Bidu Sayao: La Damoiselle elue / Opera Arias [Original recording remastered]

Claude Debussy (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Vincenzo Bellini (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Ruggero Leoncavallo (Composer), Eugene Ormandy (Conductor), Fausto Cleva (Conductor), Paul Breisach (Conductor), Erich Leinsdorf (Conductor), Pietro Cimara (Conductor), Philadelphia Orchestra (Orchestra), Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra), Columbia Concert Orchestra (Orchestra), Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Bidu Sayao (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Bidu Sayao
• Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Columbia Concert Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Eugene Ormandy, Fausto Cleva, Paul Breisach, Erich Leinsdorf, Pietro Cimara
• Composer: Claude Debussy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vincenzo Bellini, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, et al.
• Audio CD (December 9, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000029YH
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,526 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #2 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Sayao, Bidu
  • #30 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Voices > Sopranos

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1940's Gem, January 14, 2002

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This review is from: Bidu Sayao: La Damoiselle elue / Opera Arias (Audio CD)

I have loved her voice since 1981 when I destroyed a Bidu Sayoa LP "French Songs and Arias" listening to it repeat for hours (Guess I could make a hat out of that record now).
I cannot add anything original to previous comments lauding her silvery tone or elegant. intelligent, brave, sophisticated, subtle, balanced sense of style. Emotion and control!
I would not normally have chosen a recording of the Debussy piece with its chorus and orchestration but am won over after several listens. I find her "Un bel di vedremo" refreshing and satisfying.
The liner notes insightfully outline her career; translated lyrics, for the Debussy piece at least, would have been welcome. Great sound quality with notes on sound transference technique from LP to CD.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great singing by a legendary singer, August 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bidu Sayao: La Damoiselle elue / Opera Arias (Audio CD)

This is a great CD by the lengendary Brazilian soprano, Bidu Sayao. A better performance of the Debussy does not exist even though it was recorded about 50 years ago. Sayao has not been surpassed. Also, the Mozart arias are a special treat as are the Bellini, Verdi, and Puccini. Sayao was a wonderful artist and very unique in her interpretations. This CD offers great singing and should be acquired by record collectors who value sensitivity, style, and voice qualities above and beyond the superficial. The tragedy is that Sayao was not recorded as frequently as she deserved -so what we have are limited treasures.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great artistry, voice and style--the CD is a treasure, May 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bidu Sayao: La Damoiselle elue / Opera Arias (Audio CD)

Sayao --with a multi-colored voice of silver proved to be a great singer of Debussy--too bad they did not record her Melisande or Sayao in the extensive French song literature-or early baroque Italian songs-only 6 beautiful renditions of Mozart--Why not more?The most touching Violetta --not only deeply expressive but with great technique--Her Bellini and Puccini are in the same league--why wasn't she recorded more? Recording executives missed the opportunity to preserve more fully one of most wonderful vocalists of the 20th century-- Her one recorded operatic role was recorded when she was not well --reported to have had a cold