Renata Tebaldi LA VOCE D ANGELO Recital 1950

00:00 Adriana Lecouvreur, Act I Io son l umile ancella 03:32 Andrea Chenier, Act III La mamma morta 09:29 Mefistofele, Act III L altra notte in fondo al mare 15:12 Otello, Act IV Canzone del salice Gaetano Merola Conductor, Renata Tebaldi Soprano Renata Tebaldi was a legend in her own time as one of the most highly sought after sopranos in history. Although she had the qualities of a true dramatic spinto soprano in the sheer size and weight of her voice, she herself rightly felt she was a liricospinto singer in her stylistic approach. Her opulent tone was supported by a magnificent technique including remarkable breathcontrol with which she delivered outstanding legato phrasing, special subtlety of musical phrasing, and powerful vocal characterization. From the time of her professional stage debut in 1944 singing Elena in Boitos Mefistofele in Rovigo, Tebaldi was immediately recognized as an exceptional talent, and when two years later the fearsomely demanding Arturo Tosca