Generally we first see Violetta in a manic mood, glittering as she greets her party guests. Her approach to the character is so offbeat that at first it felt like a mistake. Only in retrospect do you stop to recall the smoothness of her scales, the brilliance of her high notes, or the dynamic variety she brought to lyrical passages. Her singing is refreshingly frank and open, with the virtuousity the bravura role of Violetta requires always kept in the background. Violetta is considered a pinnacle of the soprano repertoire.Yoncheva combines a genuine glamour voice-a sound both beautiful and hauntingly complex-with a rare honestly of expression. The title role of the "fallen woman" has captured the imaginations of audiences and performers alike with its inexhaustible vocal and dramatic possibilities-and challenges. Following the larger-scale dramas of Rigoletto and Il Trovatore, its intimate scope and subject matter inspired the composer to create some of his most profound and heartfelt music.
Verdi's La Traviata survived a notoriously unsuccessful opening night to become one of the best-loved operas in the repertoire. World premiere: Teatro la Fenice, Venice, 1853.
Michael Mayer's vibrant production also features three maestros: Daniele Callegari, Marco Armiliato, and Nicola Luisotti. Tenors Stephen Costello, Ismael Jordi (in his Met debut), and Dmytro Popov share the role of her self-centered lover Alfredo, alongside baritones Luca Salsi, Amartuvshin Enkhbat (another debut), and Artur Ruciński as his disapproving father.
Three captivating sopranos with many previous triumphs to their names-Nadine Sierra, Ermonela Jaho, and Angel Blue- star as the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta, one of opera's ultimate heroines.
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