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La Gioconda
Metropolitan Opera House, Wed, March 9, 1955
Debut : Giorgio Tozzi
La Gioconda (172)
Amilcare Ponchielli | Arrigo Boito
- La Gioconda
- Zinka Milanov
- Enzo
- Kurt Baum
- Laura
- Nell Rankin
- Barnaba
- Leonard Warren
- Alvise
- Giorgio Tozzi [Debut]
- La Cieca
- Sandra Warfield
- Zuàne
- George Cehanovsky
- Isèpo
- Alessio De Paolis
- Monk
- Norman Scott
- Steersman
- Louis Sgarro
- Singer
- James McCracken
- Singer
- Calvin Marsh
- Dance
- Mia Slavenska
- Dance
- Adriano Vitale
- Conductor
- Fausto Cleva
- Director
- Désiré Defrère
- Set Designer
- Antonio Rovescalli
- Set Designer
- Joseph Novak
- Costume Designer
- Mathilde Castel-Bert
- Choreographer
- Zachary Solov
La Gioconda received four performances this season.
Review 1:
Review of Harriett Johnson in the New York Post
Tozzi Debut in 'Gioconda'
The blood and thunder of Ponchielli's "La Gioconda" were back at Metropolitan last night for the first time since the 1952-53 season with several assets and some liabilities, including the antique sets and Zachary Solov's clumsy choreography for the ballet. Mia Slavenska's brilliant dancing in the "Dance of the Hours" was in spite of the ineptness of the choreography with which she was surrounded.
Zinka Milanov outdid even herself in the title role, singing with
moving dramatic intensity and an exciting beauty of vocalism. Judging by Milanov's performances lately, we suggest that the advent of Renata Tebaldi has been the best kind of tonic.
Giorgio Tozzi. bass, making a delayed Met debut as the revengeful Alvise, proved to have a voice of beautiful quality. Though not large, it was rich in texture and expertly handled both as to characterization and technique. In addition, he makes a handsome and imposing figure. Fausto Cleva conducted a dynamic performance which was also generally well sung by the rest of the cast, too numerous to mention here.
Photograph of Giorgio Tozzi as Alvise in La Gioconda by Sedge LeBlang.
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Met careers
- Fausto Cleva [Conductor]
- Zinka Milanov [La Gioconda]
- Kurt Baum [Enzo]
- Nell Rankin [Laura]
- Leonard Warren [Barnaba]
- Giorgio Tozzi [Alvise]
- Sandra Warfield [La Cieca]
- George Cehanovsky [Zuàne]
- Alessio De Paolis [Isèpo]
- Norman Scott [Monk]
- Louis Sgarro [Steersman]
- James McCracken [Singer]
- Calvin Marsh [Singer]
- Mia Slavenska [Dance]
- Adriano Vitale [Dance]
- Désiré Defrère [Director]
- Zachary Solov [Choreographer]
- Antonio Rovescalli [Set Designer]
- Joseph Novak [Set Designer]
- Mathilde Castel-Bert [Costume Designer]
