Roberto Alagna

Roberto Alagna

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Opera

 
 
TRAVIATA
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 6 March 1853 at the La Fenice opera house in Venice.
 
 

 

Cast and performance

Monaco Palais Garnier  17th of January 1989 janvier
 
Violetta Valery : Nelly Mirociu
Alfredo : Roberto Alagna
Germont : Piero Cappuccilli
 
Orchestra and choirs of the Monte Carlo Opera
Conducteur : Lawrence Foster
 

 

Video Interview

 

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Some time after his triumphal first opera engagement with Glyndbourne, Alagna received a phone call on 2 January, inviting him to audition for John Mordler at the Opera de Monte Carlo, for the part of Alfredo, because the tenor who had been engaged to sing had withdrawn with a vocal problem. In his autobiography, Alagna describes the joy of leaving a gray and cold Clichy-Sous-Bois & arriving in Monaco - seeing the palm trees swaying in the wind - like a vacation from winter!  Here is a clip from what I believe is the first performance (very dark but sound is good) 17 January, 1989, with the distinguished Romanian soprano, Nelly Miricioiu as his Violetta..

 

 

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27/01/2022