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La Traviata
Metropolitan Opera House, Fri, November 20, 1908
Debut : Pasquale Amato
La Traviata (67)
Giuseppe Verdi | Francesco Maria Piave
- Violetta
- Marcella Sembrich
- Alfredo
- Enrico Caruso
- Germont
- Pasquale Amato [Debut]
- Flora
- Matja von Niessen-Stone
- Gastone
- Angelo Bad?
- Baron Douphol
- Concetto Paterna
- Marquis D'Obigny
- Paolo Ananian
- Dr. Grenvil
- Bernard B?gu?
- Annina
- Marie Mattfeld
- Dance
- Gina Torriani
- Conductor
- Francesco Spetrino
- Director
- Jules Speck
La Traviata received six performances this season.
Review 1:
Review in the Herald
'La Traviata' at the Metropolitan Introduces Mr. Amato, an Excellent Barytone - Mme. Sembrich Reappears
Placards in the lobby of the Metropolitan Opera House last evening announced that Mr. Bonci was indisposed and that the role of Alfredo in "La Traviata" would be sung by Mr. Caruso. Any comments heard were of pleasure mingled with surprise for Mr. Caruso had already had sung three times this week.
The novelty of the evening was the first appearance here of a new Italian barytone, Mr. Pasquale Amato, who sang the role of Giorgio. He is a young man with a youthful voice, free from traces of wear and tremolo, and he displayed a fine quality of tone and received a lot of applause, some curtain calls and a big wreath. That he was nervous was to be expected, and this doubtless led to a trifling "slip" in his second act aria. But that was only in passing, and it did not mar in any way the success of his debut.
Mr. Francesco Spetrino, the conductor, also was a newcomer in the Metropolitan. He led the orchestra effectively and conscientiously.
For the rest they were familiar favorites, but how they did sing! Mme. Sembrich made her first operatic appearance of the season as Violetta, and she again warmed the audience to hearty applause by her exquisite art and beautiful voice.
And Mr. Caruso sang as if he had been resting a month. He gave forth the full volume of voice, sparing himself not at all, and he roused the crowded and brilliant audience to great applause repeatedly.
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- Francesco Spetrino [Conductor]
- Marcella Sembrich [Violetta]
- Enrico Caruso [Alfredo]
- Pasquale Amato [Germont]
- Matja von Niessen-Stone [Flora]
- Angelo Bad? [Gastone]
- Concetto Paterna [Baron Douphol]
- Paolo Ananian [Marquis D'Obigny]
- Bernard B?gu? [Dr. Grenvil]
- Marie Mattfeld [Annina]
- Gina Torriani [Dance]
- Jules Speck [Director]