24 November was the birthday of one of the greatest singers who ever lived: Alfredo Kraus, who would have been 81 years old. Apologies for mistaking his ...
Act I-"A te, o cara, amor talora.."; Opera: I Puritani; Composer: Vincenzo Bellini; Elvira: Gabriella Tucci; Lord Arturo Talbo: Luciano Pavarotti; Dir.: Argeo Quadri ...
A collection of some memorable belcanto moments... I Puritani. Act 1. A fortress near Plymouth. Arturo arrives for the wedding and celebrates his new-found ...
Luciano Pavarotti sings my favourite rendition of A te o cara from act I of Bellini's I Puritani. This really is one of the hardest arias ever written. Not only does ...
Maria Callas, Elvira. Giuseppe di Stefano, Arturo. Piero Campolonghi, Riccardo. Roberto Silva, Giorgio. Orchestra & Chorus of the Teatro de Bellas Artes. Dir.