Maria Callas, “Il Dolce Suono”, Performed in the Teatro Comunale, Florence, Italy, 1953

Chorus and Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Florentino

Chorus Master: Andrea Morosini

Orchestra Conductor: Tullio Serafin

“Il Dolce Suono” (“The Sweet Sound”) is the incipit of the recitativo of a scena ed aria taken from Act III scene 2, Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti. It is also commonly known as the “mad scene” sung by the leading soprano, Lucia. An arrangement of the aria was featured in the film The Fifth Element, sung by the alien character Diva Plavalaguna voiced by Inva Mula.