Añadido: Jul 26, 2008
Duración: 10:24
Virginia Zeani gave this thrilling, daring performance in 1960 when she was called up by Covent Garden as a last minute replacement for the indisposed Joan Sutherland. Having failed to cover Sutherland's first Lucia, the BBC planned well in advance to transmit a live, international broadcast of one of her first Traviatas, but she had a heavy cold and had to cancel, Zeani was tracked down in Vienna and after a sleepless night flew to London, arriving at the Royal Opera House at 4pm. This was her Covent Garden debut, but there was only just enough time for costume fittings and no time at all for any music rehearsal. She walked onto the stage at 7pm and had to ask "Which one is my Alfredo?" She was then introduced to the Scottish tenor William McAlpine. Act 3 opens as Violetta lies mortally ill. The doctor arrives and comforts her but confides to her maid Annina that she has but a few hours to live. Violetta knows it is Carnival day and tells Annina to give half her few remaining louis to the poor. She takes out Giorgio's letter, in which he says Alfredo will return, but she knows it is too late and sings a last farewell.
Categoría: Music
Tags: aux callas camelias dame italian la opera verdi zeani
Rating: 5.00 (1 ratings) Visto: 27' favoriteCount='1 Comentarios: 1
paulostroff99 Says:
Jul 26, 2008 - Stunning! Great style and deep emotion! Brava! TY.