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Certainly Vissi darte must be included in a thread about sad and/or moving music. The problem was which soprano to use. Youtube has countless sopranos singing this aria, and many more than once. I decided upon the young Eleanor Steber. I dont think she sang Tosca as early as 1949, which is the year of this video, but she sings the aria here so magnificently that I decided to use it. I did see her as Tosca at the Met about ten years after this, and while she was good, I felt she was past her best, and/or singing a role that wasnt very congenial for her. There were glaring resister breaks all evening. Her colleagues were Bergonzi and London. The tenor in particular was excellent that night. So here is Steber at the very height of her great powers! youtu.be/P25-4alk-pg
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 03:56:18 +0000

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