Zinka Milanov
Zinka Milanov was a Croatian soprano who was one of the most famous personalities in opera throughout her career. Specializing in the "spinto" repertoire of Verdi, Puccini, and Bellini, her voice was often described as being powerful and lush with translucent beauty. She was born into a musical family in Zagreb on May 17, 1906. Her father was a bandmaster, her brother was a composer and pianist, and her uncle was also a composer who wrote several songs for her. She sang throughout her childhood and in 1920 she enrolled at the Zagreb Music Academy and studied voice with Milka Ternina, the acclaimed Wagner specialist. One year later, she performed her first recital in her hometown, and in 1927 she performed the part of Leonora in Verdi's Il Travatore as her operatic debut. The following season, she performed the same role in a debut performance with the Dresden Opera. However, her very displeased vocal instructor Ternina also heard this performance and continued working with Milanov on her technique. Later, she also studied with Maria Kostrenčić, Fernando Carpi, and Jacques Stückgold. Over the next six years, she sang as the lead soprano with the Zagreb Opera and performed throughout Europe. In 1936, she performed in a production of Aida conducted by Bruno Walter in Vienna. Walter was so impressed with her voice that he recommended her to Toscanini, who needed a soprano for his performance of the Verdi Requiem for the 1937 Salzburg Festival. Although Toscanini was not initially happy with her phrasing and musicianship, the performance was a success. Three months later in December 1937 she made her New York debut with the Metropolitan Opera, beginning a long association that lasted until 1966 and included 424 performances. Throughout the 1940s, she made several recordings and sang in Buenos Aires, San Francisco, and Chicago, but due to the circumstances of World War II, she didn't return to Europe until her 1950 debut at La Scala. In 1966, she gave her final performance at the Metropolitan Opera House, and gradually transitioned to the life of an educator. Eleven years after her retirement from performing, she joined the faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music and fulfilled her sense of duty to pass on her knowledge and artistry. She passed away at Lennox Hill Hospital in Manhattan on May 30, 1989, after suffering a stroke.
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Arturo Toscanini Conducts Verdi: Requiem Mass & Te Deum (1940)
Choral Music (Choirs) - Lançado por Music and Arts Programs of America em 1 de set. de 1994
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Verdi: La forza del destino
Zinka Milanov, Giuseppe di Stefano, Fernando Previtali, Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia
Opera - Lançado por G.O.P. em 7 de fev. de 2017
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Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D Major, Op. 123 (Live)
Classical - Lançado por Archipel em 17 de set. de 2021
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Beethoven: Missa solemnis, Op. 123 (Live)
Classical - Lançado por IDIS em 3 de nov. de 2017
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Verdi: Il Trovatore
Classical - Lançado por Regis Records em 1 de jan. de 2002
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Milanov Operatic Arias
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 18 de nov. de 2016
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Verdi: Aida
Zinka Milanov, Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren
Opera - Lançado por Urania em 25 de abr. de 2005
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Puccini: Tosca
Zinka Milanov, Jussi Björling, Erich Leinsdorf, Rome Opera House Orchestra
Opera - Lançado por G.O.P. em 22 de fev. de 2017
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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Zinka Milanov
Classical - Lançado por Preiser Records em 1 de jan. de 2004
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Tosca
Zinka Milanov, Franco Corelli, Giangiacomo Guelfi
Opera - Lançado por Urania em 11 de ago. de 2009
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (Milanova. Catagna, Bjorling, Kipnis) / Choral Fantasy (Toscanini) (1939)
Classical - Lançado por Music and Arts Programs of America em 6 de out. de 2003
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Vincenzo Bellini - Norma
Zinka Milanov, Gino Penno, Fausto Cleva, Orchestra del Teatro Metropolitan
Opera - Lançado por G.O.P. em 7 de jun. de 2016
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Verdi: La forza del destino (Live Recordings 1953)
New Orleans Opera House Association Chorus
Opera - Lançado por Bongiovanni em 1 de ago. de 2014
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Verdi & Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Requiem - Overture To Aida - Overture To The Taming Of The Shrew
Classical - Lançado por Infinity em 6 de jul. de 2022
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Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Classical - Lançado por ArnebAudio em 12 de out. de 2023
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Giuseppe Verdi: Aida
Classical - Lançado por ArnebAudio em 18 de out. de 2023
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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Zinka Milanov (Vol.2)
Classical - Lançado por Preiser Records em 6 de ago. de 2006
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