Virginia Zeani Tatiana's Letter Scene 1

Virginia Zeani sang Tatiana in a production of Eugene Onegin in the Teatro Dell'Opera Roma in 1965 opposite her husband, Nicola Rossi Lemeni as Onegin. The conductor and producer was Lorin Maazel and the performances were sung in Italian.

Too often, we hear sopranos burdening the delicate score with over heavy, laboured tone, which distorts both Pushkin's poetry and Tchaikovsky's music. With her usual clarity Zeani successfully avoids this and captures the youthful impetuosity of Tatiana with insight and subtlety.

It is fascinating to hear the effect the change of language has on the music. The intrinsic Russian quality is diminished, making it sound a little like an unknown verismo opera.

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[CharlotteinWeimar]

At long, long last a major article will be published in OPERA magazine in November 2009 entitled THE LEGENDARY VIRGINIA ZEANI.

[aaronsande]

Beautiful singing! Thank you for making her works better known!

[HaleyJMusic]

Seriously?! I guarantee you that you posting these clips have definitely added to that article.

Thank you so much for posting them. YOU and my Chorus teacher opened my eyes to opera. Without you two... wow. I would not have discovered such a fascinating world of music.

:)

[propoppy]

Beautiful singing, wish I had known of her years ago. I have missed do much!

Thank you so much!

Jeannie

[corellithebest]

Oh my God! She is AMAZING, as always! Her Tatiana is so passionate and tender! Thank you, Charlotte, for posting this legendary clip! Do you happen to know by any chance who was the Lensky of the performance, as well as Olga? Viva Zeani!

[basenjidiva]

Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for sharing this with all of us.

Zeani has incredible interpretive skills, and when she unfurls that glorious voice of hers, my hair stands on end! She is still teaching, and she still retains her wondrous personal and vocal magic!

Bravissima, Zeani!!!