RIGOLETTO AND FRIENDS
A TRIBUTE TO ZINKA MILANOV
Join us for a delightful concert on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 3 PM
as we celebrate Mother's Day with a tribute to Zinka Milanov. Come and enjoy music by Verdi,
Bellini, Bizet, Thomas, Cilea, Donizetti and Puccini.
Zinka Milanov was one of the most renowned and beloved operatic sopranos of the mid-twentieth century. A specialist in the spinto repertoire (Verdi's Aida, both Leonoras, Amelia, and Desdemona; Ponchielli's Gioconda), she also excelled as Norma and in verismo roles such as Tosca and Santuzza. In an era in which opera audiences were particularly absorbed by the mystique of the prima donna, Milanov ruled as one of the brightest lights. She was sometimes justly criticized for deficiencies in her technique resulting in poor intonation and imprecise coloratura, but the sheer luster and power of her voice secured for her the adoration of throngs of admirers.
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Second Presbyterian Church is a landmark Gothic Revival church located on South Michigan Avenue. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some of Chicago’s most prominent families attended this church. It is renowned for its interior, completely redone in the Arts and Crafts style after a disastrous fire in 1900. The sanctuary is one of America’s best examples of an unaltered Arts and Crafts church interior, fully embodying that movement’s principles of simplicity, hand craftsmanship, and unity of design. It also boasts nine imposing Tiffany windows. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and later designated a Chicago Landmark on September 28, 1977.[2]