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SHORT007 AN INCLUSIVE DISCOVERY AT THE PUCCINI BIRTH HOUSE MUSEUM
What inclusive discovery did Gyaan Lyon aka The Voice Detective make at the Puccini Birth House Museum in Lucca, Italy? Watch to...
HN005 Neapolitan Song: The French Connection
No, this is not about organised crime. Its about the establishment of a canon of Neapolitan song in the early years of...
Maria Callas, Soprano, December 02, 1923
Of Greek emigré parentage, Maris Callas was conceived in Greece and born in New York. She was baptised Cecilia Sophia Anna Maria...
Episode 8 Of The Voice Detective Show: Honoring Giacomo Puccini 100 Years on November 29, 2024
Giacomo Puccini needs no introduction for lovers of opera. Born in Lucca to the west of Florence, like Mozart, another great composer...
Alfredo Kraus, Tenor, November 24, 1927
Alfredo Kraus was born on this day in 1927. It is not difficult to acknowledge that he was deserving of the title...
Amelita Galli Curci, Soprano, November 18, 1822
Galli Curci was born in Milan, Italy into an upper middle class family of Italo-Spanish heritage. Her musical prowess was evident at...
JON VICKERS, TENOR, OCTOBER 29TH, 1926
Born in 1926 in rural Saskatchewan, Jon Vickers was a very private man. Indeed as one of the greatest tenors of the...
Episode 7 Part 2 of The Voice Detective Show with Garth McLean
Garth McLean, is a Canadian actor, author, and a dedicated practitioner and highly respected Senior teacher of Iyengar yoga living in Los...
SHORT006 KANGAROOS IN AUSTRIA OR KOALA BEARS IN GREECE?
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HN004 Leonardo da Vinci, his musicianship and the Mona Lisa
We know that Leonardo da Vinci was raised and trained in Florence, within the beating heart of the Renaissance. We also think...
JENNY LIND, SOPRANO, OCTOBER 6TH, 1820
Jenny Lind 1820 Coined the ‘Swedish Nightingale’, Jenny Lind was born in Stockholm in 1820. Her exceptional voice was noticed at age...
Episode 7 Part 1 of The Voice Detective Show with Garth McLean
Garth McLean, is a Canadian actor, author, and a dedicated practitioner and highly respected teacher of yoga living in Los Angeles, U.S.A....
SHORT005 WHAT’S IN THE PIZZA IN PISA?
Check out the Voice Detective Gyaan Lyon's latest observation in Pisa, Italy...
HN003 Franz Kafka’s ‘Unmusicality’
The German language author Franz Kafka wrote very little about music. In fact, he even claimed in a diary entry on the...
ETTORE BASTIANINI, BARITONE, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 1922
ETTORE BASTIANINI 24 September 2022 Today we celebrate the baritone’s baritone, the great Ettore Bastianini, born in Siena, Italy. His voice was...
RICHARD TUCKER, TENOR, AUGUST 15TH, 1913
On this day in 1913, the tenor, Richard Tucker, was born in Brooklyn, New York. His career was intimately linked to the...
SHORT004 WHAT’S STUPID ABOUT B&B STUPIDO HOTEL IN FLORENCE, ITALY?
Check out this beautiful gem in Florence Italy...
Episode 6 Part 2 of The Voice Detective Show with James Lloyd-Wyatt Recording: Preparation and Process
James Lloyd-Wyatt is a musician, producer, owner operator, and chief engineer at Ginger Studios in Melbourne, Australia - a world class recording...
EMMA CALVÉ, SOPRANO, AUGUST 15TH, 1858
EXTENDED FEATURE The acclaimed enigmatic French operatic soprano of the Belle Époque Emma Calvé was born in Department of Aveyron in the...
HN002 Composing songs in dreams
There is a less known tradition of composers receiving melodies and songs when dreaming. We can take two examples provided in Lewis...
HN0001 – Cantate versus Cantatore
In the wonderful book written about Naples by Marius Kociejowski, in which he interviews contemporary Neapolitans in a quest to delve deeply...
Episode 6 Part 1 of The Voice Detective Show with James Lloyd-Wyatt: Sound Engineering and James’ Background
James Lloyd-Wyatt is a musician, producer, owner operator, and chief engineer at Ginger Studios in Melbourne, Australia - a world class recording...
SHORT003 POURQUOI VISITER BIARRITZ?
M. L'inspecteur Voix, alias Gyaan Lyon, vous explique pourquoi visiter Biarritz...
GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO, TENOR, JULY 24TH, 1921
The golden voice of Giuseppe di Stefano, so admired and hero-worshipped by his tenor successors such as Luciano Pavarotti, and Jose Carreras,...
KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD, SOPRANO, JULY 12, 1895
Kirsten Flagstad was born in Hamar, Norway. Like so many outstanding singers, she grew up in a musically gifted family and indeed...
LUISA TETRAZZINI, SOPRANO, JUNE 29, 1871
Luisa Tetrazzini Coloratura soprano Luisa Tetrazzini was born on this day in 1871 in Florence. It is a lesser known fact, that...
Episode Number Five Of The Voice Detective Show with Kevin Schwager, Chiropractor in Nelson Bay, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia
Kevin is not your usual chiropractor. He uses many therapeutic modalities and life skills gleaned over his 37 years of practice. From an early...
SHORT002 WHAT IS BETTER THAN PISTACHIOS?
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SNAPSHOT001 WHAT’S THE BEST CHOCOLATE IN THE WORLD?
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JOHN MCCORMACK, TENOR, JUNE 14, 1884
John McCormack Could any singer have ever received so many accolades, titles and fame in their lifetime? Maybe Beniamino Gigli did… John...
ROBERTO ALAGNA, TENOR, JUNE 07, 1963
“I have never particularly believed in astrology, but experts have always stated that I have all the characteristic of Gemini: very sociable,...
GEORGE LONDON, BASS-BARITONE, MAY 30, 1920
George London was born in Montreal to Russian U.S émigrés parents, and was brought up in Los Angles. He possessed a dark...
Episode Number Four Of The Voice Detective Show with Salvatore Emanuele Samperi, Tenor and Vincenzo Bellini and Bel Canto Specialist
The thirty-year artistic activity of the tenor Salvatore Emanuele Samperi begins in Catania, his city of birth. He began studying singing with...
DAME NELLIE MELBA,SOPRANO, MAY 19TH 1861
The famous Nellie Melba, who was born in 1861, was a woman on a mission. After a modest start to her career...
GIULIETTA SIMIONATO, MEZZO-SOPRANO, MAY 12TH 1910
Born in Forli, the city once ruled by the so-called Tigress of Forli, Caterina Sforza, Giulietta Simionato’s singing talent was recognised...
Episode Number Three of The Voice Detective Show with Ken Laing AM Music Manager, Event Producer, Artistic Director and Musical Coordinator
Over his distinguished career, there is virtually no international touring artist whose Australian tour Ken hasn’t organised and coordinated.
MONTSERRAT CABALLÉ, APRIL 12TH, 1933
No diva in memory has sung such an all-encompassing amount of the soprano repertory, progressing through virtually the entire range of Italian...
FRANCO CORELLI, APRIL 8TH, 1921
the days before there were “Kings”, Franco Corelli was hailed “The Prince of Tenors”. There were good reasons for this epithet -...
Episode Number Two of The Voice Detective Show with Mimmo Matania, Accordionist, Musicologist and Co-Founder of Napulitanata
Mimmo Matania is the co-founder of Napulitanata, a group of musicians dedicated to researching and performing traditional Neapolitan music and songs.
Beniamino Gigli, March 20th, 1890
Beniamino Gigli, whose surname translated into English means Lilies has his birthday today. Certainly his lirico-spinto voice was as perfect, sweet and...
Dame Eva Turner, March 10, 1892
Remembering today the legendary British dramatic soprano, described by Arturo Toscanini as “a beautiful voice, beautiful pronunciation and beautiful appearance.” (1) Dame...
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa March 6, 1944
Edit Column Today we celebrate Dame Kiri Te Kanawa: the beautiful, full, warm voiced lyric soprano associated and celebrated for her opera...
Episode Number One of The Voice Detective Show with Liane Keegan, Australian Dramatic Contralto
Born in Australia, Liane’s voice and aptitude to sing was recognised at an early age receiving scholarships from the Opera Foundation Australia...
LAUNCHING OF THE VOICE DETECTIVE SHOW ON 151ST ANNIVERSARY OF ENRICO CARUSO’S BIRTH
The Voice Detective aka Gyaan Lyon is excited to launch today The Voice Detective Show on the 151st Anniversary of Enrico Caruso's...
LAUNCHING OUR VOICE DETECTIVE WEBSITE ON THE 103rd ANNIVERSARY OF MARIO LANZA’S BIRTH
On this day, the 103rd anniversary of the great Italian-American tenor Mario Lanza’s birthday, the Voice Detective wishes to pay tribute to...