ADA SARI: "Lucia di Lammermoor - Alfin son tua"

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Ada Sari was born in 1886 in Wadowice near Cracow. Her real name was Jadwiga Szayer. After completing vocal studies in Vienna and Milan under prof. Antonio Rupnick, she made her debut as Margarete in "Faustus" in Teatro Nazionale, Rome (1909). After this, she was invited to perform at Naples, Milan, Trieste, Venice, Florence, Madrid, Lisbone, Petersburg, Moscow, Kiev and Warsaw.
Her repertoire consisted of thirty lyrical and coloratura arias of which the most successful were Rosine, Lucia, Gilda, Mimi, Lakmé... Invariably, she was accompanied by the most famous singers
of those times: Gigli, Battistini, Ruffo, Szaliapin, Schipa, Pertile... She sang under great conductors: Kusewicki, Serafin and Toscanini, who invited her to take a part in the gala premiere of "Magic Flute" in La Scala,Milan in 1923.

During her many tours, Ada Sari performed in nearly all of Europe's opera and concert halls and successfully sang in South America and also in North America. She often appeared at concerts together with such well-known performers as Kreisler, Backhaus, Casals.

In 1936 she began to teach and was in this field very succesful, too. Many well-known singers, without whom it would be difficult to imagine post-war opera in Poland, graduated from her class. Ada Sari died in 1968.
(B.Kaczyński - translation from Polish: JP)

More, in the comment to my video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93dtHzIUL4g

Thanks to Daniel for help in finding this unique - acoustic - recording of Miss Sari.

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[MrSkylark1]

The PURITY and SPONTANEITY and BRILLIANCE are all the earmarks of great singing which is unheard of on the operatic stage today.

[jurek46pink]

@MrSkylark1

I do share this opinion; best greetings !

[MrSkylark1]

@jurek46pink It is good to know that there are others who agree You may be interested in reading THE TWILIGHT OF BEL CANTO by LEONARDO DI CIAMPA

[jurek46pink]

@MrSkylark1

Thank you very much.

And let me invite you to my video:

" Ada Sari - Mieczysław Karłowicz - Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer " .

[dzheger]

Jurek, you have created a little sensation with your Rossetti image. I'm leaving tomorrow for London (and Paris) and when I see his paintings in the National Gallery I'll pay a special attention :) Au revoir.

[jurek46pink]

Bon voyage, David !

And many happy returns... in

the memories !

[gmmix]

Sari caresses each and every musical phrase. She represents bel canto in the truest sense. Thank you for this posting.

[ua1907]

Aou should hear her Rosina. In my opinion, she was the best coloratura of all times, her agility, virtuosity...

[gmmix]

Interesting variation on the coloratura treatment beginning around 2:30. What a delight! Many thanks for this vocal treasure, Jerzy.