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VIOLETTA
Albanese fue quien más Traviatas cantó en la historia de MET, y el público enloquecía cada vez que la cantaba. O que ella cantaba cualquier cosa.
Ayudó a incrementar su popularidad el hecho de que el gran Toscanini la convocara para grabarla en estudio en 1946. De esa grabación, también se conservan los ensayos.
Existen muchas grabaciones de Albanese como Violetta:
:arrow: La traviata - Giuseppe Verdi
Arturo Toscanini (1946)
Violetta Valery Licia Albanese
Flora Bervoix Maxine Stellman
Alfredo Germont Jan Peerce
Giorgio Germont Robert Merrill
Gastone John Garris
Barón Douphol George Cehanovsky
Marqués D'Obigny Paul Dennis
Doctor Grenvil Arthur Newman
Orquesta: Orquesta NBC
Coro: Coro NBC
Grabado en estudio
LA TRAVIATA
Metropolitan Opera House
February 6, 1954 Matinee Broadcast
Violetta Licia Albanese
Alfredo Richard Tucker
Germont Leonard Warren
Flora Margaret Roggero
Gastone Gabor Carelli
Baron Douphol George Cehanovsky
Marquis D'Obigny Algerd Brazis
Dr. Grenvil Osie Hawkins
Annina Maria Leone
Conductor Fausto Cleva
Metropolitan Opera House
December 2, 1950 Matinee Broadcast
LA TRAVIATA {334}
Giuseppe Verdi--Francesco Maria Piave
Violetta................Licia Albanese
Alfredo.................Ferruccio Tagliavini
Germont.................Paolo Silveri
Flora...................Lucielle Browning
Gastone.................Alessio De Paolis
Baron Douphol...........George Cehanovsky
Marquis D'Obigny........Lawrence Davidson
Dr. Grenvil.............Clifford Harvuot
Annina..................Margaret Roggero
Dance...................Tilda Morse
Dance...................Nana Gollner
Conductor...............Alberto Erede
Verdi - La Traviata
Cesare Sodero - 1945
MET
Violetta................Licia Albanese
Alfredo.................Jan Peerce
Germont.................Lawrence Tibbett
Verdi - La Traviata
Alberto Erede - 1955
MET
Violetta................Licia Albanese
Alfredo.................Giacinto Prandelli
Germont.................Ettore Bastianini
Vamos a leer algunas críticas de sus Violettas en el MET.
Noel Straus in The New York Times escribió:
Refinement was the keynote of Miss Albanese's portrayal, both vocally and histrionically. This attitude toward the part was doubtless the one Verdi desired, for it is completely in line with the character of the music he penned for it. Miss Albanese's interpretation was sincere and artistic, simple and direct. A singer with a heavier voice can achieve greater brilliance in the first act, and a more emotional treatment of the second act is often encountered, but Miss Albanese's work as a whole was to be praised for its restraint and its avoidance of the slightest hint of bathos.
By the time the duet with Alfredo was reached in the [first] act Miss A1banese's voice was warmed up, and from then on her singing was admirable in its clarity and precision. For the most part she favored pianissimo effects in the lower half of the range, letting the tones flower out in the upper register.
The singer was especially to be commended for her treatment of these top tones, which were invariably free, full and under absolute control. The ringing high C's in the "Sempre libera" were notable in beauty, and the entire aria disclosed the artist's sure command of the art of coloratura. In the duet with Germont all of the essential details were carefully attended to, while Violetta's closing phrases in that part of the opera were delivered with stirring emphasis.
Noel Straus in The New York Times escribió:
Hers was a Violetta captivating in its refinement, sincerity and freedom from the slightest hint of overstatement, as well as deftly sung.
Escuchemos algunos fragmentos de la grabación de Toscanini:
Libiamo ne'lieti calici, con Jan Peerce.
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Un dí, felice, eterea, con Jan Peerce.
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É strano...Follie, follie!...Sempre libera!. Notar especialmente la rapidísima dirección de Toscanini, y cómo logra sacar adelante el Sempre Libera.
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Ah, dite alla giovine...Morró!, con Robert Merrill (pasadita de sollozos).
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Dammi tua forza, o cielo, con Jan Peerce.
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Addio del passato
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Parigi, o cara, con Jan Peerce.
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Una rareza, cantando el Brindis en el cumpleaños de Wilfrid Pelletier, junto a Richard Tucker
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXVeSmI5qVY[/youtube]
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