[Met Performance] CID:92770



La Gioconda
Metropolitan Opera House, Sat, March 13, 1926 Matinee





La Gioconda (85)
Amilcare Ponchielli | Arrigo Boito
La Gioconda
Frances Peralta

Enzo
Beniamino Gigli

Laura
Marion Telva

Barnaba
Giuseppe Danise

Alvise
Adamo Didur

La Cieca
Merle Alcock

Singer/Zuàne
Vincenzo Reschiglian

Isèpo
Giordano Paltrinieri

Monk
Paolo Ananian

Steersman
Arnold Gabor


Conductor
Tullio Serafin







Review 1:

Review in the Tribune

Peralta in 'La Gioconda'

Takes Mme. Larsen-Todsen's Place in Title Role

"La Gioconda" at the Metropolitan yesterday afternoon gave Frances Peralta one more opportunity to demonstrate her talents. Nanny Larsen-Todsen operatic pinch-hitter of this season (and others) was billed to sing the title role, but succumbed after the "Siegfried" performances to the prevailing indisposition, and Mme. Peralta sprang into the breach, an act which she has performed so often of late that the management scarcely has a chance to bill her in her own right. Incidentally, she sang the role exceedingly well, as did Marion Telva as Laura, a part which gave her voice more than the usual opportunity.

Mr. Gigli was superb as Enzo, and Mr. Danise's Barnaba was sinister and resonant. Mme. Alcock sang La Cieca in good voice. Others in the cast were Messrs. Didur, Reschiglian, Gabor, Ananian, and Paltrinieri. Mr. Serafin conducted, and the ballet disclosed a rather ragged performance of the famous "Hours."



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