When the Vienna State Opera came to Covent Garden (1948?), Tauber was cast as Ottavio in Don Giovanni, and some of the singers were annoyed to be sharing the stage with a music hall singer. As Elizabeth Schwarzkopf admitted, it was only in rehearsals that they realised Tauber was the greatest singer they had ever known. None of them knew that he had terminal lung cancer and a few weeks later he would be dead
When the Vienna State Opera came to Covent Garden (1948?), Tauber was cast as Ottavio in Don Giovanni, and some of the singers were annoyed to be sharing the stage with a music hall singer. As Elizabeth Schwarzkopf admitted, it was only in rehearsals that they realised Tauber was the greatest singer they had ever known. None of them knew that he had terminal lung cancer and a few weeks later he would be dead
I have been a Tauber fan since childhood and love his voice. When 11 to 13 years of age used to sing his popular songs.
I also saw this film on television in 1955 as a child and never forgot this song. I heard it again about 30 years later still as fresh as ever.
Thanks!