Leyla Gencer Archive: I- Operas [Cancelled]

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CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA

Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)

Opera in one act in Italian
Libretto: G. Menasci and G. Targioni-Tozzetti based on a story of G. Verga
Premièr at Teatro Castonzi, Roma – 17 May 1890

19 June 1950

Open-Air Theater, Istanbul

Orchestra and Choir of Ankara State Opera

Conductor: Hans Hörner
Chorus master: Adolfo Camozzo
Stage director: Renato Mordo
Scene and costumes: Turgut Zaim / Tarık Leventoğlu

Turiddu a young soldier SÜLEYMAN GÜLER tenor
Alfio the village teamster ALİ KÖPÜK baritone
Lola his wife MESUDE ÇAĞLAYAN mezzo-soprano
Mamma Lucia Turiddu’s mothern NECDET DEMİR contralto
Santuzza a village girl LEYLA GENCER soprano

BELKIS ARAN soprano

Time: The present, on Easter day
Place: A village in Sicily

C A N C E L L E D

Due to Leyla Gencer’s illness she replaced by soprano Belkıs Aran.

AKŞAM DAILY NEWSPAPER

1950.06.16

Devlet tiyatrosu opera bölümü sanatkârları ve Cumhurbaşkanlığı filârmonik orkestrasından müteşekkil 135 kişilik bir sanatkâr grubu temsiller vermek üzere Ankara’dan dün şehrimize gelmiştir. Temsillere pazartesi Açıkhava tiyatrosunda başlanacak ve o gece «Cavalleria Rusticana» ve «Palyaço» operaları temsil edilecek, salı akşamı bu iki opera tekrarlanacaktır. Ondan sonra da vaziyete göre temsillere devam edilip edilemeyeceği kararlaştırılacaktır.

Ankara 16 (Telefonla) — Devlet tiyatrosu opera bölümü ve Cumhurbaşkanlığı filârmonik orkestrası tam kadroyla İstanbul’a hareket etti. Diğer taraftan haber aldığımıza göre solistlerden Leylâ Gençer, hastalığı yüzünden turneye iştirak edemeyerek burada kalacaktır. Bu kış Ankara’da oynanan «Cavalleria Rusticana» operasının «Santuzza» rolünde büyük bir muvaffakiyet gösteren Leylâ Gençer’in hastalığı sanat çevrelerinde teessür uyandırmıştır.

AKŞAM DAILY NEWSAPAPER

1950.06.22

TANNHÄUSER

Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)

Opera in three acts in German [Sung in Italian]

Libretto: Richard Wagner
Premièr at Dresden – 19 October 1845

22 February 1972 (3 Performances)

Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania

Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis
Chorus master: Rolando Maselli

Stage director: Aldo Mirabella Vassallo

Scene and costumes: Roberto Lagana
Choreography: Franca Bartolomei

Hermann Landgrave of Thuringia FRANCO PUGLIESE bass
Tannhauser GIORGIO LAMBERTI tenor
Wolfram von Eschenbach GIAN PIERO MASTROMEI baritone
Walter von der Vogelwide PIERO DE PALMA tenor
Bitenrolf ……………… bass
Heinrich der Schreiber …………… tenor
Reinmar von Zweter …………… bass
Elisabeth nice of Landgrave LEYLA GENCER soprano [Role Debut]
Venus LUISA BORDIN NAVE mezzo-soprano
A Young Shepherd ………….. soprano
Four Noble Pages …….. soprano and alto

Time: Thirteen Century

Place: Near Eisenach

C A N C E L L E D

Tannhauser was going to be Gencer's first Wagnerian Opera, but she decided not to sing the opera, couple of days before the performances. She dropped all Wagnerian proposals for good.

OPERA MAGAZINE

1972 February

OTELLO

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Opera in four acts in Italian

Libretto: Arrigo Boito
Premièr at Teatro alla Scala, Milan – 5 February 1887

06 August 1964 (5 Performances)

Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro

II. FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DO MUSICA E DANÇA

Conductor: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Chorus master: Norberto Mola

Stage director: n/a

Scene and costumes: n/a

Otello a Moor, general in the Venetian army MARIO DEL MONACO tenor

Iago his ensign PIERO CAPPUCILLI baritone
Cassio his lieutenant n/a tenor
Roderigo a Venetian gentleman n/a tenor
Lodovico ambassador of Venetian Republic n/a bass
Montano predecessor of Otello in Cyprus NICOLA ZACCARIA bass
A Herald n/a baritone
Desdemona wife of Otello LEYLA GENCER soprano
Emilia Iago’s wife and Desdemona’s lady n/a mezzo-soprano

Time: End of the Fifteenth Century
Place: A seaport in Cyprus

C A N C E L L E D

Gencer signed a contract for Otello with del Monaco for five performances. Unfortunately, after having a traffic accident, del Monaco cancelled his participation. As Gencer had a contract, Teatro Municipal drop Otello and offered her three performances of La Traviata and two concert perrformances of Verdi's Requiem. Gencer performed first two Traviatas but then she cancelled her last Traviata performances as well as Requiem concerts due to her illness.

DIARIO DE NOTICIAS

1963.02.23

CORREIRO DA MANHA

1964.04.19

O CRUZEIR

1964.04.25

O JORNAL

1964.04.28

LA JUIVE

Jacques François Halévy (1799 - 1862)

Opera in five acts in French

Libretto: Eugene Scribe
Premièr at Opéra Paris – 23 February 1835

17 March 1964

Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York

Concert Performance

American Symphony Orchestra

Schola Cantorum of New York

Conductor: Robert Lawrence

Chorus master: Hugh Ross

Princcess Eudoxia nice of the Emperor MICHELINE TESSIER soprano

Rachel daughter of Elézar Borgia LEYLA GENCER soprano
Elézar Jewish goldsmith RICHARD TUCKER tenor
Léopold prince of the Empire JEAN DEIS tenor
Ruggiero provost of the city of Constance SPIRO MALAS baritone
Albert servant in the army of the Emperor n/a bass
Cardinal de Brogni president of the Council NORMAN TREIGLE bass

Time: 1414

Place: Constance, Switzerland

C A N C E L L E D

Leyla Gencer replaced by soprano Suzanne Sarroca due to an unknown reason.

LA JUIVE

Jacques François Halévy (1799 - 1862)

Opera in five acts in French

Libretto: Eugene Scribe
Premièr at Opéra Paris – 23 February 1835

12 March 1964

Carnegie Hall, New York

Concert Performance

American Symphony Orchestra

Schola Cantorum of New York

Conductor: Robert Lawrence

Chorus master: Hugh Ross

Princcess Eudoxia nice of the Emperor MICHELINE TESSIER soprano

Time: 1414

Place: Constance, Switzerland

C A N C E L L E D

Leyla Gencer replaced by soprano Suzanne Sarroca due to an uknown reason.

LE DEVOIRE

1963.09.28

VARIETY

1963.10.02

THE GAZETTE MONTREAL

1963.10.04

LA PRESSE

1963.11.14

THE GAZETTE MONTREAL

1963.11.29

THE MONTREAL STAR

1963.11.29

UNKNOWN NEWSPAPER

1964

UNKNOWN NEWSPAPER

1964 February

LUCREZIA BORGIA

Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)

Opera in two acts in Italian

Libretto: Felice Romani after Victor Hugo
Premièr at Teatro alla Scala, Milan – 26 December 1833

27, 29 September 1974

Civic Auditorium, Pasadena

Conductor: Richard Bonynge

Chorus master: Robert Herr

Stage director: Beppe e Tomasi

Scene and Costumes: n/a

Alfonso d’Este Duke of Ferrara WLADIMIRO GANZAROLLI baritone

Lucrezia Borgia LEYLA GENCER soprano
Maffio Orsini HUGUETTE TOURANGEAU contralto
Gennaro young nobleman in the service of Venetian Republic GIACOMO ARAGALL tenor
Liverotto young nobleman in the service of Venetian Republic RONALD NELEM tenor
Vitellozzo young nobleman in the service of Venetian Republic FRANÇOIS CLEMONS bass
Gazella DAVID MYRVOLD bass
Rustighello TERRY BOWERS tenor
Gubetta MICHAEL GALLUP bass
Astolfo CARY SMITH bass
Petrucci VICTOR CHACON baritone

Time: Early Sixteenth Century

Place: Venice and Ferrara

C A N C E L L E D

The production originally planned for performing at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium on September 27 and 29, 1974. First it was moved to Pasedana Civic Auditorium (same dates) then dates moved to October and at the end production cancelled due to unsolved financial problems.

SOUTH PASADENA REVIEW

1974.08.07