If any opera should make an immediate emotional impact, it is “La traviata”. On three successive nights at the Metropolitan Opera, the emphasis was on larger issues and personal stories.At the Metropolitan Opera last week, performances of Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” and Puccini’s “La Bohème,” both in the midst of long runs, might not have seemed particularly newsworthy. Work - Composer : La Traviata - Giuseppe Verdi. Here was a young woman determined to prove that she was undaunted and would remain, as she later sings, “sempre libera”: always free.Her Alfredo was the tenor Piero Pretti, who took on the role after the star tenor That could have made for a weak Alfredo. Ms. Oropesa breezily dispatched runs and embellishments as she mingled with her guests and met Alfredo, the smitten young man from a bourgeois family who has been pining for her from afar.Yet you could detect a trace of forced vivacity in Ms. Oropesa’s interpretation, an intentional touch of tremulous fervor in her sound, even as she let bright-voiced, ebullient phrases soar. to
It was the first revival of the production which scored a divisive reaction from the critics and the audience last season when it premiered. Since his 1991 Met debut, Mr. Short has mostly sung supporting roles.
to The robust bass-baritone Donovan Singletary, new to the cast as Jake, Clara’s decent yet impulsive husband, was a standout.Turning to Mr. Alagna, the question of how he fared on Thursday in a role from his early days might seem a matter only die-hard opera fans could get worked up over. But paired with Ms. Oropesa’s larger-than-life Violetta, his demeanor worked. The company announced that Won Whi Choi will make his Met debut as Alfredo in tonight’s performance, replacing Dmytro Popov, who is ill. Choi is a festival singer with Theater Erfurt where he has performed such roles as Romeo in {…}
Ms. Kurzak was last at the Met a year ago The tenor Dmytro Popov, while not as impressive as in External news will reshape the “Traviata” run in February when Piero Pretti, who made his Met debut just a year ago, takes over the role of Alfredo.
Lisette Oropesa, taking on the role at the Metropolitan Opera for the first time (according to her official website she had taken it on just 11 times prior to this run), is one of the few artists that can manage to pull off the role with not only the dramatic temperament, but also the vocal consistency.
(Credit: Marty Sohl/ Metropolitan Opera) On Jan. 10, 2020 Verdi’s “La Traviata” returned to the stage in Michael Mayer’s production. And you understood why this nice-guy type would appeal to her. Opera house : The Metropolitan Opera. Maria Zifchak (as Annina, Violetta’s maid) and Kevin Short (as the devoted Dr. Grenvil) gave touching performances of short but crucial roles. The dema This fall she won … Alagna arrived in the early 1990s as a tenor of immense gifts and charisma.
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Yet even with its power and laser clarity, her soprano never feels aggressive, as she wields her instrument with musical sensitivity and classic elegance.Lisette Oropesa, taking on the role at the Metropolitan Opera for the first time (according to her official website she had taken it on just 11 times prior to this run), is one of the few artists that can manage to pull off the role with not only the dramatic temperament, but also the vocal consistency.She gave a stellar performance that showed a firm grip on all the facets of the role--the coloratura, the drama, the pathos, the glamour.Quarterly News, Updates, Reviews and exclusive access to giveaways. Francesco Maria Piave (1810–1876) was Verdi’s librettist during his productive middle period and also worked with him on Verdi’s musical-dramatic ability to portray the individual in a marginalized relationship to society keeps this work a mainstay on the world’s stages.
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Week 22 Description Production created in 2018-2019, resumed in 2020. Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata is a three-act opera with an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, first performed in Venice in 1853. Production title : La Traviata - The Metropolitan Opera (2020-2021) Creation date : 2018.