Dear Cornell MacNeil, one of the greats of the sort this blog was born to feature, left this mortal coil today. Here is his Wikipedia bio-blurb. And following are clips from two of the roles he was most identified with:
Rigoletto, 1977, the Met:
Scarpia, 1965, Genova:
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Alas. Though MacNeil's retirement preceded my opera-going life, I got to know quite a few baritone roles through his recordings; I loved his Pere Germont and Rance. (As an aside, I think Blogger officiously "spell-checked" your post title.)
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