Ellen kent and her opera international are doing a tremendous service to lovers of opera and ballet in this country, by bringing over, on tour, eastern european companies, presenting traditional productions of the popular repertoire. Madama butterfly 4 february the ukrainian national opera of odessa, new theatre, 2005. Libretto van francesco maria piave naar alexandre duma jr. The production by richard eyre, slightly revamped, is essentially the same as that recorded for gheorghuis first recording with solti conducting in 1994.
Winners of the klaudia taev competition for opera singers lead the cast of this gloomy story. The film premiered in italy in 1982 and went into general release. She creates kinetic sculptures meshed with light and film for opera, dance. Nella notte di apertura alvarez era in sala a guardare le prestazioni quando. If amsellem cant quite provide the vocal bloom of the great. Fonit cetra trv 01 3 lp en 2005 deutsche grammophon, 028947759362.
Great soprano angela gheorghiu takes on the role of doomed courtesan violetta, in the royal operas classic production. Schneidermann, salvatore cordella, carlo rizzi, willy decker. Di felice, a cura di laura sannia nowe, francesco cotticelli, roberto puggioni, aracne, roma, 2005, p. Anna netrebko is mesmerizing as violetta valery,rolando villazon was very good,with whom she also performed in lelisir damore in 2005,also a must for anna netrebko fans. Mario lanfranchis 1968 film version of this beloved opera classic is faithful to the dumas story, bringing to life the tragic story of camille here called violetta with gripping drama and sumptuous sets and costumes. With francesca dotto, antonio poli, roberto frontali, jader bignamini.
This film version is a fantastic production to make this verdi opera accessible. Its tender, carefully crafted love story and joyful beginnings gradually lead into the sadness and tragedy that follow as the glitter and glamour of violettas life fades out to darkness and sorrow, painful vengeance and eventual heartbreak. Alfredo germont has met his femme fatale in the body of the. The play is still staged today in its original form. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. This huge production features spectacular sets, beautiful costumes, dazzling lighting, fireworks and. The opera was originally titled violetta, after the main character. Ive watched it as a little girl and finally decided to buy it again and it is still as powerful, as i remembered it. There is a film version of the opera from 1967, with anna moffo as violetta, franco bonisolli as. With norah amsellem, jose bros, renato bruson, maria espada. Album completomusica clasicahomenaje maestrosprimera.
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