At The Opera, Verdi: La Traviata, August 12, 2017
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La traviata (The Fallen Woman) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La Dame aux Camélias (1852), a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The opera was originally titled Violetta, after the main character. It was first performed on March 6, 1853 at the La Fenice opera house in Venice.
Piave and Verdi wanted to follow Dumas in giving the opera a contemporary setting, but the authorities at La Fenice insisted that it be set in the past, "c. 1700". It was not until the 1880s that the composer and librettist's original wishes were carried out and "realistic" productions were staged.
Cast:
Violetta – Maria Callas
Alfredo – Giuseppe Di Stefano
Germont – Ettore Bastianni
La Scala Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Carlo Maria Giulini – conductor
EMI – Live Archive Recording - 1955
8:00 p.m.
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana, opera Intemezzo
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
8:13 p.m.
Maria Callas
Giuseppe Verdi
La Traviata LIVE 1955
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
10:43 p.m.
Renata Tebaldi
Giacomo Puccini
La Rondine: Sogno di Doretta
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Olivero de Fabritis, conductor Renata Tebaldi
10:46 p.m.
Jose Carreras
Giacomo Puccini
Manon Lascaut: Donna non vidi mai
Orch. del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Riccardo Chailly, conductor Jose Carreras
10:48 p.m.
Maria Chiara
Giacomo Puccini
Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide
Vienna State Opera; Nello Santi, conductor Maria Chiara
10:50 p.m.
Maria Chiara
Giacomo Puccini
Suor Angelica: Senza mamma
Vienna State Opera; Nello Santi, conductor Maria Chiara
10:55 p.m.
Franco Corelli
Giacomo Puccini
Tosca: Recondita armonia
Santa Cecilia di Roma; Lorin Maazel, conductor Franco Corelli
10:57 p.m.
Birgit Nilsson
Giacomo Puccini
Tosca: Vissi d'arte
Santa Cecilia di Roma; Lorin Maazel, conductor Birgit Nilsson
11:01 p.m.
Franco Corelli
Giacomo Puccini
Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
Santa Cecilia di Roma; Lorin Maazel, conductor Franco Corelli
11:04 p.m.
Renata Tebaldi
Giacomo Puccini
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Lamberto Gardelli, conductor Renata Tebaldi
11:10 p.m.
Montserrat Caballe
Giacomo Puccini
Turandot: Signore, ascolta!
London Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, conductor Montserrat Caballe
11:13 p.m.
Luciano Pavarotti
Giacomo Puccini
Turandot: Non piangere, Liu!
London Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, conductor Luciano Pavarotti
11:18 p.m.
G. Puccini
Puccini
Ah! Per l'ultima volta!
11:21 p.m.
Dal Monte/Schipa
Donizetti
Don Pasquale Duet
11:24 p.m.
Galli-Curci/De Luca
Verdi
Rigoletto Duet
11:27 p.m.
Homer/Martinelli
Verdi
Il Trovatore Duet
11:31 p.m.
Hislop/Granforte
Verdi
La Forza Duet
11:36 p.m.
Muzio/Merli
Verdi
Otello Duet
11:45 p.m.
Sherrill Milnes
Giacomo Puccini
La fanciulla del West: Minnie, dalla mia case
London Philharmonic; Silvio Varviso, conductor Sherrill Milnes
