This is a 78-RPM vinyl recording of my Mom, Annette Walley (Nee: Strang), singing, and my Dad, Keith Warren Walley, on piano. The bird is Mom’s, brought from home and placed in the recording studio. Mom is 16 and Dad is 17. The recording was made in Long Beach, CA in 1955. Thanks to Tom Gordon… Continue reading Annette Strang Walley and Keith Warren French – 1955
Category: Music
“Returning Titles” Cassette Artwork by Reid Walley
In 1998, my son Reid designed this cassette artwork.
Singing Along With Cavalleria Rusticana
Videotaped by Reid Walley
Where Opera Began for Me
My first-born, Reid, asked me if I knew how I’d heard Opera for the first time: radio broadcast, 78-RPM record played by my Mother at home, or a live performance? After much thinking, I’m pretty sure it was in 1949, when I was 10, while watching a film with my Mother, Dr. Pearl Marie Sampson.… Continue reading Where Opera Began for Me
1985 Recordings – Disc 2
=== Mrs Walley 1985 Disc 2 === Voice, Harp, and Autoharp – Recorded in 1985 in Redlands, CA for Reid Walley and Lance Walley.
1985 Recordings – Disc 1
Mrs Walley 1985 Disc 1 Voice, Harp, and Autoharp – Recorded in 1985 in Redlands, CA for Reid Walley and Lance Walley.
My Mother’s Favorite Opera Aria: Depuis le Jour
My mother Dr. Pearl Marie Sampson’s all-time favorite opera aria: Depuis le Jour, from the opera Louise by Gustave Charpentier. This 1976 recording is by Romanian soprano Ileana Cotrubaș.
Music that impacted me the most!
Year: 1954 Age: 14 Location: Bayreuth, Germany While visiting Europe for 6 months with my mother, Dr. Pearl Marie Sampson. Grand operas by Wagner: – Tannhäuser – Tristan & Isolde – Lohengrin I watched all three operas over a 5-day period and was speechless for 3 days afterward. I instantly fell in love with grand… Continue reading Music that impacted me the most!