Dishonored in the breach
Uneven operas, like Verdi’s Ernani, which just recently finished its Scala run, more often work as theatre on the micro level than the macro.
Simone Piazzola
3 pieces since 2013 — in 3 roles, at 2 companies, most often at Teatro alla Scala.
3
pieces
3
roles
2
companies
14
years
By role
By company
Role Carlos
Role Giorgio Germont
Color my world
San Francisco Opera has unveiled a brand-new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s warhorse classic La traviata, the first “to be built in San Francisco Opera’s scene and costume shops in 35 years.”
Role Rodrigo
One of three
When I acquire DVDs of opera performances, I look for performances which truly merit a video recording; performances in which the totality of the musical and dramatic elements are worth preserving for repeated viewing.