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O soave fanciulla" ("O gentle maiden") is a romantic duet from the first act of Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera La bohème. It is sung as the closing number in act 1 by Rodolfo and Mimì where they realise they have fallen for each other.
The world première performance of La bohème took place in Turin on 1 February 1896 at the Teatro Regio [3] and was conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini. The role of Rodolfo was played by Evan Gorga with Cesira Ferrani as Mimi, but Gorga was unable to accommodate the high tessitura and the music had to be transposed down for him.
The song begins in a recitative manner with "Che gelida manina, se la lasci riscaldar" ("What a frozen little hand, let me warm it for you"), which quickly turns into an aria. In the song Rodolfo tells Mimì that he is a poet – "Chi son? Sono un poeta" ("Who am I? I am a poet"), talks of his life as a poet living in carefree poverty, and ...
Promoted La bohème, O Mimì, tu più non torni (Caruso, Scotti).ogg--X clamation point 03:50, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
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Cesira Ferrani as Manon Lescaut. Cesira Ferrani (May 8, 1863 in Turin – May 4, 1943 in Pollone) was an Italian operatic soprano who is best known for debuting two of the most iconic roles in opera history, Mimì in the original 1896 production of Giacomo Puccini's La bohème and the title role in Puccini's Manon Lescaut in its 1893 world premiere. [1]
Her first appearance there was as Mimi in Puccini's La bohème in 1987. Isokoski has sung at all the leading opera houses in Europe, including the Vienna State Opera , Théâtre du Châtelet , Opéra Bastille , La Scala , Deutsche Oper Berlin , Berlin State Opera , Semperoper , the Hamburg State Opera , and the Cologne Opera .
La Bohème is a song written by French lyricist Jacques Plante and Armenian-French musician Charles Aznavour. It is Aznavour's signature song , as well as one of the most popular French -language songs and a staple of French chanson .