Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates/Vissi d'arte

Vissi d'arte[edit]

1900 – Tosca: Vissi d'arte

Emmy Destinn's 1914 recording of Vissi d'arte from Giacomo Puccini's Tosca.

A highly notable operatic soprano sings Giacomo Puccini's Tosca, and does it divinely. While not perfect, given the year, it's still very good indeed. This is one of the last recordings of Destinn during her prime: She was put under house arrest during WWI, and would not be able to return to the stage until 1919. The gap sent her career into a terminal decline, and, as far as I'm aware, there are no good recordings after 1914.

Nominate and support. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 04:55, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thank you for uploading Destinnová, great for Wikipedia. The recording isn´t perfect, but her voice is simply wonderful.--Vejvančický (talk) 13:24, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Z gin der 2009-01-07T20:27Z (UTC)

Promoted Emmy Destinn, Vissi_d'arte (Tosca).ogg --X clamation point 11:49, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]