Part II - Your Favorites: RAMON VINAY
THIS PART IS FOR YOUR FAVORITES! Chilean singer Ramon Vinay among other favorites? Please comment! Ramon Vinay, Baritone and Tenor (1911, other sources 1912-1996) Giuseppe Verdi - Otello Niun mi tema s'anco armato mi vede (Recorded 1951) My personal opinion: What have Elena Nicolai, Renata Tebaldi and italian mezzo Gianna Pederzini in common? They all said, Ramon Vinay was a great personality, a great character, but his voice "anyway was shadowed". Ramon Vinay´s fame based on Otello. He began in 1931, after he was encouraged by his mother to learn to sing, as a baritone, singing in "La Favorita" in Mexico-City. When he appeared in 1943 at the New York City Opera as Don José, teacher René Maison had changed his voice into that of a tenor, but his timbré retained its baritonal color. One year later he initiated his major role, Otello again in Mexico-City - and some say, he was the best of all. Anyhow his Othello was choosen for his Metropolitan Opera debut in february 1946. About Vinays most famous recording, Otello with Toscanini, John Steane had reluctant words: "Genuine and powerful!", and that was all... Yes, for me Vinay (who also sang Tristan, Parsifal, Siegmund, Tannhäuser, Alfredo and Turiddu and - remarkable enough - after returning to baritone roles in 1962, Telramund, Jago (!) and Scarpia) was impressive, with the right vocal physiognomy for Otello (Del Monaco impersonated the caricature of an imitation). With Toscanini, Vinay gave more dramatic, more vehemence <b>...</b>
Ramon Vinay Giuseppe Verdi Otello Mario del Monaco James mccracken Richard Wagner Jago Shakespeare
