Jul 142009
Maria Cebotari
No, not that long between these two pictures of the great soprano. They knew how to glam ‘em up at the Vienna State Opera in 1937. (The role is Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier.) At Andrea Suhm-Binder’s valuable site on singers of the past there are a number of other photos of her in various roles. She clearly had a face made for the camera as well as a marvellous voice and great versatility.
I liked this comment from Medicine and Opera:
Her high notes are characteristic of the German style soprano who sings a lot of Mozart and Strauss. There’s sometimes a charming ambiguity of pitch and support to them similar to the high notes of Schwartzkopf and Della Casa.