[Met Performance] CID:86080



La Traviata
Metropolitan Opera House, Thu, January 24, 1924




La Traviata (125)
Giuseppe Verdi | Francesco Maria Piave
Violetta
Amelita Galli-Curci

Alfredo
Mario Chamlee

Germont
Giuseppe De Luca

Flora
Minnie Egener

Gastone
Angelo Bad?

Baron Douphol
Millo Picco

Marquis D'Obigny
Lawrence Tibbett

Dr. Grenvil
Italo Picchi

Annina
Grace Anthony

Dance
Rosina Galli

Dance
Florence Rudolph

Dance
Giuseppe Bonfiglio


Conductor
Roberto Moranzoni







Review 1:

Review of W. J. Henderson in the Sun

Mme. Amelita Galli-Curci sang Violetta Valery in Verdi's "La Traviata" at the Metropolitan Opera House last evening before an audience which tested the capacity of the house and signified by its applause substantial pleasure, but not undue excitement. This was doubtless due to the fact that the distinguished prima donna was not in good voice and that the inequalities in her singing could not escape notice. She had trouble with the A flat in "Ah fors e lui," but the high E flat in "Sempre libera" came off fairly well.

The broidery with which she endeavored to decorate the recitative before "Ah fors e lui" as well as that in the preface to the cabaletta was unusually ragged, and there were some unexpected breaks in her phrasing in the cadenzas. But the lovely natural quality of the voice could not fail to charm every ear, and in the purely lyric passages of the acts following the first Mme. Galli-Curci did some admirable singing. But it would be futile to try to convince any dispassionate member of last evening's audience that the soprano was quite herself.

Mr. Chamlee, recovered from the indisposition which lately prevented Vasco di Gama's projected voyage to the east side of Africa, appeared as Alfredo, the lovelorn. But he was also not altogether free in voice, though he sang well and carried himself like an ardent admirer of the diva. Mr. De Luca once again gave an excellent representation of the stern father who lyrically advertised the beauties of Provence. The other members of the cast of "La Traviata" have such insignificant duties to perform that they must go unmentioned. Mr. Moranzoni seemed to have some difference of opinion with Mr. Chamlee about the tempo of "Libiamo," but otherwise guided his forces through Verdi's simple rhythms without trouble.



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