Lisette Oropesa's Violetta is one of the greats at Covent Garden

Por David Karlin, 28 octubre 2021

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“the keystone of her performance was a truly formidable level of technique”

Crítica hecha desde Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres el 27 octubre 2021

Verdi, La traviata

The Royal Opera

Antonello Manacorda, Dirección

Sir Richard Eyre, Dirección de escena

Bob Crowley, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Jean Kalman, Diseño de iluminación

Pedro Ribeiro, Director de reposición

Lisette Oropesa, Violetta Valéry

Liparit Avetisyan, Alfredo Germont

Christian Gerhaher, Giorgio Germont

Stephanie Wake-Edwards, Flora Bervoix

Egor Zhuravskii, Gastone de Letorières

Yuriy Yurchuk, Baron Douphol

Renata Skarelyte, Annina

Jeremy White, Marquis d'Obigny

Blaise Malaba, Dr Grenvil

Royal Opera Chorus

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

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David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Lisette Oropesa's Violetta proves to be one of the greats at Covent Garden