Virginia Zeani - Thais "Ah, je suis seule"

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Virginia Zeani sings Massenet's seductive heroine Thais, who here asks Venus to say she will be eternally beautiful. The opera tells the story of a monk, Athanael, who persuades Thais to give up her immoral life and become a nun. But despite his honourable intentions he finds himself consumed by passion for her and seeks her out at her convent only to find that she is near to death. To his great distress, she dies in his arms.

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  • Thais might not have been granted her wish to be eternally beautiful, but Zeani certainly has remained so! Skin as silken & smooth as her voice, spectacular green eyes...radiant, seductive, & irresistible!

    Her gorgeous voice cuts through the orchestra, as a hot knife through butter...such a pointe!

    Matchless beauty & talent, and the intellect to use both adroitly! Effortlessly, Zeani segues from Coloratura Bel Canto to Verissmo, & the transition is smooth as glass! A truly awesome talent!

  • Shame to the record-companies who in that time only were interested in Callas and Tebaldi. Two fine singers, oké, but they egnored the other great singers, such as this fantastic Virzinea Zeani, the great Magda Olivero and the onforgettable Leyla Gencer. In the 50 en 60-years we have missed a lot of great music. Now we can enjoy it, thanks to the live-recordings an you tube.

    Thank you so much, Charlotte (tell me, does this mean something with Werther ?)

    Hans NL

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  • Virginia Zeani ist eine der großartigsten Sängerinnen aller Zeiten-------Ihre Vielseitigkeit ist unglaublich----für jede ihrer vielen Opernrollen hat sie eine andere Stimme----Bravissima Virginia---WIR LIEBEN DICH !!!!!!!!

  • Did anyone know how to write better for the high female voice than Massenet? I think not.

  • This is GORGEOUSLY sung by the legendary Mme Zeani! Such a passionate and sensual portrayal of a vain but tragic Thais's character!

  • La plus grande version de thais à mon avis.

  • Quel tempérament!Quelle voix,quel timbre,quelle passion et, dans cet air,quels beaux aigus.Merci CharlotteinWeimar pour ce délicieux frisson, inconnu jusqu'à aujourd'hui!

  • Ea cinta este superb si perfecta. Imi place la nebunie ei. Well, that's the extent of my Romanian but there's no end to my admiration for this great artist.

  • Not just passion, she had not only voice, but a technique. She was an excellent technical singer.

  • Zeani was one of the greats.

    I saw her debut and farewell in the same performance. La Traviata at The Met.

  • I agree with you 100%

    No argument here.

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