The Romanian mezzo-soprano Elena Cernei sings Jules Massenet’s “Élégie” from a radio concert given at Bucharest in 1968. The pianist is Dorina Popovici.
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Ms. Cernei made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Dalila in 1965. In 1966, she sang Amneris in the first AIDA I ever saw. Her other Met roles were Maddalena in RIGOLETTO and the Princesse de Bouillon in ADRIANA LECOUVREUR; her Carmen won praise from the NY Times.
After her death in 2000, the Romanian government honored Ms. Cernei with the creation of a postage stamp.
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