Nicola Rossi-Lemeni - Don Carlo CONTEST - Ella giammai m’amo’

Finally it is here! The Don Carlo contest! Everyone was asking for this one, and it a fun one to put together. There are a lot of basses here! So take your time and give them all a chance. Again we will use a 1-5 rating for singing and characterization. These are the singers and dates of performances: FEODOR CHALIAPIN 1910 ALEXANDER KIPNIS 1923 TANCREDI PASERO 1938 MARK REIZEN 1948 BORIS CHRISTOFF 1950 JEROME HINES 1961 EZIO FLAGELLO 1968 NICOLA ROSSI LEMENI 1970 EUGENY NESTERENKO 1978 PAUL PLISHKA 1981 ROBERT LLOYD 1982 BONALDO GIAIOTTI 1985 CESARE SIEPI 1985 FERRUCCIO FURLANETTO 1986 JOSE VAN DAM 1992 NICOLAI GHIAUROV 1996 ROBERTO SCANDIUZZI 2001 RUGGERO RAIMONDI 2001 RENE’ PAPE 2006 CARLO COLOMBARA 2008 JAMES MORRIS 2009