This scene from Act II of Tosca is one of the Cavaradossi's defining moments. It starts with a completely exposed high note which should be held as long as possible, followed by an extremely dramatic arietta. Presented chronologically, the twelve contestants are: 1. Beniamino Gigli, 1938 (with Maria Caniglia as Tosca and Armando Borgioli as Scarpia) 2. Jussi Bjoerling, 1957 (with Zinka Milanov and Leonard Warren) 3. Franco Corelli, 1957 (with Zinka Milanov and Giangiacomo Guelfi) 4. Mario del Monaco, 1959 (with Renata Tebaldi and George London) 5. Giuseppe di Stefano, 1962 (with Leontyne Price and Giuseppe Taddei) 6. Renato Cioni, 1964 (with Maria Callas and Tito Gobbi) 7. Jose Carreras, 1976 (with Montserrat Caballe and Ingvar Wixell) 8. Placido Domingo, 1981 (with Renata Scotto and Renato Bruson) 9. Luciano Pavarotti, 1985 (with Ghena Dimitrova and Ingvar Wixell) 10. Giacomo Aragall, 1986 (with Kiri te Kanawa and Leo Nucci) 11. Giorgio Lamberti, 1990 (with Nelly Miricioiu and Silvano Carroli) 12. Roberto Alagna, 2001 (with Angela Gheorghiu and Ruggero Raimondi) There's more! Click on the responses to hear Richard Tucker, Neil Shicoff, Salvatore Licitra, Gianfranco Cecchele and others! Did I forget anyone? If you have any other favourites, post them! Теги:PucciniToscaVittoriaTenorl'albavindiceappargiglibjorlingfrancocorellirobertoalagnapavarottidomingoopera
E lucevan le stelle is the romanza of Mario Cavaradossi in the 3rd act of Tosca, the opera composed by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is sung by Tosca's lover, the painter Mario Cavaradossi (tenor), while waiting for his coming execution. Written in B minor, is one of the most famous opera arias. Translation in English How the stars used to shine there, How sweet the earth smelled, The orchard gate would creak, And a footstep would lightly crease the sand. She'd come in, fragrant as a flower, And she'd fall into my arms. Oh! sweet kisses, oh! lingering caresses, Trembling, I'd slowly uncover her dazzling beauty. Now, my dream of love has vanished forever. My last hour has flown, and I die, hopeless! And never have I loved life more! Теги:PucciniToscaOperaAriaStellelucevanLucianoPavarottiCavaradossiyt:quality=hig
