This renowned Viennese soprano is heard in two of her most acclaimed Verdi roles: Desdemona in Verdi’s Otello and her 1959 Met debut role as Lady Macbeth.
The Art of Leonie Rysanek
(Photo: Heinz Anger: Portrait of Leonie Rysanek [CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)])
Playlist
“Nel di della vittoria…Vieni! T’affretta accendere” from Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi
Leonie Rysanek, soprano; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
(New York 1959. RCA VICTOR 09026‐68920‐2)
“Willow Song” and “Ave Maria” from Otello by Giuseppe Verdi
Leonie Rysanek, soprano; Miriam Pirazzini, soprano; Rome Opera Orchestra; Tullio Serafin, conductor
(Rome 1960. RCA VICTOR 09026‐63180‐2)