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A series of great orchestral and song recordings: Leonard Warren in a lighter vein of great Sea ShantiesRCA DJ Radio Station Promo record, from the Victor set Sea Shanties MO 1186Leonard Warren, Morris LevineVictor 10-1386 Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, DJ Radio Station Promo Genre: Folk, World, & CountryStyle: Folk, Sea ShantiesG The Drunken SailorH A-Rovin'Recorded At – RCA Victor Studios, New YorkArranged By – Tom Scott (9)Baritone Vocals – Leonard WarrenConductor – Morris LevineWritten-By – TraditionalRecorded July 8-9 1948 at Studio 2, New York. RCA DJ Radio Station Promo record, from the Victor set Sea Shanties MO 1186 10" 78 rpm record Condition: Better than EXCELLENT PRISTINE faintest scuffs, plays E+ EXCEPTIONALLY QUIETA CHOICE COPYThe American opera singer Leonard Warren (April 21, 1911 - March 4, 1960) was a famous baritone who was associated for many years with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Soprano Renata Tebaldi said of his voice: "it was a very, very soft, velvety voice...He was truly stupendous." [edit] BiographyBorn Leonard Warenoff in New York to Russian Jewish immigrant parents, Warren was first employed in his father's fur business. In 1935, he joined the chorus at Radio City Music Hall. In 1938, he entered the Metropolitan Opera Auditions of the Air. Despite the fact Warren was obviously a novice, his natural gifts were apparent, and he was immediately given a contract. The Met sent him to Italy that summer with a stipend to study. Returning to America, Warren made his concert debut at the Metropolitan Opera in excerpts from La Traviata and Pagliacci during a concert in New York in November 1938. His formal operatic debut took place there in January 1939, when he sang Paolo in Simon Boccanegra. A recording contract with RCA Victor soon followed. Warren later sang in San Francisco, Chicago, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires, he appeared at La Scala in Milan in 1953, and in 1958, he made a highly successful tour of the Soviet Union, but for most of his career he remained in New York and sang at the Met. Sometime during that period, he converted to Roman Catholicism and became extremely devout. Although he sang Tonio in Pagliacci, Escamillo in Carmen, and Scarpia in Tosca, he was particularly acclaimed as one of the finest interpreters of the great Verdi baritone roles, above all the title role of Rigoletto, which was captured in 1950 in an electrifying RCA recording with soprano Erna Berger and tenor Jan Peerce, conducted by Renato Cellini. This was the first complete operatic recording to be released on LP records. He also sang the role in a Madison Square Garden Red Cross benefit concert in 1944, in which only the final act of the opera was featured. Jan Peerce again sang the Duke, but this time Zinka Milanov was Gilda, and the NBC Symphony Orchestra was conducted by Arturo Toscanini. Warren's last complete performance was as Simon Boccanegra on March 1, 1960 at the Met. Three days later, in a performance of La Forza del Destino with Tebaldi, he died onstage. According to legend, he was about to launch into the vigorous cabaletta to Don Carlo's act III aria, which begins Morir, tremenda cosa ("to die, a momentous thing"), when he started coughing and gasping. His final words were "Help me, help me!" and he pitched face-forward down to the floor. However, eyewitnesses including Rudolf Bing report that Warren had completed the aria and had gone on to the subsequent action where he was supposed to open a sealed wallet, examine the contents and sing "Gioia, o gioia" (Joy, oh joy). He did so, pitched forward and was still. A few minutes later he was pronounced dead of a massive heart attack, and the rest of the performance was canceled. Warren was only forty-eight. Warren was known as a person of an intractable character, who always tried to impose his will on stage designers, managers, and even conductors, in matters of production, direction, and tempi. He caused pain, a colleague once noted, but he had a great voice. In his book The American Opera Singer (1997, ISBN 0-385-42174-5), Peter G. Davis wrote of Warren: The rich, rounded, mellow quality of [Warren's] voice, fairly bursting with resonant overtones, may not have been to every taste, particularly those preferring a narrower baritonal focus that "speaks" more quickly on the note. But by any standards it was a deluxe, quintessentially "Metropolitan Opera sound," one that seemed to take on a special glow and lustrousness as it opened up and spread itself generously around the big auditorium. And of course the easy top was its special glory -- when relaxing with friends Warren would often tear into tenor arias like "Di quella pira" and toss off the high Cs that many tenors lacked. He could have, but never did, overindulge that applause-getting facility. More Great Records on sale right now: CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE MORE GREAT RECORDS CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE ALL ITEMS - VINTAGE BOOKS, VICTROLA and TURNTABLE ITEMS, CDs, Books and DVDs http://shop.ebay.com/carsten_sf/m.html ==== A Quick NOTE ON GRADING AND SHIPPING: As you can see from my feedback, I try hard to earn your POSITIVE FEEDBACK and FIVE STAR RATINGS. If for any reason your transaction was NOT SATISFACTORY, pls contact me and I will work something out with you. YOU WILL NEVER HAVE A REASON TO GIVE ME A NEGATIVE RATING or a LOW STAR RATING. Quick note on grading: The Grade (Excellent to Poor, I don't give Mint) refers to the WEAR of the record. 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Artist: CLICK RIGHT ARROW > FOR CONDITION, Leonard Warren, Morris Levine
Format: Record
Release Title: Sea Shanties The Drunken Sailor/ A-Rovin'
Material: Shellac
Type: Single
Genre: Classical, Opera
Record Label: RCA Victor
Record Size: 10"
Style: A Capella, Aria, Ballad, Barcarolle, Canon, Cantata, Canzona, Chorale, Duet, Eastern European Music, Elegy, Film Score/Soundtrack, France & Belgium, French Music & Chansons, German music, Germany & Austria, Italian Music, Lied, Lullaby, Madrigal, Mass, Motet, Musical/Original Cast, Oratorio, Requiem, Russian Music, Sea Shanties, Spanish Music, Traditional & Vocal, Vocal
Speed: 78 RPM
Language: English, Italian
Catalog Number: 10-1386, MO 1186, MO1186, MO-1186
