#maria malibran

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~ Luigi Pedrazzi, Portrait of Maria Malibran, first quarter of the 19th century

via wikimedia commons

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Maria Malibran as Desdemona in Rossini's Otello by Henri Decaisne

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Pasta was in the audience for Malibran's Norma, and we wonder whether either woman remembered the passionate note the adolescent Maria had sent her idol years before: "If I were near you, you would have neither face nor body, because I would eat all of you. Love me, love me as I love you".

Susan J. Leonardi & Rebecca A. Pope, The Diva's Mouth. Body, Voice, and Prima Donna Politics

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Images of Maria Malibran -

From Wikipedia - "Maria Felicia Malibran (24 March 1808 – 23 September 1836) was a Spanish singer who commonly sang both contralto and soprano parts, and was one of the best-known opera singers of the 19th century. Malibran was known for her stormy personality and dramatic intensity, becoming a legendary figure after her death in Manchester, England, at age 28. Contemporary accounts of her voice describe its range, power and flexibility as extraordinary." Later in her article, the cause of death was identified as sequelae from falling off of a horse.

1824 Maria Malibran by Achille Devéria. From Wikimedia 1197X1499.

1829 Presumed portrait of Maria Malibran by Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet (private collection). From pinterest.com/marcellagarsia/fashion-in-painting-xix-secolo/1820s/; fixed cracks w Pshop 1280X1625.

1829 Maria Malibran Garcia by Henri Grevedon (BnF, département Musique). From gallica.bnf.fr/ark//12148/btv1b8426533k via pinterest.com/brobri12/artbreeder/ 979X1293.

1830 Maria Malibran as Desdemona in Rossinis Otello by Henri Decaisne (location ?). From Wikimedia 2195X3234.

ca. 1834 Maria Malibran by ? (location ?). From Wikimedia; fixed flaws w Pshop 789X1070.

1835 Mme. Malibran by ? (BnF, département Musique). From gallica.bnf.fr/ark//12148/btv1b10524951z# 897X1084.

Maria Malibran by ? (Royal Academy of Music - London, UK). From artuk.org; fixed biggest flaws w Pshop 1465X1850.

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really enjoying this album!

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Maria Malibran (24 March 1808 - 23 September 1836)

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Der Tod der Maria Malibran (Werner Schroeter, 1972)

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Cecilia Bartoli - Yo que soy contrabandista (Manuel Garcia) - Hommage à Maria Malibran                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Et aussi : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BNFOWeWu44