Massenet Manon Catherine Malfitano Gavotte

Theater Archival video (one of the few things Chavez could not control) Manon performed at the Teresa Carreno.

Catherine Malfitano performs the Gavotte from Manon.

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Music

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• Massenet
• Manon
• Catherine
• Malfinato
• Gavotte

[FrankJared]

Who is Chavez?

[tenore23]

@FrankJared Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan dictator

[SiEtIn1]

tenore i am a total Chavez hater, but i think in the 80´s nobody even knew who Chavez was, how could he have controlled this? Anyway I loved this performance, we miss this kind of singing

[tenore23]

@SiEtIn1 You are not getting it. Chavez is in control NOW and he controls the TV stations NOW yet stuff like this continues to leak out

[LittleMagic717]

Whoa! This is stunning. Which year was this??

[tenore23]

I am not sure exactly, but I think it is from the 80's. Those who only know Malfitano for her Tosca and all the heavy singing need to look at the early stuff, it is amazing, i would start with her Servilia in the Ponelle Tito.

[paulprocopolis]

Marvellous singing from Malfitano - so different from the 1990s voice I heard in Salome, Eugene Onegin and others

[altanotte]

Malfitano during her earlier lyric coloratura days. Gorgeous! Effortless vocal emission.

[trailblazingdiva]

Such a shame people most singers can't sing this way anymore. So fresh, healthy and beautiful!