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Miriam Pirazzini (born August 21, 1918) was a well-known Italian mezzo-soprano. Born in Vicenza, she made her formal debut in Rome, in 1944, as Laura Adorno in ''La Gioconda''. For the next twenty years, she was one of Italy's foremost mezzo-sopranos. Opposite Maria Callas, Pirazzini appeared as Amneris in ''Aïda'', at Rovigo (1948), Reggio Calabria (1951) and the Verona Arena (directed by G.W. Pabst, 1953); in the oratorio ''San Giovanni Battista'' at Perugia (1949); as Azucena in ''Il trovatore'' at the Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (1953); and Néris in ''Médée'' in Venice (1953), as well as on the first studio recording of Cherubini's masterpiece. She was also the Adalgisa (replacing the indisposed Fedora Barbieri) in the infamous ''Norma'' at Rome in 1958, when the performance was cancelled after Callas sang Act I and felt unable to continue; she kept the role partnering Anita Cerquetti, who replaced Callas for the remaining performances. Another of Pirazzini's roles was of the Princesse de Boullion in ''Adriana Lecouvreur'', which she often sang with Magda Olivero in the title role, in Brescia (1956), Lisbon (1956), Palermo (1959) and Caracas (1961). In 1962, her recording of Suzuki in ''Madama Butterfly'' won a Grammy Award. == Studio Discography == * Cherubini: ''Médée'' (Callas, Scotto, Picchi, Modesti; Serafin, 1957) Ricordi/EMI * Ponchielli: ''La Gioconda'' (Corridori, Campora, Colzani; Parodi, 1952) Urania * Puccini: ''Madama Butterfly'' (de los Ángeles, Björling, Sereni; Santini, 1959) EMI * Verdi: ''Aïda'' (Curtis-Verna, Corelli, Guelfi, Neri; Questa, 1956) Cetra * Verdi: ''La forza del destino'' (Guerrini, Campora, Colzani, Corena; Parodi, p. 1952) Urania * Verdi: ''Otello'' (Rysanek, Vickers, Gobbi; Serafin, 1960) RCA * Verdi: ''Rigoletto'' (d'Angelo, Tucker, Capecchi; Molinari-Pradelli, 1959) Philips * Verdi: ''Il trovatore'' (Mancini, Lauri-Volpi, Tagliabue; Previtali, 1951) Cetra 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Miriam Pirazzini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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