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Who is the singer?

They doesn’t know any Italian style

He needs to work on his diction, its interfering with the light and playful spirit of the serenade. Italian has a more staccato sound than English.

Oh, my a true blast from the past!! I've never seen this clip before until today when my dearest friend who studied w/ Mr. Singher, sent this to me. This was so long ago, but I still remember what a wonderful experience & opportunity it was to work on Depuis w/ Mr. Singher... I was quite fortunate to participate in 3 different Master Classes w/ the Festival of Learning! Susan Brenner was always so kind & wonderful to me! God bless your kind heart & love for young singers! You were a treasure & so important for Orange County musicians/singers during this time...forever grateful!! XO KJC

He is a lyric tenor not a character tenor.

Who is the singer? He hasn’t been credited.

What a lovely, elegant and very musical lyric soprano! Has she made a career, we probably don't know ... Phrasing is also rather good. Excellent reference to Régine Crespin who destroyed her voice completely ...

Maestro Singher was amazing! So many singers who conduct master classes should find some inspiration here!

Singher would be a fabulous coach on interpretation (and could well fix some vocal hiccups)!

I studied at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara when Monsieur Singher was on the faculty. Though I never worked with him he made a great impression on me as being an impeccably dressed and elegant gentleman. This video confirms that impression.

Beautiful coaching!

Who’s the tenor please?!

Such a gorgeous voice!

I saw him do a masterclasa in Kansas City about this time, and had a chance to meet and talk with him. Sweet and classy man. His singing is extremely French, which isnt my taste. He told me he was actually probably a tenor, but had a greater career as a baritone ,so he was grateful

"Calvi"was a briefly dear friend. Over that fateful weekend, I dreamt of him bobbing up and down in the waters. I knew nothing of "it" until the papers screamed the news ...he was conducting at the MET that summer ...and we both resided in the now demolished Mayflower Hotel on CPW, NYC. RIP Great Genius!!!

That's my cousin!

its nice for a change to see someone learning, on their way to achieve a good tone etc. Other masterclasses mostly have amazing singers and you cant really hear anything wrong unless you are a pro

Who's the student ?

Nice joke at 9:00 (about tenors) :D

what`s the name of the singer, with that beautiful voice?

I found quite absurd is the fact you don't mention the name of the singers which he work there!!! Some are amazing voice voice and souls! Others quite boring... Would be great see how this Master classe reflect on them life !!!!!

this is a talent not to be instructed as having done anything wrong. more interpretive instruction was needed here. as a leader in a master class you offer interpretive instruction and you COMMEND this performer for all the good in his singing, you call out everything the performer did well. Great performance by this singer. from here, it's just acting to get to perfection.

This is such a popular and famous tenor aria that it amazes me that there are virtually no coaching videos like this on CZcams. Thanks for the post!

iNRESPONSE TO THE PERSON WHO POSTED ABOUT GETTING THESE VIDEOS TO cALVIN'S FAMILY. cONTACT sAN fRANCISCO oPERA.

Brilliant coaching. Toured for two years (ABOUT FOUR CENTURIES AGO! With Western Opera (out of San Francisco Opera) when Calvin was one of our conductors. Became great friends with him and learned More about music, performing and how to handle any situation in the arts or life than anywhere else in my experience. I think I sang about 75 performances with him in the pit...always he supported, challenged and encouraged me. THIS WAS A great TALENT.

Wish they hadn't cut him off in the end, great stuff.

He was an amazing teacher, but would often get frustrated when he knew I had been lazy. The first time I sang this song in a lesson, he let me finish, praised me for what I did right, then said, "It was very beautiful, but you would never be mistaken for a native." We spent the next 45 minutes working on my French. He and my Dad made me the singer I am today. Loved that man!

Thank you very much, a great conductor, great coaching. And he did such a tenor moment ahahha

Thank you for sharing the work of M. Singher, truly a great gentleman of The Art.

These clips of singers in development have been posted so that a wider audience may benefit from observing the teaching. Please look elsewhere for professional performances.

By chance do you know where we could contact any of Calvin Simmons' family? We're sure they would want to see the videos, but no one we've spoken with in Oakland knows how to reach them.

Wow. Random youtube find! I knew Calvin with the Opera Theater of St. Louis. Wonderful, funny man. And such long fingers. His loss was tragic.

What an amazing man !!

I have permission to list the names of singers I was able to contact. The other clips are posted without credits in order to publish the master classes without compromising the singers' privacy.

I don't find the name of this tenor given in the info under the video. Who is this?

You are very welcome. We are so pleased that great teaching lives on!

thank you for putting this on! it is a great help in studying the song. i learned a lot. thanks again!

This guy is awesome! What a voice!

Our objective in posting the sessions is to provide a platform for sharing the work of great teachers with students at various levels of development. Most of the singers were quite young at the time they participated in the master classes, and did so as part of the learning process, not as practiced professionals.

So much truth in his words!

Priceless, thank you very much!!

wonderful.ty!!

Unfortunately the videotape ran out at that point. It is a shame, but I try to look at it as a glass half full.

thanks for all the great videos,i love this mans artistry.

video finished during the best bit.shame.

No glitches this time! It would be great to learn more about the Festival, such as where it was held, dates of recordings, names of students, whether they ever made careers and if so some details. I'd love to buy good copies of these master classes. Calvin Simmons was a good friend and I've seen or heard no mention of him since news of his tragic passing broke in 1982. These videos are thus a major discovery for me. Thanks for making them viewable!

It now plays to half way through, then stops. Is there any way I could purchase everything of Calvin Simmons? He was a personal friend and this is the first I have seen or heard of him since his untimely passing in 1982. It is the middle of the night where I am so I must get some sleep now.

Thanks. Will do.

I'm sorry to hear of your difficulty. I've had a similar problem on other channels from time to time. I just checked this clip and it played all the way for me. Perhaps if you pause it until it's fully loaded, it will play through smoothly. Let me know.

gets stuck after a few moments and we lose the rest.