This video, incomplete, is from the BBC series, “Great Characters from Opera” and features Tito Gobbi and Renata Scotto in highlights of Verdi’s Rigoletto.
June Anderson La Traviata 1985
The great American coloratura June Anderson, in youthful glorious voice, takes on Verdi’s La Traviata at the Rome Opera, 1985 with Alberto Cupido and Giuseppe Taddei.
Jessica Pratt, Leo Nucci Rigoletto 2012
The fantastic Australian coloratura Jessica Pratt is teamed with the great Verdi baritone Leo Nucci for this Rigoletto from Parma 2012. In grand fashion, Nucci and Pratt supply us with an encore of “si, vendetta.” A thrilling performance from both artists!
Continuing Tribute to Daniela Dessi
I am posting some more complete performances with the late Daniela Dessi….
La Boheme Tokyo 1993 (Giuseppe Sabbatini, Paola Antonucci)
Andrea Chenier Parma 2005 (Fabio Armiliato, Gennaro Sulvara)
Adriana Lecouvreur Palermo 2009 (Fabio Armiliato, Alberto Mastromarino)
Les Vepres Siciliennes Rome 1997 (Paolo Coni, David Kuebler, Ferruccio Furlanetto)
Simon Boccanegra Parma 2004 (Carlo Guelfi, Fabio Armiliato, Roberto Scandiuzzi)
Madama Butterfly Palermo 2002 (Fabio Armiliato)
Il Trittico Rome 2002 (Carlo Guelfi, Alberto Cupido, Bernadette Manca di Nissa)
Ernani Martina Franca 1991 (Vincenzo La Scola, Paolo Coni, Michele Pertusi)
Saying Goodbye to Daniela Dessi
Daniela Dessi RIP
I only had one opportunity to see Daniela Dessi live, and she certainly made a tremendous impression. She was a strikingly beautiful woman who knew how to command the stage like few others I’ve seen. Her career spanned a huge repertory, but she will probably be most remembered for the dramatic heroines of Verdi and Puccini.
Below you will find a small tribute to the great soprano, along with some classic performances including a Concert with Sabbatini from Tokyo, La Traviata from Tokyo, Maria Stuarda from Barcelona and Act III of La Boheme with Pavarotti.
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