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

02, 05 February 1956 

Teatro Municipale, Reggio Emilia

Conductor: Antonio Narducci

Chorus master: Oscar Leone

Stage director: Domenico Messina

Scene and costumes: Casa d'Arte Fiore

Alfredo Germont lover of Violetta CARLO ZAMPIGHI tenor

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

Time: 1850

Place: Paris and vicinity

Photos © ALDINO CODELUPPI, Reggio-Emilia

CONTRACT FOR THE PERFORMANCES

1955.11.07

L'AVVENIRE d'ITALIA

1956.02.03

ALBERT HERRING       

Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1977) 

Opera in three acts in English [Sung in Italian]

Libretto: Eric Crosier 
Premièr at Glynderbourne – 20 June 1947

13 January 1980                                       

Teatro Municipale, Reggio Emilia         

Conductor: Piero Bellugi

Stage director: Virginio Puecher

Scene - costumes: Mauro Pagano - Gianni Mantovanini

Lady Billows an elderly autocrat LEYLA GENCER soprano

Florance Pike her housekeeper LAURA ZANINI mezzo-soprano
Miss Wordsworth a schoolteacher KATE GAMBERUCCI soprano
Mr. Gedge the Vicar ORAZIO MORI baritone
Mr. Upfold the Mayor OSLAVIO DI CREDICO tenor
Superintendent Budd FEDERICO DAVIA’ bass
Sid a butcher’s assistant ARTURO TESTA baritone
Albert Herring from the greengrocer’s EDOARDO GIMENEZ tenor
Emmie a village child MARIA GRAZIA POLCARO soprano
Cis a village child LAURA PERASSO soprano
Harry a village child MASAKO DEGUCI soprano
Nancy Waters HELGA MÜLLER MOLINARI mezzo-soprano
Mrs Herring WILMA BORELLI mezzo-soprano

Time: April – May 1900
Place: Oxford, England