En fermant les yeux (Il sogno (The dream)) Aria from Manon : Eight great tenors. New restorations

Описание к видео En fermant les yeux (Il sogno (The dream)) Aria from Manon : Eight great tenors. New restorations

This aria is from the opera Manon written by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille.It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 19 January 1884.
The recordings on this video are as follows;
00:07 Enrico Caruso Rec 1902
2:42 John McCormack Rec 1913
5:35 Dmitri Smirnov Rec 1920
9:15 Tito Schipa Rec 1926
12:28 Beniamino Gigli Rec 1931
15:55 Tino Rossi Rec 1938
19:04 Jussi Bjorling Rec 1938
22:47 Luciano Pavarotti Rec 1966?
Caruso's recording is very noisy but it is from his very first recording session on 11th April 1902. The noise can be removed but that also takes away some of the natural tones of his voice and of the piano. Just pretend that a herd of Buffalo is stampeding past your door.
I've restored/remastered quite a few of Jussi Bjorling's wonderful recordings either separately or as part of compilation videos and if you want to listen to them all the link to the playlist is
   • Jussi Bjorling : Four more excellent ...  
A translation of the aria on this video is as follows;
DES GRIEUX (Dreaming of Manon's cottage in the wood)
When I close my eyes I see far away a modest retreat,
a little cottage lost in the middle of the woods!
Under the quiet shade,
the clear and joyous streams,
in which the leaves are reflected,
sing with the birds!
It's Paradise!
Oh no, everything there is sad and melancholy,
because one thing is missing:
Manon ought to be present!

MANON
That's only a dream, a folly!

DES GRIEUX
No, our life will be there,
if you want it, oh Manon!

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