Niza de Castro Tank - Massé: LES NOCES DE JEANNETTE, Au bord du Chemin (Nightingale aria) 1980
Музыка
THE SONGBIRD: Niza de Castro Tank (1931 - 2022) was a hidden gem, something of a minor legend among the inner circle of coloratura soprano aficionados. Born in Brazil, she became the pre-eminent high soprano in her native country and though she did some international tours and engagements, her career just never took off for a wider public thee way that Bidu Sayao’s did a generation earlier. Castro Tank’s operatic debut came in 1957 and she continued to sing and record until at least 2012 (in quite good vocal shape at the age of 80!). Her upper tones could be especially astonishing, as in this birdsong ditty from a TV special in 1980.
THE MUSIC: This work was one of the most popular light operas in France with over 5,000 performances since its premiere in 1853. The title character warbles through "Au bord du chemin" -- one of the great coloratura operatic "bird songs" where she echos a nightingale in elaborate interchanges with the flute. It's a long, charming piece of coloratura decadence - sung here in what sounds like Italian.
Пікірлер: 3
She is one of my FAVORITE sopranos! Such an underrated soprano of the last century, with astonishing technique. Brazil had world-class singers up through the mid and later part of the 20th century, many of which rarely if ever performed outside of the country. Do yourself a favor and dive into the wealth of artists that Brazil once had.
Grande diva brasileira. Uma daa maiores. Seria primordial gravar em cds, para documentar melhor e distribuir nas escolas...seu vasto repertório e sua especialidade que foi nosso Carlos Gomes.
Brava Niza