A whole can of worms
On this day in 1979 the Metropolitan Opera presented a new production of Verdi’s Don Carlo.
Renata Scotto
137 pieces since 2005 — in 30 roles, at 10 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
137
pieces
30
roles
10
companies
22
years
By role
Norma 4
Gilda 3
Elisabetta 3
Adriana Lecouvreur 2
Walter 2
Violetta 2
Mimi 2
Luisa 2
Liù 2
Butterfly 2
Cio-Cio-San 2
Lucia 1
Adina 1
Vitellia 1
Amina 1
Suor Angelica 1
Queen Elisabeth 1
Musetta 1
Cecilia 1
Maddalena 1
Cio-Cio San 1
Francesca 1
Lauretta 1
Kundry 1
Julia 1
Giulia 1
Giselda 1
Giorgetta 1
Gioconda 1
Desdemona 1
3 pieces as Elisabetta — stats above show all coverage for Renata Scotto.
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Il core vi dono
With February 14th falling on a Sunday, there will be no Valentine’s Day Met performance this year.
Four saints in five acts
A quintessential theater man as well as a brilliant conductor, James Levine rightfully chose not only the five-act version of Don Carlo for this 1980 performance but begins the opera as Verdi had originally conceived it. The Woodcutters chorus and the episode in which Elisabetta gives her necklace to a destitute woman are pages essential to […]
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I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
