Franco Bordoni - Il Mito Dell'operaCritics, conductors and colleagues agree that Franco Bordoni's voice, accent and interpretation constitute Verdi at his most noble. Which is hardly surprising given the singer's awe of the composer and approach to his art. Bordoni had all the technique he needed to exploit to the full his voice's volume, texture with it's wealth of harmonics and two octave range with no uneven spots. The timbre and color of his voice made him the perfect dramatic

although his music was rooted in swing and he was a noted performer of ballads

She performed and recorded with the Benny Goodman Orchestra from 1937 until 1939

He aimed for the sound to exist somewhere between the sensibilities of the famous Les Veterans

" -Eric Bensel

Andymori - Hikari

The present disc is the 21 year old violinist's third release on BIS

The mixtape was heralded last fall by the powerful first single

and in fact the first release on BIS of his music was the opera Döbeln (2010)

Bear Family Records® borrowed in 1992 the title of our long-running label-by-label rockabilly series featuring the record company's best rocking recordings

he began his vocal studies with Prof

only one robber leaves with the Cash

Frank Virtue is a significant name when it comes to the history of the Philadelphia sound