Verdi - Caro Nome (24 March 2020) by Live Arts Maryland

For the QuaranTiny Concert on March 24, 2020, soprano Rachel Sitomer told us that "In Caro nome, Gilda, a young girl, sings about her first experience with love.  Although the person she’s singing about has lied about literally everything about himself, Gilda's earnest, honest, and passionate musings about love make this character one of my favorites.  Listen for the many cadenzas throughout the piece.  Although there are very few words in the cadenzas, each one means something a little different; sometimes it’s laughter, sometimes it’s a sigh, sometimes it’s excitement that just can’t escape any other way.”