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Oper Leipzig – Verdi’s Rigoletto. May 25, 2019.
Opernhaus Saal. Parkett rechts (Seat R4-P17, 73 euros). Story. Will provide. Conductor – Christoph Gedscheld. Gilda – Bianca Tognocchi, Giovanna – Dorothee Schlemm-Gal, Maddalena – Kathrin Goring, Herzog – Kyungho Kim, Rigoletto – Devid Cecconi, Graf von Monterone – Jurgen Kurth; Sparafucile – Randall Jakobsh. New banner announcing tonight's opera. Another evening, another dark opera. Whether it is coincidence that all the operas we have seen so far this trip, or that’s what Germans do, we are not sure. For the record, the next opera we will see is at Covent Garden, and it’s another dark one, Andrea Chenier. Photo taken from last row of hall. Not a bad seat in the house. Deep orchestra pit. Before we get to how dark things get, let’s first say a few good things. […]
2015-12-08 20:04:00
[…] dons the golden armour Carlo was not worthy to wear. In Act II, Verdi focuses on Giacomo, and on a father's anxieties, even at this moment of triumph. We see the populace, and soldiers in armour, and glimpses of Rheims cathedral, yet we also see Giovanna's bed. For Giacomo, the real drama revolves around his daughter's soul. Patriot as he is, he's a parent above all. The crowds mill round, but for Giacomo (Devid Cecconi) the bed is a symbol. The bed is also is a consideration which matters in an opera which makes so much of the idea that the king wants to marry Giovanna. Lit with white light, the bed reminds us that Giovanna's soul is pure and will remain forever virginal. Modern minds might detect psycho-sexual complexities in Giovanna's actions. Perhaps Verdi intuited as much, for he wrote the demon chorus "Fuggi, o donna […]
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2015-12-08 10:34:39
Last-minute substitution at La Scala opening
La Scala boss Alexander Pereira appeared before the curtain ahead of last night’s season opener to announce that the Spanish baritone Carlos Alvarez was sick with bronchitis. Devid Cecconi, making his Scala debut, stepped in as father of Giovanna d’Arco. The Verdi opera, which had not been seen at Scala for a century and a half, went down well with Anna Netrebko in the title role. first pic from La Scala
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