Roberto Alagna

Roberto Alagna

LUISA MILLER - Verdi - Monaco

Opera 

 

opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi 

to an Italian libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, 

based on the play Kabale und Liebe (Intrigue and Love)

by the German dramatist Friedrich von Schiller.

 
 

Performance 

 

Opéra de Monte Carlo

Samedi 15 décembre 2018

 

 

Cast

 
 
Adrian Sâmpetrean | Il Conte di Walter
Roberto Alagna | Rodolfo
Elena Maximova | Federica
In Sung Sim | Wurm
Artur Ruciński | Miller
Aleksandra Kurzak | Luisa Miller
Antonella Colaianni | Laura
 
 
Orchestre et choeurs Opéra de Monte Carlo
 
Conductor
Maurizio Benini
 
 

Press Review

Musicologie.org - Jean-Luc Vannier - 12/16/2018

 
 
"Sublime Luisa Miller, a model for excellence" 
 
EXCERPT (from French): "The cast reaches levels of exceptional quality. [...] Previously heard at a concert at the Prince's Palace, the couple Roberto Alagna (Rodolfo) and Aleksandra Kurzak (Luisa Miller) stars [...] Aleksandra Kurzak never ceases to surprise and move us by the multiplication of her most brilliant or most subtlety and finely restrained top notes. The soprano knows how to find with elegance and accuracy the intonation which befits her amorous transport, her anger to the Altissimo at the moment of writing the fateful letter to the act II " E segnar questa mano " or her morbid resignation, close to madness, in Act III " La tomba è un letto sparso di fiori ". [...] Roberto Alagna reflects an outstanding fieriness and shows an incredible passion: his great aria, fed with multiple ‘forte’, in the last scene of Act II about the treason that he believes is that of Luisa "Quando le sere al placido "is a pure marvel and earned him a huge ovation.
 
 

Wanderer - Paolo Malaspina - 12/23/2018

 
"Ideal tenor voice, subtle interpretation, technically reliable across the whole spectrum, silver tone, safety, expressiveness, perfect diction"
 
EXCERPT (from French): "For his debut as Rodolfo, French-Sicilian tenor Roberto Alagna did not disappoint expectations, highlighting in this role as well the features of an ideal tenor voice, with a silver tone, fleshy in the central range and technically reliable across the whole spectrum. [...] A subtle interpretation, with a varied and expressive phrasing, sustained as always by an impeccable diction. The climax of the evening is his 'Quando le sere al placido' of total safety and phrasing not at all easy to tackle. [...] At the end of the show, convinced acclaim for all the performers and particularly intense for Roberto Alagna, Artur Rucinski and Aleksandra Kurzak. "
 
 

Opera Magazine - Patrice Heriot - January 2019

 
"Roberto Alagna's career and mastery never cease to amaze. A sensitive and brilliant performance. Excellence on the menu" 
 
EXCERPT (from French): "Roberto Alagna & Aleksandra Kurzak , Verdian couple. The concert version of Luisa Miller featured in the Rainier III auditorium, with its warm and precise acoustics, is a first for the Opera de Monte-Carlo. A dream cast confirms the relevance of the project. [...] The career and mastery of Roberto Alagna never cease to amaze: while he alternates dramatic parts and pure bel canto, he delivers a sensitive and brilliant interpretation of Rodolfo. The finale of the first act, his long-awaited aria of the second, the vigor of the confrontations with Walter and Luisa, arouse enthusiasm. [...] Why is not Luisa Miller featured more frequently? Because it calls for excellence. Tonight, it is on the menu."
 
 

Gallery 

 

 



28/01/2019