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Verdi - La Traviata / Gheorghiu, Lopardo, Nucci, Solti, Covent Garden (Repost)

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Genre: Opera

Angela Gheorghiu is the definitive Violetta of her generation, the standard-setter against whom all other exponents of this role must be judged for the foreseeable future. Her affinity for Verdi's fragile, gentle-hearted courtesan is rooted in a fine balance of acting and singing skills. She looks left, her body language is eloquent without overstatement, and her voice is limpid, expressive, open to a variety of subtle shadings and used gracefully and intelligently. For this, her first Traviata, Covent Garden put together a production in 1994 that is solid and straightforward but otherwise unspectacular--a fairly subdued background against which her performance stands out all the more clearly. Though lacking the vocal splendor and personal magnetism of Placido Domingo, Frank Lopardo gives a sensitive performance as Alfredo, and Sir Georg Solti paces and accents this performance with a thoughtful subtlety that is relatively rare in his work. The result is deeply satisfying.

"… the sets and staging are so superbly accomplished, the lighting so artful and the cast so perfect-looking, that this is the rare live performance that is a complete joy visually… It helps that they have the Violetta of one's dreams, Angela Gheorghiu… It is unlikely that we will ever see a finer Violetta on film or, for that matter, in the theater! The disc also serves as a wonderful memorial to the great Covent Garden performances given by Sir Georg Solti. The DVD transfer is crystal-clear… La Traviata a must!" (James Camner, Fanfare, November/December 2001)

This famous performance of Verdi's romantic tragedy captures one of the most sensational debuts in operatic history. Singing Violetta for the first time was the young Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu, whose remarkable interpretation reached the front pages of the world's press and led the BBC immediately to film the production. Equally notable was the masterly conducting of Sir Georg Solti and director Richard Eyre's stylish staging. This DVD presents the definitive record of a momentous occasion.

Works on This Recording:

1.La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi

Performer: Gillian Knight (Mezzo Soprano), Leo Nucci (Baritone), Frank Lopardo (Tenor),

Leah-Marian Jones (Mezzo Soprano), Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano), Robin Leggate (Tenor),

Richard Van Allan (Bass), Roderick Earle (Bass), Mark Beesley (Bass)

Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

Period: Romantic

Written: 1853; Italy

Label: Decca Catalog : 071431

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

Performer: Gillian Knight, Leo Nucci, Frank Lopardo, Leah-Marian Jones, Angela Gheorghiu,

Robin Leggate, Richard Van Allan, Roderick Earle, Mark Beesley

Conductor: Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

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