Casta Diva - Claudia Muzio

A moving Rendition by one of the Great Sopranos of the last Century. Muzio was known for her interpretaions and her ability to produce great pathos in her singing. This recording was made by Columbia late in her career during declining health 1935 The tenor Giacomo Lauri-Volpi wrote of Muzio: “Singing with that unique voice of hers made of tears and sighs and restrained interior fire. The years, around 1930, were probably her best, precisely the years in which she did not record! Between 1924 and 1934 the