I’m very delighted to say welcome in this new season, here at Musica in Extenso. As you noticed, we are celebrating the famous soprano, Maria Callas under the special entitled week as “The Spirit of Maria Callas”. Callas was an iconic personality, who remains an idol for every singer, because of her great voice and interpretation skills. Today we will focus on a very important opera-role, that was performed by the legendary soprano.
Arrigo Boito was a great italian composer, but he is more knowned as a librettist. He was one of the librettists of Verdi, but not only, they were best friends. The composer has only one finished opera: Mefistofele, an opera in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue. The story of the work is based on the legend of Faust and, of course, the libret of the opera was written by the own composer.
One of the most semnificative moments of the opera is the great aria of the main character: L'altra notte in fondo al mare. Margareta is on the floor of a cell, she was suspected by of her mother’s murder. She is going mad.
This great interpretation of Maria Callas creates for us, auditors, a profound and real vision of a mad woman’s disperated and dark soul.
Today on Musica in Extenso:
L’altra notte in fondo al mare
