Today we’re listening to…“Poveri fiori”, Adriana’s aria from Act IV of the Italian opera Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilèa. Mirella Freni is singing the role of Adriana here. I often feel like I don’t have words that describe how opera makes me feel. Other than the
Freni did an extraordinary job with Giordano's rarely heard FEDORA in a Met radio broadcast about 10 years ago. Thrilling and unforgettable as was FEDORA too !
Such power and beauty in her voice
Heard Monserrat Caballe with Jose Carerras do CILEA. Even they could barely salvage CILEA from the dust bin of effete opera at The Met.
Freni did an extraordinary job with Giordano's rarely heard FEDORA in a Met radio broadcast about 10 years ago. Thrilling and unforgettable as was FEDORA too !