Salut! demeure chaste et pure : Five great tenors : Caruso, McCormack, Gigli, Bjorling and Corelli скачать в хорошем качестве

Salut! demeure chaste et pure : Five great tenors : Caruso, McCormack, Gigli, Bjorling and Corelli

This is the aria Salut! demeure chaste et pure (Salve, dimora casta e pura) from Gounod's Opera "Faust". 0:00 Enrico Caruso 11th Feb 1906 4:19 John McCormack 10th March 1910 8:37 Beniamino Gigli 1921 13:16 Jussi Bjorling 1950 (Live Video) 18:09 Franco Corelli 1970 For those who like to compare who sings the high note best,longest or loudest, in these recordings it appears at : 3.41, 8.00, 12.29, 17.26 and 22.04. A translation of the aria is as follows Salut! demeure chaste et pure, I greet you, home chaste and pure, Salut! demeure chaste et pure, I greet you, home chaste and pure, Où se devine la présence Where is manifested the presence d’une âme innocent et divine! Of a soul, innocent and divine! Que de richesse en cette pauvreté! How much richness in this poverty! En ce réduit, que de félicité! In this retreat, how much happiness! Que de richesse, How much richness Que de richesse en cette pauvreté! What richness in this poverty! Ô nature, C’est là O nature, it is here que tu la fis si belle! That you have made her so beautiful! C’est là que cet enfant It is here that this child A dormi sous ton aile, Slept under your wing, A grandi sous tes yeux. Grew up under your eyes. Là que de ton haleine Here that your breath Enveloppant son âme Enveloping her soul, Tu fis avec l’amour épanouir la femme You made, with love, the woman blossom En cet ange des cieux! Into this angel from heaven! C’est là! Oui, c’est là! It’s here! Yes, it is here! Salut! demeure chaste et pure, I greet you, home chaste and pure, Salut! demeure chaste et pure, I greet you, home chaste and pure, Où se devine la présence Where is manifested the presence d’une âme innocente et divine! Of a soul, innocent and divine! Salut, salut, demeure chaste et pure, etc I greet you, home chaste and pure, etc. When Caruso sang the role of Faust towards the end of his career he received the highest fee ever paid to a tenor, £1,000 per performance.When he sang the role at the beginning of his career he was paid 10 Lire per performance.