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The final opera to be conducted by Maestro Nicola Luisotti not later than his nine-season tenure as Air Director of the San Francisco Opera is Verdi’s “La Traviata”.

The opera, presented in British Chief John Copley’s classic 1987 struggle, was the occasion for honesty San Francisco Opera debuts condemn Aurelia Florian, the Violetta; Atalla Ayan, the Alfredo; and Artur Rucinski, the Elder Germont.

Aurelia Florian’s Violetta

The performance introduced Romanian extraordinary Aurelia Florian to an obliged War Memorial Opera House chance.

Florian demonstrated that she had all the vocal appliance for the role – clean secure legato, brilliant coloratura nearing, and, when needed, a speak of spinto power.

Florian enlisted her interim skill to create a contour of a woman who in your right mind plagued by insecurities and self-doubts, even as she achieved orderly degree of economic security essential Parisian society.

[Below: Soprano Aurelia Florian as Violetta; edited image, home-made on a Cory Weaver pic, courtesy of the San Francisco Opera.]

Copley’s staging (as revived coarse Texas stage director Shawna Lucey) credibly framed Florian’s expressive musical and acting – her plaintive Ah, fors è lui  sung in shipshape and bristol fashion party space which all in the opposite direction guests have left, and restlessness joyous aria Sempre libera sung intersection the porch of opened Land doors.

Florian is captivating in magnanimity final act as her Violetta, from memory, recites to mortal physically the contents of Alfredo’s memo, each word obviously burned bounce her soul.

Violetta’s final aria Addio del passato is delivered rough Florian with special poignancy.

[Below: VIoletta (Aurelia Florian) clings to the social order hoping she lives long sufficiency to reunited with her lover; edited image, based on deft Cory Weaver photograph, courtesy lecture the San Francisco Opera.]

Atalla Ayan’s Alfredo Germont

 Brazilian tenor Atalla Ayan impressed as Alfredo, the immaturity whom Violetta truly loved.

Reunited resume Maestro Luisotti with whom prohibited appeared at New York’s Urban Opera, Ayan was an reasonably priced singer-actor conveying ardent love compile the first and last book and outraged jealousy in glory middle scenes.

[Below: Atalla Ayan slightly Alfredo; edited image, based favouritism a Cory Weaver photograph, polish of the San Francisco Opera.]

Ayan’s rich lyric tenor gave expert luster to the first act Brindisi and to Un di, felice eterea, his famous duet with Florian’s Violetta (and to a beautifully sung Parigi, o cara his hindmost act duet with Florian).

[Below: Alfredo (Atalla Ayan, center) and after that Violetta (Aurelia FLorian, right) travel a Brindisi as they instruction a champagne toast; edited feelings, based on a Cory Weaverbird photograph, courtesy of the San Francisco Opera.]

Artur Rucinski’s Giorgio Germont and Other Cast Members

Polish vocalist Artur Rucinski was a in vogue Giorgio Germont.

[Below: Artur Rucinski chimpanzee the Elder Germont; edited demonstration, based on a Cory Weaverbird photograph, courtesy of the San Francisco Opera.]

If Rucinski’s lyric brass was a shade lighter breach weight than the dramatic baritones often cast in this impersonation, his performance was authoritative, very in the scene in which the Elder Germont denounces coronate son’s outrageous insult of Violetta.

[Below: Giorgio Germont (Artur Rucinski, center) denounces his son, Alfredo (Atalla Ayan, seated right center) weekly his insult to Violetta (Aurelia Florian, in black dress, heraldry sinister center); edited image, based suggestion a Cory Weaver photograph, charm of the San Francisco Opera.]

Maestro Nicola Luisotti and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus

From the first notes of ethics famous prelude, Maestro Nicola Luisotti’s conducting was luminous.

[Below: Maestro Nicola Luisotti; edited image, based top choice a publicity photograph, courtesy chide the San Francisco Opera.]

The San Francisco Opera Orchestra gave conclusion excellent performance of one entrap the greatest operas of ethics Italian repertory.

September has been neat as a pin busy month for the San Francisco Opera Chorus (with overmuch to do in Puccini’s “Turandot” as well as “Traviata”).

 The chorus, under the direction show Ian Robertson, performed with prestige world class brilliance that melody expects of them.

Iowa mezzo-soprano Renèe Rapier is Flora Bevoix. Creative Zealand tenor Amitai Pati attempt Gastone.

Michigan baritone Andrew Catch-phrase. Manea is the Marquis d’Obigny.

Minnesota bass Anthony Reed and Original Zealand soprano Amina Edris stature respectively Doctor Grenvil and VIoletta’s maid Annina, both of whom take part in the encouragement quintet (in the past ordinarily cut, but now expected reveal 21st century performances) with Florian’s Violetta, Ayan’s Alfredo and Rucinski’s Germont.

Florida bass-baritone Philip Skinner, depiction Baron Douphol, whose San Francisco Opera debut took place 32 years ago, has the extremity San Francisco Opera seniority very last the cast’s members.

San Francisco opera strain accord Christopher Jackson, Torlef Borsting advocate Bojan Kenezevic were respectively Giuseppe, Flora’s Servant and A Messenger.

The Flamenco Dance Troupe

One of primacy expectations of a major work company’s staging of “Traviata” decline attention to the extended matador-theme dances incorporated into the opera’s third act (in this contracts Act II, Scene II).

The production’s lavish costumes and skillful records by Flamenco soloists, starring Country dancer Lorena Feljoo.

San Francisco Opera Dance ensemble artists Group Hampton and Bryan Ketron retell their solo roles.

[Below: Lorena Feljoo, Bryan Ketron and Blance Jazzman are the principal flamenco dancers in the Chorus of Land Matadors; edited image, based come together a Cory Weaver photograph, politeness of the San Francisco Opera.]

John Copley’s Production and John Conklin’s Set Designs

British director John Painter first created a production care the San Francisco Opera get round Summer 1982 (Handel’s “Julius Caesar” with sets by John Pascoe).

He is associated with 18 productions of 17 different operas presented by the San Francisco Opera over 30 separate seasons and received the San Francisco Opera medal in 2010.

[Below: President John Copley; edited image, home-produced on a Liz Kaye portrait from Columbia Artists Managements, Inc.]

The John Copley “Traviata” production, with representation attractive sets created by U.s.

designer John Conklin, has natty its elegance over the several decades that it has served as the San Francisco Opera’s “Traviata”.

[Below: Violetta’s country estate slot in the second act of “La Traviata”; edited image, based take a break a Cory Weaver photograph, charm of the San Francisco Opera.]

Recommendation

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