(14 December 1930 – 25 October 2020) - aged 89
(https://www.lyricopera.org/globalassets/about/legends-of-lyric/rosanna-carteri/rosanna_carteri_1_406x5002.jpg)
Not familiar with her recordings/performances. Which of hers are your favorites?
PD
She sings the soprano part in the first recording of Poulenc's Gloria .
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Quote from: pjme on November 23, 2020, 12:30:55 PM
She sings the soprano part in the first recording of Poulenc's Gloria .
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Will dig through my LPs a bit later (working on morning tea at the moment); that Poulenc cover looks awfully familiar. :-\
PD
Take your time.
When I read her obituary, I remembered her name and that Lp was probably one of the first I ever bought- at least 45 odd years ago.
These two works, together with the sonata for two pianos, the Concert Champêtre and the Suite Française , were my introduction to Poulenc's world.
Peter
Quote from: pjme on November 24, 2020, 04:35:40 AM
Take your time.
When I read her obituary, I remembered her name and that Lp was probably one of the first I ever bought- at least 45 odd years ago.
These two works, together with the sonata for two pianos, the Concert Champêtre and the Suite Française , were my introduction to Poulenc's world.
Peter
Aha! I was wrong about the LP (unless I put it in my organ section, but I doubt that), BUT I do have a recording with her on CD. This one: (https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDQwWDQ1MA==/z/280AAOSwpLNYA5u~/$_12.JPG?set_id=89040003C1)
;D
PD
p.s. I'm pretty certain that this was also my first intro to Poulenc, but on cassette.
Carteri was a faboulous singer, really skilled and with great vocal abilities; also she was so beutiful woman and good actress (you can watch her great Desdemona with del Monaco and a superb Capecchi as Jago in 1958 Rai broadcasted on YouTube available). Her Traviata with Monteux and Valletti is magnificent! Morever she was a wonderful soprano lirico leggero with possibility of coloratura and excellent high notes, not just notes but with carisma! The Poulenc recording is also a great proof of her singing so nice and tehnically magnificent. Splendid Serpina in Pergolesi Serva padrona and wonderful Liu' in Turandot. She stopped very early to dedicate herself to her 2 children, no other reasons. Besides Callas and Tebaldi there were a lot of fantastic sopranos like her or Cerquetti or Tucci or others like Moffo that today would have been stars absolutely for their vocal qualities.