His recording is a bit slower than the other versions and gives the two singers the space to give a great interpretation. Amazingly, Björling’s voice was in remarkably good condition and the recording was completed a few weeks later. The 48-year-old was already seriously ill by this time and had a serious breakdown while recording this duet with Victoria de los Angeles. Madama Butterfly was Björling’s last complete recording in his career. The ending is the ecstatic duet of two lovers, as we also get to hear from Puccini only in the greatest moments. At this point, Pinkerton finds the right words with an intense and tender passage, promising her never to let her go, leaving Butterfly in the false belief of an eternal union. In one particularly beautiful passage (“or son contenta”) we hear a lovely violin solo repeated several times, and Butterfly gives herself to Pinkerton with the words “vogliatemi bene, un bene da bambino” (Be kind to me, kind as to a child). Many musical themes emerge and Puccini allows the orchestra to bloom in the most magnificent colors. Butterfly is dressed up for the wedding night and the two enjoy the moment together in the garden.Īn interminably long love duet unwinds, the longest that Puccini wrote. Now the two are alone for the first time. Unis dès la plus tendre enfance (Iphigenia)Īfter the wedding ceremony, all the relatives leave the house.Madamina, il catalogo, Catalogue Aria (Don Giovanni).
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