MESSA DA REQUIEM       

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Premièr

Chiesa di San Marco, Milano

22 May 1874

12, 15 August 1964                                  

Teatro Municipal, Rio De Janeiro

II. FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE MUSICA E DANÇA

Orquestra e Coro Do Teatro Municipal

Francesco Molinari Pradelli conductor

Norberto Mola chorus master

Leyla Gencer soprano

Adriana Lazzarini mezzo-soprano

Flaviano Labo tenor
Cesare Siepi bass

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.

O JORNAL

1964.04.28

O JORNAL

1964.06.13

DIARIO DE NOTICIAS

1964.06.27

JORNAL DO BRASIL

1964.08.09

DIARIO DE NOTICIAS

1964.08.11

DIARIO DE NOTICIAS

1964.08.12

DIARIO DE NOTICIAS

1964.08.13

JORNAL DO BRASIL

1964.08.13

JORNAL DO BRASIL

1964.08.27

DIARIO DE NOTICIAS

1964.09.06

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 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

07†, 09 August 1964

Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro

II. FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DO MUSICA E DANÇA 

Conductor: Nicola Rescigno

Chorus master: Norberto Mola

Stage director: Carlo Maestrini

Scene: Mario Conde

Choreography: Dennis Gray

Alfredo Germont lover of Violetta FLAVIANO LABO tenor

Giorgio Germont his father PIERO CAPPUCILLI baritone
Gastone de Letorieres a young man about town NINO CRIMI tenor
Baron Douphol a rival of Alfredo ANTONIO LEMBO baritone
Marchese d’Obigny AMILTON MOREIRA bass
Dr. Grenvil n/a bass
Giuseppe servant to Violetta ERALDO DE MARCO tenor
Flora’s servant ERALDO DE MARCO tenor
Violetta Valery a courtesan LEYLA GENCER soprano
Flora Bervoix her friend ANA MARIA MARTINS mezzo-soprano
Annina Violetta’s confident and maid CARMEN PIMENTEL soprano
Un commissionario SERGIO NAPOLI
Un massaggero VLADIMIR DE KANEL

Time: 1850

Place: Paris and vicinity

† Recording date

Note: Leyla Gencer signed a contract for five performances for Otello to sing with Mario Del Monaco in the title role. But the production cancelled due to Del Monaco’s illness. As Gencer had a contract with the company Otello replaced with La Traviata (2 performances) and Verdi Requiem (2 performances).

LEYLA GENCER’S LA TRAVIATA SCORES

SIGHTSEEING IN RIO

1964 AUGUST

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1964.04.18

DAIRIO DE NOTICIAS                                                      

1964.05.03

TRIBUNA                                              

1964.06.04

TRIBUNA                                             

1964.06.11

O JORNAL                                        

1964.06.13

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1964.06.16

DAIRIO DE NOTICIAS                                               

1964.06.19

DAIRIO DE NOTICIAS                                                  

1964.06.27

CORREIRO DA MANHA                                                  

1964.08.02

JORNAL DO BRASIL                                      

1964.08.02

JORNAL DO COMMERCIO                               

1964.08.02

DAIRIO DE NOTICIAS                               

1964.08.02

DAIRIO DE NOTICIAS                               

1964.08.04

DAIRIO DE NOTICIAS                               

1964.08.04

JORNAL DO BRASIL                                  

1964.08.04

O JORNAL                          

1964.08.04

DAIRIO DE NOTICIAS                             

1964.08.05

DAIRIO DE NOTICIAS                                

1964.08.05

JORNAL DO BRASIL                                   

1964.08.05

JORNAL DO BRASIL                                   

1964.08.06

A NOITE                                   

1964.08.07

JORNAL DO BRASIL                                  

1964.08.07

CORREIRO DA MANHA                                                  

1964.08.09

DAIRIO DE NOTICIAS                                 

1964.08.09

JORNAL DO BRASIL                                 

1964.08.09

O JORNAL                                    

1964.08.09

JORNAL DO BRASIL                                   

1964.08.11

JORNAL DO COMMERCIO                                   

1964.08.12

DIARIO CARIOCA                                  

1964.08.22

DIARIO CARIOCA                                   

1964.08.26

DAIRIO DE NOTICIAS                                  

1964.09.14

OPERA NEWS                                                  

1964 October

Rio de Janeiro. La Traviata. on August 7, came near to disaster. Leyla Gencer's debut as Violetta could hardly have been more unfortunate, and she was unwise to sing immediately after her appearances in Norma and Simone Boccanegra in Buenos Aires. The voice sounded particularly heavy and tired at the top, her breath control was virtually non-existent and her breathing so loud that it became part of the music. The first act was so bad that the audience voiced their displeasure; but she improved after the coloratura passages were over and ended by giving a passable performance. She overdoes her pianissimo. however, and not always to good effect. The two Germonts were sung in truly Verdian fashion by Labo and Cappuccilli, both in fine form, with a masterful command of voice and style. Nicola Rescigno conducted with plenty of feeling and attack, but Maestrini's production was poor and routine.

DAIRIO DE NOTICIAS                                   

1964.12.13

CORREIRO DA MANHA                                                  

1964.12.27

JORNAL DO BRASIL                                           

1971.08.11

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HIGHLIGHTS                     

1964.08.07

Recording Excerpts [1964.08.07]                 

Madamigela Valery.. Son io. Act II Scene V

Amami Alfredo.... Act II Scene VI

Addio del passato... Act III Scene IV