Published on Dec 16, 2013
'The Art of Singing' is a collection of rare clips starring such opera luminaries as Joan Sutherland, Jussi Björling, Maria Callas, Enrico Caruso, Feodor Chaliapin, Franco Corelli, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Geraldine Farrar, Kirsten Flagstad, Beniamino Gigli, Thomas Hampson, Giovanni Martinelli, Magda Olivero, Ezio Pinza, Lily Pons, Rosa Ponselle, Leontyne Price, Tito Schipa, Rise Stevens, Conchita Supervia, Lawrence Tibbett, Richard Tauber, Renata Tebaldi, Luisa Tetrazzini, Jon Vickers and Fritz Wunderlich. All of the footage is stellar, from Rosa Ponselle's 1936 screen test for 'Carmen' to highlights from Maria Callas's landmark 1964 performance of 'Tosca'.
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