[Met Performance] CID:164170



La Traviata
Metropolitan Opera House, Sat, December 5, 1953

Debut : Ettore Bastianini, Roland Vazquez




La Traviata (366)
Giuseppe Verdi | Francesco Maria Piave
Violetta
Licia Albanese

Alfredo
Richard Tucker

Germont
Ettore Bastianini [Debut]

Flora
Margaret Roggero

Gastone
Gabor Carelli

Baron Douphol
George Cehanovsky

Marquis D'Obigny
Algerd Brazis

Dr. Grenvil
Osie Hawkins

Annina
Maria Leone

Dance
Zebra Nevins

Dance
Marion Horosko

Dance
Roland Vazquez [Debut]


Conductor
Fausto Cleva


Director
Désiré Defrère

Designer
Jonel Jorgulesco

Set Designer
Joseph Novak

Choreographer
Zachary Solov





La Traviata received fourteen performances this season.

Review 1:

Review of Ronald Eyer in Musical America

The season's first La Traviata served to introduce a promising young Italian baritone, Ettore Bastianini, in the role of the elder Germont. The voice is voluminous and of a pleasing texture, and Mr. Bastianini has a tenor-like projection that prevents his tones from ever sounding swallowed or hollow. His Di Provenza won him a storm of applause, which did not abate until the conductor resumed the performance. He stepped out of character, however, in presenting this aria directly to the audience, and his general deportment in the part of a suave Parisian gentleman would be better for a little more polish.



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