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Bidu Sayão - O Mio Babbino Caro

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Babbino Bidu Brazilian Caro Gianni Mio O Puccini Sayão Schicchi Soprano
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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.
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  • Ms. Sayao will ...

    Ms. Sayao will always be my favorite opera singer and responsible for turning me into an opera lover. Her angelic voice remains unequaled...no matter who I have listened to since discovering her. A very close second is Mimi Coertse from South Africa.

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  • Wonderful voice. ...

    Wonderful voice. Jean de Reske was a great dramatic tenor with a belcamto technique, he taught her well.

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  • Grande soprano ...

    Grande soprano barsileira .... voz brilhante um anjo..............

    Estupenda

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  • Grande soprano ...

    Grande soprano barsileira .... voz brilhante um anjo..............

    Estupenda

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  • Brava!!!

    Brava!!!

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  • Dios le dio una ...

    Dios le dio una larga vida, como larga y bella era su voz.

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  • She is my Goddess, ...

    She is my Goddess, staggering, outstanding, she is alive, I do love her.

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  • A beautiful woman ...

    A beautiful woman with a beautiful voice. Both nice to see and to hear.
    Hans NL

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  • this was from the ...

    this was from the voice of firestone. live then. will always be exquisite.

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  • Where is the ...

    Where is the performance from? I thought I had heard all the great performances of this aria. Miss Sayao's performance stands with any I have heard.

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  • There is little to ...

    There is little to add to the generous remarks of the others. "Staggering" "true art" and "maravilhoso" come close to covering it.
    Thank you so much for posting this, Bruno! (Do you know when it was recorded?)
    And - if someone has her Bachiana #5 PLEASE POST IT!!

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  • I'm from Romania ...

    I'm from Romania but i never heard about this goddess BIDU SAYÃO. I'm proud Romania has a link with Bidu,as Bidu's first opera teacher was a Romanian soprano.Romanians should learn about her in school and listen her divine voice instead of so much modern crap. Unfortunately after the World War II, Romania was killed. If the war wouldn't have happened i'm sure the face of Europe would've been quite different.
    Anyway...
    Thank You BRAZIL for this voice! :-x
    And thank you dalferr for your hint!

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  • She was so good! I ...

    She was so good! I prefer her voice than some other... and thanks to Rumania, that has so great schools of music! If she were in Brazil it is possible that no one knew her. Helas!

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  • Exquisito de lo ...

    Exquisito de lo bello que cantaba esta maravillosa soprano. Extraordinaria interpretacion del aria, delicada y con un fiato
    fuera de serie.

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  • Não foi à toa que ...

    Não foi à toa que meu pai foi ser figurante no Theatro Municipal só para estar no mesmo palco que Bidu Sayão... Além de bonita, tinha uma voz maravilhosa! E não sem razão era chamada de Brazilian Nightingale - o Rouxinol Brasileiro.

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