It is based on the 1853 opera of the same name with music by giuseppe verdi and libretto by francesco maria piave. The daughter of filmmakers eleanor and francis ford coppola, she made her film debut as an infant in her fathers acclaimed crime drama film, the godfather 1972. Venera was born in kazan in tatarstan to the family of a teacher and a military officer. The audience is pulled into the plot and feels directly affected by violettas fate. With francesca dotto, antonio poli, roberto frontali, jader bignamini. Verdis passionate portrait of a parisian courtesan who gives up the man of her dreams features one of the most emotional. Gorenkova in 20082009 she was the soloists of st petersburg opera under the direction of yuri alexandrov. Bayerische staatsoper, munich 15 and 18 july 2016 conductor. She joined the domingocolburnstein young artist program in 2018. Opera in three acts libretto by francesco maria piave. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. This production at covent garden stars angela gheorghiu as violetta, frank lopardo as alfredo and leo nucci as giorgio germont alfredos father.
One of verdis most beloved operas continues to hold the mirror up to society and its hypocritical morality. Mirella freni takes the lead as violetta and the conductor. Performed in italian with german and english supertitles. Olga peretyatko violetta, atalla ayan alfredo, simone piazzola germont, emiliano gonzalez toro gastone, tom fox baron douphol, christina daletska flora, konstantin wolff marchese dobigny, walter fink dottore grenvil, deniz uzun annina, stefan geyer commissioner. Surely this one work must have the highest ratio of great songs and recognizable tunes in all of operadom. 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. With teresa stratas, placido domingo, cornell macneil, allan monk. Over the course of his 50 year career, tosi established himself as one of hollywoods greatest costume designers. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Mirella freni takes the lead as violetta and the conductor is the late carlo maria giulini. Jul 09, 2017 directed by sofia coppola, francesca nesler.
The opera primarily afforded the opportunity to host celebrated foreign singers, including the legendary australian soprano nellie melby 18 april 1900. Verdi was looking for una donna di prima forza to bring his traviata to life. This ambitious project involved musicians from latvia, romania, spain, germany, the usa. Alfredo, alfredo, di questo core violetta, chorus, alfredo, baron, germont buy track 00. It is based on the acclaimed novel the lady of the camellias by alexandre dumas fils, which is a critical portrayal of the parisian demimonde and charts the story of marie duplessis, a noble courtesan who died from consumption in 1847 at the age of 23. One of verdis most beloved operas continues to hold the mirror up to society and its. The film actually premiered in italy in 1982, then went into general release there in 1983. A soprano showdown, and a winner the new york times.
Order your tickets conveniently and securely online with classictic. Thats the opinion of alfredos father after his son moves in with the mortally ill violetta valery. March, 1853 in venice premiered at the deutsche oper berlin on 20. Or rosina penco, whose beauty, expressiveness and stage presence predestined her for the title role. Prague opera, prague tickets, opera tickets, czech opera. November, 1999 in italian with german and english surtitles 2 hrs 45 mins 1 interval. Thomas hampson sings one of his most acclaimed met roles as giorgio. 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. Piero tosi, a famed costume designer who worked on films such as the leopard and death in venice, died saturday in rome, the franco zeffirelli foundation announced on facebook. Coppola later appeared in a supporting role in peggy sue got married 1986. On february 14, 2020, she performs the title role in eurydice by matthew aucoin and sarah ruhl in the summer of 2020.
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