Virginia Zeani interview in french part 6/6

Virginia Zeani talks about how she began to teach at Bloomington -Indiana University and about her performances recorded live
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Zeani

Photos:
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric Opera Bridge
Lyric Opera of chicago -interior
Indiana University : Lilly Library,Bloomington
Concert and Opera Hall,Indiana University
Eileen Farrell
University Campus
Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Virginia Zeani in La Traviata
San Francisco Opera Foyer and interior

Some of her well-known students:
Sylvia McNair
Vivica Genaux
Susan Patterson
Angela Brown
Steven Mark Brown
Elisabeth Futral (with tenor José Cura)
Mark Nicholson
Sites of Opera Garnier

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• Zeani
• romanian
• soprano
• interview
• french
• opera
• teaching
• voice
• classical

[DivaDeb1234]

My french is slow and not up to this speed. I can get some of it but not all.

But these pictures tell me the story!

Thank you very much for posting.

divadeb

[andigrim007]

Thank you Debby

for your always nice comments

[corellithebest]

This interview is so revealing! Mme Zeani is such a wise woman, knowing how to face the reality of life with resposibility and clarity of principles. Moreover, she is so kind and generous person, unwilling to take money from poor but talented students. What a great artist and a formidable lady!

[razdoburdina]

chouette Bravissima Grande Dame! C'est très intéressant... ! Merci AV

[Pathetikos]

It is so true what she is saying about the bootleg recordings of her live performances. Their much more true with all those rumours and noises and imperfections than an opera "construit dans un studio".

And her opinion about being paid by her students is so noble.

This woman is from another world.

[basenjidiva]

Zeani's speaking voice is remarkably similar to her singing voice!

Zeani could not record with Decca at the time her contract with Decca required, because she was about to give birth to her son. It seems Decca had problems (?) understanding that, and they claimed she had broken the contract (altho she agreed to sing at a later date).

This is, in large part, why we must appreciate and treasure the few, pirated, surreptitiously made recordings. Were it not for these, we would have none at all!!

[AndradaDaciana]

She talks about how she become a teacher at the University, and one of the most memorable things she said, is that she doesn't like to give private lessons and to take money from a student, who prabably has a nice voice, but doesn't have money to pay her. Now my comment: She doesn't like to be paid for giving singing lessons, because she is a true artist, and money are making the life of many artist miserable.

[southparkstrings]

Thank you for this.

[CharlotteinWeimar]

These interview postings are a real treasure, and her speaking voice in french seems as beautiful as her singing voice. Merci beaucoup.