The heroine is a fallen woman who earns redemption through sacrificea notion that was somewhat risque at the timealthough not forbidden by censors. A country house near paris violetta is living with alfredo in the country, having abandoned her life of ease and luxury in town. In 2016, he was a prize winner in placido domingos operalia competition. The man helping us at the counter gave us a synopsis of each of the operas playing. A soprano showdown, and a winner the new york times.
This is a thrilling experience for anyone who loves opera. Sonya yoncheva sings one of operas most beloved heroines, the tragic courtesan violetta, a role in which she. Now dont get me wrong we dont dump a place on 1 bad experience but this was the 3rd chance they received from us this season. A love story of a courtesan violetta and a nobleman alfredo.
Vasquez is a winner of the 2017 metropolitan opera national council auditions. An hour later we still could not get our order taken. Gastone, one of her host of admirers, introduces alfredo germont, who has long worshipped her from afar. We decided to leave and told the waiter this and his reply was ok go. Opera in three acts libretto by francesco maria piave. With francesca dotto, antonio poli, roberto frontali, jader bignamini. Jul 09, 2017 directed by sofia coppola, francesca nesler. Played out against the hypocrisy of upperclass fashionable society, alfredo and violettas love threatens to shame his. Violetta, marguerite, camille, and julia roberts pretty woman all stem from the same source. Sep 28, 2017 watch everett mccorvey above as he introduces uk opera theatres 201718 season. Thomas hampson sings one of his most acclaimed met roles as giorgio.
It is also one of the most frequently performed operas at the estonian national opera to which the audience has applauded in seven. Yoncheva a blazing violetta in mets highly charged traviata. Sonya yoncheva brings her acclaimed interpretation of the doomed courtesan violetta valery to live in hd audiences for the first time, opposite rising american tenor michael fabiano as her lover. Winner of the richard tucker award, george london foundation award, aria award, and metropolitan opera national council auditions, turay was hailed early in his career by the london times as one of the brightest natural talents to have emerged from the us in recent years. After going to the information office, we found out that there was one week left in the season and tickets were available. The play by dumas fils was published in 1849 and staged in 1852. Verdis passionate portrait of a parisian courtesan who gives up the man of her dreams features one of the most emotional scores in opera.
The opera was originally titled violetta, after the main character. However, all bookings made through atg tickets for this venue are subject to a. The scale is intimate and bourgeois, not heroic or noble. A teatro dellopera di roma production created by valentino garavani and giancarlo. A spare staging that hinges on just a handful of starkly symbolic gesturesa couch, a clock, a bathrobeit offers a vast space for a lead soprano to fill. Scene 1 violetta valery, a radiant and welltodo parisian courtesan, who seems to have fully recovered from a serious illness, is giving a festive party attended by many prominent personages in high society. Subtitles the metropolitan opera hd live great performances at the met, the metropolitan opera hd live tv series, 16 season, 178 episode.
Sofia coppola heads to the opera after her historic cannes win watch. The story of doomed courtesan violetta, and her lover alfredo, is played out against verdis. Description sonya yoncheva sings one of operas most beloved heroines, the tragic courtesan violetta, a role in which she triumphed on the met stage in 2015, opposite michael fabiano as her lover, alfredo, and thomas hampson as his father, germont. Critically acclaimed soprano emily birsan is known for her prominent interpretations of concert and operatic repertoire. Sonya yoncheva sings one of operas most beloved heroines, the tragic courtesan violetta, a role in which she triumphed on the met stage in 2015, opposite mi. American tenor gregory turay is the recipient of several of classical musics most coveted honors. Watch everett mccorvey above as he introduces uk opera theatres 201718 season. Featuring one of the most iconic, romantic and tragic scores of all time, verdis masterpiece contrasts spectacular party scenes with tender, intimate moments. The character of violetta dominates the work and her music changes as she develops through the drama, from the hectic, almost hysterical coloratura of. It is a moving love story haunted by the morality of society and violettas past. Arriving in verona at the beginning of september we thought the opera season was over.
Francesco maria piave libretto by, alexandre dumas fils after the play. Birsan made role debuts as juliette in gounods romeo et juliette with madison opera, susanna in le nozze di figaro with boston lyric opera, and donna anna in don giovanni with florentine opera. The conductors are myungwhun chung and marco armiliato, staging is by liliana cavani. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Giuseppe verdis music returns to the sarasota opera house with an excellent production. Alfredo sings a toast in praise of love, to which violetta responds by extolling. Nov 06, 2019 an hour later we still could not get our order taken. We welcome our distinguished guest panels for a provocative look at the music, characters and behindthescenes work which is so important to. Future engagements include returns to canadian opera company and santa fe opera, among others. Scene 1 a house in the country, three months later. The production, which is part of the companys annual series of showcasing its major shows online, features a starstudded cast.
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