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See media help. " Vesti la giubba " (Italian: [ˈvɛsti la ˈdʒubba], "Put on the costume", often referred to as "On With the Motley ", from the original 1893 translation by Frederic Edward Weatherly) is a tenor aria from Ruggero Leoncavallo 's 1892 opera Pagliacci. " Vesti la giubba " is sung at the conclusion of the first act, when Canio ...
Pagliacci (Italian pronunciation: [paʎˈʎattʃi]; literal translation, 'Clowns') [a] is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who murders his wife Nedda and her lover Silvio on stage during a ...
Luciano Pavarotti OMRI (/ ˌpævəˈrɒti /, US also / ˌpɑːv -/, Italian: [luˈtʃaːno pavaˈrɔtti]; 12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time.
Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus: Audio CD: Guild Cat: 2291/2 1951: Richard Tucker, Lucine Amara, Giuseppe Valdengo: Fausto Cleva Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus: Audio CD: Preiser Records Cat: 20030 1951: Carlo Bergonzi, Carla Gavazzi, Carlo Tagliabue: Alfredo Simonetto Italian Radio Symphony orchestra and chorus: Audio CD ...
See media help. " Largo al factotum " (Make way for the factotum) is an aria (cavatina) from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini, sung at the first entrance of the title character, Figaro. The repeated "Figaro"s before the final patter section are an icon in popular culture of operatic singing. The term " factotum " refers to a general ...
Died. 30 November 1957 (1957-11-30) (aged 67) Rome, Italy. Occupation (s) Singer, lyric tenor. Beniamino Gigli (/ ˈdʒiːli / JEE-lee, Italian: [benjaˈmiːno ˈdʒiʎʎi]; 20 March 1890 – 30 November 1957) [ 1 ] was an Italian opera singer (lyric tenor). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tenors of his generation.
The Three Tenors in Concert 1994. The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 is a live album by José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti with conductor Zubin Mehta. The album was recorded on July 16, 1994, at the Three Tenors concert in Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the chorus of the Los Angeles Opera on the night before ...
Rigoletto. (1982 film) Rigoletto in a 1982 Italian opera film directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and starring Ingvar Wixell, Edita Gruberová and Luciano Pavarotti, with the music score conducted by Riccardo Chailly. The film is based upon the 1851 opera of the same name by Giuseppe Verdi to a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. [1][2]