Teresa Zylis-Gara; “O mio babbino caro“; GIANNI SCHICCHI; Giacomo Puccini

This channel is the re-establishment of previous channels that have been sadly terminated. ========================= Teresa Zylis-Gara--soprano 1979 ======================= “Born: January 23, 1935 - Landvarov (Wilno), Poland Died: August 28, 2021 - Łódź, Poland The soprano Teresa Żylis-Gara was one of the most outstanding Polish singers of the 20th century. Her magnificent lyrical soprano of an unusual quality and dramatic possibilities drew audiences both to concert halls and operas. The stunning career, however, was the outcome of the artist’s long and intensive effort. She studied in Łódź. The winning of an All-Polish Competition of Young Vocalists in Warsaw resulted in her first engagement. In 1956 Teresa Żylis-Gara made her début at the Cracow Opera as the eponymous heroine of Stanisław Moniuszko’s Halka. The next success at a radio competition in Munich in 1960 allowed her to perform on German opera stages suc