From The Lady of the Camellias, The Drinking Song is the first act of the opera The Lady of the Camellias by Italian composer Verdi, with a libretto by Piave.
The hero of the opera, Alfredo, raises his glass in congratulation at a banquet held by the heroine Violetta, expressing his love for her in song, to which Violetta replies skillfully in a toast. The music, with its light dance rhythm and large jumps in melody, expresses the protagonist's desire for and praise of sincere love, is full of youthful vigor, and depicts the lively and joyful scene at the salon ball.
Angela Georgiou is the most charismatic and endowed soprano in opera today. She has a very versatile voice and is adept at portraying a wide range of roles. Lyric, dramatic, and florid sopranos all fit into Georgiou's voice, and she sings lyric with deep tenderness, dramatic with power and conflict, spinto with power and exuberance, and florid with splendor and mellowness, resulting in a unique tonal quality with great sensitivity and suppleness.
Robert Aranha, is a great contemporary tenor singer, born in France in 1963, his parents are Italian, Aranha did not have a higher education, not to mention formal music education, in Italy and France during the period had followed the teacher of the amateur learning to sing, he loved to sing, in Paris, when he did the restaurant singers. 1988, Aranha in the encouragement of his friends In 1988, encouraged by a friend, Alania participated in the Pavarotti International Vocal Competition in Philadelphia, where he rose to fame and won first place.