#CesareSiepi was born #OnThisDay in 1923, becoming one of the leading bassi of his day, singing Don Giovanni in Paul Czinner's 1954 film of Mozart's opera made during the Salzburg Festival, Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting:

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Vecchia zimarra, senti,
Io resto al pian, tu ascendere
Il sacro monte or devi.
Le mie grazie ricevi.

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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra, BMO ESQ PIZZI-347, n. 1 (1969). Don Carlo: maquettes de costumes / Pier Luigi Pizzi. Filippo II Available on gallica.bnf.fr

The Cross over the Sceptre for 4 historical King Philip II of Spain: “Il Grand'Inquisitor!” from “Don Carlo” by Verdi (🧵4 videos. See photo and video credits below)
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