Virginia Zeani La Sonnambula "Ah! non giunge"

Virginia Zeani sings Amina in the finale of La Sonnambula. Amina has sleepwalked across a bridge over a mill wheel and thus convinced the villagers and her fiancee that she is innocent of any misconduct. She wakes up to general rejoicing and one of serious opera's rare happy endings

This is a live performance from 1959. Zeani can be heard making an false early entry as the cabaletta begins but quickly recovers, demonstrating the hazards of live performance when the singer can often not even hear the accompanying orchestra! The recorded quality leaves much to be desired but the performance is full of vivacity.
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Nicola Monti tenor
Nicola Rossi Lemeni bass
Francesco Molinari Pradelli Conductor


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NB The recordings of Mme Virginia Zeani are mostly from radio broadcasts or private or in-house tapes. They were saved by her fans and later, without her permission, sometimes transferred to CDs by companies who pay her no royalties. They are now posted on YouTube so that new opera lovers can freely experience and enjoy her remarkable performances.