NEW YORK CITY La Traviata The Metropolitan Opera 1/10/20 O N JANUARY 10, Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak made her Metropolitan Opera role debut as Violetta in the season premiere of Michael Mayer’s 2019 production of La Traviata . 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. The dema The vocal and emotional scope of the title character is enormous—from her Act I show-stopper aria “Sempre libera degg’io” to the haunting regret of “Addio, del passato” in Act III to the extended Act II confrontation with her lover’s father, Germont.Visit us in the Opera Shop and online for an unparallelled array of CDs, DVDs, and opera collectibles.Our website has been optimized for viewing in the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. to to

to Michael Mayer’s production of La Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera makes the sparkly life so unsexy and over-sugared, the last act’s deathbed bleakness comes off as refreshingly spare. Tenors Atalla Ayan, Stephen Costello, Dymtro Popov, and Migran Agadzhanyan trade off as Violetta’s idealistic young lover, Alfredo, with baritones Igor Golovatenko, Simon Keenlyside, and Amartuvshin Enkhbat as his unbending father, Germont.

The production takes the form of the ultimate synthesis of his aesthetic thoughts on Traviata. Production title : La Traviata - The Metropolitan Opera (2020-2021) Creation date : 2018. Production title : La Traviata - The Metropolitan Opera (2020) Creation date : 2018. It is a primadonna‘s opera. Alagna arrived in the early 1990s as a tenor of immense gifts and charisma. A successful presentation demands an absolutely superlative soprano. The Met’s Audiences in New York have answered by making the Met’s “Porgy and Bess” a hit of the season. Still, he made an earnest and emotionally grounded Porgy, a kindly, disabled beggar, and won a rousing ovation.The radiant soprano Angel Blue was again wonderful as the poignantly troubled Bess. Alas, he had His performance showcased the qualities for which he was initially hailed: vocal richness, stylish phrasing, impassioned delivery. Work - Composer : La Traviata - Giuseppe Verdi. There were some patchy moments, when his sound turned leathery, or a sustained high note seemed tight. Find The Metropolitan Opera on Facebook (opens new window)Find The Metropolitan Opera on Twitter (opens new window)Find The Metropolitan Opera on Instagram (opens new window)Find The Metropolitan Opera on Instagram (opens new window) Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Review: La Traviata (Cast B) March 2, 2020. In Act II, when she and Alfredo have fled Paris to enjoy their love in the country, it made sense that Alfredo was truly shocked to learn that Violetta was selling her possessions to support their life.During the long scene with Germont, Alfredo’s disapproving father, Ms. Oropesa’s singing was wonderful, and exquisitely sad in the aching “Dite alla giovine,” in which Violetta agrees to give up Alfredo so that his sister’s marriage plans will not be derailed by the scandal of the family’s new connection to a courtesan. Sunday, August 9 Mozart’s Don Giovanni Starring Hibla Gerzmava, Malin Byström, Serena Malfi, Paul Appleby, Simon Keenlyside, and Adam Plachetka, conducted by Fabio Luisi. The soprano is in the midst of a star-making season at the Metropolitan Opera.It can be hard for a soprano to stand out among the enormous horde of singers who have taken on this touchstone role.

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.There’s a melancholy feeling that very occasionally accompanies the greatest performances. (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. The Thursday performance of “Bohème” generated much advance buzz after it was announced that the tenor Roberto Alagna would sing Rodolfo, the role of his Met debut in 1996. And Ms. Oropesa is following But combining exquisite singing, youthful allure, affecting vulnerability and, by the end, bleak intensity, Ms. Oropesa emerged on Wednesday as a major Violetta.In Act I, when Violetta, a charming courtesan, is throwing a lavish party, a soprano must summon flights of coloratura brilliance and coquettish sparkle. And he was at his best in the crucial third act, when Rodolfo confesses to his friend Marcello that it’s not Mimì’s supposed flirtatiousness but her terrifying illness that he’s fleeing.The “Traviata” on Friday, a Michael Mayer production, starred Aleksandra Kurzak as Violetta, a gracious courtesan dying of consumption and in love with young Alfredo.

Yet it involved an issue central to the art form: How does a singer assess the natural attributes of his voice and maintain a career, when over time almost all voices mature and change?Mr. Have you got a ticket for 2020 Opera Festival? Work - Composer : La Traviata - Giuseppe Verdi. La Traviata goes on the stage in the stage design signed by Franco Zeffirelli, the last great Master of Italian direction. Since his 1991 Met debut, Mr. Short has mostly sung supporting roles. Week 22 More information is available on the official website of the opera … to We now expect to welcome audiences back to the Met on December 31, 2020. 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.