The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: La Traviata
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* Notes * The B cast of San Francisco Opera's La Traviata performed last night. Elizabeth Futral and David Lomelí were a good match vocally as the leads, neither overwhelmed the other as far as volume was concerned. Futral's pianissimo was exquisite, the coldness of her voice could come off as crystalline. However, she did have some shaky shrillness…
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* Notes * Marta Domingo's "Jazz Age" production of La Traviata opened at San Francisco Opera last night. The performance marked the long-awaited return of Anna Netrebko to the War Memorial stage, as she was last here four years ago, singing Musetta in La Bohème. Netrebko did not disappoint as Violetta, her sound is rich and…
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Some months ago I learned that Andreas Scholl was to sing Partenope at the Royal Danish Theatre, and pestered my friend whom we'll call the Opernphrenologe into going, as she is rather closer to Copenhagen than I am. The Opernphrenologe also went to a performance of La Traviata, and what follows are her (edited) observations.…
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July 3- August 29 2009: La TraviataJuly 4- August 28 2009: L'Elisir d'AmoreJuly 18- August 27 2009: Don GiovanniJuly 25- August 18 2009: The LetterAugust 1-19 2009: Alceste The 2009 season at Santa Fe Opera opens with La Traviata with Natalie Dessay singing Violetta. Elza van den Heever has her Santa Fe Opera debut as…
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September 8- October 4 2008: Don GiovanniSeptember 16-29 2008: La fanciulla del WestSeptember 23- October 10 2008: La CalistoOctober 11-18 2008: La BohèmeOctober 23- November 11 2008: Matilde di ShabranNovember 9-24 2008: ElektraNovember 25- December 13 2008: Les Contes d'HoffmannDecember 9 2008- January 1 2009: Hänsel und GretelDecember 22- January 23 2008: TurandotJanuary 20-31 2009:…
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September 22 2008: Gala September 23- October 16 2008: SalomeSeptember 24- October 9 2008: La GiocondaSeptember 27-December 19 2008: Don GiovanniOctober 3-25 2008: Lucia di LammermoorOctober 13- November 13 2008: Doctor AtomicOctober 20- November 20 2008: La TraviataOctober 24- November 22 2008: Madama Butterfly November 7- December 4 2008: La Damnation de FaustNovember 21- December…
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September 26- October 4 2008: La TraviataNovember 7-15 2008: FidelioFebruary 6-14 2009: The Turn of the ScrewMarch 13-21 2009: La CalistoMay 8-16 2009: Rigoletto Francesco Cavalli's La Calisto looks like one of the only Baroque options for opera on the West Coast next season. 2008-2009 Portland Opera Site
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* Notes * Every performance of La Traviata has been sold-out at Lyric Opera of Chicago this January. I was unconvinced I could finagle a ticket for yesterday's matinée, as craigslist only had people who wanted tickets and Lyric Opera does not have standing room. Yesterday the Lyric Opera site still had the warning "Individual…
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September 5-27 2008: Simon BoccanegraSeptember 6 2008: Angela Gheorghiu in ConcertSeptember 13- October 3 2008: The Bonesetter's DaughterSeptember 23- October 12 2008: Die Tote StadtOctober 15-31 2008: IdomeneoOctober 15-November 15 2008: Boris GodunovOctober 29- November 26 2008: L'Elisir d'AmoreNovember 16- December 7 2008: La BohèmeDecember 11-14 2008: Three DecembersJanuary 10, 2009: Salvatore Licitra in ConcertMay…
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