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Beniamino Gigli (pronounced [benjaˈmiːno ˈdʒiʎʎi]; March 20, 1890 – November 30, 1957) was an Italian opera singer. The most famous tenor of his generation, he was renowned internationally for the great beauty of his voice and the soundness of his vocal technique. Music critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the over-emotionalism of his interpretations. Nevertheless, such was Gigli's talent, he is considered to be one of the very finest tenors in the recorded history of music.
Gigli was born in Recanati, in the Marche, the son of a shoemaker who loved opera. They did not, however, view music as a secure career. Beniamino's brother Lorenzo became a famous Italian painter.
In 1914, he won first prize in an international singing competition in Parma. His operatic debut came on October 15, 1914, when he played Enzo in Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda in Rovigo, following which he was in great demand.
Gigli made many important debuts in quick succession, and always in Mefistofele: Teatro Massimo in Palermo (March 31, 1915), Teatro di San Carlo in Naples (December 26, 1915), Teatro Costanzi di Roma (December 26, 1916), La Scala, Milan (November 19, 1918), and finally the Metropolitan Opera, New York (November 26, 1920). Two other great Italian tenors present on the roster of Met singers during the 1920s also happened to be Gigli's chief contemporary rivals for tenor supremacy in the Italian repertory—namely, Giovanni Martinelli and Giacomo Lauri-Volpi.
La traviata (Italian: [la traviˈaːta; traˈvjaːta], The Fallen Woman) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias (1852), a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The opera was originally titled Violetta, after the main character. It was first performed on 6 March 1853 at the La Fenice opera house in Venice.
Piave and Verdi wanted to follow Dumas in giving the opera a contemporary setting, but the authorities at La Fenice insisted that it be set in the past, "c. 1700". It was not until the 1880s that the composer and librettist's original wishes were carried out and "realistic" productions were staged.
For Verdi, the years 1851 to 1853 were filled with operatic activity. First, he had agreed with the librettist Salvadore Cammarano on a subject for what would become Il trovatore, but work on this opera could not proceed while the composer was writing Rigoletto, which premiered in Venice in March 1851. In addition, personal affairs in his home town limited his activities that spring, but after Rigoletto's success in Venice, an additional commission was offered by Brenna, the secretary of La Fenice. After Verdi's return from Paris a contract was signed in May 1852, with performances scheduled for March 1853, although no subject was chosen at that time.
La Traviata is a 1982 Italian film written, designed, and directed by Franco Zeffirelli. It is based on the opera La traviata with music by Giuseppe Verdi and libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. Soprano Teresa Stratas, tenor Plácido Domingo, and baritone Cornell MacNeil starred in the movie, in addition to singing their roles. The film premiered in Italy in 1982 and went into general release there the following year. It opened in theatres in the U.S. on April 22, 1983. The movie's soundtrack with James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra won a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording.
The film opens in the Paris home of courtesan Violetta Valery, where sheets cover the furniture in dimly lit rooms. Creditors, appraisers, and movers are removing much of the artwork and ornate furnishings. One of them curiously wanders through the rooms, until he comes upon Violetta, bedridden and looking pallid and weak, and he stares at her with undisguised awe. She is startled to see him and follows him to see what he is doing. As she gazes down the long hallway, her delirious mind drifts back to a happier time, and via flashback we are transported to a lavish party she is hosting to celebrate her recovery from an illness. One of her guests, Count Gastone, has brought with him his friend, the young nobleman Alfredo Germont, who has long adored Violetta from afar. She becomes dizzy and retires to her bedroom to recover; he follows her and declares his love. At first Violetta rejects him, telling him love means nothing to her, but she is touched by his concern and offers him a camellia, telling him to return it when it has wilted. He promises to see her the next day.
Diana Damrau, Juan Diego Flórez, and the Met Chorus sing the Act I drinking song in the December 15, 2018, Live in HD transmission. Production: Michael Mayer. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2018–19 season.
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Limited 2LP Colour Vinyl out June 14, 2024. Get your copy https://w.lnk.to/3tenlpLY The Three Tenors sing the famous brindisi from Verdi's La Traviata live in concert before the 1994 World Cup in Los Angeles. Celebrate the 25th anniversary of this glorious occasion with the full performance, now digitally available for the first time: https://w.lnk.to/The3TenorsLY For this legendary concert, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti were joined by conductor Zubin Mehta, the L.A. Philharmonic, and the L.A. Music Center Opera Chorus at Dodger Stadium, where they enchanted with a selection of operatic arias and international favorites, specially orchestrated by composer/arranger Lalo Schifrin. A Tibor Rudas production. _________ Warner Classics ► Website: http://www.warnercla...
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Find out more: https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/la-traviata-details Saimir Pirgu, Venera Gimadieva and The Royal Opera Chorus sing La traviata's famous drinking song. ‘A toast to the pleasures of life!’ – so sings Violetta, her new admirer Alfredo and her party guests in the opening scene of Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata. But beneath the surface glamour of Violetta’s Parisian life run darker undercurrents: her doomed love for Alfredo and the tensions the lovers encounter when they break society’s conventions. La traviata, based on Alexandre Dumas fils’s play La Dame aux camélias, is one of Verdi’s most popular operas, combining drama, profound emotion and wonderful melodies. Richard Eyre’s classic production conveys the indulgent social whirl of 19th-century Paris. It provides ...
La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi Performers: Renée Fleming, Rolando Villazón, Renato Bruson, Suzanna Guzmán, Anna Alkhimova, Daniel Montenegro, Philip Kraus, James Creswell, Sal Malaki, Mark Kelley Conductor: James Conlon Orchestra/Ensemble: Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and Chorus Stage Director: Marta Domingo Produced for TV: Moshe Barkat Directed for TV: Brian Large Written: 1853; Italy Date of Recording: 2006
In memory of Renata scotto, one of the greatest sopranos of the 1900s, who left us on August 16th. Here is a collection of the most renowed arias she sung in her long career. 00:00 - intro 00:07 - Un bel dì vedremo (Madama Butterfly) - as Madama Butterfly 04:47 - O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi) - as Lauretta 06:56 - Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì (La Bohème) - as Mimì 12:01 - Quando m'en vo' (La Bohème) - as Musetta 14:30 - Finale Act I (La Traviata) - as Violetta 23:57 - Libiamo ne' lieti calici (La Traviata) - as Violetta Born in Savona in 1934, she studied singing from an early age in Milano - first as a contralto than as a coloratura soprano and finally as a Dramatic coloratura soprano. At the age of 19 she performed as Violetta (La Traviata) and as Madama Butterfly in her home city's th...
La Traviata di Giuseppe Verdi - Opera Completa. Violetta: Angela Gheorghiu Alfredo: Ramòn Vargas Giorgio: Roberto Frontali Flora: Natascha Petrinsky Annina: Tiziana Tramonti Gastone, Visconte di Letorières: Enrico Cossutta Barone Douphol: Alessandro Paliaga Marchese D'Obigny: Piero Terranova Dottor Grenvil: Luigi Roni #LaTraviata #AngelaGheorghiu #Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) From the 1983 film, La Traviata, directed by Franco Zeffirelli Teresa Stratas as Violetta Plácido Domingo as Alfredo
Subtitles: English, Español Film: Italy, 1968 Director: Mario Lanfranchi Cast: Violetta - Anna Moffo Alfredo - Franco Bonisolli Giorgio Germont - Gino Bechi Flora Bervoix - Mafalda Micheluzzi Marquis d'Obigny - Maurizio Piacenti Baron Douphol - Arturo La Porta Gastone - Glauco Scarlini Annina - Gianna Lollini Doctor Grenvil - Afro Poli Giuseppe - Athos Cesarini Orchestra and Chorus of the Rome Opera House Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
This is a La Traviata Trailer I've made. The scenes on the opera video montage are taken from Franco Zeffirelli's film version of La Traviata.
La Traviata Ópera en tres actos de Giuseppe Verdi Una película de Franco Zeffirelli Estreno domingo 20 de diciembre ARG/CHL/PAR/URU 17:00 BOL 16:00 COL/ECU 15:00 Si hay un personaje respetado por prácticamente todos los apasionados del mundo de la ópera, ese es el italiano Franco Zeffirelli. Este director de escena, de cine, diseñador y productor florentino ha sido el creador de muchas de las puestas en escena más legendarias de las últimas cuatro décadas, algunas de las cuales siguen en absoluta vigencia. Una de esas producciones clásicas es la de esta La traviata, filmada en versión cinematográfica en 1982 y que llega con Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo y Cornell Macneil como trío protagonista junto al Coro y la Orquesta del Metropolitan Opera de Nueva York, bajo la dirección de James ...
"Di sprezzo degno.. .Alfredo, Alfredo, di questo core" of the movie " La Traviata ", cinematographic adjustment of 1982. Led by (Violeta) Teresa Stratas and Plácido Domingo (Alfredo). Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. ""Di sprezzo degno.. .Alfredo, Alfredo, di questo core" de la película "La Traviata", adaptación cinematográfica de 1982. Protagonizada por Teresa Stratas (Violeta) y Plácido Domingo (Alfredo). Dirigida por Francesco Zeffirelli.
The tragic story of Violetta Valery... Clips from Zeffireli's "La Traviata" (1982), song - "Mon Dieu" by Edith Piaf
Soprano Nadine Sierra stars as the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta—one of opera’s ultimate heroines—in Michael Mayer’s vibrant production of Verdi’s beloved tragedy. Tenor Stephen Costello is her self-centered lover, Alfredo, alongside baritone Luca Salsi as his disapproving father, and Maestro Daniele Callegari on the podium. Find more info at themetinaustralia.info
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A collaboration between award-winning American filmmaker Sofia Coppola and Italia haute couture king Valentino comes in the form of a revival of Giuseppe Verdi's classic opera, LA TRAVIATA. Captured live in HD from the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and starring Francesca Dotto and Antonio Poli. Find out more and book tickers here: http://www.allopera.co.uk
Beniamino Gigli (pronounced [benjaˈmiːno ˈdʒiʎʎi]; March 20, 1890 – November 30, 1957) was an Italian opera singer. The most famous tenor of his generation, he was renowned internationally for the great beauty of his voice and the soundness of his vocal technique. Music critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the over-emotionalism of his interpretations. Nevertheless, such was Gigli's talent, he is considered to be one of the very finest tenors in the recorded history of music.
Gigli was born in Recanati, in the Marche, the son of a shoemaker who loved opera. They did not, however, view music as a secure career. Beniamino's brother Lorenzo became a famous Italian painter.
In 1914, he won first prize in an international singing competition in Parma. His operatic debut came on October 15, 1914, when he played Enzo in Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda in Rovigo, following which he was in great demand.
Gigli made many important debuts in quick succession, and always in Mefistofele: Teatro Massimo in Palermo (March 31, 1915), Teatro di San Carlo in Naples (December 26, 1915), Teatro Costanzi di Roma (December 26, 1916), La Scala, Milan (November 19, 1918), and finally the Metropolitan Opera, New York (November 26, 1920). Two other great Italian tenors present on the roster of Met singers during the 1920s also happened to be Gigli's chief contemporary rivals for tenor supremacy in the Italian repertory—namely, Giovanni Martinelli and Giacomo Lauri-Volpi.
Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole,
n'aria serena doppo na tempesta!
Pe' ll'aria fresca pare gia' na festa...
Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole.
Ma n'atu sole
cchiu' bello, oi ne'.
'o sole mio
sta 'nfronte a te!
o sole, o sole mio
sta 'nfronte a te!
sta 'nfronte a te!
Lcene 'e llastre d'a fenesta toia;
'na lavannara canta e se ne vanta
e pe' tramente torce, spanne e canta
lcene 'e llastre d'a fenesta toia.
Ma n'atu sole
cchiu' bello, oi ne'.
'o sole mio
sta 'nfronte a te!
o sole, o sole mio
sta 'nfronte a te!
sta 'nfronte a te!
Quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne,
me vene quase 'na malincunia;
sotto 'a fenesta toia restarria
quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne.
Ma n'atu sole
cchiu' bello, oi ne'.
'o sole mio
sta 'nfronte a te!
o sole, o sole mio
sta 'nfronte a te!
sta 'nfronte a te!