Monserrat Caball\u00e9 and Sondra Radvanovsky are two of the most revered sopranos of their generation.\u00a0Caball\u00e9 was well-known for her expressive voice and her immense repertoire. Meanwhile, today Radvanovsky is dominating the Italian\u00a0verismo, Bel canto, and Verdi repertoire showing her range and flexibility.<\/p>\n
Both sopranos also performed a number of unknown or rarely-performed operas. To celebrate their birthdays, which are one day apart, we look at the roles these two sopranoes shared.<\/p>\n
Luisa Miller\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Both Radvanosky and Caball\u00e9 sang the title role of Verdi\u2019s heroine in the early part of their career and made a success of it at the Met. Caball\u00e9 sang the role in 1968 alongside Richard Tucker. Meanwhile, Radvanovsky sang two performances in 2001 at the Met and is set to reprise the role next season in Barcelona.<\/p>\n Roberto Devereux<\/strong><\/p>\n Both divas championed the final role in Donizetti\u2019s Tudor trilogy. While both sopranos sang ALL three roles, it was Elisabetta for which they have been recognized. Caball\u00e9 performed the role in France and Barcelona, among others. Meanwhile, Radvanovsky has performed the role in Toronto, New York, and is scheduled for performances in Munich and San Francisco.<\/p>\n I Vespri Sicilianni<\/strong><\/p>\n The Met saw legendary performances of both sopranos in the role of Elena. Caball\u00e9 sang the work in 1974 in John Dexter\u2019s acclaimed production. Meanwhile, Radvanovsky performed the role in 2004, marking the last time work was shown at The Metropolitan Opera. Both performances to this date are seen as legendary.<\/p>\n Lucrezia Borgia<\/strong><\/p>\n Early in her Radvanovsky enjoyed success in Donizetti \u2019s opera marking we debut in the Bel Canto repertoire. She last performed the work in 2008 at the Washington National Opera when she alternated with Ren\u00e9e Fleming. Meanwhile, Caball\u00e9 performed the role in Italy and France and even recorded it. She was also famous for omitting \u201cEra Desso\u201d and singing the original Donizetti version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Monserrat Caball\u00e9 and Sondra Radvanovsky are two of the most revered sopranos of their generation.\u00a0Caball\u00e9 was well-known for her expressive voice and her immense repertoire. Meanwhile, today Radvanovsky is dominating the Italian\u00a0verismo, Bel canto, and Verdi repertoire showing her range and flexibility. Both sopranos also performed a number of unknown or rarely-performed operas. To celebrate their birthdays, which are one {…}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[479,6],"tags":[431,175],"class_list":["post-16742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-on-this-day","category-high-notes","tag-monserrat-caballe","tag-sondra-radvanovsky"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n