Director: Paul Curranan *
Violetta: Lisette Oropesa
Alfredo: Alek Shrader
Giorgio Germont; Stephen Powell:
I am here for Lisette, naturally. I think this is her role debut in 2015 in one of Verdi's greatest operas, La Traviata. The other two leads were also good. I especially liked Stephen Powell in the second act.
The sets are fascinating and beautiful. The costumes are relatively modern. I think Lisette is developing into a great singer. Her emotional range is considerable here. This counts for a lot. Violetta just wants to have fun and go to parties. Then she decides for love and spends all her money to move to the country. She enters completely into love.
Then Giorgio Germont, Alfredo's father, sees the softness in her heart and convinces her to sacrifice everything for his children. She goes back to being the party girl, or at least she convinces Alfredo that she has. Then she becomes ill and dies. A great Violetta must cover all of this grand scope of emotions while singing difficult bel canto arias. "E tardi." You feel it with her. The opera only works with this.
Lisette sings the sad aria before Alfredo arrives lying down on her bed. There is blood everywhere.
Opera Philadelphia is a good company. I wish we could see more of them.
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