The singers on the video are;
Enrico Caruso 1873 to 1921, Maria Callas 1923 to 1977, Hermann Jadlowker 1877 to 1953
Giuseppe Di Stefano 1921 to 2008, Beniamino Gigli 1890 to 1957, Titta Ruffo 1977 to 1953
I've created a playlist of the "Great Recordings" videos that I hope to steadily add to and if you wanted to listen to them all the link to the playlist is
• Great Recordings
The recordings here are as follows;
0:00 Enrico Caruso : Senza nisciuno (De Curtis) Rec 1919
2:55 Maria Callas : Casta Diva (Norma) (Bellini) Rec 1949
11:47 Hermann Jadlowker : Ecco Ridente In Cielo (The Barber of Seville)
(Rosinni) Rec 1912
15:53 Giuseppe Di Stefano : Salut, demeure chaste et pure.(Faust).
(Gounod).Rec "Live" San Francisco 1950
22:10 Beniamino Gigli : Sebben, crudele (La costanza in amor vince
l'inganno) (Caldara) Rec 1950
25:50 Titta Ruffo : Finch'han dal vino (Don Giovanni) (Mozart) Rec 1914
I've tried to improve the recordings as much as possible but the pre 1925 acoustic recordings, paticularly Jadlowker and Ruffo, are still not very good.
Putting English translations to run with the video photos became difficult after Caruso so, instead, I've put them below. Hopefully they are OK.
English Translations
CASTA DIVA (Chaste Goddess) Is a plea to the Moon Goddess for peace
Chaste goddess, who dost bathe in silver light
These ancient, hallowed trees,
Turn thy fair face upon us,
Unveiled and unclouded
Temper thou the burning hearts,
The excessive zeal of thy people.
Enfold the earth in that sweet peace
Which, through Thee, reigns in heaven....
The holy rites are ended.
From the sacred wood
Let every unbeliever go.
When God, in his dark anger,
Shall demand the Romans' blood,
Then from the Druid temple
My voice will thunder forth.
Yes, he shall fall.
I can punish him -
(But my heart can never do it.)
(Ah! bring back to me
The beauty of our first love.
Then, against the world itself
I shall be your defense.
Ah! Bring back to me
The peace and warmth of love,
And in that love I shall find again
Life, fatherland and heaven itself!)
Ah, be once more as you were
When first I gave my heart to you!.
ECCO, RIDENTE IN CIELO
Lo in the smiling sky,
the lovely dawn is breaking,
and you are not awake,
and you are still asleep?
Arise, my sweetest love,
oh come, my treasured one,
soften the pain, oh God,
of the dart which pierces me.
Oh joy! Do I now see
that dearest vision:
has she taken pity
on this soul in love!
Oh, moment of love!
Oh, moment divine!
Oh, sweet content
which is unequalled!
SALUT! DEMEURE CHASTE ET PURE
What unknown emotion now fills me?
I feel that my whole being is in the grip of love.
O Marguerite, here I am your feet!
Hail, chaste and pure dwelling where
One can feel the presence of an innocent and holy soul.
What wealth in this very poverty!
What bliss in this humble cottage!
O Nature, this is where you created her beauty!
This is where the maid grew up beneath your wing,
Grew up under your gaze!
Here, too, breathing into her soul,
You lovingly turned this angel of heaven
Into a fresh, blooming woman.
This is the place, yes,. here it is!
Hail, chaste and pure dwelling
SEBBEN CRUDELE
Although, cruel love,
you make me languish,
I will always
love you true.
With the patience
of my serving
I will be able to tire out
your pride.
FINCH'HAN DAL VIN
For a carousal,
Where all is madness
Where all is gladness,
Do thou prepare.
Maids are pretty,
Dames that are witty,
All to my castle
Bid them repair.
I'll have no discipline,
Folly shall rule it,
Some minuetting,
Each one shall fool it
Some a fandango,
So they are fair,
Some minuetting,
So they are fair!
Then in the gloaming,
Pensively roaming,
Some pretty damsel with me will stray...
Beauties in plenty my list adorning,
Will, ere the morning,
Not say me nay, none say me nay
14 окт 2024
