Sat, 1 July 2006  In this episode, we explore the life of Rudolph Valentino through the opera he would have listened to. The inspiration came to me one day as I was looking through Valentino's copy of The Victrola Book of Opera. He had the book, that means he had to have had some records, too. It goes without saying that this podcast could not have come to be without the artistry of Enrico Caruso, Beniamino Gigli, Rosa Ponselle, Lucrezia Bori, Miguel Fleta, Amelita Galli-Curci and Claudia Muzio. It is also through the artistry of Ward Marston, Mark Obert-Thorn that we get to enjoy the music sounding so wonderful. Scott Alexander of www.redhotjazz.com gets a special nod for permission to use the Paul Whiteman recording. Thanks Scott! The recordings used are from Romophone (sadly now defunct) and from Naxos Historical. If you wish to find the source for each of the recordings used in this podcast, please visit www.rudolph-valentino.com for a link to the file with that information. Without Naxos and Romophone this podcast could not have been possible. We've also got a DVD review in this episode. Even if you think you might hate opera, this podcast might well surprise you!
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