Does Cecilia Bartoli sound like her mother? Silvana Bazzoni soprano sings LA TRAVIATA, Sempre libera

Silvana Bazzoni is Cecilia Bartoli’s mother and her only voice teacher. Bazzoni was a soprano and appeared as Violetta in a recording of excerpts from Verdi’s “La Traviata“ (in the mid-1960s, I think). The disc is quite hard to find and doesn’t even appear in most Traviata discographies. I found this version issued in Japan! Here she sings an abridged “Sempre Libera“ with Franco Capuana conducting the Rome Opera House Orchestra, and tenor Alvinio Misciano as Alfredo. Some people hear some similarities with Cecilia -- do you? THE MUSIC: Verdi’s “La traviata“ is the most popular opera in the world. According to Operabase statistics (), since 1996 it’s had 3,805 productions, more than any other opera. It was not a success at its premiere in Venice in 1853, due to the audience reactions to the singers, however productions in the following few years took hold (Madrid, Vienna, London, New York, and in a French trans