u00ebz, conductor Od\u00e9on 123611 , recorded 1929. Cesbron-Viseur (1879 \u2013 1967) was one of Crespin&#8217;s primary teachers. She was a student of the legendary Pauline Viardot and was particularly celebrated for her portrayal of a wide range of Massenet heroines, including <em>Gris\u00e9lidis<\/em>&nbsp;by Jules Massenet, who valued her highly. She also sang in his&nbsp;<em>Manon<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Le Cid<\/em>, as Charlotte in&nbsp;<em>Werther<\/em>, as&nbsp;<em>Tha\u00efs<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Sapho<\/em>; Massenet was a particular admirer of her artistry.  It is marvelous that this souvenir of her singing exists. She had a remarkable ability to spin out a line and float a ravishing pianissimo, two traits which she bequeathed to her most famous student and which are heard to great effect here. It should be noted that Emma Calv\u00e9 created this role (<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"and also memorably recorded this aria (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2xLebZItJo8\" target=\"_blank\">and also memorably recorded this aria<\/a><\/strong>), and that other students of Cesbron-Viseur included <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Germaine Lubin (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9FpggQRgi-s\" target=\"_blank\">Germaine Lubin<\/a><\/strong> (the <em>other<\/em> great French Wagner soprano) and the unforgettable <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ir\u00e8ne Joachim (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cRVvXam_C7c\" target=\"_blank\">Ir\u00e8ne Joachim<\/a><\/strong>, possibly the greatest M\u00e9lisande that ever lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"450\" data-id=\"2446\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Germaine-Lubin-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Germaine-Lubin-2.jpg 439w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Germaine-Lubin-2-293x300.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><figcaption>Germaine Lubin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"2447\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Irene-Joachim.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Irene-Joachim.jpg 298w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Irene-Joachim-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><figcaption>Ir\u00e8ne Joachim as M\u00e9lisande<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Georges-Jouatte-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Georges-Jouatte-2.jpg 377w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Georges-Jouatte-2-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Giacomo Puccini: Ange, sir\u00e8ne ou femme [Donna non vidi mai] (Manon Lescaut).  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6_zfBcTe6GE\" target=\"_blank\">Giacomo Puccini: Ange, sir\u00e8ne ou femme [Donna non vidi mai] (<em>Manon Lescaut<\/em>). <\/a><\/strong>Georges Jouatte, tenor,  Gustave Clo\u00ebz, conductor. Od\u00e9on 166385, recorded 1930. Georges Jouatte, Crespin&#8217;s other primary teacher, began his career as a dancer at the Casino de Paris. After a stint in Germany which included, among other things, engagements as a singer of operettas, he returned to Paris, where he appeared as an actor at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Mogador. Finally in 1934 he made his debut as an operatic tenor, singing the title role of Gounod&#8217;s <em>Faust <\/em>at no less august a venue than the Palais Garnier, where he sang (as well as at the  Op\u00e9ra-Comique) through the end of WWII. From 1949 to 1962 he was a <em>Professeur de chant <\/em>at the <em>Conservatoire de Paris<\/em>, where his students included  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mkhb926mMLQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mady Mespl\u00e9 (opens in a new tab)\">Mady Mespl\u00e9<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qsmk_BZGNvg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Roger Soyer (opens in a new tab)\">Roger Soyer<\/a><\/strong>. He died in 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"2450\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mady-Mesple.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mady-Mesple.jpg 280w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mady-Mesple-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><figcaption>Mady Mespl\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"873\" data-id=\"2452\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Roger-Soyer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Roger-Soyer.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Roger-Soyer-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Roger Soyer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:59px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Giuseppe Verdi: Ave Maria (Otello) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6Qa1d0zP5YE\" target=\"_blank\">Giuseppe Verdi: Ave Maria (<em>Otello<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong>. R\u00e9gine Crespin (Desdemona),  Georges S\u00e9bastian, conductor, Orchestre de l\u2019Op\u00e9ra de Paris. Live performance, Paris 07 October 1955. The performance, <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kOuLj3Q8C5QyTxyyG-fieNiPNXYkTybI0\" target=\"_blank\">which is available complete here<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, also features Jos\u00e9 Luccioni as Otello and Ren\u00e9 Bianco as Iago. The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pbqvykZyWNU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Corsican tenor Luccioni (opens in a new tab)\">Corsican tenor Luccioni<\/a><\/strong> (1903-1978) is a particularly important and rare example of the French dramatic tenor, a type which finds is perfect expression in Georges Thill. I wish I had had time to post the entire <em>Chanson de saule<\/em> scene from this performance; it represents the Crespin voice at its creamy, youthful best. In addition, the Algerian-born Bianco (who died at the age of 99 in 2008) is a powerful Iago. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4atMM6xMniw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Listen to him here as Rodrigue (opens in a new tab)\">Listen to him here as Rodrigue<\/a><\/strong> in a 1961 French-language version of <em>Don Carlos<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2449\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Luccioni-638x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Luccioni-638x1024.jpg 638w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Luccioni-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Luccioni-768x1233.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Luccioni-957x1536.jpg 957w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Luccioni.jpg 1030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><figcaption>Jos\u00e9 Luccioni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2451\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rene-Bianco-740x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rene-Bianco-740x1024.jpg 740w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rene-Bianco-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rene-Bianco-768x1062.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rene-Bianco-1111x1536.jpg 1111w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rene-Bianco.jpg 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption>Ren\u00e9 Bianco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-as-Lidoine-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2489\" width=\"411\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-as-Lidoine-2.jpg 518w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-as-Lidoine-2-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><figcaption> R\u00e9gine  Crespin as Madame Lidoine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Francis Poulenc: Mes filles, j'ai d\u00e9sir\u00e9 de tout mon coeur (Les dialogues des Carm\u00e9lites) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ffi4z5Mht3M\" target=\"_blank\">Francis Poulenc: Mes filles, j&#8217;ai d\u00e9sir\u00e9 de tout mon coeur (<em>Les dialogues des Carm\u00e9lites<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong>.  R\u00e9gine Crespin (Madame Lidoine), Pierre Dervaux, conductor,  Orchestre de l\u2019Op\u00e9ra de Paris. Recorded 1958, originally released La Voix de son Ma\u00eetre  FALP 523 \u00c0 525\/Angel Records 3585 C\/L. This &#8220;original French cast&#8221; recording of the opera includes Denise Duval as Blanche, Denise Scharley as Madame de Croissy, Rita Gorr as  M\u00e8re Marie, Eliane Lubin as S\u0153ur Constance, Xavier Depraz as Le Marquis de la Force, Paul Finel as Le Chevalier de la Force, and, in a cameo part,&nbsp;Ren\u00e9 Bianco (Iago in the <em>Otello <\/em>above!) as  Le G\u00e9olier. In my opinion this performance has never been equaled, but I <em>was<\/em> lucky enough to see a performance of <em>Dialogues <\/em>on the Metropolitan Opera Tour in Minneapolis on 19 May 1979 with Crespin now in the role of Madame de Croissy, the Old Prioress, and Maria Ewing as Blanche. Unfortunately Shirley Verrett did <em>not<\/em> appear as Madame Lidoine, the role that she had taken on when the work received its Metropolitan Opera premiere back in 1977.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2480\" width=\"607\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin3.jpg 550w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin3-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Richard Wagner: Traft ihr das Schiff (Der fliegende Holl\u00e4nder).   (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vbRNPtDiBtg\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Wagner: Traft ihr das Schiff (<em>Der fliegende Holl\u00e4nder<\/em>).  <\/a><\/strong>R\u00e9gine Crespin (Senta), Erich Leinsdorf conducting, possibly the Orchestre et  Ch\u0153ur de l\u2019Op\u00e9ra de Paris. Live 1962 performance. Senta was a Wagner role which Crespin sang infrequently but with great success; she also undertook it at the Metropolitan Opera in 1968 with Thomas Schippers conducting and a cast including Cornell MacNeil as the Dutchman and the interesting Ticho Parly as Erik. Some who saw it compared it favorably with Leonie Rysanek&#8217;s supposedly unbeatable performance earlier in the decade. Excerpts from both women&#8217;s Met performances as Senta are also available on YouTube. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Youngish-662x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Youngish-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Youngish-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Youngish-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Youngish-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Youngish.jpg 1035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ludwig Van Beethoven: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? (Fidelio) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EAZt0WB0W-s&amp;t=149s\" target=\"_blank\">Ludwig Van Beethoven: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? (<em>Fidelio<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong>.  R\u00e9gine Crespin (Leonore). The YouTube link incorrectly (I believe) cites the year and conductor of this performance. As best I can determine, the performance is from Crespin&#8217;s 10 October 1964 performance of <em>Fidelio<\/em> at Covent Garden. Norman Del Mar was the conductor on that occasion and Crespin&#8217;s castmates included Vilem Prybl  as Florestan, Jeannette Sinclair s Marzelline, Forbes Robinson as Pizarro, and Josef Greindl as Rocco. She also appeared as Leonore in Chicago in 1963, the year after her US debut as Tosca in the same house (I guessed aloud that her US debut had been in San Francisco; it was not). Her Chicago castmates includes Jon Vickers as Florestan and Boris Christoff as Pizarro. Now <em>that<\/em> would have been worth capturing for posterity! I&#8217;m surprised at how well Crespin negotiates the treacherous tessitura and quasi-instrumental vocal writing of this role: on this occasion her top rings out full and clear and without strain. It is a wonderful thing to hear!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Corellli-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Corellli-2.jpg 464w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Corellli-2-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><figcaption>Corelli and Crespin on the <em>Ballo<\/em> set for their <em>Bell Telephone Hour<\/em> appearance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Giuseppe Verdi: O qual soave brivido (Un ballo in maschera) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b4tJlTkyddo\" target=\"_blank\">Giuseppe Verdi: O qual soave brivido (<em>Un ballo in maschera<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong>. R\u00e9gine Crespin (Amelia); Franco Corelli (Riccardo); Donald Voorhees conducting the Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra. Television broadcast from <em>The Bell Telephone Hour<\/em>, first broadcast 24 March 1964. Available on <em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Great Stars of Opera, Volume 1: Telecasts from The Bell Telephone Hour 1959-1966 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vaimusic.com\/product\/4201.html\" target=\"_blank\">Great Stars of Opera, Volume 1: Telecasts from The Bell Telephone Hour 1959-1966<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (VAI Video 4201). As I noted in the episode, Franco Corelli never sang the role of Riccardo in <em>Ballo <\/em>(for which he was perfectly equipped by nature) in its entirety, so this excerpt from <em>The Bell Telephone Hour <\/em>is doubly welcome. He and Crespin were also partnered at the Met in <em>Werther<\/em> and <em>Tosca<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Regine-Crespin-Lou-Bruder-Husband-1024x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Regine-Crespin-Lou-Bruder-Husband-1024x853.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Regine-Crespin-Lou-Bruder-Husband-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Regine-Crespin-Lou-Bruder-Husband-768x639.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Regine-Crespin-Lou-Bruder-Husband.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> R\u00e9gine Crespin with Lou Bruder, to whom she was married from 1958 to 1969 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Young-Marschallin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Young-Marschallin.jpg 403w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Young-Marschallin-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CIcIpgA6Xic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Richard Strauss: Da geht er hin (Der Rosenkavalier) (opens in a new tab)\">Richard Strauss: Da geht er hin (<em>Der Rosenkavalier<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong>. R\u00e9gine Crespin (The Marschallin); Lorin Maazel conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Live performance, 22 December 1962. Her colleagues during this run included the recalcitrant (according to Lotte Lehmann) Hertha T\u00f6pper as Octavian, the angelic Anneliese Rothenberger as Sophie, Otto Edelmann as Baron Ochs, Rosalind Elias as Annina, Paul Franke as Valzacchi and the redoubtable S\u00e1ndor K\u00f3nya as the Italian Singer.  It moves me deeply that this podcast appears just in the shadow of the 57th anniversary of Crespin&#8217;s Metropolitan Opera debut in a role she herself described as a calling card: she made her debuts in Buenos Aires, at Covent Garden, at the Met, and at Glyndebourne in this role. As noted in the podcast, the production was directed by the greatest Marschallin of all time, Lotte Lehmann herself. No doubt Crespin herself was the greatest beneficiary of Lehmann&#8217;s presence. I reprint here the quote that I read on the podcast in which Lehmann praises Crespin&#8217;s Marschallin. This is from her book <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Five Operas and Richard Strauss. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/lotte-lehmann\/five-operas-and-richard-strauss\/\" target=\"_blank\">Five Operas and Richard Strauss<\/a><\/em><\/strong>: &#8220;Never did I hear the beginning of the trio in the last act sung so divinely, with the most tender of pianissimos, almost unearthly in its silvery beauty. To work with that great artist was sheer joy from beginning to end, and I venture to believe that my feelings of profound personal friendship for her are mutual. My own Marschallin may have been somewhat less sentimental in the first act, but this genuinely felt sentimentality is part of R\u00e9gine&#8217;s being and should not be tampered with.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lehmann-Five-Operas-and-Richard-Strauss-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lehmann-Five-Operas-and-Richard-Strauss-1.jpg 552w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lehmann-Five-Operas-and-Richard-Strauss-1-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-and-Lehmann.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-and-Lehmann.jpg 490w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-and-Lehmann-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1016\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Sarroca.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Sarroca.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Sarroca-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Sarroca-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Sarroca-768x762.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>R\u00e9gine Crespin and Suzanne Sarrocca as The Marschallin and Octavian,  Op\u00e9ra de Paris, 1957. <br>(Photo by Roger Viollet via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uBr3CHGe4V4&amp;t=1s\">Richard Strau<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ss: Ich werd jetzt in die Kirche geh'n (Der Rosenkavalier) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uBr3CHGe4V4&amp;t=1s\" target=\"_blank\">ss: Ich werd&#8217; jetzt in die Kirche geh&#8217;n (<em>Der Rosenkavalier<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong>. R\u00e9gine Crespin (The Marschallin); Suzanne Sarroca (Octavian); Louis de Froment conducting the Orchestre de la RTF. Radio performance, 1962. I first heard this on <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"the late Mike Richter's  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfcv.org\/article\/mike-richter-dies\" target=\"_blank\">the late Mike Richter&#8217;s <\/a><\/strong>CD-ROM called <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Opera from Paris (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/ORTF-Opera-From-Paris\/release\/9391608\" target=\"_blank\">Opera from Paris<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. (Please click on the link above to read more about Mike and his services to opera. He produced a series of invaluable CD-ROMs of rare material, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"many of which are still available here at an unbelievably cheap price (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.premiereoperaintl.com\/cd-rom.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">many of which are still available here at an unbelievably cheap price<\/a><\/strong>. I highly recommend them. BTW, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suzanne_Sarroca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Suzanne Sarroca (opens in a new tab)\">Suzanne Sarroca<\/a><\/strong>, who appears very briefly on the podcast as Octavian, is, as of this writing, still with us on Planet Earth. She was a remarkable if somewhat unsung singer. Check out<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" this interview with her from a few years back (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.odb-opera.com\/joomfinal\/index.php\/les-dossiers\/46-les-chanteuses\/79-suzanne-sarroca?showall=1&amp;limitstart=\" target=\"_blank\"> this interview with her from a few years back<\/a><\/strong> (it&#8217;s in French, but if you don&#8217;t read the language, please remember that Google Translate is your friend!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2482\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sarroca-jeune-1-650x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sarroca-jeune-1-650x1024.jpg 650w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sarroca-jeune-1-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sarroca-jeune-1-768x1211.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sarroca-jeune-1-974x1536.jpg 974w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sarroca-jeune-1.jpg 1015w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"520\" data-id=\"2483\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sarroca-old.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sarroca-old.jpg 424w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sarroca-old-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><figcaption>Suzanne Sarroca at 92. Photo by Claude Boyer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rothenberger-Soderstrom.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rothenberger-Soderstrom.jpg 777w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rothenberger-Soderstrom-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rothenberger-Soderstrom-768x890.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><figcaption>Elisabeth S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m and Anneliese Rothenberger in <em>Der Rosenkavalier<\/em>. Glyndebourne 1959<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Richard Strauss: Hab mir's gelobt (Der Rosenkavalier). (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/parterre.com\/2017\/04\/06\/da-drin-ist-die-silberne-rosn\/\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Strauss: Hab mir&#8217;s gelobt<em> (Der Rosenkavalier<\/em>).<\/a><\/strong> R\u00e9gine Crespin (The Marschallin); Elisabeth S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m (Octavian); Anneliese Rothenberger (Sophie); Leopold Ludwig conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Live performance from Glyndebourne, 07 June 1959. This might be the most vocally perfect performance I have ever heard of the trio. I love a soprano Octavian; it&#8217;s how the role is designated in the score (it was created by Eva von der Osten, whom I discussed briefly in my first episode), and some of the greatest Octavians (Sena Jurinac, Irmgard Seefried, Lotte Lehmann) have been sopranos, as have a number of near-greats (Teresa Zylis-Gara, Gwyneth Jones). (Incidentally, I also have a major soft spot in my heart for <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Gwyneth Jones, Brigitte Fassbaender, and Lucia Popp performing it under the baton of Carlos Kleiber (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OYZliEez2Vk\" target=\"_blank\">Gwyneth Jones as the Marschallin, Brigitte Fassbaender as Octavian, and Lucia Popp as Sophie performing it under the baton of Carlos Kleiber<\/a><\/strong>: this 1979 performance might be the most perfect performance ever of the trio as a piece of music, but I think the team of Crespin, S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m, and Rothenberger tops them in sheer vocal terms.) These are three of my favorite singers ever in the entire history of the universe, so you can be sure that I was completely swept away by the beauty of this performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"420\" data-id=\"2465\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Soderstrom.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Soderstrom.jpg 399w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Soderstrom-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><figcaption>Elisabeth S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2477\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rothenberger-739x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rothenberger-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rothenberger-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rothenberger-768x1065.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rothenberger-1108x1536.jpg 1108w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rothenberger.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><figcaption>Anneliese Rothenberger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Yvonne-Printemps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Yvonne-Printemps.jpg 750w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Yvonne-Printemps-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption>Yvonne Printemps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Oscar Straus: Je ne suis pas ce que l'on pense (Les trois valses) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bdfUevY9qIE\" target=\"_blank\">Oscar Straus: Je ne suis pas ce que l&#8217;on pense (<em>Les trois valses<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong>. R\u00e9gine Crespin (Franzi\/Ir\u00e8ne\u00a0), Alain Lombard conducting the Wiener Volksopernorchester. From the London\/Decca album <em>Prima Donna in Paris<\/em> (SET 521, 1971). Only Crespin can match the great <em>vedette <\/em>of French operetta, Yvonne Printemps, who appeared in the 1938 film based on the piece originally performed at the Paris Exposition of 1937. I have a great love in my heard for Yvonne Printemps: there are certain of her recordings that I cannot hear without breaking out into tears. It&#8217;s an inexplicable thing, but there you have it: some voices just do that to me. R\u00e9gine Crespin is another such voice. I look forward to bringing you more of her magnificence in a second episode that will air before the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"804\" data-id=\"2471\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry-1.jpg 564w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry-1-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><figcaption>Kundry. One side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2459\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry-717x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry-1075x1536.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><figcaption>Kundry. The other side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"638\" data-id=\"2464\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Regine-Crespin-as-the-Marschallin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Regine-Crespin-as-the-Marschallin.jpg 495w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Regine-Crespin-as-the-Marschallin-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><figcaption>The Marschallin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"255\" data-id=\"2461\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Marschallin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2461\"\/><figcaption>The Marschallin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"829\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2457\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-and-Sarfaty-Seattle-1969.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-and-Sarfaty-Seattle-1969.jpg 829w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-and-Sarfaty-Seattle-1969-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-and-Sarfaty-Seattle-1969-768x949.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/><figcaption>The Marschallin. With Regina Sarfaty as Octavian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"2458\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-as-Elsa.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-as-Elsa.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-as-Elsa-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Elsa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2460\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry2-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry2-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry2-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry2-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry2-1088x1536.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Kundry2.jpg 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><figcaption>Radiantly Wagnerian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"339\" data-id=\"2468\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Sassy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Sassy.jpg 220w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Crespin-Sassy-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><figcaption>Herself. Emphatically Herself.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 10. R\u00e9gine Crespin Tribute I. Un doux privil\u00e8ge SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM R\u00e9gine Crespin, whose Metropolitan Opera debut 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