Zinka Milanov sings Verdi
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Label: Nimbus - Prima Voce
Cat No: NI7941
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Opera
Contents
Works
AidaArtists
Zinka MilanovWorks
AidaArtists
Zinka MilanovAbout
“Zinka Milanov as Aida…turned phrases so eloquently that they became not merely acceptable musical phrases, but heart- storming expressions of emotion” Cecil Smith reporting on Milanov’s debut in Chicago, 1940.
For many years one of the richest opera houses in the world, The Metropolitan Opera could afford to contract some of the greatest voices ever to be heard in any theatre. One such voice was that of Zinka Milanov. Milanov’s voice was an outstanding dramatic soprano: a relaxed and resonant lower register, beautiful, full bodied and warm middle tones, coupled with a brilliant upper extension, which she could soften at will to produce superb floated pianissimi. During performances her fans would wait anxiously for such an effect, which Paul Jackson refers to as ‘Milanov Moments’ in his excellent book Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met.
For this CD compilation Prima Voce has chosen excerpts from four operas in which she had great success, and which show the various aspects of her vocal prowess to advantage. When listening to her here, it is indeed possible to accept the truth of the assertion that audiences would not hear anything quite like her again.
AIDA
Ritorna vincitor
O patria mia
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
Ecco l’orrido…Ma dall’arido…Tecco io sto
Morrò, ma prima in grazia
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
Son giunta! grazie, o Dio…Madre, pietosa Vergine
La Vergine degli Angeli
Pace, pace, mio Dio!
Io muoio!...Non imprecare umiliati
IL TROVATORE
Tacea la notte placida
Timor di me?...D’amor sull’ali rosee
Miserere
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