M° Emanuele Mazzola
Rigoletto, a cornerstone of Verdi’s middle period, premiered at La Fenice in Venice on March 11, 1851. Based on Victor Hugo’s controversial play Le Roi s’amuse, the opera unfolds around a hunchbacked court jester, his innocent daughter, and a libertine duke. Verdi sculpted a darkly emotional drama of power, vengeance, and doomed love. Its musical… Continue reading Rigoletto (Verdi)
Un Ballo in Maschera premiered on February 17, 1859, at the Teatro Apollo in Rome. It is based loosely on the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden. Political censorship forced changes to the opera’s setting and characters, transforming a historical regicide into a romanticized tragedy set in colonial Boston. The opera explores themes of… Continue reading Ballo in maschera (Verdi)
La Traviata, one of Giuseppe Verdi’s most beloved operas, premiered at La Fenice in Venice on March 6, 1853. Based on Alexandre Dumas fils’ novel La Dame aux Camélias, the opera presents a searing portrait of love and sacrifice in Parisian society. With a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, Verdi created a poignant musical drama… Continue reading La Traviata (Verdi)
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