Opera Lyra Ottawa
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Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Premiere March 1853, La Fenice, Venice/Première, mars 1853, La Fenice, Venise Verdi’s musical masterpiece is based on Alexandre Dumas’ novel and play, La Dame aux Camélias. It tells the bittersweet story of the doomed love affair between Violetta Valéry, a famed Parisian courtesan, and Alfredo Germont, the eldest son of a wealthy merchant family. This touching and romantic tale is filled with...
Southam Hall,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,CanadaGiuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Premiere March 1853, La Fenice, Venice/Première, mars 1853, La Fenice, Venise
Verdi’s musical masterpiece is based on Alexandre Dumas’ novel and play, La Dame aux Camélias. It tells the bittersweet story of the doomed love affair between Violetta Valéry, a famed Parisian courtesan, and Alfredo Germont, the eldest son of a wealthy merchant family. This touching and romantic tale is filled with some of the most popular and familiar music in the entire operatic repertoire.
2013 is the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth. This beloved opera is presented in concert in honour of this occasion. The role of Violetta is a tour-de-force for a soprano and the opera is full of familiar tunes and rousing choruses.
STARRING
Violetta Corinne Winters
Germont Gregory Dahl
Baron Jonathan Estabrooks
Gastone Niels Aschengreen
Doctor Brian Wehrle
Marquis Benjamin Covey
Flora Marion Newman
Conductor Tyrone Paterson
Chorus Master Laurence Ewashko
Opera Lyra Ottawa Chorus
National Arts Centre Orchestra