Virginia Zeani Live - "Ritorna vincitor" - Aida

[@howardrhart]

I was sitting beside the gentleman who was video taping this performance. I am grateful to him for having preserved one of the great moments of this very special vocal artist. The evening was thrilling and Virginia Zeani was the centerpiece of this most cherished memory for me.

[@jrosings1]

I have never understood how Zeani is not a household name. She has so few studio recordings. Thank goodness for videos like this! Many thanks for posting!!!

[@SilfredoSerrano]

I've heard the one studio Traviata she did on a lesser-known label. Her voice did not record well. She was best appreciated live.

[@DiomedesDioscuro]

Same here.

[@davidmolina7543]

I’ve always wondered that.

[@SilfredoSerrano]

Read her autobiography. She gives a few good reasons.

[@智子-m8k]

私もいろんな方聞きましたが、この方を初めて聞き、驚愕！！素晴らしい．ベルディボイス！！

[@frankfurter6561]

Non esistono oramai così cantanti: la personalità, la ricchezza di armonici, la tecnica favolosa, l'onestà per esprimere il melodramma attraverso la voce umana...

[@giacomovallati3104]

La prima opera cui assistetti in vita mia fu l' Aida a Caracalla, con Virginia Zeani, nel 1971, avevo 13 anni. Non l'ho mai dimenticata. Grandissima Zeani!

[@doredoremimifa7627]

She is a goddess...I am so happy to watch this again and again..... Thank you for this magnificent video!!!

[@tenortonyvillecco2404]

Studied with her in 2012. Amazing performance

[@maury0009]

It reminds me of Tebaldi :) lovely voice 😊

[@qklq42]

What a wonderful concert must that have been: Zeani, Corelli and Tagliavini. You did it again, my dear Charlotte. Now we have seen her: she is so wonderful ! So are you sharing this video with us. Hans NL

[@renaudjean9151]

Grazie mille Maestra 🙏🏼❤

[@bodiloto]

divina.

[@seduardorosales81]

There is nowhere such a clear and captivating example of what it means to sing verdi. Clarity, Power, correct pronunciation, impeccable articulation of words and imperceptible exchange between recitative and singing. The combination of this perfect technique was what made his career go so far. Even in recent years, his voice remained impeccable. Unfortunately, as Virginia was a discreet person, she didn't get many contracts with record companies.

[@ER1CwC]

Apparently, this is why (according to Roger Beaumont): “She made a very successful record of arias for Decca in 1956. They asked for a longer contract, but at that time she had been married a year and had just given birth to her son. She was already under contract with a lot of the Italian opera houses and was very split between her relatively new marriage, her new child and thought at the time that there was ample time for her to record when her life settled down. By the time she was free to make recordings again for Decca, they had discovered Joan Sutherland and then Montserrat Caballe was just coming onto the opera scene. Decca never renewed her contract.”

[@xxsaruman82xx87]

Goddess!

[@Tkimba2]

Divina davvero Voce, tecnica, personalità

[@callastoujours]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!

[@carloge77]

veramente fantastica!!!

[@HellasItalia4]

Quando c'era la VOCE!

[@CharlotteinWeimar]

* * * * * basenjidiva Zeani did not portray the role; she INHABITED it! An absolutely electrifying performance, by one of the most brilliant divas of this or any time. Brava & gracia! SENAFOREVER Thank you so,so,so much!!! Would you man posting the complete video?

[@YangoCoC]

Magnífica

[@mykytaoliinyk]

Яка ж надзвичайна майстриня!

[@muzetta100]

Вот это голосище!!!

[@vioricabalteanu8564]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@corellithebest]

What a performance! Highly dramatic and tragic! Thank you, Charlotte, you always post such wonderful videos of the great Zeani! Did she sing any duet with Corelli on that concert? That would have been a gorgeous combination!

[@FranzBlumVan1890]

How Old she was ?? that voice is ageless!!!!

[@CharlotteinWeimar]

She was born in October 1925, so in 1981 she would have been 55 - 56. It was her last public concert and, as you say, despite the huge number of performances she gave, always in major roles, "the voice is :ageless"

[@CharlotteinWeimar]

Comments previously posted * * * * * paulostroff99 Stunning! Brava! TY C. mjmacmtenor OMG! This IS what Aida should sound like (and so rarely does)!! I wish she had performed Leonara in Trovatore (and recorded it). Her amazing tone and full Verdi voice combined with the coloratura abilty of her earlier roles would have made her the BEST EVER for that role (as she was for many others). SINGINGOPERAFAN Vocal perfection!! Devereux82 Bravissima LA ZEANI , E grazie per il video