Thoughts on La Gioconda: the others
Yes, there were other Giocondas if not of quite the same distinction. Chronologically…
Anita Cerquetti
10 pieces since 2013 — in 3 roles, at 3 companies, most often at Teatro dell'Opera.
10
pieces
3
roles
3
companies
14
years
By role
By company
Role Gioconda
Role Norma
Next to Norma
Anita Cerquetti had one of the most remarkable, most brief careers in opera in the past century.
Role Rezia
Tomb raider
Despite the continued popularity of Der Freischütz in German-speaking countries, are the magical mature operas of Carl Maria von Weber otherwise really so problematic, their libretti so unwieldy to explain their continued absence from the world’s stages?