Death of a famous Fanciulla, 93

Death of a famous Fanciulla, 93

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norman lebrecht

December 06, 2016

The international Italian soprano Gigliola Frazzoni has died in her home town, Bologna, at a great age.

She made her debut there as Mimi in 1953 and was soon appearing at all major houses. In 1955 she replaced Callas in Andrea Chenier at La Scala. In 1957 she sang Mère Marie in the La Scala world premiere of Poulenc’ Dialogues des Carmélites.

Her signature role was  Minnie in Puccini’s La fanciulla del West, which she recorded with Tito Gobbi and Franco Corelli at La Scala in 1956.

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Comments

  • cabbagejuice says:

    Her “Vissi d’arte” is quite outstanding.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQpIMW4mRnM
    In a blind listening test, I might mistake her for Tebaldi.

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