BIDU SAYÃO - O MIO BABBINO CARO

The Brazilian soprano Bidu Sayão singing one of the most famous aria of opera "O mio babbino caro"(Gianni Schicchi - Puccini).
She was born in 1902 in Rio de Janeiro(Brazil). She went to France in 1922 where she studied with Reszke. Four years later, she had her "debut" in the Theater Constranzi di Roma. After her tourneé through Europe, she was invited by Toscanini for apresentations with the Philarmonic Orchestra of New York. In 1937, she had her first role in The Metropolitan Opera House of New York, as Manon(Massenet).
She was one of the most respected artist of the Metropolitan Opera house (New York). There, she made 155 apresentations, being 33 as Mimi, a character from "La Bohème"(Puccini).
She died in 1999 when she was 96 years old in The United States.
Bidú Sayão ( 1902-1999) - great Brazilian soprano, who made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1937, beginning a career that spanned many decades. She sang in many Villa-Lobos premieres and important concerts. Her performance of the aria from Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5 is famous - in the words of Alfred Heller, "when Sayão sang it, it was otherworldly, a great spiritual experience." It was sad indeed to hear of her death in March 1999.
http://www.bassocantante.com/opera/sayao.html

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• Bidu
• Sayão
• O
• mio
• babbino
• caro
• puccini
• gianni
• schicchi
• Brazilian
• soprano

[manrico29]

Incredibly delicate ,sweet melting tone, superb technique! Marvellous!!!

Thanks for posting.

[1rivia]

This is the best perfomance of Mio Babbino Caro, in my opinion. She is sweet, beautiful, soft . I see in her the personification of Belcanto technique. She sings without any effort. Few singers achieve this perfection. I've seen none, but her!

[Rodrigovgo]

I love you Brazil.

[prettycool997]

Sounds so much better than Anna Netrebko

[pealovesq]

@1rivia - oh yesssss! I agree with you 100% - she does truly seem to sing without any effort whatsoever.... what gorgeous perfection!

[rogerio3679]

lindo

[robertomoura63]

Bidu infelizmente não tem no seu país, BRasil, o devido reconhecimento. É lamentável, e o museu Bidu Sayão, que ela chegou a pedir, ao Fernando Henrique, não vai sair ?

[KalangodaWeb]

Sua voz ficara perpetuamente marcada nas futuras gerações

[TheCTConservative]

One of the truly great artists of the 20th century. Such delicacy and grace. She melts your heart. Her Jan. 15, 1947 performance of "Romeo and Juliet" with Jussi Björling (my other favorite) was one of the greatest Met perfomances of all time.

[alvarojogre]

Nossa eterna Diva Bidu Sayão, maravilhosa.

[paulostroff99]

Superb! TY BSandes for posting.