Andrea Bocelli - Wesendonck-Lieder: Der Engel from Sacred Arias (1999, Philips)

Regarding this article in the New York Times about men stepping into the liederhosen of women's recital material, I present Andrea Bocelli's version of the first song of the cycle. To be honest, I'd rather hear Stevie Wonder sing it (I mean, we're halfway there!). This is truly, madly, deeply, the most tasteless vocalism imaginable. Nothing worse than an Italian singing German, except for when it is done so with a really pinched and overactive chest voice. I would however, pay to see a man dressed as a woman singing the Wesendonck-Lieder. I mean, trannies are fiddnta take over hip hop, so why not the concert stage? Oh, boy; I can't wait for those really difficult Which Pronoun Do I Use Pre- and Post-Op moments! Das, die, der? Trannies will bust a cap if you misspeak, y'know.


Right, and I know you'll need to cleanse your palate after hearing him, so here's, like, a real singer doing it. Trust me, it totally works; I use Flagstad all the time for this, especially if I've just heard Eaglen.

Kirsten Flagstad - Wesendonck-Lieder: Der Engel

from Mahler/Wagner Orchestral Song Cycles (1959 / 2002, Decca).