Great Operas: A guide to 25 of the world’s finest musical experiences by Michael Steen

Author:Michael Steen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: opera, music, handel, mozart, rossini, donizetti, wagner, verdi, gounod, johann strauss, bizet, tchaikovsky, cav and pag, mascagni, leoncavallos, puccini, britten, giulio cesare, marriage of figaro, don giovanni, cosi fan tutte, magic flute, barber of seville, la cenerentola, l’elisir d’amore, lucia di lammermoor, tannhauser, tristan und isolde, rigoletto, il trovatore, la traviata, aida, faust, die fledermaus, carmen, eugene onegin, cavalleria rusticana, pagliacci, la boheme, tosca, madama butterfly, turandot, peter grimes
Publisher: Icon Books
Published: 2012-10-25T16:00:00+00:00

Melba as Violetta

Pavarotti sang the role of Alfredo in his early years, but subsequently he had too much in common with that first soprano, Fanny, to make him a sensible choice. Placido Domingo made his debut as a lead tenor as Alfredo, in Mexico, aged 20. He later conceded that he ‘had not yet learned to control his emotions’. He accepted that he was not technically ready, and he found it a difficult role subsequently. He starred with Teresa Stratas in a highly acclaimed film version directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

Because Verdi’s characters ‘are not make-believe, but are real’, this opera is enduringly successful.

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