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Sayão

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[sah-you, -yah-oo, sah-youn] / sɑˈyaʊ, -ˈyɑ u, sɑˈyãʊ̃ /

noun

  1. Bidú Balduina de Oliveira Sayão, 1902–1999, Brazilian soprano.


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The highlight was a radiant 1947 performance of Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette,” starring Jussi Bjorling and Bidú Sayão, both in splendid voice.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2012

Björling and Sayão are incomparable as the ill-fated young lovers.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2011

Speaking of Björling, he is a poignant Roméo in a ravishing 1947 broadcast of Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette,” with Bidú Sayão as the most heartbreaking, tender Juliette imaginable.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2011

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