LA TRAVIATA

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Opera in three acts in Italian
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave after Alexander Duma’s play La Dame aux Camélias
Premièr at Teatro la Fenice, Venice – 6 March 1853

14, 18, 20 May 1960

Teatro Nuovo, Torino

Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis

Chorus master: Adolfo Fanfini

Stage director: Carlo Piccinato

Scene and costumes: n/a
Choreography: G. Cecchetti 

Alfredo Germont lover of Violetta ALVINO MISCIANO / ALFREDO KRAUS tenor

Giorgio Germont his father DINO DONDI baritone
Gastone de Letorieres a young man about town ARMANDO BENZI tenor
Baron Douphol a rival of Alfredo ALBERTO ALBERTINI baritone
Marchese d’Obigny PIER LUIGI LATUNICCI bass
Dr. Grenvil MARIO ZORGNIOTTI bass
Giuseppe servant to Violetta LIDO MAFFEO tenor

Violetta Valery a courtesan LEYLA GENCER soprano
Flora Bervoix her friend GIUSE GERBINO CROTTA mezzo-soprano
Annina Violetta’s confident and maid MARIA ROSA CARMINATI soprano
Dancers: Floria Torrigiani, Sandro Bolchi, Regina Doria

Time: 1850

Place: Paris and vicinity

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LA TRAVIATA

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Opera in three acts in Italian
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave after Alexander Duma’s play La Dame aux Camélias
Premièr at Teatro la Fenice, Venice – 6 March 1853

06, 08 April 1960

Mariinsky Theatre Kirov Opera, Leningrad

Conductor: n/a

Chorus master: n/a

Stage director: n/a

Scene and costumes: n/a

Alfredo Germont lover of Violetta n/a tenor

Giorgio Germont his father n/a baritone
Gastone de Letorieres a young man about town n/a tenor
Baron Douphol a rival of Alfredo n/a baritone
Marchese d’Obigny n/a bass
Dr. Grenvil n/a bass
Giuseppe servant to Violetta n/a tenor
Violetta Valery a courtesan LEYLA GENCER soprano
Flora Bervoix her friend n/a mezzo-soprano
Annina Violetta’s confident and maid n/a soprano

Time: 1850

Place: Paris and vicinity

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LA TRAVIATA

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Opera in three acts in Italian
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave after Alexander Duma’s play La Dame aux Camélias
Premièr at Teatro la Fenice, Venice – 6 March 1853

30 March, 02 April 1960

Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow

Conductor: n/a

Chorus master: n/a

Stage director: n/a

Scene and costumes: n/a

Alfredo Germont lover of Violetta ALEXSEY MASLENNIKOV tenor

Giorgio Germont his father n/a baritone
Gastone de Letorieres a young man about town n/a tenor
Baron Douphol a rival of Alfredo n/a baritone
Dr. Grenvil n/a bass
Marchese d’Obigny n/a bass
Giuseppe servant to Violetta n/a tenor
Violetta Valery a courtesan LEYLA GENCER soprano
Flora Bervoix her friend n/a mezzo-soprano
Annina Violetta’s confident and maid n/a soprano

Time: 1850

Place: Paris and vicinity

SIGHTSEEING IN MOSCOW

1960 MARCH - APRIL

Not: (Aşağıdaki fotoğraflar) Sovyetler Birliği Kültürel İlişkiler Müzik Dalı Başkanı, besteci Mikhail Ivanovich Chulaki, sanat hayatındaki büyük başarılarını onurlandırmak üzere Leyla Gencer’e bir hediye takdim ediyor. Fotoğrafta, ikisinin arasında Leyla Gencer’in eşi İbrahim Gencer yer alıyor.

Note: (Below pictures) Head of Music Soviet Union Cultural Relations Music Department, composer Mikhail Ivanovich Chulaki presents a gift to Leyla Gencer to honor her great achievements in art. (In the photo, Leyla Gencer's husband, İbrahim Gencer, is between the two of them.)

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Head of Soviet Music Union Cultural Relations Music Department, composer Mikhail
Ivanovich Chulaki presents a gift to Leyla Gencer to honor her great achievements in art.
In the photo, Leyla Gencer's husband, İbrahim Gencer, is in between Gencer and Ivanovich.

Bolshoi Opera soloist Tamara Milashkina (right) and International Competition jury member
Tamara Fiodorova (left) meet with Leyla Gencer.

TOSCA        

Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)                                         

Opera in three acts in Italian
Text by Giacosa and Illica after the play by Sardou
Premièr at Teatro Castonzi, Roma – 14 January 1900

19, 20, 21 March 1960                                    

Drama Theater, Tepebaşı [City Opera, Istanbul]                                                                     

OPENING PERFORMANCE OF ISTANBUL CITY OPERA

Conductor: Kurt Eichhorn

Chorus master: Muhittin Sadak 

Stage director: Aydın Gün

Scene and costumes: N. Perof

Costumes for Tosca: Selma Rizan

 

Floria Tosca a celebrated singer LEYLA GENCER soprano

Mario Cavaradossi a painter GIUSEPPE SAVIO tenor

Baron Scarpia Chief of Police ORHAN GÜNEK baritone
Cesare Angelotti a political prisoner ATTILA MANIZADE bass
A Sacristan NUHA KENBER baritone
Spoletta a police agent BEDROS KUYUMCU/N.BAYVERT tenor

Sciarrone a gendarme NURHAN RÜÇHAN bass

A Gaoler BERÇ MARDİROSYAN bass

A Shepherd Boy GÜZİN TATLIGİL/S.LEAL contralto

 

Time: June 1800
Place: Rome

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