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I include this emotional excerpt from this
splendid opera to allow more people to become
familiar with it and in loving tribute to
the memory of the wonderful and wise Maestro
Silipigni with whom I shared the honor of
bringing this piece to New York once again in
November of 2005.
Teatro Grattacielo, a meticulous and very
informed group led by the marvelous Duane
Printz gathered a great cast, with the tenor,
Gerard Powers featured here.
This is the last act and the final section of
the duet between Milios and Zaza', where
Zaza' has told him she knows of his betrayal
and that he is a married man with a child
that she met when she visited his wife!!
He unravels of course at the news and she
suffers his insults which bring her closer
than she wanted to the awful truth that she
was only a "distraction" for him nothing
more.
She ultimately tells him that she didn't
reveal anything of his treachery, and
summoning some shread of dignity she says he
must leave and never return.
Having sent him away she realizes that her
dream of a family of her own with a man she
loved so desperately would never be.
She panics. "What have I done?" and runs to
the window to call him back. With her face
against the window pane she sees that he is
on the street where she always waved to him
as he came, and that he. is. not. looking.
back. He turns the corner...It is over.
The scene ends in the heartbreaking sounds of
a woman whose dreams and hopes are shattered
and lying in pieces at her feet.
Enjoy the unabashed emotion of the world of
verismo and revel in this little hint of a
great opera too long neglected.
I have used for images some magnificent works
of the sculptor Auguste Rodin, pieces I
adore. No copyright infringement is
intended. With every respect due to all.
Tags : aprile millo zaza verismo soprano rare silipigni classical opera |
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Affichage : 25547
Durée : 330 s |
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