Sigrid Onégin - Pur dicesti, o bocca bella - 1922

Frankly you only need to fux wit five or six recordings of "Pur dicesti," which is one of the most difficult of the Italian greatest hits. Sopranos Patti and Melba and tenors McCormack and Jadlowker and mezzo/contralto Mantelli can be found on YouTube already. Here we have what is surely one of the most beautiful contraltos on record in a superlative rendition, with her own unique embellishments, including some ravishing scales up to her famously soft head tones. This suavity, this polish, this delight and joy in the voice is precisely what is meant by "Dolce fonte del goder..." Enjoy :) ..................................... This channel is primarily about vocal emission—aural examples of basically correct singing, correct impostazione—chiaroscuro, vowel clarity, firm and centered pitch, correct vibrato action, absence of throatiness or thickness, sounds free from constriction and from the acoustic noise that accompanies it—with occasional video examples that demonstrate what the body, face, mouth, jaw, and tongue look like when used with correct impostazione—the vocal emission of the one and only Italian school. Caveat: I'm biased in favor of baritones and baritone literature, but if you want to learn about and listen to all the greatest singers in the old-school tradition, explore this spreadsheet (voice parts are separated by tabs): https://bit.ly/2W4qmE3