Teresa Stolz
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Teresa Stolz was a Czech spinto soprano. For long she was a resident in Italy and was associated with significant performances of the works of Giuseppe Verdi, some with his supervision including Aida
Teresa Stolz as the title role of Aida, Parma, 1872
1900 group portrait at Verdi's Sant'Agata house; Verdi in the middle, Teresa Stolz standing to the left, Verdi's adopted daughter seated at left, and his sister-in-law seated on the right
Requiem (Verdi)
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The Messa da Requiem is a musical setting of the Catholic funeral mass for four soloists, double choir and orchestra by Giuseppe Verdi. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, whom Verdi admi
Teresa Stolz
…performances of the works of Giuseppe Verdi, some with his supervision including Aida in the first performance in Italy, and the soprano part in his Requiem. She was his companion from 1897. Stolz has been described as "the Verdian dramatic soprano par excellence, powerful, passionate in utterance, but…
First edition title page, Ricordi, 1874
Alessandro Manzoni, in whose honour Verdi wrote the Requiem
Requiem poster for La Scala premiere, 1874
![Second performance, at La Scala on 25 May 1874, with Verdi conducting. The soloists depicted are (left to right) Ormondo Maini [it], Giuseppe Capponi,](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Verdi_Requiem_La_Scala_premiere_by_Tofani.jpg/500px-Verdi_Requiem_La_Scala_premiere_by_Tofani.jpg)
Second performance, at La Scala on 25 May 1874, with Verdi conducting. The soloists depicted are (left to right) Ormondo Maini [it], Giuseppe Capponi, Maria Waldmann, and Teresa Stolz