Today we’re listening to…“E lucevan le stelle” the tenor aria from Act III of the Italian opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini. First performed in January 14, 1900 in Rome, this aria is sung by the character Mario Cavaradossi (kah-vah-rah-DOS-see), a painter in love with the singer Tosca, while he waits to be executed. I’ve chosen to profile a recording of Luciano Pavarotti here but there are so many wonderful working tenors today that can sing this role including Jonas Kaufmann and Piotr Beczala.
Don't ignore Franco Corelli, Jose Carreras or Giuseppe DeStefano. I heard Carerras in his NYCOpera debut doing Mario. Vittorio Griggolo recently at The Met were also great
Maria Jeritza was Puccini's favorite TOSCA and sang the posthumous premiere of TURNDOT at The Met. Jeritza also lived, loved, and spent 40 years in Newark NJ. We are trying to do a recital in her memory in 2021. The New York Times noted in their obituary she was a star of Opera's Golden Age in the 20th century. She was an Opera Diva, who attended and supported opera at The Mosque Theatre and Symphony Hall in Newark, NJ. Her appearances would generate instant applause at each performance with her blond hair and blue tinted glasses.
Another perspective on Puccini, Jeritza and us in 2020.
Fabulous version of this aria.
Don't ignore Franco Corelli, Jose Carreras or Giuseppe DeStefano. I heard Carerras in his NYCOpera debut doing Mario. Vittorio Griggolo recently at The Met were also great
Maria Jeritza was Puccini's favorite TOSCA and sang the posthumous premiere of TURNDOT at The Met. Jeritza also lived, loved, and spent 40 years in Newark NJ. We are trying to do a recital in her memory in 2021. The New York Times noted in their obituary she was a star of Opera's Golden Age in the 20th century. She was an Opera Diva, who attended and supported opera at The Mosque Theatre and Symphony Hall in Newark, NJ. Her appearances would generate instant applause at each performance with her blond hair and blue tinted glasses.
Another perspective on Puccini, Jeritza and us in 2020.