Spoken Word Opera Arias Sung by Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, and Pavarotti from Norma, La Traviata, Turandot, and Madame Butterfly
Maria Callas Sings Casta Diva Norma is a tragedia lirica or opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after Norma, ossia L'infanticidio (Norma, or The Infanticide) by Alexandre Soumet. First produced at La Scala on December 26, 1831, it is generally regarded as an example of the supreme height of the Bel canto tradition. "Casta diva" was one of the most familiar arias of the nineteenth century.
Maria Callas Sings an Aria in La Traviata La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias (1852), a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The title "La traviata" means literally The Woman Gone Astray, or perhaps more figuratively, The Fallen Woman. It was originally entitled Violetta, after the main character.
Alfredo & Violetta Sing the following Lyrical Verse
from Wikipedia.com
Let us drink from the goblets of joy adorned with beauty, and the fleeting hour shall be adorned with pleasure. Let us drink to the secret raptures which love excites, for this eye reigns supreme in my heart... Let us drink, for with wine love will enjoy yet more passionate kisses.
With you I can spend the time with delight. In life everything is folly which does not bring pleasure. Let us be happy, fleeting and rapid is the delight of love; it is a flower which blooms and dies, which can no longer be enjoyed. Let us be happy, fervent and enticing words summon us.
(Be happy ... wine and song and laughter beautify the night; let the new day find us in this paradise.)
Life is nothing but pleasure, as long as one is not in love. Don't say that to one who is ignorant. That is my fate ...
Be happy ... wine and song and laughter beautify the night; let the new day find us in this paradise.
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