Interview - La Vanguardia
Lisette is interviewed in La Vanguardia
La traviata
Music by
G. Verdi
Gran Theatre del Liceu
Barcelona, ES
2020
Tuesday
December
15
19:00
December
15
19:00
Saturday
December
19
19:00
December
19
19:00
Tuesday
December
22
19:00
December
22
19:00
Sunday
December
27
17:00
December
27
17:00
Cast
| Violetta Valery | Lisette Oropesa | |
| Alfredo Germont | Dmitry Korchak | |
| Alfredo Germont | Arturo Chacón-Cruz - Dec 22, 27 | |
| Giorgio Germont | Giovanni Meoni | |
| Giorgio Germont | George Gagnidze - Dec 22, 27 | |
| Flora Bervoix | Laura Vila | |
| Annina | Gemma Coma-Alabert | |
| Gastone | Antonio Lozano | |
| Baron Douphol | Gerardo Bullón | |
| Marqués D' Obigny | Tomeu Bibiloni | |
| Doctor Grenvil | Felipe Bou |
Conductor
Speranza Scappucci
DirectorDavid McVicar
Set DesignerTanya McCallin
LightingJennifer Tipton
ChorusmasterConxita Garcia
About
The traviata stands out for its realistic approach: the story of Violetta, on her deathbed, evoking a flashback to her life as a courtesan. An exaltation to life and human virtues such as generosity, compassion, and sacrifice for others, who are frustrated by the relentless judgment of a class society, where Alfredo is the stereotype of the ardent obsessive lover.
David McVicar’s masterful production allows us to do a contemporary rereading and an exploration of the intimacy of the characters. A grandiose melodrama with a period setting where the sacrifice of material obsessions for the nobility of love is explained.
With a delicate and sensitive prelude only to strings, Verdi affirmed his intention to defy the rules. Her Violetta is the tragic heroine presented naked in the face of the violence of a relentless and violent community that promotes the pleasures of sacrificing an innocent woman at the altar of bourgeois morality.
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Reviews
Brava Oropesa!
Lugar y fecha: Gran Teatre del Liceu (15/XII/2020) Seductora y carismática, así fue la Violetta Valéry de la estadounidense Lisette Oropesa, éxito personal y ovación en el Liceu. Recuperadas las funciones de La Traviata tras ampliar el tope de 500 espectadores a 1.000, faltaba disfrutar de la tercera de las cuatro Violetta en discordia, vistas ya Kristina Mkhitaryan y Pretty Yende, y a falta de Ermonela Jaho en la última función. Lisette, la más ligera, sorprendió, pues más allá de un primer acto brillante, donde desplegó su instrumento a piacere, Mi bemol al nal del “Sempre libera!” , agudos fáciles, luminosos y timbrados, creció con el desarrollo de la partitura. En su dúo con Germont padre coloreó, buscó expresión y matices, siempre sul ato, con un fraseo detallado, articulando cada frase con una escuela belcantista de primera. En su aria nal “Addio del passato” , la más aplaudida, controló el vibrato, aportó drama y acabó con un pianissimo volátil inolvidable. Brava la Oropesa!
— Jordi Maddaleno • La Vanguardia
Performance History
Lisette has given 47 performances as Violetta Valery.