Verdi

La Traviata

Peters, Campora, Guarrera; Coppola
1973

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La Traviata

As Violetta, Roberta Peters takes a bold turn away from the "-ina" roles (Zerlina, Norina, etc) that made her a star, and offers some full-throated singing that, quite frankly, I never knew she had in her. My one critique of Peters is that when she doesn't have the support of the orchestra underneath her, the pitch often sags.

Giuseppe Campora brings effortless, ample tone to the role of Alfredo. Although the cast is world class, the chorus and orchestra give "regional opera" a bad name.

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Good Performance, Good Sound!

Peters never sang Violetta at the Met (the house would've been too big for her voice in that role), but she sang it elsewhere, I don't know how often. Here she is in Tampa 1973 still in secure voice. Her tone had lost some of its lustre, but not it's flexibility. She had sung "Sempre libera" many times on various TV shows and in concert and still is impressive. She manages the rest of the role with finesse and a well-considered portrayal. Campora sings far better here than he does in the Lucia (also available from Opera Depot). His duets with Peters are very moving, especially "Parigi, o cara" in the final act. Guarrera's voice takes a few minutes to warm up, but after that he sings with distinction. He knocks out a great, interpolated high A-flat at the end of Act 2. The supporting cast is fine, the chorus and orchestra average. Coppola conducts knowingly. The audience loves what it's hearing and is very enthusiastic, greeting the leads with applause at their entrances. The basic sound is good and right on pitch. Fortunately, the soloists spend most of their time downstage so the mic (probably an in-house tape) captures the voices well though they are slightly recessed.For fans of the singers.
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