SIMON BOCCANEGRA

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Opera in three acts in Italian

Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave from a play by Gutiérrez
Premièr at Teatro La Fenice, Venice – 12 March 1857 

26, 28†, 30 June - 02, 04, 11 July 1964

Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires

Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti

Chorus master: Tulio Boni

Stage director: Ernst Poettgen

Scene and costumes: Paul Walter

 

Amelia Boccanegra LEYLA GENCER soprano

Gabriele Adorno a patrician CARLO COSSUTTA tenor

Simon Boccanegra a plebian later Doge CORNELL MACNEIL baritone

Jacopo Fiesco a patrician WILLIAM WILDERMANN bass

Paolo Albiani a plebeian GIAMPIERO MASTROMEI baritone

Pietro a plebeian TULLIO GAGLIARDO bass

A Captain JOSE CREA tenor

Un ancella di Amelia CORRADA MALDFA soprano

 

Time: Fourteenth Century

Place: In and near Genoa

 

† Recording date

 

OPERA MAGAZINE                       

1963 December

JUDISCHE WOCHENSCHAU                            

1963.12.06

JUDISCHE WOCHENSCHAU                            

1963.06.26

JUDISCHE WOCHENSCHAU                            

1963.07.03

JUDISCHE WOCHENSCHAU                            

1963.07.10

COMPLETE RECORDING                  

1964.06.28

Recording Excerpts [1964.06.28]

Come in quest'ora bruna Act I Scene II

Cielo di stelle orbato Act I Scene III

Figlia! Sì afflitto o padre mio Act II Scene X

NORMA

Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)

Opera in two acts in Italian

Libretto: Felice Romani
Premièr at Teatro alla Scala, Milan – 26 December 1831

10†, 12, 15, 18, 23 July 1964

Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires

Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti

Chorus master: n/a

Stage director: Lou Bruder

Scene and costumes: Dante Ortalani

Pollione Roman Pro-consul in Gaul BRUNO PREVEDI tenor

Oreveso Archdruid father of Norma WILLIAM WILDERMANN bass
Norma High priestess of the druidical temple LEYLA GENCER soprano
Adalgisa a virgin of the temple ADRIANA LAZZARINI mezzo-soprano
Clotilde Norma’s confidante SOFIA SCHULTZ soprano
Flavio a centrurion ITALO PASINI tenor

Time: About 50 B.C.

Place: Gaul

† Recording date

 

Photos © ALFA FOTO DI TOTO, Buenos Aires

OPERA MAGAZINE                                                 

1963 December

JÜDISCHE WOCHENSCHAU                                              

1964.07.03

JÜDISCHE WOCHENSCHAU                                              

1964.07.10

JÜDISCHE WOCHENSCHAU                                              

1964.07.17

MİLLİYET DAILY NEWSPAPER                                                  

1964.07.31

OPERA MAGAZINE                                                 

1964 October

Buenos Aires. Between these two Verdi operas, we had Norma (July 10) and Don Rodrigo (July 24), the latter by the Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera, with libretto by the Spaniard, Alejandro Casona. The theatrical style of the work is old-fashioned and traditional, quite false, and its music in many moments superficially modern, with underlined effects. The whole is therefore not dramatically workable. It requires an enormous orchestra (18 horns all over the auditorium, bell, megaphone, etc.) and proved the technical capacity of the Teatro Colon and conductor Bruno Bartoletti; but left on balance only some musically attractive symphonic and choral fragments. Norma was a routine performance, such as we are now, fortunately, mostly without. Bartoletti's conducting showed the highest ability, but the same cannot be said of Lou Bruder's production. The cast was quite insufficient, the best being William Wildermann as Oroveso and the worst Adriana Lazzarini as Adalgisa. Leyla Gencer (Norma) and Bruno Prevedi (Pollio) were below the requirements of their respecting roles.

TEATRO COLON MAGAZINE                                                 

2018 September

Recording Excerpts [1964.07.10]

Casta Diva Act I Scene IV   

Fine al rito Act I Scene IV

Oh, Rimembranza! Act I Scene VIII

Il mira... Ei! Pollion!... Va parte qui.. Act I Scene IX

Dormono entrambi... Teneri figli... Act II Scene I

Mi chiami, o Norma... Mira o Norma Act II Scene III

Ei, tornera... Act II Scene VI

In mia man alfin tu sei... Act II Scene X

Qual cor tradisti Act II Scene XI & Finale 

All'ira vostra... Deh! Non voleri vittime Act II Scene XI & Finale 

MACBETH

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Opera in four acts in Italian

Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave
Premièr at Florance – 14 March 1847

08, 10, 13, 15, 17 April 1969

Teatro dell'Opera, Roma

Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti

Chorus master: Tullio Boni 

Stage director: Giorgio de Lullo

Scene and costumes: Pier Luigi Pizzi

 

Lady Macbeth LEYLA GENCER soprano

                        MARGHERITA ROBERTI soprano (17 April)

Macbeth MARIO ZANASI baritone

               WALTER MONACHESI baritone (17 April)

Banquo a general CARLO CAVA bass

Macduff a Scottish nobleman GIORGIO LAMBERTI tenor

Lady-in-waiting to Lady Macbeth GIUSEPPINA MILARDI soprano

Malcolm son of Duncan n/a tenor

Doctor n/a bass

Time: 1040

Place: Scotland  

 

Photos © DUFOTO, Roma

Drawings & Sketces © PIER LUIGI PIZZI

GENCER ALLA OPERA DI ROMA 

MACBETH 

STAGIONE 1968 – 1969

https://archiviostorico.operaroma.it/edizione_opera/macbeth-1968-69/

Act I Scene I

Act I Scene II Nel di della vittoria

Act II Scene I Duetto Macbeth e Lady

Act II Scene II Bosco

Act II Scene III Bancetto

Act III Le Streghe e le Apparizioni

Act IV Scene I & IV Patria Oppressa

Act IV Scene II & III Sonnambulisimo

With stage director Giorgio de Lullo

OPERA MAGAZINE                                               

1968 December

AVANTI                                                 

1969.04.03

L'UNITA                                                 

1969.04.03

CORRIERE DELLA SERA                                                

1969.04.04

AVANTI                                                 

1969.04.09

IL MESSAGGERO                                               

1969.04.09

LA REPUBBLICA                                                

1969.04.09

L'UNITA                                                

1969.04.09

THE BOSTON GLOBE                                          

1969.04.27

OPERA MAGAZINE                                               

1968 June

Recording Excerpts [2007.04.23]

Pier Luigi Pizzi, regista, scenografo e costumista, ricorda le sue scene e costumi creati per il Macbeth di Verdi andato in scena all'Opera di Roma nell'aprile del 1969 con la regia di Giorgio De Lullo e Leyla Gencer come protagonista. Frammeto di un'intervista tenuta presso la trasmissione radiofonica La barcaccia il 23 aprile del 2007.