Virginia Zeani sang Tatiana in a production of Eugene Onegin in the Teatro Dell’Opera Roma in 1965 opposite her husband, Nicola Rossi Lemeni as Onegin. The conductor and producer was Lorin Maazel and the performances were sung in Italian.
Too often, we hear sopranos burdening the delicate score with over heavy, laboured tone, which distorts both Pushkin’s poetry and Tchaikovsky’s music. With her usual clarity Zeani successfully avoids this and captures the youthful impetuosity of Tatiana with insight and subtlety.
It is fascinating to hear the effect the change of language has on the music. The intrinsic Russian quality is diminished, making it sound a little like an unknown verismo opera.
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Virginia Zeani Mario Filippeschi Aldo Protti Andrea Mongelli I puritani full opera (1957 live)
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Virginia Zeani Mefistofele “L’altra notte“ & Finale Act III
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Virginia Zeani ricorda le lezioni con il grande tenore Aureliano Pertile
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Zeani e Rossi-Lemeni sulla Copertura e lo Squillo nel canto lirico
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Virginia Zeani, Nicola Rossi Lemeni duet “L’Elisir d’ amore“
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Virginia Zeani & Nicola Rossi Lemeni i Puritani “O amato zio“.
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Virginia Zeani “Happy 97th Birthday“ (*) “Caro Nome“)
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Virginia Zeani - Ah fors’e lui ... Sempre libera (Eb finale)
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Virginia Zeani sings Bellini arias⭐
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Virginia Zeani: Massenet - Thais, ’Ah! je suis seule... Dis-moi que je suis belle’
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Virginia Zeani’s Dramatic Lucia J Mad Scene 2 London 1957
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Virginia Zeani – Assisa a piè d’un salice – Otello – Rossini – 1964
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Virginia Zeani – Ottavio Garaventa – Non arrestar il colpo – Otello – Rossini
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IL MUSICHIERE Roma 1958 with MONTE ....
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Virginia Zeani’s Dramatic Lucia I Mad Scene 1 London 1957
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Opera Singers - The Soprano High C (C6) - High Notes Battle
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When dramatic sopranos used to sing La Traviata...
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Best moments of: MANON LESCAUT (Callas, Corelli, Tebaldi etc.)
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Best moments of: IL TRITTICO (Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi)
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Virginia Zeani - Violetta supreme - La Traviata [6] Act III - Addio“ Live Met NY
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Virginia Zeani Tatiana’s Letter Scene 1
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Virginia Zeani “Vissi d’arte“ Tosca Puccini
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Verdi. AIDA. Zeani, Cecchele, Bumbry, Guelfi Ghiuselev. Nápoles Mayo 18, 1969.