Fathers & Sons, Mothers & Daughters, Brothers & Sisters

[Elektra]

In this thread we can disclose and discuss relatives in the opera world.

Let's start with

Erich Kleiber



and his son Carlos Kleiber

[Elektra]

Jussi Björling



his son Rolf Björling



and his grandson Raymond Björling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1viSfLlKnUo

[Almaviva]

Is a son-in-law allowed?

Thomas Hampson



and his son-in-law Luca Pisaroni

[Elektra]

Is a son-in-law allowed?

absolutely

[Schigolch]

A well-known family:

Father - Manuel García, Spanish singer, composer and impresario.

Elder daugther - Maria Malibran, singer and diva.

Younger daughter - Pauline Viardot, singer and composer, but not quite the diva her sister was.

Son - Manuel Rodríguez García, singer and world famous vocal teacher


Unfortunately, we can't hear a performance by Maria Malibran, but let's hear a couple of pieces written by Manuel García and Pauline Viardot:

[Schigolch]

Enrico Caruso, Jr.:

[MAuer]

A few more:
- Baritone Willi Domgraf-Fassbänder (father) - Mezzo-soprano Brigitte Fassbänder (daughter)
- Baritone Christian Boesch (father) - Baritone Florian Boesch (son)
- Soprano Renate Behle (mother) - Tenor Dennis Behle (son)
- Soprano Montserrat Caballe (mother) and tenor Bernabe Marti (father) - Soprano Montserrat Marti (daughter)
- Baritone Hermann Prey (father) - Baritone Florian Prey (son)
- Tenor Siegfried Jerusalem (father) - Bass-baritone David Jerusalem (son)

[MAuer]

My mistake -- the young tenor's name is Daniel Behle, not Dennis. (Perhaps I was thinking of the '80s dramatic tenor Dennis Bailey.)

[Schigolch]

The great Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli singing Otello with his daughter, Rina, in 1951:

[MAuer]

A pair of siblings: tenor Christoph Genz and his brother, baritone Stephan Genz.