Unnatural Acts Of Opera

So here we are at the final act of Giordano's Fedora, and all those nasty little secrets everyone's been telling throughout the opera are about to be exposed! Marcella Pobbe stars as the mysterious Princess Fedora Romazoff in this performance of from the Teatro La Fenice, February 9, 1968. With Dani...

Which Russian princess and her anarchist boytoy are shacking up in Paris? Marcella Pobbe stars as the mysterious Princess Fedora Romazoff in this performance of Giordano's opera from the Teatro La Fenice, February 9, 1968. Daniela Mazzucato (Olga Sukarev), Aldo Bottion (Loris Ipanov), Attilio d'Oraz...

Marcella Pobbe stars as the mysterious Princess Fedora Romazoff in this performance of Giordano's opera from the Teatro La Fenice, February 9, 1968. Daniela Mazzucato (Olga Sukarev), Aldo Bottion (Loris Ipanov), Attilio d'Orazi (Giovanni de Siriex). Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor.

Carlo Bergonzi and Piero Cappuccilli in a recital of arias and duets.

A round-robin performance of Verdi's tearjerker, featuring a different Violetta for each act.

A round-robin performance of Verdi's tearjerker, featuring a different Violetta for each act.

A round-robin performance of Verdi's tearjerker, featuring a different Violetta for each act.

A round-robin performance of Verdi's tearjerker, featuring a different Violetta for each act.

Duel of the Titans: Dame Gwyneth Jones and Leonie Rysanek square off in this 1990 performance.

Beverly Sills shocks and awes Carnegie Hall as Donizetti's "Fille du Regiment."

Beverly Sills shocks and awes Carnegie Hall as Donizetti's "Fille du Regiment."

John Shirley-Quirk and Margaret Price in this 1967 performance.

John Shirley-Quirk and Margaret Price in this 1967 performance.

John Shirley-Quirk and Margaret Price in this 1967 performance.

The final two acts of a 1953 performance starring Richard Tucker and Victoria de los Angeles.

The Garden Scene of a 1953 performance starring Richard Tucker and Victoria de los Angeles.

This 1953 performance stars Richard Tucker and Victoria de los Angeles.

More selections from the great dramatic soprano.

A few selections from the great dramatic soprano.

Intrigue, suspense, and a whole lot of trilling, as heard in Milan, 2003.