Renata Tebaldi ASTOUNDING Traviata: “È strano... Sempre libera“ (Florence 1956) [“stereo“]

At the end of Act 1, Verdi asks everything from Violetta: high notes, low notes, fioratura; loud singing, soft singing; passion and restraint. Though pressing the absolute limits of her voice, Renata Tebaldi gives here a performance for the ages. I have cleaned up the sound and experimented with an advanced stereoizing effect to bring more life from the recording. 0:00 È strano! 1:23 Ah, fors’è lui 5:55 Sempre libera Nicola Filacuridi sings Alfredo. Tulio Serafin conducts the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. May 10, 1956 Firenze (Florence). Verdi: La traviata Note: “Sempre libera“ is transposed down half a step.