Maretzek Italian Opera: La traviata

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Manager / Director:
Max Maretzek

Conductor(s):
Jaime Nuno

Price: $1

Event Type:
Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
29 August 2018

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

31 Oct 1863, 1:00 PM

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Maretzek Italian Opera Company;  Fanny Stockton;  Domenico Coletti;  Antonietta Brignoli-Ortolani;  Fernando [bass-baritone] Bellini;  Francesco Mazzoleni
2)
Traviata, La
aka Fallen Woman
Composer(s): Verdi
Text Author: Piave

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 29 October 1863, 9.


2)
Announcement: New York Post, 30 October 1863.
3)
Advertisement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 30 October 1863.
4)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 30 October 1863, 1.
5)
Announcement: Courrier des États-Unis, 31 October 1863.
6)
Announcement: Courrier des États-Unis, 31 October 1863.

Probably the last chance to hear Ortolani in her successful role as Violetta Valéry.

7)
Announcement: New-York Times, 31 October 1863, 6.


8)
Review: Courrier des États-Unis, 02 November 1863.

     ". . . . La Traviata didn't have the same luck at Saturday's matinee [as Ione had had--that of attracting a large audience], which didn't stop the artists from singing it conscientiously."

9)
Review: New York Herald, 02 November 1863, 6.

“On Saturday last at the matinee the ‘Traviata’ was given to a much larger house than we expected to see, owing to the very bad weather. The performance was most satisfactory.

Mme. Ortolani Brignoli was in fine voice, and was heard to great advantage.

Mazzoleni, who the evening previous had sung the arduous role of Gianco in ‘Ione’ was nevertheless in good voice at the matinee, and sang and acted in his usual spirited manner. He was much applauded.

Bellini was as vehement both in voice and action as usual, and achieved his customary success.”