Re: Iva Zanicchi, "Shalom, Cantos del pueblo hebreo"

[Joel Bresler <jbresler...>]

Big oops, and thanks for the correction, Isabelle. That's what happens when 
you do something from memory.

Edwin Seroussi relates that there is a story that "Verdi had actually 
learned this melody from Sephardi Jews during a stay in Corfu" but that is 
not given much credence.

Best,

Joel

At 01:08 AM 5/1/00 -0400, iganz wrote:
>Dear Joel,
>
>"Addio, dolce amico mio" which, I assume without having heard it, has the
>same tune as the well-known Sephardic song "Adio, querida" began life,
>indeed, as a Verdi aria - but not one from "Aida".  It is the same tune as
>"Addio del passato" from "La Traviata".
>
>Mazal bueno,
>
>Isabelle
>
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