Alongside tenor Ignacio Prieto, Dabusti will perform excerpts from "Il trovatore"—"Deserto sulla terra," "Tu vedrai che amore in terra" and "Tacea la notte placida"—at the launch of pianist and researcher Marta Vela’s new book, "El imaginario de la Aljafería en Il trovatore." "It came about as part of a beautiful project with Marta Vela, because we had already been discussing doing something together for quite some time. And what better place than this beautiful site, which I do not know but which looks wonderful in photographs, to perform some excerpts and scenes from Il trovatore? This is a historic place," the soprano explained.
Twelve years have passed since her last visit to Zaragoza, alongside an extensive career during which some critics have already dubbed the soprano the "Argentine Maria Callas." "Oh, that seems like too much to me," she admitted with a laugh. "Being able to sing, at least humbly, the same works performed by the great and greatest interpreter of all time, Maria Callas, is already an honor. Maria was unique, and we can only try to learn something from that sacred, one-of-a-kind giant," she said.
When it comes to awards, Haydée Dabusti has received quite a few. She was named Argentina’s Best Classical Singer in 2007 and 2011, holds the Gold Medal of the Argentine Senate and recently received the Special Career Achievement Award from Italy’s Universum International Academy. With a career spanning more than 27 years, one of the soprano’s signature roles is Bellini’s Norma, and although she has also taken on Verdi, "he always commands respect."
"Being able to perform and sing works by maestro Giuseppe Verdi is a great challenge, a major commitment and a responsibility. You always fall in love with his scores, and you may be born with a certain voice, but you also have to learn how to sing them. It is an immense pleasure because he teaches us and helps us bring the voice to a wonderful moment, provided we study extensively, immersing ourselves in the scores in Italian as if they were a swimming pool," she concluded.
