{"id":4304,"date":"2020-04-12T19:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T17:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=4304"},"modified":"2020-04-26T00:09:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T22:09:01","slug":"episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-madness-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/12\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-madness-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 30. Giulietta Simionato (Mezzo Madness I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"200\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"600\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\" data-hover-intent-timeout=\"300\" data-hover-intent-interval=\"100\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-home mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19160\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19160\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19161\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19161\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/about-daniel\/\">About Daniel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-current_page_parent mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-19171\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19171\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/all-episodes\/\">All Episodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 30.  Giulietta Simionato (Mezzo Mania I)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=116-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>SOCIAL SHARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignleft is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button alignright\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/\">SUBSCRIBE VIA YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioElegant.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4337\" width=\"382\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioElegant.jpg 339w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioElegant-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s episode, a celebration of the delicious and versatile Italian mezzo-soprano Giulietta Simionato (1910-2010), kicks off a miniseries in celebration of the mezzo-soprano voice. The centerpiece of the episode is a 10-inch London\/Decca recording entitled <em>Operatic Recital by Giulietta Simionato<\/em> which features arias of Rossini, Bellini, and Verdi. The remainder of the episode features live and studio recordings, primarily from La Scala and Salzburg, by Simionato with distinguished partners, including Maria Callas, Franco Corelli, Jon Vickers, Ettore Bastianini, Gianadrea Gavazzeni, Antonino Votto, Carlo Maria Giulini, and Herbert von Karajan. Works include <em>Il barbiere di Siviglia<\/em>, <em>Cavalleria rusticana<\/em>, <em>I Capuleti e i Montecchi<\/em>, <em>Don Carlo<\/em>, <em>Adriana Lecouvreur<\/em>, <em>Orfeo ed Euridice<\/em>, <em>Norma<\/em>, <em>La Cenerentola<\/em>, <em>Gli Ugonotti<\/em>, <em>L\u2019Italiana in Algeri<\/em>, and <em>Aida<\/em>, with one special Easter egg at the end. This episode, dedicated to my dear friend Gloria Parker, also features a tribute to the late German mezzo-soprano Hertha T\u00f6pper. <em>A te la buona Pasqua!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/giuliettasimionato_300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4372\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/giuliettasimionato_300x300-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/giuliettasimionato_300x300-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-4372\" 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src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioMonaco.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4376\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioMonaco.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simiomonaco\/\" class=\"wp-image-4376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioMonaco.jpg 572w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioMonaco-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato-Azucena.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4377\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato-Azucena.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simionato-azucena\/\" class=\"wp-image-4377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato-Azucena.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato-Azucena-272x300.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4378\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simionato\/\" class=\"wp-image-4378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato.jpg 450w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioNeris.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4379\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioNeris.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simioneris\/\" class=\"wp-image-4379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioNeris.jpg 392w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioNeris-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioNeriss.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4380\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioNeriss.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simioneriss\/\" class=\"wp-image-4380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioNeriss.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioNeriss-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioPrincipessa.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4381\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioPrincipessa.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simioprincipessa\/\" class=\"wp-image-4381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioPrincipessa.jpg 374w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioPrincipessa-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioTuzza.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4382\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioTuzza.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simiotuzza\/\" class=\"wp-image-4382\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioVela.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4383\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioVela.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simiovela\/\" class=\"wp-image-4383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioVela.jpg 564w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioVela-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simmio.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4384\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simmio.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simmio\/\" class=\"wp-image-4384 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simmio.jpg 509w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simmio-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bruceduffie.com\/simionato.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wonderful series of written exchanges <\/a><\/strong>between the music journalist Bruce Duffie and Simionato that occurred in 1986.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:30px\" class=\"has-custom-size\"><strong> RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Topper-as-Oktavian.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4313\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Topper-as-Oktavian.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/topper-as-oktavian\/\" class=\"wp-image-4313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Topper-as-Oktavian.jpg 459w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Topper-as-Oktavian-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Hertha T\u00f6pper as Octavian<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hertha-Topper.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4311\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hertha-Topper.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/hertha-topper\/\" class=\"wp-image-4311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hertha-Topper.jpg 465w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hertha-Topper-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Hertha T\u00f6pper as Brang\u00e4ne<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Topper-as-Eboli.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4312\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Topper-as-Eboli.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/topper-as-eboli\/\" class=\"wp-image-4312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Topper-as-Eboli.jpg 464w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Topper-as-Eboli-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Hertha T\u00f6pper as Eboli<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Topper-as-Oktavian2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4314\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Topper-as-Oktavian2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/topper-as-oktavian2\/\" class=\"wp-image-4314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Topper-as-Oktavian2.jpg 416w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Topper-as-Oktavian2-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Hertha T\u00f6pper as Octavian<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><br><br><br>Hertha T\u00f6pper&nbsp;(19 April 1924 &#8211; 28 March 2020)<br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Giuseppe Verdi: Verh\u00e4ngnisvoll war das Geschenk [O don fatale] (<em>Don<\/em> <em>Carlos<\/em>). Hertha T\u00f6pper, Horst Stein, Die Berliner Symphoniker [1963]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The remainder of today&#8217;s recordings all feature Giulietta Simionato (12 May 1910 &#8211; 5 May 2010). Those conducted by Franco Ghione are all from the 10-inch 1954 London\/Decca studio recording depicted below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Folder-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Folder-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Folder-1-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato-Corelli-Cavalleria.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4322\" width=\"498\" height=\"771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato-Corelli-Cavalleria.jpg 612w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato-Corelli-Cavalleria-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><figcaption>Simionato and Corelli as Santuzza and Turiddu at La Scala<br>in the same December 1963 performance heard on the podcast<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Pietro Mascagni: No, no Turiddo (<em>Cavalleria rusticana<\/em>) Giulietta Simionato, Franco Corelli, Gianandrea Gavazzeni [La Scala 07 December 1963]. I had mentioned that there is a video of these two dynamos in rehearsal for this very production. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lzsmbnr2o0w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here it is.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimiOrfeo-2-548x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4327\" width=\"469\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimiOrfeo-2-548x1024.png 548w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimiOrfeo-2-161x300.png 161w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimiOrfeo-2-768x1434.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimiOrfeo-2-823x1536.png 823w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimiOrfeo-2-1097x2048.png 1097w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimiOrfeo-2.png 1123w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><figcaption>Simionato as Orfeo, Salzburg 1959<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Christoph Willibald Gluck: Che far\u00f2 senza Euridice (<em>Orfeo ed Euridice<\/em>) Giulietta Simionato, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker [5 August 1959]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato-Capuleti.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4329\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato-Capuleti.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simionato-capuleti\/\" class=\"wp-image-4329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato-Capuleti.jpg 492w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simionato-Capuleti-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"873\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimiRomeo-1024x873.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4330\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimiRomeo.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simiromeo\/\" class=\"wp-image-4330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimiRomeo-1024x873.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimiRomeo-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimiRomeo-768x655.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimiRomeo.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">Simionato in two different live performances of <em>Capuleti e i Montecchi<\/em> in 1958 (L) and 1964 (R).<br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vincenzo Bellini: Deh! tu bell&#8217;anima (<em>I Capuleti e i Montecchi<\/em>). Giulietta Simionato, Franco Ghione, Orchestra dell&#8217;Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma [1954]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioEbo-1-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioEbo-1-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioEbo-1-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioEbo-1-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioEbo-1-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioEbo-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><figcaption>Giulietta Simionato as Eboli<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Giuseppe Verdi: Canzone del velo (<em>Don Carlo<\/em>) Giulietta Simionato, Margarete Sj\u00f6stedt, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker [Salzburg 26 July 1958]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioEboli2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4336\" width=\"346\" height=\"463\"\/><figcaption>Simionato&#8217;s Eboli in a dramatic pose<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Giuseppe Verdi: O don fatale (<em>Don Carlo<\/em>) Giulietta Simonato, Franco Ghione<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioRosina.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4338\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioRosina.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simiorosina\/\" class=\"wp-image-4338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioRosina.jpg 564w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioRosina-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioRosina2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4339\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioRosina2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simiorosina2\/\" class=\"wp-image-4339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioRosina2.jpg 372w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioRosina2-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><br><br>Simionato as a sassy Rosina<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Gioacchino Rossini: Una voce poco fa (<em>Il barbiere di Siviglia<\/em>) Giulietta Simonato, Franco Ghione<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cetra-Cenerentola.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4342\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cetra-Cenerentola.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/cetra-cenerentola\/\" class=\"wp-image-4342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cetra-Cenerentola.jpg 436w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cetra-Cenerentola-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cetra-Cenerentola-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"926\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioCenerentola2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4351\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioCenerentola2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simiocenerentola2\/\" class=\"wp-image-4351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioCenerentola2.jpg 926w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioCenerentola2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioCenerentola2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioCenerentola2-768x771.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><br><br>Simionato recorded the title role in Cenerentola twice: first for Cetra in 1949, then for Decca\/London in 1963.<br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Gioacchino Rossini: Nacqui all&#8217;affanno&#8230; Non pi\u00f9 mesta (<em>La Cenerentola<\/em>) Giulietta Simionato, Franco Ghione<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioCallas-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4354\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioCallas-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simiocallas-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-4354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioCallas-1.jpg 345w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioCallas-1-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioCallena-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4355\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioCallena-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/episode-30-giulietta-simionato-mezzo-mania-i\/simiocallena-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-4355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioCallena-1.jpg 460w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioCallena-1-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><br>Callas and Simionato: an ideal musical partnership.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Vincenzo Bellini: Oh, rimembranza (<em>Norma<\/em>) Giulietta Simionato, Maria Callas, Antonino Votto [La Scala 07 December 1955]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioMagdaFranco.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioMagdaFranco.jpg 539w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioMagdaFranco-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><figcaption><br>Olivero, Corelli, and Simionato backstage at the historic <em>Adriana <\/em>performance in Napoli<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Francesco Cilea: Acerba volutt\u00e0 (<em>Adriana Lecouvreur<\/em>) Giulietta Simionato, Mario Rossi, Orchestra del Teatro San Carlo [Napoli 28 November 1958]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioVickers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioVickers.jpg 477w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioVickers-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><figcaption>A screenshot from the Bell Telephone Hour telecast.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Giuseppe Verdi: Gi\u00e0 i sacerdoti adunansi (<em>Aida<\/em>) Giulietta Simionato, Jon Vickers, Donald Voorhees [Bell Telephone Hour 05 May 1964]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"1015\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simisabella.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simisabella.jpg 564w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Simisabella-167x300.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><figcaption>Giulietta Simionato as Isabella at La Scala, 1954<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Gioacchino Rossini: Per lui che adoro (<em>L&#8217;Italiana in Algeri<\/em>) Giulietta Simionato, Cesare Valletti, Mario Petri, Marcello Cortis, Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala [1954]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioValentina-with-CoRaoul.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioValentina-with-CoRaoul.jpg 473w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SimioValentina-with-CoRaoul-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><figcaption><br>Giulietta Simionato as Valentine and Franco Corelli as Raoul<br>in the legendary 1962 La Scala production of <em>Gli Ugonotti <\/em>[<em>Les Huguenots<\/em>].<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Giacomo Meyerbeer: Act IV Duet (<em>Gli Ugonotti<\/em> [<em>Les Huguenots<\/em>]) Giulietta Simionato, Franco Corelli, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala [Milano 07 June 1962]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bastianini-1-1024x751.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bastianini-1-1024x751.png 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bastianini-1-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bastianini-1-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bastianini-1.png 1192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Ettore Bastianini<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Irving Berlin: Anything You Can Do I Can Do 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