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Recordings from 1932-1948.
Maria Cebotari was working as an actress at the Moscow artist theater before she decided in 1929 study singing in Berlin. In 1931 she got an engagement as an opera singer in Dresden and launched her very successful career. She sang in Dresden till 1943, and made frequent appearances at the Berline State Opera. Her interpretations of the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Strauss belonged to her specialties.
She made her film debut in 1929 with "Troika", but only from the middle of the 30's did she focus increasingly in this profession. Her well-known movies are "Mädchen in Weiss" (36), "Starke Herzen" (37) and "Il sogno di Butterfly -
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Premiere der Butterfly" (39).
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Works on This Recording
1.
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K 384: Martern aller Arten by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Maria Cebotari (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1782; Vienna, Austria
2.
Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60: Es gibt ein Reich by Richard Strauss
Performer:
Maria Cebotari (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1911/1916; Germany
3.
Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì vedremo by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Maria Cebotari (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1904; Italy
4.
Madama Butterfly: Aria(s) by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Maria Cebotari (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1904; Italy
Language: Italian
5.
La Bohème: Aria(s) by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Maria Cebotari (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Italy
Language: Italian
6.
Tosca: Aria(s) by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Maria Cebotari (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; Italy
Language: Italian
7.
La traviata: Aria(s) by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Maria Cebotari (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Language: Italian
8.
Faust: Aria(s) by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Maria Cebotari (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Language: French
9.
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K 384: Aria(s) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Maria Cebotari (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1782; Vienna, Austria
Language: German
10.
Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Aria(s) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Maria Cebotari (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
Language: Italian
11.
Don Giovanni, K 527: Aria(s) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Maria Cebotari (Soprano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ
Language: Italian
12.
Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60: Aria(s) by Richard Strauss
Performer:
Maria Cebotari (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1911/1916; Germany
Language: German
13.
Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Performer:
Maria Cebotari (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1883; Vienna, Austria
Language: German
Sound Samples
Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo (Cio-Cio-San)
Madama Butterfly: Con onor muore (Cio-Cio-San)
La boheme: Man nennt mich jetzt Mimi (Mi chiamano Mimi) (Mimi)
La boheme: O du sussestes Madchen (O soave fanciulla) (Rodolfo, Mimi)
La boheme: Will ich allein (Quando m'en vo) (Musette)
Tosca: Nur der Schonheit (Vissi d'arte) ()
La traviata: Es ist seltsam (E strano) (Violetta)
La traviata: Lebt wohl jetzt (Addio del passato) (Violetta)
Faust: Air de Bijoux (Juwelen-Arie) (Marguerite)
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (Abduction from the Seraglio), K. 384: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Martern aller Arten (Konstanze)
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492: E Susanna non vien / Dove Sono (Contessa)
Don Giovanni, K. 527: Schlage, schlage dein Zerlinchen (Batti, batti) (Zerlina)
Don Giovanni, K. 527: Ich weiss ein Mittel (Vedrai carino) (Zerlina)
Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a: Es gibt ein Reich (Ariadne)
Fruhlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), Op. 410: (vocal version)
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