Deanna Durbin - Tosca - Vissi d'arte

Deanna Durbin sings an aria from Act II of Giacomo Puccini's opera, Tosca.

Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore,
non feci mai male ad anima viva!
Con man furtiva
quante miserie conobbi aiutai.
Sempre con fè sincera
la mia preghiera
ai santi tabernacoli salì.
Sempre con fè sincera
diedi fiori agl'altar.
Nell'ora del dolore
perchè, perchè, Signore,
perchè me ne rimuneri così?
Diedi gioielli della Madonna al manto,
e diedi il canto agli astri, al ciel,
che ne ridean più belli.
Nell'ora del dolor
perchè, perchè, Signor,
ah, perchè me ne rimuneri così?
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I lived for art, I lived for love,
I did no harm to any living soul!
With a secret hand
I aided all the misfortunates I knew.
Always with sincere faith
My prayer
Rose to the holy tabernacles.
Always with sincere faith
I gave flowers to the altar.
In the hour of sorrow
Why, why, Lord,
Ah, why do you reward me thus?
I gave jewels to the robe of the Madonna,
And gave song to the stars, to the sky,
Which smiled all the more beautifully.
In the hour of sorrow
Why, why, Lord
Ah, why you reward me thus?

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Deanna
• Durbin
• Puccini
• Tosca
• vissi
• d'arte

[tenorismo]

Who was her voice teacher ?

[violinthief]

@tenorismo Andres de Segurola.

[chopinlover49]

I didn't know that Deanna Durbin continued in film this late in life. She really was good, wasn't she? It seems strange that she didn't have a bigger career.

[violinthief]

This was filmed in late 1942, when Durbin was 20. Her first movie was in 1936, the last in 1948. Of the 21 she made - this one, The Amazing Mrs. Holliday, was the exact middle movie - #11.

[acheciny]

Brava! How popular entertainment has changed! What American film maker would have an aria sung in Italian in a popular film? This film was made when Toscanini conducted the NBC radio orchestra to an audience of millions.

[imusiciki]

Deanna Durbin is amzaing as usual :)

[BrentCharles]

@georl1 I'd love to see that interview. They were born only a year apart, so I don't know how true that is. LOL. Case in point: Many singers may be inspired by James Brown even though he was never what some would call a real singer, but what he projected moved people, even TRUE vocalists. If you REALLY want to hear/see this song done "correctly", you want to search Licia Albanese and Leontyne Price. Listen for inflections, trills, dynamics, etc., even though they have different approaches.

[inesmarta74]

Diana is a very clear example of the ungrateful Hollywood. Which lost a great artist, maybe today it not will happens... Why? I am not wright?

[nimue31]

przepiękne!!!

[7855waldo]

And better than Dean(na) Martin!

[denroth1]

What a gorgeous voice!!!

[jenson7720]

@ShawDAMAN I agree...this lady does have a wonderful voice with secure solid technique,obviously a good teacher.but correct me if im wrong i believe she is somewhat like our version today of a classical crossover artist?although far superior vocally than the ones we have today!!!but you cannot compare her to a "real" stage opera singer.i do really enjoy her beautiful voice all the same!

[performingsys]

a beautiful woman with a miracle voice..

[noita287]

Deanna Durbin es un placer escucharla.

[georl1]

@ShawDAMAN & maxhansendk - Yes you are correct in saying there have been many opera singers with excellent, you might almost say 'perfect' technique.However Tebaldi and many others were inspired by Deanna. Deanna studied opera and that was her ambition, to become an opera singer. I had read an interview once a long time ago where Tebaldi mentioned Deanna Durbin as being an inspiration. So you see, although Deanna never sang opera on stage, she still inspired many opera singers after her time.

[ShawDAMAN]

@georl1 that being said I like her a great deal,