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| Aria from Diva - Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez |
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Fernandez sings the aria "Ebben? Ne andrò
lontana", from Act I of Catalani's opera "La
Wally." The piece is a haunting reverie on the
theme of traveling alone and far from home.
Catalani died in 1893 of consumption at the age of
39, only a year after the triumphant premiere of
"La Wally" at La Scala.
This performance plays a prominent role in the
1981 French romantic thriller, "Diva" - and is an
excerpt from the DVD. Roger Ebert, film critic
for the Chicago Sun Times, rates the movie 5 stars
out of 5.
This is one of the most frequently "favorited"
videos on BestArts. See the others at
http://www.thebestarts.com/bestartstier1
The opera, based on a German novel, has a libretto
by the young Luigi Illica, who went on to
collaborate on the texts for "La Boheme," "Tosca"
and "Madama Butterfly." It tells of a wild,
headstrong Swiss mountain girl who loves one local
huntsman and is loved by another. Eventually she
wins her true love, the pair embraces high in the
Alps, an avalanche entombs the hero and she leaps
after him to her snowy death.
The libretto for the opera is available (in
Italian) at
http://www.karadar.com/Librettos/catalani_wally.ht
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A plot summary of the opera is available in
English at
http://www.spikesworld.spike-jamie.com/opera/LA%20
WALLY.pdf
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Durée : 288 s |
| Cecilia Bartoli sings Casta Diva (Maria Malibran tribute) |
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This GORGEOUS version of Casta Diva is from
Cecilia's upcoming new album "Maria" (no, not
Callas...Malibran) tribute to the biggest diva of
the 19th century.
Not since Montserrat Caballe has someone sang more
beautiful pianissimo high B flats.
Haters, keep it to a minimum...
Remember, this song is meant to be a solemn prayer
to the moon, not a screamo fest
*cough*Callas*cough*.
The key is in Malibran's version (F) instead of
the original (G), but hey...very few sopranos sang
it in G, certainly Montserrat and Callas never
did.
Tags : cecilia bartoli casta diva maria malibran contralto mezzo soprano bellini bel canto norma |
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Durée : 332 s |
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