Bidu Sayão was a Brazilian soprano born as Balduína de Oliveira Sayão on May 11, 1902 in Itaguaí. Sayão achieved professional recognition for a musical career characterized by opera and serving as a leading star at the Metropolitan Opera between 1937 and 1952. She achieved professional recognition for a career that began after she studied under the musician Elena Teodorini and the musician Jean de Reszke. Her musical career included performing at the Théâtre de la Scala in 1930 and the Opéra de Paris in 1931 as Juliette in the opera Roméo et Juliette. Sayão achieved professional recognition for performing as Lakmé at the Opéra-Comique. She achieved professional recognition for performing her debut concert in the United States at the Carnegie Hall in 1936 under the direction of the musician Arturo Toscanini. Sayão achieved professional recognition for performing the role of Manon during her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1937. Her discography included recording compositions by the musician Heitor Villa-Lobos including the aria from Bachianas brasileiras n° 5. Sayão achieved professional recognition for performing at the White House in February 1938. She achieved professional recognition for retiring from the stage in 1957 and for her final recording in 1961. She died on March 13, 1999 in Rockport.
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Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5/ Brazilian Folk Songs / Five Puccini Arias
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Rigoletto
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Don Giovanni live 04.03.1943 conducted by Paul Breisach
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Gounod: Roméo et Juliette, CG 9 (Live)
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Live Recordings 1949)
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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Bidu Sayao
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Debussy: Pelleas Et Melisande (Singher, Sayao, Kipnis) (1945)
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La damoiselle élue - Opera Arias
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| Hommage a Bidu Sayao: The Unrivaled Lyric-Soprano in Never-Before-Published and Rare Live Performances, Vol. 3 |
| Hommage a Bidu Sayao, Vol. 4: The Unrivaled Lyric Soprano in Rare Live Performances and Long Out-of-Print Studio Recordings |
| Hommage a Bidu Sayao: The Unrivaled Lyric Soprano in Never-Before-Published Live Radio Performances, Vol. 1 |
| Hommage a Bidu Sayao: The Unrivaled Lyric-Soprano in Rare Live Radio Performances, Vol. 2 |
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Sony Classical - Great Performances, 1903-1998
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| Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras etc |
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MASTERWORKS HERITAGE: Bidú Sayão
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