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Bella figlia dell'amore" ("Beautiful daughter of love") is a vocal quartet from the last act of Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 opera Rigoletto. It has been described as a "masterful quartet that is an intricate musical depiction of four personalities and their overlapping agendas", [ 1 ] and has been performed and recorded by many notable artists.
File: Enrico Caruso, Bessie Abott, Louise Homer, Antonio Scotti, Giuseppe Verdi, Bella figlia dell' amore (Rigoletto).ogg
Rigoletto is an opera in three acts [a] by Giuseppe Verdi.The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo.Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had control over northern Italian theatres at the time, the opera had a triumphant premiere at La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851.
A quartet where every one of the performers is a star in their own right. While it has the flaws typical of early recordings, I nonetheless think this is an excellent version of the piece, exciting and fun.
Cat: 74321 68779 2 1961 Cornell MacNeil, Renato Cioni, Joan Sutherland, Cesare Siepi, Stefania Malagu Nino Sanzogno, Accademia di Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorus CD: Decca Cat: 443 853-2 1961 Cornell MacNeil, Gianni Raimondi, Leyla Gencer, Jorge Algorta, Carmen Burello Argeo Quadri, Buenos Aires Philharmonic and Chorus CD: Myto Records Cat ...
2 Bella figlia dell’amore. 3 comments. 3 Act 1 scene 2 is not Rigoletto's house. 1 comment. 4 Pronunciation. 1 comment. Toggle the table of contents. Talk ...
Bessie Abott (1878 – February 9, 1919) was an American operatic soprano who had an active international career during the early 20th century. She was particularly associated with the Paris Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, and excelled in performances of Italian and French operas of the Romantic Period.
"Di quella pira" ("Of that pyre") is a short tenor aria (or more specifically, a cabaletta) sung by Manrico in act 3, scene 2, of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore. It is the last number of the act.