Lebendige Vergangenheit - Zinka Milanov
Artist | Zinka Milanov |
Title | Lebendige Vergangenheit - Zinka Milanov |
Release Date | Thursday, August 10, 2006 |
Genre | Classical > Choro |
Composers | Giuseppe Verdi, Vincenzo Bellini, Amilcare Ponchielli, Pietro Mascagni |
Songwriters | RCA Victor Orchestra / Zinka Milanov, RCA Victor Orchestra / Zinka Milanov / Jan Peerce, RCA Victor Orchestra / Margaret Harshaw / Zinka Milanov, RCA Victor Orchestra / Margaret Roggero / Zinka Milanov, Zinka Milanov / RCA Victor Orchestra |
Copyright | © Preiser Records |
Country | AUSTRIA |
Promotion Text
Lebendige Vergangenheit
Geboren 1906 in Zagreb debütierte sie 1927 als Leonora in 'Il Trovatore' in Ljubljana und blieb bis 1935 in Zagreb engagiert. Der internationale Durchbruch kam im Jahre 1937 mit einem Gastspiel an der Wiener Staatsoper und bei den Salzburger Festspielen sowie ihrem Debüt an der MET (erneut als Troubadour-Leonora). Über einen Zeitraum von fast 30 Jahren war sie einer der großen Stars des Hauses in fast 300 Vorstellungen. In dieser Zeit gastierte sie aber auch an anderen Opernhäusern, wie in Chicago und San Francisco sowie 1956/57 an der Covent Garden Opera in London, in Buenos Aires am Teatro Colón (1940-42) und an der Mailänder Scala (1950),. Ihre Hauptpartien waren Aida, Troubadour-Leonora, Maskenball-Amelia, Tosca, Santuzza und Don Anna in 'Don Giovanni'. 1966 nahm sie an der MET ihren Bühnenabschied in „Andrea Chenier“. 1989 starb sie in New York. Born 1906 in Zagreb she made her debut in 1927, she as Leonora in “Il Trovatore“ in Ljubljana. After her debut at the National Theatre in Zagreb as Marguerite in „Faust“ she remained there until 1935. Her international career took off after appearances at the Vienna State Opera, at the Salzburg Festival and especially after her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1937, once again as Leonora. In 1947, Milanov left the Met when she married Yugoslav general and diplomat Ljubomir Ilić, and lived in her home country for several years. She made guest appearances in Chicago und San Francisco as well as at the Covent Garden Opera and the Teatro Colón. In 1950 she made her debut at the Teatro alla Scala as Tosca and when Rudolf Bing took over the Metropolitan Opera that very same year, Milanov returned and was hailed as a primadonna assoluta until her farewell performance in “Andrea Chenier” in 1966. She died in New York in 1989.