'La Traviata' to be staged by foreign, Chinese singers
By Li Anlan |
January 9, 2013, Wednesday
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THREE foreign opera stars will take lead roles in Verdi's "La Traviata," joining Chinese singers on Saturday in a full-length show with the Shanghai Oriental Symphony Orchestra.
The performance at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center celebrates the 200th anniversary of Verdi's birth.
Three guest stars are Mariola Cantarero from Spain who plays the consumptive courtesan Violetta Valéry, Shalva Mukeria from Georgia who plays her lover Alfredo Germont, and Simone Piazzola from Italy who plays Giorgio Germont, Alfredo's father who objects to their love.
"They are among the best opera singers active on European stages," says Xu Zhong, music director and conductor of the Shanghai Oriental Symphony Orchestra.
"This is different from other performances in which they have two groups of cast, one foreign and one Chinese" Xu says.
Italian vocal coach Leonardo Catalanotto has been giving lessons to the Chinese singers since December.
"He has strict requirements for pronunciation and singing techniques, and his teaching also involves the storyline, so singers do not simply memorize lines but learn to express themselves in the language of music," Xu says.
"The music and plot as well as the composition are very accomplished and easy for the audience to enjoy. It is an opera that can attract a larger audience, but is also very difficult for singers to perform," he adds.
The three acts will be performed, but the opera will be more like a concert, without stage setting and chorus, Xu says.
The opera was first performed in Venice in 1853. In the famous story, Violetta and nobleman Alfredo fall in love but Alfredo's father pressures Violetta to give his son up because of her reputation. She sadly agrees; Alfredo believes she no longer loves him; she falls ill with tuberculosis and finally acknowledges her love. The lovers are reunited and Violetta dies.
Date: January 12, 7:30pm
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd, Pudong
Tickets: 80-880 yuan
Tel: 962-388
The performance at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center celebrates the 200th anniversary of Verdi's birth.
Three guest stars are Mariola Cantarero from Spain who plays the consumptive courtesan Violetta Valéry, Shalva Mukeria from Georgia who plays her lover Alfredo Germont, and Simone Piazzola from Italy who plays Giorgio Germont, Alfredo's father who objects to their love.
"They are among the best opera singers active on European stages," says Xu Zhong, music director and conductor of the Shanghai Oriental Symphony Orchestra.
"This is different from other performances in which they have two groups of cast, one foreign and one Chinese" Xu says.
Italian vocal coach Leonardo Catalanotto has been giving lessons to the Chinese singers since December.
"He has strict requirements for pronunciation and singing techniques, and his teaching also involves the storyline, so singers do not simply memorize lines but learn to express themselves in the language of music," Xu says.
"The music and plot as well as the composition are very accomplished and easy for the audience to enjoy. It is an opera that can attract a larger audience, but is also very difficult for singers to perform," he adds.
The three acts will be performed, but the opera will be more like a concert, without stage setting and chorus, Xu says.
The opera was first performed in Venice in 1853. In the famous story, Violetta and nobleman Alfredo fall in love but Alfredo's father pressures Violetta to give his son up because of her reputation. She sadly agrees; Alfredo believes she no longer loves him; she falls ill with tuberculosis and finally acknowledges her love. The lovers are reunited and Violetta dies.
Date: January 12, 7:30pm
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd, Pudong
Tickets: 80-880 yuan
Tel: 962-388
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