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Tosca is the most Wagnerian of Puccini's operas, with its frequent use of leitmotif. [59] 1901 Rusalka (Antonín Dvořák). Dvořák's most successful opera with international audiences, based on a folk tale about a water sprite. [154] 1902 Adriana Lecouvreur (Francesco Cilea). Unique among Cilea's operas in that it has remained in the ...
The list spans from operatic sopranos active in the first operas of the late 16th century to singers currently performing. Singers who have recorded opera arias or sung them in concert but have never performed in an opera are not included in this list. Singers are sorted by their year of birth.
Opera Composer Aria 100 The Bohemian Girl: Balfe "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls" 99 Parsifal: Wagner Prelude 98 The Magic Flute: Mozart "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" (Birdcatcher's Aria) 97 The Abduction from the Seraglio: Mozart "O, wie will ich triumphieren" (Osmin's Aria) 96 Casanova: J. Strauss II/Benatzky "O Madonna, auf uns sieh" (Nuns ...
This is a list of the singers, conductors, and dancers who have appeared in at least 100 performances at the Metropolitan Opera, last updated March 17, 2024. Performers are listed by the number of the performances they have appeared in as found at the Metropolitan Opera Archives. [ 1 ]
Anna Moffo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [2] to Italian immigrant parents, Nicola Moffo (a shoemaker) and his wife, Regina (née Cinti) Moffo. After graduating from Radnor High School, Anna turned down an offer to go to Hollywood and instead attended the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she studied with Eufemia Giannini-Gregory, sister of soprano Dusolina Giannini.
Fame, fortune and success: Everyone thinks that those three things go hand-in-hand. But as legendary opera singer Maria Callas discovered, great fame and great talent do not always equal great ...
Sills received many honors and awards from the 1970s through her final years. Here is a list of her major awards, divided by category: Grammy Award: [21] 1969 – Scenes and Arias from French Opera (nomination) 1970 – Mozart and Strauss Arias (nomination) 1976 – Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance for Herbert: Music of Victor Herbert ...
"E lucevan le stelle" ("And the stars were shining") is a romantic aria from the third act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca from 1900, composed to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.