My exposure to this air was the film Aria. I was so taken with it I bought the only available recording I could find with Carol Neblett and Rene Kollo (he known more for his Wagner). This is the recording used in the film. This aria is a duet in the opera/film though it has been performed as a soprano solo since the time of Lotte Lehmann whose recording I also have.
Carol Neblett was Marietta at NYCOpera and on the classic recording. The aria is lovely, but the opera needed cutting.
My exposure to this air was the film Aria. I was so taken with it I bought the only available recording I could find with Carol Neblett and Rene Kollo (he known more for his Wagner). This is the recording used in the film. This aria is a duet in the opera/film though it has been performed as a soprano solo since the time of Lotte Lehmann whose recording I also have.
That was truly beautiful. Exquisite.