I just learned that from 1948 until 1958, La Traviata was always performed at Covent Garden in an English translation that restored the characters' original French names from La dame aux camélias.
So, for example, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sang the role of Violetta, except she didn't technically appear as Violetta, she appeared as Marguerite, just like Greta Garbo in Hollywood's classic Camille.
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There's a parallel in the classical music world, with the post-war Brits and the incomparable German soprano, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.
She had an amazing combination of both mastery of her instrument, but also intense beauty! She, along with Herbert Von Karajan, were "Re-introduced" to American audiences in the '50s, Schwarzkopf in 1953, with an absolutely stunning concert of lieder, as well as an aria, all with a pianist.
She would eventually wed her producer and mentor, Walter Legge. She would partner musically with the Accompanist of the Ages, Gerald Moore, both as touring partner and recording partner. After Moore retired, her accompanist was pianist Jeffrey Parsons.
I came to know all this because she was one of my "musical obsessive deep dives". Nothing was ever mentioned of her war-time past, other than some stunning recordings dating back as early as 1944. She as well as many other German artists stayed in Germany, where they already had carreers or promising starts.
In order to stay working in Germany, the musicians had to be members of the party, regardless of their sentiments.
In the '90s, when she was very old, there was a particularly acidic article, calling her out as "The Nazi Diva", and essentially dismissing her immense talent and artistry. Schwarzkopf was one of the rare classical vocal artists who could truly inhabit whatever piece she was singing, be it a little Mozart song about violets, or Schubert's macabre masterpiece, The Erlking.
On the opera stage, she was unparalleled in Mozart. and in the works of Richard Strauss. Her first recording of Strauss' "Four Last Songs" (with Otto Ackermann conducting) is one of the recording touchstones that made me want to know more about vocal classical music in general, but the simple piano-accompanied lieder and orchestral song in particular.
All of this to say who or what these people did during WWII should not give free-reign to completely negate their artistic contributions to their chosen means of expression; for Chanel, it was the couture, with Schwarzkopf, it was the interpretation of the world's greatest music in countless concert halls and recital halls.
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Les voix des femmes ont les reconnaît par les tessitures se sont :
Le contralto : voix la plus grave qui est assez rare. Sa tessiture s'étend du Fa2 au Fa4 par exemple Moranne
La voix d'alto ce sont des voix féminines graves dont la tessiture s'étend du Fa2 au Ré-Mi4 est souvent assimilée à la voix dite "naturelle
Le mezzo-soprano leur tessiture se situe entre l'alto et la soprano et s'étend du La2 au La4 exemple Anne-Sofie von Otter
Le soprano une voix plus aiguë, très répandue chez les femmes et chez les enfants, elle permet de chanter un nombre immense de chants et de mélodies l'étendue de la voix soprano va de Si2 à Do5, ce qui représente deux octaves par exemple Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
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July 8 ZODIAC
Horoscope and character for those brought into the world on July 8
In spite of their enthusiastic nature, they are thoughtful and compromised in their attitude, making others try not to go against them. Be that as it may, they will stand firm against their foes and conquer hindrances throughout everyday life. Removed individuals, unreasonably delicate: they need compassion and companionship around them. They cautiously select companions that they can feel together later. It ought to be added that they are exceptionally scrupulous and unobtrusively stress over everything connected with their companions. They express a critical protective/maternal nature and are eager to assist youngsters in a difficult situation. They frequently change their place of home and their situation throughout everyday life. In any case, they can't be called conflicting as they by and large do all that they plan. They ably organize activities and execute them. They never start any business without appropriate planning. They are cautious, they are frequently excessively cautious and unsurprising, which is most apparent when they are off-base or in conflict with the law. They are very honorable in conduct, enamored with showing some significance. They ought to endeavor to control their erotic nature and dispose of their defects, like extreme responsiveness and rashness. Marriage could bring them popularity. They are prepared for battles, battles and risks throughout everyday life. In the end they will accomplish triumph and win over their most obviously terrible adversaries. They are fruitful in callings connected with a more extensive crowd, liquid, and by and large water.
July 8 ZODIAC
On the off chance that your birthday is July 8, your zodiac sign is Disease
July 8 - character and character
character: committed, respectable, practical, off-kilter, shaky, perky calling: musician, stylist, shoemaker tones: cream, silver, red stone: beryl creature: bison plant: rosemary fortunate numbers: 7,17,39,47,51,57 very fortunate number: 17
Occasions and observances - July 8
Hadrian of Nicomedia
Holy person Kilian (640-689, minister), Holy person Colmდ¡n and Holy person Totnano.
Holy person Edgar the Pacific
Interpretation of Holy person Barbara (saint)
Holy person Eugene III
Holy person Evodius of Antioch
Holy person Procopius of Caesarea
St Nick Sunniva
Holy person Tybalt of Marly
San Quintდn (conceivable mistake, since the celebration is October 31)
July 8 Big name Birthday. Who was conceived that very day as you?
1900: George Antheil, American piano player and author (d. 1959). 1901: Carmen Martდnez Sancho, Spanish mathematician and instructor (f. 1995) 1904: Henri Cartan, French mathematician (f. 2008). 1906: Philip Johnson, American modeler (d. 2005). 1907: George Romney, American money manager (d. 1995). 1908: Louis Jordan, American saxophonist and vocalist (d. 1975). 1908: Nelson Rockefeller, American lawmaker (d. 1979). 1909: Josდ© Santiago Crespo, Spanish cleric (d. 1978). 1913? Alejandra Soler Gilabert, Spanish conservative instructor (d. 2017) 1914: Jyoti Basu, Indian lawmaker (d. 2010). 1914: Billy Eckstine, American jazz vocalist (d. 1993). 1919: Walter Scheel, German lawmaker (d. 2016). 1921: Edgar Morin, French savant and social scientist. 1922: Mariano Medina, Spanish meteorologist (d. 1994). 1923: Manuel Alvar, Spanish philologist (f. 2001). 1923 - Harrison Dillard, American competitor. 1923: Antonio Herrero Losada, Spanish writer (f. 2001). 1924: Johnnie Johnson, American blues performer and musician (d. 2005). 1924: Anton Schwarzkopf, German specialist (d. 2001). 1925: Marco Cდ©, Italian cardinal (d. 2014). 1925: Alina Surmacka Szczesniak, American food science expert of Clean beginning (d. 2016) 1926: Elisabeth Kდ¼bler-Ross, American therapist of Swiss beginning (d. 2004). 1926: Juanito Navarro, Spanish entertainer (d. 2011). 1927: Willy De Clercq, Belgian legislator and MEP (d. 2011). 1928: David Brockhoff, Australian rugby player (d. 2011). 1928: დ?ngel Tulio Zof, Argentine soccer mentor (f. 2014). 1930: Jerry Vale, American vocalist and entertainer (d. 2014). 1932: Franca Raimondi, Italian vocalist (d. 1988). 1934: Raquel Correa, Chilean writer (d. 2012). 1934: Marty Feldman, English author, jokester and entertainer (d. 1982). 1937: Hდ©ctor Noguera, Chilean film, theater and TV entertainer. 1937: Enrique Zapata Ponce, Mexican painter and etcher. 1943: Ricardo Pavoni, Uruguayan soccer player. 1944: Jeffrey Tambor, American entertainer. 1945: Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss legislator. 1947: Luis Fernando Figari, Peruvian Catholic layman. 1950: Pedro Miguel Echenique, Spanish researcher. 1951: Anjelica Huston, American entertainer. 1952: Jack Lambert, American football player. 1952: Nacho Martდnez, Spanish entertainer (f. 1996). 1953: Eberhard Bosslet, German craftsman living in the Canary Islands. 1956: Jean-Renდ© Bernaudeau, French cyclist. 1956: Carlos Herrera, Spanish writer. 1957: Carlos Cavazo, Mexican-American guitarist. 1958: Kevin Bacon, American entertainer. 1959: Robert Knepper, American entertainer. 1961: Andrew Fletcher, English keyboardist, of the band Depeche Mode. 1962: Joan Osborne, American vocalist. 1966: Suzanne Krull, American entertainer, screenwriter and maker. 1967: Kaho Koda, Japanese voice entertainer. 1968: Michael Weatherly, American entertainer. 1968: Billy Crudup, American entertainer. 1969: George Fisher, American performer, of the band Man-eater Body. 1969: Mariano Roger, Argentine guitarist, of the Babasდ³nicos band. 1970: Beck, American performer. 1970: Seu Jorge, Brazilian performer, writer and entertainer. 1973: Kathleen Robertson, Canadian entertainer. 1974: Zhanna Friske, Russian vocalist and entertainer. 1976: Talal El Karkouri, Moroccan footballer. 1976: David Kennedy, American performer. 1976: Grettell Valdez, Mexican entertainer. 1977: Canco Rodrდguez, Spanish entertainer. 1977: Milo Ventimiglia, American entertainer. 1979: Expressway, American rapper. 1980: Robbie Keane, Irish footballer. 1981: Anastasia Myskina, Russian tennis player. 1982: Sophia Shrub, American entertainer. 1982: Hakim Warrick, American b-ball player. 1983: Salustiano Candia, Paraguayan soccer player. 1983: Dani Navarro, Spanish cyclist. 1985: Jamie Cook, American guitarist, of the band Cold Monkeys. 1986: Jaime Garcდa, Mexican baseball player. 1988: Miki Roquდ©, Spanish footballer (f. 2012). 1990: Nicolდ¡s Colazo, Argentine footballer. 1990: Kevin Trapp, German footballer. 1991: Jamie Blackley, English entertainer 1992: Heung Min Child, Korean footballer. 1998: Jaden Smith, American entertainer and artist, child of entertainer Will Smith.
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