{"id":4602,"date":"2011-03-25T17:10:47","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T17:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=4602"},"modified":"2017-10-19T13:09:30","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T11:09:30","slug":"opera-printemps-qui-commence-spring-blossoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/opera-printemps-qui-commence-spring-blossoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Op\u00e9ra: Printemps qui commence (Spring Blossoms)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Retour <em>\u00e0<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/1st-part-jean-baptiste-lully-and-the-baptism-of-lopera-francais-italian-godfather-style\/\">l&#8217;op<strong><em><em>\u00e9<\/em><\/em><\/strong>ra <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/1st-part-jean-baptiste-lully-and-the-baptism-of-lopera-francais-italian-godfather-style\/\">fran\u00e7ais<\/a> <\/em><\/strong><\/em>(Back to French Opera)<strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>For many, Maria Callas has <em>de loin <\/em>(by far) delivered the best <\/strong><strong>Delilah performance <em><strong><em>\u00e0 ce jour <\/em><\/strong><\/em><strong>(<\/strong>to this day) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">* * *<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many a great opera singer has chanted the <strong><em>c\u00e9l\u00e8bre<\/em> <\/strong>(famous)\u00a0French aria that you are about to listen to today: Think of\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/a-sarkozy-turned-borat-says-give-me-your-tears-le-gypsy\/\">la Roumaine<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>(Romanian)<strong> Elena Cernei<em>, <\/em><\/strong>the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/foule-sentimentale-alain-souchon-made-in-mozer-russia\/\">Russian<\/a> <strong>Olga <\/strong><strong>Borodina<\/strong>, or the American <strong>Shirley Verrett<\/strong>; few of these mezzo-soprano voices, however, have\u00a0come close to the <strong><em>performance <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>somptueuse <\/em><\/strong>achieved by the one and only\u00a0<strong>Maria Callas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Denise de Freitas: &quot;Printemps qui commence&quot; (Samson et Dalila - C. Saint S\u00e4ens)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vujnttQ_ZxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Denise de Freitas sings &#8220;<em>Printemps qui commence<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">* * *<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dtCjoh3AGyw\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dtCjoh3AGyw<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The delightful &#8220;Russian touch&#8221;, by Olga Borodina&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wMkv-IHzY2Q\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wMkv-IHzY2Q<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&#8230;not to forget\u00a0<em>la regret<em>\u00e9<\/em>e<\/em> (the late-lamented) Shirley Verrett<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">* * *<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Printemps qui commence - Maria Callas (C. Saint-Sa\u00ebns )\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xPayceuu2Pk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>And finally, <em>la grande diva<\/em>, Maria Callas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Printemps qui commence, <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Spring blossoms<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Portant l\u2019esp\u00e9rance,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Bringing hope<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em> Aux c\u0153urs amoureux,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To the hearts of lovers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em> Ton souffle qui passe,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Your passing breath<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em> De la terre efface,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Erases off the face of the earth<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em> Les jours malheureux\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The unhappy days&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em> Tout br\u00fble en notre \u00e2me,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Everything burns in our soul<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em> Et ta douce flamme,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And your soft flame<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Vient s\u00e9cher nos pleurs,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Dries our tears<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Tu rends \u00e0 la terre,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Your restore to earth<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Par un doux myst\u00e8re<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">By a soft mystery<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Les fruits et les fleurs\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fruits and flowers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>En vain je suis belle,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My beauty is in vain<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Mon c\u0153ur plein d\u2019amour,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My heart full of love,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Pleurant l\u2019infid\u00e8le,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Weeping the unfaithful<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Attend son retour,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Awaits his return,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Vivant d\u2019esp\u00e9rance,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Living the hope,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Mon c\u0153ur d\u00e9sol\u00e9\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My grieving heart&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Garde souvenance,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Recall<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Du bonheur pass\u00e9,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The past happiness<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>A la nuit tombante,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When night falls,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>J\u2019irai, triste amante,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I, the sad lover, shall go,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>M\u2019assoir au torrent,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sit by the river<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>L\u2019attendre en pleurant\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Waiting and crying&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Chassant ma tristesse,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Driving away my sadness<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>S\u2019il revient un jour,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If he is one day to come back,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>A lui ma tendresse,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To him my tenderness<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Et la douce ivresse,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And the sweet drunkenness<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Qu\u2019un br\u00fblant amour,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A burning love,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Garde \u00e0 son retour\u2026<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Awaits his return<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"246\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/03\/159d832ea3905fd93aa0008e47c1a2fb-246x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/03\/159d832ea3905fd93aa0008e47c1a2fb-246x350.jpg 246w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/03\/159d832ea3905fd93aa0008e47c1a2fb.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><p>Retour \u00e0 l&#8217;op\u00e9ra fran\u00e7ais (Back to French Opera)! 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