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Ebe Stignani

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Ebe Stignani, born on July 11, 1903, in Naples, Italy, was an Italian operatic mezzo-soprano singer. She studied music at the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory in Naples and made her debut in 1925 as Zephira in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier at the San Carlo opera house. In 1926, Arturo Toscanini invited her to perform at La Scala in Milan as Princess Eboli in Verdi’s Don Carlos. Stignani sang major Italian mezzo-soprano roles and Wagnerian parts such as Ortrud (Lohengrin) and Brangäne (Tristan und Isolde). She performed extensively across Europe, North America, and South America. Notable appearances include her debut at Covent Garden in 1937 and collaborations with Maria Callas in Norma in 1952 and 1957. Stignani retired from the stage in 1958 after performances in London and Dublin. She passed away on October 6, 1974.
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  2.   La Gioconda, Act II: "Stella del marinar"
  3.   L'Arlesiana, Act II: "Esser madre è un inferno"
  4.   Sansone e Dalila, Act II: "Amor i miei fini proteggi"
  5.   Norma, Act II: "Mira o Norma... Si, fino all'ore"
  6.   Bellini: Norma: Sgombra e la sacra selva featuring Maria Callas
  7.   Bellini: Norma: Casta diva featuring Maria Callas
  8.   Bellini: Norma: Va crudele featuring Maria Callas
  9.   Bellini: Norma, Act 2: "Mira, o Norma" (Norma, Adalgisa) by Ebe Stignani
  10.   Bellini: Norma: Deh! Non volerli vittimi featuring Maria Callas
  11.   Bizet: Carmen: Con voi ber, affe, mi fia caro featuring Beniamino Gigli
  12.   Bellini: Norma: Qual cor tradisti featuring Maria Callas
  13.   Bizet: Carmen: Ebben, dite, abbiam novelle? featuring Beniamino Gigli
  14.   Bizet: Carmen: E chi puoi tu aspettar?... Alto la! Chi va la? featuring Beniamino Gigli
  15.   Bellini: Norma: Dammi quel ferro! featuring Maria Callas
  16.   Aida, Act 1, Scene 1: Alta cagion v'aduna (King, Messenger, Aida, Radames, Amneris, Priests, Officers) featuring Tullio Serafin
  17.   Bizet: Carmen: La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la featuring Beniamino Gigli
  18.   Bellini: Norma: In mia man alfin tu sei featuring Maria Callas
  19.   Bizet: Carmen: Il fior che avevi a me tu dato featuring Beniamino Gigli
  20.   Bellini: Norma: Ne compi il rito, o Norma? featuring Maria Callas
  21.   Bellini: Norma: Ei tornera. Si! featuring Maria Callas
  22.   Bizet: Carmen: No, tu non m'ami no featuring Beniamino Gigli
  23.   Bellini: Norma: Finora e al campo featuring Maria Callas
  24.   Bizet: Carmen: Carmen, tutti qui te sola aspettiam featuring Beniamino Gigli
  25.   Bizet: Carmen: Quale occhiata e qual'aria sfrontata! featuring Beniamino Gigli
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